Sweet Home (6)
Kang Sigyeong’s right arm injury was so severe that he was immediately rushed to the hospital.
Park Jihun, on the other hand, had been brought to the police station for questioning.
Of course, only until a Hunter Association employee arrived.
He hadn’t said a single word.
The moment he gave his name, everyone would realize he was the famous Tamer.
The one silver lining was that no one at the police station recognized Park Jihun’s face.
“Whoa… she’s insanely hot.”
“Damn… that older sister is something else…”
“Hey, focus. Focus.”
No, to be precise—
Almost no one was even looking at Park Jihun.
Everyone’s attention was completely stolen by the woman sitting beside him.
Shin Jiyeon’s face and her breathtaking figure had them utterly spellbound.
“Um… could you please… give a statement…”
The detective in charge was losing his mind.
Kang Sigyeong had been carried away unconscious and couldn’t say anything, while Park Jihun kept his mouth shut and refused to speak.
“......”
After some time passed like that, an employee from the Hunter Association finally showed up.
The moment Park Jihun made the call, they had sent someone with incredible speed.
‘Well, of course they did. From the Association’s perspective, there was no reason to refuse.’
After confirming that the message he’d sent through Lee Hyeondong had been properly handled, Park Jihun smiled inwardly.
“Hello. I’m from the Hunter Association. Would it be possible to speak with this gentleman in private?”
“Huh? Oh, yes…”
The moment the detective heard it was the Hunter Association, he immediately realized the incident involved hunters.
And in cases like this, it was far easier for the police to let the Association handle the details and simply receive the report.
Hunters were, after all, not exactly the easiest people for regular law enforcement to deal with.
So the Association employee and Park Jihun moved to a separate room to talk.
“We’ll handle everything exactly as instructed.”
The employee, who had clearly been briefed on all the details, spoke with a grave expression.
He then explained the plan in detail.
“First, the person who directly subdued Hunter Kang Sigyeong will be reported as Hunter Shin Jiyeon.”
The story would be that Kang Sigyeong had tried to attack the lower-ranked Park Jihun. Shin Jiyeon, the highest-ranked hunter present, had attempted to mediate. But Kang Sigyeong refused to stop and caused a scene, forcing Shin Jiyeon to subdue him.
“But wouldn’t that cause problems? Jiyeon’s rank is higher than mine.”
Park Jihun glanced at Shin Jiyeon, who was sitting quietly as a witness, and asked with a hint of concern.
“There’s no need to worry. The entire incident will be framed as legitimate self-defense.”
The one who attacked first was the other party.
Moreover, Park Jihun was an F-rank hunter while the attacker was C-rank.
When a hunter harmed a civilian, or when a higher-ranked hunter harmed a lower-ranked one, the punishment was significantly harsher.
Especially in fights between hunters—because their power was so immense, the scope of legitimate self-defense was interpreted very broadly.
A fight between F-rank and C-rank where the C-rank struck first?
In that case, unless the F-rank hunter nearly killed or actually killed the opponent, it would almost always be ruled as self-defense.
Of course, the rule had a somewhat arbitrary feel to it, since such an outcome was considered practically impossible.
That was why even if a higher-ranked hunter nearby had helped subdue the attacker, it was difficult to charge them with excessive force.
And in this particular case, since the Association was sharpening its blade, it would be even more so.
“I see.”
At the employee’s explanation, Park Jihun let out a sigh of relief.
“Our people have already gone to secure the surrounding CCTV footage. I’ll handle everything that needs to be passed on to the police.”
As for Kang Sigyeong, they would make sure his testimony didn’t cause any issues.
They also had ways to deal with the Yongmun Guild, so there was no need to worry about them either.
The Association employee gave a trustworthy smile as he spoke.
“Yes, then I’ll leave it in your capable hands.”
Reassured by the employee’s competent attitude, Park Jihun nodded.
“You can head home for today. In any case, you two are the victims. I’ll take care of all the related statements.”
“Thank you.”
Just as the employee said, there was no reason for them to stay at the police station any longer.
They were the victims, and the Association would handle the rest.
“Then we’ll be going.”
Park Jihun nodded as if he had expected this outcome all along.
He left everything to the Association employee and exited the police station together with Shin Jiyeon.
“Mmm~ I slept so well.”
The next morning, Park Jihun woke up feeling refreshed.
…Even though he had woken up on the floor instead of the bed.
Anyway, last night after returning home, he had received a call from the Association employee saying everything had been handled cleanly.
They had promised to make sure neither he nor Shin Jiyeon would face any hassle, so he decided not to worry about it anymore.
