Chapter 399 – Please Add a Fun Comment!
The never-ending assault from Lee Da-hye finally came to an end.
Lee Da-hye was gasping for breath.
At the point where the three-section staff was bent and wouldn’t fold anymore.
For a moment, Da-hye’s face stiffened as she looked at the broken staff.
“Ah… I’m screwed…”
“It’s alright, little Da-hye.”
“Is it true, old man?”
With the police’s reassuring words, her face brightened again.
“Yes, you can bill them.”
“Big brother, thank you!”
Meanwhile, the other juvenile offenders, who were watching, had already shrunk into a corner.
The contemptuous gazes they had just sent my way were all withdrawn, as they just bowed their heads silently.
They even ignored the heroines trying to comfort them in their own way.
“Don’t worry too much. Once you become a hunter, you can enter the family business. The HACCP certification is done.”
“There’s also an Elf Coin savings account that any hunter can sign up for!”
“Being a hunter isn’t that bad. If you bring in another believer, we’ll cut your donation too.”
[……Isn’t Caressy a pyramid scheme?]
‘That can’t be! It’s just typical religion!’
[…..Really…?]
Well, that’s the smartest judgment to make.
It’s obvious that trying to act tough here would just get me beaten up by Da-hye.
And if we wanted to, we could legally thrash them.
Of course, I had no intention of actually laying a hand on them.
“Get out of here! You’re going to hit, hit me!”
“If you just join the religion, I won’t hit you. We even have a monthly donation package.”
“Don’t forget about the subscription service for [Healing Succubus South Korea Branch 2].”
For the moment, our goal was to minimize our influence.
Looking back, everything that has happened was ultimately the juvenile offenders’ choice.
We might have guided them, but we didn’t do anything directly, so we could get away with it.
And do we really need to hit them ourselves?
There are enough civilians who’ve been harmed or hunters who’ve gone completely nuts.
Could juvenile offender hunters survive in a world filled with such people?
Thus, I believe there’s no real reason to dirty our hands further.
They’ll eventually end up playfully punching each other anyway.
From my perspective, all I need to do is enjoy the show.
‘After all, silly brawls are the most fun!’
[That’s why watching you rank things is so entertaining.]
‘You little…’
Meanwhile, the leader of the group, even if he calls his mom an overprotective parent, seemed to realize how little that helps and abruptly ran up to grab me by the collar.
“You damn fool, do you even know who my dad is?!”
His gaze was so filled with intense hatred, I thought he might cut himself on the knife-like tension.
But I couldn’t help but feel a tinge of sympathy from it.
It made sense.
“Didn’t your mom tell you?”
“Ah, no!!!”
He didn’t seem to know his dad.
His ignorance about his father wasn’t this poor kid’s fault.
It must be entirely the mom’s problem for not telling.
“She could have said something. Parents have odd numbers, after all.”
“He’s alive, you crazy bastard!!!”
When I heard that, I couldn’t help but smile in relief.
“Did you hear? He’s alive.”
“I know, you dog!!”
[Congratulations, father was observed.]
‘Thank goodness.’
Suddenly, the leader’s mom took out her mobile phone and urgently started calling somewhere.
It seemed like they wanted a touching family reunion right here.
“Hey! Come quickly! There’s a crazy hunter bastard messing with me!”
Upon seeing that, the leader suddenly looked at me and forced a grin.
Despite his eyes reddened from tears, as if he found something he could trust.
“You said you’re a hunter? You’re screwed now with my dad coming!”
[Looks like something is up.]
‘Still, it’s just a hunter-related job? No worries.’
With that mindset, I wondered how many minutes had passed since then.
Just like before, the building’s door suddenly opened, and a young man hurriedly entered.
The man wasn’t exactly ugly, but he seemed a mismatched choice compared to a lady who might’ve once been beautiful.
It’s funny to say, but the son seemed to resemble his mom a lot.
Yet, as I watched the leader’s and the lady’s previously twisted faces start to lighten for the first time, it became clear.
That man was definitely the leader’s dad.
“Hey, what’s going on that you called me?”
“Dad!!!!!”
“Hey! Listen to what this crazy bastard did!”
And the leader’s mom rapidly conveyed her convenience-centric information to Dad.
It mirrored what the leader had done earlier, so at least we didn’t have to worry about whether he was an illegitimate child.
Soon after hearing the explanation, the leader’s dad approached me brusquely, teeth clenched.
“Did this bastard dare to make my son a hunter? Do you even know what will happen if my son ends up committing suicide?!”
