SSS-Class Suicide Hunter - Chapter 58
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4.
Find a book that has high chances of having a popular plot.
This was what I had instructed the Hunters to do.
âDo you all understand?â
I roamed among the Hunters and said,
âIf the difficulty is too hard, it wonât do. But then it shouldnât be too easy, too. An Apocalypse with a suitable difficulty! In addition to that, choose one that will give us a suitable reward.â
Following my instructions, 250 Hunters began reading the Apocalypses.
As if it documented the imprints of the world itself, the volume of each Apocalypse was so extensive. Even when all of the Hunters were reading it, it was never-ending.
âDeath King, itâs strange.â
The only exception was the Heretic Questioner, who did not have a single book to read.
On the back of the Crazy Psychoâs hand, it still said âFairy Taleâ.
âWhat is?â
âIâm the only one who doesnât have an apocalypse. Is fairy tale a minor genre?â
âEyyy, no way. There may be people who have never read fantasy, and some may have never read romance, but Iâm sure everyone has heard of fairy tales. Itâs a majority even among the majorities.â
âYouâre right. Hmm. But why isnât a single book coming to meâŠ.?â
Crazy Psycho tilted his head.
âCause thereâs no fairy tale ending in the destroyed worlds. You Natural.â
[T/N: Itâs a short form for his small nickname that Death King gave, the full name is Natural Born Crazy Psycho (literally this was what he called him).]
These words almost rose to the top of my throat, but I held it in.
And pretended to know nothing.
âWho knows? Just wait a little longer. Out of all these books, there should at least be one that has fairy-tales as itâs genre.â
âHmm. Thatâs certainly true. I guess Iâm a little impatient. Iâll wait calmly!â
Crazy Psycho walked to a corner and sat there. I knew that the day when he would be given a fairy tale book would never come, the Witch also knew, and all the other Hunters knew too.
âHey, religious brat.â
Letâs correct it.
It seemed that the Emperor of Light Novel did not know.
âYes, Chen Mu-mun Master? Did you call me?â
âThis seems to be a fairy tale. There was a book mixed into the Martial Arts group.â
âOh hooo! Thank you!â
Heretic Questioner received an Apocalypse from the Venomous Snake. A bright smile, as if it had been made by grinding angels and saints together, hung around his lips.
It was a little scary.
âThen Death King, Iâll get to reading too! Ahhaa, I wonder what kind of Apocalypse this will be!â
âAhhh, yesâŠ..That, whatâs the title of that Apocalypse?â
âItâs called [Me and Our Scapegoat]!â
The title was also a little scary.
In the end, all the groups received books. And they started reading.
Some time passed and then it was mealtime.
âUghhh.â
âEy-, I think my eyes are going to fall apart.â
Anguished groans were coming from here and there.
It was to the extent that everyone just took and ate the sandwiches and black tea that the bookmarks maids prepared without a single complaint this time.
âDeath KingâŠâ
The Witch in charge of the [Romance] group was no exception.
âI, I can understand how that Constellation feels.â
âHuh?â
âIâm talking about these Apocalypses. They all got discontinued at the climax scene.â
The Witch looked exhausted.
âAs soon as the Female Lead confesses to the Male Lead, the meteor comes falling down. As soon as they held hands and kissed each other, aliens suddenly invaded. Itâs all messed up! Letâs disregard the meteors, but why the hell are there alien invasions in a court romance comedy?â
âFurthermore,â said the Witch.
âItâs even worse because up until it gets discontinued, itâs so interesting. The main character is charming and even the story is interesting⊠Itâs just the ending is rubbish! Itâs a perfect course meal, but when I cut the cutlet from the main dish, it feels like something would pop outâŠâŠâ
âNo, you donât have to tell me whatâs going to pop out. Canât you see Iâm eating a tonkatsu sandwich right now?â
[T/N: Tonkatsu is basically pork cutlet]
âAhh, Iâm sorry. Death King. Youâre right, sorry for not being careful with my words while you were eatingâŠ. No, but, I must tell you, what this feeling is!â
âThis is all being broadcasted live. Witch-nim, live broadcast, okay?â
The Witch laughed and shut her mouth. This person really, even when she tried to make eye contact with the one-eyed giant zombie a while back, she always lost her temper at strange moments.
