I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 106

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Episode 106
106: Dohyun, Kill Me!!!(1)
『Choe Yunsuk』
『Trait: Spiral Spear Knight[B]』
『Skills』
▶「Spear Technique[C]」
▶「Spiral Spear[C]」
『Stats』
▶「Strength: 5」
▶「Agility: 4」
▶「Stamina: 6」
▶「Mana: 7」
This was Choe Yunsuk’s status window that I had confirmed through Analysis.
I wasn’t entirely sure what a Spiral Spear Knight was, but I could tell it was a trait on the same level as Talgrin or Jerpael.
Since I’d recently learned spear technique, I’d paid AP to acquire Spiral Spear as well.
Having always observed other Hunters’ status windows, seeing my friend’s status window like this gave me an odd feeling, so I gazed at Choe Yunsuk.
Though his stats seemed modest for now, B-Rank was quite a high tier. The trait itself was proof of considerable potential, so I thought Choe Yunsuk could easily enter a Large Guild if he tried.
Or perhaps I could introduce him myself?
While I was thinking that, Jihun Lee spoke up.
“Wow, so you’ve been a Hunter longer than we thought, Dohyun?”
I pondered for a moment before nodding, saying it was indeed the case.
Since they’d seen me spending money like that, it was easier to just say so. After all, even F-Rank Hunters didn’t earn that much.
When I nodded like that, Jihun Lee nodded with an understanding expression.
It didn’t make sense otherwise, after all.
“Wow, that explains it. I was wondering how your scrawny frame became so toned, but you’ve been awakened for a while now.”
“Wow. Why didn’t you say so earlier???”
“Yeah. Did you awaken right after graduation?”
As they all bombarded me with questions, I answered them one by one.
“Well, I wanted to take it slow. Roughly speaking, I awakened right after graduation.”
When I answered like that, Choe Yunsuk, who had only recently awakened, had the brightest eyes of all.
His plan to boast that he wasn’t the only one who’d awakened fell through, but it was clear he was thrilled—eager to ask me all sorts of questions.
“So Dohyun, you graduated from the Training Facility too, right? Is it really true you can’t leave there?”
“Yeah, I was curious about that too. What do you even do there???”
“It’s never appeared in the media, so I’m curious about it.”
As they all chattered away with their own questions, I raised both hands to calm my friends down and answered them one by one.
It was natural to be curious about the Training Facility, so I explained it to them slowly.
“Wow, they really work you hard, huh?”
“I heard the instructors are Hunters drafted from outside—so it’s true???”
“Did you see any famous Hunters?”
“Hmm, among the famous ones, I did see Instructor Hwang Hana.”
“Wow!? Hwang Hana!?!?”
“Is she pretty in person too???”
“Hwang Hana’s basically A-Rank soon, right??? That’s insane.”
The conversation continued for quite some time, with questions flying back and forth as if they were interrogating a friend who’d become a celebrity.
They asked about Hwang Hana, whether I’d seen other Hunters, and the discussion went on extensively, but I answered all their questions without complaint.
When I said I would’ve been the same way, everyone shook their heads wistfully, lost in thought.
Choe Yunsuk’s expression was particularly amusing—the longer my Training Center stories went on, the more serious he became.
It was like watching a friend on leave before military service recount their training center experiences. In any case, since it was something he’d have to go through himself, Choe Yunsuk’s expression grew quite grave.
Watching him, Park Wonho and Jihun Lee began to exchange nervous glances.
“Ahem, still, you’ll need to gain real experience inside the Black Gate, so the training really needs to be intense.”
“Right. Otherwise you could actually die out there.”
I nodded at Park Wonho and Jihun Lee’s words.
Inside the Black Gate was so treacherous that calling it “completely wild” would be an understatement. If you’re going to learn, you might as well learn properly. At least, that’s what I thought.
In fact, the Hunter Training Center had been incredibly helpful to me as well.
As I nodded in agreement, Choe Yunsuk grabbed both my hands with a serious expression and spoke.
“Dohyun! Could you teach me some stuff beforehand??”
“Huh?”
Thinking it would be intense, he wanted to learn ahead of time. I smiled at Choe Yunsuk with genuine satisfaction.
And as I slowly nodded in agreement, Choe Yunsuk cheered without knowing what his future held.
“Yes! Thanks, Dohyun!”
“That’s what friends are for.”
“Exactly. Congratulations to both Dohyun and Yunsuk!!!”
“Phew, if I can just land a job, we’ll be all set!”
As Park Wonho said that at the end, all three of us looked at him with worried expressions.
“Wonho, you’ve really got to hang in there….”
“Yeah, you can do it.”
“Let’s stay strong.”
“Hey, why’s the mood suddenly like this!?”
Everyone chuckled at Park Wonho’s indignant expression, and I smiled along, thinking to myself.
‘I can just teach him various things at the Hunter Association Training Room.’
Unaware of my thoughts, Choe Yunsuk’s instincts seemed to sharpen slightly—he felt an inexplicable chill, but didn’t think much of it.
‘Did a window open somewhere?’
He figured it was just because it was winter and moved on.
* * *
The day after Dohyun and his friends had fun together.
Choe Yunsuk couldn’t help but gape at the sight of the Hunter Association Building occupying a massive plot of land in Seoul.
The place where Choe Yunsuk had taken his Hunter awakening test was a small Hunter Association Branch like a local government office, and the Seoul Hunter Association Headquarters was certainly impressive in scale.
