CH 1

Chapter 1

On a languid afternoon, sweet music flowed gently in the atmospheric restaurant.

“Haeun, I’ll cut it for you.”

The man sitting on the opposite side took the plate in front of Jung Haeun. He was good at cutting steak into bite-sized pieces with a knife and fork.

As expected, the senior is perfect even when he cuts the steak. Haeun’s eyes softly drew a line.

“Here you go.”

“Wow! Thank you oppa.”

Haeun tilted her head slightly and smiled beautifully. The brown hair of Jung Haeun, a beauty salon VVIP customer, flowed gently.

The light pouring over the glass window made her hair shine, making Haeun look about twice as pretty. The opponent blushed slightly as if it had worked.

“Enjoy your meal.”

“Yes, thank you for the food. Enjoy your meal too.”

Today, Haeun was enjoying a date at a nice Italian restaurant.

Her partner is a male senior whom she met in a liberal arts class. Haeun was assured that they had been dating for at least a month.

It was ridiculous that a man who hands Haeun a drink every class and buys her a sandwich first when she skips lunch didn’t really have any feelings.

And finally, today, Haeun asked him out on a date, using the excuse that the final exam was over as if she was trying to put an end.

“Would you like to go eat something delicious with me? There’s something I want to tell you…”

Haeun bit the corner of her lips as it was about to go up.

His height is above average. His face… He’s pretty good-looking, if not a miracle at Y University. His personality is affectionate and kind. In this way, didn’t he even cut the steak for Haeun himself?

Besides, he was as stylish as the models in fashion magazines in his style. Among the people she was taking classes with, there were many girls who secretly showed affection for their seniors.

It was a day to go on a date with such a wonderful person, so today was the perfect day.

Except for one fact.

“Haeun, what’s wrong? Is the food not good for you?”

“Oh, oppa. That’s not it…”

Haeun carefully pointed through her window. Not far from her was an inactive gate.

“I didn’t know this restaurant and the gate could be this close.”

Gate.

It is a connecting passage to another dimension called ‘dungeon’.

The dungeon was infested with monsters, and only hunters with special powers could solve the problem. 

‘It feels like something troublesome is about to happen…’

Haeun furrowed her brow at the subtle ominous feeling. The man burst out laughing.

“Ahaha, is that scary? Are you okay? That gate has been inactive for 5 years already. Rather, people come to this restaurant to take a photo in front of the gate. I thought Haeun was like that too, since you asked me to come here.”

No. Haeun didn’t know. It’s just that she got a recommendation from someone. There are so many couples here, so she just decided to go on a date here.

The man looked at her cutely. He thought Haeun was scared and worried about her.

‘She’s pretty cute, and above all, she’s got a lot of money.’

Everything from the dress she was wearing to the shoes to the bag is brand new.

There was a rumor floating around that all of Haeun’s family were high-ranking hunters.

But since Haeun is afraid to look at a gate, it seems unlikely that she is the daughter of the Hunter family. Considering that everything she usually wears and carries are quite expensive brands, the rumor that she is the daughter of a conglomerate seems more reasonable.

Thinking that the rumors were false, the man tapped the back of her hand.

“By the way, Haeun.”

Her eyes were round like a rabbit. The man smiled slightly and continued.

“How long will you be respectful to me? I want to be a little closer to you…”

The suspicion about the gate was completely erased from Haeun’s mind.

‘Green light. This is definitely a green light! In a little while, I think I’ll be able to post the story of ‘♥Day 1♥’ on Outstagram.’ (tl/n: instagram but outstagram)

Haeun blushed. Her heart was beating fast. It was pounding so vigorously that the dishes on the table vibrated slightly.

…Did the fork vibrate?

As Haeun felt a strangeness, she looked at the table.

Bang-!!!

A loud sound rang in her ears.

“What, what? Is it an earthquake?”

People looked around in surprise. A siren installed on the street began to sound loudly. It was an emergency evacuation alarm that sounded when a dungeon break suddenly occurred. The staff ran out of the kitchen and shouted loudly.

“It’s an emergency! Dungeon break! Get out of here!”

“Ahh!”

“Haeun! You have to run away!”

The restaurant with a good atmosphere quickly became the market floor.

As she ran away holding her senior’s hand, Haeun checked the sky.

The gate she saw outside the restaurant was changing to an active state with a dark blue light. A huge bird-type monster with a sharp beak escaped through the portal.

“Ahh!”

