8 – Sorry Siwoo [EPISODE – 1]
I was active as an A-class hunter before retiring, and I was pretty strong back then.
I ended up quitting the Hunter job because of various things, such as the sudden release of the party and the S-class awakening of Yoo Eun-ha, who was F-class, but I was definitely a good hunter in the past.
I am not alone in my delusions.
In fact, I had several scouting offers.
And one of the guilds that offered me a scout was [Witch’s Temptation].
“Here.”
A high-rise building that looks grand in Seoul.
This building is the headquarters of the witch’s temptation.
I entered this building.
“Siwoo. It’s been a while.”
“Hello. Guild leader.”
And I was able to meet Min Seo-jin, the witch who is the head of the guild.
Seojin Min.
This is the name of the cold-looking beauty in front of me with long purple hair.
Currently, she is the 8th ranked hunter among the S-class, and the hunter ability she uses is a variety of magic, which is why she is called a witch.
I am acquainted with Min Seo-jin in the past.
When I was A-class in the past, Min Seo-jin was also A-class, but the same A-class cleared the gate together, and we had a quick meal together in our own way.
Of course, we didn’t have contact at all after I retired, but I still remember that we were quite close in the past.
So, it would be more correct to say that we are acquainted now.
“By the way, Siwoo. You’ve become very handsome while I haven’t seen you. I’m not the type of person who has a bad look, but something feels very different, doesn’t it?”
“Thank you for the compliment. It seems that the guild leader has become even prettier.”
“Ahaha. I didn’t mean to hear that compliment, but I’m glad.”
Min Seo-jin was slightly puzzled and praised me.
I also greeted Min Seo-jin with a bright smile in return.
Is this a business greeting from the guild leader?
Certainly, thanks to each other’s compliments, the atmosphere seems to have become rather harmonious.
“Now. This way. Let’s go into the office and talk.”
“all right.”
Min Seo-jin pointed to one of the reception rooms and said.
I followed Min Seo-jin into the reception room.
It was like a meeting room in a bright room.
“How have you been? Siwoo?”
“Yes. I’m always fine.”
Seojin Min gave me a coffee mix and handed it to me.
After I put the coffee mix in front of me, we continued to say good things to each other.
“By the way, it’s amazing. To think that you would contact me like this after three years.”
“Didn’t the guild leader tell you to contact me anytime? Haha.”
“Whoops. Siwoo-san, you’re still having fun.”
And we continued to joke with each other.
Certainly, it has been three years since I exchanged contact information with Min Seo-jin.
Because it was Min Seo-jin who tried to scout me before I retired as an A-rank hunter.
I brought up a story I was talking about three years ago.
I don’t know if someone will think that I’m shameless after seeing my remarks, but absolutely not.
After all, a hunter is someone who wants to scout anyone with skills.
I retired for 3 years, but now that I have acquired the hero skill, I have the same skills as I did 3 years ago.
No, now I have more skills than that.
“So, how’s the subjugation record after returning?”
“It’s enough to subjugate a single B-level gate.”
Min Seo-jin asks me about my performance.
And I showed Min Seo-jin the data of the gate I subjugated yesterday.
“Hoh. It’s definitely a good skill.”
Min Seo-jin’s expression brightened after seeing my data.
“It’s definitely a pretty amazing performance for a returning hunter. No matter how A-ranked you are, it’s normal for you to stay at C-rank level after 3 years of retirement.”
Certainly, the B-rank 1-person Gate is not something anyone can subdue.
Among the B-class, only those with a fairly high level could subdue the B-class 1-person gate.
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Just by showing this data, it was proven that I had the skills of a strong B-class.
“In that respect, Siwoo-san might be quite talented.”
“Haha… That’s too much praise.”
Usually, the condition for entering a large hunter guild is that the cutoff is high in C rank.
In that sense, I, who have skills above B-class, can be considered a pretty good fighter from the point of view of a large guild.
So I waited for a positive reply.
“But… what can I do?”
“Huh? Why?”
However, Min Seo-jin’s expression turned darker than I expected.
“I think I should decline this job offer.”
Min Seo-jin, who put down the data, gave me a sad expression.
“Ummm… don’t you like the results?”
“No. The performance is good enough. Normally, I would have passed right away.”
“Then why?”
“Because this is not a normal situation.”
Min Seo-jin expressed his intention to refuse to me.
It seemed like they couldn’t get me.
“Could you elaborate a bit more?”
The words were too vague.
I couldn’t help but keep putting on a puzzled expression.
