Chapter 415 – It’s Best to Speak Up Personally. If You Can, That Is.
“AAAAAAAAAAAH!!!”
A scream erupts, squeezing the very soul.
In a way, it was truly paradoxical.
It signified being alive while also meaning getting closer to death.
However, that scream soon came to an abrupt end.
After that, a sound—infinitely smaller than the scream but still clear—can be heard.
– Click
“Have you finally decided to speak?”
The place filled with screams was truly bizarre.
A pristine white space, devoid of even a speck of dust.
Bright lights overhead, almost blinding to behold directly.
And the faint yet intense smell of disinfectant that tickled the nose.
At a glance, one could easily mistake it for a hospital.
“No.”
“Then there’s nothing I can do.”
Aside from the electric torture chair we were sitting on, that is.
– Click
“Ughh!!!”
Hyeji and I had wrapped up dealing with the Reaper Guild’s Hunters and the association president’s son.
We intended to return to the Hunter Association for some treatment.
But what awaited us was an enraged president and countless Hunters.
Before we even had a chance to explain, they began dragging us away.
Hence, we found ourselves undergoing electric torture in a clandestine area within the Hunter Association.
– Click
“Huff… huff…”
“I’ll ask again.”
Right then, the association president was staring at me with a look of disbelief.
His reason for the torture was unexpectedly simple.
His son had been slightly injured during our mission, and he wanted to vent his anger while also find the instigator of this mess.
Suppressing his rage, the president leaned closer, growling in a low voice.
“Who ordered this? Who dared to hurt my son?! Speak up!”
He looked as if he would press the torture switch right away.
Unfortunately for him, I had only one thing to say.
“Shut it.”
“So that’s your choice.”
And once again, with the switch pressed, screams erupted.
– Click
“KYAAAAAAAH!!!”
How long had I been writhing in agony?
As the president flipped the switch off, he looked even more menacing than before.
“This time, let’s amp up the pain.”
With that, he turned the dial further, then came closer, smirking at me.
It felt like this was my last chance.
“If you don’t speak, you might really die.”
“You can f*ck right off.”
“So you want to die, huh?”
“Oh, is that not an option?”
Of course, my answer remained consistent.
– Click
“F*CKIN’ HELL!!!!”
An even louder scream erupted.
Was it proof of the horrendous pain?
My body shook violently, far worse than before.
Yet still, I remained resolute.
“Still not gonna talk?”
“I will NEVER answer.”
“Alright, then let’s do this one more time.”
– Click
“GUUAACK!!!!!!!”
Somehow, even while being tortured, I managed to provoke the president.
“No matter what you do, you can’t break my will!”
“That’s the spirit! Come on!!!”
“NOOOO!!! I’ll just say it!!!”
Honestly, you’d think I was crazy.
After all, it wasn’t Hyeji and I who had harmed the president’s son.
But still, I refused to say it.
“Try harder! This is just tickling me!”
“Sure thing!!!”
– Click
“Kim Shinwoo, you piece of sh*t!!!”
The one being tortured wasn’t me.
The Elf from the Reaper Guild and the bald guy had already lost consciousness due to the earlier torment.
Only the Wolf Beastman remained awake and kept being tortured.
His sturdy Beastman body wasn’t doing him any favors here.
“Is this enough? You sure you want to keep going? I have a heavy mouth!”
“Absolutely! Let’s crank it up!”
“Stop, STOP!!!!”
And the president continued showering me with questions about everything.
Even as the Wolf Beastman trembled like mad, I kept my silence.
The president began to look at me with a sense of respect.
At last, when my turn came, he spoke.
“Usually, this is where they all break, but you’re impressive. Let’s see you in the same position—”
“Oh, I’ve changed my mind. I’ll tell you everything.”
I switched my tone immediately.
“Finally, we’re on the same page, Hunter Shinwoo.”
“Of course.”
“Hey, you f*ckers!!!”
I immediately shouted the truth about this whole fiasco to the president.
First off, the Hunters from the Reaper Guild were specifically targeting me.
To eliminate variables, they first attacked the president’s son.
Resulting in nothing but failure, yet we at least returned safely.
But even so, the president still eyed me suspiciously.
“Hmm… is that really true…?”
“Yes, it’s all true.”
To dispel his doubt, Hyeji and the president’s son stepped up to support me.
