46 – S-23 Gate(1)

“Well… … ”

I frowned at Bessie’s smiling Sia.

From a bright dress to pretty strong hair.

It was the perfect makeup as if she had been to a shop. She wasn’t Yusia, who only wore light makeup. I felt that things were wrong.

‘I think I made a big mistake?’

Last night, I made an appointment with Shia.

It was a request from Siwoo hyung, who will become our future Excellency.

‘Did I even misunderstand it as a date?’

“Is this weird?”

“It’s nothing strange. … no.”

I shook my head. Sia raised her hand to her chest with a tense look.

“let’s go.”

I nodded and took the lead.

**

“… brother.”

“yes?”

“Where are you?”

“Where? Gate.”

“… … .”

“Kuhmm, I want to go in here, but your company is off. I need some tickets.”

Shia slightly bit her lip.

“The weather is nice today.”

“that’s right. Isn’t it the perfect weather for catching monsters?”

“I see. If it were me, I’d watch at least one movie and then come at night.”

I vaguely averted my gaze.

“I’ll refer to it next time.”

Shia sighed.

“That’s Okay. What do I expect from you?”

“Hey.”

“Yeah?”

“But I have a girlfriend.”

Come to think of it, I didn’t have to do this. Eugene’s face floated around.

This time, Sia averted her gaze. She didn’t know and walked in front of me.

“Come quickly.”

**

In order to pass through the gate, a Hunter ID was required. I don’t have a Hunter ID, so I can’t enter the dungeon.

So I brought Sia. Since she was SJ’s only daughter, letting her enter a dungeon wouldn’t be a big deal.

“It is a pass. But this one… ?”

“A bus.”

I said confidently. The bus means being carried by a high-tier hunter.

The guard put on a pathetic expression.

… Even to me, seeing a grown-up man getting on the bus to Sia with a youthful face was a bit disappointing.

We walked towards the entrance of the gate. The entrance of the gate is different, but S-23 is an unusual subway station.

The crumbling letters [Hapjeong Station] stood out. The S-23, which caused the worst human casualties in history, appeared in a subway station and caused numerous casualties.

And it was a gate of a scale that was indispensable to Korea at the present time. I heard that the estimated income earned here exceeds hundreds of trillions.

“Every time I come here, it’s amazing. It just looks like someone made it artificially.”

“Have you ever been there?”

It was around the time I was going down the broken escalator. Shia asked with a slightly surprised face. Of course it happened in my previous life, so I shook my head.

“I saw you on TV.”

“… Anyway, why do you want to come here? If my brother wasn’t in S rank, I wouldn’t have let him in. It’s a temporary shutdown here.”

‘I came to find out. Will you get angry if I tell you?’

It was a bit of a stretch to tell SJ’s daughter that she came because she was suspicious of SJ’s corruption. I got around moderately.

“I’m just curious?”

“Yeah?”

“Why was it closed here?”

“Uh, if that’s the case, I would have answered just by asking.”

‘If I answer ‘I don’t believe it’, I’ll lose money, right?’

Of course, it wasn’t that he didn’t trust Yusia, it was because he didn’t trust SJ.

This was not even in my memory, and since it was Lee Si-woo’s request, things could go wrong if I handed over the wrong information. It was best to check it yourself.

“is it? What is it?”

When I finally came downstairs, I looked around.

The collapsed Hapjeong Station had deep craters in places. Half-cut wires are hanging in the middle as if to show the horrors of that time.

Among them, the most notable was the railway side. There was a subway, and the reason why I described this place as a ‘artificially created gate’ was explained.

The subway was unreasonably long. It was several times the size of the original length.

Doors in every section are entrances to other worlds.

In terms of games, this is the waiting room. You have to go through that door to get to the dungeon.

There are 23 doors, and that was the secret behind the name S-23. 23 gates in Seoul.

Coincidentally, the door was ‘exactly’ arranged by level. So even in my previous life, I was a bit reluctant to go here. It was because it felt a bit dirty because it was like the hunting grounds of the X-Pople story that I used to do when I was young.

‘It’s still there. still sucks I don’t want to come again.’

If it wasn’t for Siwoo’s request, I wouldn’t have peed in this direction.

“… We, SJ, do not know the cause. That’s the problem.”

“You don’t know?”

“Yeah. It is a shutdown to find out the cause.”

I looked at Sia.

“Since this month, the number of casualties has suddenly increased.”

“Dead? … It won’t be easy.”

Reality is not a game.

If you are A-class, you usually go hunting in a B-class dungeon.

No matter how good money is, it’s because it’s not more important than life.

However, since the S-23 gate is much more subdivided than the Hunter class set by the state, it was really not easy to lose one’s life.

“By the way, why are you shutting down so quickly just because there are so many deaths? Isn’t it enough to block the low level?”

Sia shook her head.

“no. The section where the number of casualties has increased is not a low-grade, but a medium-grade.”

“C?”

“… One higher.”

“B”?

It certainly opened my eyes unexpectedly.

“How much has it increased?”

“I jumped 38 times.”

“… !”

“Isn’t it strange? The problem is, no matter how much we investigate, we have no way of knowing why the death toll suddenly skyrocketed.”

A to become S.

It is quite common for C to risk his life to become B.

But not grade B.

Rather, the majority of them decided to settle down and stay.

Even if it’s only a B grade, it’s because you can enjoy pretty much everything.

The fact that the number of deaths increased in grade B was the same as saying that Chaewon went on a fast.

‘It smells stinky.’

It’s not just one or two that are suspicious.

However, if you keep doubting it, nothing will change.

You have to check it with your own two eyes.

“Let’s go in.”

Without hesitation, I opened the gate entrance.

