Chapter 71
Chapter 71
Civil Servant Hunter’s S-class Resignation Log – Chapter 71
An F-rank nobody suddenly turns S-rankthink the whole worlds just gonna sit there quietly? Oh my gosh! Now shes L-rank.
Uh um.
Even when Seong Ja-rim showed up, they sent recruiters from America. You really think theyll stay put this time?
Maybe this time it wouldnt be the reasonable Christopher Campbell, but some even tougher bastardlike an L-rank or an L-rank or some L-rank-type creep!
If thats what Yoon Se-ra wants, Ill comply.
Han Su-eon, whod been shooting her those odd looks ever since she declared shed hide her identity, spoke in a meaningful tone.
Though Im not so sure itll go exactly as Yoon Se-ra wishes.
Hold on. Dont say it like thatyoure making it feel ominous all of a sudden. Whats that supposed to mean?
Anyway, understood. On behalf of the Cheongrang Guild Master, I promise to keep your secret.
Everyone swore to it, excluding the passed-out Eun In-jae and Yoon Jae-hun. The unease lingered, but she felt a little relieved anyway.
Se-ra glanced at Yoon Jae-hun beside her. Hed been unconscious, so he hadnt seen a thing, but she planned to tell him everything once he woke up.
Of course, right after punishing him for his reckless stunt.
The image of him getting smacked by the magical beast and flying through the air flashed in her mind. Even now that everything was over, her chest tightened at the thought. This heavy feeling would stick around for a while.
I told you not to do anything reckless, and you went and did it anyway.
Showing me a sight I never even want to see in my dreams, right in front of my eyes? Just you wait till you wake up. Youre not getting off easy.
Se-ra pursed her lips and smacked his smooth forehead with a sharp slap.
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Se-ra left Cheorwon first, with Seong Ja-rim in tow.
Run there again? As if. With Jae-huns car right there, why suffer? He was out cold and getting hauled off in an ambulance anyway, so she borrowed it without a shred of guilt.
Se-ra Se-ra, pretty please drop me at the hotel and go alone? I dont wanna face that scary sister.
Ja-rim had been fidgeting ever since Se-ra announced she was heading straight to Song Han-na, who was probably half-mad with worry by now. Se-ra shot down the idea.
No way. Getting chewed out alone scares me too.
Ja-rim quietly dabbed at her tears.
By the time they hit central Seoul, it was nearing 4 a.m.
Everyone should be fast asleep, so the streets ought to be emptyor so she thought. What the hell? The whole city was in chaos. Se-ra was floored.
Whats all this?
Cars and people spilled onto every street, and it wasnt just crowdsit felt like a damn festival.
Horns blared nonstop, shops flung open at this hour claiming freebies today!
People on the sidewalks set off fireworks, shaking their bodies like they were at some wild party. The frenzy rivaled the madness of the 2002 World Cup.
It was terrifying.
Wh-wh-whats going on?! Everyones lost their minds?! Aaah! Stay off the road! Ill run you over!
Whoa, this is insane. They finally took down that Cheorwon beast, huh? Thats what this is about? Oh! Look over there, Se-ra. Someones yelling for the third L-rank to show themselves.
Shit.
It was real. If she popped up in front of that guy shouting Im the L-rank! right now, even shed get hoisted up and tossed around. Madness dripped from their eyes.
Like they were unleashing every bit of pent-up frenzy since 2002?! If anything, it felt worse now!
If my identity gets out, theyll grind my bones to dust.
Our Se-ras gonna get butchered. Two thousand won says she wont even fetch a price.
Judging by the vibe, shell be lucky to have a body left!
Thanks to that, it took forever to reach the Association headquarters in central Seoul.
Confessing the truth to Song Han-na took serious mental stamina, and she was already drained. She almost wished she could just pass out, but no such luck.
As she grabbed Ja-rimwho was trying to sneak offand stepped out of the car, her phone rang. The one shed been ignoring.
Caller: Greatest of All.
Both of them froze silent.
How many times has this rung now?
Too scared to count.
Keep dodging, and that scary sister might blow up the Association.
She knew. She knew, but! It was just too damn frightening!
Haha-haha-ha. Alright. Lets head up.
