While the people involved at the Hunter Association were astonished by the coincidence that had caught their target, the main character of that incident was having ramyeon as a late-night snack.
His inner world.
What Yoo Seonghyeon was thinking was that ramyeon really was delicious.
And also about the loot he would sell.
【Inventory】
Low-Grade Magic Stones 2,127
Honed Goblin Dagger 1
Wasp Wax 5
Soul Fragments 7
Mo Enchantress’s Cloak 1
For now, after only two F-Rank Dungeons, his Magic Stones alone had exceeded twenty million won in value.
Since an ordinary Hunter was said to collect around one hundred Magic Stones per run,
he had the illusion that his now well-filled Inventory felt heavy.
Of course, he could not convert all of it into cash yet, since he did not want to reveal his identity.
And Magic Stones were not the only things he had to dispose of.
His Inventory contained loot such as monster equipment and other materials.
In truth, it was difficult to know how valuable these things were.
He had not even known that such things dropped from dungeons in the first place.
Even when he searched through communities, all he found were discussions about Magic Stones.
So what else could he do? The conclusion was obvious.
‘I should sell all of it.’
Seonghyeon ended his modest day like that.
The next day.
Seonghyeon headed diligently to the Hunter Association.
He had to receive his Hunter License without attracting attention and organize his loot.
As he approached the Hunter Association, he saw the building with one side destroyed.
The place where Meteor had fallen two days ago…….
The suspicion had been passed on to some Villain, but if his identity was exposed, things would become troublesome.
Whether to the Association or to Eraser.
‘What is this? Why are there so many people today?’
When he entered the building,
the atmosphere inside was quite different from two days ago.
Groups in suits who did not look like Association employees were moving around,
and the general mood was tense and rather busy.
‘Did something happen? This time, it was not me.’
He went up to the second floor while hiding his face as much as possible.
For now, avoiding attention was the answer.
It seemed he would not be able to handle much business today either.
“Oh…… Hunter. You came to receive your Hunter License, correct?”
“Yes. But are you all right?”
When he went up to the second floor, Park Ji-tae was there as expected.
However, what was slightly different was that he was wearing supports around his neck and waist.
It looked as though he had been injured by the aftermath of the skill during the previous measurement.
If it was because of Meteor, Seonghyeon felt terribly sorry…….
Then one thing came to mind.
‘But was he not standing behind me at the time?’
Well, whatever.
He might have sprained something from being startled.
Seonghyeon decided to think of it that way.
“Yes, of course, Hunter. As an Association employee, this is only natural.”
“You are impressive.”
Seeing him make a fuss and exaggerate, Seonghyeon understood.
‘He is acting hurt.’
Only now did he feel a little relieved.
In the end, he had not injured anyone.
“The Civil Affairs Office is that way.”
Park Ji-tae pointed in the opposite direction from where the Hunter measurement had been done.
The Hunter Civil Affairs Office contained several small consultation rooms.
Perhaps because these were Hunter-related affairs, the work was not carried out publicly.
Seonghyeon wondered if this was what it felt like to receive special treatment.
When he entered one of the rooms, a staff member was waiting.
“Hello, Hunter. May I have your name?”
“Yes, hello. I am Yoo Seonghyeon.”
“Yes. Hunter Yoo, Seong, Hyeon. Please wait a moment.”
The staff member briefly went outside and returned, then held out a small card.
The card was painted entirely black, with nothing written on it.
According to the staff member, since there was a risk of Hunter Licenses being forged, they could only be verified with special equipment…….
Given that the modern Hunter system was extremely complex and Hunters had benefits different from ordinary people, he could understand.
They said the information the Association could confirm was limited to things like the Hunter’s registration date, name, and dungeon entry records.
It was a relief that he did not have to worry about being caught as Meteor Lord.
“And because of the recent accident, the Association has prepared ‘Preferential Trading Commission Rights.’”
“Commission rights?”
“Yes. You may not know yet, but there are commissions when you purchase Hunter equipment. As much as 40%.”
That made sense. The items Hunters mainly traded were mostly equipment such as weapons and protective gear.
Managing all that likely did not cost only a small amount.
However, I did not need Hunter equipment yet.
So buying equipment was not particularly important.
However,
“……Does a commission also apply when selling loot?”
“Oh, did you obtain loot other than Magic Stones? You were lucky. Normally, it is difficult for individuals to obtain any.”
“Yes. A little?”
“This is my first time seeing an individual sale, so…… one moment, please.”
I had been about to ask how to sell the loot in my Inventory.
But loot was difficult for individuals to obtain?
Ansan was not a small city, yet there had been no cases of an individual selling any.
Now I understood why there had been no information on the internet.
After hearing the explanation, it seemed the drop rate for loot was extremely low, and companies invested resources into dungeons on an enterprise scale to gather it.
If it was that rare, then how much were the items in my Inventory worth?
Suddenly, I could no longer estimate it.
“Ah, looking up the related laws here, individual sales are subject to the same commission as companies. 40%.”
“Ah…….”
“You do not have to be too disappointed! Even if you put just one piece of loot up for auction, it should sell for tens of millions of won.”
Tens of millions?
‘Kheup…….’
I had thought of them as troublesome junk, but they were more precious than Magic Stones.
My mindset began to change abruptly.
Who am I?
A wealthy man who drops Meteors.
In other words, I am a Meteor silver spoon who earns tens of millions of won a day.
“Then would you like me to help you put it up for auction?”
“Yes, please.”
Hunter transactions could be conducted over the internet.
The staff member registered the Hunter License information on his phone as well and created an account that could officially conduct transactions through it.
