Chapter 62

Translator: Vine
Translated At: Nyx Scans
Chapter: 62

"It's really alright."

"No, it's not! Ms. Hunter."

Seoul. Inside a moving sedan.

After dropping off Jerim first, a tug-of-war had been going on between Jehwi and Eunha for nearly 30 minutes.
The topic was whether Eunha should be hospitalized.

"Didn't you just go through two tremendous battles in a short period?"
"Even if you're Awakened, it's still a human body."
"It's structured to break if overexerted."

Facing the surprisingly stubborn Jehwi, Eunha let out a small sigh.

Truthfully, Eunha was, without a doubt, perfectly fine.
The deep wounds had already been treated by the cat, so what remained were injuries that would heal on their own if left alone.
There was really no need to be hospitalized for treatment.

"Ms. Hunter, you haven't even contracted with a divine beast, have you?"
"In that case, hospitalization is even more necessary."
"There can be injuries that aren't visible on the surface."

"..."

Naturally, Jehwi had no idea that Eunha was actually a divine beast contractor, and that the cat was listening to this conversation even now.

Mentioning anything related to the cat was a breach of contract, so Eunha had no choice but to keep her mouth shut.

In the end, Eunha headed to the hospital as Jehwi wished.

<Seoul S Hospital>

Located in Gangdong-gu, the hospital was so luxurious and massive that, at first glance, one might mistake it for a department store.

"There's a separate ward here exclusively for hunters, and among the medical staff are famous healing hunters, so it's trustworthy."
"More importantly, it's also a hospital directly operated by Wolf."

As if proving his words, Jehwi didn't go through the reception desk and directly boarded the elevator.

As he held a card, presumably a Silver Moon employee ID, to the panel below the elevator floor buttons, beep, a sound was heard, and the elevator automatically ascended to the 8th floor.

"Ah, Section Chief Park. It's been a while."

Perhaps they knew they were coming.
As soon as the elevator doors opened, a man in a white coat suddenly appeared.

"This is the one you mentioned..."

"Yes. This is Hunter Lee Yura."

The man discreetly observed Eunha from behind his glasses.
A black dress and a black parasol.
Her appearance matched the rumors.

"Uhm, regarding Ms. Hunter, please tell the Master..."

As Jehwi cautiously parted his lips, the man in the white coat smiled faintly, as if understanding well.

"The Master is using the penthouse inpatient room in the special ward."
"The wards are different, and so are the attending physicians, so there will be no chance of encountering him or any information leaking."

"That's a relief... Please take good care of her."

"Of course. I'll show you this way."

He immediately guided the two to an inpatient room.

Along the way, Jehwi anxiously scanned his surroundings.
He was worried that the eyes of Gwihoon, the master of Wolf, might be hiding somewhere.

However, there was no hospital in Korea as specialized in hunter treatment as this one.
That was precisely why he had insisted on coming to this hospital, even if it involved some risk.

The inpatient room the doctor personally guided them to was the largest and cleanest among the single rooms.

Eunha surveyed the hospital room with a bewildered gaze.
A wall-mounted TV almost filling one entire wall, and even a game console and a laptop were provided.

"Am I using this room alone?"

"Yes. It's a single room."
"If you experience any inconvenience during your stay, please tell this doctor anything."

At Jehwi's words, Eunha, who had been looking around the room, glanced at him.

"Not you, Manager-nim?"

Usually, if there was something like that, she would directly tell Jehwi, her manager.
At Eunha's question, Jehwi's expression clouded over for a moment, looking troubled.

"Ah, I..."

But it was only for a moment.
Jehwi smiled with his usual good-natured grin and said.

"Yes. That's right. Please tell me."

After completing Eunha's admission procedures, Jehwi left the hospital under the pretext of going to get her luggage.
There was somewhere he needed to go first.

"I apologize, President."

It was Siwoo's mansion.

Tick, tock.
The sound of the clock hands seemed to pierce his heart particularly sharply today.

Siwoo, resting his chin on one hand indifferently, clicked the mouse on the table with the other.

