The Dungeon Cleaning Life of a Once Genius Hunter - Chapter 48

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Cracking―.

I shook my hands and looked around.

Both monsters and humans are in a state of retirement.

It seemed like it was roughly finished.

“Then… let’s settle the remaining balance now.”

“Oh, what’s still left…?”

Han Yubin asked, covering her eyes with her palms.

The voice was almost like crying.

Instead of answering, I approached Chloe, the support manager. Then he stood in front of her and held out his hand.

“Please give it to me.”

“…yes?”

“The time stone. “Don’t even think about taking it secretly, just give it to me.”

“How could you… more than that?”

“…ah.”

Damn this damn mouth.

“Hmm. Anyway, just hand over the time slot and I will pretend not to know what happened here. Well, there’s nothing good for either side, right? “Let’s just distribute it properly and go on our way quietly.”

I turned my head towards Jason.

“Of course, we will take responsibility and dispose of the file.”

“…Off.”

“I really don’t trust people that much… It’s not a lie.”

He was already half out of his mind, but he somehow managed to understand what was being said.

“So what are you going to do? “Team leader Jason.”

When asked again, Jason’s eyes turned to Chloe.

“Keuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!…!

“yes yes? But… are you sure you don’t mind?”

“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!”

My head moves violently.

I felt like I knew roughly what it meant without having to interpret it.

Finally, Chloe took out the time stone from her pocket.

A fist-sized stone that emits a soft yellow light.

She turned the clock with a nervous expression.

“Then… now nothing happened here.”

After saying those words, he immediately turned his back.

Moon So-yeon, Han Sang-hyuk, and Han Yu-bin followed behind in silence.

Immediately after leaving the dungeon, I let out the sigh I had been holding in.

Fighting definitely isn’t for me.

I don’t know about monsters, but fights between people don’t have a good aftertaste.

“So… what is that file? “Why are you making things so big?”

He fired it at Han Yu-bin, who had been thinking about dying ever since.

Yubin Han looked at me and opened her mouth.

“Something happened when I was at the U.S. branch.”

“Ah, the one my friend said got into an accident…?”

I nod slightly.

“This is a file that contains circumstances showing that there were sufficient conditions to send support troops for that operation.”

“….”

It was a much more serious story than expected.

So now… did I promise to destroy the evidence to avenge my friend?

‘…is it too trash?’

As I was thinking about what to do, Han Yu-bin actually chuckled.

Then, he took off the pendant around his neck and opened it. Inside was a photo of a woman in her 20s and a micro SD chip.

Yubin Han handed me the microchip.

“Are you okay?”

When I asked, Yubin Han shook her head.

“Anyway, that’s the rice cake of the picture.”

“yes?”

“Why did I keep it until now? It’s not like I’m going to make soup and eat it. “As soon as I came to Korea, I contacted media outlets and asked reporters, but nothing worked.”

I think I know roughly what you’re talking about.

It’s not that it’s not… It’s a file containing corruption at the American branch of the International Association.

If I had to use an analogy, it would be like the Korean media exposing corruption in the White House. Who would take on such a ridiculous task?

“There’s a rumor that if you mess with the International Association, you could die without even knowing, right? “I understand.”

“There were rumors like that.”

“It’s a pretty famous ghost story among the International Association branches. “There is a team that adjusts the balance of hunters, and we eliminate those who pose a threat to the International Association in advance – something like that.”

There are ghost stories everywhere.

There are many rumors going around about the International Association branch due to its size and the amount of work it does.

Well, 90% of them were stories that couldn’t even be confirmed.

“Well, anyway… Jason was stupid. “It was a useless file even if you didn’t come to look for it.”

Then he chuckles as if shaking it off.

“Then I will take care of this.”

“Yes, team leader, do whatever you want. “I don’t need it anymore.”

Actually, I’m not particularly interested in what’s in this file or how important it is.

Whether it’s corruption in the US branch or anything else, it’s none of my business.

All I care about is… Anyway, this is something that could screw up the American branch.

I picked up my cell phone.

