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June.

Yooseong was running on the track in the civic park.

“Hook. Hook. Hook.”

I'm not panting because I'm tired. Rhythmic, even breaths.

After several weeks, the right arm and ribs recovered. It was a clean remedy without any sequelae.

When I finish stretching Yooseong and try to wet my neck on the water table.

“Hey......”

Someone talked to me.

Two women in tracksuits.

It looked like students from a nearby university.

The awkwardness between minors and adults was clear.

“Hunter. Right? ”

“Yes.”

“Wow!"

I had no idea.

They weren't the only ones who noticed.

For more than an hour, Yooseong has been running the track at a speed of 30 kilometers without burrowing. It's a great view for people who have finished their workout or just gone for a walk and found a park.

“Do you want this? ”

They face each other and smile, giving Yooseong a canned ion drink that seems to have just been pulled from the vending machine.

“Thank you."

Unlike what the experts expected a few years ago, the perception of the job of a hunter was never low.

Especially these days.

They are hunters who resolved a great emergency a month ago.

“Can I ask you something? ”

“Of course.”

He smiled, but clearly kept his distance.

“Have you ever caught a monster yourself? ”

“Yes.”

“Then what kind of seal...”

“Hey! Excuse me for asking. ”

A girl with a more serious impression gave me a pinglass.

Yooseong shook his hand.

“It's only been three months since I got my license. I haven't had that many experiences yet. ”

“I see…”

I'm not lying.

But there was no change in the face of a girl who looked naive.

The industry says apprentices are low on rookies, but to the general public, hunters are hunters.

“Well, have you ever actually seen anything... immense? ”

“Yes.”

“Wow!"

This time, even the girl with a serious impression covers her mouth.

No, I asked more actively.

“What do you think? Is he really handsome? Tall?”

“Just.”

“Just?”

“It's just normal. Does it look like it's everywhere? ”

In some ways, it may be a vague word, but the two women seriously nodded.

They're not the only two.

As soon as the name Park Kanghan appeared, people nearby started to pay attention.

Yooseong baked a can of drinking water.

“Thank you. Thank you so much. ”

He bowed his head and lifted his head.

It has been a month since the operation.

Too soon to forget, but enough time to calm down.

But...

‘Obstinate.’

The three letters of the name were going up and down in three times, rather than up and down.

The cause was clear.

It was the aftermath of the newsroom where Yun Steel appeared.

How many times are the videos being rerunsed now?

...

[So, let's watch the video again. This is from QR Corporation.]

The screen has changed with the anchor's voice.

It was a cross-edited video of a team of action cams in the field. A video of the Shantigas spilling out of the cracks, captured by top hunters with great skill.

But the center that editorial is capturing

[You see, it is the obstinate hunter who is climbing the wall with Shin Yoo-hee.]

It was Yooseong, not the hunters of the first team.

A man whose subtitles say he is obstinate.

[Then you can say that an obstinate hunter with Shin Yoo-hee has contributed greatly to blocking the crack?]

[Of course.]

Although the appearance of Yooseong was revealed without consent, his identity was not revealed because he was wearing a helmet.

The broadcast was far from defamation.

[Of course, the first thing we need to remember is that we think of ourselves as the Maruchan and the two teams who risked their lives to crack, but if it weren't for the stubborn ones, the crack block would have been much slower. There were no hunters on the ground who had the maneuverability and the technology to access the rift.]

[If that's the case...]

[It would have been much bigger. I haven't been here, but according to Shin Yun Hee, our affiliate, said that even inside the crack there was a considerable amount of hard work by Mr. Park. Shin Yun Hee, who recharges the breaker, was able to protect herself to the end.]

In this section, the video launched a fall of Yooseong and Shin Yoon-hee.

The scene where you hang a prime on a rope and land safely using its wingspan.

This was the highlight that was edited separately right after the broadcast went out and recorded countless views.

[Oh my….]

The sound of an anchor that is admired by swallowing saliva.

It was definitely a scene that would appear in the movie.

But then I fix my voice and move on.

[Meanwhile, there are voices that raise suspicions about the ranker advancement of the obstinate poetry?]

[What if it's suspicious?]

[There is no detailed history... but once the official history shows that Mr. Park is platinum from silver. Isn't that a huge promotion as a ranker?]

[... is that weird?]

[There is such a voice.]

Reaction as he entered 19th place.

Of course, the 'platinums' that were expected to enter the rank at the same time were the ones that were already in the rank.

Although the anchor did not speak specifically, it was not the hunter industry to raise suspicions.

Fans of the outcast hunters.

and those who benefit from their accredited activities.

[Since it's unprecedented...]

[Record measurements are relatively evaluated at times, as all of you who watch the broadcast know.]

Achievement scores were usually quantified.

How many Hazards have you subjugated.

How many lives were saved, etc.

However, sometimes the target will be evaluated.

For example, like now,

[I'd like to ask those of you who object. If it wasn't for the stubborn seeds, what do you think would happen if the crack closed a little later?]

Yun Steel was a perfectly clear voice.

The anchors are embarrassed.

[A civilian may be dead. Unlike the hunters, one civilian's death weighs a lot more than the death of a hundred hunters.]

[Well, then….]

[Until I said this, I thought it might become the lungs of an obstinate man….]

Yoon Kang-cheol added the "anterior and posterior conditions" of hunting.

Very clean and sophisticated.

[Huh, so Mr. Park's area of responsibility wasn't directly below the crack?]

