Chapter 02
Can I See This Too? (1)
Do you know what people who win the lottery do first?
The answer is: they check if they really won.
Do-hyun did the same.
Ding-dong—
The sound of a bank ticket dispenser rang out. When Do-hyun approached the counter calling his number, the Hunter Association attendant who had finished the checks spoke kindly.
“Mr. Do-hyun Lee, your points have been confirmed. Congratulations on your awakening.”
“Ah, thank you.”
“Awakening registration is complete. For now, please enter through the left entrance and wait in the auditorium.”
“Yes, thank you.”
Do-hyun answered timidly and followed the directions. Soon, the auditorium the attendant mentioned came into view.
Sitting there as instructed, his heart pounded so fast he could feel it in his chest.
This is real.
It really was an awakening.
Even though he had completed the tutorial, he had to make sure—what if he had just been dreaming after watching Hunter videos out of frustration from the job market? He had no history of exercise or anything like an awakening, so it was natural to doubt it.
But when the attendant confirmed his points, all doubt melted away.
Finally, it felt real. And that meant…
[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 everything I’m seeing now… is real.
It was definitely like winning the lottery. Actually, it was even beyond that. Maybe like hitting the Powerball in the U.S.
That was exactly how Do-hyun felt.
He couldn’t believe he had become a Hunter—let alone the world’s only Hunter who could see a status screen! The thought 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.
As the feeling of reality sank in, he finally noticed a new field in his status screen: “Points.”
Points, okay… but what are these Analysis Points?
He knew points came from defeating monsters, but these Analysis Points were completely new. The name suggested they were tied to “analysis,” but no details were provided.
Just as he was wondering, the all-knowing “King-God Analysis” explained to Do-hyun.
[AP]
▶Analysis Points are earned by successfully analyzing something.
▶They can be spent to acquire or interpret whatever was analyzed.
Huh?
So…
When Do-hyun tried to view the “Analysis” in his status screen, the explanation appeared:
Trait: Analysis [Ex]
▶Can analyze everything.
▶Spend AP to acquire or interpret whatever is analyzed.
He had already experienced this with the goblin, so he knew it in practice—but seeing it written out made it feel even more incredible.
He had gained an insanely powerful ability.
At that moment, Do-hyun noticed some of the other people gathered in the auditorium.
When he first entered, his heart was racing, so he hadn’t paid much attention. But now, he realized there were quite a few. Two women, and including himself, three men.
Five people had awakened just today? Well, it was the Seoul branch, so having more people made sense. Or maybe, compared to the population of Seoul, it was actually few.
Lost in such trivial thoughts, his eyes landed on a young man sitting nearby. He was sitting quietly, but his expression and gestures were full of excitement.
Of course, anyone who had awakened would look like that—Do-hyun had been the same.
But as he stared at this young man, letters suddenly sprang up in his vision.
[Kim Yong-chan]
Trait: Swordsman [F]
Skills
▶「×」
Stats
▶「Strength: 4」
▶「Agility: 3」
▶「Stamina: 4」
▶「Mana: 1」
“Whoa?!”
“Huh? W-Why?”
Startled, Do-hyun shouted, and Kim Yong-chan turned to him in surprise.
Do-hyun quickly waved his head.
“Oh, it’s nothing. There was a bug.”
“In winter?”
“Yes, that’s what I mean.”
“…?”
Kim Yong-chan seemed puzzled, but soon lost interest and looked away. Meanwhile, Do-hyun kept his gaze fixed on Kim Yong-chan’s floating status screen, swallowing nervously.
Wait… I can see other people’s status screens too?
Not just his own, but others’ as well. He had never thought of this during the goblin fight, so it was even more shocking.
And that wasn’t all.
When he observed Kim Yong-chan, another message appeared:
[Analysis successful.]
[You have gained 10 AP.]
Ah, so this is how you earn points from analysis.
But it seemed stingy. Only 10 points. Maybe it was because Kim Yong-chan’s trait was low? But even goblins had given him 100 points, so what was the difference?
Just then, a thought struck him:
Wait, shouldn’t I get points for analyzing everyone else too?
Hastily, he looked at the others. Two women nearby—just like with Kim Yong-chan, their status screens appeared:
[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 successful.]
[10 AP gained.]
[Analysis successful.]
[10 AP gained.]
Again, each gave 10 points, making a total of 30 AP.
Okay, now the last person.
