Damn Hunter Life Chapter 83
If it had been the delinquent Gang-hyeon, they expected him to get angry and refuse to answer at this point. But their expectations were beautifully off the mark. Another masterpiece appeared before Hong Jeong-hyeok and the PD team’s eyes.
[“If you had to be washed by someone? Successor Gang-hyeon, can you answer!”]
Gang-hyeon clenched both fists tightly, almost on the verge of tears, struggling desperately to give an answer somehow.
It was an absolutely magnificent expression. He’d never made such a tearful face even when hurt during combat.
PD Hong Jeong-hyeok gulped. Once again, narration and subtitles he wanted to add immediately came to mind.
[Narration: Pondering with tears in his eyes…]
His choice was Hae Mi-jun. Mi-jun’s face turned bright red.
Even Mi-jun’s reaction, being the epitome of innocence, ended up becoming pure evil that tormented Gang-hyeon to the very end.
[Narration: Moved to tears]
[Speech subtitle (Mi-jun): Thank you… I’ll do my absolute best for you]
[Narration: Horrified]
[Speech subtitle (Gang-hyeon): Don’t try your best!]
Hong Jeong-hyeok savored the satisfaction rising within him as he watched the question corner come to an end.
This is what makes being a PD for talk shows worthwhile.
After filming ended, the writers also happily entered the editing meeting. All those worries about scandals seemed pointless now.
Gang-hyeon alone had completely changed the atmosphere. He wasn’t a problem—he was a blessing!
Though they seemed to harbor some vain hopes too.
“Should we edit Gang-hyeon successor’s parts just a little bit, really just a tiny bit provocatively?”
“Push him as a character who gets ruined?”
“He’s weak so there’s no possibility of him rising as a combatant later, so it should be fine, right?”
“Should we try persuading the CEO once…?”
Looking at the results alone, the writers would be disappointed in the near future.
The cause originated from an entertainment building dozens of kilometers away from the broadcasting company building where they were.
“No. Please make sure to take care of Gang-hyeon’s image.”
Dragon Successor Jin Seol-woon had heard about the talk show through connections from a friendly producer at his agency. He requested that his words be conveyed to <The Hero> broadcast team.
He was a talk show cast member, a hero, and an idol. Jin Seol-woon had faith that what he said would naturally be carried out.
[“Don’t you have no connection?”]
“It’s not like there’s none.”
Thanks to his ambiguous response, the other person didn’t understand immediately and tilted their head in confusion. Soon they asked subtly.
[“Is it because of that sword? Did you really give it to Successor Gang-hyeon?”]
“Who knows.”
[“Ah come on, Seol-woon. Give me a clear answer. I’ll keep it to myself.”]
It wasn’t just him who was frustrated.
The entire nation had been curious for months since the truth about the sword hadn’t been clearly revealed.
Whenever questions came up on talk shows, Jin Seol-woon had always evaded with appropriate answers that were neither here nor there.
“That sword doesn’t have a particularly special design, does it? I also made mine copying a sword I’d seen somewhere.”
“Since it’s a weapon used in combat… could we say that answer is confidential?”
Since he wouldn’t clarify it himself, these two opinions—[Jin Seol-woon really made it for him/Gang-hyeon just copied it]—couldn’t tip toward either side and could only clash tensely against each other.
Jin Seol-woon just smiled. In the end, his acquaintance producer had no choice but to end the call without any gains.
* * *
Today there was something he needed to report to the leader. While stopping by the communal training ground to talk to Woo Sae-geon about skill changes, Jin Seol-woon also slipped into the earth attribute training ground where he was originally supposed to be.
It was a place he didn’t come to unless he was temporarily doing pair training with Gang-hyeon. Because he wasn’t interested.
The usual training ground scenery came into view. As soon as he spotted someone sitting alone in the center, Jin Seol-woon’s eyes lit up with amusement.
“Ah, what kind of acrostic poem is this!”
Even though he was clearly alone, he was that noisy. His phone partner was probably Sa Ye-ho, who was streaming a broadcast.
‘Why is that person always butting in everywhere…’
Even though Jin Seol-woon walked over and stood right behind him, Gang-hyeon didn’t notice.
He was busy being harassed for acrostic poems by Sa Ye-ho, who was obsessed with broadcast content. Jin Seol-woon didn’t reveal his presence and quietly eavesdropped on the call.
[“Mu!”]
Sa Ye-ho energetically gave the first syllable of the acrostic poem.
“Mu-gi-reul (weapon) wherever I got it from.”
[“Gi!”]
“Gi-kkal-na-ge (awesomely) I’m using it well now, so why does that matter?”
[“Chul!”]
“Chul… Chul-sin-ji-ga (origin) wherever it is, why are you guys…”
[“Cheo!”]
“Cheo-gung-geum-hae-ha-go (curious about it) making such a fuss!”
For being ambushed, it wasn’t bad quick thinking. He showed off his temper quite well, and properly delivered his threat to stop mentioning that damn weapon. Sa Ye-ho’s laughter burst out.
[“Kuhaha, hey that was good, that was good. As expected, our puppy.”]
