49 – Rookie of the Year (1)
Kerman looked at Siwoon with curious eyes. His expression was resolute.
‘Surely.’
I’m just waiting for his mouth to drop.
He moved his hand instead of his mouth.
“This.”
He handed me something.
It was a scroll tied with a red string.
Kerman’s pupils shook. He immediately grabbed the scroll, untied the string, and opened the scroll.
A powerful voice flowed from Kerman’s mouth as he glanced at the scroll.
“Right! Are you sure.”
I didn’t expect to find the Black Merchant of Moscal in this short amount of time and gamble with him to get me this scroll.
‘Every time I give you a mission, I do it at a crazy speed.’
Kerman’s eyes shone as he looked at Siwoon.
‘This guy smells like talent. Out of the many hunters I’ve seen, he looks just like three.’
The names of the hunters flashed through Kerman’s mind, who had dealt with many hunters.
Three names.
‘Park Tae-seok.’
‘Kim Yuhan.’
‘And….’
I tried to remember, but I couldn’t remember the name of the other one.
He was a man with both eyes and a special class of blindness. He was a man who had a beastly sense of battle without relying on sight.
Although he has long since disappeared suddenly.
“Hey, what is your name?”
“Lee Si-woon.”
“Si-woon Lee, make sure you remember your name.”
The young man stared intently at Kerman. He seemed eager to give me the next quest.
‘However, it needs to be verified. It’s still too early for this guy….’
Kerman said.
“You must have not changed your 2nd job, right?”
“The 2nd job change is still….”
“Then, come after the second job change. Then I will give you a full-scale quest.”
The young man’s expression frowned.
“It’s the second job change, and it’s Nabal, so I can do it right away. Please give me that quest now.”
“I don’t take back words once spoken.”
“It sucks.”
At Kerman’s stubbornness, the young man pouted. Then he turned around and walked away. His appearance gradually faded away.
A voice came from behind his back.
“Come back in 3 days. So don’t give that quest to anyone.”
Kerman stared at his back with a smile.
‘It’s been a while, the hunter who stimulated me.’
***
Hervin Library.
Jung Yeon-hee was absorbed in books.
The thin neckline, which was visible from the bobbed purple hair curled up, wriggled every time the bookshelf was turned.
‘Was this part….’
Having a lot of interest in the history of the other world, she buried her eyes on a certain page of her bookshelf. Her eyes shone brightly.
‘Here it is! The reason why gates came into being.’
This was written on the bookshelf.
Big Gate.
It refers to a portal that allows you to come and go between the present world and the other world.
There are several gates like this in Korea, Japan and the US.
The reason lies in the history of the other world.
‘This part.’
Yeonhee’s eyes followed the letters down.
In the other world, Cain remains in history and is still handed down.
Cain.
He was a magician with the modifier ‘the first 10th circle wizard’ in the other world.
It is said that the mana flowing through his body was enough to create the sea.
However.
I want to hold the world in my hands, and I want to own everything…
I sold my soul to an ancient demon called the Black Blood Demon, and in exchange for unmatched gong power.
So,
He was able to summon a summoning manaful enough to turn the world upside down,
You can cast magic that is 10 times stronger than Meteor, the highest level of nature magic.
I became a black mage who can use the ancient devil’s magic.
As Cain sacrificed his soul and gained several times his original power, he conquered the continent and began to control the world.
Slaughter, slaughter, and gradually became a demon… The world seemed to be his.
He had nothing to fear.
However, one big ordeal came to him.
For him, trials
It was the appearance of a man named Redin.
Reddin.
Because they say they handle swords like ghosts,
He was the one with the title of Sword Emperor of Balkas.
For 20 years, he commanded the battlefield and single-handedly prevented the invasion of demons and other nations.
He
Balchus was like a support for the country.
Valkas was a weak country with a small territory and a small army, but as long as Redin was in the position of general, other countries couldn’t even dare to touch Barkas.
It seemed that peace in the small country of Balkas would continue like that.
Ledin, who devoted his youth to defending the country, disappears without a rumor at some point.
Leaving behind a single word, ‘I will appear again when a crisis arises in the world’.
That’s how he appeared.
Redin appeared in front of Cain and his comrades sharing his former battlefield.
They fought a bloody battle.
