GM Ch8

The skills of combat hunters were so focused on attack that it could be said that they were almost exclusively offensive skills. They often had debuff skills that weakened monsters, but buff skills that increased stats were rare. Even if they did, few had skills that gave more than a 10% buff.

However, Minjun’s buff skill gave 55%. Considering that no matter how high-grade an item was, it was hard to get more than a 20% stat increase. As Jung Seongwon said, it was almost like a fraud.

With Minjun’s buff, Soohyuk’s stats had increased by almost half. Even if he were to fight an S-level dungeon boss one-on-one right now, he would be overwhelmingly powerful.

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He had seen the skill called ‘Favorite Kiss’ and asked if he could use it, and it had worked like a charm. Moreover, Minjun didn’t seem to realize how great his abilities were. When he had said “only” 55%, it was clear that he was a beginner who didn’t have a license yet.

“It’s almost New Year’s Day, so I guess I should send a gift.”

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“A gift? Ahh. What would be nice?”

“Something not too over the top. A Korean beef gift set, dried persimmons, and fruits… Setoka oranges would be better than strawberries. Mmm, a set of Korean sweets to make me feel good for the new year. Send the gifts in my name, hyung.”

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“Why are they all food?”

“He likes to eat, he didn’t buy any clothes, but he ate out a lot.”

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Soohyuk recalled the report. Minjun, who had lost his memory and officially created an ID, had been quiet for the past three months.

He had a part-time job at a delivery logistics center three times a week and rarely left the house except to go to the grocery store or restaurant. Most of what he bought at the grocery store was food. Looking at his shopping list, he didn’t seem to have any interest in clothes or shoes.

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So the first gift should be food.

“Food is the easiest thing to give, but isn’t that a little weak? If you’re going to recruit that kind of talent, you have to give them a sports car.”

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When it came to recruiting talent, Jung Seongwon spared no expense. For a 20-something young man, a good-looking sports car was the best.

But Soohyuk shook his head.

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“He doesn’t even have a license yet.”

“We can get the license later. If you gave him a sports car, wouldn’t he ask to stamp the contract right away?”

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“That’s for later.”

“Later?”

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“Mhm. Sports cars are too blatant.”

“The Lunar New Year gift set is also quite obvious.”

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“It’s okay because it’s Lunar New Year.”

Seongwon grumbled that sports cars were the best, that he didn’t know what he was talking about, but Soohyuk listened with one ear. Maybe it was because he’d lost his memory, but Minjun’s personality was rather unique. Even though he was cautiously guarding himself, he hadn’t shown any signs of fear as he answered again and again, making eye contact.

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Soohyuk admired Minjun for a number of things: He had handled the encounter with the swift horned rat in the narrow alley without fuss. Instead of freezing up when he recognized him, he tried to keep a certain distance.

The gap between C-class hunters and S-class hunters was staggering. If it were him, he could have narrowed the distance before he even closed his eyes. But in PvP, the most important thing was the split-seconds of time you had between each other, and being able to instinctively understand that was an incredible skill.

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Minjun’s qualities were outstanding. He had guts and good judgment. Soohyuk was confident that he would adapt well to dungeon raiding.

Determined to get Minjun to join the June Guild at all costs, Soohyuk smiled, the corners of his mouth twitching upward.

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He hadn’t been this excited in a long time.

***

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The next day, after cleaning up, Minjun was lying in his living room, intently reading a martial arts novel he had borrowed from the library, when he received an unexpected visitor.

— Kim Minjun-nim, express delivery for you.

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Minjun wondered something when he heard the voice ringing on the intercom. Minjun, who assumed a new identity by lying that he had lost his memory, was a single person. He didn’t have anyone he was particularly close to, so there could not be anybody sending him an express delivery on Sunday afternoon.

Since he mentioned the name Kim Minjun correctly, he couldn’t have been in the wrong place. The man on the intercom screen had an ordinary face and was wearing a suit.

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Just in case, Minjun used a skill.

After fusing with the spirit stone, Minjun acquired the characteristic of ‘Spirit’s Favorite,’ which allowed him to summon spirits through the skill ‘Favorite’s Call.’ Minjun summoned a wind spirit to look outside the front door.

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Through his spirit, Minjun realized that the man in the black suit was sitting next to a stack of boxes wrapped in cloth and a basket of fruit. It really seemed like an express delivery had arrived, but the clothes he was wearing were a bit strange.

Above all, the man was a hunter.

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“Hold on a second.”

