The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood – Chapter 18

Ch 18: Korean Magic Tower （1）

Skills（Awakening Skills）.

A popular term used to refer to the superpowers of Awakened Ones.

It is said that all Awakened Ones acquire at least one skill at the moment of awakening.

However, the magic of this planet had many limitations, as its history had only just begun.

Strangely enough, it seems that the sorcerers of Earth can only handle one type of magic that they gained at the time of their awakening.

Jeong Haseong, who uses fire attributes, cannot acquire ice magic no matter how much he trains.

If a magician on Earth wants to use magic of another attribute, there is only one way.

It is said that they can acquire skills of a new attribute only after purchasing a magical tool called 『Skill Stone』, which costs almost as much as a house.

‘And even then, if they don’t have the aptitude, it won’t even activate.’

However.

Anyway, that’s not the important thing.

The situation here was a little different.

I am a soul who has already learned all there is to learn about madohak and reincarnated.

In theory, I could use all kinds of skills that exist on Earth if the conditions were met.

‘I’m such a genius.’

But the problem is…

That I am not able to demonstrate that ability right now.

In the midst of all this, an incident occurred where the fervent attention of the S-ranks was focused on me.

‘It’s one thing to be killed by Kang Changho, but somehow I’ve even angered Jeong Haseong.’

So I thought.

‘If I keep going like this, I’m going to die a stranger in another planet.’

Thanks to that, I repeatedly conducted research with a fire under my feet…

“The appointment time has passed, when are they coming?”

First, let me state the conclusion.

After 60 hours of effort, I have finally found a way.

A way to use magic.

“I’m, I’m really sorry for being late! Suddenly the company contacted me and asked to talk for a bit…!”

“Ah, you’ve arrived.”

My body is currently unable to exchange mana due to a lung malfunction.

However, since my breathing is working normally, I should be able to operate the mana within my body to a very slight degree.

If that amount is not enough to cast magic, I can artificially increase it.

“Don’t be sorry. You came to help me, right?”

I am currently collecting materials for .

That was also the reason why I came to this building.

“By the way, it’s been a long time since I paid back my old debt, but since I don’t have anyone else to ask, I keep relying on you.”

“No! It’s okay. I have a lot of time anyway.”

An Yunseung said after catching his breath.

“And there’s one more debt. When the EX-rank gate appeared last time. You pushed me to the other side to save me, right?”

“Oh, well…”

“I still have a lot to repay! Don’t worry about it! Hyung-nim!”

What a kind alien neighbor.

“Okay. Anyway.”

I adjusted Kim Giryeo’s cheap shirt, which I always wear, and pointed to the building in front of me.

“If I go in with you, I won’t get kicked out, right?”

Unlike the angular buildings that were everywhere, this building was built in a round cylindrical shape.

It looked like a giant tower. I looked at the building’s glass windows and listened to An Yunseung’s voice.

“Yes! The Korean Magic Tower even replied to the email, so it’s definitely confirmed.”

Korean Magic Tower.

This is the name of the organization we are visiting today.

I think it was said to be one of the major guilds representing this country.

“But did you really get turned away yesterday when you came alone?”

I had visited this place in the past. Just 16 hours ago.

No, well. I managed to find a material that would be useful for making potions, but… the gate where the material came from happened to be privately owned.

‘They even buy and sell gates!’

The only way to enter a private gate is to get permission from the owner.

So, I searched through the internet and came to the Korean Magic Tower for help, but what did they say at the entrance?

“Um, people in suits came out and told me to leave. To be exact, they asked me to show my ID, so I showed my hunter license, and they suddenly raised their voices…”

The first impression is not very good.

I shrugged my shoulders. An Yunseung made a disgruntled expression when he saw this.

“Even though this place is so big, it’s a guild that doesn’t even look at anyone below C-rank. They kicked you out because you introduced yourself as an F-rank Awakened One.”

“Is that so?”

“Anyway, there are so many inconveniences, so why did you get your test results so low…”

Hup.

An Yunseung muttered something to himself and then took a deep breath. He had a look of having made a slip of the tongue.

“Ah, no! It’s nothing. Let’s go inside! I made an appointment in my name!”

“Oh, okay.”

Did you just try to criticize me for having such a low test score and then stop?

‘People can be F-rank, you know…’

Apologize to our Giryeo…

I was slightly discouraged and dropped my head to the side.

Then we entered the building.

‘It’s spacious.’

An open lobby.

Marble tiles that were so clean they were chilling.

The building is nice. It’s the people who live inside that are the problem.

“Oh? An Yunseung Hunter-nim!”

While I was looking around for a moment, an employee at the entrance recognized the A-rank and spoke to him.

I also knew that employee.

Wasn’t he the security guard who had a rotten expression when he saw my F-rank hunter license yesterday?

