RCMT-Chapter 10

Ch.10 The Regression Of Calamity-Level Monster Tamer

I took another taxi with a late-night surcharge.

‘I should get a car or something.’

I really needed to start earning money soon.

Coming home made that thought even stronger.

‘I’m not hoping to become filthy rich, but I should at least be able to show filial piety so Mother can spend her remaining years comfortably.’

There were many ways to do it.

And I’d probably be able to resolve it with this opportunity.

Screech―

The bullet taxi arrived at the address Seo Gyeoul had given me.

The place was surrounded by military and police who had set up iron barriers and were controlling access.

‘The situation seems more serious than I thought…….’

Looking at the rather tense atmosphere, I could guess the scene wasn’t in good condition.

I walked to the entrance and identified myself.

Soon after, Seo Gyeoul came out to greet me personally.

“I apologize for calling you out right after you returned home.”

“You’re telling me. I rushed out in the middle of having a cozy meal with my mother after so long, it was quite distressing…….”

“I apologize. I will definitely repay this debt next time.”

I felt like Seo Gyeoul’s behavior had changed a bit after the Player Test. She seemed slightly more polite?

But I only noticed because it was me—if someone else saw her, she’d just look like an emotionless ice doll.

‘Well, that’s how she originally is anyway.’

I looked at her emotionless face and replied casually.

“Forget the debt. Then does this make us even for you secretly sneaking me out earlier?”

“……Ah, so that’s how it works.”

Anyway, we walked to the temporary command post while discussing work. Since time was of the essence in incidents like this, there was no room for delay.

“By the way, I haven’t even had time to create a Guild since the test…… Am I actually allowed to be active?”

I clearly remembered Seo Gyeoul saying that after passing the test with an A+ grade, I’d need to create a Guild before being assigned work.

So I asked just in case, but the answer that came back was surprising.

“That’s why I arbitrarily created one for you.”

“What……? My Guild? You did?”

“You were going to use it just for this work and then disband it anyway, weren’t you? I remember you asking last time if we really needed to go that far.”

“No, you’re right, but…….”

Yeah, I never had any intention of creating or running a Guild from the start.

It was just a means to an end.

At first, I was dumbfounded, but thinking about it practically rather than emotionally, I understood Seo Gyeoul’s actions.

‘Yeah, I’ll think of it positively. Thanks to that, I avoided a hassle, right? If I’d tried to create it myself…….’

Bring this document. Bring that document.

This is missing this part. Redo it and bring it back.

I would have had to make countless trips to government offices while dealing with that chaos.

‘Ugh…… Just imagining it makes me actually feel grateful.’

I thought that and shook my head.

Then the most important point came to mind, so I asked her.

“Oh, but what’s the Guild name?”

“It’s the ‘Monster’ Guild. I named it that because your class is Tamer, Mr. Kang Si-woo.”

……Oh, not bad sense?

Considering my nickname is Kaiju Tamer, it’s a perfectly fitting name.

Maybe this woman is actually a decent person?

Now that the Guild was settled, it was time to discuss the current situation and the problems that needed to be solved in earnest.

“So what’s the current situation?”

“Bad.”

“…….”

Ah fuck, I take back thinking positively about Seo Gyeoul.

“Didn’t you know? Didn’t you say it directly last time? That we’re short on personnel and our workload is increasing.”

“No―”

I was so dumbfounded my mouth gaped open and closed, but Seo Gyeoul ignored me and continued what she had to say.

“All the other personnel are dispatched to other duties. Those are also urgent matters. That’s why I contacted you, Mr. Kang Si-woo. The ‘higher-ups’ also fully trust you, the number one player, Mr. Kang Si-woo.”

“……Phew. I’m so grateful I don’t know what to do with myself.”

My prediction was right.

The identity of the people preventing rumors about me from spreading were those breathing the high air.

In truth, with just a little time passing, they’d just become powerless old folks, but as long as laws and regulations were working properly, they were powerful people who could fart quite loudly.

‘Until then, I’ll just take what I can get and immediately dump them.’

When the day of crisis comes anyway, they’ll just be pests that only look after their own interests and become obstacles rather than help.

I remember the few among them who are helpful, so I just need to set aside only those people.

Seo Gyeoul, one of those few, replied with a determined face.

As if she had prepared something tremendous.

“Still, we’re not so conscienceless as to leave all the work to you alone, Mr. Kang Si-woo.”

“Yes…… Of course you wouldn’t be.”

The moment I finished answering like that, we arrived at the temporary command post.

A temporary building made by attaching several container boxes.

Two sentries were standing guard at the entrance.

The soldier who appeared to be the senior of the two recognized Seo Gyeoul and spoke to her.

“The person you mentioned has already arrived.”

Seo Gyeoul nodded briefly and opened the door.

As the soldier said, there was a guest who had arrived first.

“Making an old man wait.”

An elderly man sitting with upright posture at the command post desk.

His slender body and white beard alone were enough to feel his age.

However, the aura subtly emanating from his body was not the kind that could be dismissed just because he was old. Anyone with even slightly sensitive senses would have felt it immediately.

“…….”

I know this person.

Among the three clans that make up the Dokkaebi Guild, the clan most famous for its bellicose tendencies.

“Ma Geon-woo…….”

“I don’t think I’m your friend. Why are you speaking so casually?”

Eyes that looked vigorous despite being an old man glared at me.

I naturally continued my words.

“……Clan Master, how do you do?”

“Ahem, yes. You’re a lad with basic manners at least.”

