At that moment, Berga suddenly peeked out from Suho’s shadow and spoke to him. At that sight, the hunters simultaneously clicked their tongues and turned their heads away from Suho.
“Oh, what? You were a summoner?”
“You were a summoner.”
“I was a summoner.”
“… … ?”
Suho suddenly felt like he had been rejected without even confessing.
Not knowing the speed of the guardian, Berg flew over and patted Suho on the shoulder.
[It’s okay. I’m here with you, Your Majesty.]
“It’s because of you, Inma.”
Now, Suho had many other combat skills in addition to summoning.
However, because of Ber’s appearance, the first impression he had was that he was a summoner, and the other hunters’ favorability ratings fell to rock bottom.
Even if you become a C-class hunter, being a summoner is still a minority.
Suho sighed softly and looked back at the other hunters.
Hunters who completely ignore such guardian gaze.
‘I’ve never seen your face before, so you must be a newbie. Are you a summoner?’
‘The summoned beast looks incredibly weak.’
‘If a summoner joins a party for no reason, won’t he just take money without being able to do even one person’s share?’
They tried their best to avoid eye contact with Suho, fearing that he might ask them to join their party.
In addition to Suho, there were other hunters who were shunned by other hunters.
Most of them were new recruits who had yet to prove their careers, or they were well known in the hunter industry for not being able to do their part due to poor skills.
The Baekho Guild members who were watching those people standing awkwardly, unable to join the party, glanced at Baek Miho and asked.
“Vice President, what should we do with them?”
It was a really difficult situation.
If we were to forcefully insert these marginalized hunters here and there, we were naturally concerned about a backlash.
Since conquering dungeons is a life-threatening task, you can’t force a hunter you don’t like to join you as a companion.
“hmm.”
Baek Mi-ho thought for a moment and then opened her mouth.
“Let’s have a party with the rest of us.”
“Huh? That’s too dangerous… … .”
“Instead, I will include three B-class hunters in that party.”
“Ah! Then that will work. Anyway, we just have to maintain it until the villain is caught… … .”
The Baekho Guild members nodded at Baek Miho’s decision.
The Baekho Guild’s gathering of C-class freelancers wasn’t simply for the purpose of protection.
The current situation, where it is not known when or where a class A villain might appear, is extremely dangerous not only for the hunters but also for the citizens.
Even here, isn’t this the middle of the complex city of Seoul?
‘If the villain is hunting the hunters anyway, the most efficient way is to just stick close to the prey and wait.’
In fact, the C-class hunters gathered here were also convinced that they were being used as bait.
But in a situation where you never know when you might be attacked, it’s safer to be a bait that receives protection.
furthermore…….
“I wish the villain would show up on our side.”
“What? Are you crazy?”
“Why? With this level of power, even if they show up, they’ll just run away, and if you just tell the association the villain’s location, you can get the reward.”
“You… … have never met an A-class hunter before? Do you think it’s possible for a C-class like us to escape from an A-class without incident?”
“No, but still, if there are two B-class hunters… … .”
“I said it’s best not to meet at all costs.”
Hunters who had formed a party with people they knew were talking and making a fuss.
In the meantime, Suho, under the guidance of the Baekho Guild members, gathered together the hunters who were left out and couldn’t form a team until the end.
[Keuheuk! Our little monarch is being treated in such a humiliating way. I am so angry!]
“No, it’s because of you.”
If you look closely, Ber speaks with a very honest tone.
But apart from that, Suho decided to accept the protection of the Baekho Guild.
‘I was wondering how the other hunters were doing, so this is good.’
Looking back, it had been less than a month since Suho had awakened.
But in that short period of time, so many things happened, and we even encountered traces of two dead monarchs.
Rakan, the king of beasts, the fang lord.
Tarnak, the king of elements and lord of the strong.
It was clear that the path he was walking was different from that of other ordinary hunters.
So I was more curious.
Just how different is he now from other hunters?
Suho’s eyes narrowed as he looked at the other hunters.
* * *
The Baekho Guild kindly opened up the dungeons that the guild had reserved in advance to C-class hunters.
Since the Baekho Guild members would be attacking together anyway, they would share in the profits, but it would still be a pretty big loss.
‘There’s a reason the Baekho Guild is so famous. It’s truly noblesse oblige.’
Suho was impressed by the consideration of the Baekho Guild and went straight to the dungeon with his temporary party members.
The problem was that those party members were truly non-mainstream.
[A group of really incompetent people have gathered here.]
Ber’s assessment was sobering.
There are a total of 10 party members.
It consisted of three B-class hunters from the Baekho Guild and seven C-class hunters, including Suho.
However, five of them were rookies who had just awakened like Suho, and the remaining two experienced hunters were summoners.
The more summoners a party had, the worse the raid was likely to be evaluated.
This means that the number of people actually participating in battle will decrease.
“… … Is this raid really okay?”
It was to the point that even the Baekho Guild members who were protecting them muttered words mixed with concern.
But there was another problem.
Isn’t there another condition that hunters avoid when gathering party members?
It’s personality.
How can you know someone’s personality just by looking at their face?
It’s simple.
Most of the new recruits who have just awakened this time have bad personalities.
