I Awakened as a Dark History - Chapter 6

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Episode 6
If I had to pick a phrase that best described me right now, it would probably be “blinded by curiosity.”
I’d downloaded this app purely because I was curious about Awakening Abilities.
‘But how could I not check it out? The minimum salary is a hundred million won! If I had that kind of restraint, I’d have already gotten into Korea University as a top student, secured a full scholarship, and landed a job at a major corporation.’
I tapped open the freshly installed app.
[Seeking B-Rank Dungeon Party Members]
[Urgent/Distribution 30%. Supporter Bonus 10%]
[Location: Daegu, C-Rank 3 members needed]
Gamja Market.
An anonymous Dungeon Party meetup app.
Since you could use it without signing up, there were safety concerns, but people kept using it anyway.
There were quite a few Unaffiliated Hunters like me—people hiding their names or doing Dungeons for short-term work.
And as if to prove that point, posts kept flooding the main screen without pause.
Various conditions were attached: Grade, location, abilities, and more.
After thinking it over, I navigated to the advanced search page.
Since I didn’t want to travel far, I plugged in my location as a search criterion.
Fortunately, there were several posts that had just gone up.
[Urgent/Distribution 30%. Supporter Bonus 10%]
[D-Rank Dungeon Party (3/5)]
[Dungeon C-Rank. No Beginners. Dealer needed]
As I scrolled down through the string of posts, more and more showed “Filled.”
Right now, I could only join about ten or so parties that had been posted recently.
One title in particular caught my eye.
“Since my Skill is Supporter, I think it should work out.”
If I had to be precise, I was a Healer who doubled as a Supporter.
It looked difficult to reach out to D-Rank Dungeon Parties with no information or C-Rank parties that didn’t accept Beginners.
I ended up clicking on the urgent Supporter bonus post at the top.

Hello. I’d like to join as a Supporter, so I’m sending you this message.
I sent the message and waited a moment.
For some reason, I felt nervous, and sweat beaded on my palms.
It seemed the other person was also waiting for a message, because a reply came back almost immediately.

Hello. I was worried since this was urgent, but thank you for matching my timing perfectly. You are a Supporter, right?
“Oh!”
As a reply came to my message, I felt oddly embarrassed.
I couldn’t tell if it was because my Skill profile was a dark secret or because I was nervous about the Dungeon.
I rubbed my palms on my pants to shake off the tension, then picked up my phone again.

Yes, that’s correct.

Which type of Skill do you have?
What did they mean by that? I copied their question directly into the chat.

? What do you mean by which type of Skill?

Ah. Are you a Beginner by chance?
At their question, I remembered the C-Rank Dungeon post I’d seen earlier.
I typed out my reply with some worry.

Yes, since I’ve only recently Awakened. Do you not accept Beginners?

That’s not it at all.
It was the fastest reply I’d gotten so far. They seemed worried I’d misunderstand and leave.
On top of that, they added an explanation.

Are you an Attack Power Enhancement, Defense Enhancement, or Stat Enhancement Supporter?
Ah. So they were asking which type of Supporter I was—which kind of support I provided.
I opened the system window for a moment to check.

Healing and Attack Power Enhancement and Defense Enhancement.
I answered quickly, and the other person’s response paused for a moment.

Your Skill Range is quite impressive. What’s your Enhancement Rate, if I may ask?
Hunters used expressions casually among themselves that felt foreign to me.
I didn’t know what Enhancement Rate meant, so I searched the internet.
As if anticipating my confusion, another message came through.

Enhancement Rate refers to asking what percentage your Attack Power and Defense Power increase by.
I closed the search portal and sent a reply right away.

50%.
Objectively speaking—was that a high number or a low one?
I expected the other person to react to it, but their response was surprisingly subdued.
Only an invitation link to the group chat room within the Gamja Market app appeared.
Hmm, was it subdued, or was it urgent? I hoped I was talent they didn’t want to lose.

We’re entering a Dungeon in an hour—it’s an emergency situation. We’ll go over the rest here. Please join as “Supporter (Healer)”.

Understood!
The other person didn’t even wait for confirmation.
They were already waiting in the group chat, so I joined it too.
Six people were already in the chat besides me.
Party Leader, Dealer 1, Dealer 2, Tanker 1, Tanker 2, and Supporter (Status). Six in all.

Hello. I’m Supporter Healer.

Welcome.

Hello.

Glad to have you.
The Dealers and Tankers greeted me warmly.
I received their greetings and waited for the Party Leader’s announcement.
Then a message from Supporter (Status) appeared.

How many Dungeon expeditions have you cleared?
The blunt question, asked without any greeting, felt outright rude.
I felt a twinge of discomfort, but answered honestly.

Ah. I’m a Beginner.
The Party Leader said it was fine, so it should be fine. And three seconds later, a reply came that made me regret it.

This is supposed to be a B-Rank Dungeon. Are you taking a Beginner?
The group chat fell silent.
Everyone seemed to have stopped moving their fingers entirely.
Only I managed to come to my senses and type a response.

But the Party Leader said it was fine.

Dungeons are cleared as a Dungeon Party—does the Party Leader’s approval alone make it acceptable?
What? What was this about?
My words…… no, my fingers froze.

If you’re a Beginner, you should gain experience in D-Rank Dungeons or lower first. Did you not even check the Dungeon’s Rank?
Finally, the Party Leader stepped in at their continued criticism.

Hold on. Supporter. Your Stat Enhancement skill is what you have, isn’t it? We brought them along because Healing is helpful.
But the other person didn’t relent even before the Party Leader’s words.

Typically, Healing skills are low Grade, so they don’t help with serious injuries. It’s better not to have them than to waste inventory space. What’s your skill Grade? You’ve had it assessed by the Association, haven’t you?
I haven’t. That wouldn’t be anonymous.
Before my reply could come through, the other person seemed to have read my message.

I don’t want to risk dungeon runs while babysitting a Beginner. Let’s exclude the Beginner from this.
The tone was confident, as if they were the Party Leader themselves.
The Party Leader replied quickly, but the other person held firm.
And I found myself irritated as well.
It was clear that if we met face-to-face like this, it would only be unpleasant.
I pressed my lips together and typed quickly.
My reply went up as the Party Leader and the Supporter clashed sharply.

Ah, I see. I didn’t realize Beginners were excluded. I apologize. Goodbye.

Supporter. Just a moment, please. We’re really fine, I promise.
The Party Leader typed back with a speed that was incomparable to anything before, trying to keep me.
And the “Supporter” also sent a message that was incomparably more infuriating than what had come before.

Good thinking. Start gaining experience in Grade D or lower first.
As if a dam had broken, the Party Leader’s chat finally stopped.
I didn’t engage further and simply left the chat room.
Messages came pouring in from the Party Leader, but my mind didn’t change.
“What, there are bastards like that? Do you know my skills?”
They shouldn’t. Right.
My rationality said so, but my heart disagreed.
I rummaged through my system window and pouted.
The regret of what I couldn’t say in the chat room lingered in my mind.
‘My skills actually look pretty decent objectively…’
But without experience, I couldn’t refute anything.
To confidently push back against talk like that, I needed dungeon experience at least once.
Naturally, my eyes drifted to the next recruitment post.
[D-Grade Dungeon Party. (4/5)]
Not that I’m listening to what that obnoxious Supporter said. Well, not exactly…
But my hand was already touching that recruitment post.

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