Chapter 36.2: Something Unknown (10)

T/N: I gave up on trying to limit the number of footnotes for this chapter. I apologize in advance.

Hunter Space

Title: Did Joo Yiwon go somewhere?
??Comments:

– Australia

 No he didn’t enter Australia’s dungeon he disappeared

 ?? Where did he go if not Australia

 IDK either;

– Then what about Australia’s dungeon?

 They’re getting ready to enter with another S-rank who was on vacation in Australia

 Sh*t what happened?

Hunter Space

Title: Australian tabloid
They’re saying JYW and HHL ran away in the name of loveComments:

– JYW is SJH’s

 Stop making gay jokes for serious topics

He’s calling tabloids serious topics lolol

– If it’s true, then who knows where they could be. Since Hwang Hye Lim can teleport to anywhere Right they could be in the Amazon or on Shin Jiho’s bed

 Would Hwang Hye Lim let herself be a date shuttle1

Hunter Space

Title: It’s a little scary to think about why he disappeared
Joo Yiwon isn’t the type of person to suddenly disappear for no reason

There must’ve been an emergencyComments:

– LOL it’s possible since Joo Yiwon is a psycho

 Why are there so many Joo Yiwon antis2 on HS? How is Joo Yiwon a psycho?

 F-ranks who’ve never talked to Joo Yiwon should shut up. That’s all thanks to him controlling his image–that *sshole’s actual personality needs to be exposed to the entire country

 Yes, yes, thank you for that show of your inferiority complex. It doesn’t change the fact that Joo Yiwon works hard

 What are you talking about he’s friendly towards hunters too. I’m a C-rank and when I met Joo Yiwon, he was really nice

 (Compilation_of_Joo_Yiwon_good_stories.jpg)

 Bringing evidence from AOD3 lolol?

 It’s already become a meme and is floating around the community what’s the matter? I purposefully brought over one where the interviewee is a hunter

 Yo, anti, you’re a D-rank, right?

 No, no, I think he’s an A-rank who thinks he’s supposed to be an S-rank but was downgraded because of how corrupt the HA is. That’s why he feels inferior

 This is the truth

Hunter Space

Title: I personally feel like HS idolize S-ranks too much
They’re only one rank above A-ranks; they’re humans tooComments:

– The people who talk like this are never A-ranks lolol. You’ll know if you see it. A-ranks are amazing, but S-ranks are of a different class

 Right there’s a reason why S-ranks are under constant scrutiny…

 After receiving the result of A-rank, I thought, I can go up against S-ranks hah, but once I saw them fight, I immediately shut up

– HS is still a bit better. If you go to normal communities, there’s always at least one post sucking up to a hunter every day

 That’s why I left the community I was in. They were praising my guildmaster’s personality; F*ck I thought of revealing everything and leaving the guild but I let it go because he’s the type of bastard to follow you to h*ll

 Sh*t lolol high ranks are the worst. S-ranks are the same

 Don’t try to blend in

– Aren’t they worth that envy? LOL normal people are so weak, even for me, as a C-rank. We’re probably just the same for S-ranks. Plus they’re all good-looking

 I agree with good-looking

Hunter Space

Title: I can’t believe there’s still posts attacking S-ranks
Just accept that national pride4

I don’t like nationalism either but we’re allowed to

Countries with a population similar to ours only have one or two S-ranks lol. Japan only has three and even though China has a lot because they have a large population, we’re the only ones with an SS-rank…

And what about the fissure prediction device that the entire world uses? Uh-huh it was made by our country’s Joo Haeun~ On top of that, the person who dug Joo Haeun up and supported her through the development when no one else believed in her was Joo Yiwon. If there hadn’t been a fissure prediction device, the internet? Wouldn’t exist anymore. The world would’ve already turned into the one in apocalypse movies lolol. Joo Yiwon’s earned the right to not be cursed at for 100 years just for finding Joo Haeun aloneComments:

– But are they actually related? Their last names are the same

 Nono Joo Yiwon’s an orphan so it doesn’t matter anyways

 Their parents could be related

 ?? Were you stuck on a mountain or something?5 How do you not know this? Did you not have access to the internet?

 What;;

 It sounds like you actually don’t know. Joo Yiwon’s parents when he was young were his adoptive parents lol. They apparently took care of him after he was abandoned… Thanks to that, a lot of people claiming to be Joo Yiwon’s real parents stepped up after he awakened lol,6 so Joo Yiwon drew a line and said that his only parents are the two who passed away

 I would’ve drawn a line too f*ck are they delusional

– But doesn’t Joo Yiwon seem kinda mixed? His facial features don’t look Korean

 Since we don’t know his parents, he could be

What if his parents are criminals or something

– Don’t go too far there’s people who’ve been reported for talking about this topic

– Why did my post become such a mess ㅠㅠ

 I recommend deleting and reuploading it

 ㅠㅠ I should, they’re saying all kinds of slander

This topic has been deleted 
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Hunter Space

Title: It makes sense that S-ranks have fans because all of their faces are fit for stars
Is it true that you can’t become an S-rank if you’re ugly?

