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Chapter 15

15Hwa 10,000 Years D Grade Koo Dae-seong

D-class hunter Koo Dae-seong visited the association again this year to measure his level..

"Uh, Mr. Gu. It's here again this year?"

A middle-aged man who shows that he is happy to meet him. This is team leader Kim Do-han, who has worked with the gate mining team several times..

"It's been a while."

"Mr. Koo is a really hard-working family too.."

"haha……."

Koo Dae-seong let out an awkward laugh at Team Leader Kim Do-han’s words..

He is thirty-two years old. It's been over 10 years since I awakened as a hunter..

Talented people usually awaken their magical powers in middle school and receive admission to the academy..

However, he awakened at the age of 22. The measurement grade is D and there are no unique skills..

"How about this year? Do you think your rank will rise??"

"haha… I have to try."

10year. Koo Dae-seong has been in Class D for 10 years. They say that the limit of those without talent is C-level, but he is not C-level, but D-level..

"Instead of that, how about working as a team? Mr. Gu, I'll be sincere, I'll work quietly, and I'll become an ace in no time.."

Just because they have awakened magical power does not mean that all hunters take up combat jobs..

There was a production line, a research line, and there were quite a few cases where people worked in existing industries rather than working as hunters..

However, the majority of hunters who have no talent or special skills work as porters for raiding parties or as mining teams that stop just before closing the gate to mine items..

This was possible because he was much stronger than an ordinary person, but in the end, he was a hard worker..

Koo Dae-seong had been doing this manual labor for 10 years, but he still couldn't give up..

Even if you are a D-level hunter, the profits you earn from dungeons cannot be compared to hard labor..

'I need to make more money. Unless you are conquering a dungeon with a high life allowance, paying interest is tight..'

He had debts, an elderly mother to take care of, and younger siblings to take responsibility for. He couldn't possibly afford it without his income as a hunter..

But there is hope. One day, you will awaken your own unique skills and become a hunter who will attack high-level gates as a member of the attack team..

Imagining a future where I will one day shine as an awakened person..

But reality was cruel, and now even the faintest hope was disappearing..

"I have to try."

Even though I say that, I don't have any expectations. His goal has now become realistic, and he feels grateful if he can somehow become a C-ranker and escape the burden of being a porter..

"hmm? A young friend is coming?"

At that time, someone came into the association's waiting room. It seems that it is rare for a foreigner to be blonde..

"Are you from Europe??"

"He looks like royalty."

The eyes of people in the lobby turn to the blonde man..

-Wow, handsome.

-Oh my... So damn handsome.

It was definitely a striking appearance..

Straight gaze and gorgeous blonde hair. The elegance and atmosphere of a noble person.

Above all, in a place filled with only black hair, a blonde man is bound to stand out..

"Not a foreign worker?"

"I'm European.?"

"Hey, everyone in Europe is doing well? There are poor countries too.."

Even after the cataclysm occurred, Korea was an advanced country that lived quite well..

It is not a bad country for foreign workers to come to work, except that the food self-sufficiency rate is abysmal except for rice, so most food is dependent on imports..

"hmm……."

Perhaps out of curiosity, Mr. Kim approached the blond man with his characteristic arrogance..

"Hey young friend. How are you??"

"Don't talk to me, you mean thing."

"……?"

"???"

For a moment, I thought I had heard wrong. After speaking once, the intensity of the verbal abuse that came back was so strong that I almost forgot what I was going to say..

"Ha, I learned Korean in a strange way.?"

"Well, that's right."

Mr. Kim returns without even being able to ask. At that time, the blonde man's gaze crossed with Koo Dae-seong..

"Hmm……."

I can't breathe. The pressure that can be felt just by looking at someone. It feels like a huge presence is oppressing me..

"ha……"

The reason Koo Dae-seong was able to breathe was thanks to an association employee who called his number, 57..

"57Koo Dae-seong!"

"Yes, yes! I'm going!"

Koo Dae-seong hurriedly ran to the association staff. The gaze I felt behind my back was strangely cold..

* * * *

'They are all miserable people..'

Leon, who turned his head in the lobby of the association, looked at the people gathered and gave a merciless evaluation..

be weak. At Leon's level, he can penetrate the inside of a person with just his gaze and sense the energy gathered inside..

