Trait Absorption Hunter Hunter 179
179. Business at Dawn
It’s just past midnight.
Yet, Gangnam Station Exit 10 was crowded with people.
Because it was a busy commercial area and it was a hot Friday.
It was also a place where energetic 20-somethings gathered to stay up all night.
“Hey, are you going to sleep tonight?”
“Hehehe, of course.”
“If you know a girl, call her. Ask her to have a drink together.”
“Hey, where is my girl?”
“Hey hey, look over there.”
The young men’s gaze turned to the woman standing in front of the station.
“It’s so damn pretty. Isn’t it?”
“Oh, really. That’s totally my style.”
“Should I ask you to have a drink together?”
“Who do you think you’re waiting for?”
“Of course not. A man needs to have courage.”
Young men who had decided to try hunting approached the woman with brisk strides.
“hey.”
“yes?”
“Do you have time?”
The young man spoke confidently to the woman who was looking puzzled as to what he meant.
“If you don’t mind, would you like to go for a drink together? We’ll buy you some.”
“Oh, no. I’m waiting for someone right now… … .”
“Are you my boyfriend?”
The woman’s face turned red at those words.
“That’s not it… … .”
“Then there’s no reason we can’t play together.”
“That’s right. Just cancel your plans and come hang out with us.”
“ah…….”
I was making an awkward expression, unable to refuse outright, when the man I had been waiting for appeared.
“Do, Dojun-ssi.”
Min Do-jun greeted Hong Se-yeon and then looked at the young men.
I overheard their conversation as I walked, so I had a rough idea of what was going on.
“What are you guys?”
“When did I see this kid talking to me so informally… …!”
The young people shouted out with curiosity, but that was only for a moment.
“good.”
As soon as he met Min Do-jun’s murderous gaze, he quickly tucked his tail and turned around.
‘Huh, it’s a hunter.’
There is no way for a normal person to tell the difference between a hunter and a hunter, but you can tell by feeling.
‘If you make a mistake, you die.’
The man in front of me is the top predator in this dog-eat-dog world.
“for a moment.”
“yes?”
“I should apologize before I go.”
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”
“Speak to the lady here, not me.”
The young men all bowed their heads toward Hong Se-yeon.
“Sorry for bothering you.”
“sorry.”
“Get out now.”
As the young men disappeared, Min Do-jun sighed and looked at Hong Se-yeon.
“Guild Leader. If you don’t like it, then don’t. Why aren’t you saying anything?”
“Oh, that’s right. I was so flustered… I guess.”
“You weren’t planning on following them to drink, were you?”
“No way. I dressed up in such a hurry to meet you, Hunter… … .”
Hong Se-yeon quickly shut her mouth, perhaps feeling embarrassed after saying that.
On the other hand, Min Do-jun didn’t seem to care much.
“Let’s stop this and go somewhere quiet and talk.”
“Oh, do you like raw fish?”
“What? Sounds good.”
“I have a house that I have urgently reserved. Come this way.”
As we walked down the food alley following Hong Se-yeon, we came across a Japanese bar.
“It’s here.”
The two people who went inside sat down in the reserved room.
“What would you like to eat? I’m treating you, so choose whatever you want.”
When Hong Se-yeon gave up the menu, Min Do-jun ordered a set menu with raw fish and fried food without much thought.
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Then, later, I discovered that the set menu included alcohol.
“Huh? I guess this also serves alcohol.”
“Oh, you knew what you were doing when you ordered it, didn’t you?”
“Yes. I didn’t really have any intention of drinking… … .”
“I’ll go and tell them to cancel.”
Min Do-jun stopped Hong Se-yeon from standing up.
“Okay. It’s been a while since I’ve had a drink, huh?”
“But do hunters get drunk too?”
Min Do-jun chuckled at Hong Se-yeon’s question.
I guess you were curious as a regular person.
“Of course. Just because I’m a Hunter doesn’t mean I don’t get drunk. Unless I have some sort of alcohol detoxification property.”
“Does it have that kind of trait?”
“Well, I’ve never heard of it.”
Although he pretended not to know, one of the characteristics that Min Do-jun had was alcohol detoxification.
[Characteristic – Detox]
– Grade: B
-Description: Detoxifies all toxic substances that enter the body.
‘Am I now unable to get drunk even if I want to?’
It was one of the traits obtained by killing Baeksa Guild members.
“Thank you for earlier, Dojun.”
“What are you doing with that?”
“Now that I think about it, there are a lot of things I have to be thankful for, Dojun.”
“How much is that?”
“There are many. In the past, you saved our guild members, and thanks to you, the misandry image has improved to some extent… … But now, because of the immigrant hunter, the image has all been tarnished.”
Lee Min-ji, the only S-class supporter in the country, was practically a mainstay of the Baekryeon Guild.
Her bizarre crimes have dragged the guild, which was rising above its male-hating image, back down to the bottom.
‘The poor guild is suffering because of immigration.’
Of course, if Min Do-jun hadn’t intervened, the incident would not have come to light… … .
‘It’s fundamentally Lee Min-ji’s fault, right?’
Even though I tried to think that way, I couldn’t help but feel sorry because it was something that happened because of my involvement.
‘I’m sorry, but I guess I’ll have to improve my image sometime.’
After a while, the food and drinks they ordered arrived and the two clinked their glasses.
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Min Do-jun, who was drinking sake, shook his head internally, thinking that he would never get drunk again.
“Ugh, write.”
Hong Se-yeon put down her glass because she felt the alcohol was bitter and started eating the side dish.
“Guild leader.”
“yes?”
“How about we get to the point now?”
“Ah. Yes.”
Hong Se-yeon took out a file from the zipper bag she had brought, as if she had prepared something.
