A Side Character's Mission ↠ Solo Leveling

Chapter 38: Pretender (2)

'The red gate, the disappearance of Hwang Dong-Su...'

The small clues seemed to add up and point at one direction.

He wasn't sure whether it was joy or disappointment.

Jin-Woo leaned down near the boy's ear and whispered,

"Seung-Eun, are you a 'Player'?" 

Seung-Eun looked at him in dumbstruck. "Player? What game are you talking about hyung?"

"Huh..."

His golden eyes blinked innocently, and Jin-Woo couldn't bear to continue his words.

"We'll talk later."

Seung-Eun gulped in nervousness. 

'The day is here!'

When Jin-Woo entered the building together with Gu-Hee, they attracted the attention of the hunters from Japan.

"That is...?" Akari Shimizu, a girl with brown hair asked.

"Hunter Sung Jin-Woo, one of the newest S rank hunter." Goto's assistant, Hanekawa answered.

"What about the kid next to him?"

"Hunter Seung-Eun, also one of the newest S rank hunter in South Korea. Previously, he was a hunter in our guild."

"Huh, really? Why haven't I heard of him?"

"Me neither."

Although Seung-Eun had been working for the guild for few years, only a little amount of people had seen his face.

"Hunter Han Seung-Eun got deployed only when the government needed him.  He rarely participated in any other events."

"A government's lapdog? LOL."

"What is he doing here? There's nothing interesting in South Korea. Pretty sure we get paid more than them."

"So, why did he decide to leave Japan?"

"His information is confidential so we can't get any more information about him."

"That Hunter Sung, he must be a pretty talented assassin." Goto commented.

"What? That person is a magic type hunter." His assistant replied.

"Magic type? There's no way."

"It's officially confirmed information."

As the duel between the two Korean hunters continued, she continued, "Apparently, this is Korea's top. There is no need to see more."

"Is that so?"

"I've seen how Goto-sans raid over your shoulder. It's possible you're not classified as S rank anymore."

"That's not always the case. There seems to be one useful hunter."

'Was it Cha Hae In? Cha Hae In and Go Gu Hee... these two are sufficiently skilled rivaling our best members.' Goto thought.

"Hanekawa, can you deliver my words to everyone?"

"Ah, yes."

"To deepen our trust with each other, I have something I'd like to offer. How about dealing with us? Between the S rank hunters."

"Alright." Gu-Hee replied as he stepped down the stairs. "Only if magic and non-combat type hunters that are hard distinguish victories are excluded."

"Let's add some more rules too." Baek Yoon-Ho, the guild master of White Tiger Guild added. "Other than wrist, touching the back is a win, knocking the opponent over is a win. The match isn't one-on-one but as a group."