Chapter 2 – The Milk Hunter
‘Just because they grew up in an unfortunate environment doesn’t necessarily make everyone a bad person.’
It was a word that the mother of the orphanage gave to the children.
Even if we grew up in an underdeveloped environment without parents and without much support, he constantly repeated and emphasized to let us know that there is no limit to our future.
Someone might have been born as a doctor’s child, a lawyer’s child, or a chaebol’s child.
Someone may have been born a prostitute’s child, a criminal’s child, or a parentless child.
However, the environment in which the child grows up and the genes given to the child do not determine the child’s future.
A doctor’s child doesn’t have to be a doctor, and a criminal’s child doesn’t have to be a criminal.
Your life is what you choose.
Although she grew up in an orphanage, she was told to live a dignified life and to live a humane life that is not ashamed of her conscience.
I kept my word.
Just because she became a milking hunter didn’t mean she had to be milked.
Hunters who became villains say.
‘The reason why I became a villain is because I was given those characteristics. Do you think you wouldn’t If you have the trait to steal, you steal; if you have the trait to kill, you kill; if you have the trait to cheat, you cheat. Traits and skills determine the hunter.’
I hate this word.
The villains I saw on TV were all the same.
There are some of us who are inferior to others but want to live righteously, but those who ignore their conscience by blaming everything on their own characteristics.
They were the true criminals and villains.
He felt joy when being punished by the Hunters of Justice.
I wanted to become the world’s best hunter, save people from monsters, defeat villains, and help children in need like me.
I can’t do that now though.
By hiding shameful skills.
By hiding traits that go against good morals.
At least I was able to keep my conscience.
Five years passed like that.
*
As cracks occur from time to time and monsters pop out and threaten the lives of citizens, the map of Korea is divided into safe zones, non-safe zones, and dangerous zones.
Gyeonggi Southern Special District.
Where I live is a danger zone. Cracks occur frequently, and citizens are not guaranteed unconditional stability from monsters.
It was the place where house prices fell the most, refugees overflowed, and security was the most unstable.
Because of the promise I showed when I was young, I was able to become an F-class Hunter as my magic usage and combat skills were recognized.
My hometown is unstable.
He lived by clearing the cracks coming out of here, defeating petty criminals, and making small contributions to society.
He gave up his dream of becoming the world’s best hunter.
The purpose of my life was to just live hard every day and sometimes save citizens who were in crisis.
[The standard of qigong taught by the best qigong master in Korea]
[What is swordsmanship? Understanding Kendo]
[Introduction to magic, starting from the elements]
A short break given in the middle of clearing an F-class rift.
I was reading a skill book while stuffing a roughly packed lunch into my mouth.
“That one, that one. Fucking again.”
“Why are you studying so hard for the F-rank Hunter subject?”
“There are kids who just can’t match the mood like that and throw candles. Will my life be a little better if I see something like that at this time?”
The F-rank hunters who came into the crack to attack the dungeon together started to grumble when they saw me.
Hunters who use their break time to have a cigarette and drink.
They are people who have little interest in learning and training.
It’s enough to fight and earn a day in a crack, eat and waste a day and relax.
It was a daily scene where F-class hunters who had not awakened with good characteristics lived.
From their point of view, I must be very annoyed.
Even if you read and study the Baeknal Skill Book, F-rank Hunters cannot rise to a higher rank.
Hunters with knight characteristics are weighted for knight skill proficiency, and hunters with wizard characteristics are weighted for wizard skill proficiency.
It was virtually impossible to become a high-level hunter unless you were born with good traits.
“Didn’t he say he was pretty good in his school days?”
“I heard that he entered the prestigious Hunter School in Seoul as a scholarship student and even took the top spot.”
“Then what do you do? He didn’t even wake up, so he’s an F-class hunter like us, but hey.”
“You’re just a stupid idiot. A guy who thinks something will change if he studies like that. Hunters who have already awakened with good traits are flying over there, but what kind of plague is this here on the subject of F-rank hunters.”
Hunters giggling.
In fact, it all made sense.
Could it be possible to become strong without a trait?
[The standard of qigong]
[Understanding Kendo]
[Introduction to Magic]
Well, I’m reading these skill books, but in fact, I can’t tell if this is a language or a picture.
If you have the corresponding characteristics, you can read it once and understand it right away, but I didn’t.
I don’t know if I look or see.
Isn’t it just holding the form for studying?
What I was doing was futile.
Still.
I came here because of this.
I read qigong and learned blood, and kendo and learned the basics of swordsmanship.
I was able to learn how to deal with magic by looking at magic.
I couldn’t take the book out of my hands as long as it was of little help in catching monsters and of little help in protecting the town I live in.
“By the way, did you hear the news?”
“What?”
“Reason or something, 23-year-old supernova hunter. I heard that this time, he even reached the 17th place in the Gearco ranking.”