No matter how Cain he was, Ledin was strong.
Redin and his party worked together, and Cain suffered fatal internal injuries and died.
Cain quietly left his words with bloody lips as if he were making a will to Redin and his companions.
-The price of making me like this is eternal bondage.
With that said,
Cain summoned the ancient demon Black Blood Demon and cast a spell.
When the magic began, heaven and earth turned upside down, and Redin and his companions lost their bodies on the spot.
In the face of death with a lot of internal injuries, Cain casts another spell with his remaining energy.
As a result of the aftermath, several spaces in the other world were distorted, and a large hole was formed as they were distorted.
After Cain escaped through the hole,
It is said to have disappeared forever.
That hole later became a gate connecting the present world and the other world.
This is said to be the cause of the gate.
This was the contents of the article.
‘Reddin….’
Jung Yeon-hee was interested in Redin, a mythical figure.
The reason was because he had encountered a person named Zak, a loyalist of Redin, during an exploration test not too long ago.
It was then.
“It’s a hunter.”
A male voice was heard. It was a low, calm tone. Yeon-hee took her eyes off the book and moved to him.
A handsome man wearing glasses was staring at him with his back against the wall. Familiar.
‘Jang Se-joon, former pro gamer?’
Sejun Jang.
Former pro gamer from A sports.
His reputation for his genius control sense and excellent brain was already known to everyone who played games.
In particular, his monopoly was the play of smashing opponents ingeniously by making full use of plans B, C, and D on the spot that no one would have thought of if Plan A didn’t work.
If he only put his hands on it, the ranking of the immovable number 1 in that game and the winning prize would definitely be his share.
To men in their 20s and 30s who like games, he was like the president of a country.
To put it in one word, it was ‘just shut up and be a legend’ itself.
Yeonhee stared blankly at Sejun before bowing lightly.
“Huh? You’re the pro gamer Sejun Jang, right?”
“I’m a pro gamer. He’s a full-fledged hunter now. Well, even though it’s an F rank, it’s….”
Sejun smiled shyly.
It was just an inevitable reaction to the past. If you have that kind of spec, you might be proud of yourself.
It was amazing.
Besides, why is the person who was the best pro gamer suddenly becoming a hunter?
A person who earns money very well.
A lot of questions popped up in Yeonhee’s head.
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‘It’s kind of a stretch to ask why a person who used to be popular suddenly became a hunter….’
After a while,
Sejun asked.
“Isn’t there anything difficult?”
“It’s just been a month since Hunter, so I can’t really get a feel for it….”
That’s right.
I wonder if a month has passed since I became a Hunter.
I couldn’t feel it more than how hard it was.
“I see. May I ask what a class is?”
Sejun asked.
“A magician. I’m at a loss as to what to do with my 2nd job advancement and how to set the direction of my skills.”
Yeon-hee tried to answer only the class, but the worries inside came out of her mouth. This man in the front was recognized as the best in the game industry.
Maybe you have a good understanding of the hunter system that resembles the game system. If that’s the case, it’s probably because of the anticipation that I’ll give you a tip, so I’m going to have a good time.
“A magician….”
Sejun raised his head and stared into space.
Then, he put on a look of thought for a moment and then spat out.
“If you choose the magician class, it is either a dealer-type magician or a sub-dealer-type magician. Ah! Although there is one more exception.”
“An exception?”
Yeonhee’s eyes shone as she questioned her.
“Extreme dealer specializing in deals.”
A super dealer magician? It was an unfamiliar word. Words I’ve never heard before.
Yeonhee sat down without hesitation and asked.
“Are you referring to a position that specializes in offensive power if you are an extreme damage dealer?”
“Yes. By minimizing the wisdom that increases the magic stat, the magic power is distributed only in an amount sufficient to cast only two skills, and after saving the stats as much as possible, the intelligence stats are tapped! It’s rude.”
“…… Yes?”
It was an unfamiliar, no, odd answer.
Typically, the magician class is divided into two types: dealer and sub-dealer. A magician with paper-like defense was the safest and best-known position to deal damage while bombarding magic from a distance.
Even in such a position, you must have enough wisdom and stamina. If the mana level is low, you have to use the skill a few times and take a potion. That way the delay gets longer.
A quick chain attack is essential for a magician.
