#5
Some argued that the ownership of those minerals should belong to the state, but they couldn’t voice any objections to the hunters’ argument that risking their lives to raid dungeons was already serving the nation.
“Hmm……”
Seo Yi-young pursed his lips.
He needed to gather more information about new-type dungeons.
Since he couldn’t just stare at his phone where other people were around, he had to find an appropriately quiet place.
“Well then, prepare well and shall we meet later?”
“Ah! Yes, Hunter-nim……!”
Seo Yi-young greeted appropriately and only looked for a chance to go into a corner, but couldn’t achieve his goal. Seo Yi-young’s presence was much greater than he thought, making it impossible to quietly go somewhere without anyone knowing.
“Advance investigation Team 2 is returning!”
At that moment, someone announced loudly.
As other hunters gathered in one place, Seo Yi-young also moved his steps. Another person who saw such Seo Yi-young was surprised and spoke to him. They seemed to have thought he was some kind of mannequin since he kept standing only in the back, but apparently that wasn’t the case.
“Hunter-nim. If you sit here, I’ll brief you.”
“Huh? No, you don’t need to do that. It would be hard for you to work twice.”
Just a few steps and he could hear the advance investigation Team 2’s report directly. He could do it well enough without borrowing someone else’s hands. But the woman looked very troubled.
“No, no. This is what I usually do.”
The woman said while shaking her head.
Looking at her reaction, it seemed the previous Seo Yi-young had been quite tyrannical to her. Even though he couldn’t know exactly how he had behaved, the current Seo Yi-young had no intention of continuing that.
“No, but it’s fine……”
“Did I make some mistake?”
The woman suddenly shouted with a pale complexion. Before he could properly think about what she meant, the woman continued speaking.
“My job is to brief Hunter-nim, so when you say it’s fine, does that mean you’re telling me to quit?”
“Huh? What?”
At the unexpected question, Seo Yi-young could only give a foolish counter-question.
He hadn’t intended it that way, but if the person in front of him’s job was to brief him, then indeed it would inevitably be taken as telling her to quit, just as she said.
It was essentially like suddenly receiving a dismissal notice, so he could understand her reaction.
“No. Well, I understand. Then please do it.”
The woman, whose face immediately brightened at Seo Yi-young’s words, bowed deeply and left her spot. Such a happy expression. It didn’t feel like someone else’s business. Since Seo Yi-young knew the hardships of workers better than anyone, he easily empathized.
In the end, what Seo Yi-young did with the remaining short time was search for Choi Do-jun’s name.
When searching for information earlier, even though the name ‘Choi Do-jun’ appeared several times, he had passed it by thinking ‘no way.’ But that bastard really was that bastard. He had to look into it properly.
“……Hah.”
Finding out Choi Do-jun’s profile was too easy. He just entered any portal and searched the name, and it all came up.
[Name: Choi Do-jun
Age: 24
Height: 197cm
Awakening Age: 10 years old
Affiliation: Whatever
Awakening Type: Natural
Ability: Natural Element – Light
Rank: S
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Age 24? Seo Yi-young grinned crookedly seeing Choi Do-jun’s age, which was younger than his 28 years. He had thought he looked sly, but he was just a young punk.
No, then does that mean the young punk acted so rudely?
Recalling Choi Do-jun who had casually spoken informally, Seo Yi-young felt his inherent Confucian spirit suddenly stirring and took a deep breath. Then he read down the remaining items below.
Looking at the item stating his height was 197cm, he wondered if it might be a lie.
The Choi Do-jun from his previous dimension was also on the tall side, but not to this extent.
197cm. Is this even human or a tree? At this level, he could play basketball.
What’s with the affiliation? Not ‘Anywhere’ but ‘Whatever’?
Looking into it more, hunters were like walking small-to-medium enterprises, and among them, Choi Do-jun, being S-Class, was a walking major corporation. So it seemed natural for him to contract with management that handled schedules and everything else.
Seo Yi-young, who had frowned, couldn’t help but grimace when he learned that ‘Whatever’ wasn’t literally whatever, but the name of the company Choi Do-jun belonged to, and that company had only Choi Do-jun. Was the company name a joke? At the very least, there could have been something like ‘no name’ or ‘untitled,’ but ‘Whatever’……
It seemed the people around him didn’t try to stop him either.
Or he was stubborn enough not to listen even if they tried to stop him. Or selfish enough that they couldn’t even voice opposition.
Either way, it was completely messed up.
Seo Yi-young shook his head left and right and skimmed through the remaining items.
Before he could properly read through the entire list, the woman returned.
“The atmosphere among the people was unusual. The expressions of the officials were serious, as if the dungeon might be a slightly more dangerous level than the government predicted. They seemed worried because they were inexperienced hunters, but the overall atmosphere was reassuring since Seo Yi-young Hunter-nim and Choi Do-jun Hunter-nim were scheduled to enter.”
For what she had found out in that short time, it was quite a lot of information. The woman’s insight seemed extraordinary.
After finishing what she had to say, the woman adjusted her posture.
