Sakura (1)
The moment someone is killed inside the Trainer's Room, they lose their mind.
Yi Haewan’s skull had been shattered, and with it, his sanity had completely collapsed.
Yi Haewan has been reduced to a beast driven purely by instinct.
“H-Hunter Yi Haewan! What are you doing?!”
“Grrrrrrk!”
Yi Haewan had become a creature that followed nothing but raw instinct.
He obeyed the genetic imperative every male carried deep in his DNA.
The breeding urge to pin down the female in front of him, violate her, and impregnate her could no longer be controlled.
The woman was a café part-timer—one of the prettier ones who worked there.
Yi Haewan lunged at the cute-looking female employee and tackled her.
The inside of the café had turned into pure pandemonium.
“Kyaaaaaah! Stop! Somebody help me!”
The struggling café worker screamed as Yi Haewan climbed on top of her and tried to rip his pants off.
Right in front of everyone, he thrust his hips obscenely, putting on a revolting display.
The female part-timer shrieked.
She flailed desperately, begging for help.
But no one stepped forward.
The man in front of them was an S-rank hunter—and a celebrity at that.
The other employees and customers had frozen solid.
All they could do was pull out their phones and start recording videos.
Han Sora, who had been watching the entire scene from start to finish, finally moved.
Right now, she was the only person in the café capable of stopping Yi Haewan.
“Yi Haewan. Stop.”
Han Sora approached him from behind, grabbed the back of his neck, and twisted.
Her first priority was rescuing the female part-timer pinned beneath him.
Yi Haewan was dragged off.
He seemed to feel pain from Han Sora’s strength and drooled uncontrollably.
“Kuaak!”
Then he suddenly roared.
The rutting Yi Haewan shook off Han Sora’s grip and bolted.
“Kihihit, hihit!”
Yi Haewan had completely lost his reason.
The desires he had been suppressing were now erupting wildly, doubling his physical strength.
Yi Haewan burst out of the café with a grotesque laugh.
Han Sora immediately gave chase.
“God damn it.”
She had to stop him before things got any worse.
Han Sora prepared to activate Judgment of Radiance.
Even if she faced punishment afterward, there was no other choice.
That was when the summoning occurred.
It happened so quickly that even an S-rank hunter like Han Sora couldn’t perceive it.
“Kuek!”
Suddenly, Yi Haewan tumbled across the ground.
He hadn’t been touched, yet both of his legs were completely shattered.
Only then did Han Sora understand what had happened.
Park Seonwoo must have summoned Yi Haewan and finished him off.
“I’ll call the police first…”
Han Sora dragged the collapsed Yi Haewan back inside the café.
She also detained a few part-timers and customers as witnesses for statements.
“Just tell them what you saw.”
Yi Haewan had charged like a rabid dog.
And Han Sora had subdued him.
That level of testimony would be more than enough.
She needed an alibi.
If he had been by her side, she would have asked whether this was enough to end things.
She felt a pang of disappointment that he wasn’t there.
“Hunter Han Sora.”
The police had arrived.
So had fellow hunters.
They were members of the Haetae Guild who had heard about Yi Haewan.
Hunters who hadn’t participated in the 50th-floor raid and were still relatively unharmed.
A-rank, B-rank, and so on.
“This can’t be right. Hunter Haewan would never do something like this.”
The Haetae Guild hunters refused to believe the citizens’ statements.
The situation was already chaotic after the 50th-floor raid, and now their guild master had done something like this?
They had no intention of accepting the testimony.
Han Sora stepped forward to back up the civilians’ words.
“No. The people are telling the truth. Yi Haewan suddenly turned into a madman and charged at the woman. That person over there is the victim.”
“……”
“It seems he must have suffered something on the 50th floor.”
Han Sora threw the 50th-floor boss monster, Brainwashed Rebel Leader Haperion, under the bus.
In truth, it had been something she and Park Seonwoo had done.
But if she didn’t mention it, there was no way for them to know the full story.
The Haetae Guild members widened their eyes and asked.
“…On the 50th floor?”
“Hunters’ bodies were exploding left and right. I barely survived myself. There’s no way Yi Haewan could have come out of it unscathed. His insides must have been a mess, or maybe…”
“Or maybe?”
“The 50th-floor boss was Brainwashed Rebel Leader Haperion. Brainwashed…”
“……!”
The Haetae Guild hunters looked at each other and nodded slowly.
They had decided Han Sora’s words made sense.
It never occurred to them that she might be lying.
Because it was Han Sora.
“For now, everyone please step back. Members of the Haetae Guild as well…”
The police approached the hunters.
The hunters who had come to the scene suddenly found themselves under investigation.
The police listened carefully to the civilians’ statements.
Everyone’s testimony matched perfectly.
Even Han Sora’s.
“Thank you for your statements. We’ll need to take brief official notes.”
Han Sora followed only the minimum required procedures.
She stopped by the police station, then returned home.
On the internet, articles were exploding like wildfire.
For South Korea, it was an incredibly shocking piece of news.
The hero who had saved the country had now been dragged into a sex crime.
For Yi Haewan, it was truly over.
