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The process of getting out of the building was quite simple. Nothing strange happened to us; as Kim Yoo-Jeong showed the guards her identity card, they let us pass.

Meanwhile, I noticed that I was quite famous now. Some people even noticed me walking in the building. I felt quite surprised.

“Isn’t security here so lenient?”

“…Yes.”

Yoo-Jeong’s expression was still worried, and I knew that it was because of my actions. Who could have thought that a man would just walk right in, kill the president of Hunter Authority, and just leave like this?

When they finally realized what happened, it would certainly result in chaos, so we decided to leave the place and have a meal.

I knew that I was in America and that I had never been here before, but I supposed I would be alright. After all, Yoo-Jeong was here with me.

“Shall we eat?”

“You mean now?”

“Or we can drink. Drinking during the daytime is quite fascinating, you know.”

Yoo-Jeong sighed and smiled. “I’ll treat you.”

“I’ll pay for it later.”

Yoo-Jeong shook her head. “No, you taught me some skills, so I’m just paying you back for everything you’ve done for me.”

With that, we decided to have a meal. We headed to a barbecue restaurant and ordered a lot of food, which arrived soon.

Oh, I forgot to mention something.

“Because of your ‘poison immunity,’ I think alcohol does not affect you anymore.”

“Yes.”

“If you control your aura well, you can turn the skill off if you want to.”

Yoo-Jeong felt surprised.

“Is that so? I thought this skill was passive.”

“For system-wise purposes, it is passive. But when you don’t rely on the system, you can control it by yourself. You need to learn that. Keep in mind that your body and aura are different.”

She nodded. She couldn’t understand it for now, but she knew that it would eventually help her.

As we devoured our food, a group of people suddenly crowded around us. The restaurant got noisy, and someone sat next to me. I glanced at the person.

“We are eating by ourselves, so move.”

The person was dressed in a robe, their face covered by a hood. I don’t know whether it was a man or a woman, but to be honest, I didn’t really care.

“We are about to have our meal. If you have business with us, come back later.”

“……..”

“You need a translation for that?”

After a moment, the person stood up and asked, “What was your reason for killing the president of the Hunter Authority?”

Her voice was unique. I liked it.

“Are you a man or woman?”

“I’m a woman.” Her voice was rather husky.

“Why are you here?”

“…As I already told you, I want to know the reason. Why did you kill him?”

It was simple—he tried to use me, so that was why I killed him. But…

“Why should I explain it to you?”

“…If you don’t want to, then you don’t have to.”

“Then go. I’m having a meal.”

“…You seem confident. You know that you murdered someone.”

That made me laugh. “He deserved to die. Also, I don’t like to waste my time.”

“……”

“If you want to talk about that, wait for us to finish our meal, then I’ll talk about it with you. If you continue to bother us… Well, I suppose you know what would happen.”

“…….”

“I’ll give you five seconds. If you don’t leave, you will have a reunion with that president in heaven.”

“Five. Four.”

When I got to three, she took a step backward.

Yoo-Jeong then started explaining. “There are four unique skill holders in the US, and she is one of them.”

She looked at the retreating back of the woman, who had just left the restaurant.

“Her name is Emilia Mills, one of the big three like Sophie and your brother. She is an SS-rated Hunter.”

According to her explanation, she could enhance other Hunters.

Well, that was none of my business.

“Shall we continue our meal?”

“Alright.”

As I was about to eat my food, I noticed that the crowd of people had gone out. I wondered as to what was happening now.

***

Lee Ho and the Japanese unique skill holder, Oda Takeshi, were having a meeting.

They were in Osaka. To be more specific, they were in a spa in Osaka that was well-known for its beautiful, scenic view.

The two of them were silent. Takeshi’s eyes were covered with a scarf. He was a blind man, but that did not matter. Takeshi had superhuman senses. Because of his unique ability, his senses were superior compared to all other people.

He was wondering why Lee Ho was there.

The answer was simple. He was suspicious of Takeshi being a member of the anti-Hunter organization.

He had heard that Raul and Lee Ho went to a spa together.

“I suppose that was true,” Takeshi murmured.

After a while, Ho turned to him. “According to my memory, you lost your eyes during a fight in America’s SS-rated gate.”

“That is correct.”

“I heard that you also refused to have it healed. Isn’t that uncomfortable?”

That was correct as well. He lost his eyes, but he refused to have them recovered. To be honest, his eyes could easily be cured through modern surgery, but Takeshi did not have the intention to do so.

