The Wise Cleaning Life Of A Returning Genius Hunter [EN]: Chapter 11

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The accident happened in an instant.

The most common type of dimensional dungeon.

It’s an unfamiliar place, not a space on Earth, but it’s the dungeon with the fewest casualties because it has no traps and the path isn’t complicated.

Even when entering the boss room, that fact remained unchanged.

But…….

“Soyeon? What’s wrong, Soyeon!”

Team Leader Park’s urgent voice was heard.

While dismantling the boss monster, Maximum Slime, Moon Soyeon suddenly collapsed.

At first, I thought it was overwork. I remember she had been quite tired recently.

But upon checking her condition, I realized the problem was much more serious.

Stiffening limbs, bluish-purple lips. Difficulty breathing.

This is definitely…….

“……She touched the slime. She’s poisoned.”

“What?! There’s no way, she’s wearing a protective suit properly!”

Han Sanghyuk looked unconvinced.

Of course, that didn’t last long.

When Moon Soyeon was laid straight, it was immediately apparent that the side of her protective suit was torn.

“F, first, get her out of here right now! Get out and call the support team! Junwoo! Help the Hunter-nim move Soyeon! Quickly!”

“Hey, Kim Junwoo! What are you doing, you bastard! Move!!”

Han Sanghyuk’s almost desperate voice was heard, but I didn’t move.

“……Mr. Kim?”

I’m sorry, but even if we take her out right now, it’ll be too late.

The Maximum Slime’s poison is deadly. Especially if it directly touched the skin, the golden time is only about 5 minutes.

Of course, the support team has an antidote, but it’s impossible for the support team to arrive in 5 minutes, and it’s also impossible for us to get to the support team in 5 minutes.

The probability of saving her without teleportation is…….

There’s no way, I was shaking my head when.

The blood began to disappear completely from Moon Soyeon’s face.

Seeing that, in my head.

‘……The last resort.’

For some reason, the story of the lizard that I always had on my lips came to mind.

Tail cutting [autotomy].

A very inefficient and extremely damaging way to harm one’s own body.

But an unavoidable means to save one’s life.

……Tsk, unlike me.

“Kim Minju.”

“Yes, yes?”

“Take out your sword.”

Kim Minju took out her sword from her inventory as soon as I finished speaking. Of course, she had no idea what was going on.

“It’s not difficult. Just slash once. Can you do it?”

“……S, surely not Soyeon-ssi?”

“No. Me.”

Kim Minju’s eyes widened.

A look of incomprehension.

She put away her sword and raised her voice.

“Wh, what are you trying to do!”

“What is that bastard saying!!”

“Junwoo! What’s wrong with you!”

At the same time, screams erupted from everywhere.

Annoying bastards, I let out a faint sigh.

“Be quiet. We don’t have time, so hurry.”

“I don’t know what you’re thinking…… I understand.”

Soon, Kim Minju seemed to stop thinking about trivial things and took a stance.

She gripped her sword tightly with a firm gaze for a moment.

“Balmu.”

[Acquired skill: Balmu]

[Skill activated]

Wait, I didn’t tell you to use a skill…….

Swish―

Pain that made my mind faint was engraved on my stomach.

Blood gushed out like a waterfall, soaking the floor.

[Attack detected against the caster]

[Entering combat mode from this moment on]

[Skill activated]

[Acquired skill: Hyper Boost]

It felt like my whole body was on fire.

A movement skill that can only be activated during combat.

I thought I would never use it while working as a cleaner…….

“I will take Soyeon-ssi to the support team. I’ll see you there.”

“Wh, what are you talking about? It takes at least 30 minutes to get there by taxi……!”

Paang―

Team Leader Park’s voice was no longer heard.

Instead, only the sound of the wind tearing apart began to strike my ears.

***

“We were saved because you came quickly.”

Emergency room of the association support team’s affiliated medical center.

The medical staff who had finished the treatment opened their mouths in a calm voice.

At the same time, sighs of relief erupted from everywhere.

“Fortunately, she regained consciousness right away…… It seems like she can go back after watching the progress for a while.”

“Th, thank you!”

Team Leader Park bowed 90 degrees to the medical staff, who was young enough to be his son.

“Ah, and that person over there…….”

“It’s Kim Junwoo.”

“Yes. Mr. Kim Junwoo, please stop by the cashier’s office when you leave. For the suture costs.”

The doctor pointed to my stomach, which was covered in bandages.

Seriously, they’re charging money for this. How much does it cost to stitch a few stitches…….

As soon as the doctor left, we all approached the bed.

Moon Soyeon, who had come back from the dead, smiled awkwardly.

“Hey, are you really going to make people worry?!”

“You idiot! How can you say that to an injured person.”

“Are you okay, Soyeon-ssi?”

“Of course. I’m perfectly fine.”

Moon Soyeon smiled.

But regardless of her expression, Han Sanghyuk was about to explode.

“Haa, shit. How can a protective suit tear just by tossing and turning your arms a few times.”

“Hey, don’t swear in the hospital.”

“How can I not swear? No, honestly, it doesn’t make sense that they haven’t replaced the protective suit for more than half a year! Seriously, they say hunters get all their equipment replaced with new ones as soon as they say something! What is this for us?”

“Hey, hey, you…….”

“Ah, am I saying something wrong……!”

At Team Leader Park’s signal, Han Sanghyuk finally closed his mouth. Then, he belatedly looked at Kim Minju.

“Ah, no, well…… It’s not like the hunter is at fault…….”

