The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood

Chapter 576. The Day Nemesis Falls (4)

...If the day comes when you must persuade people whose language and personalities are entirely different from your own, what should you prepare? As an answer to this, I had thought of magical tools. In particular, utilizing a mysterious balance like [Justitia](*Language Authenticity Detection Artifact) makes the task even easier.

For instance, if the person who needs to hear the explanation sends about one trustworthy appraisal user from under their command. And if the discussion proceeds with that dispatched appraiser by their side.... At the very least, I could easily prove that every word I uttered was the truth.

Furthermore, by broadcasting the discussion held next to the appraiser via camera, I could show my sincerity regardless of whether the audience numbered a hundred or a thousand.

'I never imagined using binary star magic-science alongside human optical machinery would be this convenient.'

Earth's technology is still surprising. And yet, those Alphaurian bastards are always so eager to devour their younger brothers who have achieved such great progress. Recently, that foolish race was wiped out in droves, but now the final survivor has declared he's coming to cause a riot.

'Is this the root of my soul?'

rothers who have achieved such great progress. Recently, that foolish race was wiped out in droves, but now the final survivor has declared he's coming to cause a riot.

'Is this the root of my soul?'

My head aches. I narrowed my eyes like a toad waking from hibernation, then immediately organized my thoughts.

'Let's stop agonizing over what can't be changed.'

Clink.

Afterward, I touched the silver object before me. As seen on the table, I had hurriedly borrowed the aforementioned [Justitia]. It was because a certain blue land had suddenly been given a terminal sentence.

'I tried to postpone it as much as possible, but now I have to receive help from Earth's residents.'

Anyone would fall into shock upon hearing that the [Great Extinction] crisis was approaching. However, hiding what I had discovered would only increase the damage. The dominant species of Earth were in a situation like a dog that had been neglected at a specific institution, only to have its euthanasia date finally scheduled.

'At any rate, the activation of the Alphaurins' [Great Extinction] was already a scheduled matter.'

I intended to reach out to those pitiful abandoned dogs. Of course, as for whether the dogs would be happy with this ast... honestly, there was no way to check individually. So, for now, I was simply hoping that the Earthlings who receive...

'At any rate, the activation of the Alphaurins' [Great Extinction] was already a scheduled matter.'

I intended to reach out to those pitiful abandoned dogs. Of course, as for whether the dogs would be happy with this act... honestly, there was no way to check individually. So, for now, I was simply hoping that the Earthlings who received help would live on well. This seemed enough to summarize the background. I now began to think seriously about the plan I had to carry out from today.

'By the way, an alien can manipulate the scale's results as much as they want. The mammals don't know that, so it should be fine, right?'

To repeat, I had borrowed the artifact [Justitia] from the UK. And the reason I urgently used a national treasure-level magic-tool was, of course, to sincerely convey to the mammals that this planet had only two weeks left to live.

'Even if he's close to a living corpse, that mad mage can still perform incredible sorcery.'

Earth is about to perish! Honestly, if I were to just blurt those words out without any preparation, how many people would believe an alien's claim?

'And since his magic level will inevitably drop once he sets foot on Earth, the means of attack he'll use are obvious. [Golem Creation].... He'll send out another army of monsters with that.'

I had already made a preemptive move by notifying each country that I would 'reveal very important information regarding the gates.' Of course, as stated in the introduction, I planned to have appraisers from each country enter the country quickly. Fortunately, the Alphaurian crawling up from that burrow was a beast that knew no kindness.

'He doesn't seem to understand the idea of living in harmony with Earthlings at all.'

The opponent I must fight from now on is merely having a final struggle because he feels it would be unfair to perish alone. Since the residents here won't be persistently targeted, I decided to reduce casualties with several measures.

'In the end, it's just a matter of me doing my part well. Right. As planned, if I prepare a [Cage] to capture the beast in advance and restrain it once in a specific area....'

—Ring, ring.

—Ring, ring, ring.

'A call?'

This happened before I could properly execute the plan. Regrettably. This Archmage was already becoming slightly distressed at the very beginning of the plan.

[☎ Moritake Ito (Japan Fire Attribute) (S-rank)]

"Honestly, that's surprising."

—You might not be able to accept it if you're just notified unilaterally like this. If you need it, should I provide a bit of an additional explanation?

"That would be good."

—Understood.

