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Chapter 143
Kirin Guild General Representative’s Office.
Han Jeong-do, his tie loosened, was tapping a pile of documents on a woman’s head.
“Hey, Information Team Leader. Are you going to work like this? Do I really have to make that long flight to Korea for something like this?”
With only a short time left in the season, Kirin Guild had set up a spring camp in Hawaii along with the top guilds from the U.S. and Europe.
In this situation, Han Jeong-do had to juggle both raid leader and representative duties, going back and forth between Korea and Hawaii.
E nu ṁа̊
On the surface, he looked very professional, but the reality was different.
‘They call it a spring camp, but it’s really just a vacation, splashing around from a luxury yacht.’
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It was easy enough to picture. Popping champagne with celebrities, saying, “Since the number ones from each country are gathered, aren’t we the real owners of the league? Hahaha, that’s right. Well said.”
──That’s probably the crap they were pulling. Meanwhile, the front office was staying up nights in a stove league.
‘And he’s throwing a fit just because we couldn’t get a single ingredient?’
The reason that old fossil was raging right now was because they couldn’t get one damn skincare ingredient. The more ridiculous part was that the item hadn’t even hit the market.
Е̊ nǔ m а̂ . ї d̃
‘How are we supposed to get what doesn’t exist? Am I God? Should I go hunting for it?’
Perhaps because harsh words rose up her throat, the Information Team Leader bit her lips hard.
“Information Team Leader, got a complaint? You look like you’re chewing shit.”
“…No, sir.”
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To be fair, Han Jeong-do was neither outstanding nor lacking as a representative.
He tended to look down on the front office, but that was just the side effect of one man acting as both raid leader and representative. In exchange, his salary was the highest in the industry, so it was tolerable.
Еn̄ ům̂ á
The problem was when an issue related to Han Jeong-do’s “management” arose.
If that berserk button got pushed, Han Jeong-do would suddenly change into someone strange. Like today, he’d throw unreasonable fits.
The more detestable part was, after venting, he’d feel embarrassed and always put on a kind expression to say this:
“How much do I trust you, Information Team Leader, why are you disappointing me? Same with that Mir Guild case, and this time too. You didn’t used to be like this. Please, go back to being the Information Team Leader I knew. I’m begging you.
Please, leave.”
As if she had failed his trust. As if she was the one who had changed.
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Exactly. Classic gaslighting.
And in fact, she’d fallen for it a few times, thinking, ‘Our representative trusts me this much.’ or ‘I have to do better!’
After about 10 years, she realized it—he was just a nice-looking bastard.
Leaving the office, the Information Team Leader headed for the emergency stairs instead of the elevator. Then, after going down a few floors, she looked for a cigarette.
“Cigarette.”
“I thought you quit…”
Е̃ ńū.mа̊
“Cigarette!”
“Am I holding it for you, seriously?”
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“Two sticks.”
“God, you’re the only one who got chewed out, huh.”
The colleague who had already been chewed out earlier stuck two cigarettes in her mouth and even lit them for her.
Then, with a puff of smoke, she let out her thoughts.
Ѐn ũ m a
“F*ing, damn, what a f*ing mess.”
“Puhahahaha.”
“Does this even make sense? Asking for something that doesn’t exist?!”
“Try to understand. Age, aging, management—it’s his berserk button.”
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“Who doesn’t know that? Of course I know! I’ve been here 15 years, I know exactly why he’s obsessed with management.”
The media often said Han Jeong-do was managing himself out of a sense of crisis after the downfall of the seemingly invincible Fighting King.
Е n̂ um̃ å_. ї d̆
But the Information Team Leader knew that wasn’t the whole reason.
“Let’s be real. It’s all because of Master Mountain King. He got crushed in his prime, and that’s why—mmph!!”
“Shut it, idiot. You just pushed the explosion button right after the berserk button.”
“Let go. Honestly, is there anyone among us who doesn’t know Han Jeong-do is jealous of Master Mountain King? Oh wait, there was one—the Master himself didn’t know. He was strict with himself but needlessly generous with his friends!”
Put nicely, a man of character.
Put badly, a pushover.
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“Even with this Mir Guild situation, look at it. Because of that guy, I spent years digging into Mir Guild’s intel. Sometimes I wondered, ‘What the hell, why am I even digging up intel on a 4th- or 3rd-rate guild?’”
“…Well, there are lots of connections. But yeah, it’s obsession for sure.”
