Chapter 16 – Part 1 Hunter – Hunter’s First Step (2)

In the center of the capital, there is a tall building with a clear presence even from a distance.

“This is the guild headquarters…!”

Its size was a shock to me, who had just come up from the countryside.
Considering that the king’s castle and aristocratic mansions are to the north of the capital, and the temples enshrining gods are to the south, you can see the greatness of the Hunter Guild nestled in the middle of the city. That must mean that in this country, hunters are recognized professions.

But that doesn’t mean that all Hunters are treated very well. Those who succeed as hunters are at most 1%. The remaining 99% who do not succeed are no different from day laborers without a specific job.
However, anyone who aspires to become a hunter believes in that 1% chance and rushes. He has no doubt that he will be in the top 1%, not the bottom 99%.

“Me too.”

I can laugh and say this now. It is a leeway created by receiving billing benefits.
However, it was said that only 1 out of 100 players would receive billing benefits from players. The 4 people who came with me were lucky enough to receive billing benefits.
However, in other words, it means that the next 400 people will be free of charge. After all, it converges to probabilities.

What if I didn’t get billing benefits… Oh, SSR came out again.

[SSR Stormbow Lacey’s Right Hand]
Arrow storage +300
Attack speed +27%
Finesse +113
Agility +121
Aiming time is reduced the closer the target is (up to +30%)

Oh oh. Is it a quiver this time?
That’s interesting. This quiver is specialized for attack speed.

Anyway, if I hadn’t received the billing benefits, I might have started the painful life of a novice hunter by now, but now that assumption has no meaning. Because there is a player behind me who supports my stomach to explode.

So even if this building is bigger than you’ve ever seen, there’s no need to be scared, right?
With that in mind, I proudly entered the main gate of the guild headquarters.

Ann was somehow cool.
The space is large, but there are so many people. Not only those who looked like hunters, but also many guild employees.
Some were wearing guild uniforms, some were wearing flashy hunter outfits, and some were wearing casual clothes like me.

Yes. Right now I’m wearing casual clothes… To be honest, I’m a bit embarrassed about being a hunter.

I don’t know if it’s N or R, but most of them were flashy things that would be burdensome for nobles to wear if they became SR or SSR. The decorations are piled high enough to make you dizzy just by looking at them. In the first place, the design is not suitable for battle!

Is it because I am a petit bourgeois that I feel this way? Are the rich and nobles okay? Are other hunters not paying attention?

For that reason, as a petit bourgeois, I wear casual clothes, but even this doesn’t seem that special here. Rather, wouldn’t it be better than that person wearing iron gauntlets on an iron full-face helm and dressed like a village girl?

As soon as we entered the front entrance, there was a large information board. Is it for a newcomer like me?

※Notice※
(Hunters visiting for the first time must check it out!)
~Process from hunter registration to quest~

1. Issuance of a hunter license in the ‘Registrar’
2. Register a party in ‘Party Department’
3. Order a quest that matches your level in the ‘Quest Department’
4. Move from the ‘transmission room’ to the area suitable for the quest
5. After completing the quest, reward is given in the ‘Quest Department’

Hmm. They tell me to go to the register first.
The receptionist at the register was my younger sister, but unfortunately she was out of my defensive range. It looks sick because it is pathologically dry.
After all, being healthy is the best.

“Welcome. Are you new to the Hunter Guild?”
“Yes. This is the first time.”
“You can check the procedure information on this information board.”
“Yes. I checked earlier.”
“Then I’ll take a picture. Smile while looking at this side.”
“Swimming?”

When the receptionist holds the cuboid tool and presses the button, something shines brightly.

“Okay. Do you have a VIP medallion?”
“…VIP Medal? What is it?”
“Didn’t you get an explanation from the temple?
“Yes. I haven’t heard of that…”

Did you run out on the way and didn’t hear it?
The receptionist put on a slightly annoyed expression and spoke very quickly.

“Hunters can receive benefits from various places as their VIP level rises as much as they have made billing payments. VIP medals prove their VIP level, and if they have a billing history, they can receive VIP medals at the temple. Also, billing or VIP-related I’m in charge of the temple side, so please get detailed explanations from the temple.”
“Ah, yes. Thank you.”

The receptionist said with a smile at the end, as if he was still a professional.
It was a business smile.

