The Otherworldly Magic Swordsman Who Disciplines the Hunter World – Chapter 31

Author: nicotine

At the very top, the bright red letters “Live” were visible. Without hesitation, I played the video immediately.

A black screen passed, and soon after, a man’s unnaturally distorted voice was heard.

{…And so, this is the video obtained just a moment ago. Let’s watch it together.}

The screen transitioned in an instant, and a familiar place appeared. The brown tables, people eating, and even the chicken painting hanging on the wall.

“Uh…? Isn’t this the place from earlier?”

It was definitely the place I had just visited. It seemed to have been filmed from a table behind us.

Whether it was filmed with the camera placed on top of the dining table, the angle of view was awkwardly low. A water bottle was caught at the edge of the screen, and beyond it, a distant table was captured.

Watching my own image from a third-party perspective felt stranger than I expected. Julian’s eyes sparkled as if he were about to be sucked into the phone.

The situation from a moment ago was contained exactly as it was. Although the face was blurred, there was no way I wouldn’t recognize myself.

The sound quality wasn’t great, but the sounds of eating and sharing a conversation were clearly audible. As if worried someone might not understand, kind subtitles were even attached at the bottom.

{Stay by my side always. When you go somewhere, make sure to report to me before you go.}

Even though the actual nuance wasn’t like that at all, the appearance on the screen was nothing short of a sweet couple. Julian let out a hollow laugh.

“What on earth is this…”

After that, scenes that were close to a patchwork continued. In the well-packaged and polished video, the two were a perfect couple.

The screen ended with the sight of them leaving the parking lot in a car together. A man wearing a mask on his face appeared and raised his voice, saying this and that.

{It was early this morning, right? The overlapping dungeon raid that was so noisy for a while was carried out. This is information I heard through a reliable source, and they say a huge incident happened there. Rumors are circulating that the Hunter Management Bureau issued an embargo because it’s at a point where it can’t be handled at all.}

I fell into it as if possessed by the moderate fuss and the list of provocative words.

The man, who referred to himself as “Reporter Guk,” raised his voice and criticized the Hunter Management Bureau and the hunters. To be precise, it was criticism aimed at “S-Class Hunter Mr. G.”

He criticized in a strong tone the reality where Mr. G, who was doing nothing regardless of who died in the dungeon, was going on a date as soon as he came out of the gate.

Calling it criticism was an understatement; words close to character defamation flowed out incessantly.

He said that while some hunter is hospitalized and hovering between life and death, and another hunter whose name cannot be mentioned is at a point where they can’t even lead a hunter life due to shock, why is he sitting there so proudly on a date when he ran away with his tail between his legs instead of clearing the dungeon?

“What is he talking about?”

Even in that short moment, there were more than one or two things I wanted to point out.

First of all, that wasn’t a date but just a meal, and Gong Siyoung showed his own active performance in the dungeon. If he hadn’t frozen the Dick Shadows, I would have wasted a long time looking for the mother body to kill it.

Besides, if you put it that way, what about the other hunters? What about those guys who acted up saying they’d enter first, got hit by lightning and fainted, and whined that the status window wasn’t visible only to run away without looking back when a monster appeared?

“I’m suddenly getting pissed off?”

Even if you make up stories that aren’t true, there’s a limit; this was going too far. The guy called Reporter Guk was now even openly mentioning Gong Siyoung’s name and hurling insults.

Real-time comments moved up quickly below the screen. Reporter Guk continued the conversation, saying this and that in response.

Half were groundless rumors, and the other half were no different from a declaration that they hated him to death.

Eventually, unable to hold back, Julian tapped the screen. Referring to the usage he learned from Myeong Haejin, he pressed down on the comment window.

Only after struggling for a long time could he finally enter one comment.

[Don’t make up stories that aren’t true you f-fucking piece of sh-t!]

He even meticulously added an emoticon to it. After completing the post with pride, he closed the phone without needing to see more.

Anyway, this is why Gong Siyoung says things like that. I finally understood why he turned serious and talked about groundless rumors just because he was treated to a drink once.

If he hears such things for just having a normal meal, then how much must he have been tormented usually?

“Anyway, whether here or there, it’s full of mean guys.”

I wondered why the kid was so sensitive and on edge about everything, but if the surrounding environment is like this, it’s only natural for him to be that way. It’s why the environment is important.

I should tell him not to worry about it when he comes out from showering. Julian stretched out wide and let out a small yawn.

∞ ∞ ∞

Not long after, Gong Siyoung appeared with a towel draped over his head. Noticing Julian lying on the living room sofa, his eyes narrowed.

“…Are you going to sleep there?”

“Huh? No, I wasn’t sleeping?”

Julian, who had been half-dozing, made an excuse while wiping the drool from the corner of his mouth. The way he stood up disheveled and rubbed his eyes made it obvious to anyone that he was dying of sleepiness.

In the sense of telling him not to be stubborn, Gong Siyoung pointed toward the room.

“If you’re going to sleep, go sleep in there.”

