Chapter 16 – S-Class Hunter Seulbi Kim (16)

“It’s E-class.”

I was disappointed to hear the staff’s reply.
Then it is.
What did I expect?

Did he suddenly want to be an A-class?

Going around with Seulbi Kim seemed to have dulled my sense of reality.

It’s like a miracle that I, who was an ordinary Awakener in the first place, grew up so fast overnight that I became a Hunter.

Even the staff seemed surprised in that sense.

“This really happens!”

The clerk still said excitedly.
Perhaps he himself hadn’t thought of this outcome at all.

She had already heard about the employee who had just been cut off for talking out of the way, so she pretended to be compliant and friendly.

But it was she who gaped her mouth in amazement at the actual results.

“Not only that!”

She looked at her monitor and told me.

“Growth continues today. It’s the first time I’ve seen mana activated like this. If things go on like this, becoming a D-class hunter won’t be a dream!”

It’s class D…

If it were me before meeting Seulbi Kim, she would have jumped up with joy when she heard this.

But it was the same that she couldn’t have sex with Seulbi Kim even if she became a D-Class Hunter.
He said he could enter the dungeon, but he couldn’t hope for a dramatic change in income.

I knew it with common sense.

How the hunters below D-class are treated in the hunter party.
It was a really hard job to handle.

Although he is at the bottom of the hunter class pyramid, he is a hunter with high social awareness, so he puts his weight on his shoulders except when hanging out with other hunters.

It’s safe to say that it turned my life around, but I felt a bit regretful.

“Congratulations! Hunter!”

It wasn’t just because of the fact that I came with Seulbi Kim, the staff really seemed to treat me preferentially.

Yes.
This is the difference between normal Awakeners and Hunters.

If I had been a Hunter in the first place, I wouldn’t have had to listen to that cheeky employee earlier.
Today, I decided to be satisfied with that.

According to this employee, my mana is active.
If you think about the tremendous growth you made yesterday, there was no law that it wouldn’t happen again in the future.

The employee said that he might be able to become a D-class, but there is no law telling him not to grow beyond that.

“Thank you.”

I organized my thoughts and greeted with a smile.

#

“How have you been?”
“They say it’s E-class.”
“Ah…”

Seulbi Kim could not hide her regret.
Since she is an S-class in the first place, her common sense will be different from that of ordinary people.

After all, it was a world topic just because an ordinary awakener suddenly became an E-class hunter.
There are probably very few examples like this.

For all normal awakened people, my existence would be hope, and furthermore, the social awareness of general awakened people might be improved due to the fact that the possibility of growth was not closed.

Well, I don’t intend to actively publicize my growth.

My abilities were unusual.

‘A crush for no reason.’

I had never heard or seen such a skill exist.
I couldn’t properly explain the reason for the rapid growth to others.

How can you say that an ability that cannot be specified has been activated after 10 years and has fortunately gained the favor of an S-class hunter?

Kim Seul-bi, who looked disappointed for a moment, quickly changed her expression and said,

“Congratulations!”
“Yeah. Thank you. The staff said that my mana is active. There is still room for further growth.”
“Of course it should!”

Seulbi Kim smiled brightly, as if comforted by my words.

“Shall we go shopping?”
“Do you want to buy a sheet?”
“No. Seonggi-san is now a true hunter, so he has to buy equipment.”
“Equipment?”
“Yes, entering the dungeon will speed up your growth.”
“A dungeon…?”

I had never been inside a dungeon during the month I worked at the Dungeon Management Office.
Needless to say, the dungeon was a very dangerous place.

Even if the Dungeon Management Office staff had a chance to enter, it was limited to very special cases.
Besides, newcomers are not allowed in.

I was dumbfounded when I heard Seulbi Kim’s words.

‘I’m going into a dungeon?’

What can an E-class hunter with no combat skills do after entering a dungeon?
Shouldn’t I go to the party as standard and start living from the bottom?

“Ho-ho-ho.”

Seulbi Kim smiled as if she knew what she was thinking.

“Don’t worry. Seonggi has me. Even so, the dungeon experience is pretty good. Don’t worry, I’ll take good care of you so that not a single tip of your penis gets hurt.”

Ah…

Can be so reassuring

It was a story that I had never heard of an E-rank hunter partying up with an S-rank hunter and entering a dungeon, but what about anyone?

