I Possess Too Many Characteristics

Chapter 6

If the hunt is over, there’s something you should do.

No, to be precise, there was something Jeonghyeon had to do when he saw the monster’s corpse.

“Shall we tear apart the Jooombee?”

Jeonghyeon hummed a tune and plopped down next to the corpse of a zombie with its head smashed in.

Since it collapsed nicely, shouldn’t we take what we can?

“Huh? Mr. Jeonghyeon, what are you doing?”

However, the others who were watching him all had bewildered expressions on their faces.

“Huh? I should take what’s useful here, right?”

Jeonghyeon tilted his head.

Even if you’re a Hunter with the system, things like an inventory aren’t provided.

It meant that even if they excitedly annihilated the monsters, the party couldn’t take everything out themselves.

Therefore, Jeonghyeon naturally tried to start working, but……

“They’ll collect it automatically if you pay a fee to the Association after leaving the Gate…… No, wait, how are you going to process it?”

Somehow, even that seemed a bit out of the ordinary.

The corpses of monsters caught inside the Gate are released to a specific location outside the Gate after a certain amount of time has passed since the Hunters came out.

Then, the Association collects the released bodies for a certain fee.

It was a method of paying the Hunters by calculating the total amount of these corpses.

And the bodies collected in that way would go to the processing plant where Jeonghyeon worked.

But why bother when you have the skills?

“Huh? You guys can’t process zombies? This is really easy.”

Jeonghyeon pulled out a work knife from his pocket, which was now like his sixth finger.

Although it was called a work knife, it was practically an all-purpose tool since it also had mini-tools like tweezers and an awl attached to the handle.

Jeonghyeon, who first took out the tweezers, began to pull out the zombie’s discolored nails.

Thud━

“Eek!”

At the sight of a scene like a horror movie unfolding unexpectedly, Jeongah instinctively closed her eyes and turned her head.

Sunhyeong and Doyun’s complexions weren’t that good either.

Jeonghyeon’s appearance was especially eerie, fitting in perfectly with the gloomy atmosphere of the corridor.

But the person himself felt wronged.

‘Well, if you think about it, don’t you all do worse things than this?’

Jeonghyeon couldn’t understand why they were making such a fuss over pulling out nails when they had stared blankly while he smashed heads.

If Sunhyeong were to smash a zombie’s body with the corner of that large shield, it would create a much more grotesque scene than this.

While he was thinking such thoughts, ten nails were neatly arranged and placed in Jeonghyeon’s bag.

‘Next are the eyeballs.’

It was a part that had a considerable value among the zombie’s body, which was practically rotten all over.

Jeonghyeon didn’t understand it at first either, but it was said that there were people among Hunters with magic traits who would pay a high price for them.

However, zombie eyeballs had to be taken out by hand because if you tried to grab them with tweezers, they would burst immediately.

And just before Jeonghyeon’s finger touched the zombie’s eyeball, lightning struck.

“M-Mr. Jeonghyeon! Let’s just pay the Association and be comfortable. It seems like we’re wasting time too……”

And as if a switch had been flipped by the light, the startled Sunhyeong hurriedly stopped Jeonghyeon.

It was clear that it wasn’t because of the time.

It was common to rest after a battle anyway.

In response to Sunhyeong’s reaction, Jeonghyeon replied as if he didn’t understand what he was saying.

“No, why would you willingly get ripped off? How much do you get paid per zombie?”

“Uh, for a zombie, it’s about…… 80,000 won?”

“Oh my, do you know how much these ten nails are worth at the processing plant’s wholesale price?”

“Huh? Wouldn’t it be about 20,000 won?”

Sunhyeong’s hesitant answer and the other two who weren’t much different.

Tsk tsk tsk.

Jeonghyeon clicked his tongue, shaking his head.

There were so many people who were unaware of the ways of the world, so it was no wonder that bad guys who preyed on good people thrived.

Of course, the bad guys were a hundred, a thousand times wrong, but still.

“A set of nails is 40,000 won, and a pair of eyeballs, if they’re in good condition, can go up to 80,000 won.”

“Huh?”

Sunhyeong’s eyes widened as the price turned out to be twice as expensive as he had expected.

They might know the Gate itself better than Jeonghyeon, but it would be hard to find a Hunter who knew more about monster byproducts than him.

Jeonghyeon added in a tone that suggested he was going to knock them out with facts.

