Beach (3)

Even though they were at a public station, they were S Rankers after all.

As soon as they came in, they were greeted by a staff member who led them to a private entrance.

At that private entrance, there was a complimentary buffet already set up and all kinds of services waiting for them. Even if it was a service that they didn't have, as long as they asked for it, they would prepare it for them instantly.

They were asked to wait as their private transport was being prepared, so they all sat down and grabbed a few snacks from the buffet.

This lounge didn't have tables and had lounge chairs in rows, so they couldn't just sit all together.

In the end, it became a fight for seats.

As for who they all wanted to sit beside…naturally it was Maria.

At the end of the fight, it was Guang Liang and Seul Ah who were able to claim the two seats on either side of Maria, claiming her as their own. With their coordination that came from being together for a long time, they were easily able to push back Alexander and Alexei who both worked alone.

As for the other three, they just sat on the seats to the left and right of Seul Ah and Guang Liang even though there were seats that were right behind Maria as well. It was just that these seats were facing the opposite direction and even if they turned them around, it would seem strange because the seat that Maria took was one that looked out the window.

If they turned it around, they would basically be breathing down her neck and this wasn't something that they wanted to do.

So the six of them just sat there in a row, staring out the window.

Both Alexander and Alexei had bitter looks on their faces, but they still tried as much as they could to join the conversation.

The only other person who was happy with this arrangement…was Anne Marie.

That was because she was able to sit on the other side of Alexie, a seat that was rather quite close to him.

From time to time, she was even able to join in the conversation and talk to him, which was more than she could normally do. After all, Alexei was a rather cold person, so he normally didn't talk to her at all.

The only reason he was talking now was because Maria was here.

Anne Marie already knew this because she wasn't a fool, but she was still happy that she was able to talk to him.

That was just how shy she was normally.

It didn't take long for the staff to inform them that their private transport had been prepared and they were led over.

As they went through the station, there were many people who whispered and pointed in their direction.

After all, with five different S Rankers here, it was hard for them not to be recognized.

Still, there were the staff members there to keep order, so no one ran over to bother them.

When they arrived in the room for the transport, they found that it was just them.

Normally, these rooms would be filled with many people going to different cities, but this time they had booked this entire transport room just for themselves, so it was quite spacious. This was a room that was supposed to be used by several hundred people at once, so of course it would be spacious with just them.

After the door closed behind them, they all came over to Maria and offered to hold her during the transport.

That was because they knew that Maria was someone who suffered from heavy transport sickness.

This was like car sickness, but it was something that happened when using transport arrays like this. When she arrived on the other side, she would feel nauseated, so it was best if someone was supporting her when she arrived.

Naturally they all wanted to be the ones to do this since it was a perfectly logical chance to hold Maria.

But it was just too bad that Anne Marie ruined this dream for them.

"I can give you a buff that will stop you from feeling sick." She said as they were all fighting over who would be the one to hold Maria.

Everyone suddenly fell silent and looked at Anne Marie in disbelief before glaring at her like she was an enemy.

When the pressure from four different S Rankers fell onto her, Anne Marie couldn't take it at all. In the first place, Anne Marie was a healer and not someone who fought on the frontlines, so her resistance to things like this was much weaker than a normal S Ranker.

Not to mention that there were four powerful S Rankers that were currently glaring at her like this, which multiplied the pressure that she felt.

But Maria quickly stood in front of her and dispersed all of this pressure.

With a single glare from Maria, they all turned their heads with an awkward look on their faces and suppressed their pressure.

Maria then took Anne Marie's hands and said, "Anne Anne, thank you. That would be great."

Anne Marie gave a nod, but she couldn't help peeking at Alexie during this time.

This was her first time feeling his aura like this and…for some reason, she seemed to like it…

After casting the buff on her, they were quickly transported away to a station in Korea.

Korea was the base of operations for Seul Ah, so naturally her villa would be here as well.

This was a station on Jeju Island in Korea, the largest island in Korea.

Since it was an island, naturally it was plagued with many sea based monsters.

Sea monsters were usually hard for normal adventurers to deal with since they could hide under the water and this time, it was a very powerful monster. That was why Seul Ah had been called in.

In front of a S Ranker, the small advantage that the sea monsters got from being in the water was meaningless.

After all, the powers of S Rankers went beyond the limits of humans, so it was easy for them to overcome this small disadvantage.

Seul Ah especially since she could just burn the water away.

Since this was her country, it made sense that she had a villa here.

The villa that she bought was on the most luxurious beach on Jeju Island, with a perfect view of the white sands and the clear waters. This was the perfect place to take a vacation.

It was just too bad that they couldn't relax right away.

They had come here for a job, so before they could relax, they had to take care of this sea monster first.

It had reached a point where the local officials couldn't take it anymore and had been waiting for them the moment that they appeared. They knew that they couldn't use force to make Seul Ah take care of the monster right away, so instead…

They appealed to her heart.

The ones that came to greet them were all old people or young children who begged and cried as they grabbed her feet. They begged her to take care of that monster who had ruined their lives and destroyed their businesses.

Seul Ah was a person with a kind heart even if she was a bit brash, so this kind of attack was very effective on her.

Well, this kind of attack would be effective on anyone since it was hard for anyone to say no to a bunch of crying children and old people.

So they had no choice but to head off to the problem beach before even dropping off their stuff.

When they arrived, they found that the beach was completely taped off and there were many different hunters that were currently on guard around it. With how serious they looked, it almost seemed like they were facing the end of the world.

But with how calm the water looked, no one would think that it was that serious.

After they arrived, all of the hunters wanted to greet them since this was a rare chance to meet a S Ranker, but the government officials stopped them.

They quickly led them through the barricade and up to the beach before moving back to give them space.

A S Ranker's fight had far greater influence than one would think.

No matter how far back they got, it still wouldn't be enough, but they still had to be here to confirm that the monster was killed since it was part of their job.

But after they arrived, no one made a move.

They all circled around Maria as if they were going to stay here and protect her, but it was clear that they just wanted to spend time with her.

Maria gave a sigh before saying, "Seul Ah, don't you need to do your job?"

Seul Ah trembled when she heard this, but she couldn't refute it since this was a request that had been made to her. The only thing that she could do was look up at Maria with a sad puppy dog look, as if she was trying to invoke pity from her.

The other S Rankers quickly jumped on this and agreed with what Maria said, but then Maria said something that stunned them all.

"Why don't you all go and help her? Wouldn't it go much faster that way?"

Their lips couldn't help twitching when they heard this, but they couldn't refute it either.

This was for the good of the people, so if they were to say no, it would leave a bad impression on Maria.

So they could only use the only card that they had.

Guang Liang said, "But if we all go, then who will protect you?"

Though they said this, not a single one of them actually thought that Maria needed protection because…

They all knew that she was much stronger than any of them.

But still, she liked to act weak, so they never said anything against it.

After all, if she acted weak, at least she didn't put herself in danger.

Maria took Anne Marie's arm with a smile and said, "Anne Anne, will protect me."

All of the S Rankers were about to glare at Anne Marie again, but before they could, there was a sudden splash that came from behind them.