GM Ch57

Five years had passed 7bfad71340 since the Poison Jar 96f423d118 Dungeon appeared beneath the 0549edff89 Capital Defense Command. Due to f29f7f202e this, four 9ada5465ce hunters who 3026847531 could resist 90262c4731 poison had 5f3ff3f1aa to continuously 51ce5ded3d participate in d4fda30172 the Poison 8ef920bb76 Jar Dungeon 75f194f13e raids for 1cca3fe842 those five 3ad1d46a11 years.2cc6c78a35902908

The National Security Agency’s recruitment fees, relying on the patriotism and conscience of the hunters, were not substantial. However, since the dungeon was located beneath the Capital Defense Command, it provided them with opportunities to access various benefits.77c18be56bc13f17

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Over the a78f959cd3 past five ff6d02f4ff years, the 833d1629d3 guild that dc3a634480 included Joo bdada8308d Myunghwan and ec25733137 three other 257dc658e4 hunters had 4d4ec3d76c taken over c226cf13bf most of 9d5091373c the business 91d0b0be23 of installing 1898a17e43 and managing 309c8ad608 defense shields 192fba6d7d for military-related 3898337c34 buildings. It could be 14a6ecf304 said that a 083a0533cf sort of cartel 5e28584d90 had formed. Among them, ae4261d4d5 Joo Myunghwan ab5eafd263 reaped the f42d9a45d7 greatest benefits. Even the hunters participating c86817ceb5 in the Poison Jar a3657f41ae Dungeon raids were under 663c16acd4 his influence.99502086269ddbb2

In short, it meant d2cda3c5d3 that Minjun, who belonged dda92dd6ee to the June Guild, 4ce2852477 was not in a 1620243591 favorable position to be c5182d5007 welcomed.d3d97e37c2354776

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“I can’t send our chick into such a hellhole alone.”ba42a7b2e6906d38

Soohyuk said c99322309f with a f20404e62c playful smile. Realizing the complexity d7b42c01cf of the situation, f743010214 Minjun did not dbb908dd4c insist on participating 229ff30827 in the raid 7e84fdebae alone.2694b3d8ebe69bd6

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And that was a 076daa28cb very wise choice.a6560776d135a18b

“You have no idea how surprised I was to hear that Hunter Yoon Soohyuk was coming. It’s quite unusual for an S-rank hunter to enter a C-class dungeon, isn’t it?”58c4931ed1bb6f1b

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The briefing for the cd74ad9a8e dungeon raid was held 298629851b in a seminar room a211e57b77 at the National Safety 7ece68ec23 Agency Annex. Upon arrival, they were 394ac06865 greeted by Joo Myunghwan 983248b0bf with a smiling face.a6b269dee2fb3698

Among the hunters who dfeb07266e regularly raided the Poison da4f51e873 Jar Dungeon, Joo Myunghwan cf0574e006 was the highest-ranked. The man, who f54e3c739b had a robust 01ccf4b52f build and a 3587150efe hearty appearance, made 3af9c5e8ed a fuss while 2fc287554a giving a simple 66963ec524 greeting.78d8abd451026507

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Minjun was quick-witted but not very adept at political maneuvering. Therefore, he couldn’t tell if Joo Myunghwan was mocking him by questioning why an S-rank hunter was wandering into a C-class dungeon. The man’s expression and tone were friendly, but something felt off.384479529302a65b

In fact, Minjun was abec8df28b somewhat acquainted with Joo 2415d146f7 Myunghwan. They had 2e40be9936 been classmates f53275f75a in elementary, 2aadd05aa8 middle, and 078e183dde high school 17b56a9de6 and had 4a4a862eb7 become hunters f7e0758ba2 around the 90b2cf544a same time. However, aside from 5503ae1a36 being in the bbdd9c46c6 same class once 07b246a36a in the second 5ca2d029d4 year of middle 1f690f2c96 school, they had 3187c42b29 no significant interactions. This remained true even 7ee5c5fa53 after becoming hunters.37ecdeba2acca3f6

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However, Minjun had heard rumors during their school days that Joo Myunghwan was notoriously called a “legendary bastard” in the baseball team. He had heard that he had beaten up juniors but had gotten away with it due to his family’s influence.56f66d2d4a0620b2

Becoming a hunter suggested he wasn’t entirely a bad person. However, due to his poor reputation, it felt like Joo Myunghwan was picking a fight.756f8cf37faa7603

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“I’m just concerned about our Kim Minjun. He’s the shining star of our guild.”c66685fae6efc2fe

“Isn’t he a C-class hunter?”8333340448a23491

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“It seems you aren’t aware, Hunter Joo Myunghwan. The time for the Grassland Dungeon raid was cut in half recently, all thanks to Hunter Kim Minjun’s efforts. I couldn’t let such a valuable asset go to a dangerous place alone, so I came along. As you said, our Kim Minjun is indeed a C-class hunter.”bfd83771d710977b

Yoon Soohyuk spoke with cb1b894d32 a gentle voice and 5090384f47 a friendly smile, embodying e10216a5f0 the responsibility of a 07cd58af16 guild leader.0651fac31c634b2c

