Walkthrough for the Transcendental Hunter's Ruins - Chapter 88

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Chapter 88
‘S-rank Traits! And not just one, but two!’
No matter how many times he looked, there was no mistaking it.
Yoo Jung-tae’s mood had lifted considerably after confirming Jeon Ji-woo’s Traits.
Looking at his face, the smile wouldn’t leave the corners of his mouth.
Though Jeon Ji-woo hadn’t even committed to joining the Hunter Bureau.
‘Why is he getting ahead of himself like that?’
Looking at the Traits Jeon Ji-woo possessed, it was enough to make the eyes of the Hunter Bureau’s director spin with anticipation.
Especially since she was a rookie who hadn’t spent a single Dungeon Raid attempt yet.
‘But shouldn’t I be looking more carefully because of that?’
An S-rank Hunter of unknown origin had suddenly fallen from the sky.
Yoo Jung-tae approached Jeon Ji-woo after the examination ended, hovering nearby.
An elderly gentleman hovering around a man in his mid-twenties.
If his intentions had been different, she would have sent him flying with a single blow as family.
“Hunter Jeon Ji-woo. I was wondering—do you have an affiliation anywhere?”
“No. I want to explore Ruins with my brother.”
“Ah, already… Would you perhaps be interested in working for the Hunter Bureau?”
“The Hunter Bureau?”
“If you were to work with us, I’d promise you the finest treatment imaginable. I assure you that you wouldn’t regret it. I stake my position as director on those words.”
Yoo Jung-tae was being more direct than he’d intended.
But Jeon Ji-woo seemed unmoved and flatly refused.
“No. I’m sorry, but I can’t join the Hunter Bureau. I need to help my brother.”
……
Yoo Jung-tae’s expression grew momentarily disappointed at the direct rejection, but he quickly turned his attention to Jeon Jae-woo instead.
“Ahem. Hunter Jeon Jae-woo.”
“Yes?”
“As you mentioned, your younger sister truly has no background information. Remarkably, it’s as if she materialized out of thin air.”
“That does seem to be the case.”
Well, she had been born from Heaven’s Box, after all, so it was hardly surprising.
“Don’t worry. I’ll take care of the identity issue you’re concerned about cleanly.”
That was precisely why Jeon Jae-woo had sought out the Hunter Bureau in the first place.
“And since we need to resolve the tedious parts, wouldn’t it be convenient for both of you if Jeon Ji-woo worked with the Hunter Bureau as well?”
He had no idea what “convenient” was supposed to mean.
“Ji-woo at the Hunter Bureau?”
“You’re already so capable—do you really need your younger sister’s help to succeed?”
From Jeon Jae-woo’s perspective, there was no reason to refuse outright.
But Yoo Jung-tae didn’t know that Jeon Ji-woo was Jeon Jae-woo’s creation—a Doppelgänger, a Summoned Creature.
Who would ever suspect a being so perfectly human?
‘As long as she doesn’t hate the idea, it doesn’t matter.’
Jeon Jae-woo called Jeon Ji-woo aside and discussed it privately.
“Ji-woo.”
“Yeah?”
“Want to give the Hunter Bureau a try?”
Jeon Ji-woo’s eyes widened round with surprise as she asked back.
“Really? I can do that?”
Her reaction was quite unexpected for Jeon Jae-woo.
A Summoned Creature who showed enthusiasm for her master’s proposal rather than resistance to associating with humans other than her creator.
Though she had flatly refused Yoo Jung-tae’s offer as a Summoned Creature, she didn’t seem to dislike the opportunity to interact with other people.
“Only if you don’t mind. It’s so we can resolve your identity issue.”
“Hmm…”
If Jeon Ji-woo joined the Hunter Bureau, one might think Jeon Jae-woo was giving up a powerful Summoned Creature, weakening his forces. But that wasn’t the case.
For one thing, Jeon Ji-woo had no Transcendent-grade Traits, making her the weakest among Jeon Jae-woo’s Summoned Creatures.
And if her contract was released, her personal Dungeon Raid capacity would be twelve attempts.
When she rebounded as Jeon Jae-woo’s Summoned Creature again, she could participate within his own Dungeon Raid capacity.
