Sometimes there are people like that.

 

A hunter who gave up dealing with dangerous and ferocious beasts turned his eyes toward easier prey.

 

In industry slang, they were called ‘frogs.’

 

If they are smaller than you, even if they are of the same race, they will open their mouths and eat you…

 

“As expected, should we use that gate? There is no CCTV at the entrance.”

 

“Yeah. Let’s do that.”

 

“I’ll lure Kim Kiryeo.”

 

Isn’t this the perfect title to refer to them? Frog. 

 

“I wish there was more to rob than just the bracelet, but with him dressed like a beggar, I don’t have very high expectations.” 

 

These frogs mainly committed crimes targeting low-level awakened people.

 

Because beginner hunters are unfamiliar with the gate, they tend to excessively invest in defensive equipment to ensure their safety.

 

Even if they borrowed money to buy equipment, they’re still beginner hunters.

 

In front of veterans, it was often useless. 

 

“What do you think? We can live comfortably for a while if we just sell that bracelet.”

 

Moreover, what makes them even more vicious is that their goal is not simply to steal money and belongings.

 

“Anyway, it’s only been 3 weeks since we’ve done it, so let’s prepare properly.”

 

There was no way that those who decided to hunt the same humans would have a normal way of thinking.

 

A high percentage of the hunter world’s fellow predators were into killing for fun.

 

Furthermore, Kim Kiryeo happened to catch the attention of these hunters.

 

“Let’s see. If the bracelet’s ability is activated, it will be a big problem, so we need an item that will make him pass out first…”

 

Jaehyun was already muttering excitedly and making a plan.

 

As he watched Jaehyun like this, the team leader couldn’t help but be curious. 

 

“Hey Jaehyun, you told me that you formed a team with that hunter a long time ago.”

 

“Yes? Yes.” 

 

“What kind of guy was he? Is there anything else we need to be careful about?” 

 

Then the man who was asked the question couldn’t hold back and burst into laughter.

 

Something to be careful about? 

 

“Puhahaha! Don’t even say that. That, he even ran away without trace from the F-Class gate last year? He’s the weakest hunter I’ve ever known!” 

 

***

 

The next day.

 

‘When I look at Jaehyun, something seems to come to mind.’

 

Ring ♪

 

In the midst of complicated feelings. It sounds like a text message has arrived. 

 

I unlocked my phone and replied to the message. 

 

“Oh, my! Why did you come out so early?”

 

Soon after, familiar faces arrived.

 

It’s the Hunter team I met yesterday. 

 

“You’re really giving me the same pay as yesterday, right?”

 

“Oh, of course. I’ve printed it out on a new bill, stiffly. Haha.” 

 

Well, now that we have all the people, let’s get to work.

 

I followed their guidance and arrived at a gate.

 

Between the building and the building.

 

The F-Class Blue Gate is located at the entrance of a narrow alley. This was today’s workplace. 

 

‘I heard there are two bosses here, right?’

 

Normally, the gate disappears when the boss is defeated. 

 

However, there was a small rule to this phenomenon. That is, the gate isn’t going to disappear entirely if there are still people inside.

 

‘When I have time, I want to properly investigate the gate.’

 

I looked curiously at the earth’s culture, and soon came to my senses. 

 

I’ll satisfy my curiosity later and focus on my work first.

 

‘If I could earn this much just by working as a porter, there would be no need to betray the good-natured Ahn Yoonseung.’

 

I happily adjusted my backpack and headed into the gate.

 

Unlike the cowardly Kim Kiryeo, I follow in the footsteps of the trustworthy hunters and move forward. 

 

Forward, and forward again.

 

“Is it just my feeling? Isn’t this the same path we came from earlier?” 

 

As quickly as we moved forward, our party soon reached a dead end.

 

There are a lot of intersections, which is typical of cave structures, so I think we got lost.

 

“Look. The corpse of the monster we caught earlier still remains. I think we took the wrong direction.” 

 

“….”

 

“Do you have any skills to find directions?” 

 

I looked around, asking a short question.

 

The cave’s inside was curved and red, giving me the feeling that I had entered the gullet of a live animal.

 

“Kiryeo-ssi, there’s no need for that. Because we found the right path.” 

 

“Yes?”

