The Wise Cleaning Life Of A Returning Genius Hunter [EN]: Chapter 66

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In front of the dungeon, a restricted area.

Han Yubin, waiting for Kim Junwoo, tried to appear calm, but inside, she was quite anxious.

It had been two hours since the rescue team entered the dungeon, and there was still no news.

‘They definitely reached the boss room, but….’

Han Yubin muttered, biting her nails.

Based on her experience as a team leader in the United States, an orange-grade dungeon is not a place where a single operation team can attempt to conquer without preparation.

Moreover, it was a rescue operation, known to be more challenging than subjugation. With no news, it was natural to worry.

“It’ll be alright. Don’t worry too much, Yubin unnie [older sister/friend],” Moon Soyeon said cautiously.

“That’s right. That bastard may have a strange personality, but he’s skilled, right?” Han Sanghyuk added, trying to reassure her.

“…That’s true, but.”

Of course, Team Leader Kim Junwoo is strong. Maybe even stronger than Han Yubin herself, who is A-ranked.

But no matter how strong he is, subjugation depends on experience and information. Facing an orange-grade boss without any information like now….

At that moment, Han Yubin quickly shook her head.

Worrying won’t change anything.

Let’s just wait without useless thoughts.

It was the moment she clenched her fist and thought that.

“Th, they’re coming out!!”

Someone in front of the dungeon shouted.

At the same time, a black silhouette flickered inside the dungeon.

Everyone gathered at the entrance without exception, holding their breath as they watched the shadow emerging from the dungeon with bated breath.

“…Did something interesting happen? Why are so many people gathered here?”

The person who emerged from the dungeon was Team Leader Kim Junwoo.

At the same time, the entrance of the dungeon instantly became noisy.

“Ar, are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere?”

“But why are you coming out alone…?”

“Wh, what about the rescue! How did the rescue go?”

“Don’t tell me something happened?!”

Kim Junwoo scratched his ear as if annoyed by the questions pouring out from everywhere.

Then, he slowly opened his mouth.

“I got a little hurt… but everyone is safe. There’s nothing to worry about.”

Immediately after he finished speaking, the operation team members began to struggle out of the dungeon, supporting the survivors one by one.

Around them, sighs of relief and cheers for the success of the operation poured out, and the Han siblings and Moon Soyeon also breathed a sigh of relief.

“Medical team, immediately provide first aid to the survivors, and support team, transport them to the affiliated hospital.”

“Yes!”

“Everyone has severe burns. They were covered in spiderwebs, so they weren’t too badly injured… Please contact the hospital in advance.”

Following Kim Junwoo’s instructions, the medical team moved in an orderly fashion.

“Yo, honey!!”

Meanwhile, Guild Leader Son Jonghyun, who found his wife among the survivors, rushed past the restricted line.

Some of the operation team members tried to stop him, but Kim Junwoo waved his hand with a rather annoyed expression.

Son Jonghyun hugged his wife tightly and checked her condition.

There were burn marks on her back and legs. Not only her, but all the survivors were the same.

But for Son Jonghyun and his wife, that level of injury was not a problem at all. Just being alive and returning was enough.

Like Son Jonghyun, other guild members were also checking on the condition of the survivors, genuinely relieved by their return.

Han Yubin, who was watching this, gradually began to look displeased.

“Excuse me.”

Eventually, unable to bear it any longer, she opened her mouth towards the Seven Stars guild members.

“I understand how you feel, but shouldn’t you at least say thank you?”

She gestured with her chin towards Team Leader Kim Junwoo and Operation Team 1, who were gathered there.

The guild members also looked at them, but.

“Tsk….”

All that came back was the sound of tongues clicking.

“Do you think we don’t know? You rescued us because you were afraid you’d be blamed if an accident happened in the dungeon.”

“Do we look like we’re on good terms enough to thank you for rescuing us because you didn’t want to make things bigger?”

“Don’t tell me you think you’ve repaid all the things you’ve done so far with this one act.”

Han Yubin’s vein throbbed on her forehead at the accusatory reaction.

“Haha….”

She tried to laugh to hide her anger, but it didn’t last long.

“Gratitude my ass, are you trying to whitewash your image now or what?”

“If you want to act like a hero, you’ve come to the wrong place.”

“Team leaders always do the same thing.”

Han Yubin shook her head.

That’s enough.