[Yes, according to our short-term agreement, Park Hahn is in charge of "Operation Projection 02." However, Mr. Park volunteered to help.]

Yun Steel only told the truth.

But every human being,

A commentary that is understandable that Yooseong supported the emergencies of Shanti.

[And... that's a shame, too. There were organizations that could not name names, but were asked to withdraw from the scene at the time.]

[Huh.]

[It's a shame as a hunter.]

[Even if you don't give us your name, this is a problem….]

[No, I'm relieved to hear there's a problem. Isn't that something you should complain about? People who need to care more than anything about public safety these days are losing my obligations and responsibilities. Just... tempted by temporary wealth and prestige.]

A completely excited look of Yoon Steel.

Not many people will realize that it's a very skilled performance designed by a leading talent.

[But on the contrary, there are people like this! even though he had already fulfilled his duty, he risked his life for the greater good. What is a rank? If giving even that horse stone to someone like this makes sense, I think that's a problem. I am.]

[I... see.]

[Like everything else, if you don't have a natural ability and talent, you can't take a step in this industry.]

As if excitement was embarrassing, Yoon Steel lowered his tone.

[But I think there is a kind of ‘qualification’ in everything, apart from that capability.]

[... You think that aggravation is the courage to fulfill your duty to a hunter.]

[Yes.]

Yun Steel nodded.

Even though it was a choreography, I meant what I said.

[Mr. Park believes that there is such a rage.]

...

In a way, Yoon Steel was the best marketing that had ever been done.

QR didn't get nothing either.

If you look at the public response,

- Yoon Kang-cheol is a spokesman.

- Honestly;; he's a not-so-famous hunter, even a celebrity.

A democratic dog.

- Didn't you disclose the names of the new X's who asked you to leave?

- Disqualify when you say good things.

Jinsha. The word "real hunter" was trending.

It's not that they haven't resented the attitude of hunters lately.

However, rather than leading to criticism of the entire hunter, the mood has shifted toward eliminating the incompetent hunter and becoming more praised for the good hunter.

Yoon Steel and QR rode brilliantly in the flow.

But whatever benefited from it was Yooseong.

“.... ”

Casual, but the first suit I ever wore was awkward.

Yooseong was on the subway.

Occasionally three letters in the ear.

Stubborn.

Although not always, it was not that hard to hear the name of Park Han everywhere.

Everyone knows it's stubborn.

It was like a popular program a long time ago.

The masked singer comes out and sings, and the viewers have a heated debate about who the singer is.

The heat, of course, is nothing compared to that.

‘You're absolutely right. ’

Yooseong smiled bitterly.

Yun Steel is not malicious to him.

It was just pouring honey on the body of Yooseong.

In the last month, Yooseong felt it.

Yooseong is human and male.

I'm just a little patient.

It's not the lack of resonance or the need for compassion.

‘Just one word and everything will change. ’

I'm stubborn.

In a word.

Everyone will see him.

The attention of people. The look of desire. Extreme praise poured out.

Who doesn't like it?

Yoon Steel wants to lick honey. At that moment, Park is revealed as Yooseong.

You can no longer be calm alone.

‘Every interview...’

Rehabilitation is slower.

There is no time to run, train and practice errors.

That's how he groomed himself, and this is his stop...

I also trimmed the collar once.

Yooseong set foot inside the platform.

The convention center at the Seoul Mozart.

The event will be held in a negative period.

It was almost a public event.

In the event of significant tectonic changes in the crack or hunter industry, key industry stakeholders are invited to host the country.

Leaders/executives of each group, scholars studying monsters and cracks, and Dumbledore

No need to.

Also 20 rankers.

The guard in charge of entry reached out his hand.

“Can I see your ID?... Oh Yooseong. You're a hunter.If you're a hunter, you're obliged to wear a seal. ”

“Ah… yes. ”

I took out the seal I had put in my pocket.

A commonly worn seal recently supplied.

“...... Eh. ”

The guard's face that saw the seal solidifies.

Cool Platinum Wings.

In the middle, the word ‘19’ was engraved.

“Ho, are you a stubborn….”

I can't feel the urge to sign anything. But it's going to put you in the Guard's shoes.

Yooseong bowed his head and went inside.

Despite the start, there are already quite a few people in the hall.

“....... ”

Not many people recognized it.

Hunters had two reactions:

In Yun Steel's broadcast, those who were 'dis' looked at Yooseong quite coldly.

Whereas hunters with unknown faces.

In the case of hunters focusing only on hunting, like Yooseong, they exchanged manners with each other.

Of course, that's the response of hunters everywhere.

“......! ”

“That's... 19, right? ”

“Yes. Sturdy…”

The general public, such as researchers, are just curious.

Some tried to talk to him, but he withdrew to the corner early.

The purpose of Yooseong is to get information from the event.

You don't have to sell faces and horses.

However, as the event was approaching, there was no choice but to be crowded in the corner near him.

‘It'll only take a few minutes. ’

With that in mind, when Yooseong is answering people who are talking to him as politely as possible.

“Wait… let me pass. ”

A pretty familiar voice.

I stimulated his ear.

I knew who it was.

I didn't want to make eye contact, but the owner of the voice and his group were on their way here to see the 'Imperial’.

It was only nine months.

“....... ”

Unlike Yooseong, Seo Ji-young looked quite surprised.

I haven't seen the Platinum Seal on his collar yet. But once I saw an ex-boyfriend who couldn't be here,

“Wha… you… how….”

Unlike her, Yooseong opened his mouth randomly with a steady eye.