Chapter 374 – Clue (1)
With the final exam, all lectures for the second year have ended.
In the afternoon after all the exams were over, my teammates and I… , No, should I say guild members now.
Anyway, we all sat together in the club room and guild hideout.
“Everyone has worked hard this year.”
“Dojin had a hard time too!”
Naeun is the first to smile brightly and recognize my hard work.
After all, the only thing I think about is my bitch.
“You’re right. Pfft… , No, Dojin, you had a really hard time this year.”
Elena attacks as if she doesn’t want to lose.
The moment the word ‘puppy’ came out of my mouth, I was shocked.
I’m so worried because he keeps calling me Puppy whenever we’re alone together.
I’m worried that I’ll make the same mistake I’m making now, and I’m not sure how long I can hold on… , Ugh.
Despite my frustration, Elena doesn’t seem to care much.
They said that if you want to settle down, why not get married?
So she asked me if I wanted to marry her, and then asked, ‘Did Dojin think of Elena as just her midsummer night’s dream?!’ She got so angry that I had a hard time calming her down.
“Okay, thank you everyone. The reason she asked us to gather here… , She’s been trying to implement the plan she talked about before since she’s on vacation.”
Five… , No, now the club room is large enough for six people, including Juyeon.
However, there is one reason why she decided to start in this place that seemed too unrealistic to be called a guild hideout.
“That… “You mean you’re holding a sign-up test for college students?”
“That’s right.”
It’s just as Shin Yu-jeong said.
Where is the Korean university?
It is one of the hunter academies that attracts attention not only in Korea but also around the world.
It is like a treasure chest where all talented young awakened people gather.
Even college students are mostly free agents unless they belong to a family that runs a hunter guild.
That means that even if I pick the kids I want, I can recruit them as long as I provide the down payment.
“As everyone knows, Korea’s guilds are currently saturated.”
There are too many guilds in this small piece of land.
There are many people who think, ‘Should I start a guild too?’ And take on the challenge.
If we look at the old days, it would be similar to resigning from a job and opening a chicken restaurant.
As a result, the process of splitting and merging talent here and there happens countless times.
In the process, wouldn’t the failing guild ask for a transfer fee to somehow earn a penny?
“But the talented people are just lying on the ground here?”
It’s a bit disappointing to use it right now, but talented people who will bloom in the future are gathered here.
I plan to select only the stones among them and pull them out to build a strong guild.
“The plan is great… “Will it work out as intended?”
Seo-yeon was quietly listening when the guy tackles her and comes in.
“According to what you said, I think there were already many seniors who created guilds in that way before us… “I’ve never heard of a guild that was that successful.”
“That’s a good point.”
Hmm.
Although she is my daughter, she has very keen insight.
“As Seoyeon said, there were many prophets who had the same thoughts as me.”
“… Prophet?”
“Shh, quiet.”
“…”
Have fun, Shin Yu-jeong.
“But no guild has succeeded in attracting talent and growing. “Why?”
“Uh… “Do you all know your own worth?”
Is it you again, Son Seo-yeon!
“Everyone applaud!”
Clap clap clap…
“That is correct. If you enroll and graduate from a Korean university and obtain a hunter’s license, you are at least qualified to join a strong guild. But if I tell you to waste my talent by joining a small guild that starts in a club room, who will join?”
Everyone failed like that.
A small guild of college students that starts in a club room.
Will it succeed or will it fail?
No, to be precise, there is no reason to step into a dangerous place where the probability of failure is several times higher than the probability of success.
Even if I listen to a subscription test or a recommendation, it doesn’t make any sense at all.
“But we are different.”
“What’s different?”
Shin Yoo-jeong asks in an indifferent manner.
It’s messed up again.
I’ll have to comfort you later.
“The members are different.”
What sets us apart from other guilds that have all failed is our members.
“We are college students, but we are already active hunters. “Even all of them are elites of at least B grade or higher.”
In addition, we also have a hidden card that everyone covets.
“We even have Hunter Juyeon Han.”
“Oh.”
As he pointed at her, Juyeon cupped her cheeks with both hands as if she was embarrassed.
It’s cute, but… , Isn’t it a bit weird to do it in front of college students?
“Our guild is already treated as more than a fairly strong guild.”
There are enough conditions to attract the attention of talented college students.
Even if you join a guild in its early stages when its growth is certain, you will be treated as a contributor to its founding.
