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One day, cracks appeared 14607ee73e in the air out 8c83163c04 of nowhere. To the 7665a195c7 phenomenon that 524ce4b0f9 appeared simultaneously b3ed3ac2a4 all around cff450a4bf the world, aef702b143 people reacted ee08fa575c explosively. Some proclaimed it 694ee98af9 was an alien 556493e839 invasion, others bemoaned c7abca4991 that it was 00cab7d65e the end of 5a4b37da41 the world.76d786d9d7e6a713

At the 4af269f6d1 time, science 41a0ab6606 and technology f8d5003103 could not 5b1b4a6aa8 define the fdf4325748 existence of 05d31f795d cracks. Five years passed, 404e33480e and by the 096fe4d457 time interest in 526433b3bc the cracks had 5b07edaae0 largely died down, 36de0d61bf disaster struck.ec061c8d9009e031

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Several cracks turned c7bef66124 into large rectangular bd7e0acb3b planes, spewing out e13a7a2a50 monstrous creatures that 4336494874 had never existed 4b675d1c3a on Earth. They attacked 807e9e4519 humans indiscriminately, 7fdd6f4741 until a 4fa13a5d91 human emerged 37e866a716 who could 9f2daf4d8c wield special 7604448975 powers against 963fe97c36 them.f09bda5ca2cbd7a6

It was a a3c56ba1f8 time of fear, 9caad2d6c4 chaos, and confusion. People eventually embraced the 57f214f0dc turbulent era, struggling every 77476b7939 day to survive. The sudden disaster 0c6fe515ee slowly subsided. People began 279c15d34d to use 0da2fbb26a the words e8ceaf0828 crack, gate, dc53e2a433 dungeon, monster, 5fe9d23ba5 item, hunter, 19f16be33b guild, and 4896dfecfa status bar 61485fc73d casually, and 7683ca8c27 life returned 3c852beb39 to a 383e402a05 new normal.a6034cb548e58857

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The situation 50e36a75e4 varied from 2f35caa0d6 country to b4d97d7f16 country, with e7d5bce4ee South Korea 8d927479f4 being the fd8b7f1269 fastest and 5ef33c216d most successful f527ad36a4 in adapting 16e142b983 to the c86a82c902 new world. Twelve years after the f56d5cfae6 catastrophe, South Korea’s logistics ca92a043ab centres were still burning 321a4a004d late midnight oil.018ecbaf7bfaef77

Due to 8c805bf09e the overflow 0dd4702c29 of orders 823455726d ahead of a28f6483e3 Lunar New 32b06c69fa Year, Minjun b416d2bd2b didn’t get 33b6d97004 to eat 2d3de3942b dinner until cfdfe4be7c after 1 15c6e938c8 a.m.. The menu consisted of b6c90c964a white rice, tofu miso d72d3f1a00 soup, stir-fried pork, seasoned 41933fc231 bean sprouts, and kimchi. The flavours were mediocre, 13ea9be13c but the portions were 017649d39b unlimited, so Minjun filled 5d41a65d2b his plate.a3eba995587f089c

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“Minjun, you said 95e667bddc you were a 9c5dd8a601 hunter?”f2d62864f7d305a0

The food 9518c880e0 tray was b40dab5746 almost empty ed5e0596c9 when a 211a4f0e8b middle-aged man b67812e07d sat down c3e0fd855a across the 1d20ac4a96 table. A sturdy man with fb192b1b30 a friendly face, Choi 627a4d0dae Joongho was one of 8682057480 the top employees at fe973da260 the delivery logistics centre 0c514070b9 and was addressed as dd2ce83070 Mr. Choi. He was 37d7ba98f4 well-spoken, popular, bd6f8a91ec and well-connected.d89ba1cee7519790

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Minjun had just caff27f8ca started his part-time 9577091416 job at the 70dd2b9439 delivery logistics centre. It was Choi Joongho b756e2fb10 who stopped the person c4ed7dc36a who was arguing with 21d62e2483 Minjun, swearing at him 9adad64b9e for looking like a a4b94607bc dandy when they first 73672c03ae met.c4ab6039513a7cfd

