First Interest

“Finally, it’s quiet.”

After turning off the notification sound from the system settings, I waited for a long time. It had finally settled down. The numbers were still climbing, though.

Paaang-.

The sound of a car passing outside my room. The sound of emergency vehicles too.

The window of my tightly closed room, though trivial, gave me a sense of security… It was a penalty because of the agoraphobia.

Anyway,

“Someone has properly taken interest in me.”

Statistically, it was ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠strange that this much traffic (mail/contract/donation) had piled up on one awakened person’s account.

'It’s all thanks to the MVP.'

The disguise ID ‘Unregistered’ had already been blown long ago,

“Haa.”

Even though it wasn’t cold, on a spring day my breath came out.

With this body of only 1 HP, doing external activities would be difficult for now.

Excessive attention was dangerous. But if it didn’t sway me, perhaps that attention could become

'Something I could utilize well.'

For now, let’s just calmly correct my thoughts to this extent.

'Let’s see if there’s anything I can gain from it.'

Only on the condition that my safety is 100% guaranteed.

'This is going to make me addicted to letters unintentionally.'

After that, I pulled the blanket over me and read through the mail, contract requests, and donation messages for a long time.

The first one I read was the 【Contract Request】.

31 of them. No, it had just become 32.

【Contract Request】 (32)

I read this first out of curiosity and excitement.

It must be a guild.

Guilds were famous even among civilians. Now, private hunter guilds had more presence than idol groups.

'Let’s read them one by one simply.'

Starting to read with half worry and half excitement,

the first one that popped up was the guild called ‘THE ONE’.

'Long.'

I couldn’t read all of this. The contract content was even attached. When I pressed it, it appeared in front of me like a Hangul file.

But this guild called ‘THE ONE’ was a new guild; I’d never heard of it.

Excluding the fact that they moved quickly, there wasn’t much to expect from it.

There were a few similar guilds,

and I gave up reading all of them and just skimmed the guild names in the contract request section.

“Wait.”

There was one guild name that was very familiar.

“!!!”

Hong Maehwa!!!

This was a Korean assassination guild.

The most influential in the world.

The guild leader was S-rank hunter ‘Jin Seol’ who ranked within the top 30 in the world ranking.

“Here, they contacted me?”

This was an ultra-premium guild. Less than 100 members in total.

Thump thump.

My heart suddenly pounded.

'If I enter here, it’s the glory of my family.'

Then the approval ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠button appeared in front of me.

'Should I enter?'

But I stepped back a little from the status window for a moment.

'No. Stay calm. I’m excited right now.'

It had been less than a day since I awakened.

It was too early to make any decision.

'Pull yourself together. Every choice is tied to my life.'

Anyway, when I skimmed the contracts, all contract requests had the following clauses.

- This contract request has indefinite effect unless the party rejects or concludes a contract with another organization...

'Meaning, they’re waiting for me anytime.'

I wouldn’t make the mistake of signing a contract without properly understanding it like a fool.

After quickly skimming the other contract requests,

“Oh. Ooh. Ooooh?”

There were names and ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠organizations I’d seen before.

'All of them are showing this much interest in me?'

This was getting serious.

Then,

“Here it comes.”

It came. I was expecting this.

Originally, most hunters joined the Certified Hunter Management Bureau.

Leaving that aside, if we considered the bureau as the major and real public sector, it was a group managed by the state.

It was a group managed by the government.

In fact, the rest were all private guilds. Hong Maehwa was also a private guild.

(The bureau treated these private guilds as mercenaries or potential criminals.)

“Hmm.”

When I saw the name of the Certified Hunter Management Bureau, I felt like it was properly serious,

so I closed the contract request section for a moment and sighed.

“Even more so, I have to review this carefully.”

When your heart was racing, you shouldn’t stamp the seal.

Especially for cases like mine.

'I am a 1 HP sniper.'

Even the sound of a car passing outside the window made me startle, and the dust floating in the air felt prickly. An ultra-weak body.

These were all things they ‘didn’t know at all.’

They probably just knew it was MVP and hastily requested the contract.

'But I have a fatal weakness. They probably don’t know.'

There was no hunter with a debuff in the world.

(Originally, awakening was always ‘good’. The difference in degree divided the ranks.)

When you made a contract, whether good or bad, your information was transferred to that group through the system, so it was risky to share my fatal weakness in excitement.

'My survival must be corrected first.'

Only then could I make a contract that definitely benefited me.

