Jinwoo felt his heart sinking to his stomach .


    ‘When did she come?’


    Because he had been too focused on the boss, he had not realized someone else had arrived .


    ‘I’ve been found out . ’


    Jinwoo clicked his tongue with disappointment .


    tsk


    Now that a witness was here, he snapped out of his greed towards the boss . Hunters Guild had bought the raiding rights of this Gate; in a sense, the boss was the property of Hunters Guild . On top of that, if he took down the boss right now, the Gate would close and the unfinished jobs of the collection and mining teams would result in a great loss for the Guild .


    ‘I almost did something terrible . ’


    Blinded by the greed of leveling up, he almost laid hands on someone else’s property . Jinwoo came to his senses and breathed a sigh of relief . Meanwhile, the owner of the voice came closer,


    “Excuse me, I asked you a question . ”


    Jinwoo smiled awkwardly and turned around,


    “Er, I got lost and ended up here . ”


    “You got lost?”


    The voice was flustered . Jinwoo realized who the owner of the voice was .


    ‘Huh? This woman is…?’


    That face he saw before entering the Dungeon . It was the female S-rank Hunter, Cha Haein . She slowly closed the gap toward Jinwoo and looked at the man’s hands .


    ‘I swear I saw him holding weapons . ’


    Was she mistaken? Whatever he was holding had disappeared as if it was never there . The woman looked up and down on Jinwoo .


    ‘Hard hat and work clothes… Is he a Hunter from our mining team?’


    It seemed that the man’s excuse that he was lost was not a lie . Still, regardless of his reason, the boss room was a dangerous place . Cha Haein decided that sending him away from here was more important than finding out the truth .


    “This is a place where the boss resides . ”


    As she always would, Cha Haein pinched her nose with a handkerchief and stood before Jinwoo .


    “Please get away from here . If you accidently grab aggro, everyone here could end up dying . ”


    “Ah, I’m sorry . ”


    Thankfully, it looked like his acting worked . Jinwoo walked past Cha Haein with a satisfied face .


    As he passed by,


    ‘Huh?’


    Cha Haein turned her head toward Jinwoo . Something impossible happened . With her eyes wide open, the S-rank Hunter stopped Jinwoo before she realized it,


    “Hey, excuse me . ”


    “Yes?”


    “Hold on a minute . ”


    What is this woman doing? Like a thief who had been caught, Jinwoo did not particularly feel good as Cha Haein approached him . The woman got uncomfortably close to him .


    “Er… what is it?”


    Jinwoo asked with an awkward face . However, Cha Haein did not reply . Instead, the woman boldly sniffed the man . She had already put her handkerchief away .


    ‘What the hell?’


    Jinwoo had no idea what was happening .


    ‘Why is she smelling me?’


    The man was flustered . However, the woman was even more so .


    ‘There’s no . . . foul stench . ’


    This was the first time she had met a Hunter without that foul smell . Cha Haein looked at Jinwoo with wide open eyes . A question mark appeared on Jinwoo’s face .


    “Is there something wrong?”


    “Are you… really a Hunter?”


    Was there a need to go into detail? Jinwoo removed the Hunter’s license around his neck and held it out to her . The woman took the license and looked back and forth between Jinwoo’s face and the picture on the license .


    ‘E-rank… Sung Jinwoo…’


    Was it because his rank was too low? There was no bad smell coming from Jinwoo . In fact, she smelled a pleasant fragrance from him .


    Jinwoo carefully took his license from Cha Haein’s hands .


    “So… Can I go?”


    “That’s…”


    The woman realized she no longer had any reason to hold him here .


    “ . . . Never mind . Please be careful on your way back . The Dungeon is large . ”


    “Ah, okay . ”


    Jinwoo bid his goodbye then walked back towards the direction of the work area . His back quickly disappeared in the distance of the cave . However, Cha Haein stood still looking at the direction the man walked off to for some time .


    ‘He smelled nice…’


    After finishing lunch, the Hunters of the mining team returned to the work area . Walking in while picking his teeth, Team Leader Bae jumped after discovering Jinwoo coming back from deep into the Dungeon .


    “Whoa, whoa . Sung-ssi, why are you coming from that way?”