“You call that obsession? That’s just madness. How do you even uncover the Mir Guild’s spring camp itinerary? Do you know how much money we blew just trying to track them down in North Korea? You can’t even imagine. Damn it, with that money we could’ve paid out all our bonuses and still had some left.”
“…”
“Good thing it was North Korea. If it had been somewhere else, that old man would’ve gone there himself to interfere.”
“Well, with his personality, yeah, maybe.”
Е́ ňù_m а..ïd̂
“Speaking of which, do you think the guild’s been normal since Master Mountain King left?”
Since Mountain King left, the rankers had been strutting around like they owned the place. They formed cliques, split into tiers, and subtly looked down on other hunters.
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The crazy part was, the hunters who got disrespected like that took it out on the front office.
“Are we emotional trash cans?”
“That’s a real problem.”
“Did you see our team’s eyes? All dead fish eyes. No motivation, no sense of duty. Just waiting for payday.”
W̄еḃ n̆ о̇ v̂ еl Е n̂ǔ m̊ ӓ
All of this started with the absence of Mountain King, who had held the center together. And digging deeper, it was all because of Han Jeong-do’s extreme self-obsession.
“I’ve been here 15 years now. Since joining the Information Team, I’ve seen everything. I’ve dug through trash to get rival guild strategies, I’ve stayed up three nights straight to find rival hunters’ weaknesses.”
“…I know. You’ve worked hard.”
“But I think those days were better. At least back then we weren’t cleaning up our hunters’ DUIs and crap like that.”
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“…”
“I’ve never felt as doubtful about my work as I do these days.”
Ёǹ u̇ mа
“…Hey, what’s with you? You’re too emotional.”
“No, right now I’m the most rational person in the world.”
Even after 15 years together, this is how it was.
She was the Information Team Leader, privy to the guild’s most secret information, and even she was treated like this.
How much more could it all fall apart? She wasn’t even angry anymore.
She just felt sorrowful that the guild she had given her youth to had fallen so far.
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So, spitting out her cigarette, she made up her mind.
“I’m done with this.”
“…Hey, Choi Ji-min!”
“Thanks for everything. Toss the butt for me.”
“Are you really quitting? What are you going to do?”
“Go back to my hometown and rest for a while.”
Ẇе̄ b̈ ňо̇v̆ êl̃ Ë ň ů m ӑ
Her colleague waved his hand, telling her to go.
And just like that, he lost another comrade.
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He suddenly thought of that man again.
“Phew, I miss Master Mountain King.”
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A village made of trees and leaves.
W ѐ b́ň o vе̌l̇ Ê nŭ m̆ȧ
Kim Jong-pil scratched his ear and said,
“Heh, someone must be talking about me. My ear itches.”
Then he turned.
“You’re not the one, are you?”
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Before him, in armor, kneeled an Elder Elf.
The first mid-boss, the ‘Elder Elf Great Warrior,’ was tied up by vines, shouting curses at Kim Jong-pil.
Ẁe̊bn̂о̊ v̇ ёl̊ Е n̈ ŭ m а
“You were pretty good.”
Kim Jong-pil smiled as he declared the warrior’s death.
The vines moved, wrapping around the warrior’s body, and in an instant, without even a scream, his breath was cut off.
Kim Jong-pil quietly placed the dropped bracelet into the shared pouch, then turned back to the raid party.
“Tired?”
“No, sir!!”
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“Good, let’s go.”
“Yes!”
The raid party disappeared into the distance.
Day 10 of the raid.
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Е nù m̈а̇
And
Day 10 of the incursion.
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The expanding gates underwent their first fusion.
The number of gates: 8.
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The second mid-boss was the ‘Elder Elf Chieftain.’
Ѐ_n̊ u ṁ а̂
The battle was nearly over. Under the Mountain King’s lead, Baek Yeon-woo and Park Su-bin were working in sync against the chieftain.
“……”
“Dodge. Dodge. Attack here.”
“……”
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“You should dodge here. Right, blocking isn’t good. Good, that’s it!”
“……Please stop.”
Е̊ ń um̄ а́. і̄ d
“I’ll handle the defense. Be more aggressive.”
“Shut up!!”
“Ah, I was focused. I didn’t notice.”
“Don’t talk.”
“You should talk properly.”
“Haa……”
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“Hehehe.”
The two who stuck together because they were the same age.
Well, actually, Park Su-bin had just unilaterally followed him around like a puppy, but even though Baek Yeon-woo had frowned at first, now they stuck together pretty well.
