I Became The Rankers’ Number One Pick [EN]: Chapter 255

Side Story 10

“What is it, an Oriental bitch?”

I couldn’t understand which country’s language it was, but thanks to the translator, I had no problem understanding it.

I was displeased from the first word, but the words suddenly reminded me of someone.

‘Ruben.’

Jackson’s colleague who died during the L-class Gate Break. I remember he became quite docile later on.

Anyway, Seo-ah wasn’t weak enough to avoid a fight that was coming her way. As she stared him in the eye, the man twitched his eyebrows.

“You’re a face I’ve never seen before this year. You don’t seem to know who I am, so let me tell you. If you’re talking about me……”

With a gesture that seemed like he was about to do something, Seo-ah tensed up slightly and prepared herself.

But then, someone who approached Seo-ah from behind answered instead.

“Long time no see, Prince Carlos.”

When I turned around, Jackson was smiling nonchalantly.

“Jackson?”

“Mr. Jackson, are you acquainted with this Oriental woman?”

“Of course, she’s the head of our alliance and the one who holds the master key to the system management room.”

“That much……”

Seo-ah rolled her eyes, feeling embarrassed by Jackson’s detailed introduction.

I could hear Carlos’s brain working from here. He seemed to be struggling to figure out Seo-ah’s identity by combining the words: head of the alliance, master key to the system management room.

“If you had laid a hand on her, I would have stopped you myself, so it’s a relief. But if I were you, I would apologize quickly and get out of here. Before they come……”

“They……?”

“The Korean hunters. Ah, they’re already coming.”

Carlos quickly looked in the direction Jackson was pointing. Even Carlos, who was not well-informed about external news, could not have been unaware of Yoo Ji-an and Baek Eun-hee.

After seeing them, Carlos froze as if the puzzle had been solved. He recalled the hunter named Park Seo-ah, who had solved the L-class Gate Break.

Only then did Carlos check the ‘Park Seo-ah’ name tag, and he apologized in a hurry, flustered.

“I, I’m sorry.”

“Even if it’s not me, please refrain from ignoring people by calling them Oriental women or whatever.”

“Ah, I understand.”

Carlos quickly turned around and disappeared into the conference hall. When Seo-ah looked at Jackson, Jackson shrugged his shoulders once.

“It’s been a long time, Hunter Park Seo-ah.”

“We saw each other at the last birthday party, right?”

“That was already a month ago. I think we should establish a branch of Heaven in Korea. To come and go more easily……”

While Jackson was muttering, Yoo Ji-an, Baek Eun-hee, and Choi Eun-gyeol arrived.

“Noona [term of endearment used by younger males to address older sisters or female friends], I saw that Carlos guy earlier. What happened?”

“Yeah, that bastard is famous for being annoying, did he cause any trouble?”

Baek Eun-hee and Choi Eun-gyeol asked bluntly. Seo-ah paused for about a second and then shook her head.

“Nothing happened, nothing at all. Right?”

When Seo-ah poked Jackson in the side, Jackson smiled brightly and replied.

“If Hunter Park Seo-ah says so.”

Then, Yoo Ji-an made an unpleasant expression and moved to Seo-ah’s side.

“Let’s go in.”

The Korean hunters and Jackson entered the conference hall. The Korean hunters’ seats were in the front row. They used to be in the middle, but their status had risen after the L-class Gate incident, so their seats were changed.

Other American members, including Mila, were also seen next to Jackson.

Hunters who had become acquainted with Seo-ah in various places, such as Bachelo from France and Wang Chenyu from China, waved their hands when they made eye contact. Seo-ah waved back and smiled.

“Everyone really attended.”

“The attendance rate seems better than usual?”

“Is that so?”

At Baek Eun-hee’s words, Seo-ah tilted her head and looked at the center of the conference hall. A microphone was placed on the stage, which was lower than the audience seats, and the screen was turned on.

Today’s meeting was about the number of gates and hunters that are decreasing slightly worldwide.

Perhaps because the system administrator disappeared, there was no more artificial destruction and data conversion.

So, in the long term, it was natural for the number of gates and hunters to gradually decrease. Of course, there were still hundreds of billions left, so it was impossible to know how long it would take for them to disappear completely.

And they announced the distribution of the next gates to occur, based on information obtained from the system management room, and shared it with all countries.

In fact, information was shared so actively with all countries because Seo-ah and other related hunters had made it a condition for allowing the investigation of the system management room from the beginning.

Anyway, after the long meeting, Seo-ah and the Korean hunters, as well as the hunters who were friendly with them, moved to a separately reserved location.

