I Possess Too Many Characteristics

Chapter 50

Dan Jongu, who had lived without envy or fear of anything.

Even in his life, there was bound to be at least one thorn in his side.

“Oh, the newbie?”

“Yes.”

Looking back, he didn’t like that woman from the first impression.

A beautiful face with a delicate physique.

It was Cha Yerin, who had just turned twenty at the time.

“Yerin, want to go to a company dinner together?”

“I won’t go.”

“Yerin, want to hunt together?”

“I won’t.”

A sharp refusal whenever someone asked her to do something together.

Moreover, in her own way, she had a look of contempt as a default setting in her eyes when she looked at him, as if she had an A-Rank trait.

“Section Chief-nim. When can I get the materials I requested before?”

“What? I’ll give it to you when the time comes! Why, does it look so frustrating to an A-Rank?”

“? I’ve never said anything like that.”

Of course, in reality, it was just the inferiority complex and stubbornness that had been building up inside him for some time.

“Dad! What’s with that Cha Yerin?”

“Huh? Hunter Cha? Why?”

“I don’t want to see her, so kick her out of the Association right now!”

“You spoiled brat…… What nonsense. Get out of my sight right now!”

His father, who would have normally listened to his request, for some reason, wouldn’t let him say a word about Cha Yerin.

‘Damn it, what’s so great about being A-Rank?’

Eventually, his hostility towards Cha Yerin only grew.

Honestly, there were many A-Ranks in the Association besides Yerin.

But they all groveled before Jongu.

Because they were afraid that their Hunter life would become difficult if they messed with the son of the Association Director.

However, as Yerin repeatedly spoke her mind in front of Jongu without any repercussions, a strange atmosphere arose between the other A-Ranks and Jongu.

To Jongu, Yerin seemed to be the cause of all these changes that were gradually making him feel disregarded.

“Oh my, Section Chief Dan Jongu-nim. Did something bad happen today?”

The place where Jongu was currently seated was a high-class bar in Gangnam.

The glass in front of him was filled with expensive liquor worth millions of won.

“Something bad? Of course, there is! Of course, there is, I’m telling you!”

And today, Jongu had met the second thorn in his life.

And that too, through the introduction of the first thorn, Cha Yerin.

For some reason, she asked him to take a Hunter with him on a hunt, and although he didn’t like it, he agreed, thinking he’d get a favor out of it.

Besides, he was an unregistered Hunter, so he felt a sense of accomplishment, thinking that Cha Yerin had finally gone too far.

Seeing that he was handsome, he felt even more annoyed and was eager to ignore him as much as possible.

But what the hell was this situation now?

Jongu gulped down the liquor, which was fittingly called a strong drink.

“Oh my, it seems like you’re really stressed. Why don’t you tell us about it?”

“Ugh, I’m alive thanks to Team Leader Yang-nim.”

“Hey, Section Chief-nim. I’m……”

People trying their best not to offend Jongu.

Yes, this is my life.

Jongu often drinks with officials from various influential guilds.

It’s called a drinking party, but it’s actually no different from entertainment.

A business relationship for Jongu to enjoy entertainment, and for the officials to build connections.

But there was a hidden secret that only Jongu didn’t know.

‘Seeing this trashy bastard throwing a fit, it seems like a pretty decent kid has joined the Association.’

To the Association officials, Jongu was no different from a sucker.

It’s a secret they only talk about behind his back, but his nickname is ‘A-Rank Detector’.

The most famous example was Cha Yerin.

Who would have known that the trashy one who caused such a ruckus when he joined the Association would turn out to be Cha Yerin?

Of course, Cha Yerin remained steadfast in the Association despite numerous scout offers from guilds, but other Hunters were different.

Recruit the people Dan Jongu dislikes!

It was already a famous proverb in the guild’s HR department.

This time, if a promising Hunter had come in, they were going to properly extract that source.

But for some reason, Jongu, who would have normally spilled the beans, was strangely quiet this time.

