studiobondurri Chapter 517
Chapter 517
Chapter 517
‘...This is awkward.’
Choi Yeonseung had braced himself for the provocations of the Chinese hunters, but he hadn’t expected them to be his followers.
-It’s not strange if you think about it.
Being a veteran constellation of the Abyss, the goddess of sloth found this situation rather natural. At the moment, the most outstanding martial artist on Earth was Choi Yeonseung. In addition, the entire world knew him as the household of the Undefeated Incarnation of Training.
Therefore, it was natural for hunters to automatically associate martial arts with the Undefeated Incarnation of Training. And since this constellation presided over the realm of martial arts, the stronger a hunter’s faith was in him, the more powerful their martial arts would become.
Since all martial artists were fiercely fighting to gain even the slightest advantage over their competitors, such buffs were invaluable. It was only natural that all the martial artists who had undergone training at the camp would believe in the Undefeated Incarnation of Training.
“Hunter Choi Yeonseung, you are our idol!”
“Please put in a good word for us when you talk to the Undefeated Incarnation of Training!”
The polite attitude of the Chinese hunters wasn’t due to encountering a superior hunter and a powerful businessman. Normally, Chinese hunters never bowed their heads in public. Their higher-ups could find all kinds of faults with them, from why they were contacting a foreign hunter to accumulating too much wealth.
However, things were different this time. They stood before the favored household member of the constellation they worshiped!
Choi Yeonseung was way scarier than a high-ranking hunter they would never meet despite being from the same country. Similarly, he was scarier than a powerful businessman whom they would never meet even if they had a lot of money.
After all, wasn’t Choi Yeonseung the right hand of the god they worshiped and received blessings from? Since he was the kind of person who immediately punished arrogance, these hunters had no choice but to bow down with their heads almost touching the ground.
“Who are these hunters...? Are they from another country?”
“They are the Chinese hunters participating in the international competition.”
“What?? Why??”
“I-I don’t know...”
The reporters, who were following the Korean hunters to cover the international competition, were taken aback by the sudden greeting of the Chinese hunters.
Why were they acting this way?
“Did Hunter Choi Yeonseung save their lives?”
“Maybe one or two, but surely he hasn’t saved all of them?”
“Well, he’s saved so many that I thought it was possible...”
As all eyes were drawn to the hunters and everyone started murmuring among themselves, a Chinese employee rushed in to stop them.
“What are you doing?! Don’t you see how many people are staring at us? Why are you humiliating yourselves like this?”
“What...? You don’t know? He’s the household member of the Undefeated Incarnation of Training. We have to look good in front of him.”
“You know that household members are more frightening than constellations these days.”
Rather than a constellation who had little interest in Earth and didn’t know much about it, a household member who wielded the power of the constellation to their heart’s content was much more terrifying.
No matter how many eyes there were, they had to bow their heads when meeting a household member of a constellation.
“That’s nonsense... Stop and go back! What a disgrace!”
“Absolutely not. Will you take responsibility if we leave and the household member of the Undefeated Incarnation of Training gets angry?”
“If he speaks to the Undefeated Incarnation of Training...”
However, the staff member was stunned to see the hunters, who always followed orders from above unconditionally, unshaken and put pressure on him.
“No... You really can’t do this... You can’t do this...”
Regardless of what the Chinese hunters did, the overseas reporters flocked to the scene excitedly.
This was a scoop!
***
‘I’m conflicted,’ Choi Yeonseung thought to himself.
-This is one of the hardships constellations have to face. You finally know what it is to be a constellation...
‘It’s kinda annoying to hear the goddess of sloth say stuff like that when she’s abandoned everything and lives comfortably in seclusion.’
[The ‘Goddess of Balance Who Walks Ahead’ comforts you by saying that she understands your feelings.]
It was only natural for a constellation to lament their followers clashing against each other. No matter who won, there would be a grudge.
‘Of course, I have to win.’
Putting aside his pity, there was too much to lose in this competition, so Choi Yeonseung was firmly determined to win. Besides, wasn’t the constellation more important than their believers?
‘They weren’t always like this...’
Kwon Yeongseung found it unfair that Han Seha’s evaluation was this high among hunters. He didn’t look down on other hunters based on their rating, didn’t care what they did, and his rating went up just by doing his job.
But the hunters who had participated in the last few international competitions had lowered the standards so much that one could be held in high regard just by breathing.
In addition, many people had strange fantasies about A-grade hunters. They looked too much into anything an A-grade hunter did; if the hunter stood still, there had to be something to it!
“Hunter Kwon Yeongseung, please have my back!”
“I’ll do my best to protect you!”
“Thank you...”
Of course, Kwon Yeongseung also had a good reputation, but that didn’t change anything about the warped perception people had of Han Seha.
***
[The ‘Goddess of Balance Who Walks Ahead’ predicts your victory.]
-Thanks.
“I used Future Sight and saw victory.”
“Thank you!” Choi Yeonseung replied to Adaquaniel before suddenly pausing.
-Uh, was that a bit too obvious?
-Indeed, Successor. You need to speak to them in the same tone.
Choi Yeonseung confirmed the situation with his constellation eyes.
Excluding Han Seha and Kwon Yeongseung, this was a competition between martial artists, which made Choi Yeonseung absolutely confident.
‘It’s enough to win.’
The Korean hunters were still unsure whether they could win, but Choi Yeonseung could see their strength and deemed it sufficient. The raw strength of the hunters from both sides was evenly matched, so the decisive factor would be their martial arts skills.
Indeed, the A-grade hunters on the other side seemed quite strong, but Han Seha and Kwon Yeongseung could easily shut them down.
[The ‘Six-Winged Angel Who Hunts Dragons’ is satisfied with the training of his household member.]
The angel constellation seemed satisfied with the way Han Sehui was fighting.
Even though they were twins, Han Sehui was the complete opposite of Han Seha. If Han Seha was fire, Han Sehui was ice.
Han Sehui used passive skills that maintained her composure and concentration and synergized with her long-range offensive magic skills. With that in mind, Choi Yeonseung had taught her a martial arts technique to match her style.
Looking at the bottom lane, Han Sehui’s adversary instantly became dizzy and seemed embarrassed.
[The ‘Six-Winged Angel Who Hunts Dragons’ asks if you would like to teach Illaphael as well.]
Illaphael? I don’t think she will like it...
[The ‘Six-Winged Angel Who Hunts Dragons’ says it will be a bit different if Choi Yeonseung teaches her.]
I will ask, but I wouldn’t have high hopes...
Choi Yeonseung thought Illaphael would refuse. Why would a proud angel learn martial arts?
Unless it was a wise angel like Adaquaniel...
“What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.”
***
“...What are they doing?? What are they doing now?!” Zheng Zhiyun jumped up as he yelled.
He wasn’t reacting this way because their advantage from the beginning vanished or because the enemy team was pushing them back. It was because the Chinese hunters had lost their ferocity as if they had taken some kind of drug.
Instead of viciously attacking their opponents and chewing their hearts to claim victory... What gave them the courage to act like this?
“Tell them to think about what will happen if they lose! I will revoke all their privileges and put them into a control training camp!”
“Yes!”
Zheng Zhiyun thought that the hunters hadn’t properly grasped his initial warning.
...Yet surprisingly, the demeanor of the Chinese hunters didn’t change one bit. They were calm as if they had something to believe in.
‘How... How?!’