I Am The Anti-Mage

Chapter 162: Acting Like A Brat

Ji-woo noticed that the Japanese S-rank hunters were familiar with life and death situations. Therefore, the Aura of Fear had little effect on them and only temporarily halted their movements.

More precisely, those hunters must have often faced situations where they were near death and managed to survive the ordeal. And it would indirectly shape their determination. Such an experience was, without a doubt, the best training a fighter could get.

But, even though it had little effect on people who had such experiences, Ji-woo had no intention of dispelling his Aura of Fear. He shifted his face to the left to look at the man who was slightly taller than him. He could feel the man's immense Mana.

'It's the same as the man with the sunglasses in the cemetery and the woman on Mount Jiri. They are almost equal to each other. But, to be honest, the man with the sunglasses is stronger than that woman and this man.'

Ji-woo was watching and comparing the three people in his head. He was impressed that the magic in the man's right hand in front of him was still there and didn't disappear. The man was Yoh Akuma.

"Hey, brat. Stop this skill of yours. I know it's your doing." Akuma opened his mouth. Unexpectedly, his hand was shaking slightly. Not only him. All the hunters in the area also started to tremble. It was probably because the Mana in their bodies were getting fed up with Ji-woo's presence using that aura.

Ji-woo didn't understand Japanese and didn't give any response. He continued to let his Aura of Fear haunt the lobby. Even if he understood Akuma's intentions, he still wouldn't dispel that aura so easily.

Akuma, who saw Ji-woo doing nothing and looking relaxed, became slightly annoyed. A vein popped out of his forehead. He moved aside and stood opposite Ji-woo head-on. He did feel the Aura of Fear, but that alone wasn't enough to make him stop moving his body. Also, even though his Mana was a bit chaotic, he could still use magic if he had to fight.

"Are you deaf?!! Stop this act of yours!" Akuma exclaimed, and blue flames appeared, enveloping his hands.

Chairman Yu mustered all his strength and tried to stop a fight from breaking out. "S-Stop! P-Please restrain y-yourselves! D-Don't fight in this p-place!" He couldn't help but speak English. He couldn't utter Korean while others didn't understand and vice versa. It was very inconvenient if he had to talk at length where his situation alone was arduous to pronounce the sentence because of Ji-woo's aura.

The situation changed very quickly. The three A-rank hunters among the S-rank hunters, the Apex-rank hunter, and Ji-woo were finally fell on their knees. The fear they experienced was already burdensome to overcome.

Dal-soo also joined in. "I-If you fight, this p-place won't be able to h-hold it! P-Please, calm y-yourselves!" He didn't have time to think about whether his words were understood by Akuma or not. What he prioritized was that Ji-woo put off his aura first.

However, Chairman Yu and Dal-soo's efforts ended in vain. Akuma was already too intimidated by Ji-woo's presence and the strange aura that messed up his Mana a bit. He got enraged and didn't care about the business he came to the Hunters Association anymore. All he thought about was wanting to quickly push back the young man in front of him to get away from him.

The corners of Akuma's mouth curled upwards and released his Mana Presence without thinking about his surroundings. He didn't even care about his own guild members.

The floor and walls of the place started to shake, and all the S-rank hunters also ended up falling on their knees, including the Gaijin guild members. Ji-woo's Aura of Fear and Akuma's Mana Presence were like deadly nightmares for the hunters. It was the worst experience they ever had.

Suddenly, Ji-woo stepped forward and patted Akuma's right shoulder with his left hand. Otherwise, the Apex-ranked hunter used his magic and made the place fall apart and inevitably injure the people there.

In that brief moment, Akuma's Mana Presence instantly disappeared without a trace, causing the floor and walls to stop shaking. The hunters there also got freed from the pressure. And Ji-woo also finally let off his Aura of Fear, putting away the fear from their minds.

Akuma was not aware of what was happening. He had sweat dripping down his forehead as he widened his eyes. 'How did my Mana Presence just disappear?!!' He did not understand the process of that incident. All that remained were the two blue flames in his two hands were still burning. It was a Magic Manifestation ability, so Ji-woo's Nullifier would be ineffective.

