October 31st, 2023
I carefully moved the dye to the table and piled it up, and then bowed my head with sincerity.
“I really… like it, thank you.”
“I knew it.”
Honeybee posed for the side view on the hair dye wrapper. This time, she clapped her hands, this time sincerely. After enjoying the attention for a while, he said, “Oh,” as if remembering something.
“By the way, the rice wreath is a good one, too. I paid extra and exchanged it for the king’s 2,000 rice. As soon as I heard the news this morning, I went with a team leader…”
“Where did you hear the news?”
That’s what I was most curious about. Where did Honeybee and Team Leader Han who were the first to send wreaths, hear about it?And where did the hunters, who were now swarming around and appealing not to fold under the guise of a gift offensive, hear about it? Honeybee’s eyes widened, and she nodded in understanding.
“Team Leader Han, please explain.”
“Yes, sir.”
Team Leader Han pushed up his glasses and began to explain.
“The guilds plant informants and scouts in the Awakening Management Bureau. They’re there to scout for talent quickly and efficiently, and when they find a good candidate, they report back to us, and we start the groundwork to recruit them.”
“I don’t think I’m a good candidate.”
“What a sad thing to say. Cha Ui-jae was a talented person who I wanted to bring to our guild even before awakening.”
Team leader Han said firmly. Honeybee explained from the side.
“Usually, scouts only look at direct management centers, right? They rarely care about places like the temporary center in Gwangjin-gu. The candidate in the direct management center is much better.”
That’s right. Each individual who wants to show off their abilities and get a high grade will be thoroughly examined at the direct management center. Team leader Han continued.
“But a rift appeared in the temporary center in Gwangjin-gu, right in the middle of the city, even in the Awakening Management Bureau, and it was unannounced, so all eyes were on it. It was a matter of public unrest.”
Of course, it’s understandable that the Crack Management Agency would feel uneasy about a sudden, unannounced rift. This time, it was particularly unfortunate that it was created in the Awakening Management Bureau, so everyone’s attention was bound to be drawn there.
“Everyone started scrabbling for information about what happened, and then I saw your name on the list of survivors.”
In other words, if it weren’t for the rift, I could have quietly registered and slipped away, just like my original plan.
As I listened to the story, I suddenly felt the veins on my forehead pop and my fever rise. According to the team leader Han, everything was wrong because of the rift. The butterfly effect of the rift was truly great, so I had to sit a ritual at a fan signing event at a haejang-guk house.
‘It’s the fucking rift.’
The fan signing event ended in an hour. Unable to clean up the presents, I headed to the kitchen to prepare for evening’s business.
What little energy I had was stolen by the arrival of the busy Jung-bin himself.
“How are you? Congratulations on your awakening.”
He handed me a paper bag emblazoned with the logo of the Awakening Management Bureau. I didn’t dare to touch it, thinking it might contain official documents. Bae Won-woo, who was sitting in the corner and eating hangover soup, grumbled.
“What, the envelope that looks like it’s going to contain a summons, a warning, and a fine notice.”
“Haha, no way.”
“I guess he got it.”
His words revealed details that only those who have experienced them in person would know. I took the envelope with a little trepidation. The envelope was thicker and heavier than I expected. Jung-bin smiled gently.
“Would you like to open it? I’ve filled up only what you need.”
‘I don’t want to.’
But my hands dutifully opened the paper bag, and my expectations were somewhat fulfilled.
『Hunter Basic Guide for New Hunters』
『Hunter Tax Payment Guide for New Hunters』
『Welfare Policy for Hunter』
『One touch! How to use Hunter Market』
『The Awakening Law at a Glance』
Various pamphlets and thick books that can be put in government offices have poured out. It seemed like small boos were poured out from nearby hunters. But Jung-bin still had a soft smile.
“Originally, when you register as a hunter, you have to go through a lot of explanations from the Bureau’s hunters… You didn’t get to hear them due to your unfortunate accident, so I’ve only taken a few things that you really need to know.”
This is what I have to know. Hunters these days had so much to know. My face was soaked in rain.
‘Shit, hunters these days don’t have it easy.’
“Please read through it when you have time, and if you don’t understand or have any difficulties, please don’t hesitate to contact me.”
Jung-bin took a stiff business card out of his suit’s inner pocket and placed it on the pamphlet.
Awakening Management Bureau Field Response Team 1
Team leader Jung-bin
In fact, for hunter, who is weak and powerless, Jung-bin’s business card is the biggest gift. Even if it’s a friendly image with numerous public service advertisements, S-rank is still an S-rank, and it’s not easy to meet fourth-ranked hunter in Korea. A normal hunter would have been impressed, but…
‘We should seal it as it is.’
