leonardwarren Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Chapter 1
It was an explosion.
It was a loud noise that he had never heard before.
Kang Moo-hyuk screamed at the explosion that was completely different from thunder.
It was a very loud sound, but it was immediately buried by the screams of the refugees.
Only then did he realise that his hands were empty after he rubbed his deafened ears.
His mother, who was holding his hand tightly, was nowhere to be found.
He looked around and saw a familiar back.
Dad! Mom, I cant see mom!
Unfortunately, Kang Moo-hyuks cries did not reach his fathers ears.
Instead of fleeing, his father headed towards the monsters shrieks, as if he had been possessed by something.
Surprised, Kang Moo-hyuk quickly grabbed his fathers sleeve.
What are you doing dad? Thats where the monsters are!
His father looked back. Kang Moo-hyuk was surprised and let go of his hand.
It wasnt a look he knew. His father had cold eyes. No, his eyes were empty.
Even though he was a father who abandoned his family, I never complained, understanding that it was because of his job.
As soon as Kang Moo-hyuk made eye contact with his father, he realised that he had been mistaken so far.
This man, he doesnt care about his family.
There was a voice that confirmed his thoughts.
I need to bring the research data with me, so go ahead.
I said mom is gone! Didnt dad hear me?
She must be somewhere. I know youre able to find her, so go ahead. Go find her.
What are you talking about now
Kang Moo-hyuk was dumbfounded and tried to catch him, but his father had already disappeared into the thick smoke of the explosion.
What I do
While remaining alone and muttering, Kang Moo-hyuk stared blankly at the direction where his father had disappeared.
After that day
Kang Moo-hyuk became a voluntary orphan. His mother disappeared and he lost contact with his father.
Fifteen years later, he is now in his thirties. Kang Moo-hyuk was active on the front lines fighting the monsters that made his family like this.
It was a job he had chosen because he didnt awaken as a hunter.
The meeting of the strategic tactical team of the leading A-class guild was extremely intense 365 days a year.
Every plan, every strategy, deals with the life of a hunter, so its only natural to pour your heart and soul into it every time.
In this regard, the strategic tactical team, which strengthens the guilds strength and establishes hunting plans, can be said to be the second most important department after the guilds expedition team.
Monday morning.
When those who attended the meeting were still struggling to get over the aftermath of the weekend.
Somehow, all the team members were exhausted from the meetings that were being held all morning.
Its just the start of the week and it already feels like Thursday.
Kang Moo-hyuk frowned as he left the meeting room. The team members following him also stopped.
Im late. Im sorry.
When a sly voice greeted him, he usually had little change in his emotions, so Kang Moo-hyuk, who was even nicknamed Mr. Buddha, became angry.
A newcomer leaned back in a chair and stretched his legs on the table.
Is this guild going to collapse? Why is there someone like him in the strategy team
Titan was an A-tier guild. Although the hunter industry itself has a short history of only 30 years, there was a tradition of a prestigious guild. Reputation was necessary for latecomers to pursue prestigious tier guild. In that sense, the young Hunter in front of him could be seen as an example of why the Titan Guild couldnt be above A-tier.
Sorry? Look, Ma Tae-sik-ssi. Is that what someone who has been late since Monday had to say? The guild is also a company. Isnt attendance a basic requirement in a company?
Kang Moo-hyuk, who was approaching Ma Tae-sik through gritted teeth, covered his nose. The smell of alcohol and tobacco wafted from Ma Tae-sik.
What is this? The smell of alcohol? Did you miss the weekly meeting because of alcohol?
No way. Have you seen a hunter get drunk?
Then what?
Team Leader Kang already knows. How important friendship is between hunters. Just having drinks with the same industry colleagues and exchanging all kinds of information. Thats why Im a little late. So, Team Leader Kang, please understand.
He wants me to understand? The guy who made an accident and was demoted from the expedition team?
I shouldnt have taken charge of a guy like this.
Ma Tae-sik was the younger brother of Ma Tae-soo, the vicemaster.
There is a slight age difference from Ma Tae-soo, the eldest son of the five brothers, but they were a successful family by todays standards due to the brothers becoming pair hunters.
In contrast to the serious Ma Tae-soo, Ma Tae-siks behavior is trash because he is a late child1and spoiled.
How ridiculous social life was, for such a man became a hunter and his eldest brother was a vicemaster.
The problem was that Ma Tae-sik committed an immature act in the expedition team. He was so confident in his backer that he touched a female hunter who was part of the expedition team. At this point, it couldnt be properly covered up no matter how hard it was.
Whats the expedition department? That is the essence of the guild. Because the best elites are gathered, the right to speak is strong. But a young man who had just joined the expedition, who had come with personal connections rather than his skills, dared to act indecently as the hunter leading the expedition.
Hunter Lee Jin-joo should have split his head.
Instead, she had broken all of Ma Tae-siks limbs. Thanks to that, he didnt show up for a while and only returned last month. And demotion. To be honest, he wasnt a competent hunter and he who caused the accident wouldnt say anything even if he was immediately dismissed.
However, since he was the younger brother of the vicemaster, he was eventually demoted. After all, Korea is also a nation of school ties, regional ties, and blood ties. So he was sent to Kang Moo-hyuks strategic tactical team with his neck attached.
To be honest, I couldnt see that him being in the strategic tactical team could be considered as a demotion. It was a department as important as the expedition team. However, it was a department one step below the expedition team, so the word demotion was used. Kang Moo-hyuk regretted receiving Ma Tae-sik because he couldnt refuse the vicemasters earnest request.
Every guild has trash, but putting it into the core department has crossed the line.
Until now, Kang Moo-hyuk has not tried to get involved with Ma Tae-sik. His team members also treated him as a nobody as much as possible. He didnt want to waste his emotions for no reason, even though he had a lot of work to do. But he couldnt watch over him any longer. Perhaps it was difficult to control his emotions at the moment due to stress. He issued an ultimatum.
Ma Tae-sik-ssi, please be on night duty for a week from today. No refusal.
A week? Thats a bit difficult.
Ill see the vicemaster so please be on duty until then. If you do not comply with my order, Ill take immediate action to the HR team.
No, why does it have to be the HR team? Is it because youre not a hunter? Our team leader, you dont know much about this world. Lets not be childish and move on nicely.
At that moment, something seemed to have snapped in Kang Moo-hyuks head.
Whos the one childish?