▶ Chapter 15. The People I Miss (2)
Well, it doesn’t really matter.
I pushed the pointless thought out of my mind.
“There are also research findings about the theory of mana inside the human body. Do you know about that too?”
“Yes. It’s the theory that even ordinary people who aren’t Hunters possess a very tiny amount of mana inside their bodies, right?”
It was a theory published several years ago by a research team in England.
England was rather famous for conducting strange research whenever they got the chance, so no one believed it at first.
However, many high-ranking Hunters said that the theory was true.
Thanks to that, it was now widely accepted as fact.
“Using those two research results as a basis, our third brother developed a device that can locate mana extremely similar to the mana of the three of us. This is it. However, it turns out that an enormous amount of energy is required to operate the device.”
“So that’s why you need the Mana Stone of a Grade 9 boss.”
“Yes. Unfortunately, they’re extremely difficult to obtain.”
That was only natural.
Throughout history, there had only been a handful of cases where Grade 9 Gates had been cleared.
“We barely managed to arrange a deal for one at 700 million won, but then the seller suddenly changed the conditions to something we simply couldn’t accept.”
It sounded like they had demanded something truly unpleasant.
Han Yonghwan’s eyes burned with anger and disgust.
I made my decision.
“All right. I’ll sell it to you.”
Before the three brothers could celebrate, I continued.
“But I’m warning you. You can only use it to find your younger sibling.”
“Of course. I swear on my name.”
Han Yonghwan placed his tightly clenched fist over his heart and bowed deeply to me.
Just like Han Dongju had done earlier, he bowed so low that his head nearly reached his knees.
Seeing a man who was at least ten years older than me doing that…
As a proper Confucian girl, this feels kind of awkward.
I hurriedly took the Grade 9 boss Mana Stone I had obtained from Olympic Park out of my inventory and handed it to Han Dongju.
“Whoa!!!”
Han Dongju’s mouth fell open endlessly, just like before.
He took a monocle-type item from his inventory, put it on, and began examining the Mana Stone that blazed with golden light.
His face was flushed like someone who had finally gotten his hands on a treasure he had desperately wanted.
But the eyes studying it were extremely sharp.
“Maybe because it came from a Break, its power is incredible. I think the refining process will take longer than usual… Maybe around forty days? Still, it should be much more effective. Thank you!!!”
Han Dongju once again bowed deeply until his head was almost at knee level.
Han Junggeun did the same.
Feeling slightly awkward, I took a step back.
“Then I’ll get going. We’ll meet again in three days.”
“Yes! Take care! Please make sure you come back!”
“…I sincerely hope you find your younger sibling.”
After leaving those few words with the three brothers, I activated Stealth.
I took a long detour on my way home in case anyone tried to follow me.
Then, something suddenly came to mind.
“Dongju will stay behind and search for our youngest.”
Those were the words Han Yonghwan had said earlier.
I don’t know who their youngest sibling is, but I hope they’re still alive and doing well.
The three brothers were searching for them so desperately.
I really hope they meet again.
With that thought, I returned home.
I fell asleep almost immediately.
And then I dreamed.
“Oppas…”
“Our youngest…”
It was a wonderfully happy dream filled with people I dearly missed.
But when I opened my eyes the next morning…
I couldn’t remember any of it.
“You’re saying they appeared again?”
Raymund Wigman.
The head of the World Hunter Association and an SSS-rank Hunter from Germany.
He was exactly the kind of person the public stereotypically imagined when they thought of a German.
In other words, he was rigid, blunt, cold, and placed great importance on laws and rules.
Efficiency was also extremely important to him.
That was why he had not gone to Korea even after hearing that the seal installed at Olympic Park had disappeared.
There would have been nothing for him to learn about the disappearance of the seal even if he had personally visited the site.
And just as he expected, that had been the case.
Then, only a few hours later, the world rankings were updated.
A Hunter called Hunter Anham suddenly appeared as not only Korea’s number-one ranked Hunter, but also the number-one Hunter in the entire world.
There was little doubt that this person had removed the seal at Olympic Park and dealt with a Grade 9 Break within only a few minutes.
They were undoubtedly an SSS-rank Hunter.
I heard David Stefano is eager to challenge them to a duel.
Unlike that battle-obsessed man, Wigman had absolutely no intention of fighting Hunter Anham.
Of course, if Hunter Anham turns out to be a villain, then a duel wouldn’t be enough. They would have to be “sealed” completely.
Judging from everything Hunter Anham had done so far, they did not appear to be a villain.
However, Wigman could not be completely certain.
That was why he wanted to meet them personally and confirm it.
“The appearance of a new powerful Hunter is something to welcome for the sake of world peace. I sincerely wish to meet them. I will be waiting for them to contact me.”
That was what he had announced in front of the swarm of reporters who rushed toward him because he was the head of the World Hunter Association.
Unfortunately, Hunter Anham had yet to contact him.