There’s no reason to put up with it anymore.

No matter what, she couldn’t allow him, who risked his life to carry out the operation, to be insulted.

The moment Han Yubin clenched her fist tightly.

“Thank you.”

Guild Leader Son Jonghyun approached Kim Junwoo and Operation Team 1 and bowed.

“Gu, Guild Leader…!”

“We have to admit what we have to admit. We survived thanks to those people.”

But soon, Son Jonghyun continued in a firm voice.

“That’s that… I don’t think our kids are wrong.”

Guild Leader Son Jonghyun openly expressed hostility.

Nevertheless, Team Leader Kim Junwoo still had a calm expression.

“Don’t think that this incident will improve relations with the Association. If you were in our position, you would understand….”

“Seriously.”

Kim Junwoo, who had been listening quietly, finally burst into laughter.

“How much more do you want me to understand?”

“Yes?”

“Hey, Guild Leader Son Jonghyun.”

Kim Junwoo’s eyes flashed.

“Do I look like such an easy pushover?”

***

In fact, until Son Jonghyun approached and greeted him, he hadn’t thought anything.

He was in a daze because his body and mind were tired from pouring out such large skills after so long.

But listening quietly, wasn’t this too shameless?

“I know your difficult circumstances. I also know that the Association has done things to the guild that it shouldn’t have. But this method is too wrong. Do you know how much damage you’ve caused so far?”

He stared straight at Guild Leader Son Jonghyun and continued.

“But you’re asking us to understand because you had no choice? Seriously, are we charity workers?”

“If we didn’t have a reason to do this…!”

“If you had a reason, what? Are people who are struggling forgiven for doing anything? No, in the first place, are you the only ones struggling here?”

“……”

At those words, Guild Leader Son Jonghyun closed his mouth.

I opened my mouth again with a faint sigh.

“Okay. I understand your situation. But that’s that, and this is this.”

I said with deliberate emphasis.

To be honest, it doesn’t really matter to me why they intercepted. What does that matter to someone whose departure date is set?

To me, the future relationship is more important than that.

If we just gloss over it, there’s no guarantee that this kind of thing won’t happen again.

However, a more fundamental solution was needed to improve the relationship.

If there’s something they want, we should accommodate them as much as possible.

Of course.

The responsibility for causing the incident must be made clear.

I took out the documents I had prepared in advance.

“Of course, you will have to take responsibility for what happened today. You didn’t think you could just get away with creating this situation, did you?”

Everyone’s faces darkened considerably.

If they formally claimed damages for the damage, they would not be able to avoid bankruptcy.

But I didn’t intend to drag it into a legal battle either. This is just a show of strength.

In the first place, I don’t think I’ll get properly compensated even if I claim damages. These are people who are struggling to make a living, so there’s no way they have anything. It’s obvious that the Association’s image will only get worse.

So a more realistic compromise is better.

In a direction that causes as few problems as possible.

“All of you will have to proceed with subjugation [dungeon clearing] under the Association for the time being and use the subjugation proceeds to compensate for the damages.”

If you don’t have anything, you have to pay with your body.

“So you’re saying… we have to do subjugation for free under you?”

“Yes. Based on the green grade, you only need to subjugate about 10 per guild.”

“Th, that’s ridiculous…!”

“I haven’t finished speaking yet.”

I handed out the documents I had taken out to the representatives of each guild, one sheet each.

“As you can see if you read through it, it’s a contract stating that after you have compensated for all the damages, we will guarantee a certain amount of subjugation rights every month on the condition that you pay 5% of the subjugation proceeds to the Association.”

At that moment, all the guild leaders’ eyes widened.

“Wh, what did you say?”

“Gu, guaranteeing subjugation rights, so, that means…….”

It seemed like they couldn’t even speak properly.

But I thought I knew roughly what they wanted to say.

I nodded and opened my mouth.

“Yes. From now on, we will make a reasonable contract regarding subjugation cases. Realistically, it is currently difficult for the Association to carry out all subjugations alone.”

The guild leaders checked the documents with an unbelievable expression.

It was a natural reaction.

The guild had been requesting it from the Association for years, but the Association had never considered it even once.

It was the Agreement on the Conclusion of Cooperative Partnerships between the Ability Dimension Association and Private Guilds.

And with very, very reasonable conditions.

“N, no way…….”

“Is this real…?”