During the trip there, Seo-ah’s expression was quite diverse. She seemed a little shy, and she also looked happy.

“Are you that happy?”

Seo-ah smiled bashfully at Baek Eun-hee’s sly question.

“Well, I don’t really feel it yet, so I don’t know.”

“Hmph, I still think you’re too good for him.”

“Hahaha……”

Familiar people were already sitting in the reserved restaurant, waiting for her and Yoo Ji-an.

“In the end, this is why everyone bothered to come to the meeting.”

“That’s right, I haven’t attended meetings for a long time because they’re boring.”

Bachelo and Wang Chenyu greeted them with a word each. Jackson and Mila were also there, and other prominent guild members who were affiliated with the alliance were all sitting there.

“I really didn’t expect everyone to come.”

Seo-ah greeted them one by one and handed them white envelopes.

It was a wedding invitation. Today’s gathering was for the purpose of handing out wedding invitations.

She had casually said that she would give them out if they met at the meeting, but the number of people increased so much that they ended up having to rent out a restaurant.

The hunters smiled helplessly as they watched Yoo Ji-an follow Seo-ah around, never leaving her side.

“What does she like about that guy?”

Wang Chenyu whispered, and Seo-ah glanced back at Yoo Ji-an.

“……Um, he’s handsome?”

“Tch.”

Wang Chenyu snorted and turned his head, unable to deny it. On the other hand, Bachelo grabbed Seo-ah’s hands with both of his hands, tears welling up in his eyes.

“Mademoiselle, please…… be happy.”

“Ahaha, thank you. But the wedding is in two months……”

“I will definitely, definitely attend.”

At that moment, Yoo Ji-an quickly pulled Seo-ah’s hand, creating distance between her and Bachelo. And he took all the invitation envelopes in Seo-ah’s hand.

“I’ll do it from now on.”

“Huh? Are you okay?”

“I just have to give out the invitations, right?”

Yoo Ji-an moved at the speed of light and literally just handed out the invitations. Seo-ah shook her head at the sight.

* * *

Two months later, on a day when the warm sunlight was shining. An outdoor wedding was held on a large lawn.

Doo-doo-doo-doo-

The guest list for this grand wedding was truly enormous.

There were famous politicians, and the entire T-PLEX, to which Choi Eun-gyeol belonged, came from the entertainment industry, which became a hot topic. And so many foreign S-class hunters came that the wedding hall resembled an international hunter meeting.

It goes without saying that domestic hunters were all present, and fans and reporters gathered to see them, creating a festival-like atmosphere.

White round tables were set up everywhere, and each table was decorated with delicate colored flowers.

While it was bustling outside, Seo-ah was sitting in the bride’s waiting room set up in a large trailer.

Wearing a pure white wedding dress and a tiara, she greeted the guests with a slightly nervous face. Baek Eun-hee, Song Jin-ah, and Kang Su-jeong stood by Seo-ah’s side, keeping her company.

As soon as Baek Eun-hee saw Seo-ah in her wedding dress, she kept dabbing her tears with a handkerchief.

“Sob, how can I let you go, Seo-ah.”

“Unnie [term of endearment used by younger females to address older sisters or female friends], nothing will change from now. We can see each other often, just like now.”

“That’s not the problem……! How can I give you to that thief……? When you think about it, he’s almost sixty!”

“That’s true, his mindset isn’t very young either, Hunter Yoo Ji-an.”

“Ha, haha……. Sixty.”

Song Jin-ah joined in Baek Eun-hee’s lament, and Seo-ah awkwardly smiled and mumbled an answer.

At that moment, the door of the trailer opened wide, and a handsome man with his hair slicked back with pomade strode inside.

He stared blankly at Seo-ah for a moment, then snapped out of it and spoke.

“Seo-ah, it’s time.”

“It’s a relief that at least his shell is intact.”

Baek Eun-hee muttered something that was hard to tell whether it was a curse or not, and helped Seo-ah get up.

“Unnie, you’re the prettiest in the world.”

Seo-ah smiled softly at Kang Su-jeong’s compliment.

“Thank you.”

Seo-ah took Yoo Ji-an’s hand and carefully went out of the waiting room. As soon as she took a step, a tremendous flash of light burst.

“……Wow.”

“Be careful of your feet.”

Yoo Ji-an was looking at Park Seo-ah the whole time.

The two stood side by side at the end of the wedding road carpet that was laid out on the lawn. The eyes of each other, which they glanced at, were filled with utmost satisfaction and happiness.

Became the Rankers’ One Pick Side Story FIN.