Was it because there was an enormous amount of food and miscellaneous items scattered everywhere?

All around them were tools for gardening, garden trees, flowerpots, as well as aquariums and ornamental fish in each of them, and all sorts of other things. These were all bought by team members who hadn’t gotten drunk on the way back.

The team members had done a lot of shopping as if they were desperate to live really fun lives, despite being people with a long list of things to do.

Although the occasion wasn’t good, it seemed that the rest time they somehow got had become a not-bad turning point.

Until now, I had thought that I wouldn’t mind dying right away if I could just get revenge.

But now it was a little different.

There were many things I wanted to do with them.

I wanted to see the team members smiling, and for a very long time, for more time… I wanted to spend a lot of time and money with them, enjoying myself.

“Even I can see that I’m quite an ambitious person now.”

Seo Suji muttered like that and whistled.

Whee.

With a sound that sharply cut through the air, the unicorn that had been leisurely walking in the sky above the garden came running quickly.

It looked just like a puppy wanting to receive affection, so Seo Suji smiled bitterly.

It seemed to know it was being called even though she just whistled casually because it didn’t even have a name. Even as she stroked the unicorn’s forehead with her hand, she didn’t feel good.

It was something that could be easily solved by giving it a name, but for some reason, Seo Suji didn’t want to do that.

Because it had such a beautiful and lovely appearance… she felt a wariness she couldn’t explain, as if she would become attached too easily.

As Seo Suji hopped onto the unicorn’s back and looked back towards her companions, Saint and Peace were looking at her with faces waiting for their names to be called.

But at that moment, Elaine abruptly stood up from her seat.

Perhaps it was because they had spent a long time together, but when there was something that only two of them needed to do, it had become natural for him to step up.

Seo Suji, who had been pondering, smiled with her eyes in an affirmative gesture and then lightly jumped up onto the unicorn’s back.

If she goes with Elaine, it will certainly be reassuring.

“Then I’ll be going.”

Saint and Peace didn’t seem to have much aversion to Seo Suji choosing Elaine, and soon greeted her with acquiescent faces.

“Take care and come back safely!”

“Be careful of Elaine. He’s quite a fox, I tell you.”

Seo Suji waved her hand along with Elaine.

‘Being seen off while riding a unicorn, it strangely reminds me of a scene from that current affairs educational program called ‘The Scene of Life’ that was said to have existed several centuries ago…’

Although it didn’t feel tense at all for going to meet someone after receiving a threat, anyway, she and Elaine flew out of the gate through the sky just like that.

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At that time.

A strange post was circulating on the Hunter bulletin board.

[‘Messiah’ informs you.

‘Messiah’ is a religion-based charitable organization friendly to Hunters.

All those who have lost something due to the Wave, come to us.

We will return what you have lost.

Those who have become powerless due to the Wave, come to us.

We will make you have what you couldn’t have.

The existing powers can no longer predict the Wave nor save you. Come to ‘Messiah’.

The membership fee starts from 1,000G.

We do not accept money obtained through unethical means.

We offer an official apology to Team Daphne of the Republic of Korea.] [‘Messiah’ informs you.

This is the first prophecy.

An S-class Wave will occur around 5 AM tomorrow, centered on Hajodae in Yangyang, Gangwon-do, and a three-headed dog will descend.

We say again.

Please refer to the following link for membership and sponsorship inquiries.]

Because advertising posts were not allowed in principle, they were reported and deleted each time they were posted, but this was strangely persistently posted again and again.

[Does anyone know what this ‘Messiah’ whatever post is about?

I mean, it looks like a pseudo-religious group, but why is Daphne’s name mentioned?

└I don’t know?

└These days, there are plenty of unknown groups, aren’t there?

└I’ve heard of it before. My friend went to an information session and came back frantically saving money; saying we must join no matter what. But 1,000 gold is no joke, how can you save that much.

└└Even if you save it, isn’t it stranger to pay that and join somewhere;

└It seems they’re just mentioning Daphne’s name to attract attention?

