Episode 7

This is the 7th episode of The Advanced Player of the Tutorial Tower. In this episode,

Character Appearances

 * Hyeonu Kim
 * Alice
 * Seokwan Han
 * Seoyeon Lee
 * Sihyeon Kim

Synopsis
Continuing his conversation, Hyeonu Kim asks when the value of Korean Won dropped and if it's a result of hyperinflation like Zimbabwe. Alice states that monster have created some chaos but fortunately, no financial crises have happened. However, land value prices have greatly risen. She shows him prices for land where he used to live. Hyeonu was shocked to see it rose from ₩300 million to ₩1.3 billion. Alice says he doesn't need to worry about the rising costs as the ₩10 billion is just a signing bonus. If Hyeonu joins the Ares Guild, they are willing to double the pay of the signing bonus if he renews with them at the end of the contract. Granted, he will be sharing the spoils he acquires in the labyrinths with the guild but the distribution ratio should favor him.

Hyeonu asks Alice if giving guild contract is also part of her duties as an information officer. She states that she has some ties since the Ares Guild wishes to meet with him. Hyeonu think about this situation and recalls that it's illegal for guild to make contract offers to individuals still housed by the association. Alice states that there's no need to feel pressured but Hyeonu states that he's comes to a decision. Hyeonu staes that he's not joining any guild as they don't interest him and he refuses to be tied down to their activities.

Hyeonu goes back to his room at the association housing. He falls into bed and thinking that such a large offer wouldn't come without stipulations. As he starts to drift asleep, a flashback shows him walking out of the meeting with Alice. Alice asks if he's not interested in being a hunter all together. Hyeonu states that's not the case and expresses his desire to work alone. Alice realizes that he meant that he want to become a mercenary hunter. She adds that they have experience from working with guilds and it would be impossible for him. Hyeonu reckons that he could do it and Alice calls it arrogant. She tells him to call back if he changes his mind before he leaves.

Hyeonu concludes that if he had known about mercenary hunters sooner, he wouldn't skipped those "pointless" exams. He struggles to sleep with his mind wrapped around guilds and such. Bored, he grabs the list of guilds that wish to contact him. On that list, he notices something. Five days later, during the last day of the protection period for new hunters, Hyeonu is at a Japanese restaurant with Seokwan, Seoyeon, and Sihyeon and he' still trying to process how they've changed in the past 12 years. He notes Seokwan was about his age when he entered the tower but now looks like a middle-aged dad, Sihyeon was a high school wimp but is now a normal guy, and Seoyeon was a middle schooler but is completely different. Hyeonu embarrasses Sihyeon by reminding him if the time he hid behind him from the 50th floor. As they laugh. he reminds them of when Seoyeon wet her pants on the 14th floor, and she get angry and threatens to send him to the hospital if he doesn't tread carefully. Hyeonu notes how he missed the taste of sushi and Sihyon brings up the time he tried to cook a merman on the 70th floor. As they talked, he learns that there are urban legends about him that leak from the tower. But then, he remembers some of the strange acts that he has done in the tower such as clearing it nude, pretending to be Gollum, or the time he beat the bosses while doing a strange dance. He just tries to play it off and agrees with their statement, confusing them more.

Trivia

 * ₩300 million is about US$270,000 and ₩1.3 billion is about US$1.2 million.
 * ₩20 billion is about US$18 million
 * Gollum is a character from Lord of the Rings