Chapter 5: Hitting the Guy Who Stole My Girlfriend (2)

Bang.

I, with all my might, plunged the activated Patcheonseom Seomyeolgyeok on my right hand into Kim Joon Hyuk’s abdomen.

A loud roar was heard as my fist collided with the protective barrier Kim Joon Hyuk was activating with magic power.

I thought my fist would be blocked by his protective barrier, and at the same time inflict a little pain on him, after which this attack would be canceled out and disappear.

But something felt strange.

Crash.

From the tip of my fist, I clearly felt the protective barrier Kim Joon Hyuk had around him being completely shattered by my fist.

Why?

My fist didn’t stop, and kept pressing deeper and deeper into Kim Joon Hyuk’s abdomen without end.

As it did, I felt the sensation of his bones breaking in succession.

It wasn’t the feeling of just one rib breaking.

Splintering.

One…

Two…

Five…?

Kim Joon Hyuk let out a loud ‘Keuk!’.

Then Kim Joon Hyuk’s body left my fist and began to fly rapidly towards the cafe window.

With a bang! sound, Kim Joon Hyuk, who had flown, struck the cafe window.

The wide glass window, which offered a clear view of the adjacent building and into which Kim Joon Hyuk flew and crashed, shattered with a shatter! sound!

“Oppa!”

Joo Hyun was stunned for a very short moment.

Then, as if she quickly grasped the situation, she screamed and called out to him.

Kim Joon Hyuk, who was flung out of the cafe as the window broke, was seen hitting the adjacent building with a thud and then falling weakly to the ground.

Strange.

A-class Hunters and above can fly, so why isn’t he flying?

Was the impact too great for him to even unleash magic power?

Thud.

Joo Hyun, who was terrified, ran straight to the broken cafe window and jumped out below the window.

Since she’s also S-class and can fly, she’s probably trying to catch Kim Joon Hyuk before he hits the ground.

Even if Kim Joon Hyuk didn’t intentionally emit magic power, since he’s an S-class Hunter, he shouldn’t get hurt from falling from about the second floor.

She must just be trying to prevent her incredibly high-ranking boyfriend from suffering the humiliation of crashing heavily onto the ground.

However, a dull sound was heard, which was likely Kim Joon Hyuk hitting the ground already.

Unexpectedly, it happened in a flash.

Therefore, no matter how quickly Joo Hyun reacted, it was impossible to catch Kim Joon Hyuk before he fell.

I was dumbfounded.

I went towards the window to see what happened to Kim Joon Hyuk and looked down at the ground.

Kim Joon Hyuk, lying on the ground, was coughing and spitting up blood.

Next to him, Joo Hyun was crying and wailing beside Kim Joon Hyuk, not knowing what to do.

Kim Joon Hyuk and Joo Hyun must have been very flustered, but I was just as flustered.

But still, for me, the person who caused that, it felt a bit strange to just stand still.

So, wearing a bewildered expression, I headed towards the stairs to go to the first floor.

It would be convenient if I could jump down like Joo Hyun, but I can’t fly.

As I trudged down to the first floor, I thought, dumbfounded.

Why?

Did Kim Joon Hyuk make a mistake?

That couldn’t be.

I had also checked before hitting Kim Joon Hyuk, and I felt that he was indeed wrapped in magic power at around a C-class level.

Strange.

Although I did feel like more magic power was gathering, I didn’t feel that the skill itself had become stronger.

If I had felt like a stronger skill than usual was about to be unleashed, I would have stopped, surprised, myself.

Tap tap tap tap.

While I was going down the stairs, I heard the sound of several people running fast.

“What happened?!”

It was the cafe manager and part-time workers I had seen earlier, who had been fawning over Kim Joon Hyuk.

They were trying to run up to the second floor, but when they found me coming down to the first floor, they were surprised and asked.

“Ah, uh…”

For a moment, I didn’t know what to say and was speechless.

I couldn’t say that I had beaten up an S-class Hunter and he had flown away after being hit by my fist.

“Ah, well, something happened while I was doing something with Mr. Kim Joon Hyuk, and he got a little hurt.”

