Chapter 44
Chapter 44
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 44
Chapter Title: Special Training (2)
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After stopping by the Milky Way Guild yesterday and registering as the raid leader for Training Team 4, the special training kicked off.
Special training.
Normally, the entire Training Team 4 dives into a dungeon every other day.
Securing dungeons is tricky, and managing their condition is crucial in all sorts of ways.
But this special training was run differently from our usual hunts.
Choi Da-eun's proposal: once a day.
I ran into Choi Da-eun again today, just like yesterday, and we headed straight into the dungeon as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
Not satisfied with that, I had to hunt solo, going full berserk mode like a madman.
Why the hell was I stuck doing this hassle?
To avoid making a fool of myself at the Milky Way Guild's training progress report in two weeks.
No clue if it'd actually work, though.
Hunting under Choi Da-eun's protection.
I solo-cleared the third-floor dungeon, Orc Village.
Last time I was here, the Orc Great Warrior beat the shit out of me until I blacked out.
But today's me was different.
I even traded blows evenly with the Great Warrior.
"Not bad, fuck!"
A stream of curses came from behind me.
Choi Da-eun's usual foul mouth, nothing new.
But the emotion behind it was totally different.
Choi Da-eun was genuinely thrilled.
She let out a cheer at the sight of my complete transformation.
I glanced back to check her expression.
Our eyes met, and she flashed a huge grin, shooting me a thumbs-up.
Then she realized what she'd done and yanked her hand away in a panic.
My dick nearly sprang to life.
Praise makes whales dance, huh? Guess it's true.
Choi Da-eun's thumbs-up hit harder than a hundred words of encouragement.
Grrr!
I clashed in a brutal slugfest with the Orc Great Warrior.
No gear on me, so I had to take it down bare-handed.
"Gum-Gum Gatling!"
Pabababap-!
I hammered its body relentlessly.
Pouring every ounce of power into my fists, I beat the living shit out of it.
I didn't give a damn if I took hits—pure kill intent fueled every punch.
"Huff! Huff!"
Tougher than the fourth-floor sewer dungeon.
A matchup problem.
'Those rat bastards were easy to tank as long as my stamina held up.'
The rats in the fourth-floor sewer dungeon had a pure offense stance.
High damage from poison, but their defense was garbage.
The Orc Village Great Warrior on the third floor, though? Stats balanced across the board.
My skills weren't top-tier, so facing well-rounded monsters was way harder.
But I'm Park Sun-woo, the man destined to become an S-Rank Hunter.
Thud-.
The Orc Great Warrior, pummeled by the Park Clan Bagua Sixty-Four Palms.
It turned into mush, like a battered tonkatsu cutlet.
Its massive body crumpled lifelessly.
I defeated the Orc Great Warrior and cleared the dungeon.
Choi Da-eun didn't even get a chance to step in—I handled it solo.
"Damn, shit."
Choi Da-eun, nothing but pure admiration.
Clap clap clap-.
She applauded as she walked over, high heels clicking loudly with every step.
"Fuck, you little shit! You can do it—you just had to try!"
Choi Da-eun sidled up and slapped my back—bang bang.
Hurt more than the scrap with the Great Warrior.
"Ow! That hurts."
"Didn't even hit hard. Bullshit, such a wuss."
Choi Da-eun cackled with laughter.
The fallen Orc Great Warrior slowly crumbled to dust.
And there, gear linked to the Orc Great Warrior dropped.
"...Can we take it?"
That's when a party that had been hanging back behind Choi Da-eun piped up cautiously.
They held today's clearance rights for the "Orc Great Warrior Okan's Village" dungeon.
Choi Da-eun beamed at them and waved them over.
"Yeah, yeah, of course."
A voice totally different from how she talked to me.
Gentle and sweet, un-Choi-Da-eun-like as she handed over the spoils.
They started scooping up the items and gear from the orcs.
Choi Da-eun and I just stood there watching.
Because we'd signed a contract before entering.
In exchange for joining the dungeon hunt, we waived all rights to loot.
That's how I'd been dragged into the dungeon in the first place.
"...Do I have to keep this up for two whole weeks?"
Clearing "Orc Great Warrior Okan's Village" wasn't smooth sailing.
To grow, I had to push my limits, standing vanguard solo as an excuse.
Surrounded by orcs, tanking a barrage of attacks.
But my stats didn't budge a single point.
Another harsh reminder of my talent's level.
Might as well waste time banging chicks with the Taming App instead.
If I nailed a thousand instead of a hundred, wouldn't that unlock another achievement?
Even if I went for their asses instead of pussies, it'd probably count as some unique feat...
"Two weeks straight. At this rate, the tenth floor's too much. You could survive, but you won't shine."
Choi Da-eun was fired up.
She wanted a flashy comeback against the assholes who'd looked down on her.
I shot her a side-eye and let out a deep sigh.
'Got a spark of motivation yesterday from those Training Team 1 pricks...'
Didn't last.
At the guild office, I'd been pissed, wanting to prove something like Choi Da-eun.
A day later? Zero fucks given.
Just a fleeting surge in the moment.
Anger fizzled out fast.
Do I have to rage just because they dismiss me?
Nah.
Their words weren't wrong anyway.
Infuriating, sure—but I had to own the truth.
I'd been trash.
Freeloading parasite? Spot on.
