Walkthrough for the Transcendental Hunter's Ruins - Chapter 75

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Chapter 75
The moment Jeon Jae-woo cleared the Dungeon and emerged, South Africa erupted in celebration.
Meanwhile, other African nations that hadn’t managed to clear their own Dungeons began pressuring South Africa—now that their Dungeon was conquered—to help them with theirs.
Despite everything, Yoo Jung-tae looked to be in excellent spirits.
“Hunter. Regarding the compensation we’ve arranged to receive from South Africa—is there anything additional you’d like?”
Among the promised resources, they’d already secured some of the materials needed for the Orb upgrade.
“Actually, Director.”
“Yes?”
“Didn’t you tell me that my residence and personal information are classified as top-secret, not to be seen by outsiders?”
“I—what happened?”
People from major Companies have been showing up at my door. Started a few days ago.”
“Ah… I see.”
Yoo Jung-tae lowered his head, his expression one of genuine remorse.
“I’m terribly sorry, Hunter. Once we’re dealing with major Companies, information control becomes extremely difficult for us.”
Jeon Jae-woo was already far more famous among the upper echelons than the general public realized.
“…I don’t suppose you’re planning to join another Company after retirement?”
“No. Since I’ve been working alone all this time, I can’t bring myself to join one.”
“Then perhaps you’re thinking of establishing your own Company?”
Yoo Jung-tae had been considering that the most likely scenario himself.
Someone of Jeon Jae-woo’s caliber wouldn’t need to join a Company founded by someone else.
Jeon Jae-woo, who had been staring blankly into space, suddenly spoke.
“I don’t know. Lately I’ve been wondering if I should just retire entirely.”
Yoo Jung-tae’s eyes widened in shock.
Even if Jeon Jae-woo exhausted all his remaining Dungeon clears, a Hunter of his caliber stepping away would be a national catastrophe.
No—a tremendous loss for the entire world.
The problem was that there was nothing obvious to offer him to change his mind.
Yet hadn’t the contract he’d brought last time already made that clear?
That Korea would provide every convenience possible, and to do whatever he wanted.
Jeon Jae-woo had been given complete freedom to enter Dungeons alone, without being bound to any Company.
So far, they’d approved every request he made to enter a Dungeon solo.
‘How can I keep this man active as a Hunter?’
It wasn’t that he lacked something or bore a grievance—it was that Jeon Jae-woo might simply have lost the desire to continue as a Hunter.
He’d already conquered over ten Legendary-grade Ruins, so he’d already achieved everything worth achieving as a Hunter.
But Jeon Jae-woo had no real intention of quitting the profession, even in retirement.
The biggest reason was the Heaven’s Box.
When crafting something with the Heaven’s Box, there was no material more essential than Monster corpses.
There was still so much left to experiment with, so many new things yet to create.
He’d accumulated enough wealth to purchase materials outright, but many were impossible to obtain with money alone.
“Would it help if we blocked those Company visitors for you on our end?”
“Ah, that would be appreciated, actually.”
It was something the Hunter Bureau should have done proactively, without him asking.
They dared try to bind an asset like Jeon Jae-woo to just one Company.
“If you encounter any further inconveniences, please inform me immediately.”
His real concern wasn’t inconvenience—it was the shortage of materials needed to complete the Orb.
He’d been requesting these materials from the Hunter Bureau for quite some time now.
Yoo Jung-tae was doing his best to acquire them, but realistically, Jeon Jae-woo couldn’t expect success.
‘Maybe I should just give up.’
Gathering the required materials was absurdly complicated.
Extracting the essence from top-tier ant Monster acid, removing all the liquid component—that was the easy request.
Finding the blue heart among an Ogre’s multiple hearts, securing ten golden eggs laid by Harpies, acquiring a Mana-enhancement elixir that’s been aging for three thousand years or more—
The list of appalling materials went on and on, things he’d never heard of or seen in his life.
It would almost be simpler to hunt a Dragon Lord and use parts of its body as materials—at least that would be straightforward.
‘…Is this just a cruel prank to mess with me?’
What kind of ability was the completed Orb supposed to demonstrate?
If the effect turned out to be mediocre compared to the investment, he might just sink it to the bottom of the ocean permanently.
Noticing Jeon Jae-woo’s darkening expression, Yoo Jung-tae changed the subject.
“The item you crafted for Na Yu-gyeong is quite remarkable. I hear she’s been soaring through the skies with it.”
“I’m glad she’s pleased with it. Is this Na Yu-gyeong person really that skilled?”
“Of course, nowhere near your level. But she’s genuinely talented.”
Coming from the Hunter Bureau director—someone who was notoriously discerning about people—such high praise suggested Na Yu-gyeong must indeed possess exceptional talent and ability as a Hunter.
Kim Yu-min had certainly benefited from family connections, but her talent was genuinely exceptional—yet Jeon Jae-woo had never once heard Yoo Jung-tae praise her abilities.
‘Just how remarkable could she possibly be?’
All this flattery from the sidelines was stirring up interest where there had been none before.
Could Korea actually be on the verge of producing a Transcendent-rank Hunter?
Jeon Jae-woo had only seen her in action once, so he couldn’t say for certain.
When she’d driven back the Ogre, he’d thought her movements were exceptional.
But compared to the other S-rank Hunters, he wouldn’t have called it overwhelmingly superior.
That was why Na Yu-gyeong, despite being an active S-rank Hunter, seemed to be holding back on Dungeon raids.