“Take this.”
“What is this?”
“This is a file that organizes information about dungeons.”
The file folder contained scraps of dungeon locations and related articles.
“There are five Vampire Night dungeons in the world. The one in Russia that Do-jun is currently going to is the one where accidents and incidents occur the most frequently.”
“Is it an incident or accident?”
“Yes. As you can see from the article I posted there, unlike other countries’ dungeons, only in Russia do people die every time. And regularly.”
The article included statistics comparing dungeons in other countries, but only the Russian dungeon had a high death toll.
“If 10 people go in, one of them will definitely come out dead.”
“Yes. In other countries, there are many cases where everyone survives, but not in Russia. It’s the same Vampire Night Dungeon, even though they’re different countries, isn’t it strange?”
“That’s definitely true.”
I’m trying to prevent dungeon breaks by clearing them every time, but there’s always at least one death.
Anyone can see that it is extremely suspicious.
“The reason is unknown, but it’s hard not to feel uneasy. That’s why most S-class hunters don’t go to the Russian side even if they go to Vampire Night. I heard that it took a week for the party we’re currently in to be formed.”
“Hmm. So that’s why you said I could come in as soon as I accepted.”
“Yes. Unlike other places where there are waiting lists, Russia is spacious.”
There are currently about 500 S-class hunters in the world.
Although the trend continues to increase, the number of applicants for Russian dungeons has not increased.
Even S-class hunters are people, so they don’t want to go into dangerous places.
“It’s a difficult situation for Russia. Their country’s dungeons have been rumored to be dangerous among hunters.”
“hmm.”
“In Russia, people are worried that the dungeon break will go off if things continue like this.”
“If it takes this long to save the team, it’s definitely dangerous.”
The break time for an S-class dungeon is 480 hours, or 20 days.
At first glance, it may seem easy, but for Russia, which takes a week to recruit 10 S-class players, it must feel like tightrope walking.
“Do you want to volunteer even though it is such a dangerous place?”
“Yes, I will.”
Min Do-jun, who had to use the S-class dungeon entrance ticket as soon as possible, was in no position to be picky.
‘I don’t know why only Russia has deaths.’
The first time Min Do-jun of his previous life entered the Vampire Night was when he was level 3,500 and in his 7th year of experience.
‘So you’re saying that there was nothing wrong with the Russian dungeon I entered back then?’
I’ve only been in the job for two years now, so I didn’t even know what the situation in Russia was like back then.
“Okay. If you’re Dojun, who has defeated the boss of an S-class dungeon on your own, then there’s nothing to worry about. I’ll send a text message to the Russian side right away. It’s probably early evening there by now.”
Hong Se-yeon fiddled with her cell phone for a while and then gave an okay sign.
“Is it done?”
“Yes. You can go as soon as you’re ready tomorrow morning.”
“You accepted it because you knew my level, right?”
“Of course. I know that Dojun is currently level 2,600 and that he is trying to enter the S-class dungeon with an entrance ticket.”
“But I find it a bit strange that you would readily accept it.”
“I’m not in a position to be picky about whether it’s cold or hot rice. Oh, but that doesn’t mean Hunter is cold rice!”
A snicker escaped my lips at the sight of Hong Se-yeon looking flustered after hearing what I had said.
‘Why did you talk so well when you were with me, but then acted like that in front of those young men earlier?’
At first glance, he may seem sloppy, but when it comes to dungeons, he becomes professional, and I thought that he was not in the position of guild leader for nothing.
“Let’s have a drink.”
After finishing their business, the two ate and drank until 2 a.m. and then got up.
“I’ll pay. Dojun… … Oh my.”
Min Do-jun frowned as he grabbed Hong Se-yeon who was staggering.
“How many drinks did you have to have to be this drunk?”
“Hehehe… … Three glasses?”
Hong Se-yeon’s face was red as if she had drunk three bottles.
“If you can’t drink, then just say you can’t drink… … .”
Min Do-jun let out a deep sigh.
“Stay here. I’ll pay the bill and come back.”
“Ah, ah! No! I, I’ll do it!”
Hong Se-yeon, who had been hastily blocking Min Do-jun, staggered to the counter and finally finished paying.
“Where is your home? I’ll take you there.”
“Home? Hehehe… … It’s a shame to break up like this… … Hehe.”
Min Do-jun touched his forehead as he watched her suddenly laughing without answering.
‘I wonder if it’s because I drank alcohol… … .’
Min Do-jun said again.
“Where is your home?”
“Well. Hehe.”
“Don’t joke around.”
“Dojun, hmm. Where do you live?”
“I don’t want to talk about it.”
“Then where are you going?”
“well.”
“Ah! There’s a guild office near Dojun, right? I want to go there.”
“Come see us next time.”
“Don’t be like that, let’s go. Yes? I wanted to take a look. Do-jun… … .”
“No, where are you going with another man at this hour of the morning? Aren’t you scared?”
“Yes? Why? Why should I be afraid… … ?”
Min Do-jun, who had given up on explaining when I looked at him with an expression that said he really didn’t know, took the lead.
“Let’s go. Let’s go.”
“Wow! I’m going to go check out the Guardian Guild!”
Leaving her behind, Min Do-jun walked to his nearby guild.
“Go, let’s go together.”
Min Do-jun, who couldn’t stand to watch her stagger and chase him, sighed again and supported her.
‘I guess I should just let him sleep on the office sofa or something… ‘
Once you put him to sleep and sober up in the morning, won’t he reflect on his behavior?
With that in mind, I took him to the guild office.
‘huh?’
A foreigner dressed in a suit was sitting in front of the door.
“Mr. Min?”
