episode_0003

“Director, this is the data you requested.”

The document presented by Director Kim Geon-woo, who hurried up to the head office in the morning, contained information such as the personal information of the hunters who had saved Seo-jun’s life yesterday.

“Ah, thank you.”

Seojun took the document held out in front of him and examined it closely.

The content contained in the first page was not very special.

A document containing simple personal information such as their photos, names, ages, hunter awakening times, and grades.

“It was Seo A-rin.”

A smile appeared on Seojun’s lips as he muttered the name of the brown-haired girl who had personally saved Seojun yesterday.

‘The grade is not as high as I expected.’

Yesterday, I saw him being treated poorly by the association’s employees from afar, so I had some expectations.

Compared to potential, the current ratings were quite low.

‘Seo Ah-rin, D-class, Han Chae-yoon, Kim Na-hyun, Choi Su-ah. All three are E-class.’

Arin seemed to have the highest level, but the brief description included information related to trauma.

‘Hmm, I almost burned someone in the first raid.’

It was a problem that he may have been nervous, and that his magical power may have been considerable compared to a D class.

There may have been a variety of reasons, but in any case, he was shunned by all the other guild members because of that incident, and the fatal incident was recorded in that he was also traumatized by it and was currently unable to use magic.

Because of that, he was kicked out of the guild.

As Arin was a promising young woman after her first awakening, it was clear that she must have felt great despair and frustration in that regard.

‘..But they keep entering the gate and rescuing people caught in a runaway.’

In a way, even if you don’t belong to a guild, it might be natural to go to the gate as you belong to an association.

However, if trauma occurred, there was a system that allowed people to request temporary suspension of activities for treatment.

Nevertheless, they continue to try to overcome trauma by creating separate engineering schools, or try to save people in desperate situations even though they are powerless.

Those foolish efforts strangely made Seojun’s heart sink.

‘Is Han Chae-yoon next? ‘He’s a tank with weak aggro.’

A tank with weak aggro.

In a world with many hunters, such a person would not be particularly necessary for the guild.

Even though he was recruited thanks to the popularity of the tanker job, he quickly became the first choice to be kicked out due to his half-decent ability.

It was also written that although she was looked down on, she had quite a pretty appearance, so she had heard unpleasant remarks and insults from higher-ups.

“Director Kim.”

“Yes, Director.”

“Remember the Cheongmun Guild. I’ll be sorry later.”

“Okay.”

I couldn’t touch it because I didn’t have a cause right now, but I turned the page to the next chapter, promising myself that one day I would make a cause and shake it off.

‘Kim Na-hyun… is a healer?’

If we look at just the occupation, Healer is a very rare occupation.

Seojun frowned slightly, not understanding why such a healer was being treated like that.

However, I was able to immediately see that her skills listed in the special items were quite inefficient compared to the investment.

“Hmm.”

It was clear that the ability to increase regenerative ability itself was a very helpful ability in the long run.

However, the biggest problem was that Nahyun’s current grade was E, and it was highly likely that it would not be easy to invest money in an uncertain future where it was unknown whether or not it would be possible to grow further.

‘The highest potential was an S-class hunter.’

With Seojun’s ability, he was able to see their growth when he invested in them and raised them, but in general, that wasn’t possible.

Although it is said to grow, the limit of the growth point varies depending on the individual, which was probably the biggest reason for the guild’s passive investment.

‘Next is Choi Soo-ah. ‘This is a fringe profession that just uses daggers.’

The commonly talked about blader.

A job that uses a dagger may look pretty cool in a game, but it’s different in reality.

The range was shorter than that of a long sword, so its limitations were clear, and having to approach the monster’s close range with each attack was bound to be a fatal drawback.

As such, hunters who use daggers have a high mortality rate and are not favored by guilds.

‘There is no record of joining a guild at all, this side.’

Of course, the dagger did not have only drawbacks.

In fact, among the high-level hunters currently on active duty, there were quite a few hunters who used daggers.

If an unskilled person used a dagger, there was a high chance that he would have to give up his life, but if he was skilled enough, it was a powerful job that would allow him to approach without warning and cut off the enemy’s life in an instant.

However, the reality was that if someone like Su-ah, who was E-level and had low skill level, used a dagger, the guild would naturally avoid him.

‘I make a living by working part-time at a convenience store.’

In fact, the reality was that not only Sua, but also Arin, Chaeyoon, and Nahyun were all making a living by doing different things.

People often think of becoming a hunter as a way to save money and turn their lives around.

All they thought about was a life that only high-level hunters could lead.

“That’s it.”

The documents I was looking at were also coming to an end.

They asked me to investigate most of my personal information and whereabouts in one day, so it was actually quite a feat to be able to do this much research.

“I heard that you were caught up in the gate explosion incident yesterday.”

Geon-woo, who had been quietly watching Seo-jun looking at the documents, opened the mouth he had been holding when it seemed like his business was over.

“Yes, whatever. As you can see, nothing much happened. Thanks to the people in the document who saved me.”

Seeing Seojun smiling while pointing at the documents, Geonwoo sighed and answered.

“Thank goodness. Since nothing happened.”

“Even if something had happened, the only thing I would have done was die.”

“Please don’t say things like that. I think I should probably quit my job. I can’t believe I can’t protect the safety of the general manager because of a business trip.”

