Chapter 240: Bastro Dimension (1)
“Ugh...?I was completely fooled...” Han-Yeol groaned and grumbled, not taking offense but feeling rather strange after realizing he had been fooled.
"Haha! I apologize for fooling you," said Jung Han-Bin. "You were the first person to take the Master Rank test without any prior knowledge, so I felt slightly mischievous."
[You're too playful to be the deputy of this place.]
"I apologize, Yulia-nim," Jung Han-Bin said, scratching his head out of embarrassment.
[It's fine. Right, Han-Yeol Hunter?]
"Don't you think you're being overly friendly on our first meeting, Ms. Yulia?" Han-Yeol remarked. "Anyone would be offended if someone they met for the first time talked too casually with them."
[Then why don't you try being friendly too?]
"Sure," Han-Yeol replied with a shrug.
[Hihi.]
"So, why did you suddenly decide to appear in front of me? I don't think you're the type to appear in front of every single Hunter who comes here to take the test."
[Omo! You're quite sharp.]
"Yeah, I get that a lot," Han-Yeol nonchalantly replied.
In reality, he had been rather slow and dense, but his Telepathy II skill had recently made him 'sharp.'
The words did not appear for quite a while; it seemed that they were speechless after what Han-Yeol had said. Then, the words finally appeared after a long silence.
[Hoho! You're right. You are the first, Han-Yeol.]
Jung Han-Jin nodded in agreement at those words.
He had been lauded as a genius before joining the International Hunters' Association, but he had failed to become the Head Researcher, as the current head was even more of a genius compared to him. However, he was the one running the day-to-day operations of this place, so he was closer to Yulia than anyone else.
This was the first time he had witnessed Yulia speak to a Hunter who had come to take the Master Rank test. In fact, he was slightly surprised when the words appeared.
‘I wonder what’s so special about Han-Yeol Hunter that Yulia decided to speak to him?’?he wondered.
Frankly speaking, Jung Han-Bin didn't really consider Han-Yeol to be a great Hunter.
Han-Yeol might have been a growth-type Hunter who had managed to become a Master Rank Hunter, but that was about it. There were plenty of other Master Rank Hunters in the world, after all, and most of them were far superior to him in terms of abilities and strength.
‘Well, everyone’s entitled to their own opinions...’?Han-Yeol thought.
He was using Telepathy II to read Jung Han-Bin's mind. He wasn't offended by what Jung Han-Bin was thinking, as he wasn't that fickle in the first place. Besides, Han-Yeol had never officially revealed that he possessed this skill in the first place, so he decided not to say anything about it.
[Hmm... I like men with a lot of secrets~]
Flinch!
Han-Yeol was surprised at the words that popped up in front of him. He was certain that Yulia knew something about him.
“Ahem...?Anyway, what is it you wanted to tell me?”
[Ah, it’s quite simple. It’s something the researchers would’ve told you, but...]
Jung Han-Bin butted in and explained, "That is correct. There is one secret we only divulge to those who successfully become an official Master Rank Hunter."
Han-Yeol tilted his head in confusion because there was something he couldn't understand at the moment.
"But I haven't passed the test yet?" he asked.
He hadn't even started the test, but they were already acting as if he had already passed it.
Ironically, there was someone else taking the test right now.
Bam!?
"Hap!"?
This was the first time Han-Yeol saw Tayarana fight without her suit. She was using a traditional Egyptian sword known as the Khopesh, which was bent twice, to fight against the golem.
Bam!?
She displayed significant destructiveness while looking mesmerizing at the same time.
‘Ah, that’s not what’s important right now...’?Han-Yeol shook his head.
His priority right now was his discussion with Yulia, as he sensed that the conversation between them was not going to be a normal one.
[It's fine. My genius brain has already calculated that you will pass the test with a probability of 99.9%, Han-Yeol.]
"What about the remaining 0.01%?" Han-Yeol inquired.
[That is if you purposely fail the test.]
"Ah, does that mean I'll pass 100% as long as I don't intentionally flunk it?"
[That's right.]
Yulia seemed absolutely sure, and she was not wrong.
Han-Yeol was aware of how powerful he had become after easily defeating two S Rank Hunters. He had no idea how to gauge his strength when fighting monsters, but he realized after facing other Hunters that he was likely among the upper echelons of Master Rank Hunters.
"Fine, that's probably correct if you say so. Anyway, what is it you wanted to tell me then?" he asked.
[Ah, but you will have to promise to keep what I'm about to tell you a secret from ordinary people.]
Han-Yeol shrugged and replied, "Well, it's not like I have a choice if that's what the International Hunters' Association wants."
He was quite tight-lipped anyway, so keeping a secret wouldn't be that difficult for him.
[I knew you would easily agree! You’re such a cool guy! ^_^b]
Yulia added an emoji from out of nowhere.
“E-Emoji?”
[Hihi! I scour chatrooms across the globe whenever I'm free, and I think you Koreans are the funniest!]
"R-Really?" Han-Yeol started to question whether Yulia was really a foreigner or secretly a Korean deep inside.
[Hmm... We keep sidetracking. Let's go back to the main point.]
"Sure."
Yulia began writing down what she wanted to say seriously.
Han-Yeol muttered, "Hmm..."
He slowly started to grimace the more he read her words.
To sum it up, her ability was not limited to recreating things from her imagination; her brain itself was enhanced far beyond the capabilities of a human being. Her brain was not normal but had been enhanced to equal the capabilities of a Master Rank Hunter.
There was a famous theory that a person could use supernatural abilities more as they tapped into their brain power, and that was probably the best theory to describe what was happening with Yulia. Unfortunately, her heart had caught an untreatable disease, and she was forced to let her brain be extracted to continue living.
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