He is a legendary prison guard. - Chapter 9 Grace Guild
Episode 9: Grace Guild
“Do you mean role?”
Im Sang-hyeok took out a piece of paper and a pen from his briefcase.
Then I drew two large circles. He wrote A, B, and C in the left circle, and D and E in the right circle.
“At the upper and middle-level gates, E-level hunters don’t have much to do. As I said before, they can only act as porters.”
Sanghyuk tapped the left circle with the tip of his pen.
He said this this time, pointing to the right circle.
“But at lower-level gates, even E-level hunters can play a certain role in hunting. And our guild only works at lower-level gates.”
“Hmm, so if you join the Grace Guild, you can also hunt?”
Sihyeon continued speaking with her eyes, thinking about something.
“But from the perspective of an E-class hunter, isn’t it better to make money comfortably? Is there any special reason to take risks and hunt?”
“First of all, let me tell you once again that all the E-level hunter positions in medium and large guilds are already filled. It’s for a special reason… income, right?”
“Income?”
“Porters only receive a certain amount of compensation depending on the level of the gate they conquered. However, if you hunt, you can receive your fair share. For example, our guild divides all the income from the raid that day by the number of raid members. 100 If there are 4 members of the raid, 25 are distributed first, and the income is divided 4:6 for E-class hunters, 5:5 for D-class hunters, and so on. Each guild has a different distribution method, but do you understand what our guild does?”
“Ah, I see. I understand.”
Sihyeon nodded as if she understood.
In fact, Sihyeon needed hunting to solve the quest.
It didn’t really matter whether it was a small guild or something, as long as I could hunt. Rather, isn’t it said that if you join a medium or large guild, you can only act as a porter?
It was an offer I couldn’t refuse.
“Do you have a down payment?”
“It may be bittersweet, but there is no place that provides a down payment for an E-class hunter.”
“I see… Oh, that’s right. I have one thing to tell you.”
Sihyeon spoke with an expression that suddenly occurred to her.
“You tell me.”
“I have work on weekdays. Can I only work on guild work on weekends?”
“Excuse me, but may I know what’s going on?”
“I’m a prison guard.”
“He’s a prison guard, so isn’t he a public servant?”
“you’re right.”
“I heard that civil servants cannot hold concurrent positions.”
Sanghyuk’s complexion hardened slightly.
“In principle, that’s true. You can’t do commercial work other than official work. However, there are people who secretly have side jobs, whether they know it or not. People who work at a bar, people who work as valet drivers, people who work at a laundromat, people who deliver newspapers—well, it’s diverse.“ Most people do business under their wife’s name or work part-time jobs that are not covered by the four major insurance policies.”
“So you don’t have to get caught?”
“Of course.”
“Then, I will treat you as a part-time weekend worker without officially registering you as a guild member. And if I pay you in cash, it won’t be a problem, right?”
“yes.”
“Okay, I’ll do that. If that’s the case, just come out on the weekends. And in fact, there are quite a few E-class hunters who work two jobs.”
“Is that so?”
“It’s because the income is ambiguous. I don’t know if it’s a double income, but if it’s a single income, it’s hard to raise a child. That’s why people have two jobs.”
“I feel a little relieved to hear that. I was worried that it might be too much of a nuisance.”
“Haha, not much to say. And our guild usually works on weekends. There are a lot of college students and office workers in the guild. So, would you like to look at the contract now?”
“yes.”
Sanghyuk took out the contract and handed it to Sihyeon.
“Please read carefully. If you don’t understand anything, please feel free to ask questions.”
Sihyeon slowly began to read the contract.
I always feel this way, but I don’t understand why contracts are so complicated. It would be nice if it were simpler.
Although I read it seriously at first, I later just skimmed over it.
I thought there was no point in defrauding hunters because they wouldn’t be able to do business for long if they cheated on hunters with malicious contracts anyway.
“I’ve read it all.”
“What do you think? Are you willing to sign a contract?”
“Yes, I will make a contract.”
Since I had already made up my mind, I answered without any hesitation.
“Hahaha, you decided well. Let’s do well in the future.”
“I really need you to take care of me.”
That’s how Sihyeon took her first steps as a hunter.
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“Is that the building?”
After signing the contract on Monday, Sihyeon was visiting Grace Guild on Saturday of that week. In his hand was a smartphone with a satellite map app running.
Royal Building, Siheung-dong, Geumcheon-gu.
right.
However, the name was Royal, but it was a really old five-story building. There was a lot of black grime on the exterior wall, and it looked like it hadn’t even been painted. There are fine cracks here and there. I was seriously worried about my safety.
