I Just Subscribed and It’s the Best Hunter of All Time - Chapter 7

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#Episode 7.
The rewards listed in the message were all tantalizing enough to spark intense curiosity, but I couldn’t verify them immediately.
“Ugh….”
The moment my subscription time expired, a tremendous wave of pain crashed through my entire body.
It was several times worse than the aftereffects I’d experienced following my first battle.
It was only natural—I’d unleashed swordsmanship far beyond basic techniques at full power.
I tossed the sword I’d been holding into my inventory, then paused as I was about to return, noticing something.
Something had fallen where the enemy collapsed.
It was a bead with a deep black hue.
“What is this?”
After hesitating for a moment, I placed it into my inventory.
Whatever it was, it didn’t seem ordinary.
After that, I spoke aloud.
“Return.”
The moment the words left my lips, my vision went dark. When it returned, I was back in my room.
“Phew.”
Only then did I release the tension I’d been holding and exhale deeply. Then I collapsed face-first onto the floor.
‘I should shower and sleep.’
The thought crossed my mind briefly, but I couldn’t resist the overwhelming drowsiness that swept over me, and I fell asleep right there.
* * *
I opened my eyes again early in the morning.
“Ugh.”
Without thinking, I tried to sit up, only to let out a groan as sharp pain stabbed through my body.
“This is killing me. How long did I sleep?”
I picked up my phone to check the time and furrowed my brow.
“6:10?”
I hadn’t checked the exact time when I returned from The Tower the day before, but it was probably no later than six o’clock.
‘I slept straight for twelve hours.’
Though it felt like a waste of time, I was grateful it had ended this way.
Tempest was originally a secret technique that even an Expert-level swordsman would struggle to execute.
It was, quite literally, Master-class swordsmanship.
I had forcibly drawn it out using my subscription ability.
“Hmm, I probably need another six hours of rest before my condition fully recovers.”
I slowly tested my body’s movements.
Though not as severe as immediately after yesterday’s battle, the aftereffects were still considerable.
Even accounting for the bracelet’s regenerative ability, I’d need at least half a day of proper rest.
I forced my creaking body upright and headed to the bathroom. I hadn’t managed to shower before collapsing yesterday.
“Ahh.”
Shortly after, having cleaned myself up, I sat at the dining table in the kitchen feeling considerably refreshed.
Though hunger was gnawing at me, I wasn’t ready to eat just yet—there were several things I needed to verify first.
“There was something I didn’t get a chance to check yesterday.”
The challenges, to be precise.
I’d seen messages pop up one after another following the reward notification, but I hadn’t had the leisure to examine them at that moment.
To be honest, I’d passed out before I could even properly look them over.
“Open the challenge window.”
I activated my ability and then clicked on the challenges section.
A small window materialized with a soft pop.
[You have completed four challenges.]
―Achieved fastest clear time through all floors up to the 9th Floor (Bronze).
―Defeated the 10th Floor’s Floor Master without a scratch (Silver).
―First discovery of the Hidden Floor (Silver).
―Left a profound impression on a divine entity in the lower floors (Gold).
Four challenges completed this time around.
Most of them were ones I’d been aiming for from the start. I’d even used the Silver Ticket I’d earned from discovering the Hidden Floor in this battle.
“Huh?”
But there was something odd mixed in at the very end.
“Left a profound impression on a divine entity…?”
I’d glimpsed it before in the challenge window, but it was something I’d never actually considered.
I belatedly recalled the message I’d seen on the 10th Floor.
‘An incomplete fragment of Evil God Sargon.’
The Bloodgoblin had said something similar too—something about a great being and offerings.
“So that thing really was a god?”
I scratched my chin thoughtfully.
That entity had certainly been on a different level from everything I’d faced before.
Even after pouring out all my power with a technique I could only borrow for thirty seconds with a Silver Ticket, I’d barely managed to repel it.
The message had even said “incomplete fragment.”
It seemed to suggest that only a fraction of its power had descended, not its full manifestation.
“Hmm.”
Suddenly, I remembered what that entity had said at the end—that it would remember me.
“I need to grow stronger as quickly as possible.”
It seemed I’d gained another reason to become stronger.
Regardless, there was a positive side to all this.
“At least I got a Gold Ticket out of it.”
My original target had been Silver at most. Yet a Gold Ticket had materialized.
A Gold Ticket was something you could barely afford to buy with nearly 300 million won’s worth of mana stones.
“So now I have one of each—Gold, Silver, and Bronze?”
I’d already used one of my two Silver Tickets, leaving only one remaining, but I didn’t regret it.
If I hadn’t used that ticket back then, I likely wouldn’t have achieved results this good now.
‘There’s a high probability I wouldn’t have obtained the other Silver Ticket or the Gold Ticket.’
After finishing my mental calculations, I closed the challenge window.
I needed to keep an eye on what other challenges might be worth pursuing, but there was no rush for that.
“What matters now is deciding which ability to subscribe to next.”
That was true.
I needed to make a decision about my next subscription soon.
My subscription to Basic Swordsmanship only had two days left.
“I was originally thinking about extending my subscription to Basic Swordsmanship a bit longer…”
I stroked my chin thoughtfully.
Arthur’s Basic Swordsmanship was remarkably efficient.
It was more than enough for the lower floors, and even with a Gold Ticket, the subscription period was a full week.
There was also an advantage to subscribing to the same ability multiple times.
This subscription system had such conditions.
―The subscription period is determined by the compatibility rate between the ability you subscribe to and yourself.
To put it simply, if someone who originally used a sword subscribes to swordsmanship, the subscription period is likely to be set longer accordingly.
