I Stole the Number One Ranker’s Soul 170

Episode 171

Seo Ji-han, who was quietly listening, quietly intervened.

Thinking back on those words, I think it was roughly around that time that I stopped being intimidated by other boss monsters.

This was around the time when I officially took over the dungeon from Elfanis and started to attack boss monsters with Seo Ji-han.

I wasn’t paying attention at the time, but from then on, whenever I appeared, a notification message dedicated to the boss monster was attached to me. Is this it?

“Did you get that message when I came? “Why didn’t you tell me until now?”

“It didn’t appear to me. In fact, not all hunters saw the message, and only weak hunters among them saw the message.”

“Well, actually, I’ve never been intimidated by a boss monster.”

Seohu Ban and Seo Ji-han answered one after another.

That’s right. Thinking back, I think I was suffering from a status ailment even up until the time I captured Jirgis.

After that, after eating Jirgis’ horn and upgrading my Chungwang Cannon, I started to have a status ailment like that. It completely disappeared.

“I guess I’ve become quite strong too.”

When I muttered proudly that I felt like I had become a decent hunter, Seo Ji-han made a bewildered expression.

“Anew? You’re so strong. It’s been a while since you became like that.”

When I heard Seo Ji-han say that, I became even more embarrassed.

Is it because I was recognized as number one in the rankings? Or maybe I was just happy to hear such words from Seo Ji-han more than anyone else.

“Ah, did you say this article was embargoed earlier?”

“okay.”

Seohu Ban nodded calmly.

It’s an article that feels like a scoop just by writing it, but this is under embargo?

There’s no reason for them not to announce it, right?

“After hearing the testimony that I was at the scene, someone in the industry told me. “I got a call. I asked them to negotiate and hand it over to an embargo.”

Mr. Ban Seo-hoo, you really have wide feet.

“But did you listen to that obediently?”

Mr. Ban Seo-hoo, surprisingly, there are a lot of people who know.

If hunters in all the fields I went to had heard the ‘Nioh Son Moa’ message, there would have been more than one country that would have had to negotiate.

“okay. “I guess they thought there was no good thing to be done by talking about it for no reason.”

“why?”

“It’s high-quality information. Only some of the hunters in the country you went to would have obtained this information. Since it is a confusing time, they want to keep any information that seems advantageous to them. The Korean media will not know anything.”

If it’s true, it’s really fortunate.

“Oh, well, monsters don’t appear in Korea, so I’ve never been there, so if other countries keep quiet, I won’t know anything about Korea.”

“that’s right. And since the hunters in that country are currently at a 100% deployment rate, it seems like they are just covering this up as they do not have the manpower to separately investigate this matter. Besides, you probably don’t want to mess with this person who helps you for no reason in an emergency like this. “I’m trying to please you.”

Seohu Ban said, rubbing his forehead with his index finger as if he were tired.

“Aha, then how long will this embargo remain in effect?”

“It won’t be a long time since we won’t be able to stop rumors from spreading in the private sector. “We have negotiated so that even if it is reported, it will not be in a disadvantageous direction for us.”

For some reason, when I woke up earlier, I thought I couldn’t see Seohu Ban, but he seems to have been busy underwater.

Personality-wise, he may not be a good match, but Ban Seo-hu still had a trustworthy side.

“Someday, the guild will find out that I’m alive. “I need to evacuate my family.”

“That would be a good idea.”

After answering briefly, Seohu Ban said he had more work to do and quickly left.

I’m a little worried because I’ve slept for a few hours and he doesn’t seem to have slept at all.

“But will Ban Seo-hoo’s family be okay?”

If my family is threatened, my acquaintances, such as Ban Seo-hoo and Yoo Eun-dam, who are active similarly to me, will not be safe.

When I opened my mouth in worry, Seo Ji-han nodded calmly.

“Well, you don’t have to worry about that. If I were to do something wrong in the Korean Guild, I would have to deal with all the people connected to me through my relatives, acquaintances, social connections, and personal connections. “I’m not going to invade the beehive.”

“He seems like he comes from a really great family. “I’ll feel safe.”

“hmm. yes. However, if an order is given to return home, you must return immediately. Fortunately, I don’t know if that hasn’t been said so far, or if he’s just ignoring it.”

“There are pros and cons.”

Even though Ban Seo-jin was from a very suffocating family, it seems that it wasn’t all bad.

Well, if there are only bad points, why would you want to keep it?

Since there is a benefit to everything, I guess I will keep following it.

“yes. At least in the networking department. “I heard that there were quite a few relatives who fled abroad because that family was suffocating, and I think I got this information through them.”

“You have relatives living scattered across so many countries?”

“I don’t even want to live in the same country.”

“If you hate it so much, why did you listen to Ban Seo-hoo’s request?”

Is this a subtle bond between family members who hate each other but help each other?

Well, I guess if a relative asks me something, I will help them if I can, even if I don’t like them.

“No matter what he looks like, he’s always polite to his superiors.”

Seo Ji-han smiled.

“Are you the type that older people like?”

“huh.”

“I think it would be wrong to marry someone your own age, Mr. Ban Seo-hoo, but if you find someone older, you might have a good chance of winning.”