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Minjun could sense the underlying barbs in Soohyuk’s words. Soohyuk was subtly criticizing Joo Myunghwan for being slow with information and questioning his crisis management skills by bringing up the incident where a hunter had died during a Poison Jar Dungeon raid.fc56a979cad5a30d

Realizing that Joo Myunghwan had picked a fight and Soohyuk had cleverly countered, Minjun couldn’t help but smile bitterly to himself. The man with the sharp eyes sometimes acted like he had swallowed a snake.24fb58b2d2a78adc

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It was an interesting way to engage in a power struggle. In this round, Soohyuk had clearly won. But Joo Myunghwan wasn’t one to back down easily. Despite taking a significant hit, he continued to speak with a smiling face.2a872365f027f7de

“I didn’t realize Hunter Kim Minjun was so impressive. Cutting the dungeon raid time in half, that’s quite a skill. Does that mean we can also benefit from it?”98542a51ddbd173f

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“I suppose the National Security Agency didn’t say anything? Hunter Kim Minjun is only here to detoxify. Oh dear, my apologies. It’s not unusual for the National Security Agency to be slow with their work, is it?”a83c01253a4d0f97

Joo Myunghwan’s face stiffened slightly, as if he really hadn’t heard anything from the National Security Agency.1d2d0948e3912fe9

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“Miscommunications often happen when working.”afbf195034b392b2

“Just to clarify, I’m entering the dungeon as Hunter Kim Minjun’s bodyguard. Neither of us will be directly involved in combat. Of course, if our party members are in danger, I’ll step in. This has all been agreed upon with the National Security Agency. My services don’t come cheap, you know.”300cd2693e3028d0

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Soohyuk, who c74a743d9c had been 9940d39c0b speaking calmly aa9f012197 and smiling ff0942621b throughout, had 7f21ab6627 won the 145962b18b exchange. Surprisingly, instead of getting ae5cffe1ac angry, Joo Myunghwan maintained d01b58f490 his polite demeanor and 71e3f110a1 introduced the waiting hunters.5cc4243adee52b02

Soohyuk, with cadb88c819 his excellent 815976190a communication skills, 3bfba59cbb easily mingled b5d2e121b6 with the b186662fe9 hunters he ab4b31a323 was meeting 3d9e4db2ae for the f4d7d83f50 first time. Even the e68aaa9fd8 hunters known f470f8bd5a for their 8c19b4728c territorial behavior ca593acdc4 acted meekly f7f1c20219 in front ee335d9c5c of one 492b04cc89 of the df3ddb5810 few S-rank 510fad557a hunters in a275c20f97 Korea.17d9205dc164c647

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Before long, 035a76af09 a National d2d90f81f5 Security Agency c37823da86 employee appeared, b641145417 and the 687df8d43b dungeon raid 0437dbda36 briefing began. Including Minjun 24de7c3181 and Soohyuk, f6a0675400 there were 1d60a44417 four hunters a8e883a95a entering the 6c5ffc0745 Poison Jar fd215d4e72 Dungeon this 00cfbab1bd time.e9f0a433387999ab

The briefing covered the dungeon’s terrain, the monsters that appeared, and points to be cautious about. They also confirmed Minjun’s detoxification ability.df8bad85a321ae0d

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As previously a157cd93d1 agreed, Minjun b3098e03dc had a 92232161ec poisoned hunter 6cf3c76324 swallow a 6e9597fdbc water droplet ae5157f59b created by 6b7466ef31 a water 712721a9f6 spirit. The hunter was f18d56f356 detoxified, and at d7b4454ad5 the same time, 490427b99b gained poison resistance 900a7b1a2e for 99 minutes. When it was 3dc583adc4 revealed that Minjun 6dc7fbbd39 could grant poison 7b3a9d14ed resistance to all 44506174bc the hunters participating 80e6784fba in the raid, 8921067a3a the atmosphere instantly 5ad8859e71 improved.381a0df290303adf

Thus, the dungeon briefing b5092cb403 concluded without any particular 44bbef34e2 incidents.9b90810ae42eeb8c

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“He’s even worse in person.”d75af39e5001d794

On the way back, f12bea78fb Soohyuk gave a cold 372004ff49 assessment of Joo Myunghwan. He sharply 9675e26b16 criticized the 02f09f1d12 leader for 289e1ee2c8 inciting discord b297b9400e when he a539ded31d should be 07662d3be9 leading the 6ac2f7e9cf dungeon raid.b97c80257bfbafa1

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“Never associate with someone like him. Got it?”ad3d62982e3d98f2

“Yes.”5e4b9ab11bb4a3af

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Like a 9fafeeac75 guardian looking 4fa515641c after a 50cc2b66a7 child who ce825d12c4 had just 29d03f3113 started wading 0d9305c564 through the f6dfc23982 waters, Soohyuk 58092d78e8 kindly warned 9b31e77c2b Minjun. Minjun, who 3a2c6bd6ef also found dc7b24ce66 Joo Myunghwan aa720ee4c9 unpleasant, agreed 8b2584c170 without a 495cf5d56f second thought.37e2ee9ab3b78351