Anyway, it was a relief as the moment I finished the last bite of the Tonkatsu sandwich, the Witch looked around and brought her lips closer to my ear.
âWhat this feeling isâŠâŠâ
Will the viewers in the middle of Babylon Square hold their breath, while watching the Witch whisper in my ear?
I could hardly breathe when I heard her whispering. It was something that made me not want to look at the Tonkatsu sandwich for at least a month.
Oh, Dear God. Please save meâŠâŠ.
[Shiny is giving her best effort to save you.]
I wished that the Goddess, who couldnât even save her own world, would just stay silentâŠâŠ.
Of course, the God of the Great Library did not save me either. Instead, Bang Gu-seok, the librarian, smiled as he floated around in the air.
âFinally, you lot seem to understand the pain the great me had suffered.â
The appearance of the librarian was that of a child. But the laughter on the face of the Constellation now was not childlike at all. It was a smile of a gourmet who lost his taste because he couldnât overcome the sweet and salty combination of life.
âI wont hide it any longer. These 683 volumes of Apocalypses which I have allowed you to touch. Even in my Great Library, theyâre Magic Grimoires(éćæž) that boast a particularly destructive power.â
âMagic Grimoires?â
âThatâs right. While being extremely exciting theyâre so interesting, that the readers cannot help but love these books.â
The librarianâs laughter resonated gloomily.
âBut thatâs all there is to it! Even though itâs so interesting, you lot will never be happy with it. No, itâs even more unfortunate as itâs so interesting! Because all these Magic Grimoires have a shitty ending!â
The Witch swallowed her saliva.
âDonât tell me you chose only those kinds of books on purpose? To inflict the same pain on usâŠ?â
âYou may think of it that way.â
âThatâs the only thing I can think of.âŠâ
âNow then! I hope you lot fall into this hell of discontinued books and struggle with eternal pain like the great me! Come on! Hurry and suffer!â
The librarian laughed.
Some Hunters trembled with fear.
âAre you perhaps a demon?â
âI canât believe you purposely let us read only the masterpieces that got discontinued. Youâre crazy.â
âThis deserves heavenly punishmentâŠ!â
Later, it turned out that they all originally had the hobby of reading novels. I didnât really know, but for novel lovers, the librarianâs remarks were very frightening.
It was then.
âAhh. Hun-, Hunter-nim.â
âHmm?â
I heard a familiar voice from somewhere.
As I turned my head, one of the members of the [Fantasy] group was waving his hand. For a while, I wondered who that woman was waving at, and soon after I recalled her face.
âWhatâs this? Arenât you Sajang-nim?â
[T/N: Sajang-nim refers to boss/president.]
A Hunter, who would later grow to become the Ministry of Alchemy Master.
The Alchemist who made me an elixir was here.
âDid Sajang-nim also receive a Title too?â
âit-, It happened by chance. Though itâs a tasteless Title such as âAlchemistââŠ. Ehehe.â
The alchemist who became an âAlchemistâ smiled awkwardly.
I was a little surprised.
âThe Ministry of Alchemy Master already received her Title?â
No matter how great of a Hunter she was, the woman in front of her had been wandering around the slums until recently. âTitleâ. It was a little early for her to have made an admirable achievement.
Even me, who was armed with fraud skills, I only managed to get a âTitleâ after doing crazy things repeatedly, as expected, as the twig is bent, so grows the tree?
[T/N: as the twig is bent, so grows the tree is an idiom that means a promising person that stands out even when theyâre young.]
âYouâre really amazing, Sajang-nim. How did you get a Title in such a short time? As expected, my eyes are never wrong. At first glance, I knew that Sajang-nim would succeed. I did a profitable investment.â
âN-, no! Iâm not amazing at all!â
The Alchemist shook her dry right hand.
