I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 34

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

Episode 34
Episode 34: Already Promoted? (2)
Dohyun hadn’t given it much thought, but establishing the party’s objectives, deciding on titles, and other foundational matters should have been settled before the party was even formed.
Determining the hierarchy was necessary too, but since Dohyun had naturally become the leader regardless of what anyone said, they could have glossed over the specifics. However, the objectives were crucial enough that Hanalin had every right to press the issue. Jiyuchan was nodding along, clearly thinking it important as well.
Dohyun, meanwhile, still questioned whether it was necessary, but since his party members wanted it, he had no choice but to agree. Thus, the First Party meeting commenced.
Surprisingly, it was the quiet Jiyuchan who spoke first.
“First, I’d like to know what our party’s objective is. I agree that the three of us growing stronger together is good, but I think it would be better if we had some concrete purpose.”
“I think so too.”
As Hanalin nodded in agreement with Jiyuchan, Dohyun trailed off somewhat awkwardly, muttering.
“Hmm, an objective, huh.”
Truthfully, Dohyun didn’t have any particular objective either.
After obtaining the absurdly broken ability called Analysis, he thought it would be foolish not to use it, so he became a Hunter. But he still didn’t have a clear purpose.
If I had to say something…
“The strongest Hunter?”
“…”
“…”
At Dohyun’s words, both of them stared at him in stunned silence.
It was an incredibly vague objective, but perhaps because of that, it seemed like no better goal suited Dohyun.
Both of them nodded at his words.
Since they both knew Dohyun’s personality wasn’t detail-oriented, they took his words seriously and discussed it earnestly.
“We should probably think about what ‘the strongest Hunter’ even means first.”
“If we’re being practical about it, shouldn’t we set A-Rank Zones as a short-term goal?”
“Or aim even higher—Earth’s first S-Rank?”
“That sounds good too.”
As they discussed, they refined the details, while Dohyun quietly observed, nodding along like a student who didn’t quite understand but went along with it anyway.
Once the details were roughly settled, they could finally establish a short-term party objective.
Since the goal of being Earth’s first S-Rank was said to be close to promotion in the United States, they abandoned the “first” part and instead set their target as achieving A-Rank as quickly as possible.
Once the objective was roughly set, Dohyun suddenly tilted his head as he looked at them.
“Oh? Then what are your individual objectives?”
“Huh?”
“Hmm?”
Both looked bewildered at Dohyun, then suddenly turned to look at each other—Hanalin and Jiyuchan exchanging glances.
Then, as if unable to speak, they felt a slight tingle and fumbled for words.
“It’s similar to being the strongest Hunter.”
“Same here.”
They didn’t say it outright, but it was clear that both aimed to be second in this party. Dohyun, unaware, simply accepted it and moved on.
It wasn’t that important anyway.
What mattered was that they were all doing this together, didn’t it?
Then suddenly, both Hanalin and Jiyuchan seemed to fall into thought, troubled by something.
They had set an objective, but there was still something unsatisfying about it. Currently, the party had three members, but a full party was supposed to have five.
For now, I could overlook the shortage of other members, but a buffer was essential, so I couldn’t help but be consumed by deliberation.
“We do need to fill the vacant position.”
“But we can’t just pick anyone mediocre either.”
“Hmm. For now, let’s just operate as three and bring someone in if we find a suitable person.”
“Besides, worrying about it right now won’t solve anything anyway.”
“That’s true.”
With that conversation settled and a rough goal established, we moved on. Now came the last matter—clarifying how we’d address each other.
In truth, there was nothing difficult about it.
Dohyun and Jiyuchan were the same age and had entered together as fellow trainees, so the matter of honorifics had been resolved long ago. Since we already recognized each other as friends, we spoke comfortably and called each other by name.
Hanalin, on the other hand, felt a bit awkward.
In some ways, Hanalin occupied a position similar to a Training Facility instructor, but at twenty-one, she was the youngest among the party members. Despite being in this delicate position, she settled the matter gracefully.
“You can both speak comfortably with me as your younger sister.”
“Hmm, alright.”
“Well, it seems we’ve been doing that anyway, so that works.”
After clarifying the honorifics and finding nothing else to detail, we discussed what we’d do after our next promotion.
Just then, the dormitory door burst open and the Guide Party rushed in breathlessly.
Gasping for breath and with a considerably startled expression, Cheonseongmin looked at the three of us and asked.
“D-did you perhaps visit the Stone Tablet today!?”
I wondered what he’d heard to make him so surprised, but all three of us, including myself, nodded as if it were no big deal.
At our casual response, Cheonseongmin stared at us with a bewildered expression.
The rumors had already spread throughout Safe Zone Muel, and there wasn’t a single Hunter there who didn’t know about it.
When word reached Cheonseongmin that three members of a Human Party possessed an enormous amount of points and were candidates for promotion, he’d left his work to come back and ask, and now that he confirmed it was indeed them, his expression turned dumbfounded.
“Wow, you’re already at the point where you need to be promoted!?”
“Yes. All three of us received an E-rank evaluation, so we’ll probably move up before we go to sleep.”
“Ah….”
At my words, Cheonseongmin recalled the previous hunt and couldn’t help but nod in agreement.