In addition, you must take appropriate physical strength. Because it is a hunter world where you go to the other world when you die.
But this man was talking about Hunter as if it were a character in a game.
“Isn’t it a shortcut to ruin if stats are concentrated on intelligence?”
The end of Yeonhee’s words as she asked calmly went up like an argument.
“It is the common sense of ordinary people.”
There was something confident in Sejun’s eyes. Eyes filled with confidence that they are sure of something.
Even though she knew it didn’t make sense, Yeonhee wanted to hear Sejun’s reason for thinking that way.
“Why do magicians have a prejudice against focusing on intelligence?”
Sejun asked.
“Of course… Wisdom needs to be raised for the mana level, which is essential for magicians, and since you are a magician with the lowest durability, shouldn’t you also increase your stamina?”
“Then why?”
Sejun’s expression was ‘why do you have to do that?’
I collapsed.
‘What is it? This person.’
Because you only play games, do you think Hunter is a character in the game?
Sejun said while fiddling with the colorless glasses frame.
“A magician’s weak durability can be covered with items with well-attached options, and mana can be covered with item options as well. And Hunters don’t fight with only stats. If he sharpens his sense of moving more flexibly than others, even a magician can play a tank.”
“…… Under.”
Now I’m laughing out loud.
A while ago, I thought you would at least give me some advice that would help me get rid of my frustrating worries at once. That expectation completely disappeared from my head at the nonsense that a magician could play a tank.
He must have been a crazy geek who was only good at games.
Sejun narrowed his eyes and asked.
“Do you know what happens when a magician puts an explosive weight on air power?”
He asked. He felt that he was no longer worthy of an answer.
Because this person already lives in a different world from me.
Chewing his own words or not, Sejun continued his speech.
“If you do that, you will become the best magician. If you carve out a path that others don’t, you’re bound to go above the middle.”
“Yes, yes. Okay.”
Yeonhee replied coldly. He gave the impression that he wanted to stop talking.
“If you don’t believe me, let me give you a quick taste.”
Sejun asked if he had read Yeonhee’s intentions.
“……….”
Yes or no.
Yeonhee didn’t even answer and fixed her gaze on the page of the book she was holding.
I have no desire to give more attention to Sejun.
Everything he says is nothing but nonsense,
From now on, everything he says will be bullsh*t.
However, an unexpected voice continued from Sejun’s mouth.
“Blizzard.”
And.
I felt the cold shudder running from Yeonhee’s toes to her legs as if she were going crazy. Subsequently, frost forms on the bookshelf Yeon-hee was looking at and it starts to freeze.
“… This, this?”
Yeonhee instinctively raised her head.
Sejun’s hand entered Yeonhee’s eyes. A cold aura lingered in his hand. However, the aura was very thick and large.
Moment. The books in the library started shaking.
Chaaa!
I could feel the chilly chill that made me goosebumps all over my body.
“Wait, no way?”
It can’t be that magic. It was impossible.
‘This is a trick. There’s no way that could ever happen, never.’
Yeon-hee was staring at Se-jun with suspicion.
Her eyes started to get bigger.
The books inside the library were shaking like crazy,
The chairs in the library that were left alone moved around freely in the aftermath of the vibration.
Tutuk. Tutuk.
Something fell on Yeonhee’s forehead.
The touch of the flesh was very cold.
“After-“
Breath flowed from Yeonhee’s mouth before she knew it. The temperature in the room was dropping rapidly.
‘You mean you’re really implementing Blizzard?’
I couldn’t believe it.
Blizzard.
It was a skill that could be used only after the 2nd job advancement was made with a high-level ice attribute wide area skill.
It was then.
“Why is the library suddenly so cold? Did you turn off the heating?”
“Ah! Guess who opened the door Oh, it’s like a Siberian plain….”
“I need to call the manager. Guess where the wind is leaking….”
I heard people shouting. Hearing the sound, Yeonhee patted Sejun’s wrist! Got it
“This is the library. I’ve seen enough, so stop.”
Sejun smiled softly. The aura of ice that bloomed in Sejun’s hand disappeared in an instant.
Jung Yeon-hee looked at Se-jun in a curious way.
Then she asked.
“Was that magic blizzard really right?”
Yeonhee asked if she still couldn’t believe it even though she knew it.
