Chapter 187 – The Reason She Was So Good

Just as I was exhausted just like yesterday, I thought I couldn’t do it any longer, but in the demonstration, a brightly colored arrow that I had never created before appeared.

Ugh-

Seeing the arrow that created a unique vibration made my heart pierce.

【You have acquired the skill “Magic Arrow”.】

Magic arrows, these were definitely different from normal mana arrows.
It was appropriate to call it an enhanced version of a normal arrow or an arrow that received a magician’s buff.

Wizards would not be able to create such a ‘magic arrow’, and normal archer classes would not be able to create arrows like mine.

A magic arrow that can only be created by being able to use both abilities at the same time.
The arrow flew toward the wall with strength and power that was incomparable to that of normal mana arrows.

Whoo!-

If there was a monster there, the arrow would have shattered the head the moment it hit.

“Good.”

It was more than expected.

‘Magic Arrow’.

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After spending the morning in the training room, I prepared to go to Kim Si-eun’s fan meeting in the afternoon.
It was my first time going to a place like this.
I don’t know what kind of clothes to wear and what kind of mindset to go with.

My purpose was to meet Kim Si-eun, but the atmosphere at the scene might be so cluttered that it would be difficult to achieve that purpose.
In any case, I dressed as neatly as possible.

I thought that if it was a fan meeting and I was paid 200,000 won, it would be an official event to some degree.

The fan meeting was held at a hotel and I went there in my car.

When I arrived and confirmed my reservation through the receptionist, he said that I had to pay an additional 50,000 won for the meal.
And secretly forced to sell goods.

The goods were a pendant necklace with Kim Si-eun’s face embedded in it, and her photobook.
Except for me, other fans bought them with prices of 100,000 won and 200,000 won, respectively, as if it were only natural.

‘This is how they do business.’

It may have been a wise choice for Sieun Kim to step into the entertainment industry without doing her Hunter.
There was also a reason that other female hunters chose this path after seeing her prosperous.

After all, it was true that Hunters were taking over the world.
It feels like all the money and power revolves around them.
She didn’t buy Kim Si-eun’s pendant necklace and photobook because she didn’t need them.

It’s not a matter of price.
This was worthless to me.
I had no intention of taking it even if I had to pay for it.

Because I was the kind of person who made my teeth tremble just by looking at her Kim Si-eun’s face.

When I didn’t buy them, the receptionist was openly uncomfortable.
Without hesitation, I went to my assigned seat and sat down.

As a result of a little more investigation, Kim Si-eun now has an ambiguous reputation.
But she was definitely on the rise.
So it must be a fan meeting like this.
However, since she was not yet a big star, this fan meeting was limited to 30 people.

Tables were set up, each with a name tag for five people.
I went to the table with my name on it and unfortunately it was the table in the far corner.

At this distance, I wondered if Kim Si-eun and I would be able to properly make eye contact.
But this part was something I couldn’t do.

A boxed lunch that was too poor to say that they had paid 50,000 won for food separately was placed in front of each of them.

Unlike me in a semi-formal, most of them came here in comfortable clothes.
Each of them was holding a bouquet of flowers or carrying a camera.

An excited atmosphere that doesn’t understand something.

Neither in my previous life nor in this life have I ever seriously liked a celebrity.

Of course, I think it is necessary to understand and respect their culture.
Kim Si-eun was never a person who could be liked with such enthusiasm.

It was time for the event to begin.
Even after that, Kim Si-eun did not appear for about 20 minutes.
The other fans weren’t too upset, probably familiar with these things.
The organizers of the event didn’t seem too sorry either.

When I removed the lunch box that only threw away my appetite, the main character of the day finally appeared.

“Hi~ I’m sorry. I’m a little late because I have another schedule. I’m really sorry~”

Kim Si-eun stood in front of her fans with a very sorry expression.
Seeing her appear with a smile on her face, fans reacted with “Ohhh”.

She only said hello that she was late, but applause erupted from her fans.
Today Kim Si-eun was wearing a white dress.
She wore jeweled earrings and likewise put her jeweled necklace around her neck.

‘Also…’

I could feel the way she felt when I met her in her previous life.
Her aura was definitely different from other people.
As soon as she appeared, she seemed to be transformed into a completely different air.
It was a space that could not be called small, with 30 people gathered, but her aura filled the place.

Fans were already out of their minds.
Some fans attempted to take pictures, but were stopped by event organizers.

I crossed her arms and looked at Kim Si-eun carefully.

‘I see…’

I activated the ‘Scouter’ ability to see her information window and from it I was able to uncover her secret that I was curious about.

‘Extortion of life force’.

She had a special ability that was hard to figure out just by looking at her name.
And the grade is C.
There was a step difference from the grade I knew.

Maybe it’s because he grew up during that time.

‘Is that possible?’

She gave up on her Hunter path and pursued her Celebrity path.
Usually, a hunter’s growth is accomplished through his or her own training or experience in the field.

Could it be that she was able to grow because she used that skill called ‘extortion of vitality’ a lot?
I guess that’s the only reason I’m looking for.

I wondered how the special ability of ‘stealing vitality’ was connected to Kim Si-eun having a different aura from others.

【’Life Force Steal’ is the ability to obtain that energy by stealing the life energy of others.]
【Absorb the beauty and charm of others as your own.】

A message appeared in front of me.
It was an explanation of Kim Si-eun’s special ability, which I was curious about.

Then everything makes sense.
Why did Kim Si-eun act like that in her previous life?
Why did she have to get better as time went on?
Why did the fandom keep growing?

At that time, she would have stolen my life force as well as her.
And the reason she had so many men on purpose was, of course, to extort her vitality from them.

As I sat there, I smiled incredulously.
After knowing her identity like this, she felt insignificant as she was close to her mysterious existence.

Because I had this ability, I walked the path of a celebrity.
As he said, it was not because he felt that the path of becoming a celebrity was more suitable for him than to become a mediocre hunter, but because he knew that doing this was the way to make the most of his abilities.

The event went very unfunny by my standards.
At the end of the event, there was an autograph session and photo time.
I stood at the end of the line.

Because it was my only chance to face her.
She was present on stage from beginning to end, but she only responded to the host’s questions and did not pay much attention to her fans.
In a sense, it seemed that he was not deliberately trying to keep his eyes on him.

It was clear that he didn’t view his fans as more than just a means to make money.

The order continued one by one in such a tedious manner, and I deliberately stood at the top of her line, so I went to the end and handed out an autograph to her.

Kim Si-eun, who had been signing autographs like a machine, looked up at me startled.

“Hello.”
“Yes, how are you?”
“What is your name?”
“This is Choi Seong-gyu.”
“Yes~ Seong-gyu Choi~”

She asked me while signing her autograph.

“Are you a Hunter?”
“Yes.”
“It’s an honor that Hunter-nim is my fan. Excuse me, may I ask what your grade is?”
“It’s grade A.”
“Grade A…”

Her appearance, which had seemed soulless until now, came to life for the first time.

After signing her autograph, I handed it to me.

“Would you like to take a picture?”
“No, it’s fine.”

I was sure she was interested in me.
Just like in my previous life, it marked me as a prey.

Would you say it was worth waiting in a long, boring line?

After leaving the cluttered venue, I stood by the window and looked at the scenery outside.

I drank a cup of coffee from the vending machine, but it tasted much better than the drink I was served in the restaurant.

It was when I stood like that for about 10 minutes.
I heard the sound of footsteps approaching quietly behind me.

I turned my back while seeing the reflection on the glass and feeling the unusual aura on my back that could only be said to be different from others.