If that happens, it is natural that the influence within the guild will increase.
“… That’s what I heard.”
An atmosphere where everyone understands the explanation.
“So how many people are being recruited?”
“Well. “If there is any talent that satisfies my eyes, I should receive it.”
“What is your eye level?”
“Of course… “Shouldn’t it be at least like you?”
The guys who heard me laughed bitterly.
“… “Aren’t you saying you won’t accept it?”
“It sounded that way to Elena’s ears, too.”
“Dojin with high eyes, he’s cute… ♥”
Haha.
They’re full of confidence, these guys.
I think I need to flatten those noses that got so sticky during vacation.
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After the promised three days, I was on my way to Zodiac’s guild hideout.
Along with the thought that I might finally be able to obtain information about the hidden hexagram, the words that Juhee Han gave in response to my question and the words of Jeonghee interconnect.
A heartbreaking time for a wife left behind after losing her husband, a hunter…
After her marriage, she took on various positions and her activity as a hunter naturally decreased.
She goes to a safer place, and I go to a place where the fight against monsters still awaits.
Of course, I’m not sure if she was feeling anxious during the time I was away or not.
However, it is also true that such feelings have been overlooked.
“… “I thought it would be okay.”
She is a hunter like me.
He was also someone who knew better than anyone else how to conquer dungeons and deal with villains.
So I thought it would be okay, but if it wasn’t…
“You might be disappointed.”
If the girl waiting for me truly felt that way, she would have reason to dislike the name National Hunter.
That must have seemed like the culprit that drove my husband into an even more dangerous place.
“… “Is that why?”
Han Joo-hee completely blocked Seo-yeon’s dream of becoming a hunter along with me.
He did not give me a chance to teach him swordsmanship, and even broke the child’s stubbornness to go to a Korean university to become a hunter and forced him into the magic tower.
At that time, I understood that it was just because I didn’t want my precious daughter to be in danger… , What if she wasn’t the only one?
“Is it because of me?”
Perhaps she voted strongly against it because she wanted to become a hunter like me rather than opposing her job as a hunter.
It’s only natural that her heart is so blackened from being so anxious waiting for her husband.
But that was all.
“This alone is not enough.”
That alone is not enough to understand all of her actions.
A representative example is the reason for holding hands with the hexagram.
All she wants is a woman she can get her hands on.
Wealth, fame, power.
What’s so disappointing about a woman who has everything without fail?
“… “I have to find out from now on.”
Ominous thoughts do not leave my mind.
Could it be that they are plotting something outrageous that would never occur to ordinary people?
She enters the building, feeling as if she had stuffed a sweet potato into her mouth without a drop of water.
“Welcome.”
Just like last time, a blonde woman comes out of the desk and guides me.
As I take the elevator up, I make eye contact with K, who is standing in front of the guild leader’s office.
“Welcome. “You came on time.”
“Because I tend to keep my appointments on time.”
“Haha, is that so?”
He smiled dryly and opened the door to the guild leader’s room.
“Let’s go inside. “The boss is waiting.”
“… “The boss himself?”
“Yes. “I told you what you said, and he said he would like to talk to me in person at least once.”
Should I call this an unexpected windfall?
To me, there is nothing bad about this story.
If you face the boss in person, you might be able to get a rough idea of his power.
“Okay, let’s go in.”
I go inside, hiding my nervousness.
Contrary to the expectation that a boss character would be waiting, the guild leader’s room was empty.
“…”
Instead, a large screen hangs on one wall.
All that was reflected there was a black screen.
In the middle, a silhouette slightly darker than the black screen is faintly visible.
A man sitting on a chair with one leg crossed.
A voice comes from there.
-Nice to meet you, Kim Do-jin. It’s much better than what I heard from K.
Umm.
I can only see a silhouette on this side, but on the other side, they are looking straight at me.
This is a bit unfair.
Well, what can I do?
A thirsty person digs a well, and a regretful person has to endure it.
I ask him, hiding my uncomfortable feelings.
“Are you the boss of Zodiac?”
-That’s right. I would be grateful if you could call me King. But…
As he trails off, the magic in the air fluctuates and gathers around him due to an unknown force.
The magic power gathered like that.
-Have you ever thought that your tone of voice is a little arrogant?
Coo coo coo… !
It began to release intense pressure and weigh down my entire body.
