Episode 72. My Hyeong (1)
There was no need to use the Heavenly Eyes or track him with the Ki I had trained for in the last two years. Kim Seung-hyun appeared in front of me by chance, just like when I met him while I was jogging in my past life.
“Thank you so much…….”
The five golems were no match for me, and the children were safely rescued. The support team showed up and quickly cleared up the Rift, so there weren’t as many casualties as expected.
But all of that wasn’t my concern.
“You don’t need to thank me.”
Right now, this man here who was bowing for 30 minutes to say thank you for saving him, his teammates, and the children; this man, who introduced himself under the familiar name of ‘Kim Seung-hyun’, was the focus of my attention.
“Mr. Zhang Wei? Can you heal this person here? He hurt his leg a lot.”
“Oh, yes.”
“Hunter Zhang Wei? I-I’m your fan. It’s an honor. But it’s okay. There are a lot of hurt people aside from me. I’m an awakener, so I can manage. You should take a look at other people…….”
“Stop moving, or your bones will heal all wrong.”
“Oh, okay.”
Looking at Kim Seung-hyun worrying about others while blood was pouring out of his leg, Zhang Wei smiled and spoke sharply. Kim Seung-hyun became silent, and within a few seconds, the blood stopped and the long, ripped wound disappeared. No matter how many times I saw it, his healing was always phenomenal.
I looked at Kim Seung-hyun while he turned his ankle around in wonder and spoke quietly.
“You did a great job today. If it weren’t for you, all of those young children would have died.”
“Oh, no. I just did what I had to do. And if you didn’t come, it would have been a big disaster. It’s all thanks to you. Hahahaha.”
He was just as humble as the Kim Seung-hyun I knew.
But right now, Kim Seung-hyun had a warm heart. The Kim Seung-hyun, who was called the Martial God during the Five Hero days, spoke stiffly in a stern voice and seemed somewhat worn out.
“No, a lot of hunters abandon civilians when they’re in danger. Not everyone can do what you did, Mr. Kim Seung-hyun.”
“…….”
“So, I was really impressed by you. So much that I’d love to work with you sometime, as long as you are capable.”
“Oh, it’s an honor.”
“Can I have your number, please? You don’t know what might happen.”
“Oh, of course. Yes.”
I exchanged numbers with Kim Seung-hyun, who kept thanking me.
He saved my number as ‘Hunter Jeong Si-woo’, and I saved his number under ‘My Hyeong’.
* * *
My daily life didn’t change much since I found Kim Seung-hyun. When Rifts appeared, I joined the raids and added them to my track record. And sometimes, I discovered dungeons based on my memories of the future and won peoples’ applause. They said that Jeong Si-woo could solve everything, that I was a lucky symbol.
However, after the brief encounter, my schedule did change a bit.
“Were you training again today?”
“Oh, Si-woo. You’re here.”
Whenever I had time, I visited Kim Seung-hyun and watched him train. It was my new routine.
‘He’s definitely a lot less skilled than I remember.’
I had met him earlier than I was supposed to. Naturally, he was different from what I remembered.
‘But his basic skills are really solid.’
His strong points were still the same. The basic skills he slowly built up. And his unique martial arts that was being developed soundly based on them.
Thanks to his basic skills, the Martial God never stopped progressing, although his progress was sometimes slow. That was Kim Seung-hyun’s biggest advantage.
“But aren’t you busy? Is it okay for you to come here this often?”
“It’s okay. I’ve made enough money, and emergency Rift situations don’t happen every day.”
Kim Seung-hyun seemed uncomfortable around me at first. But since I visited him so often, he started to treat me like a close younger brother and talked comfortably. I liked it better this way. His friendliness was a lot better than him stiffly saying “Yes, Mr. Analyst,” as he did in the past. And it would also help Kim Seung Hyun’s characteristics to be fully activated.
[But does he really have that characteristic written on the memo?]
“Yes.”
The Traveler asked, and I replied in a whisper so Kim Seung-hyun wouldn’t hear.
[Hm, hm. What a peculiar characteristic. What kind of disposition must you have to manifest a characteristic like that? He must have been born with a good heart.]
“…….”
[And the Ki coming from him and his physique are quite extraordinary. He would have become a great warrior if he was born in Moorim.]
The Traveler seemed to like Kim Seung-hyun among the five heroes especially. Well, he was a very likable person.
“Ugh, umfh!”
“Oh, Seung-hyun Hyeong!”
I was distracted and talking with the Traveler when Kim Seung-hyun groaned and sat down. He had been swinging his shield and turning his waist.
His shield fell to the floor with a clang, and he frowned and breathed heavily.
“You shouldn’t swing your shield that hard. I said you could get hurt.”
“Oh… I thought this would work better.”
“Don’t put too much force into it. Swing it smoothly, as if you are deflecting an attack…….”
I took his shield and showed him by demonstrating myself. Kim Seung-hyun spoke in wonder.
“Wow, you’re like my old mentor.”
“…….”
“I heard you are an amazing Analyst, and I guess it was true. How could you use the shield so perfectly after watching me a few times? Incredible.”
‘Sorry, but I actually trained for two years.’
I held back from telling him. And I asked Kim Seung-hyun, whose eyes were sparkling, a question.
There was something I wanted to know.
“Your mentor? You had a mentor who taught you how to use the shield?”
His relationship with Chun Myeong-suk, which he didn’t properly tell me about when I was an Analyst.
“What kind of person is he?”
All I heard was a fraction. Chun Myeong-suk said he took pity on Kim Seung-hyun and simply taught him a few techniques. And Kim Seung-hyun didn’t tell me anything decisive. But wouldn’t the current Kim Seung-hyun tell me something?
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