It’s trueComments:

– Personally, I think Shin Jiho is the best-looking

 I can’t really tell… he looks gay

 Stop with the inferiority complex lol

 When you see him in real life, he’s so good-looking that you can’t even speak… His face is pale and skinny and pretty, and his eyes glitter he’s so beautifully pure and a fairy7 I want to abduct him

 Joo Yiwon is coming for you

 Ah~~ come kill me Joo Yiwon

 Crazy bastard lolol

– Plus everyone looks good in different ways so it’s fun to look at them lol

Joo Yiwon: A handsome man with defined features, kinda looks like a foreigner and gives off strong alpha vibes8

Kim Tae Yong: A beautiful young man who seems both mysterious and pure. Looks like he came straight out of Cheonghak-dong9… he even wears a hanbok;; Hanboks are being promoted thanks to him

Seo Min Jeong: Hip; I feel like I would see her at Hongdae10… A similar look is actually trending right now so she’s the reason why all of the middle and high schoolers these days are wearing the Seo-Min-Jeong-Look

Hwang Hye Lim: Radiates money and elegance. If the teens all follow Seo Min Jeong, then the twenties and thirties all follow the Hwang-Hye-Lim-Look

Kang Tae Joo: Good-looking gangster scum

 What’s with the difference in tone for Kang Tae Joo

 Sh*t if a Korean hunter is only active outside of the country, would I be p*ssed or not

 Understood. Still A-ranks have more jobs thanks to him lol

 A glass half-full bastard…

Hunter Space

Title: There’s news about Joo Yiwon’s absence
A monster that’s estimated to be an S-rank appeared from an unexpected fissure near Jiri Mountain11

It’s all taken care of now and they say the fissure closed too

He couldn’t attend the dungeon raid because he was standing by while the fissure was closingComments:

– If it’s an S-rank fissure, it’s no wonder he returned;

 FR we come before Australia

 Even though he signed the contract with Australia first?

 What’s the problem if the other Chungram guildmembers are providing aid as planned? They took our country’s SS-rank to protect their country’s S-ranks they should accept this much

 Australia said it’s okay too. But what are they gonna do if it’s not okay lol. Are they gonna throw away their chance to use Joo Yiwon again?

 I hope Joo Yiwon isn’t working with that kind of mindset… Even if he’s a talented SS-rank, he should still approach his work with a sense responsibility

 That *sshole is going to work with that kind of mindset so wake up. Like I said, his personality’s all a fantasy, okay? I bet this is fake lol

 Ah this bastard’s here again

– When Joo Yiwon aids another country’s dungeon, he goes on the condition that he can cancel at any time if an emergency situation arises in Korea, so there’s no issue with the contract

 All of the people going crazy over this have probably never been on a work-trip abroad

 FR there’s even countries that straight up ignore hunters from other countries when they come to help lol yet Joo Yiwon still goes out to all of them. It’s funny everyone’s going crazy when he’s only missed one raid

 This is actually the only place that’s a mess like this… All of the other communities agreed that Joo Yiwon must’ve had a reason

 It’s because of trolls like the person above ㅠㅠ

Hunter Space

Title: He helps them for his own good too, yet you guys are still sucking up to him
Do you suck up to him knowing how much he earns when he provides aid?Comments:

– Yeah, yeah he has a lot of money, pays a lot in taxes, and even donates a lot of money

 The donations are all to evade taxes

 He revealed his entire fortune because of children like you lol, including his taxes

– But Joo Yiwon really has a lot of money. Not gold but cash. Is it possible to have that much? He could just buy Chungram

 Apparently all of his stocks and investments were a hit

 Did this bastard regress12 or something lol. A webnovel cliche

Hunter Space

Title: What’s their problem with Joo Yiwon?
I came in after seeing the top topic… I’m not a part of other communities and I only use HS for information, so I don’t understand why they’re attacking him

Shin Jiho and AN13… I don’t agree with, but I get where they’re coming from, okay?

But I really don’t understand the thought process behind the people coming after Joo Yiwon

There is the fact that I’m a fan of Joo Yiwon, but even from an objective standpoint, I still don’t understand
Is it just because they feel inferior?Comments:

– Yeah

 But they’re of different ranks why do they feel so inferior like that? Weird… 

 There’s that, and also he’s rich

– They’re attacking him for being so-called money-hungry and doing other things

 Yeah they’re using the fact that Joo Yiwon does a lot of other things like commercials, normal things on the scene, and even lectures to attack him. The usual bs repertoire is that an SS-rank hunter should be helping society instead of wasting his time with useless stuff like this

 ?? They’re crazy… Even A-ranks shoot commercials lol is that really what they attack him for?

