531. Breakup (21)

I put the cell phone I was holding into my bag and pointed in the direction I had come from. "Ah, so you came from that way?" I nodded slightly as they passed by, and for a moment, they gave a sly smile. Did they really think I wouldn't notice and act like that? I wanted to avoid getting involved, so I tried to leave quickly. I started moving in the opposite direction they had gone. Well... I could feel them following me right away.... Whether they lacked the skill or not, they couldn't hide their presence at all. It's only because I'm at my level that I can notice it from far away; if it were Hunters at the level who come to this Gate, they might not have noticed. And the guys chasing me seemed to be at a similar level. Still, I can't let my guard down. Since I didn't have my spear when we first met, the enemy will misunderstand my abilities. They'll probably think I'm a physical type using fist fighting techniques, or an ability or magic type.... It didn't matter which one they mistook me for. Since I can manipulate magic power, I can do similar things anyway.... Slowly, pretending not to know anything, I was walking when some kind of force acted on my body. It wasn't gravity, but it was probably telekinesis. It strongly restrained my body, but the pressure wasn't that strong. Even without reinforcing my body with magic power, it didn't greatly hinder my movement. Still, I stopped moving to pretend I was affected. "Hehe, sorry about this." Honestly, I was annoyed to see them appear with their lecherous laughter. Just go away... why bother people? Still, if I have to fight, I can't let my guard down. I could feel the telekinesis trying to move my body, so I released my strength and complied. My body turned to face them, and seeing their sneering faces made my stomach churn. "Ah, I can't stand it." I was going to observe them first, but I couldn't stand the frustration and moved first. I immediately circulated magic power throughout my body to strengthen it, and with a slight movement, the telekinesis that was restraining me easily dissipated. "Wh-what?" The skinny guy behind them was startled. He must be the telekinetic ability user. "Sorry about this." I immediately dashed out, and they were all surprised. It's easier to subdue them when they haven't come to their senses yet. I briefly saw hair growing on the arm of the man standing in front and his nails growing, but I ignored it and passed by. He swung his arm, but he couldn't catch me with that kind of speed. Having succeeded in breaking through, I punched the telekinetic ability user in the abdomen. I felt a soft sensation as my fist sank in. Soft belly fat with no muscles at all. "Uwehk!" The man, having received a strong impact on his abdomen, bent over and vomited. I ignored it and moved on. "Wh-what?!" The other guy, surprised by my movement, seemed intimidated and fell on his butt. I kicked that guy in the head with moderate force, knocking him down. In that short moment, the man who was in front charged at me. "Shibal!" Of course, I lightly dodged the attack. Judging by the change in his appearance... it seemed like he had a werewolf-like ability. His physical abilities were definitely above average, but that was only at the D-Rank or C-Rank level. In my standards, which surpass B-Rank, it was like child's play. While dodging his clawing attacks and creating distance, a powerful stream of water flew towards me. Of course, I dodged it because I saw it coming.... "Wh-what is she?!" "What do you mean? Just a normal Hunter?" I was just a little strong for the Gate's level. Two seem to be taken care of... what to do with the remaining two. It would be easier if they just gave up.... Water was gathering around the water ability user behind me. "I'm willing to stop if you give up and back off?" I don't feel good about hitting people.... I fought because I had to, but honestly, I didn't want to. And if I fought any more than this, I might have to kill someone with my own hands. "Shut up!" Instantly, telekinesis restrained my body, and a large mass of water flew towards me. And the werewolf ability user charged at me. "Haa...." So, they're not going to give up after all. I circulated magic power more strongly throughout my body. And I took out my spear and swung it. The spear split the mass of water, and even the aftermath of the force was split, causing the water to fall powerlessly to the ground. "Wh-what?!" The werewolf who was charging at me was startled by the spear. A spear that appeared out of thin air... well, if you've been a Hunter for a while, you couldn't not know what it is. An artifact.... I clearly told them to stop. They were the ones who ignored it. So, it's not my responsibility anymore. I thrust my spear at the charging werewolf. He dodged the stab and tried to break through towards me. But I didn't let him. I pressed down on the spear I had thrust out and hit the werewolf's shoulder. "Kkeuaak!" It was a strength that could have broken his shoulder bone. "You guys brought this on yourselves." The telekinetic ability user reached out his hand to stop me, but he couldn't stop me at all. Ignoring the telekinesis, I ran straight