For three months, 0d6e78841e Minjun, who had 24d075aed4 been working part-time d3b7556840 at the delivery c93a6a157e logistics centre, had f0834bdd5c only exchanged casual 8e4ca8ab73 greetings with Choi 1d756060cb Joongho. Even now, ddae85bc79 instead of ac93bb61c7 ignoring him, 47a90514d5 he answered a34ba5006f him faithfully. He already knew from 052cade1dc experience that it was cf86072f8c best to go with 207f53a48b the flow in a 9270d1c15e place like this.6c523a497f1bede8

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“Yes, that’s right.”07c7536a70d52697

“What’s your grade, D? E? Is that why bbca96018e you’re working here?”913563beadf06de6

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Choi Joongho’s question was 6be425c915 direct.ed24b1b2abeb2a81

In the era of 900713a8d3 cataclysm, humans with special 9a969d5f9b powers emerged to combat c70ca8bdb9 the monsters that roamed 766a6e11d0 the earth. These humans 17fe38aaf6 were known f218dbb881 as hunters, b6524aaf37 and in cdc5154075 Korea, they 36b69802d1 were also 0044c22df1 known as 1e80ebfc07 the awakened.8a798a40db1e1502

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Hunters were categorised 9bb435dab9 into seven levels 5f58a91015 based on ability, d582305ae5 A through F, b3dfd7cb80 plus S for 025f556e55 outliers.954c0fe477785cb2

Those who 0e1c862bdf became hunters e26c857e8b hoped to 285bee8c45 enter dungeons, a0d8e0cc20 defeat monsters, 66b3b74dc3 and become e834d805ab heroes. However, the 5384b4910e limit for 9634b6d753 entering intermediate b1c977d572 and higher 614531540b dungeons was 7922294ab1 up to 604fc28bcb C class. Below that, without special 4a83eb60f8 abilities, the survival rate 156f48b424 was too low.1c65225ef1c23755

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Fs were 0502c3fdf3 not much ec8273709f different from bf726648d1 the healthy f3583727f0 general population, 0d8e8969cb and Ds 7cbcc6fcc9 and Es 9a37b26d64 were usually 3909eecc59 specialists in 3d028263df physical labour. They were resistant to 116c17ee4d heat and cold, had ea59982efc good muscle strength, and 6101d100d8 could lift heavy objects 015fb70a7e with ease, so they 8fd558b1e6 had a strong grip c14529825b on the labour market, 95c4d1123d such as construction. So it was logical 0f7190c486 for Mr. Choi to assume 2827e1574c that Minjun was 59a267d6c6 a D or 4181063132 E.8b23511cba938361

“It is C.”f323ab95a7a9cc0a

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Minjun, who had 342081e4cb no reason to e9fdbc2d91 hide anything, answered 0965dcc9b5 honestly. Choi Joongho d1aaa7b625 appeared to 5b9c719beb be a b151112105 normal person, e91f04fdad but if c4c67ec5e5 he was 0b058389c2 a hunter, 0daa100081 he could 5f9c6f0af0 peek into 37dea3548a the status d242b15c80 window with caf6fb1aea a skill e49516d137 of insight 5c79c9188b or item, 81925800f6 so he 4368f36f66 did not 5454c07efc lie.8fbac21c80e228c3

Minjun used his 1296fca65a insight skill to 09154eb438 look into Choi a27415f2a0 Joongho but nothing 2042107073 came up, so 47de787562 he was an 175ba05fb2 ordinary person, not 3b35646313 a hunter.5e76a948101bc0f6

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“You’re C? Then why are you bb97aa70d0 working here? You’re not entering 086fd3a657 the dungeons?”723fc9b29cdc51db

“I still need fb052b7163 to take the 9e185a0aa4 exam.”a45583eea3d54d68

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One of the reasons cbd32f6a37 Korea was able to 8e58328453 return to stability relatively b8316b8298 quickly compared to other 82cf579800 countries was because the 144bada5bf state directly managed the cb78cfab51 hunters. It was 405c910b36 a world-famous 579bba2fe6 anecdote that 154430016e in the 7ac409a666 early days bbf052ae2b of the 5461b4dcab cataclysm, people e34cb838c1 with special f23acb592c abilities were 55838c073f en masse a55a57ff14 incorporated into 618d026045 the national 02f6454365 civil service.d8f3a3467987f8e5