**

S-1 gate.

“Monsters are teeming with them.”

The main monsters here were C-class Big Rats.

It’s not a relatively strong monster, but it’s poisonous so it’s not easy to see it.

“I will take care of it.”

Something glittered in Sia’s hand and a golden rifle appeared.

“Okay, don’t get bitten.”

I was trying to increase Shia’s actual combat experience, but it went well.

Solving Siwoo’s work and growing Shia is the best of both worlds.

– Ududu!

The resounding sound of rifles.

From the side, it looks like he’s just shooting, but if he just shoots, he’s 100% effective.

In terms of games, it looks like Soldier 46 Palace in X Verwatch.

“There’s one on the right.”

“Yeah.”

Shia’s rifle disappeared, and a pistol appeared in an instant.

And then.

– Perok!

I punched a hole in the head of the approaching Big Rat.

“It’s all sorted out.”

It didn’t take long to wipe out Big Rat.

It’s a lot, but in the end it’s a C-class monster.

“great. Then let’s keep going.”

There was nothing particularly strange about the low difficulty level.

There are 22 gates left to go… .

‘It’s a long way to go.’

He sighed and moved forward, leaving the Big Rat corpse behind.

“brother.”

“yes?”

When I turned around, Sia looked at me with an expression of wanting something.

‘What?’

Have you ever been bitten by Big Rat?

There’s no way a kid with high agility would do that.

Could this be a compliment?

“Well done.”

“… … .”

Sia kept her head down and didn’t respond.

‘That’s right.’

An elite like Shia must have been getting sick of compliments since she was a child.

I just want to receive a compliment like this…

“Go, go.”

Sia took the lead, blushing.

… is there a way to

**

SJ headquarters.

The cold voice of a middle-aged man with a serious expression rang out.

“What do you mean?”

“sorry. As I said, Miss Xia’s location is assumed to be Gate S-23.”

“I’m sure there are guards at the entrance to the gate. How the hell did my daughter Sia get in there?”

“… It seems that he was sent in because he was a newcomer who had just been on the job for a month.”

-bang!

Yoo Tae-seong hit the table hard.

“What did the escort team do! I must have told you not to miss Sia!”

“Well, it is said that it was a little different from the usual lady. Originally, he kept a certain distance to make it easier to escort, but after receiving a phone call, he suddenly widened his distance and disappeared… .”

Yoo Tae-seong looked at the man with angry eyes.

He doesn’t usually get angry, but this time he couldn’t stand it.

It was his blood and blood, not someone else’s.

Even the cool-headed person he usually is, it was hard to hold on to his reason this time.

“Chairman, according to the gate guard, he was with a man.”

The tip of one of Yoo Tae-seong’s eyebrows went up.

“man? Are you a Hunter?”

“The exact identity has not been confirmed, but… They say it wasn’t a Hunter.”

Yoo Tae-seong touched his forehead and exclaimed urgently.

“Summon all S-rank hunters to the S-23 gate and pay more attention to security from tomorrow. in a hurry It’s an emergency!”

**

Me and Sia

Reached Gate S-13.

“Suddenly, B-class monsters appear.”

I came this far, but Shia wiped out most of the monsters.

It must be quite difficult, but it’s Sia’s style not to show it once.

“Leave it to me.”

“Are you okay? You must have lost a lot of strength.”

“I’m still fine.”

I replied yes.

The main monster of Gate 13 is the Wyvern.

It is a flying monster with thick skin and sharp teeth.

From the point of view of Sia, who shoots, it seemed that it could be a little tricky.

-bang!

Sia’s bullet hit the Wyvern’s chest exactly.

‘… If you think like this, it fits perfectly.’

However, like a B-class monster, he doesn’t die in one shot.

At least three of them had to be hit to kill them.

‘Well, the Wyvern will be fine.’

Shia will hunt without a crowd, so I have to do what I have to do.

Aggro is also attracted to Shiage. Shall we take a look around the inside of the gate?

-Sue.

I trudged along, starting with the gate wall and beginning to observe the floor.

The wyvern flying towards me in the middle became a beehive by Sia’s bullets.

Looking around, there doesn’t seem to be anything special here…

‘uh?’

I looked at one place with curious eyes.

There, Wyverns were eating something on the floor.

‘It’s strange.’

I don’t know why, but monsters usually prioritize humans.

The moment you recognize a human even while doing something.

Stop what you’re doing and attack right away.

“What are you guys doing?”

He looked at the wyvern and spoke softly.

Because you may not have recognized it.

However, the Wyverns don’t even pay attention.

‘What are these bastards?’

Let’s get a little closer.

I saw something on the floor.

Shards of broken glass and purple liquid pooled on the floor.

Wyverns were drinking this liquid.

– Kyaaa!

Those who roar loudly as if in pain.

Even so, the liquid on the floor continued to be eaten.

‘Is it like a drug?’

The appearance of the wyverns in front was a bit strange.

His muscles were twisted, and his body was three times larger than that of other Wyverns.

And if you look at the different eye colors… Undoubtedly.

‘I can’t see it.’

A bizarre, hideous appearance.

I said quietly to myself.

die.

– Perok!

The bodies of the Wyverns exploded, and corpses fell from the sky like showers.

“brother! behind!”

I turned around at Shia’s urgent voice.

Something in the form of a black wave was flying rapidly towards me.

“I can just get rid of this… ”

– Percussion!

“!”

My body floated in the air for an instant.

When I turned my head, Shia was looking at me with a sad smile.

she pushed me aside

“Hey, f*ck you…!”

It was a fleeting moment.

A black wave immediately hit Shia.

I looked at the scene with empty eyes.