-FEW DAYS LATER-
-Location : Jinhyuk's Room-
Jinhyuk just got up from his sleep . His muscles were a bit sore from the fight he had a few days back . He avoided using his healing skills unless extremely necessary to save his mana . Jinhyuk came out of his room and saw that Sumi was on the sofa watching TV .
"Did you sleep last night ?" asked Jinhyuk to Sumi
Sumi turned her head back and saw Jinhyuk standing .
"Morning , lil' brother . I didn't sleep yesterday"
"What ? What did you do then whole night ?"
"I was watching your fight which was recorded by the news channels . You have gotten pretty strong huh?"
"Well , that's a given . Now go to sleep , I have some important to do so I will head out"
"I am coming"
"You don't have to"
"I am still coming"
"Ok , jeez"
Jinhyuk and Sumi head out of their hotel . Jinhyuk called a car as he headed towards a weapons shop . They reached there and entered . As they entered , the staff there greeted them dearly . Jinhyuk searched for a blacksmith but was disappointed when he heard that the blacksmith there was not a master craftsman . They left .
Sumi heard the entire conversation and said as they went out
"Why do you need a master blacksmith ?"
"I want to forge a sword"
"And the materials ?"
"I will show you after we found the blacksmith"
"In that case , let's go visit my friend"
"Your friend ? Why ?"
"She is a master blacksmith who has smelted many S-Rank weapons for hunter auctions"
"Really ?"
"Yeah , just trust your sister"
"Okay , let's go then"
Jinhyuk and Sumi rode the car and drove it off . Sumi was driving as Jinhyuk didn't knew the road . They left New York City and headed towards Jersey City . Sumi was a fast driver so they reached there within 30 minutes . Sumi headed towards her friends shop . She parked the car near a building as she exited the car and went towards the lift . She entered the lift followed by Jinhyuk and pressed the button of 18th Floor . They reached there and went towards an apartment door . She ringed the bell and waited . After about 30 seconds , the gate opened revealing a woman with blond hair , her eyes was hazel coloured and she was taller than his sister . Sumi said
"Cathy , how are you ?"
"Oh , Sumi , long time no see"
"Yeah , let me introduce . This person here is my little brother Jinhyuk and she is Cathylene White , my friend and an A-Rank Hunter . She is also a master craftsman"
"Come inside , let's talk in"
Jinhyuk and Sumi entered the apartment . It was very beautiful . Not only was it decorated but the view from the glass window was also fantastic . They all sat on the sofa . Cathylene lighted a cigarette which she placed on her mouth and said
"So , why come to visit me ?"
"We came because Jinhyuk was looking for a master blacksmith"
"And the reason ?"
"I want to forge a sword . I have all the materials required"
"Can you show me ?"
Jinhyuk opened his inventory and placed a bag full of mythril metal . He then took out his most valuable item "The Black Dragon's Heart" and placed it . Both Sumi and Cathylene was surprised after they looked at the heart . The cigarette which Cathylene lighted fell down from her mouth. She was more surprised to see because she knew the real value of a dragon's heart when it comes to forging .
"Wh-Where did you get it ?" asked Cathylene
" I found it while exploring a dungeon back in my country"
" Impossible . These items are found in S-Rank Dungeons"
"Did you forget the occurrence of a Red Gate in Korea ?"
"N-Now that makes sense"
"It definitely does . Now my question is whether the sword is possible to be made or not ?"
"It will depend on the type of sword "
"I want a longsword"
"It will definitely work . Dragon Heart is best for longswords. Just look at the amount of mana it's emitting . It will take atleast a month to complete . I will send it to you after its done"
"Thank You Ms.Cathylene"
Sumi and Jinhyuk left her apartment and headed back towards New York . They had their flight today to Korea and they didn't wanna miss it . They reached their hotel and went to their room . Jinhyuk adviced Sumi to take a nap as there was still 6 hrs until their flight . She agreed and went to bed . Jinhyuk took a shower and went to meet Seol-ah . He knocked on her door and she opened it after some seconds . She was in her home outfit . Jinhyuk and Seol-ah entered and started gossiping about different things .
-3 hours Later-
It was now only 3 hrs left to their flight . Everyone was ready and they packed their things . Sumi already did all her packing she needed for her to change country , the rest of the things will be kept where she lived if she ever comes back to America . They left for the airport .
After reaching the airport , they all went and submitted their luggage and took the boarding pass and were waiting for the flight . After some time an announcement was heard
"PASSENGERS BOARDING FLIGHT NUMBER 854 TO INCHEON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MUST PROCEED TO GATE NO. 5"
It was the announcement of their flight . They all got up and headed towards gate 5 of the terminus . They boarded the plane and sat on their seats as they all started a comfortable journey .
