You Didn't Tell Me the Start of My Transmigration Was a Gate

 Chapter 32 Part 1: Group

「Group 13」

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203357 Lee Yun-Woo

203498 Kim Ju-il

320014 Min Da-lae

392117 Han Seo-ha

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I stared blankly at the bulletin board. Where is my name written now, and with whom?

“Wah.. I hope it’s 13, that’s the same group as Lee Yun-Woo.”

“Wouldn’t that be like a spring breeze?”

I heard people gossiping behind me. It seemed like everyone was talking about this Lee Yun-Woo. I don’t really know who he was, but he seemed popular.

“If I get close to him, will I be able to join the Blue Serpent’s Guild?”

“Of course, damn it.”

After hearing the name of the Blue Serpent’s Guild I finally realized who it was. So Lee Yun-Woo took the exam too? I didn’t know about it, because before the regression, I was still inside the gate around this time.

‘Lee Yun-Woo of Blue Serpent…’

How can I forget that name? How many years had it been since I’ve been running around in circles with this man? I couldn’t imagine what he was like when he was just a young rookie. I should have realized it when I heard that he was the young master of Blue Serpent. I didn’t realize it was him immediately because the image I had of him was more like a king ruling over the palace than a young master. He was a man who was good at everything, as if he had been a hunter since the day he was born.

『Examinees who have confirmed their group number, please gather at the designated area and report with your group!』 

The announcement came over the microphone. I kept reading the names on the list several times, but it didn’t change.

Yes. With this group of people… I had a premonition that… I was going to get f–cked up big time.

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I Nervously headed to the designated location. Standing at the door, I hesitated for a moment, but there was no way I could run away from this situation.

“So the last one’s finally here.”

I heard a familiar voice. It’s been a while since I’ve heard it, but it’s impossible to forget.

“So this is all of Group 13’s members.”

Silvery hair that fluttered in the wind. Those light-colored silvery weaves would occasionally spill over that person, and his purple eyes flickered through it. It was a unique color that symbolizes Lee Yun-Woo. Awakening sometimes affects one’s appearance like this. Hye-won’s sandy hair or Jeon Chung-Woon’s bluish-black hair are similar examples. But it’s rare for someone to undergo such an extreme color change like Lee Yun-Woo.

“I’m Lee Yun-Woo.”

There he was, the man was looking much younger than I remembered.

“I’m Min Da-Lae.”

“I’m Kim Ju-il.”

A serious-looking woman and a sullen-looking man followed, introducing themselves. I stopped staring at Lee Yun-Woo and introduced myself.

“I’m Han Seo-ha.”

“Now that we’re all here, Shall we read the mission paper?”

Lee Yun-Woo took the mission paper from the podium in the middle of the room. On the podium it was written,

『To be opened when everyone is present! 』

‘So they were waiting for me because of this?’

Everyone agreed with his suggestion. It’s pretty obvious what’s in there. It’s a test that assesses your qualification to enter the gate, so it will evaluate how long you can survive inside, how long you can fight monsters and win or escape, and these factors will be evaluated thoroughly. They will also use this to determine who has the proper qualifications…

『Survive for a week inside the ░░░ dungeon.”』

This is the kind of mission that works best.

“The mission date will start next week, so I guess we’ll have to get organized in the meantime.”

‘A week?’  

Everyone’s faces immediately became troubled. Since the creation of the system that detects and predicts the wavelength of a gate appearance before it occurs, the number of unplanned awakenings has decreased dramatically. Planned awakenings have become more of an exercise than a true representation of the reality inside a gate. Fewer people have ever experienced a proper gate.

“You all learned something at the Academy, right?”

“Yes.”

“Of course.”

“What about Ms. Seo-Ha?”

Lee Yun-Woo asked me when I didn’t answer.

“I’m not from the academy.”

“Ah… I see.”

‘That subtle tone…. Lee Yun-Woo, you punk!’

I was wondering why he was acting strangely quiet, so I thought he was a bit of a goody-goody when he was younger, but It turns out that he was secretly calculating everyone. As Lee Yun-Woo’s demeanor changed, the other two also glanced at me. It’s not common to see hunter aspirants who aren’t from an academy these days. To put it another way, It’s more like a high school student who didn’t receive private education.

“Then you’re not sure what to prepare, but we can give you a good idea…”

“I’m from the Yeonhwado Gate.”

As soon as I finished speaking, he shut his mouth.

“I’ve survived inside the gate for months, so you don’t have to worry about me.”

“You were actually in that Gate?”

“Yes.”

“Then you know about Gates much better than we do.”

Min Da-Lae said in a cheerful tone, then asked me all sorts of questions, even telling me how happy she was for me?? She also asked me to tell her what she should pack. Contrary to the cool impression, she was more friendly than I thought. On the other hand, Lee Yun-Woo’s expression was faintly twisted, perhaps it would take him a few more years to develop a full poker face.

“That’s good,” He said, “I feel a lot better knowing we have someone who’s experienced.”

Lee Yun-Woo turned and smirked at me. Despite his clean-cut face, it’s not like I don’t know what’s going on behind that head of his. Before the regression, Lee Yun-Woo and I were on the same side technically, but politically, we were enemies. He and I fought fiercely because our political positions were opposed to each other. In the meantime, we fought back and forth many times to deal with the incoming Toluks. I knew exactly what he was thinking. I’ve been dealing with that fox for so many years. He’s a master hunter and a schemer. I won’t mention how many times I, a person with no political sense, was stabbed in the back while dealing with him. Although he is a remarkable man who started at the bottom and ended up at the top of Blue Serpent… I have more hatred for him than admiration for his intelligence.