SL:R

Chapter 22

“Sooho, you don’t have personal protective gear yet, right? Wear this.”

In front of Seoul Station, Assistant Professor Im handed Sooho a thick set of clothes. It turned out to be a one-piece work suit with a top and bottom connected.

“Here, wear this set of gloves and work shoes too.”

“Thank you.”

“What’s there to thank me for? It’s only natural that you weren’t prepared since I called you suddenly. Learn from this. Protective gear is essential for collectors.”

Following the explanation of the miners from last season, it’s now season 2. Assistant Professor Im’s lecture on collectors continued, “Collectors have a much more dangerous job than miners.”

Mining was a relatively safe occupation unless it was a special case like the Korea University Field from last time because all the hunting was done, and you could safely dig at the very back of the dungeon.

“But collectors are different.”

The collector’s position was right in the middle of the raid and mining team. They had to follow closely behind the raid to collect the corpses of the monsters that the attack squad had hunted. As a result, accidents frequently occurred when they were attacked by the monsters that the raid team had failed to defeat.

“Of course, there are only one or two at best, so if you’re careful when they suddenly appear, the attack squad will come running to save you.”
“So protective gear is for that one or two moments.”

“That’s right. But protective gear is more useful when collecting the corpses of monsters. If the monsters have sharp thorns or scales, ordinary clothes will be scratched and ruined while working.”

“Assistant Professor…”

“Ah, but there’s nothing to be too impressed with compared to what you’ve done.”

“No, this smells like a widower’s clothes.”

“… I live alone.”

***

After a while, the attack Hunters arrived on the scene.

Sooho calmly observed them.

There were a total of 10 members.

‘Four D-rank magic Hunters, five D-rank combat Hunters, and one C-rank Healer.’

It seemed that the C-class male Healer was the captain of the raid team. But when the raid captain walked toward Sooho, he glared at Assistant Professor Im. “What’s this? Why is the retrieval team so small?”

Assistant Professor Im awkwardly lowered his head in response. “I’m sorry. The collectors all went on strike for some reason. But we have this guy instead today…”

“What? Are you kidding me? You made a contract, and you’re being so irresponsible? Do you know how much damage we’ll suffer if the schedule is delayed?”

“No, no, it won’t be delayed. This guy is actually a Summoner, so there won’t be any problem with the work…”

“What? Are you joking right now? A Summoner?” The longer Assistant Im spoke, the more hostile the raid captain’s expression became. Then he looked at Sooho up and down.

Sooho stood there, still.

Assistant Im quickly stepped forward and pushed Sooho. “Oh, sir! You don’t have to worry. This guy will supplement the lack of personnel with his summoned magic beasts. We specially invited him because he’s good at his job.”