Chapter 2
“My, my leg! Damn it!”
The stalker grabbed his shin and screamed loudly.
I reached out and grabbed his face.
“Mmph! Mmmph!”
Now it’s a bit quieter.
“Si-yoon, I’m going to use the bathroom for a moment.”
“Huh, uh…?”
Dragging the stalker along, I entered the bathroom.
His resistance was intense, but it was nothing serious.
For a C-rank hunter, supposedly an intermediate level, to be this weak—it’s strange.
Maybe the gap between the ranks increases exponentially.
“Hey.”
I lifted the stalker’s head to match his eye level.
At the same time, I released mana and set up a barrier around us.
Now, no sound will escape outside the bathroom.
“Let’s start with a punch.”
“Mmm…! Mmmph!”
He seemed to want to say something, but I ignored him.
I pulled my hand back.
And slammed his head into the wall with all my might.
Bang!
The strength of my body, enhanced by holy power, was fully transferred to the action.
Even though I held back, a large dent appeared in the wall, and blood spurted from the man’s head.
I’ll just restore the bathroom later with magic.
First, let’s make him repent.
* * *
Si-yoon looked anxiously at the bathroom door.
Ever since her brother—now sister—dragged the stalker into the bathroom, no sound had come from inside.
He said he even defeated the Demon King, but…
To Si-yoon, her brother looked smaller and weaker than herself.
Didn’t he even say so himself?
That he was a saintess.
The image in her mind was someone safely praying in the rear lines.
The man is a vile stalker, but still, he’s a hunter.
And a C-rank at that.
It’s well known that the government often overlooks incidents involving intermediate-level hunters unless it’s something significant.
That’s why she couldn’t even report him to the police.
So far, the stalker hadn’t physically harmed her and had only pressured her like today.
Just as Si-yoon was tapping her feet in frustration.
Creak.
The bathroom door opened, and a man with a ghostly pale expression came out into the living room.
He spotted Si-yoon and approached, then bowed his head to the floor.
“I sincerely apologize for everything I’ve done!”
“……”
“Y-your sister is an incredible hunter! Are you a melee-type, ma’am? Y-you’re amazing.”
A perfect display of submission.
Si-yoon widened her eyes and looked at the bathroom entrance.
Her sister, who had come out unnoticed, was leaning against the wall with a cold, ice-like expression.
“Hey, stalker.”
“Yes!”
“What’s the right thing to say now?”
“…Miss Si-yoon! I sincerely apologize for everything I’ve done until now!”
“…That’s it?”
“I’ll never come near this house, or even this neighbourhood, ever again!”
Oh my god.
Si-yoon glanced back and forth between her sister and the stalker with trembling eyes.
Could it be that my sister… is really strong?
Seeing her fierce expression.
Honestly, Si-yoon found herself feeling scared too.
“Si-yoon, what do you think? Should I educate him some more?”
“Huh, uh… Isn’t this enough?”
“Really?”
When Si-yoon answered, Si-hyun grabbed the back of the stalker’s neck.
Just like when she dragged him in, she pulled him out and threw him outside the house.
A loud thud echoed.
Si-hyun stared outside for a moment before closing the door.
“Sorry, the bathroom got dirty. I’ll just clean it up in a bit.”
“O-okay….”
Si-yoon was sweating cold bullets.
Even though the stalker’s face looked clean.
She could smell blood coming from the direction of the bathroom.
However, when she cautiously checked the bathroom a little later.
It was overly clean, almost like a brand new bathroom.
“How is it?”
“It’s… fine…?”
“Hehe.”
“Hahaha.”
Replying in a daze, Si-yoon looked at her sister.
The expressionless face instantly bloomed into a bright smile the moment she saw her.
At that moment, Si-yoon realized one thing.
Although she had changed a lot, it was still her brother after all.
On that beautiful face, she could see the kind and caring brother who had raised her like a parent when they were young.
-Ding Dong!
“Shall we eat some chicken?”
“Yes!”
