Chapter 398 – Alchemist Hyunjoo Lee (2)

It was a shocking story and also a curious one.
But I wasn’t sure if it was right to continue talking in this place.
Just looking at the two men Kaori killed, this must be a place exposed to enemies.

“How about we talk somewhere else?”

When I asked, Lee Hyun-joo shook her head.

“No. Wherever you go, you’ll see them. It is a state of surveillance in a form that is difficult to detect. Why didn’t you think about running away? That’s why I couldn’t go to Seoul. Kaori…”

Hyunjoo Lee took her hand.

“Sorry. I thought you were the only one who could help me. I don’t know why I’m in Korea, but it was like my last salvation. I’m sorry I kept leaning on you.”

Upon hearing the story, Lee Hyun-joo had deliberately called Kaori here.
It was rational rather than selfish.
It was clear that the victorious group was the guild completely controlling Busan.
Even so, I wouldn’t be able to touch a foreign hunter carelessly.
Moreover, an S-class hunter.

However, if there was one fact Lee Hyun-joo overlooked, it was that Kaori could no longer be called a foreign hunter.
His nationality is still Japan, but he has become a person with the highest alert level there.
Because I betrayed Tadanobu.
And since the atmosphere of hostility to Japan rose strongly in Korea one after another, it was clear that this should also be considered in connection with Kaori.

It is hard to imagine that the victorious faction would know all this.
However, hearing Lee Hyeon-joo’s story, the guild leader, Mok-dong Choi, seemed to have a do-it-yourself personality.
This would be especially true for Lee Hyeon-joo, who was entangled in her own son’s problems.
What father in the world ruined his son’s body by using items he wasn’t sure about to get his legs back?
It was better to think of it as an extension of narcissism rather than fatherhood.

Anyway, Lee Hyun-joo’s bringing Kaori here was a good choice in the end.
Because I’ve been following
Busan was still less affected by the news and influence of various things going on in Seoul.

“Then you’d better not leave here for now.”

I sent two gang members here, and since they hadn’t left the place yet, I wasn’t going to follow up.
Lee Hyeon-joo said there was a surveillance device here, but I had a slightly different idea.
Perhaps there is a surveillance device planted inside Lee Hyeon-joo.
So, no matter where you go, you will be pursued.

It wasn’t too difficult to look into her body and find the kimchi device, but for now, I decided to listen to her story.

“Don’t say that. I was also contacting you for help.”
“You? Why?”

Kaori said that although she did tell me, she didn’t seem to tell Hyeon-joo everything about her experiences in Korea.
He probably thought that talking about it would hurt me.
She’ll have to tell you about her own embarrassing behavior.
I think both women thought we should meet and tell them everything.

“Let’s talk about Kaori later, and let’s listen to Hyunjoo first. And then you better decide what to do.”

Hyunjoo Lee narrowed her eyes and looked at me.

“Are you S-class… Right?”
“Yeah.”
“Ah… I did. There are many newly awakened S-class hunters. The situation in Seoul seems to be complicated. Are you okay?”

SSince sudden hunters are not celebrities, they are more afraid to deal with the media, so little is known about their inner world than they think.
That’s why Cho Dong-geun was able to live a double life without much effort.
It’s the same with Han Chul Kwan.

Anyway, now he didn’t really matter either.

“There are two S-class hunters in front of Hyunjoo. So feel free to talk.”

We moved places.
It was just moving inside the factory building.

A space where the traces of life are felt greatly.
Speculation that Lee Hyun-joo lives here turned out to be true.

Lee Hyun-joo made instant coffee and gave it to Kaori and me.

“I’m sorry. I don’t have much to give you. Should I make something if you haven’t eaten?”
“No, I’m not hungry.”
“It’s okay.”

In Lee Hyun-joo’s refrigerator The things that were likely to come out were clearly expected.
Coffee is also instant, and probably all the food we eat was also instant.

“Okay.”

We drink instant coffee. He held it in his hand and continued the conversation.
Of course, Lee Hyun-joo was the one speaking.

