Chapter: 02
Can I See This Too? (1)
Do you know what the first thing people who win the lottery do is?
The answer is to check if they really won.
Do-hyun was no different.
Ding-dong—
The sound of a ticket number being called, like at a bank, rang out. When Do-hyun went to the counter that called his number, the Hunter Association attendant who had already finished the check kindly spoke to him.
“Do-hyun Lee, your points have been confirmed. Congratulations on your awakening.”
“Ah. Thank you.”
“Your awakening registration is complete. For now, please enter through the left entrance and wait in the auditorium.”
“Yes, thank you.”
Do-hyun replied timidly and went to the place he was guided to. Soon, he saw the auditorium the attendant had mentioned.
Sitting there, his heart was pounding so fast it felt like it might burst.
‘It’s real.’
It was truly an awakening.
He had thought it was real even after finishing the tutorial, but you could never be completely sure. Could it be a dream from watching Hunter videos in a desperate attempt to cope with unemployment? That thought was unavoidable.
After all, he had never exercised much and had no prior connection to awakening, so suspicion was reasonable.
But when the attendant said the points were confirmed, all those doubts melted away.
Only now did it truly feel real.
And that meant, once again:
『Do-hyun Lee』
『Trait: Analysis[Ex]』
『Skills』
▶「Dagger Mastery[F]」
『Stats』
▶「Strength: 3」
▶「Agility: 5」
▶「Stamina: 3」
▶「Mana: 1」
『Points』
▶「P: 100」
▶「AP (Analysis Points): 100」
‘So what I’m seeing here is all real.’
This was definitely a lottery win.
No, it had far surpassed a normal lottery.
If he had to put it in perspective, it was like winning the Powerball in the United States.
Anyway, that was how Do-hyun felt.
He couldn’t believe he had become a Hunter.
And not just any Hunter—a Hunter who could see the world’s only status window!
Thinking that alone made him so excited he could hardly contain himself.
Most of the people in the auditorium looked equally thrilled, but Do-hyun knew he was different from them.
Feeling it all sink in, Do-hyun finally looked at the newly added “Points” section in his status window.
‘I get points, but what are these Analysis Points?’
He understood that points came from defeating monsters, but Analysis Points were entirely new to him.
From the name, it was obvious they were related to analysis, but the details weren’t written.
The moment curiosity hit him, King-God ‘Analysis’ seemed to anticipate it and explained to the clueless Do-hyun.
『AP』
▶Analysis Points can be obtained by successfully analyzing with the 『Analysis』 function.
▶These points can be spent to acquire what you have analyzed.
‘Huh?’
So, that meant…
When Do-hyun tried to look at 『Analysis』 in his status window, information appeared instantly.
『Trait: Analysis[Ex]』
▶Can analyze anything.
▶By spending AP (Analysis Points), you can acquire or interpret what you have analyzed.
The information appeared just as he expected.
He had already experienced some of this with goblins, but seeing it in writing felt even more incredible.
Somehow, it felt like he had acquired a ridiculously powerful ability.
At that moment, Do-hyun looked at some of the people gathered in the auditorium.
When he first entered, his pounding heart had distracted him, but now he realized there were more people than he thought.
Two women, and three men including himself.
Had five people awakened just today?
Well, this was the Seoul branch, so it made sense that there would be many people.
Or maybe, considering Seoul’s population, it was actually few.
As he idly thought this, his eyes fell on a young man sitting nearby.
He was sitting quietly in his chair, but his flushed expression and tense posture showed he was excited.
Well, it made sense—he had awakened.
Do-hyun was the same way.
But when he looked at the young man, letters suddenly shot up in his vision.
『Kim Yong-chan』
『Trait: Swordsman[F]』
『Skills』
▶「×」
『Stats』
▶「Strength: 4」
▶「Agility: 3」
▶「Stamina: 4」
▶「Mana: 1」
“Whoa?!”
“Uh… what’s wrong?”
Startled, Do-hyun shouted, and the young man next to him, Kim Yong-chan, looked at him in surprise and asked back.
Do-hyun quickly shook his head.
“Ah, it’s nothing. There was an insect.”
“In winter?”
“Y-Yeah, that’s what I mean.”
“…?”
Kim Yong-chan gave him a strange look but soon lost interest and looked away.
Meanwhile, Do-hyun kept staring at Kim Yong-chan’s status window and swallowed hard.
‘I can see other people’s status windows too?’
Not just his own, but other people’s too—it had never appeared during the goblin fight, so it was even more shocking.
And that wasn’t all.
When looking at Kim Yong-chan, more text appeared:
[『Analysis』 succeeded.]
[You gained 10 AP.]
‘Ah, so this is how you get points when analysis succeeds.’
But it was a bit stingy—only 10.
Was it because Kim Yong-chan’s trait grade was low?
Even goblins had given him 100 AP before—was there a difference?
As Do-hyun pondered, another thought struck him.
‘Wait, if I look at others, don’t I get points too?’
Thinking that, Do-hyun hurriedly looked at the others.
The two women nearby also had status windows appear just like Kim Yong-chan.
『Park Ye-seul』
『Trait: Warrior[F]』
『Skills』
▶「×」
『Stats』
▶「Strength: 3」
▶「Agility: 4」
▶「Stamina: 3」
▶「Mana: 2」
『Koo Min-ah』
『Trait: Mage[F]』
『Skills』
▶「×」
『Stats』
▶「Strength: 2」
▶「Agility: 3」
▶「Stamina: 2」
▶「Mana: 5」
[『Analysis』 succeeded.]
[You gained 10 AP.]
