I Became The Rankers’ Number One Pick [EN]: Chapter 183

183.

At the same time, in front of Maker’s gate.

Seo-ah, who was calling Yoo Ji-an while waiting for the gate to open, saw Jackson and ended the call with a dumbfounded expression.

“You were still in Korea.”

“I have to go back to Japan anytime.”

Jackson had a friendly smile again, as if he had completely forgotten what happened with Seo-ah.

“Then why didn’t you just stay in Japan…”

“I came because I had to stop by here.”

Jackson pointed to Maker’s gate with a gesture. The aggregation of mana was getting stronger as it pulsated.

Probably soon, the gate will open.

“I see.”

There was no reason for Seo-ah to block the visit itself, but it was true that she felt uncomfortable meeting him.

She was bothered by Jackson’s reaction after she refused to join the Heaven Guild, and also by the story she would share with Maker today.

Fortunately or unfortunately, there were no other hunters visiting Maker today besides Jackson and Seo-ah.

It was better to have no people for security, but she was worried that there would be no witnesses even if Jackson acted out of the blue.

‘Still…’

Yoo Ji-an will come here since she just finished the call. Seo-ah watched Jackson, ready to pull out her Bbyongmangchi [a magical hammer] at any time.

Jackson just smiled.

If she hadn’t heard anything about Jackson and hadn’t experienced anything, she would have thought he was a good person.

Soon, mana swirled and the gate appeared. Seo-ah quickly went inside, and Jackson followed.

“Maker, are you there?”

Maybe she just wouldn’t meet her. Last time, she saw people offering bribes to have a direct interview with Maker, so should she have brought something?.

While she was slightly worried, Jackson followed Seo-ah. Did he prepare something in advance?

Jackson, who met her eyes, shrugged, and Seo-ah scanned him before looking ahead again.

‘It must be in the inventory if she is here.’

Seo-ah, who was passing between the shelves, was surprised to see a sprawled foot on the floor over there.

“Maker!”

When she ran over, Maker was collapsed.

[Skill ‘Silent Night’ is activated.]

Seo-ah immediately laid down the collapsed Maker. And she immediately used a recovery skill. The efficiency would be low because of the low rank, but it would still be enough for first aid.

“Maker, wake up.”

Jackson seemed embarrassed by the unexpected situation and watched from the side. But he was just watching and didn’t seem to be helping.

Seo-ah just ignored Jackson and focused on the recovery skill, looking at Maker.

‘There doesn’t seem to be any external wounds.’

If it didn’t work out, she was going to take her outside and show her to a high-level healer.

But then Maker groaned and frowned.

“Ugh.”

“Are you awake?”

Then Jackson, who was a little further away, showed interest and approached.

“Is she awake?”

Seo-ah ignored Jackson’s words and immediately took out both Maker’s recovery potion and mana potion and poured them into her mouth.

Maker, who drank it obediently, fully recovered her mind after a few minutes.

Seo-ah helped Maker get up.

“Are you okay? Do you want to lie down somewhere?”

“Was that my potion you fed me earlier?”

“Yes, that’s right. Shouldn’t we go see a healer instead of doing this?”

Maker stared at Seo-ah, who asked worriedly, and then waved her hand.

“It’s okay, I was just dizzy because I was greedy for something for a while. I’ll give you back the potion you used when you go later.”

“It’s okay…”

“But.”

Maker gently grabbed Seo-ah’s hand and made her go behind her as if to protect her.

“What are you doing bringing something like this?”

‘Something like this’ seemed to be referring to Jackson. Maker’s expression looking at Jackson was by no means pleasant.

“I didn’t bring him…”

Seo-ah looked at the two of them alternately, as if embarrassed.

Of course, Seo-ah knew that Jackson wasn’t a completely good person. But wasn’t he just here to request something today?

Why is she so wary?

“Hmm, I’m glad you woke up.”

“You came hiding something dark. How dare you in my gate…”

Maker quietly got angry and raised her hand. The gate itself was about to change by her fingertips.

But suddenly, Jackson gently grabbed and pressed Maker’s wrist.

“You’re more perceptive than I thought.”

“Let go! How dare you here!”

