episode_0028

Crack…crack…crack…

Inside the dormitory in the late afternoon.

After the extremely boring academy classes ended,

I was sitting in front of my desk and tapping on the keyboard of my laptop non-stop.

Suddenly, on the website [Job-A-Bar], a recruitment platform for hunters,

I quickly took a self-introduction and profile picture and was uploading them.

A text message came from Xiao near the end of class.

「Han Seo-jin. I don’t know if the Chairman may have told you, but your hunter level hasn’t been registered yet. “It’s not urgent, but I hope you can handle it as quickly as possible.”

“All right. Registration can be done quickly. “I will take care of it as soon as today’s class ends.”

And a little while later, one more text message arrived.

“Oh, by the way, the General Affairs Department said that you should also list some work experience that can prove your skills. “It would be nice if you could complete any request within this weekend, even if it’s a request for an F-rank hunter. I’m sorry for contacting you late.”

‘Experience in completing hunter requests… Well, that was one of the conditions for joining the student council.’

I scratched the side of my head and sighed.

Anyway, the rules are as they are.

Due to the nature of the academy, which emphasizes the implementation of strict discipline,

Likewise, if I didn’t do this in advance, I felt like it would hinder me later.

“All right. Let’s take care of that too. “Thank you for your hard work, Chairman.”

“okay. “Then let’s see later.”

She sent one emoji of a cute-looking bunny throwing a heart.

‘I’m not sure yet… I think I can persuade you to leave the organization if I persuade you well…’

I put my phone away with a confused mind,

As soon as class ended, I immediately

I was sitting at my dormitory desk and typing away at the keyboard.

“Keu… What was the password? “

I typed on the keyboard, recalling memories from a long time ago.

Afterwards, all basic information had been registered.

According to the information officially registered with the management office, I am still level 1.

He was a warm freshman who had just entered the academy.

In addition, the position was assigned to a very common dealer.

‘Tsk… I wonder if there’s any way to accept it…’

As I scrolled down, numerous request notices appeared.

It was mostly about rescuing level 1-2 hunters.

Conditions such as ‘healers and tanks are given preferential treatment’ were always written in each post.

I sometimes forget it, but anyway, this is a world where men and women are reversed.

Therefore, it was not always easy for a man to seek a hunter request.

Of course, brazen discrimination against men does not occur on a daily basis, but

If you think you’re a little good-looking, you can join a party full of women.

It’s easy to act like a snake and crash the party.

Even though I lack ability, I get a free ride by being spoon-fed.

In addition, it was not uncommon to see female hunters sexually harassing or molesting men in the news.

‘So… everyone might be reluctant to accept it. Still, you should give it a try.’

After thinking for a moment,

Rather, we decided to target a niche market.

Normally, when newbies gather together, they are bound to fight with each other.

There were quite a few organized parties with roughly level 2 rules and frameworks.

‘First of all, it is written as a dealer and support type… Even if it means acting as a porter, it would be better to not be noticed.’

Of course, with my current level of strength, I could have been unchallenged against a level 3 monster.

Moreover, if you are fully equipped with healing abilities and buffs,

If I did well, I could target level 4 monsters as well.

[Administrative Bureau]

There was nothing good about attracting their attention.

Of course, like Ji-Ah Han, she could have been recognized for her talent and been promoted to a [S]-class hunter, but

I vaguely heard that there was a lot of noise during the process.

‘Besides, if it’s a man… he knows how to use other class abilities as well. He’s a talent that the management bureau can’t help but drool over…’

Even if you look like me right now, I wish I had seen a hunter with the same abilities as me when I was a commander.

I also knew that he was a special talent that would be recruited at any cost.

However, it is not clear which of the people working at the management bureau are currently involved in the organization.

Rather, after getting their attention, the organization mobilizes Xiao or other executives to

With overwhelming force, I could have been assassinated without even realizing it.

‘Anyway… let’s stop thinking about random things and give it a try.’

Click-!