The monster that found the target snatched a person running ahead with its beak. The caught man screamed and struggled with his legs. The monster flapped its wings while creating a huge gust of wind and flew away with a human in its beak.

Goosebumps arose at the terrible sight.

“It’s coming again!”

Someone screamed.

“Ugh, oppa!”

Haeun, who bumped into people, missed the man’s hand and fell.

The man looked at Haeun with bewildered eyes for a moment, then quickly turned his head and ran away alone. He ran away so quickly that if he went to the Olympics, he could win a gold medal.

Haeun fell on her knees on the floor and blinked her eyes.

‘Did you leave me now? Weren’t we just having a date a while ago?’

[The constellation ‘Mutant of the Abyss’ said that he didn’t tell her that the man was not very spirited.]

[The constellation spat in the direction the man ran, saying that the way he ran out alone was very unsightly]

[Anyway, the constellation is nagging that she needs to develop better eyes for men, saying, ‘It’s not enough for someone just to be handsome.]

‘Just once, just once is enough!’

Haeun shook her head at the constellation’s nagging.

Meanwhile, a monster caught its second victim. Another man flew into the sky.

Haeun came to her senses. This was not the time for her to argue with the constellation on the street.

Dungeon Break.

This phenomenon occurs when the ratio of monsters in the dungeon exceeds a certain number. A dungeon that can no longer contain monsters will burst.

Because of this, dungeons that have already occurred had to be periodically attacked to stabilize its numbers.

In other words, it is a disaster that, although difficult, can be sufficiently prevented if a little care is taken.

‘Doesn’t it mean that just because it’s been quiet for the past few years it’s still not safe?’

[The constellation ‘Mutant of the Abyss’ says that it is correct.]

‘But why today?’

The monster made an ominous sound and circled the air. Suddenly, monsters were coming out of the fully activated gate.

And that moment.

Kyaaaak-

“Ugh!”

Haeun’s eardrums were pierced by a piercing cry that no human could make. Haeun stopped, covering her ears.

She was not the only one who stopped. Some fell to the ground, bleeding from their ears.

Then a man shouted.

“Hey there!”

The glass window of the destroyed building, unable to withstand the vibration, fell on a woman who was evacuating with her child in her arms.

“Ahhhhhh!”

People shouted. The woman instinctively took her child in her arms and lowered her body.

At that moment, a very small wind blew.

“Huh?”

When the pain she had expected did not appear, the woman stood up bewildered.

There was obviously a huge glass falling over her own head, and nothing happened. Even the falling glass was gone.

From the fingertips  hastily swung by her, golden powder fell like residue.

“Are you okay?”

Haeun bit her lower lip and looked down at her. But the cost was severe.

[SYSTEM: Synchronization is in progress. Current synchronization rate 21.11%]

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Her system window has changed.

A vibration greater than when the monsters made a cry began to shake the ground. People slipped and fell down.

Clink!

The glass windows of the building that had been holding on to it were shattered in an instant.

Haeun opened her eyes as she watched the pieces of glass slowly pouring over her own head in slow motion.

If she avoids this, the building may collapse in the future. If she stops the building from collapsing, then there will be a bigger catastrophe.

‘I can’t avoid it!’

A determined Haeun crouched under her falling glass, wrapping her arms around her head and crouching down.

It didn’t hurt at all compared to the gigantic sound. Haeun carefully raised her head.

Above her head was a blue shield that looked hard and sturdy. It was above other people’s heads as well.

“Hunters! We lived!”

Finally, the hunters who were dispatched after receiving an emergency call arrived.

Four hunters who looked like an attacking series flew up the wall.

“Damn it! A total of five! 15-degree ahead!”

“The crystal above the head is its weakness! Everyone, attack!”

“Team leader! Be careful ahead!”

One monster was subdued by the movements of the hunters who acted in harmony.

“Are you okay?”

A healer with her long hair tied in a tight ponytail approached Haeun. Haeun slowly nodded her head. The healer, who looked at her body for a moment, soon realized that she had no serious injuries and sighed in relief.

“I am really happy. Were you very scared? You’re fine now.”

“Thank you so much for saving me.”

“Well, I haven’t done anything.”

The healer looked at the hunters in battle with envious eyes and said.

“It’s all thanks to the hunters from the dungeon safety management department over there.”

She was screwed. Why do they belong to that department?

[The constellation ‘Mutant of the Abyss’ says that he will come, and advises Haeun to prepare her heart.]

‘Oh, I hate it.’

She had a good intuition that something troublesome was going to happen. Haeun asked, holding her breath.

