After the incident with the High Orcs, the following day, Jin-Woo went to get his abilities tested by the higher-ups of the Association. 

He texted Seung-Eun to accompany him but was rejected because the other person had something to do. Jin-Woo could only pursed his lips in disappointment. 

He wanted to prove that he had gotten stronger than the last time they met and it was also because he always felt guilty towards the boy. The incident with his brother, after all, he still felt deeply affected by it. He thought if he had grown much stronger earlier, then he could have prevented it. 

But things had happened and he couldn't reverse back time. 

In truth, Jin-Woo was thinking too much, Seung-Eun didn't blame him at all. 

Coincidentally on the same day, there was a celebrity from the entertainment world to get his rank evaluated so many reporters came on the same place.

As a result, when the Hunter Association homesite got updated that there was a new S-rank hunter, the reporters immediately changed their attention to Jin-Woo. The sudden appearance of the highest rank of hunter became a hot sensation on the news. Both the leader of Hunter Guild and White Tiger Guild also came specifically to recruit him.

Seung-Eun also saw it on the TV. His lips lifted slightly, feeling proud, but he wasn't in the mood to celebrate.

Jin-Woo's current rank right now was a reminder that his mission was nearing its end.

[Mission progress: 83%]

There was suddenly the sound of knocking on the door of his apartment. Seung-Eun opened it immediately and saw Yoo Jin-Ho with bag packs on his back.

"Jin-Ho hyung, what are you doing here?"

Jin-Ho wept bitterly. "I was kicked out by my father. And hyung-nim didn't allow me to stay at his place. My cutie dongsaeng, can you let me live here for a while?" 

"Why did you get kicked out?"

The young man pursed his lips. "Well..."

Looking at the pitiful, puppy eyes, Seung-Eun could only helplessly sigh. "You can choose any room that you like. The whole floor is bought by me anyway. I also have a friend living next door. I'll introduce him to you later."

Jin-Ho's expression immediately brightened.  

The next morning, Jin-Ho drove a van. Seung-Eun was sitting on the passenger seat while the backseat was occupied by Jin-Woo. 

"Were you able to sleep well?"

"Yes, Hyung-nim. Dongsaeng let me stay for a while."

"Stay there until we can find an office for the guild."

"By the way, hyung-nim, what kind of business do you have at the World Tower this early?"

"I'll be going."

Seung-Eun rolled down the window and smiled at Jin-Woo. 

"Hyung, do your best."

That's what he felt. 

Jin-Woo was stunned for a while. The van already left when he wanted to say something. He didn't say that he went to clear the gate.

'How did he know?' 

Although he felt suspicious, the words still gave him encouragement to finish the Demon Castle Dungeon quickly.

The van parked in front of the Association.

"You are renewing your hunter license?"

"Not exactly. But you don't have to wait for me, hyung. I can call a taxi to go home later."

"It's alright. I have free time anyway so I can accompany you." 

"Well, if you say so."

While they were sitting on the chairs, waiting for Seung-Eun's name to get called, Jin-Ho thought back about Hwang Dong-Su's incident and couldn't help but look at Seung-Eun in pity. Although they had met after Seung-Eun was released from the Association's investigation and said that he was fine, he still didn't feel reconciled.

Seung-Eun looked at Jin-Ho, who had eyes full of unconcealed pity.

"What's wrong?"

"Hyung and I are thinking about creating a guild. Dongsaeng, do you want to join?"

"Jin-Woo hyung is already strong enough to create his own guild huh... but sure!"

Hearing no refusal, Jin-Ho felt happy. "That's great! We already thought a name and it's gonna be called Ahjin guild.Hyung will be the leader and you can be the assistant if you want. I'll be the Vice Guild Master."

Seung-Eun laughed lightly. "Being assistant is troublesome. I'll just be a member."

The double door suddenly opened and a female worker called out his name. The people around him looked very nervous thinking about their own evaluation, but he entered the room calmly. 

The female worker looked at the data on the computer and saw that he was getting a re-evaluation. Her senior was also working beside her. 

They were the same people that witnessed Sung Jing-Woo's undetected magic power after looking down on him. But after the incident, many more ambitious hunters tried out their luck and always came out disappointed that their rank didn't change. So they didn't have much hope for him. The boy was also too young, anyway.

But reality proved them wrong when the monitor showed that sign error.  

The two workers looked at each other in disbelief.

"Another S-rank hunter? You can't be serious!"

"Is this machine broken? It must be really broken. It's not even a week and there's already an S-rank hunter!"

"We need to call the higher-ups immediately!"

The male worker worked quickly and called the higher-ups of the Association.

Go Gu-Hee and Woo Jin-Chul were coincidentally in the same building so it wasn't long before they arrived in the evaluation room. Go Gu-Hee was also an S-rank hunter and the leader of Korean Hunter Association.

