Chapter 85 – SI Blah (2)

It was impossible to just talk about SI or something all day long.

It was a bit late in the morning, but I hurriedly finished getting ready for work.

Even Hye-eun, an A-class hunter, strictly adheres to her work schedule, and she trains and experiences every day.

Because I, who had just become a C-class hunter, was negligent in my training, which made no sense.

In order to narrow the gap even a little, I have to work as hard as I can.

Above all, she had to not neglect her efforts to become a B-class Hunter.

She hadn’t even thought in the first place that she would become a B-class overnight simply because she had completed a few of her commissions that lay on her floor.

It was a plan that started with the determination to take up to half a year at the longest, so it must be more important than anything to be in a hurry.

First of all, it would be better to go to the guild and find an old B-class request.

The thought of standing in line at the search computer, which has only three units in the Gangdong-gu branch, already made her feel dizzy.

Last time I didn’t have to wait because it was the evening time when people left.

It was a busy time with people going to work in the afternoon.

If I’m wrong, I might have to wait more than 30 minutes.

「We will start searching for requests from the Hunter Autonomous Guild.」

‘Yes?’

“Please tell us the requirements and sorting criteria for the quest you are searching for.”

‘Is that okay?’

「The request list of the Hunter Autonomous Guild can be accessed with the qualification of C-rank Hunter Kim Seong-cheol.

It is possible to sort the request list by browsing the database of the Hunter Autonomous Guild using this qualification.”

‘…….’

What the heck did I buy with 65 points?

No, to put it mildly, it wasn’t about accessing top-secret information, it was annoying, but it was an act that was close to doing what I could do on my own.

In any case, just borrowing a guild computer to bother with the process of searching for a list of requests was enough convenience.

You don’t have to deny that SI will take care of it for you.

‘The necessary condition is a B-class quest. The sorting criteria is in order of the closing date.’

“The search conditions have been confirmed. The quest search begins.”

As soon as I heard SI’s voice in my head, a new window suddenly appeared on the screen in front of me.

Immediately, a list of requests similar to the one I saw in the guild appeared unfolding before my eyes.

『B-class quest, collecting cave centipede cores』

『Class B Request, Skeleton Skull Collection』

『B-class request, steel snail shell collection』

『B-class request, white slime core….』

This is a skill that can be achieved with the awakening ability.

I was very surprised by the convenience I encountered, but at the same time, I was a little afraid because I did not know what awakening ability I had acquired.

How far does this ability change?

“We cannot answer this question at this time.”

‘Just talking to myself… No, I thought of it myself.’

“… I’ll be careful next time.”

‘No, it’s okay. It was helpful enough information.’

I thanked the SI, who answered in a slightly depressed voice, perhaps because of my mood.

The answer itself that I couldn’t answer for now was the same as indirectly saying that it would change more in the future.

That alone satisfied my curiosity to a certain extent.

Anyway, no matter how much system intelligence it is, it’s a little burdensome that every single one of my thoughts is being read.

I think it feels more like that because it’s a female voice.

“If you want, I’ll install a new masculine voice.”

‘No, don’t do it.’

「I expected you to answer like that, so I did not install it.」

I have to feel the male voice ringing in my head.

Also, the voice as it is now is much better.

Come to think of it, this wasn’t the time to argue over something like this.

Since the convenience function created by SI is unfolding in front of you, as the owner, it would be your duty to utilize that function.

If you’re collecting cave centipede cores, you’ll probably have to enter the jet-black cave like last time, and if you’re collecting skeleton skulls….

「As for my opinion after understanding the purpose of the master’s quest and the difficulty of the quest, I recommend that you carry out quests 120012, 140127, and 149932.」

‘Yes?’

“This quest corresponds to collecting 20 Cave Centipede Cores, 30 Skeleton Skulls, and 15 White Slime Cores.”

… No matter how you think about it, it’s so comfortable, this.

Yeah, I’m sure these three are the ones I’ve done before, so they’re probably the easiest to complete.

The cave centipede’s core should be completed by entering the pitch-dark cave like last time.

You just have to hunt the skeleton’s skull the same way you collected the skeleton’s thigh bones. Only the part of the material to be collected is different.

He had never faced a white slime before, but the method of hunting was not much different from that of a black slime in that he prepared two means of attack.

「It is recommended that you take on the challenge of collecting the shell of the steel snail, requested by client number 146623, after reaching level 5 of fire magic.」

‘OK got it.’

“The authority I can use is only for searching and guiding guild requests, so please complete the request acceptance at the Guild Guild window.”

‘Good job, that… SI.’

“What about SI?”

‘…….’

Looking at the back end that pops up again when it’s easy to forget, I’m confused whether this is a really competent secretary or just carrying a smart child in my head.