Conversely, if you choose magic you’ve never encountered before, even with the same ticket, the period could be significantly shorter.
So naturally, I was leaning toward extending Basic Swordsmanship, but suddenly a variable appeared.
“I obtained a Gold Ticket, not a Silver or Bronze one.”
That changes things.
With a Gold Ticket, at least four days are guaranteed, right?
Four days is enough time to encounter a new ability and become familiar with it.
‘Swordsmanship is fine, but more options are always better.’
Just looking at the choices available right now, there are at least hundreds, if not thousands of them.
But if I choose a new ability, I naturally have to accept a certain amount of risk.
The newly subscribed ability might not suit me well.
“Hmm.”
Safety or challenge?
I sat there deliberating for a while before clapping my hands together.
“Alright. Let’s go with a new ability.”
In the end, I chose the path of challenge.
Having made my decision, I looked at the subscription window again.
The subscription window looked the same as when I first saw it—all sorts of channels filling the screen.
“But which ability should I choose?”
I decided on a new ability, but selecting which one was another matter entirely.
If something caught my eye, I could choose that, but the problem was that everything looked good.
“Magic? Spirit arts? But learning them seems difficult…”
For some reason, it felt like only clever people learned those things.
Though all I know about them is from manga and novels.
“I wish I could view the channels sorted by compatibility rate.”
[Would you like to use the sorting function?]
But as if responding to my muttering, a message appeared.
“A sorting function?”
[Click “View All Channels” at the top, then use the sorting function to arrange items according to your preferences.]
“Oh. There’s a feature like that?”
Han-sung immediately clicked “View All Channels” as the message had instructed.
Instead of the previous categorized layout, a screen appeared with all channels mixed together.
The sorting function was tucked away in one corner of the screen.
Click—
When I tapped it, several options appeared.
“Sort by subscribers. Sort by rank. Sort by resubscription rate… There’s a lot of options.”
The sorting options were remarkably detailed.
I scanned through them all, then clicked on the one I’d been looking for from the start.
Compatibility rate sorting.
Whoosh—
The moment I pressed sort, the channels on the screen rearranged themselves rapidly.
When the sorting finished, I narrowed my eyes at the channel that appeared at the very top.
“Lilith’s Fatal Seduction Techniques…?”
The compatibility rate displayed beside it was a staggering 97%.
It seemed like a channel crafted specifically for me, yet my expression remained ambiguous.
‘This isn’t quite right.’
Despite the high compatibility rate, something about it didn’t appeal to me.
I couldn’t even imagine climbing The Tower while using this ability.
“I’ll pass on this one.”
I quickly skipped past that option and examined the other abilities.
“Hmm. Looks like I don’t have much talent for spirit magic.”
This compatibility rate inherently factored in one’s aptitude for the corresponding ability as an evaluation criterion.
Since I’d never experienced any abilities besides swordsmanship.
Yet spirit magic couldn’t be found even after scrolling down considerably.
Though I had some interest in it, I had no intention of subscribing to an ability I lacked talent for.
“In the end, I should choose from these options.”
I examined the five items below the first one—seduction magic—which I’d excluded.
All of them were channels with compatibility rates exceeding 90%.
“Swordsmanship, spear arts, archery, hand-to-hand combat, and… unique ability.”
It seemed the high compatibility for swordsmanship, spear arts, and hand-to-hand combat was influenced by the basic swordsmanship I was currently subscribed to.
After all, Arthur’s basic swordsmanship fundamentally taught how to properly utilize one’s body.
‘The compatibility rate must have received a bonus toward physical combat techniques.’
Archery was unexpected. I’d never touched a bow in my entire life.
Though I had received an offer to take up archery when I was very young.
But it had never truly interested me.
My attention was drawn to the very last item.
“Unique ability.”
The compatibility rate was exactly 90%.
It appeared lower compared to Enchantment, but the compatibility rate was actually quite substantial.
Below it lay countless channels with compatibility rates below ten percent.
I read the channel’s name once more.
“Indra’s Lightning.”
A simple and straightforward name.
I had heard the name Indra in passing before.
Wasn’t that a deity from Hindu mythology?
‘Could it really be that Indra?’
Among the other channels, none possessed a name as striking as Indra’s.
Yet I couldn’t make a decision based on mere suspicion, so I examined the other channels for quite some time.
During that process, I was also able to check the subscription duration for each channel in advance.
“Surprisingly, this one has the longest subscription period too.”
Indra’s Lightning offered a subscription duration of ten days.
In contrast, most others ranged from three to four days, with the longest barely exceeding a week—and that despite using Gold Tickets and boasting high compatibility rates.
“Alright.”
In the end, I made my decision. I reached out and clicked on the Indra’s Lightning channel.
[Would you like to subscribe to this channel?]
The same message appeared as before, and I was about to nod when I hesitated.
‘Wait, will this transport me to The Tower again?’
That’s what happened last time.
“Hmm.”
I pondered for a moment before nodding.
My physical condition wasn’t perfect, but I judged that I could handle a single floor without issue.
“Yes. I’ll subscribe.”
The moment those words left my lips.
Crackle—!
Suddenly, the sound of thunder roared in my ears.
I flinched in surprise and instinctively looked up. And I saw it.
An entity that had pierced through the ceiling and revealed itself.
The instant I beheld the being wreathed in brilliant blue lightning descending upon me, information about it flooded into my mind like a thunderbolt.
A god of war, and simultaneously a deity governing countless domains—rain, storms, sky, cosmos, water, rivers, and order.
“The Thunder God…!”
Master of thunder and lightning.
Indra, the Thunder God, gazed down upon me with an inscrutable expression.

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