I just made something up for now and answered.

“That, the window is broken, but Mr. Kim Joon Hyuk broke that, so.”

“Mr. Kim Joon Hyuk will compensate for everything.”

Because Kim Joon Hyuk said to do it here.

It’s not my fault.

“Mr. Kim Joon Hyuk fell outside.”

“I think I should go out and see.”

“Ah, yes!”

When I said that calmly, the cafe manager and part-time workers were surprised and ran to the cafe entrance.

And they hastily opened the cafe door for me.

“Where did he fall?!”

The cafe manager asked with an expression like his eyes were about to pop out, which was burdensome.

“Over there, towards the alley on the right side of the cafe.”

I replied indifferently.

Since I wasn’t particularly pleased with this situation either.

Things had gotten too big, and more and more people were gathering in droves and watching.

It seems like this will make news.

If I say this for now, they’ll understand that I came because I was worried about the person I was with, and they won’t tell me to go.

“By any chance, are you Mr. Kwon Geon?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“How do you know my name?”

The man who heard my answer made a terrified expression, for some reason.

Because that man did that, I was startled as well.

“Ah.”

“Pl-please wait a moment.”

As if flustered, the man couldn’t speak properly or clearly.

‘Why is he like that?’

“The cost of repairing the broken glass, and the part where business was interrupted.”

“The BM Guild will certainly compensate you later.”

After telling me to wait a moment, the man gave the manager his business card and said resolutely.

His expression and tone held silent pressure for him to just leave for now.

‘I had guessed since he knew my name, but he’s indeed from the BM Guild.’

‘Kim Joon Hyuk must have said he was coming to meet me.’

‘He probably badmouthed me fiercely to his attendant, saying he was going to meet a useless C-class.’

‘Since Kim Joon Hyuk is an S-class Hunter himself, he wouldn’t need bodyguards.’

‘Maybe Kim Joon Hyuk’s attendants?’

‘It seems they were waiting nearby and rushed over as soon as they heard the window breaking.’

“Yeees…”

The manager replied, holding the business card he received.

The manager returned to the cafe with the part-time workers.

I pretended to be worried about Kim Joon Hyuk.

Performing method acting with my expression, I approached Kim Joon Hyuk.

“Ah!”

“You must not!”

As I gradually approached Kim Joon Hyuk, the man flinched and shouted at me.

‘Must not what?’

“What mustn’t I do?”

I asked, puzzled.

“Ho, perhaps what happened?”

When I asked, the man trembled and asked me.

‘Why is he like that?’

‘Is he just too surprised because his boss is seriously injured?’

‘Come to think of it.’

‘It’s a sight you wouldn’t usually see, an S-class Hunter being broken like this.’

‘Since it’s a sight you would never see unless Kim Joon Hyuk himself lowered his magic power barrier level.’

“That person.”

“Isn’t it Kim Joon Hyuk?”

“BM Guild?!”

“Huh?!”

“I think so?”

“It is Kim Joon Hyuk!”

“An S-class Hunter became like that?!”

One of the attendants tried hard to stop them somehow, but eventually people started recognizing Kim Joon Hyuk’s face one by one.

Since it’s not something you can just cover up a person’s face who is spitting blood with clothes if you don’t want them to be discovered.

It was inevitable that people would recognize Kim Joon Hyuk.

‘Since he’s a Hunter, his body is tough, so falling from the second floor probably wouldn’t have caused any damage.’

‘Only the hit from me should have caused damage.’

‘But why can’t he still get up?’

“An S-class Hunter was defeated like that?!”

“Is it a monster attack?!”

“No…!”

“What kind of powerful monster came for Kim Joon Hyuk to be like that?!”

“Isn’t it dangerous here right now?”

“I think we should report it?”

The situation where Kim Joon Hyuk, one of South Korea’s strongest Hunters, was bleeding heavily from his mouth and couldn’t get up.

How the citizens would interpret that, it was all too obvious.

‘Oh my, what a headache.’

‘Excuse me everyone, but… it wasn’t a monster, it was me.’