Ahn Yoonseung thought. 

 

He had never felt admiration for anything in his life before.

 

When he was in school, he didn’t have the kind of respectful mentor that impressionable teenagers usually have.

 

He was never truly impressed by the achievements of sports stars who were praised every day on TV.

 

It’s just, there are such smart people in the world.

 

Good for you. Because he only had mild feelings, he never became a fan of anyone until he became a college student.

 

So today was the day that Ahn Yoonseung finally understood the meaning of this word. 

 

‘This doesn’t make sense…’

 

Admiration. 

 

There is a feeling that goes beyond simple admiration and is combined with a sense of fear when one encounters an overwhelming being. 

 

He was shocked for several minutes.

 

That’s because Kim Kiryeo was able to find out how to use his skills just by seeing them ‘just once’. 

 

“─Yoonseung-ah, that skill is one that requires protecting all directions, not just the front.”

 

How can someone who is not a defense hunter handle the skill better than the owner? 

 

Moreover, his teaching is so natural, like breathing…

 

He felt a brief shiver as he watched Kim Kiryeo easily fix his way of using skills, as if teaching him common sense.

 

What level of skill does that hunter have that allows him to give advice like this?

 

‘I’ve never heard of a skill that finds problems in a skill. ’

 

The only assumption that can be made is that Kim Kiryeo is a natural appraiser with great analytical abilities, but… 

 

Ahn Yoonseung frowned and immediately shook his head. 

 

No, Kim Kiryeo is not an analytical awakener…!

 

Even if he closes his eyes, he can still see the cold-hearted image of someone taking out an A-Class golem’s heart.

 

Isn’t he a hunter with undeniable combat abilities? 

 

‘He definitely acquired the appraisal skill through commercially available items!’ 

 

There is no way Kim Kiryeo’s appraisal skills are particularly excellent. 

 

Even if he buys an expensive, high-quality skill stone, in the end, the subject of application of the skill is the same.

 

So in the end, it all comes down to the other person’s insight, experience, and knowledge. This is only possible when those things come together.

 

‘As expected, he was not an ordinary person.’

 

After finishing the calculation, Yoonseung clenched his fist without realizing it. 

 

The feeling he felt at this moment was one of inexcusable admiration. 

 

But… 

 

“Ahn Yoonseung, how is it? Do you get the hang of it now?”

 

Ahn Yoonseung’s expression soon hardened due to this feeling of awe.

 

“Ah, Hyung-nim. That’s.” 

 

It’s embarrassing.

 

Is there anything more embarrassing than this?

 

“I’m trying to get a feel for it, but…I don’t think it’s going well.”

 

Come to think of it, he forgot about it for a while because Hunter Kim Kiryeo often showed his easy going appearance.

 

Because, from the beginning, Kim Kiryeo was an awakened person with skills that couldn’t be dared to be estimated. 

 

It means sky above the sky.

 

Even Seonwoo Yeon said it. She told him everything about yesterday’s incident because she said there was a possibility that he was kidnapped on purpose to wipe out a criminal organization.

 

‘Phew.’

 

However, on the other hand, he can’t even use his skills properly. 

 

How pathetic this must seem to someone as competent as Kim Kiryeo.

 

“I’m sorry! I’m taking your precious time to teach me. I will try to polish it perfectly as soon as possible. Hyung-nim!”

 

But after a while.

 

Ahn Yoonseung realized something. The fact that his thoughts were really small-minded.

 

“Yoonseung-ah, please don’t rush.” 

 

“Yes?”

 

The man with Sambaegan eyes rolled his eyes for a moment, and then he said.

 

“If today doesn’t work, we can continue next time. It’s not like you’re going to return to hunter activities right away, so why are you so impatient?”

 

“That’s true, but.” 

 

“I’ll see you again tomorrow. And the day after tomorrow, and two days after tomorrow there will be plenty of time.” 

 

Dry voice.

 

Eyes without any emotion.

 

“I’m an F-Class so I have a lot of time.” 

 

Kim Kiryeo’s attitude was not much different from usual.

 

So he could tell. That he respects him as usual.

 

“Kiryeo Hyung…” 

 

The feeling of gratitude that Ahn Yoonseung experienced was so overwhelming that he couldn’t express it for a moment.

 

He readily passed on his know-how to the hunter who had lost his confidence.

 

In the midst of all this, he even tells such an obvious lie out of fear that the other person will feel burdened by his favor. 

 

He knew this about Hunter Kim Kiryeo from the first time they met, but he is a very unique person.

 

“Is there anything you want from me? Do you need anything?”

 

At that moment, Ahn Yoonseung felt like he wanted to somehow repay the favor. So he said it nervously.

 

“M, me? What do I want from you? There is no such thing.”

 

But he also knew this answer would come back.

 

‘Because he has no self-interest.’

 

That question must have seemed so absurd to him that he was shocked and stuttered.

 

Kim Kiryeo, unlike many people in current society, was not easily deceived by a penny or two of wealth.

 

This abstinence characteristic is something that should be followed.

 

It is a situation that acts as a considerable obstacle when trying to repay the favor.

 

“Whoo.”

 

At the time he awakened in A-Class, he thought he could do anything in the future.

 

He didn’t think he’d be able to say thank you properly anymore.

 

‘I can’t help it. For the time being, let’s faithfully receive Hyung-nim’s training and strengthen our strength. And I will definitely help him someday.’ 

 

After completing his resolution, Ahn Yoonseung took a deep breath.

 

By the time he looked up again, his gaze was no longer wavering.

 

“I understand! Then today, I won’t overdo it and will stop here as Hyung-nim said.” 

 

As an addition.