However, my admiration for PIXY's translation technology was brief. It was because the representative hunter of another nation had said he would finally reveal the core of the incident.

'Why did the attitude of Japan's atmospheric attribute awakened user change like that?'

I will first announce the confusing event the Archmage experienced.

[I have absolutely no desire to sacrifice myself for the citizens of my home country!]

Earlier, a certain great technician of Japan had expressed such a sentiment during our last call. When I notified him that an enormous monster might appear in as little as two weeks—. Well, that great technician expressed utter disgust and said he absolutely didn't want to act according to my words.

[You can call me a coward, but there’s nothing I can do. At any rate, I don’t really want to risk my life to protect my home or its people right now.]

[In fact, in my heart, I even want to use the information you gave me, Ranker Giryeo, to run away alone.]

[I’m only restraining myself because doing so would unnecessarily incite the anger of many people.]

Furthermore, what made it even more problematic was the identity of the ‘person’ who expressed such sentiments.

Iori.

Judging by past events, that Japanese great technician was definitely evaluated as having a good personality. In particular, Iori was a hunter who had bravely participated in the [Black Dragon Raid], which all sorts of people feared.

He was even quite righteous, wasn’t he? To the point that even when treasures like legendary-grade weapons were about to be handed over to a foreigner, he didn’t mind such things at all and rather took them for granted.

‘He clearly seemed to like his home country quite a bit.’

He was even quite righteous, wasn't he? To the point that even when treasures like legendary-grade weapons were a bout to be handed over to a foreigner, he didn't mind such things at all and rather took them for granted.

‘He clearly seemed to like his home country quite a bit.’

And yet, now such a man was stating it was fine if his neighbors living in the same country were hurt or killed.

—Sigh….

After a brief wait, the man with the cracked voice spoke with difficulty.

—First of all, although there is of course a reason why that wind skill owner’s attitude suddenly changed.

“Is it difficult to talk about?”

—It’s a story that’s already spread across the internet anyway, so there’s no point in me hiding it.

I focused on the Japanese pyromancer's words.

—Then, I will explain on his behalf.

—The truth is, not long ago, Ranker Iori’s father went through a very bad incident at his workplace.

—Then, I will explain on his behalf.

—The truth is, not long ago, Ranker Iori's father went through a very bad incident at his workplace.

The voice over the receiver held a dejected tone.

—In case you're wondering why the father was out working for small pay when his child is an S-rank psychic... well, first of all.

—His father was a man of integrity. It's believed that even after the [Dungeon Shock], he didn't let go of his responsibility toward his job.

—There were many evaluations that he never went anywhere and bragged about his child being a high-ranking Awakened.

—Honestly, most people probably didn't even know he was the father of an S-rank.

The Japanese youth's voice was rising slightly.

—But the neighbors who had interacted with that family since childhood would, of course, have known about the S-rank's private life.

Ahem.

He cleared his throat once at this point.

—One day, it's said a supervisor at his workplace made a request to his father.

—Since a high-ranking dungeon had appeared near his own house and he was anxious, he asked if he could call Iori to deal with the gate.

—But no matter if they are family, you can't just grant a request at your own whim when you aren't the hunter yourself, can you?

If he were a selfish human, he would have gladly used his son while taking all sorts of bribes.

—Iori-kun's father politely declined the personal request, saying he would pass the word to his son.

However, it seems the family of the hunter named Iori was quite upright in character.

However, it seems the family of the hunter named lori was quite upright in character.

—For the record, the gate mentioned then was handled smoothly. Naturally! Just look at how much society has advanced. The Disaster Management Agency sends personnel immediately to resolve a Rank B dungeon.

—But a certain member of that corporation must have disliked the fact that the S-rank didn't personally come for a family matter.

—So, harboring a grudge for the refusal, they must have eventually retaliated against the head of that household.

The next sentence was almost half-sigh, half-speech.

—They say they ignored and harassed the man for a whole year.

At first, the rebukes from the supervisor mentioned in the conversation didn't seem severe. However, as the targeted middle-aged man continued to go to work and maintain his daily life with such sincerity. Did some kind of stubbornness develop later on?

At any rate, the attitude of the corporate employee gradually escalated, and it was reported that a situation eventually occurred where even the middle-aged man, who was as strong as an old tree, collapsed from stress.

‘Oh dear.’

'Oh dear.'