[Title] About the Jagalchi Market Gate This Time
[Author]□□(121.336)│2031.8.28 AM 0：06│[Views] 131,119│[Recommended] 8,796
As you all know, there were many rumors about the gate that opened in Jagalchi Market this time, like it being an Unknown Gate ㅇㅇ I don't really know about that, but it seems true that Immortal's Monkey King came to subjugate it himself.
But there's something strangeㅋㅋㅋ My uncle (FYI, he's in the Gate Safety Division of the Busan Local Police Agency's Autonomous Police Department) was dispatched there, and he said the Monkey King arrived in Busan on the morning of the 27th exactly.
So what, you ask?
According to the news, the gate subjugation was completed around 11 AM on the 27th, but the Monkey King who arrived on the morning of the 27th closed the gate??? F*cking makes no senseㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[Title] Busan Citizen Living Near Jagalchi Market (Photo Attached)
[Author]□□(123.222)│2031.8.28 AM 7：33 [Views] 219,842│[Recommended] 10,885
I'm a job seeker living in a studio apartment near Nampo-dong Jagalchi Market ㅇㅇ For a few days now, barricades have been set up all around my house, and even the neighborhood convenience stores are closed. I was told not to go out and was just playing LoL at home, but yesterday morning?? Suddenly, I heard sounds like a f*cking volcano erupting around my house, and there was a momentary blackoutㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Startled, I looked out the window, and the Monkey King was fighting someone. It was far away, so I couldn't see clearly, but it was definitely the Monkey King. Attaching a photo in case anyone calls bs.
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[Comments] 1,447
Best Comment □□: If this photo isn't edited and is real, then it must be true that the Monkey King didn't enter the gate at that time ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
□□：What then, who closed the gate??? No one can just close an Unknown Gate, right?
□□：To the comment above, it's still unknown whether the Jagalchi Market gate was an Unknown Gate or not.
□□：Well, who cares who closed itㅋㅋ As long as the damage didn't spread and it ended, that's what mattersㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
□□：I zoomed in on this photo and restored the image quality... Anyone know who this is?
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□□：Huh, a dress?
□□：?????????????
□□：Wtfㅋㅋㅋㅋ Who on earth is he fighting????
□□：OMG isn't this that Dark Flame something who was on OnHunt???? https://news.never.com/main/read.nhn?mode101&oid=008&aid=0004591713
□□：Looks like itㅋㅋ It's not like hunters who wear dresses like that are common.
□□：Huh, why are those two fighting?
□□：No no, this is photoshopped. You can totally see the photoshop marks if you look even a little closely.
□□：Don't know if the photo is real or not, but I saw that woman at Busan Station that day ㅇㅇ I remember her clearly 'cause she was wearing a dress and carrying a parasol.
□□：Don't tell me that woman stole the gate? Whether that gate was an Unknown Gate or not, Immortal claimed it, so why is a Wolf contract hunter causing a ruckus?
□□：ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
□□：What a load of crapㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Even if it's Wolf, is Immortal such a pushover guild that an F-Class concept hunter would go and cause trouble?? LMAOㅋㅋㅋㅋ
□□：So who is that woman then??

...It was absolute chaos.

Of course, the 'Princess of Dark Flare' gaining fame was a good thing for Siwoo too.

However, he never dreamed that she would recklessly jump into an Unknown Gate during her hunter activity suspension period, and furthermore, get into an inexplicable duel(?) with an S-Class hunter.

It seemed Immortal was also trying to manage the aftermath in their own way, but if this matter reached the Association's ears...

'It's going to get quite complicated.'

Siwoo, who had been staring at the internet window, slammed the laptop shut as if he had seen enough.
Then, a white envelope came into view.

"What's this."

"...It's my resignation letter."

At Jehwi's slow reply, Siwoo looked at it askance.

"You escalate things as much as possible, and then you submit your resignation and run away?"

"...I apologize."

Siwoo stared blankly at the back of Jehwi's deeply bowed head, then let out a long sigh.

"You should have told me sooner."

"I didn't want to trouble you with my personal family matters, President. I apologize."

"And so, things ended up like this?"

"...I apologize."

A not-so-short silence followed.
For Jehwi, it felt as if thin ice was floating in the air.

Through the frozen silence, screech, the sound of a drawer opening was heard.
Storing Jehwi's resignation letter deep inside the drawer, Siwoo added.

"Never mind. First, I need to meet Sunbae."

Flinch.

Was it his imagination?
Jehwi's shoulders seemed to heave significantly.
Siwoo, twitching his eyebrow, stared at Jehwi and asked.

"Where is Sunbae now?"

"...in... tal."

"I can't hear you. Speak louder."

"Ho-hospital... she's in the hospital."

Pause.

Siwoo, whose hand had left the drawer, froze like stone.

Screeeech.

The car stopped with the sound of brakes being slammed hard.

Bang!

Slamming the car door shut, Siwoo strode towards the elevator.

<19th Floor>

Confirming the elevator's current location, Siwoo clicked his tongue briefly and spun around.
Building the hospital unnecessarily high.
The unusually long traffic light signal, and everything else today, was getting on his nerves.

The emergency exit stairs became visible with a green light.
Siwoo ran towards it without hesitation.

'Did he say the 8th floor?'

Reaching the 8th floor in the blink of an eye, Siwoo searched frantically through the silence-enshrouded corridor.

"Please maintain silence in the corridor... Ah, Young Master?"

A passing nurse recognized him and turned her head.
Since it was a hospital directly operated by Wolf, many knew his face.

"The Master is in the special ward..."

The nurse tilted her head, speaking to the panting Siwoo.
Naturally, she assumed he had come to see his father, Gwihoon.

However, the person Siwoo was looking for wasn't Gwihoon.

"Hunter Lee Yura, where is she?"

Siwoo said, pressing down on his chest which was heaving up and down.

"Pardon?"

"I mean Hunter Lee Yura. I heard she was admitted today."

At Siwoo's words, the nurse quickly snapped to attention and flipped through the chart in her hand.

"Ah. Are you referring to Ms. Hunter Lee who was admitted today? If it's her, Room 811—"

Whip!
Without waiting for her to finish, Siwoo headed towards Room 811.

"There's no need to report to my father that I was here."

Leaving only that one remark.

As the nurse said, a nameplate with 'Lee Yura' was attached to the door of Room 811.

Staring at the nameplate, Siwoo took a moment to catch his breath, which had risen to his chin, then slowly knocked on the door.

Knock, knock.

...
...

There was no answer.
He knocked a couple more times, but it was the same.

Siwoo hesitated for a moment, then cautiously opened the door.

Rustle—

Under the billowing pure white curtains, what came into Siwoo's view was.

"...What?"

A man in a black suit.

Before the frozen Siwoo, the man glanced this way.

Pale blonde hair and grey eyes.

Baek Yijun.

The one said to be Sunbae's former comrade.