However, Julian only blinked his eyes without a reaction. It looked as if he had already been half-swallowed by the sandman.

Unable to watch any longer, Gong Siyoung grabbed Julian’s shoulder and shook him.

“I said go into the room and sleep.”

“Huh? Ah… uh, the room.”

Julian mumbled and rubbed his eyes. He stood up, half-pushed, and obediently went into the room. Exactly 2 minutes and 30 seconds after he laid his body on the bed, the sound of rhythmic breathing was heard.

“He just falls asleep the moment he leans his head.”

Gong Siyoung marveled slightly. He felt it on the first day too, but Julian really slept well. Even more so, once he fell asleep like that, he wouldn’t wake up for his life until he was woken up the next day.

That too is a talent if it’s a talent. Is it because his thoughts and actions are simple?

Julian handled almost every action simply and cleanly. Watching him, it felt like any worry in the world would fall away helplessly. It made me wonder if it’s possible to live life with such a relaxed and simple mind.

Are all people from another world like that? I wouldn’t know since I don’t know any other people from another world, but if that personality is common, wouldn’t that be a disaster in its own way?

While having various idle thoughts, a vibration rang from somewhere. After looking around, he found the phone placed on the dining table.

After checking Gong Sijin’s contact information, he picked up the phone.

“Hello.”

― Gong Siyoung, put your phone down right this instant.

“What?”

How on earth was he supposed to understand the instruction to put the phone down while he was currently taking a call?

When Gong Siyoung remained silent, Gong Sijin warned him again.

― No, just listen to hyung. Especially the hunter community, never! Never enter it, never! No, just don’t go anywhere! Put the phone down! We’re cleaning things up here right now, so you just stay still, stay still!

“What are you talking about? Explain so I can understand.”

He thought maybe it was another fuss because of the gate. Since he was always an easy target.

He had expected that the arrows of criticism would pour in this time as well. If an S-Class hunter accompanied them but returned without any gains, people would first be busy looking for someone to blame.

Still, he was long past the age where he would be hurt by such words. Gong Siyoung was no longer a child. He didn’t have a personality easy enough to be victimized by a public opinion drive that was close to nitpicking.

“What’s all the fuss about?”

― No… ha, Siyoung. Just listen to me. Okay? Don’t go on the internet, get some good rest, and come to the guild by 5 AM tomorrow. We’ll have the briefing on the overlapping dungeon then. And we’re continuing to clean up here too, so… No, do you just want to come to the guild now?

“Now?”

Gong Siyoung’s gaze turned toward the sleeping Julian. After agonizing for a moment, he shook his head.

“No. You said the briefing is at 5 tomorrow. I’ll go then.”

― Got it, then. Never! Don’t look at the internet and sleep. Get plenty of rest. Got it?

“I said I got it.”

Only after repeating the same words two or three times did the call end. As soon as the call was cut, Gong Siyoung opened an internet window.

The portal’s main screen was full of news regarding the overlapping dungeon. Since they came out as if fleeing with only casualties following one after another, it was perhaps a natural reaction.

As he turned the screen bitterly, this time, articles about the S-Class hunter’s dating rumors popped up in a row.

There was no need to ruin his mood here for nothing. He skipped that part quickly. It was all bullshit anyway.

Is this what Gong Sijin meant by cleaning things up? While he was at it, he should check tomorrow how the case he contacted the lawyer about last time is going.

Other than that, no particular content was visible. He turned a few more pages, but there was no special news.

It seemed Gong Sijin had made a fuss again. I don’t know why he makes people curious for no reason.

Muttering his dissatisfaction, he finally accessed the hunter community.

On the main page, there was a post uploaded a few dozen minutes ago. Because 8,000 comments were recorded, his eyes naturally turned toward it.

[Reporter Guk Live Legendary.jpg (8442)]

There’s no hunter who hasn’t been hit by this bastard Reporter Guk, right? A f-cking vicious wrecker lol

But this bastard got reverse-trolled today while biting into GSY’s dating rumors on live lol

For real, don’t know if it’s the real person or an impersonator but it’s f-cking funny lololol

mk: How many times is this for the hunter privilege story already…

Gyumin: Is there still someone who doesn’t know about Gong Siyoung’s personality controversy?

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Kim Ik-dang: Please refrain from free ads.

sksmschl: Don’t earn money through provocative broadcasts. I’m reporting you.

Lee In-ju: Even an S-Class hunter dates! Even an S-Class hunter dates! Even an S-Class hunter dates! Even an S-Class hunter dates!

Gong Siyoung: Don’t make up stories that aren’t true you f-fucking piece of sh-t!💩

Guseul: Heol, the real person?

shekwl: Heol?

Hudadadak: ???

Yunji: ??????

Kim Seung-ju: No no, that’s an impersonator.

Yun Yun: Crazy, it’s the real person. The profile picture matches lolololol

Lololol nobody knows if it’s real or an impersonator.

But I’m f-cking curious about Reporter Guk’s expression lolol as soon as the atmosphere got awkward, he closed the chat immediately lolol