Chapter 1
When a news alert pops up on my phone while I’m watching YouTube:
【Korea achieves the first-ever 50th-floor conquest!】
└ It’s finally done!!!
└ Isn’t our country the first in the world?
└ Where are all those people who said it was impossible? LOL
It’s been ten years since the towers appeared.
In 2014, towers suddenly appeared all over the world. It’s already been ten years since people began conquering them.
Ten years, they say, is long enough for mountains and rivers to change. It’s true.
Unlike our country, which has consistently conquered the towers, some countries have fallen.
If the towers aren’t cleared, a countdown begins. During that time, countless gates appear, spewing out monsters.
Because of this, conquering towers is essential.
Watching videos like these only makes me envious.
I’m awakened too, but while others climb towers and revel in riches, I’m stuck working part-time jobs.
Just as I’m about to play a mobile game, a message pops up.
【Cooldown has refreshed.】
What will it give me today?
“Random Summon.”
【Congratulations! You’ve obtained one carton of organic eggs.】
Well, at least I won something. At least it’s edible.
One time, I got a paddleboat. Where the hell was I supposed to use that?
After finishing my shift at the convenience store, I walked back home, a 10-minute journey, and opened the door to my little sister welcoming me.
“You’re back, oppa? Wait a bit—I’ll cook something delicious for you.”
“No need. Stay put. I’ll do it.”
Both our parents passed away in an accident, leaving just me and my younger sister. She’s one year younger than me at 22. Her name is Han Min-ah.
She uses a wheelchair because of her disability.
After telling her to wait in the living room, I headed into the kitchen.
I pulled out the organic eggs I got earlier and started cooking. A small voice called out to me as I worked.
“What’s for dinner tonight?”
“Soy sauce egg rice.”
“N-no way!”
This girl—she grumbles, but she loves it.
Who in the world doesn’t like soy sauce egg rice?
After dinner, I went to my room and pressed the power button on my ancient computer. It creaked and groaned as it turned on, taking about 10 minutes.
In the meantime, I scrolled through news articles on my phone. Breaking news was being posted in real-time.
【The 13th S-rank Hunter is born in Korea!】
‘Damn it, I’m so jealous. Some people are working part-time at convenience stores.’
【A universal cure-all, Elixir, to be auctioned!】
Something I could only dream of.
With this, I could heal my sister’s legs, but the price is a staggering 100 billion won.
And that’s just the starting bid.
It’s an astronomical sum I couldn’t earn even if I worked my entire life.
Sighing, I checked my status window.
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Name: Han Ji-an
Age: 23 years old
Gender: Male
【Unique Abilities】
- Random Summon (E-rank ·)
- Infinite Love (E-rank ·)
- ■■■■ – Locked (Rank: ■■)
- ■■■■ – Locked (Rank: ■■)
Conditions must be met to unlock abilities.
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【Random Summon】
Summons something at random.
Cooldown: 24 hours.
【Infinite Love】
Summoned entities will love the summoner forever.
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People can awaken at age 20.
The awakening probability is one in 10,000, and treatment depends on the ability.
But my ability? It’s just Random Summon. I don’t even have a summonable creature, yet my skill is summoner-type.
It’s already been three years since I awakened, and I’ve summoned something every day, but all I’ve gotten is junk.
I keep summoning, hoping for something like an Elixir, but I’m getting tired of it.
Suddenly, I slapped myself on the cheek.
As I rubbed my stinging face, I made a vow.
I can’t give up. Not for my sister’s sake.
Finally, my computer finished booting up, and I went to a job portal site.
I can’t keep living off part-time work.
I need to pay off our debt and get my sister into rehabilitation.
Then, to my surprise, I saw a job listing that, despite being physically demanding, offered an insanely high hourly wage.
It had just been posted, as the “NEW” label gleamed next to it. I couldn’t resist.
Hastily, I hit the apply button, and a message confirming my application came through. Just as I clenched my fist to shout in celebration, my phone alarm rang.
I checked it to find tomorrow’s work time and location.
Humming a tune, I shut down my computer and lay on the bed.
With this money, I thought I’d be able to pay the rent and still have enough left over to buy something delicious for my sister.
The next morning, as I was about to leave after washing up, the door opened, and my sister, Min-ah, appeared.
