The Returner Switches Job To Hunter

Most dungeons looked like an old rusty prison.

But among these, some were different. I'm talking about the 'Dimensional Dungeons.'

At this point, you might be wondering what I'm talking about.

To put it simply, let's say that you're about to enter a cave. Once you step inside of it, you notice that instead of a cave, you're in the middle of a jungle or even a deserted island.

If that happens, the first thing you'll notice is that you don't have anything to eat.

If you have basic survival knowledge, you'll probably be okay. But if you aren't, you'll die of hunger or thirst. Don't even dream about killing the dungeon boss.

That's why having more inventory space was better.

Most hunters have an inventory of 5 spaces. So they couldn't carry stuff like food or water. They usually used those spaces to put away weapons used for combat.

Supporters tend to have an inventory between 10 and 20 spaces.

Un-awakened supporters just go around while carrying a backpack. Awakened supporters take advantage of their extended inventory and bring as much stuff as possible.

Being able to carry a lot of items was actually an advantage.

'Inventory.'

In front of my eyes, I could see 50 hexagon blocks.

The inventory was so big that he thought that he'd probably be able to carry a person inside it if he wished so.

[ Activating the inventory. ]

[ You're able to carry a lot more stuff than before. ]

[ You can increase the freshness of certain hexagon blocks. ]

A strange message popped out.

These are supposed to be extra information about my abilities. Something seems wrong.

Since the installation process had finished, letters began to appear one by one.

[ Supporter Lee HyunBin LV1 ]

Huh? Supporter? Me?

There's something wrong with this. Why am I a Supporter?

Once awakened, the nature of your job couldn't be changed. Maybe you had a chance if you abandoned the current system and transferred to another one.

The happy feelings of awakening had disappeared altogether.

He wanted to become a hunter specialized in attacking.

He was screwed.

This is bad. Really really bad.

"Good!"

I was feeling horrible, but someone said nice.  

Annoyed, I turned my head around. It was the blondie who had killed another goblin.

In a short period of time, he had managed to kill three goblins.

Both the muscular guy and the newbie of the TooShin Guild, had grim expressions on their faces.

Before the blondie started hunting, Kim InHo was getting all the attention from the people surrounding them. It was because he had a well-balanced offense and defense.

But right now, the blondie was almost playing with the goblins.

The fact that this was his first time killing a lifeform didn't seem to bother him. Rather than mortified, he was enjoying it.

It was true that the system helped you avoid getting PTSD. But even with that help, sometimes, the sight of blood being splashed around could create severe mental distress.

No, I shouldn't be thinking about this. After all, I'm screwed. It's over.  

While it's true that the stats are on the higher side, the job was still a 'Supporter.'

[ It hasn't been unlocked yet. ]

At that moment, he got a strange message. It hasn't been unlocked?

Then he finally saw that there was another tap on the status window. We pressed it to see what it was, but he couldn't check the content inside it.

[ It hasn't been unlocked yet. ]

The same message appeared all over again.

Was there something like this? It was his first time seeing a menu like this.

"Coach! With this amount of goblins killed, shouldn't I be called Goblin Slayer?"

The blondie, who had just killed another goblin, asked with a lot of confidence.

"Not really. If you want to be called that, you have to have at least memories of having lost a family member at the hands of a goblin. If you hear the sound of a goblin while eating, you should instinctively grab the sword. Oh, also, please remember. A sword isn't an ax. You should slash, not crash your opponent."

"Yes, understood."

If he told him something, he listened. He had made him repeat simple but effective movements.

Without using any skill, he overpowered his opponents with pure technique.

The blondie was a little bit cheeky. But his basic physical condition was great, and he had a great desire to become stronger.

It seems like before becoming a hunter; he learned different fighting disciplines. Although to me, that sounded like child play.

"You've completed the requisites. Congrats."

He had quickly finished killing five goblins. In just one day, within an hour.  

"Let's wrap things up."

"But it hasn't even been an hour."

The blondie sounded bittersweet.

It was understandable. For the first time in a couple of weeks, he had been able to warm up. Also, he was getting a lot of attention from people around.

It wasn't like he didn't understand how he was feeling.

Being the center of attention and having everyone envy you made one feel good.

It made you feel alive. Like my efforts are finally being recognized by everyone else.

The blondie must be feeling that way right now.

If it were any other day, I would have let him hut a little bit more.

But I was bothered too much by my status window.

[ Supporter Lee HyunBin LV1 ]

I wasn't able to get over it.

A Supporter? Me?!

The only thing that made me sigh in relief was that I still had an unidentified ability.

I had to go to the Dungeon Control Center to receive a full appraisal.

After so much time, I had finally managed to awaken. But to waste it like this.

The only reason why I still hadn't lost hope was that there was a chance that I'd be able to dual awaken.

The hunter Seol JiHoon, who had just been appraised as S class, was a Knight. But he had dual awakened as a healer. He was the first person in Korea to dual awaken.

According to most people, receiving two magical powers in just one core makes your abilities weaker than other people. All dual awakened people of other countries were at most B class.

But Seol JiHoon was different.

Seol JiHook quickly became South Korea's third-highest ranker and the best tanker. People said that soon, a global ranking list would be coming out. And he was probably going to be one of the top-rankers.

I looked around. He should be around here.

Oh, there he is.

Today, there was another trainer from the same center where I worked.

I explained the situation to him.

The blond had successfully completed the test. Now, he just needed to get a little bit more hunting experience. I also told him that I had awakened.

"You've trained Kim TaeYang well, so I don't think that there's anything to be worried about. I saw him hunt, and he's really good."

