“what? Is this the gate?”
I, Choi Si-woo, in my 30s.
An ordinary office worker who never dreamed of becoming a Hunter someday, but a gate was created in front of me.
***
revolution.
The dictionary meaning of this revolution is as follows.
1. Fundamentally changing the foundations of the state, social systems, economic systems, organizations, etc. beyond the scope of the Constitution.
2. To overthrow a previous royal line and let another line rule in its place.
3. Breaking old customs, institutions, methods, etc. at once and rapidly establishing something new in quality.
We usually use such expressions when the world is changing.
In that sense, this may be called a revolution.
gate.
A gate appeared in the world. Now there are some parts that people are also aware of this part. Of course, not everyone is like that, and people who usually read a lot of genre novels or webtoons will have a concept of a gate.
It appeared in the world, but as in novels or webtoons, the gate exploded and monsters poured out from there, and that did not happen.
Of course, no one can guarantee that something like this won’t happen in the future. But in the past five years, that hasn’t happened.
It is known that the first gate appeared in 2017. However, this is not immediately known to the world.
The first gate appeared in the United States, which was claiming to be the world’s police. The difference from the gates in novels and webtoons is that the gates appear in a fixed location, but they have an owner.
The first gate owner was Adam Sendler, an American soldier. He is a person with a very strong spirit of exploration, and it is said that he entered the gate with some preparation.
The curious thing is that not only gunpowder weapons, but also tolerable mechanical devices could not be used in it. However, it is said that there were no restrictions on bringing in the goods themselves. As long as it does not exceed the size of the gate.
That’s how the first gate was created, and it wasn’t the dungeon type described in novels or webtoons.
It is said that it was a world where vast nature spread out.
Until now unknown animals and plants were discovered, and resources were also discovered.
And some rules.
Entering the gate requires the permission of the gate owner. And the position of the gate is fixed.
America hid it.
However, half a year later, gates began appearing all over the world. As a result, the United States did not hide the first gate after all.
So what is a gate?
Upon entering the gate, a world other than Earth unfolds. As a result, new animals and plants and resources can be obtained, and the earth has entered an era that can be called a rapid revolution.
People call it the ‘Gate Revolution’. And it was only natural that the ransom of those who owned the gate would rise to the ceiling.
However, there are many who claim that less than 0.1% of Gates is still known.
The most surprising thing is that some of those who enter the gate and hunt are given mysterious powers. Although their ransom is not as good as the gate owner, they boast a considerable ransom at this point.
It is said that it is possible for the owner of the gate to be chosen by the sky, but in the case of the so-called ‘Hunters’, it is possible to some extent if there is only one’s own efforts. Of course, the biggest question was whether or not I could get a chance to enter the gate first.
***
Five years have passed since the Gate Revolution took place.
There is even a common saying that the building owner is above the creator and the gate owner is above the building owner. That is why it is often said that being the owner of the gate is better than winning the lottery a hundred times in a row.
It is said that becoming a ‘hunter’ is the future hope of children these days. But I am an ordinary office worker. The company I work for is a solid medium-sized company, and the treatment and welfare of employees are quite good. So, I am a man who dreams of a regular retirement here.
“under.”
A gate appeared in front of me.
“Did you get dumped by your girlfriend today? Or are you divorced? Kut.”
You have to have a girlfriend to be different, and divorce is something you have to be married to. Of course, I am neither.
“Isn’t this usually experienced after experiencing something like that? Isn’t that the trend these days?”
Reading is my only hobby. It is also my hobby to read a lot of web novels. People around me even call me a print addict.
“Anyway, it’s a gate.”
I gently put my hand toward the rippling gate. Then the hand went through the gate. What we can tell from this is that I am the owner of the gate. If I wasn’t the owner, I wouldn’t have gotten my hands on the gate. A gate is something that cannot be entered without the owner’s permission, and there is no one around me who can give me access to this gate.
“It’s Friday night, so why don’t you come in?”
Stories about what to do when you find a gate are all over the internet. There is no way that I, who is called a type addict, would not have read it.
“Now then, shall we check if this is a real lottery?”
I checked the time once. 7:34 p.m. It’s just that I just got off work. After confirming it, I packed camping and fishing gear that I had bought at the request of my friend Seon-woo and had not even opened it. Seeing this, I thought for a moment that I was a hogu.
“let’s go.”
