On the evening of the day Hong Yesung returned to the mortal realm with a roar, an anonymous post appeared on HunterNet, sharing an account of his sighting.
Title: [Anonymous] What? Did Hong Yesung come down?
Why is he here?
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â Huh, already?
â Did he really come down? I didnât see any news.
â Did they finally make an escape buttonâ¦
â Ah~ The Craftsmen Exhibition is in a week, so itâs time for him to come down, lol.
â Last time, he came down the day before⦠Yesung must have exerted himself a lotâ¦
â For real, lol.
â Anonymous, where are you right now?
â At a chicken place.
â ?? lol.
â So he came down and immediately went to a chicken place?
â Ah, lol, even ranked 8th canât resist chicken, lol.
â Share some stories, damn it.
Hong Yesungâs sudden appearance turned HunterNet upside down in a good way. With the Craftsmen Exhibition just a week away, the hot topic in the Hunter community was Yesung and the gear he created. As everyone waited for detailed accounts, fortunately, the Hunter who started the sighting thread reappeared quickly.
Title: [Anonymous] Iâm the one who asked if Hong Yesung came down.
I went to the chicken place after work, and it was super busy.
I checked to see if there was a soccer game today, but there wasnât.
When I asked, they said some guy was doing unlimited chicken refills, damn it.
So, I discreetly looked at who it was, andâ
Hong Yesung was crying while holding a wing in each hand, taking bites.
He was also wearing colorful hiking gear like some kidsâ Lego setâ¦n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
I felt solemn and turned around.
Itâs not easy.
I just paid 10,000 won for delivery.
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â Hahahahahaha
â Crying
Uijae activated his stealth skill and quietly entered his small room. Fortunately, everyoneâs attention was glued to the TV, so he was able to sneak in unnoticed.
He carefully pulled aside the neatly arranged blankets. The coveted black tickets that every Hunter longed for were sleeping soundly between the pink floral blankets. Not just one, but two of them. Uijae stared at the tickets, which maintained their stiffness and shine even in the blanket.
Nam Woojin⦠had cursed me.
Not just any curse, but a massive one.
âThat guy trapped me with his words, and before I knew it, I accepted themâ¦â
Uijae pressed his forehead and let out a long sigh. The moment Nam Woojin was alone with him, he had started rambling about Lee Sayoungâs past, and he found himself helplessly caught up in it.
In a moment of frustration, Uijae silently punched the floral blanket. Why did that guy suddenly bring up Lee Sayoungâs past to Cha Uijae? It was annoying.
Uijae gazed at the tickets worth tens of billions. With a premium, they could be sold for even more. However, he had learned a lot from the Masuk incident.
âI shouldnât act recklessly.â
Of course, up until now, he had let himself get carried away⦠doing various things, but no more. He had decided to live quietly and had caused too much trouble already. It was not too late to live quietly now.
âLetâs earn money by working diligently.â
Thinking back, that was true. Hunters lived by selling dungeon byproducts. But hadnât Cha Uijae resolved to live as an ordinary person, not a Hunter? Of course, he had received a Hunterâs license, but he had no intention of doing anything with it, so it was just a license collecting dust.
Even if you get a driverâs license, if you donât drive, youâll just get a certificate with 12 more numbers, right? Itâs useless except for when you need to verify your identity.
After all, how could an ordinary person living a quiet and normal life sell dungeon-related items? The recent Tomato Market EZ incident was merely a foolish act driven by momentary greed.
âYeah, caterpillars should eat pine needles to survive.â
Of course, considering his status, he was closer to a dinosaur, but Uijae began to brainwash himself into thinking he was a caterpillar. Such precious black tickets didnât suit a caterpillar. So, he had to think of a proper way to handle them. He had three options.
First, go to Songdo and participate in the auction.
Second, dispose of the tickets.
Third, simply pretend they donât exist.
First, participating in the auction in Songdo.
As soon as he set foot near Songdo, it would mean saying goodbye to his quiet life. According to the stories he had heard from Hunters, all the prominent Hunters would gather in Songdo for the Craftsmen Exhibition, including Hong Yesung and Jungbin. They were all Hunters who could easily purchase black tickets.
âAm I crazy?â
Of course, the characters gathering at the hangover soup restaurant were not ordinary either, but since this was his home ground, he had countless ways to deal with things. However, Songdo was an unknown territory. Uijae vowed not to turn his head toward Songdo. The first option was discarded.
Second, disposing of the tickets somewhere. This also posed a problem. There wasnât a suitable method for disposal!
Selling and transferring them were obviously impossible. After the Tomato Market EZ incident, he had no dreams of making it into the Hall of Fame of Thunder Market. So, he had to dispose of themâ¦
In fact, he had briefly held the tickets over the stove boiling hangover soup, but that cursed ticket didnât burn with regular fire; he had no idea what it was made of.
âShould I just tear it up?â
Uijae could tear it, but unless he shredded it into tiny pieces, it would be dangerous as it could be discovered. This ticket would have to be disposed of as non-flammable household waste, and there was no way it could be turned into powder.
In the end, the last option remained: to convince himself that these tickets did not exist. He could just tuck those two pieces of paper somewhere and forget about them. Uijae pushed the tickets deeper into the blankets, desperately turning his back on them.
âStay there until the Craftsmen Exhibition ends.â
He prayed a prayer that would never be realized.
Of course, as always, Uijae wasnât the type for prayers to work well.
ââ¦â¦.â
âHave you been to Songdo?â
Looking at the dark gas mask that appeared late at night holding out a black ticket.