I didn’t.
At that time, Bae Won-woo got up with a confident face.
“This is why I can’t become a public servant. You give them gifts and study materials! Guys, come on in!”
Clap, clap. With the sound of clapping, the door of the haejang-guk house opened, and people with all kinds of equipment came in. The haejang-guk house was so packed that it seemed like it was going to burst. What are you doing now. I squinted and looked at Bae Won-woo as if to explain.
Bae Won-woo swept his short sports hair and spoke confidently.
“I’m Bae Won-woo. The number one customer of Haejang-guk house. I’ve prepared what Haejang-guk house needs most as an awakening gift for part-timer.”
‘What is that?’
“It’s…”
He raised his thumb beautifully.
“Automatic self-bar with kimchi and side dishes!”
“An automated kimchi and side dish bar?”
“…What is that?”
Hunters, who had repeatedly copied him without their knowledge, began to whisper. Automatic self-bar for kimchi and side dishes. It’s a word combination like soy sauce crab dumplings and macaroon dumplings. You know what it is when you see it, but in a way, you can’t figure it out.
How can it be automatic if it’s a self-service bar? When I saw the confusion on her face, Bae Won-woo smiled.
“Don’t worry. It’s a masterpiece that the Pado Guild’s engineers have thoroughly calculated. Do you mind if I use the space over there?”
“What? Yes.”
Bae Won-woo pointed to an empty chair next to the water purifier. When Bae Won-woo nodded, the Pado Guild engineers rushed to make something.
After a while, a white machine was completed on the chair. Just looking at it, it looked like a coffee machine in a coffee shop, or a rather wide water purifier. And the center of the machine was round and empty.
“What is that?”
“Isn’t it just a coffee machine?”
“Ugh, what an unfortunate thing to say! It’s the blood, sweat, and tears of the Pado Guild’s engineers.”
As Bae Won-woo approached the machine, he took out something from his inventory. It was… a large magic stone the size of his thumb!
“Wow…. Look at the size of that stone.”
“It’s fucking huge.”
“That would be enough to buy a house”
It was time for the hunters to murmur in admiration of the large and beautiful magic stone, which is rare. Bae Won-woo inserted the magic stone into the machine with a very careful touch. At the same time, a blue light came on the machine button. Ki-ying, there was a sound of the machine spinning. Bae Won-woo greeted me in an exaggerated manner.
“The mana stone support was provided by Guild Leader, Lee Sa-young.”
‘What the hell is this?’
I looked at the show with a subtle sense of deja vu. I think I’ve thought the same thing before. However, I couldn’t resist receiving it for free, so my expression was also relaxed.
“Come on, part-timer. Put kimchi, kakdugi, and cheongyang pepper in here, press the button, and voila! You’ll get the right amount of side dishes, and you won’t have to keep track of them!”
What? This might be a little harsh. As if mesmerized, I took the kimchi and cheongyang chilli tubes and fed them into the machine as the engineer instructed. The attention of the haejang-guk house hunters turned to me.
He pushed the button with the bowl… The kimchi poured into the bowl, just the right amount!
“Oooooh!”
“It’s the Pado Guild!”
“Hey, that really works.”
“But isn’t the cost-effectiveness really bad if it’s moving with a magic stone? I’d rather have an electrical cord connected…”
When someone else raised their hand, Bae Won-woo shouted at them with a stern expression.
“Shut up, this is called sentimentality.”
“I think it’s more of a money grab than sensitivity….”
“If anyone ignores haejang-guk house, we can tell them that there’s an automatic self-service bar here that’s powered by magic stones.”
Actually, just looking at the visuals, kimchi comes out of my water purifier. I felt like I had to put up an advertisement like this, but regular hunters cheered because they were blinded by the pride of being able to reduce a busy part-timer’s work.
However.
“The more I look at it, the more I think about it.”
“What?”
Jung-bin, who was watching regular hunters, poured cold water with a smile.
“Doesn’t it look like an automatic feeding machine for pets?”
At 5 a.m. the next day, the sliding door of the haejang-guk house opened. I posted a roughly scrawled warning on the A4 paper with a very pointed face.
!!!Haejang-guk house will not closed!!!
No wreaths, presents and banners
No asking part-timers for their rank
No soliciting part-timers to join guilds
No headhunting
If you break any of the above rules, you will be banned from haejang-guk house.