“It’s okay.”

Kim Minju answered without looking at Han Sanghyuk.

The atmosphere turned cold in an instant.

Well, everyone seems to think that they touched the nerves of an active hunter…….

Looking at her expression, that girl is just thinking about something else right now.

“Anyway, take a good rest this time. I’ll file for worker’s compensation.”

“……Will they do it? Worker’s compensation.”

“Of course! You were clearly injured while working! Don’t think about anything else…….”

“Oh, Junwoo-ssi? Where are you going?”

Moon Soyeon interrupted Team Leader Park and opened her mouth towards me.

“I’m going to get some air.”

I answered roughly and left the hospital room.

The hallway was quite busy with passing medical staff.

My footsteps across it were lighter than ever.

‘This… things are going better than I thought?’

Soon, I burst into a smile that I had been holding back.

This is an opportunity.

A golden opportunity for unlocking.

[Hellfire – Unlocking condition: Expansion of the dungeon cleaning team budget]

Old equipment due to lack of budget.

The safety of the cleaning team was a cracked plate that would break sooner or later.

In the end, now that a team member is injured, it’s the perfect time to suggest expanding the budget.

If I bring up this accident, support will have to come in, even if it’s just to save face.

‘Hehehe…….’

That’s already two skills.

At this rate, the day I say goodbye to the cleaning team is not far away.

***

“What is that bastard…….”

Han Sanghyuk looked at the closed door with a thud.

“His expression was very stiff, I wonder if there’s a problem.”

“Of course he’s very angry.”

“Ah, I guess I caused too much trouble…….”

Team Leader Park shook his head at Moon Soyeon’s self-blame.

“That guy may seem like a bad guy, but he cherishes his colleagues terribly. Yes, I can tell just by looking at him.”

Team Leader Park’s expression was full of confidence.

Kim Minju stared at the scene.

‘He cherishes his colleagues terribly…….’

As expected, that person definitely…….

Kim Minju repeated that and turned her gaze to the tightly closed door.

“By the way, isn’t that bastard more and more mysterious the more you look at him? I don’t know if I should call him amazing or crazy.”

“……Why? What happened?”

Moon Soyeon asked, bewildered, not knowing what he was talking about.

“Ah, you don’t remember. That bastard saved you. He even used a skill!”

“J, Junwoo-ssi did? I don’t know what to do, I didn’t even say thank you…….”

Han Sanghyuk’s mouth was firmly shut.

It seemed like he didn’t even register the skill thing in his head.

“So, um…… Kim Minju Hunter-nim.”

In the meantime, Team Leader Park slyly turned his head towards Kim Minju.

“Yes?”

“What do you think of Junwoo?”

“Well, he seems like a good person, but his face isn’t my type…….”

“Ah, no. Not that. I mean, what do you think of him as a hunter?”

“……Ah.”

Kim Minju’s face flushed slightly.

But she immediately pretended to be nonchalant and continued.

“A hunter…….”

“Honestly, that guy is too good to be here. Hunter-nim, you know that too. He seems to know more about dungeons and monster information, as well as 攻略methods [strategy methods], than most hunters…….”

“Are you saying you can transfer him to the operations team?”

“Yes. I know it’s difficult. But if there’s even a slight possibility…….”

Kim Minju nodded.

It was a fact that she already knew, even if Team Leader Park didn’t say it.

Just looking at his past actions, Kim Junwoo’s team change was not just a possibility.

“He’s definitely better than most hunters in terms of experience and skill. I can guarantee that. But the problem is…….”

“I, is there a problem?”

“Yes. The problem is that Mr. Kim is on the cleaning team.”

As soon as Kim Minju finished speaking, Han Sanghyuk jumped up.

“Hey Hunter-nim, that’s a very offensive thing to say? Are you saying that if you’re on the cleaning team, you can’t go up?”

“That’s not it. It’s the opposite.”

“……What?”

“Even I can’t gauge Mr. Kim’s true skills. He’s much better than me, a B-class scrub. Maybe Mr. Kim himself knows his own strength best. But Mr. Kim chose the cleaning team, not the operations team. What does that sound like?”

“He wants to do this job… and he’s doing it?”

“Yes. I can’t think of anything else.”

Kim Minju looked at each of the team members one by one.

Everyone seemed to be quite shocked by the fact that they had never imagined.

Who on earth would want to do cleaning work?

Frankly speaking, even if you ask a passerby who is unemployed, they will refuse.

Besides, Kim Junwoo is a guy who has the skills to become a hunter right away.

That such a guy wants to stay on the cleaning team.

The team members were caught in an ambiguous feeling that went back and forth between shock and emotion.

“Mr. Kim has tremendous skills, but he doesn’t want to get involved in the association or the hierarchy of hunters. Or maybe he just likes the cleaning team better than that place where you can’t find any camaraderie.”

“If that’s the case… I can’t rashly recommend him.”

“Yes. He would definitely become a top-tier hunter if he came to the operations team…… but unless he wants to, we can’t force him. Maybe even bringing it up is rude.”

“Then there’s no choice. We’ll have to keep this a secret from Junwoo.”

“Yes. I think that would be good too.”

A subdued atmosphere.

In that atmosphere, Han Sanghyuk, who had been thinking about something intently, cautiously opened his mouth.

“Um, this just occurred to me. If that bastard Junwoo thinks terribly of his colleagues…… Could it be that he’s gone to the association to protest right now……?”

Everyone’s eyes widened.