Thanks to the Taming App.
With certainty about my future, petty taunts and scorn didn't faze me.
Couldn't touch me.
Simple analogy.
If I knew my stock was guaranteed to skyrocket?
Not some chump 30% gain-and-dump, but already knowing it'd 100x or more?
Who cares how much they pocket...
Doesn't matter.
I could shrug off brags about doubling capital in under a month.
That was me.
Park Sun-woo with the Taming App? Truly unfazed.
But Choi Da-eun, Training Team 4's C-Rank Hunter leader? Not so much.
Every gain for rivals stung with envy.
Milky Way Guild members thriving? Gut-wrenching.
So she fought tooth and nail to win.
Her weapon? Me—Park Sun-woo, limits unleashed.
"Hit one dungeon a day... you'll toughen up whether you like it or not. No idea why, but you're just starting to grow. You'll show something on the tenth."
"......"
Should I tell her it's pointless?
While I mulled it over, they finished looting.
We headed out of the Tower and back.
Level and stats unchanged.
Clutching only a sense of pride, we swung by the Milky Way Guild office.
"Check out those fuckers—look at their eyes."
Choi Da-eun paraded me around, pointing out the other hunters' vibes.
Glares weren't friendly.
Just like yesterday, sneers hit crystal clear.
Contempt you could feel on your skin.
Didn't feel great.
D-Rank scrubs at best, and they had the balls to look down like that? Pathetic.
'Know who I am? Huh?!'
The guy who'd fucked S-Rank Hunter Han So-ra, no less.
Achievement no one else pulled off, and these D-Rank losers...
"Hang tight a sec."
Choi Da-eun stepped away.
Off to grab the level scanner.
Meanwhile, more snickering giggles.
Closer this time.
Not content with distant mockery.
"Park Sun-woo, things going well lately?"
Jin Yu-han from Training Team 1 sidled up casually.
Draped an arm over my shoulder, playing buddy-buddy.
Made my skin crawl.
"Yeah, I guess."
"Training Team 4's got the guild in an uproar. Finally cleared a dungeon—F-Rank, but official hunter status now, huh..."
"......"
"Talk of throwing a celebration party even came up."
Jin Yu-han eyed me with a smirk loaded with mockery.
Sneering tone, blatantly condescending.
But I'd already transcended that shit.
My stock? 100x moonshot locked in. No reason to envy their gains.
"But what now? Finally F-Rank active, can treat your parents right... then tenth floor wipes it all out."
"Huh?"
"Think you can keep hunter-ing after the tenth?"
"What's stopping me?"
If I wanna hunt, I hunt.
No one's blocking me.
Hell, I'd overcome the parents who raised me and made it to the city.
Returning? Only as an S-Rank Hunter, golden homecoming.
That's the goal.
"Heh heh, true. No reason you couldn't. Impressive, Park Sun-woo."
"......"
Jin Yu-han glanced around.
Choi Da-eun emerging from the guild master's room.
He dropped his arm from my shoulder.
"Catch you in two weeks. Let's do our best."
"Yeah, see you then."
No idea what'd go down on the tenth.
Hope we team up smooth and clear it.
Choi Da-eun held the level scanner.
Still level 10. Her face twisted in frustration.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ "Training Team 4's results are pretty solid?"
Milky Way Guild Master Hwang Deok-su skimmed over Training Team 4 leader Choi Da-eun's report.
It was ten days after she'd registered Park Sun-woo as Team 4's raid leader.
They'd pushed past the fifth to the sixth floor, even challenging the seventh.
Reports showed they were in and out of the Tower constantly otherwise.
Seemed like real progress.
"...Looks like they snagged a good skill or something."
Training Team 1 tanker Jin Yu-han replied.
A hunter Hwang Deok-su had personally groomed—freshly promoted to D-Rank talent.
Irreplaceable in the Milky Way Guild.
"Park Sun-woo... suddenly surging lately."
Level unchanged.
Info from recruitment held—no growth spurt there.
But floors? Climbing like mad.
Dungeon difficulty leaped.
Huge gap between third and seventh.
Team 4 wiping on the seventh wouldn't shock anyone.
Yet they came back alive.
'Choi Da-eun's no bullshit artist with reports...'
Choi Da-eun had a personality worlds apart from typical women.
Faced with a bad spot, most women lie first to wriggle out.
Not her.
She despised fabrication.
Swallowed humiliation, owned failures straight-up.
Then sharpened her rage for later.
Better to lose clean and crush them with real skill down the line.
"That's what makes her so damn appealing."
Hwang Deok-su smacked his lips.
Wondered what Choi Da-eun's pussy looked like.
Lust gleaming in his eyes.
He turned to Jin Yu-han.
"Tenth floor's an uninhabited island theme. Block monster waves crashing from the sea for ten days."
Parties challenge separately.
Like split servers—no interference between groups.
"Monsters pour in overwhelming numbers... shit happens. Wouldn't be weird if a team wipes. Totally normal."
Hwang Deok-su's eyes gleamed.
Jin Yu-han nodded, fully getting it.
Crush Training Team 4.
Then Choi Da-eun's unfair guild contract...
She'd have to pay up.
Her voluptuous body ripe for Hwang Deok-su's grasp.
"Kuhuhuhu... heh heh heh heh."
Vile laughter echoed through the guild master's room.