The Wise Cleaning Life Of A Returning Genius Hunter [EN]: Chapter 245

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“……”

The head of PB Corporation.

Representative Emma.

Her sudden appearance made me shift my gaze.

“Even if you’re in a berserk state, how can you kill your subordinate?”

She opened her mouth mockingly, glancing over the scene.

“…I don’t think you’re one to talk.”

I replied dryly, and she burst into laughter. Representative Emma looked at the fallen Han Yu-bin and continued.

“It’s fine. Well, should I thank you for lessening our work?”

“…You managed to get the situation report.”

“Weren’t you trying to trade with the cartel? Then you probably already know who supplied the raw materials. I’ve been talking to your boss a lot lately, so this kind of thing gets to my ears quickly.”

“……”

Instead of answering, I glared at the people she brought with her.

Dozens of Hunters.

It seemed like they scraped together the entire Balance Team.

The visible numbers weren’t that high, but from experience, they don’t put all their forces on the front lines.

If you include those waiting in the shadows, there would be well over a hundred.

‘Tsk…….’

I frowned at the increasingly troublesome situation.

They were deliberately targeting the aftermath of a battle.

Fighting them right now would be difficult; I’d used my Awakening Skill for too long.

If I fought any longer, I might go berserk again like in Hong Kong.

And the Information Team was far too lacking to face the Balance Team.

Well, at least…….

‘It’s a relief that guy isn’t here.’

I thought, glancing down at the floor.

In any case, dealing with the situation in front of me was the top priority.

Well, it’s not like I didn’t expect them to come… I just didn’t think they’d come this quickly.

Fighting or running away was impossible right now.

If I couldn’t do either, I should at least buy some time.

“Are you planning to kill me?”

I tried to start a conversation with a meaningless question.

“If possible.”

Fortunately, Representative Emma smiled and answered kindly.

“Could there be a better opportunity than now? You look like you can barely stand.”

“Do I look that easy to you?”

“Don’t bluff. It’s common knowledge that S-Rank or higher Hunters can only maintain their Awakening Skills for less than 30 minutes. If you use it longer than that, you might go berserk, right?”

As expected, Representative Emma shrugged, as if she knew everything.

“Then you’ll be in danger. Do you think you’d have a chance against me if I went berserk?”

“We might not win in a fight. But we’ll still win in the end.”

“……”

I shut my mouth at the pointed remark.

I understood what it meant without needing any further explanation.

Even if I was lucky enough to avoid a major accident last time, there was no guarantee it would happen again this time.

If I went berserk without even a shred of reason, like before, it would be unstoppable.

Casualties… no, something even worse could happen.

That would be an opportunity for the International Association.

My mistake would spread like wildfire around the world, and I would lose all the trust I had built up, however small.

Furthermore, I would lose all the rights I had barely managed to wrest from the International Association in an instant.

A situation where I couldn’t recklessly fight, but couldn’t not fight either.

“Seriously… this is so frustratingly tangled.”

I clicked my tongue and opened my mouth, genuinely annoyed.

“You should have expected this much from the moment you thought about devouring us.”

Representative Emma replied calmly.

“I know, why ruin a perfectly good meal? If you had just let us control you, you wouldn’t have had to get involved. Or is it something like, you’re going to stop us from taking over the world?”

She chuckled as she spoke.

“Surely you don’t think we’d threaten people’s lives just because we control the subjugation rights [rights to control monster subjugation]. This isn’t a movie.”

“……”

“It’s not like we’re the only ones doing it anyway. Economics, religion, politics… all fields eventually end up being controlled by one powerful person. Why wouldn’t subjugation be the same?”

Representative Emma shrugged and continued.

“What, are you going to save the citizens from a giant power… do you even know how many people are suffering because of your pointless hero complex?”

“…Haha, hahaha.”

I burst out laughing.

“Hero complex? Saving citizens? What the hell are you talking about?”

“……?”

“Did you really think I was trying to destroy the International Association for some ridiculous cause? Sorry, but I’m not that kind of hero. I just…….”

I looked straight at her and continued.

“I just really hate anything that gets in my way.”

“……?”

“Well, I also just really don’t like you.”

Representative Emma opened her mouth in disbelief.

“You’re putting so many people in danger and sacrificing your subordinates for such a reason?”

“Don’t try to guilt-trip me. Why is that my fault? It’s because someone who felt threatened kept doing crazy things outside of common sense.”

“…I can’t have a conversation with you.”

“I didn’t expect one in the first place.”

“Then what…….”

It was the moment Representative Emma sighed softly.

[Unique Skill: Weapon Acquisition]

“In the end, this is the only way.”

Clang—.

Clang, clang, clang—.

Hundreds of firearms were summoned around her.

And then.

“You need to rest.”

Team Leader Hong Doo-shik stepped forward.

“I don’t know about monsters… but I can handle people.”

“You’re pushing yourself too hard.”

“We’ll take care of them!”

“……”

Don’t step forward. You can’t handle them.

…I wanted to say that, but honestly, I was barely holding on myself.