I submitted my resume one by one to about five or six job openings.

Immediately afterwards, notification messages arrived,

Afterwards, my cell phone vibrated and I started receiving calls.

“Ah… I’m sorry. “It’s a bit difficult for us to accept a man with no experience…”

“I’m sorry, but the dealer spot is full today. I would be grateful if you could support me in the future.”

“It’s okay, but level 1? Hmm… please contact me later when you get to level 2!”

“The departure is tomorrow, but if you come to my sister’s house to eat ramen together, I can hug you…♥”

‘Ugh…’

[Charm S] Is it because of the skill?

Even after that, I kept getting replies from women who were giggling.

I blocked all the numbers and looked for other requests.

Meanwhile, a word that was familiar to me after a long time caught my eye.

The story is that they are looking for level 1-2 hunters to join a small team in the “Divine Wind” guild.

And coincidentally, there was an explanation written about clearing out suddenly opened gates in the Yangjae Station area.

Tiring…!

I immediately sent a request request message to the person in charge,

Within a few seconds, a text message arrived.

“hello. Please come to exit 12 of Yangjae Station by 9 a.m. tomorrow. Please refer to the attached file for directions. Just come well prepared.”

“yes! thank you!”

I breathed a sigh of relief and closed the laptop.

Still, I somehow found a request worth doing.

Besides, if the gate was open around Yangjae Station, I also had some business to do for a while.

“Then, should I leave it at this for today…“

In the past, I just stayed right next to Lauren and played the role of a human radar.

Even after becoming stronger, I feel like I can’t show my full potential because I’m worried about what the management bureau thinks.

It felt a little bitter, but at the same time, I felt a little better.

If you are suddenly caught up in a terrible incident while completing a quest,

All I have to do is step forward and sweep it all away.

The first weekend at the academy was like that,

The day was scheduled to go by with my first debut as a hunter.

——-

The next morning.

I arrived by 8:30 a.m. and was wandering around in front of Yangjae Station.

A view of Seocho-gu Office after a long time.

In the next few days, a gate will explode in this area and a large-scale apocalypse will occur.

I also had the feeling that I came here to see if there was a way to prevent that from happening in advance.

Tiring-!

I received a text message from one of the party members,

I immediately walked towards the meeting place.

There was a woman with long blue hair standing there.

He was looking around with a fairly sturdy looking shield hanging on his back.

“Hello~“

I waved and walked towards her,

Then she turned her head and looked somewhere else, pretending not to see me.

“Uh… Hello?“

“Um… me?“

I walked closer to her,

Only then did she meet my eyes.

“Huh…Are you here to request a hunter?“

“Yes, that’s right. This is Han Seo-jin, who contacted me yesterday.“

She had a neat look just like her profile picture,

Maybe it’s because I hung up a picture I took roughly without a filter.

It seemed like she didn’t recognize me.

“Ah… No, I thought it was all filter-washed… He looks better in person…“

She talked to herself in a crawling voice

I pretended not to hear and sat down on the bench next to her.

“This is Kim Ji-yoon, the team leader here. Please take care of me.“

” Please take care of me. I really didn’t know you would accept it.“

“Ah… The girl who was originally in a support role caught a cold and body aches…“

Kim Ji-yoon’s expression became a little stiff, as if something was unclear.

Then, three other women walked from the subway station.

“Hello, team leader~!“

“Good morning… Here’s your coffee, Team Leader…“

“…Jiyun, we are here.“

They immediately looked at my face sitting next to the team leader,

They all stared at me with surprised expressions.

“What…what, who…who did you bring? Celebrity?“

“Wow, you’re so handsome…“

“Surely, our team leader has a boyfriend?“

“Oh no…! Stop talking nonsense and come to work.“

Jiyoon Kim blushed and waved her hands vigorously.

Afterwards, he introduced me to the other team members.

“I’m Dahye Lim, the close range dealer here~!”

“Magic… I’m Park Eun-ji, an awakened person of magic.”

