Chapter 83
Chapter 83
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 83
Chapter Title: Guild Master Isn't Enough with Just the Game
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As Hellcannon quietly put on his clothes, Je-hyun stayed silent for a moment before asking.
"All dressed?"
"Yes."
Je-hyun turned to look at Hellcannon and immediately swallowed hard.
It wasn't that he couldn't wear it at all, but even though it was free size, the clothes seemed a bit small on him.
Je-hyun's eyes fixed on Hellcannon's broad shoulders and chest.
"Whoa. Your chest..."
The physique that hadn't been noticeable when he had just loosely thrown on some clothes was now fully revealed.
His face combined Eastern features with a flashy Western flair, but his body was that of a true warrior, rare to see in the modern world.
It wasn't forced muscles for show—it was the strong, solid build of a human weapon forged through real combat and training. Je-hyun's mouth fell open.
Just looking at his body, he seemed incredibly strong, and it was aesthetically beautiful too.
He looked like a sculpture.
As Je-hyun stared almost entranced, Hellcannon felt a strange sense of shame from the persistent gaze and subtly tried to cover himself.
"Don't you have an outer layer or something?"
"It's summer. This is casual wear."
"......"
Hellcannon wasn't oblivious to that, but Je-hyun's gaze was too intense, and back in his cold homeland, he always wore thick layers, so the skimpy outfit felt awkward.
"Then why are you staring like that? Ahem, may I ask?"
He didn't want to ruin his first meeting with Kaisha after going through the trouble of bathing and purifying himself.
Je-hyun, still dazed, quietly raised his thumb.
"Your physique is just too cool."
Je-hyun's eyes sparkled with genuine envy.
Even hearing "cool" didn't erase the embarrassment, but Hellcannon looked somewhat relieved at Je-hyun's positive assessment.
He finally grabbed the doorknob to head out and meet Kaisha.
But Hellcannon turned back around.
"......On second thought, I can't go out like this. Give me any outer layer to wear over it."
"S-Sure?"
Hellcannon was taller than expected—nearly 190 cm, so finding something that fit might be tricky.
Je-hyun recalled the hoodie he'd bought impulsively for the changing season but ended up using like a blanket because it was too big.
"Wait a sec."
* * *
While picking out clothes with the heroes using the computer and TV in the living room, I froze.
Hellcannon had finally emerged.
Loose sports shorts, black hoodie, sunset-red hair, and the pale skin typical of someone from the north.
The color coordination was insane.
"His body's seriously amazing, but covering it with a hoodie felt like such a waste. He said short-sleeved tees show too much skin and he absolutely couldn't wear them."
Kim Je-hyun came over and whispered, and my heart plummeted.
He's so cute!
Avrilia was in the north of the east, so it was cold, and their bundled-up style was true.
But saying short-sleeved tees showed too much skin to wear?!
Short-sleeved tees! He can't wear them!
"Yu Ga-hyun, your face looks like it's about to explode right now."
"I know, so you don't have to tell me."
"Yeah, got it."
Lost in emotion, I covered my mouth, then gently touched under my nose in case of a nosebleed.
Fortunately, no blood.
Kim Je-hyun and I—and the heroes—stared intently at Hellcannon as he stepped into the living room.
"......"
He seemed awkward in modern clothes for the first time, fumbling where to put his hands before hesitating and approaching me.
Then he knelt on one knee in front of me sitting at the computer.
"!"
The atmosphere in the living room tensed, all eyes on Hellcannon.
Hellcannon spoke.
"You saved my life."
As someone who'd made him my ultimate fave, supplying endless energy to my boring life, this was so obvious...
Of course, I only thought that inwardly.
Hellcannon looked up, meeting my eyes, and continued.
"And Kalba as well—thanks to Kaisha-nim personally blessing my younger brother, the situation has greatly stabilized."
"Yeah. The royals of Weitzen and Diperonta will keep helping from now on."
Fullminak's occupied territories supported each other thoroughly, centered around Wirentia, so I was confident about that.
"Yes. I sincerely thank you, Kaisha-nim."
I swallowed inwardly and casually extended my hand like it was natural. Kneeling Hellcannon carefully took it.
In the game, Midgard's royals and noble NPCs were big on dignity, so nicknames couldn't be sloppy, stuff like that.
Hellcannon was royalty too, so I had to put on a dignified expression in moments like this.
Why is he gripping my hand so tightly?
I couldn't control my face; my facial muscles kept twitching, but luckily, Hellcannon, holding my hand, had his head bowed deeply.
"......As a body already bound, I feel guilty for not being able to become your bound hero."
Kiss.
"!"
The moment Hellcannon kissed the back of my hand, electricity jolted through my body.
Ding!
[Hellcannon requests to become your bound hero.]
[Error!]
[Hellcannon already has a binder, so binding is impossible.]
[Binder: Dart]
[Hellcannon]
Rank: SSS+
Affiliation: Avrilia/Spaceking
Status: First Imperial Prince
1st Binding: Dart (Spaceking)
2nd Binding: -
"......"
Status window, you trying to mess with me?
As I irritably tried to close the alert, another window popped up in a different format.
Ding!
『Interference from the Babel Tower!』
『The Babel Tower takes interest in your explosive affinity.』
What the hell?
Kim Je-hyun, watching curiously from the side, chimed in.
"Whoa, Babel Tower! I've seen a window like this before! It popped up for the whole nation, caused a huge uproar..."
