Hunters Association -1-
Hunters Association
A character who appears as a villain rather than a friendly NPC in the game.
Why is this human here?
“It’s an honor to meet you. I’m Kim Jeon Sa.”
“Haha, it’s an honor.”
The association president laughs heartily.
But the more he smiles, the more his sharp eyes become fierce and his snake-like impression grows stronger.
On the outside, I smiled and thought about the character settings.
I memorized all the information in the game after playing it for 10,000 hours.
It took some time because the president of the association, the boss of the assassination organization, wasn’t a major villain.
‘That’s right. You said you were from the Hunters’ Association.’
He said that he caused some kind of incident at the Hunters’ Association, and that was the trigger for him to be kicked out by the current, or rather future, president of the association.
What kind of incident is that?
Unfortunately, Arcane Seoul didn’t tell us that much.
I thought it was the same and just let it go.
“Ouch, oh my, it’s too late!”
“Director Kang. How many times do I have to tell you to hurry up?”
“Haha, I’m sorry, Chairman.”
While we were talking for a moment, the door opened.
A familiar face comes in.
A round face with thinning hair on the forehead.
The impression of always smiling brightly.
An NPC who was known among users as the head of the Hogu Association and who would pour out sweet quests like a river.
It was Director Kang now.
Director Kang smiled brightly when he saw me.
“Are you the one who hunted the mountain king? Nice to meet you! I’m Director Kang Ki-seok. Please call me Ki-seok.”
“Haha, you’re good at joking. This is Warrior Kim.”
“Hahaha, thanks to you, Superman, I’ve been yelling at my wife a lot lately. If you catch a guy like Sanwang in the future, please, please sell him to me!”
“Ahem.”
The association president, who had been listening, coughed in vain.
Director Kang hit the back of his head.
“Oh, come to your senses. Shall we sit down and talk? Oh, Mr. Chairman. Did you talk about that?”
“We have to do it now. And Director Kang said he was going to China, but how did he get back?”
“Hunting the Imoogi is important, but wouldn’t it be fine without me? Manager Song and Manager Seong are going with us. I can trust them.”
“That’s true.”
“So I came back to see the Sanwang Hunters and also to participate in the unity competition.”
“Really? I thought about it well. Of course, Director Kang needs to join so that it looks good. There’s a lot of talk these days about only taking care of the Yeoncheon faction.”
“I thought you said to do it moderately.”
“Ahem!”
Yeoncheonpa?
As I was inputting the unfamiliar word into my head, Director Kang grabbed my hand.
“So, Superman. Are you joining our association too?”
“We are considering it positively.”
“Hey, don’t just wait around and join like a man! Do you know what’s good about joining our association?”
“What do you like?”
“First of all, the issue of hunting permits! If you join our association, you can hunt any level 2 protected species, except for horned tigers, right? But you have to be careful. You have to prevent extinction.”
“Tell me about the tax benefits too.”
“Yes! Tax benefits! You know that the hunting permit includes the hunting tax, right? That’s all for free. In addition to the association discount, our association pays the rest of the hunting tax.”
“Are you going to pay for it for me?”
“Yes! On the condition that you hand over the prey to us instead. Oh, it won’t be a bad condition. We’ll buy it at a reasonable price. It would be even better if you know how to slaughter it.”
Director Kang talked about all kinds of benefits.
Doesn’t your mouth hurt?
Even in games, there are a lot of lines output, and there is no such thing as too much talker.
Exaggerate a little and your eardrums will bleed.
I held out both hands with a tired look on my face.
“Okay, okay. Okay. I’ll sign up.”
“Haha! You thought it through well. Of course you should come out like that. Then, the membership application······”
“Director Kang. Director Kang, you don’t need to take care of it yourself. Just leave it to the management office.”
“Oh, right. That’s right.”
“Welcome to the membership, Hunter Kim. There is still some paperwork to be processed, but I will now approve your membership on my own authority.”
“Thank you, Chairman. Thank you, Director Kang, for your detailed explanation. I will work hard.”
Can I go now?
I wanted to rest and drink some coffee, but Director Kang didn’t seem to want to let me go.
“Then Hunter Kim will also attend the unity meeting?”
“Unity meeting?”
“Yes. It’s an association event that our chairman has been preparing with great care for several months. It starts today.”
Do I really have to go to a place like that?
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I’m so busy practicing that I’m dying.
The association president also had a very gloomy expression.
“I’ve already decided who will come and set the schedule······”
“Association Chairman! What’s so hard about just getting one spoon? Even if you call it a unity meeting, isn’t it just gathering in a group, hunting, eating meat, and drinking alcohol? Don’t do that, let’s go together. If you don’t take us when we’ve already talked about it, people will be upset. Since the Association Chairman keeps saying that, people are saying that we only take care of the Yeoncheon faction!”
