Chapter 59 – Class a Hunter Jo Ah-Young (4)

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The dining atmosphere flowed in a friendly manner.

The food is really delicious, and as Jo Ah-yeong said beforehand, the quality of the dessert was excellent.
The main dish was not so important, and I thought the food that came after it was more main.

They even moved places when eating dessert.
The top floor with a cool view.

Somehow, I thought the staff were polite enough to look stiff and overly friendly.

The manager came over several times to ask if I liked the meal.
From the direction of his gaze, I could see why all of this was happening.

It was because of Jo A-young, just like it was at the Hunter Management Center.

A conversation over dinner allowed me to learn a few things.
That Ayoung Jo is an A-class hunter like Eunbi Kim, and that he awakened a few months earlier than her.

The two of them were very close in high school, but they say that they haven’t seen each other recently because Jo A-young woke up and got busy.

Both were beautiful young A-rank hunters.
They had just become adults and had just awakened, so they could be said to be promising players who will lead the Korean hunter world.

However, there was no reason for people to be respectful of Jo A-young simply because he was a promising player.
Even Kim Eun-bi is not that famous.

Except for the fact that her cousin is an S-class hunter, she was just one of hundreds of A-class hunters in Korea.
Even if that alone was great enough, people didn’t know all the faces of A-rank hunters.

While eating, Jo Ah-yeong would sometimes stare at my face.
Then, when my eyes met, my face turned red and I averted my gaze.

I had a hunch that something was going on.

It’s already the fourth, and if you don’t notice, that’s even weirder.
Even though I’m not 100% sure, I thought maybe Jo Ah-yeong was also exposed to my skill, ‘Like for no reason’.

Kim Eun-bi didn’t seem to notice Jo Ah-yeong’s attitude.

She was busy chatting with a friend she hadn’t seen in a while.
The food was delicious, and with me by her side, it must have been a very enjoyable time for her.

“But what are you and your brother really doing?”

Jo Ah-yeong asked with the tone that she wanted to ask earlier.

“Yes?”

Eunbi Kim was taken aback.
It was comfortable to say that he wasn’t a boyfriend, but he looked like he didn’t know what to say because he wanted to talk about something specific.
He looked up at me and answered instead.

“I am a relative brother. I’ve just woken up, so I’m getting help from Eunbi.”
“Ah, that’s right. What is your grade?”

I know that Kim Eun-bi and Jo Ah-yeong are also in A-level, but I was a little shy about revealing my grade.
Still, I had no choice but to tell the truth.

“It’s grade C.”
“Ah, yes~~”

Jo Ah-yeong didn’t seem very disappointed.
The hunters I saw at the Dungeon Management Office treated hunters with a lower rank than themselves as if they were people of lower status or those who served them, but this pretty girl seemed to have no such prejudice.
I don’t know if it was because Kim Eunbi was by my side, but it didn’t look like that.

“I have just awakened, so I am entering a low-level dungeon for practice. I was going to ask Eunbi to go into the dungeon with me, but it went well.”

Ayoung Jo said to the two of us.

“Would you like to go into the dungeon together next time? I think a grade C would be appropriate.”
“That’s a great idea!”

Kim Eun-bi was also delighted.

There was nothing wrong with me if I was with the two of them, so I answered obediently.

“Yes it is. I don’t know if I’m causing trouble.”
“Pungranyo~ oppa is older than us, so we must learn a lot more. We are beginners too, what?”

Oh, she’s pretty and has a good personality.
If I had a younger sister like this, I would cherish and love her a lot.

She could understand how her brother felt when he presented her with a sturdy SUV.

Anyway, given the atmosphere, I got the impression that her brother was not an ordinary person.
Are you sure you’re not a hunter?
Now that Jo Ah-young, who had just awakened, had her reputation, there was no way she could get people’s attention.
I wondered if the secret might lie with her brother.

My guess turned out to be true.
We chatted while eating dessert, and the atmosphere was ripe and we even ordered a glass of wine.

The two of them had just become adults and didn’t seem to have much experience drinking alcohol, but the manager came to our table with wine.

“I have a special guest and I want to treat him to a bottle of wine, is that okay?”

There was no reason not to give it away.

That’s how we ended up drinking wine together despite the time when the sun wasn’t setting.

As a result, the conversation deepened and eventually I heard the story of Kim Eun-bi and Jo A-young getting closer.