Additionally, because the father, worried about his busy child, had hidden the situation for a long time. Iori's side was also late in perceiving the flow.

—I've met them once before; that family, especially on the mother's side, is rather faint-hearted.

"Mmh."

—It's an issue that one can't help but worry about.

So such things had been happening.

—A veteran who had served in an institution for an incredible period was suddenly driven to the brink of resignation for an unfair reason; how aggrieved he must have been.

My face remained expressionless, the same as it was before the story.

—But anyway, since this recently blew up, it seems the wind-attribute S-rank has made up his mind.

—『Misanthropy』.... Well, that sort of thing isn’t a characteristic exclusive to monsters, is it?

—He certainly won’t want to sacrifice himself for non-Awakened. For your information, when he hired an expensive lawyer for his family, those people who pretended to be so kind said things on their private social media accounts.

—He personally saw them ranting about how a wealthy S-rank was wielding the law at his whim to give excessive punishment to the weak.

—No matter if it’s an incident that happened in the shadows, for such words to pierce a human’s heart....

The change of heart of the great technician who had always been considerate of others.

—It’s regrettable, but it’s something that can’t be stopped....

However, it seemed the selfishness of other mammals had influenced that change first. I thought about it after receiving the status report.

'If this is how it is, I have no choice but to have the same dilemma as him.'

Is it truly right to save even all the vermin mixed in among humanity? Just as I was having such reflections, a new voice was heard from the phone.

—Excuse me. But you see, Ranker Giryeo.

The representative hunter of Japan began the conversation with a thick, hoarse voice.

—From here on, it's just my personal opinion.

"Opinion?"

I'm a bit curious about what he'll say.

—Regrettably, Iori's side happens to be in a situation where he recently suffered a great ordeal.

"Yes."

"What kind of explanation?"

—P—People can naturally have a temporary change in personality when they go through hardships, can't they...?

"Is that so?"

—B—But Ranker Iori is fundamentally too kind. You know this too, don't you?

I still remember how he kept shielding the alien to the very end, even as he was being attacked by his fellow S-Ranks. So, I didn't bother to deny the statement that a person named Iori had a good character.

—He'll probably return to his old self if we just wait.

—But since it's also true that it will take some time for his heart to heal, I will fill that void this time.

—I will persuade all the remaining domestic S-rankers and make sure they stand on the defense line. I guarantee it.

It seemed Moritake Ito had already regained the trust of those around him in that short amount of time.

'He's boasting that he can even control that fifth S-rank who seemed so irresponsible.'

It seemed Moritake Ito had already regained the trust of those around him in that short amount of time.

‘He’s boasting that he can even control that fifth S-rank who seemed so irresponsible.’

Ooh. I could immediately tell the atmosphere of the neighboring country just by listening quietly to his story.

—And specifically, I am already fully prepared to fulfill every mission.

By the way, the words that followed were surprisingly unexpected.

—If only the warning Ranker Giryeo gave us is true, and if we truly have the power to stop it.

—I want to protect the people even if it means exhausting my entire fortune and losing an arm.

—Only by protecting the city properly like that do I feel I can continue to live proudly as a psychic in the future.

Iori's refusal to defend the city after suffering through trials.

But as soon as a specific talent betrayed expectations, the enemy from the [Black Dragon Raid] era, whom I hadn't expected anything from, had suddenly stepped forward and offered to help.... It felt peculiar.

'When I was living as an F-rank, there was no one as annoying as this guy.'

Though it was over a phone call, such deep sincerity seeped through his voice. If so, this is a speculation I'm recalling now. As Seonwoo Yeon said before, is there hope for Earthlings?

'Come to think of it, that straight-haired friend told me once. That the mammals here sometimes change altruistically on their own as time passes....'

Feeling quite a good sentiment toward the positive change of a specific individual, I soon ended the call.

'Hmm.'

Still, I've achieved my intended goal at any rate. Since it seems Moritake Ito will continue to be cooperative.

Click!

I turned my gaze back toward the tabletop. A magical scale boasting a clear silver sheen lay there. Now then, this should be enough to consider the minimum preparations complete. I should hurry and send out a [Disaster Notification Text] to the nearby residents telling them that something major is about to happen.

Chapter 576

Chapter 576. The Day Nemesis Falls (4)

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Late afternoon.

As I sat in the leather chair provided by the Hunter Association. the sunlight from the window shone pleasantly on my