October 31st, 2023
I carefully moved the dye to the table and piled it up, and then bowed my head with sincerity.
“I really… like it, thank you.”
“I knew it.”
Honeybee posed for the side view on the hair dye wrapper. This time, she clapped her hands, this time sincerely. After enjoying the attention for a while, he said, “Oh,” as if remembering something.
“By the way, the rice wreath is a good one, too. I paid extra and exchanged it for the king’s 2,000 rice. As soon as I heard the news this morning, I went with a team leader…”
“Where did you hear the news?”
That’s what I was most curious about. Where did Honeybee and Team Leader Han who were the first to send wreaths, hear about it?And where did the hunters, who were now swarming around and appealing not to fold under the guise of a gift offensive, hear about it? Honeybee’s eyes widened, and she nodded in understanding.
“Team Leader Han, please explain.”
“Yes, sir.”
Team Leader Han pushed up his glasses and began to explain.
“The guilds plant informants and scouts in the Awakening Management Bureau. They’re there to scout for talent quickly and efficiently, and when they find a good candidate, they report back to us, and we start the groundwork to recruit them.”
“I don’t think I’m a good candidate.”
“What a sad thing to say. Cha Ui-jae was a talented person who I wanted to bring to our guild even before awakening.”
Team leader Han said firmly. Honeybee explained from the side.
“Usually, scouts only look at direct management centers, right? They rarely care about places like the temporary center in Gwangjin-gu. The candidate in the direct management center is much better.”
That’s right. Each individual who wants to show off their abilities and get a high grade will be thoroughly examined at the direct management center. Team leader Han continued.
“But a rift appeared in the temporary center in Gwangjin-gu, right in the middle of the city, even in the Awakening Management Bureau, and it was unannounced, so all eyes were on it. It was a matter of public unrest.”
Of course, it’s understandable that the Crack Management Agency would feel uneasy about a sudden, unannounced rift. This time, it was particularly unfortunate that it was created in the Awakening Management Bureau, so everyone’s attention was bound to be drawn there.
“Everyone started scrabbling for information about what happened, and then I saw your name on the list of survivors.”
In other words, if it weren’t for the rift, I could have quietly registered and slipped away, just like my original plan.
As I listened to the story, I suddenly felt the veins on my forehead pop and my fever rise. According to the team leader Han, everything was wrong because of the rift. The butterfly effect of the rift was truly great, so I had to sit a ritual at a fan signing event at a haejang-guk house.
‘It’s the fucking rift.’
The fan signing event ended in an hour. Unable to clean up the presents, I headed to the kitchen to prepare for evening’s business.
What little energy I had was stolen by the arrival of the busy Jung-bin himself.
“How are you? Congratulations on your awakening.”
He handed me a paper bag emblazoned with the logo of the Awakening Management Bureau. I didn’t dare to touch it, thinking it might contain official documents. Bae Won-woo, who was sitting in the corner and eating hangover soup, grumbled.
“What, the envelope that looks like it’s going to contain a summons, a warning, and a fine notice.”
“Haha, no way.”
“I guess he got it.”
His words revealed details that only those who have experienced them in person would know. I took the envelope with a little trepidation. The envelope was thicker and heavier than I expected. Jung-bin smiled gently.
“Would you like to open it? I’ve filled up only what you need.”
‘I don’t want to.’
But my hands dutifully opened the paper bag, and my expectations were somewhat fulfilled.
『Hunter Basic Guide for New Hunters』
『Hunter Tax Payment Guide for New Hunters』
『Welfare Policy for Hunter』
『One touch! How to use Hunter Market』
『The Awakening Law at a Glance』
Various pamphlets and thick books that can be put in government offices have poured out. It seemed like small boos were poured out from nearby hunters. But Jung-bin still had a soft smile.
“Originally, when you register as a hunter, you have to go through a lot of explanations from the Bureau’s hunters… You didn’t get to hear them due to your unfortunate accident, so I’ve only taken a few things that you really need to know.”
This is what I have to know. Hunters these days had so much to know. My face was soaked in rain.
‘Shit, hunters these days don’t have it easy.’
“Please read through it when you have time, and if you don’t understand or have any difficulties, please don’t hesitate to contact me.”
Jung-bin took a stiff business card out of his suit’s inner pocket and placed it on the pamphlet.
Awakening Management Bureau Field Response Team 1
Team leader Jung-bin
In fact, for hunter, who is weak and powerless, Jung-bin’s business card is the biggest gift. Even if it’s a friendly image with numerous public service advertisements, S-rank is still an S-rank, and it’s not easy to meet fourth-ranked hunter in Korea. A normal hunter would have been impressed, but…
‘We should seal it as it is.’