 

But at that moment. 

 

The D-Class Hunter who was leading suddenly stopped walking, looked back at me, and started laughing.

 

“No, it’s a dead end, but what do you mean we came to the right path…” 

 

Right after this, I hear the sound of something breaking.

 

And the overwhelming smell of vinegar.

 

“Argh!”

 

Clank! Soon after, a glass bottle that had been thrown by someone hits my head, and it breaks. 

 

Thanks to this, I ended up being doused with a strange potion without even knowing what it was.

 

“Cough, cough!”

 

“Don’t worry too much. It’ll be over when you wake up after a good night’s sleep.”

 

I couldn’t understand.

 

We are the same hunter, so why are you attacking me? 

 

Do Earthlings have a fetish for assaulting their own kind?

 

“Woah, Hyung-nim. That punk is holding up well, isn’t he?”

 

“I guess that’s the way it is. F-Class will be over in 5 seconds if you take one shot of this drug that makes you pass out.” 

 

But these people seem to have mistaken something.

 

I just didn’t like the strong smell of this potion. It’s not that I’m struggling to resist drowsiness or fainting.

 

“….I think it’s been 5 seconds?”

 

“Huh?”

 

A few seconds later.

 

They began to harden their expressions one by one, as if they had realized something strange.

 

‘Where did you get such an inferior magic tool?’

 

Because I have perfect magical resistance against magic that makes me faint.

 

I came to my senses right away. The first thing I did was this.

 

“F*ck!”

 

“Hey, hey, hey! He ran away, catch him!”

 

“That punk can’t run!”

 

When something feels strange, it’s best to stand out.

 

I gritted my teeth and ran away. 

 

It’s been a long time since I threw away the bag I was carrying. However, no matter how hard I try, I will eventually have it tied to my ankles…

 

“Argh!”

 

A green vine came out of nowhere and violently grabbed my leg. Is it him if he’s a magician who manipulates plants?

 

“Kim Jaehyun, what are you doing!”

 

In an instant, my vision turns upside down.

 

Because of Jaehyun’s skill, I was hanging in the air.

 

“No, you had a limp until last year. How did you treat it?” 

 

“What’s so important now? Why are you doing this to me?”

 

“Ha, tsk. What should I do with this?” 

 

It looks like something went wrong with the plan when I look at that cocky face.

 

“Why on earth don’t you pass out?”

 

“I don’t know. The only item I can see is the bracelet.”

 

“Hey, put him down first. Just in case.” 

 

Now, to make matters worse, the D-Class hunter has also joined in. 

 

The team leader, in whom I had put my trust, gave orders with a cold expression on his face.

 

“This F-Class b*stard. Listen to me from now on. If you try to run away again, I’ll pull out your teeth one by one and kill you.”

 

There is an old saying that says if you believe in an axe, you will get hit in the foot with it. But I didn’t think the day would come when I would be threatened directly by an axe.

 

“L, l, let’s talk in words. In words.” 

 

I raised my hands closely as I glanced at the axe on my Adam’s apple. 

 

Damn it. 

 

‘What the hell? When I raise my hand, the eyes of the people of Earth follow. Where are you looking?’ 

 

And it wasn’t until now that I got a rough idea of what was going on. 

 

‘Don’t tell me…’

 

I really doubt that their eyes were fixed on my wrist earlier.

 

“Are you doing this because of the bracelet?”

 

As expected. When I brought this up, they flinched their shoulders as if they had been hit on the nail. 

 

Yes. I am being robbed right now.

 

‘That’s why you tried to knock me out.  You don’t want to waste the number of uses of this item…!’

 

But now I’m going to reveal the fact that this bracelet has no special abilities.

 

Protects against damage twice. It’s a common effect.

 

“Yeah. It’s an item that blocks any attack without limits. Can’t you turn your eyes?” 

 

However, the problem is that if this magic tool works well, it can even prevent S-Class monsters from attacking. 

 

‘This is crazy.’

 

I can’t believe the equipment I had for self-defense brought danger.

 

What a situation!

 

‘On Earth, even low-level magic tools like this are targets of robbery…?’

 

Honestly, handing over the bracelet itself wasn’t difficult.

 

I got this too by luck, so I wasn’t too obsessed with the item.

