[The given class bonus and its number of uses are different for each host ]

[Current class bonus ( Thieving eyes): A rare class bonus with only one usage, can copy a class-exclusive skill from the target with certain probability]

[ The probability increases with proximity and with the amount of Grey 'special' mana consumed by the skill ]

"... JACKPOT!!! "

reading what the system had to say about the class bonus Ed waved his arms above his head with a goofy grin.

'Finally a silver lining'

Ed could now see a way ahead, even though his class which was thief made him physically weak he could probably overcome that by using this skill and copying a class skill from a strong warrior ...

maybe his dream of being so strong that he could lift giant monsters and smacking them could be achieved one day.

While he was celebrating the 'W' he got his phone rang the notification sound. The app had been completely downloaded. Ed picked up his phone that he had thrown to the side in his excitement and started the app.

It was indeed like what the description had said, a serious vibe oozed out of it, after all this app was just a carrier for dealings between hunters regarding different topics.

Ed followed the tutorial and got the hang of it soon. The first thing he did after the tutorial was to go to the hunter's recruitment forum since he had to hunt to make money being a hunter was just like being given a license.

However, to his disappointment within his local area, no one was looking for an E rank hunter to partner up. He did find a few postings for E ranker however they were just jobs as porters or miners.

Even if he did apply for it he can indeed make some money however he would not be able to increase his fighting ability which in the case would mean he would not be able to fight actual monsters like he wanted but have miscellaneous jobs.

"phew..being a weak hunter is tough if you don't have any connections"

While Ed's excitement died down his phone started buzzing again. He turned the phone's screen towards his line of sight and saw that Jong Kwan was calling. Ed picked up the phone.

"hello"

"hey Ed"

"Yeah what's up ?"

"you see I wanted to talk to you about something wanna meet up at the usual place ?"

"Sure I wanted to talk about something as well"

Ed hung up the phone and stretched a bit. His body was aching all over due to the little to no exercise that he had.

' I should start working out now that I'm a hunter '

Ed exited his apartment and locked the door behind him. He soon reached a convenience store where he did his part-time job with Jong Kwan... well he 'used to'.

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' Since I'm here anyway better to tell the manager as well '

As Ed entered the store he saw Jong was already there and talking to the manager about something. He approached the two.

"Hello, Manager-san! Yo, Kwan"

hearing his greetings Jong smiled towards Ed however before he could say something the manager interrupted.

"Ed how many times have I told you to just call me by my name. "

The manager stared at Ed angrily.

"Right, what are you talking about"

"Nothing much your friend here came to tell me he was quitting since he became a hunter"

"oh.. actually I came to tell you something as well, I became a hunter as well"

"WHAT ?"

"FOR REAL ED ?!"

while the manager was purely surprised and mulling over his bad luck. Jong Kwan was more happy than surprised.

"Did you pass your test?

"well, it's a long story .."

Ed and Jong Kwan bought some alcohol and left the store to celebrate. Sitting outside the convenience store on the public bench Ed told Jong about what happened. When he told him about how he jumped into a gate Jong looked at Ed as if he was about to beat him up.

".. yeah that's pretty much it "

"phew.. although I'm mad that you did that since you have awakened you would not have to do so ever again so I'll not say anything"

" sorry" Ed looked apologetically towards his semi-drunk friend.

"So what class did you get and what rank, you must have gotten the app as well"

"*cough* yeah I did"

"It was eye-opening seeing all these hunters talk about their exploits and show off their wealth and strength"

"yeah it was"

The semi-drunk Jong Kwan started to go on a tangent.

" ya know yesterday the news regarding an F rank hunter went viral. Can you imagine the poor guy became an F ranker how is that even possible HAHAHA"

".. yeah I have no idea why they gave me that rank"

" Yeah, stupid bastards why did they give you that rank..... WAIT YOUR THAT F RANKER"

Ed glared at his friend who was laughing at his misfortune moments ago.

"Sorry I didn't know it was you haha"

Jong gave a nervous laugh and tried to pacify Ed.

"It's okay anyway, what class did you get"

"oh, I'm a rank C barbarian, they said this was a rare warrior class quite strong apparently. What about you?"

"....rank F thief "

Ed said in a low voice to which Jong brought his ear close to Ed and asked him to repeat what he said.

" I SAID I'M A RANK F THIEF YOU HAVE AN HEARING PROBLEM OR WHAT?"

".. thief... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA"

"YOU-..."

Ed jumped at the laughing Jong after rolling about for a few moments they both tumbled down on the pathway.

"We are both now hunters huh Ed"

"I guess"

both of them lied on the floor in silence.

"hey Ed"

"what"

"I talked to Sean our classmate and asked him to let me go on a dungeon run with his guild"

"... what did he say"

"He told me that their guild's leader who was an A rank and a few of the B ranks got killed in a gate"

"....."

"his guild is hence looking for any helping hand they can get, so

I was thinking of asking him if we can both join them on a gate run"

Jong stood up and sat back on the bench, Ed also followed him.

"what would we do about basic weapons ... we can't go empty-handed"

"I'll talk to him and tell you about this before 12 tonight at the latest"

"hmm very well ..."

Both of them sat in comfortable silence and drank the rest of their drinks. After some small talk both soon parted ways. Er unlocked his apartment door and headed straight to his room, he found some old clothes to wear.

'I need to get back into shape'

Thinking so Ed changed his getup and went to the nearby park. He started with some light stretches and after a light jog, he started sprinting. Running to his body's limit Ed took some rest.

After he caught his breath he started with his first set of push-ups, although his posture was awful he tried his damned hardest so hard that kids playing nearby gathered around him and cheered him on.

With an audience of brats, Ed felt more motivated and so he carried on with his tasks which will from now on become his daily task.

On the way home, he bought some meat and cooked basic meat dishes. Right as he was done with it, on time his sister returned home. Although surprised with the unexpected feast she ate on par with Ed.

.............................................................................................

Lying on his bed Ed looked at the time on his phone.

'11:20.. *hooo*'

*Tring~ Tring~*

The phone rang the notification sound. Expectantly Ed unlocked his phone and looked at the message from Jong Kwan.

'10 o'clock tomorrow I'll come to pick you up, DO NOT OVER SLEEP!!'