“President, can I say something on behalf of Shinwoo?”
“Dad, I have something to say too.”
The president nodded at both of them.
Taking that as a cue, they started defending me.
“Shinwoo’s telling the truth. I was attacked too.”
“I remember suddenly getting hit while Hyeji and the harmful species were far away.”
It was a really great sight to see them desperately shielding me.
“Shinwoo isn’t sharp enough to plan something like this.”
“In school, they taught us that harmful species are crazy, but they’re neutral crazies. As long as you don’t provoke them, you’ll be fine!”
“Plus, who is Shinwoo? A crazy idiot. If he were going to do something, he’d have done worse.”
“The harmful species can devise malicious plans but outside of that, their intelligence is sadly lacking.”
Aside from the fact that it stung my heart a little.
[Looks like the president’s son has some real skill when it comes to hitting hard.]
“F*ck.”
The president, who had been listening quietly, finally spoke after Hyeji and his son’s remarks wrapped up.
Suddenly, he bowed his head deeply and apologized.
“I’m sorry. I actually knew everything.”
“Huh, really?”
“Yes. Just in case, I had someone keeping an eye on you.”
Honestly, I couldn’t wrap my head around it.
If he already knew this, he could’ve just tortured those over there.
No need for such a farce at all.
“So why did you capture me too?”
“I wanted to see someone endure through the torture at least once.”
“Ah, well, I can’t help that.”
“I can’t hold on forever, you f*cking bastards!!!”
Clearly, there was a sufficient reason for it.
– Click
“AAAAAAAAAH!!!”
[As expected, you were never going to speak up anyway.]
‘Man, this guy really knows how to read a Hunter’s psychology… Truly, the Hunter Association president isn’t as easy as he looks.’
As the president prepared to release me and reached again for the switch.
The Wolf Beastman urgently shouted, blocking his hand.
“Commander! We have a command from our guild!”
He squeezed out the words with all his might.
But due to the torture, it was barely audible.
“Hunter Shinwoo. Could you verify what he’s saying?”
“Yes, of course.”
“Shinwoo, come with me.”
In the end, Hyeji and I approached the Wolf Beastman.
“What’s going on?”
“Speak louder!”
“Commander! It should be on my mobile phone!”
And I relayed that directly to the president.
“There’s a command from the guild on his mobile phone.”
“Understood. I know it’s a hassle, but please check where it is.”
As I cast my gaze back to the Wolf Beastman.
He started to tremble, as if he was afraid of further electric torture.
“Um, just a moment!!! It’s… in my front pocket!!!”
“Hunter Shinwoo and Hyeji, where did he say the phone is?”
The moment I heard that, Hyeji suddenly flashed a grin at the president.
“President, it’s in your mother’s ahole, I think?”
“I-I didn’t m—!”
– Click
“AAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!”
With that, the Wolf Beastman began to writhe uncontrollably.
“Don’t twist my words, you crazy b*tch!!!”
“I heard it right! Front pocket is slang, isn’t it? Isn’t that right, Shinwoo?”
“……F*ck.”
Hyeji spent a moment sending me a beaming smile.
But as soon as the president flipped the switch, Hyeji started rummaging through the Wolf Beastman’s clothes.
Yet there was nothing in the front pocket.
“Hey, nothing’s here.”
“Haa… haa… come to think of it… um… behind… behind me…”
The Wolf Hunter managed to respond in a crawling voice.
Yet his tone was so small that the president demanded Hyeji repeat what he said.
“Hyeji, what did he say this time?”
“Ah, well…”
In an effort to meet the expectations, Hyeji told the president exactly what he said.
“I realized it’s the hole behind the president’s mother.”
“Oh, no, f*ck—!”
– Click
“BRAAAAAAH!!!”
Thanks to this, the Wolf Beastman started convulsing yet again.
As he wriggled there for a long time, he finally blurted out the truth.
“YOU FOOLS ORDERED TO TARGET THAT PIECE OF SH*T’S DEFENSIVE COAT! YOU MOTHERLESS BASTARDS!”
“The president doesn’t even have a mother, you know?”
“Oh, f*ck.”
To provoke the president till the end.
– Click
“YOU LITTLE SH*TS!!!!”
This guy was the most vicious opponent worthy of praise that I had ever seen among Hunters.