I decided to accept Seulbi Kim’s favor.

“Then don’t worry.”
“Then let’s go shopping.”

Seulbi Kim crossed my arms.

I waited for about 10 minutes and received a hunter license with my name and grade on it.
I was about to pay the measurement fee and license registration fee, but the employee hurriedly said.

“The warden told me not to accept the fee.”
“Ah yes…”

Seulbi Kim and I finished our business at the Hunter Management Office and went outside.

“Go carefully! Hunter!”

The warden, who was trying hard not to notice Kim Seul-bi, quickly followed her and bowed to her.

Kim Seul-bi pretended not to know when she heard her greeting.

#

Seulbi Kim got into her car and operated her navigation system while singing her hum.
Shopping for hunter equipment was also part of shopping, so it seemed like they were just as excited.

“Where are you going?”

I didn’t have much money saved.
I heard that hunter equipment is very expensive, but I hoped that I could calculate it within my savings limit.

“Shall we go to the department store first? I went with my cousin when he was fitting equipment, and there were a lot of good things.”
“A department store? Wouldn’t it be better to just go to the underground mall? I just became a hunter, and as a beginner, I don’t have any hunting skills. If you just buy something expensive and break it…”

There were not a few places that sold hunter equipment, but the department store Seulbi Kim was talking about was the only department store in Seoul that specializes in hunter equipment.
It was famous for handling only high-end brand products.
It was also a place favored by wealthy hunters as it was the first place that was stocked when new equipment came out.

But to be clear, it was definitely not a place for an E-class hunter to go.
Hunters of D-class or lower could not invest a lot of money in equipment because the income they earned was never much.

I chose a lot of ways to buy used equipment that could be used in an underground shopping center and exchange it for better equipment when I grew up or made more money.

For this reason, the underground shopping center was also crowded with experts repairing equipment.

Of course, I didn’t have the desire to wear good equipment from the start.

Even if I didn’t have a single combat skill, I couldn’t use it properly.
It’s good if it doesn’t break down.

Besides, I didn’t have much savings.
Buying new equipment at a department store.

All I could think of was that I was not a child of a conglomerate and that I was a complete waste of money.

“Are you going to the basement? Are there any shops like that?”

Seulbi Kim did not even know the existence of an underground shopping mall.
Of course.
S-class equipment is usually produced by commissioning first-class craftsmen.

When a good material is obtained, the artisans inform the S-class hunters first.

Perhaps Seulbi Kim would never have gone to the department store if it hadn’t been for her cousin.

What was I to say to Seulbi Kim’s innocent reply?
It was somehow strange to see an S-class hunter wandering around an underground shopping mall where most of the second-hand transactions were made.

“Just go to the department store. Why don’t you go into the dungeon today with your equipment? Are you excited about going into the dungeon with Sunggi?”

Seulbi Kim said with an expression that showed no signs of pressure.
She talks about entering the dungeon as if going on a picnic.

It’s my first dungeon entry in my life.

I’ve only heard about dungeon monsters, but I’ve never seen them, so my flesh trembles just thinking about them.

Monster hunting is a good thing, even though I became a hunter, I didn’t feel particularly strong yet.

While I couldn’t answer, Seulbi Kim entered the location of the department store into her navigation system.

Then she started humming her song again.

When she was with her, she felt out of place in many ways.

‘It’s going to be whatever it is.’

All I could do was just go with the flow.

#

As she arrived at the dazzling department store, a uniformed clerk approached her with sharp, angular movements.
As soon as he saw Seulbi Kim, he was startled.

“It is an honor to meet you. Hunter.”

Bow down naturally and say hello.

“Please wait a moment.”

He contacted someone on his cell phone.

“Yes, the VIP is here. Yes, I understand.”

A staff member guided us to the elevator.
He came inside with us, pressed the button for the top floor separate from the button for the general floor, and quickly went outside.

“Have a nice shopping.”
“Thanks.”

Seulbi Kim entrusted her car keys to him.
The employee politely accepted the key with both hands.

‘S-rank hunters are different when it comes to shopping.’

It was a thought that came to my mind while watching that series of scenes.

Seulbi Kim crossed her arms as the elevator door closed.

“Whoop whoop.”

She looked very excited as if she had gone shopping with her boyfriend.