└And they keep talking about S-class Waves and stuff, it’s ridiculous lol The Wave detection is really fast but it only appears 10 minutes before lolololol Does their religious god tell them separately in advance?lololol

└Exactly. And these days, even the worst Waves are only B-class, right? They should know their limits

└The probability of this nonsense being true is zero… An S-class Wave means monsters from above the 70th floor would appear, but so far only monsters up to the 67th floor have appeared, right? So the next Wave would at most be a 68th floor monster. Even if we’re generous, it would be A-class.

└└You know well

└└This guy is right

└Yeah, only up to the 67th floor boss mob has appeared during Waves so far.

└└Why are you analyzing a pseudo-religious post lololololol

└’Messiah’ is truly humanity’s last hope. Don’t cling to petty things like money that are only needed in this life, and serve for the coming messiah.

└└Ah yes, next religious person

└└If prophecies are all possible like that, shouldn’t the messiah work at the Gate Stabilization Department?

└└└Messiah does not follow the existing order, but creates a new order.

└Shouldn’t we first ask if they even have that kind of money…

└└2222

└But it is peculiar. It’s not like the source of money is written on it, but why do they care about ethics?

└└Exactly. If it’s a religious organization, don’t they not pay taxes? Religion would be the easiest way to make money, but why are they openly setting an amount and receiving donations;

└It seems like they’re using part-timers to post, but if they catch even one person, 1,000 gold would be worth hiring part-timers, right?lololol]

Thus, the initial response when the post was first uploaded was nothing but cold.

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It was just past 8:30 in the morning when Seo Suji arrived at Hajodae.

As Seo Suji was circling in the air on the unicorn, surveying the surroundings, a woman caught her eye. Standing on a rock at the end of the long stretch of sandy beach, she was impressive with her long black curly hair reaching down to her waist and her mouth covered with a long scarf.

It was a figure she had seen before, both in the Hunter registry and on posters from the Hunter Association.

“…Priya.”

There didn’t seem to be any other figures around.

Priya must have soon noticed Seo Suji’s presence as well, as she looked up while holding down her scarf fluttering in the wind.

“It’s an honor to meet you, Daphne. And, Elaine.”

It was a voice that came from very far away. Although it was a completely unknown language, it was automatically translated through the Hunter system, so there was no problem understanding.

She was about to answer when she noticed a new alarm in the corner of her status window.

[Νύμφη is watching your actions.]

‘…This feels eerie.’

Before Seo Suji left, Saint had shown her the post about the S-class Wave prophecy that ‘Messiah’ had written.

Saint said he was worried because the location coincided with where they were asked to meet.

But Seo Suji thought, as the comments said, that it was a completely implausible story.

But now, for such a log to appear at this moment.

‘Just before the last Wave, it also said that ‘great beings’ were watching me like this.’

Seo Suji remained vigilant as she leapt down from the unicorn onto the huge rock. Behind her, she felt Elaine’s presence as he smoothly landed behind her.

“If it weren’t for what happened yesterday, we could have met in a better mood.”

Priya smiled gently, as if not paying much attention to Seo Suji’s greeting.

They say you can never judge a person’s inner self just by their appearance. Looking at Priya’s gentle impression, it was hard to think she was the person who had written in the email as if Zero’s death was nothing.

“Have you thought about my proposal?”

“…To be honest, that proposal seemed like nothing but pie in the sky, so there wasn’t much to think about.”

“Haven’t you heard anything about the power of ‘Messiah’?”

Seo Suji shrugged her shoulders.

“Not at all.”

Priya smiled softly, then removed the scarf wrapped around her face. Then she swung the scarf, full of complex drawings and what looked like Indian letters, once in the air.

What had been a scarf had instantly transformed into a solid sword.

‘…What kind of item is this?’

She had never heard of items that could change their appearance. But there are Hunters who can transform parts of their body, so it’s not an impossible story.

Seo Suji glanced back slightly, but Elaine was just staring at Priya with cold eyes, as if not surprised at all.

Seo Suji sighed and turned her gaze back to Priya.

“I don’t know what kind of trick you’re pulling right now, but…”

“It’s not a trick. You should know that.”

As Priya waved her hand once more, the sword elongated and became a spear with pointed ends on both sides.

It was a bit interesting.

But she had just witnessed a monster born from an item given by the ‘great beings’ transform into a unicorn right before her eyes.