SSS-Class Suicide Hunter

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“Hup! Hup!”

The Heretic Questioner shook his arm hard.

He was still keeping his mouth shut and following my orders.

“…Yes, you can speak.”

“Death King! I don’t know what a flop is! Please tell me the standard! If the story is good, it’s a hit, if the story is bad, is it a flop?”

“No.
That’s not it at all.”

I opened up an Apocalypse and showed it to him.

“For example, this is a flop.”

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[Survive the Volcano!]

Genre: Survival, Romance

Difficulty Level: D Class

Player Limit: 2 people

※The Serialization is currently suspended.

Introduction: This world has been devastated by nuclear warfare.
But the vitality of humanity is amazing! Even on the ground where the nuclear warfare broke out, the main character and his lover survived.
After overcoming all the adversities and hardships, the main character couple vow to be the new Adam and Eve.

Reason for Discontinuation: Of all places, the main character couple had to spend the last night in the active volcano zone.
The volcano erupted during the night.
The main character and the main character’s lover were smashed to death by a rock that flew from a volcano.
Humanity thus perished.
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I spoke in a wretched tone.

“It’s not just a common flop, it’s a shitty flop.”

“Why?”

Heretic Questioner tilted his head.

“New Adam and Eve.
Isn’t it romantic and nice?!”

“It’s useless saving this world.
It’s a world where there’s already nuclear warfare.”

I sighed and closed the book.

“What can we do if we get a world full of radiation as the 22nd floor? Do you want us all to die of radiation contamination?”

“Aha.”

For instance, in the past, the Flame Emperor had cleared the Great Library in an amazing way.

From the 22nd to 29th floors, he only targeted worlds that had [Lava] or [Volcano].

‘What a crazy bastard.’

The Flame Emperor was immune to fire.
Even in a disastrous world where there was flowing lava and volcanic eruptions, he could leisurely take a stroll.

He chose the Apocalypses based solely on the criteria of [how easily he can attack].

He really didn’t consider what kind of Apocalypse he should have saved so that it’d be a benefit to all of us, not even a little.

‘If he did well, there was a chance where he’d be able to get eight treasure troves!’

At any rate, a man who feeds off his own pride wouldn’t be of help.

After all, it’d be a loss to other people living in the tower.

‘This time, I’ll only pick out the best possible Apocalypses so that it’d benefit us.’

Apocalypses where monsters sprang out which could help the Hunters gain combat experience, or an Apocalypses which was filled with rare minerals, or Apocalypses which were set in ruins full of treasures, or an Apocalypse, where seasoned chicken and sweet & sour pork run through the forest and shrimp fritters dance in the sea.

No.
Let’s cancel the last one.
It would be quite scary if it actually exists.

Anyway!

“Bear in mind! It doesn’t matter whether the story is shit or not!”

I shouted while handing out books to Hunters.

“Whether the main character has cancer, or if the story’s no fun, pay no heed to anything like that.
Just read it! Read it from beginning to end, and evaluate whether saving this world will benefit all of us….”

Paused.

I paused when I was handing out a book.

One Hunter made eye contact with me.

“…Excuse me.
Black Dragon Witch?”

“Mmm.
What’s wrong?”

It was the Witch.

I slowly opened my mouth.

“This is the [Mystery] group.”

A gathering of people who enjoyed reading mystery novels normally.

For some reason, the Witch was sitting there proudly.

This person, didn’t it show that she was a romance fan when the Character Window popped up just now?

“I know.”

The Witch nodded as if it was natural.

“Would I have sat here without knowing where I was?”

“Uh….
Black Dragon Witch.
Did you always like the mystery genre?”

“Of course.”

Slurp.

The Witch modestly drank some black coffee.

“I’m an intelligent woman.”

“……..”

Crazy.

Why was this guild leader suddenly cosplaying as a normal person? She liked dramas.
She liked romance.
Anyone who knew her could tell she was an enthusiastic reader of nonsense romances even at a glance.

‘No way.’

I realized something.

‘Does she not want to let people around her know that she’s obsessed with Romance…?’
Come to think of it, the [Romance] group particularly had very few Hunters.
There was not even a single man.
On the other hand, for some reason, the [Martial Arts] group was full of men.

I assure you, less than a handful among them actually read Martial Arts novels.

‘Wow.’

My mind went blank.

‘Are these people cosplaying even in this situation!?’

-I told you.

Bae Hu-ryeong murmured sullenly.

-High-level Hunters feed on their pride.
Besides, they’re all people who received a Title.
They’d rather die than lose face.
Didn’t you see? Just now, the 50 people that were doing a suicide special all at once? They’re all crazy dudes.

It drove me crazy.

“No, Black Dragon Witch… No matter how much you want to….”

“What do you mean no matter what?”

The Witch asked back calmly.

Her calm face had the feel of an impregnable fortress.

I thought desperately of what to say, and I spoke slowly.

“No… I thought you were a pretty romantic person… That’s what I thought.
So to see that you aren’t in the [Romance], but in the [Mystery] group, is a little surprising….”

The hand with which she was drinking coffee paused mid-action.

“Hmmm.
Is that so?”

Her voice was exactly the same as usual.

