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Chapter 133
Chapter 133
Chapter 133
They were in the United States, a country where people would open fire as soon as an outsider entered their house. It was even worse now since hunters refused to follow laws. There was nothing strange about entering a person’s private property and leaving it as a corpse.
‘W-What?!’
Christopher was shocked. Although he was caught off guard, he couldn’t understand how he got overpowered so easily. If the opponent had used magic, he would’ve noticed it in advance and somehow prepared for it. However, Choi Yeonseung moved like lightning.
In the blink of an eye, Choi Yeonseung was already in front of him and had struck him before he could even cast magic. Since then, he had been unable to speak or move no matter what he did.
‘Is this a martial arts technique?’
“Wait, Choi Yeonseung.” Elisabeth tried to stop Choi Yeonseung, making Christopher feel slightly relieved. There was a person here with a conscience.
“What is it?”
“If you’re going to kill him, don’t do it here. It’s unhygienic. The clan has experts who handle such things. Let’s call them and have them take care of this properly.”
“......!”
Christopher inwardly cursed Elisabeth.
‘You crazy American bastards!’
It was really rude to try and kill people this way.
“No. I have no intention of killing him.”
“!”
“Really? Even though he barged in like this?”
“Something probably happened.”
“You’re quite merciful. Alright, you take care of this then.”
Elisabeth plopped down in the chair next to her.
Choi Yeonseung freed one of Christopher’s pressure points, allowing him to speak again.
“What are you doing? I will formally protest!”
“This is the Icarus clan’s private property. Who gave you permission to enter? I don’t think you even got one.”
“Hah... I didn’t get permission, but as fellow hunters, I think we can pass over this.”
Christopher was a hunter from England.
Fortunately for him, American hunters didn’t actually always kill and bury people who entered private land. They could do it if the trespasser was just a commoner, but what if the trespasser was of high status and belonged to a clan? If they did as they pleased, things could become bigger.
“What nonsense is this? This is the problem with hunters. The law is meant to be followed, so why don’t you think about obeying it? Are you the type to get drunk and drive anyway just because you’re a hunter?” Choi Yeonseung asked with killing intent in his heart.
Christopher shook his head, flustered. “No! I would never do such a thing. I am a decent nobleman!”
“Did you just call yourself a nobleman? To think I considered you a nice enough person.” Choi Yeonseung frowned.
There were many hunters who thought of themselves as something. Some of them blatantly used words like new humans and nobility to praise themselves. However, those were all very tasteless and useless from Choi Yeonseung’s perspective.
“Choi Yeonseung. You look like a real nobleman to me.”
“What are you saying? There are no nobles in the United States.”
“I think he’s British...” Elisabeth thought upon hearing Christopher’s accent.
“Gutierrez. Do you think all British people are nobles? I’m Korean. Does that make me a yangban?” [1]
“I am a British nobleman! I have the title of Earl!” Christopher sighed. He normally strove to maintain courtesy, dignity, and pride, but within 30 minutes of coming here, his patience was already running out.
“Does England buy and sell titles?”
“W-What insult... It is a real title! It has been handed down for hundreds of years!”
“Ah. I’m sorry. So why is a British hunter in America?”
“......”
“......”
Elisabeth and Christopher looked at Choi Yeonseung as if they found him strange.
“?”
“Are you really not aware, Choi Yeonseung? England is one of the places that has been taken over by an evil god constellation.”
“Is that so?”
“How can you not know that?”
“Westerners don’t always know if I’m from South Korea or North Korea when I say I’m Korean. Do I need to know? Am I British?”
Elisabeth took a step back when she saw Choi Yeonseung’s serious expression.
‘You can ask...!’
“Did you come to the United States to seek asylum due to the British occupation? Oh my, you’ve gone through a lot.”
“There is no need to sympathize, Choi Yeonseung. Us British people are trying to get through this ordeal with pride.”
“I wasn’t sympathizing with you. I just said it as a greeting, so don’t give it too much meaning.”
Christopher used the pride of a nobleman to endure his desire to curse.
“So, why did an English nobleman enter someone else’s land without permission? Is it a British custom?”
“... I have come to deliver a glorious proposal.”
“?”
“Be happy, Choi Yeonseung. My master wants to make you a household member.”
“......”
Choi Yeonseung was momentarily taken aback. If he actually had a functioning head, then there was no way the Arrogant Light Elf wouldn’t know who Choi Yeonseung belonged to. He was a household member of the Undefeated Incarnation of Training.
“I understand why you’re flustered, Choi Yeonseung. You don’t think you are suitable for my master, who pursues beauty, do you?”
Elisabeth cocked her head and asked, “Did he just call you ugly?”
“It seems like it.”
Choi Yeonseung swung his fist along with those words. Christopher screamed.
“A-Ahhh...”
Martial artists had a knack for delivering very painful blows. Christopher was a hunter, so he was confident he could endure pain, but he literally felt the sky turning yellow when Choi Yeonseung’s fist hit him.
“Fu... I didn’t mean to...”
“Really? In the future, you better put some more thoughts into your words. That aside, I already have a master.”
“I know. Isn’t it the Undefeated Incarnation of Training?”
