I Possess Too Many Characteristics

Chapter 51

Ordinary Morning.

Jeonghyeon, walking down an alley in disheveled clothes, was approached by someone in a suit.

Of course, Jeonghyeon was aware of his approach, but for some reason, he had an indifferent expression.

The man in the suit, quickening his pace as he got closer to Jeonghyeon, finally blocked his path and spoke.

“Excuse me, Hunter Han Jeonghyeon?”

“Ah, I’m not buying.”

However, Jeonghyeon passed by the man like a ghost without even making eye contact.

It was the result of his E-rank Battle Sense and D-rank Agility being exerted to their fullest.

To the man in the suit, who was not a Hunter but an ordinary person, it was to the extent that he couldn’t even properly tell when Jeonghyeon had passed him.

But the man didn’t give up and reached out his hand.

“No, that’s not it, we are—”

“I don’t believe you.”

Of course, Jeonghyeon used Stealth lightly as if he wouldn’t give them a chance to speak and escaped.

“Huh?”

Naturally, even E-rank Stealth looks like an invisibility cloak from a movie to the eyes of an ordinary person.

Lately, the number of people who seemed to be either peddlers or cult members had increased around Jeonghyeon’s house.

They looked neat in suits, but don’t people who go around scamming others usually look decent?

They even knew Jeonghyeon’s name.

It was just regrettable that he couldn’t figure out how far personal information had been sold in this era.

‘ Ugh, this is annoying. ‘

He could understand if it were once or twice, but not only when he went to the convenience store to buy something to eat in the morning,

“Excuse me, Hunter Han Jeonghyeon?”

“Ha— Ugh, what! I’m not buying!”

“That’s not—”

They even stealthily approached him while he was doing his morning exercise, so it was just annoying.

‘ How do they even know that I’m a Hunter? There’s no way a Hunter would live in a studio apartment complex like this. ‘

Moreover, seeing their faces change every time, it seemed like there were more than one or two people ambushing him.

In the end, the people who relentlessly clung to Jeonghyeon only increased his hostility.

‘ I heard that cults targeting Hunters are really aggressive these days, but if they’re this dedicated to their sales pitch, it’s no wonder. ‘

In Jeonghyeon’s mind, the men in suits had been reduced to mere missionaries of a new cult.

Ordinary people might think, ‘Why would Hunters, who are like celebrities, believe in a cult?’ but in reality, the amount of damage caused by cults was increasing significantly.

First of all, they mainly targeted young Hunters with little social experience, so there were quite a few who unknowingly got involved.

Furthermore, and most importantly, Hunters are basically high earners.

They say that even if they approach 100 people and catch only one, it’s more than enough to break even.

Thanks to this, it wasn’t uncommon to find stories on Hunternet about colleagues who seemed perfectly normal turning out to be cult members.

The Association and guilds were actively running campaigns to prevent damage caused by cults, and

although he wasn’t affiliated with anyone yet, Jeonghyeon, who was diligent in understanding such matters, wanted to block them from approaching him in the first place.

Meanwhile, the man in the suit who had been ruthlessly（?） left behind by Jeonghyeon.

He took out his phone from his pocket with a dejected expression and made a call.

“Hello, Team Leader?”

━ Oh, yeah, Yeonghun. How did it go?

“This isn’t working at all. We need to at least start a conversation to explain who we are, but he just disappears!”

━ Oh, what do we do? Is he already linked with another guild?

“I don’t think so. I’ve been watching him for a few days, and the guys from other guilds are all being ignored too.”

In fact, they were employees of the HR department of the Moru Guild.

No, all the people who had been bothering Jeonghyeon lately were employees of reputable guilds.

They were the kind of people who would be considered dream workplaces for low-rank Hunters.

As Jeonghyeon thought, cult members rarely went around shabby studio apartment complexes.

They had somehow managed to get this far after getting some hints from Dan Jongu, but it was frustrating because Jeonghyeon wasn’t showing any openings.

In the end, the Team Leader on the other end of the phone seemed to have made a decision and let out a deep sigh.

━ Okay. Come back to the office for now. I’ll have Shin Piljung follow him starting tomorrow.

“Yes? Mr. Piljung?”

Shin Piljung.

He was one of the few Hunter employees in the HR department.

His trait was D-rank Movement Speed.

It was a trait that wasn’t very useful normally, but wouldn’t it be helpful in this kind of situation?

Actually, around this time, all the guilds that had tried to approach Jeonghyeon had come to a similar conclusion.

