I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 124

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Episode 124
Ep. 124
[ Management Bureau Establishes New Hunter Organization, ‘Team’. Systematic Hunter Management Initiative ]
[ Tower Industry Federation Leads ‘Team’ Success Strategy. Will Underground Economic Measures Work? ]
Under the joint leadership of the Management Bureau, which oversees Hunters, and the Tower Industry Federation, representing South Korea’s Tower-related industries, a new system was announced.
The plan involved inserting a new scale of Hunter organization called ‘Teams’ between the existing ‘individual-guild’ structure.
The core of the announcement included not only various tax benefits, but even for Villains—leniency for all but the most serious felonies.
While there was considerable backlash against the goal of bringing the underground economy into the light, many opinions emerged that it was necessary to accept it to some degree.
For practical effectiveness, they said a simple resident registration verification would suffice.
Joining a guild typically required strict identity verification not only by legal standards but also by internal guild regulations, so this was certainly more convenient.
Particularly, the newly established auction house allowed sellers to choose whether to receive payment in inventory or directly to a personal account.
If one simply received payment via account, income would need to be reported anyway, making the tax benefits equally attractive.
Well, if someone deliberately set out to evade taxes, they could manage it—but that was true of all policies.
Meanwhile, Ihyeon was—
“So what Deokhuun said—or rather, what my younger brother said—was actually right?”
I was genuinely surprised by Deokhuun’s unexpectedly accurate information.
Hadn’t he given me a hint during our last transaction?
He’d said if this ‘Team’ thing came out, the early benefits would be good, so I should keep an eye on it.
This level of accuracy wasn’t just picking up information that had leaked somewhere—it was almost perfectly on target.
“A Team, huh…”
I murmured while watching news about Teams being covered on TV.
Jia asked from beside me.
“Is there something troubling you, Master?”
I nodded.
“Yeah, I’m thinking about whether I should register for this Team thing or not.”
“But Master, you don’t move alone, do you?”
Jia spoke as if wondering why I’d have anything to worry about.
What was this Team, anyway?
It was a policy created for one party—that is, Hunters who consistently cleared Towers together in groups of five.
There was no particular reason for me to be concerned about it.
Even now, there were no major issues with how I operated.
But I tilted my head as if asking what she meant.
“Why would I move alone?”
“?”
“I travel with you all, don’t I?”
“…!”
Jia’s eyes widened at my words.
“Huh?”
Elsie, who had been lying nearby playing with her phone, also turned to look at me.
Both of them looked as if they’d never even dreamed I would say something like that.
As evidence of this, tears were already welling up in Jia’s eyes.
“Why, why are you like this? No, you guys really do travel with me, right? We’re even in a party system, and we use chat inside the Tower.”
Ihyeon couldn’t understand why the Spirits were being so unnecessarily dramatic.
We’d been getting along fine until now, and suddenly they’re acting all sentimental.
But it seemed the Spirits felt differently about it.
“We are forever grateful for your boundless grace, Master.”
“Right, Master. I didn’t know you were that kind of person.”
‘What kind of person is that supposed to mean….’
Jia rose from her seat and bowed deeply.
And Elsie, sitting up with her legs crossed, looked at Ihyeon with an expression of wonder.
Ihyeon began to suspect what the Spirits really thought of him all this time.
In any case, registering a team didn’t require an ID, so there was no real loss, was there?
But Ihyeon’s real concern lay elsewhere.
“The problem is that from the country’s perspective, you guys are just people who fell out of the sky.”
Whether the Spirits could even be registered in such an official system.
Even if registering as team members was supposedly simple, it didn’t change the fundamental issue.
The Spirits didn’t even have basic resident registration!
If we went ahead and tried to register, only to have them ask ‘Who are these people?’, it would all fall apart.
Of course, if I revealed my true identity and the secret of the S+ grade item, everything could be resolved.
Resident registration?
An unprecedented S+ grade item, plus the existence of Spirits—what did such trivial matters matter?
