I Became a Hunter with the Heavenly Slaughter Star Trait. - Chapter 12

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Episode 12

Episode 12

They’re giving me another reward?

“Ah!”

Earlier was an Achievement.

Just now was a level up.

This time it’s a clear reward!

-Fwaaash!

A bright light flashed before my eyes.

-Thud!

Something dropped from the light.

Platinum.

Then isn’t this the best one?

Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum. That was the order.

-Click!

I grinned and opened the platinum box.

Instantly, a fishy smell of blood wafted out.

“Huh?”

It’s a ring.

A blood-colored ring that writhed as if alive.

Again?!

Wow, what is this…

Are they telling me to go around killing like crazy?

Every skill and item that comes out is brutal. So brutal.

‘Of course, I like it!’

I was slightly disappointed with just health.

But now even life recovery is reinforced with an item like this!

“Oh Thousand Killing Star! Thank you!”

I immediately put on the ring.

The ring with a hot feeling fit perfectly on my middle finger.

Now.

Shall I slowly return to Earth?

* * *

“Huk!”

No matter how many times, I don’t think I’ll ever get used to this sensation.

Still, at least I don’t get as motion sick as before, so that’s fortunate?

I gathered my senses and looked around.

It’s the Tower Entrance.

Across from me, an Official stood with a surprised face.

“Al, already…?”

“Yes?”

“You’ve already returned?”

“Ah, yes.”

Is there some problem?

Why is he so surprised?

I turned my head to check the time.

‘Only 10 minutes have passed.’

30 days in the Seeker map equals 1 day in the real world.

But I cleared the Seeker map in less than five hours.

So the time that passed in reality was only 10 minutes.

10 minutes is an extremely short time even for regular maps.

So he can’t help but be surprised.

“Co, congratulations on your safe return!”

The Official, belatedly coming to his senses, helped me up.

“Thank you.”

I smiled briefly and got up from my seat.

“Are you uncomfortable anywhere…?”

“Not at all!”

Did I answer too brightly?

The Official’s expression became even stranger.

The Official looked back at the Entry Hall chair again.

He seemed to be checking if there was something strange.

‘I’m really fine though…’

Hehe.

Well, I suppose. I cleared a map with a maximum time limit of a whole month.

In less than a day.

It has to be strange.

“Let’s proceed with the status check for now.”

“Yes!”

I went to the place the Official guided me to.

It’s a place to check the condition of returned Hunters.

Both physical and mental state.

“We’ll begin.”

First, my body was fine.

Except for my clothes being a mess.

There wasn’t a single visible wound.

But just in case there might be internal injuries, they checked thoroughly.

Then they started the mental state check too.

Of course this too?

“…Mental state normal.”

Of course it’s normal.

Normal.

I’m even in quite a good mood right now!

“Thank you for your hard work.”

I grinned and greeted them before heading outside.

I think the Official trembled slightly.

Must be my imagination?

I even smiled nicely…

Next was Tower information statement time.

Hunters who return from the Tower must give statements about information obtained inside the Tower.

To gather even more information about the Tower.

And so many Hunters can receive help based on that information.

“Isn’t this some kind of error?”

“No. He definitely entered the Tower for 10 minutes.”

“Hmm….”

“Well then, I’ll begin recording.”

Even though I came out in just 10 minutes, I wasn’t an exception either.

The standard questions are like this.

Whether my level went up.

What kind of map it was.

What monsters appeared.

Which alien races I encountered and whether they were friendly.

I smoothly spilled everything that happened in the Hide and Seek Map.

“H-Hide and Seek, you said?”

“And you’re saying you already returned?”

First off, the officials were shocked that the place I entered was a ‘Hide and Seek Map’ itself.

“The shortest clear time for the Hide and Seek Map is 17 hours, you know?”

“And that was only possible by finding the escape route.”

“If you can’t find the escape route, it takes exactly 24 hours.”

“Are you sure it was really Hide and Seek?”

17 hours.

So that would be about three weeks?

Ugh, staying there for three whole weeks?

There was nothing to do and it wasn’t even fun.

“It’s correct though….”

The officials looked at me with bewildered faces.

Then the middle-aged man whispered to the other one who was touching the pad.

“Is that possible?”

“Of course, Mr. Lee Tae-pyeong passed the Tutorial with quite excellent skills, but….”

“Still….”

“Could this really be possible, Team Leader?”

“He even reached level 10.”

“On average, you need to clear it more than five times just to gain 1 level.”

“I know that too. That’s why I’m saying this.”

“What should we do?”

I scratched the back of my head with an awkward expression.

What can I do when it’s all true?

There’s no reason to lie either.

The two officials talked among themselves for a while, then.

“Understood.”

“Is that it?”

“…Yes. For now, please go back today.”

Oh, it seemed like a serious atmosphere.

But they’re letting me go like this?

If they’re letting me go, that’s good for me.

No matter how quickly I returned,

It’s human psychology to want to rest after working.

“Well then, I’ll be going!”

After giving a bright greeting,

I headed to the Dormitory faster than the fleeing Seeker.

* * *

The first thing I did upon returning to the Dormitory was,

“Yaaawn….”

Taking a nap right away.

To the point where pillow marks formed on my face.

After sleeping so deeply, I felt really good.

“Graaaah!”

I stretched and got up from the bed.

Great!

Maybe because I came back so quickly.

Even though I took a nap, there’s still plenty of time left.

-Grumble.

Ugh.

Did I sleep too much?

I’m already getting hungry.

It’ll be dinner time soon anyway.