━What, F-rank? Ha, I think you’ve mistaken this place for the employment agency in the back, this isn’t a place for someone like you to come. Please leave.

But back then, he had such a bug-eyed face…

“An Yunseung-ssi! I’m always watching your great work! I heard on the news that you’re still the first to arrive at dungeon break incidents these days? I’m a huge fan!”

The employee smiled with an almost contorted face. His attitude was completely different from when he spoke to me.

“I’m also keeping a scrapbook of the articles that feature the hunter-nim. Ah! I’ve kept you too long. What brings you here?”

I watched the situation silently, and soon after An Yunseung explained the purpose of his visit.

“I contacted the guild in advance, and I have something to say to the Magic Tower Representative-nim.”

“Oh, is the Guild Master at the headquarters today?”

“That’s what the reply said.”

A company that makes hunter activities its main source of income.

In industry terms, it’s called a guild.

Among them, the Korean Magic Tower is a huge guild with a lot of affiliated hunters, but in the end, the center of power was one person.

We were scheduled to meet with the representative of the Korean Magic Tower today.

“As expected of An Yunseung Hunter-nim. There’s a long line of people who want to meet the representative here, but not just anyone can get an appointment!”

The guard praised the A-rank hunter in an excited voice, and Yunseung smiled awkwardly at his words.

“Thank you for your kind words.”

“Then, if you want to go inside, please wear your visitor pass first. Here you go.”

“Don’t you have one more? There are two of us?”

But…

I was half-expecting it, but that guard. Was he so distracted by An Yunseung that he completely forgot about me?

“Two people?”

The guard looked around in surprise.

“Oh, wait, this person looks familiar…”

And then he found me and frowned. He seemed to be slowly remembering something.

The time he pushed someone with those huge shoulders, or the time he snorted and spoke sarcastically after seeing my hunter license.

Memories like that.

“Ugh!”

Do you remember now?

The guard’s expression hardened in an instant. But I didn’t care and waved my hand in greeting.

“Hello?”

When An Yunseung added that I was a hyung he knew, the guard’s gaze became even more unstable.

“Th, this person, isn’t he F-rank…”

“Yes, well. But why are you suddenly asking that?”

“No, well.”

Just a few hours ago.

He didn’t kick me out, but he did threaten me harshly and drove me away like a beggar, and now he’s back with an A-rank.

“Oh, I apologize for yesterday. It’s just that the headquarters regulations state that F-ranks are denied entry for security reasons. Ah… I’m really…”

He even broke out in a cold sweat and bowed his head.

And he treated us like royalty, escorting us to the information desk.

“They’re so kind in front of an A-rank.”

I said lightly. An Yunseung snorted and replied when he heard this.

“I know, right? They don’t even know who hyung-nim is.”

Yunseung looked at the security guard as if he was very pathetic. Honestly, I don’t know why he’s doing that.

I looked away while Yunseung was talking to the desk employee.

“I’m An Yunseung, an A-rank hunter from the Neo Sisters Guild. I sent an email yesterday afternoon.”

“You’re talking about the gate entry, right?”

“Yes. The reply said that I need to talk to the Representative-nim directly.”

“Oh, is the Guild Master at the headquarters today?”

“That’s what the reply said.”

A company that makes hunter activities its main source of income.

In industry terms, it’s called a guild.

Among them, the Korean Magic Tower is a huge guild with a very large number of affiliated hunters, but in the end, the center of power was one person.

We were scheduled to meet with the representative of the Korean Magic Tower today.

“As expected of An Yunseung Hunter-nim. There’s a long line of people who want to meet the representative here, but not just anyone can get an appointment!”

The guard praised the A-rank hunter with an excited voice, and Yunseung smiled awkwardly at his words.

“Thank you for your kind words.”

“Then, to go inside, please wear your visitor pass first. Here you go.”

“Don’t you have one more? There are two of us?”

However…

I was half-expecting it, but that guard. Was he so distracted by An Yunseung that he completely forgot about me?

“Two people?”

The guard looked around in surprise.

“Oh, wait, this person looks familiar…”

And then he found me and frowned. He seemed to be slowly remembering something.

The time he pushed someone with those huge shoulders, or the time he snorted and spoke sarcastically after seeing my hunter license.

Memories like that.

“Ugh!”

Do you remember now?

The guard’s expression hardened in an instant. But I didn’t care and waved my hand in greeting.

“Hello?”

When An Yunseung added that I was a hyung he knew, the guard’s gaze became even more unstable.

“Th, this person, isn’t he F-rank…”

“Yes, well. But why are you suddenly asking that?”

“No, well.”

Just a few hours ago.

He didn’t kick me out, but he did threaten me harshly and drove me away like a beggar, and now he’s back with an A-rank.

