A Monster Hunter Born of Capitalism

When I stepped into the portal that appeared with the boss monster, I saw a member of the administration.

When he saw Yooseong, he ran to him.

“Ah! You're alive! I was worried that the signal on the bracelet had been cut. ”

“Sorry, the bracelet broke while circling the dungeon. ”

Yooseong showed the management staff the wreckage of the broken bracelet.

“That's why we lost the signal. Is it because of the pheromones? Hunters that first turn around get seriously injured when they forget about Treant bodily fluids. Although this place is easy to find in a Class E dungeon, it's hard to deal with an army of novice hunters. But you're better than you look. ”

A member of management said, looking at Yooseong as he was fine.

“I was lucky. ”

How many people will believe him if he explains what he's been through so far? I had to be roughly surrounded.

“Should I take this bracelet instead? ”

“Payback? It's one of the government's Hunter Support Policies, so it's free. ”

“This is free? ”

“That's how much tax you collect from hunters. The more you earn, the bigger the tax. ”

After speaking with the management staff, Yooseong left the dungeon.

“The more you earn, the bigger the tax? I love horses. Words……. ”

As far as employees of the Bureau are concerned, a more profitable person pays a lot of taxes, and a less profitable person pays a little tax is the ideal country policy, but the reality is different.

It was a public secret that everyone knew that profitable hunters, like other large corporations, were using bribes to evade tax evasion.

South Korea was weak to the strong and strong to the weak.

Where do taxes come from?

Of course I'll take it from the small hunters. Where should I take it?

‘Now I'm going to pay taxes, too. ’

When he arrived outside the dungeon, he was a 'market’ in Seoul.

Markets run by Hunter Associations and governments, with shops and by-products operated by professionals such as alchemists, enchanters, and blacksmiths.

Not just any market, but the market created for hunters.

Hunters catch monsters to earn points and byproducts. You can sell the byproducts from the hunt to the Point Shop, but most Hunters don't do that.

There weren't a lot of points you could get when you sold a byproduct to the Point Shop.

So many hunters buy and sell byproducts in the market. If you buy and sell byproducts in the market, you will not get points, but you can get money instead. The money we need to make a living.

There were several general goods stores in the market that handled monster byproducts. You can earn money by selling monster byproducts to that general goods store.

He came to the market to sell the byproducts, but he was thinking about which store to go to today.

Like gas stations, the market price varies by store. Hunters' community, HunterNet, says the first store to choose will determine Hunter's profit in the future. After that, we only go to the place where we were going, so we have to make careful decisions when we first choose.

However, it is not good to be so careful in the market. It could have been recorded as a slogan. Some places buy byproducts at very low prices by deceiving the price to equal beginner hunters.

The most common behavior of novice hunters was picking general goods stores to sell byproducts and turning the market upside down.

Other than Hunters, it was an act to explore various general goods stores in the market and to sell byproducts to the most expensive places, but this behavior was only to inform the discerning merchants that I am an unfamiliar advisor of market prices.

‘What should I do……. Seems like a favor to me to go around the market to find out the good price.... ’

“Hey……. ”

‘Hmm... What should I do...?' ’

“Hello? Can't you hear me? ”

Someone grabbed the corner of his clothes.

“Yes? Who are you? ”

Yooseong turned his head. When I turned my head, what I saw was a middle-aged man with a mustache.

“You were surprised to talk to me suddenly, weren't you? I'm a person like this. ”

The mustache man gave his business card to Yooseong.

“Se-hyun General Goods Shop President Kang Se-hyun.... ”

“I opened a small bodega in the corner of the market. I just opened, so I'm running on foot like this. ”

“Oh, I see. ”

“So if you're going to sell monster byproducts, please use my shop... ”

Kang Se-hyun scratched his head and said to Yooseong.

"A new one"? Well, that's a little unsettling. ’

I was going to use this guy's diligence to sell my supplies once, but if it's a new open shop, it's a bit like that. He was a novice merchant who started trading byproducts for the first time.

“I'll take a look around and see you around. ”

I turned around as much as I could, but he would have noticed. He expressed his intention to refuse.

“I see……. ”

Kang Se-hyun shrugged his shoulders with a depressed expression.

Tyring! Tyring!

At that time, there was a ringtone in his trousers.

“Hello, three dollars. ”

Uh, brother.

The body of Yooseong, who was about to turn around, stopped. I heard a familiar voice in my ears.

‘That's the boss. ’

“What? Can I help you with something? I'm busy too, Sewon. Bro, it was open last week. I'm supposed to go around the market and catch Hunters, but I don't think there's time for you to help. ”

I quit one of our employees, so I'm short-handed. How can it not be today?

