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Chapter 114
Chapter 114
Chapter 114
@Schreiber_Lane
-This raid was really the worst. I think clans like the Ambitus clan should be shut down. How can they send a party that has a traitor in it into a dungeon? I was lucky enough to survive, but I almost lost everything.
?I can’t believe there was a traitor. What is Ambitus doing?
??As expected of Lane. If it wasn’t for you, the other hunters would’ve died.
@Clan_Ambi
-The Ambitus clan did their best in the Sanctuary of Defeat and Sloth raid. To say we intentionally obstructed it is a misunderstanding. The Ambitus clan clearly played a role in the raid. Without us, it would have failed.
@Schreiber_Lane
-Don’t you have a conscience, you ?ing bastards?? You played a role? Choi Yeonseung did everything!
@NewYork_Arenas
-I almost died in the dungeon because of you guys. Don’t shamelessly take others’ credit. If it wasn’t for Hunter Choi Yeonseung, all of you would have been caught and locked up right now.
The Ambitus clan discreetly tried to fill social media with ‘Didn’t we all do well?’ only to be scolded by the hunters who participated in the raid. While one or two people would disagree, all the other hunters except for the Ambitus clan were all saying the same thing: the Ambitus clan didn’t do anything; it was all Choi Yeonseung!
-Choi Yeonseung?
-You know, that martial artist. He played a major role in Las Vegas.
-Ah. The 1st-generation hunter?
-The 1st-generation hunters are still active? Isn’t that abuse of the elderly?
The general public, which was interested in hunters, naturally took great interest in the information related to this raid, which was coming up one after another. Under normal circumstances, it was rare for only one hunter to stand out in a raid. Since several people belonging to the same clan raided the dungeon, they normally stood out as a team.
However, this raid was all about Choi Yeonseung, no matter from which clan the other hunters belonged. Even the Ambitus clan hunters praised Choi Yeonseung. Such feedback was impossible unless he showed really great performance!
“These bastards… At least they have a conscience.” Smallwood nodded with a satisfied expression. The other clans’ hunters weren’t all greedy after all. To be fair, however, if they kept their mouths shut after receiving so much from Choi Yeonseung, then they wouldn’t be human.
“... No! T-these cheap and mean bastards...! Friend! We’ve got a big problem!”
“?”
“These bastards posted a video!”
Smallwood pointed to the account in anger. One of the hunters posted a video of what happened in the dungeon.
[How to Create a Delicious Meal Out of an Inedible Monster.]
-How can we eat this monster??
-Oh my god! If you eat something like this, you will get poisoned right away!
Watching Choi Yeonseung cook the meat of the two-headed chaos dog and the eggs of a red-horned turtle shocked the public. Only a small fraction of monsters could be used as gourmet ingredients, and those had to be carefully prepared by very good chefs. Hence, it was hard to believe that someone could cook such ingredients with no equipment!
However, to their surprise, Choi Yeonseung soon finished cooking a mouthwatering dish. Once the bacon and fried eggs were put on a plate, the people reacted explosively. The video had over millions of views.
“Uh... Why are you angry?” Choi Yeonseung was confused because Smallwood was genuinely furious.
“Friend! You should’ve been the one to upload this and get its views!”
“... I-I see.”
They weren’t joking. The other Icarus clan hunters were genuinely furious.
Even Antony!
“Choi Yeonseung. Let’s upload a video right now!”
“I didn’t film any.”
“We can just create a new one! You have to let them know you are the real one!”
“I’ll take care of posting the video, so can you stop?”
Not only did he have to think about the evil god constellations, but he had to compete with other hunters for views now. Choi Yeonseung wasn’t aware of it, but Hwang Gyeongryong was already posting on social media like a storm the moment he heard the news.
@Dragon_Hwang
-I did say that my clan, Icarus, was going there, didn’t I?
-The true clan of aces has stepped up to the plate.
-Where are all the people who laughed at me when I said Choi Yeonseung would be one of the key raiders in that dungeon? I remember you all, so hurry and come out already.
***
[The ‘Cat of Lava and Magma’ is asking what happened in the dungeon.]
-A lot of things. An evil god constellation’s minion even attacked us. However, there is something even more important than that.
Choi Yeonseung explained what happened with the Goddess of Defeat and Sloth. He had somehow gained her power for becoming her successor. The two constellations were stunned, but they accepted it more easily than Choi Yeonseung. They were born as constellations, after all. They were naturally more used to this kind of life.
-If that’s true, I see it as a bad thing.
Rather, the Manipulator of Dreams and Desires thought it was a good deal—no, an unconditionally advantageous deal for Choi Yeonseung. Of course, it would be difficult to develop new powers as her successor. However, if he could control it properly, then wouldn’t it be no different from being his power?
‘Look at how easily these constellations speak about something that isn’t their business.’
Choi Yeonseung felt slightly angry. It was certainly great to have additional power, but Choi Yeonseung had to work hard to use it. He hadn’t even figured out how to use the powers related to ‘defeat’ and ‘sloth’ yet. After all, he had lived a life so far from those factors!
-Becoming a bit lazy and experiencing defeat can’t be that bad.
-How can you say such terrible nonsense?
-......
Choi Yeonseung’s serious expression flustered the Manipulator of Dreams and Desires. No, were her words that rude?
[The ‘Cat of Lava and Magma’ says that it has realized one thing.]
