Chapter 349 – Part 2 – Oh Gwang-taek

Choi Seong-min greeted the morning in Song Chi-hyeon’s bedroom.

‘From now on, I have to become Song Chi-hyeon.’

He put on the black mask and left the room in Song Chi-hyeon’s appearance.

He headed outside to check if the butler had finished the job properly.

He could see the butler just finishing up the scene.

Then he looked at his phone as if a call had come in.

-It’s the master?

Reading the butler’s thoughts, he knew the caller was Kwak Min-cheol.

He immediately used stealth and approached.

He was planning to cut his throat if he betrayed him.

But listening to the conversation, his worries were unfounded.

When he revealed himself in front of the butler, he was startled.

“You handled it well.”

“Th-thank you.”

He patted the butler’s shoulder and told him to keep pretending not to know like that in the future.

He didn’t forget to mention that there was no need to bring pear juice anymore.

‘Thinking about how Song Chi-hyeon was poisoned because of pear juice makes me feel uncomfortable.’

Soon, when the butler said he would prepare breakfast, he waved his hand saying it wasn’t necessary.

He said he would eat separately outside for the time being.

That way was actually more comfortable for him.

“Where shall I take you?”

“To the Association.”

He rode in a limousine driven by a chauffeur to the Association.

It looked like going to work as usual, but there wasn’t really anything to do there in Song Chi-hyeon’s appearance.

‘Great Heroes have flexible attendance. It’s not like there are tasks to do every time.’

Of course, it’s not like there was no work at all.

When supervisors died or when his abilities were needed, he had to wear a mask and act as an investigator.

This was due to Kwak Min-cheol’s orders to use his abilities to root out traitors.

‘But there’s no need to follow that.’

Anyway, Song Chi-hyeon’s death would be revealed in a month.

There was no time to waste on such pointless activities.

‘I can just ignore such orders.’

So there wasn’t really anything for Song Chi-hyeon to do at the Association.

On the other hand, Choi Seong-min was in a position where he had to punch the attendance clock.

No matter how much he was under a Great Hero, the Association wouldn’t overlook an employee who was absent without leave.

‘If I want to keep staying attached to the Association, I have no choice.’

Song Chi-hyeon’s term would end in a month, but Choi Seong-min’s wouldn’t.

To keep the Association close and watch over it, he had to maintain his position as team leader of the Hunter Management Department.

So Choi Seong-min returned to his original appearance and showed his face at the department.

‘The fortunate thing is that as a team leader, work ends earlier than others.’

He could leave work after just filling 4 hours of regular time, and he could finish a day’s work in a generous 2 hours.

While doing this, he received a monthly salary of 10 million won without fail, so it couldn’t help but be a honey-like job.

‘However, now that I’ve become B-rank, I should move teams.’

Naturally, Team 1 leader was much more relaxed and had higher pay than Team 2 leader.

Since he was B-rank and had military status, he met the criteria for team leader.

Choi Seong-min immediately found the Hunter Management Department Minister’s number in the emergency contact network.

And he called using Song Chi-hyeon’s phone.

Of course, he didn’t forget to transform into Song Chi-hyeon and modulate his voice.

-Oh! Isn’t this the Great Hero? What brings you to call…

Since he recognized him first, it seemed the phone number was saved.

“Who is this? Are you the Hunter Management Department Minister?”

-Yes, that’s correct!

“If you answered the phone, shouldn’t you give your name first?”

-S-sorry, Great Hero. I was so surprised by the sudden call…

“Enough with the excuses. You know the Hunter Management Department Team 2 leader, right?”

-Of course. Isn’t he a hunter under the Great Hero?

“Promote him to Team 1 leader starting tomorrow.”

-What? But no matter what, the Team 1 leader position is…

“He just got promoted to B-rank so he’s fully qualified, so don’t worry.”

-Ah, is that so? Then that’s a different story. Hehe.

The minister laughed shamelessly.