“Association? “Over the age of 50?”

“I didn’t mean that…”

We continued our meaningless conversation for a while.

There was occasional laughter and jeers.

These brief laughs were invaluable as we had a long fight ahead of us.

“Let’s call my mom and go fight. Oh, please tell Mr. Elfanis that someone else will be coming. “I tell other people that they can rescue it and send it back.”

“okay.”

While Seo Ji-han opened the gate and disappeared, I immediately contacted my mother. I

still had quite a bit of communication lessons I had with my mother before.

Now that I think about it, I haven’t heard from my mother at all since the dungeon broke out. Something must be going on, right?

Suddenly, I get angry . Feeling anxious, I carefully bit into the communication fruit that connects me to my mother.

The effect of ‘Item: Communication fruit’ is applied.

‘Item: Communication fruit’: Duration: 10 minutes 00 seconds

After checking the system message, I cautiously opened my mouth. .

“mom?”

“Oh, what a surprise! Oh my, Moa? Moani?”

Suddenly, I heard my mother’s voice sounding shocked as she was so surprised to hear my voice.

Her voice was very cheerful, ignoring my brief worry.

“I was going to call you already, but I thought you might be busy, so I held back. I thought no news was good news. “Are you okay? Have you eaten? Are you hurt?”

“Yes, I’m fine. Mom, everything’s okay, right?”

“Korea is quiet. It’s so peaceful that it’s actually a little scary. People need to know who this is all thanks to!”

Although she clicked her tongue, her mother didn’t seem to be truly angry.

“I’m sorry, Mom, but I think my name will become known sooner or later. Then, the hunters who hate me could harm my family, so I’d like to gather Seungju and the others and stay away from the dungeon. ? Sorry, the internet doesn’t work and it must be inconvenient… But it’s the safest there.”

“It’s coming. okay! I’ll get it and leave as soon as possible. “Do I have to go right now?”

I thought she would hate it, but surprisingly, my mom responded very willingly.

From the words that it was coming, I had a vague idea of how many situations my mother had been thinking about and preparing for.

“No, I have some leeway. “If it’s as short as one day, if it’s as long as three days?”

“That’s enough. okay! I’ll be in the dungeon with Seungju. Are you coming that way too?”

“Yeah, but I’m fighting right now so I don’t think I can go right away. I want to see Seungju, too…”

It’s been so long since I met my younger sister.

As I trailed off, my mom pushed me back in a big way.

“I’ll see Seungju later! I’m going to do something big, but can my family hold me back? But now I can tell Seungju that you are safe.”

“Have you told me yet?”

“You said before that you wouldn’t talk.”

“That’s right, but…”

Let’s see. Roughly, how long has it been since the news that I died?

I think it’s been a month to a month and a half, but Seungju must have been in a lot of pain.

After finishing the conversation with my mother, Seo Ji-han came back just in time.

It reminds me of Seungju, so I want to see her more.

I feel like I want to wait and see and go, but the world is moving too quickly for that.

I tore through the scroll again.

Thinking back to the image of the most urgent scene I saw on the news.

Still, I feel good because I go to fight with my mom’s encouragement.

“Oh, there are two bosses again. “What kind of monster movie is this?”

I don’t even know where I am because I just looked at the picture.

What is certain, however, is that the city is truly devastated.

It will take a really long time and effort to rebuild this place.

“Shall I catch it?”

Seo Ji-han quietly spoke.

Considering the scores on the ranking board, that would be correct.

When I nodded, Seo Ji-han took out a lion’s scythe from his inventory.

The boss monsters this time were both King Chung.

One looked like a wart with lots of red fluff, and the other looked like a very colorful flying grasshopper.

Seeing as they aren’t fighting, it looks like they’ve already reached an agreement here.

Looking at this, I understand why so many King Chung escaped.

Aside from the fact that they are a bit aggressive and do not care for their own people, the kings seem to quickly end their relationships with each other and form a group.

Come to think of it, the two bosses you killed by penetrating with the Chungwang Cannon were also Chungwang, right?

“While Seo Ji-han deals with one, I will keep the other one in check so they don’t die.”

After briefly sharing the strategy, we immediately narrowed the distance towards the two kings.

I flew, Seo Ji-han ran, and suddenly the two kings turned to look at me.

“Uhm, I don’t feel good.”

Feeling a little anxious, I immediately raised my magical power and prepared to use the Chungwangpo at any time.

The two bosses tilted their antennae towards each other, exchanged something, and then

disappeared.

“What? Where did you go? Where did the boss monster go?”

When I came down to the ground in bewilderment, I looked around in all directions, equally bewildered, and shook my head.

“I think he ran away.”

“yes? why?”

“Maybe he recognized you.”

“How can you recognize me? This is our first time meeting you?”

“Hmm, it seems like rumors about those guys spread faster than I thought. I don’t know in what form they exchange information, but one thing has become clear.”

“Which one?”

“It won’t be easy to catch the boss monster from now on.”

Seo Ji-han’s guess was true.

After that, I met many boss monsters, but the only one that ran away as soon as it spotted me.

Or what…