NOVPUBAfter the fan meeting and interviews ended, posts about it kept popping up on community sites for a few days.
It wasn’t every day people got to see an S-Rank Hunter up close, so the hype was even crazier.
[Author: ㅇㅇ]
[Title: So how was it seeing them in person?]
[Content: Were they scary as fuck?]
ㄴ Yeah, scary as fuck
ㄴ Feels like he could literally fold a normal adult in half lol
ㄴ Ah fuck, I wanted to go too...
There were a lot of posts asking and answering about appearances, personalities, and the vibe.
And of course, the post that got the most upvotes was a fan meeting review.
[Author: ㅇㅇ]
[Title: (Image-heavy) Country Mouse Goes to Seoul for the Fan Meeting Review]
[Content: (Prize pics), (Stage pics), (Song Hun and Lyla pics) — I actually went.
First off, just like everyone says, he looks scary as fuck.
But even so, he said he didn’t want his fans to go home empty-handed, so he prepared prizes matching the number of attendees.
(Prize list pic)
You can tell from the pics, but just quick math and it looks like he dropped several tens of millions of won...
ㄴ Spent tens of millions for his fans? Seriously a fucking hero...
ㄴ So fucking jealous...
ㄴ Fuck it, Hero, just rent out Gocheok Dome next time!!!
ㄴ By the way, the girl who won the graphics card was cute as hell
ㄴ For real, insanely cute lmao
ㄴ Do you know how much you could resell that GPU for;;
ㄴ Seriously, such a lucky brat
Naturally, there were also tons of posts about ‘SaintessFeetLicker,’ who gave everyone a big laugh this time.
Everyone was curious about that viewer’s real identity.
[Author: [N O V E L I G H T] ㅇㅇ]
[Title: So who is SaintessFeetLicker?]
[Content: lmao that bastard's gonna get murdered if caught]
ㄴ But seriously funny lol
ㄴ Yeah, if he did that shit with just a few bucks it would’ve been annoying, but since he dropped fat stacks it was just funny
ㄴ Yeah, not trolling, just good vibes lol. Even the people there liked it
In the middle of all that, the user ‘SaintessFeetLicker’ posted a thread themselves.
[Author: SaintessFeetLicker]
[Title: Fan Meeting Review]
[Content: (Facility pics) I really went.
The pics are originals I took myself, you won’t find them by googling. 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
I hid what prize I got so I wouldn’t accidentally expose myself lol
I was there... (snip)]
ㄴ lmaooo the culprit shows up
ㄴ Didn’t your balls tremble when you were roasting the Hero?
ㄴ OP: I don't have balls lol
ㄴ Huh? Are you a kojan?
ㄴ OP: Yup, I’m a girl
ㄴ If you’re the stream manager, I'm gonna rat you out
ㄴ OP: Did I leave it with you?
ㄴ Girl (plop) lmao
ㄴ OP: Nope, I’m a beautiful college girl in my 20s
ㄴ Bullshit lmaooo you’re totally a dude
– Tap tap tap...
Sitting in her chair, she stared quietly at the monitor.
Multiple screens were pulled up — internet broadcasts, communities, stock graphs.
“Unnie... you’re seriously so pretty in person...”
– Ding!
[Web Message]
Hello, Lee Chaehyun.
We are pleased to inform you of your final acceptance...
She read the message on her phone calmly.
“I got in...!”
She already had enough money to live comfortably for life, but her daily life had become unbearably boring.
That’s why she applied.
If she was going to work, she wanted to do it around someone she liked.
“Ughhh... I wanna post proof...”
She didn’t want to out herself as ‘SaintessFeetLicker’...
But her attention-seeker DNA made it almost impossible to resist.
[Author: SaintessFeetLicker]
[Title: Hey Hero Bitch, See You Soon lol]
[Content: (Acceptance proof pic) Mad jealous?]
ㄴ Wow fuck I’m so jealous lol
ㄴ Even the starting salary smacks most mid-tier companies and the benefits are insane
ㄴ And she got in with zero credentials lmaooo
ㄴ Fuck... Pick me too!!!!!!!
She immediately stood up and slammed the door open.
She wanted to brag to her family.
“Mom! I’m officially employed now!”
After she left, her room looked pretty much like any other girl's room...
Except for the poster on the wall—a woman with blue hair and golden eyes.
****
“Wow, this is the first time Mom’s ever been on a plane like this.”
“This is one Max lent us.”
Our family and a few staff members boarded a private jet Max lent us, heading for America.
