The Most Pathetic Person Right Now

The Most Pathetic Person Right Now. Jeonju-ddak.

I had no idea what the Hunter Four-Cuts even was, but this was clearly going to be a massive hit.

I let out a small sigh and checked the gallery again.

The Hunter Four-Cuts system that I had unlocked was already causing absolute chaos. People were going wild over the photos and short videos hunters could now take with a simple blink. It was a perfect replacement for those ridiculously expensive Stones of Storage.

While I was munching on the cold dongchimi noodles and patbingsu that had been exchanged through the Treasure Shop's trading function, my eyes landed on a pinned nickname.

Elsa had finally posted.

(A photo of a pale hand holding a blue rod-like object. JPG)

It was a weapon that allowed the user to freely wield the freezing magic imbued within the blade. It was the sword I had used for a very brief time in the past. It wasn't an overwhelmingly powerful weapon, but it offered incredible value for its rank.

Seeing that she had built an ice palace, I figured Elsa specialized in ice school magic, so I had paid special attention when choosing it for her.

“But why does it look like that?”

Its default form was supposed to radiate cold air with blue flames flickering along the edge.

lmao lmao lmao

While the gallery was in an absolute frenzy, I was completely captivated by the patbingsu I hadn't seen in ages. Mmm! One bite and the savory aroma of red beans, the sweetness of the rice cakes, and a brain-freezing chill flooded my mouth.

Let it go! Let it go! Let it go!

This was the true healing life. Ahh! Knowing that Elsa had made it herself made it taste even better. I could lick the bowl clean and stay up all night gallery surfing like this.

First, I needed to organize the Kartrider screenshots.

“What a load of bullshit. You've never even seen a real B-rank hunter before.”

Her name was Seol Hayan. Her awakened rank was B. Although her community fixed-nick Elsa had commented that she was going to sleep, she still hadn't lain down on her bed.

She was walking along a night path, turning the weapon she received from Ju-ddak over and over in her hands.

“But is this really a B-rank weapon?”

Wherever Seol Hayan's feet touched, ice spread across the ground, and when she frowned, the air around her grew bitterly cold.

Even as a B-rank awakened hunter, this was her first time facing a B-rank weapon. That only made the situation more confusing. It looked like a greatsword, but the blade was far too blunt, and she couldn't feel any special power from it.

“I was happy because it seemed like a weapon I could actually use, but maybe I got too excited for nothing?”

Seol Hayan was a dual awakened. It wasn't a common case. She was what people called an Ice Magic Swordsman, capable of using ice school magic and martial arts simultaneously.

No matter how she swung the weapon around, nothing felt different. And just who was Ju-ddak to give something like this away for free? Was he really a hero from another world? Or was he the Demon King known for opening the gates? Or perhaps one of the legendary S-rank awakened?

Ten years ago, such thoughts would have earned her ridicule, but not anymore. The world had become one where no imagination was too strange.

“For now, I'll sleep and ask Ju-ddak tomorrow while staying in character.”

The moment she turned to head back to her house, a circular exit unfolded in the empty air.

A gate?

An indescribable anxiety washed over her. The gate was vibrating on its own, as if showing off its presence.

C-rank? B-rank? No… It's neither. This is a gate I've never seen before.

The Hunter Management Bureau's warning siren announcing the gate's appearance began to echo through the streets.

“Then… could it be. An A-rank gate?”

Seol Hayan instinctively began running toward the gate.