“I’ll gain experience points from it.”
“No way!”
With more fury than before, he started confronting me aggressively.
“Our whole family will lose the will to live and commit suicide together!”
“Is that so?”
“You’re practically killing a family!”
At that, I tilted my head.
“Does that mean I can get experience points from your parents too?”
“Are you actually insane!!!”
He tried to grab me by the collar roughly, but—
Unlike the experience with the leader, my Defensive Coat denied his attempts.
When he realized he was pushed away, he gave me a twisted grin.
“Ha. So you’re a hunter, huh?”
“Oh, you know about that?”
“You think I’ve met guys like you only once or twice?”
Watching the enraged man, I quickly rattled my brain for ideas.
While he immediately recognized me as a hunter, he had no Defensive Coat and didn’t dare make another move.
Plus, he hadn’t even given the hunter’s greeting of ‘What’s your tier?’ either.
[But judging by the earlier reaction, he sure seems linked to hunters.]
‘Looks like I have a rough estimate.’
If that’s the case, he’s probably not a hunter himself, but highly likely tied to hunters in some profession.
This narrowed it down to one probability-rich conclusion.
Immediately, I sent a message on my mobile phone.
And the moment I put my phone back in my pocket, the man suddenly sneered at me.
“There’s a reason condoms exist; it’s to prevent idiots like you from being born.”
“Do you use them properly then?”
“Of course! Unlike your idiot parents, I know better!”
Of all people, this guy was throwing shade at me.
It seemed he wanted me to be provoked by his statement.
Instead, I felt pity for the leader and shot him a sympathetic look.
“Looks like you don’t resemble each other. You were born even when they used condoms.”
“Ah, no!!!”
“Go call me ‘old man’ now.”
“Don’t mess with my son!!!”
Seeing the man panicking because of my words, I tilted my head again.
“So you clearly remember when they didn’t use them?”
“Who remembers that precisely!!!”
I sincerely expressed my regret towards the angered man.
“Looks like only you used a condom.”
“Shut up!!!!!!!”
Then, the lady rushed in as if she was having a seizure, shielding the man.
“No, he’s definitely my husband’s son!!!”
“See! I told you! He’s my son!”
“Our guy may be seriously ugly, but he’s definitely his son!!!”
“W-Well… yeah…”
“It doesn’t matter if he doesn’t resemble you! In fact, it’s good he didn’t take after you and is ugly!!!”
“…….”
She was really defending him strongly.
Hearing that, I let out a sigh of relief and gave an understanding smile to the man who wore a slightly complicated expression.
“Being ugly is a bad thing, but at least there’s love, so that’s a relief.”
“……”
As I expressed how lovely their family love was, I continued.
“If you love someone even if they’re ugly, that’s true love.”
“……Shut up.”
The man tried to suppress the rush of emotions welling up inside him.
I ignored him and showed a thumbs-up, genuinely wishing to bless their pure love that would continue onward.
“Dog’s comment (改醜)!!!”
[……The Chinese characters are a bit off…?]
“I’m saying you should fix it.”
[Aha.]
With that, the man’s emotions finally burst forth.
The feelings he had been holding back, overwhelmed by my presence, exploded.
“Who the hell is this crazy bastard that crawled out!!!”
Then he gathered all that emotion into a blade aimed right at me.
Of course, that blade was directed at me.
“Do you know who I am?”
“I had no idea you were even here, how should I know? Are you an idiot or what?”
“How the f*ck did you just say that!!!”
Once again, his rage intensified, sharpening the edge of the blade.
“You’d better make sure my son doesn’t advance as a hunter!!!”
“Okay? Go ahead, I dare you.”
But I couldn’t help but grin instead.
“What’s so funny about this, huh? You really think he can’t advance!”
“Is that so?”
With that, my previous conjecture gained a bit more substance, which made things more serious for me.
Just then, I thought the eye patch over my left eye was also becoming a nuisance.
To free myself from that discomfort, I removed the eye patch.
Suddenly, a haunting silence filled the building.
Wondering why everyone was suddenly silent, at that moment, the leader began slicing through the heavy silence.
“….Um…?”
Perhaps it was the first time he was revealing such a reaction to his parents.
Suddenly, his parents cautiously addressed him.
“…Son?”
“What’s going on?”
Yet, despite the parents’ concern, the leader couldn’t respond.
He merely started pointing slowly at me.
“…….Kim Shinwoo…?”
With hands trembling like leaves,
And with an even more trembling voice.
“That harmful species bastard…?”
