You Have Been Invited to the Auction House of the Gods - Chapter 32

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32

 

 

 

When I arrived at the promised location, a short-haired man who had been preparing first approached and extended his hand.

 

“You’re the people from Ashin, right?”

 

“Nice to meet you. I’m Han Sang-in from the Ashin Supply Team.”

 

“Oh my, that rumored Hunter? Living long enough, I get to boss around an S-rank Hunter as a porter too.”

 

At those words, Lee Seo-rin and Park Ju-yong frowned.

 

He was treating porters as natural subjects to boss around.

 

Rather than being angry, I was actually bewildered.

 

‘Does this guy not know what an S-rank Hunter is?’

 

Even though I came as a porter, does he really not know what would happen if he messed with an S-rank Hunter?

 

I was foolish to think he’d tone it down since I came.

 

“Well then, please take care of us today.”

 

Maintaining his smile to the end, the man glanced at Park Ju-yong and returned to the raid team.

 

“Do you know him?”

 

“…That’s Seo In-cheol, a team leader at Vanguard.”

 

Park Ju-yong’s expression was quite dark as he answered.

 

“He’s someone who received two warnings from the Association over porter issues.”

 

It was rare for the Association to issue warnings.

Especially for harassing porters, not for raids or criminal acts.

 

In other words, this person called Seo In-cheol was Association-certified scum.

 

I slowly surveyed the surroundings.

 

Befitting an A-rank guild, equipment and supplies were piled up densely, and they had plenty of personnel.

 

Yet strangely, the atmosphere itself was twisted.

 

Despite hiring porters, Vanguard had brought quite a lot of supplies on their own.

 

“It’s obvious disrespect.”

 

Seo-rin let out what sounded like a sigh.

 

“Should we load the luggage?”

 

Seo-rin asked while glancing at the piled supplies.

 

“No, there’s no need. According to the contract, we’re only supposed to transport essential supplies.”

 

“Just pack the medical supplies and potions.”

 

Vanguard Guild hired us solely for emergency supply and core material transport.

 

Anything beyond the specified supplies wasn’t our domain.

 

The rest was their responsibility.

 

When the signal to move to the dungeon entrance was given,

our supply team immediately turned the Universal Cart.

 

At that moment, one Vanguard Guild member casually tossed off his helmet and walked toward us.

 

“Hey, porter guys— what are you planning to do if you don’t move all these supplies?”

 

It was a mocking tone.

 

‘Sigh… how do these guys never improve.’

 

I tapped the cart storage compartment.

 

“We’re only supposed to transport supplies specified in the contract.”

 

“What? Hey, look at this. This is why rookies who don’t know raids won’t do.”

 

I actually found it amusing.

 

I picked up a medical supply box and spoke slowly.

 

“Look. Emergency Treatment Kit, Emergency Potion, Antidote, Recovery Medicine. We’ve packed all the essential items according to conditions.”

 

“You must not know better. How can you do work with just one piece of paper? When needed, you do a bit more.”

 

Flexibility. Nice words.

But they weren’t paying extra for that,

and wasn’t the reason for hiring Ashin in the first place a system to reduce essential supplies and increase recoverable by-products?

 

When supplies were insufficient, they’d be procured through emergency supply.

 

When shouting broke out even before departure, the surrounding atmosphere turned hostile.

 

That was when it happened.

 

“Hey, what’s going on here?”

 

Seo In-cheol walked leisurely through the group of guys who had been picking a fight.

 

“Ah, Raid Leader. We were just talking with the Porter about supplies for a moment. She says she’ll only carry the essential supplies specified in the contract.”

 

Seo In-cheol deliberately acted surprised and patted the raid member’s shoulder.

 

“Ah, it’s fine. It’s nothing serious. If supplies are lacking, Asin will take full responsibility for everything. Right?”

 

Seo In-cheol looked at me with the corners of his mouth turning up.

 

The corners of my mouth also slightly rose in response.

 

“Yes. We should naturally take responsibility within the scope of our contract.”

 

A moment of silence.

 

“See, Asin says they’ll take responsibility if anything’s lacking. Problem solved, right? Let’s enter the dungeon.”

 

Following Seo In-cheol, the group that had been picking a fight all trailed behind him.

 

After they left, Park Ju-yong approached me with an apologetic expression.

 

“So this is what they call ‘taming the Porter’? Sorry it’s because of me…”

 

“What are you talking about? The Porter taming hasn’t even started yet.”

 

I looked at Park Ju-yong as if I found his words absurd.

 

Such an innocent guy.

 

Did he think the term ‘Porter taming’ was coined for nothing?

 

This level of nitpicking didn’t even qualify as part of it.

 

“Let’s hurry. They’ll complain again about being late.”

 

I rode the Universal Cart and followed the raid party to the dungeon entrance.

 

***

 

My words that the Porter taming hadn’t even started yet.

 

It wasn’t something I said just to comfort Park Ju-yong.

 

Finding fault and picking fights before starting was always a common occurrence for Porters.

 

As if to prove my point,

 

“You said 0% loss rate, right? I’ll be looking forward to it.”

 

One of Vanguard’s guild members threw down a monster corpse that had been reduced to rags and disappeared.

 

“See what I mean?”

 

Park Ju-yong smiled bitterly.

 

“The condition of the corpse… this is just a rag.”

 

It was a monster corpse with all its fur torn off and entrails half spilled out.

 

They had thrown it over thinking it would be virtually impossible to recover any by-products from it.

 

After that, the Vanguard Guild members continued to ostentatiously throw down monster corpses that had been reduced to rags before disappearing.

 

‘0% loss rate? Let’s see you try.’

 

That kind of mockery was plastered all over their faces.

