CH 40

Meanwhile, Han Cha-soo was dumbfounded when he woke up. He hadn’t expected the skill to act as if it had read his thoughts.

‘This is a crazy skill.’

Replacing trauma with energy consumption. His head tingled with the sensation of being hit in the back of his head.

‘If you’re going to do this, you’re going to make me go straight into coma state…. No, it won’t.’

The message in the system window said exactly that: “Attributed items worn,” which meant that the items in his inventory were most likely not eligible for release.

Han Cha-soo stared at the glittering earrings in his inventory.

‘If I put them on right now, it’ll get noticed.’

Perhaps he should wait until he has a means of re-entering the coma state before putting it on, he thought as he cleared the inventory window.

Kwaaang!

“?!”

He heard an explosion in the distance, followed by a plume of sackcloth smoke, and the shouts of people everywhere.

‘What is this, an attack?’

What kind of madman would attack the Awakening Management Bureau? Han Cha-soo cautiously approached the window.

The scene outside the window was unbelievable. The awakened, who appeared to be combatants, were running in a single direction with their eyes lit up. It seemed that someone had already started to suppress them, as there were flashes of light from that direction earlier.

Han Cha-soo’s eyes widened as he watched the scene with interest.

‘Isn’t that Baek-dam?’

No, what the hell was the healer doing running into the scene? He leaned a little closer to the window, and blue electricity sparked.

Zap!

“Ugh!”

The hand that touched the window bounced away at the same time as the tingling sensation. He was surprised for a moment.

“Han Cha-soo!”

Jung Yiheon burst through the door, along with a dozen medical staff who had followed to stop him.

“I told you, you shouldn’t do this!”

“Come out!”

“What hunter Han Cha-soo need right now is stability, stability!”

The medic clung to him with a grimace. They seemed more concerned about Han Cha-soo’s fainting skill earlier.

But Jung Yiheon strode toward him regardless.

The sight of a long-haired man with a group of men strapped to his back, his red eyes glowing, was nothing short of horrifying, especially to Han Cha-soo.

His face turned pale at the sight he had never wanted to see, not even in his dreams.

“Han Chasoo-ssi, get away from the window.”

I’d rather you stay away from me. Terror comes from a distance. Jung Yiheon was an immediate threat.

Han Cha-soo took a cautious step backwards. More out of a desire to get away from him than to fall off the window. But Jung Yiheon seemed to think he heard him. His red eyes widened.

Without missing a beat, one of the medical staff shouted.

“If you don’t leave immediately, we’ll call the Director, Heavenly Spirit Guild Leader. This is your last warning!”

“…….”

His brow creased into a small smile at the mention of the Director. He glanced down at the employee clutching my waist.

“If you really think of the hunter, you should stop doing anything that stresses him out.”

The employee was not at all intimidated by S-rank’s murderous glare. With a sigh, Jung Yiheon ruffled his hair.

He called out to Han Cha-soo in a low voice.

“Han Cha-soo.”

“…….”

“Call me anytime you need me.”

No, I can’t speak.

Han Cha-soo pointed to his neck and shook his head. In this way, the constraint seemed to be quite helpful.

“Oh, yeah.”

Jung Yiheon’s face fell. He covered his face with his hands and sighed deeply.

Then he handed him something.

“Take this.”

Han Cha-soo obediently took the bead-like object from his hand. If he didn’t take it, he wasn’t going to leave, so he had no choice.

“Use it and you’ll be able to contact me directly.”

What did he give him? Han Cha-soo’s eyes went cold as he looked at the bead. Still, he couldn’t throw it away in front of him, so he put it in his pocket.

Just in time, the head of the medical center appeared and screamed what this was about. When the medical staff left at once, they seemed to have found Jung Yiheon while they came to find out what happened.

“Guild Leader Jung Yiheon, what’s all the fuss about!”

“Shit.”

“Come out right now!”

“Alright, Han Chasoo-ssi, take a rest, I’ll see you later.”

Jung Yiheon disappeared into the corridor with a sad face. Han Cha-soo swallowed hard and fiddled with the beads in his pocket.

‘If he’s still that persistent when he’s not crazy, it must have been terrible when his brother died.’

I’m glad he’s still alive. As he rubbed his chest, a doctor approached him.

“How are you feeling?”

The doctor smiled broadly. It was a fake smile, meant to reassure the patient.

Han Cha-soo shrugged him off and nodded. The doctor continued with a smile on his face.