But what was strange at that moment was.
“Th-then those massive points were…??”
“Oh, after you all left, there were Villains targeting us, so we dealt with them.”
“Wh-wh-whoa!!!”
Some incomprehensible sound escaped him, and as Cheonseongmin nearly fainted and collapsed, Hanalin, Jiyuchan, and I exchanged blank stares with each other.
As we stood there bewildered, wondering if it was really something to be shocked about, Cheonseongmin squeezed his eyes shut as if his heart had dropped out of his chest.
I’d told him to rest, and he’d come back saying he’d caught Villains—the shock of that was immense.
If only he’d told us, we could have rushed in together, but despite acting so recklessly, that expression of “why would you do that?” made my blood boil, yet there was nothing I could say.
‘Right, they were always like this from the start.’
Thinking that these incredibly strong individuals probably had their own logic that I couldn’t quite grasp, Cheonseongmin adjusted his thoughts.
Then, looking at them, he began to explain what he hadn’t yet covered—or more precisely, what hadn’t been necessary to explain on the first day.
“…Let me explain about promotions.”
“Oho?”
All three of us looked at Cheonseongmin with expressions full of interest, and he explained about promotions to us.
* * *
The Seoul Branch of the Hunter Association maintained designated entry points for each Hunter entering the Black Gate, and Association Staff typically monitored their schedules—knowing they would emerge a week later—positioning themselves to receive them upon their return.
While some returned unscathed, spending more than a week surviving within the Black Gate meant anything could happen. Parties without support like a Healer were especially scrutinized, with staff preparing for potential emergencies upon their return.
The purpose was to treat injured Hunters who emerged unexpectedly.
Kim Junhee, an Association Staff member at the Seoul Branch of the Hunter Association, was currently on duty monitoring the return of such Hunters.
Since some occasionally returned at dawn, the Association always maintained at least one staff member on duty. Today, that responsibility fell to Kim Junhee.
“Sigh, this duty shift really is exhausting.”
At Kim Junhee’s complaint, his superior Lee Minjoo regarded him with exasperation, clicking her tongue disapprovingly.
“Tsk, tsk. You know one thing but not two? Compared to other civil servants, we have a cushy position, don’t we?”
“…Is that so?”
“Yes. Ah, the E-rank Zone Party should be returning soon. Go check on them.”
“…Yes.”
Working the night shift with a superior like this was exhausting, though whether Lee Minjoo knew it or not, she simply sat quietly at her desk while sending Kim Junhee on errands.
Seeing her like that made his stomach twist, but what could he do?
When your superior gives an order, you obey.
Kim Junhee was checking the designated entry points of the Black Gate as early evening fell, finding no one had emerged, when he was about to record the status—then he noticed an intense light beginning to emanate from one of the designated seats.
He tilted his head in confusion at the sight.
Then he checked the designated seat number listed on the status board and tilted his head again.
‘Huh? That one is…?’
According to the records, it was marked as an F-rank Zone Party that had just entered today, yet it bore several important notations.
And seeing the special note requesting that superiors be contacted immediately upon this Party’s return, he couldn’t help but be startled.
It was a Party important enough for upper management to monitor, yet not even a week had passed.
Not even a week—it said they’d just entered today, so why was the light appearing? He was bewildered.
‘Less than a week has passed… What, what is this!?’
As Kim Junhee stood in shock, three people materialized at the designated seat, all of them gazing around with expressions of wonder.
Then.
“So you really do have to come out to advance your rank.”
“I thought you’d advance automatically, so that was surprising too.”
“Right?”
Hearing all three speak like this, Kim Junhee checked the status board, puzzled.
If advancement was possible, they could emerge before a week—something noted on the board—but since that wasn’t the case, he could only stare at them blankly.
Moreover.
‘They entered today, and this is their first time entering the Black Gate!?’
Reading the information listed on the status board, his eyes widened involuntarily.
He needed to contact his superiors immediately.
So Kim Junhee, looking at the three of them in confusion, stammered as he spoke.
“C-could you wait just a moment?”
“Oh, of course.”
“Mm, I’ve heard there are procedures, and we do need to file a report anyway.”
“Hmm.”
As Dohyun, Hanalin, and Jiyuchan remained silent, Kim Junhee, flustered beyond measure, attempted to send an emergency alert through the contact list saved on his work tablet.
It was the natural procedure, the necessary step—so far, he had handled it correctly.
However, Kim Junhee made one critical mistake.
He sent the emergency alert to every single number stored in his work tablet.
And not long after, that alert reached—
—Hmm? What’s the matter at this hour?
It had reached all the way to Han Muyeol, the Association President himself, and he called Kim Junhee back. Unaware of this, Kim Junhee stammered his response.
“Y-yes, h-hello. I-I’m Kim Junhee, the secretary on duty tonight.”
—???
“T-that is, the Dohyun Party h-has emerged.”
—…Where is the shift supervisor?
Han Muyeol, bewildered by this nonsensical report, pressed further.
“Sir? The supervisor?”
—No, I’m coming now.
“Y-yes, understood!”
Kim Junhee, on his very first night shift, answered in a flustered panic, and it took mere moments before Lee Minjoo, who had been lounging idly at the desk, caught sight of the Association President entering with a terrifying expression—and fainted dead away.

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————