Jinhyuk raised his arms up in the air in the form of stretching as he said
"What I need now is a good sleep and intense training . I have become sloppy after not training for so long"
"Oh really !? So I wonder who destroyed the whole New York City just a few days ago ?"
"Uhm , let's not talk about that" said Jinhyuk scratching his head
The rest of the flight was almost silent with no major words . All of them spent their time either sleeping or watching some films.
-16 hours Later-
All of them landed in the Incheon International Airport . Jinhyuk took the luggages and headed towards the garage . He went to the underground basement which had the parking for airport .
"Why exactly are we here ?" asked Sumi
"I guess Oppa came to take his car , right ?" said Seol-ah
"Absolutely Right . I wonder how it is doing here for three straight days" said Jinhyuk
"You bought a car !?" asked Sumi (surprised)
"Yeah , I will buy another for you too but not now . Let's just go I am super tired" said Jinhyuk
Jinhyuk reached near his car which shocked Sumi once again but she refrained from using any words . Jinhyuk looked at his car and went near as he rubbed his finger on the door .
"It need immediate wash but I am tired so tomorrow "
"I can take it to wash" said Sumi
"Absolutely not" said Jinhyuk
"Why not ?" said Sumi (pouting a little)
"There are two reasons . First , you don't know the roads of Korea yet . It has changed quite a bit after you left and second , I don't trust your driving skills . So , NO"
"Please my cute little brother"
"No"
"Please"
"A-Ah okay , but Seol-ah if you don't mind please go with her . Please see to it that she and my car stays safe"
"Okay if oppa says so" said Seol-ah
"Hey , who needs security ?"
"You"
"I don't need security"
"I am talking about my car . It needs security "
"You bastard telling an S-Rank to do things ?"
"Oh yeah , You were S-Rank too . I totally forgot"
"Give me the keys"
"Not now after we reach home and tomorrow you need to head to the Association with me"
"Why ?"
"To register you as a Korean Hunter . You were an American hunter till just now"
"Fine , I get it"
"Let's head back"
Everyone got into their car and Jinhyuk took it out slowly from the garage. It was a careful and mannerly manner . Sumi after some time said
"Why going so slow ? Speed Up"
"Please don't tell that in front of oppa" said Seol-ah
"You challenge is accepted" said Jinhyuk
He pressed the accerelator and raised the speed . The speed was so high that normal people would see nothing but fog around but Jinhyuk is a S-Rank Hunter . They reached Seol-ah's house which was atleast 12 km from the airport in just 30 minutes . Jinhyuk stopped the car and Seol-ah got down with her luggage .
"Tomorrow at 12 . Meet me at the guild" said Jinhyuk
"Alright , boss" said Seol-ah
"Hmm, good work "
Jinhyuk raced his car towards his own apartment . He reached the complex and stopped at the gates when the two guards came towards him .
"Welcome back Jinhyuk-ssi"
"Yeah , she is my sister . Please be sure to greet her"
"Sister ? But isn't she American S-Rank Hunter Sung Su-Mi ?"
"Yeah and she is my sister . You didn't forget my last name did you ?"
"Of course not . Our apologies"
Jinhyuk entered the car and went towards his building . He parked the car in his underground garage and exited . He took all the luggage and was followed by Sumi . He entered the lift and went to his floor .
As soon as Jinhyuk opened the door to his apartment , Sumi was shocked . She saw the enormous size of the house and the great view which stunned her . Jinhyuk kept the luggage and went towards the sofa . He sat on one of the handles and said
"So , how is my home to you ?"
Sumi didn't respond but instead leaped towards Jinhyuk and made him fall on the other side of the sofa as Sumi landed on top of him .
"I am happy that you are my brother"
"Well glad to hear it"
"I want something to eat"
"Order anything you like . The food will come here in max of 20 minutes . Don't forget me too"
Jinhyuk got up and went towards Deok-gu's room . He knocked the door but no one answered . He knocked again and heard some rustling from inside . A guy opened the door and looked out to see Jinhyuk . It was Deok-gu . He yawned a little before saying
"Morning , Jinhyuk"
"Morning . Sleeping till late huh ?"
"Your work is more difficult than fighting against an S-Rank Monster"
"Anyways , come here I want you to meet someone"
"Who ?"