Thanks to the newly added Unlimited Summon Time function in the Trainer’s Room, the cooldown for resummoning had disappeared.
Continuous summoning was now possible.
‘This can’t go on like this.’
Yi Haewan was running wild.
I hurriedly summoned him again.
This time, I faced him without wearing the mask.
The broken Yi Haewan didn’t recognize me at all.
“Grrrr…!”
He bared the wariness rising unconsciously from the depths of his instincts.
An S-rank hunter moving purely on instinct.
Bam—!
Yi Haewan shot forward like an explosion.
In the blink of an eye, he smashed his fist into my jaw.
And then he collapsed.
Inside the Trainer’s Room, all damage was reflected back.
Yi Haewan had been knocked unconscious by his own strength.
I took the Lute-Shaped Bronze Dagger out of my Inventory.
It was a weapon whose master recognition had been completed with Yi Haewan.
It hadn’t worked on him before.
But now it was different.
‘Since only his body is moving… it doesn’t register him as the owner anymore.’
Even if I killed him inside the Trainer’s Room, it would count as a real death.
Right now, the Lute-Shaped Bronze Dagger was an ownerless weapon that had reappeared on the contract market.
‘Master recognition first.’
I made the Lute-Shaped Bronze Dagger my own.
Now I could use it freely.
I slashed Yi Haewan with the Lute-Shaped Bronze Dagger.
“!”
Yi Haewan jumped up wildly, trying to get to his feet.
But unlike before, his movements were sluggish.
He had become so weak that even my current level could easily crush him.
“Keeeeeek!”
I grabbed Yi Haewan and shattered his legs.
One light tap and they broke with a loud crack.
“This should do it.”
Now Yi Haewan wouldn’t be able to run away.
Of course, when I canceled the summon, I also canceled the effect of the Lute-Shaped Bronze Dagger.
I didn’t want to get caught because of that debuff.
Han Sora would take care of the rest.
Just as I expected, Han Sora arrested Yi Haewan.
Even though Yi Haewan recovered from his shattered legs, it was already too late.
The situation had been brought to a close.
A restraint device that sealed his stats was fastened around Yi Haewan’s neck.
I didn’t know what kind of punishment he would receive, but the day we met again…
Probably wouldn’t come.
I returned home.
I washed up and read the articles.
Time flew by without me noticing.
What the hell is this? Is it real?
(Article link)
It was content I had already seen.
The article claiming that Haetae Guild Master Yi Haewan had committed sexual harassment.
The Haetae Guild was claiming that the aftereffects of the 50th-floor raid had caused him mental distress.
And that excuse was more or less working.
Even so, he would never be able to return.
An uncontrollable hunter was a disaster.
Isolating him from society was the right thing to do for everyone.
Looks like it’s real? That’s brutal, Yi Haewan.
I replied as if I knew nothing.
As long as Han Sora hadn’t discovered my identity, no one knew I was the culprit.
The group chat for the invited Cheongryong Guild members was in chaos.
The Cheongryong Guild hunters who had nearly been assassinated by Yi Haewan’s Haetae Guild were sighing in relief, saying they were lucky it ended this way.
Then you’ll have some free time now?
I just read the Cheongryong Guild group chat and ignored it.
The atmosphere didn’t seem to expect a reply from me.
The person I needed to pay attention to was here.
Choi Daeun.
For now?
I’ll come over to your place.
Why?
Why?
Choi Daeun’s reply took a while.
What do you mean why, you fucking idiot? I have to do the homework that masked trash bastard gave me, okay?
He called me out again yesterday. Wanna know what he said? If I don’t finish the homework soon, he’ll do even worse things to me.
“Masked Trash called you? Yesterday?”
I had never summoned Choi Daeun.
Was there another Masked Trash besides me?
For real?
I don’t know when I’ll get summoned again. I need to film a sex video with you as fast as possible. You said you’d help catch that bastard, right? I’m coming over. Wash up and wait for me.
“……”
I switched my Avatar for now.
I decided to greet Choi Daeun with my real 9cm dick.
While I sat on the edge of the bed, racking my brain to figure out the situation, a KakaoTalk notification arrived.
It was from Han Sora.
Hunter Seonwoo, are you free by any chance?
She must be incredibly busy dealing with the Yi Haewan situation as the new Haetae Guild Master. What could she be contacting me about?
I think I’m busy right now.
Ah.
That’s not what I meant.
Han Sora added more to her message.
I wasn’t asking if you were free today. I meant around five days from now.
Would you happen to be available then?
Five days from now?
I should be free then??
Then could you please go to America with me?
I have some business in the States as the temporary replacement for the Haetae Guild Master.
“……”
I couldn’t answer carelessly.
The promise I had made with Han Sora while wearing the mask suddenly came to mind.
‘No way, right?’
I trusted the Mask of Perception Impairment.
There was no way Han Sora could have figured out my identity.
‘Or… could she?’
Had I been caught?
I shook my head vigorously and replied.
I’ll check my schedule first.
Ding-dong. Ding-dong.
The moment I sent the reply, Choi Daeun arrived at my door.