    “Ah, that’s…”


    Jinwoo briefly turned his head back to the boss room’s direction .


    ‘I can’t exactly explain that I was curious about what the A-rank Dungeon’s boss looked like, right?’


    He turned back to the team leader .


    “I got lost while looking for the bathroom . ”


    “Oh, no! You have to be careful! Lots of Dungeons are like mazes . If you get lost, you might never find your way back . In fact, how did you find your way back?”


    “I ran into Hunter Cha Haein-nim on the way back…”


    “Ah, Hunter Cha-nim? She went to keep watch just in case the boss came out of its room . Like you, she’s a rather worry-filled person . ”


    Team Leader Bae laughed energetically . It seemed like Jinwoo’s questions earlier about the boss had given the man a wrong impression . Jinwoo smiled bitterly .


    ‘The team leader can laugh since he doesn’t know how scary the boss is . ’


    This was the difference between the work team and the raiding party . Knowing the true terror of magic beasts, Cha Haein was keeping watch and preparing for the worst case scenario that these men did not give a second thought to .


    ‘Even with that expressionless face, she’s got a side like that to her . ’


    If the boss left its room, the ones in danger were not the raiding party . It was the labor team working while the raiding party was absent . To protect their lives, the woman had forgone sweet resting time and went to keep watch at the boss room .


    ‘ . . . She’s an amazing woman . ’


    This was Jinwoo’s honest opinion of Cha Haein . Suddenly, he recalled the woman’s strange habit .


    ‘Why does she block her nose with that handkerchief?’


    Now that he thought about it, other than the time just now, she had constantly held that handkerchief to her nose .


    “Team leader,”


    “Hmm?”


    Instead of being annoyed by the pestering, Team Leader Bae was rather friendly and accomodating whenever Jinwoo called to him .


    ‘He did seem to respond well to my work earlier . ’


    It seemed that his prowess had earned some brownie points with the team leader . Thanks to that, Jinwoo was able to comfortably ask things here and there . If anything, Team Leader Bae was the one who pressed him,


    “Why are you quiet after calling a man over, Sung-ssi?”


    Jinwoo grinned and replied,


    “No it’s nothing . . I was just curious on why Hunter Cha Haein carried that handkerchief around . ”


    “Oh, that? She’s a little special . ”


    “Special?”


    What did that mean? The team leader explained patiently,


    “From what I’ve heard, Hunter Cha is able to smell something from Hunters . It’s apparently not a good smell . ”


    “A Hunter’s smell?”


    “Something about a unique physiology . ”


    A unique physiology . Jinwoo had something similar: his keen sense of hearing . Even before he had become an Awakened Being, the young man had good ears . And after he Awakened? Well, even as an E-rank Hunter, his hearing was a level above others .


    ‘Her sense of smell must’ve also been enhanced after Awakening . ’


    He understood her to a degree .


    “Peculiar, right?”


    As if liking that Jinwoo was paying attention, Team Leader Bae continued,


    “I heard that because of that smell, she has difficulty breathing around Hunters . ”


    “ . . . ”


    Was that the reason?


    ‘Why she asked me if I was really a Hunter . ’


    Was it because he did not smell like a Hunter? Jinwoo recalled the words of the leader of the White Walkers back in the Red Gate,


    [“In our head, there is a voice whispering to us without rest . It tells us to ‘kill all humans’ . But in front of you, the voice becomes silent . ”]


    Was it related to what that thing told him?


    Not having the smell associated with Hunters, not being told to be killed like humans .


    ‘Because I am a Player…’


    The absolute singular existence that was chosen by the System .


    Just what was a Player?


    Briefly questioning his own identity, Jinwoo quickly shook his head,


    ‘Not like I can obtain the answer to that question right now . ’


    He cleared his mind . Worrying about a riddle that he could not solve would only exhaust him mentally .


    Crack! Crack!


    Soon, the sound of his coworkers mining started . Jinwoo also grabbed his pickaxe .


    ‘An A-rank Boss… I really wanted to kill it . ’


    What would’ve happened if Cha Haein didn’t arrive on time?


    Jinwoo swung away while thinking about it .


    Because of Jinwoo’s outstanding performance, the mining team managed to finish their work before dinner . According to the team leader, it was two hours earlier than usual . Because of that, the eyes of his teammates looking at him had changed .


