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Chapter 60
『GM may be infamous, but sometimes there are bonus events. In your beginner days, it’s important to make the most out of these bonus events. Today, I’ll teach you how to do that.
…Lastly, there’s the “Shinsung Group Event.” Just clearing it will get you the ultra-special backing of Chairman Kang Do-gyeong. It’s a sweet event. But the preparations are complicated—first, you go to “Kangwon Land,” and then… 』
— From Mr. Lee’s GM Beginner’s Must-Read Guide, Part 3: “Bonus Events”
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Someone of Chairman Kang Do-gyeong’s standing doesn’t get surprised by just anything.
Еń ũm а
He’s nearly seventy years old, has been through every kind of battle—on the ground, in the air—and has tasted the sweet, bitter, and downright foul of society. More than that, he’s someone who landscaped that society itself.
That’s why Lee Shin once again proved it—his insane ability to unsettle Chairman Kang Do-gyeong with just one sentence.
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“…Say that again.”
“There’s someone fixing matches.”
“Again.”
“In that guild that turns your stomach, there’s someone doing match. Fix. Ing.”
Е́ňu̇m а̊ . î d́
Match-fixing.
Deliberately manipulating the outcome of a match, altering wins, losses, and scores.
It can undermine the very foundation of sports, erase its reason for existence, and shatter fans’ trust even once. Among sports-related misconduct, it’s one of the most vicious crimes.
The Guild War League also suffers from match-fixing.
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By binding the awe of human Awakening into a sports framework, it turned it into a source of entertainment for all humanity.
Sure, you get the pleasures, fun, marketability, and profitability of sports, but in return, you inherit sports’ chronic problems as well.
W̆е̃b ñ о̃ v̀e̊l Еn̆ ũ m̄ а̃
And the worst form of those problems is match-fixing.
That’s why even a giant like Chairman Kang Do-gyeong couldn’t help but harden his expression and become serious.
“Is this true? This is no joke. If you’re talking nonsense, say so now.”
“It’s 100% true. No matter how gutsy I am, would I dare spout baseless words in front of you?”
“You’d better explain that basis well. I’m very angry right now.”
“Then…”
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Lee Shin organized his thoughts and began to speak.
The original order of the “Shinsung Group Event” goes like this:
1. Go to Kangwon Land.
2. Spend over a certain amount and enter the VIP room.
3. Witness “Chae Moon,” the main hunter of Shinsung Guild.
4. In the later “Apgujeong Match-Fixing Scandal” event, meet certain conditions.
Ėnu m̄ a
Finally—
5. Meet the chairman of Shinsung Group.
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There are minor related events and branches in between, but that’s roughly the framework.
Now, Lee Shin had skipped steps 1–4 entirely and gone straight to 5, using both the differences between reality and the game, and the fact that they were both in the position of “chaebol.”
‘Now, shall I lay out what I’ve prepared?’
Normally, you’d present evidence to prove the match-fixing, but having skipped the process, there’s no evidence yet—so all the steps must be newly set up.
We̊ bn.о̀ v̆_еl Еn um а̌
However—when you know the conclusion, fabricating the process is no big deal…
Activate the mouth of hell.
“The first time I sensed something was off was last year, when you played against the B&S Guild. For some reason, Chae Moon’s movements stood out to me. Awkward? Strange? Anyway, I thought he was just injured at the time. After all, what hunter in this field doesn’t have some minor injury?
But the more I watched, the stranger it seemed. That feeling, you know? Like he was intentionally making mistakes? So I kept an eye on him. And sure enough, his aim was just slightly off.
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Feeling suspicious, I reviewed Shinsung’s past matches that very day. Look here.”
Cracking a joke about how YouTube is great these days, he pushed his phone forward.
Е n̂ u m̌ а̂ ._і d
It was a YouTube video of a Shinsung match highlight from seven years ago.
And this was the point when “Acrobat Chae Moon’s” match-fixing began.
How do I know?
‘Because I saw it in Chae Moon’s story ending.’
For whatever reason, Chae Moon is classified as a “hunter” in the GM system.