“We were quite surprised when you collapsed earlier. Oh, did you see the smoke outside? Don’t worry too much, it looks like there was a small accident inside the detention centre. The Crisis Management Office is on their way to put it out, so it should be cleared up soon.”

The Crisis Management Office is the largest force and the core organization of the Awakening Management Bureau’s First Headquarters. At the sound of their arrival, Han Cha-soo only nodded.

‘Baek-dam just went to mess with them?’

Han Cha-soo glanced towards the window. A shadow suddenly fell across his face as he saw the golden light flashing in the air.

As soon as he had time to think, he remembered Baek-dam’s shocking suggestion to adopt.

‘I thought he was just crazy about his brother, but it turns out he’s just crazy.’

He didn’t expect Baek-dam to be as ungrateful as he was in his dream. He thought he’d at least thank him for saving his brother’s life, but to stab him in the back like that was unbelievable.

Family, where Baek-dam is his brother?

It almost made Jung Yiheon’s life contract look good.

Noticing his depressed mood, the doctor spoke up hurriedly.

“The medical wing has double defenses, so you really don’t have to worry about anything, and since Director Ki Tae-yeon is here, nothing will happen to you, I can promise you that!”

“That’s right. All you have to do is sit back and relax. Take it easy, do nothing.”

At the sound of the voice, which was almost desperate, Han Cha-soo gently raised his head. The medical staff were looking at him with desperate eyes.

‘Come to think of it, these people have a lot of trouble with Baek-dam too.’

The medical staff at the Awakening Managament Bureau’s medical centre were experts in treating only their own hunters, but now that they were suddenly treating a random B-rank hunter due to Baek-dam’s insistence, they must be unhappy.

Moreover, outside, Jung Yiheon is being a nuisance with his eyes wide open….

‘I’m afraid the ugly hairs might be firmly embedded.’

(TL/N: I think this is a phrase in korean. I don’t know if I interpret it correctly, but I think it means: Han Cha-soo is stuck in a bad situation)

After a moment of silence, Han Cha-soo lowered his head towards them. It looks like he won’t be able to get out of here for a while anyway, and even though he’s already hit rock bottom, let’s at least try to recover a little.

But their reaction was better than he expected.

“Hmm.”

“Hu, hunter Han Cha-soo.”

“As for the, uh… throat, we’re working on it as best we can.”

No, rather, something was wrong. Why were their eyes suddenly glowing? Weren’t they healers?

It was a moment when Han Cha-soo stiffened. The medical staff began to shout in unison.

“Just trust us.”

“Yeah. We’re the best in the country!”

This is not good, a sense of instinct awakened Han Cha-soo. He suddenly saw Baek-dam and Jung Yiheon’s faces overlap.

He could sense the madness of the man who was asking them to give up their lives for their responsibility.

‘I’m fine.’

He had forgotten his restrictions and was about to speak.

[Attention!]

[Energy conservation constraints are in effect!]

[Constraint (1) in effect: watch your language]

[Please join us in our efforts to save energy!]

[Continued disobedience of constrained behavior may result in a penalty]

“Kolok… kuck!”

That’s a lot of warning!

A dry cough erupted without let up. The medical staff rushed over, worried.

“Hunter Han Cha-soo, are you okay?”

“It’s not because of my injuries. I think it’s just because the room is dry.”

“It’s a little dry in here. Do we have a humidifier?”

“Last I checked, there were a bunch in the security room.”

The medics exchanged glances. Han Cha-soo couldn’t see them because he was bent over a cough that wouldn’t go away.

“Shall we go?”

“Let’s go.”

“Anyway, I thought the head of the department told you to make every effort to accommodate Hunter Han Cha-soo?”

It was a legitimate opportunity to fuck with the unsightly bastards in the security room. The medic smirked, told Han Cha-soo to wait a moment, and left.

“…….”

Han Cha-soo stared at the empty seat and buried himself in the sheet.

‘There really isn’t a single sane human being here.’

He groaned and buried his face in his hands. Then he buried his face in his pillow.

‘Well, that’s fine.’

He needed time to think about the coma state. He had to re-enter that stage to release the attributed item.

‘What should I do, I don’t think choking it will be enough….’

As a test, he wrapped his arms around his neck and squeezed, but he had no strength. The glass body suddenly went active before it is properly tightened.

‘I’m afraid I’m not going to be able to strangle myself.’

Han Cha-soo looked down at his arm, which was trembling.

And there was a silent gaze watching his every move from the corridor.

It was Jung Yiheon.