Baek Yoon-ho.
If you ask passersby in Korea who Baek Yoon-ho is, the answers you get are truly diverse.
S-class hunter.
The leader of the Baekho Guild.
Korea’s best beast hunter.
But if we catch them and ask them again this time, ‘what kind of’ person is Baek Yoon-ho?
Surprisingly, the answers I got back were almost the same.
as soon as.
hero.
Yes, that’s right.
The president of a large guild?
S-class hunter?
Hunters with such adjectives were found all over the world.
But none of them struggled as earnestly for the safety of citizens as Baek Yoon-ho.
Hunters have always been people who move for money.
They all became so rich.
Of course, such pragmatism was not a bad thing in this obvious capitalist world.
But even in this world, it was natural for a guild that gave up extremely rational interests and sincerely stepped forward to save the citizens to receive praise from the citizens.
This was the case even with this villain incident.
In an incident that all the hunters were ignoring, saying that it was a waste of time and money, wasn’t the Baekho Guild the only one that put forth all its effort?
That is exactly why people respect Baek Yoon-ho.
That is why Baek Yoon-ho was a proud hero of Korea recognized by all citizens.
but.
Baek Yoon-ho didn’t have this image from the beginning.
When he first awakened as a hunter.
The supernatural ability he had awakened was none other than the ability to transform into a demon.
A skill that transforms the body into a form reminiscent of a demon and grants wild power, Demon Transformation.
Even in the early days of the Great Upheaval, the public’s eyes on Baek Yoon-ho, who possessed that skill, were not very kind.
No, even without going that far, hunters with the lower skill, Beast Transformation, were also receiving cold stares.
The reason was extremely reasonable and obvious.
No, isn’t it too scary!
The ability to transform your body like the demons pouring out of the gate!
-Those people, you never know when they might suddenly turn into real devils.
-With the emergence of something called a gate, are people now gradually turning into demons?
-What if it suddenly turns around and eats us while it’s nearby?
-Shouldn’t we execute him first before that?
-No, since he still has some humanity left, at least he should be locked up… … .
At the time, numerous concerns about beast hunters were causing an uproar on the Internet.
Such public opinion continued until the Hunter Association was launched, and Chairman Woo Jin-cheol put his name forward and began to support beast hunters on a large scale.
But no matter what Woo Jin-cheol said, people’s concerns about the beast hunters did not disappear.
Moreover, the problem was that even the beast hunters themselves were thinking like that.
Who can guarantee that they will never suddenly lose their senses and turn into demons?
So they always lived in fear, feeling ashamed of their abilities and struggling not to lose their reason.
And the same was true for Baek Yoon-ho.
He already had an exceptionally large physique, and he had a fierce look on his face, as if he could single-handedly defeat all the demons at any moment.
Because of that appearance, people’s gazes at Baek Yoon-ho were always filled with fear and horror.
but.
There was someone who gave courage to Baek Yoon-ho.
-Yunho.
Baek Yoon-ho, who lived his entire life as a firefighter until the cataclysm.
When he raised his head, he saw his most respected senior, Captain Seong Il-hwan, with a warm expression on his face and a hand on his shoulder.
-… … Yes, sir.
Baek Yoon-ho looked into Seong Il-hwan’s eyes.
Seong Il-hwan’s hand, which was resting on his shoulder, was hard with old calluses.
Veteran.
Or a famous general.
Captain Seong Il-hwan, who is not strangely called by any name, was an outstanding firefighter who always displayed an unrivaled presence at fire scenes.
He looked at Baek Yoon-ho’s face and gave advice in his usual calm and solid voice.
-Nothing has changed whether you awaken or gain some ability.
-… … .
-No matter what the world says, you are still a firefighter and my subordinate Baek Yoon-ho.
-… … .
-So, just like it has been until now.
As always.
Captain Seong Il-hwan continued speaking with a faint smile, his face covered in black soot.
