The Dungeon Cleaning Life of a Once Genius Hunter - Chapter 8

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“How did you know?”

It was well past 11 p.m.

After cleaning the last dungeon of the day, I was just about to head out when an unwelcome face approached me and started talking to me.

“…what?”

what.

What is this situation?

Why is he here?

“Look. “That bastard is your ex-girlfriend?”

“Ah anyway, it would be better if we avoid it, right?”

“…is it so.”

Team Leader Park watched me and quietly took his team members and moved to their seats.

At the same time, for some reason, tingling gazes kept coming to the back of my head.

“Why is there no answer? “How did you know?”

“…What do you mean?”

“What can I say? “Are you now pretending not to know?”

Tch I clicked my tongue slightly.

It looks like he just got tested.

No, it’s okay if you receive it. Why are you coming?

“I just took a picture. “I didn’t say this knowingly, so don’t worry about it.”

“You took a picture of it?”

“uh. “I just wanted to pretend to know Hunter about something I picked up on the internet.”

Kim Min-ju’s eyes narrowed.

“I hope you understand…”

“You said that when holding a sword, your left hand should support it, right?”

“…however.”

“I wasn’t holding a sword at the time and I never said anything about using a sword. How did you know that? Did you take a picture of that too?”

“….”

Damn it.

It’s a mistake. As expected, I should have just shut up.

What do we do. Should I get arrested for continuing to film?

no. Given that bastard’s personality, there’s no way he would admit that. You will come back again and again until you get the answer you want.

If I give a vague answer here, it will be more troublesome.

“If you don’t tell me, I’ll come again tomorrow….”

“When cleaning the blue-level dungeon that appeared at the shrine last time.”

Kim Min-ju cut off his words and reluctantly opened his mouth.

“I saw knife marks while transporting the monster’s body.”

“…Knife marks?”

“The direction of the knife marks was quite irregular. That would mean that it is not fixed to a specific technology, but rather connects various technologies on the fly depending on the situation. This is only possible if you have a lot of combat experience, but… it means that your skills are considerable compared to your age.”

Even if I don’t know anything else, I can’t deny that that guy’s potential is S-level or higher.

“But there was one thing that stood out among the numerous knife marks. A longitudinal cut extending from the upper right to the lower left. This is a technique mainly used by right-handers, but it is usually followed by a horizontal cut to the right or an upward cut to the right. However, the vertical cut that required strength with the right hand left quite a deep scar, but the other cuts that followed in conjunction were noticeably shallower. “So I realized I lacked strength in my left hand.”

“….”

“The problem is next. ‘Vega’ is characterized by very fast attacks. However, other than that, there was nothing that could be a threat, so if the strategy was to take advantage of the high speed and counter, it would have been a strategy. However, there was not a single trace of an attempt to counter. There’s no way someone as skilled as you wouldn’t know that.”

Kim Min-ju looked very embarrassed.

An expression that asks how did you know? It’s like a face that has revealed a secret.

“Then there is one thing I can think about. My body was not able to respond to Vega’s speed and counter. Because…”

“…I felt a burden on my shoulders for a moment.”

I nodded.

“Well, it must have been a symptom so minor that you wouldn’t notice it in everyday life. However, if you are in a situation where you have to react and move your body in an instant, it is bound to be noticeable. “Especially if you’re a prosecutor.”

test.

Although the classes are not officially divided, hunters implicitly give them names based on their skills and characteristics.

In other words, Kim Min-ju himself probably knows the best about swordsmanship.

Nevertheless, the reason why I, who was not in the prosecutor class, could give her advice was very simple.

Because I was the world’s first all-class SSS rank hunter.

“Most hunters who use swords have a lot of buff skills that give special power to their weapons or greatly increase the caster’s abilities, right? This also means that, unlike other hunters who rely heavily on the skill itself, swordsmanship skills must be supported first. So, it would be a good idea to take a few days off and start again with the basics. “If you continue to participate in the subjugation in that state, you won’t be able to move properly.”

“….”

Minju Kim had no answer.

It seemed like he wasn’t listening to me and was thinking about something else.

Okay, so what kind of guy is this guy? I guess I could listen to what the janitor said.

“I think this is enough of an answer, but can we go ahead? “I have to go to work tomorrow too.”

“As expected of you…”

At that time, Minju Kim suddenly opened her mouth. He looked like he was sure of something.

He came towards me with his eyes focused.

It looked like he was going to throw a bunch of curses at me for ignoring him again.

But the words that actually came out of my mouth were unfamiliar.

“You’re a freelance hunter, right?”

“…what?”

“I heard there are a few in Seoul too. Class A freelance hunter. Although they are rankers competing for the top rank in the country, they rarely show up outside of conquering ultra-high-risk dungeons… They are either freelancers or private guild hunters. Yes?”

“What are you talking about? “I’m not a hunter.”

“…yes? “Then what is it?”

“Don’t you know it when you see it? “She’s a cleaner.”

I answered by picking my earholes.

This is an obvious question.

If I were a successful freelancer or member of a private guild, I would have been thinking of following them around and getting some of the beans.

I’m sorry, but there is no way.

Because I have no intention of seeing you again.

“If you understand, please get out of the way now. “I have to go before the last train runs out…”

“…Thank you anyway.”

“…?”

That guy… what is he saying now?

Maybe I heard wrong?

Could it be that you were thanking me just now?

I was so shocked that I forgot to keep my mouth shut.

“I and… I think it’s rude, but if you don’t mind…”

As I just stared blankly, Kim Minju wiggled his hands and continued speaking with difficulty.

