I Returned, But My Power is the Same

I lived as a hunter for 10 years before returning, but I've only seen it ten times.

Manastones are that rare.

Besides, if the purity is 95%... … .

"Is that true?"

"Huh. Were you surprised?”

are you just surprised

It's about to go crazy.

“Ah, the time has come. By now, the extraction should have been completely finished.”

“Can I go too?”

“Of course I can’t go. Dojin, you are the owner of the magic stone.”

The rule is to give the manastones to the person who has had the most influence on catching the monster or even catching it... rather than custom.

To be precise, it's not a magic stone, it's about taking the tax to be paid to the state and getting the rest of the money, but anyway.

I am the owner

Of course, I can't really have them all.

You have to give it a little bit to the other deputy platoon commanders as well.

'Cause we got it together

"Let's go, let's go."

"Yes."

Lieutenant Young So-jin got up from his seat.

Your footsteps are lighter than ever.

anyway how much do you want to

It's not another monster, it's a boss monster, and if it's a mutant, the amount of condensed resources will be higher than normal manastones.

The purity is 95%.

The corners of my lips keep rising.

“Loyalty!”

“Oh, loyalty.”

It was on the way out of the barracks, barely suppressing the excitement.

I met Captain Kwak Sang-gi.

“Where are you going?”

“This is the way to check the magic stones.”

“Check the magic stone? Ah, you're talking about the mutant Kural Manastone. Yes, have a good trip.”

He tells him to go well, but his expression is completely distorted.

And he only talks to Lieutenant Young So-jin, and he doesn't even look at me, let alone talk.

You probably don't like that I'm the manastone master.

“Loyalty!”

He smiled once and continued on his way.

I ran out of the unit for an hour.

And arrived in front of a facility.

Korea Masonry Corporation.

It is a state-run manastone processing facility.

Extraction, of course, takes place here.

“This is Lieutenant Young Sojin, 1st Battalion, 111th Regiment.”

“Did you come? Come in.”

"Yes."

One person had already come out.

He followed him inside.

I entered a certain space through the entrance and hallway.

A place that gives off the atmosphere of an operating room.

The lighting is also very bright.

In the center was something similar to an operating table.

And on top of it lay a familiar lump.

It was a mutant Kural corpse.

“Look.”

The staff points to the guy's chest.

There was something flashing floating around.

That's it.

That's magic

This is the first time I've seen it this close.

The saliva suddenly dries out of your mouth.

His fingers are also trembling.

“Dojin-ah, why are you so low?”

"Hahaha… Something doesn’t feel right.”

Lieutenant Young So-jin smiles and walks in front of Ma-seok.

I cautiously approached it.

And finally met.

magic stone.

No, Ma Seok-sama.

“Wow.”

Admiration comes out of his mouth.

Is this a dream, live?

The staff looked at me and smiled.

“Isn’t the color great? As you may have heard, this is because it is 95% pure. It can even be used as a light fixture.”

Come to think of it, I wondered why the lighting was so bright, but it was all the influence of this magic stone.

Do you really want to take it and use it as a light fixture?

Of course it's a joke.

It would be foolish to use this precious thing for such a purpose.

“It’s not another monster, it’s a boss monster, and since it’s a mutant species, the amount of condensed resources is considerable. As I said before, the purity is also very high.”

The staff recites the parts that I thought of when I came here.

feel good

“So the approximate value… ”

how much

How much value does it really have?

“I think the tax cut will be about 1 billion won.”

Oh my gosh…

1 billion in taxes...

For a moment, I doubted my ears.

“One billion?!”

"Yes."

“Is that that high?”

“The conditions are too good, aren’t they?”

The staff points to the magic stone again.

It's still flashing.

“It's an estimate, but it's probably pretty close. In any case, if such an accurate price is set, it will be deposited directly into the higher ranks. It’s like taking it off and handing it back to the manastone owner.”

The staff's eyes are on me.

“You are blessed.”

I'm blessed.

I got a lot.

heh heh

The corners of his lips rise again.

“And you are very lucky. Even if I don’t tell you, you know it well, it’s very rare for a manastone to come out regardless of the type of monster or purity.”

right.

That's why I've only seen it ten times over the past 10 years.

“You can sign it here.”

"Yes."

After the review, I signed the paperwork handed to me by the staff.

It was a sign to hand over ownership of the Manastone.

Whether I sign or not, it's just a formal procedure because it belongs to the state anyway, but it still felt good.

Because this autograph will put a lot of money in my pocket.

“Then do your best.”

"Yes, thank you."

They even signed autographs and set off for the unit again.

I thought the whole way.

Where are you going to spend all that money?

Even if I took this and that and gave it to the other deputy platoon leaders, it would cost hundreds of millions of dollars.

first.

Write some for the people around you.

“Dojin looks really good.”

“Haha, it looks like it will fly.”

Especially Lieutenant Young So-jin.

There is also grace that even gave me private tutoring, but I have to shoot a very big chin.

* * *

"therefore… How much is that magic stone?”

after returning to the unit.

Wang Seong-bae and other deputy platoon commanders were informed of the news.

"10 billion."

“Wow, a billion dollars, even if it was about half of the tax? The purity is 95%, so is it that high?”

“By the way, Kural is a mutant of the boss monster, so the amount of condensed resources is higher.”

"iced coffee. Anyway, that's good. It will even come out to the magic stone.”