    “Good work today, Sung-ssi!”


    “Not bad!”


    “I thought someone brought in a mining machine, haha!”


    The Hunters surrounded him and poured compliments all over him . The cold attitude they greeted him with before the Gate had all but disappeared . Jinwoo was also in a good mood . The experience of working as a miner was interesting, and he had succeeded in his objective of scouting an A-rank Dungeon .


    “Let’s go!”


    “Yes, sir!”


    “Let’s go go go!”


    At Team Leader Bae’s order, the mining team moved as one towards the exit .


    “One! Two!”


    “Pull!”


    They passed by the still working collection team . Soon, the mining team left the Dungeon and loitered while preparing to leave . Compared to the Guild’s official members, the temp worker Sung Jinwoo’s pay was provided on the spot .


    “Sung-ssi, here you go, this is yours . ”


    “Thank you . ”


    While handing over the envelope, Team Leader Bae discretely asked him a question,


    “We’re about to go for some food, would you like to join us?”


    While the question was asked casually, the team leader’s eyes were serious .


    ‘It feels like he has something he wants to ask me…’


    Jinwoo felt the man’s sincerity . However, he politely declined .


    “I’m sorry . ”


    “Hmm… That’s okay . ”


    The team leader scratched his chin .


    ‘I wanted to ask him while we were in a good mood with alcohol…’


    But the man had to change his plans a bit,


    “You know, I’ve met a lot of people while working on this job . ”


    “Mhmm . ”


    “But I’ve never seen a man like you . You were born to be a miner . ”


    It seemed that the team leader had taken a liking to him .


    ‘Haha… That’s a bit…’


    Jinwoo could neither confirm nor deny the team leader’s words . Instead, he awkwardly laughed . Confusing that for a good sign, the team leader got to business,


    “I don’t normally do this but… How would you like to come work under me? I guarantee you’ll be paid well . ”


    The young man called Sung Jinwoo . On his first day as a miner, the man had completed several times more work than a veteran miner . If he could not obtain this genius, it would be his failure as the leader of the mining team . Even if he had to talk to the higher-ups to provide a special consideration for Jinwoo, the team leader wanted to hire the young man .


    However, Jinwoo’s refusal was firm .


    “I’m grateful for your words but… There’s something I’m preparing for . ”


    At that sentence, the team leader’s cheerful mood fell .


    “Is… is that so?”


    Jinwoo swallowed a laughter .


    ‘What a fun person . ’


    To think that his feelings would show this much on his face . It seemed that Team Leader Bae thought he had discovered some hidden talent in the E-ranker . After a moment of thought, the team leader carefully asked,


    “How about tomorrow? Do you think you could come out again?”


    “Tomorrow is a bit… Hmm…”


    Well, he was still free tomorrow . The remeasurement was two days from now . But Jinwoo wondered if there was a reason for him to work as a miner again . He had already observed the raiding method of a large Guild and even took a look at an A-rank Dungeon’s boss .


    Suddenly, Jinwoo realized something,


    ‘Hold on . ’


    He was about to refuse when a question flashed across his mind,


    “Does that mean Hunters Guild has another Raid tomorrow?”


    “Yep . It’s another A-rank Gate . ”


    “Is that even possible? They just finished a Raid today . ”


    It was common practice for raiding parties to rest for a week after completing a Raid .


    ‘They said that today’s Raid started yesterday evening . ’


    That meant the main raiding party of Hunters Guild had raided for two consecutive days . On top of that, by the time they went back to take down the boss after the collection team finished, it would be dawn . Jinwoo couldn’t imagine that they would raid again tomorrow .


    When Jinwoo looked interested, the team leader continued,


    “Instead of Attack Team A, Attack Team B will be up to the plate tomorrow . ”


    Attack Team B? They were going to clear an A-rank Dungeon with the secondary raiding party?


    “This is the power of Hunters Guild . We’re probably the only Guild in South Korea that can take down two A-rank Gates with two separate teams . ”


    Team Leader Bae spoke with pride .


    “Is this how Hunters Guild always raided?”


