The Dungeon Cleaning Life of a Once Genius Hunter - Chapter 329
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330. Side Story – Episode 8
It has already been three days since Employee Ha Eun-hye was assigned as my watchdog.
In fact, from the first meeting, my impression of her was not very good.
I never thought there would be someone who would tackle me for not notifying me of the start of the subjugation.
I thought it would be quite annoying for the next week, but as time passed…
“Wait a minute! The plan clearly states that hunters Go Min-hyeok and Park Yeon-cheol will be placed in close-quarters positions and then be subdued through long-distance attacks, but why is Hunter Kim Jun-woo subduing them alone?!”
“Because we are currently subjugating…! “Can we talk about it again later?”
Boom, boom, boom!
I realized that I had underestimated even that.
“hey! “Now in the plan…!”
“Please fucking be quiet…!”
Kaaaaagh!
“Ugh…!”
The moment I looked away, the roar of a monster flew in.
As I was exposed to the sound that gnawed at my mind, my legs lost strength and one knee fell to the ground.
‘Fuck, really…’
First subjugation in the morning.
A green-grade cave-type dungeon.
A bat-shaped monster, Drain Bat.
It’s already tricky because he’s a flying guy, but it was even more difficult to concentrate because he kept nagging me.
Ssssss―.
The monster didn’t end right away and hovered above my head in the air.
Movement as if playing with prey.
A loud voice keeps coming from behind.
‘Ha…’
I was getting irritated with all the things that kept getting on my nerves.
That moment when the veins on your forehead stand up and you chew your teeth.
Jiyiing―.
An attack on the hallucinogenic system has begun again.
“Keueuuuu!!”
A terrible sound buzzing in my ears.
At that time, I was barely able to withstand the sound waves that induced delirium.
“It’s dangerous if you hold on any longer! “Stop now and follow the plan…!”
That woman’s voice pierced my brain so hard that it made me wake up.
“That’s really….”
[Unique skill: Demon King]
[Exclusive weapon – Sentinel Blade]
[User: Kim Jun-woo]
[Verifying identity]
[Identity verification completed]
[The weapon is activated according to the user’s skill.]
For 3 days The moment when the frustration I had been holding in explodes.
“Be quiet!!”
Shuuk-!!
I threw away the sword I was holding with all my might.
As soon as the weapon left my hand, regret struck me.
What on earth have I done?
Even so, you throw away your weapon.
If you don’t have a dedicated weapon, skill control is still impossible…
At that time, I was looking at the weapon moving away with a shocked expression.
grasp-!
Kaaaaaaagh!
“…?”
The sword, which was thrown half out of anger, landed squarely in the body of the monster that continued to fly in the air.
thud-!
The monster roared loudly and fell straight to the ground.
‘Star…’
Even I burst out laughing at the absurd situation.
At the same time.
“Wow, you got that right….”
“It’s definitely not an ace for nothing.”
“Is the problem with that person’s skills? “It’s a question of character.”
Soon, I heard the team members whispering behind me.
They seem to be talking softly to others… but they seem to have no idea that their own voices are echoing.
‘…ugh.’
It’s only my first subjugation, but for some reason I’m already exhausted.
I should finish quickly and get some sleep during lunch time…
“What are you doing!” “We must quickly report the completion of the subjugation.”
“….”
Just as I was about to finish and leave the dungeon, the nagging voice came again, as expected.
Employee Eunhye Ha looked at me with her arms crossed and a stubborn expression that showed no interest.
I just let out a deep sigh.
“Operation Team 1 Kim Jun-woo and 7 others completed the subjugation of the Drain Bat Dungeon near Cheonho Station.”
“Ah, yes, I understand. We will post a report and immediately deploy a cleaning team. Thank you for your hard work.」
I radioed without any response.
Nevertheless, it seemed that employee Ha Eun-hye was still not satisfied.
“From next time, if we proceed differently from the plan, we will immediately report it to the committee.”
“….”
“More than anything, I’ve been watching for three days, and the subjugation itself is too dangerous. “What are you going to do if something goes wrong again?”
She kept her mouth shut, but she didn’t know how to stop.
“Anyway, I’ll just skip this point. Be sure to do it properly and safely starting from the afternoon raid. Oh, be sure to check your equipment in the morning before lunch!”
“Haa….”
A deep sigh poured out of me.
At the same time, he looked at her and shook his head.
‘That’s a real idiot…’
A 3-month new recruit who constantly nags the elite team’s ace. That also followed the subjugation.
