I Became a Hunter with the Heavenly Slaughter Star Trait. - Chapter 67
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Episode 67
Episode 67
When rumors spread that the raid with Core 2 team was a ‘huge success’,
guild collaborations were put on hold.
Ah, it’s not because something went wrong.
Everyone realized that my skills far exceeded their expectations,
and they understood there was no need to ‘test’ with the 2nd teams anymore.
Nexus, Hyeonmu, Taegeuk, and Baekya all sent requests to raid the top floors they’re currently trying with their 1st teams, not their 2nd teams.
I have no reason to refuse.
However, I want to prepare thoroughly.
So when I asked for some time…
“Everyone says they’ll definitely wait?”
It’s basically a situation where anything goes.
Most domestic guilds were stuck in a stagnation period for top floor raids.
A situation where they’d prostrate themselves no matter what I demanded.
Saying it would be even better if I leveled up,
various support was pouring into Typhoon Guild.
Among them, Baekya Guild was uniquely outstanding,
even offering to create a dedicated team for leveling without even recruiting me.
Of course, I declined this.
Well, it would be comfortable, but.
It’s not just important to raise my level,
I need to raise my team members’ levels too.
Collaboration with other guilds is just a side matter.
What’s really important is my team members and my guild.
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“He doesn’t need money, doesn’t need support, then what the hell does he need?”
“He probably doesn’t need anything.”
“Really, a skilled person is a skilled person. We should have brought him to our guild…”
“There’s no one here who doesn’t think that.”
Lee Tae-pyeong’s name constantly comes up from the mouths of guild leaders gathered at the Management Bureau.
“Even if we succeed in raiding the top floors we’re each trying, that’s also a problem.”
“Because if we succeed, we’ll have no choice but to depend on Lee Tae-pyeong for what comes next too.”
“Anyway, should we be thankful that he’s positive about collaboration…”
“He’s different from Choi Mu-ryeong. Rather than a sense of duty, he really finds climbing the Tower fun…”
“That makes it even more troublesome.”
“Because we can’t tell what he wants.”
Hah.
Everyone lets out a deep sigh as if they had made a promise.
“Should we say his resourcefulness is amazing…”
“According to Core, the quality of Tower byproducts is at an unimaginable level.”
“Did you see the Dire Wolf hide? I’ve never seen such a perfect condition before.”
“They said he stabbed it exactly three times. Even then, two were in the eyes, so there’s not even a place you could call a scratch.”
“If put up for auction, the price would skyrocket. Though Core seems to plan on using it directly.”
“The byproducts side seems to already be connected with GR Group…”
“Because Go Ju-hui from GR Group secured the representative position.”
“How on earth did he figure that out…”
Hah.
Another deep sigh follows.
“Seeing how quickly he established his own guild, he’s someone who already knows how the game works.”
“We shouldn’t underestimate him because he’s young. You all heard about the GR Guild story, right?”
“That Lee Tae-pyeong essentially brought it down?”
“Right. They were struggling lately, but considering GR’s reputation, it shouldn’t have collapsed so easily. But seeing how it turned out…”
“Just looking at how Typhoon Guild took its place in an instant, you can tell his resourcefulness is amazing.”
Hah.
Even after a heavy sigh that seemed like it would collapse the building.
The talk about Lee Tae-pyeong continued endlessly.
* * *
Today is the day to fulfill the public service points promised with the Management Bureau.
In the morning, I quickly went through the 40th Floor with my team members and returned.
Although it was everyone’s first time facing beastmen and beasts, we cleared it smoothly thanks to our good teamwork.
Especially Baek Ha-rim’s skills are improving day by day, to the point where I’m worried Choi Mu-ryeong Team might steal him away at this rate.
“Should we all go to a cafe together?”
“Ah, I have an appointment, so I’ll head out first.”
“Hyung! How can you do that!”
“Sorry, sorry.”
I finished eating with my team members and immediately went to meet Kang Min-a.
“Hunter Lee! How have you been?”
Kang Min-a greets me with her usual bright greeting.
“I’ve been doing well.”
“You’ve been sooo busy lately!”
“Mm, I guess I have something like a job now too?”
“Oh~ Then you’ll understand the hardships of office workers now. Early arrival, late departure, various stresses from bosses, colleagues, and subordinates!”
“…Mm, I have late arrival, early departure, and no boss, colleagues, or subordinates, so it might still be hard for me to understand.”
“I’m, I’m so jealous…!!!”
Kang Min-a writhes in envy, going “Keuuk.”
“By the way, what brings you here today…”
“Ah, what you requested before has been completed well.”
Kang Min-a hands me some documents.
Ujeongmin’s temporary permit as a minor.
It’s a permit allowing Ujeongmin, who is climbing the Tower under Management Bureau affiliation, to join a guild.
“Thank you. Honestly, I thought it might not work out…”
“Hunter Ujeongmin’s own will was quite strong too.”
“Haha, Ju-min is like that.”
Anyway, it’s fortunate.
If the Management Bureau had said “NO,” there would be nothing I could do.
This isn’t entirely for my sake,
but rather they permitted it judging that giving up Ujeongmin would be more beneficial to the Management Bureau in various ways.
I need to diligently raid the Tower and accumulate public service points to prove that judgment was correct.
“I’m glad it worked out well. Thanks to Kang Min-a…”
“Wait a moment!”
Did she notice the atmosphere of me about to leave?
Kang Min-a urgently grabs me.
Hm?
“Actually, the reason I wanted to see you today is….”
Kang Min-a hesitates as she brings up the topic.
What could it be that makes her hesitate so much?