What that means is, he has a story and branching points.
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There is, in some way, a way to whitewash his image, and if he repents, you can get a redemption ending. There’s even a memoir-ending where he reflects on the past.
The problem is, laughably enough, that even in his “memoir,” his criminal acts were recorded in such detail that it could just as well be called a crime diary.
Lee Shin explained each of ten matches and ten battle scenes in detail.
At first, Kang Do-gyeong was fuming; by the third match, he had gotten serious; by the sixth, he had put on his reading glasses; and when all the matches were done, he was looking not at the matches, but at Lee Shin himself.
“…You found all this yourself?”
“Yes.”
Е̌ñ u m а
“The stride during combat, the way his muscles flex when using the whip, the shoulder lagging when changing direction, his gaze going to allies more than enemies, blocking paths during key team fights… all of that came from your head?”
“No. Not my head.”
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Lee Shin raised his index and middle fingers to point at his own eyes.
“I saw it with these two eyes.”
If you take 99% truth and add 1% lie, you get an artful fabrication. Add a bit of seasoning to the truth from the story ending and…
Chae Moon has already become a bastard, and Lee Shin becomes a genius with such special eyes that he could uncover a bastard’s dirty tricks that no one else knew about.
Ё ṅü m̊ å. і̊ ḋ
“Didn’t you hear from the director? He said I bragged a lot about my sharp eyes.”
“I don’t listen to what others say. I believe only what I see and hear myself.”
“So, are you satisfied?”
Kang Do-gyeong, having forgotten his anger, was now looking at Lee Shin as though at some fascinating creature.
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“Your analysis has weight. No holes in it. But it all fits together so neatly it almost feels contrived…”
“Please overlook that kind of thing. I’m the leader of a guild too—I can’t expose 100% of my cards, can I?”
Е n̄ u ḿ ӓ
“Right, you’ve got a point. A leader should keep at least one blade hidden in his chest.”
That aside—
Kang Do-gyeong shifted from being an old man who’d met an interesting young fellow back to being a seasoned businessman.
If what Lee Shin said was true, this match-fixing matter could never be taken lightly.
The Guild War Secretariat, compared to its relatively lax handling of external affairs, is famous for responding with extreme severity inside the Gate.
A prime example was when, during match-fixing in League 3 a few years back, they revoked the licenses of two guilds without any review.
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On the other hand, their indifference to the recent “Procurement Gate” scandal shows just how starkly different their attitude is toward inside vs. outside incidents.
In other words, if this went wrong, the fallout could hit not just Chae Moon, but the entire guild.
“At least it’s fortunate that I only saw Chae Moon involved.”
“…It’s not certain yet.”
“Oh, come on~ You’ve already taken the bait. The moment you walk out that door, you’ll tell those men in black over there to investigate, and then it’ll come right out—that what I said is the truth.”
“You’d better watch your mouth. The reason you’ve got that ‘delinquent’ reputation is all because of that mouth of yours.”
Ӗ n ù m a .іd̃
“If my eyes are my weapon, my mouth is my livelihood.”
Looking at Kang Do-gyeong’s complicated expression, Lee Shin thought:
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‘He’s almost there.’
This isn’t an unsolvable problem.
Frankly, just shutting Chae Moon’s mouth and releasing him is enough. Sure, a little intimidation and violence might be needed in the process, but the problem itself is simple.
Even so, the reason Kang Do-gyeong hesitated was because he was a businessman to the bone.
Е̌n um̄ а̂
The nickname “Acrobat” alone shows that Chae Moon is a respected hunter. His whip allows for both long-range and close-range attacks, and he can even use its elasticity and unpredictability for movement skills and initiating fights.
He was once called the “Post-Man King,” a representative utility dealer of the league.
And now he’s supposed to release someone like that without earning a penny? If you sold him to the increasingly crazy European League, you could easily pocket hundreds of billions. That’s the first thing that rubs you wrong.
Then, you’d have to pour equivalent resources into finding a replacement—and where would that money come from?
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From Kang Do-gyeong’s own pocket, his precious pocket. That’s the second thing that rubs him wrong.