They’d probably fabricate ancestors and genealogies for me if needed.
‘And then I’d get dragged back to the Military….’
Ihyeon’s expression grew somewhat gloomy.
Meanwhile, the Spirits spoke with bright expressions, as if wondering why I was worrying about such things.
“There is no need to concern yourself with such matters.”
“Right! What’s the problem?”
“Huh? No, you guys just don’t understand how important this is yet.”
These creatures have no idea how terrifying databases can be!
Elsie might be one thing, but Jia doesn’t even have an ID card.
Yet despite Ihyeon’s explanation, the Spirits simply smiled brightly.
Then Elsie suddenly said this.
“You created a Tower on land that didn’t exist before—you think the System can’t handle something like this?”
“Precisely. As long as you wish it, Master, it will be done.”
“…?”
At this point, even Ihyeon became somewhat curious.
‘Is there really a way?’
No matter what I asked, the Spirits only repeated that it would work out on its own.
Eventually, Ihyeon stood up from his seat.
“Alright, since we’re on the subject, let’s go take care of it.”
Seeing how delighted he was, I couldn’t just coldly tell him “right, illegal immigrants can’t register a team.”
Ihyeon decided that if it looked like I’d get caught, I’d make some excuse and slip away.
“I’ll follow your lead.”
“Hehe, so you’re saying we get to join the master’s team too.”
Of course, Jia and Elsie followed behind Ihyeon as well.
Team registration could be done simply at the nearby Management Office.
The Management Office quickly added a menu option to the ticket machine.
[ New Registration
Mana Stone Settlement
Team Registration
Other Inquiries ]
The moment Ihyeon pulled a ticket for team registration, a chime sounded from the counter.
The counter was quiet, as if not many people were trying to register teams yet.
Ihyeon led the Spirits toward the counter displaying his number.
“What brings you in today?”
‘…Is this really the only person working at this Management Office?’
Ihyeon glanced around with a suspicious expression.
I hadn’t visited the Management Office that often, but how was it possible that the same person handled inquiries every time I came?
“I’m here to register a team.”
“Yes, please provide your ID and fill out this form.”
The Employee handed over the form while keeping her gaze fixed on the monitor.
Ihyeon presented my ID and began filling in the blanks on the form.
Just like when registering as a Hunter, there wasn’t much required.
“What’s that? What’s that? I want to see too.”
Elsie beside me was curious, so I lifted it up for her to see.
Though she quickly lost interest since it was all words she couldn’t understand anyway.
‘You can go up however you like, but coming down isn’t so easy.’
Ihyeon didn’t let Elsie down all the way.
“The team name is…”
Near the end, there was a space to write the team’s name.
Regardless of what I wrote, it probably wouldn’t matter much, but choosing a name was always difficult.
“How about the Legendary Sword?”
“That doesn’t make sense.”
“The Legendary Ice Cream?”
“Be quiet.”
“The Legendary Mackerel Stew?”
“…”
Elsie happily recited only the things she liked from beside me.
After responding a few times, Ihyeon decided to simply ignore her.
Meanwhile, Jia, who had been quietly thinking beside me, was…
“Shield, what do you think?”
“Oh, Shield. Has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?”
It was a reasonably meaningful suggestion on my part.
Certainly far better than the legendary ice cream or mackerel stew.
At that, Elsie glared at Jia and grumbled.
“You cunning armor fox. If you’re going to be like that, let’s make it Shield and Sword.”
“That’s a bit long, isn’t it?”
“Then just go with Sword!”
After a moment of deliberation, Ihyeon finally wrote something down.
[ Team Name: Watchmen ]
It didn’t carry any particularly profound meaning.
It was simply the noun that had most recently sparked my curiosity.
And it also happened to have the closest connection to the Tower’s secrets.
Upon seeing the team name I had written, the Spirits fell silent for a moment before nodding their heads.
Without saying anything, they all seemed pleased with it.