Sooner or later, I’ll have to give it another name that I’ll like rather than SI.

⁎ ⁎ ⁎

After arriving at the Guild Guild, instead of approaching the long line of computers for confirmation of requests, I immediately moved to the window related to the request.

‘As expected, there is a competent SI secretary, so it’s really convenient to skip the troublesome procedures.’

“…….」

See if you don’t answer again.

She deliberately gave her thoughts as if to listen to her, as if she were openly praising her, but it seemed that I still had resentment over my lowering her price by 65 points.

… It’s not that I don’t do what I have to do, so it’ll be fine for now.

Unlike the long queues for request confirmation, they are waiting at the request window with only a couple of people waiting.

Soon after, my turn came.

“You are a C-rank Hunter, Seongcheol Kim, right?”

“That’s right.”

“Did you visit to preempt the quest or to complete the quest?”

“We are trying to preoccupy quests 120012, 140127, and 149932.”

“Yes, please wait a moment.”

I was waiting for the staff who had left the counter for a while to come back, and soon after, the staff who had taken my hunter certificate returned to the window.

“The cave centipede core collection quest, the skeleton skull collection quest, and the white slime core collection quest have all been registered.

Be sure to check the deadline for payment of the request and the list of materials to be collected.”

“Thank you.”

“And….”

The moment I was about to enter the dungeon with a hunter dog tag engraved with magic, the window clerk continued to speak as if he still had something to say.

My steps stopped for a moment, wondering if there were any caveats that I hadn’t figured out yet.

“Is there anything else left?”

“Sungcheol Kim, a C-class hunter, recently completed the quest to collect black slime’s core and slime, a B-class client, right?”

“That’s right.”

What is this reaction?

I thought I had completed it without any angularities, but did I do something wrong?

Or is it that the guild suspects you of being a double awakener because you caught black slime by yourself?

“Ah, there is nothing wrong with the quest you completed, so don’t worry.”

“…… Yes.”

“On the contrary, the client was really deeply satisfied with the request completed by Hunter Kim Seong-cheol.

Right before the posting period went down, he also asked me to say thank you for completing it.”

“Is that so.”

Well, there’s no way the union is deliberately trying to figure out whether or not the Hunter belonging to it has had a double awakening.

If you’re a double awakened person, it’s not strange to move to a company or foundation at any time, but if you make your planting uncomfortable and leave, you’re the only one who loses.

“So the client said he really wanted to meet Seongcheol Kim Hunter….”

“Yes?”

“To be precise, you said, ‘I want to establish a commissioned relationship that regularly delivers black slime slime and cores.

As usual, it is correct to deliver this process according to the designated request procedure, but since Hunter Kim Seong-cheol, who is currently in Class C, cannot receive a designated request….”

Ah.

So, you can’t accept the designated quest because of the grade, but you want to proceed with the procedure instead of the designated quest?

In fact, it felt like my shoulders were lifted for no reason because it was as if my skills were recognized as being above B-level.

Otherwise, there is no way to entrust a B-class quest to a C-class hunter as a designated quest.

Of course, apart from that, the answer I would bring out was virtually decided.

As I said before, the reason why I prefer to receive the ‘floor-floored request’ was only to quickly raise my Hunter rank.

If he was really in need of money, he would have chosen a ‘Quest that can be completed quickly’ or a ‘Quest with a good reward’ rather than a ‘Floor Quest’.

The purpose of completing the quests that do not correspond to either of them was to fill the performance points to become a B-class hunter.

The information staff’s suggestion was a really unnecessary procedure for me.

If the purpose was actually to receive and complete the ‘designated request’, he would probably have accepted it.

Designated quests give performance points as high as those on the floor.

But there was no way that would be possible for me, a C-class hunter.

Unfortunately, I would have to meet someone who did not fit my purpose.

“Thank you for your words, but I….”

That’s why I’m sorry to the information staff who explained this far, but the moment I was about to express my intention to politely decline.

「The requester of quest 63230, which the owner has completed, is Choi Hwa-young, a former retired S-class hunter.

Checking the Hunter Libido Management System’s database, she currently has an estimated score of 80 points.

As an SI, I won’t intervene in Master’s final choice, but if possible, I recommend meeting him once before making a decision.”

Suddenly, the voice of SI blah in my head made me think about rejecting the offer again.

A retired hunter with a lot of sexual desire….

“Then, I contacted the client saying that Hunter Kim Seong-cheol expressed his intention to refuse….”

“Now, wait!”

“Yes?”

“The requester, could you please ask me when we can meet her?”

Is she going to entrust me with an unnecessary, troublesome request with barely any awakening points?

It was too many points to say.