My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 60

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Episode 60

“Are you alright?”

How long had it been since I contacted him?

President Baek came rushing over, pulling his coffee truck behind him.

Wasn’t the distance to Uijeongbu quite far?

“I stepped on it a bit.”

President Baek quickly scanned my entire body.

“You don’t seem to be injured anywhere.”

“Yeah, well.”

“A Wave type, no less. I was worried.”

Somehow it felt like seeing my mom’s reaction when I broke a window with a ball.

“I don’t fight. My minions do the fighting.”

“Next time, please give me a heads up.”

“But it’s your day off, Boss.”

“Don’t we need a team to collect the monster byproducts? That much overtime is fine.”

Just then, the people who came to collect were taking out the raptor corpses.

“You need to tell me these things to prevent such mishaps.”

“Ha, haha.”

“Raptors are Primitive Species. I know Hunter Park is amazing, but this was reckless.”

President Baek spoke with an unusually firm expression.

Ugh.

I’m sorry.

“If you’re going to enter a Gate, please! Let me know.”

“Yes.”

President Baek let out a short sigh.

If I said everyone was safe so it should be fine, I felt like I’d get even more nagging.

“Anyway, I’m glad you’re not hurt.”

“By the way. Do mutants become more common when Gate grades go up?”

“No. Statistically, that’s not the case.”

That’s strange.

Like during the last Gate Break too.

Encounters with mutants have increased significantly recently.

If this Gate hadn’t had a Mutant Boss Monster, my life wouldn’t have been hanging by a thread either.

When I told President Baek about this.

“Mutants?”

“Yes.”

“That’s strange.”

He didn’t hide his puzzled feelings.

“I’ll make an inquiry to the Rift Management Agency.”

Though I doubt any special answer will come from making an inquiry.

I should just think of it as bad luck.

While chatting with President Baek and waiting for the site to be cleared up.

The Phoenix Guild Hunters approached hesitantly.

“Um, um. Um.”

“It’s Park Min-ho. Not ‘um.'”

“Well, you see.”

The big Hunter who had picked a fight during Gate entry kept looking left and right.

Why is he beating around the bush like this?

Are they going to get angry about me stealing their assignment?

“Anyway, the Gate monopoly is over…”

“Th-thank you!”

Huh?

“If we had fought the Boss, several of us would definitely have died.”

The big Hunter bowed 90 degrees at the waist.

“I apologize once again for my harsh words earlier, and thank you!”

“Thank you!”

The Phoenix Hunters behind him also bowed their heads.

Each had slightly different ways of expressing themselves.

But I could feel everyone was sincere.

【I thought they were petty people, but they know courtesy.】

【They’re apologizing, even if late. Otherwise I was going to give them Chi Do Gon.】

Right.

Hunters belonging to the Domestic Big Five all have strong pride without exception.

It was natural.

Just passing a guild interview is considered entering the top 1% of domestic Hunters – that’s the perception of the Domestic Big Five.

High or low rank?

That doesn’t matter.

A Hunter’s growth limit comes at C-rank, whether sooner or later.

Even after reaching the limit level of 150.

Without gaining enlightenment, you can’t pass the promotion exam.

This is why C → B rank is called the devil’s section.

Being recruited by the Domestic Big Five means.

There’s a high possibility of breaking through the stagnation period.

Those proud folks came first to apologize.

Wow.

This feels strange.

“You’ll be experiencing situations like this more frequently going forward.”

President Baek spoke with a voice full of conviction.

By the way.

“Since you worked today, let’s take tomorrow off.”

“I’m fine.”

“I felt lacking in many areas this time.”

The Armed Zombie Warrior had been destroyed.

And I had been in danger too.

Though it was half self-inflicted.

【Please don’t overdo it next time.】

【It’s not good for the heart. Are you planning to kill us twice?】

Even though they don’t have anything resembling a heart.

It wasn’t good timing to point that out.

It was true that I had made risky moves to defeat the Blue Raptor.

“I did clear the Support Team’s schedule though.”

“Ah. That actually works out well.”

Sir Isra.

You said you wanted to put those guys through their paces, right?

“I’m planning to train tomorrow, so please tell them to join us.”

* * *

Knock knock―

Director Jung Seung-il of the Response Department knocked and waited for a moment.

“Come in.”

“Excuse me.”

Jung Seung-il slightly opened the door and entered.

The edge of the name plate reading [Commissioner Choi Ji-woong, Rift Management Bureau] on the desk reflected sunlight, casting a bright gleam.

“What brings you here, senior?”

“Please speak formally. It disrupts the chain of command.”

“Come on, it’s just the two of us. Isn’t that too rigid?”

“We must maintain what should be maintained. Please uphold your attitude as a superior.”

Commissioner Choi Ji-woong let out a short sigh and shook his head.

“You’re still as rigid as ever, senior.”

Director Jung Seung-il didn’t respond and just stared at him intently.

A firm attitude indicating he wouldn’t talk until the word “senior” was dropped.

Commissioner Choi Ji-woong was the first to raise the white flag.

“Sigh. Fine. Let’s stop this and talk business.”

“Yes.”

The two men sat facing each other.

As the word “senior” indicated.

Before becoming director, Choi Ji-woong had been Director Jung Seung-il’s deputy.

‘This position should have originally been senior’s position too.’

