Chapter 161 – Childhood Friend (5).

I have finished what I have to do in America.
He met the ‘Guardian’ guild, shared information about the ‘Top’, and participated in a masquerade to show his face.
Even though I was wearing a mask.

‘Can I just go back now?’

Since I found out that many S-class hunters, including the ‘Guardian’ guild, were the heads of the International Hunter Association, there was no reason to stay in the United States anymore.

Huey Reagan went back after thoroughly seeing the business.
I don’t know if he came at Marcus’ request, but he handed me an international hunter license and left.

After confirming that Huey Reagan was leaving, Han So-ra told me.

“Shouldn’t we block the attack? If this continues, the US and China will continue to rise as if they are competing with each other. To get your wish as soon as possible….”
“I can’t help it. There’s no way to physically stop it, well. You can’t break the legs of S-class hunters, can you?”

If I fight with S-class hunters, my neck will be broken in reverse.
Easier than picking a chicken.

“For now, I am going to step down. Even if you are in the US, there is nothing you can do. Let’s go back to Korea and make plans.”

I wanted to see Choi Da-eun.
After meeting as a masked man and meeting as Park Seon-woo, I needed a break.

“… Whenever I come to America, I feel like I am weak. Like last year and this year….”

A conch made a gloomy face and slurred her words.
She gripped the bed sheet tightly and shivered.

I calmly comforted Han So-ra.

“What does strong and weak mean? In the end, you will kneel before me. It’s all a matter of time.”

They will be defeated not by Park Seon-woo, but by 「Teaching Assistant App」.
Both Marcus Eclipse and Huey Reagan should consider themselves fortunate to have been born as men.

‘If it was a woman, she would have already put it on the wall.’

Do you think you can’t pick her grandma, Marcus?
My cock is old and young.
Even grandma can afford it.

Han So-ra, who was looking at me, asked in a worried voice.

“Mr. Mask, your complexion is not looking good. Can I leave the hospital?”
“… You’re wearing a mask, but can you see your complexion?”
“I can’t see it, but I can feel it. What the hell are you thinking? Why do you suddenly vomit again….”
“I imagined things that I shouldn’t have done as a human being.”

I took a deep breath and lifted the blanket.
Since I was not in a bad condition, I was able to leave the hospital right away.

I went through the discharge procedure at the hospital.
Fortunately, all related expenses were covered by the ‘Guardian’ guild.
Whatever the reason, it was because of Huey Reagan’s sudden action.

The hospital bill itself wasn’t too much of a burden.
I had 1 billion that Petra gave me as a gift.

‘American hospitals are inconvenient for nothing.’

All the medical personnel are speechless.
It was so unfamiliar, I didn’t want to stay for a long time.

Came out of the hospital
Even though I was walking around wearing a mask, it didn’t seem like everyone cared about it.

“Let’s go first. Sora-san also goes in and rests.”

She naturally broke up with So-ra outside the hospital.
We had to disperse at this point to be able to go to the hotel.
Not even a single one caught me.

‘… He knows everything.’

As soon as I got out of Han So-ra’s sight, I headed straight to the hotel.
He went straight ahead faster than anyone else.
On the way, I took off my mask and arrived at the hotel as Park Seon-woo.

‘If Han So-ra knew my identity, she would come in later than me.’

There is no way Han So-ra will come later than me.
In terms of physical ability, it is normal for Han So-ra to be faster than me.

Coming late means there is a reason you have to come late.
Now that the schedule is over, is there any reason?

Han So-ra has one such reason.
It is her masked man, Park Seon-woo, who returns to her hotel before her and pretends nothing happened to buy her time to repair herself.

When I finish preparing, Han So-ra will then slowly return to the hotel while acting.
She felt like she didn’t know anything.

I washed up, changed clothes, and took a short break.
I searched the internet for the first time in a while and replied to Choi Da-eun.
Then she came across a strange article.

[S-class hunter Han So-ra, dating rumor again?!]
“Her….”

A picture of Han So-ra walking with a white man is hanging on the door.
I know who this white male is.

“Sunwoo Hunter? I’m here.”

After breakfast and just before lunchtime, Han So-ra returned.
Han So-ra walks around.
Arrival times and actions are so blatant that only laughter comes out.

‘… You mean you knew everything and pretended not to know?’

Han So-ra was making fun of me.
Han So-ra played with me.

I don’t know what to do with shame.
I thought I was being played, but it turned out that she was being played.

I calmed down my excited voice and started talking.

“Sora-san, where have you been?”
“Suddenly something came up. I came to meet some people I know.”
“… For three days?”
“Yes, what.”

