Chapter 758

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Chapter 758: Voyage (5)

Showing mercy to Nema Jintorio, the hunter from the planet Paho.

Even though he planned to rob his armory in exchange, it was definitely still mercy.

After all, wasn't it Nema who woke up the peacefully sleeping Planet Ship Master to start a duel?

So, naturally...

'I should be able to fill out another entry in the Hypocrite catalog this time too, right?'

While Yeongwoo grinned broadly, waiting for the hypocrisy occurrence message to appear in the air, Obstruction of Justice poked his cheek.

× What are you doing......?

"I'm waiting."

× I mean, for what?

"For the hypocrisy occurrence."

However, even until the conversation with the anti-government pistol ended, there was no sign of the hypocrisy occurrence message appearing.

Normally, the catalog registration process should have already been underway by now.

"...Huh? What the. Is the catalog broken?"

Yeongwoo tilted his head.

At that, Obstruction of Justice wagged his index finger and said,

× Impossible. You just didn't commit an act of hypocrisy, that's all.

"That makes absolutely no sense. I spared the guy who picked a fight with me first, and this isn't hypocrisy?"

× How is that hypocrisy?

"Then what? What is it then?"

× It's just a good deed.

"......!"

It was an answer that left him instantly speechless.

"...A good deed?"

× Yeah, you punk.

"But I plan on taking that airship and robbing his armory in exchange for sparing him?"

× How should I know? But the catalog wouldn't make an error. So it's certain that what you just did wasn't hypocrisy.

"What......"

Not hypocrisy, but complete goodwill.

Yeongwoo gaped, feeling as if he had been struck in the back of the head.

"Wait, so I actually did a good deed, but ended up taking a loss instead?"

× That's why a robber like you shouldn't be doing good deeds above your station.

Obstruction of Justice grumbled and looked over at Lipo and Kati, who were sitting quietly in the distance.

Then he muttered softly,

× Come to think of it, you didn't just save one, you saved three.

And in the meantime, Yeongwoo was picking up Nema's severed left arm from the floor.

He shouldn't let this hunter stand in front of his family as a one-armed man, should he?

At that, Nema, who had been standing there with a gloomy expression, tilted his head and looked at Yeongwoo.

-What are you doing?

"We need to reattach your arm, don't we?"

As Yeongwoo said this and took out his regeneration-type equipment, Nema shook his head.

-This is proof of our duel. To have encountered a marvel of the universe and not lost a single arm would make no sense.

"So you're saying you're going to live as a one-armed man for the rest of your life?"

-Sometimes the scars of battle remain as glory.

At this, Yeongwoo frowned while looking at the arm in his hand.

If it wasn't going to be reattached to its original owner's body, it was nothing more than a lump of meat.

"You're just going to dump food waste on my planet and leave...? It's not even something you can eat."

Then, Obstruction of Justice pointed into the air with his index finger and said,

× I'll take care of it. Throw it over there.

When Yeongwoo tossed Nema's left arm into the air, sparks immediately flew in succession from Obstruction of Justice's index finger.

Tatatatatang!

With incredible rapid fire, Nema's forearm turned into a honeycomb, and as soon as it hit the floor, another series of gunshots rang out.

Tatatang!

He was shooting until no trace of the arm remained.

"I thought you were going to burn it with fire or something, but you're just going to disintegrate it like that and scatter it on the floor?"

× Isn't this truly leaving the scars of battle as eternal glory? Once that lump of meat starts rotting soon, it'll become fertilizer for this land.

At the pistol's words, Nema nodded with an expression of acceptance.

-That makes sense.

"What do you mean 'makes sense', you crazy bastards. He just turned your arm into meat powder."

Yeongwoo, who was massaging his forehead in sheer absurdity, caught sight of the armory in the corner of his eye and his eyes sparkled again.

"I couldn't fill the Hypocrite catalog, but I can still fill my own belly. I should at least loot that."

Then, Obstruction of Justice mimicked clapping with one hand and chimed in.

× Yeah. Anyway, since that guy volunteered to become one-armed, we don't need to worry about it anymore. And we're robbers in the first place anyway.

"Right. Can't forget my main job."

As Yeongwoo began to stride toward the armory, Nema clutched his left shoulder, which was still bleeding, and followed behind.

"...What is it?"

When Yeongwoo looked back, Nema pointed at the armory with his chin.

-It has a self-destruct mechanism. So I have to approve the opening first.

"A self-destruct mechanism......?"

Well, no matter how overwhelmingly they had defeated him, Nema was still one of those walking the Great Path.

He was someone who should never be underestimated.

-Of course, this mechanism wouldn't have killed you... but it still would have left you in quite an unpleasant state.

Then, stepping ahead of Yeongwoo, Nema placed a hand on one side of the armory and deactivated the security.

-You can open it now. But there probably won't be much you can use.

"It doesn't need to be useful. It just needs to be equipment. Even better if it's a weapon."

As Yeongwoo said this and flung open one of the armory's outer panels, a metal plate fully equipped with strange blue spheres popped out.

"...Are these bombs too?"

-They're stink bombs.

"Stink bombs?"

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-Beasts with a developed sense of smell pass out as soon as they are hit by this, and even most experts in the universe will end up falling on their butts in the face of this stench.