He turned to the last young man sitting slightly apart. Compared to Do-hyun and Kim Yong-chan, he seemed to have worked out more—lean, muscular, typical fit type. His status screen appeared:
[Jung Min-woo]
Trait: Assassin [E]
Skills
▶「Dagger Mastery [F]」
Stats
▶「Strength: 5」
▶「Agility: 6」
▶「Stamina: 5」
▶「Mana: 1」
Huh?
Higher trait grade than the others, and a skill the others didn’t have.
So higher trait grade means skills too.
Do-hyun watched, amazed. Another message appeared:
[Analysis successful.]
[You have gained 30 AP.]
Wow.
Seeing the higher-grade target gave him more points. Then another message appeared:
[Analyzed Jung Min-woo’s skill 「Dagger Mastery [F]」.]
[Skill is below standard.]
[Skill acquired without consuming AP.]
[Acquired skill 「Dagger Mastery [F]」.]
[Skill already owned.]
[Stats do not increase.]
At first glance, it seemed slightly underwhelming. But then:
[Skill 「Dagger Mastery [F]」 proficiency increased.]
[「Dagger Mastery [F]」- (1 / 3)]
[Analyzing 「Dagger Mastery [F]」 two more times will increase its grade.]
Huh?
Do-hyun stared, dumbfounded. Analyzing two more times would actually raise the skill’s grade. He thought: What can’t I do?
I’m speechless.
The foundations for quickly becoming stronger were all here. Just by observing Hunters, he could grow stronger. Being a Hunter seemed inevitable.
At that thought, Do-hyun noticed something strange.
Wait a minute…
Everyone else’s traits seemed like typical classes—Warrior, Mage, Assassin. Why was his “Analysis”? Not a class?
Before he could dwell on it, someone interrupted his thoughts.
A man’s footsteps echoed as he walked to the front of the auditorium. He faced the five of them and said:
“Welcome, Hunters. I am Choi Jeong-hwan, and I will explain the Hunter Training Center to you.”
Do-hyun instinctively used Analysis:
[Choi Jeong-hwan]
Trait: ×
Skills
▶「×」
Stats
▶「Strength: 5」
▶「Agility: 5」
▶「Stamina: 6」
▶「Mana: 0」
Damn…
Even a non-awakened person had higher stats than him. But no further messages appeared.
Ah, I guess AP doesn’t accumulate if you’re not a Hunter.
Do-hyun realized this important detail and listened to Choi Jeong-hwan’s explanation about the Hunter Training Center they had to enter today. He was officially stepping onto the path of becoming a real Hunter.
The Hunter Training Center.
To become a Hunter, one had to enter the Hunter Training Center.
Even after completing the tutorial, the Black Gate was unpredictable. Skills couldn’t just pop up like a game—training was necessary to officially become a Hunter.
The training and education lasted 30 days. Only by completing it all could one truly become a Hunter.
Initially, there had been some resistance, but seeing the drastically reduced death rate since the training started, complaints faded.
Now, it was possible to become a Hunter safely, and the new recruits had little reason to object. Still, a few murmurs of dissatisfaction escaped.
“Ugh, a whole month at the training center?”
“Shouldn’t it be over once we can handle mana a little?”
“So annoying.”
It was understandable—having just awakened, the world seemed at their fingertips.
But among the two complaining women and the younger-looking Jung Min-woo, one person smiled broadly.
That person was Do-hyun.
Having served in the military, he might have been annoyed to enter training again, but he was grinning. Why?
Because the training center will have even more Hunters, right?
If he could grow stronger just by seeing Hunters, a place full of them was irresistible. He might even beg to go.
Finally, the shuttle carrying Do-hyun and the other four new Hunters arrived at the training center, where instructors awaited to greet them.
“Welcome, trainees.”
A sharp voice rang out. A woman with striking, sharp features, despite her cold beauty, greeted them with a booming voice. Everyone reacted.
“Whoa? Isn’t that Hwang Hana?”
“Wow, Hwang Hana from Taebaek Guild?”
“No way, she’s an instructor!?”
“Whoa, it’s Hwang Hana!”
Hwang Hana—one of the four A-rank guilds in Korea, and Korea’s number one guild, Taebaek—was here. Everyone was astonished to meet her as an instructor.
Initially complaining, the recruits were now silent, staring at her in awe. Do-hyun was also surprised—but not for the same reason.
[Analysis partially failed due to extreme level difference.]
His first failed analysis. And:
[Hwang Hana]
Trait: ???? [S]
Skills
▶「???」
▶Analysis failed.
▶1000 AP required for detailed analysis.
Insane.
As Do-hyun observed Hwang Hana’s status screen, she smiled at the trainees and said:
“I will push you hard for a whole month.”