Since Jung Seung-il was stuck in the Response Department director position.

Choi Ji-woong, who was then the 1st Division chief, got a rapid promotion, skipping director to become bureau chief.

The most influential department in the Rift Bureau was the Response Department.

Since it was in charge of actual military force, it received a large budget allocation.

Even though Chief Choi Ji-woong had an unprecedented promotion.

There wasn’t much backlash within the organization because of the exceptional figure that was Jung Seung-il.

Achievements that would make it perfectly normal for him to have become bureau chief long ago.

No.

He was someone who should have been promoted above bureau chief or gotten a badge and gone to the National Assembly.

Saying he wouldn’t accept promotion above director because he wanted to work in the field.

But he didn’t overstep his authority either.

You could see it even now.

What was this about calling him senior?

‘Good grief. Telling me to maintain the attitude of a superior.’

Really.

Suppressing a sigh at his former mentor’s rigid attitude, he opened his mouth.

“You came about the Special Division establishment, didn’t you?”

“Yes.”

Jung Seung-il answered immediately as if he had been waiting.

Special Division.

That was the name of the new organization planned by the Response Department.

“Recently, the frequency of mutant monster appearances has increased dozens of times.”

“Yes. I’ve already confirmed the contents written in the report.”

“The Guui-dong Gate Break was also caused by a mutant monster.”

Evolved Predatory Ghoul.

Since a C-rank boss monster appeared in a D-rank Gate.

All the Hunters who entered the Gate died.

The mana distribution shot up dramatically, worsening the situation with a Gate Break.

“Fortunately, there haven’t been any accidents other than Guui-dong.”

“We were lucky.”

He was sincere.

The inside of Gates was cut off from the outside world.

Even when accidents happened inside.

Understanding the situation and handling it took quite a bit of time.

“Six confirmed mutant appearances in one month alone. It’s miraculous that there were no casualties other than Guui-dong.”

“We can’t rely on miracles forever.”

“So you’re saying a Special Division is necessary.”

“The Hunters of the Response Department alone cannot handle all the variables that occur in domestic Gates.”

The Rift Management Bureau.

More precisely, its subordinate organization, the Response Department, always carried a dilemma.

The limited budget due to being affiliated with the South Korean government.

Treatment?

It was good.

Perhaps because Hunter Jung Seung-il, called the hero of South Korea, had been serving as director for a long time.

The welfare and equipment support for Hunters belonging to the Response Department.

In various aspects, they received support that was hard to consider typical for civil servants.

However.

They couldn’t fill the biggest part.

“Low wages.”

Commissioner Choi Ji-woong gave a sighing response.

The base salary was higher than ordinary civil servants.

But it didn’t reach the average income of Hunters.

Understandably so, since the government took 40% of the income earned from Gates.

The typical Hunter commission was 10%.

The government was taking four times that amount in excessive profit.

“I wouldn’t have joined the Rift Bureau either if it weren’t for my senior, no, Director Jung.”

It wasn’t all disadvantages.

A well-established welfare system.

Once a week, they could receive guidance from Director Jung Seung-il.

Besides that, there were quite a few advantages to being a civil servant.

The problem was that these were overshadowed by the overwhelming disadvantage of the 40% commission.

“Once the Special Division is established, the Response Department will have some breathing room.”

“That’s right. Since we’ll be using outsourcing.”

The core of the Special Division was hiring external personnel.

Hunters who operated in guilds, teams, or individually.

Could also have dual affiliation with the Special Division.

While enjoying all the benefits as before.

They wouldn’t need to transfer their affiliation.

They would essentially be mercenaries mobilized only during emergency situations.

“But won’t the number of people joining the Response Department drop drastically?”

Choi Ji-woong’s point was valid.

They would enjoy the same benefits as Response Department members.

But the commission taken by the government would be the same as regular Hunters?

It was a dangerous attempt that could potentially collapse the Response Department as an organization.

“We’ll raise the hurdles.”

It wouldn’t be a department that accepted anyone who wanted to join.

Only Hunters who passed the strict standards set by the Response Department could enter the Special Division.

For example.

“You mean the Guui-dong Necromancer.”

“Yes.”

A Hunter who was D-rank yet slaughtered a mutant C-rank boss monster.

Someone like Min-ho was the ideal talent for the Special Division.

“There’s also the matter of Hunter Jung Shin-ho’s transfer.”

“Damn it.”

Commissioner Choi Ji-woong’s expression twisted sharply.

“I had to go to the National Assembly audit because of that bastard.”

“Wasn’t it just a formality?”

“Would you like to go there yourself, senior? Sitting there listening to the National Assembly members blabbering on and on just makes you angry, ugh.”

When Choi Ji-woong vented his emotions, Jung Seung-il, who had told him not to call him senior, didn’t say anything more.

Everyone knew it wasn’t the Rift Bureau’s fault.

Nevertheless.

Since the incident had occurred, someone had to be held responsible.

Choi Ji-woong, reminded of the National Assembly audit, barely managed to calm his anger.

“We should approach it as dual management of talented individuals.”

The Special Division would serve as a mark for talented Hunters, or those who had received national recognition.

At the same time.

It would function as a dual mechanism to prevent powerful Hunters from being stolen by other countries.

“I’ll report this to the President.”

At Choi Ji-woong’s response, Jung Seung-il also smiled.

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