I Possess Too Many Characteristics

Chapter 29

━I’m Seo Jin-ug, Assistant Manager of Jeongjin Guild’s Human Resources Team 2.

Jeonghyeon’s eyebrow twitched.

It wasn’t because he sensed something ominous,

‘If he’s an Assistant Manager, what level is that?’

It was because he didn’t know what rank an Assistant Manager was in Human Resources Team 2.

He had been working at the processing plant, so he didn’t have a good grasp of corporate hierarchy, and even less so when it came to guilds.

Anyway, since it was the Human Resources team, it seemed like a pretty powerful department.

“Yes, hello. But what brings you……?”

Jeonghyeon’s voice trailed off for no reason.

On the other hand, the person on the other end of the line had a cheerful and firm voice.

Was he in his mid-30s?

━It’s nothing special, but I heard that you helped Hunter Han Sang-su of our guild. We were wondering how to repay you, and since you’re a Hunter too, we thought it would be nice to go to a Gate together. What do you think?

“Yes? Oh, so it wasn’t a scout offer?”

Jeonghyeon felt a little deflated.

‘Why did he even ask if I was interested in Jeongjin in the first place?’

A place like Jeongjin wouldn’t show that much interest in an unregistered Hunter right away, would they?

Just as Jeonghyeon was about to sigh, thinking he had gotten his hopes up too high, Jin-ug answered with a loud laugh.

━Haha, of course, you’re welcome to join us if you want to, but I heard you declined. Have you changed your mind?

It was a slyness that reminded him of Cha Ye-rin.

Of course, he was much better than her.

Jeonghyeon smiled awkwardly and expressed his intention to decline.

━It’s okay. This time, it’s a way of repaying you for helping our Hunter. We’ll guarantee a basic allowance of 10 million won, and there will be a distribution based on the hunting results. Will you participate?

“Oh, I’d be grateful.”

━You’re welcome. I’ll contact you again with more details.

And after a few more pleasantries, the call ended cleanly.

‘To compare such a person to Manager Cha Ye-rin, I’m sorry, Assistant Manager.’

After hanging up, a smile escaped Jeonghyeon’s lips without him realizing it.

What a grateful offer at a time when he was wondering if he wanted to do a proper hunt.

There was a reason why conglomerates were conglomerates.

From their perspective, they even sent someone from the HR team to repay a favor to a newly joined employee?

“Their generosity is extraordinary, extraordinary.”

Honestly, it was much better to include him in a hunt like this than to just give him a reward.

As an ordinary Hunter, there would rarely be an opportunity to participate in a hunt with a huge guild like Jeongjin.

Of course, it wouldn’t be entirely out of pure gratitude.

‘They probably want to see my skills.’

Even though it was a bit burdensome, he wasn’t going to hold back.

It would be a good thing if an HR employee from an influential guild thought well of him.

Judging from the fact that they could make such an offer, it seemed like the Assistant Manager position was quite high up.

‘Besides, if Jeongjin is taking me to a Gate, it can’t be just any ordinary place, right?’

It was clear that it would be a popular Gate that ordinary people wouldn’t be able to easily reserve.

“Finally, a normal hunt! A proper hunt!”

Jeonghyeon’s voice rose as he felt his mood improve.

Then, he glanced at the wall where his neighbor lived.

‘It’s about time for him to shout.’

Of course, Jeonghyeon wasn’t deliberately making noise to provoke his neighbor.

It was a situation where he could do it, so what could he do?

But lately, his neighbor hasn’t been shouting, perhaps giving up a little.

“I’m sorry, mister. I didn’t mean to do that.”

Jeonghyeon bowed his head towards his neighbor, even though he couldn’t see him, and lay back down on his bed.

Then, he opened the Trait Shop.

『Shop List（Refresh Cost: 2 Coins）

「Decent Mana Sensitivity」（E, Lv.1）, 2C

━

「Noticeable Archery Skill」（E, Lv.1）, 2C

「Pretty Decent Durability」（F, Lv.1）, 1C

「Poor Movement Speed」（F, Lv.1）, 1C

Current Coins: 12』

He had more coins than he thought.

Considering the 1 coin from killing the boss and the 5 coins from the hidden achievement, it meant he had earned 6 coins from killing ordinary spiders.

It was the first time Jeonghyeon had seen the exact number of coins, as he hadn’t been able to check all the coin notifications due to the urgent situation.

“And the probabilities are pretty good now.”

Of course, they weren’t traits that suited Jeonghyeon well, but there were two E-ranks.

Considering the Throwing Technique trait he had already purchased, it was much better than the Level 1 shop.

“Still, I wish the Movement Speed would stop appearing……”

Jeonghyeon frowned as he looked at the Movement Speed trait at the end of the list.

Even if he expanded his equippable slots later, would he ever need to add Movement Speed?

Even after going through the Adaptation Syndrome?

Jeonghyeon shook his head and refreshed the list.

『List Refreshed.』

『Shop List（Refresh Cost: 2 Coins）

「Poor Movement Speed」（F, Lv.1）, 1C

「Weak Fire Magic」（F, Lv.1）, 1C

「Decent Movement Speed」（E, Lv.1）, 2C

「Illi-an」（F, Lv.1）, 1C

「Quite Fast Movement Speed」（D, Lv.1）, 3C

Current Coins: 10］

“Argh!”

As soon as he saw the refreshed list, Jeonghyeon screamed.

It was a feast of splendid Movement Speed traits.

F-rank, E-rank, and even D-rank were all there.