“Why are you making it so difficult between us?”
“…!”
“Don’t misunderstand, I don’t mean anything by it. Literally, you and I have known each other since the day we entered the Management Bureau.”
“That’s, that’s right….”
“I think we’ve known each other for quite a while, so there’s no need to be so formal.”
“Hunter-nim…!”
Kang Min-a looks at me with a moved expression.
I shrug my shoulders, then gesture with my eyes toward the tablet she’s been clutching tightly.
“I don’t know what it is, but show me.”
“Then….”
Kang Min-a carefully extends the tablet.
“A collaboration request?”
“….”
“If it’s about conquering the 66th Floor, my level is still….”
“No, it’s not that.”
“It’s not?”
Tap tap. When I check where Kang Min-a pointed,
“…A 2-person party?”
It really is different.
Not the 66th Floor, and not a 4-person party either.
A level 20 Hunter climbing the 10th Floor.
Their skills seem decent enough.
But why pair this person with me?
“Actually, there’s a bit of a problem.”
“What is it?”
“They’re about to tackle the 19th Floor, and as you know, Goblin Shamans appear on the 19th Floor, right?”
“That’s right.”
“Up until now, solo conquest hasn’t been a problem, but it seems the 19th Floor is quite difficult.”
Certainly, the 19th Floor with its Shamans is hard to clear alone.
So it wasn’t strange for people who had been conquering solo to look for parties.
But the problem is, why are they asking me for this?
Kang Min-a seems to already know what doubts I’m having.
She lets out a short sigh, and her following explanation is quite surprising.
“Hunter Park Woo-jun’s trait is [Psychopath].”
“Psychopath…?”
“Yes. Thanks to that, he has no fear and makes quick judgments. His skills are also quite decent. Though not as much as yours, Hunter-nim.”
“Then the problem is….”
“Hunter Park Woo-jun himself is the problem.”
Oh ho.
This is something new.
“He’s had many problems since he was a minor. He became a Babel Tower climber as soon as he became an adult, and unfortunately the trait he gained was [Psychopath]….”
“So that’s why he can’t find a party?”
“…Yes. He’s already caused problems several times early on.”
Hearing about it, it’s quite a spectacle.
He attacked fellow humans he encountered on maps, then claimed ‘I thought they weren’t human.’
Even when forming parties to conquer the Tower, he put other Hunters in danger in similar ways multiple times.
A month ago, there was an ‘accident’ in a party with Park Woo-jun where the other person was seriously injured.
The other person was unconscious, but woke up a week ago.
However, they don’t remember what happened at all.
Perhaps because it was such a shocking incident.
Anyway.
He probably attacked targeting the gold box,
but since there was no ‘evidence,’ nothing could be done.
This is how he’s been able to continue as a Hunter until now.
The Management Bureau is keeping a close eye on him, but since there’s no evidence for everything, there’s nothing they can do.
No matter how strange he is, he’s not technically a criminal, and climbing the Tower still accumulates merit points the same way, so there’s nothing that can be done about the situation.
“We can’t punish someone based on suspicion alone….”
“Since it happened in the Tower, investigating the truth would be difficult too.”
“Yes….”
Until now, the Management Bureau has been making various excuses to prevent party matching,
“but he seems to have caught on. Since last month, he’s been filing complaints like crazy….”
“And that crazy bastard happens to be under your jurisdiction, right?”
“Yes….”
Huuung, Kang Min-a makes a crying sound and collapses face-down on the table.
I don’t know for sure, but I heard complaints are the most terrible thing for civil servants.
“I can’t let people who don’t know anything enter the Tower with that crazy bastard, and really, if I could just go in there myself and finish…!!”
“Calm down. Calm down.”
“The reason he wants to enter the Tower is obvious too. Not for people’s sake, but because he wants to kill anything! That crazy bastard…!”
Ouch.
Hey, at least I’m not a psychopath.
I’m so humane.
Let’s not feel guilty for no reason!
“If we leave it like this and he gets matched with someone else, I feel like something bad will happen again….”
“That’s likely.”
“You think so too, Hunter-nim? There have been signs of him trying to disguise things as accidents several times before. Of course, even then it was just ‘signs’ so we couldn’t do anything….”
“He’s a cunning bastard. Most deaths in the Tower are due to monsters. If he claims it’s an accident, there’s practically no way to prove otherwise.”
“Yes. He’s getting more and more used to conquering the Tower now, so at this rate….”
Kang Min-a’s hands are trembling.
She must be under a lot of stress.
“You’re asking me to do something about it before that happens.”
When I hit the nail on the head, Kang Min-a bows her head deeply.
“I’m sorry for making such a request….”
“No. As I said, what’s this between us?”
“Still….”
“Considering how much you’ve helped me, this is nothing.”
“…!”
Kang Min-a’s expression brightens considerably.
“Well, if he’s still conquering the 10th Floor… I should be able to subdue him sufficiently no matter what happens.”
“Then….”
“I’ll take care of it. We don’t know what he might do.”
“…!!!!”
“If we wait until after something happens, it’ll be too late.”
“Hunter-nim!!”
Kang Min-a jumps up from her seat with a moved expression.
She already looks like she’s been freed from complaint hell.
“But there’s one thing I want to make clear.”
“Yes, please say anything.”
“I don’t kill people either. You know that, right?”
“…Of, of course!”
What was that subtle silence just now?
I glanced at Kang Min-a, then shrugged my shoulders.
“But, you know that unforeseen ‘accidents’ can happen…”
-Gulp.
With a tense expression, Kang Min-a swallows dryly.
“You understand that, right?”
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