“No. You know I put all my retirement money into this, right? Death is at stake.”

It was clear. It was the boss' voice.

“What a small world. ”

The first guy I met at the market is the boss's older brother. The world was small but too small.

“I'm sorry. I just got a call. I'm... I'm so sorry, but can you just think about it for a second? I'll pay you handsomely. ”

“Okay, let's go. ”

“I can't... What? Are they real?”

“Yes, it's also a fate. ”

* * *

“So the three of us used to work for you? ”

“Yes, my boss took good care of me. He took good care of me in many ways. ”

“Even though it looks like a three-way character, it's still pretty calm. Would you like coffee?”

“Oh, yes. Thank you."

Kang Se-hyun with instant coffee placed a paper cup in front of Yooseong.

“It's all instant coffee. I'm sorry.”

“That's okay, I love instant coffee. ”

“Young people like coffee beans like Americano, don't they? ”

“I can't eat it because I'm using it. I love a good instant. ”

“Well, that's a relief. ”

Yooseong and Kang Se-hyun were chatting while drinking tea. It was mostly about Kang Se-hyun's sister and Yooseong's president.

‘Now I have to get to the point. ’

“Please take a look at this. ”

Meteor pulled the monster byproducts from the inventory and showed them to Kang Se-hyun.

“Treant crust, body fluids, Goblin Hide, Poison Pouch, and is this Skeleton's Bone? ”

“How much will it cost? ”

“Please wait a moment. ”

Kang Se-hyun got up from his seat. A strong streak that happened in place brought the calculator from the counter.

“Let's do the math. ”

The settlement of by-products of Kang Se-hyun began. Strong strikes that carefully examine the by-products with a serious look. When I saw his serious face, I felt the trust of Yooseong.

‘I thought you were a good man. Looks like you're getting serious when you're working. ’

Yooseong only waited for the settlement to end while sipping coffee.

“You've been waiting a long time, right? It looks like something like this. ”

The number floating on the calculator was 150.

“1.5 million won? ”

“That's right. The top of the ant that you showed me was pretty clean, so I hit it a lot. because the price varies a little bit depending on the quality. And I'll buy this Goblin Hide, though I don't get it very well. I heard there's a place in China that makes leather goods out of monster leather these days. I think we should send Goblin Hide to them as well. ”

‘This man is quite resourceful. ’

I was worried about opening the shop for the first time, but I knew quite a lot.

“Not bad for your first income. ”

“Usually, when Hunters first sell their byproducts, they earn less than a million won. Skeleton bones were quite heavy. Skeletons are bought regularly by black wizards for undead manufacturing. ”

“I see.”

“Then I'll pay you right away. Do you want it sent to your account or in cash? ”

“It's my first hunt, so I'd like to take it in cash. Cash, please."

“It sure feels good to touch a chunky money bag. I understand.”

Kang Se-hyun put a bunch of money out of the safe in an envelope and handed it to Yooseong.

When the 50,000-won bills came out, I felt better seeing the gold bills filled with envelopes, although I had reduced the amount of good weights that were unique to a bunch of bills.

The monthly salary he received while working as a janitor was 2.3 million won. It was more than half the salary at once.

“This is Hunter……. ”

Yooseong touched the money envelope and got impressed.

“The tax paid by Hunters below Class B was 35% of the amount earned from the hunt, right? That's a lot of money. ”

“That's right, taxes. ”

I had forgotten the existence of taxes. It hurt me to think that a third of these shrine parties were flying because of the tax.

“You don't do much for me, and you take a lot when you take it. ”

Yooseong expressed his complaint about the government.

“Haha! Don't just think too badly. The government is working pretty hard. ”

“Don't say that in front of the other hunters, sir. You're going to be cut off. ”

After 35% of Hunter's money risked his life, the government couldn't have looked good for Hunter.

“I have no choice but to advocate because my job is government-related. I'm sorry about this. ”

“Where did you work? ”

“I worked for Hunter Surveillance. ”

“Surveillance? So you were a hunter, too? ”

“I retired from Hunter a long time ago. I didn't want to see those hideous monsters. So we went into surveillance, and we did human combat. I'd rather deal with people than fight hideous monsters. I was originally a detective. ”

“Surveillance caught the blacklist hunters, didn't they? ”

“Of course. It's the Surveillance Department's job to catch blacklists, criminal hunters. ”

“Haven't you had a hard time working with Hunters? ”

“Eh……. I think it's better to look at it in person than to describe it in words. ”