Upon seeing the Dungeon Generation Device, Seong-jun didn’t even spare a glance at the two other artifacts.
With this, he could summon a dungeon of any rank he wanted to any location.
Anyone could see how incredible such a benefit was.
‘This is it. It has to be this!’
Seong-jun took the device out of the chest and looked at Choi Gang-hyeok.
“I’ve made my choice.”
Choi Gang-hyeok approached him and asked, “Hmm? What did you choose? It doesn’t look like equipment like a weapon or armor.”
It was a tiny device that fit perfectly in one hand.
Because Seong-jun was gripping it tightly, it was difficult to tell exactly what it was.
Seong-jun smiled at Choi Gang-hyeok’s question and replied, “I chose it because there was something perfectly suited for our use. Since you gave me the right of first refusal, I picked exactly what I needed. You won’t be disappointed.”
Seong-jun had no intention of explaining the Dungeon Generation Device.
He didn’t want to cause unnecessary conflict by speaking up.
The ripple effect of this device was beyond imagination.
At the same time, he framed his answer to suggest he was being considerate of the other party.
“Ugh, well, I said I wouldn’t ask what you chose, so it would be awkward to keep digging. Fine. I won’t ask any further. Shall we see what’s left?”
Since he had already given his word, pushing for more information was tricky.
Choi Gang-hyeok coolly decided not to ask any more questions and approached the reward chest.
He checked the artifacts one by one.
“The bow is S-rank, and— wait, what? An SS-rank sword?”
After checking the bow and then the sword, Choi Gang-hyeok looked at Seong-jun with a bewildered expression.
“What on earth did you choose? Why would you leave an SS-rank item behind…”
Generally, boss clear reward chests contain items one rank higher than the dungeon rank.
With the First Entry Benefit, the reward rank increases once more.
However, this rule usually applies up to B-rank.
In the case of an A-rank Dungeon, even with the First Entry Benefit, not all artifacts turn out to be SS-rank.
Sometimes none appear at all, and if one is lucky, up to two might show up, but on average, there are two S-rank items and one SS-rank item.
Therefore, standard logic dictated that if an SS-rank item remained in the chest, the person who chose first had likely picked an S-rank item.
That was why Choi Gang-hyeok looked at Seong-jun in disbelief.
“A high rank is important, but isn’t the most important thing whether it’s something I need? I chose what I need right now, and I’m perfectly satisfied with it.”
Seong-jun didn’t mention that the Dungeon Generation Device he chose was also SS-rank.
In fact, he spoke in a way that led the listener to assume he had chosen an S-rank item.
Choi Gang-hyeok looked at him with an admiring expression.
“Hah! Usually, people just pick the highest rank regardless of whether they need it or not. Even if you just put it up for auction, you’d make enough money to buy several S-rank items that you actually need. Anyway, it was your choice, so I won’t argue further. Instead—though I don’t know if this makes up for it—I’ll make sure to compensate you extra for your help this time.”
Aside from the settlement for what Seong-jun’s party hunted, a separate reward was planned since he had been specifically invited for the A-rank Dungeon raid.
Believing that Seong-jun had passed up an SS-rank item, Choi Gang-hyeok intended to make up for it by being more generous with the individual compensation.
Seong-jun smiled and replied, “I’d be grateful if you gave me a bit more. I’m not the type of person to refuse a gift.”
If the man wanted to give more, why would he refuse?
“Haha, right. Well, since we’ve gathered everything, shall we head out?”
Choi Gang-hyeok then turned toward his guild members.
“Our raid on this A-rank Dungeon has ended in success! Though we received help from outsiders, in the grand scheme of things, this was effectively a solo raid by Changcheon! Furthermore, we had not a single casualty, so it’s a resounding success! Now! Everyone, walk out with your heads held high!”
At Choi Gang-hyeok’s shout, the members of the Changcheon Guild began to cheer.
“Wooooo! Changcheon! Changcheon!”
“Changcheon! Changcheon!”
And so, the A-rank Dungeon raid by Seong-jun’s party and Changcheon concluded as a great success.
—
After exiting the dungeon, Seong-jun declined Choi Gang-hyeok’s offer to have a celebratory dinner and quickly left with his party.
He, Gwang-taek, and Yuseon settled into a quiet bar by themselves.
