NOVEL NEXT Chapter 12
Meanwhile, at the moment when Parang shouted, “I’m late!” and jumped into the sea.
The world was slowly experiencing waves of change.
[ Diving <- If you’re not even going to look forward, downvote LOL ] [89] [ Galecus GIF Collection 2 ] [31] [ Aren’t these guys from the Hunter Association just normal people? ] [12] [ It's latex for women, you idiot! ] [34] [ Yu Parang is seriously so pretty ] [21] [ Has Yu Parang's next broadcast schedule been released???? ] [44] [ Diving <- If you’re not even going to look forward, downvote LOL ] [ Author: Niala ] (Clipping of Parang's broadcast. The screen brightens, revealing Galecus's eyes.) (Clipping of Parang's broadcast. A crazily glowing Galecus is shown.) What even is this, a mix between a goblin and an orc? LOL, amazing deep sea, for real. If you’re really going to live on land diligently from now on and never dive again, downvote LOL. First me~ - Downvote - Downvote~ - Ah, can you turn the clip off? - Downvote - For real LOL, I sold all the diving gear I had at home. - I just need to dive at the surface, right? Why is this guy panicking when he can't even go to the deep sea? LOL - No, it’s just scary that those things are below me with only water in between. - No, that is really scary ㅇㅇ;; [ Aren’t these guys from the Hunter Association just normal people? ] [ Author: Lee Yong-gyu ] But the guys who claim to oversee hunters worldwide (Parang hunting Galecus GIF) call this thing ‘B-rank’ LOL. Ugh, just quit already. - But how do they measure the combat power of the underwater beings? - Don’t the crafting types get a separate S-rank test, so why can’t the underwater types? - For real LOL, they could just do the test underwater. - Igarashi Natsuko <- This guy is just incompetent LOL. - What? Why are you bashing someone who’s been the association head for less than a month? If you want to roast someone, roast the former head instead, tsk tsk. - The fact that they don’t create a higher rank above S-rank is really frustrating. Either reduce the number of S-ranks, or create a higher rank! Why are they grouping together the one who can barely take down a wyvern and the one who can fight dragons 1v1? - For real. - I’m not a Hunter Association employee, but looking at Yu Parang's abilities, even if she might be a bit lacking in surface combat, considering her underwater combat power, she vastly exceeds an S-rank hunter’s capabilities, and she’s a uniquely irreplaceable position, so we’re internally reviewing her upgrade to S-rank. - Huh? - What’s this guy talking about? - Huh? [ Has Yu Parang's next broadcast schedule been released???? ] [ Author: ㅇㅇ ] (Clipping of Galecus's egg being squished. The disgusting interior is truly unforgettable.) - Ugh, gross! - Ugh! - Armband!!!!!! - Is this supposed to be fun? - These types can’t even be reported for indecent exposure, it’s really frustrating. - Only I can see this, immediately downvote. “A.” Shin Yuna quickly turned off her phone after seeing that. “Ugh….” The disgusting sight of the Galecus egg still vividly lingered in her mind. How can the Yu Parang hunter look fine after seeing something like that? Is there something wrong with her head? Nothing beats work for forgetting this kind of stuff. Yuna got up from the sofa and headed to her workspace. The house felt quite empty. The preparations for moving were nearly complete. Where to? Pohang. She decided to set up her life in Parang's village. This was already agreed upon with Parang. However, since she's an S-rank, specifically a crafting hunter, it’ll take her several days just to move her things. Yuna left her home and went down one flight of stairs. A four-story building located in Seoul. The fourth floor is living space, while the 1st to 3rd floors are all used as workspace. “Hmm….” Once inside her studio, Yuna glanced around. From big to small, everything was piled up like a mountain. Cars, airplanes, cannons, and even a submarine that was being repaired. It would take a massive amount of money to move all of this. But she decided to move. Money wasn’t an issue for her, but these projects were something she absolutely couldn’t give up. Yuna walked among the countless machines and headed toward the most eye-catching equipment. It was an object she was currently working on. With four propellers on both the front and back, thick steel plates, a rugged camera, and a streamlined body. An unmanned submersible. She had no intention of giving up on exploring the deep sea. She knew that going in directly was madness, but an unmanned submersible might be okay. Yuna felt like she was going to lose her mind due to the desire to explore the deep sea. The joy of discovering the unknown was like a drug to her. She was sure that with this unmanned submersible, she could also help the Yu Parang hunter. Maybe attach a bomb for self-destruction or equip it with torpedoes. Of course, she wouldn't do something stupid by keeping this a secret from Parang… She planned to complete the submersible first, get Parang's approval, and then send it down. Clang, clang, clang. Screech, screech. Clang, clank. Yuna picked up her tools and got to work. # Meanwhile, in a house in Gimpo. “Done, finally…!” A middle-aged man sat before his computer, his voice filled with excitement. “YES!!! I got it!!! Hahaha!!!” Lee Hyungjin, a reporter from the giant media company “Subganet.” He had just received a reply from the Yu Parang hunter agreeing to an interview. The fact that she mentioned being able to conduct an interview underwater was probably the key factor. He immediately called his daughter. Beep beep.