“Oh, I apologize for yesterday. It’s just that the headquarters regulations state that F-ranks are denied entry for security reasons. Ah… I’m really…”

He even broke out in a cold sweat and bowed his head.

And he treated us like royalty, escorting us to the information desk.

“They’re so kind in front of an A-rank.”

I said lightly. An Yunseung snorted and replied when he heard this.

“I know, right? They don’t even know who hyung-nim is.”

Yunseung looked at the security guard as if he was very pathetic. Honestly, I don’t know why he’s doing that.

I looked away while Yunseung was talking to the desk employee.

“I’m An Yunseung, an A-rank hunter from the Neo Sisters Guild. I sent an email yesterday afternoon.”

“You’re talking about the gate entry, right?”

“Yes. The reply said that I need to talk to the Representative-nim directly.”

“But, just a moment…”

“The Representative-nim’s room is on the top floor. Please take the elevator.”

If I’m not mistaken, the desk employee’s reaction was a little ambiguous.

It was as if she was hesitating, as if she was standing in an uncomfortable place.

Besides, there’s no guide to show us the way this time.

“Do we have to go by ourselves?”

“Let’s go to the elevator first.”

An Yunseung nodded as if he had expected something and headed for the elevator. It was my first time seeing such a thing.

‘Ooh.’

When An Yunseung pressed the elevator button, the doors of the square box closed, and I felt like my body was floating.

It must be because of the acceleration that occurs when going up.

I was amazed by the new technology that didn’t exist in our world. However, my excited heart soon plummeted to the ground.

『60th floor. The doors are opening.』

━Ding.

The doors open with a gentle voice.

“What, I clearly pressed the 60th floor button.”

The moment I got out of the elevator, I realized something was wrong.

‘This is only the 2nd floor at best?’

The road is visible outside the full-length window. The roadside trees don’t even show their tops properly.

This is too low to be the 60th floor.

“Is the elevator broken?”

I looked out the window, not knowing what was going on, and then An Yunseung opened his dry lips.

“Um, hyung. I’m sorry for not explaining this beforehand. It seems like we’re… being tested.”

Test?

“Actually, the Magic Tower Representative… I mean the Guild Master. There are rumors that he has a strange personality.”

“Is that so?”

“Since he’s one of only three S-rank hunters in Korea, it’s natural that it’s not easy to make an appointment.”

An Yunseung placed his hand on his bald head and groaned.

“The representative here acts like he’ll definitely meet you, but when you actually come to the company, he plays tricks! They say he throws visitors into a maze he created.”

“Is this that maze?”

“Yes. They say that the internal structure of the Magic Tower headquarters building is all mixed up…”

A type that enjoys watching visitors get lost in a maze?

“You’ll probably have to find your way to the top floor on your own. He’ll only meet those who pass his test. Something like that.”

After hearing that story, I suddenly noticed a fire hydrant next to the emergency exit stairs.

There was a sign written in yellow paint that said, ‘Press in case of distress.’.

I ignored the escape system and came up with another idea.

“Anyway, if the elevator doesn’t work, shall we try going up the stairs?”

An Yunseung readily followed my suggestion, but the result was not good.

“Huh?”

Then, the 3rd floor of the building that we went up through the emergency stairs.

“What is this now?”

If you think normally, there should be a building hallway, but this time there is a basement parking lot beyond the door.

“This is crazy.”

“Yes. It’s said that when you open the door, it’s connected to a strange place, and you end up going around in circles.”

Indeed, the expression maze is not an exaggeration.

First, we decided to go back to the 2nd floor where we were earlier. And we talked while moving.

“Yunseung-a, do you know how many people have passed this test? And how long does it usually take?”

“I’m sorry, but I haven’t heard anything about it. Maybe there are zero people who have passed…”

“There can’t be no one who has passed so far. Besides, the employees should know the way, so has there ever been a leak of information?”

“Only a few people in the executive office would know.”

There were no reviews from those who passed, as if there was a security clause.

“Anyway, how can you break through such a complicated maze with your bare hands! Are they telling us to waste expensive items…?”

An Yunseung seemed very dissatisfied with the treatment of the Korean Magic Tower.

Of course, I was the one who requested the visit urgently, but still, it’s understandable to be angry if they play tricks like this without manners.

“Well made.”

However, I was gradually becoming strangely interested.

A maze made of magic makes me feel the atmosphere of my hometown.

I like this place. That’s why I wanted to meet the sorcerer who designed the maze.

“Hyung, what should we do? Should we split up and try to open the doors? We’re just going to waste time like this.”

Don’t worry, Yunseung-a.

That won’t happen.

‘Looking at how they are having a hard time with such a simple structure, it seems like Earthlings can’t see the way…’

Even if I’ve become trash, there are things that I can still do.