My Gun Can Pierce Through Hunter Story Clichés!

‘Insufficient magic power can be replaced with magic stones. The problem, however, is control…’

Seol-ha wouldn’t last more than three months at most.

Within this short period, it was impossible to create a magic power controller that could manage tens of thousands of magic stones.

Therefore, he had to stake his life on alchemical creation using his ‘Material Conversion’ skill.

But with his current level, controlling such vast amounts of magic power was nearly impossible.

Han-wol closed his eyes.

He imagined a blackboard in front of him.

Torrential equations were written all over the imaginary blackboard.

All kinds of symbols and numbers filled the blackboard completely.

Han-wol opened his eyes.

About a minute had passed.

The conclusion he reached was as follows:

‘It’s not impossible.’

What needed to be done was simple.

Continuously hunt monsters to level up and obtain magic stones.

Make weapons with those magic stones, sell them, and then use the money to buy more magic stones.

The time limit was a maximum of 3 months.

No, he would finish it within 1 month.

First, he opened the system window to check how many magic stones he had left.

But before he could reach the inventory section, an enormous number of system logs flooded Han-wol.

[White Fang Handgun (Magic) consigned to the West Seoul Village Vigilante Corps has been sold.]

[Pig Claw Handgun (Rare) consigned to the West Seoul Village Vigilante Corps has been sold.]

[White Fang Handgun (Normal) consigned to the West Seoul Village Vigilante Corps has been sold.]

[White Fang Handgun (Rare) consigned to the West Seoul Village Vigilante Corps has been sold.]

…………………..

[Current sales in the West Seoul Village West region, total 5325 gold.]

He had instantly earned about 500 million won.

x x x

Kim Hyun-woo, the technical development manager of Shinsan Engineering, and Jung Yu-ram, the senior researcher of the theoretical department, came to the Vigilante Office in West Seoul Village.

Their purpose was to purchase the Theory Master’s magic handgun and analyze its internals, but…

“Vigilante mister! Give me one Pig Claw Handgun! The rare one!”

“Rare ones are all sold out.”

“What? You’re lying! I’ve been waiting for so long.”

“Ah, please give me the best one available. And include about 1,000 bullets.”

“That’ll be 20 gold.”

“Hey friend. I brought about 10 gold, can you give me something decent?”

“How about this one?”

…There were too many people to even approach.

“Isn’t this line way too long?!”

“It couldn’t possibly be this crowded just because it was briefly trending on PlayVen…”

Kim Hyun-woo was flustered seeing the crowd, which was much larger than the expected demand.

The area in front of the Vigilante Office was bustling like a marketplace, with people fiercely competing to get their hands on handguns.

NPCs and players mingled, making trades and struggling to obtain their desired weapons.

Everyone was desperate, like soldiers heading into battle.

“What on earth happened?”

If they had come just two days earlier, it probably wouldn’t have been this crowded.

But yesterday, during the Village Invasion Event, the Vigilante Corps demonstrated incredible performance for everyone to see.

Consequently, magic handguns had become the talk of West Seoul Village, instantly rising to the height of fashion.

Hence, currently, players and NPCs alike were throwing money at Han-wol’s magic handguns.

People recognized that magic handguns were becoming not just weapons but essentials for survival.

Having witnessed firsthand how efficiently Vigilante Corps members with magic handguns fought in yesterday’s battle, it was now a necessity, not a choice.

“Next outsider, please step forward.”

Finally, it was Kim Hyun-woo and Jung Yu-ram’s turn.

“Please give us all the magic handguns you have available. If there’s not enough money, I’ll provide more.”

Kim Hyun-woo took out a money pouch he had prepared and placed it on the counter with a thud.

It amounted to nearly 500 million won.

Of course, it wasn’t his personal money, but company funds.

However.

“Oh my, I’m sorry about this. As of just now, everything has been sold out.”

“What did you say? We’ve been waiting for hours!”

Jung Yu-ram stamped her feet in frustration.

Beads of sweat formed on Kim Hyun-woo’s forehead.

This was an unexpected situation.

For someone who believed that money could buy anything, it was a moment of confronting the reality that some things were more important than money.

“Then at least let us make a reservation.”

Still, Kim Hyun-woo tried to speak naturally, as if such mishaps were common in his line of work.

“I’ll leave the money in advance.”

“We don’t do reservations here. Come back tomorrow.”

“W-what?”

Kim Hyun-woo was greatly taken aback by this unexpected development.

But the Vigilante Corps member merely maintained an indifferent expression.

Soon, the Vigilante member continued, recalling Han-wol’s words.

“And I don’t intend to sell that many to one person. Especially to someone like you who’s trying to buy everything.”

For a moment, the Vigilante member’s eyes gleamed coldly.

Seeing that gaze, Kim Hyun-woo instinctively sensed:

This was the domain of players and NPCs.

A place where power took precedence over words.

‘…But it’s still a place where money talks. It’s just that the currency has changed from won to gold.’

Moreover, having come this far, he was too tempted by the Theory Master’s magic handgun to give up.

“If it’s not enough money, I can add more.”

“There are plenty of other buyers besides you. Even if our stock increased tenfold, it would all sell out in less than a day. And you want to monopolize it? Don’t you have any business ethics?”

“Ugh…!”

Kim Hyun-woo felt deeply humiliated by a situation he had never experienced before.

Until now, most problems were quickly resolved with money, but this time it wasn’t working.

He considered using Shinsan Engineering’s influence to apply pressure.

But the Vigilante Office was a military organization created by NPCs, making it difficult.