“This damn Movement Speed…… Is the probability rigged?”

Of course, the Trait Shop disclosed the appearance probabilities for each rank.

That was commendable, but they didn’t say what traits would appear at what probability within that rank, did they?

Maybe the probability of Movement Speed appearing was 50%.

“Sigh…… What is this?”

The other Movement Speed traits were fine, but the D-rank Movement Speed was painful.

If it had been Agility, Throwing Technique, or even Blunt Skill, he would have put it in storage.

The highest rank he could realistically see, D-rank, appearing as Movement Speed.

If he could summon the system operator, he would call him right away and complain.

“Well, this is the charm of gacha, if you can call it that.”

He would like to refuse this kind of charm a thousand times, but what could he do?

It was his trait that he had to endure with grit and determination.

Jeonghyeon shook his head and refreshed the list, but even after that, and even after that, and even after that, decent traits didn’t appear.

『Current Coins: 4』

“D, Did I choose a bad day to roll?”

Cold sweat trickled down Jeonghyeon’s temples.

Should he have known from the moment three Movement Speed traits appeared in a row?

He had 12 coins, and 8 of them had disappeared just from refreshing.

He just wanted one decent trait, but things had turned out like this.

Jeonghyeon’s hands trembled.

‘Should I stop rolling now? Or should I use up all my remaining coins?’

Jeonghyeon couldn’t make a decision easily after witnessing the magic of two coins disappearing before his eyes.

But then, a furious voice came from next door.

“What you want is holding onto the doorknob!”

“Ah, ah, ahhh!”

And bewitched by that magical spell, Jeonghyeon closed his eyes without realizing it and refreshed the list.

‘I thought he was quiet these days, but this kind of revenge……!’

Who could resist when they were told that what they wanted was holding onto the doorknob?

It was only right to roll one more time, even if he was on the verge of bankruptcy.

Perhaps his neighbor had that in mind and aimed for it.

And when Jeonghyeon slowly opened his eyes,

「Fairly Agile Movement」（E, Lv.1）, 2C

The result that would console him for the 10 coins he had lost was there.

“It appeared! It appeared! Thank you, mister!”

“This crazy……”

It was a perfect reversal of fortunes.

In contrast to Jeonghyeon’s joyful shouts, a voice filled with despair came faintly from next door.

As if that wasn’t enough, Jeonghyeon even bumped his mouth against the wall a few times to calm himself down.

‘But what should I do about this?’

It was good that it appeared.

And he stored it in the warehouse without hesitation.

But the problem was that Jeonghyeon had already equipped a Level 2 Movement trait, even if it was F-rank.

Jeonghyeon called up the window that showed his traits and fell into thought.

『Equippable Slots（4/4）

「Decent Battle Sense」（E, Lv.2）

「Pretty Agile Movement」（F, Lv. 2）

「Slight Physical Enhancement」（E, Lv.1）

「Quite Sharp Throwing Technique」（D, Lv.1）

Storage Slots（2/8）

「Pretty Agile Movement」（F, Lv.1）

「Fairly Agile Movement」（E, Lv.1）

Currently Activated Trait Synergy: 『The Best Defense is Evasion』（F）』

Although the gap widened as the rank increased, usually at low ranks like F or E, 1 level was considered one rank.

Based on that rule, it was actually already having a similar effect.

Was there a need to switch it out?

Anyway, with one F-rank Movement trait, it would become E-rank Level 2.

There was no need to split the proficiency.

“Huh?”

But Jeonghyeon’s gaze stopped at the synergy section.

He hadn’t been aware of it until now, but there was definitely an F-rank at the end of the synergy.

Then, did the synergy also follow the lowest rank of the traits that made it up?

He had nothing to lose.

Jeonghyeon switched the F-rank Movement trait to E-rank and applied it.

『「Pretty Agile Movement」 has been changed to 「Fairly Agile Movement」.

It’s an already applied trait type. The adaptation process will be omitted.』

“Wow…… That’s a relief.”

Jeonghyeon breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew there was no Adaptation Syndrome if the rank increased by collecting three of the same traits, but this was the first time he had encountered this situation, so it was half a gamble.

Just knowing that he didn’t have to go through the Adaptation Syndrome was enough of an achievement.

That’s how terrible the pain was.

But the system didn’t stop there.

『Trait synergy, 『The Best Defense is Evasion』’s rank will be increased from F to E.

「Decent Battle Sense」 predicts the path of enemy attacks a little faster and more accurately.

The correction value of 「Fairly Agile Movement」 increases further.』

“Yes!”

It seemed that the rank of the synergy followed the lowest rank among the component traits.

When the window announcing the synergy upgrade appeared, Jeonghyeon clenched his fist and shouted.

He didn’t know exactly how effective the traits were, but from experience, it wasn’t something he could ignore.

It seemed to increase the rank by at least half a grade.

And if it was Movement and Battle Sense, which were Jeonghyeon’s main specialties, there was no need to say more.

‘I’ll use it like this for now, and when the Level 2 trait combines into E-rank, I can change it again.’

It was even better because he didn’t have to go through the Adaptation Syndrome if it was the same type of trait.

Of course,

『Remaining time to change equipped traits: 7 days』

‘……In a week.’

It wasn’t completely unrestricted.

Anyway, he had gained an unexpected harvest just when he thought he was going to lose all 12 coins.

Jeonghyeon started humming without realizing it.

“Where are the Jeongjin people going to hunt? I hope it’s somewhere profitable~.”

He was already looking forward to the day he would benefit from the conglomerate.