“So I accepted Choi Mok-dong’s offer. I went to see the child and checked his condition. What is it? Should I?”

Lee Hyeon-joo narrowed her eyes, as if recalling what had happened at that time.

“It was unexpected. Actually, I was quite confident about my alchemy, but a five-year-old, I wasn’t sure if it would be able to awaken a child who wasn’t in good health. But the child’s body was surprisingly in a perfect state for awakening.”
“Could it be because of the items Choi Mok-dong used at random? “
“That’s right. If left alone, the child would have died, but because it was fixed, it had an unexpected effect. It was in such a state that it was perfect for accepting alchemy. The child. After confirming that, I felt confident. .Leave the child’s legs to me and told me to prepare money. Then, I started treatment.”

Awakening the common people and growing legs were two different things.
No matter how much Hunter was cut off, I started. Because it is difficult to regrow old limbs.
Lee Hyun-joo’s story aroused great interest apart from his urgent circumstances.

“The child has awakened. There is a clear limit to awakening. Although awakened, I did not become a Hunter. Between ordinary people and ordinary awakened people. I think that is a good state to explain. I also did a great job when I first made this discovery. I was excited that I had done “, but the limits are clear. The reason why people who came to me were disappointed was because I That’s why I can’t boast that I’ve done a great job. Anyway, it was as I expected. The child awakened, and since he had mana, my treatment began to take effect. And the result…”

At this point, Lee Hyun-joo stopped talking, so I felt nervous.
For some reason, I thought negative words would follow.
But My expectations were wrong.

“The child’s feet are starting to grow. Of course, it was difficult to expect an immediate effect because it was not easy, but anyway, a new toe started to grow in the area where the leg was cleanly cut off. Choi Mok-dong was excited. As long as my legs grow all the way, I ran around saying that I would definitely give you the money I promised. I knew he was a villain, but I thought he had an unusual fatherly love for his child anyway. I also felt good because I was making a lot of money. But it started. Mok-dong Choi’s scheme.
“He constantly asked me to join his guild. It was an earnest request at first, but I started to get angry more and more. Nonetheless, I persevered and treated the child. He can end the relationship there if he gives him money. And it worked. The child was able to walk on his own two feet. On the day I was supposed to collect the money, I went to meet Mok-dong Choi at the restaurant he invited me to. But there conditions have changed. He said that if he wanted to get paid he would do as he was told. I was kind of expecting this ending. I thought I was done with that if I didn’t receive 100 billion won. It was because he had heard about it while treating the child, and he saw another hope. Think about it. The alchemy that I developed to awaken ordinary people had limitations. No matter how awakened they are, if they are no different from ordinary people or normal awakened people, why would they do that? Besides, it is said that awakening does not happen twice, even though it has not been clearly proven. There are cases where hunters awaken other abilities and do something similar to the second awakening, but ordinary people do not awaken twice. So if you use my alchemy, that person loses even the possibility of natural awakening. But treating a child’s leg is different. It doesn’t matter if you don’t become a Hunter, because there must be many people who want to be treated for permanent disabilities. With that, I thought I could live anywhere I live without worrying about money. In front of Choi Mok-dong, I told him to take the dirty money and stood up.”

Having said this, Lee Hyun-joo sighed.
I could have fully anticipated the story behind this.
And the expectations were not far off.

“Suddenly feeling dizzy, I sat down again. My head was spinning and I couldn’t get my head around it. Choi Mok-dong got up with a big smile and approached me. I took a syringe from my inventory and stuck the needle into my arm. Drugs were familiar to me. Above all, I occasionally used it as an ingredient for researching alchemy. But this was different. It makes me helpless in an instant…”

Hyunjoo Lee massaged his forearm.
I noticed the blue veins sprouting from her skin.
This was not a first-time phenomenon.

“Didn’t he brag about his personal connections? He’s close to the S-class Hunter.”
“Ah! Yes. How did you know that?”