VSP 49

-No matter what, even if it is Seo Sejun, to Hoya he is someone who must be protected lol if he dies then Hoya disappears too lol

└You really cannot think any further than that

└ Did I say anything wrong?

└Or maybe to Hoya, Seo Sejun is simply a special person he must protect?

└ Seo Sejun has that level of value lol

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└??

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└Even after seeing this video you are still talking shit about Seo Sejun, when even that kind of streamer bastard is a human and he blocked with his own body to protect him

└For real, did Seo Sejun do anything wrong in this incident? Honestly, I rewatched it

└He is lacking but he is a good hyung

└I don’t even see the lacking part, he checked position with spirits, switched with them using skill, summoned Hoya to save, and because he is sturdy he threw his own body over an ordinary person to protect him… if Seo Sejun wasn’t there that guy would have died for sure and this was something only Seo Sejun could do so why are people so desperate to drag him down

└That is because of his usual image… oops!

└Image or not, this time Seo Sejun did well, right? Honestly if it were other hunters people would be praising non stop, but because it is Seo Sejun, even though he did well, people are bashing him, it is ridiculous lol

└For real lol

└Stop the unfair hateㅠㅠ

-Seo Sejun’s potion use was insane too, right? This was not even something where he could get dungeon byproducts, it was basically volunteer work but he used up his potions… shouldn’t Busan at least give him something?

└Seo Sejun probably has a lot of money anyway

└So if he has money it is okay for him to waste his own money like that and not get any reward? It wasn’t only potions, his contribution was insane too

└You don’t worry about S-rank hunters or celebrities lol

└Fuck, people who wouldn’t even donate 100 won are talking so easily because it’s someone else’s money

└For real lol

-People talk so easily, but Seo Sejun literally risked his life to protect citizens, why is the reaction so lukewarm…

└For real

└Do they think it is easy for someone to throw their body out there in that moment

└ I was moved

└I am not an anti of Seo Sejun but I think it is just because of his usual image

└Originally even just writing shit about Seo Sejun was enough to get news coverage, reporters were itching to bash him, and people got dragged into that wave hard haha

-By the way, what surprised me more is that I didn’t know Seo Sejun was that close with the twins, but when he almost got badly hurt both twins got angry, especially Choi Hangyeol, his eyes flipped

└I thought Choi Yerin was more surprising… I assumed she would hate Seo Sejun but she was genuinely angry

└ I was confused when she said Seo Sejun saved her life

└That is because Seo Sejun messed up mana management at the time and because of that Choi Yerin, who was focusing on long range magic, almost died, right? She already said she forgave him about that. When she said Seo Sejun saved her life, that was about another incident. Wasn’t she talking about the Final Dungeon where Seo Sejun actually made contributions?

└There was such a thing?

└Yeah, it got overshadowed because Cha Dogyeong handled a lot alone, but other hunters also said if not for Seo Sejun, everyone except Cha Dogyeong would have died

└What happened?

└Look it up in the news, some outlets covered it at least a little

-So when is that bastard getting arrested? The video going viral pisses me off

└Don’t worry, already got permanent ban on Pajijik

└Peaceful

└Please arrest him ^^

└That will happen soon ^^

•••

On the way back to Seoul, since Sejun didn’t seem in a condition to drive, his car was taken by Choi Hangyeol, while Choi Yerin drove Hangyeol’s car.

It was true Sejun’s condition wasn’t great, but it wasn’t so bad that he couldn’t drive at all. Normally, Sejun rarely let anyone else touch his car, but that day he quietly gave the wheel to Hangyeol with a gloomy face.

There were multiple reasons why Sejun felt down. Hangyeol could read them all.

The biggest was that Hoya got hurt, but on top of that, right in front of him he had heard ask Yerin “Isn’t Seo Sejun disgusting?” Of course he couldn’t feel good. Depression piled on depression.

As for Hangyeol, he was hopeless when it came to comfort. His face showed hesitation. Damn, if I knew it would be like this, I should have just driven my own car and had Yerin ride with him. But even if he went back in time, he probably would have still chosen to ride here instead of Yerin.

The reason? He didn’t fully understand it himself yet.