Jinhyuk and Deok-gu went towards the drawing room and Sumi was sitting on the sofa . Deok-gu saw her and said
"Hello Sumi Noona , long time no see "
Sumi looked up and saw Deok-gu before she said
"Yeah its been quite a while . You good ? Are you taking care of my brother ?"
"He taking care of me ? I am the one who is raising him " said Jinhyuk
"And the work which you gave me as punishment ? What about that ?"
"It's not a punishment . Its your role as the captain of the special team"
They heard the bell . Jinhyuk went and opened the door . It was his food which Sumi ordered . Deok-gu came back after freshing up and all of them had breakfast .
"Sis , use my room for today . I am going to head towards the guild "
"Alright , safe travels"
"Thanks and Deok-gu come with me"
"Okay"
"Sis , I am leaving my car . Make sure to take it to wash and call Seol-ah before leaving because she will go with you"
"Okayyyyy, don't tell your big sister how to do things"
"You are my sister so I know you very well . That's why I am telling"
"Fine"
Jinhyuk and Deok-gu left and went down towards the exit . Jinhyuk wasn't going to take his car so he and Deok-gu came out of the complex and used a shortcut method only for hunters . They both reached the roof of the nearest building and started running and jumping from roof to roof until they reached the guild . They both landed in front of the guild and entered . The receptionist saw Jinhyuk and said
"Welcome Back GuildMaster"
"Thanks"
Jinhyuk and Deok-gu went towards the lift . Deok-gu said
"I am gonna see to stuffs related to the Demonic Humans . Our investigation is almost complete"
"Well Done . I am gonna train a bit so if necessary please tell me"
"Okay"
Deok-gu went towards his office . Jinhyuk went to the training room . The building had 5 training rooms . From them , 3 are for regular hunters and 2 are specially made for S-Ranks , but even so Jinhyuk rebuilt one of them for his personal training . As he knows that his strength surpasses all S-Ranks so he used this training room which was specially for him and Seol-ah to use . He entered the room and changed into his training outfit . His training room had a special fact which was unknown to many , the fact is that this training room had a layer of magic stones over the roof . This makes the room full of mana which is of high density .
Before Jinhyuk started combat training , he wanted to train his mental spirit . He sat down in a meditative state and closed his eyes . He was feeling the mana which surrounded him . He breathed in the mana from the air and started to circulate it throughout his body . He did it for about 2 minutes before the system popped up .
-Ti-ting
-You have raised your mana capacity by 10
-You will be able to hold out more mana in your body
-Your mana circuit is unable to handle this much mana
-Your mana circuit is reacting
"Wha…" Jinhyuk was unable to complete his sentence as he felt like his heart is about to explode . He clenched his chest as he fell on the ground . He was feeling an excessive pain near his heart .
-Ti-ting
-Your mana circuit is strongly resisting the excess mana
-Managing your body's mana circuit
-Your mana capacity has exceeded the limit of dragonic human
-Attempting to store the mana
-Your mana circuit is evolving
-Mana +200
-Mana +200
-Mana +200
-Your mana circuit completed evolving
-You have met the first condition for your body to evolve
-Evolution Condition :
-Increase your mana to bring changes in your mana circuit
-???
-Your physical condition is improving
-Your stats have increased
-All stats +20
Jinhyuk is now sitting on the ground as he was reading the notifications of the system . He got up from the ground . He felt more light from before . He was more energetic than before . He raised on hand and visualized that his hand is covered with mana . He saw that a blue energy covered his fist . He raised his hand in the form of a punch and threw a punch towards the wall . A hige wave of energy left his hand and crashed with the wall making it crack .
-ON SUMI'S SIDE-
Sumi was lying on Jinhyuk's bed . She was tired from the long journey . She got up from her bed to freshen up . She came back after taking a bath and opened her suitcase . She took out an outfit and wore it . She was ready to head out . She went outside and saw Jinhyuk kept his car keys and an extra house key beside the door before leaving . She took both of them and put it in her side bag before she too left . She called Seol-ah.
After Seol-ah picked up she said
"Hi , I am going to take out Jinhyuk's car for washing and take a little drive . Wanna go ?"
"Of course , I will be outside my house "
"See you then , Bye"
"Bye"
She hung up and Sumi reached the garage . She took Jinhyuk's car and left the complex . She reached
Seol-ah's home as she was waiting outside her house . Both of them greeted each other and headed out .
"Say , you feeling alright after the trip ?"
"Thanks for asking but yes , I think"
"I am happy in a way you know"
"And why is that ?"
"Jinhyuk really found some people he can trust"
"Can you explain what does that mean ?"