Of course, since exploring Ruins would be quite exhausting, he’d have to avoid expeditions on overlapping days.
“Okay. I understand. Sure, why not.”
Initially, she’d refused because of her identity as Jeon Jae-woo’s Summoned Creature, but once her master gave permission, Jeon Ji-woo accepted the proposal without hesitation.
In fact, she seemed pleased.
Humans are by nature social creatures who cannot live alone.
That same principle applied equally to Jeon Ji-woo, a perfect Doppelgänger replica of humanity.
Unlike ordinary Summoned Creatures such as Golems or Undead, Jeon Ji-woo blended in more naturally with people.
Like how, as a Doppelgänger, she regarded Jeon Jae-woo’s parents as her own and expressed a desire to see them.
The Hunter Bureau wasn’t a hostile organization toward Jeon Jae-woo.
There should be no problem allowing this much.
Yet this way, it felt as though he’d inadvertently planted a spy (?) in a state institution.
Even if Jeon Ji-woo joined the Hunter Bureau, the master-and-summoned-creature relationship meant she would always obey Jeon Jae-woo.
Later, when her position rose and she became a key executive, if he ordered her to leak Hunter Bureau secrets, she would do exactly that.
In any case, when Jeon Jae-woo relayed his sister’s intentions, a smile bloomed at the corners of Yoo Jung-tae’s lips.
And moments later, Yoo Jung-tae emerged holding Jeon Ji-woo’s Hunter Registration Certificate.
“All done.”
“Already? You didn’t run a separate background check or anything…”
“Ah. I just glossed over unnecessary complications. Don’t worry about it.”
Interesting. So someone without an identity can acquire one in less than a day, depending on executive discretion.
‘That’s the Bureau Director for you.’
Worthy of being the head of the nation’s highest authority.
‘Every time we meet he looks worn out and just asks me for favors, so I didn’t realize.’
“Here is your Hunter Registration Certificate. Hunter Jeon Ji-woo. Congratulations sincerely on becoming an S-rank Hunter.”
Jeon Ji-woo received the Hunter Registration Certificate with S-rank inscribed on it.
“Furthermore, we sincerely welcome you to the Hunter Bureau. We look forward to working with you.”
“I look forward to it as well.”
In truth, Yoo Jung-tae had a separate reason for pushing the conversation through so rapidly.
“All the same, we’re truly fortunate to have Hunter Jeon Ji-woo’s assistance.”
“Assistance?”
“We need to challenge an Unclaimed Legendary-grade Ruin.”
Right, it was only the second day since the Unclaimed Ruin was assigned.
‘So that’s why he was so pleased.’
From the news, he’d heard that Hunter Na Yu-gyeong had severe injuries and couldn’t move.
Well, someone of Jeon Ji-woo’s caliber would be more than enough to fill the void left by an S-rank Hunter.
Jeon Jae-woo left Jeon Ji-woo with the Hunter Bureau for the time being and returned home.
***
With only four days remaining until the Asia Ruin Breakpoint.
As days passed without news of a successful raid, anxiety among the Korean people gradually grew.
And with four days remaining, the Hunter Bureau called all raid team Hunters to assemble.
Every active S-rank Hunter was summoned without exception.
“Hee-sung.”
“Oh, Su-ho.”
Lee Su-ho, a Spirit Arts Hunter, approached Jeon Hee-sung, an S-rank Hunter the same age.
Jeon Hee-sung was the only active Healing-class S-rank Hunter in Korea.
Whatever the reason, he always carried dark circles beneath his eyes.
Lee Su-ho naturally draped an arm across his friend’s shoulder.
“The Director called us in to challenge the Legendary-grade Ruin, didn’t he?”
That was likely the case.
Jeon Hee-sung looked somewhat worried.
“I’m not sure. Can we really manage it on our own?”
“What are you saying? Have some confidence. We have plenty of Magic Tools that Hunter Jeon Jae-woo gave us.”
Jeon Hee-sung had tried them.
With all sorts of Magic Tools created, there were even some suited for a Healing-class Hunter to use.
They were truly impressive.
