Chapter 262 – Vice Minister Jung Yuna (1)

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Jung Yuna immediately contacted me.
It had only been 10 minutes since I had finished talking to Yoonmi Choi.
She must have called Choi Yoon-mi right away.

“Hello.”
– Are you Hunter Kang Seong-gi?
“Yes, that’s right.”

The voice coming from the phone was quite high and aggressive.
If Han Cheol-gwan’s voice had a contrived feeling of deliberately trying to please people, Jung Yoo-na’s was a voice that could be trusted by itself.
Do you think it makes you feel good and diligent?

– I always wanted to see you, but I couldn’t because you said you went to Hongcheon Dungeon right away. Because I don’t want to get in the way. I heard from Yoonmi that there is something you want to discuss with me?
“Yes, I would like to meet and talk if possible. Do you have any time?”
– That’s me, of course, it’s an honor. I will go to where you are. I’ll be leaving right away, so could you wait for me?
“Don’t be in too much of a hurry, come slowly. It’s not about competing with your senses.”
– All right. We will contact you when we arrive.

She was still unsure if getting Jung Yoo-na into this job was something she was good at.
After all, she’s a civil servant and a political person, and she’s aiming for a ministerial position.
Pushing out her iron coffin was what she needed.
At least that means it’s not a pure heart.

As long as we understand each other, we can do anything together.
The key is to make sure you’re trustworthy.
She had a good impression, at least when she heard the voice on the phone.

“Are you going to come?”

Choi Na-ri said as if she knew that.

“Yes, he said he would come right away.”
“Look. You probably know intuitively. This is an opportunity for you.”

One topic was covered, so it was time to talk about work.

I told you about using the soul mage weapon in the dungeon.
Kim Yeon-hwa and Choi Na-ri listened to my story with their mouths wide open.
All of them were top-notch talents, but this result was probably unexpected.
Because I didn’t know that either.

I didn’t know that the soul magician’s weapon would exert tremendous power for killing monsters.

“It’s really great.”
“I didn’t know you could write it that way.”

As expected, Kim Yeon-hwa and Choi Na-ri started to take a great interest in the soul magician’s weapon right away.

“I have to do maintenance first. I didn’t think it would be used for that purpose, so I didn’t make it that sturdy. It probably took a lot of load.”
“As a weapon, it would be better to strengthen its output. I need to tweak the shape of the entrance so that it can shoot powerful mana effectively.”

That way, we passed the time improving the soul mage weaponry.

It seemed that Jung Yuna hung up the phone and left immediately after her own words.
I got her call from her while we were engrossed in her work.

– Hunter, we have arrived.
“You came quickly.”
– Hunter called, but you have to come quickly. It’s almost lunchtime. If you haven’t eaten yet, would you like to join us?
“Yes, it is.”

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Jung Yuna was more youthful than I thought.
She’s a deputy minister in an administrative department, so naturally I imagined her to be a bit older, but she only looked in her mid-to-late twenties.
She was young not only in voice, but also in reality.

After all, she wasn’t too old to play Minister Han Cheol.

It seemed to be a characteristic of the Hunter Division itself, which hadn’t been around for a long time.

“Hello.”

Jeong Yuna politely greeted me and asked for a handshake.
She was dressed in a neat suit, and it seemed that she had come here alone in a car without an attendant.

The Hunter Department would have a larger budget than any other department, but it was clear that they were the type that didn’t care about protocol or anything like that.

She was wearing round glasses and her hair was bobbed.
Her height is around 160 cm.
She could not be said to be tall, but her figure was slim and well proportioned, so even in the shoes she wore, she did not look very small.
Perhaps because she is a hunter, she has a healthy beauty and her skin is very clean.
She was a beauty overall.
If it weren’t for her title and outfit, she would feel like a college or graduate student listening to the sound of a queen.

She also greeted and shook hands with all the other Hunters.
She had a few women with whom she had a one-sided relationship, and they were quite happy to chat.

Jeong Yuna, who came back after finishing her greeting, said to me.

“Wouldn’t it be more comfortable to talk alone?”
“Yeah. Since the story is going to be a bit long, let’s have a meal together.”