“…This is Seo Na-rae.”

Although other team members also introduced themselves,

Because it was not a name I had ever heard of or remembered.

It almost seemed like an extra NPC in this game.

A woman with high tension is a warrior, and a woman who speaks in a mumble is a wizard.

And just nodding without saying anything was like an archer class.

“Please take care of me. I have several dealer and support skills. I will work hard.“

“Wow…! Isn’t this the Central Academy uniform? Could it be that he is a student?“

“Yes, I was newly enrolled this year.“

Then they looked at the team leader with a sinister expression,

Kim Ji-yoon sighed and fed honey chestnuts to the warrior standing in front.

“Ahh…it hurts, that’s right. Ta-da~ Look at this? I picked a new one yesterday~“

“Wow… Hey, you guys, are you sure that all three of you got new equipment?“

As the team leader said, their armor looked like new.

It looked like some of the fairly expensive [D] grade items hanging in the shop window I saw at the Hunter Market.

“Hehe, I bought it with all my salary and savings. how is it? Isn’t it cool?“

“Hey… how much is all of that… can you afford it?“

“Ah~ If you do more quests in the future, your level will rise! Then your income will increase! That’s how you win~“

“Well…yeah. After all, it is an investment for business.“

“Ugh… Really…“

The team leader held his forehead as if he had a headache.

A warrior who seemed in a very good mood spoke to me.

“So, this person came to replace Park Si-won?“

“Yes, you contacted me yesterday so I brought you here quickly.“

‘Park Si-won…?’

I closed my eyes for a moment as the name seemed familiar.

After a few seconds of feeling like my brain cells were tickling,

I remembered it with a cool feeling, like a spark exploding.

One of the male hunters who literally worked as a [Flower Snake].

After defrauding female hunters based on their looks, they took all the money and equipment and ate it.

He was a man who drove party members apart and then ran away from the ruined party.

Thanks to these guys, even I, another male hunter, noticed them and applied for membership.

‘Did you just have a big meal here too…?’

” Hey… At that time, the three of us were drinking, and at the same time, the three of us contacted each other asking to lend money, right? My mom is in critical condition, but there are no hospital bills or anything.“

“How much did you ask for?“

“A whopping… 5 million won…! If we hadn’t been together at that time, would you have let me go right away?“

“…“

‘Ike.’

I could tell just by looking at the team leader’s expression.

It seemed that poor Ji-yoon had spent money on that guy’s shallow lies.

“That…I…sent it.“

“…“

“…“

“…puhup.“

cook…!

The wizard stabbed the warrior in the side,

Then she noticed and quietly kept her mouth shut.

“Ah… Anyway, team leader! It’s okay. Today’s daily wage is great…? It’s so bad…!“

“Because it’s that dangerous… Sigh… Even if I get my daily wage today, it’ll be about half of the money I sent to that guy…“

Following the guidance of the team leader who had such a depressed expression,

We all entered the Seocho-gu Office together.

——

The main parking lot of Seocho-gu Office.

There was a no-entry tape posted there,

Female soldiers were standing guard in front of it.

“I will verify your identity.“

After giving the team leader a pass, the soldiers

He immediately led us towards the gate.

I watched with interest the rifles the soldiers were holding.

He had all the familiar K-2 rifles,

Even though that bullet case contains ordinary live ammunition.

If you focus your fire on the monster, it wasn’t bad enough to subdue a low-level monster.

‘In the future, when the time comes… I’d like to arm all of those people with magic bullets too…’

Giving soldiers the power to subdue monsters,

And at the same time, bullets are provided that can pierce the barriers of most awakened people at the same time.

I was wondering if I could reveal that power to the world now.

‘Is it… still too early? Unless we come up with a little more safety measures…’

If you are too picky and give the recipe for making magic bullets to the organization,

From then on, it was clear that an uncontrollable number of people would die from terrorism.

“Mr. Seojin? What are you thinking?“

The woman standing behind me poked my cheek,

I smiled and looked at the warrior.