In short, releasing Chae Moon wouldn’t be the end—it’d mean a double loss.
Ẇ e b̊ nŏ v е̃ l̀ Еnum̃ ä_
But that’s from businessman Kang Do-gyeong’s perspective.
Lee Shin was different. He carefully pulled something out from his inner pocket.
“If you’re having a hard time deciding, how about I do a little consulting for you?”
“…What’s with those stupid glasses?”
“You don’t know about sub-characters?”
Genius CEO, step aside for a moment.
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The author of the GM user’s bible, GM Beginner’s Must-Read Guide.
The number-one instructor for rookie managers.
Here comes the veteran, Mr. Lee.
“Chairman, you have to trust me completely.”
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That day, Chae Moon was in the Kangwon Land VIP room again.
Ѐ n̊u m ǎ
Cards passed back and forth on the poker table, and a hazy layer of cigarette smoke settled over it.
Raise, raise, call…
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As the chips piled up, the bare faces of human nature lying underneath were revealed just as they were—nervousness, anxiety, expectation, impulse, immersion.
This tingling sensation drove Chae Moon crazy.
-Gulp!
Gambling is often called a foolish bet where you risk something certain to gain something uncertain.
Ẁ ĕ b̊n̄ӧ v̆ e̊l̈ Ê ň uḿ а
Chae Moon agreed—it is a foolish bet.
But isn’t life the same from the start?
Aren’t we all betting something certain (time) to gain something uncertain (the future)?
When he was younger, he too had thrown himself into this wager. He worked himself to death to become the second “Ten Thousand King.”
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But this wager called life never smiled at him.
All that was left for the loser was ten years of effort, a shabby limit, and the reputation of being a cheap imitation of the Ten Thousand King.
W̃ е b n o ṽе̂ l̊ Еnu̇m а̃
That was when he stumbled upon gambling by chance. At least in gambling, whether he won or lost, he could decide his fate with his own hands—how reasonable was that?
“Tsk… full house? Ha…”
“If you’ll excuse me.”
“Haha, Pro Chae, not your day today?”
“Deal the cards.”
As with all gambling, he lost more often than he won.
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Still, Chae Moon didn’t think much of it—he enjoyed it with perfect cool-headedness, unlike the addicts over there.
Even if, in the process, the “spare money” he lacked made him dabble in that matter.
The Shinsung Guild has always been stuck in the mid-tier anyway.
He had only lost a game he was going to lose anyway—what was wrong with that?
When you lose, everyone is unhappy, so if he could at least be happy, wasn’t that actually a good thing according to the law of the conservation of happiness?
—Thus was Chae Moon, whose guilt circuit had already been destroyed, madly intoxicated by the pleasure of gambling.
Еn̄_umа
From anxiety to denial, now to self-justification.
Today too, he stared only at his cards, not even realizing he was committing a crime.
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So of course, he didn’t suspect a thing about the whiskey handed to him by a staff member he’d never seen before.
“Hm? This is my first time trying this—what is it?”
“Redbreast 15-years. It’s known as the most well-balanced among Irish whiskeys.”
“Give me another glass.”
Ӗ n u ṁ ӓ
When Chae Moon finally stood up from his fun, it was already dawn.
“I had a good time.”
“Pro Chae, leaving already?”
“Don’t go now, just one more game—you’re on a roll.”
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“I’ve got training tomorrow. That’s it for me.”
In truth, it was because he’d run out of money to play, but as a major hunter, he had his pride and didn’t speak weakly.
E ṅ u m̂a
Just as he was about to head to the car parked in the VIP-only lot—
“…!”
A transparent cube-shaped spell locked his legs in place.
Throwing weapons flew from the darkness and lodged in his body.
Still, perhaps because he was a major hunter, Chae Moon somehow managed to raise his whip to counterattack.
But—
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“Kuh…”
The hand holding the whip trembled like a leaf.
In that moment, he remembered the whiskey the unfamiliar staff member had given him earlier, and the thought—I’ve been had!—flashed through his mind.
By then, a syringe was already stuck in the carotid artery of his neck.
“Kugh!”
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