The Dungeon Cleaning Life of a Once Genius Hunter - Chapter 11

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Spacious office.

The man sitting in front of the desk had a very sad expression.

At first glance, my visit seemed quite unpleasant… but I also had no choice.

Even if you talk to the employees in the management department, they will just say that approval from above is not enough, and that doesn’t mean you can’t mess around as a janitor… ‘Well,

aside from everything else, this is the fastest way.’

I glanced at the whitish-haired man.

Then, he immediately shifted his gaze to the nameplate placed on the desk.

The man’s name written on the nameplate is Seo Min-cheol.

His position is the head of the Seoul headquarters of the Ability Dimension Management Association.

In a word, the person at the top of the Seoul headquarters where I belong.

‘Hmm, it’s Seo Min-cheol…’

From what I remember, he was newly appointed around this time.

As soon as that guy took over as head of the headquarters, the guys from that line probably parachuted in one after another.

The influence of the ‘Seo Min-cheol Line’ on the association was truly enormous.

Of course, with my current status, I’m in a position where I can’t even look at it… but

if I’m going to win, shouldn’t I hit the head first?

“So…”

Director Seo Min-cheol, who had been silent, finally opened his mouth.

“Please increase the budget for the cleaning team?”

“yes.”

“If that’s the case, you should have gone to the management department.”

He complained that it was too much of a hassle to even respond.

“Which hunter would deal with each and every mob in a subjugation? “All you have to do is catch the boss.”

“…Ah, were you a hunter?”

“no. “I’m a cleaner.”

“….”

Director Seo Min-cheol’s eyes changed several times in a short moment.

“So now the janitor has come directly to the general manager to ask for a budget increase?”

“You are correct.”

“A regular employee who is not a team leader?”

“yes.”

“…Yeah, I’m the type of person who doesn’t know what to do. I understand.”

The general manager looked me up and down and said.

Although it was an act of blatant disregard, I didn’t hate being told that I looked young.

“But where does the cleaning team have money to spend? “It’s not like we spend a lot.”

“Aren’t you asking for an increase because the budget is less than the small amount of expenses?”

“ha ha ha! Have you seen such a bold bastard? They say you are brave if you are ignorant, but where is this now….”

“There was an accident.”

I cut him off in as heavy a voice as possible. Of course, I didn’t forget the serious expression.

“Even though the protective clothing was quite old, there was no budget to buy new ones. “I had no choice but to continue my work, and my protective suit tore, ultimately exposing one of my team members to the monster poison.”

“…I didn’t receive that report?”

“Well, it just happened.”

Director Seo Min-cheol hesitated at the unexpected story.

Of course, I don’t believe it, but it’s something I’ll find out sooner or later, even if I don’t want to know.

“Honestly, I understand wanting to save money on the cleaning team. Still, at least we should avoid accidents. “Honestly, it doesn’t make sense that they wouldn’t even give us money to buy protective clothing.”

“It’s a shame, but the headquarters doesn’t have any money either. You don’t want to give it to us? Still, I organized it as evenly as possible. “We didn’t give them less just because they were a cleaning team.”

“You have no money?”

“Yeah man. …Well, what do you know about the circumstances of the association? “It looks like it hasn’t been long since I came in.”

I smiled slightly at his words.

There is no employee who can disagree with the statement that there is no money.

Unless you are familiar with the internal circumstances of the association, you cannot know whether it is true or false.

“Probably not.”

But you also have to do that while looking at the other person.

“…what?”

“This year’s budget was extremely tight, right? “The budget allocated to the Special Skills Management Department this year is several tens of billions, and 70% of that would have been allocated to the operations team.”

Suddenly, Director Seo Min-cheol’s eyes were filled with energy.

“How did you do that…?”

“Don’t you know, Manager? I can’t use all of that anyway. Above all, there was not a single ‘red grade’ dungeon this year. Well, I know for sure that they will try to get rid of the remaining budget by holding commemorative raids or joint raids at the end of the year… but in that case, I would like to ask for a little more to be put where it is really needed.”

“…!”

“How is it. “I don’t think it’s a very difficult request.”

Stiff expression.

Director Seo Min-cheol glared at me fiercely and then slowly opened his mouth.

“…What are you doing?”

“I told you. “She’s a janitor.”

On the contrary, I smiled softly.

“And it’s not just the cleaning team’s job. You should also consider the location of the head of the department. “It’s been 3 months since you took office…?”

“…2 months.”

“Yes, two months. It’s a difficult position to get to, but you have to do it for a long time. “This team is already known for being treated poorly, and if the citizens find out that there was an accident because they don’t have the budget to buy protective clothing, wouldn’t the headquarters be in quite a bit of trouble?”

“Are you threatening me now?”

“It can’t be. That’s what it means.”

Eyes that try to see through me in some way.

The head’s face was 180 degrees different from when he first entered the office.

But even for a moment.

“…Okay, I know what you mean.”

Director Seo Min-cheol let out a light sigh.

It worked.

“So, I would like you to raise the amount by a certain amount.”

“As you wish.”

Whether it’s 10 won or 100 won, as long as it goes up, that’s it for me.

“Well, I think the conversation is over, so I’ll just leave…”

“Wait a minute.”

Just as I was about to get up from my seat.

Director Seo Min-cheol raised his hand and stopped me.