Si-yoon beamed brightly.
* * *
After a fierce competition over who would sleep in the bed and who would take the sofa, the next day arrived.
I went out shopping with Si-yoon.
Since I didn’t have any legal status yet, I opened a smartphone account under my sister’s name.
I packed just the clothes and underwear she picked out for me.
After buying various daily necessities, we finally returned home.
“Si-yoon, how do I go back on this?”
“Go back? Like this.”
Having not used a phone in a long time, I fumbled a bit.
I quickly got used to it. Probably.
“Didn’t we spend a lot of money today? I’m sorry. I’ll look for a job as soon as my ID comes out.”
“I told you yesterday, it’s really fine! You’re the hero who defeated the Demon King, right? Don’t you think you need some time to rest and relax?”
“…Well, that’s true.”
“Don’t worry about me!”
Even if she tells me not to worry.
I saw her eyes tremble when she swiped her card.
I won’t bring it up, though.
“Ah! Come to think of it, sis. As a saintess, can you perform miracles or something?”
“Miracles?”
“Yeah. You know, in novels or games, they can even revive dead people and stuff.”
“No way, bringing the dead back to life is impossible.”
I can save someone who’s almost dead, though.
“Then what about regenerating someone’s arm or leg if it’s missing?”
“That’s impossible too.”
If it’s right next to them, I could reattach it.
“Are you really a melee-type, like the stalker said? Even as a saintess?”
“You mean did I fight in the frontlines? I did a lot of that.”
The party members often scolded me to not just provide buffs, but to actually do some work.
“…Aren’t you more of a warrior, or rather, a holy knight than a saintess?”
“Hmm, maybe?”
The hero’s party always emphasized to me every day.
How they shined thanks to the power of my buffs.
That it was they who were strong, not me.
So, if I wanted to join them to defeat the Demon King.
I had to prove my worth to them.
So I kept pushing myself to my limits.
I trained my magic skills further by using the original body’s memories that were mixed in after the possession.
Among them, I focused on mastering the buffs and debuffs that I felt suited me the best.
I also honed my holy power to the extent that I could perform both the duties of a priest and a holy knight.
Since healers are always the first target in battle.
I kept getting knocked around and eventually got good at everything.
But even so.
[So, can you hold your ground at the front as solidly as I can?]
[Your attack magic is way weaker than mine!]
All I ever heard in return was that I was lacking.
It was unfair, but what they said was true too.
Naturally, I started shrinking back.
Moreover, the hero’s obsession with me turned into madness.
Unless we were in battle, he wouldn’t even let me step outside of the quarters.
Because of that, the jealousy and envy from the female party members worsened.
I barely managed to endure thanks to the porter, who secretly took care of me.
“Ah! It’s already this late. Sis, I’m off to work.”
“You’re going to work at this hour?”
“Yeah, well… I’m a freelancer! It might get a little noisy from my room sometimes, so don’t mind it too much, okay?”
“Got it.”
Si-yoon waved her hand and went into the room next to mine.
I watched her for a moment and then fiddled with my smartphone.
I thought I should get a sense of how things are in the world these days.
Cataclysm, hunters, and so on.
I searched for various things I was curious about and read some notable articles.
First, I started with the news.
[South Korea faces a shortage of support-type hunters. Severe overabundance of dealers.]
[(Expert Interview) The recent increase in the number of gates, expected to be ‘the calm before the storm.’]
[The individualism and distorted collectivism among hunters. The causes and solutions.]
Next, I browsed through community forums.
[Anyone know of a foreign hunter who recently came to Korea? A woman.]
[Anyone got connections with a production-type hunter? Need an introduction.]
[(Small Talk) Hey, this is a V-tuber I’ve been watching lately.]
The sea of information… there’s just so much.
Lastly, I checked out TriTube, which mainly had videos, but it wasn’t very helpful.
Videos of A-rank or S-rank hunters?
They were just advertisement videos edited into mad movies, like those game videos I used to watch.
