Even an S-Class Hunter Wants to Get Married - Chapter 28
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28. 2 Nights 3 Days!
Creak.
9 AM.
Merakl work hours.
Kim Yang enters the office.
She goes through the items in the mailbox one by one. Insurance fees, business-related official documents, etc.
Among the various stacked items, one particularly elegant letter stands out.
Kim Yang opens the letter without much hesitation. Kim Ju-seon isn’t coming to work today anyway.
BLR (Black Line Risk).
He went to work part-time at Black Line Risk Hunter Management.
She thought this sweet part-time job that pays 2.7 million won for just three days of work shouldn’t be missed, even if it wasn’t her own salary, so she sent him.
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To the Great Hero.
Baek Yeon-hwa writes.
…I received your reply.
The letter I had been waiting for for days.
My hands trembled, and I was truly excited.
But.
‘I think you’ve misunderstood?’
‘I’ll introduce you to a good husband candidate?’
Great Hero.
What did I just hear?
Perhaps.
Could it really be that the Great Hero didn’t read my letter?
Or did you read it but not understand it?
A good husband candidate?
Great Hero.
What I want isn’t some worthless chaff, but you who defeated me.
You who stopped me from going berserk and helped me escape from Azure Dragon.
Does this look like a misunderstanding to you?
Your answer to my question ‘what would you want to do first when we meet in six months’.
‘Introduce me to another man’?
Great Hero.
I would like to meet you in person if the opportunity arises.
The day when we face each other.
Whether the Great Hero will give me the same answer as in this letter on that day too.
I am truly curious-.
I will wait and wait again.
Your wife.
Baek Yeon-hwa.
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“….”
After finishing reading the letter, Kim Yang sighed and placed the letter on Kim Ju-seon’s desk.
While working at the Marriage Information Agency, she had seen all kinds of clients, but this was her first time encountering a client like this.
“R-right. Why did he do something so unnecessary….”
Sipping her coffee, Kim Yang began processing the tasks Kim Ju-seon had asked her to handle yesterday.
* * *
The 22nd floor of Black Line Risk.
The first thing visible upon entering is an access pass scanner.
And a man standing there yawning, his hair slicked up with tons of hair wax.
The employee ID hanging around his neck reads ‘Manager Kang Ba-ram’.
As soon as he sees the temporary access pass hanging around my neck, he gestures indifferently.
“Mr. Kim Ju-seon? Is that correct?”
“Yes, that’s correct.”
“Let’s go.”
No explanation, no guidance, not even a greeting.
He just strides right inside without ceremony.
What I could tell as I passed through was that this was some kind of laundry service concept used only by male employees.
Past the corridor, what came into view were business suits hanging on a large trailer. It felt like I’d come to some kind of conveyor belt sushi restaurant.
“Find your size yourself, change in the changing room over there. And come out to the 1st floor lobby within 15 minutes. Got it?”
“Yes.”
“Do you smoke?”
“Yes, I do.”
“Then don’t smoke while working.”
Manager Kang Ba-ram exits back through the corridor in an irritated manner.
‘Is he angry because I’m a parachute hire?’
I know that since Black Line Risk is such a large corporation, the Hunters from here tend to be quite proud.
Well, from his perspective, I’m probably someone who happened to make the right friend and came here to suck honey for 3 days.
‘That’s actually right.’
Hmm, nothing wrong with that assessment.
I’ll suck that honey even more vigorously.
After changing into a business suit and coming down to the 1st floor, there were seven people standing in front of Manager Kang Ba-ram.
From how tense their bodies were and how they stood with their hands behind their backs, they seemed to be fairly new recruits.
The manager confirmed that I had arrived too, then immediately began explaining.
“Alright, the job we’ll be doing today is security for the famous singer ‘Owl.’ You all received Owl’s schedule for today through the company messenger, right?”
“Yes! We did!”
A resounding shout.
Other people passing by chuckle at the new recruits’ enthusiasm.
“What number request is this for you?”
“The third one!”
“Right, it’s about time you start shedding that rookie label. I want you to keep in mind that, like this request, we don’t just mindlessly hunt magical beasts.”
“Yes! Understood!”
“And-.”
Kang Ba-ram’s gaze pierces into me.
