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“Are there any parts of what I have explained that you do not understand?”

“There is not.”

“None.”

When I said I would use a twig rather than a sword, I doubted my ears, wondering if I had heard it wrong.

yes. When I called the day before, I cut it off and rejected it, but… Still, I thought I was doing it to take care of Sejin’s father, but I was completely mistaken.

You don’t have to use a cow knife to kill chickens?

I know anger doesn’t help me fight, but I just can’t stand it.

Obviously, he had the advantage in the last duel, but it wasn’t a win, and it wasn’t like I was just defeated one-sidedly.

“Then we’ll start right away, so please keep both of us apart.”

Even thinking about it again, it feels like a thousand dollars are rising in my chest, but let’s calm down.

Because anger is not helpful in fighting.

Yes, this is rather an opportunity for me.

It would be hard for me to win if that bastard did his best like last time, but now that he ignores me and looks down on me, there is nothing I can’t win.

Whoever you dare to ignore, I will make you pay the price of arrogance.

* * *

Kim Dae-chan’s expression is quite bloody, but I don’t think he’s particularly threatening.

Shortly after opening the distance, two layers of transparent barriers appeared.

“Then let’s start counting.”

I immediately raised my energy and rushed as soon as the start signal was given.

There is no need for meaningless search as there are many people who have already competed against each other and have many eyes to watch.

Unlike before, when I rushed right in, Kim Dae-chan had a puzzled look on his face, but he swung his sword right away like an S-rank hunter.

Twisting his body to avoid it, he struck Kim Dae-chan in the stomach with a tree branch.

puck!

“Gagging!”

It doesn’t taste like a sword, but the twigs don’t taste bad either.

Kim Dae-chan quickly backed away, but dark red blood flowed from his mouth.

The good thing about this method is that it doesn’t have the cutting power like Aurora or Strong Ki, but it causes minimal internal damage if you just hit it.

After stealing his mouth, he rushed in again and swung his sword, but this time it was a trajectory that was difficult to avoid, so he countered it as it was.

visor-!

The sound of a tree branch and a sword colliding echoed with an unbelievably pure sound.

Kim Dae-chan looked much more flustered than before, but when he gave it his strength, he was pushed back unsightly.

Kim Dae-chan quickly corrected his posture, but he still couldn’t hide his bewildered expression.

It has no choice but to be, because Kim Dae-chan’s sword is wrapped in a vivid aura blade, but my branch is just an ordinary branch no matter how you look at it.

Seeing the sudden silence in the stadium, the spectators were also very surprised.

“I must have been very surprised to see that he couldn’t manage his expression at all.”

“Yes, you bastard… What spell did you use?”

“It’s witchcraft, what kind of disappointing words.”

As soon as I answered, I dashed again.

Spread the distance and blow away the strong energy like last time.

bang!

The strong air bounced off the tree branches hits the upper barrier and disappears with a light sound.

In fact, I could have avoided it if I had tried to avoid it, but I deliberately countered it to let you know that it was not a coincidence.

Of course, this time, my branches are intact without a scratch.

He approached Kim Dae-chan, who had a completely bewildered expression, and swung a branch horizontally.

It seemed to try to keep distance again by avoiding and counterattacking a few times, but he caught up right away and didn’t give me any time.

Daechan Kim is unilaterally pushed back and is in a hurry to defend, but it is a natural result because I have the upper hand in speed, strength, and technique.

I’m in serious mode right now.

It’s said that it’s an S-rank hunter, so it can hold up well, but I don’t think it will last long.

Sure enough, the opportunity came in less than five minutes.

puck!

I was only defending myself, but I took aim at the gap where the staff was twisted and hit Kim Dae-chan’s face straight with my branch.

The moment the balance was once broken, the duel was over.

From then on, it was just my one-sided time.

Unconsciously, he hit his hand toward his face.

Wooddeuk-.

Then I tripped over his leg and used not only tree branches but also my feet, beating and stepping on Kim Dae-chan.