 Yeah and they even attack Joo Yiwon for all of his stocks and investments doing well. But the people who attack Joo Yiwon is really a small minority most of the people here praise him, so you don’t need to worry about those people lol

Hunter Space

Title: Joo Yiwon’s skill isn’t Copy but actually this
He has a regression skill lolol. This is at least his tenth life

Goated skill + already amazing combat sense + understood the difference between fissures and gates and was the first to clear a dungeon + dug up Joo Haeun when everyone else ignored her + stocks a hit + investments a hit

Is this possible for a person who’s only lived once? This is at least his tenth regressionComments:

– FR this is right

 I know it’s supposed to be a joke but everyone’s thought this once

– Truthfully we’re all the same humans but he’s just so much stronger than everyone else that it doesn’t make sense lolol. It makes more sense that he regressed

– Even if he shows his combat ability I won’t be able to follow it, so I want to hear a lecture on investing instead please open one up

Hunter Space

Title: HS supports Joo Yiwon
Joo Yiwon, you, sir, are Korea

Fl-ap14Comments:

– Fl-ap

 You are Pyeongchang15

– Do you know Joo Yiwon16

 You don’t even need to ask because there’s no way they don’t know him lol

Hunter Space

Title: Joo Yiwon is human trash so stop licking his shoes
I can’t say anything since I’m afraid of being sued but you guys are all being deceived right now. That bastard’s personality is actually a piece of trashComments:

– If you can’t say anything, then don’t even start

– ~~~~~Don’t feed the idiot~~~~~

Hunter Space

Title: No Name’s building is halfway destroyed
They say it was attacked by a monster

Currently all taken care of

Everyone was off work because of the national holiday today so 0 injuredComments:

– That’s a relief

– What if JYW actually left to go save SJH because he was in danger lol

 It doesn’t make sense but it sounds plausible17

– What will they do if it’s destroyed like that; it looks like they won’t even be able to go to work

 Wouldn’t they move temporarily? There’s even rumors they’re moving near Chungram

 Are they really merging the guilds and marrying now?

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Footnotes

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1. Can’t remember if I’ve done a note on this before, so I’ll explain just in case. A shuttle (셔틀) in this context is a slang word that basically means an errand boy/girl. You hear a lot about “bread shuttles” in Korea, which are students bullied into doing errands for bullies.

Here, this commentator describes Hwang Hye Lim as a “date shuttle” because it’s implied that she’s bringing Joo Yiwon to Shin Jiho. Which she did. And she seemed to enjoy the show she got out of it.

2. The word used here, 열폭러 (“yeol-pok-leo”), refers to a specific type of anti that attacks because they feel inferior to the person.

3. A reminder because it’s been a long time: AOD is Awakened One’s Dream, the forum from Chapter 14.1.

4. So I’ve explained this before in Chapter 1, but I FORGOT TO INCLUDE THE PICTURES I FOUND FOR THIS WORD. THE PICTURES ARE THE BEST PART! SHAME ON ME! I’m very grateful that this word showed up again so that I could correct my mistake. Here’s a link to a folder with a few of them: LINK.

Here’s my personal favorite:

5. The Korean equivalent of “living under a rock.”

6. People are disgusting…

7. The word used to describe Jiho here is 청초하다 (“cheong-cho-ha-da”) which describes a person who is beautiful in a pure/gentle way, rather than glamorously. The word “fairy” (요정) is often used to describe someone pure as well. The conclusion: Jiho is pure.

8. Based off of the alphas in omegaverse. Koreans use this (알파미) to describe anyone with strong charisma.

Fun(?) fact! When I was searching up a clearer explanation of this word, one of the forums I found was an anime forum. The example they gave on that forum was Gintoki from Gintama. Made me very happy as a Gintama fan >.<

9. 청학동 is a Korean folk village. They stick to the traditional ways of life from the Joseon Dynasty, including their way of dress.

10. 홍대 is a region that’s known for its youthful air and vibrant arts culture.

11. 지리산, Korea’s second tallest mountain.

12. Regression is a specific genre where a character returns to a certain period of time in order to fix the future. A very popular example is Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, which was originally published as a webnovel and is now a webtoon as well.

13. Alchemy of the Night, also mentioned in Chapter 14.1.

14. The sound of a flag. I went to YouTube as a joke, only to find hour-long flag ASMR videos… Anyways, enjoy a video of the Korean flag flapping in the wind!

15. 평창 is a region in Korea. I’m not really sure how this fits in this context. From what I got, this was a slogan that they used to promote the 2018 Winter Olympics (VIDEO). From the tone, it seems to mean that JYW is their pride?

16. This was in… Korean-English? What do I call this… It was an English sentence written with Korean letters.

17. It’s the truth