“Today we have a special part-timer who’s here for practical training. Keep that in mind.”
The new employees turn their heads to stare directly at me.
Every single one of their eyes is filled with irritation and displeasure.
They probably think there’s some kind of impurity in the company they worked so hard to get into.
“As you all know, Hunter Ryu Seo-ram will be taking charge as team leader. It’s not a particularly difficult mission, but don’t let your guard down.”
“Yes! Understood!”
“We have confidentiality obligations, so don’t forget that anything you see while working must never be leaked to the outside.”
The section chief’s gaze pierces into me.
As if he’s saying it for me to hear.
“Also, in any situation, we prioritize our customers above all else. Keep in mind that unlike the Hunter Association, we don’t work for the public good.”
“Yes! Understood!”
“Good, the team leader will be here soon, so stand by.”
Snap!
The personnel stand waiting in rigid attention posture. Even though I hate it, there’s nothing good about making myself more disliked here.
I also assume the attention posture to match them.
And after a short while.
Unlike earlier, Ryu Seo-ram arrives wearing a suit and bursts out laughing.
“Puhaha! What’s that bastard doing? Did you actually know how to stand at attention?”
That fucking bitch.
Ryu Seo-ram approaches while giggling.
Watching the employees bow respectfully to her, I end up standing there awkwardly.
No matter what, I don’t feel like bowing my head to that thing.
“Please take care of us!”
“Please take care of us!”
“Yes, yes. Well, just relax. We haven’t even started the security detail yet.”
Then she approaches me and pokes my chest with her finger.
“Aren’t you going to greet me? I’m your superior, you know?”
“…I’m pleased to meet you.”
“Puhaha! Look at this guy biting his lips!”
Manager Kang Ba-ram cautiously approaches Ryu Seo-ram, who’s giggling away.
“Team Leader, the kids are watching. If possible, please restrain your personal friendships-.”
“I don’t work in such a stiff atmosphere.”
Despite saying that, Ryu Seo-ram also takes a step back.
“Relax. Drop the tension from your shoulders. You only need to be nervous in front of clients. Let’s go.”
* * *
Ryu Seo-ram definitely kept her word.
From the moment she went out to meet Owl, the client, in front of the Company, the Ryu Seo-ram I knew completely disappeared.
The team was divided into Alpha and Beta.
Each team consisted of 4 members and a team leader.
Alpha Team leader was Ryu Seo-ram.
Beta Team leader was Manager Kang Ba-ram.
I was assigned to Beta Team.
Vroooom.
With a heavy exhaust sound, the Beta Team vehicle enters the ‘Tower-bound Lane’. We were passing through the toll gate that leads to the Tower.
The lanes gradually widen and soon an enormous line of vehicles stretches ahead.
At the toll gate, you have to present passport inspections and various quarantine and medical certificates.
“Take the VIP Line.”
“Yes sir!”
There’s a reason we’re a large corporation and famous singers.
Our vehicle took the VIP Line and was able to get through the inspection quickly.
End of the road.
Passing through the red crack, the world’s scenery transforms.
The road that had been laid through the bustling downtown was now racing across the Pacific Ocean.
All the Beta Team members look out the window with startled expressions, as if it’s their first time going to the Tower.
“Wow… this is my first time coming to the Tower.”
“So this is a gate. It’s really convenient.”
“We just crossed thousands of kilometers in the blink of an eye.”
“I know it’s roughly a bit over 5,000km.”
Manager Kang Ba-ram gives a quiet reprimand to the team members who are marveling.
“Are you on a field trip? Don’t neglect surveillance of the vehicle carrying our VIP.”
“S-sorry!”
“Sorry!”
Whatever they’re chattering about up front, I rest my chin on my hand and look out the window.
A road laid across the vast blue ocean.
The end of the road connects to an enormously massive Tower stretching high into the sky.
Whenever I come here, the scent of the sea and bird cries echo so loudly.
It’s an area with various fish and especially many sharks, so you can spot sharks quite often.
Because-.
Countless human corpses must be buried in this ocean.
The Rift Gate.
At first glance, it’s an incredible means of transportation.
You can cross over to the Tower located in the Central Pacific in the blink of an eye.
