Episode 23
Even though the parties and the Titan guild members remained silent.
Rumors began to spread that a C-class hunter had dealt with a new type of monster that had appeared in the sky.
Even though many people did not believe the story because it was so absurd, the rumor was passed down by word of mouth.
Even the news of the killer targeting only hunters from large guilds was buried this time by Kang Jin-hyeok’s activities.
When scouts from large guilds, sensitive to information, heard the news, they began their own investigation.
Although the information was not credible, it was worth taking a chance on the ‘what if’ possibility.
In this era when guilds were competing with each other to expand their influence, hunters with high potential were valuable human resources.
Guilds that wanted to solidify their position naturally took interest in this matter.
The number one ranked guild in Korea, Altron, was no exception.
“I heard that the Titan guild leader contacted you personally?”
“I heard that too. But you said you rejected it?”
“If an S-class hunter comes forward, it seems he is no ordinary talent.”
Altron’s scouts, who had begun their investigation, were troubled.
Titan was one of the top five guilds in South Korea.
If the guild leader of such a guild failed to recruit someone even when he personally stepped forward, it was clear that any frivolous proposal would be rejected.
‘What a great person he is… … .’
As a hunter who suddenly emerged, the information given at the time was extremely insufficient.
Amidst all the rumors, scouts have only confirmed two facts.
All he knew was that he was a hunter who used an aluminum bat as his main weapon, and that the A-class hunter who attacked him was badly beaten and ended up in the hospital.
“Have you received any information on the A-class hunter who was hospitalized?”
“I heard he’s Andoyoon, a hunter from Titan.”
“What? That human’s skills were certain. He wouldn’t be someone who would get beaten up anywhere, right?”
Even though he caused all sorts of trouble due to his bad personality, the reason he was not kicked out of Andoyoon Titan was because of his high fighting prowess and achievements.
“That’s what I’m saying. He was once a guild leader. And he got beat up by a mere C-rank hunter… … .”
The fact that a proven expert, not a mediocre one, lost meant that the opponent’s skills were that much better.
“I guess we can be suspicious of the hidden class.”
“Isn’t that going too far?”
“No, it’s quite possible.”
Altron’s scout was confident in his instincts.
A hidden class that only 0.1% of countless hunters possess.
If it weren’t for that fraudulent ability, it wouldn’t make sense for a C-class hunter to defeat Andoyoon.
“If it really is a hidden class… … .”
“We have to hurry before another guild takes it away.”
Altron’s scouts began to get anxious.
The reason their guild was able to become the best in the country was thanks to the existence of hidden classes.
Thanks to having as many as three hidden class members as its main members, it was able to gain an advantage over the competition.
As much as Altron realized the power of the Hidden Class, he was wary of other guilds recruiting the Hidden Class.
The best way is to draw them into your army.
If that didn’t work out, Altron’s way was to break it and not hand it over to another guild.
“We should at least have someone higher than the vice-guild leader come forward.”
“Well, is it really necessary to go that far?”
“What are you talking about! Even if the Titan Guild Master himself came forward, he would have refused. If low-level people like us were to come forward, it’s obvious that we’d be turned away.”
“That makes sense.”
I had no intention of underestimating him just because he was a C-class hunter.
They were already almost certain that Kang Jin-hyeok would be a hidden class.
But contrary to their expectations, Kang Jin-hyeok did not have anything like a hidden class.
The hunter, who only had a dungeon in the attic, was lying on the floor at home as a punishment for straining his stamina.
Kang Jin-hyeok wandered in his dreams for more than two days, unaware that the rumor was spreading like wildfire.
It was only after he opened his eyes with a huge empty stomach that he realized the issue he was having.
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Kang Jin-hyeok got up from bed and picked up his smartphone to check today’s date.
“What is this?”
Kang Jin-hyeok was shocked to realize that he had been sleeping for two days.
And then, after coming out to the living room, I was surprised again when I saw Lucia calmly rummaging through the refrigerator at home.
When Lucia met Kang Jin-hyeok’s eyes, she stopped taking out apples from the vegetable compartment and waved happily.
“You finally woke up. I thought you had a fatal disease because you suddenly collapsed as soon as you got here.”
Kang Jin-hyeok stopped and thought about the situation to understand it.
But no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t understand what I was seeing.
“Why are you still here?”
“Look at that… … talking like that without even knowing the gratitude for taking care of me while I was unconscious.”
“Don’t even bother taking care of me. Even the clothes I was wearing were the same as when I collapsed.”
Kang Jin-hyeok felt uneasy thinking about having slept for two days in clothes covered in dirt.
Lucia laughed as if it was ridiculous when she heard Kang Jin-hyeok’s complaint.
“Think about it from your perspective. If it were you, would you want to change those dirty clothes while touching them?”
“If you put yourself in my shoes? Oww.”
Lucia, hearing Kang Jin-hyeok’s exclamation, threw away the apple she was holding with a reddened face.
“What are you imagining, you crazy fool!”
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As Kang Jin-hyeok quickly bent down, the apple that had been shot like a shell flew out the open window.
“Don’t waste other people’s food and go back quickly.”
“If I could have gone, I would have gone a long time ago. Why would I stay in this place with such dirty air?”
“What does that mean?”
“What are you talking about? It’s literally a situation where you can’t go even if you want to.”
“… … ?”
All I had to do was go back the way I came.
Kang Jin-hyeok was really dumbfounded when he heard that he couldn’t do that simple thing.
“You said you couldn’t go in even though the door was open to the dungeon?”