    “No, no . Normally they wouldn’t divide up the teams like that . But seems like the jobs overlapped this time . ”


    Because two A-rank Gates had simultaneously appeared in Hunters Guild’s territory, the team leader explained that Guildmaster Choi Jongin had to pull a lot of strings in order to obtain the raiding rights for both of them .


    ‘Oh, so that’s why Guildmaster Choi was at the Association yesterday…’


    A busy man like Choi Jongin would not have frivolously visited the Association .


    Jinwoo nodded,


    “So does that mean this is the first time the secondary raiding party will be the sole attack team of the Raid?”


    “Yep . But don’t let that fool you . Hunters Guild’s secondary team is not just any secondary team . They’re better than most large Guild’s primary team . ”


    “Still, it should be much more dangerous than today, right?”


    Team Leader Bae was at a loss for words . Jinwoo was right . Two S-rankers had participated in the Raid today . Compared to that, only A-rankers would be part of the offensive tomorrow . Even though they had heard that tomorrow’s Gate was smaller than today’s, the absence of the two S-rankers would be great . The team leader recalled how Sung-ssi was worried about the boss even though the S-rankers were nearby .


    ‘Still, I don’t want to lie to the man . ’


    Team Leader Bae had hoped to work with Jinwoo tomorrow . Realizing that would not happen, the man answered him disappointedly,


    “It’ll be much more dangerous . If things go wrong, the Raid itself might fail . ”


    Jinwoo’s eyes lit up .


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    .


    Jinwoo felt his heart sinking to his stomach . .


    .


    ‘When did she come?’.


    .


    Because he had been too focused on the boss, he had not realized someone else had arrived . .


    .


    ‘I’ve been found out . ’.


    .


    Jinwoo clicked his tongue with disappointment . .


    .


    tsk.


    .


    Now that a witness was here, he snapped out of his greed towards the boss . Hunters Guild had bought the raiding rights of this Gate; in a sense, the boss was the property of Hunters Guild . On top of that, if he took down the boss right now, the Gate would close and the unfinished jobs of the collection and mining teams would result in a great loss for the Guild . .


    .


    ‘I almost did something terrible . ’.


    .


    Blinded by the greed of leveling up, he almost laid hands on someone else’s property . Jinwoo came to his senses and breathed a sigh of relief . Meanwhile, the owner of the voice came closer,.


    .


    “Excuse me, I asked you a question . ”.


    .


    Jinwoo smiled awkwardly and turned around,.


    .


    “Er, I got lost and ended up here . ”.


    .


    “You got lost?”.


    .


    The voice was flustered . Jinwoo realized who the owner of the voice was . .


    .


    ‘Huh? This woman is…?’.


    .


    That face he saw before entering the Dungeon . It was the female S-rank Hunter, Cha Haein . She slowly closed the gap toward Jinwoo and looked at the man’s hands . .


    .


    ‘I swear I saw him holding weapons . ’.


    .


    Was she mistaken? Whatever he was holding had disappeared as if it was never there . The woman looked up and down on Jinwoo . .


    .


    ‘Hard hat and work clothes… Is he a Hunter from our mining team?’.


    .


    It seemed that the man’s excuse that he was lost was not a lie . Still, regardless of his reason, the boss room was a dangerous place . Cha Haein decided that sending him away from here was more important than finding out the truth . .


    .


    “This is a place where the boss resides . ”.


    .


    As she always would, Cha Haein pinched her nose with a handkerchief and stood before Jinwoo . .


    .


    “Please get away from here . If you accidently grab aggro, everyone here could end up dying . ”.


    .


    “Ah, I’m sorry . ”.


    .


    Thankfully, it looked like his acting worked . Jinwoo walked past Cha Haein with a satisfied face . .


    .


    As he passed by,.


    .


    ‘Huh?’.


    .


    Cha Haein turned her head toward Jinwoo . Something impossible happened . With her eyes wide open, the S-rank Hunter stopped Jinwoo before she realized it,.


    .


    “Hey, excuse me . ”.


    .


    “Yes?”.


    .


    “Hold on a minute . ”.


    .


    What is this woman doing? Like a thief who had been caught, Jinwoo did not particularly feel good as Cha Haein approached him . The woman got uncomfortably close to him . .


    .


    “Er… what is it?”.


    .