Naturally, the raid party couldn’t help but pay attention to this genius duo.
“Seeing those two makes me think genius really exists.”
“Su-bin, sure, there were always rumors about him, so I can accept it, but Yeon-woo… wow… no words.”
Е̂ n̊ ù ḿ а_. і d
“Just now that thrust kind of looked like yours, didn’t it?”
“It’s not just me, it’s you, and it’s him too. Oh, this time it’s similar to Hwarang.”
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“They said he first picked up a sword when Spring Camp started, but that can’t be… right? If that’s true, I might cry.”
“Guess the boss’ eye for talent really is amazing. Rira too—once he picks someone, it’s always a jackpot.”
“Exactly, the foundation’s a jackpot. If he just put on a bit of muscle, he’d have a beautiful build.”
“……?”
Ӗnu̇ mа.i d̀
“??”
As the raid party rested and chatted like this, the chieftain collapsed to Baek Yeon-woo’s sword.
From within the dissipating mana lay a necklace. Baek Yeon-woo picked it up and handed it to the Mountain King.
“Captain.”
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“Good work.”
Day 12 of the raid.
W̄ѐb ň о̊ v̊е̇_l̀ Е̌ n u̇m.а
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Day 12 of entry.
The second fusion occurred.
There were 4 gates.
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After the battle Kim Yushin and Yu Rira squatted on the ground, constantly drawing something.
They were reviewing the immediate past battle.
“Lord Mountain King is a utility supporter. But I’m clearly a tank supporter. Which means, in the early lane phase, we’re not at any disadvantage.”
“So what you mean, senior, is that I should push forward more?”
“No. How should I put this……? Hmm, let’s put it this way, Rira. Think less about advancing and instead, exaggerate it.”
“And then?”
Ẅе̂ b̆ n о̃ v̂ ёl̇ Еñüm̈ a
“Go in thinking you’ll kill everything once you enter. Don’t look back.”
“……Fi, fierce!”
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The two who would be playing together as the bottom duo starting this season that was why, halfway through the raid, they had synced up together. And maybe because both were Lee Shin-certified world-class talents, their results came quickly.
“It feels like we’re syncing up more and more. How about you, Rira?”
“Me too, senior.”
“But that’s strange, Rira. When we first met, you definitely called me oppa. Handsome oppa……”
E n.ú m̈ а̇. i̊d
“Well, I didn’t know we’d end up on the same team aaaargh!!”
“Hahaha!!”
Yu Rira bolted like lightning, and Kim Yushin laughed heartily, enjoying his new partner.
And so another day passed.
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Day 14 of the raid.
•
Ẁ е̊ bn ӧ v ёl̀ Е ň u_m ӑ
•
Day 14 of entry.
The third fusion occurred.
There were 2 gates.
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A temple overgrown with vines.
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The raid party that arrived at the temple collapsed forward as if they were falling down.
“We’re here.”
“Arrived.”
“Ugh, it’s over.”
Two hours of sleep a day. Except for the breakfast and dinner prepared by Lee Shin, they had continued raiding nonstop.
On the 17th day of the raid, they finally reached the boss room.
E n̂um_a . іḋ
Normally, for unauthorized gates, the clear time for a level 7 gate was about a month but they had cut it by almost half.
It had been that much of a forced march, so even superhuman hunters couldn’t withstand it.
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Then the Mountain King clapped his hands and stepped forward.
“Everyone did well. I’d like to say something more but……”
The raid party, dark circles hanging under their eyes, looked at him desperately.
Smiling gently, the Mountain King said the words they most wanted to hear.
Еn̈ ūṁ.а. і̌ d
“Let’s sleep first.”
“Uwaaa.”
As if waiting for it, they threw off their equipment and laid their heads down. Soon after, the raid party fell asleep as if it were a lie.
Watching them, Kim Jong-pil chuckled and searched for a spot.
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While he was wondering where to lie down, trees wove together into a bed.
“Heh heh. As expected, only Vita. Thanks. I’ll catch some shut-eye.”
W éb̆ñ о vél Е̇numа̂
Kim Jong-pil lay down on the bed.
His eyes heavy with fatigue closed, and he fell fast asleep.
He didn’t know how long he slept, but he woke up to the savory smell.
And then he saw a ridiculous sight.
“……What are you doing?”
“Grilling meat.”
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Lee Shin was grilling meat right next to Kim Jong-pil’s wooden bed.
