Chapter 3 – Part 1 Hunter – A New Beginning, the Beginning of Charging (1)

“Haa… I just want to die.”

I muttered with my face buried in the pillow.

This is a room at a cheap inn that we found through the navigator on the menu.
Originally, it was time to start hunting immediately after downloading the job.

However, without a party and without equipment, it would be just suicide to charge at a monster in a messed up state of mind.
Having judged that, I decided to find an inn and rest for a while.

“Haa… I really want to die…”

I sighed again out of frustration.
Pathetic. I want to die from boredom I want to kill the pathetic me.
The job was the worst, the draw was bad, and I was abandoned by my trusted colleagues.

Could there be such a pathetic man in the world?

Let’s assume that it can happen if you are unlucky in choosing a job.
But I can’t just be abandoned by those guys.

The question of why, why, endlessly lingers in my head.

Would the result have been different if I hadn’t been an archer, had good luck with the draw, or had a player or something paid for it?
If so, would all four of them join the clan amicably, or would all four amicably refuse to join?
Wouldn’t the four of you have been partying up and dealing with monsters in the hunting ground by now?

If it was like this, would it be like this, if it was like that, would it be like that.

No matter how much I think about it, the result doesn’t change. It is an irreplaceable fact that three people abandoned me. It doesn’t change that I’m in the worst situation.
Be cool in difficult situations. It’s a hunter’s iron rule that I’ve heard since I was a child.
Now is the time to think about the future rather than regretting the past.

“The remaining money is… 2420 gold.”

I check my inventory, but all I can do is sigh.

“No wearable weapons.”

I checked on the way, but even a C-grade basic bow sold at a weapon store costs at least 5,000 gold. In addition, archers must purchase arrows separately. A quiver to put arrows in is also essential.

Even if you pick up a wooden stick on the side of the road and swing it, you won’t be able to damage the monster. In order to defeat a monster, it must be a weapon obtained from summoning equipment, a weapon dropped from a monster, or a weapon purchased from a weapon store. The last resort is hand-to-hand combat, but even the weakest monsters are unlikely to be able to be defeated by a level 1 archer.

“Come to think of it, I didn’t ask what to do with the spare equipment.”

I tried to ask again after it was over, but it was fuzzy while thinking about the billing because it was an SSR device. Besides, I ran out in the middle of the tutorial.

If you look around the inventory, there is a ‘Sell’ button and a ‘Disassembly’ button next to the summoned equipment. Apparently, if you press sell, you can instantly convert it to gold in your inventory.

First of all, when I tried to sell equipment that I couldn’t equip, a pop-up window came up.

SR grade… What a wand for that wizard.
Does the warning window appear like this mean that it should not be sold? To begin with, it’s completely useless to me as an archer, so there’s no other option but to sell or disassemble it.

First of all, when I tried to sell only R-grade equipment that I couldn’t use, it was sold right away without a warning window.
The sale price is about 22,000 gold. About 3,000 gold per R-grade equipment. SR equipment was 4,500 gold, so the selling price was not that different.

“Is it correct to disassemble the SR equipment?”

I don’t know what’s going to happen, so there’s no use worrying about it. You need to check once in a while.
When I put the SR grade staff into the disassembler and pressed the button, this time the screen to disassemble the equipment immediately appeared without a warning window.

Galgalgal~ Tring!
[Disassembly Result: Fairy Powder x10, Enchantment Stone x1]

Fairy dust? Ganghwaseok?
Try pressing the ? (Help) button on each item.

[Fairy Powder: A material needed to summon a familiar. Can be summoned once for 300 pieces.]
[Enhancement Stone: Material needed to enhance equipment.]

Hmm… I don’t know what familiars and equipment enhancements are. Needing 300 powder to summon a familiar once is a far cry from me, who has 10 properties. Enhancing equipment is also a useless story for me, who don’t have a proper weapon.