    Jinwoo asked with an awkward face . However, Cha Haein did not reply . Instead, the woman boldly sniffed the man . She had already put her handkerchief away . .


    .


    ‘What the hell?’.


    .


    Jinwoo had no idea what was happening . .


    .


    ‘Why is she smelling me?’.


    .


    The man was flustered . However, the woman was even more so . .


    .


    ‘There’s no . foul stench . ’.


    .


    This was the first time she had met a Hunter without that foul smell . Cha Haein looked at Jinwoo with wide open eyes . A question mark appeared on Jinwoo’s face . .


    .


    “Is there something wrong?”.


    .


    “Are you… really a Hunter?”.


    .


    Was there a need to go into detail? Jinwoo removed the Hunter’s license around his neck and held it out to her . The woman took the license and looked back and forth between Jinwoo’s face and the picture on the license . .


    .


    ‘E-rank… Sung Jinwoo…’.


    .


    Was it because his rank was too low? There was no bad smell coming from Jinwoo . In fact, she smelled a pleasant fragrance from him . .


    .


    Jinwoo carefully took his license from Cha Haein’s hands . .


    .


    “So… Can I go?”.


    .


    “That’s…”.


    .


    The woman realized she no longer had any reason to hold him here . .


    .


    “ . Never mind . Please be careful on your way back . The Dungeon is large . ”.


    .


    “Ah, okay . ”.


    .


    Jinwoo bid his goodbye then walked back towards the direction of the work area . His back quickly disappeared in the distance of the cave . However, Cha Haein stood still looking at the direction the man walked off to for some time . .


    .


    ‘He smelled nice…’.


    .


    .


    .


    After finishing lunch, the Hunters of the mining team returned to the work area . Walking in while picking his teeth, Team Leader Bae jumped after discovering Jinwoo coming back from deep into the Dungeon . .


    .


    “Whoa, whoa . Sung-ssi, why are you coming from that way?”.


    .


    “Ah, that’s…”.


    .


    Jinwoo briefly turned his head back to the boss room’s direction . .


    .


    ‘I can’t exactly explain that I was curious about what the A-rank Dungeon’s boss looked like, right?’.


    .


    He turned back to the team leader . .


    .


    “I got lost while looking for the bathroom . ”.


    .


    “Oh, no! You have to be careful! Lots of Dungeons are like mazes . If you get lost, you might never find your way back . In fact, how did you find your way back?”.


    .


    “I ran into Hunter Cha Haein-nim on the way back…”.


    .


    “Ah, Hunter Cha-nim? She went to keep watch just in case the boss came out of its room . Like you, she’s a rather worry-filled person . ”.


    .


    Team Leader Bae laughed energetically . It seemed like Jinwoo’s questions earlier about the boss had given the man a wrong impression . Jinwoo smiled bitterly . .


    .


    ‘The team leader can laugh since he doesn’t know how scary the boss is . ’.


    .


    This was the difference between the work team and the raiding party . Knowing the true terror of magic beasts, Cha Haein was keeping watch and preparing for the worst case scenario that these men did not give a second thought to . .


    .


    ‘Even with that expressionless face, she’s got a side like that to her . ’.


    .


    If the boss left its room, the ones in danger were not the raiding party . It was the labor team working while the raiding party was absent . To protect their lives, the woman had forgone sweet resting time and went to keep watch at the boss room . .


    .


    ‘ . She’s an amazing woman . ’.


    .


    This was Jinwoo’s honest opinion of Cha Haein . Suddenly, he recalled the woman’s strange habit . .


    .


    ‘Why does she block her nose with that handkerchief?’.


    .


    Now that he thought about it, other than the time just now, she had constantly held that handkerchief to her nose . .


    .


    “Team leader,”.


    .


    “Hmm?”.


    .


    Instead of being annoyed by the pestering, Team Leader Bae was rather friendly and accomodating whenever Jinwoo called to him . .


    .


    ‘He did seem to respond well to my work earlier . ’.


    .


    It seemed that his prowess had earned some brownie points with the team leader . Thanks to that, Jinwoo was able to comfortably ask things here and there . If anything, Team Leader Bae was the one who pressed him,.


    .


    “Why are you quiet after calling a man over, Sung-ssi?”.


    .


    Jinwoo grinned and replied,.


    .