âIâm serious. Iâm not being modest or anything⊠All I did was stay still and I got a Title.â
âWhat?â
âI-, I also donât know what happened. A few days ago, I suddenly heard a sound, [The item you produced has helped save the world], and I was given a Title. Ugh. Iâm sorry. Youâre probably really baffled rightâŠ?â
âAhhh.â
The Alchemist looked like she didnât know what she was talking about even after she said it. But I was different. I realized the truth of the situation upon hearing her words.
âItâs because of the elixir you made for me!â
The cause was the elixir I took when I was fighting the Devil King.
In my bloody fight with the Devil King, I properly felt the effects of the elixir. Thanks to it maximizing my senses, I was able to watch the Devil King swinging his sword in slow-motion.
âWhat the? ThenâŠ.â
In other words.
âHave I been carrying her all this while?â
[T/N: Carry in this context is like the gaming term, in other words, our MC carried her by using the item she made, that was why she could get a Title.]
It was like giving someone a bus ride unintentionally.
The Alchemist wriggled his fingers as she didnât know that.
âRe-, Really whatâs amazing is not me, but you, Hunter-nim! Ah. I should call you the Death King nowâŠDeath King-nim is indeed the awesome one. Up till a few days ago, you were out of the rankings, but you went up to 3rd rank at once! Itâs such a great, great honour for me to get to know someone like you, Death King-nim! I really wanted to tell you this!â
âEyyy, what do you mean? I just have good luck, thatâs allâŠ.â
As she scratched the back of her head awkwardly, the Alchemist went âEhehe.â and clasped her hands behind her back.
âDeath King-nim, if you need anything, please tell me! As long as I can do it, Iâll help you all I can!â
Wow.
Whatâs this, this person?
Perhaps she was an angel?
-Hey Zombie. Canât you raise the hurdle a little bit higher for judging people as angels?
âMr. Sword Emperor, Iâm just trusting people. No matter how much I get betrayed, I canât stop believing in people. Itâs not my sin for carrying such a warm heart.â
-Youâre speaking bullshit today as well. In English, itâs called a hot-dog sound.
[T/N: Literally, he said hot-dog sound.]
Letâs pretend I didnât hear the last bullshit.
5.
Itâs been four days since we started reading.
We finally succeeded in reading every single volume of Apocalypses.
Every Hunter announced that they had completed reading (ćźèź).
âIn [Romance] Group, we recommend a total of four books.â
âThe [SF] Group recommends two books.â
âIn the [Mystery] groupâŠ.â
Each group announced their recommended masterpiece.
Moderate difficulty. Adequate reward.
Recommendations that fit these two criteria were listed.
âMy [Fairy Tale] group will recommend this! Although thatâs the only book I have!â
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[Me and Our Scapegoat]
Genre: Fairy Tale
Difficulty level: A-Class
Player Limit: 2 or more
â»The Serialization is currently suspended.
Introduction: This worldâs humanity had succeeded in creating a Utopia. But a special power source was required to maintain the Utopia. The power source needed were the screams of suffering of an innocent child who bears no crimes. Though it was a pity, for the perfect happiness of 17 million people, 1 innocent child should bear with it, right? Thanks to the meticulously developed torture techniques and life-saving treatments, about five yearsâ worth of screams were able to be extracted from each child. Such efficiency!
Reason for Discontinuation: 118,000 years had passed since the creation of Utopia. Eventually, all the innocent children were used up. The Utopia, which lost its power source, came to a stop.
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Iâll have to stop by that Apocalypse regardless of the level of difficulty or reward being given.
However, there was a separate Apocalypse that caught the eye right now.
âThe [Martial Arts] group strongly recommends this masterpiece.â
The Sword Saint said.
Sword Saint was the team leader of the martial arts genre. Unlike someone who appeared as a martial arts lover but instead lived as an Emperor of Light Novel, the Sword Saint was indeed a connoisseur of martial arts.
The old man flipped opens an Apocalypse.