[『Analysis』 succeeded.]
[You gained 10 AP.]
Seeing their AP rise by 10 as well, he scratched his cheek.
‘All the trait grades are the same? And the stats… what is this?’
He could understand Kim Yong-chan being stronger as a male, but Min-ah had almost the same stats as him—embarrassing.
He hadn’t exercised much, yet his stats matched a girl, and Min-ah’s mana was five times higher than his.
Still, the two women succeeded in analysis and gained AP.
That was 30 AP in total.
‘Then let’s check the last one.’
Do-hyun turned his gaze to the last young man sitting apart.
He looked slimmer but muscular, probably due to exercising more than Kim Yong-chan or himself.
His status window appeared:
『Jung Min-woo』
**『Trait: Assassin[E]』
『Skills』
▶「Dagger Mastery[F]」
『Stats』
▶「Strength: 5」
▶「Agility: 6」
▶「Stamina: 5」
▶「Mana: 1」
‘Huh?’
A higher E-grade trait than the others, and he had a skill none of the others had.
‘Higher trait grades have skills too.’
Do-hyun was slightly impressed, and as before, text appeared showing points gained:
[『Analysis』 succeeded.]
[You gained 30 AP.]
‘Wow.’
Seeing a higher-grade target, the points gained were indeed greater.
While Do-hyun was marveling, another text appeared:
[You analyzed 『Jung Min-woo』’s skill 「Dagger Mastery[F]」.]
[Below standard skill.]
[Acquire skill without spending AP.]
[Acquired skill 「Dagger Mastery[F]」.]
[You already have this skill.]
[Stats did not increase.]
At first glance, this information seemed somewhat disappointing.
But then:
[Skill 「Dagger Mastery[F]」’s proficiency has increased.]
[「Dagger Mastery[F]」- (1 / 3)]
[Analyzing 「Dagger Mastery[F]」 two more times will raise its grade.]
‘Huh?’
Do-hyun stared, dumbfounded, swallowing hard at how much was being given.
Analyzing two more times could even raise the skill’s grade.
What can’t I do?
He couldn’t help but think.
‘I’m speechless.’
It felt like everything needed to become stronger was already laid out.
Just by looking at other Hunters, he could get stronger.
With a trait like this, he couldn’t avoid becoming a Hunter.
With this, could he really become the strongest Hunter?
No—he had to.
Then Do-hyun felt a strange sense of incongruity.
‘Wait a minute?’
Other people’s traits were like jobs: Warrior, Mage, Assassin.
But why was his trait Analysis? Not “Analyzer”?
Just as that thought surfaced, someone interrupted him.
A man stepped to the front of the auditorium with the sound of polished shoes echoing.
Looking at the five of them, he said:
“Nice to meet you, Hunters. I am Choi Jeong-hwan, here to explain the Hunter Training Center to you.”
Unconsciously, Do-hyun used Analysis.
『Choi Jeong-hwan』
『Trait: ×』
『Skills』
▶「×」
『Stats』
▶「Strength: 5」
▶「Agility: 5」
▶「Stamina: 6」
▶「Mana: 0」
‘Damn…’
Even an unawakened person had higher stats than him.
But no further messages appeared.
‘Ah, if you’re not a Hunter, AP doesn’t accumulate.’
Do-hyun realized something important.
He then listened to Choi Jeong-hwan’s explanation about the Hunter Training Center, which they had to enter today.
Now he was truly on the path to becoming a Hunter.
Hunter Training Center
To become a Hunter, one had to enter the Hunter Training Center.
Even after completing the tutorial, the inside of the Black Gate was unpredictable. Awakening didn’t let you just spam skills like a game. They had to complete training to officially become a Hunter.
Only by completing the training and education over 30 days could one truly become a Hunter.
Initially, there had been complaints, but after seeing the sharply reduced death rate following the introduction of the center, complaints faded.
Now becoming a Hunter was safe, and the center wasn’t a bad thing for newcomers.
Of course, some still grumbled.
“Ugh, a whole month at the training center?”
“Can’t it end once we can just handle mana?”
“What a pain.”
Having just awakened, feeling like the world was theirs, it was understandable.
But while the two women and the still-young Jung Min-woo complained, one person smiled widely.
Do-hyun.
Having been in the military, he could have been annoyed by returning to training, yet he was grinning. Why?
‘There’ll be even more Hunters at the training center, right?’
If merely seeing Hunters made him stronger, how could he refuse a place filled with them?
He might even beg to go.
When the shuttle bus carrying Do-hyun and the other four new Hunters finally arrived at the training center, instructors were there to greet them.
“Welcome, trainees.”
A woman’s commanding voice rang out. Her sharp features contrasted with her strong voice as she greeted them.
“Wait, isn’t that Hwang Ha-na?”
“Wow, Hwang Ha-na from the Taebaek Guild?”
“No way, Hwang Ha-na is the instructor!?”
“Wow, it’s Hwang Ha-na!”
Hwang Ha-na, one of the four A-rank guild members of Korea’s top guild Taebaek.
Everyone was stunned to see her here as an instructor.
Those who had complained before now stared in awe, their complaints gone.
Do-hyun also looked at Hwang Ha-na, surprised. Not because he knew her, but because…
[Analysis partially failed due to level difference.]
His first failed analysis.
And:
『Hwang Ha-na』
『Trait: ????[S]』
『Skills』
▶「???」
▶Analysis failed.
▶1000 AP required for detailed analysis.
‘Insane.’
Do-hyun stared at her status window as she smiled at the trainees.
“Prepare yourselves—we’ll push you hard for the next month.”
