Special ability.
Some call it a skill, and it varied greatly from person to person.
It wasn't just the type of ability.
Among the numerous hunters, there were some with similar abilities, but their talents and individual strengths varied.
The moment of awakening and the feeling at that time were also different for everyone.
Clang!
I recalled something I had read in a column and swung my pickaxe diligently.
―Awakening? It just happened when I woke up one day?
―I've been doing kendo since I was young. I was training as usual when I felt my body changing.
―I was cosplaying as a magical girl when suddenly magic came out, and I was so surprised!
―The feeling when I awakened? My acquaintance said it hurt, but I felt good. It was an ecstatic feeling, almost like an orgasm. Oh, was that too suggestive?
Just looking back at the interviews of famous hunters, it was clear that this world was a game of pure luck.
Clang! Clang!
Actually, there was no need to see it so negatively.
Luck is the most important thing in life, after all.
And I was quite lucky.
'It's romance when I do it, adultery when others do it.'
When you think about it, the protagonist of the original story didn't live an unlucky life.
Although he lived an unhappy one.
This body, with its good foundation, had outstanding talent as a hunter.
He received the protagonist buff properly.
'It's just that he was already mentally broken when he awakened at twenty-eight.'
If he hadn't had his women stolen and suffered humiliation from those Golden Haired Guys, he could have lived a decent life.
That's because the original protagonist's awakened abilities were three in total.
The first was clairvoyance.
It was an A-grade ability to see through people and things as it is.
The second was presence concealment.
It was an A-grade stealth ability that could deceive even the eyes of hunters, depending on the user's skill.
The third was sensory control.
It was an S-grade ability, a staple of adult games, that could manipulate the senses of living beings, including the five senses.
Considering that even S-grade hunters had at most two skills, it was no exaggeration to say that the original protagonist was blessed in this world.
I emphasize again, he got the skills when he was already broken, so he couldn't use them properly...
All three abilities were very versatile and allowed him to perform various roles and missions as a hunter.
Observing heroines being NTR'd by NTR guys like this idiot protagonist, or even concealing his presence and approaching to smell their scent, was a waste of his good abilities.
I had no intention of doing that at all.
I didn't want to become a moron who heightened the heroine's sensitivity with sensory control and volunteered as a kind of adult toy, like someone else.
When I saw the protagonist who became a sensory control provider for the completely corrupted heroine, my insides were turned upside down...
I had no intention of living like the original protagonist, who was steeped in a sense of defeat.
Rumble!
I made that resolution, and it was just as I was moving a pile of magic stones that I had dug out.
"Here!"
Leo called me.
"Everyone, come here!"
To be exact, he called all the guild members.
Murmur, murmur.
Only five people, but they all looked flustered and talked busily.
'That is...'
I wasn't much different.
Because there was a gate right in front of me.
A gate within a gate, a so-called double gate.
"We should report it to the management bureau, right?"
Leo looked at the guild members and asked.
"If you discover a gate and report it for the first time, you get a reward, right?"
"A double gate will give us more, right?"
The people of the Yeowol Guild, who mainly mined magic stones and supported other hunters, exchanged various opinions.
"Instead of that, why don't we try challenging it? We can't just waste our abilities and do chores forever, right? This is an opportunity."
One of the men argued for attacking it.
It was Aaron, who had been hitting on Leo's wife, Sophia.
Judging by his appearance and actions, Aaron, who was full of dark intentions, persuaded his colleagues and talked about turning their lives around.
"It's just an E-grade gate. Five of us are enough."
It was natural that I wasn't included in the headcount.
"Still, it's a double gate, isn't it too dangerous? It's also illegal, and it could ruin the guild's reputation."
"Of course, it won't be easy. But think about it, Leo."
"Hmm..."
"This is the same as monopolizing a gate without the management bureau knowing. Just the magic stones and other byproducts that come out of there could make our guild grow at least two or three stages bigger."
Aaron told Leo as if he was persuading him that it was a once-in-a-lifetime chance.
"We're already getting good reviews, there's no need to take the risk..."
"Ha, damn it. Leo!"
Then, suddenly, he got angry and made the atmosphere unpleasant.
"What's the point of being recognized for our mining skills! We're hunters too! Are we going to keep cleaning up other people's shit and live a bottom-feeding life?!"
I was new and didn't have the skills, so I silently watched their debate.
To be honest, I didn't really like it.
Just hearing the words 'double gate' made me feel uneasy for some reason.
It's not like there's a temple altar and huge statues beyond that gate, is it?
I had a feeling that the biggest statue would smile and show off its healthy teeth.
Without knowing my feelings, the Yeowol Guild decided to attack the double gate.