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― That’s how it is, Hunter Joo Myunghwan. The June Guild strongly requested it. But with a skill that can both detoxify and grant poison resistance, isn’t that enough? I’m sorry I couldn’t inform you earlier. I’ve been so busy with work that it slipped my mind.”eda9567902e6d237

Joo Myunghwan couldn’t get angry at the National Security Agency deputy’s flimsy excuse. Apologizing for forgetting to inform him due to being busy with work was something he couldn’t nitpick without straining their relationship.e7a968b15a6804ee

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After ending the call, Joo Myunghwan couldn’t hide his discomfort and frowned.6f82bfc96be2ddaa

“He’s a tough bastard.”ff6d727a5213bf80

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He had felt uneasy ever since he heard that a hunter with a skill to grant poison resistance to others was part of the June Guild. Still, he thought he could somehow manipulate the twenty-year-old rookie with no memories. But he hadn’t expected the rookie to bring along the guild leader of the June Guild. Due to a major blunder by the National Security Agency, Yoon Soohyuk had managed to get involved with the Capital Defense Command.8a18b269d40c4ac8

Instead of manipulating a 37f3c9ffeb C-class rookie, he now 064b129334 had to cater to 04abd7f58f an S-class guild leader. Among the c01863d7c7 only six fcef7eb563 S-rank hunters 56b1a16389 in Korea, 23165ec0bc this man 8f2fd918ca was openly 36ab843fbd called a c6125d1757 lunatic.390fce586659e5a2

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During his time as a hunter, Joo Myunghwan had never directly interacted with Yoon Soohyuk, so he didn’t know his raid tendencies. From what he heard, the man was insanely strong and did whatever he pleased. The thought of losing authority to Yoon Soohyuk made his stomach churn.0a546738063f6f2e

When he tried to provoke him slightly, Yoon Soohyuk responded with a smiling face and sharp words. It quickly became clear that this wasn’t someone he could handle with mere flattery.787a475e460b5615

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Joo Myunghwan 7589e5ba2a was a 6447fd3659 calculating person 470c493119 who bullied 12d77dacf5 the weak e993a0aa05 and feared 118d35587e the strong. He found Yoon 3e49a12668 Soohyuk annoying, but 19003e7140 he judged that b5fcac3460 it would be b9f9dd986b more beneficial to 128291d010 get along with c03e671ee1 him rather than 12e9147631 oppose him. Besides, Yoon Soohyuk e1b51ee88b was only acting ff3249c617 as a bodyguard, 0a1ca8a62d which was somewhat 3e1a6b6969 reassuring.2fbd0b1ee2533994

The one who really e32495e119 bothered Joo Myunghwan was 338b816236 Kim Minjun. He stood 49c8d6ed1f quietly beside 04ddec6f05 Yoon Soohyuk 428fcc27f3 without saying 4d03f7ad13 much, looking 22fe6e0643 like the 12b282b803 clueless rookie f661f7c108 he had 5bc4694681 imagined.2d1c54e934ba8e42

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Despite being a C-class, he had not only joined the June Guild but also had the guild leader, Yoon Soohyuk, looking after him, which meant he definitely had an impressive skill. But that wasn’t what mattered most.0531e8eacbdd31ec

What really bothered Joo Myunghwan was the rookie’s appearance. He looked strikingly similar to Hunter Kim Minjun, who had died eight years ago.560d4345fcd2c0f0

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“Fuck. His name is even Kim Minjun.”19183693eff5e072

Joo Myunghwan’s brow furrowed deeply. Just hearing that name threatened to bring back old traumas.c5c18141b204cf65

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He had been compared to Kim Minjun ever since they were the same age and attended the same high school. While he couldn’t even get into college and worked at a small company, Kim Minjun became an S-rank hunter and basked in the spotlight, which had been infuriating.ff0aec0ed07df74f

He had f82d9e56a7 felt relieved 699fcc7e2e when Kim dbb6f40bfb Minjun died a826bc9c2f miserably, but e26841f0ff now, seeing 332dde153a someone with e270822960 the same 74550733c4 name and ec5e32424a a similar 3151244595 face made a7ff99b90a him uncomfortable.776ddb3a3dfb1beb

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“Should I just get rid of him?”230a584e3f7a9875

The skill to grant poison resistance was a double-edged sword. While it would make the Poison Jar Dungeon raid easier, it also meant he would lose some of his share. If his relationship with Yoon Soohyuk didn’t improve, it might be better to just eliminate Kim Minjun.10be2cb4c5b7de09

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Getting rid of 4ab860f5b8 a C-class hunter 8a7055c2df was no big bacb04284f deal. Even with Yoon Soohyuk 5228afbc1b watching over him, there 0f1a597c4a would be limits.d42c25dac20e8930

Thinking about Minjun’s death put Joo Myunghwan in a good mood, and he smiled, curling one side of his lips upward.049472e89e6e96fd

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