Though Dohyun had called me here, I never imagined I’d actually come to a place like this, so I couldn’t help but gape in awe.
The Hunters passing by looked at Choe Yunsuk with a knowing smile, remembering their own early days, and passed by indifferently. Choe Yunsuk recognized several of the Hunters and was startled.
‘Wow, isn’t that Min Heeyoung, the Healer from the Immortal Guild? And that person is Kim Boseong, a Hunter from the Farm Guild!?’
Since Choe Yunsuk had always been interested in Hunters, he recognized quite a few of them and was grinning widely, so I observed him from behind with a puzzled expression.
What was he doing over there? That’s the look he had, but I figured it was natural to be fascinated, so I approached him.
“What are you staring at so intently?”
“Wow, there really are a lot of Hunters here.”
“It’s the Hunter Association.”
I looked at Choe Yunsuk as if he’d said something absurd, and he accepted it with a gulp, glancing around the area.
Of course, I was also looking around and observing skills worth acquiring AP for, but there wasn’t anything particularly useful. I felt a bit regretful that I could only raise proficiency slightly, but thinking there was nothing I could do about it, I spoke to Choe Yunsuk.
“Let’s head in now.”
“Huh? Yeah.”
I said that and led Choe Yunsuk inside.
Since Choe Yunsuk had only awakened four days ago, the deadline had passed and unfortunately his entry into the Training Facility was delayed by a month. Normally, regular awakened individuals would have no choice but to wait for entry into the Training Facility, but Choe Yunsuk was different.
Because I could teach him.
Just to be safe, I asked Han Muyeol, the Association President, if there was any problem with me teaching Choe Yunsuk, and he said there was nothing wrong, so I could feel reassured.
He said that most Guilds do it that way, and there’s nothing particularly problematic about it.
In any case, it wasn’t illegal.
As I reassured myself and led Choe Yunsuk toward the Training Room, I encountered a familiar face.
None other than.
“Dohyun.”
“Huh? Yuchan. Did you come to train?”
“Yeah, that’s right. What happened with that incident you got caught up in last time?”
“Well, I handled it fine.”
“Hmm?”
As we talked, Jiyuchan noticed Choe Yunsuk standing beside me and glanced at me with a questioning look. When I saw the curiosity in Jiyuchan’s eyes, I looked at Choe Yunsuk as well, and Choe Yunsuk also sensed the tension and looked at me.
Then I realized I’d forgotten to introduce them.
“Oh right, this is my friend Choe Yunsuk. We’ve been friends since elementary school.”
“Nice to meet you.”
“And this is Jiyuchan. He’s a Hunter friend and a member of my party.”
“It’s a pleasure to meet you. I’m Jiyuchan.”
After we exchanged awkward greetings, Choe Yunsuk looked at Jiyuchan with considerable admiration. It was inevitable, really. Jiyuchan was so handsome that he could rival famous idols or actors known for their visual appeal, so admiration was unavoidable.
On the other hand, Jiyuchan wondered if my elementary school friend had come for a tour, and was about to ask, but Choe Yunsuk spoke first.
“Ah, I awakened not too long ago.”
“Ah, congratulations.”
Since he had awakened, it was something to celebrate, so Jiyuchan congratulated him with a slight smile.
And Choe Yunsuk also laughed, expressing his gratitude.
“Haha, thank you.”
“Anyway, it’s nice to see you here.”
“Right. You don’t come here to train very often, Dohyun.”
“Hmm, people might misunderstand if they hear that.”
“Isn’t that the truth?”
“Ahem.”
When Jiyuchan spoke, Dohyun let out an awkward cough, and Choe Yunsuk tilted his head as he looked at Dohyun.
Choe Yunsuk knew well that Dohyun wasn’t the type to be unreliable, so that conversation just now struck him as a bit odd.
In any case, while he was still puzzled by Jiyuchan’s words, Jiyuchan asked Choe Yunsuk a question.
“So you’ve come for measurements?”
At the question of whether he’d awakened and now come to measure his abilities, Choe Yunsuk shook his head and answered that it wasn’t the case.
“No. I already did the measurements the day before yesterday. Today I came along because Dohyun said he’d train me before going to that Training Facility.”
“…Ah.”
As Choe Yunsuk looked at Jiyuchan in bewilderment at those words tinged with a sigh, he could see it clearly in his eyes—that look that said ‘Why would you make such a choice….’ Jiyuchan was looking at him with exactly that expression.
Only then did Choe Yunsuk realize that something was going wrong.
“What’s with that reaction?”
“…It’s nothing.”
“Do you want to join in too, Jiyuchan?”
“…Unfortunately, I have something scheduled today. I should get going. It was nice seeing you.”
As Jiyuchan hastily left his seat, Choe Yunsuk watched him with a bewildered expression, and even as Jiyuchan moved away, he quietly offered words of encouragement to Choe Yunsuk.
“…You won’t die.”
“Pardon?!”
At that ominous response, Choe Yunsuk turned his head with an awkward expression to look at Dohyun, and Dohyun grinned and asked as if to say ‘What’s wrong?’
“What?”
“Oh, it’s nothing.”
An ominous premonition crept up on him, but Choe Yunsuk couldn’t bring himself to voice it, and so he headed to the Training Room with Dohyun, his eyes as sad as those of livestock being dragged to the slaughterhouse.
And precisely less than ten minutes later, Choe Yunsuk understood the meaning behind Jiyuchan’s expression.
“S-save me, or rather, kill me!”
“What are you talking about? We haven’t even started yet.”
“Uuuuugh!”

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