However, the energy within them was all pitiful and small..

Those who come to take the grade test in the first place are either low-level hunters who have been around for a long time or people who are just about to take the awakening test..

Idiots who cannot find ‘talent’ unless they are from an academy..

But Leon did not come to look for the strong..

'It is a pity that there are no men worthy of becoming soldiers..'

He didn't come here to save a knight. Soldiers who will follow and assist the knight... I came here to convene Men at Arms..

Of course, the standards for knights and soldiers are greatly different. They are not serfs and are not meant to be used as meat shields, so they must have some talent, but they did not pass even that small standard..

'I saw one useful person, but.'

What he sees is not just the energy inside. Ornaments, scars, traces of a life lived.

If a person has a level of authority like Leon, you can get an estimate of him just by looking at his face..

Although most of them were healthy adults, there was not a trace of hardship on their faces..

There had to be some people with skilled muscles, but even so, they were just poor people... No, it's barely useful as a handyman..

'You can't be satisfied from the beginning..'

When his turn was called, Leon stood up and headed to the interview room..

"77Burn Leon… Mr. Dragonia Lionheart?"

The interviewers were employees of the association. Of course they know that Leon is a survivor. But I didn't know his personality.

"Call me your Majesty, commoner.."

"uh……."

The association employee paused and nodded at the manager poking him in the side..

"note… Lung, Your Majesty……."

Leon listened with satisfaction to the respect he received from government officials. He also knows that his common sense is against the common sense of the Earth, but there is a reason why he enforces his own rules of justice and etiquette..

'There's no need for royalty to consider the laws of commoners..'

Although he was from Earth, he reigned as king for 300 years. He was a knight of noble rank and blue blood..

The royal family is not bound by the rules of those below them. Even if it is a cultural difference that goes beyond the world, there is no reason for him to be considerate..

"Then please put your hand on the measuring device here to test it.."

The hunters’ level test consists of two stages..

First, unique skills and job aptitude through measuring instruments.

Usually, the majority of occupational aptitudes that follow unique skills are warriors or swordsmen, and in very rare cases, when wizard aptitude appears, the magic tower is contacted..

Next, the final grade is determined by taking a practical test at the gate maintained by the association..

Since they had heard through the grapevine that Leon was a fairly strong survivor, the association staff were very curious about what his unique skills were..

"foolish thing!"

"yes?"

But what came back was Leon’s harsh yelling..

"How can a commoner test a knight’s honor?!"

yes?

"Tsu, it's not us that's measuring it, it's the magic tool measuring machine. This is pretty accurate……."

"How can something like a machine measure a knight’s capabilities? Only honorable knights and gods can judge a knight.."

"no……."

Association employees were also embarrassed. There were many survivors with strange personalities, but this was the first one to refuse the test itself..

"Umm, well, then… In the very next test... no. He refused the test itself.……."

Then why did you come??

"I came here to find useful soldiers, but even the judges are ordinary people.."

'Heh, headhunting? So openly?'

That's why many guilds, including teenage guilds, hire scouts to recruit skilled hunters..

But to come here for headhunting while so blatantly refusing the test??

"There's no one I like yet. what is the next test?"

"that… There is a practice test at the gate."

"good night. In essence, skill comes from consistent training and actual combat. I will observe."

"no……."

Participating, not observing... Right? However, the employee had no choice but to nod as the manager stabbed him in the side again..

* * * *

Each gate has its own concept..

Dungeon type and field type are the largest categories, and here too, various subcategories such as quest type and strategy type follow..

Normally, gates that have been completed are closed and eliminated..

However, some gates may intentionally not capture the boss even after completing the strategy, or may remain without meeting the closing conditions, and Seoul Station Gate is a case in point..

"Does anyone have any symptoms of dizziness? Some people feel motion sick when passing through the gate.."

The gate at Seoul Station was a field-type gate with a green meadow spreading out..

Koo Dae-seong sighed softly as he looked at the gate of Seoul Station, which he was already visiting for the tenth time..

This year's measurements were not much different from last year. There were no unique skills, and the abilities did not increase..

In order to turn the evaluation around, I had to perform well in this actual test..

And party members are also important for performance. Koo Dae-seong looked at the faces of the party members who joined this test..