Before I could react to Kim Je-hyun's words, messages flooded in.
Ding!
『Special quest generated by the Babel Tower's favor!』
『Your explosive love for a hero from Channel 43 (Midgard) has reached the heavens. Thus, the Babel Tower grants you a special quest—don't miss this opportunity.』
『<Quest> Invitation from the Babel Tower
[Condition 1] Enter the Babel Tower with Hellcannon.
[Condition 2] Fight an incarnated constellation with Hellcannon.
Success Reward: Incarnation contract with Hellcannon
Failure Penalty: None
Time Limit: None』
『An incarnation contract is a higher-level contract than a binding contract. Use the incarnation contract to make Hellcannon your incarnation.』
"!"
My sudden wish granted.
I hadn't expected a real way to forcibly break the binding. It seemed like overwriting with a higher contract or allowing dual contracts.
A contract higher than binding—tempting, no doubt.
No failure penalty, no time limit? What's with this freebie quest? No accept window? Does no response mean rejection?
Finding the 'incarnated constellation' probably determines the difficulty.
"......"
Staring at the quest window, old gaming habits kicked in—I pondered the sender's intentions.
A reward with no penalty.
Why does Hansel and Gretel come to mind?
If the Babel Tower has a will, this feels like luring me somewhere.
"Kidnapper maybe..."
Ding!
『The Babel Tower bursts into laughter.』
Why laugh?
Anyway, from good experiences with Midgard's territory systems, this wasn't too unfamiliar.
Like in the game, better to stay on good terms.
"Whatever it is, thanks."
Ding!
『The Babel Tower's affinity toward you increases.』
『The Babel Tower's kindness!』
『To earn your trust, the Babel Tower offers kindness. It advises you to check rewards received from Midgard.』
Rewards from Midgard.
I skimmed through quickly, then pushed the Babel Tower's message aside.
Thanks for the kindness, but I'm busy.
"Ahem. Hellcannon."
My ultimate fave was still kneeling, waiting for me.
Heroes could roughly see status windows too, so Hellcannon wasn't surprised by me handling it.
As I spoke, Hellcannon, gazing up at me, bowed his head.
"Yes. Speak."
"There's this thing called an incarnation contract."
"!"
Hellcannon's eyes widened in shock as he jerked his head up.
No idea why he's surprised.
"It's not something we can do right away—there are conditions to meet for an incarnation contract with you. Of course, I think your will is most important."
"......"
"Will you be my incarnation?"
Hellcannon unwittingly parted his lips slightly, then snapped them shut realizing it.
"......What kind of contract is an incarnation contract?"
"Honestly, I don't know the details either. But it's definitely above the contract with Dart."
Hellcannon didn't answer immediately.
Stamping an unknown contract would be insane, sure.
"Got it. Then I'll—"
Tell you more after looking into what the incarnation contract is, I was about to say.
"I'll do it."
"!"
Hellcannon accepted the mysterious contract I didn't even fully understand.
With quest conditions attached, his acceptance alone wouldn't seal the incarnation contract.
But my heart raced, critically hit.
Hellcannon's resolute gaze.
Swept up in the mood, I lowered my hand, and Hellcannon unhesitatingly gripped it tight, looking up at me.
"I was just surprised......not hesitating. I want to be your bound hero."
"!!"
Pounding my heart with confession-like words, Hellcannon lowered his gaze and kissed the back of my hand once more.
"That is my true heart."
Bang!
It felt like a gunshot exploding my heart instead of a bell toll.
* * *
After the Dangsan Station city war, interest in hunters exploded online and off.
The public cheered the unprecedented superhuman hunters, but global powers reacted far more gravely, as expected.
Articles predicting futures reshaped by hunters poured in.
A new era had dawned.
Entertainment, broadcasting, games, war, military, economy, science, politics, religion, otherworlds—everything.
Hunter topics touched every field, erupting like a volcanic explosion.
A massive blast foretelling tectonic shifts.
Amid this, when Kaisha boldly appeared downtown with her heroes, the internet detonated like pouring oil on a house fire.
Every site buzzed with it; forums were plastered with real-time photos.
And rightly so—Kaisha had dressed her heroes sharply and brought them out.
Hellcannon included.
-Whoa...
-Is that a human face?
-Wow, Hellcannon is insanely handsome;; not from this world;;;
-He really looks otherworldly
-Hellcannonㅠㅠ Kaisha unnie and the heroes are all so hot and prettyㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-I like that Terra one. The super tall female hero. Wanna see Ambraise's cool knight in person.
-Kaisha-nim, summon Valentin plzㅠㅠ Where's our handsome Valentinㅠㅠ
-Haa.... I desperately, truly wanna be Kaisha's bound hero....
-I'll be her foot mat
-Always noticed, but Kaisha's bound heroes have killer looks
-Fullminak guildies too lololol
-Kaisha's famous as a training genius. Guess joining her levels up your face too
-Clothing budget is no joke
-Anyone who didn't apply to Fullminak this time is a total idiot
-Like mama bird and sturdy baby birds
-Healing just watching
-We urgently need Kaisha and heroes bromidesㅠㅠ Plz Kaisha-nim take my money
-Hellcannon totally wrapped around Kaisha, inseparable lololol Dart what now lololol
-Dart... if you have even a speck of conscience left, offer Hellcannon to our Kaisha-nim....
Netizens chattered away.
In this internet powerhouse nation, folks had devoured basic and advanced hunter info in days and were yapping excitedly.