***
My strength that people around me point out is my calmness. It could be an advantage or a disadvantage, but I’m usually not surprised. So always calmly, coolly and objectively evaluate yourself and the situation.
Upon entering the gate, I was not greatly surprised. I was just curious and looked around.
“Is it an island…?”
Looking around, it seemed that my gate was not a lottery. Because an island has clear limits to expansion.
reason?
Simple. You can bring things here, but it seems a bit difficult to bring in a boat.
“Would it be something like a lifeboat?”
You might be able to come in with a lifeboat, but the motor won’t work. If that’s the case, you’ll have to row to a different place in this open sea, but that doesn’t seem easy.
“So maybe this will be the 2nd place in the lottery? First, let’s see how big the island is.”
There is a gate where I entered. With this gate I will be able to return to my world again. What you see on the internet is probably correct. Through this gate, you return to Earth, and through the gate in Earth, you come over here.
“Let’s see if we can go back for now, shall we?”
I don’t think there’s anything to be sad about if I can’t go back, but I have to check to see if it still works.
I went straight back through the gate and looked. Then my room appeared again. I checked my watch and went through the gate again.
***
“First of all, the air is really nice.”
Good air is a good sign. If this is an area where the air is thin or polluted, it will be very dangerous to my health.
“But how do you pitch a tent…”
I’ve never set up a tent. Even in the military, I was in a military band, so I didn’t have to pitch a tent. So I have a tent, but I don’t know how to use it properly.
“It’s nice to have a manual, though. Let’s think about this while playing.”
When your head is complicated, it’s better to focus on one thing. It would be nice if it was to read a book, but doing something like this is okay too. Setting up a tent was not as easy as I thought, so I focused fully on the tent.
Spent almost an hour like that. I came to the deep realization that tents can make people go crazy and that I don’t have much manual dexterity. But that was then.
– The dexterity stat will be opened. A status window opens.
“Is it a game?”
It’s called the status window. These are known to be obtainable by hunters or gatekeepers. In the case of the gate owner, it is much easier to obtain this, and those who want to become hunters are said to have to work hard to obtain it.
So, it is said that the status window must be opened to be a true hunter.
“Status window.”
[ Siwoo Choi (Level 1)]
Strength: 10, Dexterity: 9, Intelligence: 12, Spirit: 13,
Stamina: 11, Dexterity: 1.
Skill: Calm (Passive) Level 2.
The status window was very simple. It was just opened, so there were no great things.
“Is it too high?”
When I first opened the status window, I heard that 10 is the standard for adult males.
However, in my case, agility is less than the standard, but intelligence and spirit are high.
“I never thought I was smart, but why? and calm? Did I have any skills?”
Sometimes when you enter the gate and open the status window, there are people who have skills. Mainly in the case of soldiers, in the way they have jobs related to combat. However, the skill I have is a skill that is difficult to understand, called ‘calmness’. Looking at the name, you can roughly tell what it is, but maybe this is what people around me are telling me.
“Well, because they said the more skills the better.”
The limit on the number of skills is not yet known. Adam Sendler, the first gate owner in the United States, is known to have more than a dozen skills, but it’s unknown if that’s all.
“Should I go to a kendo academy?”
I heard that if you practice kendo hard, you will develop a skill called ‘swordsmanship’. It is known that if you practice daggers hard, you will develop a skill called ‘Dagger Mastery’. So, in order to get something called a skill, I have to do related actions.
“But… I’m just going to be an office worker?”
When I think about it, I want to know what this means. I don’t know if it’s something like in some novel where the monsters invade and the hunter gets treated in the world and makes a lot of money. Hunters in reality are thoroughly restricted by the state. If Hunters, who can be called psychic in their own way, make up their minds and play a game, order will collapse.
So, in order to enter the gate, not only the physical condition, but also the mental condition must be met. Otherwise, no permission is issued.
So far, it is known that there is no such thing as a psychopathic hunter. Of course, there would be no way to find out if Hunter himself was hiding it.
“I don’t think the gate is really a lottery, and it’s not an environment where wild animals are likely to be here…. Should I learn life skills and become a loved employee at the company?”
My gate is an island. The island doesn’t even look that big. You can see the end of the island just by looking at it.
“Yes, I have made up my mind! Let’s learn life skills!”
After all, it is my opinion that the conclusion is that I am an office worker.