“On top of that, the most expensive part of monsters is the heart, and a zombie heart easily goes for 130,000 won each. Of course, if it’s in good condition, it’s a plus.”

It was a part where you could see how much the Association was ripping off just by looking at the wholesale price.

Of course, most of it would be spent on labor costs for the processing plant and intermediate margins in the distribution process, but even just the price of a zombie delivered to the processing plant would probably be 50% more than what the Hunters received.

The three of them looked dumbfounded at Jeonghyeon’s words.

It was Doyun who regained his composure first.

“But then, why does the Association only give us 80,000 won?”

“Because the price goes up a lot during the distribution process. If you’re capable, it’s much more profitable to process and sell it yourself.”

It might seem like a huge rip-off to others, but Jeonghyeon actually thought it was a reasonable level.

It wasn’t a red ocean yet since the industry was only about 10 years old, and who would do this kind of work if they didn’t pay a lot of money?

It was normal for most of it to be spent on labor costs.

Jeonghyeon had also lived in debt and made a living with that money until now.

Of course, now that he was a Hunter, he had to maximize his own profits.

Even if he hunted hard here, would he even get 50 bodies?

That much wouldn’t even make a dent in the amount going to the processing plant.

When Jeonghyeon stared at them as if asking if they were done talking, Sunhyeong and his party subtly avoided his gaze.

Then, leaving Jeonghyeon behind who started working again, the three of them were engrossed in their own conversation.

“Is that guy really F-rank? Doesn’t he seem like someone with something more?”

“I know, right. Look at him taking out the heart. Maybe he’s someone who received a zombie byproduct request?”

“Then what about him acting like a newbie earlier? It’s strange…… Since he entered here, he’s at least below Level 2, right?”

Opinions were divided on Jeonghyeon’s identity.

He must be someone who received a request.

He must be secretly dispatched from a famous guild.

He must be a high-rank Hunter trying to trick low-rank Hunters, and so on.

None of them even dreamed that Jeonghyeon was really a newbie who had just registered as a Hunter today.

There was no way a newbie Hunter would be disassembling a zombie corpse with such an excited face.

And of course, the most important topic wasn’t Jeonghyeon’s identity or anything like that.

Sunhyeong gulped and spoke.

“Hey, then should we too……

And just then, Jeonghyeon, who had finished his work in an instant, got up and called them.

“Excuse me, I’m done now, shall we go again?”

The three party members urgently exchanged glances.

Then they nodded simultaneously and turned to Jeonghyeon with bright smiles.

“Ah, yes. Let’s go!”

The next monster they encountered was, as expected, five zombies.

Perhaps it meant that skeletons were more difficult than zombies, which were easy to deal with if you just aimed for the head.

According to Sunhyeong, they had to go quite deep to find skeletons.

“Jeongah, nice!”

Perhaps because the tension had eased, this time Jeongah’s arrow pierced a zombie’s forehead directly.

“Yes! This is my real skill!”

Jeongah quickly reloaded the next arrow with an excited voice, but it was practically a spare.

Because now it was the start of close combat.

“Hyaaah!”

Sunhyeong charged, swinging his shield with a loud shout.

The zombie, unlucky enough to be hit in the neck by the shield, had its bones grotesquely twisted and its head smashed hard against the wall.

It was an instant kill at that point.

Jeonghyeon, watching the scene, clicked his tongue inwardly.

‘Those guys made such a fuss over me pulling out some nails? Tsk, tsk. If you hit them like that, the eyeballs will burst, 80,000 won down the drain.’

Jeonghyeon was the type to subtly hold grudges.

Anyway, the party’s combat power had changed from the first battle.

Perhaps it was also thanks to the eased tension.

It was because they realized that Jeonghyeon, who they had been secretly worried about, was a high-level talent, beyond what they had thought, no, far beyond their imagination.

It wasn’t a bad thing from the perspective of fighting together.

‘Shall we start then?’

Jeonghyeon moved, putting strength into the hand holding the mace.

The remaining three zombies were, needless to say, Jeonghyeon’s share.

It was much easier than the first battle because Sunhyeong, whose confidence had grown, focused more on restraining the zombies than on defense.

Whenever the zombies’ attention was about to be drawn to Jeonghyeon, he drew their attention at the right moment.

It was the moment when the common belief that an E-rank Level 2 could be considered a Tanker anywhere was confirmed.