“Okay, I see. I see. What do you think, Hunter Kim? Since you’ve joined, why don’t you come to the union convention together? Since we’re going to a hunting ground that only our association knows about, you’ll be able to see a lot of rare game.”
Ah, that’s the point.
Secret hunting grounds. Rare prey.
I nodded willingly.
“Okay. I’m interested in hunting.”
Because if you catch and eat rare prey, there are some that sometimes give you special traits.
“By the way, can I ask you one thing?”
“Go ahead.”
“What is this Yeoncheon faction you were talking about earlier?”
It doesn’t seem like a gang.
The association president made a shit-eating expression.
Director Kang intervenes as if he has caught the case.
“It’s the chairman’s faction.”
“Factions? Oh, of course, factions are formed wherever people live, but they usually don’t have names, right?”
“Let me explain that.”
The association president looked at Director Kang once and then said.
“It’s not called Yeoncheon-pa because it’s my faction, but because we’re trying to establish an exclusive hunting ground in Yeoncheon.”
“Exclusive hunting grounds?”
“Yes. To be honest, our association’s position is unstable. If the two states, that is, the two legions’ permission is revoked, we could be torn apart at any moment.”
That’s right.
Because South Korea’s evil forces are concentrated near the Military Demarcation Line.
Jirisan? Taebaeksan? Hallasan?
It’s been a long time since the cleaning was done.
Even to catch a level 5 or higher advanced demon, you have to go to China or Russia.
“So, it is my goal and those who follow me to be assigned an exclusive hunting area that only our association can use. The western army has jurisdiction over Paju and the West Sea, and the eastern army has jurisdiction over Cheorwon and the Taebaek Mountains, so Yeoncheon, which is in the middle, is the most likely.”
That doesn’t sound like a bad goal, does it?
“Hey, Chairman. Isn’t that the real goal?”
Director Kang intervened, grumbling.
“Listen, Mr. Kim. Our association president’s goal is not simply to create an exclusive hunting ground, but to be recognized as the third legion. He wants to create a Yeoncheon county like the Cheorwon or Paju counties.”
Yeoncheon Military? Third Army Corps?
As I stared at him, forgetting what to say, the association president spoke as if protesting.
“It’s not impossible. There are already many people I’ve communicated with. If I get their help, it’s definitely possible in 10 or 20 years.”
“Well. I know it’s a bit odd to talk about this since you’re new to the organization, but honestly, weren’t the two current governments established because the legion commanders were all so great? They were independence activists, war veterans, and the most ardent supporters of the government at the time. The most important thing is that they were level 8. I admit that the Hunters’ Association is truly a great and important organization, but can’t they be compared to the two legion commanders?”
Both legion commanders are still alive.
Although he has half retired from the front lines, he is a legend in and of himself.
It is no exaggeration to say that the legions and the two countries were created by their charisma and abilities.
“If your goal is simply to create a third army and establish a military state, then I can understand. There’s a saying that you have to draw a tiger to draw a cat, right? But listen, Hunter. The problem is not that you’re improving your skills to do that, but that you’re cleaning up after politicians.”
“Ha, Director Kang. How many times have I told you? Realistically, that’s the only way. What other alternative is there besides securing people who will support us?”
“I told you to level up! Once the president reaches level 8, everything will be resolved!”
“That guy’s all about skill. And Nana and Director Kang are both reinforced soldiers, so it’s easy to level them up? I’m not even a Leviathan!”
Both are superhumans of the reinforced soldier series.
The chairman of the association was a bio-mutant augmented soldier with bloodshot eyes and sharp fangs, while Director Kang was a relatively common augmented soldier with artificial body inserts.
It’s as detailed as the real thing, but you can tell for sure by the magical glow from both eyes and the thicker arms than a normal person.
Disadvantages of reinforced soldiers.
Leveling up is fast in the early stages, but slow in the later stages.
The setting is that you have to find a mutation or body that suits you, equip it, and tune it, which requires a lot of effort and chance.
In the game, it was expressed as a huge amount of experience points.
“The key is to gather as many supporters as possible. Of course, it would be great if a Level 8 Association President were to emerge, as you said. Isn’t that why we recruited Hunter Kim?”
The association president stares at me intently.
“I have high expectations for Hunter Kim. I found out that he has a brilliant record. There is no one who has risen from level 1 to level 4 so quickly, at least not among ordinary people. As you know, Hunter Kim, only someone like Chief Seo, who is born with both talent and family background, could do it. If Hunter Kim reaches level 7 and level 8, will the position of Association President be a big deal? I will definitely make you the third corps commander.”
My eyes are dazzling.
The light of ambition that could not be hidden was swaying with blood.
I read a familiar emotion beneath the president’s pupils.
Greed and selfishness.
You’re offering me the position of president of the association?
