Chapter 104 – S-Class Hunter Kang Seong-Gi (15)

I was familiar with this procedure because I had been to the Hunter Management Center several times and had been graded.
But today, I couldn’t help but feel different.

Because you already know my level.
S class.

Before Cho Dong-geun’s death, there were ten S-class hunters in Korea.
Now that I have awakened, the numbers of those ten have been adjusted again.

Would you say it’s polite?
I don’t think there are any rules here.

“You can sit over there.”

I followed the procedure given by the inspector.
Of course, it was not at all different from the rating method I had experienced so far.

But when the test started, I felt something different.

‘Is this measuring this long?’

Measurement time was getting longer.
Looking at the monitor with a normal expression – he hadn’t thought about my rating since it hadn’t been long since I had been evaluated – so the inspector’s eyes widened.

“Uh?”

At first, he felt a little surprised that his real rating had risen, but his reaction became more and more intense as time passed.

“Huh?”

It even gave the feeling that the machine was checking to see if there was something wrong.

“Uh huh? What?”

The employee who kept making strange chuimsae like a broken doll finally called somewhere.

“Wait.”

Since the measurement had not yet been completed, I spoke to him without leaving my seat.

“Where are you calling from?”

But it seemed that the person he called had already answered the phone.

“Chief. I’m measuring the rank of one Hunter.”
“Yes, you are here now. So now my grade is… S.”

I don’t know what it said, but I could hear a high-pitched voice coming from inside the phone.

“Phew…”

I sighed at the thought of being bothered.
I was worried that something like this would happen.

After living at Kang Ah-jin’s house for a long time, and since all the women around me are great people, I forgot how S-class hunters are treated in society.

Soon, in the hallway of a public institution, the sound of fast footsteps that could hardly be heard came.

Smart.

There was a knock.

The inspector bent over him with an apologetic look on his face.

“I’m sorry, Hunter. Apparently, this is a problem that I can’t handle alone…”

Well, you can send it home after inspecting and renewing the license.
There were complaints, but it was not a problem that could be solved by telling the staff what to do.

I sighed and nodded.

“I see.”

The inspector opened the door and, of course, a middle-aged man and two men who appeared to be high-ranking officials entered.

“Hunter!”

His complexion was stiff.
The face that did not expect this to happen at all.
Besides, there seemed to be no manual on how to deal with it.

“Hunter!”
“Ah yes. I am listening.”

The warden, who wiped the sweat from his forehead, bowed his head.

“It is an honor to meet you!”

What, how did Hunter say hello to the fact that he came to the management office to get a grade measurement?
Of course, this would not have been the case with all Hunters.
Wouldn’t an A-class hunter go through something like this or not?

It was refreshing to see three people bowing in front of me at once.

“Ah yes.”

After I answered, he straightened his back.
Three at the same time this time.

“I apologize for not knowing and neglecting the hospitality!”
“No. I just got a grade measurement.”
“Ah, did you!”

The warden went to the examination monitor and saw the results directly.

“Great! S class! That, too, is a rare mana figure. I don’t have the exact data, but…”

As the warden evaded, the inspector whispered in his ear.

“Oops! This is a figure that only Hunter Jo Dong-geun can come up with! Great! That’s amazing!”
“Thank you for congratulating me.”

“Enough then.” I said and got up from the chair.
I didn’t want to stay in this uncomfortable atmosphere for even a second.
Besides, I had never seen anything good happen when the atmosphere was generally like this.
At least in my experience.

Well, even if it was unavoidable because of the circumstances at the time.

“No, are you leaving already?”
“Since the measurement is over, let’s go. Please renew your license as soon as possible.”
“That’s it, of course, is it? Have you ever had a meal? If you haven’t already, I’ll take a look. I will do my best even though it is lacking, so please leave it to me!”
“I am not hungry.”
“I then…”

The warden was perplexed and looked back at the staff behind him.
Quickly rolling his eyeballs, one of them stepped out.

