The Dungeon Cleaning Life of a Once Genius Hunter - Chapter 13

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As soon as Team Leader Soo-Yong Lee returned to the office late at night after touring the cleaning team, good news arrived.

Today was none other than the day I saw with my own eyes that that cleaning lady had come to work.

Coincidentally, not a single intercept occurred.

Even though the circumstances were certain that it was him, there was no evidence, so I’ve been gritting my teeth for the past few days… but that’s it.

How dare you set your teeth against the operation team over a janitor?

Team leader Soo-yong Lee picked up the phone, intending to pay the price well.

“Director! I’m sure. It’s that bastard. Since that bastard went to work, the interception didn’t happen….”

“Suyong.”

“Yes!”

Even though Director Seo Min-cheol interrupted, he answered vigorously.

「Let’s give a budget to the cleaning team.」

“…Yes?”

And then came an unexpected answer.

Team leader Soo-yong Lee couldn’t believe his ears for a moment.

“What do you mean by that? There are certain circumstances. That bastard needs to be caught and disciplined! Are you really planning on turning a blind eye to this?!”

“Just now. The support money was anonymously deposited into the Talent Management Department. And that goes to the cleaning team.”

“…Support money?”

「20 million won. It’s not a huge amount… I heard that the estimated profit from the dungeon that was intercepted this time is around that amount.”

“Isn’t that more certain then? As soon as the interception occurred, the same amount was deposited to the cleaning team. “Anyone can see that the culprit has been determined!”

Team leader Lee Soo-yong’s voice became more and more intense.

Budget expansion for cleaning crew rejected.

The intercept that occurred immediately after that. And the same amount is deposited to the cleaning team.

Isn’t this an obvious situation that requires no further thought?

“It’s even more problematic because the culprit has become clear. A janitor who intercepts a dungeon… Do you think this makes sense?”

“What do you mean?”

“Think about it the other way around. “If it were you, would you still be on the cleaning team with the skills to intercept a dungeon?” “

….”

At that moment, I felt like I had been hit on the head.

Thanks to this, Team Leader Lee Soo-yong could not easily give an answer.

“If it were me, I would never stay. Of course, right? “Who would want to do such a dirty job when they have the power to rise up?”

“That’s true, of course…”

“It’s not just about ability. I thought about it carefully and something was strange from the beginning. “It’s not only the fact that the head of the division comes to visit you without even mentioning all the middle-ranking positions, but also the fact that you have intimate knowledge of the association’s circumstances as a janitor… Moreover, this behavior seems to be openly trying to let you know that you are the culprit… I’m sure, Soo-young.”

Director Seo Min-cheol’s voice calmed down.

“There’s someone who shouldn’t be on the cleaning team right now.”

“Then who on earth is that cleaning person…?”

“As I said before, it must be someone from within the association. However… it seems like a pretty big line.”

Team leader Soo-yong Lee’s heart sank when he heard those words.

“…Surely it’s not the association president’s line?”

“It doesn’t really make sense. Because they didn’t look at me favorably when I was appointed head of the division. At that time, the president of the association even warned that if even one pod was caught, everything would be destroyed immediately.”

‘Somehow…’

Team leader Lee Soo-yong only then began to understand what happened today.

There was no way his teammates wouldn’t have known that he was the culprit, so they didn’t openly protect him. They even called for a personnel change.

‘So you already knew that he was the president of the association…’

Damn, why didn’t I think of that? I should have been suspicious if it came out so openly.

Team leader Lee Soo-yong’s expression instantly turned grim.

“I think this is probably a warning. I’m watching you, so if you don’t want to get your head cut off, do your job properly. As you know, I can’t guarantee what will happen to you if my hair falls off.” I

was just listening in silence, but I already had a vague idea of what he was trying to say.

Team leader Lee Soo-yong dropped his head and pulled out his hair.

“Suyong, this… I think we touched the wrong one.”

***

Luckily, the interception issue seemed to have gone unnoticed.

Even though two days have already passed, nothing much has been said.

‘Well, I’m lucky…’

The only thing that remains is when the deposited support money will be distributed.

I was nervous that it was going to be later than expected, but hopefully I won’t gulp it out loud.

With that in mind, I finished the last task of the day and was just coming out of the dungeon.

“What is that again….”

A huge amount of boxes placed in front of the dungeon caught my eye. These are definitely things that didn’t exist until I entered the dungeon.

“Team leader, did you have something delivered here?”

“…no?”

Everyone looks like they don’t understand what’s going on.

I wondered if something had been set as an example, but fortunately it didn’t seem to be the case.

“What is it? “Is this a protective suit?”

Han Sang-hyuk, unable to contain his curiosity, opened the box right away.

“There are also medicines. “I’m going to use it for over a year, right?”

“There are a lot of gloves in the purification tank. “Did headquarters provide support?”

“Oh no way.”

While we were each opening the boxes one by one, I picked up a piece of paper that was on top of the box. This is an official letter from the association.

From the looks of it, it looks like the support funds have finally been allocated.

The content was obvious even without looking at it.

It was sent by an anonymous applicant. That’s roughly what it says.

Anyway, there are quite a lot of items worth 20 million won.

The moment I was muttering like that and skimming through the official document.

‘…what.’

