Chapter 73: Another Followers
Chapter 73: Another Followers
“What? Wanna fight with me?”
Yu-jin slowly went to the center between the two sides. Dong-hyun was no longer in a fighting stance. He stood up straight and massaged his still sore forearms while gasping for air.
The two hunters also dropped their stances and gritted their teeth in frustration at having Yu-jin meddled in their business. But, before they left, Dong-hyun yelled at them.
“Remember the stakes! You b*st*rds! Don’t forget to send me the information later!”
One of the two hunters looked at Dong-hyun with disdain and replied.
“Scr*w the hell out of you!”
Dong-hyun narrowed his eyes and wanted to grab that hunter’s collar. Anyway, he got stopped by Yu-jin.
“Stop it. Calm down!”
Dong-hyun glared at the two hunters until they left the Training Center. He then shook his head and turned around, ready to return home.
Yu-jin stared at Dong-hyun’s back and said a few words that piqued his interest.
“If you want to know about spatial items, I can tell you about it.”
Dong-hyun stopped in his tracks and asked. “What are the conditions?”
Yu-jin shrugged her shoulders. “There are no conditions. I can tell you now if you want.”
Dong-hyun approached Yu-jin, and she began to share her knowledge with him.
There were only two types of spatial items that humans possessed, Spatial Bag and Spatial Ring. However, they were much rarer than the ordinary magic items and weapons that humans produced.
No one knew the exact number of those items. The information that spread around only mentioned the number was only a few. It might just be no more than the hands could count.
The price of spatial items was also very high. But not to the point of skyrocketing to ridiculous numbers. Again, no one knew the exact amount for the price either. It should be in the millions of dollars.
“Ah, right. There are also rumors that ArchMage and Apex-ranked hunters are the only owners of spatial items that the world currently has. So, if you have the idea of buying those items, better forget about it for now.”
Yu-jin tried to comfort Dong-hyun, thinking that he would get saddened by it. Contrary to what she thought, Dong-hyun just smiled after hearing the intelligence. Whether it was a rumor or not, it didn’t matter to him. After all, it wasn’t him who wanted that information.
“Thank you! I never thought you would be this friendly. I should have asked you earlier instead of going here and there asking the others.”
Yu-jin flinched and went into full tsundere mode.
“Tch! Don’t get me wrong. It’s just a matter of course. So, there’s no need to overreact. Also, I want to talk to you about something.
“The Red Crimson hunter isn’t you, right? I’m sure it must be Ji-woo. That suit of armor won’t be able to outwit me, admit it!”
“Huh!?”
“I’ve been watching you since exiting the tier-3 Portal Gate. You keep exchanging glances with Ji-woo while being questioned. That’s when I realized that the body shape of the hunter wearing the armor resembles Ji-woo more than you.”
Dong-hyun sweated profusely. Yu-jin’s eyes were like the eyes of a snake staring at its food. One little mistake, and he would get bitten mercilessly.
“I-I don’t. I mean, what are you talking about it? I don’t understand. Sorry.”
Dong-hyun gulped and bowed after making an excuse. He wanted to run away from Yu-jin immediately.
“Magic of Fire, Phoenix Spirits!”
Unexpectedly, Yu-jin instead attacked Dong-hyun, who was rushing toward the exit of the Training Center.
Dong-hyun turned around after hearing a magic spell got cast. He saw three phoenix-shaped flames heading toward him. He instantly used his Mana and channeled it into his legs. And he dodged the attack with ease.
“Are you crazy!? How dare you attack your seniors!?”
Dong-hyun screamed his complaint and tried to reason with Yu-jin.
However, it didn’t work. Yu-jin just jumped and threw a few punches and kicks at him.
Dong-hyun, still tired from the previous spar, couldn’t help but endure the attacks. Right now, he wouldn’t be able to run away from Yu-jin. So, he tried to use his Mana efficiently while dodging the attacks, although sometimes he needed to block them physically.
Yu-jin got pushed back after exchanging a few attacks. She didn’t expect Dong-hyun to match her attack so neatly.
In the end, it made Yu-jin become a little bit serious. She prepared to cast a new tier of magic spell to test Dong-hyun’s strength.
“Magic of Fire, God’s Arrow!”
Yu-jin’s palms clapped forward. Her hands shone, and a big fiery arrow appeared, enveloping them.
Dong-hyun twitched at the sight of the magic. ‘That’s some serious shit!’
