Holy B-Class Life

#081

Two days after Dan Joo-hyuk left for Russia.

Yoon Pa-ran, who remained in Korea, crossed the market with a serious expression. The winter sun, setting early, cast long shadows as it shone its last rays on the ground.

“…”

“Come on~ Cheap fruit! First ten customers! Sale starting now!”

Even as he traversed the bustling market atmosphere, his face remained grim. Only the bright yellow shopping basket Yoon Seul had given him swung busily from his wrist.

As soon as he woke up in Dan Joo-hyuk’s house, Yoon Pa-ran repeated the same actions as before. That is, stuffing all the damp bedding into the washing machine and hurriedly escaping.

His body felt strangely clean, but he wasn’t sure. As soon as he confirmed he was alone, he had dumped cold water over himself to try to regain his senses.

Come to think of it, his memory was hazy of when that bastard Dan Joo-hyuk forcibly woke him up. It was ridiculous to wake a sleeping person just to say goodbye.

He seemed to have said something to him, but what was it?

Well, it was probably cursing.

“Hah…”

Yoon Pa-ran let out a heavy sigh, pushing aside the vaguely unsettling feeling.

His white breath dispersed in the suddenly cold winter air. It looked just like a translucent status window, causing his thoughts to surge again.

[Sacred Energy S]

Imbues the power to destroy evil.

*Can ■■■ ■■ ■■ sexual ability■ ■■ through intercourse.

“…”

As his will continued, the status window naturally appeared in the air. No matter how many times he turned it on and off, the words that wouldn’t disappear were there.

Damn it.

Swallowing a curse, Yoon Pa-ran strode past the crowd in front of the fruit stand.

Recently, the main culprit disturbing his mind was of course Dan Joo-hyuk. But with him gone to Russia, his consciousness inevitably drifted to his own strange status window.

Why is it sexual (性) and not holy (聖)?

In fact, it was a futile worry. There was no way to do anything about the status window that had already appeared.

But a feeling of resentment kept welling up. Until now, Yoon Pa-ran had never once doubted the nature of [Sacred Energy].

Even when it read as something like “can improve sexual ability,” he had simply dismissed it as coincidence. It was a power so effective against dead monsters. He naturally thought it must be something opposite to death. Why would he doubt it?

After realizing that even the cleverly hidden status window was actually a hint, he became even more heated. There was no one deceiving him, but he couldn’t shake the feeling of being deceived.

“Hah…”

Another strong sigh escaped. His breath passed hazily through the letters of the status window and disappeared into the air.

This time, a different status window suddenly appeared in the air.

[Yoon Pa-ran]

B-rank

(A-rank Disciple of the Sacred God)

The secret of the A-rank that had been covered by a black square was revealed.

He didn’t know exactly what this Disciple of the Sacred God was, but overall his physical abilities had increased. As if his stats in a game had risen.

His strength had increased slightly, and moving his body felt a bit lighter. Usually, this was a sensation one would barely feel after frantically raiding Gates, so it was clearly a good thing.

However, Yoon Pa-ran couldn’t be wholeheartedly happy about this.

This means I’ll have to keep getting entangled with Dan Joo-hyuk from now on.

“…”

Come to think of it, Dan Joo-hyuk must be in the middle of raiding a Gate right now.

Yoon Pa-ran’s steps came to an abrupt halt as he reached the butcher shop he was aiming for. He unconsciously grasped the phone in his pocket, then immediately let go. He had recently developed a habit of checking the news excessively.

Don’t do this, just finish shopping and go back quickly.

He forced his legs, stiff from the cold, to move. Despite keeping his body busy, he strangely felt an intense emptiness at his fingertips.

Anyway, as he continued to move busily, his thoughts subsided. Before he knew it, Yoon Pa-ran’s hands were full of groceries.

“Thanks, student. I threw this in as service.”

“Thank you.”

The items were mostly necessities for the children, like food and diapers, so the volume and weight were considerable. He could have had them delivered, but it wasn’t too heavy for him, and he decided to carry them himself to get used to his increased strength.

As Yoon Pa-ran was heading towards the orphanage carrying packages as big as himself:

“Hunter Yoon Pa-ran.”

Someone called out to him from behind.

It was a presence he had been aware of for a while. He had felt someone suspiciously lurking around since he was at the market, and it became certain when he entered this deserted alley.

Yoon Pa-ran slowly turned around. He wasn’t particularly tense. The sensation he felt from the other person didn’t seem like a hunter.

However, it was a bit irritating that he was accurately referred to as a hunter when he wasn’t wearing any equipment.

“What?”

Yoon Pa-ran replied casually while surveying the other person.

The man was wearing a dark suit. His hands were empty, and there didn’t seem to be any hidden weapons in his clothes.

He was a fairly sturdy man, but his complexion was somehow very poor. However, it felt wrong to describe that pale skin color as sickly.

The longer he observed the man’s strange appearance, the more unpleasant he felt.