With that, my work was done.
All that remained was registering the Spirits to the team.
‘These creatures wouldn’t have just been making a fuss because they didn’t like me, would they?’
Without incident, I placed my finger on the fingerprint scanner and stepped aside, thinking this to myself.
Fingerprint not registered? → Actually, this person is Ilgyeok! → This won’t do; we’re going to the Military!
If things proceeded in this order, it would be a real disaster.
If that were truly the case, I’d have to switch to a sniper point conversion first….
“Armor fox, the master’s thinking strange thoughts again.”
“Don’t say things like that.”
The two Spirits looked at me with odd expressions for a moment, but then Jia stepped forward to the fingerprint scanner first.
The Employee, who had been staring only at the monitor when I was standing there, suddenly lifted his head.
“…Ah, if you could provide your ID and place a comfortable finger on the fingerprint scanner there, that would do.”
Gulp—!
I became deeply curious about how Jia would navigate this crisis.
How would a Spirit from the Tower overcome the major obstacle of a South Korean ID card!
Yet contrary to my concerns, Jia spoke with remarkable composure.
“Pardon me, but I seem to have forgotten my ID.”
“Ah, is that so? Then what is your name?”
“Choi Jia.”
“Yes, and your date of birth?”
“My date of birth is….”
The Employee typed in what Jia provided into the computer and tilted his head in confusion.
“Hmm? That’s strange.”
‘We’re caught, we’re caught.’
I thought it was time for me to make a clean exit.
I could simply say I’d come back with my identification naturally.
But then Jia smiled softly and said this.
“Would you mind checking once more?”
“Oh, yes….”
The employee tapped the keyboard again at Jia’s request.
Something remarkable happened.
Flicker—!
The employee’s monitor blinked once, and the identity Jia had provided appeared normally on the screen.
The employee assumed there had been some error and didn’t suspect anything further.
“Yes, it’s showing up properly now.”
‘…Shouldn’t it not be showing up?’
Ihyeon stared at the employee with a bewildered expression.
Wasn’t this person being far too kind?
No matter how kind someone is, how could they say something that shouldn’t appear is now appearing!
But judging from the employee’s reaction, it really did seem to be showing up.
‘Just what is Korea’s administrative system….’
Could a spirit that fell from the sky really get a resident registration on their own?
Ihyeon looked at Jia with a dazed expression, and she simply responded with a subtle smile.
Next came fingerprint registration, but since the resident registration had already passed, there was nothing to worry about.
Jia pointed to the fingerprint scanner and spoke.
“Is it here?”
“Yes, we usually use the index finger.”
“Thank you.”
“Not at all.”
Ihyeon could only feel deeply frustrated.
‘Why is she being so kind?’
Wasn’t this attitude and tone completely different from how she treated me!
If you’re going to be indifferent, be indifferent to everyone; if you’re going to be kind, be kind to everyone—not this selective treatment!
And that subtle smile playing at her lips on top of it all.
Ihyeon had never felt such human warmth from this employee before.
It was enough to feel a strange sense of betrayal.
“Yes, you can remove your finger now. Thank you for your patience.”
“…!”
It was getting worse by the moment.
While she had nothing to say to me—who had presented identification and filled out all the paperwork—Jia, who merely placed her finger on the scanner, was being treated as though she’d accomplished something remarkable.
Then Elsie spoke to Ihyeon with a subtle laugh.
“Master, are you jealous right now?”
“What are you talking about.”
“Hmph~”
Ihyeon denied it earnestly.
Of course, as a sniper who must always maintain composure and reason, I harbored no jealousy over such trivial matters.
Still, I made a mental note to instruct Jia to conceal her presence whenever she visited the Management Office in the future.
There was no benefit in drawing the attention of others.
‘Right, that’s it. If she’s Ilgyeok’s subordinate, she ought to know how to keep her identity hidden.’
It was entirely for the greater cause.
Truly.

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