“Anyway, that sword has nothing to do with Successor Jin Seol-woon, and I made it copying his! Because it looked cool. That’s the end. The end!”
Gang-hyeon seemed to want the story about that S-grade sword to stop being talked about. He loudly and angrily let statements flow on the broadcast that his sword had nothing to do with Jin Seol-woon.
Not knowing that Jin Seol-woon was listening right above his head.
“Lies.”
Gang-hyeon froze completely.
Sa Ye-ho in the phone went “Eh? Who’s that?” in confusion.
If Sa Ye-ho could hear it, that meant viewers watching the broadcast could hear it clearly too. Jin Seol-woon was certain.
Soon he bent his waist deeply and tilted his head. The place his lips approached was the phone, just a little away from Gang-hyeon’s cheek.
“Actually, I did make it for him. Viewers.”
* * *
Outside the official Twelve Zodiac community, countless stories circulated through various social media.
Immersing themselves in fandom and boldly creating stories was both the pleasure and culture of that place. And among them, naturally, there were those who shipped successors as CP (couples).
‘But our kids have an implicit dating ban because they have to fight… Yang Pyo and Ma Cheon-ah are special cases.’
Therefore, they dug into male-male couples that had relatively low chances of existing in reality.
For example, Sa Ye-ho had the most colorful couplings. Since he was originally an octopus who got around everywhere.
On the other hand, Woo Sae-geon had almost none except being paired with Sa Ye-ho in the shadows, but in conclusion, there were some. Even the Twelve Zodiac leader couldn’t escape in the end.
But even amid all this, there was one person who avoided all the fans’ CP pairings as an untouchable sacred territory…
Dragon Successor Jin Seol-woon, otherwise known as current idol Innate’s lead vocalist—stage name Esi.
The existence of Innate, which he originally belonged to, was too strong, and he himself didn’t create any points of contact worth shipping with the Twelve Zodiac successors. Even while going through stages where colleagues had to have each other’s backs, he had approached everything businesslike.
However, recently there had been some changes in his relationship chart.
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Photo1: Next to each other on The Hero episode 9 talk show. Their faces together are amazing
GIF2: Episode 10 talk show ‘that’ balance game ã…‹ã…‹ã…‹ã…‹ã…‹
“I’ll choose number 1.” Jin Seol-woon’s smile is crazy, was this guy a sly character?
Video3: Sa Ye-ho’s July 3rd broadcast but Gang-hyeon’s sword was really made by Jin Seol-woon;; all the kids who said it wasn’t come out
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People talking about the so-called ‘Jin Seol-woon × Gang-hyeon’ had emerged.
It was Jin Seol-woon’s first CP within the Twelve Zodiac.
It was also delinquent successor Gang-hyeon’s third CP. Originally ‘Ja Hyeong-woo Gang-hyeon’ had been the main one, and ‘Sa Ye-ho Gang-hyeon’ had been a minor sub feeling, but Jin Seol-woon was newly added here.
People who had discovered a new taste excitedly chatted with like-minded social media friends. Some even spread stories on public accounts. As if no one but themselves would see these stories.
However, as public accounts tend to be, these could actually be carried anywhere via algorithms or searches, and anyone could see them.
Fingers wearing a sparkling silver ring scrolled down, reading the search results for ‘Jin Seol-woon Gang-hyeon’. Large eyes gloomily reflected the screen light.
His real name was Dodam.
Unlike Jin Seol-woon, his real name was also his stage name.
Innate’s lead rapper, who had a baby-like and cheerful appearance as his name suggested, but with the twist of specializing in rough, powerful rap.
And he was the youngest member beloved by everyone.
Though there was only a one-year difference, he even acted spoiled toward Esi, who unlike himself was born with a mature atmosphere.
“Esi hyung, let’s just hold out for one more year… Graduate with me. Hm? My hyung being an adult while leaving me out…”
Innate’s youngest line was especially close. Having attended the same high school and run schedules together during their debut.
“I already miss hyung… Sob…”
When Esi had to leave Innate to become a hunter, Dodam ended up wailing loudly while doing a farewell broadcast in front of fans.
From that day, Dodam watched Esi hyung’s new life with a heart full of worry, and on the other hand, with strange disappointment and loneliness.
[“Mi-jun-ssi. It’s dangerous so please step back a little!”]
Even while biting his nails in anxiety that even one scratch might appear on hyung’s body…
‘Still, I’m the only one Esi hyung speaks informally to. I was worried because Successor Hae Mi-jun seemed a bit similar to me in feeling.’
Dodam kept checking and double-checking. Watching Jin Seol-woon maintain distance from everyone, he found a strange sense of security.
Jin Seol-woon feels awkward when he’s with the successors. His place is with Innate.
But now…
Dodam’s faith cracked a little.
‘Esi hyung has a coupling with someone other than our members…’
The familiar face captured on the talk broadcast looked at Gang-hyeon sitting next to him. Dodam couldn’t take his eyes off that scene for a long time.
Is it true that physical closeness beats emotional closeness in the end?
Esi’s top priority should be Innate.
‘I feel like Esi hyung is going to leave us.’
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