Wouldn’t it be better to just sell rather than disassemble… The cheapest accommodation here is 1,000 gold per night, so 4,500 gold isn’t a small amount of money…

When I checked the money in my inventory, the balance was 24,520 gold.
First of all, buying a bow, quiver, and arrows at the weapon store is a sure thing. I want to match the lack of armor, but I can’t afford to think about the cost of lodging and meals. A potion… Would be impossible. First of all, if you don’t go hunting in a way that doesn’t get hurt as much as possible… Arrows are also consumables, so if you make a mistake, you may lose money while hunting.

Haa… The more I think about it, the more unfavorable it is. Why did I become an archer? I’ve never held a bow since I was born.
If he was a wizard or swordsman, at least he wouldn’t have to worry about the cost of arrows. Even if it was difficult for a priest to be alone, it would have been okay since it was a job that was welcomed as a party member.

“Should I just beat them all up…”

Weak words that came out carelessly.
He was abandoned by his friends of over 10 years. There was no way he would be welcomed by an unfamiliar party member. Every time you seek a party, you’ll be despised every time.
And in the end, he went out to the hunting ground alone, was beaten by monsters, died, and was resurrected, and the future of starving because there was no money for food, let alone arrows, is clearly visible.

Maybe I’m not a good fit for a Hunter.
It might be better to go back to my hometown and farm normally.

…But that’s the same as affirming those guys who abandoned me.

“Look who… Who will quit!”

I can never admit that. Even if you die from being beaten by monsters, even if you starve to death because you can’t even earn money for arrows, you can’t accept that.

“Never, never!”

As if I had promised myself, I shouted out loud.

“Yes. I will become a Hunter. And I will succeed. I will succeed as if to show off to those who abandoned me! So I will tell you what is really valuable! I will tell you out loud that you are wrong!”

I shouted loudly even to cheer myself up. You hit the wall in the next room saying it’s noisy, but what do you know?
It can’t collapse like this. Even if it’s dirty, I’ll succeed like a stubborn man.

As I shouted that, an unfamiliar pop-up window floated in front of my eyes.

[Monthly rate: 100 rune stones every day for 30 days!]
[9,900 won]
[Are you sure you want to buy?]

“What?”

[Confirm]
[Payment has been completed.]

“…Ah?”

[Congratulations on subscribing to the monthly subscription. We will send you 500 Rune Stones.]
[You have acquired 500 Rune Stones.]
[First day of monthly payment! We will send you 100 Rune Stones.]
[You have acquired 100 Rune Stones.]

A series of pop-up windows appeared and then disappeared.
I thought I might have seen something in shock, but my inventory clearly indicated that there were 600 remaining rune stones.

Haha.”

A dry laugh leaked from his mouth.
Come now
Is it a monthly fee now? Come now, it’s a billing benefit?

Ha ha…
If I had received the billing benefits sooner, while I was still with everyone, I would be like them…

…No, it’s not. This is rather good Rather, I was able to filter them out thanks to not receiving billing benefits at that time.

They are the ones who calmly throw away their friends of ten years, saying they are useless. I’m glad I got to know my true nature early.
I’m more reluctant to be treated as a colleague by them calmly just because I received billing benefits. Rather, it is fortunate that I was not betrayed at an irreversible moment.

“Whoa… Calm down. There’s no point in getting angry now. There’s no need to get stressed out. Don’t think of those guys. Don’t waste your emotions on those guys.”

Anyway, since today is 600 rune stones and 100 each day, at least 24 days later, you can do 11 consecutive draws. If you draw them individually instead of 11 in a row, you can pick 2 right now, but this is definitely a pattern you will regret.

Yes. Right now, I’m going to be patient. The opportunity will surely come.

As I was making that detailed plan, another pop-up window popped up in the interface window.

[Initial limited rune stones doubled! 8,000 + 8,000]
[121,000 won]
[Are you sure you want to buy?]

“Huh? What?”

[Confirm]
[Payment has been completed.]

“Yes?”

[You have acquired 16,000 Rune Stones.]

“…Hot?”

What is a dream
It seems that I looked empty because I was tired.

