I Am The Anti-Mage

Chapter 143: Useful Coincidence

“You don’t seem surprised by what I said. Was this part of your plan? What’s really going on in your head!?

“From the moment you were in this guild, I’ve disliked it. You have too much contact with the people in the Hunters Association. You show too much favor to their side over the guild that raised you.

“If it wasn’t for the Guild Headmaster’s pride towards you as an S-rank healer. I would have insisted on kicking you out of here!”

In-ah said at length. She had initially only come after dealing with the Demonic Bats. And she saw the sight of Chairman Yu’s presence in front of the building. She then reported the matter to Gang-ho and came closer to their room.

Dal-soo understood In-ah’s reaction. He was indeed more concerned with the affairs of the Hunters Association than the Demigod’s guild. For him, wealth or being strong was not just self-gratification. Whatever he did was for the safety and survival of the South Korean nation in the midst of this calamity. So you could say he didn’t really get along and was not familiar with any guild people, including his own guild.

He even entered the Demigod Guild because it was the only way to become strong at that time. And Chairman Yu understood the reason.

“You talk as if I’m a traitor here. I still know myself, and my gratitude for the Demigod guild is still there. However, the sense of nationality is also there. So, I have no intention of leaving or betraying the guild. And also, I have no intention of neglecting the affairs of the state either.”

Dal-soo sighed and continued on his way. “Move aside. I’m going out. We’ll talk another time. Your current emotions don’t allow you to speak rationally.”

When Dal-soo walked past In-ah, she immediately opened her mouth, ignoring Dal-soo’s words just a moment before.

“Is what you said about Ji-woo true? You’re not delirious, are you?”

Before, when Chairman Yu and Dal-soo walked together, she followed by keeping their distance and eliminating her Mana Presence.

At first, In-ah just wanted to say hello for a bit. But, just as he was about to open the door, he overheard a conversation talking about Ji-woo. At that instant, he then immediately vacated the entire floor area and did not allow the guild members to stop by.

In-ah certainly heard from the beginning of the conversation to the end. And she really couldn’t believe what she had heard.

What nonsense were Chairman Yu and Dal-soo talking about that E-rank hunter!?

Dal-soo answered while shrugging his shoulders. “That depends on your perception.” He then walked away, leaving In-ah standing at the door alone.

And In-ah, who only got such an answer and reaction, just glared at Dal-soo.

Dal-soo had his reasons for letting In-ah overhear their conversation. As for the concern that In-ah would do reconnaissance on Ji-woo, it didn’t worry him in the slightest.

In-ah and Chairman Yu have different personalities.

Chairman Yu was a less stubborn person. As long as it was not related to the survival of the people and hunters of South Korea, he would give up easily.

While In-ah was a stubborn person to the end, no matter how hard she got reprimanded, she would continue to pursue it until the end. That was also the reason why she was still having trouble with Dal-soo’s relationship with Chairman Yu, even though Gang-ho didn’t really care about that.

So, there was no point in telling In-ah not to do anything about Ji-woo.

Dal-soo let the matter go because he was sure that In-ah wouldn’t cause any trouble. It was because of In-ah’s habit of always doing private things alone.

In-ah wouldn’t ask people to find out what she wanted when her curiosity was at its peak. In fact, she himself would step in and take care of it directly. She was also not the type to do things in a sneaky way. So, it reassured Dal-soo that Ji-woo’s family wouldn’t get bothered in the process. That was because In-ah was basically an S-rank hunter. Almost all hunters have the instinct to fight, and that didn’t exclude Seol In-ah from it.

Especially after hearing about the Mapo district’s Red Gate and the battle with Dal-soo, In-ah must have been curious about Ji-woo’s truth.

In-ah was also not the type to open her mouth easily if the information was unconfirmed or incomplete. Otherwise, Ji-woo’s strangeness without Mana would have reached Gang-ho’s ears long before.

Of course, it was all just Dal-soo’s belief in an S-rank hunter named In-ah. That in itself did not guarantee that there would be no problems in the process. So, he would still be watching In-ah’s movements later on. He wanted to ensure there was no misbehave happened.

