Chapter 72
Chapter 72
Civil Servant Hunter’s S-class Resignation Log – Chapter 72
With the hissing sound of air escaping, Se-ra panicked hard.
"Why, why?!"
"Why do you think, Se-ra? A third L-rank shows up, and you expect everyone else to just sit tight?"
"They don't know it's me!"
"They don't. That's what makes it a problem. All sorts of people from other countries will start disguising themselves and sneaking into Korea now. No matter how stealthy you are, the moment you enter a dungeon, it'll eventually leak out."
"But look, my visible stats are still F-rank!"
"Yeah. That's the weird part. Still, it's only a matter of time before your identity gets exposed. Don't underestimate foreign intelligence networks."
No, no! My happy unemployed life!
"That's why it's better to stay with the Association. Even if you quit being a civil servant and join a guild, the guild masters are all S-ranks anyway. They can't protect you from foreign L-ranks."
But civil servants under the state are different. No matter how tempting, poaching someone working for their country is basically declaring war on that nation.
That's why other countries want Song Han-na so badly but never try to force her away.
Christopher hadn't given up on her either because she was a civil servant.
"Plus, if you're working as an Association civil servant, no one will bat an eye when you go dungeon crawling. The safest place for you right now is the Association. So give up and keep working."
Se-ra was crushed.
How did things end up like this? Was her resignation just flying out the window like that? She'd always planned to quit once the Cheorwon Dungeon issue was resolved, and Song Han-na knew that...! How the hell did it come to this!
"You should've just come clean as an S-rank back then and quit. It would've been no issue."
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"An L-rank appearing alongside a Grade 1 Magical Beast kill. How flashy can you get? Couldn't pull that off even if you tried."
She couldn't tell if this was meant as comfort or mockery. One minute she's yelling, now this. Song Han-na suddenly felt so annoying.
Ha. Hate everything. I hope it all just crashes and burns.
My resignation, my resignationaaaah!
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This time it's Bangwoong? Bang Bride, Bang Gildong, Bang Pang, now Bangwoong too. Bang-nim's got so many nicknames!
My heart swells just thinking about it. Three L-ranks!! Not five kids, three L-ranks!!!!
Might hit world-first five at this rate.
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The Tiger fandom pissed me off so bad, but this feels so good. All my Tiger fan friends around me have shut uppure bliss.
People outside are singing the national anthem but remixed with Bang-nim's name. "East Sea and Baekdu Mountain may dry up and crumble, but Bang-nim endures." Check that remix class.
Sounds like we're neighbors. That's the one.
No way, she showed up herself
My. Peers. All. Love. Bang-nim!
My peers too!
Headbang fan cafe here. Everyone join! > https://xxxx.xxxx.xxx
Official announcement means the Association knows who Bang-nim is now, right? So face reveal incoming? Heart pounding. Is it big sis or big bro? Please let me call you something.
Nah...... Association says no reveal...... Up to her/himself......
Why?! Nooo!!! Whyyyy!!!!!
Worried it'll mess with dungeon raids;; Bang Bride really isn't going anywhere.
Bro/sis please!!!
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Yoon Jae-hun chuckled to himself as he scrolled through the community.
It was amusing how everyone was united in cheering for one person, and even more pride-swelling that the one getting all the praise was his little sister.
But on the flip side, he felt guilty for not being by her side until she'd grown this strong.
He'd been so focused on family revenge that he'd left his other family alone for so long. If their parents knew, they'd have smacked him upside the head.
"Ah."
Then a text popped up on his phone. Short and sweet.
[Bring Headbang.]
His leader's order, like he'd seen the community too.
"Any other time, I'd convince her somehow and drag her over, but."
Problem was, she was his sister.
Even if it was the leader's command, he wouldn't force her if she didn't want to. After letting his little sister wander free until she'd grown this much, how could he?
He'd lived ruthlessly enough to become Athena's youngest executive, but never with his sister.
"What are you muttering about alone?"
Jae-hun jumped and looked up. His sister stood at the hospital room door, looking bored.