16,000 Runestones? It’s the equivalent of 5 rounds of 30-day monthly payments. Even if you draw 5 times in a row of 11, you will still have 1,000 change left over.
Haha. It seems that even a guy like me was shocked. If you check the inventory, the remaining rune stones are definitely marked as 16,600…

“16,600!?”

Even if you rub your eyes and check, the number of remaining rune stones in your inventory is definitely marked as 16,600.

The heart races.
Could something be wrong? Could it be a miscalculation? Maybe I misunderstood the recipient?

But that was just the beginning.
Even while I was flustered by the sudden situation, a pop-up window was appearing on the interface window with the force of rage.

[Initial limited rune stones doubled! 4,000 + 4,000]
[KRW 60,500]
[Are you sure you want to buy?]
[Confirm]
[Payment has been completed.]
[You have acquired 8,000 Rune Stones.]

[Initial limited rune stones doubled! 2,400 + 2,400]
[36,300 won]
[Are you sure you want to buy?]
[Confirm]
[Payment has been completed.]
[You have acquired 4,800 Rune Stones.]

[Initial limited rune stones doubled! 800 + 800]
[12,100 won]
[Are you sure you want to buy?]
[Confirm]
[Payment has been completed.]
[You have acquired 1,600 Rune Stones.]

“Haha, haha, ahahahahaha!”

Maybe I’m really crazy.
The pop-up windows that popped up and disappeared one after another were all payment windows saying they would give me rune stones.
The number of remaining runestones in the inventory was already displayed at 31,000.

“I’m rich! I’m rich! Ahahahaha!”

I went crazy with shock. Or maybe you’re dreaming.
But good. Feel so good. Anyway, it feels good.
You can draw 11 consecutive draws 10 times! Even then, 1,000 Rune Stones remain!

“Okay. Let’s pull it out before this dream wakes up. Summon equipment! Come to the SSR!”

If I put in a spirit, I turn the summoning of equipment.
Eleven treasure chests appeared with colorful fireworks that I had only seen once during the day.

And one of them, there was a box that glowed in rainbow colors.

“Ohhh! It’s up! This is the SSR box! Please! Archer’s weapon!”

I unconsciously clasped my hands tightly and prayed.
When I first drew for free, I didn’t have such desperate thoughts. The odds are low anyway, so it would be nice if it came out, but I thought it couldn’t be helped if it didn’t come out.
However, after receiving that severe discrimination, my body was reacting on its own. It was because I felt keenly how important a single piece of equipment was.

I press the ‘open all’ button with a fluttering heart. Then, with a brilliant light, the SSR device was displayed on the interface.

“Ooh!”

[SSR Saint Cynthia’s Hood]

“Saint Cynthia’s hood? Is this… For priests…? Groan…”

Unfortunately, it was an equipment that could not be worn.
Unfortunately…Unfortunately…

I’m sick…My stomach is twisting…
Picking out equipment that doesn’t suit my job is so… So painful!
Make me look forward to it! Garbage after all! This is too much!!

But on the other hand, the shock made me cool.
This is not a dream. The rune stones and summoned equipment were all real.

“Whoa… Calm down, Yuzu. And you only turned 1 out of 10, didn’t you? There are still plenty of opportunities.”

I muttered that to soothe myself.

“Then next… Huh? Is this an achievement?”

In the interface window, there was another pop-up that I had never seen before.

[Achievement: Use 100 Paid Rune Stones]
[You have acquired 10 Rune Stones.]

[Achievement: Using 500 Paid Rune Stones]
[You have acquired 50 Rune Stones.]

[Achievement: Use 3,000 Paid Rune Stones]
[You have acquired 300 Rune Stones.]

[Achievement: Obtain 1 SSR Equipment]
[You have acquired 50,000 gold.]

I don’t know what it is, but I just did a draw, and rune stones and gold were added.
Thank you anyway. I will live hard.

“Whoa. Okay. Shall we draw next?”

After calming down a bit, I pressed the equipment summon button once again.