Chapter 90  

Why?! If a polite and cautious hunter did a good job, everyone would cheer them on and they’d provide a great interview. This made sense.

If a cheap, dirty hunter did bad things, they’d get booed on by everyone and go on a rampage. That also made sense. But a hunter who was praised for doing a good job and could give a good interview while being cheered on by everyone? Why was he going on a rampage?

“No! Hunter Choi Yeonseung. Why are you doing this?”

“You’re noisy as well.”

Choi Yeonseung flicked his finger and fired his finger bullet. Unlike magicians, martial artists had a great advantage in this type of quiet fight. Magicians had to use magic to defeat one person, but Choi Yeonseung just had to fire internal energy from his finger.

...Of course, he didn’t learn martial arts to do this!

Bam!

“Cough cough cough!”

Pressure Point Attack! It was one of the skills of martial arts. It?caused?various effects by blocking a person’s blood flow with internal energy. Choi Yeonseung was aiming for the voice acupuncture point. Once it was hit, the person’s voice would be temporarily gone!

‘It can’t be used well against monsters, but it is very convenient to use on people.’

“(My... my voice isn’t coming out!)”

Choi Yeonseung looked around. “Is there anyone else who would like to talk nonsense?”

The law was far away, while his fist was very close. Flustered, the reporters were rendered speechless. The bravest one among them raised his hand.

“We... We didn’t say anything wrong, did we?”

“I said I killed a monster. When did I ever say that I saved people? Don’t say weird nonsense.”

“No! That person saved us!”

Choi Yeonseung once again fired a finger bullet. Hit with Pressure Point Attack, one of the scumbags that had been trapped in the barrier for trying to watch the situation coughed.

“I said that I killed the monsters and didn’t save anyone. Don’t turn me into a hero for such a strange reason. I hate that type of thing.”

“... I-I see. I understand. Hunter Choi Yeonseung only killed monsters!”

“H-Hey. What is wrong with you?” Carlton asked, dumbfounded, upon witnessing this absurd scene.

The reporters didn’t come here to curse him. They came to make Choi Yeonseung a hero. If it were Carlton, he would’ve been excited and made up and fleshed out a fake story.

“Do you know what’s so bad about being a hero?”

“Is there any? Ah. I understand. Is it tiring because you have to take care of your image?”

“Something like that.” Choi Yeonseung nodded.

The reason why he was reluctant about the reporters making him a hero was due to future work. If Choi Yeonseung became a good hero who saved citizens, he would have to step up whenever anything happened in the future. What if he failed or didn’t step up?

-Choi Yeonseung actually has a double personality... Shocking!

-The fall of the hunter who was considered to be the light itself!

-We were actually being deceived!

Everyone would chew at him, starting with the media. Public opinion was something else. If someone who did something good all the time made a mistake just once, the public would bite at them like crazy. After that…

[The number of people who believe in you has decreased. Your power of existence has weakened.]

[You...]

That would eventually happen! Hence Choi Yeonseung had already decided never to play the role of a good hero even before he returned to Earth. He had to get rid of an image that could be ruined so easily.

[The ‘Cat of Lava and Magma’ admires you and says this is the perfect way to do it!]

[The ‘Manipulator of Dreams and Desires’ is troubled. She doesn’t know if this is the right way.]

[The ‘Goddess of Balance Who Walks Ahead’ is timidly saying that Choi Yeonseung’s constellation isn’t helping much.]

Among the other constellations, the ‘Goddess of Balance Who Walks Ahead’ timidly scolded Choi Yeonseung’s constellation. It needed to help him more!

… She didn’t know Choi Yeonseung’s constellation was Choi Yeonseung himself, though.

“No matter how hard it could be, causing big trouble like this...”

Carlton pondered on it before continuing.

Eh? Choi Yeonseung’s actions seemed better than Carlton thought. After all, Choi Yeonseung was a good hunter and a good UHC player. Money would pour in like crazy. People would curse at him, but that didn’t have much of an impact...

“Wow, isn’t this really cool?” Carlton clapped. “I should do that as well!”

“Don’t talk nonsense, you ■■■■!”

Roxanne hit the back of Carlton’s head.

Don’t bite off more than you can chew.

What nonsense was this guy saying when he wasn’t as skilled as Choi Yeonseung? “Uh... Why? It’s cool!”

“That could only work for him.”

Carlton was forced to admit it. Choi Yeonseung was one of the Icarus clan’s best hunters! There were many monsters in the Icarus clan, but Roxanne could intuitively feel it. None of them were like Choi Yeonseung. She wasn’t just talking about his skills, either. Choi Yeonseung was unique as a hunter itself. His rarity for being a martial artist, the strength of his cultivation, his seasoned experience that came from fighting dozens of times...

All of those combined created a value that no one could replace.

‘Honestly, I don’t know why I haven’t seen any martial artists lately.’

Considering what Choi Yeonseung showed during the raid, she wanted to find martial artists right now to scout them for the guild. Meanwhile, the Black Cactus hunters were talking excitedly among themselves. They met an excellent bus driver who made the raid easy!

“In the future... Won’t the number of martial artists dramatically increase?’

The moment the raid video spread, the quick-witted and intelligent people would realize the value of martial arts. A new martial arts trend would follow. Choi Yeonseung was bound to stand at the core of it.

‘I have to pretend to be friendly with the Icarus clan.’

***

The reporters who were beaten by Choi Yeonseung were crying. He had a really novel and unexpected experience. It was unfair, cheap, and dirty, but the scene had to be aired. Some scenes had already been broadcasted live.