“Afterwards, if you receive a medal, please come to renew your license card. You will need a license card every time you receive or complete a quest. You cannot receive a quest without a license card. Reissuance of the license card costs 5,000. You need gold, so be careful not to lose it, and it is recommended to keep it in your inventory to prevent loss. The license has been issued.”

It was the receptionist’s lines as if they were coming from a recorded machine. I blankly accepted the license the receptionist had given me.

My face was drawn on a plate made of plain iron, and simple information was engraved next to it.

ID. 37222214
Name. Use
Job. Archer
Lv. One
VIP. –
Clan. –

I don’t know if it’s a VIP or what, but it says there are benefits, so I’ll have to visit the temple later. I’ll be on the side of billing, so I’ll be able to get a VIP medal, right?

First of all, we finished issuing the license, so let’s pass the registration for the next party and receive the quest.

When I went to the Quest Club, unlike the joining section, there were quite a few hunters standing in line.
Why is there such a blockage even though the number of receptionists far exceeds the number of subscriptions?

If you look closely, the line on one side is long, while the other line is empty, so it is crowded. Besides, all the people standing in line are men.
No way, if you look at the receptionist, you will see that she is an intelligent beauty with glasses. Moreover, the top of the uniform is visibly puffed up. A large chest that can be seen at a glance even from the top of the clothes. It’s understandable why it’s so popular.

Tsutsu. This is why men
Naturally, I lined up behind the men.
Seeing that men who hate to stand in line are lined up like this, there must be something here that no other line has.

*

…Approximately 30 minutes after standing in line.
If it hadn’t been for rune stones, it would have been very boring. Summoning equipment turns into content to pass the time… Are you saying that once you get used to it, you forget to appreciate it?

Anyway, this time, I summoned all the equipment except for about 10,000.
Take a look at these spoils of mine so obtained!

[SSR Stormbow Lacey’s Right Hand]
Save arrows +300
Attack speed +27%
Finesse +113
Agility +121
Aiming time is reduced the closer the target is (up to +30%)

[SSR Stormbow Lacey’s Left Hand]
ATK+565
Finesse+260
Attack speed +20%
Range -20%
Evasion +12%
Movement speed +18%
Damage increases the closer the target is (Max +100%)

SET: Legacy of Stormbow Races
*Stormbow Lacey’s left hand (shortbow)
*Stormbow Wraith’s right hand (quiver)

*2SET
The closer the target is, the higher the critical rate (up to +15%)
Critical damage increases the closer the target is (up to +30%)

You’ve collected an SSR bow + quiver set. Is this good?

The shape of the bow was a beautiful pure white bow that seemed to have been carved out of ivory. The quiver is also white.
Looking at the equipment options or set options, it seems that this means to fight close to the monster.
It’s an archer, but close combat… Is it possible?

Here are the accessories.

[SSR Holy Blood Witch’s Star]
Magic Defense +255
MP+331
Intelligence +220
Magic and skill casting speed +10%
Magic and skill range expansion +20%

It’s an SSR grade necklace.
But I have neither magic nor skills. Skills will come only when you level up in the future. So I’m not sure how effective the options are.
At first glance, it seems to be for magicians, but since it has better basic stats than SR necklaces, I decided to just wear it.

And then the armor.

[SSR Falcon Hunter Beryl’s Hood]
Defense +185
Finesse+64
Critical Rate +8%
Critical Damage +13%
Field of View +20%

[SSR Falcon Hunter Beryl’s Heart Guard]
Defense +250
Skills+99
HP+850
Evasion +8%
Critical Damage -15%

[SSR Falcon Hunter Beryl’s Hunting Gloves]
Defense +131
Finesse+50
Attack speed +15%
ATK+89
Critical Damage +19%

SET: Falcon Hunter Beryl’s Hunting Tools
*Falcon Hunter Beryl’s Heart Guard
Falcon Hunter Beryl’s Vital Guard
*Falcon Hunter Beryl’s Hood
*Falcon Hunter Beryl’s Hunting Gloves
Falcon Hunter Beryl’s Wing Boots

*3SET
HP+800
Skills+300
Decreases the enemy’s defense by 10% for 20 seconds when the attack hits

5 SET
Field of View +30%
All damage +15%
All Damage -15%

The hat was originally there, and the new ones I picked out this time are gloves and a top.
There was also a jacket from the other SSR, High Elf Gracias, but considering the set options, it seems appropriate to wear this one.
Let’s put the high elf in the warehouse for a while.