“You are new to S rank, do you know about the benefits you can receive?”
“Benefits?”

“Let’s sleep~”

The warden smiled as if he had caught the timing.

“I will explain it well. Please go to my room and have a cup of coffee. If you don’t like coffee, anything is fine. Tea, refreshments, maybe even whiskey…”
“What kind of alcohol do you drink in the morning? And this is a public institution, and I know you are on duty.”
“Ah, please don’t say such sad things. What’s more important?Haha!”

The warden laughed heartily after making a joke, but I didn’t laugh because I didn’t find it funny at all.
Then, embarrassed, he once again wiped the sweat from his brow.

“Coffee is fine. Let’s hear about the benefits until the license comes out.”
“Yes, well thought out. Go!”

I walked down the aisle, guided by the warden.
If I had been treated like this with the mind of a general awakener, I would have felt better.
Shrug your shoulders too.

However, while working at the Dungeon Management Office, should I say that I saw too many of the bare faces of the hunters and the public officials involved in dungeon-related work?
Moreover, since I had already experienced this many times while following Kim Seul-bi, it was rather annoying.

This kind of treatment could be an advantage of being an S-class hunter, or conversely, it could be said to be a disadvantage.

“Come on, come in.”

The private room of the director of the Hunter Management Center was much larger than I thought.
The interior was neat, and there was a large and luxurious table as well as an unnecessarily large and luxurious sofa.

Various types of alcohol were displayed on one side of the wall, and judging from the fact that there was a large refrigerator, I wondered if there might be drinks in it.

It is not natural that even the director is given such an unnecessarily large private room.

I saw that the reason was entertainment.
One of the things the warden does, no, the most important thing is to entertain high-ranking hunters.

In that sense, today might have been a desperate opportunity for him.
It would be rare for an S-class hunter to visit the management office.
Even more so, I measured my rank and became an S-class Hunter today.
I don’t know what kind of intention it is, but it must be the director’s heart to try to seize this opportunity somehow.

If you understood all of that, there was room for you to move on, even if it bothered you a bit.

“Please sit here.”

The warden immediately suggested that I take the top seat, but instead of sitting there, I sat down on the sofa next to me.
“Haha.” The warden came across from me with an awkward smile.

“Which coffee would you like? Beans are prepared by type, so just tell us, and we will match as much as possible.”
“It’s just an Americano. With ice.”
“All right.”

The warden called, an employee came in, and he ordered two cups of coffee for the employee.

“When did you wake up? Seeing that you came to get your grade measurement today, it doesn’t seem like it’s been that long…”

The warden seemed to know very little about me because he had suddenly been called by an inspector.

“It’s been 10 years.”

I answered honestly.

“Yeah?”

The warden’s eyes widened.

“Ah~ don’t joke.”
“Really. Let’s check it out.”
“Yeah?”

I said to him who took out his cell phone as if he really wanted to check it.

“Not now. Like I said, I’ll just drink coffee and go. And I hear about the benefits of being an S-class hunter.”
“Ah, yes. Sorry.”

Actually, it didn’t matter whether I woke up 10 years ago or a week ago.
From the director’s point of view, it didn’t matter if I joked or made fun of him.
Like I said, those things don’t matter at all.

The warden held up the tablet and he turned it on and searched for something.
It’s not something that happens on a daily basis, so it didn’t seem like it had been memorized.

“First of all, an S-class hunter can open a negative bank account of up to 10 billion won. If you buy a house, you can borrow up to 5 billion won. We also provide additional loans when starting a guild, clan, or other related business.”

What?
I doubted my ears.

When I was at Kang Ah-jin’s house, I thought I needed a house to live in when I got out of there.
Still, I vaguely thought that I should go to a better place than a studio.

However, to open a negative bank account up to 10 billion won.
5 billion to buy a house?

However, it seemed that this was not all of the benefits that S-class hunters could receive.
The warden’s words continued.