“So it’s settled?”

-Don’t worry. I’ll arrange for him to report to Team 1 tomorrow.

“Good. I’m counting on you.”

He said just that and hung up.

Shortly after, a personnel appointment notice came to Choi Seong-min’s phone and company email.

‘The quick action is nice.’

Getting promoted to Team 1 leader with just one phone call.

‘The power of authority really is amazing.’

Though it would be a bolt from the blue for the existing Team 1 leader.

‘Now what I need to do going forward is simple.’

Come to work with Song Chi-hyeon’s face like today, then work at Hunter Management Department Team 1 in Choi Seong-min’s appearance.

And after work, spend the remaining time solo hunting dungeons in Song Chi-hyeon’s appearance.

‘I could solo hunt as Choi Seong-min, but…’

That would be procedurally troublesome, so it was better to go around in Song Chi-hyeon’s appearance.

‘When a Great Hero says he wants to hunt dungeons, there’s no one to stop him.’

Of course, he was worried about it reaching Kwak Min-cheol’s ears, but he could just control the dungeon managers’ mouths.

‘Using power to enjoy solo hunting as I please.’

He had secured at least a month of solo hunting time.

While finishing work and waiting for quitting time to come.

Ring ring- Ring ring-

A call came in.

It was Song Chi-hyeon’s phone, not Choi Seong-min’s.

‘Who is it? Ah.’

Choi Seong-min, who checked the caller, brightened up.

‘It’s Oh Gwang-taek’s call.’

The call from the guy who erases memories had finally come.

He had been worried because there had been no contact for several days.

Of course, in a different sense.

‘I’ve been waiting for you, you bastard.’

Choi Seong-min, transformed into Song Chi-hyeon’s appearance, answered the phone.

“Oh Gwang-taek, you bastard!”

He started with curses. It wasn’t a mistake.

Song Chi-hyeon and Oh Gwang-taek were friends who had known each other since childhood.

He had to curse to some extent to avoid suspicion.

-Hey, Great Hero. You sent me a hell of a lot of texts?

Though he dared to speak informally to him as a Great Hero, he didn’t react.

He already knew they were close friends who didn’t care about status.

“Damn, what have you been doing all this time? How is it so hard to contact you once?”

-You know. I leave my phone in specific places and move around in case I’m tracked.

“Even so, you bastard! Isn’t two weeks without contact too much?”

-Sorry, sorry. Must have been quite urgent? What’s going on?

“What do you mean what’s going on? Is there more than one reason I look for you?”

-Ah, you need memories erased? How many this time?

“Let’s meet and talk. It’s not something to discuss over the phone.”

-Really? When should we meet?

“Now.”

-Got it. I only have time now anyway, that’s why I looked at my phone.

“Acting busy when you’re just a bum.”

-I’ll send you the time and place by text, can you come there?

“Of course.”

-Understood. Mr. Great Hero. See you later.

Choi Seong-min, who finished the call, smiled.

‘It’s fortunate I saw them talking on the phone before possession. It was helpful.’

Since he imitated Song Chi-hyeon’s speech pattern as much as possible, there shouldn’t be any suspicion.

‘I was worried I might not get the trait, but fortunately.’

Choi Seong-min had no intention of keeping Oh Gwang-taek alive.

Not only was the trait attractive, but trash like Oh Gwang-taek was a cancerous existence in society.

‘Oh Gwang-taek. Wait. Your trait is mine.’

Choi Seong-min, who looked at the text that arrived shortly after, smiled once again.

* * *

“This bastard really…”

Oh Gwang-taek, who finished the call with the Great Hero, chuckled.

“Still has a foul mouth?”

Since they had known each other for decades, this level of cursing between them was nothing.

“To be angry when you’re the one asking for a favor. For such a nasty-tempered guy to be praised as a Great Hero, the world really is ending.”

Though he said that, he had no ill feelings toward Song Chi-hyeon.

