Chapter 158 – Colosseum (2)
“I came up in a hurry after being contacted, but I’m sick…”
An old man with a beard as long as Ji-wan Jang and eyebrows as long as his beard was sitting at the desk of the board of directors, staring at Ji-wan Jang with pitiful eyes. Jang Ji-wan shouted while facing the old man’s gaze.
“A mere C-class has touched my pride! What will they say in the world if I run away from here?”
“I can just tell the police to arrest me…”
“No! I’m going to beat him to death with my own hands! There will be no turning himself in, no hanging out with that guy named Jung Soo-hyeon!”
Jang Ji-wan proudly shouted. The Diamond Club and the police did not accept this confrontation and recommended that he be arrested, but Jang Ji-wan was unmoved. He could not tolerate Kim Hyeon-gi who proudly declared war on him. The old man stroked his beard and said.
“So, could it be a trap?”
“No matter what trap you set, only C-class beats S-class? If there was such a ridiculous special move, it would have been used when terrorizing the diamond club with the gate! There is no other way, so I must have said anything with the intention of discrediting myself!”
The old man let out a deep sigh. It was because he couldn’t seem to break Jang Ji-wan’s stubbornness. Of course, he didn’t think Jang Ji-wan would lose to a C-class. The C-class that came out as an opponent was neither a combat-type person nor a strong person with special skills.
However, it was not Kim Hyun-ki himself that the old man was worried about. Kim Hyun-ki was wary of the evil guys behind him. It was because I couldn’t imagine what the hell the terrorist group would do with those who had a grudge against Jang Ji-wan or the Diamond Club.
They had already planned to terrorize the Diamond Club by opening several gates, or to blow up the club itself by opening a gate to the bottom of the city. It was possible that a suspicious device had been installed in the arena.
“Could you fall into a ridiculous trap?”
“We have already called in several talented people and are investigating all the venues for the match. From the underground to the air, I investigated everything, and I thoroughly scanned the inside. I stay and watch until the match day, and so far there have been no abnormal signs.”
“Right. Therefore. It seems that you are overflowing with confidence to win this battle.”
“Isn’t it natural?”
Jang Ji-wan was annoyed at the old man’s words. He did not understand that his comrades were so wary of his only C-class abilities. How could he be so wary when he’s in the same S-class? Carelessness brings misfortune, but excessive vigilance and passive movements also bring anger.
I felt that I had to be bolder in this matter. The old man knew he couldn’t stop Jang Ji-wan and said this.
“But just in case, why don’t you get a physical examination? Seeing you come out so confidently, it could have been poisoned in you without your knowledge. They may have already done something against you.”
“Hmm.”
Jang Ji-wan shut his mouth and pondered, then nodded his head and left the seat. The old man jiggled his legs on the board table, then jumped back. He came to the guild for a while because he had urgent business, so he had to go back right away.
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The hospital for hunters was crowded with hunters who visited the gate every day and returned. Jang Ji-wan got out of the car with a complicated expression in the crowd. First of all, I didn’t know, so I came to the hospital as the old man said, but I couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable about getting a test. No matter how carefully and carefully he handled it, the opponent was still a C-class. In fact, Jang Ji-wan was overflowing with confidence that he would win even if Soon-hong Choi broke in while fighting Kim Hyeon-ki, a C-class.
“Hmm…”
So Jiwan Jang just stared at the hospital door with a frown on his face. The driver was tapping his foot with a cigarette pack in his hand, wondering when he would be gone. The steering wheel was half-turned in the direction that I could go back to the club right now if I only changed gears.
“Uh? Aren’t you Jang Ji-wan Hunter?”
And someone talked to him standing in the parking lot. Jang Ji-wan heard the voice and turned his face. Lee Hyun Woo. S-class hunter Lee Hyeon-woo was drinking vending machine coffee in front of the hospital parking lot. When he saw Jang Ji-wan, he waved his hand with a very welcome face and approached. Jang Ji-wan said with a displeased expression.
“What are you doing at the hospital? See if you’re hurt too?”
“I have a lunch date with a junior I know. Because he’s leaving the hospital today. What is the matter with you?”
“I am…”
Jang Ji-wan blurted out his words. Seeing him roll his eyes here and there, Lee Hyun-woo smiled and asked.
“Oh, no way, did you come here to get a physical examination because of the C-class hunter challenge that appeared in the news this time?”
At those words, Jang Ji-wan’s face turned red for an instant, then cooled down again. Jang Ji-wan had to take a deep breath at the remark that seemed to scratch his pride. Lee Hyun-woo continued the story, whether he knew his anger or not.
“Well, no matter how C-class hunter you are, in order to win with certainty, you have to fight in the best condition. No matter how strong Hunter Jang Ji-wan is, you might not know.”
Jang Ji-wan rolled his eyes. As if Lee Hyeonu was laughing strangely, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.
“That…”
Jang Ji-wan thought about what to say and then shut his mouth. Hyunwoo Lee said.
“How about going up together with my friend? You want to get a physical exam? I wonder if there is any pain anywhere.”
“Gibberish!”