"...Why do you carry things like this around? You'd be better off just throwing normal bombs."

-There are quite a few times when I need to capture a target alive.

"Capture alive?"

At Nema's words, Yeongwoo finally became a little curious about the true nature of his opponent's main job, 'hunting.'

"You said you were a hunter. What exactly do you go around hunting?"

-Hunt? I hunt anything. As long as there is a price on it.

"You mean you're a bounty hunter."

-Something like that. But I'm not exactly the same as them. I mainly hunt beasts that cause trouble.

"Beasts? You're a guy who was on the Great Path, anyway. There are beasts that require someone of your caliber to dispatch?"

As Yeongwoo said this, Nema looked at Yeongwoo with a strange look instead.

-Countless planets are suffering at the hands of cruel beasts. You're a Planet Ship Master, yet you don't seem to know the universe very well.

"Ah, it hasn't been that long since I became a Planet Ship Master."

Saying this, Yeongwoo suddenly thought of something and looked at Nema again.

"Wait. So a planet that would go as far as placing bounties on those beasts... it's safe to say they feel that much threatened by the beasts, right?"

-Of course. Since no one on the planet could stop the beasts' tyranny, they bring in outside hunters.

"Then it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that planet is in a crisis."

-The beasts I hunt generally prey on the planet's inhabitants. So they must be considered the planet's biggest problem.

"Could it be then, that I can obtain Golden Spheres from such planets too?"

-Golden Spheres?

This time, it was something Nema didn't know about.

But Yeongwoo's attention had already left Nema and gone to the universe beyond the sky.

This was because the only way Yeongwoo could obtain Golden Spheres now was by saving planets in crisis.

"How many beasts capable of tormenting a planet are there in this universe?"

-In the entire universe? There must be countless numbers of them.

"Then there must be some among them that you can't handle."

-Of course. For one, I can't touch the Dragonkin, and there are also monsters that have accumulated spiritual power after surviving for far too long.

"Really? Then hand over the list and locations of those guys to me."

-...What?

"You must have cases where you accepted the commission but couldn't possibly handle it, so you passed on them, right?"

At this, Nema made an awkward expression.

-There certainly are cases like that, but... I can't know if those planets still exist even now.

"With a threat of that magnitude, they're definitely planets in crisis. That's actually even better."

When Yeongwoo grinned, Nema reached into the armory and pulled out a wide glass pane.

"What is that?"

-It's my map. A device that lets me look over commission locations.

He then tapped the glass pane once to turn on the power, and pressed a red button that appeared in the corner of the screen.

"These are past commissions that I've put on hold."

With Nema's words, data written in the universal common language appeared in rows on the screen.

Paaaaat!

"...There's an incredible amount."

-The locations are just as varied. You won't be able to visit all these places. It's physically impossible.

"I probably can."

Yeongwoo answered briefly, then asked Mushio, who was standing behind him.

"You can take over all this data, right? Looking at it, it seems coordinates are written down together with it."

-Yes. The data is even written in the common language. It is entirely possible.

As Mushio nodded and approached the commission map, Nema stared at Yeongwoo.

-You don't fear danger at all.

"You never know about that. I haven't met those so-called beasts yet, have I?"

-I suppose so. Anyway, just because you're a Planet Ship Master doesn't mean you're invincible, does it? You'd better be careful.

"What should I be most careful of?"

At this question from Yeongwoo, Nema once again brought up what he had said earlier.

-Dragons.

"Are dragons that strong?"

Since Yeongwoo currently had a Lightning Dragon contained inside his shield, he didn't really think the Dragonkin were all that amazing.

Of course, beings who were dragons from birth might be a little different.

"Come to think of it, Phaemong's final enemy was a dragon too."

-If possible, do not mess with dragons, especially dragons of a size that cannot be fully captured in your field of vision. One misstep, and you could lose this ship.

"A dragon you can't fully capture in your vision...? With a size like that, wouldn't you know before you even land on the planet?"

-There are many dragons hiding their bodies in fields and under mountains. Going further, there are cases where they use the entire space like a camouflage net.

"The entire space? Like an invisibility cloak or something?"

-You have to be careful. Anyway, if you're going to face giant beasts, I can willingly hand over my armory to you.

Then Nema rhythmically tapped the top panel of the armory.

He was entering a sort of password.

Soon, the metal plate that had been showing the stink bombs flipped 180 degrees, revealing disc-shaped devices.

"What is this? Are they landmines?"

-Place this on the ground, and step on it with your foot. Then you'll be able to know how large of an organism is nearby.

"Oho. This is truly hunter-like equipment."

-But it cannot detect beasts at the level of wearing space itself. Of course, even encountering such a beast wouldn't be an easy thing.

"Usually, when I hear things like this, I always end up encountering them the next time."

As Yeongwoo muttered while recalling the dream of the brass-colored missile flying towards him, Nema emphasized again.

-Do not listen to my words lightly. If you encounter a beast hidden within space, use any means necessary and run away.

"What if running away is difficult?"

-Then at least beg for your life. Dying to a beast is not honorable. If you're lucky, you might be able to save your life by paying some price.

"Beg? Can you even talk to them? Even the ones that aren't dragons?"

At that, Nema lifted his eyes to the air and reminisced about the past for a moment.

-Of course. Some are even wise, and the vast majority are extremely cunning.

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