 

This incident became an opportunity for Kiryeo’s evaluation to skyrocket in Ahn Yoonseung’s mind. 

 

In other words, it was precisely around this time that the brakes of the runaway locomotive broke.

 

***

 

W, w, why are you suddenly asking me that?

 

Is there anything I want from you?

 

Could it be that he has noticed my plan? 

 

“M, me? What do I want from you? There is no such thing.”

 

I trembled and did my best to deny Ahn Yoonseung’s interrogation. 

 

I kept having bad thoughts in my head.

 

‘Yoonseung would think he saw an insect when he saw me because I’m an F-Class! If I was caught using him to make money…’

 

A shiver ran down my spine.

 

If this continues, I’ll get dehydrated with cold sweat.

 

“Ah, right. Yoonseung-ah, aren’t you hungry? Now, let’s catch the boss quickly, close the gate, and leave.”

 

I hurriedly finished the schedule, pushing Yoonseung’s back as he said it was okay.

 

As expected, the A-Class Hunter didn’t pay much attention to the D-Class remains that fell to the ground until he left the gate, so the crime went unnoticed.

 

‘No way, I can’t believe he didn’t look through a single magic stone until the end.’

 

Perhaps Ahn Yoonseung thought the D-Class monster’s remains felt like a 10 won coin on the side of the road.

 

‘At this level, there will be something to achieve without effort even if I upgrade to C or B-Class, right?’

 

Hurray!

 

I smiled deeply, considering how much money I could make if I sold today’s incredible items.

 

In my imagination, I was already a very wealthy person who had bought a palace-like house and had about 100 servants.

 

“Huh?” 

 

However, while making plans for the future like this.

 

Ahn Yoonseung, who came out of the gate, noticed someone standing at the exit and stopped. 

 

“That person is…” 

 

“Hello. Hunter Ahn Yoonseung. You’re coming out pretty late? It’s only D-Class.” 

 

A high-pitched voice. 

 

Thick file in her hand. Putting on a suit with all the buttons up.

 

Looking at this point, I think she’s an ordinary Hunter Association employee. No matter how I look at this, she seems like the person I met yesterday. 

 

That straight black hair that hangs down to the waist is a characteristic that is difficult to forget.

 

“Huh? Seonwoo Yeon-ssi, hello?” 

 

A B-Class awakened person. 

 

Seonwoo Yeon greets us. 

 

“Kiryeo-ssi, can you say hello well in this situation?”

 

But she seems to be in a bad mood… 

 

‘What happened that made her do that?’

 

I was wondering if she would be like that because he was texting her in the early morning wind yesterday. However, the actual problem was more serious than this. 

 

“I came today because I had something to deliver to Yoonseung-ssi. But I never thought I would see such an illegal gate entry right in front of me.”

 

“…!”

 

“Hunter Kim Kiryeo. You’re F-Class. But why are you coming out here?”

 

Gate entry that doesn’t match one’s grade. 

 

Because this was clearly forbidden.

 

“Ah, that’s. Hyung-nim.” 

 

“I entered as a transporter. I’m working as a porter for Yoonseung.” 

 

I started to explain urgently, but it didn’t work. 

 

“Are you saying that now? If something goes into the bag you are carrying, Taryeong, the porter, will tell you how much it will contain.”

 

Seonwoo Yeon frowns as if telling me not to make excuses.

 

“Hunter Ahn Yoonseung, you too. It will be difficult if you continue to engage in illegal entry like this.” 

 

“Hmm.”

 

“I’ll end this with a warning, so don’t ever put an F-Class Hunter in the higher gate from now on.” 

 

Wait a minute. Things are going strangely wrong.

 

I immediately refuted what she said.

 

“Wait a minute, Seonwoo Yeon-ssi. Illegal entry? I didn’t break the law.” 

 

“Yes?”

 

“So, according to the association regulations…” 

 

But Seonwoo Yeon must have already expected these words. Her expression hardened and she nodded her head.

 

“We didn’t put any entry restrictions on transporters. But this is to make it easier for them to do their work, not for people like you to use tricks.”

 

Somehow, it seems like Seonwoo Yeon’s contempt for me grows as our conversation continues.

 

It must be her mood.

 

“Why don’t you know that the attitude of ignoring grade restrictions only encourages more suspicion…?” 

 

“Yes?”

 

“It is said that ordinary F-class people follow the rules even if it costs them their lives.”

 

Seonwoo Yeon glanced resentfully at the frozen Ahn Yoonseung, then threatened him. 

 

“You might be thinking, it’s my life anyway, so who cares? The important thing is the recording part.”

 

“….”

 

“In case an accident occurs inside the gate. The identity of the attacker must not be manipulated…”

 

By the time the cold voice reached my ears, I had no more excuses. It’s a checkmate. 

 

“Please, please cooperate with the association.”

 

That awakened person’s rank is B. 

 

As of now, it hasn’t been clear because she has treated Ahn Yoonseung so comfortably.

 

In fact, there was nothing good to make her angry for no reason because, even as B-Class, Savannah lions were monsters that could be ripped to pieces with their bare hands.

 

“Yes. I understand. 

 

I lowered my tail. 

 

“K, Kiryeo Hyung did nothing wrong! I asked him to help me…” 

 

“Hunter Ahn Yoonseung, please follow me for a moment. I have a message regarding the change in the dungeon break response area.”

 

Poor guy. 

 

Even though Ahn Yun-seung was an A-Class Hunter, he was dragged away by Seonwoo Yeon without even being able to say anything. 

 

As I waved my hand at Yoonseung, I was lost in thought. 

 

Oh my, I guess I need to change how I plan to make money now.

 

‘I can’t help it.’

 

But it’s okay. 

 

I’ve previously thought of some options here.