It was because of his unique ability.

“I got stronger by losing my sight. As my senses get stronger, I can see things that I couldn’t before. Now I prefer to live as a blind man.”

Takeshi frequently said that, but it was true. He did get stronger after being blinded.

Both of them laughed.

After another moment of silence, Lee Ho asked him.

“When was it?”

“What do you mean?”

“You know what I mean.”

“…….”

“I’m not like my brother; I can repeat my words several times. But if you lie, you won’t have a second chance.”

“…….”

“I repeat. When was it?”

Takeshi went silent for a while. He realized that what he had thought was correct. Lee Ho’s question was easy to understand. If he didn’t get what he meant, his ability would be useless.

“You are asking about Tian Wei Tien. Am I correct?”

“Yes. When did you join them?”

“…I’m sorry, but is there a tattoo on my body?”

“……”

“I’m not one of them. You got it wrong.”

Lee Ho closed his eyes.

Takeshi’s senses suddenly told him to duck, but it was too late. Even with his ability, Lee Ho was twice as strong as Takeshi. Aside from that, Ho had his dagger. In the blink of an eye, the blade of his dagger was pointing at Takeshi.

“…What do you think you’re doing?”

Lee Ho didn’t reply. Instead, he unraveled the scarf covering Takeshi’s blind eyes.

It then revealed the tattoo imprinted in his eyes.

Takeshi could sense Ho’s outrage.

“I told you to answer my question, you motherfucker.”

***

There were a lot of people outside.

Cheon-Myeong’s White Tiger Team and Tsukuyomi’s Orochi Team were there. Tsukuyomi was the name of the guild led by Oda Takeshi.

No one knew the reason why they were there, and only one person among them could think of a good reason why. That man was Hong Jong-Geun.

Because of Seong-Tae’s—Mr. Han’s—death, he was now the second strongest man in Korea. According to Sophie, he had a power amounting to 3.5 Million.

He recalled what happened last night. Lee Ho had told him that he needed to kill the leader of the Hunter Authority. Usually, he would try to stop Ho from doing anything rash, but this time, he didn’t. He could see how furious Ho was.

‘When will you kill him?’

‘I’ll kill him tomorrow.’

He meant that he was going to kill his target publicly. It was not even an assassination.

‘Then I’ll head to Japan.’

‘…Japan?’

‘We have a job to do. It will take about a week for me to kill the leader of the anti-Hunter organization. Also, North Korea will soon become Korea’s territory.’

‘About a week, huh?’

What he said was quite extraordinary. In fact, it was rather radical.

‘Mr. Hong.’

‘Yes, sir.’

‘I’ve never felt like a marionette before. A marionette used by someone so that he could play with it.’

‘……’

‘It’s disgusting.’

Lee Ho was laughing, but Hong Jong-Geun knew that he was furious.

The next day, Bartolomeu tried to use Hwan, so they were certain he would be dying that day. That was why Lee Ho changed his next destination to Japan.

They were waiting now. He wondered what kind of conversation the two Hunters were having.

“Hey, Hong.”

It was Ichiro, the team leader of Orochi.

“Can you explain what’s going on?”

“Explain what?”

“There’s no reason for Cheon-Myeong to come, but why are you guys here?”

At this, Hong Jong-Geun grinned. “I don’t know.”

“…Don’t lie.”

He shrugged and brought out a cigarette. “Let’s just wait for instructions. That’s our duty.”

Soon, his smartwatch rang. It was a call from Lee Ho. Jong-Geun smiled.

“Hey, Ichiro.”

“…What?”

“Bring your prime minister.”

“…Huh?”

“I repeat. Bring your prime minister.”

He laughed at first, but soon showed his anger.

“Is that what Cheon-Myeong thinks?”

Hong Jong-Geun continued to smoke, his attitude confident. Upon seeing this, Ichiro frowned.

“When did Cheon-Myeong become such a radical group? The prime minister is not a person that you can just…”

“Shut your mouth. You only had one job.”

“…….”

Ichiro and his team members covered their bodies with aura and brought out their weapons as well.

However, Jong-Geun remained confident.

‘The Hunter Authority will be dissolved. There will be other organizations that will replace them.’

While thinking about Lee Ho’s words, he stood up.

‘We’ll unite Asia into one unit. Japan, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Mongolia, and Korea, all these regions will be united.’

Hong Jong-Geun was excited to hear that. Lee Ho had made a proud declaration.

‘I will be the king of Asia.’