The Player Who Returned From The Apocalypse

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Seong-jin and Kim Gak-hwan, who arrived in Los Angeles through dark space, looked around busily.

"…Is this where I've been before? It seems a lot has changed?"

Jae-cheol Lee, who had been here before, said with admiration.

Only a month and a few days.

Even though the promotion period was very short, people flocked in like a cloud.

They flock to the arena below the Hunter Casino.

It was the place where Seongjin and Randall Hess, a fake S-class hunter at the time, fought with his real name Verna.

There was a completely festive atmosphere around them, and publicity papers, promotional materials, and videos about the promotion and ranking matches they participated in filled the field of vision.

"The world has gotten better. Where do you think this was the center of the civil war?"

"I see. They all look like the first buildings you see."

"Yeah. It was all destroyed during the last civil war, so everything was rebuilt."

As they were talking, a man came and interrupted.

"Long time no see. Oliver-sama."

Oliver Johnson.

He was the boogilma of the Infinity Guild and one of those who became an S-class hunter this time.

He bowed his head kindly.

"Nice to meet you. Seongjin Kim. Congratulations on the founding of the guild."

"Thank you. Strictly speaking, it's a job, not a founding."

It was because he gave up his guild master position to Nura-ri, who was more conspicuous than his A-ranked self.

The name of the guild established this time is Union.

The guild members' hometowns and worlds are all different, so I decided to do this.

Although it is a new guild, it does not have a great reputation, but in this tournament, he was planning to gain fame and money.

"Isn't anyone here to believe that?"

He tapped Nura-ri to say it, but Oliver said he didn't believe it.

Kim Seong-jin is now known as an A-class, but when he was previously active as Park Seong-jin, he was the only S-class hunter in the world.

It was strange that he was a person who had no position in the guild.

"Let's go inside. How are you? Do you want to play poker after a long time?"

“Even then, I was completely defeated, would you like to do it again?”

"What do you mean? I lost."

Oliver took the party and led them to the back door, which is not accessible to ordinary guests.

He said so, but he was going to an arena, not a casino.

***

"It looks like it was built again here. It's gotten very big."

Sungjin looked at the arena and said with admiration.

Even then, it was known as the largest arena in the world, and it seems that the expansion work was completed within that short time.

Its size was now reminiscent of a small gate, and it was impossible to measure its size as it could not detect all of it with a sense of smell.

People were sitting around it, like the Colosseum.

Being invisible is common, it was usually possible to watch battle scenes on a personal screen in the seat.

"The world is getting better these days. They say it was built in Awakened characters, but it was built in such a short time."

"It's pouring money into it. It's different from beggar guilds like us. Even if you work hard and invest money, you earn a little..."

"So why didn't you become a police officer? Why are you struggling with starting a business?"

“I think it would have been more difficult if I had been a police officer.”

"As much as I worked hard, I got the money. Look at Lee Jae-cheol. How successful was he?"

"I came out of this on vacation."

Kim Gak-hwan squeezed Lee Jae-cheol's head.

Then he whispered something in his ear, and Jae-cheol Lee got up right away.

"I am very proud of my work as a police officer. I am happy that I am earning a lot of money and that the Commissioner is kind."

"…what do you usually do with your acting skills and are you so stiff?"

“I’m not wholehearted, so it’s a bit like that.”

"Okay, take care of your overseas image. The more you win, the more vacation you get."

"Yes!"

They were two people who valued images.

Oliver saw the two of them and went inside with a grin.

Then two people were sitting at the reception desk.

Peter and Valdemar.

The two were staring at each other like enemies.

Seeing this, Kim Gak-hwan sighed and asked.

“…Why did you put these two together?”

"Um... First of all, this is the most important thing. It's good to check the faces, abilities, and grades of the Hunters. So, since we said we would take over each other..."

“Are you in charge?”

"Yes. That's it."

"What about Lenin?"

"I will be with other S-class hunters."

Kim Gak-hwan's sigh deepened.

He was like that when we went to the dungeon together, but it seems that he is still there.

"Hey. A guest has arrived. Could you please register?"

At his words, the two of them looked forward in the rain, and then their bodies stiffened.

For a moment, their fists fluttered before their eyes.

"Mr. Gak-hwan Kim. It's been a while."

"…A long time."

"Yeah. It's been a while. We're busy, but please take care of it quickly."

They both frowned and said they couldn't do it.

“…Lee Jae-cheol is also coming in.”

"Yes? Me too?"

"We submit in groups. Please understand that this is a measure to avoid fighting with the same group."

It is difficult to show each other's skills in the same country or group, so it is said that they plan to compete in the finals as much as possible.

The story ended with a question-and-answer similar to that of a short interview.

“…Then can I know that you are participating in the ranking match?”

"okay."

"Okay. See you next time."

Kim Gak-hwan got up from his seat.

