Chapter 10
Chapter 10
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 10
Chapter Title: To Catch a Hunter, Go to the Hunter Guild (2)
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To form relationships with hunters who'd earn me awakening points, the quickest way was obviously to join a hunter guild and become an official hunter.
Once I was in the same guild, and somehow got familiar with the existing hunters, it would carry a lot more persuasive power than some total stranger suggesting we have sex.
There were plenty of sleazy guys out there claiming they'd been unfairly raped by famous hunters, so it was common sense for them to ignore creepy dudes who showed up offering free service.
Of course, hunters weren't a hive mind—they were individuals—so there were surely some who mindlessly relieved their lust regardless. But those types probably didn't have much pent-up desire to begin with, so they had nothing to do with me.
My top targets were hunters who lacked the courage to approach a man or couldn't satisfy their urges due to societal scrutiny.
And the more long-built-up lust they had from years of experience, the better. Those were the ones, like Kang Hye-eun, who'd hand over a ton of points in one go.
Finding hunters who could efficiently supply points, rather than just servicing any random one, was my top priority. And to do that, the title of guild-affiliated hunter wasn't optional—it was essential.
Luckily, I had my level 3 swordsmanship as a weapon, so I could start from the bottom and slowly climb the hunter ranks.
Even just becoming one of the rare C-rank male hunters in Korea would make it far from difficult to find female hunters eager to unload their long-accumulated lust.
In Korea, there were three major guilds managing hunter personnel.
Counting mid- and small-sized guilds, dozens operated across the country, but the ones with branches in Seoul—the so-called Big Three—numbered exactly three.
Silver and Jade Corporation, Hunter Autonomous Guild, and Ariel Foundation.
Ariel Foundation operated in a unique structure that had nothing to do with me, so I could skip it. For a hunter wanting to live somewhat 'respectably' in Korea, affiliating with Silver and Jade Corporation or Hunter Autonomous Guild was the norm.
So, the guild I'd join had to be one of those two.
There were also options like new or small guilds, where I could grow alongside the organization, but as I mentioned earlier, encountering veteran hunters with massive pent-up lust would be trickier there.
For convenience, I'd call my two candidates the Company and the Guild. Each had its own pros and cons.
The Company lived up to its corporate name with solid benefits and steady base pay by rank, even if performance fell short.
For someone choosing the unstable hunter profession, this stability was huge. Aspiring hunters naturally prioritized Company affiliation first.
The downsides? Mandatory weekly work hours, and bonuses for good performance that felt stingy compared to results.
This came straight from an industry insider (Hye-eun), so it was probably accurate. Other notes: their entry test was tougher than the Guild's.
The Guild was the polar opposite in structure.
Fully autonomous scheduling with no minimum hours, and for big achievements like large monster kills, hunters could dispose of loot freely—though they'd usually sell to the Guild anyway, the payouts averaged higher than the Company's.
No benefits or base pay, though, and an entry fee called the Guild Maintenance Fund for each dungeon run.
This led to polarization among members. Hunter Autonomous Guild hunters fell into two types: elites who stayed because it was more efficient than corporate life and would never starve, or the weak who scraped by because they couldn't make the Company cut.
Company-hunter relations were employer-employee; Guild was more freelance contract.
Both had merits, but for stability—like basic safety training or gear for C-rank and up—the Company won out.
Having weighed it all, my feet should have headed to the Silver and Jade Corporation Gangdong branch... but no, I'd set my course for Hunter Autonomous Guild from the start—the opposite direction.
It wasn't worry over the Company's test. Failing that would mean I wasn't ready to be a hunter anyway.
The real reason I chose Hunter Autonomous Guild? Kang Hye-eun was with Silver and Jade Corporation.
If word of my dungeon runs and monster hunts reached her now, she'd surely chew me out and block my hunting.
And as I'd said, joining a guild wasn't just for monster hunting—it was to network with other hunters and score awakening points through seduction.
