Chapter 157 – Colosseum (1)
“Are you guys doing well?”
The morning at the Diamond Club started with Jang Ji-wan’s energetic morning greetings. Because of the current regional gate problem, two S-class hunters were dispatched for a long time, so Jang Ji-wan was in charge of important work in the metropolitan area.
Employees greeted Jang Ji-wan by bowing his head as he entered while munching on sweets.
“Yes. Director. Did you go in well yesterday?”
A B-class Hunter of the Diamond Club, a man who concurrently serves as a secretary to the leadership, greeted him by sweeping his palm like a fly. Jang Ji-wan nodded once at his greeting, then dumped the cookies into the bag. He, who always exposed his dignified appearance on TV, was somewhat comfortable in his company.
Jang Ji-wan said while putting the cookie bag into the trash.
“Oh, yes. I don’t know why I’m so hungry these days.”
“Wouldn’t that make you stronger?”
“I am always getting stronger.”
Jang Ji-wan smiled and replied, as if the secretary’s flattery was in a good mood. The secretary scratched his head and said, ‘I see,’ and turned around with a smile. Jang Ji-wan sat down and rubbed his hungry stomach. Lately, even after eating, I was often hungry, and when I woke up, I felt slightly tired for some reason.
When the secretary returned to her place, Jang Ji-wan stopped smiling and let out a sigh.
Jang Ji-wan was a little afraid, thinking that the minor signs that attacked his body might actually be signs of aging. He could have gone to the hospital to get a clear answer, but the thought that his worries might turn out to be true kept him from moving.
He asked his secretary to get rid of his troubles.
“What’s wrong with you today?”
“A courier has arrived in the name of director Jang Ji-wan. The content was just a DVD, as we checked beforehand.”
“DVD?”
“Yes.”
“Bring it and see.”
The secretary nodded and brought the package. [Jiwan Jang] Was written on a paper box the size of a small encyclopedia. Jang Ji-wan inspected the box, shook it once, and then carefully opened it.
“You don’t have an invoice? Did you tear it off?”
“No. It hasn’t been since I came. A security guard found it, but it seems that someone left it while they were away from work.”
“Hmm…”
Jang Ji-wan frowned. When the paper box was gently opened, the contents fell onto the desk. A small letter was placed along with a DVD with Jang Ji-wan’s name on it. Jang Ji-wan carefully opened the letter.
[This DVD was also sent to the station. Even if you throw it away without seeing it, you will know all about it. It is recommended to watch it in advance before going on the broadcast.]
It was written in neat typewriting. As soon as Jang Ji-wan saw the phrase, he felt a twist in his stomach. He licked his lips and crumpled up the paper. The secretary kicked him back in surprise.
“Because you’re crazy.”
It was obvious who sent it. Jang Ji-wan nodded to his secretary.
“Play it!”
“Ah yes!”
When Ji-Wan Jang got angry, the secretary carefully took the DVD with her body. And she lowered the screen used for the video data education and inserted the DVD.
*****
Same time. At the broadcasting station, a DVD was playing and people were huddled in front of the screen. It was a DVD containing [Important information] About a secret terrorist organization, so I couldn’t help but play it. As all the people who were curious about what news was contained about this terrorist group had gathered, the monitor in the broadcasting station office was crowded like a movie theater.
A beep sounded for a moment along with a black screen, and then the screen changed.
Kim Hyun-ki’s face was caught on the monitor.
“Huh?”
“Quiet.”
Someone else blocked him from screaming in fright. Just as if Kim Hyun-ki over the screen would suddenly disappear if he shouted,
And on the other side, there was a person holding a cell phone and filming a video that is coming out now. With everyone concentrating on the screen, Kim Hyun-ki raised her head. The brutal terrorist who killed hundreds of people was showing off his emaciated face and smashed hand in an absurd misery.
An air of strange emotions flowed from his skinny face and wide eyes. He said looking straight at the screen.
“Who said that? Revenge produces nothing. You who are not satisfied with breaking and breaking will eventually become a monster. So go to bed Even if I do these things, the dead do not come back.”
Kim Hyun-ki looked at the ground again. Following his gaze, those who lowered their heads could see that Kim Hyun-ki had a picture of a certain woman in his hand. He fiddled with a small picture frame with a spring attached to a car with his fingers, then raised his head again and continued his words.