"Let's not destroy this place. Sorry, it seems I overdid it earlier." Ji-woo said apologetically. It was because he felt a little guilty. If he didn't prolong his Aura of Fear, Akuma certainly wouldn't get intimidated as his Mana wouldn't get disturbed. And what just happened didn't happen.

Ji-woo then removed his hand from Akuma's shoulder and walked a little towards the sofa chair in the lobby waiting area.

"Hey, brat. Translate what I just said to your boss." Said Ji-woo to the young man near the Apex-ranked hunter.

"Ah! Yes!"

The dazed young man woke up and answered reflexively. He got up after sitting on the floor because he had previously felt the pressure from Akuma's Mana Presence. But, after coming to his senses and standing up, he didn't know what to translate because when Ji-woo spoke, he was still in shock. He glanced at Ji-woo but completely got ignored.

Ji-woo continued walking and reached the couch. He sat down and looked at the crowd with an ice-cold gaze, placid expression. The hunters from both sides also looked back at Ji-woo, who was quietly sitting as if nothing had happened just now.

Akuma withdrew the blue flames from his hands. His gaze was sharp, like an eagle stalking its prey, and there was tension between him and Ji-woo.

The Gaijin guild hunters noticed Akuma's disposition and discontinued their search for Momoka's body. They instead approached their guild Headmaster. They considered discussing whether or not to act against Ji-woo.

Chairman Yu saw that and swiftly opened his mouth. "Ohara Momoka's body is on the second floor. My subordinates will guide you to the room. Please follow him." He then nodded to Chief Yang, indicating to guide the Gaijin guild hunters to the Japanese traitor's remains.

The Gaijin guild hunters paid no heed to the information even though Chairman Yu had spoken in Japanese. They kept getting closer to Akuma.

"Go. Do as Chairman Yu says. We can't linger here. Don't you dare argue and do as I say!"

The hunters stopped their steps and immediately carried out what they got ordered to do. Some followed Chief Yang from behind to retrieve the body, while the others stayed by Akuma's side.

Dal-soo, Jo-hyun, and Ji-yong also go to the second floor to see the body before being taken to Japan. Meanwhile, Chairman Yu, Min-ho, and Chief Yoon were still in the lobby.

Min-ho himself also had a slight impression with Ji-woo because of their meeting in Busan. 'Who exactly is that boy? How dare he act recklessly in front of those Gaijin guild hunters!' But then, something dawned on him as he thought of Ji-woo. 'Was the aura from before the boy's doing?'

Meanwhile, Chief Yoon had regained her composure and drew closer to Chairman Yu. "Pardon my reckless behavior. I only didn't like them acting arbitrarily without any orders from you, sir."

"It's fine. It was my fault for not explaining anything."

"But, sir. Are we just sitting around watching them take the body? If we look into it, maybe we can find out information related to Ma Dong-seok's group."

Chairman Yu sighed. "The one who called me earlier was Chairman Fukumoto of the Japanese Hunters Association. Please understand a little of their feelings. If we were in the same situation, of course, we would act like them too.

"The traitors from the events of the Portal Gate's first year were people whose sins could not be paid for.

"So, whether they live or die, the traitors should get returned to their country of origin. At least, it will relieve the feelings of the relatives of the victims or the families of the victims who died because of the events in the past,"

Chief Yoon lowered her head down. She sighed after hearing what Chairman Yu said. At the same time, she also felt a little uncomfortable about it.

"I will apologize directly to them later, as well as for my actions earlier."

"No need. Anyway, Kim Ji-woo~si came here because the message I ordered you to send, reached him, right?"

"That seems right, sir." Chief Yoon said. Yesterday, he sent an encrypted email from Chairman Yu addressed to Ji-woo. So, he didn't know the details.

Chairman Yu tilted his head. He's contemplating whether to leave Chief Yoon and Min-ho with the Gaijin guild hunters to continue talking about what's in the encrypted email with Ji-woo or not.

"You tell Ji-woo~si to wait a bit while I accompany the hunters from the Gaijin guild. Once that's done, I'll continue the conversation with him later."

"Yes, sir."

Chairman Yu didn't dare let Chief Yoon accompany the Japanese hunters.. It was because Chief Yoon had a temper, and he didn't want any more misunderstandings to happen.