I Possess Too Many Characteristics

Chapter 39

Even though Jeonghyeon was disappointed because it was the Jeongjin Guild, and even the HR team at that, in reality, Suyeon wasn’t someone who should be joining Sunhyeong’s party.

No matter how much Magic Imprinting traits are treated as support-type, a C-Rank Level 3 powerhouse in a 3-Level Gate?

‘When was the last time I even entered a 3-Level Gate……’

It had been ages since Suyeon, who usually cleared 4-Level Gates, had entered a 3-Level Gate – back when she was Level 2.

It was to the point where she had to trace back her memories year by year.

Since Magic Imprinting traits were treated like royalty in Spirit Gates, she had been to the”Distorted Forest of the Lowest-Grade Spirits”a few times a long time ago.

So how on earth did Suyeon end up joining Jeonghyeon and Sunhyeong’s party?

“Suyeon-ssi, you know that Han Sangsu’s Hunter party is going hunting tomorrow, right?”

“Ah, yes, Team Leader-nim. The Spirit Forest, right?”

“Go there and help them out with the hunt.”

“Yes?”

“Help them out.”

That was all.

Of course, he did say to keep a close eye on one of them and try to recruit them if the opportunity arose, but he didn’t explain the detailed situation.

Not only did he dispatch a high-level personnel like her to a 3-Level Gate, but he was also so blunt about it.

Even when she sent a pleading look to Seo Jinwook next to her, he was no different from Junwon.

“It would be worthwhile to hunt with Jeonghyeon-ssi once. Please send him my regards as well.”

Since it was like this, there was no way Suyeon’s mood could be good now that she was at an unwanted Gate.

As she had heard, there was one archer, one tanker, and one healer at the meeting place.

And one man with a mace, who was considered a person of interest.

‘Is this person Han Jeonghyeon? An unregistered Level 3, they said there was something to see.’

Just like Junwon and Jinwook, the HR team, no matter what anyone said, was the profession that saw the most Hunters.

She also knew well from her experience that there wasn’t much to expect from an unregistered Hunter.

‘Hmm, still, since the Team Leader-nim and Assistant Manager-nim spoke so highly of him, it seems like there’s something special…… His equipment is pretty decent.’

While approaching Jeonghyeon, Suyeon’s eyes quickly scanned him from head to toe.

She didn’t know which workshop made the leather armor, but the quality was quite good.

Moreover, the dagger at his waist and the long mace on his back were made of Marium.

For an unregistered Hunter who frequents 3-Level Gates, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say it was almost top-of-the-line equipment.

Of course, there’s nothing more foolish than judging a Hunter solely by the price of their equipment.

With enough money, even an F-Rank could dress up like an S-Rank.

Anyway, since there were recommendations from Junwon and Jinwook, Suyeon greeted him casually.

“Nice to meet you.”

“Nice to meet you. I’m Han Jeonghyeon.”

“The Assistant Manager-nim praised you a lot. Let’s have a good hunt today.”

“I look forward to working with you too.”

Jeonghyeon, who received Suyeon’s greeting, was also observing her.

It was his second consecutive hunt with a C-Rank Hunter.

Having witnessed Jinwook’s awe-inspiring power, he couldn’t help but feel a bit of anticipation.

Of course, as a Magic Imprinting type, she wouldn’t directly participate in combat, but wouldn’t she be different in some way?

‘By the way, to have two C-Rank Level 3s on the same team, what kind of place is this?’

He heard that the Team Leader, Junwon, was a B-Rank Level 5 powerhouse.

Even if it was one of the best guilds, wasn’t their talent pool beyond ridiculous?

As Suyeon and Jeonghyeon’s gazes met intensely, observing each other, Sangsu, who was oblivious and cheerful as always, said something out of sync with the atmosphere.

“When we said we were going into the Spirit Forest with Jeonghyeon-hyungnim, Team Leader Cha Junwon immediately sent Hunter-nim Suyeon as support. Everyone, a round of applause for the two of them!”

To be honest, Junwon sent the support casually, but it was a favor that couldn’t be repaid with such formalities.