“But Seong-jun, what did you actually pick? If it wasn’t the SS-rank, it must have been an S-rank item. Was there really a need to do that? I feel like you just wasted your right of first refusal.”
“I agree. Even if you didn’t need it, you should have picked the SS-rank first. You could have sold that and bought three or four S-rank items.”
Gwang-taek and Yuseon seemed somewhat disappointed that he hadn’t chosen the SS-rank item.
However, they only expressed regret and didn’t openly criticize him.
After all, decisions regarding the reward were Seong-jun’s sole prerogative, and they technically had almost no claim over that artifact.
Looking at them, Seong-jun spoke with a knowing smile.
“Why do you think I chose an S-rank item?”
They looked confused.
“Huh? Isn’t that obvious? You said the SS-rank was still in the reward chest.”
“Wait… could it be that there were two SS-rank items? I heard that’s extremely rare.”
Seong-jun took the Dungeon Generation Device out of his subspace and placed it on the table.
“Exactly. The probability of two SS-rank items appearing is incredibly slim. And that slim probability hit this time. Seeing is believing, so take a look.”
Gwang-taek was the first to check the Dungeon Generation Device.
“Just what is this… Gah! What is this? This is crazy! Is this even possible?”
Gwang-taek was naturally startled.
Seeing his reaction, Yuseon took the device from his hand, curious.
“What is it? Why are you so— ugh! This is! Brother, is this for real? Is this really possible?”
Following Gwang-taek, Yuseon couldn’t help but express her shock at this ridiculous artifact.
“I was really surprised when I first saw it, too. A Dungeon Generation Device. With this, we can summon a dungeon that suits our tastes to any location we want, whenever we want. And we’ll get the First Entry Benefit every single time. You all know what that means, right?”
“I know. It means this is absolutely insane!”
“It’s like having a private dungeon that only we can enter, right? And we can even adjust the rank depending on the situation? Ha! Like Yuseon said, this is absolutely insane.”
Seeing Gwang-taek and Yuseon’s flushed faces, Seong-jun spoke cautiously.
“Because of this, we’re going to need a hideout of our own. We can’t just summon a dungeon anywhere.”
Seong-jun judged that they needed a special space of their own where they could safely generate dungeons.
“Like a front building? Hmm, that makes sense. If it becomes known that we can summon dungeons at will, the fallout will be massive. We have to keep it hidden as much as possible.”
Gwang-taek agreed with Seong-jun’s judgment, and Yuseon nodded her head as well.
“Of course. On the outside, we can make it look like our lounge or office, and then we can build a dungeon summoning space in the basement. Naturally, we’ll disguise the entrance to the basement so only we can find it.”
When everyone agreed, Seong-jun spoke in a low voice.
“There’s one more problem. Since the dungeon raids will be carried out in secret so only we know, it will be difficult to process the corpses, mana stones, and other byproducts through normal channels. We need to establish a separate route to handle them.”
What would happen if monster corpses and mana stones appeared when there was no record of entering a dungeon?
Especially unregistered corpses and stones?
Suspicion would naturally fall on them. In the end, it was impossible to process the materials through normal channels; they had to be handled through another route.
At Seong-jun’s words, Gwang-taek nodded.
“That’s true. Usually, the Association plays the biggest role as a middleman. When a Hunter sells corpses and mana stones to the Association, the places that need them buy them back through the Association. Naturally, a middle margin is added during that process. However, from what I know, that margin isn’t small, so there are quite a few places that want to deal directly with Hunters. It might be good to look into those.”
It was standard practice to sell most items except for artifacts—such as corpses, mana stones, and other byproducts—to the Association.
Of course, it wasn’t mandatory.
As long as taxes were paid correctly, Hunters were free to sell them wherever they wished.
Nevertheless, the reason over 90% of Hunters sold to the Association was due to the collusive relationship between the guilds and the Association.
The guilds and the Association maintained a very close relationship, and as a result, Hunters belonging to guilds were forced to sell corpses and mana stones to the Association according to guild policy.
Naturally, various companies and other groups voiced their complaints, but what could they do?
Unless the guilds and the Association had a complete falling out, it was difficult to break their cartel.
Thus, companies and groups had no choice but to receive their supply of corpses, mana stones, and other byproducts through the Association.
