Episode 146
‘It’s been a while since I’ve been here.’
Sihyeon was in front of the Korea Hunter Association building.
I vividly remember going in and out of the inspection office on the 10th floor when something happened, but there was no need to come because there was nothing special for over three years.
It’s definitely been a while.
Today is Saturday, but there was no raid.
He could have just rested at home, but Sihyeon chose to come here.
Today was the day when Yangji Guild began operations in earnest.
It is a historic day as it is the beginning of change and a historic day for the guild in its own way.
So, although I am not the guild leader, I took the opportunity to see him run a business as the actual general manager and offer encouragement.
Sihyeon passed through the revolving door and entered the building.
Perhaps because it was Saturday, there seemed to be more people than when I visited on a weekday.
The guild people were located near window number 1 on the far left.
That was where you get your hunter license.
All the guild members had to do was sit in the provided seats and do business when a new hunter appeared.
Sihyeon walked towards that direction.
People from various guilds were sitting down and looking at the window.
There, Sihyeon found Cheolhyeong.
Since it was the first day of business today, the guild leader, Cheolhyeong, said he would come out in person.
‘There it is.’
Cheolhyeong was behind him, raising his hand as if he recognized Sihyeon first.
Sihyeon approached Cheolhyung and sat down next to him.
“Hello, Chief.”
Cheolhyung greeted in a low voice.
“Did you come out alone?”
Sihyeon also spoke in a low voice.
There was nothing good about seeing a single guild member talking to the guild leader like this.
Knowing that, Cheol-hyung seemed to have deliberately sat in the very back corner.
“Yes, I came out on my own first.”
Many small guilds had only one sales representative.
However, medium-sized or larger guilds usually had two or more sales representatives in charge of the Hunter Association.
Since Cheol-hyung clearly knew the situation, I thought two people would come, but he came alone.
Of course, since the guild leader himself came out, it had a lot more weight.
However, for the guild leader to come to this event in person was an act that could have seemed inferior in some ways.
If you are the guild leader of a large guild, maintaining dignity is also important.
Cheolhyung must have known this well.
So, when I spoke with Sihyeon on the phone, I mentioned that I would come out in person because it was my first time.
“I guess you haven’t decided on a person in charge yet?”
“Yes, I plan to see it in person today and decide on the right person.”
In the Yangji guild, there were many people with strong personalities or poor social skills, perhaps because they were ex-convicts.
Although he was a gentle sheep to Si-hyeon, he was not like that to others.
So he seemed to think that it was necessary to carefully select the right person for sales.
“Have you ever won a contract?”
It was still early at 10 am.
I thought it was probably not possible, but Sihyeon asked just in case.
“There are no new awakeners yet.”
Cheolhyung smiled.
Awakened people were not beings that poured out as if they were created by a machine.
Even though sales representatives sat at the hunter association all day, there were many days when not one person showed up.
If we were lucky, a few people might show up a day, but those days were very rare.
There is a high possibility that it will not come out at all today.
Then, I would have to sit helplessly all day and then return home with no gain.
I came out somewhat prepared that Sihyeon might do the same.
There would be nothing better than that if it was a huge hit from the first day, but honestly, that was too greedy.
With the slim chance of an awakened person appearing and the fierce competition between guilds, it was a success to save just one intermediate hunter.
“By the way, the Sun Guild.”
As he spoke, Cheolhyeong’s eyes turned to where the Sun Guild officials were sitting.
I could see the three representatives of the Sun Guild sitting in front of me talking to each other.
“What happened?”
“I ran into him earlier, but the way he looked at me wasn’t very kind.”
Cheolhyung smiled bitterly.
Sihyeon also had a similar expression.
“Well, the industry’s number one large guild is quite small. They decided to split up and attack each other first.”
In short, it was like a humiliation they had brought upon themselves.
However, it was as if they completely forgot about it and only blamed it on others.
It was absurd.
“I guess I need to be careful. If it’s something like that, I’m sure he’ll be looking for an opportunity to somehow repay what happened.”
“I’m so dumbfounded… Please don’t jointly attack with those humans from now on.”
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Sihyeon clicked his tongue and said.
Since everyone is sharing a limited piece of the pie, competition is bound to be fierce.
However, even while competing, there were ways to maintain the minimum.
It wasn’t their fault, but reacting like that was a senseless act.
“All right.”
Cheolhyung answered as if he would keep it in mind.
Sihyeon stood up.
It wasn’t like the awakened person would come out right away anyway, so I was planning on getting some cold coffee from the vending machine.
He went to the vending machine next to the window.
And just as I was about to take out the money and grab a can of coffee.
“huh?”
There was no wallet in my pocket.
Sihyeon’s expression turned into a sigh.
It seemed like I left my wallet in the car.
Sihyeon shook his head and headed toward the parking lot.
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“take it.”
Sihyeon handed Cheolhyung a can of coffee.
“Thank you, Chief. But it looked like you were going outside earlier.”
“Oh, I left my wallet in the car. This is a problem as you get older.”
Cheolhyung laughed at Sihyeon’s words while tapping his head.
He continued speaking with a smile.
“Finally, the first new awakened person has arrived.”
“Really? But why is the atmosphere….”
When a new awakened person appeared at the window, the atmosphere in the guild became busy.
But I didn’t feel that kind of atmosphere.