***

“vacation? suddenly?”

Seoul Headquarters Operation Team 1 office.

The man sitting at the desk looked like he couldn’t understand Kim Min-ju’s words.

“yes. “The support team also said it would be a good idea to take a break.”

“Is it because of that test you took last time?”

“yes.”

“I’m so dumbfounded. Vacation is not allowed just because your shoulder hurts. “I couldn’t even imagine it at the time.”

“Well, just…”

Kim Min-joo trailed off.

This man sitting in front of him.

Current Operation Team 1 Leader Soo-yong Lee.

Wasn’t this guy the guy who parachuted in last month?

The age difference between me and myself was only 5 years before I could cast ‘When I was like that.’

“I also want to do some self-development.”

“What is self-development? Are you going on a trip somewhere with your boyfriend?”

“No.”

“Then what is it?”

Minjoo Kim kept his mouth shut.

I wondered why there was so much talk.

Even though I said I was going to use my vacation, do I have to explain this?

“I want to learn swordsmanship.”

“…what? Are you going to go to an academy somewhere?”

“no. Just private lessons.”

“Private lessons? To whom? Is there such a thing as a Moorim master these days? Or something, boyfriend?”

Haha, Minjoo Kim sighed quietly.

“A janitor.”

“…what?”

“I’m talking about a cleaner from the dungeon cleaning team.”

“Cleaning team…?”

“yes.”

“What kind of bullshit is this? Are you learning swordsmanship from a janitor because you have no one to learn from? Is that also a current hunter? “You should have quit the kendo academy instead!”

“…I’ll take care of it.”

“Ah… Are you really the cleaner who asked me to check your shoulder?”

Kim Min-ju’s frown narrowed.

How does this man know that story?

‘Ah… no way, from the support team…’

Only then did Minju Kim realize her mistake.

A few days ago, when I stopped by the support center again to get some more medication, I hinted about it to a nurse I knew.

I never thought that a conversation shared at the level of a small talk would spill over to my superior.

Kim Min-ju frowned with a strange sense of betrayal.

“Indeed, I am that bastard too. On top of being a janitor, teaching a hunter wasn’t enough, so now I’m going to teach a hunter without even knowing fractions…”

“I didn’t say I would teach.”

“what?”

“You haven’t said you’ll teach me yet. “I asked you once last time, but you refused.”

“…What does this mean? Are you kidding me? “I didn’t even say I would teach, so how can I learn anything?”

“I have to visit again. Until you listen.”

Team leader Soo-yong Lee lay down as if he was throwing himself onto the backrest. Then he pressed the bridge of his nose.

Kim Min-ju sensed that this meaningless conversation had finally come to an end.

“…done. “Do it yourself.”

“thank you.”

The permission was given 30 minutes after the words were spoken.

Meanwhile, the thought ‘If this is going to happen, I should just not use it’ went back and forth in Kim Min-ju’s head a hundred more times.

I’m sure that guy was aiming for that too.

“Oh, there’s a large-scale subjugation planned in a few weeks? “It’s a big issue and we need a lot of people, so please come back before then.”

“…All right.”

“Go.”

Team leader Soo-yong Lee waved the back of his hand as if he was shooing away bugs.

Kim Min-ju nodded silently and immediately left the office.

***

The office door closed with a bang.

“Tsk… the organization is running backwards. “Go back.”

Team leader Lee Soo-yong openly expressed his discomfort as soon as Kim Min-ju left.

It’s not that it’s not, but does it make sense for the hunter to learn something from the janitor?

If other people heard it, what would they think of Hunter? No, what would you think of our team?

Especially if it gets to the ears of the Operation Team 2 leader…

“Oh my god, it’s scary to even think about it.”

Team leader Lee Soo-yong was trembling and wiped his face with both hands.

There is something called hierarchy in an organization.

Status hierarchy level.

Low grade and high grade. lower tier and upper tier.

Hierarchy is the dignity of an organization, and when hierarchy is broken, the organization loses its dignity.

And as the team leader of Operation Team 1, known as the elite, I could not stand by and allow the organization to lose its dignity.

“It’s the cleaning team…”

As he was sighing deeply, Team Leader Lee Soo-yong’s eyes sparkled.

At the same time, my hand went straight to the phone in front of me.

A few beeps.

As soon as the other person answered the phone, I was reminded of Team Leader Lee Soo-yong’s voice.

“Uh, this is Team Leader Lee Soo-yong of Operation Team 1. “Is the general manager here now?”

“Ah yes. There you are. “What’s going on?”

“Change it right now. “Because I have something to tell you.”

***

[Unlock conditions achieved]

“…Huh?”

It was a time when the blood stuck on the dungeon floor could not be wiped off, so medicine was being poured on it.

An unexpected voice rang in my head.

[Increasing interest in the dungeon cleaning team within the association]

[Acquired skill: One counter – unlocked]

‘…What? ‘Why suddenly?’

I stood still and blinked at the fairly sudden fulfillment of the condition.

It was extremely embarrassing.

I haven’t done anything yet, so why am I unlocking it? Is it a system error?

‘Oh no, whatever. Anyway….’

Even if you go anywhere, you can only go to Seoul. The important thing is that the ban has been lifted anyway.

“Why are you splitting the yarn? “I feel bad.”

“…nothing.”

“Then try spraying some more medicine! Doesn’t this bastard give you a hard time?”

I couldn’t help but laugh at the unexpected windfall.

Sanghyuk Han looked at me like I was crazy, but I didn’t care at all and started cleaning again with a happy heart.