Chapter 253 – The Weird Atmosphere

“Huh? Why do you look like that?”

I couldn’t help but freeze when I saw Choi Soo-jung’s information window.
He had to be like that, because she was an S-class hunter.
S-class hunters are very rare.

She thought that Choi Soo-jeong must have been an excellent hunter considering her previous life history, but she did not know that she was S-class.
With this awakening, she became S-class at once, which meant that her potential was explosive.
It also means that the stimulant made by Han Yeon-ju was just as effective.

“No. Rather…”

I said seriously.

“It shows me. That Sujeong became a Hunter. I think that also made me an excellent hunter.”
“Oh really?”
“Yes, did you have any aftereffects?”
“I was tired, so I slept for a while. But more than that, my heart was pounding and I was full of energy, so I couldn’t sleep for long and got up and took care of this and that. My mind was clear and I was able to get things done much faster than usual. Thanks to that, I have nothing to do for ten days.”

Sujeong Choi spoke quickly.
Her face was still showing excitement.
After all, wouldn’t she be thrilled and amused if she suddenly got better at her analytical skills and was ten times better at what she normally does?
I could have predicted that feeling.

‘It’s unexpected.’

It’s S-class.
She wondered what would have happened to her if she hadn’t contacted Choi Soo-jung.

Even if she hadn’t met Han Yeon-joo, she would have awakened on her own.
She thought that if she had become an S-class investor and had been on the rise, it might have been later that she got in touch with me.
If she had a vendetta against Lee Nam-cheol and was interested in the GP, she might have been connected somehow, but it wouldn’t have been the same relationship as it is now.
Something that allowed her likeability to be 100 because I awakened her.

I can only say that this was luck.

“Don’t stand still, come in. Her hands were quick, so she did quite a bit of cooking. It will never taste the same as the one made by experts, but I made it while thinking of Seong-gyu.”

After saying that, Choi Soo-jung said, “Hot!” She made a noise and covered her mouth.
Because I made an indirect confession that I made it while thinking of myself.
I went into the house pretending not to know.

“I look forward to that. I was still very hungry.”

I bought something simple at the convenience store, but that wasn’t enough to fill my stomach.
This afternoon, Soo-ryun was very hungry because he worked harder than usual.

We went up to the second floor together.
Unlike when I came during the day yesterday, the lighting had changed to a more subtle form.
Choi Soo-jung I don’t know if she did her ritual or not, but it seemed to be true that she prepared dinner while thinking of me.
I could feel that her heart was reflected in both the music and the lighting.

Had she been me in her previous life, she would have felt a little uncomfortable about this, but not anymore.
I was already seeing several women at the same time, and there was no realistic discomfort caused by that.
I too was emotionally numb to that fact.
Given the current situation, of course, that wasn’t a bad thing.

The table was already set to some extent, and Choi Soo-jung brought wine.

“Are you okay?”
“Yes, it is good to drink.”

I was very hungry, so I went to the food first.
Of course, the appearance of the dishes was slightly clumsy than those made by experts, but the ingredients used were fresh and the smell was good.
The number of dishes completed was over a dozen, as if the tension had risen a lot after awakening.

But before we started eating, there was something we had to do.

I got the meter out on the table.
A device that can measure whether or not a Hunter is awakened and its level.

It was also bought on the way home deliberately taking time out.

Seeing this, Choi Soo-jeong sighed.
I told him that I was certain that I had become a Hunter, but that was just words.
By using this meter, Choi Soo-jung would know exactly whether she had awakened or not.

“You can put your hand here.”
“Yes…”

Choi Soo-jung raised her right hand and hesitated.
I said with a smile.

“Do not worry. Awakening is certain. The grade is the problem, but the grade can be raised through training later, so you don’t have to be disappointed if it’s low.”

I knew that Choi Soo-jung was an S-class.
Still, I couldn’t tell the truth directly, so I said this to reassure the hesitant Choi Soo-jeong.

Choi Soo-jeong nodded at my words.