To deal with a Hunter, you need a Hunter.

But.

“Hello, Mr. Han Jeonghyeon! I’m not a strange person. First, let me explain—”

‘ Oh, crap! Now even Hunters are coming to bother me! ‘

As a result, their ambitious plan had an irreversible outcome.

A few days later.

Jeonghyeon was appalled when he saw the new suit, Shin Piljung, following him with a smile on his face without even breaking a sweat, even though he was running away with all his might.

Moreover, judging by the presence he felt, it seemed like the cults had changed their strategy and there were quite a few Hunters around now.

“Huff, huff, do I really have to go through this much trouble just to go to the convenience store?”

Jeonghyeon, who finally managed to shake off Shin Piljung, frowned.

Up until now, he had just left them alone, thinking, ‘What can I do?’, but wasn’t it crossing the line to even mobilize Hunters?

Jeonghyeon immediately took out his phone.

‘ I thought I’d never call her in my right mind. ‘

━ Supervisor Cha Yerin

In this situation, wouldn’t the only place a powerless commoner could rely on be the authorities?

Although it was a bit early, Yerin answered the phone right away.

━ Hello?

“Ah, Supervisor Cha Yerin?”

━ Yes, this is Cha Yerin.

‘ What’s her concept today? ‘

A strangely normal reaction.

Well, anyway, it was much better than her usual burdensome behavior.

“It’s not that, but—”

━ But who is this?

“Ah.”

Only then did Jeonghyeon realize that he had never contacted Yerin personally.

He had saved her number because he had received her business card, but she hadn’t.

“This is Han Jeonghyeon.”

━ Yes, I actually knew.

“Oh, my—”

━ Yes?

“This is……so fortunate! You knew my number.”

Jeonghyeon barely managed to swallow the harsh words that were about to come out.

Anyway, he was the one who needed help right now.

━ Did you have a good hunt with Supervisor Dan?

“Ha…… Yes, well.”

━ It seemed like it. I saw you were very angry these past few days.

Come to think of it, he had forgotten because of the peddlers lately, but didn’t he have another debt to Yerin?

Even now, the memory of going to the Orc encampment with Dan Jongu made him feel disgusted.

“Anyway, that’s not important right now. Do you also investigate cults targeting Hunters in your department?”

━ Yes? Ah, cults targeting Hunters?

“Yes, that’s it! I’m telling you, it’s been crazy around my house for the past few days!”

━ Hmm. Strictly speaking, it’s not under the jurisdiction of Division 3, but are you sure it’s a cult?

At Yerin’s question, Jeonghyeon nodded his head in agreement while holding the phone.

After that, Yerin asked about their appearance, the way they spoke, and so on, and then hung up the phone.

━ After hearing you out, it doesn’t seem like a cult, but I think I can handle it. Thanks for the tip, then.

“Yes, please do something about it.”

‘ Not a cult? Then are they really just peddlers? ‘

Jeonghyeon tilted his head once.

And from the next day, the men in suits who had been bothering Jeonghyeon disappeared without a trace.

Whether they were peddlers or cult members, what did it matter?

Cha Yerin’s effect was certain.

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“Good work, everyone!”

“Good work, Sunhyeong oppa.”

The atmosphere in Sunhyeong’s party was still the best.

But Jeonghyeon, who followed out from the back, had a somewhat ambiguous expression.

‘ As expected, Level 3 is a bit boring now. ‘

The place Sunhyeong’s party had visited this time was the Level 3 Gate ‘Pitoz Goblin Village’.

Although it had a village name, it was just a Gate where you fought ordinary goblins.

Even when he went in with the Masked Duo, the goblins weren’t a problem, so there was no need to mention Jeonghyeon’s current specs.

Moreover,

『 Current Coins Held: 7』

He had only earned 6 coins after hunting all day.

‘ I didn’t know it would be this low because the first monster I saw the probability for was a Tadan Orc. ‘

After hunting in the goblin village, the average probability was roughly in the low 20% range, at best mid-20%.

When he didn’t know the probability, he just accepted whatever he got, but now that he knew, it felt like a huge loss.

Still, he participated this time because it was Sunhyeong’s party, the one he had hunted with the most, but Jeonghyeon was starting to feel the limit.

This was because the gap between him and other Hunters would inevitably widen as other Hunters only grew in terms of Proficiency Level.

Perhaps he sensed that Jeonghyeon’s expression wasn’t very good.

