I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 35

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Chapter 35
Chapter 35: The Dark King’s Swift Movement (1)
The Dohyun Party, having advanced through the Black Gate, was well aware that the Hunter Association had fallen into some turmoil—though all three of them knew it wasn’t quite what they’d expected.
The commotion was somewhat different from what they had anticipated.
High-ranking officials were being summoned into the Seoul Branch Building, and they’d even witnessed two flustered staff members being scolded, which made the situation seem rather serious.
‘What’s going on?’
At first, I thought the turmoil was because we’d returned from advancement after less than half a day, but that didn’t seem to be the reason. Yet it appeared to be something else entirely.
I watched Han Muyeol, whose imposing musculature and massive frame were unmistakably displayed before my party members and me, while Han Muyeol regarded us with an expression of bewilderment.
After observing us for quite some time, he exhaled and spoke.
“I said we’d meet again next time, but I didn’t expect it to be this soon.”
“Neither did we.”
My response was somewhat blunt, but since it didn’t seem like I harbored any resentment toward him, Han Muyeol chuckled.
In any case, after reading through the documents compiled alongside the Dohyun Party’s report, he looked at us and asked again.
“So what you’re saying is… you went hunting once, caught some villains, and the advancement conditions were met, so you advanced. Is that correct?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“…”
“…”
Due to Han Muyeol’s overwhelming pressure as the Association President, I answered instead of Hanalin and Jiyuchan.
Han Muyeol shook his head at me as if he found it absurd.
He’d thought we were an interesting party, but to accomplish something so unprecedented… The aura emanating from Han Muyeol diminished somewhat, yet both Hanalin and Jiyuchan couldn’t help but remain tense.
Rather, both of them were particularly sensitive to mana, which made it worse.
Meanwhile, I remained unfazed, so after shaking his head briefly, Han Muyeol spoke.
“I see. You’ve already returned the points to the Stone Tablet, I hear?”
“Yes, we did it as soon as we came out.”
“Good work.”
At Han Muyeol’s words, Hanalin and Jiyuchan, along with me, bowed respectfully before standing and leaving.
After the Dohyun Party returned home, Han Muyeol remained seated where he’d spoken with them, reading through their report.
The report detailed the circumstances of their advancement and how many points they’d recorded on the Stone Tablet. Upon seeing the absurd points total from all three combined, Han Muyeol laughed in disbelief.
‘Advancing on the first day is already astounding.’
The points paid out on the first day amounted to a staggering 2,165 points.
Since the Hunter Association levied a 10% commission on points, this meant the three of them had earned a total of 21,650 points in a single day—or more precisely, in less than half a day.
Han Muyeol was a veteran hunter who had been active for the past fifteen years.
Yet in those fifteen years, he had never witnessed a party that earned and advanced with such points on their first day.
Recalling that information, Han Muyeol wiped the smile from his face and stared intently at the report once more.
They were clearly not simply an interesting party.
I had anticipated they would make waves throughout South Korea, but this exceeded even that.
‘I’ll need to keep this information hidden for now.’
If such a record were to be revealed, the probability of other nations attempting something would be extremely high.
Within the Hunter Association, there were more than a few individuals Han Muyeol knew who had connections to other countries.
The reason he left them be despite knowing was that expelling them would only create new ones, so it was better to keep track of who they were.
Once word of this reaches their ears, it’s only natural that other nations will extend their hands toward those three.
If they merely offer immigration, that would be fortunate.
But among the various nations, there were those who didn’t approach so peacefully.
The one saving grace was this:
‘It will be remarkably easy to suppress this information thanks to the Staff member working their first shift today.’
The emergency summons had been sent to all Association personnel without specifying what the matter was about.
Fortunately, Han Muyeol had reacted first and discovered what was happening—a blessing indeed.
It had been a masterstroke to arrive first and silence Kim Junhee’s mouth.
Had this reached anyone else’s ears, who knows what would have happened.
Han Muyeol contemplated how the Dohyun Party would unfold.
Since this was the first Party whose trajectory he couldn’t even predict, Han Muyeol began handling matters with utmost caution.
Regardless of how much he trusted his Subordinates, he decided to handle their affairs directly, and headed toward the Association President’s Office to process the work.
He never imagined he’d be working at this hour at his age, but there was no helping it.
‘I had been thinking of retiring soon.’
It seemed that for a while now, retirement—let alone rest—would be difficult.
* * *
Dohyun awoke after a refreshing sleep and stretched himself awake from bed with a satisfied yawn.
Though yesterday’s report had taken longer than expected and he’d returned in the late hours of dawn, whether it was because sleeping at home eased fatigue better or because his body—now transcending human limitations—possessed such vitality, he rose feeling remarkably refreshed.
In truth, since awakening, his body had always felt this way, so he noticed little difference. Upon opening his phone immediately after rising, he found several messages waiting.
[Hanalin: So we’re entering tomorrow, right?]
[Jiyuchan: If the boss said so, then that’s what we’re doing.]
[Jiyuchan: By the way, looks like the boss hasn’t woken up yet.]
[Jiyuchan: [@Dohyun] Let me know if there are any changes.]
[Hanalin: (rabbit emoji giving an OK sign)]
He saw various messages in the group chat they’d created yesterday after leaving.
Dohyun chuckled at the sight and left a message.