Right now, no matter where I went, I’d be in the position of ‘Please save me, help me— I’ll do my best~’

“Calm down and take time. I have to be calm and cautious.”

No matter where I entered, I’d review it properly.

【Mail】 (447)

【Donation】 (9)

Recalling this, I opened the donation section and mails.

I hadn’t even learned the skill yet. With this much harvest already.

'When will I check all of them.'

This was the blessing of abundance.

But I had to focus.

'Here, I might be able to gather the actual helpful resources from the donations and mails.'

I scraped up everything that could be beneficial and utilized it.

It seemed I could buy various things with gold from the [Player Shop].

'If you give money, thank you.'

Was there no one sending a million gold like that?

I wouldn’t forget to repay later.

Next to me reading the donations and mails,

a sniper rifle neatly placed on the bed.

People in suits were bustling about.

“First, report immediately. Just present simple analysis data. No need for logic.”

“Really......?”

“Then what do you want to do?”

“None.”

“Right. A ridiculous guy appeared. This is all.”

A single shot to take down the MVP.

A hunter who could do that had appeared.

This was the analysis result of the Certified Hunter Management Bureau regarding the clear of this [Advanced Gate].

Kim Chungyu, the bald team leader of team 1, shook off his messy suit and stood up from his seat, reporting to the director who was smoking a cigar.

“The world’s strongest dealer has started activities in Korea. Otherwise, it wouldn’t make sense.”

The report was short!

No questions could be asked. After all, I couldn’t answer.

'At the beginning, the world became one where common sense didn’t apply after gates opened. No need for logic.'

No one knew about this situation.

“Shouldn’t we know the ID?”

“Registration of ID in the system hadn’t been done yet. We’ll report as it is confirmed later, but right now, there’s no way.”

“It’s difficult.”

Baek Munseong, the director who received the report from Kim Chungyu, brushed back his white hair and put the cigar in his mouth. Then he said quietly.

“For now... it should be an ally...”

“......”

He let out one anxiety that everyone was worried about.

Hearing the director’s words, Kim Chungyu sighed softly.

'Yes. That’s the point.'

■ Hunter = Person who catches monsters

This was wrong.

Human technology didn’t work on monsters,

but hunter’s ability worked on humans too. Therefore

■ ‘Certified’ Hunter = Person who catches only monsters

This became the case.

“We have to watch whether it’s a private operator or not.”

Private operators did not belong to the bureau and were private guild members or moving individuals.

Not all private operators committed crimes/terrorism, but if a hunter committed crimes/terrorism, then it was a private operator.

'If a hunter of this level becomes a private operator, it’s a problem. We must catch them in the bureau.'

Must. Must. Must.

At that time,

“MVP has registered ID!!!”

““!!!””

Because the team staff member shouted with an excited voice, additional report was unnecessary.

The white-haired director Baek Munseong put down the cigar and stood up from his seat.

Kim Chungyu, the team leader, swallowed hard.

Registering ID meant,

from now on, contract requests from the bureau were possible.

'Please, please, just come in.'

Most hunters immediately entered into contract with the bureau upon entering ID. So, the most important moment.

“Send contract request!”

“It’s already being written!”

“Use the form to send it quickly!”

“Yes!”

Kim Chungyu shouted, and the subordinate staff member already sent the prepared form as priority.

But,

“Team leader, but the ID is ‘Unregistered’?”

“What?”

It started to be strange from the beginning.

The ID of the superhuman who defeated the advanced boss with a single shot was ‘Unregistered’.

What did this imply?

“Has the contract approval not been given yet?”

“Yes··· not yet.”

Baek Munseong looked at Kim Chungyu. Did he not know what to do?

'Of course.'

“What are you waiting for. It’s done. When it’s cold, you cover with cold water? Just send a big one to us with 【Donation】 first. Let’s have him bow and enter.”

“Yes!”

Seeing the staff member frantically sending donation through the system, Kim Chungyu sighed.

The approval hadn’t come yet.

“Since the ID is ‘Unregistered’······.”

A clear intention to not reveal himself.

Probably that was the most likely,

but if I guessed differently,

'Is it a fetish?'

It might be to mock.

A kind of performance art to send a message.

In this case, the probability of becoming an enemy was high,

and if it was an enemy, it was too burdensome.

'Stay calm. I ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠don’t know what is what yet.'

Therefore, I had to move faster than anyone.

A hunter of this level must be held in the hands of the state.

Sweat dripped from the hands of Baek Munseong and Kim Chungyu.

100 million gold.

From the Certified Hunter Management Bureau.