“Then I’ll brief you on the dungeon right away.”
“Huh? Wait a minute! Why are you kneeling…… No, do it standing up.”
Seo Yi-young stopped the woman who was about to kneel beside him without hesitation. Seeing her act naturally, it seemed this was how it had always been before. If the woman herself said it wasn’t right, he was determined to strongly tell her not to kneel, but there was no need. The woman naturally sat with one hip on the armrest of the chair Seo Yi-young was sitting in and leaned her body.
……Isn’t this too close?
He moved his body to the side as she was so close their chests almost touched, but even that had limits. Finally, Seo Yi-young spoke up.
“Wait, wait. You don’t need to go this far.”
“Ah…… Should I, not?”
“Yes. Just give it to me and I’ll read it myself.”
Whatever the previous Seo Yi-young had done, the current Seo Yi-young didn’t need to do the same thing. Especially if it was unnecessary. Seo Yi-young took the tablet from the woman’s hands.
“By any chance, instead of things like this, aren’t you interested in gathering information about people around us?”
“……What?”
She made a puzzled expression.
Seo Yi-young had an intuition. The woman’s abilities were definitely not limited to what was visible.
“And from now on, you can dress comfortably too.”
“What?”
“It seems like it would be uncomfortable for you. I’ll look at the rest, so you can go out if you want.”
Seo Yi-young finished speaking and fixed his gaze on the tablet.
[Dungeon Type: New Type
Mob Main Attribute: Plant
Mob Grade: A~B
Mob Type: First Attack
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Reading the densely packed report, Seo Yi-young tensed his lips.
Since this was his first time entering a dungeon, he was nervous, but he couldn’t back out now. He was scared, but at least he had learned how to use his ability earlier, albeit insufficiently. He didn’t know if large wounds would heal the same way, but he thought he’d have to practice that alone somehow later as he fiddled with the knife in his pocket. Still, being S-Class, no matter how bad he was, he wouldn’t be completely unable to use his ability. Though he couldn’t help being anxious about whether it would really be okay.
Seo Yi-young, who had taken a deep breath, got up from his seat.
When he went outside, the other hunters were already gathered in their spots. Choi Do-jun stared at Seo Yi-young with eyes that didn’t hide his boredom.
“What a precious appearance.”
That fucking bastard, really.
He barely held back from blurting that out. There were too many watching eyes here.
He admitted he came out a bit late, but it wasn’t late enough to deserve such sarcastic remarks. Anyway, he seemed to have a personality that couldn’t endure without being sarcastic about everything. That was exactly the same as Choi Do-jun from his original dimension. What a detestable bastard.
“You must have been waiting. You didn’t need to do that though.”
It seemed like childish wordplay, but he couldn’t help but respond that way.
They said he was 197cm, and indeed, when he approached closely, the intimidation was no joke. Is that really his height? He didn’t lie about it, did he?
No matter how he looked, the profile seemed wrong. Based on how it felt, he looked like he was over 2 meters.
Seo Yi-young, who had wondered why he looked so big, soon realized the reason.
How many hours a day did this guy invest in bulking up?
His physique was big enough to naturally raise such questions.
His thick forearms, which made him wonder why he was only noticing this now, naturally made him feel intimidated. Weren’t they both S-Class? Wasn’t the difference in their bodies too much? Seo Yi-young looked down at his own body. He was also taller than in his previous dimension, but he wasn’t bumpy like Choi Do-jun.
“This is why I didn’t want to enter a dungeon together.”
At Choi Do-jun’s words, Seo Yi-young’s eyes widened.
‘This is why people who graduated from two-year colleges are no good.’
At the same time, he recalled Choi Do-jun from his previous dimension sighing and sneering about his educational background. Even so, did he need to resemble him in things like this too?
“What are you saying, you crazy bas……”
“……”
Seo Yi-young, who was about to say ‘crazy bastard,’ hurriedly closed his mouth.
For a moment, he felt the surrounding gazes stinging, but what of it?
“Well, let’s quickly enter the dungeon.”
Seo Yi-young, who pretended not to know and acted as if nothing had happened, said only what he had to say and took the lead.
The personnel entering the dungeon totaled five people, including Seo Yi-young and Choi Do-jun.
Unlike raids where about 10 people usually entered, the number was small. The reason was that since the original dungeon grade prediction was A, two S-Class hunters would be sufficient.
Choi Do-jun, who could serve as both main dealer and tanker, and Seo Yi-young, called the world’s strongest healer. They thought the raid would be possible if these two entered. The reason three more hunters were added was for item collection. Those three people weren’t included in the dungeon raid’s fighting power at all.
He wondered just how powerful they were to do this.
The doubt that they might be acting like they didn’t know wouldn’t disappear.
Standing at the dungeon entrance felt strange. That was natural since this was Seo Yi-young’s first time entering a dungeon. Once they passed through what seemed to be made of a transparent membrane, it would be the dungeon. Seo Yi-young, who had taken a breath, took a step forward.
Author: Hyacinthus B
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