I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 34

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Chapter 34

Chapter 34: Already a Promotion? (2)

While Dohyun didn’t think much of it, these were things that should have been settled before the party was formed—party goals, title arrangements, and such.

Hierarchy arrangement was also a necessary process, but since Dohyun, who had naturally become the leader, was undoubtedly in first place, even if the general things could be glossed over, the goals were very important, so it was worth Hanalin making an issue of it. Jiyuchan was also nodding, thinking it was quite important.

On the other hand, Dohyun still wondered if it was necessary, but since the party members wanted it, he had no choice but to agree. Thus, the first party meeting was held.

The first to voice an opinion was surprisingly Jiyuchan, who had been quietly sitting.

“First, I want to know our party’s goal. I’m also in favor of the three of us traveling together and getting stronger, but I think it would be good to have some specific purpose.”

“I think so too.”

As Hanalin also nodded in agreement with Jiyuchan’s opinion, Dohyun trailed off and muttered as if somewhat troubled.

“Hmm, a goal.”

Honestly, Dohyun didn’t have any particular goal either.

After gaining the fraudulent ability called Analysis, he thought it would be stupid not to utilize it, so he became a Hunter, but he didn’t have any specific purpose yet.

If he had to say something.

“The strongest Hunter?”

“….”

“….”

At Dohyun’s words, both looked at Dohyun in dead silence.

It was too vague a goal, but perhaps because of that? There didn’t seem to be a goal that suited Dohyun better than that.

Both nodded at Dohyun’s words.

Since both knew that Dohyun’s personality wasn’t detail-oriented, they both seriously considered his words and had a discussion.

“We should think about what the strongest Hunter means first.”

“In that case, should we aim for A-grade zones as a short-term goal?”

“How about aiming higher for Earth’s first S-grade?”

“That sounds good too.”

The two talked like that and worked out the details, while Dohyun watched them quietly and just nodded like a student who nods even when they don’t understand.

As the details were roughly worked out, a short-term party goal could be decided.

First, since they said America was about to be promoted to S-grade soon, they gave up on being first and set their goal as achieving A-grade in the shortest time.

Once the goal was roughly set, Dohyun suddenly looked at it and tilted his head.

“Hm? Then what are your two goals?”

“Huh?”

“Hm?”

Both looked at Dohyun with puzzled expressions, then suddenly turned their heads to look at each other—Hanalin and Jiyuchan.

Then they suddenly looked at each other with an expression that said they couldn’t speak and mumbled evasively.

“It’s similar to the strongest Hunter.”

“Same for me.”

Though they didn’t say it, it was clear that both aimed to be second place within this party. Dohyun didn’t know but just thought ‘whatever’ and moved on.

It wasn’t that important anyway.

What mattered was that they were all doing it together, right?

Then suddenly, both Hanalin and Jiyuchan fell into thought as if troubled.

They had set a goal, but there was something a bit lacking for that. The current party had three members, but a full party was clearly five in total.

They could manage with the current members, but a buffer was essential, so they couldn’t help but be troubled.

“We should fill the vacant positions.”

“But we can’t just pick anyone worthless.”

“Hmm. For now, let’s work as three and add someone if we find a suitable person.”

“Well, it’s not something that’ll be solved by worrying about it right now.”

“Right.”

After having that conversation, they decided to move on since the goal was appropriately set. And now for the last remaining task—title arrangement.

Actually, it wasn’t difficult.

Dohyun and Jiyuchan were the same age and classmates, so title arrangement had been finished long ago. They recognized each other as friends, so they spoke comfortably and called each other by name.

On the other hand, Hanalin was a bit awkward.

In a way, Hanalin was in the same position as a Training Facility instructor, but she was twenty-one years old, the youngest among the party members. Though Hanalin was in the most peculiar position, she readily arranged things.

“You’re both older brothers to me, so please feel free to speak comfortably.”

“Hmm, I will then.”

“Well, I think we were already speaking comfortably, but alright.”

After arranging titles like this, they discussed whether there was anything more detailed to organize, but since there wasn’t, they talked about what to do after promotion.

Just then, the dormitory door opened hastily and the Guide Party came rushing in.

And breathing heavily with a quite surprised face, Cheonseongmin looked at the three and asked.

“D-did you perhaps go to the stone tablet today!?”

They wondered what he could have heard to be so surprised, but Dohyun and all three nodded as if it was nothing special.

At their reaction, Cheonseongmin looked at them with an absurd expression.

It had already spread everywhere and was known to all Hunters staying in Safe Zone Muel, so it wasn’t unreasonable for Cheonseongmin to know.

When rumors reached Cheonseongmin’s ears about some human party of three having tremendous points and being about to get promoted, he wondered if it might be them, so he stopped what he was doing and came back to ask, and sure enough, it seemed to be them, making his expression absurd.

“Huh, you’re already at the point where you need to be promoted??”

“Yes. All three of us received E-grade evaluations, so we’ll probably move up before going to sleep.”

“Ah….”

At Dohyun’s words, Cheonseongmin could only accept it, recalling their previous hunt.

But what was puzzling then was.

“Th-then those massive points were…??”

“Ah, after you all left, there were some villains targeting us, so we cleaned them up a bit.”

“Huhhhhhhh!!!”