The representatives of the guilds had faces that didn’t know how to react.

“Why are you so surprised? Isn’t that what you wanted?”

“Hah, but why now of all times…….”

“What’s the reason for suddenly making this proposal when you haven’t even listened to us before…….”

I paused for a moment, rolling my eyes and thinking.

Let’s see, the reason…….

“I don’t know what it was like before, but anyway, I’m the team leader now. I needed it, so I decided to do it that way.”

“……”

“……”

Of course, I don’t know how long it will last.

Even though I answered honestly, the atmosphere was quite strange. The people on the Association side were giving off strangely bitter smiles.

What. Did I say something I shouldn’t have?

Anyway, I put out the urgent fire. Now all that’s left is to finish up.

“Oh, right. Can I ask you something?”

“Ye, yes. Ask me anything.”

“Is it true that Hunter Yang Minho instigated this intercept?”

“……!”

The guild leaders’ eyebrows twitched momentarily.

‘As expected.’

The corners of my lips curled up.

I briefly considered going and dealing with him…….

‘Why bother going to find him again.’

There was no need to start another job when everything was already over. And I didn’t want to get involved with that bastard if possible.

“Cleaning team.”

I turned my body towards Han Yubin and opened my mouth.

“We can’t leave the intercepted dungeon as it is, so start the cleaning operation. I’ll leave the operation command to Han Yubin.”

“I don’t mind that… but there’s too much to do for us to work alone.”

“You don’t have to worry about that. The guild members will help you.”

I turned my head towards the representatives of each guild.

“Right?”

“Yes!”

“Of, of course!”

Why would I ask?

They’re in a mood to say yes to anything right now.

“Team Leader Kim Minju, take the operation team and clean up the scene, and Team Leader Pyeon, get the contracts and return to headquarters right away. There will be a lot of work to do.”

“Yes, sir.”

“I understand.”

Kim Minju and Team Leader Pyeon answered briefly and moved as instructed.

I finished my work as the team leader and looked around with a faint sigh.

The survivors were being loaded into ambulances one by one and transported away, and the overheated atmosphere was gradually calming down.

“Thank you.”

Son Jonghyun’s wife, who was being carried on a stretcher, seemed to have regained consciousness and said to me.

“We put too many people in danger because of us. That’s not what we intended to do…….”

“It’s okay as long as everyone is safe. Of course, the intercept was too much. It was a bit reckless to try to intercept an orange-grade dungeon.”

“We wouldn’t have gone in if we had known it was orange-grade. We heard it was blue-grade beforehand.”

“……Yes?”

What did you just say?

“Is that true? You thought this place was blue-grade?”

“Yes. It seems there was a mistake in the information delivery.”

“…….”

“Anyway, thank you so much for today.”

Son Jonghyun’s wife smiled bitterly.

Meanwhile, my eyes were filled with strength.

If what Son Jonghyun’s wife said is true, then Yang Minho gave the information about the dungeon to intercept.

But a person like Yang Minho mistook the dungeon information? Even mistaking an orange-grade for a blue-grade?

That’s impossible.

I’d rather not know the grade at all, but there’s no way he would have mistaken it by 4 grades.

That bastard definitely knew. Even though he knew, he gave the wrong information.

As a result, the private guild entered the orange dungeon on their own.

Of course, he wouldn’t have done that thinking that the private guild could subjugate the orange dungeon.

That bastard just…….

‘He wanted someone to die.’

He’s finally crossing the line, that crazy bastard.

The Wise Cleaning Life Of A Returning Genius Hunter [EN]

The Wise Cleaning Life Of A Returning Genius Hunter [EN]

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Status: Completed Author: Native Language: Korean
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[English Translation] Once hailed as the world's first SSS-ranked genius hunter, Junu Kim's legendary career was cut short by a mysterious ambush. Now, stripped of his hard-earned skills and thrust ten years into the past, he faces an unexpected twist of fate: a career as a dungeon cleaner. But this is no ordinary janitorial role. To unlock his dormant hunter abilities, Junu must embrace his new life with unwavering resolve. Witness the extraordinary transformation of a fallen hero as he navigates the monster-infested depths, armed with cleaning supplies and a burning desire to reclaim his former glory. Get ready for a thrilling adventure where wit, strategy, and a spotless dungeon are the keys to unlocking a hunter's true potential!

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