▶ Chapter 8. The ‘No Hunter’ Hunter (1)
Which hunter should I choose?
The three SS-rank brothers of the Wish Guild came to mind.
Especially Han Yonghwan and Han Junggeun, who had rushed over despite the risk of death.
But I couldn't decide something like that right here and now.
I'll think about it later.
For now, there was something else I needed to do.
[Please choose a name for your pet.]
This.
After thinking very seriously about it, I shouted,
“Elizabeth Cleopatra Victoria Isabel Mary Katrina Seondeok the Twelfth!”
“…….”
The duckling couldn't say a word.
It must have loved it that much.
[Would you really like to name your pet ‘Elizabeth Cleopatra Victoria Isabel Mary Katrina Seondeok the Twelfth’?
Yes / No]
Naturally, I pressed ‘Yes.’
[This pet's name has been set as ‘Elizabeth Cleopatra Victoria Isabel Mary Katrina Seondeok the Twelfth.’
From now on, if you have any business with the System, call it through your pet. However, you will receive a penalty if you summon the System for something trivial.
Also, do not tell anyone that you are capable of communicating with the System. Doing so will result in a severe penalty.]
For some reason, it sounded more like a terrifying threat.
“Yeah, yeah. Got it.”
“Quack, quack!”
The duckling protested that Elizabeth Cleopatra Victoria Isabel Mary Katrina Seondeok the Twelfth was too long.
“Fine, let's shorten it. How about Twelfth?”
“…….”
Once again, the duckling couldn't say anything.
It must have really liked it.
“I'll call you Twelfth, then.”
“Quack……”
Somehow, the duckling—no, Twelfth—fluttered around unsteadily with the movements of someone who had completely given up on life.
Eventually, it landed on the dining table and pointed with the tip of its tiny wing at a plate I'd left there yesterday.
There were leftover chicken bones on it.
“Quack!”
“Don't tell me… you want fried chicken?”
“Quack!”
“…….”
“Quack, quack!!”
“…Fine. I'll order some.”
Using an app, I casually ordered half fried chicken and half seasoned chicken.
While waiting for the delivery, I fiddled with the hidden powerhouse item in my inventory.
Then I noticed something unexpected in the notification window.
I got a special privilege.
And what kind of privilege was it…?
+ Chapter 3. The ‘No Hunter’ Hunter
After the Hunter Ranking Chart was updated—
the entire world became as chaotic as a bomb moments away from exploding.
The whole world was in an uproar, but Korea, the country that possessed ‘No Hunter,’ was especially chaotic.
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Why did they name themselves ‘No Hunter’?
└Maybe they meant to type ‘Hunter King’? LOL
Was ‘No Hunter’ also the one who destroyed the seal at Olympic Park??
└Obviously!!!
└Who else besides our ‘No Hunter’ could break an SSS-rank hunter's seal and clear a Rank 9 Break in five minutes?!
└No Hunter is the best!!!!
└Do you think they can beat Vigman?? They can, right??
I think they originally weren't going to work as a hunter, but then changed their mind.
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If they had really decided to work as a hunter, they would've revealed their identity by now. Maybe they live near Olympic Park and just got rid of the seal because of that? It was sealed, sure, but you never know.
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└The seals made me nervous too. Even if he's an SSS-rank hunter, he's still human. Nothing done by humans can ever be perfect.
└Aren't there tons of seals around the world? I heard there are almost a thousand. They say they'll remain even if Vigman dies, but can we really trust that?
└If every seal suddenly breaks, damn… wouldn't the whole world be destroyed? Seems better to get rid of them!
└It feels so refreshing now that the thing is completely gone!!!
└I'm curious how Vigman will react when he finds out someone destroyed his seal.
Maybe they have social anxiety or something, so they're working alone?
└That social anxiety would be cured the moment they see ♡Han Yonghwan♡'s divine face! Join the Wish Guild!
└It'd probably be cured after seeing ♡Han Junggeun♡ too! Let's go to the Wish Guild!
└If you have any conscience at all, stop putting hearts around Han Junggeun when he looks like a grizzly bear!!
└What's wrong with our ♡Han Junggeun♡!!! You damn traitor!!!
└It'd also be cured by seeing ♡Han Dongju♡! Join the Wish Guild!
[Administrator Notice] Anyone insulting the three hunter brothers will be permanently banned.
If the world's number one hunter joins too, won't the Wish Guild become way too powerful???
└I hope they get even stronger and become the number one guild in the world!
└I hope they get even stronger and become the number one guild in the world! 222
└I hope they get even stronger and become the number one guild in the world! 333
└You sound like a hunter from another guild. Don't cry. (Handing-over-a-handkerchief emoticon)
I heard they took all the monster materials and mana stones from Olympic Park. How much would all of that be worth?!