Make him the third legion commander?
What the heck!
That person is not satisfied with being number two.
I will have to step on others and look down from heaven to feel satisfied.
‘This was it.’
Why did the bankruptcy occur?
Why did the current president of the association become the future boss of an assassination organization?
Did Director Kang sit in the position of association president?
And maybe······
‘Surely this isn’t the opportunity for this unity meeting?’
Director Kang said he originally planned to go to China.
But you came back after changing your schedule to see me.
It seems like he was trying to keep the association president in check.
It would be difficult for a superhuman who grows as fast as me to take the line of association president.
What was originally supposed to happen here?
What if the incident is distorted due to Director Kang joining?
‘shit.’
I don’t know what it is, but I don’t think it’s good for me.
What if something goes wrong with Director Kang if I just watch?
This is the president of the foolish association who hands out a bunch of sweet quests.
This kind of person needs to be protected.
While I was racking my brain inside, I smiled happily on the outside.
“Level 7? Just hearing it makes me excited. I will definitely work hard to reach level 7.”
“Thank you. In fact, you are the most likely hunter in our association. You are a warrior, right? A warrior.”
“Hmm. It’s true that if you become a Hunter while belonging to our association, even if you reach level 7, or even level 6, our association’s status will rise significantly. If you happen to reach level 8, I don’t think a third legion is a dream.”
“Director Kang helps me a lot. Director Kang knows, right? I’m a bit weak in this area. Instead, I’ll do what I’m good at.”
“I’m telling you not to do that thing you’re good at······”
The conversation ended there.
As soon as I arrived at the association, the atmosphere was already noisy.
Everyone seems excited about the unity competition and hunting competition.
As I came out after writing the membership application, Director Kang waved my hand.
“Hey! Hunter! Here you go!”
“Do you have anything to say?”
“Can I get some tea?”
“yes?”
“Hehe, I didn’t bring my car… I had to rent an air taxi to get here in a hurry. Phew, I almost made you late, didn’t I?”
The hunting ground was said to be in the Cheorwon Plain.
Other cars have already departed.
I also started the car and stepped on the accelerator.
“It seems like you have a lot of regrets about the president. But he’s still a passionate person.”
“Oh, I admit it. Our association president is capable and passionate. I admit that. The problem is that he puts his own level up aside and focuses only on external factors. What is the essence of a superhuman? Isn’t it powerlessness? Powerlessness. This problem can be solved by improving one’s own abilities and the abilities of our association.”
“That’s not necessarily the case. When you reach level 5, you don’t leave the association, right?”
“Tsk, that’s the problem.”
If you’re level 5, you’re a top-tier superhuman no matter what anyone says.
There is no need to go through the trouble of hunting demons to earn money and build up magical power.
I’d rather start my own business or join one of the four major powers.
Occasionally, there are superhumans who enter the Great Labyrinth or the Great Rift and become guardians, but they are only a minority.
“The Hunter’s Guild is a for-profit organization. It’s different from the Legion from the start. It seems difficult to grow unless it provides some clear benefit to its members. Exclusive hunting grounds? Well, there’s a limit unless there’s a surge of level 5 demons.”
“That’s what I’m saying. Only the president doesn’t know that.”
Boohoo!
Run along the road.
Next to me, Director Kang was talking nonsense.
He cursed at the president of the association, then praised him, then said that he wasn’t like that in the past, but he changed after being injected with a strange mutant agent, then talked about his family, then the weather, and then skipped ahead to talk about the distant past.
If this keeps up, my eardrums are going to burst, seriously.
I made a tired face and opened the console box between the driver’s seat and the passenger seat.
A plastic bag is caught.
He tore it open with one hand and brought the contents to his mouth.
A black, round object, like a piece of tire.
“What is it?”
“It’s licorice candy.”
That’s a Finnish specialty.
If the Dog Nose trait was obtained by eating Surströmming’s Nose Bone, the Tongue of God is obtained by eating licorice candy.
I hesitated for a moment and then put one in my mouth.
This is so tasteless······
“Eww!”
The moment I chewed, a strange taste spread throughout my mouth.
What does this taste like?
What the heck does this taste like!
The first thing you feel is saltiness.
Between the strong saltiness, bitterness and astringency slowly rise up.
And the stinging smell that tickles your tongue and nose!
I chewed on raw licorice when I was little, and it just tasted like grass, but this tastes like it’s been sprinkled with a lot of salt and has the smell of toilet ammonia added to it!
“Are you the only one eating it, Hunter? Please give it to me too.”
Director Kang suddenly reached out and took a handful of licorice candies.
He tilts his head at the sight, then swallows it all in one bite.
no!
Then we all die!
As expected.
Director Kang’s face is distorted like a piece of tissue paper.
Director Kang turns his head and looks at me.
“Are you trying to kill me right now······”