“Ahem, what’s the point of talking about it? It’s not a pleasant story.”

Of course, he had a lot to say.

But how could he tell them that he had even dissected Orc leather because of Jeonghyeon’s scheme?

How could he tell them that he, a C-Rank, was intimidated by a mere unregistered Hunter and had to drive him home?

However, even in this case, the long-standing experience of the guild’s HR team shone.

“Oh my, who’s been giving Team Leader-nim such a hard time? Here, let’s have another drink!”

First, make him drink a lot.

There’s no business in front of alcohol, so if he gets really drunk, he’ll end up spilling things he doesn’t want to say.

And that prediction was not wrong at all.

“So, hiccup! You know what that bastard said to me? Can the Section Chief-nim peel off the Orc hide for me? I was so dumbfounded, damn it!”

‘Oh my god, what a crazy bastard.’

He hadn’t expected the story Jongu had been hiding to be so shocking.

Not only did he make Dan Jongu apologize, but he also made him peel Orc leather?

And he even got a ride?

It wasn’t surprising that Dan Jongu was trash, as they already knew that.

But Jeonghyeon’s achievements were impressive even when heard while drunk.

The guild officials exchanged urgent glances.

‘Don’t touch him.’

‘Oh really? Who’s touching who?’

They had united to make Jongu drunk, but from now on, it was a war between them.

Their instincts as sales representatives from different guilds, beyond being drinking buddies, were ignited.

“So, Section Chief-nim. What kind of guy is this Han Jeonghyeon that he disrespects you so much?”

“Hiccup! What? What kind of guy! There’s no kind of guy! He’s not even an Association person in the first place! I wouldn’t have let that bastard off if he was an Association employee!”

‘This is a jackpot!’

He had been thinking of reducing the effort he put into Jongu because there were no good sources coming in lately, but he almost made a big mistake.

Fortunately, there were only about four guilds here.

Each one was a force to be reckoned with, but it was better than having the information publicly released in the industry.

His achievements were worthy of the statement that he carried a 4-Level Gate.

The guts to not be intimidated by Dan Jongu.

And since he was introduced by Cha Yerin, it was a guarantee.

Such a Hunter, and still a freelancer?

Wasn’t this a bundle of money that belonged to whoever grabbed it first?

They had to recruit him before his value went up.

They might not be able to get direct contact information like a phone number from Jongu, but they were professionals.

They were people who each had some connections in the Association.

The eyes of the top HR teams of each guild sparkled in the dark room.

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“Oh my, I’m tired.”

Meanwhile, Jeonghyeon had just come home, washed up, and lay down on his bed.

It took a long time to clean up because he was covered in Orc blood, which had a strong stench, and no matter how much he scrubbed, the smell wouldn’t go away.

Fortunately, the Hunter deodorants were well-made, so the smell had subsided to some extent, but he still felt a bit uneasy.

However, Jeonghyeon’s expression was bright throughout.

『Currently held coins: 10』

This was because he had earned 10 coins from this hunt.

Of course, if it weren’t for Dan Jongu, he might have earned five more.

It was a shame, but it was bearable because he had the pleasure of making that young master dissect Orc leather himself.

Was he too old to be called a young master now?

“Trait Shop.”

And as always, the shop list appeared as soon as Jeonghyeon called for it.

『Shop List（Refresh Cost: 2 Coins）

「Cool Wind Magic」（E, Lv.1）. 2C

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「Decent Mana Sensitivity」（E, Lv.1）, 2C

「Wall Climbing that Overcomes Thorn Fences」（E）, 2C

「Quite Fast Movement Speed」（D）, 3C

Currently held coins: 10』

Except for the fact that one slot was empty because he had expanded the equippable slots last time, it was an ordinary list as always.

“It’s ordinary if it has these damn unpopular traits and the damn movement speed.”

Wasn’t it clear that the probability of unpopular traits or traits from categories Jeonghyeon didn’t choose appearing was higher?

Besides, seeing a trait he had never heard of before, like Wall Climbing, appearing, it was all said and done.