One day had passed after the events of the four Red Gates at four points of the Seoul Metropolis area. The blockade wall that stretched across Seoul had got lifted. And access in and out could get done now. Even the presidency and his cabinet have returned to the blue house. However, the status of Martial Law still had not to get removed because the capital of South Korea was in the stage of repair and recovery.

One of the homework that gave the government a headache was how to recover a quarter of the fighting power that had been lost. They were afraid that if something similar happened. The restrictions would no longer work. And the Red Gate calamity would spread throughout the country.

The government and the Hunters Association had already mobilized the funds at their disposal to fix things. However, to hire a sufficient number of mercenary hunters, the funds were not enough. So, at most later, they could only hire dozens of hunters. Even then, only among B-rank and A-rank hunters.

Meanwhile, Ji-woo and his family were finally able to return home. Luckily, the house and the food stall did not suffer any damage. Elijah did not go out to sell as usual because she felt inappropriate in the current environment.

Ji-woo, who saw his mother busy helping the neighbors clean up their house, finally stepped in to help. Ji-won was no exception either. After that, the last one was their own house.

At noon, Ji-woo, Ji-won, and Elijah’s busy day were finally done. Ji-woo and Elijah rested while Ji-woo went outside. He reasoned to check the neighborhood. On the way, he got a call from Dong-hyun and ended up meeting him not far from the area.

When they meet, Ji-woo becomes speechless when Dong-hyun comes along with Yu-jin. Even though, on the phone, there was no talk about training or mention of Yu-jin.

‘They’re like a set. Inseparable like a lovebird still in love.’

Ji-woo chuckled at the thought. Unfortunately, Dong-hyun was the type of person who talked a lot. So, he often clashed with Yu-jin over trivial matters.

“I didn’t say we were going to practice. Why did you come to me?”

“Hehe. Hyung, you said I could come.”

“Yeah, that’s true. But, you two came together. Which means there’s something you both want. And that relates to me.”

Yu-jin sighed in dissatisfaction. “You are rambling too much. Even though you can tell Ji-woo~si over the phone, you still insist on saying it directly. But, now what!? Let me do the talking!”

Dong-hyun immediately restrained Yu-jin and swallowed his saliva quickly. “Wait! Leave me to do it by myself. You promised to let me tell Ji-woo Hyung about it.”

Ji-woo frowned at Dong-hyun and Yu-jin talking like that. But, he remained silent and didn’t interrupt, waiting for the continuation.

“Hyung, there’s a rumor that the person who supplies magic weapons at the Hunter Association’s armory shop is named Kim Ji-woo. That’s…, not you, right Hyung?”

Dong-hyun asked again, knowing that the rumors were true. In fact, Ji-woo’s photo had become widespread among brokers and some hunters, who were interested in good quality magic items.

Yu-jin joined in. “Some of them will probably do bad things to your family, even though they can’t do anything to you.” She knew that Ji-woo was not someone to deal with easily. But, it was a different story if the target was Ji-woo’s mother and sister.

Dong-hyun and Yu-jin had also previously been worried when they heard the rumors, and as soon as they were done with their business at the guild, they came to Ji-woo.

“Don’t panic. Calm down both of you. Oh yeah, shouldn’t the hunters be busy with the aftermath of the four Red Gates? Do they have time to do such things? Amusing.”

“Hyung! This isn’t the time to relax. We need to evacuate Aunt and Ji-won somewhere else.”

“That’s right, Ji-woo~si,” Yu-jin said while nodding.

But, Ji-woo instead smirked casually without any pressure and irritation on his face.

“Nothing will happen to my mother and Ji-won.”

Dong-hyun and Yu-jin gave Ji-woo their confused looks when they heard such a response.

Ji-woo smiled subtly. “Anyway, I have work for you two.”

Yu-jin and Dong-hyun were even more confused by that.

“Spread the information that this person named Kim Ji-woo will offer a Spatial Bag. This is the date and the place.”

Ji-woo then took out his smartphone and texted the two hunters about the details.