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Chapter 2
You Can See This Too? (1)
Do you know what the first thing lottery winners do is?
The answer is simple: they check whether they’ve really won.
Dohyun was no different.
Ding-dong—
A sound like the chime of a bank queue number rang out. When Dohyun approached the counter that had called his number, a Hunter Association staff member who had just finished the inspection spoke to him kindly.
“Mr. Lee Dohyun, your points have been confirmed. Congratulations on your Awakening.”
“Ah. Thank you.”
“Your Awakening registration is complete. Please enter through the door on the left and wait in the auditorium.”
“Yes, thank you.”
Replying awkwardly, Dohyun headed to the indicated location and immediately spotted the auditorium. As he sat down, his heart pounded so fast he could feel it thumping in his chest.
It’s real.
He had truly Awakened.
He’d completed the tutorial, so he’d thought it must be real—but you never know. With how bad the job market was, maybe he’d just gone crazy watching hunter videos and dreamed the whole thing.
He rarely exercised and had never had anything to do with Awakening before. Doubt was only natural.
But when the staff member confirmed his points, those doubts melted away like snow.
Only now did it truly sink in.
Which meant—
『Lee Dohyun』
『Trait: Analysis [Ex]』
『Skills』
▶ 「Dagger Mastery [F]」
『Stats』
▶ 「Strength: 3」
▶ 「Agility: 5」
▶ 「Stamina: 3」
▶ 「Mana: 1」
『Points』
▶ 「P: 100」
▶ 「AP (Analysis Points): 100」
So everything I’m seeing right now is real.
This was definitely a lottery win.
No—this surpassed the lottery.
If he had to compare it, it was like winning the American Powerball jackpot.
That was how Dohyun felt.
To think he had become a hunter.
And not just any hunter—the only hunter in the world who could see a status window!
Just thinking about it made him so excited he could barely contain himself.
Most of the people in the auditorium looked similarly flushed with excitement—but Dohyun was different from them.
Now that it felt real, his eyes drifted to the newly added “Points” section in his status window.
I get what points are, but what are Analysis Points?
He knew regular points came from defeating monsters. But Analysis Points were completely new to him.
The name clearly suggested they were related to Analysis, but there were no details.
The moment curiosity struck, as if anticipating it, the almighty “Analysis” kindly explained.
『AP』
▶ Points obtained by successfully using 『Analysis』.
▶ Can be consumed to acquire what has been analyzed.
“Huh?”
So then—
When Dohyun focused on the 『Analysis』 trait in his status window, more information appeared.
『Trait: Analysis [Ex]』
▶ Can analyze anything.
▶ By consuming AP (Analysis Points), you can make analyzed targets your own or interpret them.
He already knew this from analyzing a goblin before, but seeing it written out like this made it feel even more incredible.
Did I really just get something this absurdly powerful?
Just then, Dohyun noticed the other people gathered in the auditorium.
When he’d first entered, his pounding heart had kept him from paying attention. But now that he looked, there were more than he’d thought.
Two women, and including himself, three men.
Had five people Awakened just today?
Well, this was the Seoul branch. With Seoul’s population, maybe that wasn’t so surprising.
Or perhaps, considering the population, it was actually few.
As he idly mused, his gaze landed on a man around his age sitting nearby.
Though seated calmly, his flushed expression and restless movements betrayed his excitement.
Well, anyone would react that way after Awakening.
Dohyun had been the same.
But as he watched the man, text suddenly burst into his vision.
『Kim Yongchan』
『Trait: Swordsman [F]』
『Skills』
▶ 「×」
『Stats』
▶ 「Strength: 4」
▶ 「Agility: 3」
▶ 「Stamina: 4」
▶ 「Mana: 1」
“Wha—?!”
“Gah?! Wh-what’s wrong?”
Startled, Dohyun had shouted out loud. The man beside him—Kim Yongchan—jumped and looked at him in surprise.
Dohyun hurriedly shook his head.
“N-no, it’s nothing. There was a bug.”
“In winter?”
“W-well… yeah.”
“…?”
Though Yongchan looked at him strangely, he soon turned away.
Meanwhile, Dohyun stared at the status window floating before him and swallowed.
I can see other people’s status windows too?
He’d only seen it with goblins before. He hadn’t even considered that it might work on humans.
And that wasn’t all.
More text appeared.
[『Analysis』 has succeeded.]
[You have obtained 10 AP.]
Oh. So that’s how you earn points from successful analysis.
But that felt stingy.
Only 10.
Was it because Yongchan’s trait was low rank?
But he’d gotten 100 from a goblin before. Was there some difference?
Just as doubt crept in—
Wait. If I look at the others, won’t I get points too?
With that thought, Dohyun quickly looked at the two women nearby.
Their status windows appeared just like before.
『Park Yesul』
『Trait: Warrior [F]』
『Skills』
▶ 「×」
『Stats』
▶ 「Strength: 3」
▶ 「Agility: 4」
▶ 「Stamina: 3」
▶ 「Mana: 2」
『Koo Mina』
『Trait: Mage [F]』
『Skills』
▶ 「×」
『Stats』
▶ 「Strength: 2」
▶ 「Agility: 3」
▶ 「Stamina: 2」
▶ 「Mana: 5」
[『Analysis』 has succeeded.]
