Starting a Criminal Takedown Broadcast

Song Haran and I are standing face to face in the center of the field.

The distance between us is 3m.

A distance that can be closed in an instant if we want.

“You come first.”

“Are you looking down on me?”

“When fighting an assassin head-on, I should yield the first move.”

The rules are simple.

Whoever lands an effective hit wins.

Power is limited to 30% at most, and weapons are restricted to a dulled knife and ordinary needles.

Ting-

Haran’s figure disappears and needles approach, aiming for vital points.

The needles have qi (氣) imbued in them, so even if they don’t hit acupoints, they can cause abnormalities in the body.

If I block with the side, I’ll lose Haran, so I deflect the needles with the blade and swing the sword toward Haran.

A clean attack.

But Haran’s figure, cut by the sword, disappears, and nearly a hundred needles fly from behind.

[Activate]

Green lines appear on the sword, creating a powerful wind that pushes my body away.

The sword’s performance is insufficient to blow away needles imbued with qi.

‘The weapon is weak so it has no name, but if I were to name it, perhaps “Windstorm” would be fitting.’

Windstorm can create wind in any desired direction.

-Rustling

I avoid the needles flying to my landing spot and move through the air again.

‘Should have set no weapon restrictions.’

[Activate]

One Step.

Shoes that can create foothold in mid-air.

I dash toward Haran after kicking off the foothold. I extend my left hand toward her as she tries to escape.

Chain bracelet.

The chain can be extended for use.

The chain, filled with mana, grazes her clothes and embeds into the ground.

Dragging-

As the chain contracts, I arrive next to Haran.

“Didn’t you say you’d use only one?”

“Weapons, that is.”

[Activate]

I activate the equipment embedded throughout my body.

Similar to what people from cyberpunk worlds call implants.

Sensory enhancement, calculation speed increase, reaction speed increase, etc. Various buffs are applied to the body.

Since it’s a duel, I wanted to observe without using them, but Haran used her full 30% from the start, so I had no time to spare.

Ting-

Haran gives up targeting acupoints, and her attack range widens.

After that, it’s a continuous exchange of attacks.

Evasion is impossible without anticipating the attacks.

A battle conducted solely with weapons, using neither hands nor feet.

This won’t end at this rate.

‘Let me show a bit more.’

[Resonance]

The effect range of the equipment widens, supporting each other’s effects and increasing their efficacy and efficiency.

Meanwhile, the excess energy focuses on Windstorm.

[Overload]

Normally, Haran would easily avoid an attack like this, but right now, her power is restricted.

The massive windstorm engulfs Haran, tears through the ground, and flies outside the field.

“Cleaning up… will be difficult.”

As expected, limiting power takes away the flavor.

With that in mind, I checked the chat window and saw better reactions than expected.

-This is 30%?

-I’m an active B-rank hunter. Can’t win.

-The wall of S-rank is high, and the wall of top 100 is even higher.

-Is Tia’s ability equipment enhancement?

-She was using strange equipment last time too.

-If only Haran had grown a bit more!

-This is good now. You don’t understand.

-Police officer, here!

-Tia-nim, there’s a lolicon here.

Hmm… liking something isn’t a crime.

“Did everyone see well?”

-Yes!!!

-Please do it again.

-What if villains see this?

-There aren’t many videos of Tia-nim fighting.

It’s not that I didn’t anticipate villains watching.

If our strategy is revealed, the opponent can also plan and defend.

But what does that matter?

“First of all, I’m formless. Even if you know my abilities, there’s no way to block them, and I’m fine even if I don’t use them.”

I use various equipment.

I bring equipment tailored to the opponent, so it’s not a big problem even without it.

And my skill level isn’t low enough to lose just because I don’t have equipment.

“And can villains stop me? People who can’t even make it into the top 100 ranking?”

Knowing the opponent’s weakness increases the chance of winning, but it doesn’t mean a 100% victory.

“If they know the team members’ abilities, would they always carry defensive measures against an ambush that they don’t even know when it will come? Honestly, it doesn’t make sense. Conversely, if they ambush us…”

“They won’t die comfortably.”

With Tia’s sudden change in atmosphere, everyone from the cameraman to the staff at a distance felt the pressure.

“Child. Control yourself.”

“Ahem. I’m sorry. I’ve never tried threatening before.”

There are many who ignore threats, so I haven’t learned how to control it.

I should learn a bit if I’m going to live in Korea.

-I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry.