Sungjin looked at it and asked what the hell happened in the dungeon with them.

"Hey, why are they doing that?"

"Huh? What?"

"I wondered why you were being so gentle with the Commissioner. No matter how much I said, I didn't listen."

"Oh, you mean that?"

He answered bluntly.

"It's not a big deal. We were just fighting each other in the dungeon, so we both looked after each other."

"…is that so."

I thought you were still using an ignorant method.

In fact, at that time, he was the only one who possessed the S-class skill, so it would not have been a big deal to deal with them.

"He said he couldn't make it dirty."

Even if it's a one-on-one.

He calmly does things he can't do. That is what attracts people and makes them admire.

His ability is also his ability, but his drive and boldness to take action were amazing.

'After all, he's better at dealing with people.'

It's just a bit of a deal, though.

***

"Next is the Union Guild people."

"Yes."

When Seongjin, Nurari, Mana, and Asabel entered the room, their eyes lit up.

Sungjin and Nurari knew each other, but the other two were strangers.

“Um… I’m sorry, but may I ask about your names and brief occupations?”

"Manada. Magician."

"I'm Asabel. I'm a healer."

Wizard and Healer.

Upon hearing this, the two nodded.

Sungjin and Nurari.

The two were close to melee dealers, or tanks.

Of course, what they need are wizards and healers.

Perhaps these are the new recruits.

"I heard that you have created a new guild this time, but it seems that they are raising new people. Are they going to the promotion match?"

those who haven't heard of it.

If so, it seemed like a stepping stone to take this opportunity to compete and build a reputation.

Probably going out for a promotion.

Promotion match and ranking match.

The difference between the two was clear.

The promotion battle was a contest to find talented people by fighting among the hunters who did not rise to the S rank.

And it was the essence of this competition to raise them to the S grade.

If they were S-ranked, it wasn't that difficult to attack the A-grade dungeon.

In return, the organizers of the tournament, the Infinity Guild and the Vladimir Guild, were tied to the guild for several years, but it was not a huge disadvantage.

Of course, this is optional.

A guild with Sungjin does not need to do it, so he will only come to make a name for the guild.

Conversely, the ranking battle was a place to organize the ranks between hunters by fighting each other.

This will make the ranking between countries and guilds clear.

"No. These are the people who will participate in the ranking match."

"Hey, are you okay? Most of the ranking matches are S-ranked... If you're mediocre, you'll die."

"It's not a mediocre skill, so it'll be fine. If you want, you can test your skills."

"is that so."

Seeing them speak so boldly, they too could know.

It means that he possesses at least one S-class skill.

I had already seen the rare case of getting a skill even if I didn't get an S rank, so I could think of it that way.

“After all, Korea has a lot of talented people.”

"I'm the only pure Korean. Oh, and-"

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"I'm going to participate in a promotion match, is that okay?"

It was said that I thought it was a little sorry.

Although it is known as an A grade, the actual grade is an S grade.

It was a huge inconvenience for him to go to such a contest.

"I won't do anything that will be a nuisance to others..."

"It's fine. That's it."

"It's still grade A. You have to raise it slowly."

The two of them smiled at his words with a serious expression on their faces.

It's like waiting.

'At least I don't want to fight that guy.'

It was the two of them who had already seen the power of Sungjin who destroyed the gate.

Even if it wasn't, he was thinking about what to do if Sungjin said he would appear before the rankings, but it turned out well.

***

After a day, Valdemar and Peter sorted out the contestants they had received.

Those who already knew the skill just passed, but most of the hunters went through the skill test process.

A person with the minimum ability to compete in the competition was selected after passing through various tests such as breaking mysteel, healing the body, sustaining a certain amount of shock, and measuring running speed.

"Hey. Who do you think will win this promotion?"

"Why are you talking to me all of a sudden?"

"It's because I don't like the silence. What do you mean, it's just uncomfortable?"

To be precise, it was because I was afraid that my skills might have run out.

Peter felt as if time had stopped when he heard nothing. Originally, he would have played a song, but he couldn't because Valdemar hated it so badly.

"Are you asking something too obvious? There is only Kim Seong-jin."

As if it was an obvious question, Valdemar answered.

Peter realized that his question was wrong and asked again.

"No. When he's gone. Who do you think will win?"

"What if he falls?"

Valdemar flicked through the paper for a moment before seeing the profile of the woman who had stopped him and Peter from fighting in former Israel.

Allison.

She was the one who performed much better than the others, overwhelmingly.

But he turned over her paper with her written on it and pulled out a man's profile.

"It must be this guy."

"Do you think so too?"

- Muramasa Kuzuryu

Until a month ago, he was a simple Japanese hunter who was ranked B, but he was a talented person who entered the A-grade gate and cleared it.

And this time, he was also the person with the best score.

"It's worth watching. The fight between this guy and Seongjin."

Yaldabaoth entered the promotion match without anyone knowing.

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