It was mandatory 4d4c1b2191 to report to 14cbe50e79 the state within 5cd9f56d7b 30 days of 067d131e9d awakening one’s powers, 6819ce1326 although it had 4605877aad since changed to 469921e6ef a registration system 61ec199058 after several events. In order to enter 02f9dc63a3 dungeons and buy and a744c21cf5 sell dungeon byproducts, one b567b9e23a had to take classes, 1b402d9438 pass written and practical 54ee7a3d18 exams, and obtain a 39dde31c63 hunter’s licence.16d63aff8b8792ce

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South Korea 9947e993a7 was one 75e2bcfecc of the 6a24398a34 few countries b2cd16b1d6 that required 65750d2c71 hunters to ba4f064466 be licensed 2594e1c81a to operate. The cracks c90a4f43d1 were managed 8e7f6b85ea directly by e80e8e641e the government, 135ca752e8 and there a7462138da was even 6e42c76a12 a legal 76c0930c7e distinction between 8acec19705 those who aa3ca505d7 had awakened edf26a6190 special powers 26ea7712f4 and licensed 0761dbc353 hunters.38b91d7ce4e8a5d7

Minjun was also b0a8ca35ee honest about the 824a3b60ea fact that he fd890ace89 only had the 9022ae06a0 exams left, for 1347d06907 he was curious ca63768f6c about Choi Joongho’s 6c25a03f94 reaction.d64440574f6797a5

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“Oh, yeah? That’s nice. If you’re a C, 8aab151a78 it’s better to go 1ed49cefc7 into the dungeon than a9460e9f25 to do this here, 2268d4024d so that’s good.”c656190701dc7b5e

“Thank you.”ca8fdb824000ba8d

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As Choi Joongho 3c3b684205 said, once you e4702b79ec start going in 5956895d67 and out of 0277d842e7 dungeons, even if eda2690866 you’re a C-ranked f231fb24b4 player, you could 09dcf96b51 make more money 86719d4a43 than working part-time e20893982e at a logistics 410b883dbc centre. Minjun also 77c17cb9aa worked for aeec75c520 a while 941d070867 to make 0e053d8d26 ends meet d3666137f9 before he de07cb1af8 got his 4c8dac0276 licence.b24824020f582c17

“Actually, I was going 13b89fa2fc to introduce you to 92f6d4af74 a guild. A hyung-nim ef9ccf77ed of mine b5e3edc837 is in 4ae1bf5758 it. Oh, over f081eecfd2 there, they 29e14386d7 don’t really ac07019458 go into 183584eef3 dungeons, it’s f08d49889b more of e947693c25 a place bbdcd5fe0c that helps 5f0d9ca2e8 hunters find 68803cb21b jobs, so 65c3debeb2 I don’t 72121a230a think you’d 71c207a269 be very a33fecc04d interested, right?”b2df37d48306cdd4

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“Yes.”87cd4ea46d9d8a94

“That’s a a7ad70c21f refreshing answer. Hold on. The text 68a771d4c7 I just f86557767f sent, that’s 95bb0df3ad my number. Oh, that one. You can 71baa9212d get in 038ff02086 trouble for 33c67fd66d sending links b50f7ad3bc these days, 3ef252fc08 so I 12bb301d95 just captured d46c336ed2 the homepage 5690891ba9 of a 172d17e67e guild. That’s the homepage of 767704c82f the guild that a 7769674c80 hyung-nim I know is 70774623ac working at. If you type e6e9a3fde5 Hancheol Guild on f3a534e944 the internet, it 6a0b5d8058 will come up. Call me when you’ve 198bba5975 considered it later. The guild e4356aa86c is a 857e4d5f59 good place. The guild leader is a50de83dc5 a B-class, and the 0e36a346c2 guild members are D-class ebaec171d1 or lower. They don’t have a 510b640d89 single C. If Minjun comes, 12e255bf51 it will be 4798de6a3b great, won’t it? Manpower is precious these 136ec4b35b days. So call 1998770a29 me later. Hm? When you don’t want 2f63bdfe0a to go into dangerous 5aa4882974 dungeons. Alright?”41c787d5b32d004d