“older brother?! Wow, it’s been a really long time! “What have you been doing?”

The voice was still noisy.

This is none other than Koo Sang-chan, a reporter in the social affairs department of JoongAng Ilbo.

“It’s just like that. How are you?”

“Me too. I was starving to death because I had nothing to write about. Well, no accidents happened. Haha!」

“You don’t have to starve. “I found something fun.”

“…Yes?”

“But if you eat this incorrectly, you may get a big stomachache. “How would you like to do it?”

A thud was heard.

“Fuck you! of course!! Shall we meet now?! “Brother, where are you now?”

…You crazy guy.

Do you think before answering?

After roughly deciding on a meeting place and time, I hung up the phone.

“Team leader T…? Why….”

“I once got hit in the back of the head by the American branch, and I still feel dizzy when it rains.”

I put the chip in my pocket.

“You have to pay back what was done to you.”

It’s revenge for my past life.

I raised one corner of my mouth and glanced at Han Yubin.

Complex facial expression.

It was a face that I couldn’t tell if it was sad or happy.

I soon let out a light sigh.

“Your friend.”

“…yes?”

“Please come and visit me sometime. I’ll tell Manager Park. “I heard you couldn’t even attend the funeral.”

“….”

Anyway, I did everything I could.

The rest will have to be handled by each party individually.

***

The ripple that started with one file quickly grew.

As the operation that Han Yu-bin was previously in charge of was reexamined, the investigation began again.

As a result, Jason, the head of the control team, was fired from the branch due to operational corruption and embezzlement of dungeon profits, and was sentenced to prison on charges of infighting during the operation.

All 19 people who were part of the dispatch team also had their hunter qualifications suspended on the same charges.

In addition, the governments of each country felt the seriousness of the incident and announced that they would conduct a government audit of their country’s hunter associations.

All of this happened before the International Association expressed any position.

In that process, I owe a lot to reporter Koo Sang-chan.

When I heard about it, the company told me not to do it and no other media company accepted it.

In the end, he wrote the article using his personal account, uploaded it to his personal video channel, and worked hard to find a place to report on it… Well, he almost succeeded in making it public on his own.

-also??

-The cleaning team again???

-A Korean cleaning team exposed the corruption in the U.S. branch?? What does this mean?

-What the hell does this crazy team do?

-This is the K-Cleaning Team.

-These days, I live for the fun of seeing what kind of shit the cleaning team is up to.

-ㄹㅇㅋㅋ I can’t wait.

-But isn’t the US branch an international association? How are you going to take care of it?

-If I were in the US branch, I would never touch crazy people like that haha.

Thanks to you, the internet has been talking about the cleaning team for several days now.

Is it just the internet?

[Everyone in the domestic branch is trying hard to raise a cleaning team.]

[Dungeon cleaner is an emerging and promising job with an average annual salary of 60 million won!]

[2 Occupation preferences of people in their 30s. [#1 civil servant #2 is a dungeon cleaner?]

[Why did the dungeon cleaner, one of the representative 3D jobs, become a promising job?]

The country was becoming strange.

But this time, I was purely happy with the change.

[Achieving the unlock conditions]

[Dungeon cleaner average annual salary of over 60 million won]

[Acquired skill: Extreme herbalism – swordsmanship]

[Competition to join the dungeon cleaning team is over 10:1]

[Acquired skill: Summon from another world]

[Dungeon cleaner 20s floor applicable job Achieved 5th place in preference]

[Acquired skill: Appearance – Uriel]

[Reached the swordsman class]

[Reached the summoner class]

[Reached the priest class]

The corners of my mouth go up without me realizing it.

He closed the system window for a moment and stood in front of the door.

smart-.

Seoul headquarters of the Ability Dimension Management Association.

Hunter Support Team Serious Injury Management Ward 302.

“Are you here?”

When I entered the hospital room, Minju Kim greeted me.

It was a sight that made me sigh, seeing the operations team leader in the hospital.

“How are you feeling?”