 

But I would have given them the equipment if I thought that would solve the problem. 

 

‘Ugh.’

 

But given the situation, it was already too late to negotiate.

 

‘These punks, they had no intention of letting me go alive from the beginning.’

 

Why did they lure the victim so deep into the gate in the first place? 

 

They’re probably planning to kill me and close the gate. Then the dungeon will disappear, and the corpse will naturally be destroyed as evidence.

 

“Hey! Kim Kiryeo, take off that bracelet right now and hand it over to me!”

 

“Do you think I’m crazy to give it to you? Don’t move! Before I use it all up twice!” 

 

Then these robbers noticed and froze. Yeah. Of course, you won’t be able to lift a finger.

 

‘You will be seen as a threat if you even touch me a little!’ 

 

The limit for this magic tool is only two times.

 

It turns back into a simple accessory after all of that is used up.

 

I looked quickly at the blue marble decoration that showed how many effects were left on the bracelet, and then I looked back at the front.

 

“Hey, Kim Jaehyun. You can’t do anything like this, so can’t you just leave me alone?”

 

“If you save me, I will keep today’s events a secret. I didn’t get seriously injured anyway. What charges am I going to report you on?” 

 

As the deadlock continued, I began to persuade people to get out of here.

 

However, no significant effect was seen.

 

“You’re talking nonsense. Who wouldn’t know that you’d be making a fuss when you went out!”

 

‘Did it show?’

 

I quietly shook my head, ignoring the angry team leader. Originally, I had planned to take advantage of the opportunity and run away again.

 

However… 

 

“Ah, that’s enough. It’s all messed up just because he didn’t pass out at all. Hey, Jaehyun.”

 

“Why?”

 

“I guess we’ll have to give up this time.”

 

The D-Class hunter suddenly took away the axe aimed at my neck and sighed, and for a moment I thought that I was finally free from this situation.

 

Until he beat me up.

 

“Seeing such an F-Class use that item makes me feel terrible. Really!” 

 

Buk!

 

The cave rings with the sharp sound of a person’s hand hitting a face bone.

 

The D-Class, who ran out of patience, eventually attacked me. Then wouldn’t he be out of breath and say that? 

 

“Hey, try it. Try it out, you b*stard. Your memorial day is when the number of times you can use this item runs out!!” 

 

What followed was a merciless assault. 

 

The D-Class swung his fist in anger and hit my shoulder or abdomen, and each time he did so, a bone broke one by one. 

 

‘Argh!’

 

If this continues, I’m going to get beaten to death.

 

“Wait! I, I will give it to you! Okay. I’ll give you the item, so stop first!” 

 

There is no choice.

 

I shouted urgently. Then the D-Class hunter stopped his actions and took a breath.

 

“You should have done that earlier!” 

 

“Wow. As expected, violence is medicine.”

 

Is this the reality of F-Class? 

 

It’s sad that I have given in to violence, that I have been humiliated, and that I have no power. 

 

“Whoo…” 

 

I think my skin was torn when I was hit on the head earlier, but I tried to ignore the blood flowing from my forehead and touched the bracelet.

 

Everything will be over if I give this to them. 

 

‘Maybe my life…!’

 

It was that kind of moment. 

 

Suddenly, the sound of someone’s footsteps began to flow from beyond the cave. 

 

“Running sound?” 

 

Jaehyun and his teammates turn their heads in unison.

 

“Who just came in?”

 

There’s no way anyone would trespass into an F-Class gate that doesn’t make any money.

 

But what appeared next was truly someone no one expected.

 

“What is this?” 

 

“Ahn Yoonseung? That Ahn Yoonseung?”

 

A-Class Hunter Ahn Yoonseung. 

 

How is that person here? 

 

“K, Kiryeo Hyung? What is this now…” 

 

Yoonseung, who came running out, was looking at me with a surprised face, and I immediately shouted as soon as I made eye contact with him. 

 

“Help me!” 

 

Come to think of it, I forgot.

 

[(Text message)]

 

[Yoonseung-ah, you know today’s promise, right? The F-Class gate doesn’t take long, so just wait in front the gate.]

 

[Yes!]

[I’ll look at your skills as soon as I’m done.]

[Thank you so much, Hyung.]

 

I had two plans for today.