-Save the people.
-… … !
Baek Yoon-ho was shocked by those words as if he had been struck by lightning.
In fact, anyone could say something like that.
But who was the one who said that!
It was Captain Seong Il-hwan who had risked his life to save people for the past several decades!
Because these were words that came from the mouth of a man who lived and practiced those words himself.
Because it was Baek Yoon-ho who observed that scene more closely than anyone else.
There was no need for any more words between the two.
-You’re a firefighter.
Shh.
A confident smile finally appeared on Baek Yoon-ho’s lips as he looked into the eyes of Captain Seong Il-hwan, who was smiling at him.
And that very day.
in korea,
A hero is born.
S-class hunter Baek Yoon-ho.
He went straight to the most famous messenger guild in Korea.
He was on the front lines more than anyone else, and began to use his demon skills to tear apart and kill the demons.
Even his fellow colleagues were afraid of its intense and terrifying power.
‘It doesn’t matter.’
Baek Yoon-ho didn’t care.
Because instead of worrying about those gazes, it would be better for the people to kill at least one more demon right in front of them.
‘Just saving people.’
which…….
Over the past several decades.
Because it was the most important lesson he learned from Captain Seong Il-hwan while following him.
That was just two years ago.
And just last year.
Baek Yoon-ho, who became famous for his incredible performance in just one year, went so far as to establish his own guild under his own name.
But that move was never intended to make money.
Quite the opposite.
At the time, the beliefs of the Grim Reaper Guild Leader Baek Yoon-ho, who was pursuing only material gain like other Hunter Guilds, clashed with each other.
Baek Yoon-ho called in all the beast hunters in the country who had been living in fear and fighting against people’s prejudice until then, established the ‘Baekho Guild’, and began rescuing citizens in earnest.
Why does he do this?
There was only one reason.
-You’re a firefighter.
The last words he heard from Captain Seong Il-hwan.
That was because that calm and heavy voice was still deeply engraved in Baek Yoon-ho’s heart.
* * *
“… … Hehe! So, Hehe! Captain Seong Il-hwan said, Hehe, I’m a firefighter… … ! Hehe!”
“No, I understand the circumstances, so please… … .”
“Dad, stop crying. The guild members are watching. Blow your nose.”
“Cough!”
Baek Yoon-ho, who was deeply absorbed in the old story, took the tissue Baek Mi-ho handed him and blew his nose vigorously.
But even in the midst of all that, I saw tears streaming down from his eyes… … .
Baek Mi-ho sighed softly and handed the entire roll of toilet paper to him.
Then he apologized to Suho with a truly apologetic expression.
“I’m sorry, Hunter Seongsuho. My father has gotten older and is crying a lot these days.”
“Yes, well. I understand.”
Suho just had a blank expression.
The image of Baek Yoon-ho, who had been roaring and attacking charismatically since his first appearance, and his current image of crying and snotty nose did not match at all.
On the one hand, it was also strange.
‘What a coincidence. My grandfather knew Hunter Baek Yoon-ho.’
Suho also knew that his grandfather, Seong Il-hwan, had worked as a firefighter his entire life before retiring.
But of course, I didn’t know all of my grandfather’s old colleagues.
But who would have thought that the famous Baek Yoon-ho was my grandfather’s subordinate?
However, from Suho’s perspective, it was just a strange problem, but from Baek Yoonho’s perspective, this fact was a very important issue.
Bang!
“Khuh-huh. Su, Suho-kun?”
Baek Yoon-ho, who blew his nose hard again, approached Su-ho timidly and spoke to him.
The tone of voice was very careful, as if he was handling a piece of glass that could shatter if touched lightly, unlike the first time.
“Ahem. It seems there was a minor misunderstanding between us earlier. Surely, there’s no way that Captain Seong Il-hwan’s grandson would go down the wrong path. Yes, yes.”