“Hyungnim, is something bothering you?”

Sangsu approached and asked.

“Huh? No, what do you mean bothering me?”

Even though they had all agreed to drop the honorifics because Jeonghyeon felt uncomfortable with them, the”hyungnim”still remained.

When Jeonghyeon shook his head and denied it, Sangsu smiled knowingly.

“You think it’s a bit too easy, right?”

“Ah……?”

He was unexpectedly hit right where it hurt and was speechless.

“Hey, it’s okay. The kids and I all know. To be honest, I sometimes run Level 4 Gates at the guild these days. It’s a bit tough, though.”

“Really?”

Sangsu nodded.

He was the only D-rank in the party.

After reaching Level 3 recently, he had even challenged a Level 4 Gate.

And only then did he realize.

‘ It’s no match for Hyungnim? ‘

That even people who called themselves C-rank were below average compared to Jeonghyeon’s current form.

Moreover, when he asked his colleagues who joined the company at the same time, they said that it was a dream to get support from the guild, like being sent on hunts with a fixed party.

‘ Maybe Hyungnim is a much more amazing person than I thought? ‘

In fact, it would be strange if he wasn’t amazing.

Besides, his skills changed drastically every day as they went on hunts.

At this point, no matter how clueless someone was, they could tell that Jeonghyeon wasn’t an ordinary unregistered Hunter.

“Is Mr. Jeonghyeon doing well these days?”

Even the HR team leader, Cha Junwon, asked Sangsu that whenever he saw him, so you could imagine how much attention Jeonghyeon was getting.

Sangsu continued, smirking.

“Anyway, if you want to go to a Level 4 Gate, just say the word. I think the HR team leader will squeeze you in somehow.”

“No…… There’s no need to go that far.”

He had felt it before, but Jeongjin’s support was burdensome.

Jeonghyeon shook his head and refused.

He wanted to avoid being excessively indebted to one place as much as possible.

Unless he was in a situation where he couldn’t do anything about it with his own power.

Jeonghyeon, who returned home, roughly shoved his equipment carrier into a corner and flopped onto the bed.

After beating up goblins all day, his body wasn’t refreshingly tired, but rather stiff from the moderate activity.

“Has my body become one that can’t be satisfied unless it’s a Level 4 Gate?……”

And while he was feeling regretful, a thought suddenly occurred to him.

“Oh, come to think of it, I heard Hunternet was updated.”

He hadn’t been on Hunternet lately, so he didn’t know, but from what he heard, it was a big deal.

Jeongah said that a Hunter star rating system had been implemented, or something like that.

“Let’s see, My Page…… Oh, it’s really there.”

When he logged in as instructed, he saw that there were indeed star ratings for Jeonghyeon.

The purpose of Hunternet’s star rating system was to reward Hunters who avoided Villains（criminals, not Villains as monsters） and had good manners.

Only Hunters who were verified to have actually hunted together through the Association’s Gate reservation system could participate in the evaluation.

It seemed like there were some side effects, but overall, it was a popular feature for most Hunters.

First of all, it was beneficial just to be able to filter out troublemaker Hunters in the first place.

“My rating is 4? Was there even anything to criticize?”

Among them, Jeonghyeon’s rating was 4 out of 5.

It wasn’t a low score by any means, but considering that Jeonghyeon had always done more than his fair share whenever he participated, it was a score he couldn’t understand.

When he opened the detailed information of the star rating, he could see the star ratings for all the Gates Jeonghyeon had entered so far.

Most of them were a perfect 5.

However, there were two Gates with an average of 3 points.

“‘ Cursed Castle’ and ‘Tadan Orc’s Destroyed Encampment’? Ah, it’s those guys.”

He didn’t even need to look at who had given him the ratings to know.

Park Sangjun must have done it in ‘Cursed Castle’, and Dan Jongu in ‘Tadan Orc’s Destroyed Encampment’.

“Those incompetent guys are always the most eager to judge others.”

Looking at the evaluation list, as expected, only one person from each party had given him a rating of 1.

Interestingly, just like the old mini-homepage days, if someone had given him a rating, he could also check that person’s rating.

━ zljonggeomsangjun: 2.3

━ I’m ringing the bell today too: 1.1

The ratings of the two, whose nicknames made it obvious who they were, were, of course, abysmal.

“Why even bother using nicknames if you’re going to do this? Just write your real names.”

Jeonghyeon chuckled, dumbfounded.

They were certainly interesting people.