Chapter 96 – 96. Chance

‘Jung So-hee?’

The only sane person in Song Seong-wu’s harem party, who had taken the D-level exam with me, was staring blankly toward the outdoor stage.

I narrowed my brows in wonder.

Baron heard from Choi Yi-yeon and Song Seong-woo, she quit her Hunter after failing the D-class exam.

But being here.

‘Does it mean that I have no regrets left?’

I approached her at a pace that was neither fast nor slow. Maybe she’s lost in thought, even though she’s standing shoulder to shoulder with her, she doesn’t even look at her.

“It’s a coincidence. Let’s meet in a place like this.”

“…?”

“It’s the first time since the D-class exam, right?”

It wasn’t until after I spoke to her that she noticed my presence and turned her head away. Her eyes widen as she looks at me, and a look of bewilderment forms on her face.

“Why are you here…”

“I am interested in stimulants. You?”

“…It’s personal.”

Then, as always, I smiled bitterly at the sight of him drawing the line.

“It’s still okay not to talk about yourself. But this time it doesn’t seem to matter.”

“Why do you think so?”

“I think it was because of me that I quit Hunter.”

“Not because of you… More than that, how did you know I quit Hunter?”

“I heard from Song Seong-woo.”

Her eyes tremble at the name Song Seong-wu.

“Did he… Tell me?”

“Uh. In return for telling me the condition of the other woman.”

“Yes?”

“I told you that you quit Hunter in return for telling me about the condition of another woman you say is your friend.”

“That…What…”

Jung So-hee turned to me and asked again.
Body trembling slightly. I looked at her intently. With her eyes, she asked if she knew what it meant.

The fluttering eyelids go down.
A sigh that vomits. There was a mixture of resignation instead of anger.

“…Okay.”

“I was also a little surprised. I really didn’t think you would tell me.”

Silence comes only to the two of us amidst the noisy chatter.

The clouded gaze turns to the outdoor stage again.
A fairly famous emcee came up and was doing the opening. As I followed her and looked there, I opened her mouth first.

“Therefore. If it’s not because of me, why did you quit Hunter?”

“With you…”

“Sometimes, how about being honest? Who knows It will make you feel better.”

The conversation cut off again, just as she was about to let out a sigh, she opened her mouth.

“You asked before. Why are you walking alone?”

“Oh, it was.”

“I was being bullied at a party.”

“Uh?”

Unexpected words, a half door came out without me knowing.

It’s bullying.
There’s no way Song Seong-woo did that.

So, are the culprits the two remaining harem members?

“At first, it was just grabbing the pod or driving me to the point that I was bad. But after the queen ant nest, it got worse.”

“Then you and me hit and run…”

“Yeah, I lied to me that we would go around the gate together and went back to my hometown with the voice actor.”

I’m pissed off just listening to it.

“Song Seong-woo? He said he had no idea?”

“I told Sungwoo that I was training alone. He said he felt responsible for having the magic stone stolen.”

“That is nonsense. So what did you do?”

“As soon as I went back to my hometown, I asked why I lied. Then he got angry with me. Is it true that I was deprived of the magic stone because of my lack of skill, so I did it on purpose to train.”

“I should have told Song Seong-woo the truth.”

From the bittersweet smile on her face, I could already guess that she had been. And that the results weren’t good either.

“You didn’t believe me?”

“…To Seongwoo, not only me, but also Yejin and Joona were precious people.”

Her lips quiver as she spits out the names of the harem members who ostracized her. As if the feelings of that time still remain.

“I don’t know. You’re not the kind of person to be treated the same as those kids.”

“…”

“What did you do after that? Couldn’t you have stayed at the party all along?”

“It remained. I was leaving the party because that’s what they wanted. But… Heaven didn’t help me.”

Jeong So-hee’s gaze turned to me.
He was talking about being in the same group as me in the D-class exam.

“After failing the test, I naturally distanced myself from the voice actor. Because he was D-class and I was E-class. It should be natural. I still trusted him. Because he said he would wait until I went up to D-class.”

“By the way?”

“The next day, Ye-jin sent me a picture saying she was looking for a new party member instead of me. Seong-woo… I heard that Seong-woo, who said he would wait for me, was the member he brought with him.”

As she rises in the tone of her voice, her speech speeds up.