Who would have dared to imagine?
Aside from the fact that he has a fearless personality…
the problem is that I also have no idea what to do.
It’s strictly an investigation period, so you can’t protest, and even if you try to scare them a little, it won’t work at all because they’re all idiots.
Of course, I think it will become a little quieter if I hit him with one…
‘Tsk…’
Well, what can I do with a newbie who doesn’t know anything?
‘How will I survive the remaining 4 days…’
I muttered like that.
“Eun-hye, would you like to go to lunch with me?”
“There’s a new kalguksu restaurant right in front of me, so I’m thinking of going there. What do you think?”
“We are having a hard time following the subjugation team, so we need to recruit Beopkara from the operation team as well. “I’ll buy you coffee, so let’s go together.”
Team members approach her first and talk to her.
‘Have we already become friends after seeing each other a few times…?’
It is quite unusual for the operations team to treat people from other departments so kindly.
I guess it’s only natural since these guys are always obsessed with showing off… but
it was surprising to me that I became such a good friend with those guys in just 3 days.
As expected, he is the complete opposite of me, from personality to sociability.
“Ahaha, I want to go with you, but I can’t be separated from Hunter Kim Jun-woo…”
Employee Ha Eun-hye looked at me as she said that.
“I’ll go if Hunter Kim Jun-woo goes with you.”
“….”
“….”
I threw out truly useless words.
At the same time, the team members’ expressions became dark.
‘What the hell…’
His eyes are cursing me not to come.
“…I feel comfortable eating alone.”
With those words, I turned my back first.
OK.
“Then I will eat with Hunter Kim Jun-woo. I’ll definitely go get it next time! Enjoy your meal!”
“It’s a shame~.”
“Okay then.”
“Eun-hye, enjoy the food too~.”
Employee Eunhye Ha followed after me without a moment of hesitation.
***
“So I did it. “Hey, it’s because I didn’t study, but if I do it from now on, I can get a better job than you!”
“….”
Seoul headquarters cafeteria.
She was sitting across from me and was pouring out stories about herself without even asking me throughout the meal.
“Well, that’s why I got a job here. Of course it wasn’t easy… oh did I mention that? When I was interviewing here…”
“I said. “I did a handstand in front of the interviewers.”
“Wow, when did you say that? Ahaha!”
“….”
I’ve been opening my mouth non-stop for three days, so there’s no way I didn’t say something.
From my hometown of birth, to my family relationships, to my first love in childhood, from college to employment.
Whenever I had time, I poured out my entire story.
Plus, all kinds of nagging during work hours.
‘I’m going crazy…’
I felt like if I continued like this, I wouldn’t have any more eardrums left.
“Do I talk too much…?”
Employee Eunhye Ha seemed to have noticed the uncomfortable look on her face and asked cautiously.
“no. “Not a little, but a lot.”
“Ahaha! Since I live with my grandmother….”
He scratches his head with an embarrassed expression.
“When I was young, my parents divorced and I lived with my dad. But my father also passed away when I was young. He was a hunter from the Seoul headquarters…”
“Did he pass away during the operation?”
“no.”
In response, I stopped using my chopsticks and looked at her.
This was because the voice was completely different from usual, bright but heavy.
“He committed suicide.”
“….”
I was silent for a moment when I heard those words.
There are not many reasons why hunters take their own lives.
Usually, they are unable to escape the shock of losing their comrades right in front of their eyes or are mentally exhausted from the ongoing brutal battle.
Or….
“Because you were framed. “He killed a colleague during an operation.”
Even as she said that, she was still smiling.
However, it was a complicated smile, as if he was trying to pretend to be bright, which was different from usual.
“…I’m sorry.”
“No, it’s been over 15 years already, so I don’t even remember. “I later heard from my grandmother that I had been falsely accused.”
She continued speaking while crunching on the side dish with her chopsticks.
“I don’t know the details of what happened, but I heard there was an accident during an operation and my dad was injured there, and then suddenly he was framed for murder and arrested.”
“Does false accusation mean that there is a separate culprit?”
“I don’t know. “It was so long ago.”
She smiled sadly.
“The reason I applied to the investigation team…”
“I can’t say it has no impact. Still, I’m going to clear my dad’s name! “It’s not such a grand goal.”
Employee Eunhye Ha looked at me and continued speaking.
“I just… I don’t want anything unfair to happen to anyone.”
“….”
I made eye contact with her and held back on answering for a moment.
