episode_0014

“Who inhales shaved ice like that… Doesn’t my head hurt?”

“It doesn’t hurt at all? I’ve been hit by ice, but it didn’t hurt”

“What does shaved ice have to do with shaved ice? You know it’s really unique, right?

Ji-hoon is casually talking about being hit by Seong Chang-hoon’s skills.

Jihoon and Sojung left the snack bar and settled down at a shaved ice restaurant located deeper in the downtown area, where they were eagerly scooping up shaved ice.

No, it was only Ji-hoon who was eating hard, and So-jung was just chatting away, looking at Ji-hoon with wonder.

“So you learn at the academy, huh? Go through the gate once in a while and gain practical experience, huh? How good is it? You ignore the actual practice and end up with a big nose injury.”

“Are you not busy? Why do you follow me everywhere I go and make this mess…I tell you to go away”

“This shaved ice is what I buy. Are you going to pay?”

“You eat these strawberries…now…”

It was Jihoon who scooped up the strawberry portion into a small bowl.

In the past few days, Sojung has been following Jihoon very persistently.

I investigated him closely to understand his movements, and when I met him under the pretense of coincidence, I hinted at him about joining the guild.

Of course, it was a method that didn’t even get eaten.

The author was passionate about the academy classes, like he was crazy about studying.

I heard your grades aren’t very good…

Anyway, at some point, Sojung started to openly chase after Jihoon without even making an effort to pretend they met by chance.

Ji-hoon told her to stop being a bother and just get out of the way, but So-jung found a way.

price of food

Jihoon often avoids and ignores people whenever he sees them, but he discovered that when they eat together and pay the bills, people listen to him, even if reluctantly.

Is it this easy?

It was such a waste of time I had spent planning a meeting disguised as a coincidence when all I could do was follow him to the place where he ate and talk.

Moreover, this guy was a guy who visited several restaurants a day, as if he wanted to try every restaurant in the world.

“It’s not just a gate… It’s really special? The gate itself was not of a high level, but according to the dispatched investigation team-”

“No… I’m not curious, why are you talking non-stop?”

Jihoon puts a spoonful of shaved ice into his mouth, looking at Sojung with an expression of disgust.

” Hey, is it difficult for the speaker or the listener?”

“I heard that listening is just as hard, so now…”

So-jeong is disgusted by what Ji-hoon says, so she opens her eyes and glares at him.

“But aren’t there a lot of good hunters in your class? Were you in class 2? Isn’t that a place where high-level hunters gather?”

“Higher class cadets most likely have one or two guilds they are connected to…”

What Sojeong said was true.

1,2,3 classes

Upper class cadets receive scouting offers from dozens of guilds every month just because they belong to that class.

From proposals from large guilds to small and medium-sized guilds, or even a few elite guilds.

Unlike the middle and lower class cadets, whose goal was to enter a good guild, the upper class cadets’ goal was to meet the desired conditions.

I already had dozens of guild business cards, and all I had to do was successfully negotiate with the guild that offered the most desired conditions.

Moreover, the support received from the academy alone was already 8 to 10 million won per month.

There are few people who need to make money urgently.

Occasionally, cadets who wanted to gain practical experience by visiting unusual gates could very easily participate in an internship in the punitive force by requesting it from the large guild that was negotiating with them.

Therefore, there was no reason for upper-class cadets to take risks and join the gate subjugation of the new guild founded by So-jeong’s father.

“You don’t have a guild connected, so it’s hard to get a chance to enter such a unique gate?”

“Oh…thank you for giving me such a great opportunity…but I will just accept your heart.”

Ppajik

Sojung is glaring at Jihoon, who picks and spits out only the most obnoxious words.

“What is the name of the guild your father founded?”

“Huh? Why the name?”

Jihoon feels strange when he sees Sojung reacting in surprise to a question he asked without much thought.

“I was just asking, why? Can’t you even ask my name? Is the guild name a secret?”

“No, it’s not like that…”

“What is it?”

“……Beautiful…Teaful”

“…What?”

“…Beautiful Guild…”

“…Do you think I will join your guild or not?

“…”

***

“–Besides, do you know how expensive magic stones are? Bringing it out and selling it is all work. But they take care of collecting all of those things and charging a high price for them and disposing of them? It must be very comfortable, right?”

Jihoon returns to the academy for the afternoon’s special lecture on D-level gate monster analysis and heads towards the building where the main auditorium is located. Sojung is walking along with him, chattering non-stop.