    “No it’s nothing I was just curious on why Hunter Cha Haein carried that handkerchief around . ”.


    .


    “Oh, that? She’s a little special . ”.


    .


    “Special?”.


    .


    What did that mean? The team leader explained patiently,.


    .


    “From what I’ve heard, Hunter Cha is able to smell something from Hunters . It’s apparently not a good smell . ”.


    .


    “A Hunter’s smell?”.


    .


    “Something about a unique physiology . ”.


    .


    A unique physiology . Jinwoo had something similar: his keen sense of hearing . Even before he had become an Awakened Being, the young man had good ears . And after he Awakened? Well, even as an E-rank Hunter, his hearing was a level above others . .


    .


    ‘Her sense of smell must’ve also been enhanced after Awakening . ’.


    .


    He understood her to a degree . .


    .


    “Peculiar, right?”.


    .


    As if liking that Jinwoo was paying attention, Team Leader Bae continued,.


    .


    “I heard that because of that smell, she has difficulty breathing around Hunters . ”.


    .


    “ . ”.


    .


    Was that the reason?.


    .


    ‘Why she asked me if I was really a Hunter . ’.


    .


    Was it because he did not smell like a Hunter? Jinwoo recalled the words of the leader of the White Walkers back in the Red Gate,.


    .


    [“In our head, there is a voice whispering to us without rest . It tells us to ‘kill all humans’ . But in front of you, the voice becomes silent . ”].


    .


    Was it related to what that thing told him?.


    .


    Not having the smell associated with Hunters, not being told to be killed like humans . .


    .


    ‘Because I am a Player…’.


    .


    The absolute singular existence that was chosen by the System . .


    .


    Just what was a Player?.


    .


    Briefly questioning his own identity, Jinwoo quickly shook his head,.


    .


    ‘Not like I can obtain the answer to that question right now . ’.


    .


    He cleared his mind . Worrying about a riddle that he could not solve would only exhaust him mentally . .


    .


    Crack! Crack!.


    .


    Soon, the sound of his coworkers mining started . Jinwoo also grabbed his pickaxe . .


    .


    ‘An A-rank Boss… I really wanted to kill it . ’.


    .


    What would’ve happened if Cha Haein didn’t arrive on time?.


    .


    Jinwoo swung away while thinking about it . .


    .


    .


    .


    Because of Jinwoo’s outstanding performance, the mining team managed to finish their work before dinner . According to the team leader, it was two hours earlier than usual . Because of that, the eyes of his teammates looking at him had changed . .


    .


    “Good work today, Sung-ssi!”.


    “Not bad!”.


    “I thought someone brought in a mining machine, haha!”.


    .


    The Hunters surrounded him and poured compliments all over him . The cold attitude they greeted him with before the Gate had all but disappeared . Jinwoo was also in a good mood . The experience of working as a miner was interesting, and he had succeeded in his objective of scouting an A-rank Dungeon . .


    .


    “Let’s go!”.


    “Yes, sir!”.


    “Let’s go go go!”.


    .


    At Team Leader Bae’s order, the mining team moved as one towards the exit . .


    .


    “One! Two!”.


    “Pull!”.


    .


    They passed by the still working collection team . Soon, the mining team left the Dungeon and loitered while preparing to leave . Compared to the Guild’s official members, the temp worker Sung Jinwoo’s pay was provided on the spot . .


    .


    “Sung-ssi, here you go, this is yours . ”.


    .


    “Thank you . ”.


    .


    While handing over the envelope, Team Leader Bae discretely asked him a question,.


    .


    “We’re about to go for some food, would you like to join us?”.


    .


    While the question was asked casually, the team leader’s eyes were serious . .


    .


    ‘It feels like he has something he wants to ask me…’.


    .


    Jinwoo felt the man’s sincerity . However, he politely declined . .


    .


    “I’m sorry . ”.


    .


    “Hmm… That’s okay . ”.


    .


    The team leader scratched his chin . .


    .


    ‘I wanted to ask him while we were in a good mood with alcohol…’.


    .


    But the man had to change his plans a bit,.


    .


    “You know, I’ve met a lot of people while working on this job . ”.


    .


    “Mhmm . ”.


    .


    “But I’ve never seen a man like you . You were born to be a miner . ”.