‘Well, if the Association says they’ll take care of it and something goes wrong… it’s on them.’
With that thought, Park Jihun stretched his body.
He wasn’t particularly stiff, but sleeping on the floor always felt mentally uncomfortable.
“Oh, you’re awake?”
At that moment, Shin Jiyeon came out from the kitchen.
“Hup!”
The moment he saw her, Park Jihun’s eyes widened and he instinctively covered his mouth.
She was wearing a plain white short-sleeve t-shirt and dolphin shorts that generously revealed her smooth thighs.
The clothes themselves were just ordinary loungewear.
Of course, even that looked incredibly sexy on her.
But on top of that, she was wearing a deep brown apron!
She looked exactly like the perfect newlywed wife from his fantasies—standing in the kitchen, cooking.
“Seriously… you’re too beautiful…”
“Ah… hehe.”
At the completely unconscious compliment that slipped out, Shin Jiyeon’s face turned bright red.
“Um… I made breakfast, so let’s eat.”
She spoke softly and returned to the kitchen.
Watching her go, Park Jihun thought to himself.
‘We really are just like a newlywed couple.’
The sweetness level had already exceeded the allowable limit.
His fluttering heart refused to calm down.
‘Naked apron… taking her from behind while she’s cooking… “Ahng~ I’m cooking right now…”’
And naturally, his imagination began flowing straight into erotic territory.
“Let’s wake up Kar and Briana so we can all eat breakfast together. We need to go look at interior design options and do some shopping today.”
“Ah.”
Shin Jiyeon’s words snapped Park Jihun out of his daydream.
“Right. Today…”
Yes, today.
They were going to check out an interior design company, but more importantly, they had agreed last night to go to the department store to buy clothes for Kar and Briana.
The clothes Shin Jiyeon had hurriedly bought for them before were mostly chosen for cuteness and tended to be somewhat uncomfortable.
Since the two of them were monsters who had only a vague concept of clothing to begin with, they needed practical, easy-to-move-in outfits.
Especially clothes that wouldn’t tear even if they moved as intensely as they had in the training room.
‘Kar and Briana in comfortable activewear. And Jiyeon in a naked apron.’
If he started having sex right now, there was a very high chance today’s schedule would be completely ruined.
They would end up fucking all day long.
But that would mean he could only enjoy naked-apron Shin Jiyeon.
Having only one new flavor was a little disappointing.
‘Her usual look is great, but new stimulation is always welcome.’
If he could just hold back for today—during the shopping trip—
He would get to taste three whole new flavors!
“I can’t hold back on that.”
In order to not hold back later, Park Jihun decided to hold back for now.
The morning of March 18th, the day after Park Jihun and Kang Sigyeong’s fight.
An explosive article dropped.
The title alone was enough to grab everyone’s attention.
The Tamer—Park Jihun—was now a name no one in the country didn’t know.
He was the world’s first and only hunter with the taming skill.
And the content of the article was just as shocking.
The hunter known as the Tamer—Park Jihun, the world’s only possessor of a taming skill—was assaulted yesterday evening.
The perpetrator has been identified as Hunter Kang, who recently joined the Yongmun Guild. Despite awakening as a C-rank, Hunter Kang could not contain his inferiority complex when all attention turned toward Hunter Park Jihun and assaulted him. Fortunately, Hunter Shin Jiyeon, Guild Master of Another Guild who was present at the scene, stopped him. Hunter Park Jihun suffered no serious injuries, while the subdued Hunter Kang is currently hospitalized after breaking his arm during the subduing process…
In short, the story was that Kang Sigyeong had assaulted Park Jihun out of inferiority, and Shin Jiyeon had broken his arm to stop him.
Of course, reality was different, but the public didn’t care about that.
The mere fact that Park Jihun had been assaulted sent the entire country into an uproar.
However, just as the Association had intended, not a single person suspected that Park Jihun had been the one to take down Kang Sigyeong.
After all, it didn’t make sense in the first place, and since they were told a B-rank hunter named Shin Jiyeon had done it, the story felt credible.
Whether Park Jihun or Shin Jiyeon had subdued him wasn’t the issue.
The public’s rage was completely fixated on the hunter named Kang who had dared to assault Park Jihun.
And the fact that the perpetrator belonged to the Yongmun Guild was like throwing dry firewood onto an already raging fire.
The dark rumors about the Yongmun Guild that only insiders had known about were now known to everyone across the country because of this incident.
And naturally—
The Yongmun Guild was thrown into complete chaos.