The entire Balance Team and Information Team faced each other, each preparing for battle.

“Looks like I won’t be making a wasted trip today.”

Finally, the voice I had been waiting for came from afar.

“Looks like you’ve already had a round. You’re a mess.”

“I contacted you a while ago, what took you so long?”

“Am I supposed to fly here? This is pretty fast.”

I smiled slightly at his words.

Noah Westernwood.

The world’s number one ranked Hunter and the leader of PB Corporation’s Balance Team.

The world’s number one private organization led by him.

The Noah Guild.

They had finally appeared on the scene.

“How did you get here…?”

Representative Emma frowned, surprised by the unexpected guest.

“Didn’t you say you already knew who supplied the raw materials to the cartel?”

I answered instead.

“If the International Association is involved with the cartel, it’s obvious they would be watching an important deal like today from somewhere.”

So they could immediately deploy to the scene if a variable occurred during the deal.

From the beginning of the deal with the cartel, contact with the International Association was expected. So I contacted Noah before the deal.

Of course, it was just insurance.

I didn’t expect the situation to turn out like this either.

‘I’m glad I prepared…….’

I sighed softly, glancing at Noah.

“……In the end, you’re biting the hand that feeds you.”

Representative Emma said, looking at him.

But Noah scoffed and replied.

“Since when were you my master?”

“I said we should have gotten rid of him a long time ago…….”

She muttered and shook her head.

“Well, it’s fine. Let’s just take care of it all at once.”

“I don’t know if you can do that?”

[Unique Skill: Apocalypse]

The moment Noah activated his skill, hundreds of people finished preparing to attack.

But that wasn’t the end.

Thud—!

Someone unexpectedly fell from the sky.

“Kim Min-ju…?”

The head of the Karma Corporation’s operations headquarters and the best combat force of the operations team.

The number one ranked Korean and the number two ranked swordsman in the world.

It was Kim Min-ju.

“You, how did you know about this…?”

“Team Leader Hong contacted me. I was on a dispatch subjugation in Turkey, so I flew here by helicopter.”

“……”

Wait, why did she fall from the sky?

Did she just jump out of the helicopter?

As I was thinking that.

Kim Min-ju discovered Han Yu-bin, who was bleeding and collapsed, and asked in a heavy voice.

“Yu-bin is…….”

“……Don’t worry.”

Whether that one word was the answer or not, Kim Min-ju nodded heavily.

“We’ll take care of this.”

“We…?”

Kim Min-ju nodded slightly.

At the same time, the Karma Corporation’s operations team, which had been dispatched, appeared.

“……”

Hundreds of Hunters gathered in an instant.

Representative Emma’s expression hardened in front of that many people.

“…At this point, it’s a real war.”

She said cautiously.

But Kim Min-ju and Noah just smirked.

“So what?”

“Are you scared now?”

“Hahaha…….”

The moment she smiled faintly.

Each camp immediately took an offensive stance.

A full-scale war with the International Association had begun.

***

“What…?”

Karma Corporation headquarters.

Director Lee Doo-shik asked back with surprised eyes, and Director Lee Ah-young replied in a firm voice.

“A battle broke out with the International Association in Sicily, Italy.”

“This is crazy…!”

He couldn’t hide his embarrassment at the sudden news.

“Why suddenly? What happened?!”

“I don’t know the details either. There seems to have been some variables while finding the cartel’s base.”

“Damn it…….”

He gritted his teeth.

A full-scale war…….

So it’s finally come to this.

Director Lee Doo-shik rubbed his head.

The reason why they had responded as little as possible even when the International Association had been up to tricks was to avoid a full-scale war at all costs.

As they had not yet established an international presence, there was no benefit to fighting a full-scale war with them.

Right now, the victory or defeat of the battle is meaningless.

Losing is a loss, and winning is also a loss.

The fact that they fought a battle with the International Association is already as good as losing.

If they lose this fight, they will lose not only the Hunter management rights that Kim Jun-woo had obtained from the International Association, but also the ability stones and anti-ability stones.

Not only that, but everything they had barely built up would collapse.

But even if they win the fight, they can’t get any benefits.

Rather, they would try to manipulate the media as if they were the victims.

As they have done so far.

“There’s no way to stop it…?”

“Noah Guild and Min-ju have already joined. There’s no way they’ll reconcile with each other now.”

“I see…….”

He swept back his hair.

And after letting out a deep sigh.

“If the result is the same whether we win or lose…….”

He opened his mouth heavily.

“It’s better to win if possible, right?”

“……Are you stating the obvious?”

Director Lee Ah-young smiled slightly.

“Good.”

He got up from his seat.

“Let’s help them a little too. So they can focus on their work.”

“Help them? How…….”

“Cleaning up is our specialty.”

“…….”

Lee Ah-young smiled slightly at Lee Doo-shik’s words.

“Okay.”

Lee Ah-young replied with a serious expression.

It was the moment when the father and daughter, who were always at each other’s throats, joined forces for the first time in a while.