Better to face her than take a beating over the phone.
Se-ra grabbed Ja-rims collar as she kept trying to bolt and headed up to the presidents office. The higher the elevator climbed, the more their faces slicked with cold sweat.
Wh-wh-what do we do? Sisters seriously pissed.
Tell me about it. This was no joke.
The whole city was a riot of noise, but the Association alone was dead silent. Not because it was dawn and emptyeveryone would be pulling all-nighters celebrating the Cheorwon Dungeons end.
The silence stemmed from the heavy aura pouring down from the top floor: Song Han-nas.
Real, real, really scary.
Nothing this terrifying since the day her parents died.
Seong Ja-rim, were in this together. Right? Die together, live together!
Sob. I shouldnt have picked you as my guardian when I first came here. What was I thinking? Give me a do-over!
Too late!
With that shout, the elevator doors slid open with a ding.
Ah, so this is the gateway to hell?
Se-ra and Ja-rim clutched each others hands without thinking. Secretary General Eun Ji-ho, pale as a ghost, lit up the moment he spotted them.
P-President! Yoon Se-ras here!
He knew about Se-ra and Song Han-nas relationship and bellowed it before they could stop him.
Se-ra screamed internally as the presidents office door flew open. Out strode the tiger lady in devil form. Ja-rim yanked her hand free and hid behind her.
Damn it. If you hide, what about me!
Okay, she was the cause, but still!
Se-ra?
The devils voice from hell.
Y-Yes?
Whereve you been? How many hours since you left Taebaek Mountain? Did you pave a road or something? Weird. No report on that.
Uh, um, thats
She was trying to calm things when the elevator doors she hadnt exited slid shut. With the tiger out of sight, she relaxed a bit.
Se-ra took a quick deep breath in the gap. Then, as she inhaled again
Se-ra?
Eek!
The doors burst open, revealing Song Han-nas face right there. Se-ra nearly choked. Ja-rim behind her had already collapsed in a heap.
Se-ra clung to the fingers gripping her leg, fighting off her fading consciousness.
I-I have something to tell you!
Good. Ive got plenty to say too.
Song Han-na stepped closer, scooped up Se-ra while ignoring Ja-rim, and strode into the office.
All that effort dragging Ja-rim along, and she still ended up facing Song Han-na alone. Se-ra wanted to cry.
Do you know how worried I was when you didnt show?
Se-ra flinched, head turned away. Instead of anger, Song Han-nas voice trembled.
Way past due, not at home, not the hotel, not even your place, ignoring calls!
If you were going to Cheorwon, at least say so!
Emotions boiled over, and she yelled. Mustve heard from the support team there.
S-Sorry.
As Se-ra apologized, Song Han-nas sharp hands grabbed her cheeks and stretched them out.
Think I dont know you? Like I dont get how bad you wanted to crush that bastard.
St-stop, Auntie thinks Im just F-rank, so I was worried shed freak and rush to Cheorwon.
Yeah, well get to that. The third L-rankthats you, right?
How does someone who wasnt even in Cheorwon know so well?
Headbang was you too.
You got mind-reading powers or something?
Shed planned to come clean, but had no idea Song Han-na had already pieced it together. Her acting was flawlessenough for the Thousand Faces title. Howd she see through it?
I already suspected you made a deal with a god.
Didnt guess S-rank, but then Headbang pops up out of nowhere, someone even I didnt know. Circumstantially, high chance it was you.
Lizard was impressed by Song Han-nas deduction too.
Se-ra, I watch you closer than you think. Of course Id notice changes.
Uh-um
Anyway, Headbang and the new L-rank both yourelief. No more risking your life against Park Jin-yong types. At least that worrys gone.
That incident mustve left a real scar. Se-ra gently patted Song Han-nas hand.
No wonder you were wailing about quittingturns out you hit S-rank? No need to slave as a civil servant anymore.
Right, exactly. Now that the truth was out, office workers dream! She could quit!
Then I quit now! No more worries, Ill make bank as a hunter! I can live fine on my own!
Exciting! True unemployment at last! Raiding a dungeon now and then would fund a life of leisurethe dream of rich NEETs everywhere!
No, you cant.
But Song Han-na deflated her puffed-up chest in an instant.