    .


    It seemed that the team leader had taken a liking to him . .


    .


    ‘Haha… That’s a bit…’.


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    Jinwoo could neither confirm nor deny the team leader’s words . Instead, he awkwardly laughed . Confusing that for a good sign, the team leader got to business,.


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    “I don’t normally do this but… How would you like to come work under me? I guarantee you’ll be paid well . ”.


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    The young man called Sung Jinwoo . On his first day as a miner, the man had completed several times more work than a veteran miner . If he could not obtain this genius, it would be his failure as the leader of the mining team . Even if he had to talk to the higher-ups to provide a special consideration for Jinwoo, the team leader wanted to hire the young man . .


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    However, Jinwoo’s refusal was firm . .


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    “I’m grateful for your words but… There’s something I’m preparing for . ”.


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    At that sentence, the team leader’s cheerful mood fell . .


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    “Is… is that so?”.


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    Jinwoo swallowed a laughter . .


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    ‘What a fun person . ’.


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    To think that his feelings would show this much on his face . It seemed that Team Leader Bae thought he had discovered some hidden talent in the E-ranker . After a moment of thought, the team leader carefully asked,.


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    “How about tomorrow? Do you think you could come out again?”.


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    “Tomorrow is a bit… Hmm…”.


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    Well, he was still free tomorrow . The remeasurement was two days from now . But Jinwoo wondered if there was a reason for him to work as a miner again . He had already observed the raiding method of a large Guild and even took a look at an A-rank Dungeon’s boss . .


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    Suddenly, Jinwoo realized something,.


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    ‘Hold on . ’.


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    He was about to refuse when a question flashed across his mind,.


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    “Does that mean Hunters Guild has another Raid tomorrow?”.


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    “Yep . It’s another A-rank Gate . ”.


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    “Is that even possible? They just finished a Raid today . ”.


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    It was common practice for raiding parties to rest for a week after completing a Raid . .


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    ‘They said that today’s Raid started yesterday evening . ’.


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    That meant the main raiding party of Hunters Guild had raided for two consecutive days . On top of that, by the time they went back to take down the boss after the collection team finished, it would be dawn . Jinwoo couldn’t imagine that they would raid again tomorrow . .


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    When Jinwoo looked interested, the team leader continued,.


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    “Instead of Attack Team A, Attack Team B will be up to the plate tomorrow . ”.


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    Attack Team B? They were going to clear an A-rank Dungeon with the secondary raiding party?.


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    “This is the power of Hunters Guild . We’re probably the only Guild in South Korea that can take down two A-rank Gates with two separate teams . ”.


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    Team Leader Bae spoke with pride . .


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    “Is this how Hunters Guild always raided?”.


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    “No, no . Normally they wouldn’t divide up the teams like that . But seems like the jobs overlapped this time . ”.


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    Because two A-rank Gates had simultaneously appeared in Hunters Guild’s territory, the team leader explained that Guildmaster Choi Jongin had to pull a lot of strings in order to obtain the raiding rights for both of them . .


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    ‘Oh, so that’s why Guildmaster Choi was at the Association yesterday…’.


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    A busy man like Choi Jongin would not have frivolously visited the Association . .


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    Jinwoo nodded,.


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    “So does that mean this is the first time the secondary raiding party will be the sole attack team of the Raid?”.


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    “Yep . But don’t let that fool you . Hunters Guild’s secondary team is not just any secondary team . They’re better than most large Guild’s primary team . ”.


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    “Still, it should be much more dangerous than today, right?”.


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    Team Leader Bae was at a loss for words . Jinwoo was right . Two S-rankers had participated in the Raid today . Compared to that, only A-rankers would be part of the offensive tomorrow . Even though they had heard that tomorrow’s Gate was smaller than today’s, the absence of the two S-rankers would be great . The team leader recalled how Sung-ssi was worried about the boss even though the S-rankers were nearby . .


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    ‘Still, I don’t want to lie to the man . ’.


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    Team Leader Bae had hoped to work with Jinwoo tomorrow . Realizing that would not happen, the man answered him disappointedly,.


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    “It’ll be much more dangerous . If things go wrong, the Raid itself might fail . ”.


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    Jinwoo’s eyes lit up . .