Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Jung Taesuk stamped his feet with an anxious face.

The sound of a car coming to a sudden stop rang in his ears as he alternately glanced at the clock on his wrist and the gate.

Jung Taesuk almost shed tears as if he had met a savior when he saw Do Junyoung, the head of the management office, getting off the car.

“Director!”

“How is the situation?”

“The gate still won’t open. No one has killed the Boss Monster, so how did this happen—”

“Then we will have no choice but to force the gate to open.”

“Sir?”

Taesuk’s eyes widened when he saw the green magic stone that Do Junyoung took out of his pocket.

Isn’t that a precious gate stone that can be obtained with at a very rare probability in a dungeon? I can’t believe he’s going to use something so expensive to force the closed gate open!

Jung Taesuk was really moved this time and truly shed tears.

“We’re opening the gate.”

Do Junyoung left such Taesuk behind and brought the magic stone to the gate. Since it was a Gate Stone with high purity, it would certainly be able to open the gates of a Level 3 dungeon.

... It was supposed to.

[Warning! Dungeon ‘Werewolf’s Habitat’ rating is too high! Gate Seat cannot be used!]

[Warning! Gate Seat will break due to overuse!]

The green Gate Seat was broken badly with a series of warning messages.

“...”

“...”

Do Junyoung and Taesuk opened their eyes wide at the unexpected situation.

Obviously, the magic meter had said it was a Level 3 dungeon, but suddenly it’s saying that the dungeon’s grade is too high? Even the Gate Seat broke down because of excessive use?

How could this be?

But the surprise didn’t end there. A new message popped up.

[Currently, the dungeon ‘Werewolf’s Habitat’ is rated EX.]

There was shock in the faces of Jung Taesuk and Do Junyoung.

Class EX.

EX. A rating only used when the rating of something is so high that it is meaningless to put any rating on them. It was the first time in Do Junyoung’s life to actually see an EX-class.

But why is a dungeon with only Werewolf rated EX?

‘It doesn’t make any sense. If that’s the case, then Yoon Seora, the Hunter trapped inside...’

Do Junyoung’s face hardened at once. If this was true, Yoon Seora would never come out alive.

No, perhaps she had already...

Junyoung’s fists were firmly tightened.

“Oh, are you in charge of the civil service?”

At that time, Park Jinyong, the one who had thrown Seora into the dungeon, approached. Taesuk took a deep breath as he noticed the look in Do Junyoung’s eyes. However, Park Jinyong, who did not notice it, continued to talk.

“I didn’t do that on purpose, but I’m sorry. I was only going to show the F-class the dangers of the dungeon. How could I have known that it would close?”

“....”

“I’m glad it’s F-class though. She won’t be of any help anyway. I’m glad the gate was closed without any damage thank to her sacrifice...”

Park Jinyong, who had been chatting with excitement, was forcibly stopped. It was because Do Junyoung had grabbed his mouth.

The cold, subdued eyes turned to him.

“It is forbidden by law to push people into dungeons, even if the other party is a Hunter. There is no way that the raid leader of the Clear Blue Guild didn’t know about it.”

As Do Junyoung’s grip became stronger, Park Jinyong’s gigantic body slowly rose from the floor. Park Jinyong’s eyes widened. He grabbed Do Junyoung’s arm with his thick hand, but he didn’t budge.

“Keu...gh...kk...!”

“If you did it knowingly, you will face a heavier punishment. From obstructing the execution of official duties, to attempted murder.”

“Mmph. Uukh!”

“Section Chief Jung Taesuk. Make a note of it. Park Jinyong, Clear Blue Guild’s A-class Hunter, will be punished with my authority.”

“Di-Director— Uwakh!”

Junyoung’s fist was raised high, and at the same time, a strong roar broke out and the ground rumbled.

The park where the gate burst open turned chaotic in an instant.

[Administrator: o(T^T)o]

But the administrator trampled her hopes. Seora slapped her forehead without realizing it.

Oh my gosh. A contractor who communicates with emoticons. With the administrator on top of that!

“The one who gave me an EX-class weapon was an emoticon administrator...”

[Administrator: (* ́∀`*)ゞ]

‘Don’t be shy instead! I was being sarcastic!’

I’m not sure if it was totally unaware or if it was doing this even though it knew.

No matter how you look at it, this administrator looks very strange. Is my contract okay like this?

[Administrator: ꒪⌓꒪ ]

Alas, her anxious expression must have been too obvious. Seora quickly corrected her expression.

“No, let’s think about it. When would I ever get scammed like this? Leaving the increase in accuracy and destructive power aside, it could even change shape freely.”

Returning the fraudulent-like item because I’m scared? What nonsense. It is such a precious item that I’d even hold onto the administrator’s pants tightly even if they are already stretched out.

‘Yeah, let’s just think of it as winning a Powerball. When it comes to Powerball, a diamond spoon is nothing.’

Seora constantly whispered to herself as if brainwashing herself.

“I will use it well. Thank you.”

Pat, pat.

Seora patted the weapon like it was a baby’s butt and carefully put it into her inventory.

Up until now, her inventory had only pure junk in it, and it was definitely not because of her mood alone that it had started to look like it had been painted with gold.

“Now that we have dealt with the Werewolf, the gate will open, right?”

[Administrator: ◝(・ω・)◟]

“Then let’s get going...”

Seora, who was about to move, stopped her feet for a moment and looked around.

A cave covered in blood, thirty dead wolf monsters, and one werewolf whose head was blown away.

Looking at it again, there was admiration, but there was one problem.

“If I go out now, at least S-classes like me will notice that my stats have changed, right?”

That would make things a bit difficult.

No matter how well you develop your skills, even if you can climb to a higher level, it is impossible for an F-class to jump to an S-class in an instant. Even more so because her awakening limit was also up to F-class.

When this became known, it was clear that all the unwelcome gazes would be drawn to her. She really hated it.

I don’t want to take on the responsibility that other people give me. I don’t want to live the same life of sacrifice as someone else did.

“Is there any way I can make it so that no one knows that my stats have risen?”

[Administrator: ◔_◔?]

“... I don’t want to inform... anyone. So please.”

Seora put her hands together and begged earnestly.

She didn’t want to live a life of being crushed by the responsibility of making sacrifices. Her only goal was for her to live freely and comfortably.

Was that earnestness well conveyed?

[The system administrator gives blessing to the sole contractor.]

[The “Silver Curtain” is activated.]

[Blessing “Silver Curtain”

Ability: This is a blessing given to the contractor by the system administrator. Some of the stats are covered by a veil. Stats cannot be checked by those who are not allowed by the contractor.]

Standing under the blessing given to her, she opened her eyes wide.

“Th-Thank you.”

She didn’t know the administrator would be so docile, so she was a little stunned. She wiped her arms as she felt as if something was really covering her body even though it was impossible.

Is this what it feels like to be in a contract with a higher being?

“Seriously, thank you very much.”

[Administrator: _へ__( ̅◡ ̅ )>]

“...”

Even when I’m touched, my emotions will crumble just by looking at the emoticons. Seora, who had almost looked at the administrator with cold eyes, quickly wiped her face and changed her expression.

But oh well, what’s the problem with a little strangeness if it gives me these perks?

... I only hope that it is only a little strange, not very strange.