On my 5th day in the hospital and the last day before going home, I got an unexpected visitor.

*knock knock knock*

,, Good Day Mr. Cho, I am Agent Lee from the South Korean Hunter Association Measurement Department. May I have a couple of minutes of your time?"

,, Uhh, of course. Is something wrong?"

,, Nono, no need to worry. For the last 5 years, after acquiring an advanced magical technologie through the Magic Stones that are inside of Monsters, it's standard to test all the origin and the come-to-age hunters, which are the 18, 23, 28, 33, 38 and 43 years old Generations to discover hunters and if positive, to measure the Hunter Potential for the Hunter Associations Registered Awakened List. We found out that, as weird as this seems, only on the named years of birthdays can people awaken and gain the System."

,, Uhh, I'm sorry. Come again?"

,, Since you weren't tested for being a hunter on your 23 birthday, I'm just here to quickly perform a check and if positive, to measure your Hunter Potential for the Registered Awakened List. Like I said, nothing to worry about. I hope you are already familiar with how the world changed in the past 5 years? "

,, I was told a lot. So, umm, how does this checking work and what's the percentage chance of me being a 'Hunter'?"

,, Well, you would already know if you were one by being able to call upon the Status Window.

The test is just a scanning device that will go off as positive or negative whether you've been equipped with the Hunter System or not. To be honest, there aren't many who become Hunters in this world and most of them are happy about it because they don't want to feel obligated to fight off Monsters in the Gates and join the worthwhile but brutal Hunter Business. I'd say every 1000th is actually equipped with the System. Of them, every 5th has the potential to someday help clearing Gates that are categorized as higher than D. The others should stick with clearing the Gates lower than C or not join the Hunter Business at all or there is a big chance they won't come out alive. "

,, Sounds exciting hehe."

,, Exi-... Mr. Cho, did you even lis-"

*beep*

,, Oh, great! Congratulations, you are equipped with the System. Now, please give me a minute to prepare my laptop and I will check your Potential through your stats."

,, Through my stats?"

,, When a person Awakens, the starting stats show the Potential of the individual. It's not guaranteed, but if a Hunter was a bodybuilder for example, the Str and Vit stats can already be over 10 after gaining the System. If that's the case, the Potential of the hunters max Str and Vit stat increases as well and they might become strong Warriors or Tanks in the distant future. Another example would be if a scientist, nurse, doctor or someone in this area awakens. Then, the Int stat might be over 10 from the start and there is big Potential to become a strong Magician or Healer. "

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,, Wait, so there are Hunters that already start with 1000 HP at level 1?!"

,, Of course, though it's rare. There is even a first generation Hunter in Korea who awakened with 17 Vit points from the very start. I think, right now he’s ranked 3 on the ‘South Korean Hunters List’. "

,, Cruel world."

,, Excuse me? "

,, Uhh, nothing. So how much longer is this gonna take? "

,, The only thing left is the Thumb Scan and then, as long as your thumb is on the scan, I can see your basic starting stats".

" If he laughs about my low stats, I swear i-"

,, Oh, umm. Well. It's understandable to have such low stats when we consider you awakened while being in a coma. The good news are that with long and hard work you will still be able to surpass the strongest Non-Hunter on earth.

Still, I'd like to recommend that you don't join the Hunter Business. As a low level Hunter, it's hard to earn enough money through clearing F ranked Gates with a party. Also, it's a race against time for whose party's the first on F and E ranked Gates and the first one is the only one permitted to enter, except when the Gate is on the verge of breaking or the clearing team is still inside after a specific amount of time. "

,, Good to know, I guess... So, what can a Hunters Party earn by clearing F ranked Gates?"

,, If we consider it to be a party of 5 and they collect and sell all the Magic Stones, Item Drops from the boss and gain the Clearing Reward from the Association, as well as the GPoints the System counts for each Monsterkill that you can exchange for money at the Association… split by 5… I would say between 1 000 000 to 2 000 000 Won (about 750-1500 dollars). But like I said, F Gates are very popular for beginners to level up and low level Hunters to make a living."

,, Huh, it's not that much then. I thought it would be much more considering Hunters risk their lives for it. So it's really just to protect others. "

,, Not entirely... The charming part is the big jump in payment between the Gate-Ranks. That's why many Hunters risk and lose their lives by trying to clear Gates that are way too dangerous for their skills, stats and level. The higher the rank of the Gate, the stronger are the Monsters inside. Hence, the bigger the danger to humans and therefore a bigger reward for clearing it. Also, the stronger the Monsters you kill, the more GPoints u get and the brighter the Magic Stones. Brighter Magic Stones have more Magic inside and are therefore worth more. Lastly, a stronger boss has a higher Item Drop Chance with more value. You would be surprised by the big pay difference between the Gates. Clearing a D ranked Gate as a party of 5, every individual earns between 10 to 15 million Won (Do the math yourself you lazy b-). "

,, You sure are telling me much about this stuff while recommending me not to do it."

,, Ah… Umm.. Well, I am just very fascinated with the Hunter Business, as I myself am a Hunter with low Potential as well. "

,, Alright then, thanks for all the Information."

,, Of course Mr. Cho. Good day. And please stay safe!"

"Money. Fame. Power. Threat of Monsters. Probably also the threat of strong and dangerous Hunters that abuse their power. How can I not join the Hunter Business, even when my maximum stats will not be that high. I could still try to make up for it by somehow gaining other hidden stats, strong high leveled Skills, good Items and maybe even a Title.

What I should focus on is leveling up the Passive Skill to build an even better foundation to start on. Also, I'm gonna try to increase my hidden stat since all these websites emphasize how rare it is for Hunters to gain one, so it might give me a big advantage in this business.

Many Hunters level up for years but haven't even reached their maximum yet. I'm not able to wait this long. Let's give it 1 month of training to improve and after that, no matter how much stronger I got, I'm gonna join my first Gate Clear.

I can't wait longer than that to start my climb. I'm already craving the highest rank there is. To be the strongest on this planet, I’m looking forward to destroying my limits!”