Swordmaster Healer

Chapter 50 Blood Christmas (2)

It was the day that Seong-jun had a Christmas party. The Blue Dragon Hotel was crowded with more crowds than usual. Most of the reporters who heard about it secretly were reporters.

I was cornered, but I couldn't get into the ballroom because the guards who were hired by Seong-jun added control over the surroundings.

The attendees were so big that they had to care about their safety.

“When is Kang Sung-joon Hunter coming? ”

“The party's about to start...? ”

It was a conversation of reporters waiting for Seong-jun in the parking lot. When Seong-jun got out of the car, I was going to ask him a question.

However, unlike their expectations, Seong-jun was on a helicopter and landing on the roof of the Cheongryong Hotel.

Seeing Han Seok riding around, Seong-jun bought the helicopter impulsively.

“This way.”

When Seong-jun got off the helicopter, the hotel staff who was waiting at the landing site guided the way to the banquet hall.

Most of the attendees were waiting for Seong-jun at the banquet hall. As the door opened and Seong-jun entered, everyone's gaze focused.

“This is Kang Sung-jun, SS grade hunter. ”

“I think he's more handsome in real life. ”

Seong-jun could hear people talking about him while walking to the center of the banquet hall.

They were talking in small voices, but they didn't seem to know how good the SS class of Hunter was.

Since it was a compliment to be called gossip, Seongjun only smiled.

No one spoke to me until I reached the center of the banquet hall. It was inaccessible due to the title of the first and only SS class Hunter in South Korea.

“Sung-jun Kang. It's been a long time."

When I reached the center, someone spoke to me first. As I turned my head in the direction of a familiar voice, the president of the Republic of Korea stood there.

It was because he had a face and high position, he was able to talk to her first.

“Ah... you're the President. ”

“I heard you destroyed the main dimensional gateway in this Raid situation. Just like Kang Sung-jun saved Seoul. ”

“I just did what needed to be done. ”

In Seong-jun's answer, the president smiled faintly. Seong-jun looked at the man who was carrying out the president.

‘Son Young-jin.’

The guy who looked like he was the Minister of Health.

I needed time to talk to him about animal experimentation issues in the New Testament developed in the West.

Whether he noticed Seong-jun's gaze or not, the president looked around and opened his mouth calmly.

“I see you have business with Minister Sun Youngjin. ”

“I have a question for you. ”

Seong-jun did not deny it. Then the president smiled.

“Today, I have to give up Minister Kang Sung-joon. Are you... going to be okay? ”

The president looked at Young Jin and asked.

“I'm fine. ”

Young Jin replied. Seeing that, Seong-jun smiled. The Minister of Health and Welfare Son Young-jin was famous for his side work.

And the conversation was expected to flow in a positive direction, as the relationship with the president was not bad.

“Goodbye, then. ”

The president smiled and stepped aside with the guards. Seong-jun looked around. There were too many people. Soon after, he looks at the camp and opens his mouth.

“Should we go somewhere quiet? ”

“Is it serious? ”

“It's nothing serious, but I don't think anyone else will like it. ”

“I understand.”

Youngjin nods. I understood the hidden meaning of Seong-jun's words. There were too many other people's eyes here.

“Come this way. ”

Seong-jun took Yeongjin to the waiting room next to the banquet hall. Inside were tables and chairs.

The hotel staff put a simple drink and a drink on the table and left the waiting room.

Seong-jun explained the situation at the National Institute for New Drug Development while drinking a sip of alcohol. Youngjin listened with a serious look.

“You mean you need a permit for animal testing? ”

I explained the situation, but I haven't asked for it yet, but Young Jin picked up what she wanted.

Instead of answering, Seong-jun nodded his head and Young Jin started calculating in his head. But soon he shakes his head.

It was a swarm of walkers targeting SS grade hunters. Instead of looking at the liver in the middle, he decided that it was better to listen to what he wanted and buy liking.

“Animal testing is not difficult. We'll send you an official shortly, so you're good to go. The Animal Ethics Committee and the Institutional Review Board are not going to arrest anything. ”

Youngjin was assured. The committee was a difficult area to reach, but it was not difficult to use other routes.

“Thank you for your consideration. ”

“We really look forward to it. ”

Seong-jun came to the banquet hall with Young Jin. The two joined the banquet. At first, he was afraid and couldn't get close enough, but as time passed, people slowly swarmed around him.

He had to be released after midnight. He moved to the window to refresh his mood. I was mixed up with people for a long time, and I was frustrated and tired.

“Isn't it frustrating?”

It was Snow's voice. Seong-jun turned his head in the direction of hearing her voice. There was Snow in a white dress.

I could not easily erase the awkward feeling because I had always seen myself in a suit.