Despite this, some companies and groups were still seeking supply routes outside of the Association.
“Securing a buyer is important, but we also need a proxy who can sell the corpses and mana stones on our behalf without revealing our identity. Is there anyone capable of doing both simultaneously?”
Seong-jun currently needed someone who could secretly look for buyers and act as a representative to sell the materials they obtained from hunting.
“Hmm, problems like this should be left to experts, right? I’ll try asking Gyu-taek. I’ll see if he knows any suitable people.”
When Gwang-taek mentioned the name Gyu-taek, Seong-jun’s eyes momentarily brightened.
“Ah! Come to think of it, we have President Choe Gyu-taek.”
Choe Gyu-taek was the director of the Speed Detective Agency and had a history of perfectly handling Seong-jun’s affairs not too long ago.
“If I talk to Gyu-taek, he’ll surely look for someone appropriate.”
When Gwang-taek said he would try to find a person through Gyu-taek, Seong-jun shook his head.
“Instead of that, why don’t we just entrust the job to President Choe Gyu-taek himself?”
Gwang-taek looked momentarily flustered by the question of why they shouldn’t just appoint Gyu-taek as the right person instead of looking for someone through him.
“Huh? To… Gyu-taek?”
“Of course, the people President Choe recommends would be trustworthy, but could they really be better than President Choe himself? He’s also your best friend, Gwang-taek. I think it might be possible if we guarantee a solid profit. What do you think, Brother?”
In a job that required maintaining a secret, the fewer people who knew, the better.
If they were going to be introduced to someone through Choe Gyu-taek anyway, wouldn’t it be better to just leave it to him from the start?
Above all, he was a trustworthy person.
“That’s true… haa, alright. I’ll meet Gyu-taek soon and tentatively ask if he’s interested.”
“While you’re at it, ask him to see if there are any suitable buildings that fit our criteria.”
“Ugh, understood.”
Perhaps their troublesome problems could be solved in one go thanks to Choe Gyu-taek.
Seong-jun felt a lot more at ease thinking that.
—
The fact that Changcheon had successfully cleared an A-rank Dungeon solo was a massive topic both domestically and internationally.
Of course, since they borrowed Seong-jun’s strength, it technically wasn’t a pure solo raid, but it was also true that they hadn’t received help from another guild, so it was recognized as a solo clear for now.
As a result, Seong-jun’s recognition also achieved an immense boost.
Following the B-rank Dungeon Break incident, he was known to have played a huge role even in Changcheon’s A-rank Dungeon raid.
However, separate from that, Seong-jun was facing a difficult situation due to an entirely different matter.
“Please, treat my child! They lost a leg in a car accident not long ago!”
“My husband lost his leg in a motorcycle accident! I’m begging you!”
“My wife’s wrist was severed while she was working at a factory! Please, heal my wife!”
The families of those who had lost body parts in accidents had come to the front of Seong-jun’s house, appealing for treatment.
‘Ugh, I can’t even leave the house like this. Damn it, I wondered if it would really come to this, but I was far too naive.’
The people gathered in front of his house now?
If he put in the time, he could treat them as much as he wanted.
But the problem lay in what came after.
If he started treating people who came unannounced like this one by one, more people would show up afterward and throw tantrums.
Were there only one or two people across the country suffering from disabilities due to unexpected accidents?
If he were to treat all of them, he would have to give up dungeon raids and devote his entire life to treatment.
Therefore, no matter how pitying or unfortunate their stories were, he couldn’t just treat them blindly.
Yet he couldn’t just heartlessly drive them away either, so he needed a wise solution to navigate this situation.
“Tsk, is there no way?”
While he was looking through the window at the people gathered in front of his house, agonizing over it—
*Ring ring ring—*
His phone rang.
“Hmm? Chief Jeong Seong-sik? Why him all of a sudden? It’s not even my hospital day.”
The person calling was none other than Jeong Seong-sik, the chief of Respiratory Internal Medicine at OO Hospital.
In the beginning, his hospital visits were somewhat irregular, but recently he had set specific days and only went then.
Naturally, today was not one of those days.
Seong-jun answered the phone with a curious expression.
“Yes, this is Kim Seongjun.”
Jeong Seong-sik’s voice came through the phone.
