The Girl I Saved Came Back As An S-rank Hunter

86 – Fragments of Truth

“To be honest, I don’t know the details of the nine-tailed fox’s abilities either.”

“No, what do you mean now?”

I was excited to see if I could finally know the truth, but when Choi Tae-shik said he didn’t know, I got annoyed.

I don’t want to play with people.

“Listen to the end!”

As if he read my mind, Choi Tae-sik swears.

Then he looked at me and asked.

“Don’t you want to restore your faith in Sujeongi?”

“Yes, that is correct.”

“Then I have something to tell you. About the truth that only a few know.”

Choi Tae-sik was silent for a while after he had such a lucky break.

After that, we slowly opened our mouths and started talking.

“First of all, the stories Wooseok told you are not entirely true.”

“Yes… ?”

Confused by Choi Woo-seok’s sudden story, Tae-sik Choi said while touching his chin.

“She kept it a secret from Wooseok, but the woman who was also my wife and Wooseok’s mother… In fact, I killed him.”

I was shocked by Choi Tae-shik’s shocking remarks and couldn’t react.

You killed her wife.

No matter how much I think about it, I can’t understand why.

Choi Tae-shik smiled bitterly at my reaction and said.

“It sounds like an excuse to you, but I couldn’t help it. While I spent raiding monsters and dungeons, there was an insidious group trying to take over the guild through her wife.”

“A sneaky bunch?”

“Uh, I wasn’t originally that kind of person, but my wife, who fell for flattery, ended up pointing the knife at me because she was filled with her vain desires.”

He speaks in a calm voice, but his expression shows sadness.

It is a feeling of self-reproach, such as that I should have noticed it sooner.

“Then when did you meet Sujeong’s mother?”

“I met Miho the day I first opened the gate. Back then she had no feelings. At the time, I just thought that monsters that weren’t this aggressive and could speak human language well were rare.”

“Then how did you and your mother get along like that….”

“That was the day I found out that her wife was trying to get rid of me to take over her guild. Everything was in vain. I seem to live a splendid life recognized by everyone, but in fact, the person I should be closest to is trying to kill me….”

“I guess so….”

I can sympathize with the pain of being betrayed by someone I trusted because I know better than anyone else.

The sense of loss Choi Tae-shik must have felt could not be expressed in words.

“At that time, I wanted to share a story with anyone. But I couldn’t trust the humans involved with the guild. So I thought of Miho without even realizing it. Even as she is being pulled by our hands, she quietly follows us with a mysterious smile rather than her defiance.”

“Even if I talk, it shouldn’t be a problem since I’m not from this world.”

“There was that too, but I just remembered it. I was impressed by the way he calmly told us to calm down while watching us being wary.”

“So you talked and fell in love that day?”

“I didn’t know at the time. I think you have such a mind. It was only after I fought and won with all my might against my wife, who eventually came to kill me, that I got to know it properly. Still, I tried to save my children’s motherhood, but she committed suicide, telling me to live in the children’s resentment for the rest of my life….”

“How cruel….”

“At that time, I fell into a really deep sense of shame. I don’t know what the hell I’ve been living and struggling like this for. I felt like I was left alone in the world.”

I can see that he must have been in pain at the reality of not feeling like he won even if he won.

No matter how strong a person is, it can be shaken.

It was the same for Choi Tae-sik, who was called the Sword Demon.

“That’s why I was looking for Miho without my knowledge. I was able to come to my senses from Miho’s warm words and comfort that I heard there, and I realized that I love you. After that, as you heard, I couldn’t stand it and did something shameful. No regrets. She wanted to make Miho my woman.”

“I see…” .”

“After that, as Miho advised, I decided to hide the truth so that Wooseok would not be hurt. However, Wooseok ended up misunderstanding and still thinks that it was Miho who caused her mother to die.”

“Didn’t you feel unfair, Mother?”

“No. Even so, she made herself the object of her resentment and said that as long as she was willing to live a hard life, that would be enough.”

Listening to Choi Tae-shik’s words, I think Sujeongi’s mother is a really great person more than I thought.

Even when she took Kang So-young in, I thought that she was an unusual person, but she is more than I imagined.