“It’s nothing. I’m a little nervous.“

“Huh…don’t worry too much. We’re pretty strong. I also got new equipment!“

She grinned and took out her vicious dual swords.

I had no choice but to smile and give a thumbs up.

“I can make that right away in the basement with cheap equipment.”

Because I couldn’t say something like this in front of her bright face.

“Now! Everyone check your equipment! Let’s rush in!“

“Yes, team leader!“

“Week…Ready…Complete…“

“…Yes.“

“Okay then let’s go!!“

We entered the gate, which glowed intensely in orange light.

——

“It’s cleaner inside than I thought?“

As soon as I entered the gate, the environment changed drastically.

Instead of the city center of Seoul full of giant buildings that were standing before,

Inside, a dense jungle forest appeared.

The sight of monkeys climbing trees

I even saw the spectacle of parrots with large beaks flapping their wings and flying.

“Is it a jungle area… First, I will explain again for Seojin who did not receive the briefing.“

She took out a crude-looking medicine cabinet and unfolded it.

“There is only one type of monster reported here. The level of the monster is [D]… Several level 2 monsters have been captured.“

“Level 2 monsters… several?“

“Yes, it’s not common. But if our team has the staying power, we should be able to last a long time. There’s a new supporter here, right?“

I nodded as if what she said was right.

If things go wrong, of course, you have healing abilities,

I, an all-round supporter with all kinds of buffs and detection abilities, was standing here.

“Ah… then that would be okay…!“

“Right? I always say… I always have a plan!“

“So, give 500 to Park Si-won… Eup..! Eup…!“

The wizard covered her mouth as she was talking,

The team leader sighed and entered the jungle.

He took out the machete and moved forward, quickly cutting down the bushes.

Then, there were several huge footprints on the road.

Not only that, there are traces of dried, dripping blood,

In addition, there were several dents in the ground that looked like they had been kicked deeply.

‘Hmm… Nepalese beast, hooves, blood, and… traces of a leap…’

A technique taught to me by my roommate who is obsessed with grasshoppers,

The ability to quickly distinguish the characteristics of an animal with just a trace.

Moreover, if it is a level 2 dungeon with a jungle forest background…

“This looks like a man-eating elk.“

“Elk…? That pretty girl screaming?“

“Yes, that’s right. Long fangs.“

[D] grade [Vampire Elk]

A regular monster that appears in the level 2 experience dungeon in the game.

It was difficult to catch him because he was a random mob and had the ability to absorb blood and leap.

This is because you can make all kinds of miscellaneous things using this material.

It was one of the monsters that was quite effective.

‘The problem is… it’s very difficult to catch it because of the blood sucking skill…’

When an elk bites once, the blood is absorbed through its fangs.

Thanks to this, the wounds dealt so far are healed in an instant.

This alone was a slightly annoying gimmick, but…

‘With [Buff A]… I wonder if the damage can be negated…’

I cautiously extended my hand while they were distracted.

“You have become stronger. Charge…“

Haaa!

Although their armor shined strongly,

I immediately used the [Cognitive Impairment] skill to make it invisible.

“Huh..? Didn’t something just sparkle?“

“Huh? well. I’m not sure.“

‘Phew… I guess I haven’t been caught yet…’

Keekeeek—

The sound of a baby crying, or a high school girl yelling in a high tone.

Such a strange and horrifying sound was heard.

It was very quiet and seemed to come from quite far away.

Through [extra senses], I was able to clearly determine which direction the sound came from.

“Ahead, at 3 o’clock, a monster appears. Approximately…100M ahead.“

“Oh… The support performance is solid…!“

“Everyone, prepare for battle, let’s move forward slowly.“

The team leader stood in front of the group holding his shield outstretched,

Next, a warrior was next to her, holding dual swords.

And the archer and wizard stood in the back row with me.

“Then… let’s go…!“

So me and them,

I approached the depths of the jungle where the man-eating elk was hiding.