“Tsk…… Refresh.”

As expected, it was better to give up expectations in most cases.

The next list that appeared didn’t have any particularly noteworthy traits either.

Two were F-Rank, the rest were E-Rank.

“Huh?”

But surprisingly, what caught Jeonghyeon’s eye was one F-Rank trait, and that was because,

『「Fairly Agile Movement」（F, Lv.1）. 1C』

It was the Movement trait that Jeonghyeon had achieved Level 2 in F-Rank and stored in the inventory.

If he collected this, he could raise the rank to E-Rank.

It was a small happiness he could enjoy with 1 coin.

『「Fairly Agile Movement」’s rank will increase to 「Moderately Agile Movement」.』

And immediately, it was replaced with the existing trait.

It had just been a week, which was the replacement cycle.

There was no noticeable change immediately, but the difference in proficiency Level 1 was quite significant.

There would be a noticeable change in the next battle.

But the small fortune that had come to him,

“Refresh. ……Huh?”

Grew bigger and bigger like a small snowball rolling.

『「Moderately Agile Movement」（E, Lv.1）, 2C』

“It fits together this well?”

The Movement trait that had just been upgraded from F to E appeared once again.

And in the corner, the letter ‘D’ was displayed, indicating that the rank could be upgraded.

‘I-Is this the power of expectation control?’

It was practically the same as spending 7 coins to create a 3-coin D-Rank trait, but it didn’t matter as long as he could raise the rank.

Besides, since it was the Movement trait, which could be said to be Jeonghyeon’s main trait, it wasn’t a waste if he considered it the price he had paid so far.

It was much better than the high-rank traits that were rotting in the inventory because he couldn’t equip them.

『「Moderately Agile Movement」’s rank will increase to 「Noticeably Agile Movement」.』

It could truly be called an unexpected stroke of luck.

It’s hard to feel a direct difference just by changing the level within the same rank.

This was Jeonghyeon’s familiar home, not inside a Gate where he had to activate all his senses.

But it was a different story when the rank went up.

Jeonghyeon slowly felt his senses becoming new.

It wasn’t a drastic change like Adaptation Syndrome, but he could tell that his body was changing little by little as the rank of his existing trait increased.

His body, which had been exhausted until just now, felt much lighter.

Simply moving his fingers, he could feel the path from his brain to his finger muscles more delicately.

The effect of the Movement trait was to improve overall reaction speed and movement by utilizing muscles that were previously imperceptible.

It was a change that was faithful to that basic effect.

With this, Jeonghyeon now had two D-Rank traits.

“Alright, I’m feeling good. Let’s go all in!”

Jeonghyeon exclaimed cheerfully.

Seeing that the inventory, which had occupied two slots, was now empty, it was impossible not to feel a sense of exhilaration as a Korean.

How could he be stingy with the remaining 3 coins while feeling such exhilaration?

『The list has been refreshed.』

The system faithfully carried out Jeonghyeon’s will.

And the newly appeared list included a C-Rank trait.

The splendid appearance of C-Rank, which Jeonghyeon had never seen as his own before!

If the border of the D-Rank trait was bronze, the C-Rank was even a copper color, which was touching.

Didn’t it give off the feeling that ‘This is where the real beginning is’ no matter who looked at it?

“Oooooh!”

Jeonghyeon also exclaimed.

Could he finally be on the same level as Jinwook and Suyeon?

Could he proudly join the ranks of the high-ranks?

It was only the first time he was spending coins since the Trait Shop reached Level 3, and already?

『「Excellent Movement Speed」（C, Lv.1）, 4C』

“Oh, come on……”

It would have been nice if it wasn’t the Movement Speed trait.

And what made Jeonghyeon’s mood even worse was that he only had one coin left.

He couldn’t even buy the C-Rank Movement Speed that had appeared.

“Shouldn’t the Movement Speed be 1 coin cheaper?”

He could only think such nonsense.

The path of the Trait Shop was still rough for Jeonghyeon.