The Hunter’s Gonna Lay Low

Hunter Cha Eui-jae's mission to seal a West Sea rift concludes in catastrophe—the moment he closes the gateway, a violent shockwave hurls him into oblivion. He regains consciousness lying in a garbage dump.

Desperation drives him toward a nearby hangover soup restaurant, where a shocking revelation awaits: eight years have vanished. The world has evolved beyond recognition.

Rift openings arrive with advance notifications. ASMR videos of dungeon slimes dominate trending feeds. Idle hunters stream A-rank longsword unboxings for entertainment. The apocalyptic terror that once haunted humanity has dissolved into comfortable normalcy. The transformation leaves Cha Eui-jae adrift and hollow.

Perhaps this is his chance to reinvent himself. Forget the hunter's life. Why not embrace simplicity as a part-timer at this weathered hangover soup restaurant?

"That's strange."

"…"

"Haven't we met before?"

Cha Eui-jae's plan for a quiet, unremarkable existence shatters when a gas-masked figure enters the restaurant. This mysterious stranger carries an unsettling familiarity—one that threatens to unravel everything he's fought to leave behind.