“Magic of Fire, Flames Touch!”
Dong-hyun’s hands got covered in flames. He then pounced at Yu-jin as not wanting to let the magic get released.
Yu-jin was surprised when she saw Dong-hyun even approached her. She bit her own lip and started pulling one of her hands back.
Dong-hyun managed to close the gap and wrapped his hands that got covered in flames around Yu-jin’s.
Zap!
Yu-jin’s magic got neutralized, disappearing into nothingness. She was shocked by what happened.
As it turns out, Dong-hyun was just as surprised as Yu-jin. He didn’t think it would work with one try. It was the usual trick Ji-woo did to made his magic spell attacks didn’t work.
Dong-hyun asked Ji-woo to teach him because he never succeeded in using magic in his training against Ji-woo. At first, Ji-woo said it was impossible. But then, he said there was a way to imitate the technique.
It was basically only suppressing fire with fire.
The reason Dong-hyun succeeded was that his short burst technique got applied to the Flames Touch. So, in that short time, the fire in his hands had more power than Yu-jin’s God’s Arrow. Dong-hyun pulled his Mana entirely from his hands after canceled the magic. Well, though, he became more tired and breathless than before.
Yu-jin suppressed her shock and stared at her hand that got held by Dong-hyun, who was in a kneeling position. Like someone who was putting a ring on his partner.
Yu-jin retracted her hand and asked. “How did you do that?” However, there was no answer from Dong-hyun. It pissed her off at being ignored. Suddenly, she hit Dong-hyun on the head.
“Ouch! Why is it always my head! Oh??”
Dong-hyun just blurted out his habit when he got hit by Ji-woo.
“What is it?”
“I said, how did you do that?”
Dong-hyun answered subconsciously. “Ah, that move. It was a trick from Ji-woo hyung.” He didn’t realize that he was saying something suspicious and declared his relationship with Ji-woo.
“Hyung!!? You’re really close to him, aren’t you!? To call him hyung when he’s clearly your junior and even has the same rank as you.”
Dong-hyun slapped his mouth and corrected his words.
“Erm, t-that isn’t what I m-mean.”
“What I said earlier about the Red Crimson hunter was true all along, huh. Tell me the full story. Otherwise, I’ll report you to Tae-hyun sunbae. I’m sure they’ll be eager to know the truth. I also know that the armor set still got held by the guild.”
Dong-hyun was speechless and on the verge of tears. He even foolishly contemplated whether to tell the secret to one person or allow it to get revealed to others.
On the other hand, Ji-woo returned and visited his mother’s food stall. He had come after trying to find Magic Crystals and Magic Stones on the market. Unfortunately, after going here and there and contacting here and there, he only got 10 Magic Crystals. And with a higher price too. Around 1.5 million won per one Magic Crystal.
Ji-woo previously only thought that the rare ones were only magical items and weapons. He then tried to find a way to contact places selling such items overseas, but to no avail. He gave up and enjoyed what he had for a while.
Ji-woo used 8 Magic Crystals to his ankle and wrist weights. Thus, the total weight he was carrying now was 96 kg.
“Hyung!”
Dong-hyun was called Ji-woo. However, Ji-woo didn’t turn around and didn’t bother to look at him.
“Oh, Dong-hyun is here. And who is this girl?”
Ji-woo straightened up after hearing his mother’s words. He then turned around and frowned when he saw the woman who was with Dong-hyun.
“Hello, aunt. My name is Ahn Yu-jin. Dong-hyun and Ji-woo’s friends. Nice to meet you.”
“Oh my! I never thought my son would have a female friend. Let me give you two some food. Wait a minute.”
Ji-woo became speechless by his mother’s remark. It indirectly taunted him, who never told a story or brought a female friend to meet her mother. Although, it was true. He also tried to recall the memory of when he had become friends with that crazy woman.o
“No need, aunty. W-We just wanted to meet Ji-woo h-hyung.”
Dong-hyun stuttered and realized that Ji-woo had already given him a deadly stare all along. He gulped and approached Ji-woo to whisper his explanation.
“H-Hyung, I’m s-sorry. I-I told her everything about the incident at the tier-3 Portal Gate related to the Demon Apes.
“Ouch!”
Dong-hyun was hit in the head again by Ji-woo. Yu-jin looked at the two of them as if asking for an acknowledgment of that past incident.
Ji-woo couldn’t help but slap his forehead. Instead of solving an existing problem, he got a new issue on his list.