SSS-Class Hunter Goes On Vacation (4 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 13
Normally, the four of you were almost always in situations where you couldn’t afford to let your guard down even slightly, so you stayed fully alert to back each other up—leaving no room for stray thoughts.
But thanks to the team leader’s extended leave, you were all sprawled out like this for the first time, trying things you’d never experienced before.
“Team Leader, how much longer are you planning to rest like this?”
At that moment, Elaine quietly slipped in the question during a lull in the silence.
Su Ji chuckled, gazing up at the ceiling, then stared off into the distance before answering.
“Just a little longer. I still don’t feel ready to return yet. You know, lately I’ve been thinking—maybe work shouldn’t be the main focus of my life. Perhaps I should live the life I want, and let work just season it like a spice.”
“Unfair! Why can it be a seasoning but not a spice? Still, you’re absolutely right!”
“That makes sense.”
No sooner had Su Ji finished speaking than Peace and Saint chimed in agreement.
“Is something bothering you?”
Elaine suddenly glanced at her terminal as if trying to gauge a date or time, then quickly shook her head.
“No, it’s nothing.”
Saint sprang up excitedly from her seat, her short chestnut hair fluttering briefly before settling on her shoulders.
“Wow! Elaine gave permission! Then let’s keep playing!”
As if she’d been waiting for just the right moment, Saint glanced around slyly, opened her inventory, and dumped out a cascade of tall boxes all at once.
Boxes labeled with absurd names like ‘Puerto Rico’, ‘Me? You Too!’, ‘Invaders of the South Sea’, ‘Codename: Lime’, ‘Terraforming Earth’, ‘Dominant’, ‘Guillotine’, and ‘Homeland of Soldiers’ tumbled everywhere.
Watching Saint stack boxes up to her own height in an instant, Su Ji let out a soft “Ah!”
“Those are board games, right? I’ve seen them before—on some variety show at least twenty years old.”
Peace and Elaine nodded knowingly.
“Board games?”
“Do you roll dice and stuff like that?”
Saint had apparently prepared all of this in advance, just waiting for Su Ji to suggest playing.
With a proud look, she opened each box one by one, showing everyone the components and cards inside.
Yet none of them possessed the sensitivity to feel moved by the neatly organized contents.
Only Elaine, after staring at them for a while, asked with genuine curiosity,
“Aren’t dice games… something we shouldn’t play?”
“Why not?”
“Well… honestly, we could all just make the dice land on whichever side we want.”
Saint sighed deeply at that.
Only after realizing they could substitute dice with their terminals did her expression finally relax.
Even then, many hurdles remained.
Some of them could easily peer through the backs of cards.
To minimize their special abilities as much as possible, they’d have to confiscate all personal items just to make the game remotely fair.
Realizing only a few games among the many boxes were actually playable, Saint’s face fell slightly—but she immediately brightened again and spread out a board game cheerfully.
“Then let’s begin with a luck-based trainwreck—the Game of Life!”
“What’s a ‘luck-based trainwreck’?”
“Sounds like the old saying—seven parts luck, three parts skill.”
“Stop saying weird things! Everyone, quickly pick your colors!”
Noticing Saint was unusually animated, the group swiftly cut down a massive nearby tree and fashioned a decent-looking table in no time.
The four soon lined up their terminals and started playing the board game.
The Game of Life was a simple board game where players built hotels on each space.
Faced with the absurdity of financial fortune and misfortune hinging solely on a single die roll, the four hunters—each ranked among South Korea’s top ten—began racking their brains.
[This is the timeline separator]Creusa—no, Yeon Ju—sat with her arms crossed on Gaori’s back, letting out deep sigh after sigh.
Four days ago, she’d received a message from Seung Hwan saying they’d caught the culprit who scammed Su Ji. This morning, she’d heard they’d finally gotten a confession.
But the answer the culprit gave sounded strangely off.
〈I only meant to make a donation.〉
On the surface, the word “donation” sounded admirable—but digging a little deeper revealed the person had been trying to raise a huge sum to join ‘Messiah,’ a global pseudo-religious cult currently trending worldwide.
So Yeon Ju had done a bit of research on this ‘Messiah’ organization, which someone was willing to pay such a fortune to join.
At first glance, ‘Messiah’ appeared to be just another social club for the privileged—but their ultimate goal was the members’ immortality.
Moreover, the captured culprit admitted they’d joined ‘Messiah’ hoping to claim the reward for the upcoming 〈Laurel Crown〉.
It seemed she now had a compelling reason to secure that 〈Laurel Crown〉 reward herself.
She didn’t need help immediately, but just in case, she should probably warn Daphne ahead of time.
Still, her heart weighed heavily as she headed to visit Su Ji, who’d been in seclusion for over a month since stepping back from active duty.
She understood Su Ji’s feelings all too well.
The scam against Team Daphne wasn’t just about the fraud itself—it reflected a broader issue: public perception of hunters climbing the Tower.
Society as a whole was losing its sense of awe for hunters’ efforts.
Probably because life had become more comfortable.
