Chapter 27: Reality, Part 2

[Lucky Charm.
Become the luckiest person in the world for one minute.]

I got a good item from the random draw.

‘Let’s buy a house with this.’

Immediately after activating the charm, I filled out 20 lottery tickets with the same random numbers.

‘Done.’

The results were as expected.

I won the lottery.

Not just one ticket, but all 20.

After taxes, I earned 10 billion won.

The low number of winners this round played a significant role.

“Wow, it’s almost identical.”

As Himiko said, the two-story house I bought with most of the money was almost identical to our previous home.

While a perfect replica would have been ideal, this was good enough.

[Demonic Divine Art Demonic Heaven Splitter]

Crash!

I destroyed the machine used to measure a hunter’s power.

“Did I pass?”

“Ah…”

The stunned woman at the counter finally regained her composure and replied, “Y-Yes…! You passed, of course.”

I left the Hunter Association after receiving confirmation.

The world would be buzzing about me tomorrow.

That was the impact of an S-rank hunter.

The US only had ten S-rank hunters, and South Korea had only one.

I opened YouTube on my phone.

‘Just uploaded.’

A video by Lee Harin, the S-rank hunter, had just been posted.

[I killed a Karen today. LOL]

The video was simple.

Lee Harin, while shopping at a department store, encountered a Karen.

And killed her on the spot.

– Who are you?

– Me? Lee Harin.

The woman, initially unaware of Harin’s identity due to her hat, trembled and begged for forgiveness once she recognized her.

– I-I’m so sorry…!

– Sorry?

– Pl-Please…!

– Then don’t do anything you’ll regret later.

– Yes! Thank you for your mercy!

– I won’t show you any mercy.

– What…?

Harin grabbed the woman’s face.

– Farewell.

The woman’s body froze, starting from her face.

Harin punched the frozen woman, shattering her into pieces like glass.

After killing the woman, Harin waved cheerfully at the camera.

– Another good deed done!

As if killing someone was nothing.

The video ended there.

I checked the comments.

[That Karen deserved it. LOL]

[Killing her was a bit much, though…]

[I was having a bad day, but this made me laugh. Thanks.]

[When’s the next video?]

While some disapproved, they were a minority.

Most viewers were satisfied with the outcome.

Perhaps due to the harsh realities of the world, or perhaps because they knew she was untouchable.

South Korea’s survival depended on Lee Harin, its sole S-rank hunter.

Monsters didn’t open Gates randomly. They assessed the strength of those present before emerging.

They only opened Gates when they sensed weakness, resulting in devastating attacks.

Seoul, with its high concentration of hunters, could handle these attacks, but other regions couldn’t.

‘And there’s the Titan.’

Recently, a being called the Titan destroyed Hong Kong and was now heading towards South Korea.

Hong Kong, lacking an S-rank hunter, couldn’t stop it.

South Korea would have suffered the same fate without Lee Harin.

The Titan was currently in the sea west of South Korea, within a Gate.

It seemed to be deciding whether to emerge.

Its hesitation was solely due to Lee Harin.

While unconfirmed, monsters were believed to be able to sense the strength of individuals within Gates.

That was the only explanation for their reluctance to emerge when an S-rank hunter was present.

Did you understand now?

Lee Harin’s significance to South Korea?

She possessed absolute power.

Unchallenged, untouchable.

‘Perhaps a nuclear strike could kill it…’

But launching a nuke in the middle of Seoul to kill a single S-rank hunter? That was suicidal.

‘I’ll meet her soon.’

The good news was that I would meet Lee Harin soon.

I was now an S-rank hunter myself.