It was unimaginable for an ordinary guild member, or rather, these people who weren’t even guild members, to have an overpowered Hunter sent to them for a hunt.

Thus, the party of two uncomfortable people and three happy-go-lucky people began to head into the Gate.

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“Wow, this place is really amazing.”

“Is this everyone’s first time in a Spirit Gate?”

“Yes. Because of someone, I’ve never been to such a nice place.”

“Ahem……”

Jeongah and Suyeon’s conversation was followed by Sunhyeong’s awkward cough.

Even without the two of them, the others who were new to the place were busy looking around the Gate.

Although Jeonghyeon had heard about it, it was his first time seeing the Spirit Realm.

“Are all other Spirit Gates like this?”

“Hmm, I’ve only been to a 4-Level Spirit Lake, but it’s similar.”

As Suyeon nodded, Jeonghyeon looked around in wonder.

Although the name included”forest,”it didn’t resemble a typical forest at all.

Well, if surging flames or lightning bolts shooting up from the ground like trees could be considered a forest, then maybe it could be called one.

The strange thing was that even those spirit attribute phenomena were different from typical natural phenomena.

For instance, the fire wasn’t hot at all, and touching the lightning didn’t cause electrocution.

The water also resembled slime in that form rather than natural water.

According to Suyeon’s explanation, the laws of physics in the Spirit Realm couldn’t be explained by those of the real world.

‘Still, I understand why everyone says the Spirit Realm is good.’

That was Jeonghyeon’s honest impression.

It was strange, but there was a beauty that came from it.

It felt like the auspicious energy he had read about in books was scattered everywhere.

However, on the other hand, it could also be said to be a beauty that harbored a deadly poison.

“It’s good to look around, but everyone shouldn’t be too distracted. You never know when or where a spirit might pop out.”

It was because it was also a place where one could easily get injured if they were lost in thought, as Suyeon warned.

The strange landscapes of the Spirit Realm all corresponded to the attributes of the spirits that appeared there.

These phenomena occurred because of the spirits.

This meant that what seemed like mere phenomena could transform into spirits at any moment and attack the Hunters.

Only then did the party members start to become tense.

There were quite a few stories on Hunternet about people getting into big trouble early on because they were mesmerized by the beautiful scenery, and these people had also seen those posts a lot.

Seeing them like that, Suyeon added a word.

“As I mentioned during the briefing, only four attributes appear at the lowest level: fire, water, lightning, and wind. The damage is also bearable, so we should aim for a safe and stable hunt without making mistakes.”

“Understood!”

Seeing the party members answer energetically, Suyeon couldn’t help but chuckle.

From the way they looked around curiously, it was as if she had become a kindergarten teacher.

Jeonghyeon, who was secretly watching them closely, also had a similar expression, which made her laugh even more.

‘They said he has an experience beyond a Level 3, but is he really a newbie Hunter?’

The reason Jeonghyeon could stay calm and act composed in the Gate was because he had been dealing with monsters he was familiar with from the processing plant.

The spirits were not monsters that could be seen at the processing plant, and with the addition of the Spirit Realm’s landscape, which could be described as a paradise, he was no different from any other newbie here.

‘Wow, if I could take those and sell them as interior goods, I’d hit the jackpot.’

In the meantime, his inner thoughts, diligently looking for ways to make money, were a bit unique.

Shortly after they started exploring the Spirit Realm under Suyeon’s leadership.

“Uh…… uh?”

The flames that were burning next to Sunhyeong suddenly intensified, and a fireball popped out from within.

Whoosh━

It wasn’t screaming like other monsters, but the sound of burning alone was threatening enough.

The Fire Spirit, while Sunhyeong was still flustered, shot a fireball.

“Sunhyeong-ssi, enchant incoming!”

Before the fireball, which was flying at a decent speed, could reach Sunhyeong’s shield, a bluish energy enveloped his body.

It was the Water attribute enchant that Suyeon had activated just in time.