I definitely understand why Kang So-young blindly cares for and is loyal to Su-jeong.

She can’t help but be attracted to someone with that kind of personality.

“After that, I couldn’t show it off officially, but after that, I took her as my wife and gave birth to Sujeong. And after she gave birth to Sujeongi, she suddenly became weak and left me due to an unknown disease.”

“That’s when you left the guild… ?”

“Oh, I thought I would go crazy if I stayed here. Because Miho and I couldn’t go outside often, it was a space full of memories we had together.”

Choi Tae-sik recalls those days, eats and laughs.

But the feeling never seemed light.

“Even so, I couldn’t just let go, so I ordered a trustworthy agent whom I have known for a long time to take care of my children. After that, he continued to stay here, erasing his presence. That’s it.”

“I see….”

The conclusion was that Choi Woo-suk alone misunderstood and resented him.

However, there was something lacking in convincing.

“Then let me ask you one more question. Does the gumiho really not have the ability to [Charm]? Since you’ve been around longer than me, I’m curious about your opinion.”

“Hmm.”

Choi Tae-sik closed his eyes at my question and was quietly thinking.

He opened his eyes and looked at me.

“As I said before, it is not accurate. Maybe he really seduced me with his [Enchantment] Ability. But you haven’t gained anything from meeting me. And there’s no way that ability would work easily against me in the first place. A subtle magic will flow.”

“That means… ?”

“Uh. I don’t think I have that ability. Just like you, I’ve been asking too. There must be a characteristic that only you have, but what is it?”

“So what did you say?”

“They said they couldn’t tell you at all. He said he couldn’t tell this for Sujeong, who could be left alone after he died.”

“For Sujeong’s sake… ?”

When asked about the connection he didn’t understand, Choi Tae-shik nodded and said.

“Uh. I didn’t understand like you, so I kept asking, but he was stubborn until the end. So i just skipped it I didn’t think it was that important. I just wanted my health to come back.”

“I see.”

“And just before he passed away, I just remember talking to Sujeong as if explaining something in a language I couldn’t understand.”

“It is an unknown language….”

“It seems that these words can only be understood by those who inherit the blood of the nine-tailed fox. I don’t know the details.”

Taesik Choi finished the explanation like that.

After that, he looked at me and asked.

“So what are you going to do?”

Are you going to go find Sujeong, or are you going to stay still because you don’t believe me?

He couldn’t answer right away and pondered for a moment.

But after hearing Choi Tae-shik’s story, I quickly made up my mind.

“I will go. The part about Soo-jeong’s mother that Woo-seok Choi was talking about was all lies, and the ability called [Enchantment] Wasn’t decided in the end. Then I think it’s right to go.”

“Why? If you get involved in it, you might really die. Especially for a clumsy guy like you, it’s hard to survive. It’s just a little awkward.”

My heart hurts at Choi Tae-sik’s cold-hearted evaluation, but I agree.

When I went to eliminate the previous assassination guild, A-rank hunters like me suffered the most.

It is said that they are not strong enough to wipe out all of them by themselves like the S-class, but instead, it is not a level that can be ignored when the number increases, so it was said that they were the key targets for elimination.

Probably the same for this Guild War.

There will be many cases where you have quite a lot of experience and not bad skills, but are aiming for A-class to support S-class.

But that doesn’t mean I can’t go.

“As you already know, if I hadn’t had Sujeongi, I would have just been breathing and would have already died. Cursing my life all my life.”

“Can’t you say that Sujeong is the reason for this?”

“It’s not Soo-jung’s fault, but isn’t Choi Woo-seok trying to kill Su-jeong bad?”

“Still, it is true that the damage was done.”

“It’s okay. That’s because Sujeongi poured it into me, so it’s not easy.”

“hahahaha…. I know he’s stupid, but he’s seriously stupid. You really know how to use the word ‘it depends on what you think’.”

I say it ironically, but Choi Tae-sik’s eyes are looking at me warmly.

Looking at him like that, I asked a sudden thought.

“Can you go with me and help Sujeong?”

At those words, the gentle smile on Choi Tae-sik’s lips disappeared.

Thump!

And then, in an instant, he disappeared from his sight and before he knew it, he was pointing the knife at my neck again.