The Unemployed Life of a Hunter 10

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Sewon Guild.

It was one of the newly established and small-scale guilds that didn’t have many guild members yet. However, the guild leader Kang Kang Hyun-jun was a hunter skilled enough to rank within the top 70 of the latest rankings. Moreover, since he had been active in medium-to-large guilds before coming out separately to create a new guild himself, he knew well how to efficiently operate an organization. With these elements appropriately combined, Sewon was on an upward trajectory despite being a small guild.

As proof of this, they were even proceeding with a cooperative attack with the number one Nameless Guild. Of course, it was a situation where Sewon was riding along on the attack rights that Nameless had secured, but even that was deeply appreciated by Sewon’s guild members. This opportunity would surely become a catalyst not only for improving the guild members’ abilities but also for the growth of the guild itself.

“Guild Leader-nim, still… he’s not answering calls.”

“Ha…”

He had been thinking that just this morning, but they had hit an unexpected obstacle. Since they were in a position to receive help from Nameless, they had conveyed their intention that Sewon would provide maximum support for miscellaneous matters other than the attack itself. Things like calling a purifier from their side. However, they had just received news that the purifier they had made a long-term contract with recently was suddenly unreachable.

“It seems like this guy took the contract money and disappeared.”

It wasn’t entirely uncommon between purifiers and hunters. Moreover, since they were a small guild, he probably thought it would be easier to scam them. Weren’t they getting nicely screwed over right now?

“Let’s file a report with the Management Bureau first.”

“Yes. But what about purification? We confidently promised to take full responsibility for that part…”

Kang Kang Hyun-jun was momentarily troubled. Since there was still some time before the dungeon opened, they could somehow find a freelance purifier. But the problem was that the funds to immediately hire a purifier were a bit tight. Since they had even been scammed, they needed to pull money from elsewhere, but their financial situation wasn’t very comfortable as a small guild.

These days, freelance purifiers often demanded outrageous purification fees, all trying to raise their own value. When Kang Hyun-jun was holding his head and worrying, someone suddenly came to mind.

‘I’d be grateful if you would.’

Do Ha-seong, who worked as a C-rank purifier. A true young person of this era who lived with genuine beliefs and will as a purifier. Kang Hyun-jun took out his phone without hesitation.

With the purifier problem roughly solved, Kang Hyun-jun headed to Olympic Park where the gate would open with an excited heart. A few minutes after arriving, Nameless Guild members also arrived.

“Huh? Guild Leader-nim, isn’t that person Cha Do-hyeok?”

“Right. Was the Nameless Guild Leader supposed to come originally?”

At the very front of the group that emerged through the darkness was walking someone who would be harder not to recognize.

“Hello. I’m Kang Kang Hyun-jun from Sewon.”

Since he had heard that Nameless’s Team 1 was supposed to be dispatched for this attack, Kang Hyun-jun was also a bit flustered, but for now he didn’t show it and offered a greeting first.

“I’m Cha Do-hyeok from Nameless.”

Cha Do-hyeok, with an expression that was hard to read, also responded to Kang Hyun-jun’s handshake.

“But… I heard that Team 1 was coming out today.”

Kang Hyun-jun coughed and asked carefully. Then Lee Hyeon-seok, a Team 1 member who was behind Do-hyeok, suddenly popped out.

“I’ll explain that. Our Team 1 leader was slightly injured in an attack he went on this morning…”

“Ah, I see.”

“Yes. So unavoidably, our Guild Leader came as a substitute.”

The Nameless hunter carefully conveyed the situation while watching Cha Do-hyeok’s mood. If you looked closely, Cha Do-hyeok was the only one who seemed completely untroubled here. In which guild does a guild leader come out as a substitute for an attack? Sewon’s guild members also seemed a bit flustered.

“Our Guild Leader is someone who really doesn’t discriminate about such things! Haha!”

Lee Hyeon-seok laughed heartily, trying to lighten the atmosphere a bit. Actually, he was just as flustered as Sewon’s guild members right now. When he heard that his team leader couldn’t participate in this dungeon attack because he was receiving injury treatment, he had thought a team leader from another team would come instead. That’s how it usually was.

He really never dreamed that the Guild Leader would come personally. It was too sudden. He knew that he was originally an unpredictable person, but he didn’t know he would give such new shocks every time. When he sent an SOS look to the Vice Guild Leader asking what was going on, Won-hyeok also seemed to have already given up and just patted his shoulder asking him to take care of things before leaving.

“Yes. We don’t mind at all. Rather, it’s an honor to be able to attack together with such a famous person.”

“Haha, thank you for understanding.”

“Is the purifier prepared?”

Do-hyeok asked while looking around.

“Ah, yes. However, there are some circumstances so he’ll arrive late. But he’ll come before the attack ends, so don’t worry.”

The two guilds exchanged a few words about the attack like that, then stood in front of the gate. Sewon went in first, taking the lead, and then Nameless guild members also crossed the gate one by one. Do-hyeok stood at the very end of the group and took out his phone from his pocket before crossing the entrance.