I didn’t.
At that time, Bae Won-woo got up with a confident face.
“This is why I can’t become a public servant. You give them gifts and study materials! Guys, come on in!”
Clap, clap. With the sound of clapping, the door of the haejang-guk house opened, and people with all kinds of equipment came in. The haejang-guk house was so packed that it seemed like it was going to burst. What are you doing now. I squinted and looked at Bae Won-woo as if to explain.
Bae Won-woo swept his short sports hair and spoke confidently.
“I’m Bae Won-woo. The number one customer of Haejang-guk house. I’ve prepared what Haejang-guk house needs most as an awakening gift for part-timer.”
‘What is that?’
“It’s…”
He raised his thumb beautifully.
“Automatic self-bar with kimchi and side dishes!”
“An automated kimchi and side dish bar?”
“…What is that?”
Hunters, who had repeatedly copied him without their knowledge, began to whisper. Automatic self-bar for kimchi and side dishes. It’s a word combination like soy sauce crab dumplings and macaroon dumplings. You know what it is when you see it, but in a way, you can’t figure it out.
How can it be automatic if it’s a self-service bar? When I saw the confusion on her face, Bae Won-woo smiled.
“Don’t worry. It’s a masterpiece that the Pado Guild’s engineers have thoroughly calculated. Do you mind if I use the space over there?”
“What? Yes.”
Bae Won-woo pointed to an empty chair next to the water purifier. When Bae Won-woo nodded, the Pado Guild engineers rushed to make something.
After a while, a white machine was completed on the chair. Just looking at it, it looked like a coffee machine in a coffee shop, or a rather wide water purifier. And the center of the machine was round and empty.
“What is that?”
“Isn’t it just a coffee machine?”
“Ugh, what an unfortunate thing to say! It’s the blood, sweat, and tears of the Pado Guild’s engineers.”
As Bae Won-woo approached the machine, he took out something from his inventory. It was… a large magic stone the size of his thumb!
“Wow…. Look at the size of that stone.”
“It’s fucking huge.”
“That would be enough to buy a house”
It was time for the hunters to murmur in admiration of the large and beautiful magic stone, which is rare. Bae Won-woo inserted the magic stone into the machine with a very careful touch. At the same time, a blue light came on the machine button. Ki-ying, there was a sound of the machine spinning. Bae Won-woo greeted me in an exaggerated manner.
“The mana stone support was provided by Guild Leader, Lee Sa-young.”
‘What the hell is this?’
I looked at the show with a subtle sense of deja vu. I think I’ve thought the same thing before. However, I couldn’t resist receiving it for free, so my expression was also relaxed.
“Come on, part-timer. Put kimchi, kakdugi, and cheongyang pepper in here, press the button, and voila! You’ll get the right amount of side dishes, and you won’t have to keep track of them!”
What? This might be a little harsh. As if mesmerized, I took the kimchi and cheongyang chilli tubes and fed them into the machine as the engineer instructed. The attention of the haejang-guk house hunters turned to me.
He pushed the button with the bowl… The kimchi poured into the bowl, just the right amount!
“Oooooh!”
“It’s the Pado Guild!”
“Hey, that really works.”
“But isn’t the cost-effectiveness really bad if it’s moving with a magic stone? I’d rather have an electrical cord connected…”
When someone else raised their hand, Bae Won-woo shouted at them with a stern expression.
“Shut up, this is called sentimentality.”
“I think it’s more of a money grab than sensitivity….”
“If anyone ignores haejang-guk house, we can tell them that there’s an automatic self-service bar here that’s powered by magic stones.”
Actually, just looking at the visuals, kimchi comes out of my water purifier. I felt like I had to put up an advertisement like this, but regular hunters cheered because they were blinded by the pride of being able to reduce a busy part-timer’s work.
However.
“The more I look at it, the more I think about it.”
“What?”
Jung-bin, who was watching regular hunters, poured cold water with a smile.
“Doesn’t it look like an automatic feeding machine for pets?”
At 5 a.m. the next day, the sliding door of the haejang-guk house opened. I posted a roughly scrawled warning on the A4 paper with a very pointed face.
!!!Haejang-guk house will not closed!!!
No wreaths, presents and banners
No asking part-timers for their rank
No soliciting part-timers to join guilds
No headhunting
If you break any of the above rules, you will be banned from haejang-guk house.