“The dress... is pretty. ”

“Thank God…… I took care of it today. ”

Seolmin was relieved of Seong-jun's assessment. Unlike when we first met, her tone was much softer.

“When did you get here? ”

“I arrived at the start of the banquet. I was just watching because I thought I'd be interrupted. ”

Seong-jun asked me a question. I was just watching quietly to see if it would interfere with Seong-jun's work.

“I see.”

Seong-jun looked out the window and said. Though she did not tolerate it, it was true that her consideration moved her.

Seong-jun was staring out the window without saying anything, and Seohya came one step closer with a faint smile.

“How did it go? ”

He asked, "She was also aware of the animal experiments at the Western Institute for New Drug Development."

“That went well. ”

“I'm glad.”

The conversation seemed to be going smoothly. Soon after the banquet was over, Seolja could feel closer to Seong-jun.

* * *

“If only Christmas Eve had a dungeon scheduled.... ”

Seong-jun muttered bitterly, looking at the clear sky. I didn't have anyone to spend Christmas Eve with, but I felt like I was losing something.

This time, it was difficult to cancel the Awakening Dungeon because it was intended to attack.

“Seong-jun Kang! ”

Zeros ran to Seong-jun who was thinking in the garden.

“Could you come to the workshop for a moment? I have a gift for you. ”

“Did you prepare a gift for Christmas? ”

“This is how it turned out. ”

Zeros heads to the workshop first. Seong-jun also followed him. Zeros arrives at the workshop first.

He handed a small earring on the experimental table to Seongjun.

“What is this? ”

Seong-jun couldn't bear the curiosity and pulled out the instruments. Zeros opened his mouth as he tried to use the item emotional function.

“You can't feel it with a measuring instrument because I did the 'mod’. ”

“What are they for? ”

“This item collects dimensional traces. ”

“Is that possible? ”

Zeros nodded at Seong-jun's question.

“You can do it in Awakening Dungeons. As Lord Kang Sung-joon explained, the dimension was forced to open, so it would be completely unstable. In that situation, it's not difficult to collect traces. ”

Zeros briefly explained. It was not difficult to understand because Seong-jun had some knowledge of magic.

“Collect dimensional traces to accelerate my research. ”

“So what happens? ”

“You can also find a way to open a dimensional gateway from here. ”

Seong-jun's eyes sparkled. If what he says is true, he can try to attack, not just defend it anymore.

“Glad to hear it. ”

Seong-jun checked the watch. It's time to go to the dungeon.

“I look forward to the good news. ”

“Yes."

Seong-jun took the Hunter Sedan to the Dungeon Entrance. It was a class A dungeon solved schedule.

A Class S dungeon solo is also possible, but I deliberately scheduled it as a Class A dungeon to save my health and magic to attack Awakening Dungeons.

Seong-jun is now able to clear a Class A dungeon without a large mob of sols.

As a result, he continued to use 'Absorption’, which resulted in a low health and magical power consumption.

- Assault confirmed, measurement complete. You have completed a Grade A dungeon.

- Confirm the existence of new items.

The meter reacts after defeating the Orc Sword that appeared as the boss. Where the corpse of the Orc Sword disappeared, the sword he used with the stable stone was placed.

- Items.

Lischewald says, "Sung-jun nods and raises his sword." And I used the instrumentation's item emotion function.

[Cursed Sword.]

Class A.

Confirm Bleeding Curse Effect.

Check for Strength synergy.

It was the result of an item's appraisal. It was a Class A item, but compared to an equivalent ‘Awakened Roel’, it lacked a lot of options.

Lischevald also approaches to check the emotional outcome, but shakes his head.

- You might want to keep using Roel since you don't have much of an upgrade left, and you can see the tune-up effect.

“I have to sell this. ”

Class A items are sold at a high price. Seong-jun put the ‘Sword of Curse’ in the dimensional pocket. Then he opened his mouth again, shifting his gaze towards Leishwald.

“Rishwald. Awakening dungeon. ”

- Yes, sir.

Rishbalt raises his hands and the surrounding landscape melts. And a new landscape eroded around it.

When everything was over, Seong-jun was standing in the center of the plains and in front of him was a huge fortress. Seong-jun identified the flag first.

‘Vampire...... Is that the Marquis, too? ’

The sentence drawn at the center of the flag in the red background was a vamp style. It was not hard to find a sentence indicating the position.

“The Vampire Marquis, I'm sure. ”

Seong-jun said in a confident voice. It was always the flag of the vampires that united us when the armies of the Faction appeared.

I couldn't forget.

- The Marquis of Vampires is below the SS rank.

The combat strength was calculated using the Earth's scale, which was easy for Leishwald to compare. Seong-jun calmly pulled out his sword and opened his mouth.

“Hidden.”

Along with the starter language, he melts completely into the darkness.