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Episode 30. The Beginner Hunter
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Item Name: Twin Guardian Angels
Acquisition Location: White Labyrinth (EX)
Category: Equipment
Description: A bracelet-shaped item, used twice only… … .
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The day after the gate entry was blocked.
I lay down on the blanket and lazed around, looking down at my phone screen.
Now, gathering hunter information every morning has become a routine.
“Have the Earthlings finally finished analyzing the magic tools?”
I looked back and forth between the item information posted on the site and the bracelet I was holding.
‘I thought there was no information until now. This bracelet first appeared in that EX-level dungeon.’
It seems that the name of this item has been decided to be Twin Guardian Angels.
‘I saved it in case Jeong Ha-seong would contact me again. But I guess I should give up at this point?’
I fiddled with a magic tool I had never used before and tried it out.
Then, the magical tool fit perfectly with Giryeo’s wrist, as if it had been born from the beginning.
‘Okay. This is enough insurance.’
So here’s the problem.
Why did I only start wearing the magical tools that I had been keeping like a jewel until now?
The answer is, because today was the day to go on a slightly dangerous experiment.
‘Wow, I never thought I’d live a day where I’d be nervous without a bodyguard.’
I grumbled but diligently finished preparing.
If someone saw it, they would have thought that they were going to prevent a disaster on a world-ending scale… … .
In fact, the place I arrived at was like this.
[Gate F (031-F6)]
Lowest risk.
A gathering place for weak demons that ordinary people can catch with a club. F-class gate!
I tilted my head at the sign hanging in front of the entrance.
So, the Earth’s gates are divided into the Blue Gate and the Red Gate.
This is a type of blue gate, and I said it doesn’t have a boss.
‘General Type II.’
Small demons constantly reappear in the vast field.
The gate closes when a certain number of monsters are defeated. I thoroughly reviewed the information I had learned in advance.
‘The position here is relatively free. It’s a good place to practice.’
I came here today to hunt.
‘Finally living up to the name of Hunter.’
Seonwooyeon’s warning blocked a powerful means of making money…
Since it’s come to this, I’m thinking of catching some F-class monsters that are appropriate for my level to earn some living expenses.
“ah.”
The inside of the gate that we entered soon looked like a meadow with flat grass stretching out endlessly.
“There is a monster.”
The scenery was as beautiful as a painting, but I swallowed dry saliva when I saw the creature that appeared right after.
“Kkiiiiiik. Kkigiiik… … .”
“Oh, is that a crying sound?”
That’s the ‘Broken Goat’, the resident of this gate.
I guess it was named that because it makes a sound like a violin with a broken string coming from its snout.
“Kkieeeek… … .”
It has a rather gentle face, but despite its appearance, it is a dangerous monster that ranks 1st or 2nd among F-class monsters.
So it makes quite a bit of money.
With that thought in mind, I popped open the cap of the magic booster. Now it was time to experiment with attack magic.
“Eeeeek, kkieeeek… … ?”
Gulp.
As the booster flows down the esophagus, the monster happens to look this way.
But it was already too late. My magic casting speed was faster than anyone else on Earth.
‘asleep!’
As I held my index finger out, a small ball of fire formed at the tip of my finger and shot out like a bullet.
Done. Fireball worked!
-Pick!
“uh?”
But about 2 seconds later.
The ambitiously launched fireworks bullet ended up disappearing miraculously after being buried in the goat’s fur.
I was speechless for a moment.
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“… … .”
Something like this… Fireball?
“Kkiuii~!”
“Damn, I knew it!”
If that’s the case, then it’s F-class magic power.
I started running at full speed. The mountain goat chasing me was getting hot like a person who was upset because of a lit cigarette.
Fortunately, it didn’t follow me past the gate.
“Safe!”
Chomp!
I ran out of the gate, panting for breath. Damn. Is Kim Ki-ryeo’s magical power condition more serious than I thought?
“Hoo, hoo.”
Besides, this guy’s body has such poor lung capacity that it feels like he’ll die if he even runs a little bit.
Because of that, I couldn’t catch my breath for a long time.
‘hmm?’
But at that time.
“Hey! How long has it been?”
I stopped panting and lifted my head at the sound of the voice in my ear.
“Hello! It’s been a while! Wow, you’re still a hunter?”
Short hair, black eyes.
A simple design striped T-shirt with blue stripes.
“Do you remember? Why, back when we both just got our Hunter qualifications… We went to the same gate, right? Right?”
At first I didn’t know who this man was, but as we talked, an image of him began to appear.
“I’m Jaehyun, who was the team leader at that time.”
I don’t remember everything exactly.
But I could feel that what this man was saying was true.
“Your name was Gi-ryeo, right?”
That is, is he someone who knew the living Kim Ki-ryeo…?
I decided not to open my mouth and just watch the situation for a moment.
***
What kind of personality did Kim Ki-ryeo originally have?
“At that time, we both panicked and ran away. Hahaha! We were just in front of a F-class mob!”
From the current conversation, it seems that he was not at least a brave hero.
“Anyway, it was my first time attacking, so I was really nervous.”
By the way, people on this planet talk a lot.
“But why did you come to this gate, hyung? Are you solo play?”
Does this guy even know that the person in front of him is an alien wearing the skin of a corpse?
I watched him with pity and barely opened my mouth.
