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Chapter 1

Chapter 1

That's rubbish.

Jinho hyung said, like a judge making a sentence.

Jinho hyung is a 2-year-old goshiwon manager and an exam student. Not only were we three years apart, but he was also a close friend of mine. I just showed the capsule to him because I remember the way he said IT terms.

“Truly suck it?”

“No. I told you, it's garbage. ”

Wow, Jinho hyung didn't even hesitate. I felt my self-esteem was hurt without even realizing it.

“You didn't even see it right.”

He didn't even look inside. All he did was catch a glimpse of it from top to bottom and suddenly say that it was rubbish. All I wanted was a reasonable price for the capsule and instead I received a big surprise.

“Taekyung. Taekyungs. Jin Taekyung's. You misunderstood me. ”

“…?”

“Sial is shit. Even if you dig up your poop, you don't have to make sure the soy sprouts you ate yesterday were there. Because even if you look at it, it's bullshit. ”

“Ah.”

“Ssh. Don't say anything weird. It's not like I said that to hear the adulation. ”

“Hyung..”.

I want to kill him. Impulsively, I made a fist and as it shook, Jinho hyung saw it, surprised. Unlike someone who just sits at the table all the time, my body is much bigger than him.3

“Taekyung. Let's think about the Law of the Risen Being. Especially in 1-12. Violence from Awakened Creatures to civilians. ”.

“I think you said an F rank hunter didn't even wake up?”

“I did it? When's? Am I not crazy? ”

I sighed, watching him act like a fool.

Fist fell.

“True, you made the right decision. The world is small, if rumors come out that you are committing violence against civilians, you could be expelled from the guild .. ”

“I fired.”

“What?”

“Once I start working, my team leader says this to me. You have worked hard.”

I started working when I was 20 years old. I had to take care of myself after my father died and that's why I chose to be a hunter.

Be honest. Even though I am the worst hunter, I am proud of the work I do because I work so hard. And with the money I made, I cured my mother's illness and cared for my only sister.

But now it feels like my last 7 years have been taken. My heart felt heavy at the thought of how calm my team leader's face was a few hours ago.

“Uh, mmmh.”

I could see the confused smile of Jinho hyung.

“You feel sorry right?”

Honestly, slightly.

This scoundrel. It looks very serious, unlike her.

“Then buy me alcohol. On a day like this, I need it. You have to act like a hyung. ”

“See how you speak. You just told me to treat you like a hyung when you talk like this. ”4

Even though he spoke like that, he came out when I asked. Today, I will drink until I pass out.5

–

The gate is the limit of the world. Outside the gates, it was a modern society that we knew but if you went inside, monsters that you had never even heard of were everywhere.

And the most ordinary type of monster that even an F rank hunter like me could capture, was a goblin.

Why would I say something like this?

“Vomiting. Wrreck. ”6

“How can someone be like that?”

Is it a human or a monster? Jinho hyung leaned against the telephone pole and vomited looking like a goblin being hit in the stomach.

“See here. Jinho hyung's. Mr. Sung Jinho. Be aware. ”

“Kkkuweeh?”

… Just do what you do.

“I've told you to drink slowly.”

In the first round, he drank crazily himself and ended up like this. Putting aside I paid — my whole body was covered in sweat for having to carry a drunk person on my back all the way to a goshiwon.

Sweating is fundamental, vomiting is an option. And whose mouth it came from was obvious.

I looked at the sun, as I heard the sound of vomiting in the background occasionally.

“Fuck, although it feels like shit fired.”

Like a panorama, today's events crossed my head.

Oh my goodness, today was amazing.

“Kkukuuk-france. Kkkh. Where is this, Mr. The chauffeur? Hello?”

And the highlight of the day, is you.

“This is your house, where else is it. We're already here, so set your head. ”

“My house? But my house is in Gangwon. Ah, mum. Ma! I want to eat my mom's soybean paste soup. ”

“Ah, please. Hyung, I said it was your goshiwon. ”

“Goshiwon? My goshiwon expectations? ”

“Iya. So collect it. ”

“Hope... Okay, you can buy hope with money. My mom says it's inside everyone. He makes the best soybean paste soup. ”

This is where I am, as patient as possible, but when Jinho hyung talks about his mother's soybean paste soup, I hit his stomach.

And though still vomiting, he proved himself a test student by reciting Articles 1-12 of the Law of Risen Beings.

–

“It doesn't feel good.”

Even though I took a shower for 30 minutes, I could still smell the vomit.

And the source of my anxiety was waiting for me in the room. And not just one, but two.