Even though it was an attack from a Lowest-Grade Spirit, which was weak in terms of attack power, with the addition of the counter attribute, it felt like nothing more than a warm hot pack to Sunhyeong, the tanker.

“Jeonghyeon-ssi, Jeongah-ssi!”

In the meantime, Suyeon also imbued Jeonghyeon and Jeongah, who were ready to throw their daggers and arrows, with Water attribute magic.

‘She’s really fast.’

Of course, it had been a while since Jeonghyeon had drawn his dagger.

But even considering that, Suyeon’s actions were impressive.

The second enchantment, following Sunhyeong’s, was completed almost simultaneously with Jeongah’s attack preparation.

Meanwhile, the Fire Spirit, perhaps angered that its attack had been nullified, started flying around erratically.

This was the reason why there was a saying that while no Hunter died in the Spirit Forest, many collapsed from exhaustion.

It was because it wasn’t easy to hit the core of a spirit that was moving at such a high speed.

‘Even I wouldn’t be able to hit that.’

Even Jeonghyeon, whose Throwing Technique had been amplified by the combination of various traits, thought that the probability of hitting it with a dagger throw was only around 30%, so you could imagine how difficult it was.

Crackle━

Fortunately, Sangsu’s Lightning Magic hit the spirit directly, and its movement slowed down noticeably.

And if it was to that extent,

‘If it’s like this, I can do it!’

Whoosh━ Thud━

It was enough functionality for Jeonghyeon.

The dagger and arrow flew simultaneously.

“Ah, I missed!”

Suyeon nodded slightly, as if she had expected it.

Even if it had slowed down, the spirit’s speed was not easy to deal with.

As she predicted, Jeongah’s arrow missed the spirit’s movement by a significant margin.

‘No matter how much the Assistant Manager-nim praised him, it wouldn’t be easy to hit that.’

No, it was excessive to even have the thought of ‘What if?’ in the first place.

She thought they would have to try at least five times to finish the hunt.

But,

‘Huh?’

Thwack━

Jeonghyeon’s dagger narrowly destroyed about half of the core.

Perhaps it exceeded the threshold damage with just that, the spirit vanished as soon as the core was destroyed.

The party members cheered.

“Whew! As expected, hyungnim’s dagger skill is the best!”

“No, how can you have a higher ranged success rate than me, an archer with Agility traits?”

“You seem to be throwing even better than last time.”

It was an attack success that was like a magic trick, but to the party members who had already seen Jeonghyeon’s dagger skills, it was just a little more impressive than usual.

On the other hand, Suyeon’s mouth was wide open as she watched them.

‘Wh-what was that?’

That’s an unregistered Hunter?

It’s only been a month since he awakened?

Wasn’t that nonsense?

What unregistered Hunter in the world could accurately hit the core of a spirit flying in the air with a dagger?

He even destroyed the spirit’s core in one shot.

It meant that not only his accuracy but also his destructive power far exceeded Suyeon’s expectations.

Suyeon was so shocked that she even thought,

‘Is this, are the Team Leader-nim and Assistant Manager-nim secretly filming a prank show without me?’

She even had such an absurd thought.

Whether or not he knew about Suyeon’s shock,

Jeonghyeon was retrieving his dagger with a bright smile.

『You have acquired 1 Coin.』

It was because he had the pleasure of getting a Coin from the very first hunt.

‘It was a bit close to finishing it in one shot, but it’s fine since I got a Coin anyway.’

If Suyeon had heard that, she would have smacked the back of his head.

“Ah, a Spirit Stone dropped.”

But regardless, Jeonghyeon’s smile deepened when he saw that a Spirit Stone had also fallen neatly next to his dagger.

“Oh, really?”

“I heard one of those is worth over 1 million won, jackpot!”

Since it was everyone’s first time seeing a Spirit Stone, they gathered around the Fire Spirit Stone in Jeonghyeon’s hand, looked at it, and started sharing their impressions.

Of course, Suyeon was watching them from behind with a dumbfounded expression.

‘No, that aside, are the rest of them just believing that he’s an unregistered Hunter?’