‘There’s no elevator.’
Si-hyeon, who entered the building, looked dumbfounded. It’s been a long time since I’ve been in a building without an elevator.
Well, it was a mistake to expect an elevator in such an old building.
After all, Grace Guild was on the 5th floor.
Sihyeon climbed the narrow, dark stairs.
Fortunately, it wasn’t a high flight of stairs, so I arrived at the 5th floor sooner than expected.
A signboard with the words <Grace Guild> was hanging above the glass door with the phrase ‘Pull it’.
I didn’t think much of it when I came here, but when I arrived, I felt a little nervous.
It was like the nervousness I felt before my first day at work.
Sihyeon paused for a moment to catch his breath and then opened the glass door.
Inside were the guild leader, Im Sang-hyeok, and a man I had never seen before.
He was a man with slitted eyes and a sharp nose.
His age seemed to be around 30 or so.
“hello.”
Sihyeon was greeted first.
“Are you here? Mr. Sihyeon, please sit here.”
Sanghyuk suggested sitting on the sofa next to the reception table.
Before Sihyeon could even sit down, the man who caught his eye spoke with an indescribable smile.
“Wow, are you new?”
“That’s right.”
“Hey, our guild leader finally caught one.”
“Oh my gosh, Minjun, you said something rude the first time we met.”
“Oh, it’s true. Anyway, it’s nice to meet you. I’m Kang Min-jun. He’s a D-rank hunter and knight, and he plays the complex role of our guild’s main dealer and main tank.”
“Nice to meet you too. I’m Sihyeon Lee. I’m an E-class hunter and mercenary.”
Even though Minjun was told that he was an E-class hunter, he did not show any sign of belittling the other person.
That made Sihyeon’s first impression of Minjun positive.
“How old are you? I’m thirty.”
“You’re the same age as me. I’m also thirty.”
“You’re younger than I thought. I thought you were younger than me. Let’s talk comfortably.”
Minjun said, Let’s talk right away.
He seemed to have a fairly unassuming personality.
“Of course.”
“Good. This is how we can be comfortable together, right, Sihyeon?”
“Minjun, weren’t you too careful the first time we met?”
“Oh, what do you think? Our guild is a real family. I liked the family atmosphere so much that I wanted to bury my bones here.”
“Minjun is right. You are much older, so please speak comfortably. It is uncomfortable.”
Sihyeon said with a smile.
“Oh my gosh, if you say that much, then I will do it. Sihyeon.”
Sanghyuk answered with a slightly awkward expression. Before we became friends, he seemed to have a personality that was difficult to get comfortable with.
“Welcome, Fifth Family.”
Before we knew it, Min-jun poured a cup of cool water from the water purifier, placed it in front of Si-hyeon, and opened his mouth.
“Fifth?”
Sihyeon had a puzzled look on his face.
I didn’t understand what it meant.
“So, our guild originally had four members, and since Sihyeon joined, it has become five.”
“what?”
No matter how small the guild is, there are only five members. No, he was 4 until he came in.
It was an unconvincing number.
“Haha, you may not believe it, but it’s true. Our guild leader got kicked out after making a mistake once, and these days he’s barely able to get up. There’s a rumor that it’s a poverty-stricken guild, so who would come in?”
“Oh my gosh, Minjun, why do you bring up bad things again?”
Sanghyuk looked as if he had been stabbed in a painful spot. It seemed like a bad memory came to mind.
“No, is the guild leader in a position to say something like that? I’m sure Si-hyeon would have caught him without even mentioning this fact.”
Minjun whirled.
“Well… Everyone knows that our guild is poor just by looking at my little friend. Oh, that’s right. I’m sorry for not telling you this before, Sihyeon.”
Sanghyuk scratched his head and apologized.
“It’s okay. I was a little surprised by the small number of guild members, but… I don’t mind as long as I can hunt.”
“Yes, yes. It’s good to come in. Although this place is poor, there is a family atmosphere. There is no other guild with such a harmonious atmosphere, Sihyeon.”
Sihyeon took a sip of the cold water Minjun poured for her.
“What about the other two?”
“Those two, huh? I guess they’re here at the right time.”
The glass door opened, and a figure came in.
“The lady from our guild has arrived.”
The person who came in was a slim-faced woman wearing tight jeans and a white T-shirt.
She is a beautiful woman with distinct features and an intelligent feel.
Even though he was wearing flat shoes, he looked like he was over 170 centimeters tall.
“Eunhye, a new family member has arrived.”