You Didn't Tell Me the Start of My Transmigration Was a Gate

Chapter 16 Part 1: Injured

“Yes. I guess…… The monster’s boss ……”

I came to my senses with a faint sound.

“……Sooner or later……Yes?”

What are you talking about?

“…….That way……No……”

”Even so……”

It seemed like someone is having a heated discussion with another person. The sound was faint, I can hear snippets of it from the outside. It sounds like Hyewon-Unnie… Who is she talking to?

As I slowly came to my senses, I felt a tingling sensation running through my body. It was a terrible pain. My hands and feet were dull.

“Are you awake?”

Jo Yeon-Ho was right next to me. What? I didn’t know about this?

He wasn’t even using any stealth skill. Were my senses so dull that I can’t even sense  that a Non-combatant was next to me? 

I tried to stand up, Jo Yeon-Ho gently pressed my shoulder down. To my surprise, I barely had any strength to resist it. There was no strength left on my body.

“I just fed you some painkillers and it’s currently doing its job, so it will be difficult for you to move. It had some narcotic ingredients as well.”

His voice sounded unusually friendly. If I wasn’t imagining things, he even sounded a bit friendly… Did I make a mistake?

Oh yes. I remember…

Beelzebub… That son of a b*tch sent those monsters as a gift, while we were exterminating it, I was almost cut in half.

Its attack power was pretty serious. Those Damage dealers must have been hurt countless of times. Even if there was a healer, unless their mana was unlimited, The group’s attack power would be drastically reduced.

So at the end, Hyewon-Unnie took advantage of the monster’s impatience and attacked its eyes… Then I got behind its back… It pierced me right away, There’s probably a huge hole in my leg.

I quickly pulled up the sheets, I then saw my legs full of bandages. I guess I must have undergone a surgery…?

“I used my healing skills, and some potions. Otherwise, I would have to amputate your legs. The infection on these wounds were quite serious.”

“You used a potion?”

That cost a lot!

The beginner’s potion I have doesn’t even amount to a third of its cost. I would have to spend almost a year’s worth of living expenses just to treat my  wounds. Can an average-sized guild, like Backwater get so much money?

“It was part of the government subsidy. There was only one… well, it was a waste.”

If they got out safely and resold it, the profits would have been pretty good. However, they decided to use it on me, who wasn’t even a part of their guild. I didn’t know what to say, I was speechless.

“Ha… I’m sorry. we made you go through that.”

Jo Yeon-ho had a gloomy expression, which was rare.

“… Even though we, professional hunters, can’t protect you, since you saved us… I really have nothing else to say.”

He gasped with thick self-reproach. In fact, Jo Yeon-Ho couldn’t have done anything. He’s literally a ‘Rear Support’ Hunter. Still, he seemed to be in deep trouble about whether it was a joint responsibility or not.

Actually, I had no reason to blame them. Their mission was to scout for survivors, not to help them to survive. They are a ‘Scouting Unit’ After All.

Besides, weren’t their lives at risk? It was quite unreasonable for them to protect me in that kind of situation.

That’s because Hunters are not heroes.

“Get some more rest, first. I’ll bring you porridge later, so try to sleep some more.”

He forcibly covered my eyelids. The palms touching my delicate skin were quite rough.

Perhaps because of the medication, I fell asleep immediately. It seems like I’ve dreamed about me sticking a knife through Beelzebub’s throat.

***

I felt well protected. It was a very refreshing experience. No one has ever tried to protect me like this before.

Before my regression, I was overcome with grief brought by the situation, That I didn’t even dare to pretend to listen to anyone who tried to stop me. By the time I finally calmed down, there were already few hunters who can content against me. I was just surrounded by people who couldn’t even handle a single attack from me.

Even after I regressed, when I was still a part of the indoor gym, my position was a ‘Combat Man’. Although I was about nineteen or twenty years old, I was not treated like a child especially since there were twins who were younger than me. The ladies wanted to pet me a little, but they couldn’t even dare to approach me.

In that sense, the role of such a perfect blood protectors was quite unfamiliar to me. When Hyewon-Unnie treated me kindly, I even wanted to act like pampered child. However, when I think of the fact that I was way older than Hyewon-Unnie before my regression, I get a little bewildered.

“Okay, that’s it!”

Hyewon-Unnie removed the last of my bandages. How long has it been since the attack? I spent most of days sleeping, so my sense of time was a little groggy.

“It’s all healed.”

Her gentle hands were touching my thighs cautiously. There was a large scar left on my thigh. I heard that the infection was pretty serious, but I realized it really was.

The wound was surrounded by a dark rim.

It was disgusting, leaving behind traces like water flowing in all directions.

I don’t know what the principle is…However, Unless I was wearing short pants, I wouldn’t be exposed, and it looked more like a tattoo than a scar, so I didn’t even bother.

“If the scar bothers you, you can get a laser treatment once you leave this gate and it’ll go away. You can charge us.”

“I don’t really mind.”

What’s wrong with Hunters having a scar? There were even people who considered it like a badge of honor.

“And… Um… Today, a guest…Had came to visit…”

A Guest? I looked at Hyewon-Unnie confusedly, she couldn’t even meet my eyes, as if she was guilty of something.

I narrowed my eyes. This… It’s a habit she does everytime she tries to play some tricks on me.

What is she hiding?

“I hope you don’t get too surprised.”