By the way, that face seems familiar…

“We meet again.”

“…Ah. You came to our orphanage before.”

Yoon Pa-ran’s face fell as he finally remembered where he had seen the man. He was one of the men whispering beside Lim Hyun-sung when he visited the orphanage.

He thought it was impressive that they recognized him as a hunter, but it’s these guys again.

“I already said we’re not selling the land.”

Yoon Pa-ran bluntly replied and was about to turn his back without hesitation when he suddenly stopped.

Thinking about what Lim Hyun-sung did at the orphanage last time, shouldn’t he warn this guy from the same group?

“Today, I have a different proposition for you.”

Unaware of Yoon Pa-ran’s harsh thoughts, the man calmly continued with another proposal. Yoon Pa-ran decided to listen first and then take appropriate action, scanning the surroundings with cold eyes for any other presences.

However, unexpectedly, the man really did start saying something different.

“I hear you’ve been going to Gates with Dan Joo-hyuk recently.”

“So?”

As soon as Dan Joo-hyuk’s name was mentioned, Yoon Pa-ran raised one eyebrow skeptically.

“There’s something we’d like you to do.”

“I won’t.”

He cut off the nonsense immediately. He also had the fleeting thought that Dan Joo-hyuk really was an S-rank after all. It seemed all sorts of things were getting attached to him now.

“Hah… It would be better for you to cooperate quietly.”

“…”

“Do you think Dan Joo-hyuk will just sit still? You already know, don’t you, Hunter Yoon Pa-ran? That your life is in danger.”

At this, the man started spouting even more nonsense. Yoon Pa-ran’s expression suddenly twisted strangely.

What are you talking about? Why is my life in danger? Are you saying Dan Joo-hyuk is going to kill me?

The thoughts that rose up in rebellion were truly absurd. Since when had he been so certain that Dan Joo-hyuk wouldn’t harm him?

Anyway, thinking about it again, it didn’t seem likely that Dan Joo-hyuk would target his life after returning from Russia. Unless he clung to him again saying he needed power.

Yoon Pa-ran’s face naturally crumpled at this unsettling realization.

“What do you mean my life is in danger?”

“Do you know that Dan Joo-hyuk is tracking President Lim Hyun-sung?”

Secretary Kang, who had come to find Yoon Pa-ran, opened with a deliberately casual air, crossing his arms.

However, contrary to his outward behavior, Secretary Kang was quite anxious inside. For some reason, he had been unable to contact Yoon Pa-ran at all until coming here.

No matter how many times he called, he couldn’t get through. He couldn’t leave specific messages. All of it could become evidence.

It was the same when he tried calling the orphanage. The orphanage director acted so similarly to Yoon Pa-ran that all calls were mercilessly cut off before he could even say a few words.

He tried to make a move inside the Gate, but that failed too. Even after bribing several people at the Gate Management Office, he only got responses saying they “couldn’t find” Yoon Pa-ran’s Gate schedule.

In the end, Secretary Kang had to move directly after confirming Dan Joo-hyuk’s departure from the country.

He waited aimlessly for Yoon Pa-ran while circling this area. He had to keep staking out near Yoon Pa-ran’s personal residence, as getting too close to the orphanage would be too conspicuous.

However, for some reason, this guy rarely returned home. Even this meeting, which was barely achieved by seizing an opportunity, wasn’t easy.

Yoon Pa-ran, who he expected would become tense just by mentioning the names of Lim Hyun-sung and Dan Joo-hyuk, was looking at him with a rather indifferent face for some reason.

“I mean President Lim who went to the orphanage with me.”

“Oh.”

From Yoon Pa-ran’s perspective, it was a natural thing. He had already guessed that the owner of the arm they found in the Gate was Lim Hyun-sung.

It would be natural for Dan Joo-hyuk to track his information too. Come to think of it, he thought it might be good to discuss Lim Hyun-sung with him when he returns.

What was questionable was why this guy was asserting that Dan Joo-hyuk would harm him. From the outside, it would just look like he was diligently raiding Gates to a suspicious degree. Moreover, that wasn’t even much different from Dan Joo-hyuk’s usual behavior.

Yoon Pa-ran racked his brains but couldn’t resolve his doubts. It felt frustrating, like something had happened beyond the range of what he could notice.

I’ll have to ask Dan Joo-hyuk later. As annoying as it is, he’ll probably have the answers.

“What does that have to do with me?”

“How naive.”

Yoon Pa-ran was just trying to get through this situation for now. Then the man in front of him suddenly started saying something very strange.

“It won’t be long before he finds out about our meeting. Dan Joo-hyuk, returning from Russia, would certainly misunderstand.”

“What…?”

“If this ‘secret meeting’ is revealed, it could be a great threat to Hunter Yoon Pa-ran as well.”

The man’s sudden words gave Yoon Pa-ran an odd chill. Something about the nuance of his words was very irritating.

What the hell, is he a pervert?