Most transaction methods were apparently carried out online, while the Hunter Association distributed the goods and took a commission.
「Hunter (F) Yoo Seonghyeon」
【Hunter-to-Hunter Trading】【Official Store Trading】【Auction House Trading】【Magic Stone Exchange】
The staff member pressed Auction House Trading and began explaining.
【Auction House Trading】
[Purchase]
[Sell]
[My Bids]
“Since you are trying to sell an item right now, if you enter Sell, you can use [List Item]. If you simply enter the item name and quantity, the starting bid will be set automatically.”
“The item name and…… quantity…….”
“If you only have one, you do not have to write the quantity. What item are you planning to sell?”
The staff member seemed to think I had only one piece of loot.
I had a few more than that.
But if an ordinary Hunter would act that way, then I should not stand out.
“Yes, I have one Wasp Wax.”
“Oh! That is especially hard to obtain. You really are lucky. The Association here is also gathering it to restore the building, so there is demand too.”
“Ah…….”
It seemed Wasp Wax was used in construction.
Since I was the one who destroyed the place, should I donate it to the Association?
Morally speaking, that seemed right, but if I told the truth now, the problem would likely grow much bigger.
“Well, it is fortunate that Eraser was arrested this time. They say the Interpol bounty will be just enough to cover it.”
“……Really? How?”
What? Eraser was caught?
Even if the Association was an organization, their opponent was an S-Rank Villain.
Was he really a Villain the Korean Association could catch?
Eraser’s past activities had already spread widely through the community, and Seonghyeon had been able to roughly gauge how strong he was.
Most of public opinion had also seemed to want him to leave quietly.
Of course, Seonghyeon also wanted this incident to end quietly.
“Well, according to the official notice that came down, he was found embedded in the ground in front of the Seoul Headquarters. By an unknown skill…….”
‘Seoul? Embedded…… in the ground?’
The description of the scene felt strangely familiar.
So the location was Seoul, and if he considered the distance from here…….
Yesterday’s events suddenly came to mind.
The incident where he had been startled while trying to check Long-Range Sniping.
Right. If there was that much distance between them, it made sense that he had not heard anything.
At the time, he had been certain the skill had not activated, but Eraser had taken a hit from Meteor.
At this point, anxiety began to rise in him.
“……It is fortunate. I thought the emergency caused by the terrorist attack might last longer.”
“Do they not need to investigate what that unknown skill was?”
“The official notice only says that it was an unknown Korean Hunter and an ally.”
“An ally…….”
“When it is written that way, they are probably a first-class agent who was raised quietly. It means we should not dig any deeper, basically.”
“That is very good. Extremely good.”
He did not know why,
but it seemed things had somehow been vaguely smoothed over and resolved.
According to the staff member, he did not need to worry much about Meteor Lord being exposed.
As for the Interpol reward…… He would just consider it a donation toward the Association’s repair costs.
***
After putting the Wasp Wax up for auction, he left the Association.
He also exchanged some Magic Stones. Exactly 120 of them.
It would have been nice if he could exchange all of them, but the Association was unusually busy today.
And if he said he had obtained two thousand in two days, he would stand out.
With that, he now had three million won in cash on hand and two thousand Magic Stones.
“Should I buy a computer or something?”
With his pockets full, his mindset changed.
After all, even if he spent all his cash immediately, he could earn more than that by going to a dungeon.
However,
‘Hmm…… I wonder what kind of car Father likes.’
When he thought of his parents, who were working hard, it felt a little wrong to buy a computer just because he had some money.
If possible, he should spend it on something that would satisfy more people.
A car, a house, health, things like that……. It seemed he would have to save more money after all.
‘Huh? What is that?’
After pushing away his nouveau riche impulses once,
he was about to head home when he saw something strange in the air.
The scenery in his vision seemed to distort.
RIIIP—
Then, with the sound of tearing, a space of darkness opened.
[Defense Battle, Pitch-Black Daedalus (F)]
Entry Personnel 0/10
Clear Progress 0%
Break Time 100:00:00
‘A Gate?’
A Gate, or in the system’s official terminology, a Defense Battle.
Defense Battles, which appeared randomly regardless of place, time, or location, were usually managed by institutions.
The dungeon clear was also more difficult than a Ranked Match, and if it was not cleared within a certain amount of time, monsters would pour out of the Gate.
In other words, it was a dungeon that posed a high level of danger to reality.
‘For it to be removed quickly, someone will need to report it…….’
The place where the Defense Battle had appeared was a deserted sidewalk near a highway.
It was not a place that would easily catch people’s eyes.
But reporting it himself would be difficult.
‘The problem is that I would have to reveal myself.’
While he was thinking, the Defense Battle’s count continued to decrease.
[Defense Battle, Pitch-Black Daedalus (F)]
Entry Personnel 0/10
Clear Progress 0%
Break Time 99:59:20
‘In the end, there is no other way.’
No matter how much he thought about it, clearing it himself seemed fastest.
If the Association found out that he had entered an uncontrolled dungeon, things would become troublesome.
But if he cleared it before the Association found out, there would be no problem.
Defense Battles were said to be difficult, but if it was the same F-Rank, would it not be possible?
With Meteor, which cleared Ranked Matches in 0.1 seconds.
[Transfer to Defense Battle, Pitch-Black Daedalus (F), is starting.]
Once he made up his mind, he acted quickly.
Seonghyeon kept walking toward the Defense Battle’s Gate.
‘I will go in first and see.’
[Transfer to Defense Battle, Pitch-Black Daedalus (F), complete.]