Chapter 36

Preparations for the move were in full swing. There wasn’t much luggage, but they had to call a moving company. Neither of them had a license or a car.

“Should I just grab it and run?”

“No, that’s fine. We don’t need it ending up on the internet, do we? Oh, and while we’re at it, you should change your old smartphone. It’s frustrating to look at every time.”

“Oh, really?”

“It’s amazing you haven’t thought of that until now.”

After confirming that the moving company was transporting their belongings, the two went to a nearby telecom store and replaced their smartphones. As soon as they did, *ding*, a message arrived.

[This is the Paehyeok schedule management team for Hunter Cho-i Hyeon. Your A-Rank dungeon schedule has been set for April 2nd.]

“Oh, my dungeon schedule is set.”

“Mine too. But shouldn’t I get my rank re-evaluated?”

“Just leave it for now.”

It could go even higher. Cho-i said, sucking on the milk-flavored candy given to him by the telecom employee.

“Why?”

“Because if you’re going to come with me, you need to be at least B+ Rank.”

Nara Shim covered her mouth with both hands.

“Are you going to find more of those for me?”

“I have to if I’m going to drag you around.”

It was closer to saying he would drag her around and torment her, but Nara Shim seemed touched by the news that her rank would be raised anyway. That guy isn’t quite right in the head either, looking at him.

“But why April 2nd, of all days?”

“Why? Is it a special day?”

“My birthday.”

“Whose birthday?”

“Just someone’s.”

Cho-i turned off his smartphone screen and began installing the necessary applications. There are a total of three hunter-specific applications: Hunter Moose, an item shop; Hunting Miller, a dungeon information app; and Huntred, a hunter community app. Cho-i hadn’t used them himself, but he had seen Hyeonchan An use them frequently. Cho-i registered for each app by entering his hunter registration number. Since he was still registered as C-Rank, the information he could view on Hunter Moose and Hunting Miller was limited.

“Still, Huntred seems mostly visible.”

“Huntred? That’s probably because it’s an anonymous site. You mean you’ve never even installed the Entity before?”

“I forgot.”

“Did Hyeonchan An not let you install it?”

“Rather than not letting me, he just told me not to do it.”

“That’s not letting you, you idiot.”

“That guy was really strange, too,” Nara Shim said, badmouthing someone who was already dead. Regardless of whether Nara Shim was badmouthing the dead, Cho-i accessed Huntred. As he fumbled around on the unfamiliar anonymous site, Nara Shim helped him.

“Here, this is where you write posts.”

“Okay.”

“Don’t change where it says ‘No Name’ here.”

“Why?”

“It’s the nickname field, but if you’re going to post anonymously, it’s better to just leave it. Named Hunters sometimes set a nickname and use it, but usually, everyone posts anonymously.”

“Named Hunters?”

“You know the world hunter rankings, right? Just like the Entity, Korea has hunter rankings. Those who are in the top 100 are called ‘named hunters’.”

“I see.”

“You… you’re not someone who grew up in the mountains, so why don’t you know these things?”

“Hyeonchan said I didn’t need to know.”

“Let’s not talk about him anymore. It’s too frustrating.”

Cho-i selected the free bulletin board and scrolled through the posts. On the second page, he found a noticeable post.

[83 Comments]

[Paehyeok failed LOL F*** I thought it was easy during the first trial, and there were no mistakes in the second either?]

└ If a mere (examinee) knows what a mistake is, you should already be sitting as a supervisor, lol
└ This is correct
└ I failed the first round, what a boast
└ But do you know that?
└ Do I know? I got it because of you
└ This time, an A-Rank crawled into the C-Rank testing ground, didn’t they?
└ Not Paehyeok, but what? Paeheok? No? Is that possible?
└ A friend of a friend suddenly got trapped in an upgraded dungeon, and a tank from the C-Rank testing ground came to rescue them, they say
└ Friend of a friend, damn LOL, why doesn’t even the Paehyeok guild leader call them a friend?
└ Yeah, it’s a fabrication~
└ No, damn it, but since that tank who snuck in got accepted, it’s a corrupt hire, they say
└ Disband, this guy seems to be venting because he failed Paehyeok
└ If you’re going to fabricate, at least make it believable so people will listen. Do you think Paehyeok is some corner store in your neighborhood? LOL
└ ???: Oh, welcome, lol
└ ???: Oh, goodbye

After reading the post, Cho-i briefly showed the smartphone screen to Nara Shim.

“This is getting caught?”

Nara Shim carefully examined the post Cho-i handed her and said indifferently.

“Seeing that it’s being treated as a fabrication, it’ll probably get buried soon. But which bastard ran their mouth? Trying to die against Paehyeok.”

“It’s probably one of the B-Rank party members we saved back then.”

“They’re immediately identified, what were they thinking running their mouth?”

“Should I tell the Guild Master?”

At her words, Nara Shim suddenly flinched and hit her shoulder.

“Hey, it’s not ‘Guild Master’, it’s ‘Guild Master’. You have to say ‘Guild Master’.”

At that, Cho-i immediately made a displeased expression and said,

“Guild Master, you son of a b****.”

“…”

“Guild Master, you piece of sh**.”

“…”

Nara Shim’s face turned from blue to pale white.

“Y-y-y-you crazy b****!”

Nara Shim tried to cover her mouth in a hurry, and Cho-i Hyeon bit her hand.

“Ow!”

When her hand bled, Nara Shim quickly pulled it back and feigned pain. It wasn’t feigned, but Cho-i dismissed it as such and smacked her lips, tasting blood.

‘As expected, the Guild Master’s body was a cheat.’

“You crazy b****, I’m bleeding!”