After sending the wind spirit back, Minjun reached for the front door handle, but didn’t open it right away.

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“Where are you from?”

“The guild leader of the June Guild sent it.”

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The unexpected name finally got him to open the front door. A man in his 30s stood in the hallway, smiling broadly and holding out a business card.

“Hello. I’m Jung Jinwoo from the June Guild.”

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“Hello.”

Minjun hesitantly took the business card and greeted him back. It was said that Jung Jinwoo was a member of the general affairs team of the June Guild. He seemed to be of a higher class than Minjun, judging by the fact that he couldn’t use the insight skill.

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“This is from guild leader Yoon Soohyuk.”

“This?”

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“Yes. From the bottom, there is Korean beef, Setoka oranges, dried persimmon, Korean sweets, and in the basket, apple mango. I will take them inside.”

One by one, Jinwoo explained what was in the boxes and baskets wrapped in colorful cloth. Minjun couldn’t understand a word of it.

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“Oh, no, wait, why all of a sudden?”

“He said it was a New Year’s gift, please excuse me.”

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Lifting four boxes and a basket of fruit in one swift motion, Jinwoo walked past a dumbfounded Minjun and into the apartment. He set the boxes and basket down inside, then stepped back out into the hallway with a quick gesture.

“That’s all. Goodbye.”

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“Take all of this and go.”

“He said it is non-returnable, I’m sorry, have a nice day.”

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Coming to his senses, Minjun yelled for him to take it. But Jinwoo, who took a step backwards at an incredible speed, quickly disappeared toward the stairs. He didn’t even take the elevator, but almost flew down the stairs.

Dazed by what had happened in an instant, Minjun stared at the spot where Jinwoo had disappeared, then glanced toward the front door. A box wrapped in colorful cloth and a basket of apple mangoes stood as proof that what had just happened was no dream.

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“What is this.”

Minjun sighed heavily in frustration. Apparently, he really had been marked by the S-class hunter. The fact that he’d had a guild employee deliver items as a Lunar New Year gift suggested something was up.

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‘You’re asking me to join a guild, right?’

Minjun vaguely understood the intent of the gift, but returning it would only make Soohyuk more obsessed. In fact, there was no way to return it. The thought of throwing it away didn’t cross his mind. Throwing away perfectly good food was simply not in his values.

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Swallowing a sigh, Minjun quietly closed the front door and stepped inside. As he thought about where to put it, he saw the card tucked into the basket of apple mangoes.

Minjun opened the card.

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[The Korean sweets are Lunar New Year gifts

The rest are gifts to apologize for yesterday’s rudeness

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Enjoy~^^]

It didn’t say who sent it, but I knew it was Soohyuk. It was also handwritten.

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“Geez…”

Minjun grumbled, but he actually liked the gift. More accurately, he was a little touched. Even if it was just a ploy to get him into the guild, it was still nice of him to get him a gift for the Lunar New Year, even though they weren’t close with each other.

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Minjun unwrapped the cloths one by one, feeling a little excited. They were all specialty items from the Lunar New Year gift set. The oversized dried persimmons were especially delicious, and Minjun, who loved dried persimmons, smiled broadly.

“It’s all expensive.”

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After checking everything, Minjun put the beef in the fridge and the fruit on the shady back veranda. After a quick cleanup, he popped a dried persimmon into his mouth and found Soohyuk’s business card tucked away in a drawer. If he wasn’t going to return the gift, he had to say thank you.

[Hello, this is Kim Minjun.

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I received the gift.

Thank you.]

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Instead of making a call, Minjun simply sent a text.

It did not show as read immediately, but Minjun didn’t care. Setting his phone aside, he called up his inventory and stared at it in silence.

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It was natural for him to reciprocate if he received a gift, but it was hard to buy an exclusive Lunar New Year gift set for someone like Soohyuk. Since he didn’t have the money for that right now, he had to choose from what he had.

“I wonder if there is anything suitable.”

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He thought about the items he’d packed for his emergency fund and wondered what items might be hard to come by for an S-class hunter like Soohyuk.

“This would be good.”

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After thinking for a while, Minjun picked out a suitable one. He had brought three of them with him from the other world, and they could be quite useful.

He wasn’t sure how and when to give it to Soohyuk, but he didn’t worry too much about it. If he didn’t have to contact Soohyuk directly, he could give it to him through Jung Jinwoo, a member of the June Guild’s general affairs team who brought the gift set.

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“I should have Korean steak for dinner.”

After clearing the inventory window, Minjun excitedly called out tonight’s menu.

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