└A Rank 9 Gate has 90 regular monsters and one boss, so that's 91 mana stones alone! Even a rough calculation makes my jaw drop!!!!!!!
└No Hunter, please give me just one!!!
└How much is it exactly??? STEM nerds, calculate it properly for us!
The most recent Rank 9 regular monster mana stone sold for 100 million won each. The boss mana stone went for 500 million. That was last year or maybe the year before, so they'd probably be even more expensive now.
└I heard someone was selling a Rank 9 boss mana stone for 700 million won recently.
└Wasn't there a rumor that the three brothers wanted to buy it?
Whether it's the mana stones or the monster materials, they'll have to reveal their identity if they want to sell them.
└The National Tax Service is insanely persistent ㄷㄷ They'll get caught immediately!
└Stop saying stupid shit. Who's going to catch the world's number one hunter???
└I heard our ♡Ice Wolf♡ and Han Grizzly couldn't see anything at all? Catching them is impossible!!!
If they want to stay a hidden powerhouse, just leave them alone. They're literally the world's number one hunter! Let them do whatever they want!
└But seriously, where did they get enough World Peace Contribution to become number one in just one week?
└Becoming the world's number one hunter in only one week is impossible.
└Considering they cleared a Rank 9 Break in only a few minutes, they can't be a fraud.
└Maybe the System stopped them from appearing on the ranking chart until now?
Hidden powerhouse or whatever, I freaking love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
└That Japanese guy next to me who always bragged that his country's hunters were the strongest in Asia completely shut up LOLLLLLLLLL
Long live No Hunter!!!!!!!!!! Long live Korean independence!!!!!!!!!!!
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Every online community was burning with countless discussions, most of them praising ‘No Hunter.’
But there wasn't actually much substance to any of it.
Well, obviously.
They don't know anything about me.
However, among the two people who had prepared for the Break in front of the Rank 9 Gate at Olympic Park—
Han Yonghwan was different.
After gathering various pieces of information, his exceptional mind began putting several facts together.
“The System does not lie, and the Ranking Chart cannot be manipulated. Taking that into account, I estimate that No Hunter awakened within one week before the day the Rank 9 Break was resolved. Most likely, it happened six days earlier, on the evening of March 18.”
It was Monday night, the same day the rankings had been updated.
Han Yonghwan had called not only his younger brothers, Han Junggeun and Han Dongju, but also several important employees of the Wish Guild into the meeting room.
He continued.
“There are certainly questions about how someone who became a hunter only six days ago could rise to number one in the world. But if the System has acknowledged it, there must be a reason. So we'll accept that fact for now and put our doubts aside.”
Everyone gathered there nodded.
They trusted the System.
“At 7:32 p.m. on March 18, a report was submitted to the Hunter Association. Approximately two minutes earlier, a sudden Rank 5 Gate had appeared in front of a studio apartment complex in District A, Seoul.”
Han Yonghwan displayed two photographs on the screen.
“The nearest hunter arrived approximately eight minutes after the Gate appeared. However, by then, the Gate had already disappeared without a trace.”
The first photograph showed a Rank 5 Gate standing in front of a somewhat old and worn-down studio apartment building.
The second photograph showed the same location, except the Gate was gone.
The exact time, down to the second, was clearly displayed on both photographs.
“The Hunter Association assumed that a foreign hunter had secretly acted and decided not to announce the incident until they discovered who it was.”
This was information supplied to Han Yonghwan by one of his contacts within the Hunter Association.
“Considering how quickly the Gate was cleared, there is a strong possibility that No Hunter was responsible. And the fact that they were caught inside a Gate that appeared in a studio apartment complex on a Monday evening strongly suggests that they are a resident of one of the nearby studio apartments.”
Unfortunately, Han Yonghwan explained, there had been no CCTV cameras nearby.
“No Hunter probably awakened at that time and, for some unknown reason, decided not to become an active hunter. That decision was likely what resulted in the nickname ‘No Hunter.’ But six days later, No Hunter resolved the Rank 9 Break.”
Han Yonghwan displayed another photograph on the screen.
“The area where the Break occurred was covered in monster footprints, but fortunately, several human footprints—or more precisely, shoe-sole prints—were also left behind. One of them is extremely clear.”
The photograph showed that sole print.
Beside it was written that the shoe was a size 240 millimeters.
“Judging from the condition of the sole, the sneakers were extremely old. They're also a counterfeit version of a famous brand, and that particular model is only produced for women.”
Han Yonghwan paused.
Then he stated his conclusion.
“In other words, No Hunter is most likely a woman.”