-? ? ? ? ? ? ?

-Isn’t he a completely insane bastard?

-A madman has appeared in Las Vegas! magic

-Why? What's going on?

-A hunter hit a reporter.

-Isn’t that something that happens every day?

-No. They were praising him, but he didn’t want praise.

-? ? ?

The onlookers laughed at the unexpected event.

Oh my god, something like this happened!

Some people cursed at Choi Yeonseung.

-How can he hit a reporter? Isn’t this too much?

-That Asian guy is so annoying.

However, the majority of people sided with him rather than the reporters. Choi Yeonseung played a great role in this raid and saved people. Most of them cheered for Choi Yeonseung.

-Why can’t he do that?

-That's right. There is something about reporters that makes people go really crazy.

-There is a reason why hunter clans forbid reporters from entering.

-By the way, hitting them for praising him is really funny. Why did he do that?

-I’ll tell you. Isn’t he a 1st generation hunter? Those from his generation are all taciturn and blunt.

-That’s right.

If Choi Yeonseung had heard it, he would’ve said, ‘What nonsense! Stop watching dramas, you crazy people.’ However, other people accepted it. These days, hunters put their faces everywhere in dramas, movies, sports, etc. Meanwhile, the former 1st generation hunters were reticent heroes who did their own thing!

… They were mistaken.

-Since he came from that type of background, he doesn’t want to hear that type of praise. He thinks it is something he should do.

-Wow... So cool...

-What are you saying? Do you think the 1st generation hunters are saints?

A few sane and older people refuted it, but people believed what they wanted to believe.

-I don’t know about that, but I would rather people be honest like that.

-What do you mean?

-If he says he saved them, and then something similar happens later, won’t you be asking why he didn’t save them? Isn’t it better to say ‘I don’t save people’ in advance?

-Wow. That’s true.

-This is better than being treated like a pushover.

-Isn’t it natural for a hunter to save people?

Yes. Shouldn’t this be the case?

? Save?them? Are you talking like this while eating potato chips in a corner of a room and holding a remote control?

? ? My little brother is a hunter, and he almost died in a dungeon. If I see someone talking like that, I’ll shoot them. What do you mean?by?that should be natural? Your life is important, but does that mean my brother’s life isn’t?

There was a hot response in an instant, but Choi Yeonseung didn’t know about it. Even the reporters didn’t know about it. They were just trying their best to wrap up the interview.

“Thanks to Hunter Choi Yeonseung’s monster hunt, the lives of citizens were unintentionally saved.”

“It isn’t what Hunter Choi Yeonseung intended, but isn’t it a good thing?” The reporters were nervous. Choi Yeonseung was staring from the sidelines. What type of interview was this?

‘I’ve never seen someone so crazy in my life.’

‘A guy who becomes angry for being praised...’

The finished reporters spat and left.

Let’s never see him again!

“That...”

“?”

Choi Yeonseung turned his head. The detestable people, or citizens trapped in the barrier, came forward and looked at Choi Yeonseung.

"What is it?"

“T-Thank you!”

“Hmm. How can you say that even after seeing that... ”

Choi Yeonseung’s words made them gulp. Nevertheless, they felt as if they had to do this.

“I-I still want to thank you! I really thought I was going to die.”

“That’s right. I thought I wouldn’t get to see my family ever again...”

“I will never disobey an evacuation order again! I will never mess around to watch!”

People bowed their heads and shouted. This experience had been quite enlightening for them. They could’ve really died!

Choi Yeonseung smiled. “If you’ve learned your lesson, then everything’s fine.”

He then turned around and walked away.

“... Huh?”

“Y-You won’t hit us?”

The citizens were flustered. They thought they’d get hit.

Choi Yeonseung just left.

“R-Really cool...!”

“Look at that! I told you he isn’t a bad person!” One of the young couple, the male, shouted.

“Did you see that?”

“I’m going to be his fan from now on.”

“... Wait, you’re not in love with him, are you?”

“What are you accusing me of?”

***

[Many people have started to believe in you.]

[The power of your existence has risen!]

‘Eh? It’s already going up?’

Choi Yeonseung was flustered. He made such a fuss in front of reporters, so he thought people wouldn’t believe in him. He thought it would only be after doing around 10 more raids and killing an A-grade monster that people would say, ‘Kuek, that guy is annoying, but I have to admit…’

Yet some were already starting to believe in him. It was so strange.

“Kuahahaha! Hahahaha!”

“What’s so funny?”

“Reporter... Reporters... Kuhahahaha!”

Hwang Gyeongryong was rolling around and laughing. He barely managed to hold back his laughter to speak.

“Hyung, you were never a fan of reporters, weren’t you?”

“I didn’t beat them in as unique a manner as you. Have you seen the reaction on the Internet?”

“I haven’t, and I don’t have to.”

Hwang Gyeongryong pursed his lips at Choi Yeonseung’s reaction, which didn’t make it fun to tease him.

Aish!

“I received gratitude from the Black Cactus. They will give you proper rewards for this raid.”

“I don’t really care.”

“... Hey, you can’t do that. We’re talking about tens of billions of dollars here. Don’t you care about it? You have to save money if you want to run a company.”

“Why would I want to run a company... ”

‘Whoops.’

Hwang Gyeongryong hurriedly changed his words.

“What you’re doing is similar to running a company, isn’t it?”

As a constellation, he ran a kingdom. In a way, it could be seen as a company.

Choi Yeonseung nodded.