It quickly became a wreck, but he did not declare his resignation, as if he still had his pride left.

The referee doesn’t intervene.

I thought it would be over if I cut off at least one arm, so I made a strong gi for the first time.

“Until there. It seems like we’ve already won, so stop.”

“There has not been a declaration of abstention yet.”

At my answer, Seong Jin-cheol looks at Kim Dae-chan.

Kim Dae-chan, who had been raising his head with a ruined face, lowered his head without saying anything.

“Are you done now? A young man who said he didn’t know each other… That’s great.”

Seong Jin-cheol glared at me once, raised his hand and signaled, and the barrier disappeared and people came up.

He tries to get closer to Kim Dae-chan, who is staggering to get up, but Seong Jin-cheol blocks him.

“Calm down? The duel is over.”

“I know. Since the duel is over, I’d like to give you some support.”

A branch was thrown to the ground to express that he had no intention of doing any more harm.

Seong Jin-cheol looks at me with a puzzled expression, as if I don’t understand why I’m doing this to my heart’s content.

Well, from Seong Jin-cheol’s point of view, I would look like a psychopath.

Still, it didn’t stop me anymore, probably because I threw away the branches.

He approached Kim Dae-chan, who was about to get up, and pretended to support him and whispered.

“Father, don’t you think this is the end? The real thing hasn’t even started yet.”

* * *

It’s not as good as the stadium before, but there are a lot of eyes looking at me here too.

On the contrary, I wasn’t nervous at all before the duel, but now I’m slightly nervous.

Can not help it.

Like I said to Daechan Kim earlier, the real thing is just the beginning.

Today’s main is not the duel earlier, but the present time.

“Ah, mic test. Now, let’s start Kang Shin-Hyuk Hunter’s victory press conference. Before taking questions from reporters, please tell us about your impressions first.”

“Hello, this is Kang Shin-hyuk. I’ve never thought that I would lose, so I don’t have any special feelings. However, given my time, there is something I would like to say before moving on to the question, would that be okay?”

“Yes. it’s okay.”

“What I’m going to tell you is the reason why I pointed out Mr. Kim Dae-chan. There must be some of the reporters here, so I thought I would ask a question, but I wanted to tell you this part in advance.”

We calmly started talking about meeting Kim Dae-chan through the A-rank promotion screening.

I fought a duel to convince Dae-chan Kim, who was pushing Se-jin to the level of child abuse, and even though I had won the duel, Dae-chan Kim made a different suggestion, and it was revealed that Dae-chan Kim was behind the article that became a hot topic a while ago. I told you everything, including everything.

I organized my thoughts in advance, and I think I did pretty well at this level, probably because I practiced a few times yesterday.

“I’m not usually the type to talk a lot, but the story turned out to be longer than I thought. I have briefly told you what I want to say… Moderator?”

“Yes? Ah yes.”

The presenter seems a bit taken aback, but in fact, not only the presenter but also everyone in the room is surprised.

“I think we can move on to question time now.”

“Yes. I… So, from now on, we will take questions. Raise your hand and I’ll name you and give you a chance. I have to give other people a chance, so please ask me one question at a time so that it is not too long.”

Everyone raises their hands quickly, no matter who says first.

They seemed very surprised, but everyone has a strong work ethic.

“Reporter in a white dress sitting in the middle of the second row, please ask me a question.”

“This is Kang Ji-young of KBD. It’s hard to believe what you just said is so shocking. Do you have any evidence to prove it?”

“There is evidence as well as witnesses. Not only me but also Sejin knows the facts I mentioned earlier. Unless Kim Dae-chan’s side denies my words, I have no intention of disclosing the evidence.”

“Hey, then… .”

“Reporter, one question per person. Next, the reporter in the navy shirt, fourth in the back row, ask me a question.”

The next question was how did you block the sword with a tree branch and was it an artifact like the others?