All that was left was to use his unique speed to get behind them and smash their exposed heads.

Again, one swing per zombie, a total of three mace swings ended the battle.

As soon as the battle was over, Jeongah came over and asked curiously.

“You’re really fast! What’s your Trait?”

“Just…… a Level 1 Agility type, I guess.”

Jeonghyeon vaguely dodged the question.

His main Trait was EX, and they didn’t even know what type it was, but anyway, that was irrelevant to combat.

Strictly speaking, the Trait Jeonghyeon was using was indeed a Level 1 Agility type.

It was just that he hid the fact that it wasn’t just one.

Jeongah, who had initially seemed a bit sharp, was quite friendly once she started talking.

“At this rate, it’s similar to the speed when I hunt with Sangsu oppa. I don’t think you’re F-rank……”

Jeongah trailed off.

She was curious, but she knew it wasn’t polite to keep asking about a Trait that he had decided to hide.

Of course, she was still curious, so she kept talking, and Jeonghyeon could understand that much.

At first, he didn’t have a good grasp of how strong his abilities were, but judging from their reactions, it seemed clear that it wasn’t at the F-rank level.

It seemed that the combined effect of the two Traits and synergy was greater than he had thought.

He was glad he had decided to hide his rank as well.

Since Jeonghyeon wasn’t going to meet them again after this hunt anyway, he made up an excuse.

“Maybe it’s because I exercise a lot.”

Jeongah, as if realizing that he had no intention of telling her, nodded and backed away.

Seeing that, Jeonghyeon sat down again to process his share of the zombies.

“Um…… Mr. Jeonghyeon.”

And just as Jeonghyeon was about to pick up the tweezers to pull out the nails, Sunhyeong called out.

When Jeonghyeon stopped and looked at him, he revealed his business.

“Excuse me, but could you please take care of the zombies we caught too?”

‘Here it comes!’

He had roughly guessed it from the way the three of them were whispering earlier.

Jeonghyeon cheered inwardly, but outwardly he spoke calmly.

“Ah, the processing?”

“Yes, after hearing what you said earlier, there’s really a big difference in price. Is there any way you could do it?”

It was natural for them to react this way after taking 80,000 won per zombie for granted and then hearing that it was originally close to 300,000 won.

How could someone who knew there was beef soup be content with just soybean paste soup?

Jeonghyeon, who had lowered his gaze as if in thought for a moment, smiled and nodded.

“Well, it’s not difficult. It’s fate that we met like this.”

“Thank you!”

Sunhyeong, as if he had achieved something, looked back and made eye contact with his party members.

They all seemed excited about the inflated profits already.

Of course, Jeonghyeon never said he would do it for free.

“Ah, but I can’t just do it for you for nothing.”

“Huh? Ah…… Of course.”

Sunhyeong seemed a little subdued compared to before, but it wasn’t unexpected.

Jeonghyeon took advantage of the opportunity and quickly presented his conditions.

“On the condition that I take the nails. How about it?”

“Uh……”

“That’s more than enough! I’m good with that!”

It was Jeongah who answered abruptly instead of Sunhyeong, who was gauging the reactions of his party members.

Even if you subtract a set of nails worth 40,000 won, it was still several times the amount they received from the Association.

There was no reason to hesitate.

Jeonghyeon grinned and nodded.

“Then I’ll earn more money too, which is a win-win. Let’s catch a lot today and get out.”

“Yes!”

As expected, money was the best even for Hunters, so everyone’s morale was sky-high with the expected profit far exceeding the original amount.

Rapid hunting!

Rapid butchering!

“He’s really fast at hunting, isn’t he? Even considering the time it takes for Mr. Jeonghyeon to process, wouldn’t it be similar if we were this fast?”

“Seriously. Even if things went as we initially expected, this would be the time for about five more battles, right?”

Contrary to their initial expectations, as it was proven that Jeonghyeon was actually the bus driver, the party members were busy expressing their admiration.

Not only was he a bus driver, but he was a bus driver who threw money around!

Jeonghyeon, who had laid down six zombies and was pulling out their nails, didn’t show it, but he was also very excited.

He was tactful enough to keep his contribution to about 50%.

But the reason he was so excited was……

‘Because a set of zombie nails is actually worth 60,000 won.’

It was because he was secretly pocketing an extra commission.

No matter how direct the deal was, there had to be a distribution margin, right?