“Oh, why? These days, that hunter is popular. You can see it in advertisements everywhere. Who is it?”
“Here, here. Come and see this.”
One hunter takes a magazine out of the bag and shows it to the other hunters.
A photo of Lee Yu-na adorning the cover of Monthly Hunter magazine.
There was a proudly printed image of a young hunter who received the ‘sword sword’ trait and was on a winning streak.
“Wow, that’s pretty.”
“He handles swords well. After graduating early from Hunter High School and becoming a Hunter, I am already ranked 17th after 5 years.”
“Wow, great. Aren’t you a genius? With this kind of looks and that kind of talent.”
“Right. This is really innate. A real genius who is different from anyone who reads skill books in the F-class rift and catches shape.”
Hunters glanced back at me with an expression that seemed like they were talking.
I smiled wryly.
Do they even know?
The reason that I was once my best friend, and that she was my biggest competitor at the same time.
Brilliant school days.
But that was in the past.
Now, I’m in a situation where I forget to eat a lunch box.
I lowered my head without saying anything.
It was good to hear the news of Lee Yu-na after a long time.
After her awakening, she graduated early from the Hunter School, and she continued her busy life as a Hunter.
With my childhood friend, I only keep in touch once every 6 months, once a year, occasionally.
I think it’s been over 3 years since we met in person.
“I hear you’re participating in the 3rd China Rift Expedition?”
“Oh, that S+ class crack? Didn’t the attack there always fail?”
“This time, we prepared well in China, and the East Asia Hunter Federation promised to support us. Maybe it was included.”
“Still, it must be dangerous there.”
“Well, it will work out somehow.”
China’s S+ class crack.
It was a catastrophic crack that failed to attack for 5 years and progressed to the field.
It was a rift that caused astronomical damage not only to China but also to the whole of East Asia.
It seemed that he had set up an expedition to attack again this time.
You said Yuna was included in that?
Please be safe.
Being in the F-class rift, there was nothing I could do but support her in my heart.
*
Contact with Lee Yu-na was cut off.
[China’s S+ class rift strategy failed.]
It was after the article was published in the newspaper.
Although we had lost contact with each other in the meantime, it was the first time we had been out of contact for such a long time.
In order to hear her news, I contacted various places and collected articles related to the crack attack in China.
Facts learned through it.
Lee Yu-na was seriously injured during the attack.
Life at risk.
It was news that she had given up her hunter life.
I was nervous and waited for a call.
Either way, Lee Yu-na is my childhood friend and someone I secretly like.
How happy she was to develop as her hunter and make her mark.
She is also my best friend and the pride of our nursery.
Please I hope I am not wrong
Several times a day, I looked at my smartphone and waited for Lee Yu-na’s call.
One day after time.
Kakao Talk and text messages that had been delayed popped up, and a message from Lee Yu-na arrived.
[Hello, Una. Long time no see. How have you been doing?]
Short greetings.
I hurriedly grabbed her cell phone and sent a message.
[Reason. It’s okay? Were you safe?]
[First… Let’s meet and talk Can you give me some time?]
Her appointment with her was made.
The place is near the nursery where we learned and grew up.
It was the most famous bar in the neighborhood.
“Nice to meet you, Una.”
“Hello, Iyuna.”
As soon as I saw her, I checked her details.
A tight-fitting hat, a mask covering her face, a jacket and jeans, a black tee.
It was an outfit that blocked the gaze of the surroundings.
The reason I’m a celebrity, so this must be her usual look outside.
There was a lot of emotion in her eyes through her hat and mask.
I drank her drink with her, not much to say about her.
In fact, Hunter doesn’t drink much.
If you use mana in your blood vessels, you can break down alcohol at once, so it’s just to create a mood or atmosphere. It could not be used for taking.
However, as if she wanted to get drunk, as if she wanted to vent her anger, she continued to drink.
Because of this, the atmosphere of the conversation does not progress much.
She continued the drinking party by exchanging jokes from time to time.
Even though I was laughing and setting the mood, around the time when anxiety was growing in my heart.
Reason I brought up the story bitterly as if she was getting drunk.
“Unah. I will die soon.”
It was like a thunderclap.
I shuddered as if I had been struck by lightning.
“I got cursed during Rift Attack, but they say there is no way to fix it. In the meantime, I’ve been looking for healers, doctors, pharmacists, alchemists, and famous healers, but they say they can’t fix this.”
Yuna was crying.
Tears flowed and smeared on the mask I put on.
Surprised, I grabbed my aching chest and hurriedly searched for my skill window.
As I listened to Lee Yu-na’s heartbreaking story, a story I didn’t want to hear, I took out a long-forgotten skill I had seen and read the message.
[Milk is peaceful]
[Recovers the milking target and prepares the body and mind properly.]
Maybe this will help