She was waiting to grow stronger, to reach a higher level before tackling more advanced Dungeons.
‘Is she trying to challenge an Ancient-grade Ruin?’
The mention of Na Yu-gyeong made Yoo Jung-tae’s voice brighten with excitement.
“Hunter Jeon Jae-woo, you are a senior among Hunters, aren’t you? Please give her plenty of support.”
Senior—as if. Jeon Jae-woo didn’t even treat other Hunters as seniors, yet here he was being asked to act the part?
“When you have time, come by occasionally and spar with her. It would be a tremendous help to Hunter Na Yu-gyeong.”
“Spar?”
“Once you reach S-rank, it’s not easy finding a proper training partner.”
If she trained with Myeol-geop, her growth would be explosive.
In any case, several days after clearing the South Africa Dungeon—
The African nations succeeded in clearing their assigned Dungeons, though a few resulted in Breaks.
A new Legendary-grade Ruin had been assigned to one of the South American nations.
***
Jeon Jae-woo’s lips had gone completely dry.
His mother had come to the house.
Why would his lips dry out just because his mother visited?
Because he was currently in a three-way standoff with his mother and Jeon Ji-woo—his Doppelgänger.
……
Lee Yun-ji stared at the girl who looked identical to her son, her expression registering considerable bewilderment.
‘This feels very strange.’
It would’ve been awkward, sure, if he’d brought home a girlfriend to meet his parents—but not strange like this.
His mother had mentioned she’d be passing through Seoul on business, so she’d stopped by briefly.
Jeon Jae-woo had decided to use the visit as an opportunity to tell his mother about Jeon Ji-woo.
There was no real need to show his parents his summoned creature.
If he wanted to hide her, he could’ve kept her existence completely concealed.
“When are we going to Mom and Dad’s house?”
……
But his summoned Jeon Ji-woo had seemed so desperately eager to meet his parents that he’d agreed to the introduction.
She spent all day gazing out the window, like a dog waiting for her owners to return home.
How could he refuse when his child(?) wanted to see her parents?
So the moment his mother walked into his house, she couldn’t help but be startled at the sight of a young woman there.
At first, she’d smiled with surprise, thinking her son had finally found a girlfriend.
But then she noticed just how alike they looked—far too alike—and her jaw went slack.
“…Who are you?”
Jeon Jae-woo explained in detail, doing his best to keep his mother from panicking about Jeon Ji-woo.
Basically, he’d cloned himself to create her.
“So you’re saying… you cloned yourself to make this person?”
“Yes. You know how many Hunters walk around with strange-looking animals, right? It’s something like that.”
“…I’ve seen Hunters with animals and golems, but never a cloned human being.”
“Come on, Mom. I’m a bit special, aren’t I? The Hunter Bureau Director himself defers to me.”
“Your name’s in the news every time I turn on the TV, so I suppose you are something special.”
Though she still didn’t quite grasp just how capable a Hunter her son had become.
Even if Hunters were superhumans who could conjure fire and lightning.
“Even so, there are limits… Is this girl actually human? Shouldn’t we report this to the authorities or something?”
‘She’s essentially an extension of my own ability—why would I broadcast her existence to the whole neighborhood?’
“Since she’s a clone of me, I think it’s fair to say she’s genuinely human.”
“Good heavens, you scared me half to death when I first saw her! I thought you’d sneaked off to Thailand without saying a word.”
There was no need for gender reassignment surgery anymore, not in this age.
It had been over two hundred years since Hunters, Monsters, and Mana—that new form of energy—had emerged on Earth.
In that time, humanity had leveraged all manner of abilities to achieve diverse progress.
Things that would have been unimaginable before Mana’s arrival now occurred regularly.
Jeon Jae-woo’s mother had lived through all of it, so encountering the extraordinary had long since become her everyday reality.
And yet the existence of a clone who behaves like a real person was something truly remarkable.
The conversation halted, and silence settled between them.
Then Jeon Ji-woo, who had been hesitating quietly, opened her mouth.
“I look forward to working with you going forward. And…”
Jeon Ji-woo spoke carefully, her expression deeply troubled.
“…Mother.”
In that instant, Lee Yun-ji’s eyes widened in shock.
Jeon Jae-woo, too, looked taken aback.
His mother’s gaze, which had been fixed on Jeon Ji-woo, shifted—transformed.
The look in her eyes that she reserved only for her son now turned toward Jeon Ji-woo.
But misreading the tenderness in her mother’s eyes, Jeon Ji-woo flinched and lowered her head.
“Oh! I didn’t mean to—”
“So you’re saying you’re something like our son’s summoned creature?”
“Yes…”
Jeon Ji-woo’s voice grew quieter.
Apparently it was because she’d referred to herself as a summoned creature.
She’d gathered all her courage to call her mother, only to be rejected—or so it seemed.
But then their mother’s hand gently covered Jeon Ji-woo’s.
“It feels like I’ve gained a daughter. I’ve always thought it would have been nice to have one more child.”
“……!!”
An answer she hadn’t expected.
Jeon Ji-woo’s voice wavered, flooded with emotion.
“You don’t need to speak so formally with me.”
“Is that so? I hope we see each other often. From now on.”
Words beyond anything she’d imagined—Jeon Ji-woo felt her chest swell to overflowing.
“Yes! I do too! I’ll visit you often!”
Watching from the side, warmth bloomed in his chest.
‘Huh. Why am I getting emotional all of a sudden? How embarrassing.’
Dungeon Strategy for Transcendent-rank Hunters
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: Autumn
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