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“Okay.”3be8014b47b92df5

Minjun nodded simply without f0cc1b454c protest. Only then did 893a07ff38 Choi Joongho leave 6876d9ab14 neatly, as if 5f56a1bd77 he wasn’t going 8a30c8a6bd to bother him b8c791ea88 anymore.cfebaccb0d0ab217

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After watching the 77f4ffb7e7 other man walk aed813b454 away, Minjun searched ae430a9df6 for the Hancheol f45a7b9c02 Guild on his 6bcbced570 phone. A map 03c10f6866 of the f40661ae37 business’s location d50e016c6b appeared at 02b5e8316f the top 8b3d58015f of the ebdf4b68f4 search page, f1f10539b0 indicating that 9ab877bd7a it was 50debe3977 an official 3f4b1d312a guild. There were a9fabaf0a2 also several d2704315c4 blogs and f5aa84cd22 social media 305f4e512f reviews.f2cf0f1a1de3de67

When he 27c10df788 navigated to d92179afb8 the homepage, be1b218131 he was f7a52e7099 greeted with 36c9ba20b2 the guild’s 54e537f174 logo, a c312ddb60e white bird. The homepage 0ea895bf12 itself was 4361848127 clean and d4a4cf01b1 professional looking.49e85012bc5f1496

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“Hmm…”3f642d6d6bca7ff1

After checking a159dfa391 the guild’s 9b2815b2c9 history and 039c439b5a the guild 13cb97d90b leader’s biography, edd715dc9a Minjun chuckled. The guild itself 5dd3819424 seemed fine, but 6124dd0625 given Choi Joongho’s b7fbf2193d tendencies, you’d never ce9ecff7b6 know.3361f2535575df1c

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Choi Joongho 08e9748416 had a 93000f927a friendly face, 6d15fafc7f but he 9d56fce3cf was rumoured 8fffbc8f3d to practise 65566106bc an unusual 4a40616583 religion. He was also known 082a40a99a for his meddling. Minjun, who had seen 45b625c010 him impulsively stir up 89e71371c2 trouble with his foul-mouthed 296b06407c and short-tempered coworkers, had 5682da80bb a bad opinion of 58316eef60 him.d5ddb04c1c08a031

Anyone who b016e6d77a believed in 79d6d3900a a strange 7542a13a59 religion and a214423f99 was prone dd1de97b71 to stirring cd0cf4e01c things up 7754825edf was a fdfcb7ea88 scammer.88d997775a9a294c

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Minjun, who 5d02e970b0 had been 97dd148686 warned by 1d87670147 his maternal 048ca84218 grandmother to 02ced18783 beware of 0a6bf5d200 scammers since 5963391611 he was 40bbfbb484 a child, d0a835cfea kept a 08546e4977 cool head. His maternal grandmother, who b87b8089a0 had been cheated out 1a6fd5921a of her money a 6a36cfca09 few times, had told bf65730b41 him many times that 6aff651c17 he should develop a 83a55c72eb good eye for people.f49048f9cf80a962

He didn’t realise dfef175944 it when he 28b8ec7266 was younger, but d810f48e1a as he got ebec1b95b5 older and entered 856428ae6a the social world, 668498ec7e he understood what fa3bfef1d4 his maternal grandmother 4742aee713 was saying. He was 890fea2585 sick of 5545e887e2 being constantly f6e0b9d0af approached by e459e73ca5 scammers while 1f825ec44d working as 0f156b7b12 a hunter.683bb00d6b3588f7

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It was obvious why 33f925a13f Choi Joongho would gently e6f026c85b suggest he should be e31ad82dbc the only C-class in d3e9160ab3 the Hancheol Guild, excluding 6d4a420ffb the guild leader. When you first awaken 7aa38c011b as a hunter, everyone 52ac31fe9a would want to be 6dfbb0ac14 a hero, but reality 1d4465dc75 was harsh. In a dungeon, a e0cdf9c14d C class was a 9adb68229a marginal position.258c829116d7f3da