Han So-ra did not give a long explanation.
Feeling that she didn’t know anyway, she omitted a lot.

“Ah, who knows?”

She lifted her tone, feeling that she was offended.
As if not expecting my reaction, Sora tilted her head.

I showed Sora her smartphone.
It was a list of articles written by Korean media.

[S-class hunter Han So-ra, dating rumor again?!]
[Who is the white man walking affectionately with Han So-ra?]
[She had a reason for rejecting Lee Hae-wan to So-ra!]
[Why is it white?]

Went all over the place with me.
It looks like someone took a picture then.

“Who is this man?”

Han So-ra already knows that I am a masked man.
However, Park Seon-woo does not know that his secret was found out by Han So-ra.

“… That’s it.”

The pupils rolled back and forth.
Back and forth, left and right, contemplating an answer with a face clearly showing embarrassment.

It’s easy to tell the truth.
In fact, if you know that Park Seon-woo is a masked man, then you don’t have to come up with a reason why it didn’t work.

‘They don’t want to tell the truth.’

He must have had quite a bit of fun teasing me.
I don’t know when they’ll get caught, but it must be the mindset that I want to maintain this relationship now if possible.
Just like I did.

Then you have to make up an excuse.
Something that could explain this photo and dating rumors.

Han So-ra hesitantly squeezed out her words.

“… Friend, friend. A Hunter friend you know.”
“Ah, friend?”

The best excuse I could think of was being friends.
I let out a laugh with the nuance of not being the same.

“What, friend. I understand.”
“You don’t seem to understand at all.”
“We weren’t even dating in the first place. No matter who Sora meets…. You have no right to care.”

The atmosphere wasn’t bad.
Push like this

‘I’m going to stop summoning from now on.’

Follow the advice Petra gave you.
A dramatic change was needed to make the teaching assistant progress 100.

“…….”

Han So-ra shyly scratched her head.
Although puzzled by my reaction, it did not provide a satisfactory answer to reassure me.
I felt like I was about to slip away.

‘Yes, let’s go.’

Even if I just go over, the mask man won’t go over.

We couldn’t solve the awkward atmosphere.
Every time our eyes met, Han So-ra gave a meaningful smile.

‘Did I deliberately go overboard?’

It makes you jealous
Park Seon-woo, who does not know anything, is enjoying the jealousy of Han So-ra, who has been rumored to be dating.

‘Let’s see, Han So-ra.’

I decided to stay in the US for a week.
I will spend the rest of the time while maintaining the awkward atmosphere.

* * *

New York ‘Guardian’ guild headquarters.
‘Guardian’ guild master Huey Reagan stood in his boss’s office and stared blankly at the view through the window.

A feast of neon spreading under your feet.
The pale moonlight contrasted with them.

Huey Reagan recalled what had happened some time ago in a dark room.

‘… Petra.’

Petra protected the man.
Standing in front of a man wearing a mask, an unknown man, blocked his attack.

It came as a huge shock to Huey Reagan.
It hurt and suffered as much as the time I spent with Petra.

‘Why the hell….’

When did you become such a relationship with that man?
It was a situation that he couldn’t understand at all because he was closely monitoring Petra.

Huey Reagan did not recognize the ‘suggestions’ hanging over him.
In order to weaken the ‘suspicion’, he has to undergo a mental shock equivalent to rape, but he has never received damage that would have been so far.

Huey Reagan, who did not even have a chance to woo Petra due to ‘suggestion’.
He lost Petra without knowing why.
But he had no intention of yielding to it as it was.

‘Suggestion’ was only blocking sex with Petra for emotional stability.
It wasn’t that he forbade any emotional interaction she had.

Huey Reagan hid his feelings because he felt insecure that he might be rejected by Petra.
He only looked at Petra from afar, wanting to remain friends at least, fearing that he would walk away after confessing.
Because of ‘suggestion’.

“Whoa….”

Huey Reagan felt frustrated for no reason.
From the moment she met Petra’s expression, her insides boiled and became angry.
The emotions suppressed by ‘suggestion’ were about to explode.

Shock comparable to rape.
Huey Reagan couldn’t forget the look in Petra’s eyes.
The gaze that glared at her fiercely, she thought of Korean hunters as much.

“Petra… !”

Huey Reagan thought of Petra as much as Petra thought of Park Seon-woo.
The difference in concentration of emotions was not that great.

“Why the hell… !”

One layer of ‘suggestion’ is lifted.
Huey Reagan finally feels the question.

“I….”

Have I not been able to convey my heart?
Regret for the bus that had already passed came creeping up.