Chapter 73 - Kaian and Roa (1/2)

“Argh! why!?”

Why did this drop instead of hundred other items?

“Hmm? Why are you here?”

It was then.

“Did you die?”

At the familiar voice, Roa suppressed his grief and turned around.

“Hmm? Why is the guild master here?”

The owner of the voice was the leader of the Koma Guild, Kaian.

“What, I was just looking around the guild house.”

“Ah…”

“But why are you here? Did you really die?”

Kaian asked.

“Yes, I died.”

“How?”

“Well…”

Roa faltered with a conflicted expression. How should he explain this?

“Um, I have a good piece of news and a bad piece of news.”

“…?”

Kaian was caught off-guard by his unexpected expression. What was he saying after he just died?

“So which one do you want to hear first?”

Kaian then fell into thought at Roa’s words.

‘Well, hearing the bad news first is better.’

With the mindset that the good news would cheer him up afterwards, Kaian opened his mouth.

“The bad news.”

“I dropped the map.”

“…The map?”

Kaian felt his mind go blank. If it was what he was thinking…

“That map!?”

“Yes…”

Kaian was lost for words. He just continued to stare at Roa. After a few seconds, he came back to himself and said while sighing.

“Haa…It’s okay. We already went in, so we know. That the map isn’t that big of a help.”

However, that didn’t mean it was useless, but they would just have to deal with it.

“I’m sorry.”

“No, it’s fine. But how did you die? Was it those Demon bastards again?”

“Yes, I was PKed. No, more exactly, I was following someone before getting swept up in magic.”

“…What do you mean? Follow? Who?”

“That’s the good news.”

Roa smiled at Kaian’s question and answered,

“I found Soo Hyuk-nim.”

“Soo Hyuk-nim? The Soo Hyuk?”

“Yes, the person you were searching for, the Demon Hunter Soo Hyuk. I even remembered his face.”

At Roa’s answer, Kaian momentarily forgot about the map. Roa had managed to see Soo Hyuk’s face!

“How did you do it?”

He didn’t know about the other areas, but in Hadrac Soo Hyuk was the most famous person currently.

“Soo Hyuk-nim was the one who killed me.”

“What?”

“There was a promising person at the agency, so I followed him to see his skills. But I was killed by an AOE magic. Then I dropped the map.”

Kaian bit his lip as he thought,

‘It is a good thing that he found Soo Hyuk-nim…’

The Koma Guild had been a constant victim of the Demon Guild, so when Soo Hyuk appeared, they became his instant fans. After the incident, they started to gather information with an aim to form a friendly relationship with him.

‘But how would he feel…’

The problem was about how Soo Hyuk felt about the Koma Guild. He might feel indifferent towards them, but he could also be unfriendly, considering they tailed him. Roa had died to Soo Hyuk, but he had been basically asking for it.

‘Then is this a good thing or not?’

Kaian wondered if he should call this situation a boon or misfortune. Roa, oblivious to his thoughts, continued to ramble.

“The map should be in Soo Hyuk-nim’s hands right now.”

A notification should’ve appeared to Soo Hyuk like how it appeared to him. That meant that he would’ve definitely checked his body and gotten the map.

“And if you wait at the agency, you should be able to meet him.”

“The Mercenary Agency?”

“Yes, that’s where I first spotted him.”

“…Let’s go.”

Kaian mumbled quietly.

“Now?”

“Yes.”

Kaian was already heading to the exit as he spoke.

“Apologise for following him and give up the map. No, it’s a good thing he has the map. You remember his face, right?”

* * *

[You have completed the quest ‘Twin Headed Ogre, the Truth of the Rumour.’]

[You now have the qualification to be promoted.]

[You can now attempt a promotion mission.]

Soo Hyuk smiled as he read through the notifications.

‘I’m finally a C-rank.’

C-rank was only a step away, in the form of a promotion mission.

‘At this speed, I can quickly become an A-rank.’

Out of the users that posted in the Pangea homepage, the fastest person to achieve A-rank had taken 1 month, but Soo Hyuk felt like he could be faster.

‘I don’t think I’ll be able to be a B-rank by today.’

He wasn’t even a C-rank yet; he had just gotten the qualification to attempt the promotion missions. To achieve B-rank, you needed to complete more harder mission than the C-rank. Although he wasn’t sure, he suspected he had to complete around 10 missions. No matter how fast he was, completing 10 mission in 1 day was impossible. The main reason was the travel distance.

“Here you go.”

Soo Hyuk was pulled out of his thoughts when the NPC held out a box containing the rewards. Then after receiving his token and reward, he descended to the 1st floor.

‘But if I continue with this crazy speed, then maybe…’

From F-rank to D-rank in 1 day. If he considered the fact that this normally took 10 days, then he just might be able to do it.

‘Hmm?’

When Soo Hyuk arrived at the 1st floor, his steps stopped as he noticed a user.

‘Isn’t that person the user from yesterday?’

There was a familiar face in the crowds.

‘He looks about the same.’

The man who had been killed accidently. He had memorised his face in case of a potential problem, so he could be sure. That man was Roa.

At that moment.

His eyes met with Roa’s. As Soo Hyuk stared at him, he thought. A PK was a PK. Plus, Roa had even left him a heroic grade map.

“…”

When he watched Roa for his reaction, to his surprise Roa had politely greeted him while bowing.

‘Was it towards me?’

Thinking that Roa’s greeting had been towards someone else, Soo Hyuk looked around ,but there weren’t any users around him.

‘Why?’