After a long flight, we landed at Washington Dulles International Airport.
“Excuse me, sir!”
After clearing immigration and stepping outside, an association staffer was already there to greet us.
We got into the waiting limousine under his escort.
“Mom, what do they usually do at these kinds of events?”
“Hmm... in the past, it was mostly casual friendly matches.”
I remembered what Colton said last time.
If we participated, he wanted us to show off a bit, like an exhibition match.
“They call it a gathering... but there’s huge money moving behind the scenes.”
“Money?”
“The world’s top companies come to try and make connections.”
I heard that even mid-level executives are considered an insult to send—
Sometimes the CEOs themselves show up.
“But... you guys don’t really seem that greedy.”
“Well, as long as we have enough to live comfortably, that’s enough.”
“Yep! As long as we have enough to raise babies with the Hero, I’m happy! Hehe...”
She looked at us with slightly bitter eyes.
“You two... even after you have kids and marry them off, you’ll still be acting like newlyweds...”
Mother, what are you saying.
If we’re still like newlyweds by then, I’m gonna wither and die...
‘Guess dying of old age is out of the question.’
“Ahem... If possible, Dad would like a granddaughter.”
“Oh my, really? I’d prefer a grandson.”
Hearing Mother and Father’s conversation, Lyla smiled brightly and said:
“Hehe... Mother, Father, I’ll make sure you’re never bored with lots and lots of grandkids.”
It was a relief that Lyla seemed to get along well with my parents.
These days, you heard a lot about mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law clashing...
From the driver’s seat, we heard that we were about to arrive.
“Wow, is this the World Hunter Association?”
“Mom and Dad were amazed too when we first came here.”
The building was insanely huge.
The property itself was massive too.
“Before entering, please put on your earpiece.”
Staff at the entrance handed us each an earpiece.
They provided these to help hunters from all over the world communicate smoothly.
“If you’re having sensitive conversations, you can press the button on the side to mute it.”
Inside, the building was just as massive.
“Hey, Hun!”
Hearing we had arrived, Max and Emilia came out to greet us.
“Oh, Max! Good to—huh?”
Loud and energetic as always, Max actually looked a little tired this time.
Meanwhile, Emilia was practically glowing, standing even closer next to him than before.
“...?”
“What’s up?”
“Are you guys... dating?”
“Huh? You didn’t know?”
Of course I didn’t.
Last time I saw them, there wasn’t even a hint of that.
“Ohhh, Emilia! You’re finally dating him!?”
But Lyla, as if she’d known all along, got excited and tapped Emilia’s arm enthusiastically.
“Yes... I followed Lady Lyla’s advice...”
“Hehe... When you pull, you gotta really pull hard!”
Emilia gave a shy little bow.
“Max, how did you two end up together?”
“Huh? Nothing much! We were having dinner with a few drinks, and Emilia said, ‘Not just as my guild master, but as my life partner...!’”
“Boss! You can’t just blurt that out here!!!”
Ooh...
Flustered, Emilia screamed right there in the lobby.
“Keh keh keh... Anyway, just like you, I’m locked in for life now.”
‘What do you mean, “just like me”...’
Even though he said that, Max’s rough hand gestures were full of affection.
He glanced at Lyla, then looked back at Emilia.
‘A fox and a cat, huh...?’
“Anyway, let’s head in! Most of the hunters are waiting just for you.”
Following Max, we entered the association’s auditorium.
It was several times bigger than the one we had rented for the fan meeting.
Inside were journalists, corporate representatives, guild executives, and hunters.
“Our sponsor for this event...”
“Thanks to you, negotiations went smoothly...”
“The materials you provided...”
Business talks were happening everywhere.
And from one side, a sticky gaze was locked onto me.
“What the hell...?”
A man.
One man was staring at me with an intense, clingy look.
When our eyes met, he immediately started walking toward me.
“G-Greetings, Hero Song Hun.”
It wasn’t a translation through the earpiece.
He was speaking awkward Korean himself, for my sake.
“I respect you. Strong man.”
I stayed silent and focused on his words, trying to be as polite as possible.
‘Feels like when a foreigner in Korea asks for directions in broken Korean and you end up going out of your way to help them.’
He smiled brightly and gave me a thumbs-up.
“You, strongest hunter. Number one on Earth.”
Then, as if he forgot the rest of his memorized lines, he closed his eyes and paused to think.
When he opened them again, he locked eyes with me and gave a huge grin.
“Hero, let’s fight. One-on-one.”
...
Where the hell did this bastard learn Korean!?