“Next to someone sleeping?”
“You’d be lonely alone.”
At Lee Shin’s gesture, the raid party—who had woken up at some point—were each sitting in front of a grill, knocking back shots of soju.
“If I don’t take care of you, elder, who will?”
“Hoho, look at this cheeky brat. What about the kids?”
W ӗ bn̂ о̊ vе̊.l̀ Е̂ ň ùm̈а́
“Who?”
“Your kids.”
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“Even if you say it, why are they my kids? They’re our kids. Look, over there.”
Lee Shin’s hand pointed to the side.
Yu Rira laughing among the raid party, Park Su-bin blushing from being praised, and Baek Yeon-woo nodding off next to Kim Yushin.
“If the leader plays favorites, the raid party’s mood gets ruined.”
E ń u mа̇
“Good that you know.”
“Since you’re awake, come sit. Your favorite samgyeopsal, and this.”
A green bottle shook in Lee Shin’s hand.
It was the soju brand Kim Jong-pil usually drank.
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This kid hasn’t changed, Kim Jong-pil chuckled as he got down from the bed to sit.
A grill set on a gas burner, samgyeopsal sizzling on it. Not just samgyeopsal—frozen samgyeopsal.
Ẁ еbn̄ о̀.v̊е̊l̈ Е.n̄_u ḿ а̀
“You know what’s good. Frozen samgyeopsal and soju inside a gate is something special.”
“There’s nothing I don’t know. Cheers.”
“Keukeu. Cheeky brat.”
They clinked their soju glasses, and Kim Jong-pil looked at Lee Shin curiously.
“In all my life, this is the first time I’ve seen a leader feed people elixirs like they’re supplements while raiding.”
“Are you sulking because I didn’t give you any?”
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“You brat.”
“Just kidding. Heh, embarrassing. It’s not even that expensive.”
“You little… I know the base cost. At least hundreds of millions.”
That’s right. The ‘medicine’ Lee Shin gave them once a day after breakfast was actually elixirs.
He had been dosing each of the 32 raid members with one elixir every day, excluding the Mountain King.
If you added the long-gone title of ‘honor: leader who feeds you well,’ it was like they had been given growth stimulants.
W е b̆ nõv̇е l̄ Ѐ ṅūm а
Seeing their clearly raised potential made Lee Shin’s eyes delighted.
“Isn’t it about time you told me?”
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“Told you what?”
“The schedule.”
Sleeping only 2 hours a day and raiding was a murderous forced march, something even the Mountain King had never experienced.
Thanks to the Mountain King’s charisma and Lee Shin’s taming, they had made it without accidents, but truthfully, with this schedule, complaints should have already erupted.
Е̄ńum̌ а
“You said we had to come here like being chased by something. Up to right before the boss room. Not clear it, just up to the door.”
“Heheh. Did I say that?”
Clinking soju glasses, Lee Shin looked toward the boss room.
As he was organizing how to explain it, the Mountain King’s next words caught him off guard.
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“Don’t tell me those gates before we entered are the cause?”
“Ooh?!”
Wẽb̆ nо̂ v ė l Ӗň ũm̆а̃
“……So it’s true.”
“See, this is why I like smart people.”
“Could it be fusion?”
-Clap clap clap.
“Mountain King, 100 points.”
That’s right.
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This gate was originally going to become a level 8 gate.
All those gates they had seen upon entry would fuse, becoming the biggest event in North Korea.
Which meant—
“What do you think happens if a gate that’s being raided fuses?”
“……?!”
“Do we go back to the beginning? Or somewhere in the middle? Or get dropped in randomly?”
W е̌ b̌ n о v̊ е̄ l̃ Ěǹ um̆а̌
As Kim Jong-pil, rarely flustered, showed his confusion, Lee Shin laughed broadly, refilling his glass.
“You’ll know the answer soon enough.”
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…
Ѐn̂ u m̂ а̇ . і_d
……
Day 17 of entry.
The two gates that had been facing each other finally began reacting.
They started exchanging mana and resonating.
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Flashes of sparks and surging waves of magical light appeared.
A halo of light swirled around the two gates, sucking in the air. Like black holes devouring their surroundings.
Е n u m̃.а
Then a strand of mana intertwined.
A threadlike mana flow connected the gates’ mana.
Soon another strand. And another.
Eventually, the surging currents of mana reached for each other like static electricity and gradually, they became one……
Day 18 of entry.
The gates finally became one.
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Fusion
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