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Episode 8. Adaptation (2)
Primitive magical knowledge.
At the same time, IT devices made with technologies I could never have imagined.
I’m curious as to why this place has evolved in such a bizarre way, but there’s something I need to point out first.
‘Then, even if I use the absorbent here, no one will know?’
Because the difference in information meant the difference in power.
This made me realize one thing.
Perhaps, the fact that you can somehow survive on Earth without being able to use magic.
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···A week has passed since then.
“Whoaaah.”
It’s been a few days since I came to Earth.
Now I’m quite used to Kim Ki-ryeo’s body. I got up from my bed.
Today the magic still doesn’t come out.
Still, I nodded with satisfaction while looking at the mirror in front of the bathroom.
“You’ve gained weight.”
Because I was eating well and getting enough nutrition, I was recovering my health quickly.
I expressed my gratitude for the small accomplishment and returned to my room.
It was a leisurely morning.
‘Let’s eat the eggs we bought today!’
But, in reality, my current situation was far from relaxed.
Rather, I should have seen it as a crisis, because I felt the bitterness of society deeply in my bones over the past week.
‘I hope the problem is solved before I eat all these eggs.’
A profession that allows you to make hundreds of millions of dollars if you put your mind to it. Hunter.
However, unlike the fantasy in the media, the life of a lower-ranking hunter in the F~E ranks was no different from hell.
Since most Awakened people belong to this class, they would rather go to other regions to attack a single gate than a good hunting ground…
Weak monsters that anyone can defeat are not worth any money.
So, there are all kinds of dangers lurking when trying to catch monsters that can make money.
The amount of money an F-class Awakened person can earn in a month by risking their life is approximately 4.3 million won.
To be honest, after researching the Hunter job for the past week, my final assessment of my F-class life was ‘low-quality day labor’.
‘There are memories related to Kiryeo’s brain as well. But when he awakens, he becomes stronger than an ordinary person. All the F-class who pursue safety have gone to construction sites and taken away their jobs······.’
Besides, my situation was particularly dire.
Doesn’t the reincarnation have a problem with one of its legs, or does it lose all ability to use magic?
What on earth can be defeated by this piece of trash?
‘The poison butterfly doesn’t have any money. The association won’t buy it for you.’
If I keep going like this, I’ll run out of savings and starve to death again. So I thought of another way to make money.
“I did bring a bunch of absorbents though.”
Let’s take a quick look.
The small studio apartment is already filled with black envelopes.
These were the dirt I had slowly dug up from the gate, and I knew of several magical creatures that could be killed with them.
I looked it up and found that there are similar monsters on Earth too…
“The problem is how to get into the C-class gate where it lives.”
As an F-class, you cannot access the C-class gate due to the association’s regulations.
“How about we talk?”
I pondered for a moment, trying to come up with a good idea.
‘It’s a bit ambiguous to start a business with an absorbent when you don’t even know much about Earth yet. And the fact that the body I chose is an F-class is strange. There’s definitely something wrong with that awakening test…’
and······.
-Beep!
-Whoooooooooooo.
Eww, what is this!
“What a surprise!”
Suddenly, a loud noise rang out from Kim Ki-ryeo’s cell phone.
Hasn’t this ever happened before?
-Beep beep.
I was startled and quickly checked my phone.
Then a text message filled the screen.
< Emergency disaster text
[[Dungeon Break] July 13th 12:30
Red Gate Occurred Near Mapo-gu, Seoul
B-class demon appearance alert / monster movement
Evacuate after checking the route https://ww······.]
“Uh… what does this mean?”
Even after seeing the text, I didn’t understand the situation for a moment.
But the uproar didn’t end there.
As I was getting lost in the first experience, I noticed a commotion outside the hallway.
The sound of the door next door slamming rang through the thin wall of the studio apartment…
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When I listened closely, I saw that there were also people who started running while making a fuss.
It would be foolish not to notice this. I immediately opened the front door and evacuated with the residents.
‘I don’t know what it is, but I feel like it’ll be dangerous if I stay still.’
Is a monster approaching?
I was curious about the details, but had no time to ask questions.
Kiryeo’s sore legs were at their limit just chasing after the residents. I had no choice but to shut up and focus on walking.
“Gasp, phew······.”
By the way, this body definitely has a destroyed lung.
I’ve awakened my magic, but I’m out of breath from running? I ran, panting, and followed the back of a neighbor.
Then, the place we stopped was······.
“Wow~ It’s so huge. Is that really a B-class monster?”
“Everyone, stand back!”
“Hello~ Y-Tubers! Today’s live broadcast is···!”
shit!
This human wasn’t evacuated!
‘I couldn’t run fast, so I chose the slowest person to cry and eat mustard······.’
I guess I picked the wrong person to follow. This wasn’t a shelter, it was a gathering of people who came to watch the fire.
“Step back!”
Over there, you can see the protagonist of the disaster alert.
First of all, a reptile three times the size of the Beginner Killer is running wild and destroying the city park…
“oh.”
At the same time, the movements of hunters trying to stop this are visible.
‘Huh? Wait, one of those looks familiar?’
While I was watching the hunters in action, I noticed a familiar face.
That hairstyle stands out even from afar. Isn’t that Hunter?
‘That’s the primitive magic used by Earth’s hunters. But it’s too far away to see well······.’
I ducked through the crowd to get a closer look at the fight.
