Chapter 84 – Fall (2)
“A band vocalist in Hongdae?”
“Huh.”
‘Howling’ Oh Min-young nodded her head and replied. Having advanced all the way to the finals in her Rookie of the Year competition, she was sitting in front of the disappearing gate, chatting with her teammates. She was in the middle of a brief conversation about her personal details today with Kim Joo-sung, who had recently formed her team.
Kim Jin-pyo looked at Oh Min-young and said.
“I saw it, and the singing skills were really fucked up. Sing it well.”
Oh Min-young seemed to feel good about Kim Jin-pyo’s praise. She smiled, raising the corners of her mouth slightly. Kim Joo-sung looked at Oh Min-young with her curious expression and said.
“What genre is it?”
“Punk rock.”
“Punk rock?”
Kim Joo-sung She didn’t know much about music. So instead of admiring or forming a consensus, he spoke as if he were facing the name of an alumni he had never heard of. Oh Min-young could tell from that nuance that she was Kim Joo-sung and that she was not interested in music.
“Do you know Lazybone?”
“Ragebone? Uh? Is that a famous band name?”
Kim Jin-pyo clapped his hands and laughed when he realized that Kim Joo-sung had guessed. Oh Min-young also said with a smile.
“Oh, it’s a famous band. Listen. You can think of it roughly as such a genre.”
“Ragebone? Does it come out even if I type in Korean?”
Kim Joo-seong was thinking of taking out his phone and searching for it now. Oh Min-young felt quite good when he came out actively. She nodded her head with a smile on her face and even recited her recommended song.
“Oh right. We have regular gigs here at the club every Tuesday and Thursday evening.”
“At the club? Hey, you’re a singer then.”
Oh Eun-young seemed to be in a better mood at those words. She shook her head at Kim Joo-sung and said.
“What is a singer… It’s still a long way off.”
Kim Joo-sung nodded her head after seeing her shop, which she showed her as a picture.
“Is the store further away than you thought?”
“Huh. It’s here at the end of Hongdae. Come see me later if you’re bored.”
“Okay. Okay. I’ll be sure to visit. I’ve been liking concerts like this since a long time ago. I even begged her to go see a concert in the park with her grandmother.”
“Whose concert?”
“I do not remember. I think I really liked it back then. But it goes like this thanks.”
Kim Joo-seong put her phone back in and looked around her. Soldiers were dismantling the facility, ignoring them as if they were part of nature. Kim Joo-seong wiggled her fingers and looked around once more. Kim Jin-pyo put a cigarette in his mouth with a bored face. He shot a weak beam from his fingertips and sent it flying into the sky.
It was like playing with fireworks as a child. Joosung Kim said.
“By the way, we’re on the same team now.”
“Yes. Do you have four months left?”
Oh Min-young nodded her head and said the remaining time. Kim Jin-pyo thought that her words drew a line.
“Hey, what are four months? We need to continue our relationship going forward. Is that the only thing between us?”
“Do you know what the world will be like? I won’t continue working as a hunter once I’ve saved up all the money. I’m going to make a lot of money, release an album, and buy a truck. My dream is to be a singer, not a hunter. Seriously, there are so many bastards asking fucking questions on social media after they came out on TV the other day. Oh fuck Ada bomber that is a baby. What the fuck did you get a nickname for like that?”
Kim Jin-pyo giggled. Oh Min-young burst into annoyance.
“Don’t fucking laugh! You too get teased for being an asshole after being punched in the back by a bomber!”
“Yaya! That’s a bit wrong!”
When the atmosphere seemed like the two would raise their voices, Kim Jin-pyo changed the subject.
“Truck?”
Kim Joo-seong showed interest in the word truck. Oh Min-young nodded her head and replied.
“Huh. Truck. A temporary stage truck with full speakers. I will drive it around and perform.”
“Are you going to do that punk rock? With that?”
“Huh. I do punk rock performances, and I heal by walking around.”
“It must be difficult.”
“Are you tired. It’s my dream though. I’ve been wanting to do that since I was 9 years old. Buying two large trailer trucks, using one as a camper, and using the other as a temporary stage while driving around. Are you sick?”
“Awesome.”
Kim Joo-sung said with a smile. Oh Min-young felt good. Kim Joo-sung looked around again. I saw the soldiers loading everything in two and a half money and getting on. There really was no one near this gate now. Kim Joo-sung said in a low voice.
“Should we eat together and have a drink or something? I still have the money I received from second place last time, so I’ll live today. Do you have any allergies?”
Oh Min-young raised her hand at those words and said.
“I’m allergic to apples and shrimp.”