The dining room was large enough to accommodate at most ten or so S-class hunters.
Several unique rooms are also available.

I went into the room with Jeong Yuna.
I felt her gaze, so I turned around and saw Kim Eun-bi looking at her with her meaningful eyes.

Come to think of it, I had no choice but to be conscious.
Jung Yuna is a woman and also a hunter.
Besides, seeing that she reached the position of vice minister at a young age, it was clear that she had lived a life that was not very interested in dating.
All conditions came down to one thing.
That she, too, would easily fall prey to my ability, ‘a crush without reason’.

‘No way…’

Once this ability is activated, even I can’t do anything about it.
I tried hard to erase that thought, thinking that even the Vice Minister of the Hunter Department would be exposed to this ability.

Unfortunately, the room the staff guided us to was a place where we had to take off our shoes.
Thinking that it might be uncomfortable, I asked Jung Yuna.

“Shall we go to another room?”
“No. I still wanted to take off my shoes. My feet hurt a little from the new shoes.”

Jeong Yuna responded that it was just fine, so we went into the room together.
Behind her, I saw Jung Yuna taking off her shoes, and her cute feet in her flesh-colored stockings caught her eye.
It was smaller and pretty feet than I thought.

I’m still a bit weak on tip toe, so I caught my eye on it without realizing it.
As if being the shy type of hers, Jung Yuna began to massage her feet as soon as she sat down in her seat.

“Sorry. You should have changed her shoes.”
“No. I’m sorry I asked you to come all of a sudden.”
“Nothing to say~ Hunter-nim is really humble and considerate. Actually, she was worried before we met. Since Hunter Cho Dong-geun was absent, I thought that she would be a more terrifying person. Sorry.”

I didn’t do anything that would sound particularly humble or considerate.
This was, of course, due to the contrast effect.
The S-class hunters Jung Yuna had met so far must have been very uncomfortable beings.

Moreover, she seemed to perceive me as a new leader in the absence of Jo Dong-geun.
If you thought of it that way, there was a high possibility that you would have thought of Jo Dong-geun’s image first.

Even if Jo Dong-geun was not a hunter, he had an impression that would give a sense of intimidation.
At least I am far from that image.

“I also thought Hunter-nim would be a bit older. I didn’t expect to be such a young and pretty person.”
“Oh, yes, it’s pretty…”

Jung Yuna panicked as her face turned red.

You must have often heard her say that she is pretty, but she was cute when she was embarrassed.

“I didn’t even know that I would become the Vice Minister of the Hunter Department. All I can say is that somehow it ended up like this. After all, Hunters stand out everywhere. It must be said that he was very lucky.”
“Still, if he hadn’t had the ability, he wouldn’t have gotten to that position.”
“I am ashamed.”

The meal was served and we paused our conversation for a moment.
As if the menu changes depending on the atmosphere of the room, a Korean-oriented meal was served.
Enough quantity for two to eat.
Plus, the look and smell were awesome.
I felt sad that my time at this hotel was coming to an end.

“This hotel still has good service.”

Jung Yuna said she was hungry, unable to take her eyes off the food.
And then, “Oh.” She did and she covered her mouth.

“Sorry. I shouldn’t have said this, but I should have asked if there was anything uncomfortable. Were you uncomfortable staying at this hotel? If you tell me anything, I will refer to it to correct it.”
“No. I like it so much. You must be hungry, so let’s talk while eating.”
“Yeah! Thank you.”

We focused on eating for a while.
I was also hungry because I had spent the morning in the lab.

It didn’t feel like a meeting between an S-class Hunter and the Vice Minister of the Hunter Department.
It felt like having a meal with a college junior I hadn’t seen in a long time.

“Wow, it is really delicious. If the chef here opened a restaurant, even if I couldn’t go there often, I would have gone once a month.”
“Does the chef here have a separate restaurant?”

Attacks on S-class dungeons took place at least every few months.
It felt unreasonable for such a talented chef to be tied to only this place.
It would be nice if as many people as possible could eat such delicious food.

“All the staff who serve S-class hunters are not allowed to do other things. While guaranteeing treatment, it prohibits concurrent positions. To maintain the quality of service.”