“Aren’t you off today?”
“I have plans. I’ll be back soon!”
“…Be careful out there.”
Luckily, she didn’t catch on.
After stepping outside, I checked the location on my phone. It was a 30-minute run away, so I started jogging.
Not long after, I saw it: a blue-glowing gate.
Even after clearing a tower, gates can still form.
The difference is that the monsters inside don’t come out.
Thanks to this, hunters can make massive profits from gates.
At that moment, someone spoke to me.
“You’re the day laborer for this gig, right? The job is simple. Once the hunters finish their work, we go inside and harvest the magic stones.”
A man who seemed to be the site manager handed me a helmet and a pickaxe.
【Magic Stone】
Known as a new energy source, it’s incredibly valuable. After a gate is cleared, workers go inside to extract the magic stones.
The monster by-products are handled by a separate team, so all we have to do is swing the pickaxe.
Just then, the gate trembled, and people began pouring out.
They were all awakened, each wielding dazzling weapons, and I couldn’t help but feel envious.
“Hey, laborer! Focus! We’re going in now!”
“Y-yes!”
Following the site manager, we entered the gate. Inside was a city reduced to ruins.
Is this what civilization would look like after it’s destroyed?
We walked deeper into the city and found buildings densely embedded with magic stones.
Each one of those is worth a fortune.
I swung my pickaxe diligently, collecting one, then another magic stone, but it seemed endless.
How many are there?
“Phew. Hey, laborer! Take a break for a bit!”
“Yes, sir!”
As soon as I sat down at his direction, he handed me some water.
“Thank you!”
“You’re a polite one, aren’t you? Ever thought about joining our team? I’ll make sure you’re well taken care of.”
“Really?!”
“Of course. Here, take this.”
The manager pulled a business card from his pocket and handed it to me.
He told me to visit the office written on the card.
“Ha ha ha, I’ve just snagged myself a new slave!”
“A polite slave is always welcome!”
“You lot, get back to work!”
The break ended, and the work continued late into the night with no end in sight.
【Cooldown has refreshed.】
The cooldown notification came through.
Since there were so many eyes around, I decided to save it for later and kept moving my exhausted arms. That’s when a sound reached us from somewhere.
“Grrr…”
At that sound, everyone froze and turned their heads. A massive wolf, bleeding, was glaring at us.
“D-damn it! What were the hunters doing? There’s still a monster left!”
“R-run! Evacuate!”
I threw my pickaxe aside and sprinted toward the exit, but people were picked off one by one.
Suddenly, the site manager running beside me stopped in his tracks and turned to look at me.
“M-manager!?”
“You need to survive. At least one person has to make it out. You’re just a day laborer, after all.”
With those words, he picked up a nearby rock and engaged the wolf in a desperate struggle.
I couldn’t move as I watched him, and just then, a message appeared.
【Cooldown has refreshed.】
Why is the message popping up now!? It’s just going to give me some useless junk again!
Three years. It’s been three whole years.
That’s 1,095 uses, and all it ever gave me was trash.
And now it expects me to hope for something useful?
【Cooldown has refreshed.】
“Fine! Fine! Random Summon!”
【Congratulations! You’ve obtained ■■■■■ Veronica.】
【■■■■■ Veronica】
Not recommended for use. However, in a critical situation, it may be worth considering. No guarantees.
I pulled the item out of my inventory. It was shaped like a large egg.
But the description was strange.
It says not to use it unless it’s a critical situation. What kind of item is this?
“Argh!”
A scream made me turn my head. The site manager was skewered through the stomach by the wolf’s massive claws and was staring at me with bloodshot eyes.
“Grrr!”
Desperately, I used the item.
“Use it! I don’t care what it is—just help me!”
The egg cracked, and pitch-black smoke poured out.
Then, a being emerged.
Something that looked like black flames stared at me.
【Dangerous?】
“Yes, it’s dangerous! Do something about that wolf!”
【Got it.】
With that, it transformed into a massive figure and tore the wolf apart with razor-sharp claws.
The thick hide, which ordinary people couldn’t even scratch, was shredded like paper.
It then turned to look at me with a wide grin, its giant teeth dripping saliva.
It’s terrifying, yet somehow reassuring.
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