Kim Joo-sung smiled, her eyes shining.
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“Okay? Is her allergy that bad?”
“Yes. I just asked once, tell me right away. Even if you eat just a little apple, your throat will swell and you won’t be able to scream.”
After the pleasant meal, Kim Jin-pyo and Oh Min-young each walked towards their homes. In a back alley amidst the colorful lights, Joo-Sung Kim told the Hunter of the Diamond Club the information she had obtained. Hunter’s voice was full of joy.
“Okay? Then the story becomes easier. You don’t need to use more people. I’ll make shrimp and apple juice that day and give it to him in the form of a spray, so spray it on him when he’s not feeling well. Got it?”
Kim Joo-sung nodded her head and then asked.
“Yes. All right. Brother. But what about the academy teachers? B-class hunters are holding out, will there be an environment where I can play an active part?”
“Oh, me. We’ll take care of that. Have you ever heard of Chariot?”
“Cherry?”
“Charriot, my dear, Chariot.”
Hunter said his name one more time as if he was frustrated. But still, Kim Joo-sung had never heard of that name. Diamond Club Hunter suddenly tapped his cell phone screen and said to Kim Joo-sung.
“I sent you a picture, check it out.”
Kim Joo-seong stopped talking on the phone and checked her picture. And without realizing it, I made an impression. It was a monster there. A monster that looks terrifying and powerful even at first glance. A virus-like head was attached to the elongated body full of muscles, and the body was supported by bloated muscular naked bodies.
“What kind of guy looks like this?”
Kim Joo-seong looked at the monster picture and said disgustedly. Diamond Club Hunter said.
“That’s grade A, dude. Class A. We’re going to give you a false alarm that he showed up near the training ground there? Then all the teachers and instructors there will go that way. This baby is famous for being a really dangerous guy, so it’s not normal. I will definitely go If the other kids also show up in class A, they will all be anxious, but I want you to stand in the middle at that time, control and calm them down, and show them that way.”
“Yes. All right. Brother.”
“We put our Awoken there. He’s a cursed Awakener. If you wear his mark or crest, you just get emotionally agitated, get anxious for no reason, and don’t move your body properly? I drew small sentences on the gate equipment one by one, and since this will be erased over time, there is no evidence left.”
Kim Joo-seong just learned for the first time that there are Awokens who curse opponents. As if he was curious, he let out a sound of oh, and Hunter continued to speak happily.
“So, if I were to explain the operation again, it would be like this. In a situation where the academy students were ‘a little excessively’ frightened and anxious due to the news of the appearance of A-class monsters, did the gate suddenly open at that time and monsters poured out? But you mustered up the courage, defeated the monsters with that righteous heart, and saved the children.”
Kim Joo-sung did not answer. He frowned and took another look at the plan for flaws. It didn’t really matter to him whether he could defeat the monster or not. This was because the Diamond Club had already decided to secretly attach a C-level buff ability awakener to himself.
The important thing was how cool he was, how reliable he was, and how naturally he became a hero. Kim Joo-sung paused for a moment as he picked up the phone. It was because it reminded me of Jung Soo-hyeon from Ada Bomber and Ichie from Ichigaya. Both of them were the ones who pushed themselves to the limit with the buff.
“That, Jung Soo-hyun and Ichi-ae, what should the two of them do?”
“They? Uh, I’ll mark them.”
“Mark?”
“Uh. As soon as they enter the promotion gate, the operation will begin. I’m going to hold them inside and pass the time. If the two of you pretend to be crazy and jump in, things will get messed up.”
“Are you okay? Brother. Hyung’s ability, they should know roughly. That kid named Ichier sees your face and knows your abilities.”
“Fuck it, they must be apprentices. In particular, the Ada Bomber bastard has already been circulating as a meme on the Internet, so there is a high possibility that he will eat up all the topics. At this point, you should either just get rid of it or make a fool out of it. Ichie, since that bitch is the daughter of a yakuza, bury her there. If you search and close the gate, you won’t even find the body. I don’t even know who did it.”
The Hunter of the Diamond Club said it was easy to kill. He was a man who had already dealt with people he didn’t like in this way several times. Kim Joo-seong’s appetite was bitter at the thought that if he did something wrong, he might end up like that too.
Kim Joo-sung raised his head. An advertisement for [Downtown Cheonma] Was playing on the TV at the bar across the street. Kim Joo-sung also wanted to become such a star. And, he was about to take the first step towards becoming such a star.
She wanted to be a star. He wanted people around the world to recognize him as a filial son. Because he suffered so much, he wanted to live a comfortable life now.
“Brother. I will only trust you.”
“Yeah dude. Go in.”
