Chapter 122 – Episode 122. We Have No Money, No Power
A conference room inside the Swordsman Guild.
Me and Sua Lee, Mr. Muscle and Mr. Captain were having a meeting once a week.
The muscle man clicked his tongue and said.
“Isn’t that what we should do about it? Looking at it now, the size of the organization has grown considerably… It is more than twice the size of our alliance.”
Now, the target that Mr. Muscle is talking about is a guy who recently posted an article on the bulletin board impersonating a warrior.
He posted a post on the bulletin board, and his post became a huge issue.
In the beginning, he did not receive much attention, but his impersonation as a hero gained considerable credibility due to the following articles such as eyewitness accounts (?).
It was because a series of posts came up saying that they saw a fake warrior wielding a sword of light and slicing down monsters, and that a beautiful woman armed with holy light, a saint, was with him next to him.
Right now, the three of us (the manager can’t see the bulletin board) were talking with the bulletin board window open in front of them.
Sooah Lee said.
“Ah, now another article has come up. Another sighting.”
I listened to Lee Soo-ah and looked at the top of the bulletin board.
As Lee Soo-ah said, the title of the newly uploaded article is [I saw it too. That person] Was.
The content… Is the same as the previous eyewitness accounts.
[I saw him fight too. He cut the orc with a sword that emitted 5 meters of white light. Looking at the light that came out of the sword, I should say that I felt a very holy feeling. That person must be a warrior. And a woman wearing a white dress next to her. It was really pretty. They say people are healed when the light comes out of their hands. She must be a saint.
Anyway, I’m thinking of joining the guild they recruit. I think we need to help the hero to finish this damn game quickly. Everyone, let’s not have useless doubts and help the real warriors. ]
… I closed the bulletin board with a bored expression.
Sighting stories that suddenly started overflowing after a fake hero posted and a little time passed.
Doesn’t this stink too much?
There were quite a few comments asking why there were so many eyewitness accounts like this, whether there were many people who had the same thoughts as me.
However, there were far more comments that believed that a hero had appeared in Korea than those comments.
Everyone has a lot of money.
One comment costs 5 gold. Really..
Anyway, people are increasingly flocking to the place where the hero is.
I’ve already said that the scale has far exceeded the size of our alliance.
The problem is that the location of the warrior’s guild is not far from the location of our union.
Well, no matter how wide it is, the metropolitan area is there.
Since the last dungeon event was held in the metropolitan area, many people living in the provinces settled down in the metropolitan area.
The blood festival guild and the one guild that were formed last time were also the ones that came from the provinces and tried to establish themselves in the metropolitan area.
Anyway, as a result, most of the organizations are concentrated in the metropolitan area, and in particular, the muscle man is concerned that the hero impersonator’s organization is located not far from the area where our union is located.
I said in a low voice.
“What, do I need to take any action? As I said before, the more the hero impersonator spreads, the worse it is for us. Because the demons’ first target will be them. If you don’t touch me first, I think it’s better to pretend you don’t know…”
“It’s because you touch it first.”
The muscle man let out a deep sigh.
As I stared blankly at him, the muscle man started talking.
“Yesterday, five men came to the clan… No, the guild. They said they came from the guild ‘Light’, and came to convey the message of the hero.”
The Death Knight Clan was upgraded to a guild due to the additional recruits.
After hearing the words of the muscle man who had become the guild leader, not the clan leader, I asked back.
“A light guild? Anyway, with the sense of naming…”
“Yes, this is a guild with an impersonator as the guild leader. Anyway, I went inside to hear what they were saying. What do you mean… It’s exactly what you’d expect. It’s a story about coming under their command. As long as the demon king descended, the demon tribes will intensify in the future, and the humans were talking about the need to gather together with the warriors and unite their strength.”
“Hmm, well, it’s no different from the constant chatter on the bulletin board. So?”
“What, do you want to hear more? I said don’t worry because I’m not interested. From then on, the voices I heard were really… Spectacle.”
“Is it a spectacle?”
The muscular man who sighed heavily at my question and continued his conversation.
“Even though he couldn’t help even a little bit the hero who gave his all for humanity, he was blinded by his self-interest and status and couldn’t look at the bigger things, they said something. Are you a small-time villain? Anyway… Well…
How can I say It was like seeing people obsessed with pseudo-religion. No matter what I said, it didn’t work.”
Omg.
To say that to a muscle man and not to anyone else.
You guys are crazy
I asked the muscle man with a feeling of doubt.
“So… What did you do?”
“… I just let them go.”
“…”
The muscle man gritted his teeth, but then he chewed the coffee cup in front of her eyes and growled as if to eat it.
“I wanted to just cut off the head, but if I do that, not only our guild, but all of our unions will be annoyed. In fact, if I had just been the guild leader of the Death Knight guild, I would have cut everything without thinking about the future… But that’s not the case anymore…”
Wow.
That’s cool
This guy’s personality isn’t that kind of a goofy one.
I can’t believe I put up with that kind of bullshit in my face.
I said, patting the muscle man on the shoulder.