Anyway, he didn’t want to leave Seo Sejun alone.

“Sejun-hyung.”

“…Yeah.”

“Did Choi Yerin die?”

In the end, he began clumsy comfort.

What the hell is he talking about? Sejun turned to look, and Hangyeol shrugged.

“I asked, did Choi Yerin die?”

“What are you suddenly saying?”

“She didn’t die.”

Only then did Seo Sejun seem to realize what Choi Hangyeol meant.

It was true there had been a time when he failed to carry out the role he had asked to be entrusted with, and because of that Choi Yerin had been in danger. But in the end nobody died, it was already in the past, Sejun had apologized, and Yerin had forgiven him.

It was something that had ended there.

“Hyung, you did nothing wrong.”

“……”

It was not Choi Yerin herself but her twin brother, Choi Hangyeol, who said this. Of course, Yerin’s opinion was the same. She had no grudge against Seo Sejun.

It was only that since Sejun openly showed he felt uncomfortable and kept his distance, she did not go close on purpose.

Since it was just the two of them now, Hangyeol took the chance to go a step further.

“And hyung, you are not weak.”

“……”

“If potion addiction can just be reduced, you are plenty strong.”

Hoya was strong. Of course the summoner who was bound to Hoya, Seo Sejun, could not be weak. His fatal weakness was mana shortage, but there must be a way to improve it somehow. If only that was found, Sejun was not a weak part of the force.

“And you saved me, hyung. Without you, all the S-rank hunters except Cha Dogyeong would have died in that Final Dungeon.”

That was also true.

When the final boss of the Final Dungeon appeared, at the very moment it was about to fire destructive power at the S-rank hunters gathered there, Hoya, summoned by Sejun, unleashed power beyond Sejun’s remaining mana and struck the boss, causing the attack to go off course.

The destructive power was so enormous that an entire mountain in the area hit was wiped out. If Hoya had not turned the direction, if it had not succeeded, more than half of the S-rank hunters would have died in that attack.

Cha Dogyeong might have survived, but most of the others, including Sejun, would likely have lost their lives.

But Sejun’s contribution stopped there. In that one moment he used up all his mana, even with potions, and collapsed vomiting blood. By the time he came back to his senses, Cha Dogyeong had already handled everything.

Naturally, the one who got the attention was not Sejun, who had played a part once, but Dogyeong, who had taken down the dungeon boss. So there were few who even knew Sejun had played a real role.

It had been only lightly covered in a few news pieces based on testimony from S-rank hunters, and was buried.

“I always thought I should say this, but I could not bring myself to.”

That matter was something other hunters, though grateful to Sejun, had never thanked him for, since there had been almost no chances to meet after.

“Thank you.”

At last, Choi Hangyeol became the first to express thanks.

“……”

Sejun shut his mouth. After that, only silence filled the car.

But it was not the same kind of uncomfortable silence as before.

When the car reached the Hunter Association it was already late at night.

It was Gangnam, where there were always many cars, but since it was that late the roads were less clogged, and they arrived at the Association after a smoother drive than usual. Originally they should have just written a short report and gone their separate ways.

But because of the person they met there, that plan ended as only an attempt.

Someone unexpected was there.

“…Cha Dogyeong?”

A person who had no reason to be there at that time.

•••

“What?”

Cha Dogyeong spoke what Sejun wanted to say. It was as unexpected, he approached with a sudden “what?” that Sejun just stared blankly. Dogyeong came nearer to Sejun and scanned him up and down.

“Why is your expression like that?”

Then he suddenly turned the question on Choi Yerin, who was standing nearby.

“Choi Yerin, haven’t you finished the healing yet?”

They had already completely finished treatment before coming up, so for Yerin it was a ridiculous thing to hear. She frowned.

“What the hell are you talking about again?”

“His face doesn’t look good.”

It seemed he did know something had happened in Busan, but why was he blaming them for Seo Sejun’s bad mood?

But what surprised the twins more in that situation was what happened right after.

Sejun had kept silent with a depressed face all along, but his face quickly turned red the moment he saw Cha Dogyeong, and he staggered over to hug Cha Dogyeong.