‘I thought he was just a thoughtless idiot…’
He’s a scarier idiot than I thought.
Because no one can easily touch a guy who has his own purpose.
That’s when I was thinking that.
“So Hunter Kim Jun-woo, why did you make such a mistake?”
“…yes?”
“I mean this incident. The possibility of dungeon intervention was clearly mentioned in the control team file, so why did you proceed with the operation unreasonably? “I haven’t seen Hunter for a long time, but… at least he doesn’t seem like the type of person who would make the mistake of forgetting such information.”
Look at him?
‘You don’t know that the file has been manipulated…?’
What are you doing… Even if the committee is helping cover up the incident, there is no way even new recruits would know about it.
If you’re not careful, rumors about the neighborhood will spread.
The operation center fabricated the incident and the committee is turning a blind eye to it for some reason.
Also, she doesn’t know that I put surveillance on her to prevent her from doing anything foolish to find evidence of fabrication.
Without knowing anything, they are just doing what they are told.
‘Oh my…’
I burst out laughing without realizing it.
It was quite funny that he was working so hard without knowing anything.
But I felt that way for a moment.
‘Wait a minute…’
This guy is truly a rare bastard.
If they know that the incident was fabricated or that someone is intentionally trying to cover it up, they will definitely do whatever it takes to uncover the truth.
Then, if I tell this guy the truth here….
‘….’
Tsk.
“You’re a human, right? “You may make mistakes.”
done. What do you expect from a newcomer?
Even if he knew, he wouldn’t be able to do anything.
At that time, I was just trying to move on.
“Anyway, Hunter Kim Jun-woo is all good… Why don’t you trust your colleagues more?”
“….”
My eyebrows twitched at those sudden words.
“Of course, I know you’re doing this out of fear that your colleagues might be in danger, but shouldn’t you take care of yourself first so you can take care of others as well?”
“What… do you mean?”
“Hey, even though I look like this, I still have an amazing sense of humor, right? No matter how you look at it, Hunter is not a person worth risking his life on performance. “Well, I guess it may seem that way to other people.”
“….”
I felt my pupils shake greatly.
“Then later on, when you really need it, you don’t have a single friend? Why don’t you put some weight down and give it a try? “It’s better to have a blank piece of paper in front of you…”
“Ha Eun-hye.”
I couldn’t hear any more so I cut her off.
“Let’s not talk presumptuous things to each other.”
“yes yes…?”
Her expression seemed taken aback by the sudden reaction.
But without saying anything more, I picked up the tray and stood up first.
Right after I turned my back on it.
‘Fuck…’
My head started to heat up because my secret was revealed.
***
“…so there was nothing unusual about today’s operation.”
Office of the Investigation Team of the Operation Fact-finding Committee, Seoul Headquarters.
After work ended today, employee Ha Eun-hye was there giving a report to team leader Ki Hoon-cheol.
“okay. Thank you for your hard work. “I hope you enjoy the remaining four days as well.”
Team leader Ki Hoon-cheol glanced over the report and answered.
I made a gesture saying it was okay to leave work, but for some reason, employee Ha Eun-hye was standing still and hesitating about something.
And soon.
“But… something’s a little strange.”
She opened her mouth cautiously.
“Well, it’s only three days. No matter how you look at it, he’s not someone who can make mistakes.”
“…what?”
“Of course, he is a person with strong individualistic tendencies, but that doesn’t mean he treats his colleagues as tools for his own performance, as rumored. I wonder if there was some kind of mistake in the incident…”
“Hey!”
Team leader Ki Hoon-cheol’s eyes became sharp.
“Just stop there.”
Seeing that expression for the first time, Ha Eun-hye of the world also hesitated for a moment.
“You just need to stick by my side for a week. “Don’t judge on your own and don’t empathize on your own. Just do what you’re told.”
“….”
“I’m asking you to please don’t think nonsense.”
Team leader Ki Hoon-cheol continued speaking with a deep sigh.
“I’m doing this for you.”
“…All right.”
“If you know, just leave now.”
Team leader Ki Hoon-cheol waved his hand at her, and employee Ha Eun-hye left the office.
For a moment, I was downcast at hearing this scolding for the first time.
‘No matter how much I think about it, something is strange…’
Her eyes were filled with strength.
Yes, I am on the investigation team.
A person who seeks the truth where no one has seen it.
It is completely unacceptable to ignore something even though you know it is strange.
Even if it’s because I think of my dad.
‘Okay…’
Soon she clenched her fists as if she had decided on something.