SSS-Class Suicide Hunter

mediately!”

Somehow, it was a familiar face.

I muttered.

“Sarbast Aegim…”

The general’s eyes widened.
He looked like he was seeing me for the first time.

“Huh! How does a guy like you know my name?”

I shut my mouth.

‘…I see.’

He was a general that should’ve been on the 11th floor. 

A citizen of the empire who greeted hunters kindly.

The NPC with the skill that I copied after dying.

“You bastards! Didn’t you hear me tell you to come down?!”

He was shouting like he was talking to a stranger. 

Even the history of the 11th floor had changed as well. 

Thump.

‘Ah.’

My heart suddenly vibrated.

Unknown emotions wrapped around my heart, my chest, and my entire body.
I couldn’t even speak.
Why was it me? The world had found its breath, but my voice seemed to have been taken by something. 

“······.”

I shut my mouth and looked down at the general. 

It was now an old memory. 

Thinking of the words the general NPC had said to me-

-End your life.
I can’t do it!

-I thank you instead of the empire.

I remembered the general’s last smile.

-Please, take good care of our empire. 

“······.”

Ahh.
I see. 

This was what it was.

“He.”

I didn’t know why, but laughter escaped my mouth.

“Ahaha! Hahahaahm, uahhhah!”

I laughed while holding my stomach. 

The general looked at me dumbfoundedly.
All the soldiers turned their gazes towards me.
The Witch looked at me strangely.
Bae Hu-ryeong looked at me like I was crazy. 

But I didn’t care.

I was sad that the citizens of the empire had forgotten about me, but a greater emotion than that had captured my entire body. 

“Ahh.”

I took a deep breath and opened my mouth.

“—-The empire!”

A lion’s roar exploded from my mouth.

The general’s shoulder twitched.

“I protected!”

The soldiers on the city walls paused.

“I protected your empire!”

And I didn’t stop. 

My lion’s roar was amplified with red Aura.

“I! Kept the promise!”

The citizens of the empire turned their heads. 

Some from the streets, some from the market, others from their houses.

My voice rang in the city, climbed the city walls, and scratched against the reception room.
I laughed.
Loudly.
My laughter echoed and echoed and rang to the tower. 

“Without any shame!”

I pointed at the sky on top of the fortress. 

Hundreds of days. 

With the thought that I didn’t want to create a single victim, the fact that I defeated the Devil King of Fall Rain after 100 days was, 

“I’m proud!”

I was overjoyed. 

“I did it!”

It was the first time in my entire life that I felt an emotion like this. 

I lived like trash.
I was envious of others, laughed at them, and spent my days drinking. 

I threw my life away.
I threw myself away. 

But not today.

[Stage clear.]

Today, I could stand tall. 

[Today, the 12th floor stage has been cleared.]

I could stand tall in front of people.

To the Witch, and the Sword Saint. 

And to the world. 

Most of all, I could stand tall in front of myself. 

[Letting everyone know again.]

I could be proud of myself. 

[Today, the 12th floor stage has been cleared.]

I could be that kind of person.

[Calculating challengers…]

[Calculation complete.]

I was so happy that it felt like my heart was going to burst. 

[The 3 challengers are being announced.]

Light was carved into the sky.

+

[Subjugation Contribution Ranking]

Rank 1.
Death King

Rank 2.
Witch

Rank 3.
Sword Saint

+

They were probably letters NPCs couldn’t see. 

The general was frozen at my lion’s roar.

“J, just what are you…”

“Sarbast Aegim!”

The general flinched.

I looked down at him from the fortress. 

“Look after the empire well!”

“······.”

“Sorry, but this is the end of a warrior’s duties! Catching the Devil King is enough! There’s probably rotten bits of the empire that you can’t see, a bunch of other problems! Definitely!”

I beamed.

“Take care of it on your own!”

“······.”

“We’re out! Woop, woop! Let’s go!”

The general’s mouth opened and closed like a goldfish.

“I, I don’t know what you’re saying from earlier…just what…”

-Uhahahaha!

Bae Hu-ryeong rolled in the midair holding his stomach.

-Heek! Heeheeheehee! Kuek?! C, crazy bastard! You psychopath! Zombie bastard! I thought you were going to be mature but you just explicitly bragged like that! I’m curious about how your brain works.
Hey! Kim Zombie! I acknowledge! You’re worth researching!

‘Ah.’

I swept my hair back.

‘Then what should I do? I’m so lovable today.’

-C, crazy bastard…! Kim Psycho Bastard! Uhuk, fine! I like it because you’re not being like a loser! Uheeheeheeheek!

Bae Hu-ryeong continued to roll in the air like it wasn’t enough. 

I turned to look at the Witch.

“Alrighty, Black Dragon Master! What are you doing? Let’s go to the 13th floor!”

“······.”

The Witch sighed.

“Yeah…there’s no normal person in the higher ranking hunters.
It’s okay.
I understand.
I’ll think of it as a relief since you’re better than the Heretic Questioner at least.”

“What?”

“Teleport.”

The Witch grabbed my hand and activated her skill.
The next moment, we were back in the field again.
She didn’t say much and grabbed the Sword Saint’s arm.

The owner of Black Dragon peered at my face.

“The first entrance is always given to the Rank 1.”

She spoke. 

“You can say Transmit for all of us.
Death King.”

It was the first time my nickname was called.

Today was full of firsts. 

“Yes, ma’am.”

I smiled.

“-Transmit.”

And. 

We headed towards the next stage.