“Mr. Jackson!”

Seo-ah looked at Jackson with the momentum to attack if necessary. Then Jackson smiled at Seo-ah and slowly raised one hand.

A blue light was emitted from his fingertips, and suddenly a strange pattern was laid on the floor.

“We have to get out!”

Maker shouted urgently, but for some reason, Seo-ah and Maker couldn’t move on the pattern.

Jackson sighed and said.

“Actually, I was going to politely persuade you first… but since there’s one more person, I had to use a slightly rough method. I’m too greedy to let you go like this.”

Jackson smiled sadly. It was easy to know that the person he was talking about was Seo-ah.

“This magic circle was quite difficult to obtain. I brought it just in case, but I’m using it like this. If you don’t resist, you won’t get hurt much. Then, I’ll see you again soon.”

“Wait…!”

Jackson stomped his foot, and their figures disappeared.

The pattern on the floor just now was a teleportation magic circle.

It was natural, but because of the instability, it was mainly used to move things, and moving people was forbidden. It was even more illegal to use it for kidnapping.

But that was the official story, and in unofficial cases, they often took the risk and moved people.

Of course, people needed a lot of mana because of their large volume, and only hunters who could handle it could use it.

Jackson was the world’s number one S-class wizard, so he had enough mana.

He came all the way here to kidnap the world’s best artisan hunter, but it was a considerable gain to have Park Seo-ah swept away unexpectedly.

Jackson was going to look around Maker’s shop a little more. This place was a place that any hunter would be interested in.

It was a pity to miss the opportunity.

But he was startled by the terrifying energy approaching the gate.

“This is…”

As soon as Jackson identified who it was, he immediately ran out of the gate.

Honestly, even though he was ranked number one, he was still a wizard. He wasn’t confident that he could perfectly win against Yoo Ji-an one-on-one without prior preparation.

Moreover, this could become a problem between countries, so it was better to handle it quietly.

Of course, if a problem arose, he could erase this small country from the map, but he was going to postpone that as a last resort.

Jackson leisurely left the place and flew towards the place where Seo-ah and Maker were kidnapped.

Not long after he disappeared, Yoo Ji-an arrived.

“Seo-ah!”

But there was no one inside the gate.

Not Park Seo-ah, not Maker, not even Jackson.

Yoo Ji-an ran through Maker’s gate shop, which was like a maze, searching for them. But no one could be felt anywhere.

‘She was definitely here until just now. But where to?’

It couldn’t be a coincidence that all three of them disappeared.

If Seo-ah had moved places, she would have contacted him. But there were no contacts left on Yoo Ji-an’s phone.

It was even more unimaginable that something big would happen to all three of them at the same time by a third party.

Not only Seo-ah, but also Maker and Jackson were by no means people who would be defeated by anyone.

Then there is only one answer. The identity of the ominous feeling he felt earlier was exactly that.

Yoo Ji-an, who was anxiously looking around the gate, looked down at the floor.

“…….”

He knelt down on one knee and swept the floor with his fingertips. He felt a faint magical energy.

‘Magic circle.’

It’s also a teleportation magic circle. It was common to use teleportation magic circles for kidnapping.

Even so, he never thought that an American hunter who officially visited Korea would openly commit such a kidnapping. But the reason was easy to know.

He had heard that an American production hunter had recently lost his life in an unfortunate accident. But in the past life, he had never done such a kidnapping.

He remembered that Maker went back and forth between the two countries with certain conditions. Was that actually semi-compulsory?

‘Maker, and then Seo-ah got swept away.’

Yoo Ji-an, who grabbed the floor and clenched his fist, got up.

His cold eyes scanned the surroundings, searching for any other traces he might have left behind. But other than the magic circle, it was clean.

He felt fear beyond anxiety.

‘Losing Park Seo-ah.’

If he still had a body that couldn’t control [Rampage], he might have easily lost his mind.

If it’s the current state of mind.

Yoo Ji-an took a deep breath and suppressed the wriggling anger. Now, rescuing Seo-ah was the top priority.

‘He won’t kill her.’

Because he kidnapped her out of necessity.

Yoo Ji-an hurriedly left the gate and pressed the phone button.