10 – Raid [EPISODE – 1]
Gates are usually ranked alphabetically according to their strength.
The more difficult it is, the closer it is to S and A, and the easier it is, the closer it is to F.
In addition, there are cases where gates of special difficulty are given names such as Abyss level and Astaroth level.
However, instead of that classification, there are also classifications based on the number of people who can enter the gate.
A gate that only allows one person to enter is a single-person gate.
Gates for 2 to 5 people are small gates
A gate with 6 or more people and less than 9 people is a medium-sized gate.
Groups of 10 or more can be divided into large gates.
Also, subjugating large gates is usually referred to as ‘running a raid’.
raid.
It is common sense that the more people who can enter, the greater the reward for that gate.
Of course, not all gates are like that, but on average, every time the size of the gate goes up one step, you can think of the reward grade going up by about 0.5 grade.
In other words, it is considered that the value of subjugating an A-level 1-person gate is equal to subjugating a C-level large gate.
However, the difficulty is significantly lowered and changed efficiently.
So, if you can only attack, it is usually most efficient to target large gates.
Even if compensation is shared, it can create synergy with party members in many ways, unlike single-person gates, and there are many cases where you can proceed more comfortably.
That’s why we’re now cooperating with other guilds to hit 10 people and then run the raid.
If you are a large guild, you can find as many people as you can within your own guild, but small and medium-sized guilds usually cooperate with each other to run raids because it is difficult to do so in reality.
“Siwoo, have you ever played a raid?”
“Hmm. You played a lot before you retired.”
“Wow. Siwoo-san is amazing too…”
“Haha… It used to be. What.”
We were now going to the open gate near the construction site.
Now that we are almost at the place where we were supposed to meet, Park Jin-soo asked me a question as if he was a little nervous.
Park Jin-soo seems to be very worried right now.
“I’m so nervous because this is my first time running a raid. If something happens…”
“I don’t think you need to worry too much.”
“That…isn’t it?”
“Yes. Large gates are more convenient because there are so many people.”
I said, comforting Park Jin-soo.
Park Jin-soo hadn’t been registered as a hunter for less than a week, and he hadn’t looked around enough at other gates, but he seemed nervous about trying to challenge a large gate.
‘I had a time like that too.’
I remember trembling like Park Jin-soo when I first ran a raid in the past.
It’s a memory of the time when I was active as an A-class hunter.
At that time, I was very nervous like Park Jin-soo, and there was a time when I worried that a very scary dimensional species might be waiting for a large gate.
However, in the end, raids are only worried at first, but when you run, there are many cases where it is not a big deal.
I was like that too, and Park Jin-soo is probably the same.
I don’t think you need to worry too much.
“May I ask which gate it is, by the way?”
“Ummm. We were simply asking for fire support.”
“Is that all?”
“yes.”
I asked Park Jin-soo about the gate just in case, but it wasn’t a very difficult task either.
There are a lot of really tough jobs at the gate, and if you’re in charge of those, you might have a hard time.
However, the work we undertook was a so-called ‘honey job’.
“It’s all here.”
While chatting, we were able to meet party members belonging to other guilds that we had decided to meet.
“Are you the young people who agreed to cooperate this time?”
Excluding us, a total of 8 party members, among them a man who looked like the leader of the party members, welcomed us.
“Yes. These are the people who commissioned our company this time, right? Nice to meet you.”
“Haha. Some really nice young people have arrived. You can rest assured. Greetings. My name is Kim Jong-pal.”
“My name is Park Jin-soo. This is Hunter Lee Si-woo.”
“Hello. My name is Siwoo Lee.”
A middle-aged man who introduced himself as Kim Jong-pal smiled at us.
And in line with that, Park Jin-soo responded with a smile.
“Anyway, is this the gate we decided to subjugate this time? It’s definitely huge.”
“Yeah. But, what’s the big deal? The association said it was only a B grade.”
“That… it is, haha.”
After exchanging brief greetings, Park Jin-soo looked at the gate in front of him.
And when I saw a gate that was bigger than most buildings, I was a little taken aback.
Seeing Park Jin-soo like that, Kim Jong-pal laughed haha as if he were a seasoned hunter and showed a calm attitude.