 

“This really requires a miracle-level intervention.”

 

Lee Seo-rin spoke as if she found it absurd, but there was no sign of worry on her expression.

 

“Should I protest even now? This… crosses the line.”

 

Park Ju-yong barely managed to speak while swallowing his anger.

 

“Oh, you innocent guy. You’ve been rolled around as a Hunter like that and still don’t know? When do they ever accept protests from Porters?”

 

“Even so, this crosses the line.”

 

Park Ju-yong spoke with frustration.

But even he knew that my words weren’t wrong.

 

“All we need is a miracle.”

 

I slowly opened the case of the Laser Butcher Knife at my waist.

 

The blade of the Laser Butcher Knife trembled and adjusted its length.

 

Like a living creature.

 

‘Miracles are always in my shopping cart.’

 

Before anyone had time to stop me, I drew the blade across the monster corpse.

 

Swish—.

 

Far from being cut, the blade that barely grazed the surface cleanly divided the carcass all the way through.

 

The mangled hide split as if regenerating, its grain coming alive as if it had been perfect from the start.

 

Not a single drop of blood splattered.

 

The scattered organs and flesh were instantly organized along optimal lines.

 

I placed the freshly processed by-products one by one onto the boxes.

 

Even the hide that had been half-plucked of fur now gleamed with a lustrous shine.

 

It was top-quality material, unbelievable considering it had been harvested from what looked like tattered remains.

 

“Let’s get to work on the rest right away.”

 

***

 

With Lee Seo-rin and Park Ju-yong joining in, the by-product collection work proceeded without a hitch.

 

Perhaps because the processed by-products were immediately loaded into the cart,

the Seonbong Guild members tirelessly turned monsters into complete rags.

 

‘Making them that way would actually be harder.’

 

By the time the butchering work was finished, the raid had progressed to the point where only the Boss Room remained.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

“Hey, Porter!”

 

Seo In-cheol approached from a distance, grumbling.

 

“We’re short on potions! We’re about to enter the Boss Room, what’s this about?”

 

His attitude was clearly condescending.

 

‘I wondered why he hadn’t shown up yet.’

 

“I knew something was up when you Porter bastards started going on about contracts.”

 

“….”

 

Park Ju-yong’s brow twitched.

 

Seo In-cheol deliberately strode right up to me.

 

“What are you doing? Didn’t you say you’d take responsibility? Didn’t you say you’d provide emergency supplies if we ran short? Do your job properly—”

 

I took a short breath and looked at him.

 

“Twenty minutes should be plenty of time to get ready.”

 

With that, I sent an emergency supply request over the radio.

 

“What?”

 

“I said if you wait and get ready for twenty minutes, I’ll get the emergency supplies for you.”

 

Seo In-cheol’s face hardened into an expression that could have been either a smile or a sneer.

 

“Twenty minutes? Right here, right now?”

 

At those words, the Vanguard Guild members burst into laughter.

 

“Hah… Fine, go ahead and try. I trusted you guys and didn’t bring extra supplies. Twenty minutes? Just try failing to get those supplies in time.”

 

Seo In-cheol let out a sarcastic sigh and poked my chest with his finger.

 

“If there are any problems with the raid, you know what? You guys better be ready to take responsibility too.”

 

That’s when it happened.

 

“Boss! The Boss Room…!”

 

One of the Seonbong Guild members came running, drenched in cold sweat.

 

“Hey, you crazy bastard! How could you open the Boss Room without the Raid Leader’s permission!”

 

Before Seo In-cheol’s irritated words could finish, the Boss Room door burst open with a thunderous roar.

 

Through the thick dust, a legion of spiders came crawling out.

 

Above that legion, Arachne, a half-human, half-beast spider monster, revealed herself.

 

There was no defense line, and the emergency supplies hadn’t even arrived yet.

 

“Seriously, one thing after another.”

 

I sighed and drew Galmu.

 

“Park Ju-yong. Protect Seo-rin.”

 

“Understood.”

 

Park Ju-yong gave a brief reply and pulled out a massive shield from the Universal Cart.

 

I slowly ignited Karmic Fire at the tip of my sword.

 

Crash!

 

Blue Karmic Fire flowed along Galmu and stretched forward.

 

The spider army that had been charging was instantly engulfed in blue flames and completely incinerated.

 

Except for Arachne alone.

 

The Seonbong Guild members, unprepared for the sudden bombardment, were all swept up in the heat of the Karmic Fire.

 

Several collapsed to the floor, gasping for breath.

 

The faces of the Seonbong Guild members staggering to their feet were filled with shock and terror.

 

“….”

 

The sneering expressions they’d worn while calling me a Porter were nowhere to be found.

 

I had merely shown my power once, yet their completely changed expressions—a 180-degree shift—made irritation surge within me.

 

‘Right, this is exactly why I’m doing this work—to change this situation.’

 

I walked toward Seo In-cheol, who was staring blankly at the area swept by Karmic Fire with a shocked expression.

 

“Mr. Seo In-cheol, I left the boss for you. You know protection services incur additional charges, right? I’ll bill you later.”

 

I glared at him with an irritated expression.

 

“Hic!”

 

Seo In-cheol, who had been hiccupping, finally pulled himself together and nodded.

 

“I, I understand.”

 

There was no trace of his earlier rudeness.

 

Just then, engine sounds erupted from beyond the horizon.

 

Vrooom—

 

Two Universal Carts were racing toward us at full speed.

 

“Perfect timing. Emergency supplies have arrived too… I kept the 20-minute golden window. Handle the rest yourself, Mr. Seo In-cheol.”

 

With those final words, I walked toward the Supply Team.

 

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