“Yes, then…”

She swallowed her dry saliva and held out her hand.

Her hand, slowly approaching her, went up on the meter.
The numbers displayed inside the device began to move rapidly.
Choi Soo-jeong waited anxiously for the results, but I was able to afford it.
She just took a glass of water and took a sip.
With an honest heart, I wanted to finish the measurement quickly and start eating.
Because I already knew the result.

– It’s S-class.

A dry mechanical sound came from inside the meter.
Even though the S-class measurement results came out, the tone does not change.
It was clear that the tone of voice would be the same whether it was F-class or S-class.
However, since the listener was a human being, he naturally accepted it emotionally.

As evidence of that, Choi Soo-jung’s hand on the measuring instrument trembled.
Her pupils were dilated, and her eyes seemed to be slightly watery.

“I, this, this…”

She stammered and looked in my direction.
She is usually a cold-hearted woman, but it was natural that she couldn’t be like that at this moment.

I said with a smile.

“It’s S-class. If you don’t believe me, take her hand off and touch her again.”
“Ah yes!”

Choi Soo-jung did as I said and removed her hand from the meter and then she put it back on.
After a while, a dry voice of the same tone came from the machine.

– It’s S-class.

Choi Soo-jung’s mouth fell open.

“Congratulations.”
“Unbelievable…!”

She jumped up, sitting a short distance away to use her meter.
Then he hugged me tightly.

“Thank you! Thank you, Mr. Seong-gyu!”
Haha.”

She herself has stated that she wants to be a Hunter, but she doesn’t know to what extent.
But her attitude showed that she had desired it more than she thought.

“Are you feeling well?”
“Yes! Sure! By the way, can I know what ability I have? Doesn’t this machine have that function?”
“Yes, because it is portable. You will have to get precise measurements from the management office.”
“Management office…”

At my words, Choi Soo-jung put on a hesitant expression.
After she sat down in her chair, she asked me.

“If you get an S-class judgment, you’ll probably get a lot of attention, right?”
“Yes, is that a problem?”
“Lee Nam-cheol… I didn’t want him to know.”
“Ah…”

I vaguely knew that she had an antipode relationship with Lee Nam-cheol.
I didn’t know what kind of story it was, but I knew that it wasn’t a good story anyway.
Choi Soo-jung noticed that she didn’t want him to know that she had become an S-class Hunter.
If it was Lee Nam-cheol’s location, he would of course know information about the newly awakened S-class hunter.

I thought about her for a moment and then I told her.

“Or would you like to go to the GP with me?”
“A GP?”
“There will be precision measuring instruments there. It’s actually a place that makes such devices.”

I immediately took out my cell phone and sent a text message to Choi Ju-ri.
I didn’t talk about Choi Soo-jung yet, but only asked if the company had precision measuring equipment.

The answer was of course there was.
Although it has not been officially released yet, TMI also told me that it will actively develop measuring devices for delivery to management offices in the future.
I said I would take one person to head office tomorrow.
Choi Ju-ri would be very happy if she knew that it was a heavyweight investor.

“There is. How about going with me for lunch tomorrow?”
“Great!”

Choi Soo-jeong had a face that said that her heart was so full that she could not control it.
Why not?
For the general public, the awakening as an S-class hunter literally meant a life reversal.
Although it has not yet been revealed what kind of ability it was, Choi Sujeong must have felt it herself.
In his own words, he said that he had solved all the work for a week while working today.
She seemed unlikely to change her profession, no matter what ability she attained, given her inclinations.
So even if she got S-class combat ability, she would still be an investor.
She was actually reluctant to go to the kwanliso because she didn’t want Lee Nam-cheol to know.
In that sense, it was a very good thing for her that she had awakened her ability to ‘analyze’.
It was a good thing for the world, as her S-class fighting ability was almost wasted.

“Congratulations.”
“Thank you! Thank you! Mr. Sunggyu!”

Choi Sujeong hugged me once again.
She hugged me stronger than any previous hug so I could feel her breasts through my chest.
It became something of a strange atmosphere.