"He's decent."

"You've also finally awakened. Congrats. Shouldn't you give a call to the boss? He'll be really happy to hear that."

"I'll call him after I check out my stats properly since I haven't been able to do it yet."

"Yeah, I understand that feeling. After you awaken, the need to check out your own stats makes you feel restless. So just go. I'll look out after Kim TaeYang."

The chances of Kim TaeYang being hurt by a lesser goblin were almost zero. Also, getting my stats appraised shouldn't take much time.

"Hunter TaeYang, if there's something you don't know, please ask my superior. And please don't do anything weird."

"Yes, coach. I don't do that kind of stuff anymore. After all, if I do, you're going to beat me."

"People are going to think that I'm an abusive trainer. I'll be back in approximately 30 minutes."

"Okay, please take your time. I'm going to be here, taking it easy."

He had paid to enter here, so he probably wants to take advantage of this place as much as he can.

Even if it's a newbie's zone, lesser goblins also dropped magic stones. However, the price you could obtain by selling it was a quarter of that of a normal goblin.

But magic stones were still very valuable. Kim TaeYang could probably receive USD 500 per magic stone. That meant he had already earned USD 2500. In just 10 days, he'll be able to make 25K. Although not every monster had a magic stone.

I went out of the dungeon and walked towards the Control Center.

Suddenly, he could hear an unfamiliar voice.

"You're really lucky."

What is he talking about?

While he was walking fast towards the Control Center, someone had approached him. It was a man with a pomade hair cut and he was wearing a suit.

He smiled while accommodating his glasses.

"Go and buy a lottery ticket. Oh wait, you've probably used all of your luck."

Judging by his looks, he looked like a formal office worker. But why does he talk in such a way?

Is he crazy?

"Oh, I see."

He gave him a short answer and then kept walking towards his original destination.

He turned his head around. The suited man was walking towards the entrance of the dungeon.

He didn't seem to be a hunter. Was he a worker from some big company?

After entering the Dungeon Control Center, I walked towards the main counter.

"I awakened."

The employee seemed surprised because I had entered the dungeon only a few hours ago, and had already come out saying that I had awakened.

The truth was that there was nothing to be surprised about. It wasn't like awakening was an extremely rare event or something.

The reason for such a reaction was because it was me who had awakened.  

With the goal of awakening, I had come here for half a year without success.

"Congrats, it's a supporter awakening."

"Oh, thanks."

I didn't want to believe it. But I had really awakened as a Supporter. Basically, a bag holder.

I was the person in charge of taking other people's stuff.

A trainer's job was to support and help hunters get stronger. I really didn't want to do the same after awakening.  

"When you awaken, your body becomes stronger. Just like the character of a video game. Maybe it is because you are a trainer, but your stats are very well balanced."

It's not like my body became stronger, so I can carry more stuff easily, right?

No. After returning to the modern era, I hadn't lacked off in terms of training.

"You said you're a trainer, right? And you've just awakened."

"Yes."

"What guild are you planning to join?"

"Join a guild?"

Since I had awakened, I would technically be able to join a guild. Although, it was as a bag holder.

There were cases of joining a guild after passing a screening test. But,  some people were scouted on the streets after awakening.

But it was rare for a Supporter to be scouted. After all, getting a bag holder was extremely easy.

"Since you're a supporter, the bigger guild you join, the more you'll earn. If you still haven't made a decision, what do you think about joining the TooShin Guild?"

The person related to the Dungeon Control Center casually asked him.

TooShin Guild. The guild that had rejected my application and put me in shame in front of others.

If it were any other guild, I would have accepted immediately. But I'm not planning to join the TooShin Guild. That interview the other day was a very traumatic experience for me.

"You know the hunter Seol JiHoon, right? The one who became the third S rank hunter."

The one that got the nickname of 'Saint Knight,' thanks to having dual awakened as a knight and a healer.  

I know that person's case, that's why I came to this place.

"Mr. Seol Ji Hoon, yesterday, signed with us. He said he values how we treat our members very highly. Another thing he liked is our future-oriented perspective."

I didn't know. But it seems like, among the employees of the Dungeon Control Center, some people also work as a scouter for some guilds.

Isn't it illegal to help people to check their stats and at the same time scout them in the name of a guild?

But more than that, I find it weird that they're trying to scout a supporter.

Even if I didn't like TooShin Guild, they were South Korea's 2nd biggest one.

I'd heard that to become the number one, they'd spent a lot of money on marketing this year.

"While checking your stats, didn't you find anything weird?"

"Anything weird?"

Right now, I have two status windows. One was blue. It's the one I'm able to read.

The other is the green one, which was locked at the moment.

That meant that there was a chance that I would probably be able to dual awaken in the future.

Yeah, there was no way that I'd only awaken as a mere Supporter.

"While doing awakener tests, I also do some work for the TooShin Guild. I really think that you're someone valuable that needs to join us."

I find it extremely suspicious that they're trying so hard to scout me. Is there really something in the status windows that I still can't see?

TooShin guild was very famous for taking good care of its finances. If they want to scout me, there must be a very good reason for it.

"You're the first Supporter that got more than 50 spaces available after awakening."

"I'm the only one?"

"South Korea's best supporter, Lee Sang Gu of the ShinHwa Guild, has an inventory of 45 spaces."

The truth is that I didn't know anything about the Support side of things.

It had been half a year since I came back, so there were many things I still didn't know.

But I knew the ShinHwa Guild.

It was the biggest guild of South Korea. The guild MyongGa and TooShin wanted to surpass.

"We're offering you a signing-off fee of 2.5 million dollars."