[SSR High Elf Gracias Boots]
Defense +122
Finesse+46
Movement speed +28%
MP recovery +22%
Evasion +8%

These boots were also original. Since it was 2 sets with a top, I thought this one would match the set options first, but the other set that had one piece came together first. The world of lottery is profound.

In this way, out of 10 pieces of equipment, SSR became 7 pieces. Weapons, accessories, tops, hats, gloves, shoes, even hangers. The missing parts are the bottom, ring, and bracelet.

In addition, I broke the achievement of using 300,000 paid rune stones, but only gave 10,000 bonuses. Even when I used 100,000, I thought it was 30,000 because I gave away 10,000, but I feel like I lost money for no reason.

The new familiars were 2 SR-class and 3 R-class.

[SR Fire Spirit Ifrit]

MP+450
Critical Rate +3%
Critical Damage +3%

Fire magic attack. Cause burns

[SR Singing Fairy]

Resistance to all status ailments +5%

Heals status ailments. (Cooldown 180 seconds)

[R Yellow Minotaur]

HP+350
Thunder property magic resistance +10%

Perform a melee physical attack.

[R Black Butterflies]

Resistance to all status ailments +3%

Inflicts a random status ailment.

The R-class has an increasing chance of duplicates as the encyclopedia is filled, and a million gold per synthesis. Besides, even if you synthesize, duplicate familiars appear again, so it feels like you are spending money meaninglessly.
It’s crazy to think that I have to continue to spend money like this in the future…

…That’s how I finished the equipment drawing, disassembling the equipment, drawing familiars, and synthesizing familiars, but there were still people in front of me. If I had stood in another line, I would have already been shooting arrows at monsters.

Especially this guy in front of me. He’s been babbling for over 10 minutes already.
He is a man in his mid-thirties with a sloppy beard. He’s wearing fancy armor, but it smells like it hasn’t been washed in a long time.

This man, no matter how you look at it, he’s flirting with the staff.
He tells stories of absurd adventures, saying what kind of monsters he fought and how he saved a few people, but he honestly doesn’t think that telling long stories of adventures to people who deal with hunters as work will gain popularity.
In the first place, this isn’t a meeting place, it’s a quest reception desk, right? Can I stay like this?

Even so, the receptionist who greets me with a wry smile is also amazing. Truly professional. It may be true that the bigger his chest is, the more tolerant he is.

But I, who was waiting in the back, wasn’t very tolerant.

“Hey, mister. Do you do it in moderation?”

Hearing my words, the old man turned around.

“Huh? Did you just tell me?”
“Yeah. I told the old man. Be moderate and get out of the way.”
“Ooh, do you see me as a man in your eyes? The young man has a swollen liver.”

When the uncle turned his shoulder, there was a thud.
Do you want to hold on to your form in front of a woman?

“Huh? Hey, anyone can see that you’re an old man. That face doesn’t mean you’re an ajumma, right? And mister, your mouth stinks so don’t look at me and talk. It smells like rotten eggs. Your body smells hoarse too. The older sister in front of you is also holding her breath since earlier. Can’t you see? Wash up properly, mister.”

Laughter erupted around me at my words, and voices of support were heard everywhere.
‘That’s right!’ ‘Good job boy!’ ‘If it’s over, get out of the way quickly!’ ‘That’s right!’ ‘It smells!’ ‘Clean this!’
Some of them are sniffing near their armpits to see if they can smell their bodies.

The uncle who received such countless cheering cheers was ready to attack me right away with his face flushed red.

“M-M-M, I really don’t see anything like this young Nomu Shiki!”
“Irgil-san. Please stop making a fuss in the guild and leave.”

As if he had been waiting for it, a male employee came and took care of it.

“What?! You bastard, just a guild employee…!”
“If you say more, we have no choice but to treat it as business obstruction. In addition, insults and sexual harassment of guild staff may interfere with the hunter’s life in the future.”
“Kuh… Damn it. Let’s see.”

The uncle glared at me as if he were going to eat me and then left the spot. He is a man who chooses only narrow-minded actions until the end. He’s bound to be unpopular because of that.

