Yes, it’s good to study hard.
She would be an asset to Si-joon’s guild later on.
“Then don’t just wait around. Practice circulating mana throughout your body. Don’t stop.”
“Y-Yes. . .”
Shin Ji-soo was watching TV, but she crossed her legs at Siwoo’s words.
She started by taking a slow, deep breath.
She slowly opened her dantian and released her magical energy little by little.
Not too fast, not too slow.
Anyone could forcefully release their magical energy.
However, it was not easy to control the amount and release only as much as needed.
It required very delicate control.
Furthermore, it was not an easy task to sense and move ‘magical energy’, which was literally invisible, rather than moving something like a finger.
“For an A-rank Hunter, you should try to get a sense of pulling out magical energy as thin as a thread. Think of emptying all the mana in your dantian with that thread. At a constant amount, at a constant speed, at a constant rhythm.”
“How important is this training?”
When she first heard this training from Siwoo, she thought he was joking.
And since she had never heard such advice from anyone else, she also questioned its effectiveness.
“If you have a hundred life-or-death battles, this will save your life ninety-nine times. So do it every day.”
“Y-Yes, I understand.”
“By the way, if going into a gate and using skills on monsters is level 2 training, this is about level 4.”
Shin Ji-soo recalled what Siwoo had said.
‘With a sense of pulling out magical energy as thin as a thread from head to toe.’
Her dantian felt ticklish and itchy.
She flowed the thread-like magical energy in the direction that her mana usually flowed and slowly circulated it through her body.
It was completely different from the feeling of just pulling out her magical energy and using it.
Shin Ji-soo felt her forehead becoming damp with sweat before she had even been at it for five minutes.
It was evidence that she was exerting a high level of concentration.
A few minutes later.
Siwoo, who had finished showering, changed his clothes and went out into the living room.
‘It’s suddenly become a lot more annoying.’
It had been fun to play around with other people’s skills for the first time in a while, but it was a little tiring.
Shin Ji-soo was still sitting cross-legged and practicing.
Siwoo, who had been about to speak to her, checked her mana flow.
‘Hmm. She doesn’t even know that I’m out.’
She was a good disciple, except for the fact that she talked too much.
Her instincts were not bad, either.
The amount and speed of her flowing magical energy were not bad either.
Of course, she was still immature as a beginner, but she would get used to it in no time.
He smiled.
‘It’s rewarding to teach.’
🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷
ᴀ𝕨ė̇ʙṡ̇ṫ̇𝚘ʀ𝚒ė̇𝔰.𝔠𝐨𝘮
Siwoo walked with heavy steps.
He had volunteered to go there, but it couldn’t be helped if it was annoying.
‘There are too many merits to quitting HSIU.’
Money and benefits were not good conditions for Siwoo.
He could make a lot of money just by going into a gate, killing monsters, and hiring porters to carry out the bodies.
And since his younger brother was the Guild Leader of a large guild, he didn’t need money.
For him, a good condition was an organization that would take care of things whenever he did things his way.
Legally, even.
As he entered the office, everyone’s gaze turned to Siwoo.
It felt very different from the usual gazes.
“You’re here, senior!!”
Hwang Jeong-gu came out quickly and bowed at a 90-degree angle.
Siwoo nodded and looked around.
What’s with the atmosphere?
“I-If you don’t mind, would you come to my office for a moment?”
“Sure.”
Hwang Jeong-gu sat Siwoo in the best seat and quickly arranged the prepared tea.
Coffee, black tea, green tea.
It was Hwang Jeong-gu’s consideration for him.
“What’s going on?”
“T-That. . . By any chance, did you see Sung Chang-won and Ha Jun-tae when you went out last time?”
“Yeah, why?”
Hwang Jeong-gu hesitated again at Siwoo’s blunt answer.
“D-Did you, by any chance, f-fight them?”
“I didn’t fight them.”
“Ah—thank goodness. Actually. . .”
“I just half-killed them.”
Hwang Jeong-gu closed his mouth again at Siwoo’s words.
He had known that this would happen.
He blamed himself for not being able to stop him.
“That fact. . . Do you know where those two are now?”
“I don’t know.”
“They’re in the Hunter Mental Hospital.”
“Aha.”
A short exclamation that could be either admiration or laughter burst out.
“They’re both insane and can’t even control their own bodily functions. They say that their PTSD is so severe that they panic at the slightest pain.”
“Really?”
Siwoo picked up his coffee with an uninterested expression.
It was their fault for having weak minds.
Hwang Jeong-gu let out a sigh.
“Judging by the circumstances, it seems that Sung Chang-won’s skill killed the Elligator.”
“That’s probably what happened.”
“That’s why they say that Sung Chang-won and Ha Jun-tae’s strange symptoms are not the result of a monster. It’s also unreasonable to blame the Barbarian Elligator for the insanity of two A+ rank Hunters. Furthermore, Ji Yu-ri said. . . that she saw Hunter Min Siwoo.”
“Did she say anything else?”
“No. She said that she just passed by and saw you.”
Good thing she didn’t say anything else.
Siwoo gestured to Hwang Jeong-gu to continue talking.
“So. . . you may be investigated soon.”
“Investigated? On what grounds?”
“For now, they’re just investigating based on circumstantial evidence. And as you know, Hunter Min Siwoo doesn’t have a clear identity. . . Things could go badly. I’m sorry.”
Hwang Jeong-gu apologized, bowing his head.
Siwoo patted him lightly on the shoulder.
【𝕊𝕞𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕟𝕚𝕔𝕖 𝕒𝕘𝕒𝕚𝕟. 𝕀𝕟𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕕 𝕠𝕗 𝕡𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕𝕖𝕣, 𝕘𝕠 𝕓𝕦𝕪 𝕞𝕖 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝕔𝕙𝕚𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕟. 𝕀’𝕝𝕝 𝕘𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕗𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕦𝕥𝕖𝕤.】
Crazy bastard.
“You don’t have to worry about it. I’ll take care of my own business, so don’t worry too much.”
“Yes, I understand.”
“By the way, there was a case that came in today, right? Give me that.”
Hwang Jeong-gu handed Siwoo the file as if he had been prepared, respectfully.
“What kind of guy is he?”
“He’s a broker. He’s quite well-known in the underworld, but he’s very cautious, so he’s not easy to find. Even tracking Hunters have a hard time finding him. HSIU almost caught him a few years ago, but they missed him.”
Siwoo read through his brief history and the incidents he had committed.
His main place of activity was all over Asia.
“He’s not Korean, he’s a foreigner?”
“Yes. He is said to be professionally active in Macau and Hong Kong. China has issued a warrant for his arrest, but experts speculate that it is a false warrant.”
“Is he coming to Korea this time?”
Siwoo put down the file as if he understood.
“Aren’t you going to take the file?”
“I’ve already memorized it.”
“For now, only the HSIU executives know about this, so you too. . .”
“I got it, as*hole. I’ll keep my mouth shut.”
Jiang Chen.
What a strange name.