They suddenly awakened to superhuman powers one day, and the price for those powers was nothing more than winning the lottery.
In fact, you will be able to make a ton of money in the future by using that power, so it’s like winning the lottery.
At that very moment, the hunters start to develop a rich-for-nothing mentality.
To put it simply, it’s bluff and pretense.
“Oh my. Why do I have to be treated like this!”
While moving to the dungeon prepared by the Baekho Guild, the new hunter Dongjae Gu suddenly expressed his dissatisfaction with a gruff expression.
He was the largest hunter among the ten, even bigger than the B-rank White Tiger Guild members.
A tank that is obviously strong.
Gu Dongjae was a brand new awakened person who had only been awakened for a week, and he was brimming with confidence in his suddenly developed superhuman powers.
And indeed, his abilities would have been highly regarded if only his career had supported them.
Once you gain some dungeon experience, you will eventually be able to get scouted by a good guild.
‘But the problem is that this time is the most explosive.’
A child who is so intoxicated with his own power that he doesn’t know the fear of the world.
The Baekho Guild members immediately defined Gu Dong-jae like that when they saw him.
“Excuse me. If you take a look at me, I’m the strongest, except for the Baekho hyungs, so I’ll be the attack leader. Is that okay?”
“Huh? Who cares?”
When Gu Dongjae suddenly let go of his guard, the hunters were naturally confused.
“Gu Dong-jae, you said it’s only been a week since you woke up? Then what do you know to be in charge of the party?”
“The same goes for you, right? Since we’re all rookies who haven’t even been here for a month, wouldn’t it be safer to have the fittest person take the lead?”
“But still, rather than us, the Baekho Guild members… … .”
“Haven’t you heard that Baekho hyungs haven’t been paying attention to running the party from the beginning?”
“You’re talking so slyly? How old are you?”
“What? What do you want me to do?”
hook.
As the large, muscular man took a step forward, the hunter who had been questioning him had no choice but to hesitate.
As I got closer, the intimidating feeling I got from him was no joke.
Those muscles packed all over his body were definitely not created in the gym.
Maybe his bulky size itself is his skill?
Meanwhile, Ber tilted his head at Suho’s shoulder, who was just watching their fight from afar.
[Your Majesty, why don’t the strongest ones just become leaders?]
What Berga was pointing to were the members of the Baekho Guild.
Suho shrugged and replied.
“Then it looks a little off.”
[What’s the shape?]
In fact, considering their careers and ranks, it was only natural that the Baekho Guild members would lead the attack in this situation.
But what if they called a bunch of freelance hunters together, saying it was an emergency, and the Baekho Guild suddenly took over as the leader?
“That would be the tyranny of a large guild. It would be like forcing freelancers together. And on top of that… … .”
Suho glanced at the Baekho guild members.
From earlier, their attention had been focused solely on detecting any signs from outside.
In a situation where you never know when an A-class villain might suddenly appear, it was a truly useless waste of energy to worry about the C-class bickering among themselves about who would become the leader.
At that moment, Gu Dong-jae looked at Su-ho with a displeased expression, perhaps because he was annoyed by the sound of Su-ho and Ber’s conversation.
“Why? Why don’t you try being a leader too?”
“Ah, no. We’re summoners, so we’re a bit out of position to be leaders… … .”
It was not Suho but the other summoners who quickly answered and stepped back.
Ironically, the two summoners, excluding Suho, were senior hunters with over a year of experience.
But that is why they knew their position all the more well.
There are two types of raid leaders.
A type of assault leader who leads the assault force from the front.
Or, on the contrary, a balanced type leader who controls the health of the entire party from behind.
The latter was obviously a position that only healers could occupy.
And the summoner was unable to do either.
As the summoners took a step back without a word, Gu Dongjae had a satisfied expression on his face.
‘Good. The flow has completely shifted to my favor.’
The raid leader has priority in profit distribution.
The distribution ratio is a bit high, but more than anything, the raid leader gets priority when obtaining good items from the dungeon.
Moreover, once you gain experience as a raid leader, the chances of you continuing to be a raid leader throughout your career as a hunter increase.
‘But what’s that guy?’
Gu Dongjae glared at the summoner who was absentmindedly standing there among the three summoners.
Right, Suho.
He didn’t care about the driver and was chatting with Ber.
Briskly.
The shadow of Gu Dong-jae loomed over Su-ho.
“Why? Are you also interested in the leadership position?”
“No, I’m not interested. If you want to do it, do it.”
“Haha. Really?”
Gu Dongjae’s expression brightened at Suho’s answer.
He laughed heartily, hitting Suho on the back with his palm, which was as big as a pot lid.
“Well, you also woke up not long ago like me, right? But you must be very upset that you ended up being a summoner. Don’t worry. Just trust me and follow me… … .”
In that moment, Gu Dong-jae’s expression changed subtly.
And then he looked at his own frozen palms.
Something was strange.
When you tap someone on the back, the usual reaction is ‘Ugh, ugh!’ and they bounce forward.
But Suho was different.
No matter how lightly he struck, Suho’s slender(?) body easily withstood his force without being pushed back an inch.
Even the feeling was like hitting a solid tree… … .
“step.”
That was when.
Suho added.
“I will fight separately.”
“what?”