“Yeah. I know it’s funny, but I really couldn’t go.”
Judging from Lucia’s expression, it didn’t seem like she was joking.
Kang Jin-hyeok walked to the attic with a hopeful heart and opened the door with a little tension.
Kang Jin-hyeok laughed in vain as he discovered the dungeon was intact, contrary to his worries.
“It’s connected just fine.”
“What? That can’t be.”
“If you don’t believe me, go see it for yourself.”
Lucia, who walked towards the attic, confirmed that the labyrinth was clearly visible, just as Kang Jin-hyeok had said.
Even though she saw it with her own eyes, she tilted her head and muttered that it couldn’t be true.
“It wasn’t really there when I opened it… … .”
Lucia pushed Kang Jin-hyeok aside just in case and closed the attic door.
When Lucia opened the door again, the dungeon was gone, just as she had expected.
It was just an ordinary attic, as if everything that had been there until just now had been a lie.
“Look! It’s gone!”
“Huh?”
Kang Jin-hyeok, who watched the results, felt like he was at a magic show.
I couldn’t understand at all how opening and closing the same door could produce such different results.
“What is the principle behind this?”
I had never let anyone else open this door since the dungeon appeared in the attic, so I had no idea this would happen.
Lucia crossed her arms and thought deeply, as if she had a rough idea.
While Kang Jin-hyeok, exhausted from hunger, orders delivery food, Lucia picks out one of the most likely hypotheses.
“I think you’re in the dimensional travel coordinates that the wizard carved into it.”
“… …Can you explain it to me in simpler terms?”
“So, this dungeon was created with ‘you’ as its destination.”
Lucia spoke confidently, as if she was more than half sure.
But Kang Jin-hyeok had a hard time understanding her explanation.
First of all, the idea of moving through dimensions was against common sense, and most absurdly, the fact that Kang Jin-hyeok himself was the destination was the most ridiculous.
“Then why didn’t the dungeon fall on my head instead of in the attic?”
“That’s because it was a failed magic.”
If the magic had been successful, Kang Jin-hyeok would have been crushed in the dungeon and become a rat trap by now.
Lucia said with a laugh as if it was a joke.
“In short, are you saying that if I had made one mistake, I would have died without even knowing what was going on?”
“You understand quickly. That’s right.”
Kang Jin-hyeok felt deep gratitude to the person who had sent the dungeon here.
But from this moment on, his evaluation has completely changed.
I don’t know who you are or where you live, but if I catch you, I’ll beat your face to a pulp.
Kang Jin-hyeok clenched his fist as if making an oath.
Then, like a ghost, a loud rumbling sound came from inside my stomach.
My stomach, unable to bear the hunger any longer, began to protest.
“Is the delivery still far away?”
Because I slept for two days, my stomach skin was stuck to my back.
Fortunately, even a tiger will come when I call it. Before I could bear it any longer, I got a call from the delivery man.
“What’s your home address? It should be the same as what you set in the app… … .”
When Kang Jin-hyeok called out his home address again, the delivery man became confused.
“Oh, yes. I understand.”
Actually, this area isn’t that complicated, so this was the first time I’d received such a request.
It’s a little strange, but the delivery person is having a hard time finding it, so what can I do? I have no choice but to go out to meet him.
Kang Jin-hyeok opened the door himself and went out to find the delivery man.
Kang Jin-hyeok, who found the delivery man, was momentarily speechless because of the location where he had been wandering.
“… …What are you doing here?”
The delivery man was wandering right in front of Kang Jin-hyeok’s house.
Only after Kang Jin-hyeok came out did the delivery man seem to realize that there was a house there too.
“Huh? Are you the person who ordered the delivery?”
“yes that’s right.”
“What’s strange? It’s so close, so why couldn’t I find it?”
The delivery man returned with questions still remaining even after payment was completed.
Kang Jin-hyeok was also puzzled.
No matter how I thought about it, it was strange that I was wandering right in front of my house, not anywhere else.
Kang Jin-hyeok entered the house with a question mark in his head.
“Who came looking for you?”
In response to Lucia’s question, Kang Jin-hyeok took out the food he had received and showed it to her and answered.
“I was hungry, so I ordered some delivery.”
“You managed to find your way here. It must have been hard to find me with the awareness-lowering spell.”
The moment Kang Jin-hyeok heard Lucia’s words, he stopped moving.
Her remarks were not something to be passed over.
“What did you bet?”
“Awareness-lowering magic. Simple, but effective.”
“Why did you hang that up?”
“While you were sleeping, strange people kept coming to see you.”
“Strange people?”
“Yeah. Where did you say you were… Guardian? Altron? Anyway, what guild did you come from?”
What Lucia was talking about was the name of a guild that was competing for first and second place in South Korea.
It meant that it wasn’t common for someone from that guild to come looking for themselves.
Kang Jin-hyeok searched for the latest news on his smartphone to see if any incident had occurred.
Then, he found his name in the real-time search rankings of a community mainly used by hunters.
“Huh? What is this?”
Among the posts with Kang Jin-hyeok’s name on them were videos from two days ago when he was active in helping Titan.
The video was taken during a commotion so the quality isn’t that great, but it’s enough to prove Kang Jin-hyeok’s skills.
And the issue that was becoming the most talked about was none other than the new monster.
Before returning home, Kang Jin-hyeok watched with his own eyes as the proud Titan executives issued a gag order.
Since he had hunted with Lucia’s help, Kang Jin-hyeok had no intention of spreading the rumor.
However, detailed information was already circulating as a best post in the community.
