Ji-Hoon

Ji-Hoon is a human crawler who dies in the Desperado Club after participating in an attack on Donut. He is approximately twenty-five years old, Asian, level 21, and belongs to the Knife Sharpener class. His death gives Donut her first crawler-killer marker and becomes an important point in her moral development. The system identifies Ji-Hoon only after his death. No birthplace, nationality, party history, or pre-dungeon occupation is confirmed. Carl's description of him as Asian does not establish a specific country. The character page therefore preserves the exact known details rather than using his name to infer a biography. His class is Knife Sharpener, a name that suggests specialization in blades or support for bladed weapons. The scene does not provide a class description, attribute list, or full equipment inventory. He carries multiple enchanted daggers, including one designed to inflict double damage when used from behind. Donut is intoxicated and has hired Bomo and the Sledge as personal security. A female crawler casts a stunning spell that disables both cretin guards. Donut falls when Sledge is stunned. Ji-Hoon moves in with a glowing dagger and attacks her from behind. Donut survives because of her Cockroach ability and kills him in self-defense. His enchanted backstab weapon otherwise would have killed her immediately. The club's security staff do not turn hostile toward Carl and Donut, confirming that management recognizes the attack rather than treating Donut as the aggressor. The unidentified woman prepares another attack after Ji-Hoon falls. Elle kills her with an icicle through the eye before she can cast. Elle accepts the resulting crawler-killer marker without hesitation and warns the room that an attack on Carl or Donut will bring retaliation from the entire allied group. The evidence establishes coordinated action but does not give Ji-Hoon's motive. It is possible that reputation, equipment, resentment, or a prior arrangement influenced the attack, but none is confirmed. His page not present him as a hired assassin without direct evidence. Donut immediately apologizes, cries, and fears that people will stop liking her. She distinguishes the death of a crawler from the monsters and NPC enemies she has killed before. Carl reassures her that she defended herself, while Elle argues that the visible response will deter future attackers. The moment marks Donut's expanding understanding of personhood and consequence. She does not want the skull and does not celebrate Ji-Hoon's death even though he nearly killed her. Her intoxication intensifies the reaction, but the distress continues after Carl supplies an alcohol cure. Carl makes Donut loot Ji-Hoon's corpse before club rules or other crawlers remove access. The inventory contains armor with attribute bonuses and approximately a dozen daggers with different enchantments. Carl considers transferring much of the armor to Katia. Astrid apologizes for the failure of paid security and grants Carl and Donut future protection. Carl also prevents Bomo and Sledge from receiving a harsher punishment, strengthening the relationship that later brings the cretins into the Royal Court. Ji-Hoon's death is directly witnessed, and his corpse is examined and looted. He is conclusively deceased. The limited record explains why a full biography must distinguish scene context from speculation. His narrative importance lies in the attack, Donut's first crawler kill, and the alliance response it produces.