“Still, with our current strength, it seems pretty precarious…”
Na Yu-gyeong was injured and couldn’t come.
A single missing S-rank Hunter made a difference far greater than one might expect.
While Hunter classifications shifted frequently, the Korean Hunter Bureau’s raid team typically proceeded with four S-rank Hunters as a baseline.
Generally, that was sufficient to raid most Ruins if given enough time.
But to challenge a Ruin that had remained Unclaimed for so long, even with excellent Magic Tools, it would be difficult.
‘Are they planning to fill the gap somehow with elite A-rank Hunters and below?’
Yet there was no time to delay further.
If the raid was postponed indefinitely, Monsters would eventually pour into the territory and unfold a catastrophe of mass casualties among civilians.
The S-rank Hunters, including Kim Yoo-min, met at the Hunter Bureau and exchanged greetings.
First, the S-rank Hunters and key executives entered the Strategy Conference Room.
“?”
Everyone who entered wore the same confused expression.
Director Yoo Jung-tae was in the conference room, and beside him sat a woman they’d never seen before.
‘Who is she?’
Anyone sitting with the Director in the Strategy Conference Room was clearly no ordinary Hunter.
Despite their collective experience in the Hunter world, none of the assembled faces recognized her.
And for some reason, Director Yoo Jung-tae looked pleased with himself.
Kim Yoo-min, however, went rigid.
For a moment, she’d mistaken the woman for Jeon Jae-woo.
They resembled each other so strikingly that anyone could have been fooled.
But her hair was long and her features unmistakably feminine, so it wasn’t Jeon Jae-woo.
‘Who in the world is this woman?’
A younger sister? An older sister?
But she’d heard Jeon Jae-woo had no siblings.
Could she be a cousin?
‘But how could a cousin resemble him so perfectly?’
Director Yoo Jung-tae grinned widely and spoke.
“Yes. Come in, everyone, and take your seats.”
Once all the Hunters had settled, Yoo Jung-tae got straight to the point.
“Right. From now on, we’re moving to raid a Legendary-grade Ruin.”
The news about raiding an unclaimed Legendary-grade Ruin came as expected.
They’d postponed the raid for days, continuously gathering information and preparing thoroughly.
Further preparation wouldn’t improve matters much anyway—they had to attempt the raid eventually.
Even as they spoke, the difficulty of the unclaimed Ruin was rising in real time.
If worst came to worst, their only option was to ask Jeon Jae-woo, their all-powerful trump card.
“And I’d like to introduce our new teammate. This is a newly recruited S-rank Hunter for the Hunter Bureau. Her name is Jeon Ji-woo.”
The instant those words left his mouth, every Hunter’s eyes widened like saucers.
‘What? A new S-rank?’
‘Our forces are already being reinforced?’
‘I’ve never seen her before. Where did she come from?’
Unlike when she was with Jeon Jae-woo, Jeon Ji-woo bowed respectfully toward the Hunters.
“I look forward to working with you all. My name is Jeon Ji-woo.”
……
—Clap… clap clap…
Brief applause broke out in the awkward silence.
Yoo Jung-tae patted Jeon Ji-woo’s shoulder lightly and continued.
“Yes, we’ve brought her here at considerable expense, so I’d appreciate it if everyone gets along. She specializes in Martial Arts with a Swordsmanship Trait—and she has two S-rank Traits.”
Two S-rank Traits!
For Dungeon Raid team members, the identity of a teammate wasn’t truly critical.
Well, it mattered, but there were more pressing concerns at the moment.
‘It’s a shame she isn’t an Assassination specialist to fill the exact role we need…’
‘A Hunter with two S-rank Traits, though…’
‘With someone like that, we can manage the Legendary-grade Ruin somehow…’
But Director Yoo Jung-tae’s bombshell announcement wasn’t over yet.
“By the way, some of you may have guessed from the name, and I’m telling you now to head off any unnecessary complications. The truth is, she’s Hunter Jeon Jae-woo’s biological younger sister, so keep that in mind.”
……???
At those words, every Hunter in the room was genuinely shocked.
A Transcendent-grade Hunter’s Guide to Dungeon Raiding
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