The two of them immediately recognized the calm looking youth standing in the room. After all, he was involved in the top secret case that happened several days ago. Instead of feeling anticipation, they concealed the wariness in their heart. 

"Leave immediately." Gu-Hee instructed.

The workers also felt the tension in the atmosphere and left in confusion.

"Hunter Han is an S-rank hunter?" Gu-Hee asked in suspicion but his face showed a polite smile. "When did you start to realize that you were awakened?"

Seung-Eun wasn't oblivious of their distrust towards him. 

"As early as... when the Japan Association dragged me to work for them several years ago."

Jin-Chul suddenly knew the reason the youth was familiar to him when they first met at the hospital.

"Japan Association? Deliberately concealing your identity and coming in South Korea, what's your purpose Hunter Han?"

The old man wasn't as friendly as before after knowing about his identity and his expression turned serious. The Korean Hunter Association always monitored the activity of every S-rank hunter in the country but unexpectedly, there was someone that escaped from their watchful eyes. 

"Nothing, really. I just want to start a new life, but alas, accidents occur."

Gu-Hee narrowed his eyes.

Seung-Eun sighed. "I didn't expect to get involved with Hwang Dong-Su but he actually came to bother my peaceful life. So, of course there's no good ending for him."

Gu-Hee didn't beat around the bush anymore. "What happened to him?"

The matter was kept as a secret amongst the higher ups and even the hunters from America still hadn't gotten a clue about the disappearance of the man. Beside that, the guild that Hwang Dong-Su joined had a National Level Hunter, which was the current highest rank of hunters in the world. 

He had a speculation in his heart. 'Hwang Dong-Su is a powerful S-rank hunter, if he got killed by hunter Han, wouldn't that mean...'

"You know the answer." The youth smile condescendingly, contradicting his usual amicable demeanor.  

"Of course there's a reason I'm suddenly showing my strength. I've heard about the situation in Jeju Island. So I want to volunteer myself to help."

Gu-Hee and Jin-Chul were surprised. The matter were only known by the higher-ups of the Association and some guild leaders. It hadn't gotten released yet. 

"We still haven't make a concrete plan. But you actually went as far as revealing your identity. So I can't help but ask your intention."

"I have already settled here so I can't ignore the danger that's threatening the country right now."

Gu-Hee scrutinized the youth in front of him, and thought that he wasn't a simple person. But so far, he didn't do anything dangerous enough for Korean Hunter Association to feel hostile towards him, beside the case with Hwang-Dongsu. But it was better to monitor his activities from now on. 

"Hunter Han, we are still discussing about this matter since it's an S-rank gate. The situation is really dire. We had made three attempts but still haven't managed to clear the gate." Gu-Hee sighed lightly. "Your help is really appreciated. We'll inform you when the decision is made."

"But, the matter with Hwang Dong-Su... the Scavenger guild is still inquiring about their lost of member. If your rank is exposed, they won't keep quiet."

"Oh, the guild with a national level hunter? So what about it?"

National level hunter was a title bestowed to hunters who had defeated Kamish and there were only five of them in the world. With their rank, they should at least cleared one S-rank gate on their own. The current leader of Scavenger guild was also the strongest hunter in America.

Looking at the appearance of the youth who didn't take the matter seriously, both Gu-Hee and Jin-Chul felt like he was insane and naïve, but they couldn't judge him openly. They thought that he didn't know the difference between an S-rank hunter and National Level Hunter.

But, they didn't know that Seung-Eun literally held the fate of the world on his hand. If he wanted the strongest man on earth to disappear, then he only needed to snap his finger.

"The Association cannot afford to offend the Scavenger guild." Gu-Hee spoke solemnly.

"I know." Seung-Eun replied patiently. "I've already settled the matter few days ago. What, did they come again to bother you?"  

Gu-Hee looked at the subordinate beside him. 

"The Scavenger guild hasn't contacted us for a while." Jin-Chul said.

"It's settled then."

Gu-Hee and Jin-Chul were both surprised. If hunter Han could actually handle the Scavenger guild, then how strong was he?

"Anyway. I'll only help with the Jeju Island case under one condition."

"Please say."

"I'll join when Sung Jin-Woo join. Don't tell him that I say this though."

 After Seung-Eun left, Jin-Chul opened his mouth to speak. "Hunter Han was one of the top strongest S-rank hunter in Japan."

"Is it because I'm already too old, I don't even recognize his face."

"There's only a single photograph of him since he doesn't like to appear in public. So it's natural that you don't know him, Mr. Chairman."

"Send his profile to me tonight. Hunter Sung and now... hunter Han Seung-Eun. Is it a coincidence that they know each other?"

Gu-Hee sighed deeply.