I've Never Seen a Saint who can use Magic so Well

Chapter 66

A nondescript vehicle in muted urban tones moved steadily down the road.

The car bore no noticeable logos or decorations, and its windows were covered with a subtle tint, making the interior completely obscured from view.

Inside, the vehicle was equipped with customized seating, curtain-like partitions, and screens, all designed to discreetly conceal its passengers. It was a vehicle optimized for covert transport.

“Yaaawn...”

Si-Hyun let out a soft yawn, reclining deeply into the backseat of the car.

Today had been an exhausting day for her, in many ways.

Waking up late after a night of drinking, she’d barely had time to register the emergency before being thrown into action. Adjusting her schedule on the fly, she had delved into and cleared a double dungeon.

To top it all off, she’d encountered a necromancer from another world.

Her body was sore, but the mental exhaustion was even more overwhelming.

‘When I get home, I’m eating and going straight to bed...’

Her heavy eyelids fluttered shut, only for her gaze to lazily shift toward the man seated across from her. With a casual motion, she removed her veil and set it down on her lap.

‘I’ll sort through my thoughts tomorrow...’

Leaning her head comfortably against the backrest, Si-Hyun closed her eyes, thinking to herself, ‘They’ll wake me up when we arrive.’

At that moment, the man sitting across from her—identified as a team leader from the Hunter Management Department—spoke up.

“Ahem, Hunter Jeong Si-Hyun?”

“......”

Si-Hyun, who had just begun to doze off, opened her eyes again.

Interrupted at the very moment she’d been falling asleep, irritation flickered faintly in her chest.

Since she defaulted to an impassive expression when dealing with strangers, the team leader, preoccupied with work-related matters, failed to notice her mood.

“First, let me say you did an excellent job today.”

“......Thank you.”

“I’ve heard a lot about you from Manager Jang Han-Soo. However, the information we have on you is somewhat lacking.”

“.......”

“So, I’d like to ask about what happened in the dungeon today. Could you share some details with me?”

“...I’m very tired right now,” Si-Hyun replied in a soft, polite tone. “I’m sorry, but I think it would be better to ask one of the other hunters who participated today.”

Her voice was composed and courteous. She didn’t want to let her personal irritation affect her response, especially given that the man was an important contact within their collaborative efforts.

But the team leader wasn’t about to let it go so easily. He’d been determined to extract as much information as possible during this meeting, and without realizing it, his tone shifted.

“Well, we are escorting you safely home right now. I’d say that gives us the right to request some shared intel, wouldn’t you agree?”

“......”

“I understand you’re tired, but surely you can spare a moment for a brief discussion.”

Though his words maintained a veneer of politeness, there was a distinct undertone of coercion. His frustration with her perceived lack of cooperation was becoming apparent.

Si-Hyun slowly rubbed her eyes, her movements unhurried.

Raising her gaze, she straightened her posture, pulling away from the chair to face the team leader directly.

Her expression didn’t change, yet the team leader’s instincts flared.

Something about her demeanor had shifted, and his gut told him she was displeased.@@@@

‘...What’s this?’

Before he could make sense of the change, his pocket began to buzz.

Bzzzzt. Bzzzzt.

The team leader’s phone vibrated.

“Excuse me for a moment,” he said, glancing at Si-Hyun. She gave him a slight nod, permitting him to answer.

“This is Ko Jae-Yoon, Hunter Management.”

He had vaguely assumed Si-Hyun might be an S-rank awakened, given her confident demeanor and formidable actions.

And sure, even being S-rank alone was extraordinary—it was enough to make anyone trust her and invest in her preparations.

But stronger than the entire raid team combined? That sounded more like a natural disaster than a person.

The manager’s jaw dropped, and he stared blankly, unable to close his mouth.

The team leader glanced briefly at the manager’s now comically distorted expression before speaking.

“Under no circumstances can we afford to disappoint her. You’ve already established some rapport, so make sure you use it.”

“Y-Yes, of course!”

“Absolutely, positively do not withhold any support. Let her do whatever she wants! Get her anything she asks for! Whatever happens, make sure she stays in Korea. Got it?”

“Yes, I’ll do my utmost!”

Nodding earnestly, the manager glanced at his phone.

On the screen was a paused T-Tube video—a clip featuring the VTuber Momobin.

The two men, burdened by this new and overwhelming task, continued their late-night work.

Fortunately, they already had some preparations in place, or things could have been much worse.

At least, for now, they could call that a small blessing.

***

Time passed, and the date changed.

At the Dawn Guild’s conference room, people gathered. Once everyone had arrived, a guild administrative officer began his report.

“The Bureau of Management keeps repeating the same answer. The nun is a foreign hunter who naturalized in Korea, and they cannot release any further information.”

“Is there really a need to keep her information so tightly under wraps?”

“They claim it’s at her request. She apparently said she’d leave for overseas if things go south...”

“......”

A brief silence hung over the room.

The statement wasn’t just aimed at the Bureau but also at any guild attempting to recruit her.

It was clear that any approach had to be handled with extreme care.

“Have we heard anything from our Bureau informants?”

“No, sir. It seems this information is highly classified, known only to a select few. Even the responses from the Bureau are said to be directives from higher-ups.”

“Hmm...”

Due to the importance of information, larger guilds often establish covert relationships with Bureau staff.

Yet even these informants reported that they knew nothing about the nun.

This meant the Bureau had handled the situation with exceptional thoroughness.

“Is that nun truly as extraordinary as they say?”

The president of the Dawn Guild, who had been quietly listening, spoke up.

Although not an awakened individual himself, he was a highly capable man who had built the Dawn Guild into the strongest guild.

In response to the president’s question, Yeo Dohyung glanced around the conference room.

He confirmed once again that Choi Ga-Eul wasn’t present today before speaking.

“To be honest, I’ve never seen anyone as extraordinary as her in my life.”

“Even compared to Ga-Eul?”

“...There’s no comparison, to put it plainly.”

“Hmm...”

The president and many others in the room swallowed nervously.

Choi Ga-Eul was one of the world’s top-ranked supporters, easily ranking within the top five globally.

Yet to hear that she wasn’t even comparable... The scale of the claim was so overwhelming that it became difficult to even imagine.

“Let’s continue gathering information, regardless.”

“Yes, we’ll investigate records of foreign hunters.”

“We’ll look into recent arrivals in Korea.”

The meeting proceeded smoothly.

However, the Dawn Guild wasn’t able to gather any additional information about the nun.

This wasn’t just true for them—it applied equally to the Knight Guild, Cheongrim Guild, and even mid-tier guilds that had participated in the dungeon raid.

Si-Hyun wasn’t simply a foreign hunter who had naturalized in Korea.

She was the second returnee, a fact not yet disclosed to the world.

Due to their misplaced focus, Korean guilds ended up chasing shadows in all the wrong places.