“Some people say I have no right to vengeance. Some people say that what I’m doing has already crossed the line, and no one will agree with me. By the way, you know what? No one shone a spotlight on me when I picked up the picket in that ‘peaceful way’ you say. After I opened the gate and took care of the monsters, and after several of the Diamond Club hunters died, people started wondering who I was.”
People just stared at Kim Hyun-ki. He continued to fidget with the photo he was holding. Some people left the office assuming that what he was going to say would be a meaningless story to explain his ideas.
“Jang Ji-wan.”
However, the moment Kim Hyun-ki called Jang Ji-wan’s name, the people trying to leave turned their heads to him, and Jang Ji-wan, who was watching the video in the Diamond Club office, unknowingly shook his shoulders. He soon became very displeased with the fact that he had been taken by surprise for a moment.
“Aren’t you tired of living like a little girl? It was between you and me uh? As you can see I am nothing now. Even in the organization, one arm fell off while half a penny, and the body is also broken. Why bother so many people with a body like this? I thought I would definitely bump into you and end it.”
Kim Hyun-ki put the picture in his arms. The one that was smashed didn’t come back. He woke up laughing. He staggered and balanced his body like a scarecrow in a windswept field. He said.
“I challenge you. Let’s stick together neatly. Also, call Ada Bomber Jung Soo-hyeon. I want to fight him too. Whether I win or lose in a confrontation. I will embroider neatly.”
Jang Ji-wan’s whole body trembled and his face flushed red. He strained too much and the handle of his chair shattered.
“This, this guy… !”
He couldn’t stand Kim Hyun-ki’s provocation. How many times does a guy with only a C rank apply for a challenge just because he has ostracized himself? And with that vulgar nickname, Ada Bomber? To Jang Ji-wan, this was an insult. An intolerable insult. The image of Kim Hyun-ki disappeared from the screen, and the place of the match appeared on the screen.
The secretary cautiously asked a question.
“Here, sir. Just ignoring… !”
“Look at me! Are you telling me to listen to this nonsense and ignore it! OK! Accept the confrontation! Write down where and when you came here! I’m going to go there myself and kill Kim Hyun-ki! I’m going to make him regret having acted on him! One arm is crippled, so it seems that there is nothing to see! I’ll break all your limbs!”
Jang Ji-wan threw all the work piled up on the desk and lost his temper. The wind began to blow around the Diamond Club building. Employees who were immersed in their work were making uneasy expressions when they saw the wind blowing a disturbing atmosphere in the middle of the city.
******
“Is he really coming?”
Kim Hyun-ki asked Choi Soon-hong a question while sitting in her chair. Choi Soon-Hong nodded his head and stroked the black aura that covered his body as if he were an infant.
“I will come. Jang Ji-wan, that guy, was always a guy who couldn’t stand hurting his pride.”
“What if I noticed the ability and removed it or set a trap?”
“You don’t have to worry about that. More than that, you should worry about whether Jung Soo-hyun can beat him.”
At Choi Soon-Hong’s words, Kim Hyeon-Ki lifted the corner of her mouth and laughed. It was because Choi Soon-hong’s words were no more realistic. Even without an arm, he was still a Class C Awoken. And, even if Jeong Su-hyeon was Amman strong and came out of the gate alive, he was now a D-class Awakener. The difference in physical abilities between Class C and Class D was obvious.
The only thing left for Jeong Su-hyeon was to avoid the confrontation and leave everything to Jang Ji-wan, or to be beaten by herself. Whichever one he chose, it was a business that remained for Kim Hyun-ki. If that happened, he would prove that he was at least a little better than Jung Soo-hyun, who had been living a miserable life until now.
However, Kim Hyun-ki, who was laughing so leisurely, did not know.
That Jung Soo-hyun is currently in Class C.
From C-class, they are registered in the hunter emergency contact network and are often sent to emergency missions, and if they get C-class too quickly, they will attract attention again, so they are just putting off registering for a grade upgrade to C-class for a break.
And that the level difference between C-class combat-type abilities and non-combat-type C-level abilities like Kim Hyun-gi is terrifying.
That Jung Soo-hyun, who has been fighting in the firing line for the past three months, is stronger than Kim Hyun-ki thought.