Sejun nodded.
It was amazing.
Blizza is a skill acquired after the 2nd job change.
The minimum level required for the 2nd job advancement is 50. If so, doesn’t this mean that this man has achieved that level?
It takes at least several months to achieve from level 1 to 50 in the category of ordinary people.
A month has passed since Sejun became a hunter at the same time as Yeonhee and came over to the other world.
Yeonhee also knew that fact.
But in one month, he changed his second job.
I couldn’t believe it.
No, it was hard to believe.
As soon as I saw this man, I remembered him.
That guy with exceptionally white skin.
‘Lee Si-woon.’
Lee Si-woon. He also achieved rapid level-up with abilities that were different from others. Lee Si-woon showed amazing sides that an F rank could not show.
And this man in front.
‘There are many talented people in the world.’
The one that flies on top of the one that walks.
I said there’s a guy on top of him who shoots him down with a slingshot.
In about a month, I met a whopping two people who were like ‘the one who drops the flying thing with a slingshot’.
For a moment, Yeon-hee felt that she was becoming shabby.
‘I’m only level 25 now….’
I shrugged Yeonhee’s shoulders. Sejun looked at Yeonhee and said.
“Time given to everyone is the same. You have to put your passion into it in that time. It’s not just a world that works hard. It’s not a world where you can do well.”
Yeonhee moved her gaze to Sejun, who was talking seriously.
I thought he was a screwed up guy, so I couldn’t even hear him until now.
Now his words touch my heart.
And he looks different.
Sejun continued with his back away from the wall.
“We are the elite of the top 0.1% Who passed through the worst hunter qualification test. If you want to shine among the elite, ‘hard work’ and ‘well’ don’t work. It has to be special.”
I felt a wall when a person with natural talent was saying this in front of me. A wall that is difficult to overcome.
Sejun said as he bent down and adjusted himself to Yeonhee’s eye level.
“See you at the survival test in two days. Then I’ll show you myself. The power of an extreme dealer magician that you didn’t believe in….”
Hearing those words, Yeon-hee’s spirit jumped.
‘Ah…. Look at my mind Two days later, it was the day of the survival test.’
Survival test.
It was the final test given to F-rank hunters who had passed the exploration test.
If you enter a certain rank in the virtual test, you will receive a stat-up and reputation as a reward.
What is stat up?
It meant a qualification that allowed an F-rank hunter to take the D-rank promotion test at once without having to go through the E-rank.
‘I will never be weeded out as a weak hunter.’
Yeonhee’s eyes shone.
This is not the time to be doing this in the library! I have to level up right now and pass the virtual test with optimal abilities.
Yeonhee tidied up the book she was holding and walked quickly to the exit. There was strength in her gait.
Sejun is fiddling with the frames of his glasses and watching Yeonhee from the back as she walks away.
‘She’s cute.’
***
In the bathroom at Hunter Academy.
A woman with a voluminous body is looking out into the bathroom mirror.
Large eyes shining through the frame of red glasses.
Under that,
Sleek leg line ripped all the way under a short skirt in a white uniform top that was cut open to reveal the bouncy chest.
A woman with rather heavy makeup clutched her own breasts in her hands.
Mulkeong-
A large and elastic tactile sensation is vividly transmitted to her hands. The woman smiled proudly.
‘Even though I’m in my 30s, I’m still alive with a full C-cup breast, right?’
Every time she moved her legs, the texture of the flesh-colored stockings wrapped around her legs stood out.
‘I’ve been on a diet lately and my legs have lost a lot~?’
She stared at herself in the mirror.
“mmm! Mr. Siwoon. See you in a few days?”
I look in the mirror and say hello to myself. Then he frowned and shook her head.
“This is not it, it is not. More lively and s*xy.”
The lips of the woman who opened her eyes coquettishly move again.
“Mmm. Mr. Siwoon. High?”
“……….”
The woman covered her embarrassing face with her hands and let out her laugh alone.
She seems to be practicing her greeting in preparation for meeting someone.
Today is the survival test day for F rank hunters.
Meet him.
‘Lee Si-woon.’
I’m young, but I smell like a man….
A moderately tall height of about 175 cm, and a well-proportioned face that keeps attracting attention.
And a handsome face.