Elisabeth listened with interest. There were advantages to signing a contract with a constellation. However, she heard that being tied down by them was bad, so she wasn’t very greedy...
Nevertheless, they were talking about Choi Yeonseung’s master, so she got a bit interested. What type of constellation was he?
“You know?”
“Yes. My master knows that, but he still wants to make you a household member. How generous and beautiful, am I right?”
“I think he’s just tactless.”
“How dare! Watch your words!”
Choi Yeonseung raised his fist again. Christopher quieted down.
“So you want me to betray my master?”
“That isn’t it. You can worship both.”
“... Really?” Choi Yeonseung was really surprised. It was hard to believe that a constellation would allow a human to worship two constellations at the same time. The arrogant and narrow-minded nature of constellations made it unacceptable.
“Of course, your master will have to be generous enough to give you permission. If he refuses, it will just shine a light on my master’s generosity.”
“Hah...”
Surprisingly, the Arrogant Light Elf liked Choi Yeonseung’s victory over Maximilian.
-I like the aesthetics of that fight. Send him an offer.
-But he already has a master...
-It doesn’t matter. In fact, it doesn’t matter who he belongs to as long as he is beautiful. I want to make him more beautiful.
The linked movements of martial arts, which had been trained for over 10,000 years, were extreme beauty in themselves. The Arrogant Light Elf recognized the value it contained. He didn’t really want to be a master. He just wanted to make Choi Yeonseung more beautiful. It was a very generous offer that one would only get if they were lucky.
-Goddess.
-......
-Goddess. Goddess. Goddess. Goddess.
-... Stop it. I’m awake.
-Goddess. Goddess. Goddess. Goddess. Goddess. Goddess. Goddess...
-I won’t pretend to sleep in the future! I told you to stop!
-So what do you think of this proposal?
-It isn’t a bad suggestion. Constellations are fickle by nature. They will give something if they like you, even if it harms them.
Choi Yeonseung would never do something like that because he was a constellation who earned a living every day, but other constellations were different.
Just as a person walking down the street threw a piece of sugar in amazement at the sight of an ant singing and dancing, so did a constellation.
-He clearly really likes your skills, Successor.
-Will I get caught?
-You won’t. He can’t eavesdrop on our conversation or conversations with other constellations just because you are his household member.
-... Will accepting his help yield me anything good, though?
Choi Yeonseung asked with pure doubt.
The goddess spoke as if she was dumbfounded.
-No matter what power a constellation has, there is nothing useless about receiving it. The Arrogant Light Elf sometimes acts foolishly due to his obsession with beauty, but he is by no means weak. He has strong powers.
-Hmm...
Having gotten rid of his worries, Choi Yeonseung looked at Christopher.
“Okay. I’ll think about it in good light.”
Beside him, Elisabeth was in admiration. Was there anyone in the world who would answer a constellation’s proposal in such a rude manner?
“Ah. You can’t accept it yet.”
“?”
“You have to fight beautifully against me in the upcoming match first. Prove that your latest beautiful appearance was no mere coincidence, Master will accept you.”
“... What does being beautiful mean?” Elisabeth whispered. All she remembered from that time was Choi Yeonseung playing with Maximilian before ending it. It wasn’t uncommon to see such a one-sided fight during a UHC match.
Ah, was that beauty?
“I don’t know exactly what he’s talking about. Does he mean I should beat him the same way I beat my last opponent?”
“That seems like it.”
Seeing the two hunters whispering among themselves, Christopher said, “I think the misunderstanding has been cleared up now. Release me. I am going back.”
“Ah. Christopher. Since you’re here already, I need some help filming a video.”
“... Why should I help you?”
“Hmm... That’s true. I’ll give you a choice. You can either make a video with me before going home or home or you can get buried in the desert out there now.”
“... We could end up serving the same master anyway, so I’ll help you with this project of yours.”
***
The legendary Korean hunter Legend turned off the screen with a pained sound.
The players were a complete mess.
The one in charge of the top lane got distracted, crashed into someone, and died, while the one in charge of the middle lane gave clumsy commands and missed the monsters. Meanwhile, the player assigned to the bottom lane went out and died because his hands and feet weren’t coordinated...
Could this be called a team?
Honestly, wouldn’t they still fail to work together even if Earth was about to be destroyed?
“Representative-nim.”
“Don’t call me representative.”
“Director-nim.”
“Don’t call me that as either.”
“Let’s hurry past this, Changsik.”
“... What’s going on?”
Lee Changsik turned his head. No matter how much the internet wanted Lee Changsik to get fired, nobody would say such things right in his face. He was an A-grade hunter, after all. It was Kim Jungyu who talked to him, a hunter who used to be in the same clan as Hwang Gyeongryong, Choi Yeonseung, etc! He was a C-grade before he retired long ago, and he lacked skills, but…
Lee Changsik trusted his analytical skills and experience. That was why he called him for help.
“I saw something interesting. Let’s watch it together.”
“If it’s ‘Korea's defense has no answers’ like last time, I will kill you.”
“No. It’s a video uploaded by Yeonseung. It’s a trending topic right now.”
“... What?”
1. The traditional ruling class or gentry of the Joseon Dynasty. ?