“Is it a dungeon break?”

“No, it’s not.”

The healer shook her head.

“Naturally, it was still a safe dungeon. Recently, despite the safety level, there are often cases where monsters overflow inside the dungeon. This is also the case.”

…Is it really like that?

Haeun furrowed her brow. The healer, who thought she had been shocked by the sudden accident, urgently comforted Haeun.

“Do not worry! It’s the Hunters of the Disaster Management Team 3! There are also two A-class hunters, and there are also those who received the Seoul Metropolitan Government Special Achievement Award for their rescue activities last year! So there will be no more danger now.”

[The constellation ‘Mutant of the Abyss’ snorts her, saying that it only boasts an A-class?]

[it raises its nose, saying that Haeun is much better than that.]

‘How noisy.’

Haeun raised her eyebrows.

‘You said it’s a good restaurant to be confessed to. By the way, who recommends a restaurant right in front of a gate?’

[‘Mutant of the Abyss’ says it’s sorry for that.]

[It insists on its innocence, saying it didn’t know this would happen all of a sudden.]

[But she was worse for dating a guy like that.]

Haeun grabbed her head because the noise was pounding.

“First of all, let’s go to the shelter. Can you contact your family?”

“It’s alright. I’ll be right back.”

“What?”

“Jung Haeun!!!”

“Oh, he’s already here.”

Bang!

A flash of lightning poured down in the air where the monster was running wild.

Haeun coughed irritably in the thick dust hitting her face.

Soon, a figure suddenly appeared in front of her.

“Are you alright?”

“You’re here?”

“I can’t believe it. You’re walking around with no power?!”

“Oh, my. Hunter Jung Eunwoo?”

The healer covered her mouth in astonishment.

Jung Eunwoo, a great S-class hunter, appeared in front of her.

Now 26, he ranked second in the Korean Hunter rankings and was also the team leader of the disaster management team.

He was as good as his ability to strike lightning with a giant spear.

He was also the representative sexy icon of Korea, famous for his hot personality. In addition, there was one more thing special about Hunter Jung Eunwoo. He is the son of the first-generation hunter couple Jung Jinho and Lee Yoon-kyung.

And there was one more thing very special about them: Hunter Jung Jinho’s family was all S-class awakens!

Whether the healer was shocked or not, Haeun pouted at Jung Eunwoo.

“Behave yourself next time. What are you going to do with this dust?”

“Where did you get hurt?”

“Other than the fact that you made my clothes look like beggars?”

“Oh, you really are.”

Jung Eunwoo raised his eyebrows as if he were annoyed. Then, he clicked his tongue and shook off the dirt on Haeun’s shoulder with his large hand.

It was a delicate movement in contrast to the frowning impression. It was as if he was worried that Haeun would get hurt by his touch.

The healer, who was staring blankly at the scene, suddenly realized that Jung Haeun’s face, who was rescued, looked quite similar to Jung Eunwoo.

At that moment, the healer remembered an article somewhere in the Internet community.

[Title: Isn’t there a non-awakened member in Hunter Jinho’s family?]

I heard she’s a civilian with no ability, but her parents don’t care. 

ㄴI’m jealous.

(Comment 53)

ㄴAnonymous: ???

ㄴAnonymous: Oh, that person.

ㄴAnonymous: Does she get along with her parents well? Her brothers are all S-class.

ㄴAnonymous: Hahaha.

ㄴAnonymous: But don’t you think she’d feel ashamed if she were alone? If I were her, I’d commit suicide.

ㄴAnonymous: Who is it? Am I the only one who doesn’t know?

ㄴAnonymous: Search it up.

ㄴAnonymous: Hey, be careful. That family is very protective. If you post something like this, you might get sued.

It was a post that disappeared quickly because it was afraid of being sued, but it was a popular post in the community for a short time.

Haeun sighed lightly when she saw the look on the healer’s face.

Soon there was a loud voice in her head.

[The constellation ‘Mutant of the Abyss’ said it’s unfair]

[If it’s Haeun’s ability, she can become the world’s No. 0 poker face as soon as she debuts.]

‘Yeah. No. I’m lazy.’

[‘Mutant of Abyss’ is suffering because it can’t understand her.]

[Don’t hide the overflowing power and insist on showing off to the world.]

Haeun completely ignored those words.

Hunter Jung Jinho’s family. Her family is all S-class except her.

And Jung Haeun, who the whole world knows, including her family, is an incompetent civilian, is the only EX class in the world.

Reminder: pls do not repost ANYWHERE smh