“It’s class E.”
Si-hyeon quickly understood the situation after hearing Cheol-hyeong’s answer.
There was no way he didn’t know because he first started out as an E class.
The people in charge of the guild completely ignored them, as if they couldn’t see anything.
It was a blatant indication to beg for a contract first.
I felt it painfully at that time.
For E-level hunters, guilds are absolutely the best.
The only person who approached him was Sanghyuk from the Eunhye Guild, and he naturally signed a contract.
Even now, the E-class hunter was experiencing the same reaction as he did back then.
No, it was actually worse than the situation back then.
The number of hunters has increased since then.
Not only in medium and large guilds, but also in small guilds, there were almost no E-level positions filled.
The E-class hunter, who appeared to be in his early 30s, seemed embarrassed by this reaction and seemed at a loss.
When you first awaken, you may have been filled with dreams of changing your life, but from the day you acquired your license, you have been feeling the harshness of reality.
This time, even the small guild had no one in charge.
Everyone sat ignoring the E-class hunter as if he didn’t exist.
The E-class hunter, who was as hard as a stone, eventually lowered his head.
I finally came to grips with reality.
You have to make a contract.
However, I realized that if I wanted to do this, I would have to beg first.
Perhaps because it was difficult, I didn’t easily fall off my feet.
‘… ‘Who is that person?’
Lee Chae looked young in Sihyeon’s eyes as he looked at the E-class hunter.
Then Sihyeon opened her mouth.
“Let’s make a contract.”
“yes?”
Cheolhyung also looked at him with puzzled eyes, as if he couldn’t easily understand the words of this vision.
“Let’s sign a contract with that person. It’s E-level anyway, so it doesn’t cost much money, so let’s just do it.”
“No, there are enough porters…”
Cheolhyung said with an embarrassed expression.
In mid-sized guilds like Yangji Guild, E-class members had nothing to do other than porter.
However, there were already enough hunters to serve as porters.
“Haha, I know what you mean, but I have an idea, so let’s do it.”
Sihyeon said with a smile.
“…Ah, yes. I understand.”
Seeing Si-hyeon’s attitude, Cheol-hyung knew that Si-hyeon had her own reasons, so he complied without asking any further questions.
He stood up with an envelope containing the contract.
Until then, no one cared.
However, as he approached the E-class hunter, he could feel the people in charge of other guilds starting to chatter.
This is because I recognized who Cheolhyung was.
If it had been a small guild, there would have been no reaction like this at all.
But this time, the guild leader of the Yangji guild, who corrupted the Sun guild, is moving to scout an E-class hunter himself?
It was hard to believe even after seeing it.
In medium to large guilds, E-class members were only useful as porters.
It was completely incomprehensible for the guild leader to personally move to sign a contract with such a porter.
“Class E… isn’t it?”
I heard someone asking the person next to me.
“That’s right. That’s right, but this is so….”
The person in charge next to me responded in a voice that he did not understand.
“This is outrageous.”
The person in charge of the Sun Guild muttered while looking at that scene.
No matter how I looked at it, I just thought they were overdoing it because it was the first day of business.
The fact that the guild leader himself was only at E level seemed like an act of lowering his own status.
The other person in charge of the Sun Guild sitting next to him seemed to have the same thought, twisting his lips into a sneer.
Seeing that scene, Sihyeon laughed inwardly.
‘okay. ‘Laugh all you want, laugh at me.’
It was enough to just ignore reactions like that.
They had no idea why they were like that.
If he didn’t do what he was instructed to do, it might be an action that would be laughed at, but if it went well, it was an adventure that could yield unexpected results.
“…Huh?”
The E-class hunter looked dazed as the unexpected person in charge of the guild approached him.
Then suddenly my eyes got big.
I felt like I heard Cheolhyung’s introduction.
He must have been very surprised that the guild leader of a fairly well-known guild here came to sign a contract in person.
It will be completely unbelievable and will feel like a dream.
Cheolhyung dragged the dumbfounded E-class hunter to one side and made him sit down.
The contract went through smoothly.
When the contract was taken out, the E-class hunter signed it without even reading it properly.
He had a very desperate expression, as if if he delayed even a little bit, this opportunity would be lost.
After completing the contract, the E-class hunter bowed his head several times, bowed, and hurried out, holding the contract tightly.
I still felt like I was floating and had no sense of reality.
Cheolhyung returned to his seat.
“great job.”
Sihyeon spoke softly as she waited for the leering glances of other guild members to disappear.
“no.”
Cheolhyung smiled and answered as if it was no big deal.
Sihyeon also chuckled.
Whether other guilds laugh at it or not because it’s E-level, it’s the first historic contract with a newly awakened person.
It was a new step forward for Yangji Guild.
“Anyway, I did what I did first. There’s no need to rush. Let’s take our time.”
Sihyeon crossed her arms.
“All right.”
Cheolhyung nodded.
Some time has passed.
Currently sitting at the counter was a woman who appeared to be in her late 20s.
She was a woman with a small body and cute appearance.
Si-hyeon’s face when he looked at her was as expected.
At the same time, I was looking with curiosity to see what grade I would get.
The female employee just picked up the horsepower meter and pressed the action button.
Beep.
A number appeared on the monitor next to it along with a mechanical sound.
That number.
-811.
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