“Yes. I came to hunt for a bit.”
“Hey, here you go again. Did you forget? You said you’d tell me, hyung.”
Damn, did you?
“Oh, sorry. I’ve been a bit forgetful lately.”
It’s nerve-racking because you never know when or where you might make a mistake.
I felt very uncomfortable talking to him. But I couldn’t just leave him.
‘The person who knew the owner of this body.’
A gap in memory caused by a failed reincarnation spell. This may be an opportunity to fill that hole.
“Then I’ll tell you again. Jaehyun… Huh?”
“yes!”
When I carefully bring out the next words, he smiles broadly.
“Oh, right! Anyway, it was fate that we met like this.”
But a little later.
I received an unexpected offer from this friendly hunter.
“Brother, would you like to team up with me and go out together today?”
“team?”
“It’s probably tough to be alone here~ You were catching your breath in front of the gate earlier.”
“ah.”
“There’s an empty seat on our side!”
According to Jaehyun’s continued explanation, one of the hunters who was originally supposed to work was absent without permission.
“Do you see that? I’m working with a team right now, and the team leader is actually a D-class.”
Where he was pointing, there were three heavily armed hunters standing there.
The person called D-class is probably the Awakened one holding that giant axe.
Among those guys, he had the most magical power.
“What do you think? If you just call me, I can enter the gate right now.”
Group hunting.
Certainly, for weak mammals, there is no tactic more effective than herding.
But, nevertheless.
“Sorry, I was just about to go home.”
What came out of my mouth was rejection. That was because I had already taken today’s magic booster.
“I’ve used up all my mana so I can’t hunt anymore.”
“Already?”
“You know that. An F-rank like me can be defeated after using a few skills.”
Sigh. I expressed my regret by intentionally sighing.
But at this moment, Jaehyun, who had been quietly listening to me, suddenly opened his mouth.
“It doesn’t matter to us. We weren’t looking for anyone to hunt anyway.”
what?
“I forgot to mention this, but the person who got a flat tire was actually the porter.”
“Porter?”
“Yes, yes. So everyone was worried about whether they would have to work uncomfortably carrying backpacks.”
Jaehyun now bowed his head and asked.
“Brother, if it’s okay with you, could you help me out just this once? I’ll pay you generously. Okay?”
If you could just help me carry my luggage… … .
“okay.”
“thank you!”
It wouldn’t be a bad idea to see how a typical hunter team operates.
I eventually accepted his offer. What followed was a brief greeting with my teammates.
And a little later.
After three hours of hunting.
After safely exiting the gate, I made my evaluation of this team.
‘It’s well balanced.’
The team that Jaehyun introduced was more complete than I had imagined.
When two people with magic that controls the hostility of monsters are trading aggro in the front line, the sorcerers in the back finish off the enemies with long-range sniping.
‘Simple, yet comfortable and safe.’
It was like watching skilled cavemen hunt mammoths.
I fixed my heavy backpack as I reflected on today’s events.
My legs swayed for a moment because of the weight of the backpack.
‘Ugh.’
But at that moment, the bag I was carrying suddenly became lighter.
“Okay, now that the hunt is over, please give me your backpack! I’ll carry it to the purchase site.”
It was because the D-class hunter, the leader of the team, lifted the bag handle.
I glanced up at the large man, and he burst into hearty laughter.
“By the way, I survived thanks to that. Well, who knew that irresponsible porter bastard would blow a tire that day? Yes?”
“Oh, yes.”
“Besides, I really like this guy. He’s so skinny that I thought he’d get tired easily. Wow, he really carries things well.
He slapped me on the back and made an excited voice.
“Hey, I feel like this. I was going to give you a lot since Jaehyun is someone I know… … .”
And right after that.
The D-class hunter took out his wallet from his pocket, counted out the bills inside, and thrust them in front of me.
One, two, three, four 50,000 won bills. How much are all of them?
“That’s too much for a crew of porters.”
“You should be given this much of a bonus since you stepped in so quickly.”
As I stood there dumbfounded, the D-class hunter laughed loudly again and said.
“Oh, by the way, do you have time tomorrow too?”
“What time is it?”
“There’s a gate left that I had already reserved. But now I don’t feel like finding a new porter… … .”
From what I heard, it seemed like they were having trouble because of an irresponsible porter who suddenly quit.
“I just wish I could go with Mr. Kiryeo, who is good at his job. Huh? What do you think?”
It was an offer to work as a porter for just one more day.
First of all, they are good at it.
I finished hunting safely today, so if I go to attack the same F-class gate, there won’t be any particular danger in terms of difficulty.
“Okay, I got it.”
So I nodded willingly.
After logical analysis, I accepted the job.
It’s definitely not because they gave me a lot of money that I turned a blind eye to their offer.
Never.
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“Hey, are you sure?”
Kim Ki-ryeo took the money and left.
The D-class hunter, who confirmed that he was gone, turned his head and urged his teammates on.
Then the man wearing the striped T-shirt whispered.
“That’s right. That thing on that kid’s wrist is 100% an EX-grade gate item.”
“Are you sure about this?”
“The bracelet information was released yesterday, so how can there already be imitations?”
“Oh.”
“Brother, let’s do that guy next.”
A sneer soon appeared on Jaehyun’s lips.
“That kid’s legs are crippled, so he can’t even run properly. Did he hold on just now because of money?”