Rather, he laughed at his friend’s unchanged appearance.

“Ah…”

Then the woman who was naked on the bed hugged the blanket and looked around.

“Wh-where is this…?”

Oh Gwang-taek, who returned after finishing the call, chuckled when he saw her.

“Did you come to your senses while I was out making a call?”

“Kyaaaak!”

The woman screamed when she saw the naked Oh Gwang-taek.

“Ah, so noisy.”

“Wh-who are you?”

“Who am I? You were rolling around with me just a moment ago. Don’t you remember?”

“Wh-what are you talking about? I don’t even know who you are!”

“Hehe, of course you wouldn’t know. I kept erasing your memory every time I had relations with you for several days.”

“Wh-what do you mean…”

“But now I’m tired of that pretty face too. I guess it’s time to throw you away.”

Oh Gwang-taek, who was smiling sinisterly, approached the woman.

“D-don’t come near me!”

“Whoa, whoa, no need to be so wary. I have no intention of harming you. I’m just trying to make you comfortable.”

“Wh-what are you trying to do…”

“I just need to put my hand on your head. Then you’ll forget everything. Even this moment of meeting me.”

Oh Gwang-taek reached his hand toward the woman’s head.

* * *

Choi Seong-min used stealth and waited for Oh Gwang-taek at the meeting place.

‘Seeing how he chose a secluded alley as the meeting place, he must have been considerate of the Great Hero.’

Considering that Song Chi-hyeon was a celebrity, he probably avoided crowded places.

‘That worked out well. I can finish him off in a place with no witnesses.’

Choi Seong-min had no intention of having a long conversation with Oh Gwang-taek.

He just planned to kill him and take his trait.

‘Killing Oh Gwang-taek is easy. His rank is only F-rank.’

Though he had an S-rank trait called memory deletion, Oh Gwang-taek hadn’t grown.

It wasn’t suitable for hunting, but that wasn’t the reason.

‘Because he has no reason to hunt.’

The things you can do with memory deletion are endless.

You can steal money and erase memories, or sexually assault women and make it as if nothing happened.

With memory deletion alone, he could do whatever he wanted.

He could take money and women as he pleased without having to hunt.

‘However, even such a powerful trait has weaknesses.’

To activate memory deletion, you have to put your hand on the target’s head for 10 seconds.

And with your eyes closed.

Closing your eyes and touching a monster’s head for 10 seconds in an urgent combat situation?

It was practically a trait that was difficult to use in hunting.

The same was true in battles between hunters.

‘Oh Gwang-taek realized this early and gave up hunting from the beginning.’

That was why he had remained at F-rank until now.

It was also the trigger for him becoming trash who committed all kinds of crimes.

‘Such a guy deserves to die.’

Since he believed in cleaning up trash, there was no reason to feel guilt.

‘It’s about time he should come…’

Keeping in mind that it might be a trap, he used stealth to watch the meeting place.

When the appointed time had passed slightly, a man with thinning hair appeared.

It was Oh Gwang-taek.

“What? This bastard. Hasn’t he come yet?”

Looking around searching for Song Chi-hyeon, it didn’t seem to be a trap.

Swoosh-

Choi Seong-min, who released stealth, approached him in Song Chi-hyeon’s appearance.

“Hey, Song Chi-hyeon.”

“Long time no see, Gwang-taek.”

After lightly smiling at the brightening Oh Gwang-taek, he secretly summoned a dagger.

When the distance became close enough to immediately cut his throat, Choi Seong-min gripped the dagger hidden behind his back.

Just one strike.

That alone would be enough to kill the defenseless Oh Gwang-taek.

But a moment later, upon hearing what came out of his mouth, Choi Seong-min had to quickly dismiss his dagger.

The reason was none other than this.

“Both you and Kogo, I don’t know why so many people are looking for me.”

‘This guy knew Kogo?’

Because he had information about the next hunting target.