"Now that your identity's out, you've decided to fool my senses openly too?"
"Never fooled you. You were just distracted."
Se-ra dumped the blame on him shamelessly and plopped into a chair with a pout.
"How's the wound?"
"All healed already. The title backlash is the real issue."
'Solitary Pilgrim' and 'Sanctuary Guardian.'
These two temporarily maxed out his power, but the aftereffects were brutal.
But back then, revenge came first.
"Idiot."
So he had nothing to say when his sister called him that.
"Moron, fool!"
With each insult, she smacked his back. Jae-hun endured it silently, head hung in shame.
"Ow, ow. Sorry, sorry."
"You know it?"
Of course Se-ra knew how he felt. She understood him better than anyone.
But just thinking about how a little later and she'd have lost him forever still made her chest tighten.
She hated that revenge always came before her.
"If you promised to protect me, you should've survived to the end. What was that reckless stunt?"
"I'm really sorry, Se-ra."
Jae-hun gently took her hand. She snorted and swatted it away.
"Never expected you'd show up like that. That super popular Headbang was you, huh."
"Don't call me that."
Se-ra shuddered and brushed her arms. Bang Bride, Bang Gildongthey'd made up all those nicknames on their own. So damn annoying.
Tiger's better!
"You ended it with your own hands, after all."
Jae-hun burst out laughing, looking utterly refreshed.
"Feels great. Good job, Se-ra."
"You did all the hard work, bro. I just finished off a dying beast."
"Still, killing a Grade 1 isn't easy. Who knew you had L-rank potential. Should've dragged you to Athena from the start."
"My limit was F-rank, remember? Makes sense you didn't know."
"True. It was, but how'd you grow to L-rank?"
"Got lucky. That's it. Becoming S-rank, then L-rankall thanks to a god I accidentally contracted with."
Yeah. Thanks to that smug, happy lizard over there.
"Even for a divine being, overturning the System's judgment sounds tough."
Se-ra flinched inwardly at Jae-hun's sharp point. So perceptive. Gotta prep answers for this from now on.
"My god's super, super strong. And favors me ridiculously."
She bit her lip to stifle a laugh at the Admin's proud heart emote.
Hey, Elizabeth. Read the room.
"Really? My little sis is loved, huh?"
"Yeah. A ton."
Still showering hearts.
Se-ra finally cracked a smile.
"All my gear and weaponsfrom my god too. Especially the rifle and gloves; one-of-a-kind rarities."
Excited to brag, she whipped Heat out of her inventory. Jae-hun's eyes went wide at the sleek sniper rifle.
"You can really use guns now. Sucks I missed your Grade 1 kill."
"Trait's sniper now."
"How's shooting feel?"
"Fucking awesome."
That first real shot sensation. Se-ra's pale hands kneaded the air like she was reliving it. Looked pervy to outsiders.
"Mom was a sniper. Dad a ranger. Guess you took after them."
He was right. Only Jae-hun in the family wasn't ranged.
"Thought you'd stay put forever."
Jae-hun murmured softly, gazing at her. She tilted her head at the cryptic words.
"What?"
"Figured you'd never get strong, just stay hidden forever. That was your wish, right?"
"Yeah, I wanted that, but I never called it my 'wish'?"
"Huh? Oh, you don't remember?"
"Remember what?"
His face got weird. Se-ra was even more confused.
"What? What'd I forget?"
"Nah. Ancient history anyway, doesn't matter now."
"Saying that makes me curious."
"Really, forget it. You're stronger than me now. Better not mess with you."
He joked like it wasn't serious. Se-ra pouted.
"Never messed with you. You just suffered raising me."
Twelve years ago, when their parents died, Jae-hun was only sixteen. He had to grow up fast to shield his six-year-old sister from the media.
Must've been hell.
"Not suffering. From twenty, I left you with Aunt Han-na and wandered abroad alone. Oh, speaking ofwanna join Athena?"
"Huh?"
Se-ra's eyes went wide.
Hey. Use your blinker before changing lanes.
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