Other than that, it was concept broadcasts, or what they called V-tubers? Weird broadcasts where characters appeared.
I understood that the world had changed a lot, but that’s about it.
There wasn’t even a single piece of information about holy power.
Is it because this is Earth?
Anyway.
“I think it’s best to ask the Hunter Management Bureau about hunters.”
Government officials are probably the most accurate source, right?
They seemed like they’d give proper answers if I asked.
The Hunter Management Bureau said they’d contact me soon.
For consultation and awakening measurement for returnees.
I plan to go there while keeping a few things in mind.
I’m tired of being bound, so I’m going to avoid obligations and responsibilities as much as possible.
Support-type hunters are in short supply, so I should keep that part hidden too.
For now, I just want to rest and earn enough money to lessen my sister’s burden.
Once I get a better grasp of how things are these days, I can start doing something properly.
Maybe look for a teaching position to put my skills to use.
…Come to think of it, I couldn’t graduate from college because of the cataclysm.
* * *
“Phew…”
A young man with an ordinary appearance lifted his eyes from his smartphone.
He stretched his shoulders lightly and looked around.
The subway station. He saw people searching for the train they needed to take.
Then, suddenly, his gaze was caught by someone.
A woman walking around as if everything looked unfamiliar.
She wore a thin black shirt and a red A-line skirt that came down just above her knees.
There wasn’t anything else particularly notable about her appearance, but once his eyes landed on her, they stayed fixed.
With every movement of her long limbs, her white hair swayed softly.
And her chest, which was raised high, exuding an overwhelming presence.
Could she be a celebrity on a trip from abroad?
She was the kind of beauty you’d only see in videos.
‘She seems lost.’
The woman kept looking left and right repeatedly.
She tilted her head and then observed a nearby map.
Holding up her phone, she compared it while raising and lowering her head.
Seeing her frown slightly made me feel like helping her for some reason.
But the young man couldn’t easily step forward.
It was partly because he felt a little intimidated by her unrealistic beauty.
But more importantly, he wasn’t good at English.
He just watched the exotic-looking beauty with a sympathetic gaze.
And then.
“……!”
By chance, the young man’s and the woman’s eyes met.
She hesitated for a moment, but then, as if making a firm decision, she approached with a determined look.
The young man swallowed his saliva nervously.
Should he install a translation app on his phone right now?
No, wait, isn’t web translation pretty good these days?
But before that, will I even be able to understand what she’s saying?
In the short span of time, countless thoughts raced through his mind.
“Excuse me….”
“Yes, yes!”
The young man unconsciously answered and found himself opening his mouth wide.
Her sweet and soft voice was pleasant, but more than that.
It was her clear Korean pronunciation.
We can communicate!
“Wh-what is it?”
“……I’m not familiar with the subway. Could you help me?”
“Of course, I should help! Where are you heading?”
Instead of answering, the woman held out her phone.
The young man’s gaze briefly lingered on her long, slender fingers before he turned his attention back to the phone.
“Are you heading to the Hunter Management Bureau?”
“Yes.”
“Then you should go this way—”
The young man tried to maintain his composure to keep his voice from trembling.
As he explained from up close, a pleasant scent wafted from the woman.
“Ah…!”
“Did you understand?”
“Yes, thank you. You explained it really well.”
“Haha… I’m glad I could help.”
The woman bowed her head slightly and slowly walked away.
The young man stared at her back, filled with lingering regret.
That’s a forbidden fruit. A forbidden fruit. He repeated it endlessly in his mind.
At that moment.
The woman suddenly turned around and ran back to the young man.
Confused as to what was happening, he watched as she smiled gently and spoke.
“I hope your kindness is repaid.”
“Ah, um… okay.”
The woman left again.
The young man felt an energy well up inside him, something he had never felt before.
He was overflowing with vigor!
After seeing the beauty’s smile, he felt full of energy.
Indeed, people should live kindly.
With a spring in his step, the young man began to walk energetically.
For some reason, he felt that today’s hunter work would go very smoothly.
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