—Haha, hello.
This is Jeong Seong-sik from OO Hospital.
“Yes, Chief Jeong. What’s the matter?”
When Seong-jun asked what was going on, Jeong Seong-sik spoke cautiously.
—I saw the news about you, Hunter Kim Seongjun.
I heard people wanting treatment have been camping out in front of your house for a few days now.
What do you plan to do?
Are you going to treat them all?
At Jeong Seong-sik’s question, Seong-jun sighed.
“Haaa, I’m actually worried about that right now. If I treat them, I feel like even more people will come to my house and ask, and if I heartlessly refuse, I don’t think my heart will be at ease.”
Actually, while he said this, the reason Seong-jun couldn’t easily refuse was that it would definitely damage the image he had built up so far.
Seong-jun had consistently engaged in image-making while going through various major events, and as a result, he had come to be evaluated as a person who exerted a good influence, not only in the Awakened society but also among the general public.
And this was working very much in Seong-jun’s favor in his activities.
But what if the image he had worked so hard to build was damaged?
The advantages he had enjoyed could disappear in an instant.
Of course, even without that, there would be no problem for Seong-jun to act as a Hunter, but if possible, he wanted to resolve the matter without tarnishing his current image.
Unexpectedly, Jeong Seong-sik suggested a solution.
—I don’t know how this will sound, but I’ve been thinking about it in my own way.
Since you’re in a difficult position because of this current matter, why don’t you try using our OO Hospital instead?
“Pardon? OO Hospital?”
—Haha, yes.
Isn’t it a fact that everyone who needs to know already knows that you, Hunter Kim Seongjun, visit our OO Hospital every week to cast Cure for free?
So why don’t you broaden that scope and say you’ll only treat patients admitted to our OO Hospital?
Hearing that, it seemed like a very good idea, so Seong-jun looked intrigued.
“Hmm, that seems like quite a good method. But is that okay? There hasn’t been any talk with the hospital regarding this.”
Regardless, Jeong Seong-sik was just a department chief.
The final decision-maker would be the hospital director, and above all, there had been no discussion with the hospital side about this matter.
—You don’t have to worry about that.
If you just make the decision, Hunter Kim Seongjun, I’ll take care of the rest.
And wouldn’t it be easier for you as well?
We’ll handle all the other headache-inducing things, and you just have to come on the scheduled day and see the patients.
However… I was wondering if you could increase the number of days you visit from once a week to twice.
Ah!
Of course, this is merely a suggestion.
When he said he would handle everything else if Seong-jun just made the decision, and asked him to increase his visits from once to twice a week in exchange, Seong-jun thought for a moment before speaking.
“It sounds like a decent proposal for me as well. Let’s do this instead. Since I’m busy with dungeon raids and whatnot, it’s hard for me to set aside two days. So I’ll just pick one day and stay at the hospital for the whole day.”
Until now, Seong-jun had visited the hospital once a week for about two to three hours after hunting.
That alone was enough to cover the severe patients in Respiratory Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.
However, it was true that the time would have to be increased if this new matter were added.
Therefore, he judged that instead of increasing his visits from once to twice a week, it wasn’t a bad idea to give up one day of hunting and dedicate the entire day to the hospital.
He could also level up his title while he was at it.
—Oh!
We’d be grateful if you’d do that!
Then may I tell the hospital director that we’ll be proceeding that way?
“I’ll tell the people in front of my house that and send them home. But I can trust you, right? It’ll be very problematic if I say what we just discussed and then later you say it’s not possible.”
If he sent them away saying he would treat them through OO Hospital and then later it turned out the talk with the director didn’t go well, Seong-jun would be the one who lied.
Therefore, he had to get a firm confirmation.
—Don’t worry.
Actually, I already gave the director a hint, and he said if you were okay with it, that’s what we would do.
As expected, he had already discussed something with the director.
Well, anyway, since Seong-jun could now dump most of the annoying tasks onto OO Hospital, it could be said to be quite a good method.
“I understand. Then I’ll see you in a few days.”
Having unexpectedly solved his problem, Seong-jun walked away with a refreshed expression.
I Became an EX-Class All-Rounder Priest Chapter 50
E-book Publication Date: November 14, 2025
Author: Kim Hyeon-jun
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