“Hunters without connections fight hard and don’t get paid even if they bring back magic stones-”

“Stop!!! I’ll think about temporarily joining the gate suppression team… Please stop… Stop talking”

When Ji-hoon, who is on the verge of bleeding from his ears, gives a slightly positive answer as if he is surrendering, So-jung jumps like a child and is happy.

“Really? Is it real? Did you say you were going together?”

“I’ll think about it, think about it! Please go back now! Is there anything in your class?”

Cadets from classes 8, 9, 10, and 11 were walking past Jihoon and Sojeong as they headed towards the building.

The D-class gate monster analysis special lecture held in the main auditorium was a class held by cadets from classes 8, 9, 10, and 11, which were the classes participating in the D-class gate subjugation mission to be held in two months.

“Anyone can tell, you are definitely not at the level of class 11. Don’t you mind if I don’t have to take a special lecture like this?”

It was a small question filled with doubts.

“Go! A little!”

Jihoon didn’t answer but moved to the entrance of the building as if taking Sojung away.

Jihoon tried to study carefully, thinking that even low-level gates would have their own characteristics.

The reason I moved to a parallel world was when I used a skill inside an E-class gate…

The biggest reason why Jihoon wants to stay at the academy.

This is because the academy was the place with the most data on all gates.

To Jihoon, every piece of information about lower-level gates such as E-level gates and D-level gates was precious.

“Kang Ji-hoon…is that right?”

Jihoon is about to enter the building entrance when two men in black suits block his path.

The two men, whose height was comparable to Jihoon’s, were wearing matching suits and matching sunglasses.

“Who are you?”

Han So-jeong, who was walking along with Ji-hoon, asks the two men in front of her.

“Han… Sojeong Hunter? Aren’t you Han So-jeong, a class 2 hunter?”

“Yes. That’s right, but who..ah!”

“You remember. This is Seongju Kim, the Ares Guild team leader. I gave you a business card last time.”

“Yes, I remember. But what’s going on here? Do you have business with Kang Ji-hoon?”

“Yes. I have some business to attend to this friend.”

A person who identified himself as team leader Kim Seong-ju took off his sunglasses and answered Han So-jeong with a friendly smile.

“Hunter Sojeong Han, do you know this friend?”

“Yes…I know”

“Oh, I’m sorry, but can we take this friend with us for a moment? I have something to say to this friend at the Ares Guild level”

“Ah…are you suggesting a scout?”

Sojeong’s eyes change into sharp eyes looking at a competitor who suddenly appears.

“Yes? Scout? Hahaha, it can’t be. Ares Guild is a large guild. The business card I gave to Hunter Sojeong Han is not a business card that just anyone can receive. Haha”

“Then why…”

In response to Sojeong’s question, Team Leader Kim Seong-ju faces Ji-hoon with a friendly smile wiped from his face.

“Kang Ji-hoon. Academy 11 classes. E-class hunter. Is that you? We are the people sent by Director Do Woon-hyuk. Let’s go together for a moment”

That’s right.

These people were sent by the father of Do Young-hwan, who had been hit by Ji-hoon before, losing his wrist and shoulder and shattering his front teeth.

Do Woonhyuk

Ares Guild’s hunter management executive and powerful person.

He rejoiced even more when his only son awoke than when he himself awoke.

Even when he confirmed that his son was not a high-level hunter, he was not worried at all.

If you study and train at the academy and reach a certain level, it would not be difficult to have someone join the Ares Guild on your own.

But one day.

My son, whom I loved so much, was beaten up by a guy I didn’t even know who he was.

He immediately contacted the guild and asked for a skilled healer-type hunter to treat him, but his anger did not get better.

So, two C-class hunters were sent to block Jihoon’s path.

“Director Do Woon-hyuk’s son, do you remember Do Young-hwan, the fan who beat you until all your front teeth fell out?”

Team leader Kim Seong-ju had a cold expression on his face and put pressure on Ji-hoon.

“Am I young…”

“…What?”

“Me. Are you looking young?”

“What is that…”

“Why do you treat Han So-jeong with respect and speak informally to me?”

“…Is this crazy?”

“You’re swearing now…”

Team leader Kim Seong-ju’s face is distorted.

Lee Young-hoon, another C-class hunter who came next to him, was slowly infusing magical energy into his right hand.