Legally, interfering arbitrarily in NPC villages was prohibited.

Previously, when the government and companies tried to do so, NPCs stopped offering quests altogether.

This nearly led to a riot as players rebelled against the government, ultimately forcing the government to back down.

“If you want to buy a magic handgun, come back tomorrow. And make sure to properly wait in line from the beginning. We don’t tolerate cutting in line.”

“Then a name! At least tell me who this Theory Master is, the person who makes the magic handguns!”

Kim Hyun-woo’s voice became urgent.

There was nothing more he could do here.

If that was the case, he would directly find the maker of the magic handguns to negotiate or extract the technology.

But the Vigilante member drove them away without saying a word.

“Damn it! If they weren’t NPCs, they would have been groveling at my feet! Acting so arrogant when they’re not even real humans!”

As he stomped his foot in anger, Jung Yu-ram beside him gave him a cold look, as if she had expected this.

“Stop being so pathetic and watch your mouth. What if an NPC hears you and we get banned from entering?”

“Then we’d just send someone else! We even hired escorts to come here, and for what?!”

“Then you should have sent someone else from the beginning.”

“I had to come personally or the company would think I was making excuses!”

It was a truly honest reason.

Since Jung Yu-ram had accompanied him with similar thoughts, she couldn’t really criticize him.

Anyway, Kim Hyun-woo continued grumbling dissatisfactions and stomping around.

“Walk more slowly. You’ll bump into someone! And control your temper.”

Jung Yu-ram, unable to stand it anymore, openly expressed her frustration.

“Ugh!?”

Just as Jung Yu-ram had warned, Kim Hyun-woo collided with someone at a corner and nearly fell backward.

“Where on earth are you looking while walking… Hik!?”

Kim Hyun-woo, who had landed on his backside, was about to vent his frustration.

But he quickly shut his mouth.

The atmosphere emanating from the man standing in front of him was ominous.

“What’s this.”

A chilling expression that sent shivers down the spine.

The owner of that expression was none other than Han-wol.

x x x

After confirming that the magic handguns consigned to the Vigilante Office were selling like hotcakes, Han-wol immediately headed to West Seoul Village.

They were still selling continuously, and he had already earned over 500 million won, but his mood remained terrible.

No matter how much money accumulated, at least for Han-wol in this moment, it had no meaning.

‘Currently, there are two things I immediately need.’

Numerous magic stones enough to combine anti-magic material.

And a level high enough to handle all of this.

According to his calculations, if he repeated hunting and crafting in a 7:3 ratio for 22 hours a day without stopping, he could achieve his goal within a month.

‘If I push myself to the limit, it’s possible. The question is whether my body can endure it.’

There was no need for deliberation.

He just had to endure.

Hadn’t he already made up his mind when he regressed?

That he would definitely save Seol-ha, his little sister.

‘First, I’ll entrust all my inventory stock to the Vigilante Office and immediately go hunting.’

He arrived at West Seoul Village shortly after and quickly walked toward the Vigilante Office.

About 5 minutes away from the Vigilante Office.

While turning a corner, he saw a strange man popping out.

He was going to just avoid him, but recognizing the familiar face, he deliberately blocked him with his body.

“Ugh!?”

A man who was bounced back by Han-wol’s body and fell backward.

It was Kim Hyun-woo, the future CEO of Shinsan Engineering.

‘Though not yet, of course.’

Currently, he was merely in charge of technical development.

However, Han-wol knew all too well what kind of monster this man would become in the future.

Before the regression, Kim Hyun-woo was like a lackey following Han-wol around.

While hanging around Han-wol, he secretly stole magic engineering technology bit by bit, and after about 10 years, he rose from a simple technical development manager to become the CEO of Shinsan Engineering.

And afterward, as if his liver had grown too big for his body, he tried to seize control of Han-wol Company.

Han-wol twisted the corner of his mouth, as if thinking this was a good encounter when he was already in a bad mood.

‘So this guy is here… It’s obvious he came to steal the technology after seeing my magic handguns.’

Of course, at their current level, they wouldn’t be able to interpret Han-wol’s magic handgun even if they disassembled it.

Without even basic theoretical magic studies established, it would be impossible.

“Where on earth are you looking while walking…”

He could have ignored him and moved on, but since he was already in a bad mood, he decided to vent a little.

Plus, there was something he wanted to test.

“What’s this.”

“…Hik!?”

When Han-wol looked down threateningly, Kim Hyun-woo momentarily flinched.

But soon, as if deciding there was no reason to be intimidated, he started to get agitated again.

“How dare you jump out suddenly! Damn it!”

“Oh my, I’m sorry.”

Han-wol awkwardly reached out his hand to help Kim Hyun-woo up.

Of course, that hand wasn’t genuinely offering help.

“Get lost! I’ll manage on my own!”

However, Kim Hyun-woo showed no intention of accepting that hand.

That was fine too.

Han-wol also had no intention of taking his hand.

Easily avoiding Kim Hyun-woo’s attempt to push away his arm, Han-wol reached for the back of Kim Hyun-woo’s neck.

“Huh?”

When Han-wol grabbed the collar at the back of his neck, he made a somewhat high-pitched sound.

In that brief moment, Kim Hyun-woo’s complexion turned pale.

It wasn’t simple surprise but instinctual fear.

Like a herbivore standing before a predator’s mouth, unable to escape or run away.

And Han-wol greatly enjoyed seeing such a frightened expression on his opponent.

‘The first law of classical magic dynamics: Magic is power.’

A subtle wave of magic power spread from the tips of Han-wol’s fingers.