I Obtained a Mythic Item

Chapter 1 — Lucky Day (1)

“You crazy bastard! You’re telling me to be a meat shield!”

“No, hyung.
Don’t take it the wrong way.
Besides, you said you needed the money, right?”

Even with Jeong WooMin dissuading him, Min JaeHyun shouted angrily.
JaeHyun’s voice rang out through the interior of the cafe.

JaeHyun glared at Jeong WooMin, who was standing in front of him, while biting his lips in frustration.

‘Damn.
No wonder he said he’d take me along on a dungeon raid.’

He had wondered why Jeong WooMin was contacting him out of the blue.

Jeong WooMin.

JaeHyun’s partner from the Raider agency.
He was someone who took care of and distributed work to freelance raiders who weren’t part of any guild.

So when JaeHyun was contacted by Jeong WooMin, he thought there was work he could do for a change.

But when he heard the request — Damn.

Stand on the front line with a shield in a dungeon full of undead monsters.

It basically meant that they would use him as a meat shield in a dangerous situation.

‘Ha…’

Of course, it wasn’t that Jeong WooMin didn’t understand where JaeHyun was coming from.

However, there was no other way.

Min JaeHyun was a lower mid-level D-rank raider among the Awakened.
And a Warrior at that.

It wasn’t like he was more experienced or skilled than his rank implied.
So the treatment JaeHyun was currently receiving could be said to be natural. 

JaeHyun sighed and lowered his volume.

“Why are there only jobs like this left, when those with a lower rank than me get pretty good jobs?!”

“Well, you know how it is, hyung.
Nowadays, there aren’t many places that like to hire Warrior-class raiders even if they have a high rank.”

“So, are you insulting me for being a martial arts nut? Jeez, I apologize for the grave sin of preferring the arts.”

Martial arts fanatic.

It was basically a derogatory term for a raider who specialized in combat.

Fundamentally, Awakened raiders were classified as either Warriors or Magicians, but Magician-class raiders could get quite a lot of commissions even if they had a low rank.
On the other hand, the situation wasn’t that great for Warriors.

Jeong WooMin took a sip from the cup of coffee in front of him and spoke.

“ In reality… that’s true.
Nowadays, the Magicians are taking up all the jobs.
Martial artists are pretty slow in completing tasks and have a higher frequency of injury, so they aren’t the first choice for employers.”

That was the bitter truth.

Compared to those who hunted monsters from the rear, martial artists who were in the front could only receive more injuries.

And it went without saying how superior Magicians were in large-scale combat.

At Jeong WooMin’s words, JaeHyun gulped down the iced Americano in his hand.

Clack!

JaeHyun put the glass down with a bang and wiped his mouth with his sleeve.

‘I’m aware.
It would have been different if it was 10 years ago.
But now, there is nowhere a martial artist can go.
Damn… I should have chosen to be a Magician back then…’

<11 years ago, back in his third year of middle school>

JaeHyun got a good score on the awakening aptitude test and entered the Millaes Academy, which specialized in raider training.

At the time, the score JaeHyun got on his magic aptitude test was a whopping 97%.

Even the score of the current top Magician in Korea, Seo Ina, was merely 92%, so JaeHyun’s score at that time could be said to be out of this world.

On the other hand, his combat score was just 34%.

However, JaeHyun still chose martial arts.

He didn’t have any great reason or grand purpose for doing so.
There was just a tendency to disdain Magicians at the time.

Of course, it was the opposite now.
Martial artists had waned, and Magicians were worshipped.

‘If I had chosen to be a Magician 11 years ago, would my life be better right now?’

JaeHyun shook his head to get rid of useless thoughts.

Normally, a raider’s growth stopped in their 20s.

In other words, even if Jaehyun regretted it now, nothing would change. 

At one time, his talent was envied by all those who wished to be a Magician.

However, he was now a D-rank raider with nothing special.

The difference between Jaehyun’s past and present was incredibly vast.

After a moment of silence passed—

The person who started the conversation again was Jeong WooMin.

“Hyung.
Such opportunities don’t come by very often.
I was going to give this chance to someone else, but I remembered your circumstances.
So I came to you first.”

“……”

JaeHyun knew from the very beginning that he didn’t have a choice.
If he wanted to survive in his situation, he couldn’t do so by avoiding rough work.