“Sorry. I made a lot of noise.”
“No, it’s okay. But please be careful. A man like that is long behind the scenes.”
“Of course I know. How to respond.”

The male employee grinned. I looked at them and smiled the same way.
He is a handsome man who looks refreshing and competent. Because you are young, you must be popular. In fact, it can be said that this side is rather the enemy of men than that messy uncle.
As expected, some female employees are staring at them with hearts in their eyes. Mmm. I’m getting hot for nothing.

But I didn’t miss the ring finger on his left hand.
Ring on the ring finger. That he is married.

Whoop whoop. You have already reached the end of your life.
As soon as I thought that, the heat that I had been feeling for no reason subsided in an instant.

Anyway, this kind of man is fine, the problem is the female employee. Intelligent busty older sister in glasses. Now my turn has come!

“Hello sister. Sorry for the noise.”
“Welcome, Hunter. Thank you for your help. But it could be dangerous, so please don’t do that in the future.”

She smiled troubledly.
As expected, it is different from the image I feel from my appearance. He seems to have a much more arrogant personality.

His sharp appearance may seem cold at first glance, but looking at the way he treats Hunter, it’s not like that. If you look like this, you might be arrogant because men praise you.
It is no wonder that he is popular because he is kind to his appearance.

“Thank you for the advice. I’ll be careful in the future.”

I smiled innocently and held out my hunter license.

“Level 1 archer… Party?”
“I’m going to do it alone for a while.”
“Alone is dangerous. Guild recommends a party…”
“No. It’s comfortable being alone.”
“I’m not forcing you, but it can be really dangerous.”
“Maybe it’s fine. I’ve got the equipment.”
“…Okay. If you say that far.”

The receptionist sister inserts the license into a suspicious device. Then, the quest items popped up on my interface.

“This is a list of quests in areas that can be accessed at level 1. VIP level 0 can receive up to two of them at the same time.”

There are about 12 quests floating on the interface.
There were things like collecting materials, defeating monsters, and running errands for delivery.

Hmmm… The first quest is goblin extermination after all?
I picked 2 quests in the ‘gray forest’ area from the interface.

Quest. Defeat the Goblins
Description: Defeat 10 goblins in Gray Forest.
Reward: 1,000G

Quest. Defeat the Named Goblin
Description: Eliminate 1 goblin that has grown as a special entity in Gray Forest.
Reward: 5,500G

“…Quest Goblin Extermination, Named Goblin Extermination, right?”
“Yes.”
“The deadline for the quest is 3 days, so if you don’t complete it within that time, the quest will be failed and you will have to pay 20% of the reward as a fine. It’s a big deal if you force yourself to take a quest and fail?”
“I see. The fine is a waste, so I’ll make sure to complete it.”
“Even if you die, you shouldn’t recklessly take on a challenge just because you are resurrected. Even if your body is resurrected, the mental load is severe, and there are people who end up in ruins that way. So if you think it’s impossible, you should give up and come back right away.”
“Okay. Thank you for your concern, older sister.”
“Haa… I wonder if you really know…”

The receptionist’s older sister glared at me and held out her license card. I naturally held out my hand to receive the card, but the receptionist’s sister swung the hand holding the card back before I could reach it.
And instead of the license card in my hand, he put his little finger.

“Come on, I promise you. I’ll come back without dying.”

Put your finger on it and wiggle it up and down.

“…”

Silence.
All the men who were talking in line behind me became mute.
And that was me too.

Hey, sister.
No matter how much I’m like a level 1 ignorant kid, I understand your concerns.
If you do something like this to a boy in the middle of puberty, you’re going to kill him in one shot? Falling in love with 1200%?

I don’t know if I was doing it with the intention of seriously sinking it, but this must have been done out of genuine concern and out of genuine concern. So the quality is worse. If you really fall in love, how will you take responsibility?
However, I couldn’t say anything useless to that smiling face, so I had no choice but to nod my head in agreement.

…
Hunters will fall in love with that part. It is only natural that misunderstood men like the uncle from before appear. If I had been an innocent young bachelor, I would have been mistaken at once.

Looking back at the quest reception desk, the receptionist’s sister was dealing with another hunter.
The expression is still smiling. He was also equally kind to everyone.

I was blown away into the gray forest by the man in charge of the transmission room with a subtly uneasy feeling.