"Wow, this is the gate. Oppa, this place is really hot.."

"Jinmi, let’s turn off the cell phone for now.."

'Two beginners…….'

I see a blond man there. It was the foreign worker I saw in the waiting room earlier..

'ha…….'

The fact that you came to test your grades at that age is likely a case of late awakening. Academy graduates take separate tests..

5Three people in a party are like newbies... Koo Dae-seong turned his eyes toward the last hope, but what was there was a cheerful-looking old man..

"Hehe, the air is really nice.."

An old man who may have been over 60 years old. He may have been awakened during the cataclysm 30 years ago, but as a strong man among the first generation hunters, he became famous for all the things he did..

That means that the old man is nothing more than a C or D class hunter like himself..

'I didn't expect it…….'

There is nothing we can do about the fact that they are coming to take a separate grade test in the first place because they are either beginners or D-levelers who have been in their lifetime..

"Well, hunters, even if something dangerous happens, I will step forward as a B-class hunter, so don’t worry and attack the gate freely.."

Koo Dae-seong stepped forward, leaving behind the association staff who declared their observation..

"then… Let’s all make a clear statement and confirm the positions.."

Even in times like these, I had to act as the leader of the party and raise my evaluation score..

"This is Koo Dae-seong. This is my 10th year as a hunter and my job is a warrior. Main position is dealer."

"This is Shin Tae-hoon. I awakened this year and use a shield and a spear..

"This is my younger sister, Shin Na-yeon. I mainly use a dagger, but I'm also learning how to use a bow these days.~"

This means that they are beginners who have not yet found their aptitude. Koo Dae-seong asked a question carefully..

"Did you two go to separate training centers??"

Those who cannot attend the Hunter Academy due to age restrictions tend to attend training centers run by veteran hunters..

It's not as systematic as an academy, but it's close to a kind of academy..

"My younger brother and I went to the training center for 3 months each.."

You're a total newbie. Gu Dae-seong approached the old man because he wasn't expecting it..

"Elderly. Are you an elderly person?……."

"This old man is five years old and his name is Oh Gang-tae. He was awakened, but he was recently fired from his job.."

The weapon is a gauntlet. Has little experience for his age.

Besides, it's a power... No matter how much of a martial artist you are, it will be difficult to overcome a lich that is inferior to a sword or spear..

"after… Then, finally, who are the foreign workers there? Do you speak Korean??"

"……."

Blonde man… Leon stared at Koo Dae-seong blankly for a while despite his question..

"Jim doesn't fight."

"uh… You fight well? Did you learn Korean in reverse??"

"You can't use a dragon-slaying knife to kill a chicken.."

I learned Korean in a strange way. Koo Dae-seong scratched his head sheepishly and decided on a position..

"then… Taehoon will take charge of the tank in the vanguard, and you and I will take charge of the main dealer. Nari, you can use ADC with a bow, and as for the foreigner... what. Why don't you have any weapons??"

While the hunters who entered the gate each brought their own weapons, Leon did not have any weapons..

"excuse me… Foreign youth. I didn't bring a weapon.?"

weird. The association will probably lend you some weapons, too..

"That handsome oppa over there? Can I lend you a weapon??"

At that time, Shin Na-yeon, who was holding a dagger and a bow, carefully advised me. Her eyes sparkled as she looked at Leon, who seemed to have an air that seemed somehow beyond human..

"Which would you rather use, a dagger or a bow? Ah, my main focus is daggers... Would you like to try the bow here? Do you know how to shoot a bow??"

Shin Na-yeon hands over a bow. It is a new product called Smart Bow, which is popular these days and has automatic aiming and tension control..

"Are you asking me to write this to the king??"

"Yes, just use it all and return it.."

Leon stared at the bow given to me. As if I heard something I couldn't hear.

Then he frowned as if he had been insulted and threw the bow he had been given on the floor..

"Argh! my bow!"

"Hey, what are you doing?!"

Shin Tae-hoon gets angry when his younger brother's bow is thrown to the floor. But the King of Knights was equally angry at being insulted..

Of course, the reason for that anger is something that lowly commoners cannot understand..

"Knights do not use cowardly long-distance weapons.."

I'll be amazed.

Koo Dae-seong touched his forehead..