"The day our parent's died during the outbreak , he was there in the car . I will tell you the whole story….
-Flashback 6 years ago-
Sumi , Jinhyuk , his parents and grandparents are all present . Jinhyuk and his parent's were leaving but Sumi was staying . Jinhyuk said before leaving
"Bye bye sis , see you soon"
"Yeah , see you too" said Sumi
"We're leaving" said Jinhyuk's mom
"Alright , come again" said Jinhyuk's grand-mother
"Of course" replied his mother
"Bye bye granny " said Jinhyuk as he waved his hand
"Bye my little boy"
Jinhyuk and his parents left . They got into the car and drove off . Sumi came inside and sat on the sofa . She switched on the TV and started watching . After about 1 hour , her grandmother came and sat beside her placing some fruits on the table .
"Eat these Sumi , it will make you grow strong and pretty"
"Really ?"
"Yes"
"Then I will eat it all"
Sumi started eating and completed within 10 minutes .
"I completed . Did I get prettier ?"
"Absolutely " said Sumi's grandfather as he entered .
"Thank you" said Sumi with a little blush
All of them were at the drawing room . The telephone rang from the hall . Her grandfather went to pick up the phone . Sumi could hear him . Her grandfather said
"Hello ?"
"Yes , this is . What's the matter ?"
After a minute of silence
"What !? H-How ?"
"Alright , we are coming"
Her grandfather kept the phone and came back . He entered with a pale face with worry and anxiety . Her grandmother asked
"What's the matter ?"
"I-It was a c-call from t-the h-hospital"
"And what did they say ?"
"They said that Jinhyuk was admitted to the hospital with heavy injuries ?"
"What !? " Sumi and her grandmother asked together
"B-But how did he get injured ? An accident ?"
"N-No , an outbreak but the m-most sad part is t-that his mother and father died "
"What !? B-But h-how" her grandmother asked
"J-Jinhyuk . M-My b-brother" said Sumi
Both of them heard her and turned to see that she had already started crying . Grandmother said
"Which hospital ?"
"It's the hospital near our town . Only 2 kms "
"Let's go then"
All three left . They arrived at the hospital after 15 minutes . They entered and asked the receptionist
"E-Excuse me , my g-grandson was admitted here just few minutes ago . Do you know his room no. ?"
"Are you talking about the kid who was admitted with heavy injuries ? "
"Y-Yes "
"He was transferred to Room No. 5 but his admission was not completed "
"I will do it . You two go and visit him"
"Alright " said Grandmother
She and Sumi went towards Room No. 5 and reached there . A doctor was leaving the room as they both went towards him . They asked with fear
"Doctor , how is he ? "
"Um , who are you talking about ?" asked the doctor
"The kid who is in that room"
"Oh , he is fine . He just woke up but is lonely . I guess someone should comfort him . He had seen the horrible view of his parents being killed by the monsters right before his eyes."
"Thank you doctor"
Both of them entered the room slowly . On the bed Jinhyuk was sitting . His head was down but his body was shaking .
"J-Jinhyuk ?" asked Sumi
Jinhyuk heard the voice which was familiar to him . He looked up and saw both of them . Tears started to leave his eyes as soon as he saw both of them . He raised his arms towards his sister and said in a cracked voice
"B-Big S-Sister I am S-Sorry I c-couldn't s-save t-them. I am so sorry" Jinhyuk started to cry more heavily . Sumi went towards him and hugged him tight and placed his head on her shoulder .
"E-Everything w-will be okay" said Sumi but tears was streaming from her eyes too.
-End Of FlashBack-
-Current Time-
"That's the end . He was at 3rd year of middle school at that time and I was at 2nd year of high school . He became lonely ever since . He started to ignore others . He didn't sleep alone , he used to hold me tight all night fearing that I would leave him too . After he went to high school , he started to make himself more brave but after becoming a hunter , he completely changed" said Sumi
"T-That's a really sad story. I am sorry for your loss" said Seol-ah (tear in her eyes)
"Don't be . Both of us has already moved on . We both had to think of the future" said Sumi
They arrived at the car wash . They washed the car which took them 10 minutes and 1000 won . They both sat on the car as Sumi said
"Let's go shopping . What do you say ?"
"It's fine . Let's go"
Sumi drove the car off and headed towards the mall .
"You are quite a good driver . I thought you are bad at it " said Seol-ah
"It's all that Jinhyuk's fault . He has spoiled my name as a bad driver but he has only taught me driving . He is the best brother I could ask for"
They reached the mall and entered the garage . They parked the car and went inside .