“Now. Here’s the contract. Read it carefully and sign it. In the meantime, I’ll smoke a cigarette and come back.”
“Aha. Yep.”
And Kim Jong-pal handed over a contract to Park Jin-su, and Park Jin-su received the contract.
“Hmm…”
And Park Jin-soo began to read it carefully.
“Ah…! Siwoo-san, you should read it too… Siwoo-san. Would you like to read it?”
And after reading for a while, Park Jin-soo handed me the contract as if he was sorry to see me looking at me from the side.
It seems that I also think that reading the contract is the right thing to do.
“Ah. Yes. Mr. Jinsu.”
I got the contract from Jinsu Park.
‘Well, all Hunter contracts must be the same.’
However, I read the contract roughly and checked only the necessary parts and passed it over.
From the days of A-class hunter in the past until I was Yoo Eun-ha’s manager, it was the contract that I watched as if I was eating.
I thought that all Hunter contracts would be the same.
So I didn’t pay much attention and passed it quickly.
‘what?’
However, I read the contract in detail once again in a slightly unusual contract.
“Hmm…”
And after reading it all over again, I had no choice but to fall into my thoughts naturally.
‘It’s a bit strange…’
To be honest, it was a normal and fair contract.
This contract, in a form not significantly different from other hunter contracts, appeared to have nothing wrong.
So, an ordinary hunter would not be able to understand why this contract is strange.
However, I am not an ordinary Hunter.
Having worked in the hunter industry for several years, I immediately noticed the strangeness of this contract.
The problem with this contract is that it is too fair.
‘Isn’t this kind of contract usually written well? It’s a bit suspicious…’
A contract that distributes compensation fairly is not so special.
However, as I was looking at this contract where even the incidental income from the dungeon was fairly shared, I was overly suspicious.
As Yoo Eun-ha’s manager, I worked on the frontlines for contracts and other chores other than battles, and I know what kind of contracts hunters use.
Since ordinary hunters are jobs that want money and honor, it is natural to provide compensation to some extent.
Only if you write it like that, many hunters with skills are threaded, and hunters without skills do not want to sign a contract.
However, this contract was the complete opposite.
Rather, it was a contract with the feeling of excluding talented hunters and threading hunters who wanted to make money comfortably.
For example, a foolish hunter like Park Jin-soo, who has just registered as a hunter for a week.
I couldn’t help but feel a little suspicious.
“Hmm…”
So, the possibilities I can think of right now are one of two.
One is the possibility that a man named Kim Jong-pal is a very kind person with an immature personality.
Another would be a very blatant… obvious purpose.
“Siwoo, did you find something strange? Shall we not sign?”
As I stare at the contract for a while, Park Jin-soo asks me worriedly.
He asked as if he had noticed something odd.
It seems that Park Jin-soo did not notice the strangeness of the contract.
Well, there’s no way Hunter, who debuted a week ago, would notice that.
In the first place, it is said that these things were mainly done with the younger sister, so the younger sister must have been in charge of all the contract related matters.
“No. I think it would be okay if you signed it.”
I smiled and said to Park Jin-soo.
“Yes. I’m relieved that Siwoo said that. I understand.”
Park Jin-soo let out a sigh of relief as if he was happy with my words.
‘I guess I’m just suspicious.’
Of course, this is still just my guess. There was no evidence.
I can’t rule out the possibility that I’m suspicious because I’ve developed a suspicious disease.
Kim Jong-pal is a really nice and good hunter, but if I doubt it, I’m sorry for the worries I’m having right now.
So I decided to take it easy.
‘Is there anything special?’ with the mind that
And even if there is a problem, it doesn’t seem to matter to me right now.
“Yes. Then I’ll sign it.”
Park Jin-soo listened to my words and readily signed his autograph. Then he walked over to Kim Jong-pal and handed over the contract.
“Brother Jong-pal, let’s go in now.”
“Haha. Don’t worry too much about that guild. We’ll solve everything anyway.”
And slowly the time started to come.
The rest of the party members all smiled cheerfully, put on equipment, and tied up their luggage.
“Now let’s start slowly. It’s about time.”
Kim Jong-pal entered the gate first, and the rest of the party and us also entered the gate.
The raid of hunters aiming for prey begins now.