Laborer Mr. Kim Reaps Sweet Rewards with Auto-Hunting - Chapter 37

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Episode 37

[This just in. The hero of India and Egypt, the Personnel Management Office Director—]

“Ugh….”

That’s about me.
Seriously?
Why am I seeing that here too?

“Welcome, Hero.”
“Todd, you’re doing that on purpose, aren’t you?”
“Ah…. On purpose? I’m just calling our hero by their proper title.”

That Todd.
No, wait.
Look at Bear over here.
He’s totally doing it on purpose.
There’s mischief in his voice….

“Hey! Boss is a hero! Can Rani be a hero too!”
“Of course Rani is a hero too.”
“Rani likes hero! Rani will make Bear a hero!”
“Ugh…….”

A new fact I’ve learned.
Todd over there.
He’s got a mischievous streak.
With the workers too.
Whenever he sees an opening with me, he springs into action just like now.
Though he gets it from Rani every time.

“Rani, swing higher.”
“Okay! Bear, fly!”
“I can’t fly….”

Good work, our Rani.
But then again….
I already knew what Todd was getting at without him saying anything.
I’d only just stepped away from the internet a moment ago.

[‘Life-saving Performed Without Compensation’: Personnel Management Office Director Conquers S-rank Dungeon in Egypt Following India!]
[The Korean Who Saved India and Egypt, the Personnel Management Office Director’s Prestige]
[Hero’s Exploits Cross Borders! Personnel Management Office Director Stirs Waves Overseas.]
[The Personnel Management Office Director Who Raised Korea’s Name—Now a Hero of India and Egypt.]
……
…

Articles, community posts, countless comments below.
Yikes.
I got embarrassed reading through it all and left….
And I’m seeing it here too.

– Wasn’t China on the brink of collapse too? And now India, Egypt too??? This guy’s a real hero lol
– It’s crazy how fast he’s demolished multiple S-rank Dungeons one after another
– Seriously other people prep for A-rank Dungeons forever but this guy lol
└ Well…. The Personnel Management Office Director was always like that….
– At this rate, do you know the Personnel Management Office Director?
└ Totally doable

What about the articles and community comments?
Mostly glowing praise.
There were some people here and there with less enthusiastic takes, but—

– Didn’t this guy get absolutely demolished by China last time? Isn’t this discrimination?
└ Hmm…, could it be a nationality thing?
└ Caught you, you bastard.
└ Why don’t you go back to your own country lol

Most of those got roasted and their comments deleted.
Though I’ll admit, watching it made me think there might be something to it….
Anyway.

“It’s a bit strange, to be honest. And embarrassing too. I was actually trying to get Arthur’s loot.”
“Well, sir, either way, isn’t the important part that people in India and Egypt have found hope thanks to you?”
“I suppose so.”

No, wait.
Even so, being called a hero feels awkward somehow.
Why?
Well….
Because I didn’t do anything—just watched.
They did all the work.

“Give it your all! Your all!”
“Screech! Screech!”
“Arthur, look! You punks aren’t giving it your all!”
“Screech!”

Look at them.
Pop into the Training Ground right now, and there they are—still drenched in sweat, still training.
Even Robin….

Thwack! Thwack!

……

The tie with Arthur must have shaken her.
Ever since then, every spare moment she’s out practicing her bow.

“But I think she’s gotten faster, you know?”
“Come on! Arthur didn’t slack off either—if we’re going to keep up, we’ve got to train hard!”

Right?
It’s not just my imagination, is it?
Her shots definitely seem faster than before.
But weren’t you guys Highest Rank already?
You can still get stronger…?

“We’ll try!”

What?
They don’t say it’s impossible.
Could it be…..
Suddenly I’m curious what they might become.

“Screech!”

Right, that’s true.
The orcs have changed a lot too in the meantime.
That weak look they used to have, staggering just from picking up a weapon?
It’s gone now.

“Squeak! Chirp!”

That’s right!
Tap-tap, thud, bang—when they pick them up confidently and swing with all their might—!

“Grraaah—!”

Thud!
Hmm….
Looks like they’re not quite there yet.

“You’re not doing it right?! Why do you keep fighting the ground!”
“Squeeak….”

The red-hatted instructor, Arthur, who’s reached the Highest Rank now.
He keeps rolling them around and scolding them….
Still, he’s the one who thinks about the orcs the most.

“Boss, can we take those newcomers into a dungeon for a while?”

That’s how desperate things had gotten—he’d asked first.
Said he’d push them up to the higher ranks as fast as possible.
So.
Robin’s climbing the Tower alone right now.
Since she’s determined to give it her all, I have to back her up.

“Squeak!”

