All the hunters came out of the dungeon, some wounded and some unharmed, but all alive.

Minutes after exiting the portal and talking to Woo Jin Chul, Sung Jin Woo fell unconscious due to exhaustion and accumulated stress.

The black-haired man was taken to a hospital along with other hunters with minor injuries.

"What do we do now master?" Song Yi asked.

"Now that everything is finished you can go home or do whatever you want, you have a day off tomorrow" He sighed knowing the paperwork that would come to him. "What's going on?"

"It's just... Park Hee and I are having a sleepover at home," she confessed nervously. "I forgot to tell you"

Rimuru and Song Yi had moved to a bigger house a few weeks ago, so they still lived together. She considers Rimuru as a father, so she asks permission to go out and do other things.

"Can I? Please," asked the youngest with a tender face.

"Okay, do what you want" Song Yi went to Park to give him the good news. "And what will you do?"

"I have nothing planned" Jin Ho answered sincerely. "I think I'm going to go get some sleep."

"I'll go to the hospital to check my wounds" Cha Hae lied, she would go to see how Sung Jin Woo was doing.

"Rimuru, are you going to the office?" Kanae walked next to him.

"Yes, I must fill out a report about what happened and deliver it to the association, as well as a request I want to make to Go Gun Hee"

"I have my car parked a few blocks away." He took out the keys. "I carry you"

20 minutes later:

"I definitely have to buy a vehicle," Rimuru said, opening the car door. "Which one do you recommend?"

"I don't know what your tastes are in cars, but we could go together to see some" Kanae proposed.

"Since it's a day off we can go first thing in the morning." He closed the car door and leaned against the window. "Do you agree?"

"I am, I'll pick you up early." She started to roll up Rimuru's window. "It's a date"

Saying that she accelerated and left Rimuru standing there, thinking about the last thing he had said.

"She said... Date?" He whispered and nerves invaded him. "I haven't dated in decades."

Not being able to get Kanae's words and what would happen tomorrow out of his head, he entered his office to finish the job.

Being distracted made him take longer than he thought, but even with that, he finished everything he had to do.

"Sorry to come unannounced." Sung Jin Ah, Sung Jin Woo's sister walked into Rimuru's office. "We can talk?"

The grey-eyed girl took a seat in front of Rimuru's desk, he wasn't expecting a visit from her, especially not late at night.

"For you to come at this time and you alone must be important, tell me what's going on," Rimuru asked leaning on his desk.

"My brother is hospitalized right now, I went to visit him and he reminded me of when he was just an E-rank hunter. Back then I couldn't do anything for him, and now that my brother is much stronger I still can't help him" She said visibly sad. "So I talked to Song Yi and she told me to talk to you, that you were the only one who could help me to be useful"

"That girl doesn't know how to keep her mouth shut." Rimuru sighed and looked seriously at Jin Ah. "It is true that I can give you what you need, but you must think it through. This job is not a game, your life will be in danger every time you enter a portal"

"I know, that really scares me but I still want to do it" She answered determinedly. "I am aware that we have known each other for a short time but please, I just want to help my brother"

"Give me a few days to think about it, okay? To begin with, I don't even know how Jin Woo would take it, but he definitely wouldn't be happy if I turned you into a hunter without notifying him."

"Okay, when you make a decision please call me." Jin Ah got up from her seat and walked to the door.

"Wait, I'll walk you home," Rimuru said standing up. "It is dangerous for you to go alone at this hour"

The next day, Korea Hunters Association:

A strong discussion was taking place in the meeting room, where President Go Gun Hee was meeting with high-ranking government officials.

All the chaos was generated by the request that Rimuru sent to Go Gun Hee.

Rimuru asked that his guild be free from the rule that indicates that they need a minimum of 10 people to enter a dungeon.

"This is crazy!"

"The rules were created to be respected!"

"If this isn't special treatment, I don't know what is!"

There were many complaints and opposition to the proposal.

"I don't think it's necessary to remind you of the strength of the Ahjin guild members," Go Gun Hee said. "We already lost the hunter Hwang Dong soo who emigrated to the United States"

"That's not enough to change the rules"

"Yes, it is impossible!"

"I hope all of you are aware of who cleared the S-rank dungeon that appeared in Korea, and who reclaimed Jeju Island. There are many countries interested in Ahjin Guild Hunters, if we can't fulfill even this request, don't be surprised when they emigrate and there is no one capable of clearing an S-rank dungeon in our country"

Everyone fell silent at the president's words.

"Hunter Sung Jin Woo was contacted by the United States a short time ago" Woo Jin Chul reported. "We believe that they are preparing to return and contact Rimuru Tempest as well, who would have no problem leaving since he is not linked to our country"

The room filled with noise again, they were in no position to lose Rimuru Tempest or Sung Jin Woo.

So an agreement was reached, and Rimuru's proposal was accepted.

End of Chapter 21