A handsome long face….
“Puheheheh….”
Again, laughter squeezed out of her mouth. Her large breasts swayed voluptuously as she covered her mouth and laughed enough to lift her shoulders. And the name tag on her chest also moved in line with her shaking.
My eyes moved to the name tag.
Find the tweezers that pierced the uniform and nameplate neatly while fiddling with them.
‘I hope that bastard comes soon. I think he should have arrived by now?’
Seonghye checked her well-tied hair one last time and then left the bathroom and went to her conference room.
As she entered her conference room, two assistants waved at Seonghye.
“Sung-hye unnie, are you coming now?”
“Oh, did you have a good make-up today?”
Respond to their greetings with a smile.
“Did I wear makeup well today?”
“Sister, you look like someone going on a date today.”
“Puhahahaha, what about a date?”
Seong-hye burst out laughing when she saw a man in his thirties standing silently next to his assistants.
‘Who is that person?’
I glanced at the man’s name tag.
‘It’s from the White Gate branch.’
The man was focusing his gaze on the blank screen in front of the conference room. He seemed to be waiting for something.
“Please play it.”
As soon as the man spoke, the assistant pressed the button on the remote control.
Then, a video streamed from the blank screen.
“Is that your friend?”
The man who buried his gaze in the video said.
“Yes, from the national archery team. Kang Hye-ryeong.”
“Um….”
Seonghye also moved her eyes to the screen. On the screen, a woman moves in a flamboyant manner with a bow and fires her arrows in a frantic barrage. The monsters hit by the arrows fell down helplessly.
Surprisingly, even though it seemed like he was shooting arrows without thinking, the arrows landed right on the foreheads of hundreds of monsters.
“Wow….”
One of the assistants exclaimed.
Seonghye asked the assistant.
“What is that video? Who?”
“Ah, that video is a highlight video of three particularly outstanding F-class hunters selected this time. The so-called comet star freshmen.”
“Hyeseong freshmen?”
Seong-hye’s eyes moved to the screen.
Certainly, the woman on the screen was handling arrows like a ghost. The expression of the woman was particularly impressive. Even though he was busy moving, his expression did not waver at all.
“That friend is Kang Hye-ryeong, the Shinto shrine.”
As Assistant Manager Jang spoke without taking his eyes off the screen, his assistant nodded.
And the video went over.
“Come out. Pro gamer Sejun Jang!”
One assistant said with delight.
A man on the screen. And hordes of monsters are gathering around it. In an instant- as the man’s hand glowed, the bodies of the monsters all over the place froze and were torn apart. And the brains protruding from the monster’s head make the viewer frown, which is a bonus.
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“You mean that is the magical power of an F-rank hunter?”
Yoon Seong-hye’s eyes widened as she watched.
“Yes. He’s one of the up-and-comers this time around. You’re from a top pro gamer.”
Sunghye looked at the screen with her widened eyes. Every time the man on the screen raises his wand into the air, the scene of large monsters becoming rags continues.
“Amazing, rank F looks much stronger than us.”
Sung-hye in her 40s was amazed.
What was even more impressive was the man’s mana. The magic performed by men was the same as that used by others, but something was different. The destructive power and its scope.
‘There must have been a lot of talented hunters this year.’
The screen then played the following video. Seeing the video, Seong-hye’s heart skipped a beat.
“Lee Si-woon!”
The rest of her gaze shifted to her at her holy cry.
“That friend. Do you know someone?”
Assistant Jang asked.
“Yes. He was a friend who belonged to our exploratory test, and not too long ago….”
Not too long ago, she tried to say that she went to the Hidden Dungeon together, but she shut her mouth. She didn’t even bother to say that.
“How is that friend sure?”
Assistant Jang asked.
“Yes? What do you mean by….”
“It is definitely different from others.”
“Oh, that is.”
Seonghye fixed her screen with fluttering eyes. On the screen, Siwoon, who was covered in wild boar skin, was striking down monsters with a great sword.
“It’s different, definitely.”
Seonghye smiled at Assistant Manager Jang and said.
“How is it different?”
Assistant Jang keeps asking questions. It seems that he is interested in Lee Si-woon.
“That’s why, compared to other hunters, he definitely has a sense of the combative side, and he has the ability to use his instantaneous wit. Also….”