-Mom, I’m scared.

-The camera fell over!

-If I commit a crime, I’ll really die.

“Anyway. I won’t leak important strategies. Abilities are hard to keep hidden. It’s just that I kill most of the people I fight.”

“You have a talent for saying scary things casually.”

Originally, to awaken a sense of caution, one should know how to say such things.

Preventing crime is as important as catching criminals.

“Anyway, I’m glad if you enjoyed it, and to add one more thing.”

“If you can’t beat me, don’t commit crimes. If you’ve already committed them, turn yourself in.”

“If I catch you, there’s no second chance.”

After that, Fran’s combat training and recruitment promotion were done, and the broadcast ended.

The intensity of the training was high, so there were comments saying it was abuse disguised as training. But to avoid dying in the field, one must undergo this level of training.

‘Don’t hunters do this much?’

It’s true that I put in a bit of effort since it was a promotional broadcast to recruit team members, but it couldn’t be helped because ambiguous people shouldn’t apply.

“Shall I buy you sushi?”

“… I want salmon.”

I sufficiently appeased Fran with food.

When she looked at me with her green eyes turning red, I did feel a bit sorry.

Of course, I wasn’t sorry about the training intensity, but about showing it in front of people.

I’d find it a bit tough too if I had to show myself eating centipedes and vomiting blood in front of people.

“Haran. Please treat Fran so she can train again tomorrow.”

“There’s a psychopath in front of me.”

“Make it sociopath, please.”

While waiting for the delivery to arrive, I’ll review the job posting again.

The positions being recruited are: long-range sniper, close-range defense, magical tool and electrical technician, movement-type ability user…

There are positions that don’t overlap with hunters, and there are abilities that are more useful against people than monsters, so… half of them should gather?

Being a hunter might be popular in Korea, but not everyone can become one, and it’s even harder to become a high-ranking hunter.

Among those who have been rejected, there will surely be people who will join our side.

The benefits include equipment, vehicles, housing, dignity maintenance expenses, mentors, etc. Support to the extent that nothing is missing.

High possibility of employment even without experience if the ability is appropriate and there’s potential for development.

Stay as a trainee and be deployed to the field when skilled enough.

Salary is paid even during the training period.

‘Raw gems are also needed.’

It might be possible with a small number now, but thinking about the future, it’s good to recruit many people.

‘The police side is also short on personnel.’

These benefits are hard to find.

Many people will surely come.

…or so I naively thought.

“There are few applicants.”

Seven days since the posting began.

It might be a short time, but we promoted not only to police schools and military academies but also to people preparing separately for the police.

Not just that. We also promoted to the Hunter Association and academies, and even put ads on the internet and television.

As a result, there are many applicants, but few.

What do I mean?

There are many applicants, but no one to hire.

“More than half of the applicants have been hunters for 20 years but are D-rank or below.”

There’s no growth potential here.

If they haven’t made it in 20 years, something other than ability needs to be adjusted.

“Why are there so many with criminal records?”

I clearly stated that criminal background checks would be conducted.

Unlike the police, who just subdue, our team can also execute.

Stricter standards than the police are applied.

“There are also many with unsuitable abilities.”

I wrote that we don’t recruit assassins and mages who specialize in wide-area attacks.

Haran alone is enough for assassinations.

We’re not catching large organizations, and there are few situations requiring assassination.

The same goes for wide-area magic.

How large can a criminal group be that we’d need to recruit wide-area magic users who could harm civilians?

‘I’d just sweep them away myself.’

And abilities with additional damage to monsters, go be hunters!

Why apply to a place that catches people with such abilities?

…

After applying various other criteria, only 5 applicants remained.

“What’s the problem?”

Have all the useful applicants already been recruited?

“Child. It’s rational to leave such things to those who are good at it.”

“Let’s call the 5 for now.”

We should at least interview the 5.

I have no intention of hiring people with bad personalities, even if they have no criminal history.

“It’s strange. In other countries, applicants were overflowing.”

“It might be because your recognition is still low. Originally, for guilds, not only the guild master’s skill but also popularity is important.”

“Popularity…”

If I catch a big organization in Korea, will the number of applicants increase?

It’s been a week since the promotional broadcast, and there are quite a few people asking for it to be turned on again.

“If I show the scene of executing… eliminating criminals, they might be attracted.”

Yeah. Decided.

This broadcast will be a criminal elimination broadcast.

Also known as a refreshing broadcast.