âThis is the book.â
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[The Chronicles of Heavenly Demon(怩é)]
Genre: Martial Arts, Fusion
Difficulty Level: B Class
Player Limit: 2 to 4 people
â»The Serialization is currently suspended.
Introduction: Murim. A world of those who revere Mu, those who use Mu, those who strive to attain Mu! A Heavenly Demon descended here and tried to unify Murim. A Demonic Cult(éæ) brought together centering on the Heavenly Demon. The opposing forces who go against this Demonic Cult. Fighting over the control of the worldâŠwould be what they wouldâve done.
[T/N: Murim(æŠæ) is the Martial Arts World, Mu(æŠ) is basically Martial Arts.]
If it wasnât for the sudden super epidemic.
Reason for Discontinuation: An unidentified epidemic went rampant in the world, causing the Heavenly Demon to die. The Demonic Cult was annihilated. The other forces were also destroyed. End.
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[T/N: I know, it reminds us of a certain manhwa/novel. But I just had to!]
âThe reason I recommend [Chronicles of Heavenly Demon] is simple.â
Said the Sword Saint.
âThereâs a character called Heavenly Demon in this world. It is the Murim, where the strongest of strongest Martial Arts Scriptures are gathered at. Therefore, there will be a huge hidden treasury (ç§ćș«) at the stronghold of the Demonic Cult. Well. In short, a library or something wouldâve been built.â
The Sword Saint had an awkward look. It was because all the people who were not part of the [Martial Arts] group were saying in reaction, âMartial Arts Scriptures? Hidden Treasury? What the hell is he talking about?â In the end, the Sword Saint gave up on using martial arts terminology and used words that were easier to understand.
âItâs safe to say that the Martial Arts Scriptures are books that contain the secrets of a skill. If we succeed in saving this world, we will be able to get a library where the best skills in the world are stored. Itâs a chance for our Hunters to be a level stronger.â
The Huntersâ eyes glistened.
âMartial Arts huh.â
âDoes that mean we can get new skills?â
âWell. Itâs really rare to be able to learn skillsâŠ.â
âItâs an opportunity to learn the way to be strong!â
Everyoneâs mood was pretty good. People who valued individual strength, just like the Sword Saint, responded particularly positively. Right now, our priority was to be strong. These claims were convincing.
Of course, it was a good story for me, too.
âIsnât that pretty good?â
I stroked my chin.
There must be a lot of Masters that fly around in Murim. If I die once by the hands of those Masters⊠Wow. Wouldnât there be an A-Class skill even if I picked poorly?â
-Hey Zombie. Are you afraid no one would know youâre a Zombie, why are those screwed up thoughts all you have filled in your head?
âA world I want to destroy just appeared. But itâs difficult with my current strength now.â
The Sword Emperor silently shut his mouth.
Instead, another being spoke up.
[Shiny notifies you that she sensed a vestige.]
The sword on my waist was suddenly vibrating.
âWhat do you mean a vestige? What vestige?â
[Shiny says her sister is very close.]
âSister, you say?â
Shiny⊠the so-called Constellation âGoddess of Protectionâ was split and sealed within five swords. One of the swords was on my waist.
Even Shiny doesnât know where the rest of the swords disappeared to.
But to be able to sense the vestige of her sister swords nearby.
âWhere? Where did you sense it?â
I looked around.
The Great Library of All Things. The bookshelves(æžæ¶) that continued beyond the horizon. Each bookshelf was huge. Looking up, it was as high as a tower. Of course, I couldnât see anything besides books.
[Shiny advises that you focus your eyes ahead instead of looking around the wrong place.]
âIn front of my eyes? Thereâs only Sword Saint in front of my eyesâŠâŠ Wait a minute.â
Apocalypse.
A book containing a world.
âIs it perhaps in there?â
The Holy Sword vibrated.
[Shiny affirms and says âYes, warrior.â]
[Shiny says she feels her sisterâs presence from the book that the Sword Saint is holding!]
At that moment, my next destination was decided.