Seonghye thought for a moment before continuing.
“I’m quite bold because I’m young.”
“It’s bold….”
Deputy Manager Jang holds his chin and observes the screen intently.
“I heard that the president of the association is particularly interested in that friend.”
“The president of the association?”
At Jang’s words, Seong-hye’s backbone was cut. At the same time, her face hardened.
The president of the association. Rumors about him were because she was Seong-hye, whom she had met early.
***
Academy Small Auditorium.
There were about 30 hunters standing in the auditorium. Looking at his stiff expression, he seemed to have swallowed quite a bit of tension.
‘Stat up and fame must be earned by me… !’
‘I heard that there are a lot of monster-level freshmen. Can I get first place?’
‘Ah…. It’s my first time, so I’m insanely nervous.’
‘You can do it! I’ll wipe out all the monsters and take first place.’
Everyone’s eyes were shining.
There was also Lee Si-woon among them.
‘The group I belong to is Group B.’
Siwoon looked around. 30 Hunters in plain clothes come into sight. They were 30 hunters who would compete in Group B with Siwoon.
Tak!
Someone hit me on the shoulder.
“Oops, long time no see?”
The Hunter who greeted Siwoon was Uncle Taesik, who was with him during the exploration test. The old man was smiling brightly. The corners of his mouth were wrinkled, indicating his age.
“Are you in Group B too?”
“Yeah~ I’m going to be with you again. Is this a big deal? To have to compete with a perfect friend like you.”
“It’s perfect…. hahahaha, it doesn’t matter.”
It was cool.
Taesik patted Siwoon on the shoulder. His hand was warm.
“You know how thankful I was last time, right? I’m asking in my heart Thanks to that, I was able to go down the Yellow River as I commanded.”
“No.”
“Thank you. I couldn’t say goodbye properly last time…. Anyway, see you in the spring! I have to go back to my line.”
Siwoon bowed and replied.
“…… This is Siwoon Lee, right?”
Someone is talking again. It is also the Hunter who did the exploration test together.
“I was really, really thankful last time.”
Someone else is talking again.
“He is the one who saved us by breaking the wall in the exploratory test…. Thanks to you, I have less worry about entrusting my children with permanent residence.”
Another person too.
“Aigoo! He was in the same group as us at the time, right? Nice to meet you, if it wasn’t for you at that time, I wouldn’t be breathing like this.”
Another person too.
“Wow! At that time, you were Lee Si-woon, the number one contributor to that dungeon, right?”
Following others.
“Mr. Lee Si-woon? It was so cool then.”
People all express their gratitude. At the same time, there is longing in their eyes looking at Siwoon.
“……… ….”
I was shy and answered with a smile without a word.
‘It’s the first time, this feeling.’
A feeling of pride put strength on his shoulders.
There was never anything like this in my previous life or in my previous life.
No matter what I did, I always didn’t get it right, and I was used to being in last place.
I was used to the eyes of people who looked at me with pitiful eyes.
I have never been acknowledged by anyone.
The bad luck in the past that only made his family and acquaintances burn
It was ‘a child who would be lucky if he didn’t have an accident’.
In a word, it was trash.
A life full of idiots and idiots.
I was a low-level pup who fell for his genetically inherited DNA on such a subject.
Since I came to the other world, I have been attracting attention, receiving recognition, and talking about people.
Receive the unfamiliar feeling of anticipation from others.
‘I was also a person who could receive recognition from someone.’
It feels like the resentment that has been building up in my heart is about to explode.
‘I don’t live like a nerd anymore.’
Twice is enough for a life that was like a gutter.
A nerd who has gone through all sorts of things up to the 3rd cycle of his life before childbirth is poisoned,
Once you acquire the ability, I will show you exactly how to grow.
‘I will definitely pass the first place in this survival test.’
I made a promise again in my heart.
By the way.
A woman entered Siwoon’s field of view.
‘That woman, could it be?’
A woman I know.
In addition to previous lives,
She is a woman I knew in my previous life.
‘How is that woman here? She’s not the kind of woman who would ever become a Hunter….’
By the way.
The woman in sight turned her head away and her eyes met Siwoon.
I wonder if our eyes met each other for 5 seconds.
A woman walked by.
To Siwoon.