“We were in the same class in high school, but we tried not to stand out from each other. My cousin is a hunter and Ah-yeong’s older brother is a hunter, so I thought school life would be difficult if that was known.”
“Yes? Ayeong-ssi’s brother is also a hunter?”

I thought he wouldn’t be an ordinary Hunter.

Jo Ah-young answered my question.

“Yeah…”

She didn’t seem to want to talk about her brother at all.
Kim Eun-bi said to her.

“It’s okay, Ayoung. My brother knows that my cousin is an S-class hunter, but what? I am not prejudiced by that.”

After hearing her words, Jo Ah-young spoke carefully.

“My brother is Jo Dong-geun.”
“Yeah?”

I questioned the name I had heard of somewhere.

‘Jo Dong-geun…’

Could it be that Jo Dong-geun?

People often say that they do not know the name of the president of the Republic of Korea, but they all know the name of Cho Dong-geun.

He was undoubtedly the most influential figure in Korea.
It is said that he took the lead in the first clearing of all S-class dungeons, and other S-class hunters also said in unison.
Jo Dong-geun is the best in terms of skills.
He said he would not be inferior to any foreign S-class hunter.

Of course, Hunter’s skills were very difficult to objectify.
However, looking at the colleagues who had been raiding the dungeon together, it seemed that there was no better hunter than Jo Dong-geun, at least in Korea.

Besides…

I remembered what she said when Kang Ah-jin came face-to-face with the lion.

She said she would meet with Jo Dong-geun to solve Park Hyun-jin’s problem.

After all, Kim Eun-bi knew that sister.
Of course, it would have been difficult for her to say that at the time.

Feelings for Kang A-jin also remained, and judging from Jo A-young’s attitude I met today, she doesn’t seem to want to get entangled in her brother’s problems.

“I see.”

When I said it in a serious voice, Jo Ah-young sighed.

“How did you know? After I woke up, rumors spread on the Internet. Jo Dong-geun’s younger brother is also a hunter. After a few pictures of me spread around, it became difficult to move around comfortably.”

It was worth it.
Not an ordinary Hunter, but an S-class Hunter.
It was also Jo Dong-geun.

If S-class hunters are generally considered to be above the clouds, Jo Dong-geun was like the sun, at least in Korea.
Having said that, it’s not much of an exaggeration.

“Okay, I understand.”

I took a sip of wine and deliberately hid my surprised expression.

Jo Ah-young herself is uncomfortable, but she doesn’t have to keep talking.

Jo Ah-yeong smiled, probably feeling my consideration.
She raised her glass and she told us.

“It feels so good to meet you today, Eunbi. Nice to meet you brother too. We must go to the dungeon together next time.”

The three of us clinked glasses.

It wasn’t bad, but it was a pretty fun time.

If it had been me before, it would have been difficult to enjoy the luxury of spending time with two beautiful women.
Besides, both of them are A-rank hunters, and they were young enough to have just become adults.

Suddenly, Jo Ah-young looked at her cell phone and she said.

“Oh! The time is already like this. I have an appointment, so I think I need to get up.”

She had a very sad face.

“Call. I have to go to the dungeon soon.”
“Yes, let’s go.”

Jo Ah-yeong, who said that she should get up and look, hesitated, but did not get up from her chair.

Why did I do that, but I carefully held out my phone toward me.

“Brother, can you give me your contact number?”

She added quickly, blushing.

“Because I need to know the contact number to enter the dungeon next time. To discuss this and that…”
“Ah yes.”

I took her phone so she wouldn’t be more shy.

Then I entered my number and handed it back.

“Thank you…”

Her brother is Jo Dong-geun, and she is so pretty, and she is also an A-class hunter, but she is very innocent.
I thought that if there was an angel, this would be the image.

“I really enjoyed the meal.”

The meal was over anyway, so we got up together.
I was about to leave the store, but sure enough, the manager ran up and asked Ayoung Jo if she was satisfied with the meal.

When I tried to calculate, he said with a determined face.

“No. It was an infinite honor for our store to be able to entertain guests. Please let us eat what we served you.”

I saw Jo Ah-young’s face.
She sighed and shrugged her shoulders.

Well, I can’t help but say I won’t take it.

I put her wallet back.

In fact, whether or not she paid the bill, before parting, Jo Ah-young bowed her back and greeted me.

“I really enjoyed the meal.”