“What, should I put some saliva on it?”

“You insane person!”

“Want me to show you what insane is?”

“Please just stay still!”

Cho-i smacked her lips again and started looking for other posts. There was indeed a post related to Paehyeok.

[Is Paehyeok’s female appearance the only tower changing?]
[I saw a really pretty b**** during the Entrance Exam, she totally overshadowed the current model H.Y.B.’s face]
└ You son of a b****, don’t touch our Y.B.
└ LOL, you blind idiot
└ I saw this trial, I know who it is.
└ Who?
└ If I tell you who, would you know, you idiot?
└ I saw her at the C-Rank testing ground
└ Did you talk to her?
└ I failed the first round, you b****
└ LOLOLOLOL

“This sounds like me?”

Cho-i said to Nara Shim, who was blowing on her own hand. Nara Shim looked at the phone screen Cho-i held out with tears welling up in her eyes. And she said,

“Even if you look at it while doing a front roll, it’s your story.”

“Right?”

“Ah, it’s ambiguous.”

“Why?”

“Right now, there are stories on the anonymous board about an A-Rank coming to a C-Rank dungeon, and stories about seeing you in C-Rank. If you go into an A-Rank dungeon while on Paehyeok’s schedule, they’ll immediately say it’s you who got a corrupt hire.”

“Ah, you’re right.”

“I’ll have to consult with Mr. Dongju Kim and Ms. Yeonhan Kim about this. There will definitely be talk later.”

After confirming that the moving company had moved all their belongings, the two immediately headed to Paehyeok. When they arrived at Paehyeok and relayed the relevant story, Yeonhan Kim scratched his head. His short, almost platinum-blonde hair was tangled.

“That’s a bit of a headache.”

“Find out where it leaked from.”

Dongju Kim said, frowning.

“I’ll have to. For now, Cho-i will have to cover her face for a while.”

Cho-i tilted her head, then tilted it the other way, and said,

“Can’t I just say I was scouted and was a secret examiner?”

Nara Shim’s head snapped around. Her face asked why he had come up with such a useful idea.

“Hmm, it’s a good idea, but Paehyeok rarely scouts. Because there’s no need to.”

“‘Rarely needed’ doesn’t mean ‘never,’ does it?”

“That’s true. But what would be the reason for scouting an A+ Rank tank, not even an S-Rank?”

Cho-i raised a finger.

“It’s right here.”

What she had turned on was an anonymous board on her smartphone.

“My face.”

She was confident. Cho-i propped her face with her hand.

“This beauty.”

“…”

“…”

“…”

“It’s annoying how strangely convincing it is.”

Dongju Kim said. Nara agreed, and Yeonhan Kim held back.

“…I think that’s the best way to do it. But Paehyeok already has a model. Yibae Hyeon.”

“I know!”

Nara Shim raised her hand.

“She’s really pretty! Honestly, I think she’s the prettiest out of all the guild models.”

Then Cho-i put her face next to Nara Shim’s and said,

“Prettier than me?”

“Hey, are you serious?”

Nara Shim, who had turned her head sharply to look at Cho-i’s face, froze with her mouth open.

“…”

“What.”

“…”

“Why.”

“You’re prettier…”

“Right?”

“But are you really going to be the Paehyeok model?”

“No.”

“Then how are you going to use that excuse?”

“Say that I picked them for their looks, but they were too timid to be a model.”

“Timid?”

Dongju Kim said from beside her.

“Let’s say we cast them for their looks, but couldn’t use them because they’re crazy.”

“That’s a good one.”

“I know, right!”

“?”

Cho-i looked around at the people. They weren’t even making eye contact with her. What was this atmosphere?

“Everyone seems crazy.”

“Usually, if everyone seems crazy except you, it often means you’re the crazy one.”

Dongju willingly bestowed her life’s wisdom and then stood up.

“Where are you going?”

“I’m busy.”

“Don’t worry about it.”

Yeonhan said, and Dongju waved her hand and disappeared.

“I’ll relay this matter to the Guild Master.”

“Alright.”

“Cho-i, keep quiet for a while.”

“Sure, whatever.”

“Handle your scheduled appointments well. Don’t cause any trouble.”

“Alright.”

“Don’t immediately retaliate if someone picks a fight.”

“Why are you talking so much?”

“It’s only when I see you.”

“Ugh.”

Cho-i snorted. Yeonhan smiled, sighed, and then stood up.

“First of all, thank you for letting me know immediately when you found it. We can respond sooner.”

“No problem.”

“Then you guys go back and organize your next schedules.”

“Oh, that’s right.”

Then Cho-i raised her hand as if remembering something.

“Huh? Why?”

“Nara Shim is now B-Rank.”

“What? How?”

“She found a Red Magic Stone in the S-Rank dungeon last time.”

“That? She was lucky. But you didn’t take it and gave it to Nara Shim?”

“Yes.”

“Why?”

Cho-i had other intentions, but she blinked her eyes innocently.

“Just because I wanted to?”

And because of her unpredictable nature, no one doubted her answer.

“Well, it’s a strange answer, but it was a good decision. Once you reach A-Rank, you’ll need more than just one or two Red Magic Stones.”

“Really?”

“Yes, that’s why she ate it as a C-Rank and rose to B-Rank. If an A-Rank had eaten it, there would have been no change.”

“Oh, thank you for the good information.”

“Alright, then I’ll be going now.”

“Goodbye.”

After confirming Yeonhan’s departure, Cho-i turned on the anonymous board again and pressed the write button. After typing something, she pressed confirm and showed it to Nara Shim.

“I can write it like this, right?”

“Huh? What is it? You crazy bitch!”