towards the guy who was using water and aimed for his stomach. He sensed the danger and tried to stop me by creating water in front of him, but his aim was a little clumsy. Moving diagonally, I didn't stab with the spear, but swung it widely and hit where there was no water. Ppagaek! There was a sound like ribs breaking. "Oh, sorry." Even I thought I swung it too hard. I was going to go easy on him. I turned towards the telekinetic ability user. "Why don't you just give up?" As I gradually got closer to him, he was filled with fear. As I pretended to stab at him, who was terrified, he closed his eyes and screamed. Of course, I didn't attack and stabbed the air. "You should have been more careful about who you attacked." All four of the guys who attacked me were rolling on the ground. "Well, the purpose is obvious even if I don't ask." My collected magic stones and equipment? I approached the sprawled-out guys. "Keueuk." The werewolf ability user, who seemed to be the leader, looked at me with an expression filled with pain and humiliation. "Don't think about revenge or anything, and why did you do this and get caught by a bitch like me?" Except for the one who couldn't see my ability, the strength of the other three was decent. Especially this man who was the leader, he seemed like he could aim for C-Rank. "Kkeueu." He seemed unable to hear what I was saying properly because of the pain. Anyway, even if I reported them, they wouldn't be caught. I roughly scanned them and it seemed like they didn't have cameras or anything.... "Don't bother me." I pressed down slightly on his shoulder with the spear as a warning. It was the area that was attacked earlier, so he screamed terribly as the pain was considerable. "Ehyu...." My mood is ruined. Hitting people is so unpleasant.... I did it because I had to, but it was still disgusting. I didn't want to stay in the Gate any longer, so I decided to go back. I came to the exit with a gloomy feeling and immediately left the Gate. "Still, I was there for over 6 hours." At this rate, I can say that I spent my time in my own way. I did the entry and exit records and got in the car without changing my clothes. The car will get dirty if I do this... but the sticky gazes of other people were unpleasant. "Let's go on expeditions with Shi-hyun as much as possible...." At least this time, the Gate's rank was low, so the criminals were weak, but what if I went to a C-Rank Gate alone? The criminals would inevitably be just as strong, so even I could suffer a setback. "Ehyu, let's not have weird thoughts and just go home." When I drove home and arrived, I roughly threw my equipment down and took a shower first. It felt really refreshing after washing up coolly. I was able to forget the unpleasant things that happened earlier. "Mom?!" After washing up and looking at the floor, the equipment I had roughly thrown down was gone. Could it be that she did the laundry while I was washing up? "Mom!" "Why are you shouting so loudly?" "Did you do the laundry?" "I just put it in the washing machine, so don't shout like that." Ah, I got too excited. "Heum heum, sorry." "Really... are you getting so sensitive just because your husband is away from home for a while?" "Wh-what are you talking about?!" "Isn't that so?" Am I this sensitive right now because Shi-hyun isn't here? "Th-that can't be?" I took a deep breath and calmed my mind. "I'll do the laundry, so rest." "I am resting." I felt like I was suppressing my mom too much. "Keung... sorry." I approached my mom and apologized. "It's okay, did something happen today?" I was surprised. "Hehe, you looked like you were in a bad mood from the moment you came in." "Th-that so?" I didn't expect my mom to notice.... "Did something happen? Tell me everything and feel relieved." I was a little worried. Is it okay to talk about this? But... Mom used to be a Hunter when she was younger, right? Mom might understand my feelings. "Th-there's this...." I told her what happened today. How I went to a D-Rank Gate alone and met a criminal who was after magic stones.... "Honestly, I'm not weak, so I subdued them all, but hitting people didn't feel good." "There are still people like that." "Yeah...." "There were a lot of people like that when I was active too." I guess... when Mom was active, villains were openly walking around the streets.... Now, even if they're villains, they only operate inside Gates, and with the development of technology, many people carry body cams, so even if they commit crimes inside the Gate, they can be punished outside. "Even if my daughter hits someone and gets hurt, it's more important to me that she comes back safe and sound." "Mom...." "So, don't worry about it." She told me never to worry about it, even if the same situation happened again. "U-uh...." Honestly, I didn't expect Mom to make such a violent statement. But after listening to Mom, I felt relieved. Even I would be angry if my child got beat up somewhere. I would rather tell them to hit back. If they hit too hard? Isn't that what money is for? "It was a stupid worry." "Then that's good." I felt relieved, so I did the laundry. Ah! I miss Shi-hyun! I still have to wait 3 more days!