Of course, the police line was not crossed.
‘Now I know what this yellow tape means.’
That was the moment when I thought, “I guess there won’t be a problem since I’ve learned the culture of no-approaching Earth.”
“Ah, come on! Let’s go~”
puck!
Someone stepped forward in front of the line and shoved me, who was standing nearby.
“town!”
My fragile body couldn’t even withstand this minor shock…
Suddenly, a small commotion broke out.
This one fell forward, breaking through part of the police cordon.
“Ah! Sorry.”
I apologized to the police while hastily putting up the fallen pillar. Then I quickly turned around.
It was to determine the cause of the shock.
‘Is this the guy?’
However, the culprit who caused the accident was quite different from what I had imagined. I thought there would be a muscular pig three times bigger than Kiryeo.
The man standing behind was just a man with a build you would normally see on the street.
You knocked me down with those thin arms? That’s ridiculous.
‘This is the first time I’ve been humiliated like this. Back home, I used to wear double or triple layers of protective magic, so I never got hurt.’
I almost burst into tears when I realized my miserable situation. But then a rough voice came from the man who had pushed me.
“You didn’t even push that hard, you’re causing trouble!”
“······.”
“What are you looking at when you’re blocking my way? Looking at me? Are you picking a fight now?”
No, I’ve never tried it.
This one was just observing Earthlings without much thought, but it seems like there was a misunderstanding somewhere.
The gruff man glanced at me and then chuckled.
“Wow, that’s scary? Hey, you look like you have a temper, but I’m a hunter.”
He always treated me with contempt.
“I came here to investigate so that I could refer to it while I work. I’m not the type of person who hangs around thinking that I might awaken if I’m around monsters.”
Oh, so that’s why there were so many ordinary onlookers.
“So relax your eyes. Even if you hit me, the unawakened one’s hands will just hurt~”
The man who introduced himself as a hunter took out a tripod from his bosom and started to set it up hurriedly.
Not only did they push me, but they even created a strange misunderstanding. I felt wronged and corrected the facts.
“I’m a hunter too. I’m here for the same reason you are.”
“Hunter? What level?”
“···F-class.”
But the hunter scoffed at the ensuing conversation.
“Oh, F-class?”
I thought that if you weren’t at the gate at this time and were just watching other people fight, you were either a freeloader or a low-level hunter.
Surely it’s the lowest F grade?
“Isn’t there a perception in Korea that if you push someone, you have to apologize?”
The man ignored the words that followed and focused on his work. I was momentarily taken aback.
‘Earth’s culture is something you don’t know about.’
That was the moment.
From far away, a loud noise rang out, enough to make my heart sink.
It was the sound of a giant lizard that had been walking around the city falling, followed by shouts from the people around it.
“Wow! Got it!”
“I should post it on social media.”
“Look over there! The hunters are coming this way! Can I get your autograph?”
As they said, the hunters were coming towards this border.
To be more precise, it seems like one hunter suddenly ran and the rest, who didn’t know what was going on, followed him.
“It’s Ahn Yoon-seung! Ahn Yoon-seung! I only saw him on TV, wow.”
“Young man, you are amazing.”
“Subscribers! Can you see it? It’s A-class Hunter Ahn Yoon-seung!!”
Recently, I found out something through a search.
In this world, A-class Hunters are the elites who belong to the top 3% of Awakened people. They are the class that practically contributes the most to the safety of the city.
These high-level hunters are said to soon become national idols.
So people responded enthusiastically towards some hunter who was running towards them.
“Wow···. Ahn Yoon-seung is so close···.”
Even this rough guy respects A-class.
He fixed the camera lens on Ahn Yoon-seung as if he was possessed. But Ahn Yoon-seung ignored the police and kept running… Why is he getting closer and closer?
“uh?”
When the man started making stupid noises.
Ahn Yoon-seung finally arrived at his destination, stopped in front of the onlookers, gasped for breath, and said this.
“Ah, ah, ah! Hello!”
Then he grabs my hands, which are outside the boundary line, with both of his hands.
“Is that you? That person! It’s nice to see you here! I really survived back then! Oh, right! You may not remember me, but who I am is the one who helped me at the gate before······.”
“I remember.”
“Thank you so much, bro!”
How can a young man, who is the idol of the nation, bow so deeply that his waist is bent 90 degrees in front of someone?
The people around him were looking at this situation in surprise, but Ahn Yoon-seung paid no attention and spoke at a rapid pace.
“You’re still in Mapo! But what brings you here… Oh, it must be because of the dungeon break. Of course, someone like you wouldn’t show up. But it’s okay now. I’ve sorted everything out….”
But a little later.
Ahn Yoon-seung suddenly stopped talking. Then he quickly looked at the man standing next to me.
The cameraman who had just been arguing was staring at me because of what was happening······.
Ahn Yoon-seung asked a short question, perhaps mistakenly thinking that someone kept glancing in his direction.
“Are you a member of this group?”
But there’s something I forgot to say.
Last time I didn’t know because I wasn’t in good shape due to an injury.
This is what Ahn Yoon-seung looked like when we met again.
A skinhead with hair cut short enough to look bald.
Gorgeous scratches.
Dark eyes.
And the silver piercing on the left nostril······.
To be honest, if Ahn Yoon-seung just keeps his mouth shut.
“yes?”
It was an impression that would make even a robber roll his eyes.