-?
[Unbeknownst to the ‘Goddess of Balance Who Walks Ahead,’ the incarnation has become friendly with another constellation...]
“......”
Choi Yeonseung was speechless. Wait...
This wasn’t his fault!
-The Goddess of Balance Who Walks Ahead will certainly be very sad if she finds out about this.
-I am just a successor to her power. What is there to be sad about?
-I am the Manipulator of Dreams and Desires. I am good at guessing the desires of other constellations. The Goddess of Balance Who Walks Ahead seems to have a distorted and twisted desire for the incarnation...
[The ‘Cat of Lava and Magma’ agrees.]
‘......’
Choi Yeonseung gave up replying to the two constellations.
-I recommend not telling her.
-I wasn’t planning to.
He shared his vision with these two constellations, while the goddess was simply an ally of his. He had no intention of revealing these details. Although he could be misunderstood...
-Stop talking nonsense and get more information about the Traitor with a Poisoned Dagger. Have you figured anything out?
-The Traitor with a Poisoned Dagger doesn’t sound like a very strong constellation. I think he is just a bit lower or higher than you, judging from his ranking in the constellation battle.
While Choi Yeonseung was being investigated, the two constellations listened to rumors in the Abyss. The Traitor with a Poisoned Dagger was an evil god constellation, but he wasn’t that strong. Not all evil god constellations were strong. While there were strong evil god constellations who had come to Earth early, occupied a country, and had become known by all, there were also weak evil god constellations who came late and whom few people knew.
-So I don’t have to worry much about him?
[The ‘Cat of Lava and Magma’ says there are bad rumors about him.]
Traitor with a Poisoned Dagger lacked absolute strength, but there was a rumor that he often engaged in various schemes and tricks. He could prove to be more annoying than others in a way. His household members or minions could also launch an attack.
-Moreover, Your human and constellation names are slowly starting to appear in Game of the Stars.
“!”
Choi Yeonseung was understandably nervous. He won against the Warrior Stained with Madness and Blood in a constellation battle and led the hunters through a dungeon despite their disadvantageous situation...
The constellations were bound to take notice. Fortunately, none of the constellations suspected that Choi Yeonseung was a constellation pretending to be a human wandering around Earth...
Nevertheless, he had to be careful.
-Be cautious.
-You certainly should, but I don’t think it would hurt to put in more effort in getting your name out there.
-?
-Before you fight, shout, ‘For the honor of the Undefeated Incarnation of Training!’ or ‘Don’t mess with the Undefeated Incarnation of Training!’
-... Why would I do that?
It felt strange just thinking about it.
-That would avoid making other constellations suspicious of your identity while also teaching Earth’s inhabitants about your constellation name.
-... I see.
Choi Yeonseung couldn’t refute it. The hunters who were talking about social media earlier and these constellations were telling him the same thing. If he wanted to become a successful constellation, he had to promote his name to the world!
-... Sigh. I have to create a social media account first...
-Ah. That sounds like a good plan as well.
[The ‘Cat of Lava and Magma’ says to use a cat as your profile picture.]
***
With the dungeon raid over, they wanted to fly back to the west right away, but...
The Icarus clan decided to have a clan dinner to commemorate their successful raid first. They headed to Hunter George’s restaurant!
“When in New York, you have to eat at Hunter George. This place is great, friend. It’s amazing.”
Smallwood couldn’t hide his excitement. It wasn’t just him. The other hunters were the same. They were in the most popular restaurant in New York. Its owner, George, was a hunter-turned-chef who revolutionized the restaurant industry with ‘Magic Cuisine.’
“Choi Yeonseung. You said you’ve never been here before, right? The food here is great. I’m sure you’ll love it.”
Choi Yeonseung nodded. He had experienced clan dinners before. As a researcher of Abyss cooking, he found a chef who did ‘Magic Cuisine’ an object of curiosity.
“Choi Yeonseung. These jerks... No, why should I have a meal with these humans?”
Odaigon looked at his fellow clanmates with a very sick and tired expression. Choi Yeonseung patted him on the shoulder as if he understood.
“I won’t leave you with them next time.”
Unaware of how Odaigon truly felt, Antony spoke from the side. “Choi Yeonseung. I protected Hunter Odaigon while you were gone. You don’t have to thank me, but I thought you should know.”
“Such a conscienceless dog...”
Choi Yeonseung stopped Odaigon before he could grab Antony by the collar.
“Hey. Don’t fight.”
In the meantime, a clan employee suddenly became flustered and apologized.
“I’m sorry. I made a reservation, but it seems I failed to book it all.”
“It can’t be helped. Hunter George would’ve been fully booked.”
The hunters were surprisingly easily convinced. The Hunter George restaurant wasn’t very spacious and didn’t accept many customers at once because of the stubbornness of George, the chef, to focus on each customer!
-Uh... It doesn’t taste right. Is something missing?
-I’m sorry, Guest. I will keep cooking until you are satisfied. How do you want it?
-It should be a bit oilier so it would come out when you eat it...
“Who is that madman? Why is he complaining?”
“They’re in Hunter George, not just any other establishment. What are they doing?”
The Icarus clan hunters cocked their heads and immediately recognized them. They were the Schreiber clan hunters who had participated in the raid. It seemed they had come here first.
-No... This isn’t it either...