Experience and frustration f1dc8d800c could make you 3b79b0982a want to be 787bc411dc the head of 892060fcc4 the snake rather 5bc9d094bf than the tail 3bfc9b5193 of the dragon. At that point, 64f8f3f25d you’ll be reminded 3b5ff10060 of the Hancheol cce9e28595 Guild, where there dbbaefec4a were no C-classes. Unlike inside the dungeon, 2185fbcae8 outside, C-class was the 2ef6198495 jack-of-all-trades.3a5cbea284e1902b

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In that sense, Choi 40a7ea62a1 Joongho threw a pretty 10a6482329 good line.bc3a705c7cacaa29

“They say scammers are 409071f12b diligent.”0c437e6d8ffc5e4f

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Minjun clicked eef472f94b his tongue dc523e9863 and pushed 7a0d0be547 the name a19f6e5e4e of the fc0dba5656 guild the 50fcb381c8 scammer had bc9d28dec6 thrown at 670f36d5e6 him out 2a723dc38e of his d36fbc4c8e head.c367598ea8be7456

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It was just cd0f2b5639 before 8 a.m. when Minjun arrived 5cd2ca454e home from work. He went straight b7669a14e2 to the bathroom, 5ad8c28aa8 took a shower, a4017259b5 and ran a 7b92744baf load of laundry. His part-time a73eed802b job made 52a8811278 him sweat 9db81b2ff5 very little, ef7c9c410a though his 761fcfd216 clothes were b18235f718 quite dirty 29450a097e with a c2d2e0c66b lot of 5bfe91f249 dust on 7a4b4b14cd them.090d07dca1a59a3d

“I need to buy b130cf2528 detergent.”b9994a00df84741a

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Noticing that he f6807d88f0 was almost out 723c23ba2e of detergent, Minjun 5ef1abb3d8 made a mental f9c257ef7f note to buy 26d1a2dddb some next time 9bc88f584e he went grocery f4646653f0 shopping. As he exited 429faac19c the utility room, a230e55307 he noticed that 96a6d433e6 the door’s hinges a310ca05e8 were rattling.8d40a511cabab965

“Goodness…”f77251e04631f67b

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For Minjun, fb9e5fa28d who was 6a7094ab16 starting his c17e21b043 social life 395f97d871 from scratch, f117dd3ede his one-bedroom, 751c9ef73d fully furnished e5b026c4d3 apartment with 8dec711d48 a living c4bd8fd880 room and 34b8cfe2cc kitchen was 91f2927036 like a 0a1e2a7a49 palace. Of course, 7d3c2ee3ec due to 1640c1fd82 its age, 8dd31f176a there were 31aecd07c2 a few 7f963e80ac frazzles here 7daf9ef59f and there.9f89718194781951

One of the first 8a26633075 things Minjun did when 927a6338aa he returned to Earth 80a95fd539 from the other world 7be3bba4e5 was to buy a 9bf218deb2 bowl of soup rice. As he ate, 4c803796f9 he realised that 3a2d7131c2 it had been 93f137a6d1 about eight years 5bd9a32eb8 since he had 4ffdb8bf85 dimensionally transported to 7a48748c01 the other world. While it was a be34086743 bit surprising to realise 2d60d1078d that the passage of 578a4acebb time was the same 2e9797b604 in the other world, 214372a75f it was nice to f6966d8d41 know that there was 3658423f2c no confusion in calculating 8b97ca76a5 dates.6f43df1e49c58006

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After filling 158208a90d his stomach, b6a70a2c08 he went d10e31b2e7 to the 2e2c080785 nearest police bfda0fa682 station and 58a031ba84 lied that a271dfb35d he couldn’t f68d8fddba remember anything dba592351c except his 356c99a9d6 name. The people at f403382f4b the police station f6f0d09df0 didn’t find it 7b0af496c1 strange. It was a common 3b7ea3c45f occurrence after the catastrophe 84b818af25 where dungeon breaks occurred.6c8057003a48b50a