Baek Yoon-ho was the one who knew Captain Seong Il-hwan’s character better than anyone else.
Even with just a few words of conversation, didn’t he start living diligently to save others like he does now?
‘His grandson would never go astray. I was right earlier. Yes, yes.’
With that thought in mind, Baek Yoon-ho cast a sly glance at Su-ho and spoke to him.
“So, I don’t think you’ll tell your grandfather about something so trivial… … .”
“Oh! Now that I think about it, I haven’t been able to call Grandpa lately!”
“Ugh! Hey, wait a minute! Calm down!”
Baek Yoon-ho was startled by Su-ho suddenly taking out his cell phone.
But no matter how surprised he was, he didn’t use force to snatch the phone from Suho’s hand.
Rather, he tried not to touch a single hair on Soo-ho’s head, and just hovered around him, sweating profusely.
Shh.
At that sight, Suho put his phone back down with a mischievous smile.
“Haaah… … .”
Then, as he saw Baek Yoon-ho sighing in relief with a face that was almost like a corpse, an even deeper smile appeared on Su-ho’s lips.
‘Anyway, it’s great. I can’t believe I owe this to the world-class Baek Yoon-ho.’
One day, when you have to deal with the apostles of Itarim, the more strong companions you have, the better.
Although I became close with Thomas Andre this time, he was working in the United States, so it was difficult to get help when an urgent situation arose.
Suho, who was thinking about how to cook Baek Yoonho for a moment, finally decided on what to do with him.
“President Baek Yoon-ho, don’t worry, I won’t contact your grandfather for now.”
“Oh, really? Hahaha! I knew it! As expected, you take after your grandfather and have a hot-tempered personality!”
“But I have a favor to ask.”
“Hmm? Please?”
Baek Yoon-ho, who was greatly relieved by Su-ho’s words, suddenly looked anxious when Su-ho set a condition.
But surprisingly, the condition that Suho set was ordinary(?).
“Could you please look for Hwang Dong-su for me? Since he hasn’t shown up here yet, I think I’ll have to go look for him myself.”
“… …Please find Hwang Dong-su?”
At those words, Baek Yoon-ho’s expression, which had been flustered since earlier, hardened coldly.
“Why are you looking for Hwang Dong-su?”
“Does a bounty hunter need another reason to catch a villain?”
What Suho held out along with that answer was the ‘Association Certified Bounty Hunter’ certificate.
“… … I see.”
Baek Yoon-ho nodded in agreement after checking the certificate issued by the association.
But I still felt uneasy.
“Hwang Dong-su, we were planning on finding Baek-ho anyway, so leave it to him. But there’s one thing I’m curious about.”
Baek Yoon-ho’s eyes, looking at Su-ho, were filled with doubt just like before Seong Il-hwan’s name was mentioned.
Saying that you will catch Hwang Dong-soo means that you are confident that you can face even a S-class villain directly.
If that’s true, then why on earth would he be working as a C-class hunter while hiding that level of power?
“If you find Hwang Dong-su, will you kill him yourself?”
Suho tilted his head as if to ask what he meant by his direct question.
“No? Of course I’d like it if you killed me yourself. It’s normal for S-class villains to be dealt with directly by S-class hunters.”
“Ah, so that’s what you meant.”
It was only then that Baek Yoon-ho began to show his doubts.
But at Soo-ho’s words that followed, he couldn’t help but open his eyes wide again.
“Instead, even if you kill me, please leave Hwang Dong-soo’s body behind.”
“… … Huh? Why the corpse?”
“Oh, I just want to see the body. I’ll just have to wait a moment.”
“… … ?”
No, Captain Seong Il-hwan.
What kind of grandchildren do you have?
Baek Yoon-ho thought that it was time to call the captain after a long time.
[Dear grandchild♥]
“… … .”
The profile picture of the captain, who is living a leisurely life after retirement, was filled with love for his grandchildren.
That made it even more confusing.