‘Back in my day, dozens would die every time a Wave hit—it was routine. Back then, people truly appreciated hunters’ sacrifices.’
Now, however, hunters were treated like celebrities or influencers.
While that was partly due to image campaigns designed to attract more hunters, it also led many to disregard hunters’ privacy and exploit them however they pleased.
Jealousy toward successful, high-earning hunters likely played a role too.
‘I sound like an old fogey thinking this way… but it’s not a profession meant to be consumed so casually.’
And yet—the hunter Fenios had supported since childhood had grown up only to scam Su Ji.
How painful those judgmental stares must have been for Su Ji, who’d lived in the Tower since she was young.
On top of that, she’d apparently left her family home on bad terms.
She must be having a hard time right now.
Though Su Ji’s delayed reply had readily welcomed Yeon Ju to visit anytime, she surely wasn’t in the best mood.
‘…I should suggest she see a psychiatrist.’
As Yeon Ju stepped into the dungeon entrance with that thought, raucous laughter echoed from inside.
“…What’s this?”
In the center of the courtyard, beneath a dimming sky, stood a table seemingly carved from a whole tree trunk, flanked by camping chairs.
Scattered around were items like 〈Peach of Captured Light〉, 〈Ever-Burning Torch〉, and 〈Glowing Peacock Tail〉—rare treasures usually reserved only for dungeon raids.
‘To just toss such precious items on the ground merely for lighting…’
Knowing how rare these items were, Yeon Ju sighed in dismay.
She was first shocked to see tier-8+ rare items treated so carelessly, then even more stunned to recognize that every person seated at the table was an extraordinarily powerful hunter.
‘…So she didn’t just vanish—was she holding some serious meeting?’
She had a few guesses.
While she was preparing to come, Seung Hwan might have already briefed them about the 〈Laurel Crown〉 Tower or the cult.
If not that, could they be strategizing for Floor 81? And if not even that… perhaps it was a mental health issue? After all, psychological struggles could affect anyone—not just hunters.
So it wouldn’t be surprising if Daphne faced such a moment.
Just as Yeon Ju approached them with an even heavier heart, Su Ji waved brightly with a cheerful smile.
“Oh, Aunt Yeon Ju! Come quick!”
Yeon Ju stared blankly at Su Ji.
‘How long has it been since Fenios passed… since I last saw Su Ji smile so brightly?’
Momentarily speechless, Yeon Ju turned to look at each of the four hunters watching her, then shifted her gaze to the table among them.
Fake money—like children use in play—sat in small piles in front of each person, and a thick square game board lay spread out in the center.
“…So this isn’t a meeting….”
As Yeon Ju’s voice trailed off, Su Ji followed her gaze to the table and pointed to it with a shy smile.
“Oh, we were just playing a board game. Since you’re here, we’ll stop now—come sit with us.”
“You’d get to another table faster if you left this here.”
“Oh, come on! What are you talking about? Alright, alright—the Team Leader says to pack it up, so let’s do it quickly.”
“Peace says that because he’s broke! He didn’t even own a single hotel!”
One by one, starting with Su Ji as team leader, then Elaine, Peace, and Saint each spoke up. Did they even realize how odd they looked?
Here were young people who always seemed burdened by death itself, now gathered together, fiercely arguing over worthless paper tokens that held no value in the real world—how strangely beautiful it all appeared…
Male lead is a clingy little husband
One-line summary: The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
Introduction:
One day, Lu Yuner’s soul transmigrates into a female-dominant world. She enters the Imperial Academy and takes up the position of a doctoral instructor, teaching classes and grading schoolwork.
One day, she encounters the young prince Su Qingwan secretly skipping class from the male academy.
As a result, Su Qingwan is punished.
From then on, Su Qingwan sees Lu Yuner as a “thorn in his side”.
But before long, this “thorn” becomes the person he cherishes most, and he goes to great lengths to win Lu Yuner’s affection.
Mini scene 1:
One day, the sun is high in the sky but Su Qingwan still hasn’t gotten up for class.
Servant Xiaoyuan: “Young prince, it’s time for class. You’ll be late otherwise.”
Su Qingwan says arrogantly: “I’m not going. I am the esteemed prince, my status is so noble, why should I suffer this hardship? Besides, isn’t learning all this just to please women? Hmph, they’re not worthy!”
Mini scene 2:
After Su Qingwan falls for someone, he completely changes. He no longer skips class and diligently learns how to be a good husband and father. But he discovers that Sister Yuner is always surrounded by admirers.
Drunk and overcome with jealousy one day, he clings to Lu Yuner, crying beautifully like a pear blossom in the rain.
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan likes Sister Yuner.”
Lu Yuner: “Young prince, you’re drunk.”
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan isn’t drunk. Qingwan likes Sister Yuner, likes you so much, likes you to bits…” Before he can finish, Lu Yuner’s eyes flash with emotion and she leans in closer.
[Reading Guide]
1. The female lead is gentle, gracious, humble and polite but not weak. The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
2. 1v1, a bit torturous in the beginning but definitely sweet later on.
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