[Yeah, see you tomorrow.]
[Hanalin: It is tomorrow then. Rest well and see you tomorrow. (rabbit emoji bowing)]
[Jiyuchan: OK]
Looking at those messages, Dohyun couldn’t help but smile.
Hanalin, contrary to her image, often sent cute emojis, while Jiyuchan texted coolly, befitting his appearance.
As mentioned in the chat, they’d decided to head to the E-rank Zone tomorrow.
Rest was essential, though that wasn’t the only reason—there were other matters to attend to.
Both Points and AP had accumulated considerably, so naturally there were things to do.
‘I need to go to the Hunter Training Center and acquire Dark King’s Swiftness.’
Since this was still his current batch of trainees and he’d already obtained permission to visit frequently, there was no problem with going.
So he planned to visit today and acquire Dark King’s Swiftness.
He considered contacting them first, but thinking it wouldn’t matter much, Dohyun checked his other notifications.
He was the type to clear all notifications first and then check them. When Dohyun reviewed the other alerts, he found something unexpected.
It was a banking app notification, and something seemed off about it.
“Hunter Association deposit: 9,350,000 won.
Balance: 15,345,230 won.”
“Huh!?”
I gasped at the sudden deposit notification from the Hunter Association, swallowing hard.
My initial shock gave way to realization—this was the point settlement. I stared at my balance with a dazed expression.
Ten million won appearing overnight was certainly cause for amazement.
The Hunter Association mandated a 10% point contribution. Rather than simply paying these points like a fee through the Stone Tablet, the system converted contributed points directly into cash—at a rate of 10,000 won per point, as I’d learned at the Training Facility.
Though I’d been taught this at the Training Facility, actually seeing the money deposit felt surreal.
‘We really did earn quite a lot.’
Typically, a full week of hunting in an F-rank Zone yielded around 1,000 points, meaning a 10% contribution was 100 points—roughly 1 million won per week for an average F-rank Hunter.
Yet I had earned approximately ten times that in a single day.
‘Now I understand why everyone talks about being a Hunter.’
Even as an F-rank, with consistent effort, one could earn at least 4 million won monthly.
Of course, that required entering the Black Gate every week, but the fact that even the lowest-ranked F-rank Hunters earned this much was staggering.
I couldn’t imagine a more lucrative profession.
Yet as I gazed at this sum, I found myself hesitating, remembering what I’d discovered yesterday.
Specifically—
[Convert 8000P to AP?]
‘Gulp.’
8000P translated to a staggering 80 million won. The thought made my hands tremble. Nearly 100 million won. But my AP reserves were insufficient, so I had no choice but to convert points generously into AP.
Though it pained me, I squeezed my eyes shut in resignation.
And then—
[8000P converted to 8000AP.]
『Points』
▶「P: 415」
▶「AP: 9230」
“Ugh.”
It felt like watching blood drain away, but there was no alternative.
Learning the Dark King’s Swift Movement required 2000AP, and viewing Han Muyeol’s status window would cost another 3000AP—that alone was 5000AP. Beyond that, acquiring even a single one of Han Muyeol’s skills demanded a minimum of 3000-4000AP remaining, so converting every point I had was unavoidable.
The thought of nearly 100 million won vanishing made my chest ache, but I told myself this was a necessary investment and steadied myself.
I could always earn more points.
With that consolation, I prepared to leave.
At least I still had 10 million won in cash.
Surely I could afford a little comfort with that?
『Student Loan Withdrawal: 15,000,000 won.
Remaining Balance: 345,230 won』
“Ah….”
Foolish. I’d set up automatic transfers long ago—whenever I earned money, it went straight to paying off my student loan debt.
The only silver lining was that the student loan was finally gone.
I trembled, my expression one of bitter resignation as I watched my fortune evaporate.
So points were this valuable after all.
Dohyun found himself sympathizing with the villains’ motivations, though he consoled himself that at least he’d paid off his debt, and stepped outside.
Since I’d already spent it, I might as well acquire the Dark King’s Swiftness.
As I left, I murmured to myself, thinking about entering the Black Gate tomorrow.
‘Ah, I hope there are villains targeting us tomorrow too.’
It was a rather sinister thought.
* * *
After Dohyun and Jiyuchan departed, the Hunter Training Center had become considerably more austere, one might say.
More precisely, progress wasn’t advancing as smoothly as before.
Classes that had been conducted by team were now consolidated back into a single group, and they continued their training harmoniously.
Yet the presence of those two still lingered, and the remaining eight trainees were displaying remarkably superior qualities compared to other cohorts of the same period.
The instructors were quite pleased to see that despite the early graduation, the influence of those two was still manifesting itself.
Then, as a taxi arrived at the training facility, Instructor Hwang Hana gazed at it with puzzlement, and upon seeing who stepped out, her eyes widened in astonishment.
“Oh, Instructor Hwang Hana?”
“…Trainee Dohyun?”
The moment Dohyun saw Hwang Hana, he smiled brightly, and a message appeared before his eyes.
[You have consumed 2000 AP to acquire the skill 「Dark King’s Swiftness [A]」 from Hwang Hana.]
[This skill exceeds your current abilities.]
[Your stats will increase slightly beyond their original limits.]
[Agility permanently increases by +7 due to skill acquisition.]
[You cannot use this skill at its original power.]

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