As we just heard, the distance alone easily exceeds 5,000km.
However.
Neither the Magic of the 4th Floor, nor the Taoist Arts of the 5th Floor.
Even the Advanced Technology of the 6th Floor cannot create such a super-massive Rift Gate.
This Rift Gate is a remnant of the inter-floor war.
During the time when demons ascending from the 1st Floor were spreading to the 3rd Floor.
It’s essentially a curse they drilled into densely populated cities to facilitate invasion.
So the original purpose was to cross from the Tower to the city.
‘Now, well-.’
It’s only used as a toll gate though.
* * *
“Ugh-!”
After arriving at the Tower, going through the procedures, and waiting briefly, I was able to take the elevator up to the 5th Floor.
The 5th Floor Old Murim has this distinctive forest-like scent permeating throughout.
Since you can’t travel by vehicle, you have to walk around or take a carriage.
“There’s a Carriage Service Partner Company on the 5th Floor, so I prepared them in advance.”
As Ryu Seo-ram said, as soon as we exited the Tower, there were three carriages waiting for us.
Watching Owl, the VIP, get into the carriage, I thought this was my chance and approached Ryu Seo-ram.
“…Team Leader.”
“Pfft! Don’t talk to me. It’s fucking hilarious.”
“I feel awkward too.”
“Yeah, what is it?”
“…I don’t have an itinerary. You said there’s a schedule. That wasn’t shared with me.”
Kang Ba-ram seemed like he had no intention of giving it to me from the start.
At my words, Ryu Seo-ram frowned and tapped her mobile phone, sending it via text.
“Don’t leak this outside. It’ll be a headache if obsessive fans start following us.”
Ryu Seo-ram added while scratching her head.
“If you look at the schedule, you’ll see it’s just sightseeing. What was it again? She wants to find peace of mind because of this recent incident? Something like that anyway.”
“Yeah. And one more thing.”
“You sure have a lot of questions, our part-timer?”
“You said I just need to work part-time for three days.”
“Yeah, that’s right?”
“But if you think about it, just traveling here took 5 hours?”
I get off work in 4 hours.
But how do I get off work from here?
“Friend, you misunderstood because you couldn’t see the schedule.”
“Misunderstood?”
“2 nights, 3 days of work.”
“This son of a-!”
For a moment I got heated and clenched my teeth, about to say something, but people around were glancing this way.
Especially Manager Kang Ba-ram looked very displeased.
I force myself to control my emotions and ask.
“Hey, I saw the contract when I signed it, you know? 9 hours of work per day. This violates the contract and labor laws.”
“It also said this there. Additional 10% overtime pay for extra work and night shifts.”
“…Wait, then-.”
“It’s 2 o’clock now. Your quitting time is 6. So from 6 o’clock, 10% overtime pay. If it goes past 7, an additional 10% night pay. Until 9 AM tomorrow, 20% added to your hourly wage. Okay?”
I turn on the calculator and calculate immediately.
After 3 days, total salary- 6.28 million won.
This guy, is he a god?
“…I almost confessed my feelings just now, you bastard. Turn on your blinker and get in.”
“Puhaha! There’s nothing you won’t say to the team leader.”
Then she presses on my forearm and asks.
“Do you work out these days?”
“…Sometimes.”
“It doesn’t seem like just sometimes? Honestly, I thought your old form might have died, so I forcibly dragged you here to check your condition-.”
She smiles with satisfaction and shrugs her shoulders.
“I didn’t need to worry.”
Anyway, though my time off disappeared unexpectedly, it’s actually better.
I just need to contact Kim Yang.
‘She’s been telling strange lies frequently since way back.’
Well, it’s not like her lies have ever worked against me.
“Team member Kim Ju-seon! What are you doing! Board the carriage!”
“Yes!”
“Heh, make a good impression on the seniors, kiddo.”
The moment I head to the carriage with Ryu Seo-ram’s cheeky encouragement-.
Crash!
Suddenly, a flash of thunder struck down like lightning.
People tilted their heads and looked up at the sky.
“What? Is it going to rain?”
“It’s really a bolt from the blue.”
“Just in case, let’s bring an Umbrella.”
“…No way.”
I pretended not to hear anything and just got on the Carriage.
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