Right.
Robin’s growing, the orcs are growing.
I can’t just sit still either.
I felt it this time.
For the Workers to grow comfortably and quickly, the Personnel Management Office function is essential.
The Training Ground too….
And all the other functions.
So.

“First, I need to raise the rank of my Unique Skill. That way I can unlock the Personnel Management Office permanently instead of just temporarily.”

The problem is….
It’s not that easy.
My current experience is.

[(1/20)]

I need to get to 20, and I’m only at 1.
The road ahead is long.
And since reaching Gold, it’s gotten absurdly demanding.

[Mission List]
1. Clear Chaos Tower Floor 40 (35/40).
2. Clear S-rank Dungeon 5 times cumulatively (3/5)

As for Chaos Tower Floor 40, I suppose I can make it happen.
But clear five S-rank Dungeons? That’s asking too much….
It’s not like they come easy!
Still, what can you do.

“I’ll have to do it anyway.”

At least Robin and Arthur say the tower’s manageable up to the 60th floor….
Let’s take it slow and steady.

* * *

——-
Required reading for Hunters of Indian origin worldwide.

You’ve all heard, right?
How the Personnel Management Office director, our savior, cleared that S-rank Dungeon for us.

But, if you’re a Hunter, you know.
All the monsters from the S-rank Dungeon vanished without a trace.
But the ones from the tower and other dungeons? They’re still here.
So here’s the thing….
Is there anyone willing to come with us and take back our country?
Honestly, we’ve only been gathering numbers until now, and without hope we gave up.
But if the S-rank Dungeon monsters are all gone, shouldn’t we give it a shot too?

If you’re interested, reach out.
By the way.
We’ve got about 2,000 people who’ve expressed their intent to participate, and the average tower level is around the 50th floor, give or take.
Sure, it’ll be brutal, but we have to do this anyway.
We became Awakened to protect our nation, and we’ve been grinding levels all this time for it.
Let’s take back our homeland with our own strength.

– Think it’ll work? Isn’t the tower broken too?
└ I checked, and apparently the tower’s break isn’t spreading as widely as the S-rank Dungeon was….
└ So we’re planning to start clearing gradually, at least avoiding the immediate area around it.
– The Ganges River. Can we even see it?
└ Can’t say for sure. But we’ve got to try something.
– I’m in. That Personnel Management Office director, a complete stranger to us, solved the biggest problem. I can’t just sit idle.
– Count me in too. My mother cries every day wishing for her homeland.
– What are you all doing? Let’s go take back our land from those monsters.
——-

A post that went up simultaneously on the Awakened Net worldwide.
The gist:
Using the strength of Indian-origin Hunters to reclaim the homeland stolen by monsters.

– Will it work…?
– Honestly, it’ll be tough. The S-rank Dungeon wasn’t the only break before the nation fell.
– The tower too…. And several A-rank dungeons….

Everyone knows.
Of course it’ll be grueling.
There’s a high chance you could die.
And yet….

– We have to go. Hope has appeared.

Until now, it wasn’t even worth attempting.
The odds were zero percent.
But now?
It’ll be dangerous, but it’s not impossible.

– Well, we should go.
– Right.
– I’ve been grinding levels with everything I’ve got just to participate on a day like this
└ What floor are you on?
└ Floor 37.
└ And you’re coming anyway? I’ll give you that.

No, listen.
A Korean hunter we barely know risked his life clearing an S-rank Dungeon for us.
And now he’s joining us for floor 37….
How can we sit still?

– We can’t just let that kid die on us. I’m going too.
– Yeah. He’s going to floor 37 and all…. Sigh….
– The 59th floor master is coming, everyone stand ready.

And so the Indian hunters scattered across the globe began converging in one place.
Come on, let’s go.
We’re taking back our homeland from the monsters.

* * *

“Quite the remarkable person, isn’t he.”
“Indeed. Just weeks ago he was an unknown hunter, and now he’s become a global hero.”

Yoon Ji-hyeok, director of Korea’s Awakened Management Bureau.
He nodded in agreement at the director general’s words.

“Ha… who would have thought the day would come when India stirred again?”
“No one would have believed it even last week.”

China’s S-rank Dungeon?
Until then, he was ambiguous even for being called a hero.
But this is different.
It’s leading to nothing less than the resurrection of an entire nation.
What else would you call that if not heroism?

“We have to admit it now.”
“His abilities were never something anyone could deny in the first place.”

Clearing A and B-rank Dungeons in around ten minutes—feats most can’t even attempt.
Korea’s first and second-ranked hunters.
He lifted Lee Bo-jun and Baek Hwa-rang to floor 61 with weapons so extraordinary it was almost criminal.
And then he cleared an S-rank Dungeon.
There was only one thing that gave pause.
His identity remained unknown….
It was unsettling.
The powers of Awakened transcend human limits.
Plenty of them abuse that for ill.
If the Director of the Personnel Management Office were that type….
He’d worried about it, but now that concern was over.
A man like that would never have saved two nations from the brink.