If Hye-eun caught wind of that, I'd likely get a lecture about not ruining my life, plus blow my stable point source with her.
Worse, rumors might reach Hye-eun's mother, my childhood benefactor, so I had to prevent that at all costs.
Better to operate where complications were less likely. Hunter Autonomous Guild was just as viable for hunter work, despite the different affiliation.
About 30 minutes along the riverside road, the Hunter Autonomous Guild Gangdong branch came into view.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ "Hunter Autonomous Guild hunter registration?"
I nodded at the counter attendant's question.
"Your name and age?"
"Twenty-two. Name's Sung..."
...Wait, using my real name could be risky.
"Pardon? Sung, what?"
"Seong-cheol. Kim Seong-cheol."
"Got it, Kim Seong-cheol, age twenty-two?"
"Yes."
That was close.
Registering under my real name could've spread rumors to Hye-eun. Better to use a fake ID for now.
Luckily, aliases weren't barred here. Unlike strict companies, the Guild had plenty of hunters using pseudonyms—too many ragtags to track fully, and it ran on short contracts, dungeon rentals, and material buybacks. No need for tight control.
Even hunters from other guilds moonlighted here anonymously, so Hunter Autonomous Guild wouldn't ditch that 'anonymity' perk now.
"You're registered. Dungeon access: windows 3 to 10. Material sales/purchases: 11 to 20."
The registration ended shockingly laxly, and I got a flimsily laminated 'Apprentice Hunter' certificate right away.
Unlike Silver and Jade's instant D-rank license, Hunter Autonomous Guild started everyone as apprentices, building record through dungeon runs and sales.
Essentially, the apprentice period was their entry test. For me, it meant swinging my sword immediately—no complaints.
Tag in hand, I bolted to window 3 and applied for my planned dungeon.
"Dark Forest Sector A entry."
"Dark Forest Sector A? Guild Maintenance Fund is 50,000 won... oh, apprentice hunter. That's 10,000 won."
Quietly thankful for the rare apprentice perk, I pulled a 10,000-won bill featuring Justice Princess from my wallet and handed it over.
...For reference, King Sejong's portrait is on the 50,000-won note here.
"Got the 10,000 won. Enter, step onto the second warp gate, and wait."
"Yes."
Warp Gate.
Near-limitless range made it essential for guilds and companies accessing dungeons. I'd used them in high school for dungeons and training grounds a few times.
Familiar with the white platform, I stood waiting as spatial magic's white light enveloped me. Vision flashed white, and I was transported.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ D-Rank Dungeon: Dark Forest Sector A. Stepping off the warp, a gloomy thicket welcomed me.
The perpetually sunless, eerie forest backdrop was bad enough, but the monsters popping out were equally off-putting. Gripping my sword with tension, I entered—and quickly spotted the usual nasty ones.
'Keruk?'
Torn eyes, crooked nose. Long ears, green skin.
Up to here, it matched goblins from games and comics back home. But this world's Goblinas had distinct traits.
Sagging breasts under loose rags, perpetually pregnant bellies bulging out, and that drooling leer at male hunters. Even by this world's standards, chills raced down my spine.
Monsters like feminized goblins from my old world.
No wonder so many male hunters rescued from Goblinas packs ended up as vegetables.
Even I'd struggle to stay sane after 24/7 gang-rape by dozens.
'Keruk?!'
'Ker-ruk! Keruk!'
'Kieeeek!'
One Gob Lina spotted me, shrieked, and alerted her pack.
Drooling at fresh human male meat after so long, they grabbed weapons and approached.
In school, two Goblinas overwhelmed me. But at swordsmanship level 3, three should be manageable.
'Keruk!'
I swung my greatsword heavily at the vanguard.
Higher level made it feel lighter than in school. Plan was knock out the leader, force 2v1.
But my first slash—
-Whoooosh!
'Ke...'
'Kru...'
'Ki...'
—one swing cleaved the vanguard and two followers clean in half.
"...Huh?"
What the hell. Why so strong?