“Do I look like someone who goes well with romance?”

“Yes.
That’s why it’s weird that you’re not in the [Romance] group but somewhere else….It feels like you’re wearing something that doesn’t suit you….”

“Haa.”

The Witch put down the coffee cup and stood up.

“I can’t help it if Death King says so.
I’ve never read romance novels in my life, but yes.
Should I take this chance to get used to a new genre this time? It’s the right attitude as a Hunter to challenge new things no matter what the task is.”

“It’s just as you’ve said….”

“Mmhmm.
Got it.”

The Witch headed for the [Romance] group with light steps.

It was like a cowboy walking to the far side of the wilderness in a western movie.

I couldn’t help but to look at her back with a very subtle feeling.

“Well done, Death King!”

Heretic Questioner looked at me with sparkling eyes.
He was sitting in the Mystery group too.

“When the Black Dragon Witch sits somewhere, she doesn’t get up easily.
Aha.
For real, an incredible rookie showed up!”

“…Ten Thousand Temple Guild Leader.
Do you read mystery novels, too?”

Heretic Questioner smiled like an angel.

“I know Sherlock Holmes!”

“Oh.
I know Doctor Watson too.”

I chanted the command quietly in my mind.

‘Character window.’

Snikttttt.

Messages flashed before my eyes.

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Name: Heretic Questioner(異端審問官)

Favourability: 50

Favourite Genres: [Fairy Tale] [Myth] [Legend]

Unfavourable Genres: None

Favourite Characters: [Human]

Unfavourable Characters: None

Preferred Plots: [Greatest Happiness of the Greatest Number]

Undesired Plots: None

Psychological State: ‘I know Sherlock Holmes! Oh.
I know Doctor Watson too.’
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Crazy.

I got goosebumps.

’How come his outward demeanour and his innermost thoughts are exactly the same?’

Furthermore, there was nothing he hated or disliked.

‘Is he really a human?’

I genuinely felt fear and shock.

In a literal sense, he was purely a Natural Born Crazy Psycho.

“Hmm? What’s wrong, Death King?”

The Crazy Psycho tilted his head.

I was pondering over how to deal with it.

Then I took out a pen and wrote down some letters on the back of the hand of the Heretic Questioner.

[Fairy Tale]

I said with a solemn expression.

“Heretic Questioner-nim.”

“Yes!”

“You’re in the [Fairy Tale] group from now on.”

“Fairy Tale, you say!”

“That’s right.
Heretic Questioner-nim is the only person in this group.
You have to verify and screen all the books that come into the group alone, Heretic Questioner-nim.”

“Ohhh! What a heavy responsibility!”

The Crazy Psycho’s eyes glistened.

I nodded.

“Yes, it’s very important.
So I’ll leave it in your good hands.”

“Ahahaha.
Don’t worry! Death King.
I’ll screen it properly!”

That’s right.
Out of the hundreds of Apocalypses, there was not a single fairy tale.

I searched thoroughly to see if there was any other Hunter who tried to cosplay as an ordinary person.
The result was unbelievable.
Out of the 250 people, as many as 100 of them were lying about their taste.

’These crazy assholes….’

In the end, it took three hours just to split them into groups.

As many as 112 cosplayers were sent to their rightful places.

But even for him….

As the last one, he couldn’t help but keep silent.

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Name: Venomous Snake (毒能)

Favourability: 32

Favourite Genres: [Otherworldly Fiction], [Strongest Fiction], [Destruction Fiction], [Harem Fiction] …

Unfavourable Genres: [Political Fiction], [Crime Fiction]

Favourite Characters: [Older Sister], [Younger Sister], [Married Woman], [Pure], [Coy], [Girlish Youths] …

Unfavourable Character: [Mafia], [Gangsters], [Blonde-haired and tanned bully]
Preferred Plots: [I’ve been summoned to this world, and it turns out that I have the blood of the world’s strongest Dragon and the Devil Realms strongest Empress, I’m going to show you what a purely peerless cheat character is, but something seems to be the problem?], [I think my younger sister became a God of Creation for me, but I just want to be an ordinary high school student who just wants to have a quiet day, and it is only troubling me] and as follows [Cheat], [Peerless], [Harem], [Well well, it seems I have no choice but to come forward]

Undesired Plots: [NTR]

Psychological status: ‘Wow, fuck.
What’s with this Old File Room? What’s up with the Martial Arts group.
Every time I read a line, I feel like my eyes are falling out and it feels like a sign, it’s full of sweaty guys.
Shit.
Isn’t this too inconsiderate for the readers?’
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That person had an eye patch covering one of his eyes.

That person was a swordsman called Chen Mu-mun Master.

That person was… …the Emperor of light novels.

“Huh?”

Venomous Snake looked back at me.

“What, what are you looking at? I’m busy reading.”

And Venomous Snake was sitting in the [Martial Arts] group.

“Nothing…”

I couldn’t bear to say anything.

“I’m sorry to interrupt you while you’re reading.
Continue reading….“

“Okay.”

I turned my back and walked feebly.

I realized for sure when I came to the 21st floor this time.

The top-ranking Hunters were all crazy.

And I had to carry these crazy madmen.