As expected, not a single meaningful contact had come.

Tsk, Do-hyeok clicked his tongue. Since he couldn’t find even a single hair of that person for days, his frustrated feelings were reaching the sky.

“Where on earth should I look for this?”

Do-hyeok muttered with cold eyes and crossed the gate.

* * *

“Finally found you.”

Do-hyeok’s eyes were shining even more blue, very brightly. Ha-seong narrowed his eyes and checked his opponent once more. So what came out from inside there wasn’t Kang Kang Hyun-jun, but Cha Do-hyeok? The Cha Do-hyeok who had held first place in hunter appearance rankings for 32 weeks, the one the news had been praising?

“I did all sorts of shows trying to find you, but I met you in a place I never expected? Is this a dream?”

Do-hyeok raised the corners of his mouth in a grin. It’s rather this side that hopes it’s a dream. No, why on earth is some guy called Cha Do-hyeok or whatever popping out here? Ha-seong had definitely come after receiving a commission from Sewon Guild. That bastard couldn’t have suddenly changed guilds overnight, and everything was confusing.

Still, since they had encountered each other like this, there was no choice. A man had to push through even when moments he didn’t want to face came. Ha-seong slowly stepped back one step at a time. There were various ways to push through. For example, running away…

“Stop.”

Then Do-hyeok’s low voice rang in his ears. Maybe because he was S-rank, his eyesight was also extraordinary. To notice all of Ha-seong’s actions, who had mastered stepping backwards without being caught by monsters, honed in dungeons all this time.

“Don’t tell me, you’re trying to run away?”

“No.”

“Now you’re finally speaking.”

Do-hyeok approached Ha-seong even closer. If running away failed… there were still other methods.

“But who are you?”

Playing dumb. Don’t underestimate the acting skills I’ve honed all this time. Ha-seong tilted his head with as clear a face as possible without showing any signs.

“Stop with the nonsense.”

Damn. This is wrong too. Can S-ranks here use skills like mind reading or something? Or maybe, expression reading.

“I don’t know what you’re trying to do with such lousy acting, but let me ask one thing. Why are you pretending not to know?”

“……”

But there was something that had been bothering him since earlier. Because he suddenly encountered Cha Do-hyeok, because it was true that that bastard had been looking for Ha-seong, and because he had to accept that the worm-like drawing was really himself, he hadn’t been able to pay attention to it at all, but now that he thought about it, it was quite irritating.

“Hey.”

Ha-seong abandoned the innocently clear expression mask he had been wearing on his face until just a moment ago and returned to his usual expression.

“How old are you?”

“Why are you asking that?”

“As far as I know, you’re twenty-two, aren’t you?”

Do-hyeok slowly nodded. As expected, it was according to the personal information available on the internet. Ha-seong felt it was worth diligently researching about the number one ranking hunter.

“I’m twenty-seven, you know?”

“So?”

“Not ‘so’. Don’t you think it’s a bit strange that you, who’s five years younger than me, are speaking informally while I’m speaking formally?”

If it was one or two years, he could let it go a hundred times over. But Ha-seong was five years older than that bastard. Even in the previous world, hunters who were younger than him or his juniors all treated him respectfully. Newcomers couldn’t even look him in the eye properly. But this guy called Cha Do-hyeok was younger than him and would be quite a junior in terms of hunter experience, yet he was blatantly cutting his words short.

“So? What do you want me to do about it?”

Ha, is this how you’re going to come at me? Ha-seong felt deep anger rising from his core.

“Shouldn’t you be speaking respectfully to me? Of course, if you don’t like it, I’ll speak informally too.”

“…Well, sure.”

Huh?

Ha-seong narrowed his brow at the unexpectedly meek answer. Why is he suddenly being so obedient? Speaking of that bastard, wasn’t he the one who started with rude remarks asking if his ears were deaf in the dungeon, then dragged a pitifully weak collapsed civilian by his clothes out of a collapsing dungeon?

“If you want formal speech, I’ll do it.”

What, so ‘what do you want me to do about it’ wasn’t sarcasm but really asking what he should do? No, what kind of guy is this? Ha-seong strongly thought that Do-hyeok was probably a more peculiar guy than expected.

“Then can I tell you my business now?”

“No.”

At Ha-seong’s firm words, Do-hyeok frowned. Even if he glared like that, it couldn’t be helped. Whatever business he was trying to say, whatever reason he had been looking for Ha-seong while drawing his face like a worm, he didn’t particularly want to get involved with him.

Wasn’t that natural? The goal was only one thing – being a rich unemployed person. There was absolutely no need for any connection with Cha Do-hyeok to achieve that. Rather, it would only be a hindrance.

He was thinking of quickly handling today’s commission and returning. He wouldn’t mix words with Cha Do-hyeok anymore, nor get involved. With that thought, Ha-seong tried to avoid his gaze, but Do-hyeok walked over with his long legs and approached right in front of Ha-seong’s nose. Then he bent his waist and met Ha-seong’s eyes.