“Kkuuweeh.”7

One of them was a drunk Jinho hyung, and the other—

“Ah, I forgot about this.”

Capsule. The room felt very small in 3 pyeong8 rooms because the capsule was the size of a refrigerator.

I lay down and started thinking about what I should do.

Or I can give it to you at a thrift store. How much more scrap metal? It should weigh around 50 kilograms, so at least that is the price of a snack.

“And I think it's a good item.”

Damnit. If it's at this level, is it trash?

Now that I think about it, I haven't even opened it yet. Out of curiosity, I began to look at the capsule even closer.

“First, appearance.. suck.”.

The capsule is yellow and looks rusty. Looking at it carefully, I can understand what Jinho hyung tried to tell me before.

“Is this how you open it?”

After I press the button, the inside of the capsule is visible. I thought something incredible would happen after I pressed him but in reality, it was far from my expectations.

Inside the capsule, there is an ergonomically designed chair and a VR helmet is everything?

“What is this? Manual instructions? ”

Specifically, it is written as ‘Product’ User Guide.

Is there a situation where one would leave the instruction manual for the item they threw away? For this kind of junk?

Curious, I opened the first page.

[Product User Guide]

Product Name:

Model Name Virtual Reality Connector : Ark – 2020

Manufacturers: H

Soft Production Date: 1-1-2020

Without a second thought, my eyes stopped on the production date.

January 1, 2020. There must be a printing error. Anyways.

‘What kind of crazy bastard, on such a day, who would think to make a game capsule?’

In the past, there was a huge ‘malapetaka’. January 1, 2015. It is not the New Year sunrise that humanity is waiting for.

Gates, or dungeons appeared all over the world and as a result, monsters that you could not even trust came out of the gates.

Monsters and Awakened Creatures. War and destruction.

The nightmare comes true and the great war ends when the demon, the Dark Lord, Asmodeus dies.

That day is January 1, 2020 and is called “Victory Day”.

“So it doesn't make sense.”

Tut tut9 . I turned the page.

[Warning]

– Player cannot exit randomly.

– Players cannot rise in the midst of death.

Ah huh. I'm seeing. I nodded my head and lay down on my little bed. Although there are a few pages left, I don't care anymore.

“I'd better get some sleep.”

It's better to sleep than read a stupid manual. I pushed Jinho hyung from the bed into a corner, and closed my eyes.

Kkuuheeh's. Kkuuheeh's.

“…”

Kkkuuheeh's. Kkuuheeh's.

But the capsule, did it work?

–

The chair is hard. Since it was made in 2020, it is the same age as me.

On the comforting thought that it was odorless, I pulled my blanket up to my neck.

Kkuuheeh's. Kkuuheeh's.

… I wear a VR helmet.

“If I sleep like this, my neck will hurt.”

My little complaint disappeared as soon as I put on the helmet. A completely silent world. Even the smallest sound disappeared.

But instead, I was sleepy.

‘What should I do starting tomorrow?’

Although hunters earn a lot of money, it depends on your ranking.

It was difficult for hunters without guilds. Government policy makes no sense because innocent hunters and hunters are subject to ridiculous taxes that keep your breath short.

‘Now I've become that hunter.’

Unlike me, my mother and younger sister were in an apartment in the Security Sector. Although to me, a hunter's salary is a luxury, my family takes precedence. As of now, I can afford the rent. But now, who knows.

“Sial, I don't know.”

Suddenly, I thought of my dead father.

My father, who loved his family and was a recognized citizen, died when I was only seven years old.

After the gate gap appeared, monsters attacked.

My father, who was just an ordinary corporate worker, would not be able to avoid it.

If my father was still here, would he tell me where to go?

‘But until now, I have done my best. Trust me.’

Maybe it was alcohol that affected me or maybe it was because I was thinking about the past but I felt my eyes closed.

“I hope things get better when I open my eyes.”

I thought I heard someone's voice in my ear but I felt myself asleep.

Recognize players. Do you want to sign up?

Exceeding the time limit. Registering players automatically .

1%.. 27%. 94.

Player, you have registered as [Jin Taekyung]

Move to your choice. Do you want to connect to [Murim]?

Exceeding the time limit. Registering players automatically.

– ... Hope you are lucky!

Snoring sound. In the Korean version, I think the author actually uses the same voice for vomiting and snoring, so it's a bit confusing.

Pyeong is a unit area.3 pyeong area is about 100 square feet — at least according to Google.

Sound of tongue clicks. Voice of disapproval