“Do you know Hunter Kim Min-ju by any chance?”

“…Why do you ask that?”

“It means you know.”

Director Seo Min-cheol immediately smiled with satisfaction.

I couldn’t understand the intention of the question.

Why is his name mentioned here?

What does this have to do with this?

“We will consider expanding the budget and contact you tomorrow. “Stop it.”

“…yes.”

I left the office with a nervous expression.

***

Cleaner?

You’re being damned.

As soon as the office door closed, Director Seo Min-cheol burst into laughter.

And then I immediately picked up the phone and made a call to the company line.

“Yes, Director.”

Finally, a familiar voice came from the other end of the phone.

“Oh, Su Yong. A janitor just came into the office… I think it’s the guy you mentioned last time. “That bastard who Kim Min-ju said was learning swordsmanship.”

“yes?! Holy crazy! “Where are you looking for the general manager on the subject of the cleaning lady…”

“No. “That bastard is not a janitor.”

“…yes? “Then what is it?”

“I don’t know. But I’m definitely not just a janitor. Considering that he knows all our information, it seems like he is related to the association. “You just suggested that I expand the budget for the cleaning team… but no matter how I look at it, I don’t think that’s the real goal.”

A brief silence.

“…Anyway, aren’t you part of the cleaning team now?”

“Yes, but… why is that?”

“It just worked out well. Didn’t I already tell you before? We need to set an example. “I can’t let it continue to climb like this…”

“Example?”

“You need to learn how to bow to your superiors.”

***

Early morning.

As soon as I got to work, Team Manager Park delivered an official letter from above to us.

But for some reason, his expression was very dark.

The entire team, who were looking at the official document together, could not help but be shocked.

“Disciplinary punishment…?”

“Fuck, disciplinary action when compensation isn’t enough?!”

Moon So-yeon was disciplined.

“Hunter! Does this make sense?! “Honestly, this isn’t it!”

“…I’m embarrassed too.”

Han Sang-hyuk raised his voice, but Kim Min-ju also seemed to be unconvinced.

The reason for disciplinary action is none other than violation of the ban on concurrent employment.

Both the industrial accident application and compensation were dismissed, claiming that ‘the cause of the accident was fatigue caused by concurrent work.’

Yes.

Moon So-yeon has been working part-time at night without the association’s knowledge.

Looking at it, it seems like Team Leader Park and Han Sang-hyuk knew.

Was that why you were so tired?

Well, putting that aside… the real problem was different.

These are the few lines that follow the bottom line of the notice.

‘The accident was caused by personal negligence.’

In other words, the budget expansion was also rejected because there was no evidence that the equipment was outdated.

“Hah, fuck, really…”

He grabbed the paper with such force that he felt as if he would rip the official document and swallow it at any moment.

For the first time in a while, I felt truly irritated.

Thanks to this, I didn’t even notice Moon So-yeon coming closer.

“Uh… Junwoo, don’t worry too much. “I’m really fine!”

“…yes?”

“Even if it was called a disciplinary action, it was only a warning… In fact, I didn’t even expect an industrial accident.”

“….”

What does he mean again?

“Hey, I saw it again, kid. I never would have thought that they would put up their guns and even meet the head of the headquarters because of us. “I knew he was crazy, but he really was a fool.”

“Yes, Junwoo. Just doing this is enough. “Even if the result is like this, don’t take it too seriously.”

“Teacher…”

My teammates suddenly comforted me.

I wondered if there was something wrong with eating as a group.

I was quite confused, but that only lasted for a moment.

‘Well, anyway…’

This was something strange.

No matter how much I think about it, it’s not something I should do.

I didn’t ask for a lot of money or filed a lawsuit for compensation, so there’s no reason to dismiss it by risking my concurrent job.

I was just asking someone else to give me a little money anyway, but to go to such extremes…

‘No matter how you look at it, it’s intentional.’

But why?

Is there a reason why they view us so dearly that they come out in such a coercive way?

“I guess it’s not because of me…?”

At that time, Minju Kim cautiously opened her mouth with a worried expression.

“What are you talking about. “Why you?”

“Actually, last time I was on vacation, I talked to the team leader about the cleaning team. Since he’s such a bastard who values hierarchy, I thought he’d be viewed negatively… but maybe that’s why I made an example of him…”

“Wait a minute, what’s your team leader’s name?”

“This is Team Leader Lee Su-yong of Operation Team 1. “Do you know anyone?”

“…ha ha ha.”

Yeah, it’s kind of crazy.

Now I know what happened.

Suyong Lee.

A representative figure from the line of Director Seo Min-cheol.

The team leader was attached to the parachute. The leader of Operation Team 1, who is also the best.

There’s no way I can forget that guy. Because at the time, I was also on that bastard team.

A guy who used armbands on subjects he had no skills in.

‘That’s why I asked you if you knew Kim Min-ju.’

It is certainly. That bastard conspired with Director Seo Min-cheol. Since it seems like they are climbing for no reason, the idea is to set an example.

‘These bastards…’

Without realizing it, my hands tightened. At the same time, the document in my hand was completely crumpled.

Okay… this is the answer, right?

If it comes out like this, I have my own thoughts.

I didn’t want to use this method, but I had no choice.

‘…I guess I should give up.’

There’s nothing you can do.