“You really had a hard time putting up with it. But if you put up with it too much, you might get sick, so it’s okay if you don’t have to put up with it that much next time.”
“Yes? Can’t I put up with it?”
I said with a grin.
“It’s not like we don’t have the strength, so why are we holding back? If you’re wrong, give it a shot. It’s smaller than them, but you don’t think we’ll lose to them, do you?”
At my words, the muscle man’s face brightened.
“You lose. The strength of our union is something I know very well. Oh, sorry. If I had known in advance, I wouldn’t have let them go yesterday…”
Muscular old man muttering with a sad expression.
Okay.
I don’t think we’ll even care about what they’re impersonating, but that’s not really an issue.
It’s not that we don’t have the strength, so why do we endure it?
The muscle man came to the stationery store where I was staying a while ago and had a 1:1 sparring with Juniel that I had promised before.
The words are sparring, but both of them didn’t worry about dying, so we fought really hard without putting circumstances in our hands.
The result was Juniel’s complete victory.
Muscle man, I managed to survive the first few moves, but my back was broken in two by Juniel’s Grand Tail.
The next day, the muscle man who was burned to death while fighting the trio of Ji-soo, Ji-yoon and Si-eun.
To be honest, the trio of Jisoo, Jiyoon, and Shieun can’t win even Juniel.
The connection between the three is really great.
The synergy between the near-dealer, one-dealer, and tanker is amazing.
It would be a different story if Juniel used berserk, but even if that were the case, those three would not be lethargic.
I was really proud to be watching my subordinates perform.
It’s the result of me shaking my back so hard.
Anyway.
The muscular man who coolly admitted defeat is commuting to the stationery store every day.
Haru is Juniel, Haru is fighting against the trio of Sieun, Jiyoon, and Jisoo, and is growing by dying once in a while.
That’s why I think Mr. Muscle knows the strength of my subordinates better than anyone else.
There…
I glanced sideways.
A hero who listens to our story with a blank expression.
How powerful is that hero?
A hero who fights enemies based on ridiculous skills.
The crazy skill called ‘Light of the Hero’ will probably disappear even if Ji-yoon, who has the highest defense among my subordinates, can’t stand it.
And, one more.
I looked at the old man who was sitting with a dirty look.
In fact, it is true that he looks the weakest and is poor in reality, but I think there is probably no existence as specialized in large-scale massacres as this man.
Even the poison I saw last time was small, so if I could prepare a sufficient amount, I would be able to get most of the dregs out in one shot.
I looked at my colleagues with a satisfied face.
This is also the reason why I don’t particularly care, no matter how large the group pretending to be a hero is.
Because I am confident
“From now on, if someone argues with you, don’t just go over it. If you avoid it because it’s annoying and then look down on it, it might cause more trouble.”
“All right.”
The old man nodded his head with an excited face.
Perhaps, if people similar to those who came yesterday visited again, I would not be able to return safely.
I said looking at the hero and the captain.
“So are you two. Since they are large-scale guild leaders, I think the same proposal will come. In that case, don’t boil the inside to endure it, and throw it away coolly. The power of our union is greater than you might think.”
Lee Soo-ah and the captain nodded at my words.
We were able to end the meeting in such a warm atmosphere.
I thought that our next battle target would probably be a group of hero impersonators.
Just like the muscular man who is eagerly awaiting, neither the hero nor the captain will let go of those who come to capture them because of what I said.
But, surprisingly, they didn’t come in contact with us anymore.
Perhaps they thought that the will of the muscle man was the will of the entire union, and neither the hero nor the man in charge showed any movement to embrace them as their own group.
Rather, the next battle began in an unexpected place.
I quickly received a call and rushed to the meeting room of the Swordsman Guild.
Lee Soo-ah was alone in the conference room.
It seems that Mr. Captain and Mr. Muscle are still on the way.
I asked Lee Soo-ah.
“The monsters are gathering?”
“Yes, Min-gu. This is a call from the reconnaissance team. Demonic spirits are gathering at a distance of 30 km to the east…”
All guilds within the alliance run their own reconnaissance teams.
Their mission is to always monitor the movements of the surrounding demonic villages and various organizations.
It is said that the gathering of monsters was captured in their eyes as they looked around from the tallest building around them with a telescope with the ‘Eagle Eye’ skill applied at the store.
At first, they didn’t really think they were gathering because there were many fights between the monster villages, and there were many overlapping traffic lines while moving.
However, as time passed, the size of the gathered monsters gradually increased.
As soon as they started moving, the scout, who could no longer look on, reported to the guild, and Lee Soo-ah immediately called a union meeting.
I frowned and asked Lee Soo-ah.
“The direction they’re moving… Is this?”
“Yes… I don’t know if it’s just the direction this way or if the destination is here… But it’s certain that it’s coming here.”
Hmm, something troubling happened.
But if you think otherwise, it’s also an opportunity.
I haven’t had enough money lately though.
If we’re good, we might make enough money to buy all of our subordinates’ necklaces in one shot.
With a face mixed with greed and expectation, I waited for the boss man and the muscle man to come.