As I thought it was a somewhat expected question, it was a hidden secret, but since it was a secret, I evaded it, saying that I couldn’t explain it in detail.

In this world where there is no concept of martial arts, it would take a year for non-hunters to understand the concept of will.

Anyway, this question seems to be almost a formality, and all the questions that follow are questions that require additional explanation of the story of Kim Dae-chan, which I did.

I explained it in detail because I explained it briefly before.

Every time they tell a story, the reporters’ hands move busily.

There is no separate desk for reporters, so no one uses a laptop.

“Because of time, I will take only two more questions. Third row, journalist wearing a navy blue cardigan, ask me a question.”

“I am Reporter Song Gyeong-mi of Barun Newspaper. Before the question, I sincerely congratulate you on winning the duel today.”

“thank you.”

“But I think it’s still too early to celebrate. In the detailed rules of the STB system, if the challenger wins, any S-rank hunters who are not satisfied with the result can request a rematch with the challenger.”

“I know.”

“During the duel today, several S-rank hunters also watched, and I wonder if there are any concerns about that part.”

Hmm, the purpose of applying for STB in the first place was to reveal Kim Dae-chan’s true identity, not to become an S-rank hunter, so it doesn’t really matter, but is there anyone who doesn’t understand after watching today’s duel?

He didn’t allow Kim Dae-chan’s attack even once and showed an overwhelming difference and completely shattered him.

Daechan Kim is not at the top of the domestic S-rank hunters, but he is not completely at the bottom.

“I know, but I’m not particularly worried.”

“Are you saying that you have the confidence to win no matter who challenges you to a duel?”

I don’t understand why you interpret it this way.

It sounds like you’re trying to get into a fight.

Well, do you think that Kim Dae-chan was sorry for what he did to me so far?

“I don’t mean that. I did my best in today’s match, and I don’t think Kim Dae-chan looked after me either. Personally, I hope there are no S-rank hunters who don’t agree, but if there is anyone who asks for a re-duel, I have no intention of avoiding it.”

To be honest, except for the sympathy with Cha Soo-hyeok and Seong Jin-cheol, everyone is below me.

“Okay then, let’s take the last question. Well… White knit reporter in the front row, ask me a question.”

“I am CBC reporter Choi Ye-ri. I want to ask you a slightly different question, but Shin-hyeok Kang has always explained that he and Se-jin Kim are not in a romantic relationship whenever there is a scandal, right?”

“Yes. That’s right.”

“But if everything you just said is true, Mr. Kang Shin-hyeok talked to Se-jin to persuade him, and after the duel, he took over the leadership of the WHCU competition and even made him win. Same with today’s STB… . You put so much time and effort into it, are you really feeling nothing?”

I felt bad when Sejin brought up the story from the beginning, but it seems that this woman is a malicious right-winger.

“It makes no sense to have no feelings.”

“Yes? then… .”

“Sejin is my favorite student. Ah, now that I have graduated, it should be said that I am a dear colleague.”

“Kang Shin-hyeok was in charge of first grade last year. Originally, you would not have taught Kim Se-jin.”

“As the reporter said, I was in charge of the 1st grade last year, but I was in charge of reinforcing the martial arts competition, so I came to teach Sejin.”

“If I had to say that I was in charge of reinforcement, it would have been only a few times.”

Only a few times, how much I suffered… .

“no. Reinforcement was carried out for at least 15 hours a week, two hours after class every weekday and five hours on Saturday morning. Not just a few times, but almost every day.”

“Oh, no… Still, I know that the reinforcement period is less than two months, but isn’t it strange to do that for a student who has been seen a few times as reinforcement, not the homeroom teacher or the grade?”

“What’s strange? Whether you teach for an hour or a day, the fact that Sejin is my student that I taught is an unchanging fact.”

“… .”

“You expressed it as if I had done something great, but to be honest, I don’t think so. If you didn’t know, there wouldn’t be a teacher who turns away even if he knows that his student is in a difficult situation or has difficulties.”

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