“I couldn’t admit it. She went and got the facts. It’s true that the voice actor brought it himself. Still… But I couldn’t give up. To prove my skills, I applied for a duel with the woman Seongwu brought… And…”

“You lost.”

“Yeah… I lost. Perfectly.”

With her emotions welling up, she wipes her eyes with the back of her hand. If she had a handkerchief, she would have lent it, but alas, the only one she had was Lubrica.

“Is that why you quit Hunter with that shock?”

“Yes. I couldn’t even hold the sword. Then by chance…”

“You found out about stimulants and came here?”

Jeong So-hee shakes her head.
I looked at her and gave her a smile.

“Your expression is brighter than before.”

“I felt a little relieved after talking about it.”

“I’m glad. But then, is that the reason you want to get a stimulant? To reclaim her deprived place?”

“No. It is no longer my place.”

“Revenge then?”

“I just want to make you regret it.”

Being much stronger than them.
With that added, she turns her gaze back to her outdoor performance stage. Before we knew it, the lottery was in progress on the stage.

I struggled as I watched her check her number on her phone.

Again, it was because of the stimulants.

‘Should I tell you?’

It wasn’t something to say casually because the truth hadn’t been revealed yet, but that didn’t mean I couldn’t pretend I didn’t know.

Perhaps, after hearing her circumstances, sympathy was piqued.

The problem is.

‘I don’t know if you’ll believe it.’

Thirst for power, vengeance, hope for a comeback
If I tell her, who has all of this, not to take stimulants because it could be dangerous, would she really listen to me?

“If the.”

Better than not talking.

“Yeah?”

“What would you do if I told you to give up stimulants?”

“Excuse me?”

“Eating stimulants can be dangerous.”

“Have you already eaten?”

“No, it’s not like that.”

“Then I’ll pretend I didn’t hear what you just said.”

The reaction is cold.
It must mean that he desperately desires the stimulant.

“This is what I heard from a senior member of Sungshin Group. Taking stimulants can be dangerous.”

“Do you have any evidence?”

No, there is no such thing
I shook my head and she sighed.

“Are you like that? It’s dangerous to take stimulants, so pass them to me, like.”

“Did you think I was that kind of person?”

“It was a joke. You’re already strong, so you don’t need stimulants.”

To say it was a joke, his eyes were full of vigilance. While I was thinking about how to convince her, the first winner finally came out.

Our eyes turn to the stage without anyone saying first. I can see the Hunter who has been called up, rejoicing like flying.

The moderator seduced the winner, who identified himself as a prosecutor, by saying that he would reduce the price if he took it here and now. He said yes and kept his promise.

And after a while

“It was real! It was real!!”

The winner who took the stimulant screamed and drew the attention of the audience.

“Your ability has truly blossomed! Look! Look!”

Black energy seemed to flow from his left hand, and a sharp gauntlet appeared on his bare arm.

Summons? Or is it a conversion?

If that hunter’s original class was a swordsman, it wasn’t just about adding general characteristics.

‘At least it’s a unique attribute level.’

In terms of efficacy, it was comparable to S.L.U.S. It was natural for people to make a fuss about a miracle.

In the midst of such cheers, Jung So-hee looked at me and said.

“It doesn’t sound particularly dangerous.”

“It’s something we don’t know yet.”

Originally, curses were not easily visible on the outside.

‘I can’t even try to sign a contract.’

In the meantime, the moderator called the second winner.

-Number 2412 Jeong So-hee! Please come forward!!

“…!!”

None other than Jung So-hee.

“Take the stimulant, but don’t take it.”

I grabbed her arm as she was about to run away and warned her one last time. She didn’t answer I silently shook off my hand and went up to the stage.

– Oh, you’re here! Jeong So-hee Please introduce yourself once.

“I am Jeong So-hee, an E-class hunter. I use my sword.”

– What a simple introduction! So, Jeong So-hee. As you can see from just looking at it, we can reduce the price of stimulants on the premise that you take them here. What would you do?

After receiving her question, she looked at me.

…I will eat.

Damn.

It was the same during the D-class exam, so I don’t listen to you.
When I spit out insults with a frown on my face, Jung So-hee poured a stimulant into her mouth.

And.

“Ah…”

An ice flower bloomed in her hand.