Click.
“Hello? Dad?”
“Si-ah! I got it!!! I secured an interview with the Yu Parang hunter!!!”
“Really?!”
“Yeah! It’s all thanks to you. Our remarkable daughter…”
The reason he was able to propose a “submerged interview” to the Yu Parang hunter was that his daughter, a college student and a C-rank underwater hunter, had played a crucial role.
Upon hearing the good news from her father, Lee Siah felt like she was dreaming.
She would get to meet her idol, the Yu Parang hunter in person. She thought she wouldn’t be able to sleep because of the excitement.
After expressing her love and gratitude to her father several times, she hung up the phone.
Of course, while she’d have to follow the script her father prepared for the interview, she hoped she could chat a bit before or after.
Her shared apartment was covered in pictures of monster fish. While there weren’t many just yet, only Galecus pictures.
Siah pulled a book from the shelf.
It was a collection of photos taken during her dives. Various fish, corals, and occasionally photos of sharks.
Despite being a fish enthusiast, she didn’t have the ability to dive deep like Parang, so she had been keenly observing only surface fish.
If she could connect with the Yu Parang hunter on this occasion, she intended to soak up as much information as possible about deep-sea fish.
And maybe some of the mysterious phenomena and objects of the monster fish layer as a bonus.
She hugged her photo album, lost in a blissful dream.
#
And now in the Pacific skies.
Five transport planes appeared above the endless sea, where not even an island could be seen.
“We have arrived at the target location.”
At the report from the pilot sitting in front, the man sitting behind responded.
“Drop it.”
“Understood.”
Then the cargo bay of the transport plane opened, and something began to drop into the sea.
Gold coins, jewels, low-grade artifacts, equipment, etc.
The treasures packed tightly in the five transport planes were now plummeting into the sea.
Floating along the currents, those treasures would eventually reach the coasts of various countries.
“Drop completed.”
“Return.”
“Roger.”
At that moment, the radio in the man’s possession suddenly crackled.
Crackle— crackle— beep.
“Report.”
“A fisherman was bitten by a shark.”
“…What?”
“Th-they….”
The atmosphere inside the plane instantly froze.
“What’s the loss?”
“Nine.”
“Were there any other fish next to the shark?”
“…Yes.”
“What kind of guys are they?”
“…Still being identified.”
“Still identifying?”
“……It was ambushed in an instant,”
“Phew….”
Nobody inside the cabin dared to breathe.
“Compile a complete list of every involved person, including the one who planned this operation and the commander, and send it to me within three hours.”
“…Understood.”
“Make up a good story for the families and proceed with the compensation payment.”
“Yes.”
Beep. The radio went silent.
Then, the expressionless man’s face turned crimson with rage.
Crack, crack!!!
As he clenched his fist tightly, the radio he held smashed to pieces.
“Guh— cough—”
The pilot, affected by the man’s murderous aura, suddenly began choking and gasping for breath.
Then the man gathered his composure.
“Ah, I’m sorry, I didn’t think of you.”
“It’s fine.”
“When a boss doesn’t take care of his subordinates, that’s how they get stabbed in the back. Take this.”
He handed the pilot a briefcase.
It was a briefcase packed with cash.
“No, I can’t take this.”
“Take it.”
“But….”
“Take it.”
“…I’m sorry. I’ll gratefully accept it.”
The pilot finally realized.
The sum in this briefcase was meant to silence him.
He understood that if he were to disclose anything about sharks or fishermen he just heard here, his life would be in danger.
Meanwhile, the pilot, who had been pondering what a shark might even be, realized his mistake and quickly erased those thoughts from his mind forever.
#
And in Seoul.
Hunter Association Asia Headquarters, Branch Head Office.
Vroom—
On the desk, his cellphone rang.
A sharp-looking man sitting in a chair paused his paperwork and glanced at it.
[ Choi Janghyuk ]
It was Manager Choi.
Making a call to the Pohang veteran manager from the phone of the Asia branch head.
Not a normal scene.
“Yeah, Janghyuk.”
“Yes, Branch Head.”
“Call me Sunwoo.”
“Right, Sunwoo.”
Of course, they both understood that this was an unnatural scene. That’s why they were pretending to be high school classmates.
“So, what’s up?”
“Thanks to you, I can take a breather. Appreciate it.”
I conveyed that well to Yu Parang.
“Appreciate what? Your friend’s daughter is getting married; this much is natural.”
Well done.
“So when’s the ceremony?”
“Next Sunday, August 4th, at 2 PM.”
“Okay. I’ll definitely be there.”
“Yeah, sorry for taking your time when you must be busy. I’ll hang up now.”
“Alright. Let’s have a drink sometime.”
Click.
The smile on the branch head’s face instantly turned as cold as steel.
Seo Sunwoo, the Asia branch head, quietly stared ahead.
#
And now, the mastermind behind these incidents around the world. Yu Parang.
“Ugh, it’s cold….”
She suddenly appeared at the warp gate located in Wales, Alaska.
“Why did it have to be the Arctic, for real….”
Achoo! After sneezing, she dashed and jumped into the sea.