Thinking I might have counted 0 wrong, I raised my finger and slowly traced the number.

‘One hundred and ten million… this is crazy.’

I wasn’t mistaken.

Additional budget allocations.

200000000 won.

The amount is a whopping 10 times higher than the support money I deposited.

“Why on earth…?”

I was so embarrassed that I stuttered.

Where on earth does this money come from?

“What are you saying to yourself? Give it to me so I can see it.”

At that moment, Han Sang-hyuk snatched the official document he was holding. At the same time, I read out loud all the letters written on the official document.

“After another thorough review within the association, we determined that aging equipment due to lack of budget had a significant impact on this accident. Therefore, the Seoul headquarters of the Ability Dimension Association decided to provide a small amount of additional budget…”

“What?!”

“Additional budget…?”

Team leader Park and Moon So-yeon’s eyes widened.

But Han Sang-hyuk continued to read it, wondering if there were still a few more lines left.

“We would also like to express our deepest regret and apology for Moon So-yeon’s accident and offer a small amount of compensation. Of course, this cannot console you for the hurt you have experienced, but…”

Then, as he reached the last sentence, his pupils began to shake significantly.

“Compensation payment for industrial accidents….”

100000000 won.

Here too, it was 100 million.

Seeing that amount, Moon So-yeon covered her mouth with both hands and repeatedly shook her head as if she couldn’t believe it. Soon tears began to well up in my eyes.

Those eyes immediately turned to me.

“Is this really Junwoo…?”

“…I’m not.”

When I answered, Han Sang-hyuk’s eyes also turned to me.

“Hey, what on earth did you do….”

“I said it wasn’t me.”

I was also confused, so I was angry with a resentful heart.

“Wow, it takes a long time for the association to change its position!”

Team Leader Park said, placing his hand on my shoulder.

“Team leader T! Isn’t it strange to the team leader too?! There is no way the decision already made at headquarters can be changed! And that amount…!”

“There’s no way anything will change, you bastard. It’s written in the official document, right? “I decided again.”

Team Leader Park’s eyes became quite serious.

“So we just need to know that it is like that. “Who did what? We don’t know that.”

Team Leader Park patted my shoulder without saying a word and continued.

Nevertheless, Han Sang-hyuk looked like he still had a lot of things he wanted to ask, but he soon closed his mouth with a light sigh.

“By the way, I have to move all of this to the office… Even those guys. “If anything, I’ll take it to the office!”

“Do we have an office too?”

“Of course there is. “The problem is that I have nothing to write about.”

Team Leader Park said proudly.

As I was just nodding my head, Minjoo Kim opened his mouth.

“Where is it?”

“Yes yes?”

“Teacher and I will bring it for you. “Everyone else, please leave work.”

“Oh, but it’s not just the two of us moving it. “We will help you too.”

“no. We’ll do it together. “Are you okay, teacher?”

“…If I say it’s not okay, can I not do it?”

Kim Min-ju smiled instead of answering.

At the same time, I lowered my head.

And then.

[Unlock conditions achieved]

[Dungeon cleaning team budget expanded]

[Acquired skill: Fire – Unlocked]

A voice rang in my head.

***

“You’re a teacher, right?”

I was walking down a dark street carrying the last box.

Moon So-yeon said something unexpected.

“what?”

“The interceptions that happened over the past two days. “The teacher did it.”

My eyebrow twitched.

I stopped walking ahead and turned around to look at Minjoo Kim.

“If that’s the case, what are you going to do?”

“Don’t look scary. “Do you think I would stab my teacher to get extra points?”

“Then why did you even bring it up?”

My voice became sharper without me realizing it.

“Did you support this compensation with the money that Teacher Yesan earned through Intercept?”

“…Did you know?”

“Not only me but my teammates will know this. “I’m holding back on saying anything because I’m afraid the teacher will get in trouble, but… I can’t help but not know.”

It was quite a shock.

I can’t believe we’ve already caught everything. I thought it was pretty thorough…

“Everyone is very grateful.”

“I guess so. “Who wouldn’t be grateful when they suddenly had 200 million won?”

“no. “Aside from money.”

Minju Kim grinned.

“But I was lucky this time.”

“Yeah, I was lucky. “I didn’t get caught because everyone’s memories went back and forth.”

“Do you know the saying ‘Nangjungjichu’?”

I gave a puzzled look.

I knew what it meant, but I thought it was some random story.

“The teacher’s ability is at a level that cannot be hidden even if one tries to hide it. No matter how it goes this time, the association will definitely catch the attention of the association next time. If that happens… it will be difficult to remain on the cleaning team any longer.”

“…okay?”

For a moment, color appeared on my face.

Are you saying that you will talk to me well and send me to the operation team?

If that’s the case, tell me quickly!

“But you want to stay on the cleaning team. “You definitely don’t want to go to the operations team.”

“…uh?”

“I want to help too. “So that you can remain on the cleaning team for 1,000,000 years.”

…What is he saying now?

My body became stiff as I heard this guy pour out curses without even blinking.

“Of course, there’s no way a B-rank idiot like me will be of help, but when I become A-rank… no, when I become stronger, it will definitely be helpful then. So….”

“….”

“I need your help now.”

This…

you’re screwing me, right?