Should I go down early before it gets crowded?

I quickly changed clothes and left my room.

“Hehehe.”

The path to the Dining Hall is always enjoyable.

Maybe because I was the first to come during dinner time.

The Dining Hall was completely empty.

Actually, that’s even better.

I’ll enjoy myself to the fullest to commemorate my return!

I quickly grabbed a plate and went around the hall.

Ooooh!

There’s king crab and steamed lobster!

They weren’t there in the morning!

I filled two plates with king crab and lobster respectively.

First, I brought them to my seat.

Thick red sea bream sashimi.

Sweet spot prawn sashimi.

Savory salmon sashimi.

Chewy tuna sashimi.

Plenty of sashimi like this.

And plenty of sushi too!

Since I have to eat it with crab, I brought lots of egg sushi that pairs well.

Mm-hmm.

It would be disappointing to leave out meat.

Well-grilled lamb chops and grilled sirloin too.

Bringing plates one by one, I ended up filling the entire table by myself.

Hehehe.

This is why being alone is comfortable.

I can use the whole table!

I started my solo eating broadcast.

Skillfully putting gloves on both hands!

Crack!

Crack!

The sound of cracking king crab legs is delightful.

Hmm, cracking them reminds me of that Seeker somehow.

Would that guy turn this red if cooked too?

-Munch munch.

Whoa.

The meat is tender and sweet.

It just melts in my mouth, melts!

-Munch munch!

Lobster has a different taste from king crab.

Should I say the meat is more bouncy?

Wow, it’s delicious.

It just goes down so smoothly.

-Gulp!

In between, I picked out king crab meat and put it on top of egg sushi for one bite!

“Kuuuuh!”

Such luxurious egg sushi.

The lobster on top of shrimp sushi is also amazing.

How is the sashimi so fresh like this.

Even though I don’t drink much.

I’m craving alcohol.

“Sluuurp.”

Since I ate mostly light things.

Now shall I coat my stomach with some oil.

I didn’t cut the lamb chop steak and just held it with my hands and tore into it.

The meat is so tender it just tears apart easily.

Mint sauce?

This isn’t my taste.

The grilled sirloin is delicious even with just a dip in salt.

Ah.

Eating this makes me think of rice.

Not sushi.

Rice.

“Ah, I should eat some rice too.”

I smoothly got up from my seat and went hunting again.

And came back with white rice and hot beef seaweed soup.

“This is killer.”

Kill… no, that’s not it.

I started eating.

Wow, this really is killer.

I mean.

The taste.

The taste is killer.

“Ugh, I’m full.”

I’m definitely eating more.

It seems like I eat more every time I come back from the tower.

Should I switch to mukbang once I make some money?!

Hehehe.

Anyway, the food here is delicious.

Hunter welfare is absolutely amazing!

But still.

Thinking about it, I didn’t do much today.

By real-world standards, I came back in 10 minutes.

I napped for much longer, didn’t I?

Hmm…

I’m not injured anywhere anyway.

“Should I just go to the tower once more tomorrow?”

I’ll be level 10 too.

Should I go for it?

“Hehehe…”

Well, there’s no rush.

I’ll rest well today.

And think about it again tomorrow.

* * *

“…Are you insane?”

The Information Analysis Team Leader watching the elevator CCTV couldn’t help but sigh.

The protagonist who made the Information Analysis Team Leader sigh was Lee Tae-pyeong, recently registered as an extremely important person.

What?

Should I just go to the tower once more?

Anyone would think he’s going to an amusement park.

His liver has swollen up.

It’s swollen so much it’s come out of his belly.

No!

I don’t even know if he has a liver to begin with!!

“Going to the tower again…”

The official next to the Information Analysis Team Leader also mutters in an astounded voice.

“He’s crazy.”

The Information Analysis Team Leader clicked his tongue.

He already heard from the Talent Management Team.

He knew he was an amazing guy.

But he didn’t know he was crazy.

Of course.

There are hunters who like entering the tower.

The so-called conquest faction.

Those who feel a sense of achievement from conquering the tower itself.

A representative example is the Butcher Ban Hae-yeong.

But Lee Tae-pyeong wasn’t part of the conquest faction.

That attitude isn’t about feeling achievement…

Isn’t that the attitude of someone who purely feels ‘fun’?

Moreover.

No matter how much of a conquest faction member, there was no crazy bastard who would enter the tower again in just one day.

What’s essential for hunters is above all proper rest.

The moment you get tired, mistakes pop out.

The moment mistakes pop out, you face death.

That’s the tower’s rule.

Humans who ignore this rule and become arrogant get swallowed by the tower.

However…

What if he’s not ‘ignoring’ it?

Really…

If Lee Tae-pyeong really is.

Purely feeling only ‘fun’?

“…”

Feeling goosebumps rise for a moment, the Information Analysis Team Leader looked over Lee Tae-pyeong’s statement again.

Hide and Seek Map.

Seeker killed.

No physical damage.

No mental damage.

Level raised to 10.

Fastest clear time.

Clear time was only 10 minutes….

“This is possible?”

A rookie who just finished the tutorial and entered the Tower?

Of course, it’s only 10 minutes in reality.

In the Tower, it’s equivalent to five hours.

But.

Even five hours doesn’t make sense.

By ‘human’ standards, that is.

A brief silence falls over the Information Analysis Team.

“We need to verify the truth.”

“I was thinking the same thing.”

“Then….”

“Yes.”

As the Information Analysis Team Leader raises his head, his glasses glint.

“Lie detector.”

“….”

“Call them.”

“Understood.”

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