I put down the drink set I bought at the convenience store on the first floor next to the bed.

“It’s gotten a lot better. The outcome of the surgery was also good.”

“Why am I pushing myself like that? “You’re not the only one doing the subjugation.”

“I can’t receive help from the teacher forever.”

He grins.

No, it’s more bothersome to get hurt like this, isn’t it?

“So… how did the hearing go?”

Kim Min-joo asked as soon as he sat down.

I don’t know why there’s so much to worry about other than taking care of one’s own body.

“I think it will be handled well. My attack was also recognized as self-defense. You’re the one causing the internal strife, aren’t you? In some cases, it is possible to kill him, but that’s about it…”

“I’m glad.”

Kim Min-joo sighs.

Well… there were some who said that breaking his leg after he had already been subdued was an overreaction, but for some reason, it was quietly overlooked in the end.

It seems that the higher-ups had a hand in it, but judging from the fact that they handled it without even telling me, it was clearly Lee A-young’s side.

“Anyway, this time I couldn’t even leave the International Association. “They held a press conference this morning and officially apologized to the Seoul headquarters.”

Additionally, compensation for the cleaning team was also mentioned.

They promised budget support for a year and dispatched personnel whenever necessary, and each person received a fairly generous amount of compensation.

Internally, all three cleaning teams were put on leave. So, all subjugation schedules are stopped for the time being.

This was the result of collaboration between Team Leader Pyun and Manager Park.

As such, even those who did not participate in the operation stepped forward to help with the recovery.

“Well, I’m grateful, but things have already happened… so we’ll just go out.”

“Iknow, right. “I tried to avoid any problems as much as possible, but this is what happened in the end.”

“Tsk, I can’t help it. “It wasn’t something I could have expected.”

Even though I said that, I was actually feeling uneasy.

What was important was what came next.

This has happened since the first operation I was assigned to… Other operation team leaders will probably want to bite me because they think this is the time.

Well… I might have to pack my bags in advance.

“Anyway, what about Yubin?”

Minju Kim asked quietly.

“Ask knowingly. “You went on vacation.”

“You know that. “I thought there wasn’t anything special to say.”

hmm.

“Thank you.”

I answered, remembering what I heard in front of the dungeon.

“Competitors have increased.”

“…?”

What are you saying about this again?

“Still, I’m a bit surprised that they sent me on vacation. “Honestly, I thought they were going to send me to the next task right away.”

“You should use it sparingly. Because he’s a capable guy. “Who will do the work without him?”

“…yes. Yes.”

What a subtle expression.

Did I say something wrong?

“Well, anyway.”

Returning to the main topic, I took out an envelope of documents from my pocket. And then he put it down on Kim Min-ju’s lap.

“…What is it?”

“You’re not planning on working with that body, are you?”

Kim Min-joo, who was staring at the documents, soon became wide-eyed.

“Now wait a minute, teacher…! An injury like this is no big deal! There is no problem in working…”

“What are you talking about? “Be quiet and check the documents.”

Kim Min-ju opened the envelope with a still anxious expression.

…But this scene is so familiar with the daylight.

“This…?”

“It’s an industrial accident receipt. “It will be transferred to your salary account soon, so check the amount.”

“….”

“And… I have sick leave for the operations team, so don’t just show up to work and mind your own health. “When I have time, I also apply for the rank review.”

Just nod your head without saying anything.

“And as soon as you get better, come back right away. “If there is no team leader, who will do the work?”

“…Okay.”

I feel embarrassed after saying this.

Why do I have to uselessly recall memories from before my return…

I think I’m doing this out of guilt.

In the awkward atmosphere, my cell phone rang just in time.

It was a call from Lee Ah-young.

“yes.”

“No, I’m in the hospital now.”

“…yes?”

“…All right. “Let’s go right away.”

I clicked my tongue and hung up the phone.

At the same time, Minju Kim let out a deep sigh and asked worriedly.

“What’s going on?”

“It’s nothing special… Director Lee Du-sik will take care of it.”

I scratched my head in frustration.

I thought it was coming.