“There’ve been strange movements from abroad lately, trying to dig into the Director, yes?”
“Yes, they seem to be trying to uncover information about the Personnel Management Office Director.”
“Arrogant bastards…. Block them however you can.”
“Yes, sir.”

Let them try.
Now that it’s certain you’re not a dangerous person, I’ll make sure to block any suspicious movements however I can.

* * *

So far, Yoon Ha-jun’s days had followed a familiar pattern.
Wake up in the morning, head to work.

“Kim!”
“Yes, sir!”

Spend the whole day working hard.
Clock out.
Come home, immediately summon the workers.
……
…

An endless cycle.
But that ends today.

“Thank you for everything!”
“Ha, kid. I thought you were finally becoming useful, and now you’re just up and leaving.”
“Aw… tsk.”
“Haha….”
“Don’t laugh. I’ve grown attached.”
“Attached or not, you’re leaving, that’s what you said.”
“Kim, you bastard. Did you win the lottery or something?”
“No, sir, not at all.”

Well.
Is it similar?
Our workers’ luck is even bigger than the lottery….
But then.
It’s not simply because money came in that I’m quitting.
If that were the case, I’d have quit the moment I awakened.

Yoon Ha-jun’s usual principle.
People must work.
Win the lottery and just throw away your job?
That’s nonsense.
That’s why I kept coming back….
But as time went on, the conditions just didn’t work out.

“Whew— Rani wants to make lots of different things and play with them!”
“Sure, I’ll summon you a bit sooner!”

First reason.
My workers.
At first they’d just finish their assigned tasks and leave right away.
But gradually they began to feel dissatisfied.
Said it was too short.

I mean, when Rani was making items for a week straight, I’d call her in the morning and head to work….
But even that was only a couple of times.
Lately with the orc training schedule and all.
So.
After thinking it over for a while, I made my decision.
I’d finish this current job and then quit.
That’s today.

“Well, can’t keep someone who wants to leave. Take care of yourself.”
“Hey, Kim—if anything comes up, reach out to us.”

I wish I could juggle both, but I can’t catch two rabbits at once.
Something has to give.
Let me just say goodbye properly, and then we’re out.

“Yes, hyungs. Stay healthy, and I’ll be in touch often.”

Thank you for everything.

* * *

Sigh.

Walking back into the house, I felt oddly hollow.
Times like these.
Noise is exactly what I need.

[Summon Fixed Team]

Everyone, get out here.

“Yo, you called?”
“Rani came! With Moondori!”
“That—Rani, stop shaking it—”
…….
Chirp!

Yeah.
This is it.
I’m feeling better already.

“Everyone, good to see you.”

I wave once.
Then straight to the Inventory.

Seeing them is great and all.
But let’s get down to work first, then rest.

[Chaos Key]
– C-rank Chaos Key. Can open something.

I just finished clearing floor 40 yesterday and crafted this.
But…
suddenly I’m curious.

Floors 31 to 40 are C-rank.
Floors 41 to 50 are B-rank.
Floors 51 to 60 should be A-rank.
And floors 61 to 70 would be S-rank…

If things keep scaling up one tier at a time like they have been,
what comes after floor 71?
If I’m curious, I should go find out.
Arthur and Robin mentioned it.
Up to floor 60 is smooth sailing, they said.
After that?
Each floor is different, they told me.
Well, I’ll know when I get there.

“Alright, let’s all head into the Chaos Labyrinth together today, nice and friendly.”

[Worker Dispatch]
– Dungeon

Found a C-rank Dungeon and opened it.
We all slip inside together?

Ding!
[Chaos Key confirmed.]
[Transferring to the Chaos Labyrinth.]

“Sigh….”

This is my fourth time in the Chaos Labyrinth.
At first, it was terrifying….
No, wait.
Truth is, I’m still nervous about it.
That’s why I brought all the orcs along.

“It’s fine, boss. We’re solid!”

I have to admit that helped.
Was it the Holy Aura protecting us?
The moment Arthur stepped into the labyrinth, he planted his shield on the ground—

[Holy Aura shields you.]

With that in place, it felt a lot more secure.
In any case.
We’ve got solid defense covered.
And Robin will shoot down anything that comes our way.
Why not take a good look around for once?
I scanned left and right—

“What’s that on the left? Something shiny.”
“Squeak!”

Huh.
I wasn’t telling them to go investigate….
But our orcs.
They suddenly bolted over there and swung their pickaxes at the glowing spot on the ground.
And then.
A message—ding!
Appeared.

[The Workers awaken to a new Special Ability.]
[Orc Horde (Intermediate)]

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