I shared the joy with the 3rd and 4th platoon commanders.

But it wasn't the King's Grail.

He frowned slightly.

“Aren’t you supposed to eat most of that billion?”

“Hmm, right?”

“Does it make sense? We got them all together.”

“As you know, it is customary for the person who had the most influence in catching the monster to take the manastone.”

“If you had an influence, how much?”

“If you cut off your hands, put on an inner box, and put out two heads, wouldn’t it be considered that way?”

Wang Seong-bae is silent for a moment at the blunt words spoken.

Then I got lucky again.

“Did you forget that we were able to do that because we covered it?”

"know. So it's not like I'm eating it all by myself. I will share it with you.”

“I mean to share equally, equally.”

He speaks slowly, but his face is more frowned upon.

It seems to be dissatisfied all the time.

“The King Seongbae. Do you have no conscience?”

As I was thinking about what to answer, the 3rd platoon leader, who had been listening quietly, intervened.

"what?"

“Let's be honest. It wasn't Dojin back then. Was it possible to catch a mutant Kural like that? never caught it I would have just endured it and passed it on to the company commander.”

"right. hey, and.”

The 4th platoon commander is also there.

“What do we cover? When we ran to him, Dojin was already almost finished.”

“So that’s it. And you told me to look carefully at what's scary about that, but I couldn't even hit it well."

Hmm.

You do exactly what I was meant to do.

But it's a bit surprising

Both the 3rd and 4th platoon commanders are from Hunter Academy, so I didn't think they would listen to me well.

Is Wang Seong-bae's personality the problem?

or what

I hope it went well

Being on my side means it's been helpful in some way.

right now and now

“… … .”

At the roar of the 3rd and 4th platoon commanders, Wang Seongbae was silent again.

Unlike his last moment, the silence continued.

Only his clenched fist trembled.

Then he jumps up and runs out.

“What is he? Then hold onto it well.”

Yeah.

Then grab it then.

It's not that Wang Seong-bae doesn't quite understand.

Anyway, it's true that we caught each other.

But he has to change his mind and think.

As for what he would have done if the royal ship had been me.

The answer comes right away.

‘He would have tried to eat it all by himself. Without giving it away to the other deputy platoon commanders.’

He doesn't want to drive the royal ship as a bad guy.

Such is the behavior shown in the past.

That's why we mix words but don't live without a façade.

* * *“I don’t know if I can get something like this from the so-called.”

"no. Eat until your stomach explodes today, battalion commander.”

“Really? I eat twice as much and eat twice as much as the 1st platoon commander thinks.”

"Fine. How much money did you get?”

“Ha ha, yes, yes. how much money did you get ruler! Everyone, have a drink!”

a few days later.

Hundreds of millions of dollars were stuck in my bank account.

I took this and that and gave it to the other deputy platoon commanders, but there were so many.

That's why Hunters can't use their four limbs if they're manastones.

You will know from direct experience.

Hmm.

If I had known this would happen, I would have memorized the monsters that give me magic stones in advance.

Ah.

No.

I didn't give the mutant Kural before the return, but seeing what he gave me this time, it may not have meant much if I memorized it.

oh wow, that's weird

He didn't give it before his return, so why did he give it this time?

Depending on the way you catch it, some things don't come out and some things don't come out?

Or did Captain Kwak Sang-gi fail to control his power and destroy the Mana Stone without realizing it?

Well, anyway.

Is it because I got it?

The battalion commander raised the glass and looked at me.

“Second platoon commander, do I need to say something?”

“Oh, can I?”

“Of course not. Today, this place is both a magic stone celebration and a magic stone celebration, but there is also something about the success of the operation.”

operation success.

It was perfectly successful.

Not a single one of the officers was injured, not even the soldiers.

“Isn’t the 1st deputy platoon commander contributed the most to the success of this operation? That’s enough for the commander to directly submit an application for a special promotion to lieutenant to the Hunter Headquarters.”

“I think it’s very strange to think about what the commander did.”

The operations manager sticks out his tongue and says:

The battalion commander chuckled.

“That means the 1st Deputy Platoon Commander’s skills are outstanding.”

“I have to be a little nervous. This is how the 1st platoon commander will be my superior.”

"haha. Anyway, 1st platoon commander. Please tell me right away.”

All eyes around me are focused on me.

It was a congratulations, and something of a childish gaze.

As always, when this happens, I always feel shy and ashamed.

I wonder if I'm the right person to be treated like this.

I sighed and got up from my seat.

eyes are more focused.

After looking around for a moment, Seong Da-kyung's eyes met.

One eye twitched involuntarily.

Lieutenant Young So-jin also made eye contact.

He has a unique smile that he sees once a day.

Seong Da-kyung and Lieutenant Young So-jin, as well as everyone, thank you.

If it wasn't for them, even if it was the effect of the Amman title or the sword, it would not have been possible to catch the mutant Kural like that.

He said it as it was.

“It is said that I contributed the most, but I think it was possible because everyone worked together. I hope we will continue to be together in the future. For the 1st Battalion!”

"for!"

Salty noises all over the place.

He drank alcohol while standing.

all at once.

I have a sore throat because I drink a lot of soju.

The smell is also disgusting.

Normally, I think I would have been nauseous.

Is this the taste of alcohol?

The taste changes depending on the mood.

Including 21 years before the return, he continued to drink while feeling the truth of life that he realized only after 31 years.

It was a pleasant night.

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