HBWnovel Season: 2 Chapter 8: (Season 2) – Chapter 8
Season: 2 Chapter 8: (Season 2) – Chapter 8
Book 2 Chapter 8: (Season 2) - Chapter 8 Min Ha-rin didn’t know just how many times she had asked this, but she had no choice other than to do it again.
“Huh?”
“I’m afraid I won’t be able to do it right now, so I’ll teach you later, after I manage to find a suitable place.”
“That…”
Min Ha-rin was speechless.
She couldn’t keep up with the flow of the conversation at all.
He was going to teach her magic?
So suddenly?
No, in the first place, who the hell was this guy?
These questions poured into her head one after the other, but the atmosphere didn’t allow her to ask them easily.
Nevertheless, she had to confirm one thing.
“Is Duke Sandro really dead?”
“Didn’t you see it for yourself?”
This answer made her speechless again.
She forced herself to open her mouth.
“How the hell… I heard that Demon Dukes have power similar to God.”
At those words, Lukas stared at Min Ha-rin for a moment before walking towards her.
Juk.
He was getting closer and closer.
Sandro’s death flashed in Min Ha-rin’s mind. She didn’t realise it, but she was stepping back.
But Lukas was faster.
Crack.
She heard the sound of something breaking. Then, Min Ha-rin realised it had come from the collar which restricted her freedom.
“A-, ah?”
Incomprehensible things were happening over and over.
She felt like she was dreaming. She hurriedly put her hands to her neck.
It was an unfamiliar feeling because she could feel her skin for the first time in a long while.
This wasn’t like the paralysing function that Allida had mentioned. He had destroyed it. It was that simple.
“Sandro’s power isn’t even close to a Demigod’s. He’s not worth comparing to God.”
“…”
Min Ha-rin had mentioned God because she couldn’t think of a more appropriate metaphor, but Lukas’ words felt a bit strange.
Before she could think about it too deeply, Lukas spoke again.
“Let’s go.”
“Where?”
“To Lee Jong-hak.”
Lukas’ voice was calm.
“Their plan went awry. We shouldn’t be too late.”
* * *
It was a long day.
Rutan stretched as he had this thought.
He was tired. He felt like he would doze off even if he closed his eyes at that moment.
But he couldn’t yet.
He got up from his seat. Then he looked at the list of products that had been sold that day.
Min Ha-rin’s name was on that list.
“Why did I do that?”
It would have been more dramatic to reveal Min Ha-rin on the last day.
Of course, selling her on the first day didn’t cause a big loss. She was sold for a high price, so his boss would be satisfied with his performance.
Nevertheless, Rutan didn’t understand his price.
It was an item that could have been sold even more expensively, and yet, he’d rushed it like an amateur.
It was even stranger that when he recalled that time, it was faint like he was in a dream.
“…I haven’t been sleeping much lately.”
That was probably why he felt so tired.
He should have had some free time after he was done bookkeeping. He felt like he should sleep in order to ensure that tomorrow went smoothly.
Just as Rutan tried to close his tired eyes.
An uninvited guest came from nowhere.
Clack.
“Ru-, Rutan.”
Sihard entered his room without knocking.
In an instant, Rutan’s anger soared and he was about to kill him, but he quickly reined in his temper.
Sihard knew his personality well. He would never have committed such a rude act if it wasn’t an urgent situation.
“What is it?”
“Th-, the hunter slaves escaped.”
“What did you say?”
The sleepiness immediately went away.
Rutan immediately got up and grabbed his coat that was hanging on the back of a chair before putting it on.
“Tell me everything.”
“A-, as you know, I check on the slaves every hour. I just went to the room about 5 minutes ago…”
Sihard closed his eyes as he continued.
“A-, and all the slaves are gone.”
Rutan didn’t get angry right away.
Instead, he felt his head get cold.
The voice that came out of his mouth wasn’t excited either. It was very low and gloomy.
“I don’t think you came here just to report to me.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Right. Of course you’re sorry. Come here.”
“Huh?”
“Did you not understand what I said? Come here. Come closer to me.”
Sihard gulped before closing the distance. Then, Rutan grabbed him by the throat.
“Ku-, uk…”
“If you know you did something wrong, then you know that you will be punished. Right Sihard?”
“S-, sorry…”
“What about the pursuit?”
“Already… sent them…”
“How many?”
“Three… groups… under my command…”
“…tch.”
Rutan clicked his tongue before throwing Sihard to the floor.
Sihard fell heavily to the ground and coughed a few times.
If it was another time, then Rutan would have definitely killed him, but he was short of hands at the moment. And venting his anger wouldn’t change the fact that the slaves escaped.
“Capture them all.”
“Huh…?”
Sihard tilted his head to the side.
“Don’t you get it? It doesn’t matter if they escaped. They have nowhere to go anyway, and this land is our territory. They are literally flies in a jar. It won’t be difficult to capture them again. The important thing is to hide this fact from the customers.”
“…!”
It was only then Sihard realised.
That was definitely true.
It wasn’t a big deal that the slaves had escaped. In a sense, the fact that the customers might have noticed the movements of the three groups was more important.
“I will lend you command of the. Use them to comb the surroundings.”
“I, I will follow your orders. But what about you, Rutan?”
“I will look for them, too. But I will move on my own.”
Although Rutan was not titled, his fighting power definitely surpassed that of most low-ranking nobility. Even if he encountered them alone, it would not be hard for him to deal with 10 or so weakened hunters.
“If they escaped from the basement, they could have only taken one of two paths. There must be traces left.
This gloomy atmosphere, together with the darkness that their eyes could have only barely pierce through, caused the hunters to be extremely nervous.
Fortunately, Drisa’s worry did not become a reality.
There were no Demons in the underground passage, and they were all able to get out without a scratch.
“W-, we survived.”
“Did we do it?”
“I’m relieved now that we were able to come this far…!”
“…”
But Drisa’s expression was not good.
When she saw this, Allida asked.
“Why do you look like you’ve eaten poop?”
“Do you remember what I said just now?”
“You can now be relieved? What about it?”
“I feel like I said something that shouldn’t have been said. You know. Like a jinx.”
“What the hell are you talking about?”
“Have you never seen the cartoons?”
When she heard those words, Allida’s expression became grim.
“Alright, let’s hurry to the portal. I’m sure it’s a mess, and staying here means we are wasting the time we could have been using to fix it.”
Even if Allida took Drisa’s premonition seriously, there was nothing they could’ve done about it.
The hideout was located at the foot of a small mountain, and the entrance was covered by a large boulder. This boulder was larger than most houses, so it was easy to recognise.
“That’s the boulder.”
“Let’s hurry.”
“Stop.”
Lee Jong-hak called out in a firm voice.
The other hunters didn’t question him. Instead, their faces quickly became pale.
“I thought you’d come here.”
It was the host of the Chester Company’s auction and the Demon who put the collars on them.
Rutan looked at them with a smile.
Drisa’s expression crumpled.
“See… Fuck…”
(Note: 1. A chapel is the space in the church/cathedral that is dedicated for prayer or worship. It could be a room in the building or a separate building of its own. Chapels are usually the places where Mass and other such services are held.)