When they heard what sounded like someone fainting and Cheonseongmin collapsed with a thud, looking like he was about to pass out, the three of them—Dohyun, Hanalin, and Jiyuchan—looked at each other with bewildered expressions.

As they stood there looking puzzled, wondering if it was really that shocking, Cheonseongmin looked at the three of them and squeezed his eyes shut like someone whose heart had dropped.

He had let them rest thinking they were just taking a break, but when they said they had caught a villain, his heart nearly stopped.

If they had told him, he would have joined in the attack or something, but even though they had acted so dangerously, his stomach churned at their expressions asking why he was making such a fuss, though he couldn’t say anything about it.

‘Right, these were the kind of people they were from the beginning.’

Since they were incredibly strong individuals, Cheonseongmin changed his thinking, figuring he wouldn’t understand their thought processes anyway.

Then he began explaining to them what he hadn’t been able to explain yet—or more precisely, what hadn’t been necessary to explain on the first day.

“…Let me tell you about rank advancement.”

“Oh?”

All three looked at Cheonseongmin with expressions full of interest, and seeing them like that, Cheonseongmin explained about rank advancement.

* * *

At the Seoul Branch of the Hunter Association, there were designated stations that hunters used when entering Black Gates, and usually the Association staff would check their schedules since they would come out a week after entering the Black Gates, waiting for them on the day they were scheduled to return.

While some returned without incident, surviving in Black Gates for more than a week could lead to all sorts of situations, so especially for parties without buffers like healers, they made sure to check and prepare for any situations that might arise when they returned.

This was to treat hunters who might return suddenly with injuries.

Kim Junhee, a staff member at the Seoul Branch of the Hunter Association, was also on night duty checking for returning hunters.

Usually there were cases where they returned at dawn, so there were always one or two staff members on night duty at the Association, and today it was Kim Junhee’s turn.

“Sigh, this night duty is really tiring.”

At assistant Kim Junhee’s complaint, supervisor Lee Minjoo looked at him with an incredulous expression and clicked her tongue.

“Tsk tsk, you know one thing but not two? Compared to other civil servants, we have a cushy job, you know?”

“…Is that so?”

“Yeah. Oh, it’s about time for the E-rank zone party to return, so go check.”

“…Yes.”

He meant it was tiring to work night duty with this kind of supervisor, but whether she knew it or not, Lee Minjoo gave Kim Junhee orders while sitting quietly at her desk.

Seeing that made his stomach churn, but what could he do?

When your supervisor tells you to do something, you have to do it.

Kim Junhee was checking around the Black Gate designated stations in the early evening just in case, and seeing that no one had come out, he was about to record it on the status board.

That’s when he saw intense light beginning to emanate from one of the designated stations and tilted his head in confusion.

Then he checked the designated station number written on the status board and tilted his head again.

‘Huh? That place is…’

According to the records, it was written as an F-rank zone party that had just entered today, but for some reason there were quite important markings written there.

And in the special notes section, there was a message asking to contact superiors when the party returned from this designated station, which made him urgently surprised.

It was an important party that superiors were paying attention to, but it hadn’t even been a week.

No, what was a week? It was written that they had just entered today, so he was puzzled about why light was coming out.

‘It hasn’t been a week… What, what is this!?’

While Kim Junhee was panicking, three people appeared at the designated station, and all three were looking around as if finding everything fascinating.

Then.

“So you really do come out when you want to advance ranks.”

“I thought we’d transfer directly, but it was a bit surprising that we didn’t.”

“That’s true.”

When all three said such things, Kim Junhee looked at the status board wondering what was going on.

If there was a possibility of rank advancement, they could come out before a week, which was written on the status board, but that wasn’t the case, so he could only stare at them blankly.

Moreover.

‘They entered today, and this is their first time entering a Black Gate!?’

Reading the details written on the status board, his eyes couldn’t help but widen.

He needed to quickly contact his superiors.

Kim Junhee looked at the three and said with a stutter, flustered.

“Pl, please wait a moment.”

“Ah, sure.”

“Hmm, I heard there are procedures, and of course reports need to be made too.”

“Hmm.”

As Dohyun, Hanalin, and Jiyuchan quietly waited, Kim Junhee was so flustered that he tried to make an emergency call to the emergency contact list recorded on his work tablet PC.

It was a natural procedure and a necessary process, so up to this point, it could be said he did well.

However, Kim Junhee made one mistake.

He sent emergency contacts to all the numbers stored on his work tablet PC.

And before long, that contact.

-Hmm? What’s going on in the middle of the night?

Reached all the way to Association President Han Muyeol at the very top, and a call came back to Kim Junhee. Kim Junhee, unaware of this, stammered nervously.

“H, hello. I, I’m Secretary Kim Junhee on night duty.”

-???

“Th, that is, Dohyun’s party has co, come out.”

-…Where is the duty supervisor?

Han Muyeol reacted as if asking what kind of nonsense that was, then asked Kim Junhee.

“What? The supervisor?”

-Never mind, I’m coming right away.

“Y, yes!”

Kim Junhee, who was on night duty for the first time today, answered frantically, and soon after, it didn’t take long for Lee Minjoo, who had been lounging around at the desk, to see the Association President entering with a frightening expression and faint.

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