When Jang Ji-wan shouted, a heavy echo spread throughout the parking lot. The driver sitting next to me was startled and threw away his cigarette pack. A wheelchair-bound patient passing by shuddered and passed out. Lee Hyun-woo glanced at him and then spoke to Jang Ji-wan again.
“Oh, wasn’t it? Excuse me. Of course, since it was before the competition, I thought I was here to relax and fight in the best condition and to get tested. You receive combined care and treatment, and receive reinforcements.”
“Because it is not!”
Jang Ji-wan said as he opened the door of his car roughly.
“I’m done with my business, so I’m about to go back!”
“Ah, that’s right. Sorry for the misunderstanding. And, I look forward to the game.”
Jang Ji-wan ignored Lee Hyun-woo’s words and kicked the driver’s seat with his foot.
“Get out quickly!”
“Yes? Aren’t you going to get tested?”
“What will people say about me if I get tested at the hospital while fighting with Class C! Wouldn’t you say that you’re afraid of catching a C-class villain, so you’re making all kinds of fuss about the plague! Go back now! Go back! I can win without being tested!”
“Ah yes. Oh, I see.”
The driver turned the car around with a suspicious face, but he also did not think that Jang Ji-wan would lose to C-class Kim Hyun-ki.
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“So, first of all, Suhyeon will be on the list, but Suhyeon probably won’t come out and fight.”
The person from the Diamond Club was sitting in the meeting room of the Black Dragon Room and explaining the upcoming game schedule to us. After the Rookie of the Year match, I stepped onto the field once again, and Hunter in a suit emphasized that there was no need to fight with a very calm smile.
“Because our Director Jang Ji-wan came out first and was going to arrest Kim Hyun-ki right away. First of all, in order to relieve the grudge that has plagued our diamond club, we are going to beat it up a little and hand it over to the police right away. The entire process will be broadcast live on TV.”
“Is that so?”
I nodded with a sad face. It was a car that I wanted to rest for a while because I had suffered from a terrible fight at the gate for three months. Jang Ji-wan said that he was going to beat Kim Hyun-ki, so I couldn’t even think of the possibility.
Could S-class lose to C-class?
If I had a chance, I wanted to fight once, but I didn’t think I wanted to beat Kim Hyun-ki with my hand in the situation where I was connected to Seong Ha-yeon like now. If the police catch you, they’ll do whatever it takes to blow the Black Dragon’s Ark’s footprints.
It wasn’t that he couldn’t win. Rather, it was enough. Because now I’m a much more powerful being than I was before I entered the Gate. Kim Hyun-ki, whom I met just before entering the gate, was slower than Larva no matter how well he tried, and as a human being, of course, his body was more relaxed than Larva.
Yoojung senior told me.
“Thank god.”
“Iknow, right. Well, Jang Ji-wan will take care of it. Could something go wrong?”
At my words, Lee Jun-hyeok smiled and said.
“But why did he challenge an S-class to a 1v1 match? Did he really want to die?”
“I don’t know. He might even be hiding an extremely powerful special move.”
Seong Ha-yeon, who came out with a booklet, sat down next to me while saying that. And she was reading a book while drinking her warm milk with a very happy face. When I looked at the book, it was a great man. Ichie asked from the side.
“What are you reading?”
“Biography.”
“Why are you reading the biography of great men?”
“Prenatal education.”
“Ah.”
Lee Joon-hyeok giggled as if he couldn’t get used to it.
“Yumma. What kind of genius are you A kid who wouldn’t read even if I told him to read a book normally.”
“No, the guild needs to have a book worth reading! When I go to the study, there is nothing but martial arts, so what do I read?”
“Hey! It’s not martial arts, but there’s also the Three Kingdoms, dude!”
Lee Jun-hyeok shouted as if he was a little angry. I was a little glad to hear that, so I asked.
“Uh? Then, is there a cartoon map of the Three Kingdoms?”
“Oh, those 10 books?”
“Yes. That’s it.”
“Ah, there it is. Shall I bring it?”
“Yes.”
I was soaked in memories of the Three Kingdoms story. Seong Ha-yeon said with a sad face.
“Isn’t it similar to Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Martial Arts?”
“Ah, the two are completely different.”
“That’s right. They are different.”
I asked, admiring Ichie’s words.
“Uh, Ichie, do you like Romance of the Three Kingdoms?”
“When I was young, I watched a lot of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Comic book.”
Senior Yoojung said.
“Ah, the Three Kingdoms. I remember forcing myself to read it as a must-read when I was young. Wasn’t Liu Bei a lightning power with dual swords? That’s why they call in thunderbolts in the beginning and kill Jang Gak.”
“I remember the Battle of the Red Cliffs. It was a famous scene when Zhuge Liang, who had the ability to awaken flame, annihilated 500,000 troops in Red Cliff.”
“I remember the scene where Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi were fighting in Horogok.”
“Uh? That’s the second half! I liked the scene in the second half when Deng Ae pierced through the rugged mountain of Shu to take power.”
“…Is there anything different from martial arts?”
Seong Ha-yeon was confused.