“To put it simply, I can’t get Siwoo because I don’t have TO right now.”
After hearing my words, Min Seo-jin sighed and began to tell me about it in detail.
“Siwoo, you know that among the original four large hunter guilds, Yoo Eun-ha’s hunter guild was the most unique, right?”
“Yes. I know.”
“In the meantime, Eunha Yoo’s Hunter Guild has monopolized almost everything. That’s the privilege of being the unrivaled No. 1 guild.”
The first thing Min Seo-jin brought up was Yoo Eun-ha’s guild, which had recently collapsed.
Eunha Yoo’s Guild.
The guild that ranked first in the hunter rankings was the guild that boasted the most unrivaled position in Korea.
“But after Yoo Eun-ha’s guild collapsed, and after that guild collapsed, the guild that ranked first has not yet been decided.
I kept listening to Min Seo-jin.
Eunha Yoo’s guild collapsed with Eunha Yoo’s downfall.
This is the story I know so far.
“You and I worked hard to become the No. 1 guild by enlisting a lot of guild members. Because of that, there were even cases of killing people.”
The story I heard from Min Seo-jin afterwards was a story I did not know.
“So a law was passed in the Hunter Association to not compete too much, but now all guilds cannot accept more than 10 new members a year.”
Min Seo-jin told me why the [Witch’s Temptation] guild couldn’t accept me.
The Hunter Association, not the Hunter Guild, is an organization that belongs to the government and manages hunters, but it seems that the organization has come up with a new law this time.
In short, because of that law, it seems that the [Witch’s Temptation] guild is very vague about accepting me.
“So there are not many TO’s, so our guild will mainly receive A-rank or S-rank. I’m really sorry.”
Min Seo-jin bowed her head to me.
The sad expression was a bonus.
“Aha… I see.”
I understood Seojin Min’s words.
Our country’s hunter guild has a structure of so-called 1 emperor and 3 kings.
The overwhelming Yu Eun-ha’s Hunter Guild is the 1st.
The other three large hunter guilds, such as [Witch’s Temptation], were the 3 kings.
In such a situation, Yoo Eun-ha’s hunter guild was ruined, so from the point of view of the large guild, there was no choice but to take an emergency.
Now that there is no Hunter Guild of Eunha Yoo, you and I are in a situation where you are trying to occupy a unique position in Eunha Yoo’s Hunter Guild.
The competition started to overheat, and it seemed that the association that failed to see it had imposed sanctions.
Because of this, only 10 hunters were accepted a year.
It seemed very ambiguous to receive an ambiguous hunter like me.
Certainly, Min Seo-jin’s behavior was extremely normal.
I can’t get an ambiguous hunter even though I don’t have a seat.
So he rejected me.
But there is a huge flaw in this logic.
It wouldn’t be a problem if I was an ambiguous hunter.
But I wasn’t an obscure hunter.
“Hmm… I’m sure I’m pretty strong. How can I not?”
I told Min Seo-jin to accept me one more time.
I am now a hunter with an EX-class skill called [Hero].
As such a Hunter, I can never be weak.
If it helped Min Seo-jin’s guild, it would be helpful, but it would never get in the way.
“I’m really sorry, Mr. Siwoo. We really want to accept Mr. Siwoo… but we can’t help it. Our guild wants to be the number one guild right now… so I think we need to choose someone.”
However, as expected, Seojin Min’s answer was clear.
rejected me once more With a sad expression.
‘Hmm… Shall I tell you what skills I have?’
I couldn’t help but think for a moment.
Should I just say that I have the [Hero] skill? It is such a thought.
If I say that I have the [Hero] skill, Min Seo-jin will definitely try to catch me.
You can never miss a talented person who has EX-level skills, not just other skills.
Then I can join the [Witch’s Temptation] guild.
‘no. I’d rather not say it either.’
After a moment of hesitation, I decided not to mention my abilities.
I am now in a state of possessing unprecedented EX-class skills.
I have to say that I have EX level skills to enter this guild, but then the risk is too great.
If you ask me if I really need to go into [The Witch’s Temptation] even after taking such a risk…
It wasn’t.
“Aha. That’s right. I can’t help it. Guildmaster, thank you for taking the time today.”
“Yes. Mr. Siwoo, go home carefully.”
Min Seo-jin and I parted ways after we said goodbye to each other.
In the end, I couldn’t join the [Witch’s Temptation] guild.
But it wasn’t particularly sad.
“It sucks.”
I guess it wasn’t related.
I left to find another guild.