"Excuse me."
I politely raised my hand and asked them.
"Do I have to go in with you?"
Then Aaron smiled kindly.
"Of course."
"..."
"Don't worry too much. I'm not telling you to fight monsters. Just carry some luggage."
In the end, I had no choice but to follow them into the double gate.
Damn it.
If something happens, you're all going to be sorry.
An hour had passed since entering the double gate.
Fortunately, there were no statues showing off pretty teeth.
The structure inside the gate was also far from a temple.
"If I had to say, it feels like a maze..."
It was completely different from the picture Kyle had been worried about.
But on the other hand, I couldn't say that the situation was good.
"Kyak!"
A man screamed.
His right arm, which had dropped his weapon, had a long wound, and blood was constantly flowing from the deep wound that showed bone.
"Sophia! Heal Uncle Joe!"
Leo gave instructions quickly.
Although he was now in a position to mine magic stones, he was once a hunter who attacked the tower.
That means he had a lot of experience.
"Behind you, Aaron! Julian, cover Aaron! I'll take the front!"
In fact, he, who had the best skills in the guild, made full use of his abilities as a B-grade hunter.
Kishishit!
Nevertheless, there were too many monsters.
Kieeeek!
They were barely holding on thanks to the narrow space.
"We're screwed."
Kyle muttered softly and clenched the pickaxe he was holding in one hand.
Then, he urgently kicked away the Black Rabbit that had subtly approached his feet.
Thwack!
As time went on, the situation gradually worsened.
Uncle Joe's absence.
Poor weapons that were only for self-defense.
They were struggling in various adverse conditions, working together, but there were too many monsters for them to handle.
Kiiiik!
In the end, a monster broke through the Yeowol Guild's formation, and a melee broke out as it surrounded each hunter.
Kyle, who was in the rear, was no different.
Pow! Thwack!
He tried to resist as much as possible, using his excellent physique and physical abilities, but he couldn't avoid the bullets flying from outside his vision.
Thwack!
Suddenly, a dull noise rang out, and Kyle, who had been hit in the head with a blunt object, fell to the ground.
"Keheuk!"
A goblin that had brought him down licked its lips with a happy cry.
"Kyle!"
Leo, who had cut down a centipede-type monster named Jeokban O Gong, desperately called out to Kyle, but he didn't move.
He didn't have the luxury to worry about him.
"Keuek!"
In the current situation where defeat was imminent, they had only one option left.
"Break through the encirclement and run towards the exit! I'll take the rear!"
Leo, breathing heavily, was prepared to sacrifice himself to save the guild members.
But right then.
Swish.
Kyle, who was thought to be unconscious, slowly got up.
"...Damn it, how many guys do I have to catch and kill."
While muttering incomprehensible words.
Spin! Thwack!
Suddenly, Kyle kicked up the pickaxe lying on the floor and grabbed the handle in the air.
It was like performing acrobatics.
As he grabbed the pickaxe, he turned his body with unfocused eyes and swung his arm without hesitation.
Whack!
With one swing of his pickaxe, which drew a horizontal line, the goblin's torso was split exactly in half.
Thud!
Showing extraordinary reflexes, he seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, unlike before.
"Kyle, you..."
The hunters of the Yeowol Guild, including Leo, looked at him with surprised eyes.
But the surprise didn't end there.
Kyle, who had a blank expression as if possessed by a ghost, shot out like an arrow.
Whack! Thwack!
Weaving through the various monsters, he began to slaughter the monsters with a single pickaxe.
"I, I can't believe it..."
Aaron couldn't hide his shock.
"It's not the movement of an ordinary person. Could it be that Kyle has awakened...?"
He tried to calmly assess the situation, but Leo's feelings were not much different from Aaron's.
Drip.
With the violent movement, the wound on his head opened, and blood dripped down Kyle's face.
But he didn't care at all and used his abilities instinctively.
Swish!
Kyle, who disappeared like smoke from the monster's vision, aimed at its back and swung down the pickaxe.
"Kaaaak!"
The owlbear screamed.
The monster, with a sharp blade stuck in its neck, writhed in pain.
The monster, whose pain was heightened by Kyle's sensory control ability, rampaged without even caring about crushing the surrounding small monsters.
Crash! Bang!
But Kyle clung to it until the end, driving the pickaxe even deeper.
Thwack!
Blood spurting in all directions scattered like a fountain.
And.
Thud!
Finally, it fell.
The inside of the double gate became as quiet as a mouse.
"..."
Kyle, who was in a state of trance, slowly let go of his consciousness.
Still riding on the owlbear's back.
Some time later, when he opened his eyes again, he had been transported to the hospital.