[You have obtained 10 AP.]
[『Analysis』 has succeeded.]
[You have obtained 10 AP.]
Again, 10 each.
He scratched his cheek awkwardly.
They’re all F-rank traits… But wait, these stats…
Yongchan being stronger made sense—they were both men.
But Mina’s stats were almost identical to his.
That was a little embarrassing.
Had he really exercised so little that his stats matched a woman’s? And her Mana was five times higher than his.
Still, he had gained 30 AP in total so far.
Let’s check the last person.
He turned to the man sitting apart from the others.
Unlike Yongchan or Dohyun, he had a lean but muscular build—clearly someone who worked out.
His status window appeared.
『Jung Minwoo』
『Trait: Assassin [E]』
『Skills』
▶ 「Dagger Mastery [F]」
『Stats』
▶ 「Strength: 5」
▶ 「Agility: 6」
▶ 「Stamina: 5」
▶ 「Mana: 1」
“Oh?”
An E-rank trait—higher than the others.
And he even had a skill.
So higher-ranked traits come with skills.
As Dohyun admired this, another message appeared.
[『Analysis』 has succeeded.]
[You have obtained 30 AP.]
“Wow.”
The higher the rank, the more points he gained.
But then, yet another message appeared.
[You have analyzed Jung Minwoo’s skill 「Dagger Mastery [F]」.]
[Skill is below baseline threshold.]
[You acquire the skill without consuming AP.]
[You have learned 「Dagger Mastery [F]」.]
[You already possess this skill.]
[Stats will not increase.]
That alone would’ve been slightly disappointing.
But then—
[Skill 「Dagger Mastery [F]」 proficiency has increased.]
[「Dagger Mastery [F]」 – (1 / 3)]
[Analyze 「Dagger Mastery [F]」 two more times to increase its rank.]
“Huh?”
He stared blankly.
Analyze it two more times and the skill rank would increase?
Is there anything this can’t do?
It felt like the perfect foundation for rapid growth.
He could get stronger just by looking at hunters.
With a trait like this, how could he not become a hunter?
Could he really become the strongest hunter?
No—he would have to.
Then suddenly, something felt off.
Wait a second…
Everyone else’s trait looked like a job.
Warrior. Mage. Assassin.
Then why was his trait just “Analysis”?
Not “Analyzer”?
As that question formed, the sound of clicking heels interrupted his thoughts.
A man stepped to the front of the auditorium and addressed them.
“Nice to meet you, hunters. My name is Choi Jung-hwan, and I’ll be explaining the Hunter Training Center to you.”
Instinctively, Dohyun used Analysis.
『Choi Jung-hwan』
『Trait: ×』
『Skills』
▶ 「×」
『Stats』
▶ 「Strength: 5」
▶ 「Agility: 5」
▶ 「Stamina: 6」
▶ 「Mana: 0」
Seriously…
Even as a non-Awakened person, his stats were higher than Dohyun’s.
But no additional message appeared.
Ah. So AP doesn’t accumulate from non-hunters.
That was important information.
Dohyun focused on Choi Jung-hwan’s explanation about the Hunter Training Center—where they would be entering today.
Now, he was truly stepping onto the path of becoming a hunter.
* * *
Hunter Training Center
To become a hunter, enrollment in the Hunter Training Center was mandatory.
Even after completing the tutorial, no one knew what might happen inside a Black Gate. And Awakening didn’t mean you could just shoot off skills like in a game.
You had to undergo training—30 days of it—before becoming a true hunter.
At first, there had been backlash.
But after the training center dramatically reduced the death rate, the complaints died down.
Still, some dissatisfaction remained.
“A whole month in a training camp?”
“Isn’t it enough to just learn how to handle mana?”
“So annoying.”
The two women and the young-looking Minwoo grumbled.
But one person was grinning brightly.
Dohyun.
Even though he’d already done military service, why wasn’t he annoyed?
The answer was obvious.
If I go to the training center, there’ll be even more hunters, right?
He could grow stronger just by seeing them.
Why would he ever refuse?
Soon, the shuttle bus carrying Dohyun and the four new hunters arrived at the training center.
Instructors stood waiting for them.
“It’s good to see you, trainees.”
A woman’s voice rang out powerfully.
Despite her sharp features and cold beauty, her voice boomed with confidence.
“Gasp? Isn’t that Hwang Hana?”
“Whoa, Hwang Hana from the Taebaek Guild?”
“No way, she’s an instructor?!”
“Wow… it’s really her.”
Hwang Hana—one of the members of Taebaek, Korea’s top-ranked guild and one of only four A-rank guilds in the country.
No wonder everyone was stunned.
Dohyun was also shocked.
But not for the same reason.
[Level difference too great. 『Analysis』 partially failed.]
For the first time, Analysis had failed.
And—
『Hwang Hana』
『Trait: ???? [S]』
『Skills』
▶ 「???」
▶ Analysis failed.
▶ 1000 AP required for detailed analysis.
