Chapter 34

The boy is small in stature.

His hair, a color like tangerine, seems to be bathed in the sunset. A single teardrop mark below his acorn-like eyes is quite cute.

Fortunately, there were no signs of injury on the boy, who looked no older than a middle school student.

Eunha carefully scanned the boy from head to toe and asked him in a low voice.

"Your parents?"

"…Parents, you say?"

Nod.

"Ah, they’re not around."

Eunha froze. This was an unexpected turn of events.

Not being around means he’s an orphan? Surely… he didn’t meet with an accident here? It didn’t seem right to ask for more details.

"…Is that so?"

Eunha, with a slightly stiff face, slowly unfolded her knees.

The boy was looking at her with large, rabbit-like eyes. He didn’t seem frightened, but perhaps he hadn’t fully grasped the reality of the situation. Though she couldn’t know the details, she felt a pang of pity.

"How did you get in here?"

With a softer tone, Eunha asked the boy again.

But that was what the boy, Tricster, wanted to ask.

This gate was auctioned to the Legion. Therefore, the boss monster also belongs to the Legion.

A Hunter couldn’t be unaware of the gate auction system. Moreover, a Hunter with this level of skill couldn’t be a newbie.

Realizing this, Tricster suddenly lifted his head. Wait. Could it be a Gate Stealer? Is there a bold Hunter who dared to steal from the Legion?

'If that’s the case.'

His round, acorn-like eyes suddenly turned sharp.

Tricster fiddled with the bazooka slung over his shoulder and moved his lips slightly. First, he needed to confirm.

"Are you a Hunter, miss?"

Rumble.

As Min-ju spoke, the surroundings began to vibrate. Sand-like fragments fell from above.

The moment a shadow fell over the boy’s head, Eunha quickly extended her hand.

"Yeah, I’m a Hunter."

The concrete wall that was about to fall on the boy was caught by Eunha, making a creaking sound.

"So, come with me, don’t worry."

Eunha, supporting the wall with one hand, gestured to the boy.

Tricster looked at her with a bewildered expression.

'Did she just save me?'

So, she was worried that I might get crushed by the falling concrete wall? Me, the fifth S-class Hunter in Korea? His Legion comrades would have laughed their heads off if they heard this.

"Hurry. If you stay there, you’ll end up as mouse jerky."

But the woman in front of her seemed unaware of this fact.

He had saved others before, but no one had ever saved him. Or rather, it was ambiguous to call this being saved… Tricster approached Eunha with a strange look.

"Alright."

Then, she ruffled his hair.

What? What is this? Tricster looked up at Eunha with his round eyes full of question marks.

The monster has been eliminated!

The exit is being activated.