The Clan Master of the Yaksha family, Ma Geon-woo.

‘Why is this old man here when he should definitely be in the Tower?’

The main forces of Dokkaebi Guild should be devoting all their power to climbing the Tower to surpass Miyamoto Daichi.

But one of the three pillars of Dokkaebi Guild came here?

That meant they’d temporarily stopped conquering the Tower.

It meant Ma Geon-woo came here while accepting the losses from that gap.

‘Was this terrorism such a serious matter?’

Of course, the Followers were an axis of evil that must be caught, and the situation of a Gate falling into the hands of such dangerous bastards couldn’t be ignored.

‘But even so, it shouldn’t be to the point where this old man would step in…….’

No matter how much I racked my brain, there was no benefit for Ma Geon-woo to gain from coming here. In fact, matters on Earth generally had to take a back seat compared to matters in the Tower.

As I was racking my brain like that, Ma Geon-woo raised one white eyebrow and tossed out words.

“Is it you?”

“……Pardon?”

“I asked if you’re the bastard who beat up Joo Geon-ryul in the Player Test.”

Ah, I get it.

Why this geezer graced this place with his presence.

Things got annoying.

“……Yes. That’s me.”

At my sullen reply, he approached with heavy steps and pounded my back while roaring with laughter.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

“Hahaha―!! To think someone would appear in my later years to resolve my grudge!”

No matter how much this elderly old man had raised his Strength Stat, my insides rang to the point I could taste metal in my mouth.

After laughing heartily like that, Ma Geon-woo put his arm around my shoulders and started acting friendly.

“Are you married by any chance?”

“I’m not.”

“……Really?! Good! Hahaha!”

Why is it good for grandpa that I’m single?

Ma Geon-woo stopped laughing and wiped his tears, then signed the documents on the conference table with gusto.

Then he handed those documents to Seo Gyeoul.

“There, civil servant lass. I accept the contract with your side.”

“Didn’t I tell you that you’d like it?”

I looked back and forth between the two and asked with a trembling voice.

“What, what is it…… What did you two discuss without me? Ms. Seo Gyeoul, please explain the situation―”

“A man only goes straight ahead! What use are nitpicky explanations?”

Ma Geon-woo suddenly grabbed my hand and dragged me outside. His strength was so powerful I couldn’t possibly shake it off.

Well, the level difference between the old man and me alone would be at least 50.

“…….”

I looked at Seo Gyeoul as I was dragged out by Ma Geon-woo’s hand.

Seo Gyeoul was waving her hand at me with an expressionless face.

“Seo Gyeoul! I won’t let you―”

“Hey there! Hurry up now.”

Whoosh―

That moment. Space seemed to fold, and I immediately arrived at a different location.

The place I arrived at was the scene with a Blue Gate.

This would be the Gate being used as a Magic Power farm.

And the Gate currently occupied by the ‘Followers.’

‘No way, this old man used spatial folding just to take me…….’

I tidied my disheveled clothes and hair, then silently looked at Ma Geon-woo.

“…….”

“Don’t mind me. You just need to do as you contracted with the civil servant lass.”

At my persistent gaze demanding an explanation, he avoided eye contact while playing dumb, but eventually confessed the content that had been between him and Seo Gyeoul.

“Hmph, were you that curious? I was just curious because there was a brat who fulfilled my lifelong wish, and that lass just wanted to protect you because of potential danger. So I said this. If you’re a bastard worth it, I’ll protect you.”

‘What? He treated me like a child?’

I understand it intellectually.

A super rookie who could represent Earth has appeared.

So they want to raise this rookie well and make them a veteran.

This mission would be part of that.

But the world isn’t easy.

You never know how things will turn out.

‘They wouldn’t want to lose me to some ridiculous incident. So they bought insurance in the form of that old man.’

This probably wasn’t Seo Gyeoul’s independent action alone.

It would be a result decided together with the higher-ups.

‘Does my wounded pride get smoothed out just because I think that way? Well, that’s also not the case. Who are they trying to hold in their hands and raise?’

I ground my teeth and took out my Karambit.

Perhaps because I’d unlocked its hidden form this time, a subtle light flowed around the weapon.

[‘Bloodstained’ Moon Fang’s Karambit]

Rank: Uncommon

Information: A pair of karambits made from the fangs of a certain bat Magic Beast. Through mysterious power, its hidden true form has been drawn out.

· Strength +8, Agility +10, Stamina +6, Magic Power +10

· Skill: Tinnitus (D)

· Skill: Blood Drain (B)

‘Damn…… Nice. I really did well to get that talent.’

Anyway, the moment I obtained the ‘Malsajiche’ talent, the stat reduction lost most of its meaning, but something good is good, right?

Moreover, a B-rank skill called ‘Blood Drain’ was attached, so it’s a gain.

All of this was thanks to using the talent of ‘Julie Pearson’ that I obtained from the Record Casket.

‘Of course, I had to use the D-rank Magic Stone I got from killing the Blood Wolf boss, but this is still a profitable deal.’

If they’re occupying a Blue Gate, the Followers’ level would be at least level 30 or higher.

And there would be at least ten or more of such bastards.

In comparison, my level is 17.

But.

“They can eat shit.”

It has influence, but it’s not absolute.

Since it came to this, I should make our Ms. Seo Gyeoul write an incident report.

What she asked me to do was catch the Followers, not protect the farm.

I’ll catch the Followers and clear the Gate too.

I leaped into the Rift without delay.