Geon-woo didn’t like Seo-jun, who was always spewing out outrageous words without any hesitation.

To Geon-wu, Seo-jun was his benefactor and a master whom he treated with deep loyalty.

Of course, I couldn’t like the sight of someone like that who casually looked at his life as if he were an insignificant insect.

“If I, a class A hunter, were by your side, you wouldn’t have had to go through something like that.”

Geon-woo looked like an ordinary office worker wearing a suit, but he was still an A-level hunter in the combat world, drawing envious looks from all over the place.

Although he was a promising person, he did not quit the company because it was convenient to have a connection with Seojun.

He was someone who could be considered quite unusual for staying in a guild without even joining it.

“That’s right, Chief Kim was a class A hunter. You don’t have a separate guild to belong to.”

“Yes, I decided to use my power only for the general manager.”

The reason why he showed such loyalty was because of an incident that occurred not long after they met.

‘I’m in the middle of a divorce suit because my ex-wife cheated on me, and because I’m a hunter, custody of my daughter has been transferred to me.’

The first meeting started with Seo-jun going to Geon-woo, who was smoking on the rooftop, to ask him to put it out because the smell of cigarettes was too strong.

‘…Why are you telling me that…?’

‘I’m just frustrated. I feel like I’m going to explode if I don’t tell someone.’

Until then, the two were just co-workers who talked like that.

However, as time passed, Seo-jun, who often met on the rooftop, began to feel sorry for Geon-woo, who continued to talk as if he was not tired.

I helped her with a custody case out of mere affection, which led to the current situation.

“You should use it for Dahyun. It doesn’t hurt even if you put it in your eyes.”

“Oh, of course my daughter is an exception.”

Geon-woo, who is usually blunt, always smiled foolishly when talking about his daughter.

“Anyway, I managed to stop the Chairman from jumping down by holding his back.”

“…You did that really well.”

Anyway, I had plans to meet at home in the evening.

It was a wise decision by Geon-woo, who thought that Seo-jun would not welcome such a situation as he was the chairman of the company.

“Anyway, it’s time to leave.”

Yesterday I left work early, but today I had work to do, and I stayed late at work to check Seo-Arin’s documents.

However, with Chairman Kang Seok-ho’s birthday party scheduled to begin soon, it was time to get up and move.

“Yes, Director Kim, you worked hard too. Come in.”

“I will take you to the Chairman’s house.”

“I know how to drive.”

I couldn’t ask him to drive since I was late getting off work.

Because Geon-woo had a family to protect.

“Please go in quickly and say hello to Dahyun.”

At first, I thought she was just the daughter of someone I knew.

As I listened to the story so much, I found it very funny that I developed some affection for a child I had never met.

“Thank you, Director. Well, I hope you enjoy the Chairman’s birthday party and come back safely.”

“Yes. Ah, now that I think about it, I have a suggestion.”

“A suggestion?”

“Yes, I think it would be a somewhat tempting offer if you are thinking of quitting the company anyway.”

Although it was only a passing comment that Geonwoo was leaving the company, he looked curious about what kind of proposal it was.

“Try to get off work first. What I will tell you is after I compete with the Chairman today.”

“…What kind of match are you planning on seeing?”

“Not much. Because I have something I want to do.”

A happy smile appeared on Seojun’s expression, which was always monotonous with no change in expression.

‘There’s a lot going on. The sun will rise in the west tomorrow.’

It was clear that this was a truly rare occurrence.

“Yes, I understand. Well then, I hope you come back safe and victorious.”

“Who am I? I will definitely win and come back.”

The happy smile that appeared on Seojun’s face soon began to change into the smile of a winner full of confidence.

Geon-woo thought, “It’s a smile that never seems to be lost, even though I don’t know what kind of competition it is.”

***

“Sanho, when is Seojun coming?”

The place where Chairman Kang Seok-ho’s 85th birthday party is held is now the only place where he lives.

It was still a well-maintained and gorgeous home garden.

“I said I was coming, so I will be there soon, father.”

The straight eyebrows of Kang San-ho, the chairman’s eldest son and Seo-jun’s father, frowned without anyone noticing, but soon straightened out.

“The guy who doesn’t show his face even to my father is so late for my grandfather’s birthday. I will say something next time, father.”

“That’s it, you bastard. There are a lot of guys who can’t come because they’re busy, so where are they just coming?”

Chairman Kang Seok-ho had a daughter and a son under his eldest son, Kang San-ho, but they were not very interested in what their father had.

Not being interested in property means that they are too busy living their own lives to show their faces properly.

Although I would still attend large events such as my 70th or 80th birthday, it was common for me not to attend small family birthday parties.

“…I will definitely ask them to attend their next birthday. As the eldest, I have to do better. You made your father worry for no reason.”

Even if it was just lip service, Chairman Kang Seok-ho always attended events with his grandchildren, so it was inevitable that Kang San-ho was his favorite child.

“The youngest master has arrived.”

“Oh! Seojun is here!”

Of course, among his children, the one he loved the most was Kang San-ho, but if you go one step further down, the level of affection was extraordinary.

It wasn’t that he didn’t like his other grandchildren.

However, Chairman Kang Seok-ho’s care for Seo-jun was exceptional.