Chapter 59

Chapter 59

Special Training (1)

“Now, let’s get to the main point.”

Everyone sat down, and Kang Hyeon spoke first.

“Why did you come here? Mr. Han Si-hwan, you go first.”

“Yes. I want to join the Badass Guild...”

“That’s enough. Next, the Jo brothers, Seong-chan and Dong-won?”

“We also came to join the guild...”

It was the expected answer.

Kang Hyeon just nodded, as he had only asked to confirm.

“Haa... First, Mr. Han Si-hwan.”

“Yes!”

“How many people in total want to join the guild?”

“Including myself, 10 people. They all have good character and excellent skills!”

“That’s enough, wasn’t the Guardian Guild’s motto originally to protect humanity?”

“Yes.”

“From what I saw before, it seemed a bit like a cult.”

“That, that’s...”

Honestly, it wasn’t wrong.

In the days when Park Se-hyeon was there.

They really believed they were the guardians of humanity.

“The guild members coming with you, Mr. Han Si-hwan, They are the real deal in the guild, right?”

“Yes... It seems so...”

Hearing the answer, Kang Hyeon shook his head.

“Does that guy sitting there playing games or Shin Seong-a here look interested in that?”

“...”

“We’re not people gathered with such noble intentions. Just because we want to become stronger. And because it’s boring to go alone? That’s about the extent of our reasons for gathering.”

Han Si-hwan nodded at Kang Hyeon’s words.

“Yes. I know well because I’ve been watching for the past few days. But I realized that without power, justice and protecting humanity are just empty talk.”

“...”

“But if I’m with you, Kang Hyeon, I’m sure I can become stronger than now. In the end, we’ll be able to achieve our goals too.”

“I like your honesty.”

Kang Hyeon smirked at the sight of him talking about his purpose without hiding anything.

“What about the guild members from Haeseon?”

“First, I don’t think I properly expressed my gratitude for your help last time, so I’ll say it again.”

“You don’t have to go that far...”

“Thank you for saving our lives.”

Jo Seong-chan, who had a calm impression, bowed his head so low it almost touched the floor.

His younger brother, Jo Dong-won, looked quite burly and passionate, which was quite contrasting.

“The greeting is done, what’s your purpose for joining the guild? As I said before, the Jeong Jin Guild is already over.”

“Yes. I know. My reason for joining the Badass Guild is not for revenge.”

“Then?”

“It’s because I want to be with you, Kang Hyeon.”

Quite a cringeworthy line.

Kang Hyeon casually took a swig of beer.

“If you’re going to gild my face, forget it. There are no bonus points for that. I’d rather you suck up to me like Han Si-hwan over there. I prefer such honest answers.”

At Kang Hyeon’s words, Han Si-hwan made a sour face.

‘Did he have to express it like that...?’

But since it wasn’t wrong, he couldn’t really refute it.

“Then I’ll speak honestly. I thought if I was with you, Kang Hyeon, I could rise to a higher place. A high place that we wouldn’t have been able to reach originally.”

“A high place, huh...”

“My brother and I are orphans. All our relatives abandoned us, so we grew up in an orphanage. Maybe that’s why we always promised to overcome this world and rise above it since we were young.”

Kang Hyeon smiled with satisfaction at Jo Seong-chan’s words.

“From the outside, it seemed like the younger brother would step up, but as expected, the older brother is the older brother. Good.”

“So then?”

“I’ll accept everyone into the guild. I was thinking about expanding the guild size soon anyway.”

At the mention of expanding the guild size, Han Jae-moon jumped up from his seat.

“Are you not hiring for office work?”

“Why? Aren’t you enough by yourself?”

“Well...”

“If you need more money, just say so and I’ll give you more.”

Han Jae-moon shook his head.

He had enough money even now.

Although he might need quite a bit for stress-induced hair loss treatment soon.

“The money is fine... Please, can’t you hire some employees? I get hundreds of emails a day, countless phone calls, and also...”

“Tch.”

“Anyway, to make money, we need to do business. How long do you think it’ll take to save 100 billion just by running dungeons?”

“...”

“Like older sister said, trying to sell merchandise sounds good. It’s a high value-added industry and we’re already getting plenty of publicity.”

At An Yu-seong’s calm words, Kang Hyeon’s eyes widened.

“I think this is the first time I’ve seen you speak such a long sentence so calmly and seriously?”

“...”

“Maybe it’s because you’re from a rich family, but you suddenly become bright-eyed when money talk comes up. Look at this.”

“That’s not it.”

“What do you mean it’s not?”

At Kang Hyeon’s words, An Yu-seong smiled.

“My sixth sense told me that interesting things are going to happen. Hehe.”

Anticipating what’s to come, An Yu-seong chuckled.

“Then Shin Seong-a, An Yu-seong, and Han Jae-moon will plan the merchandise sales.”

-Bang!

The sound of Han Jae-moon slamming his keyboard was heard from the corner where he was working.

Kang Hyeon ignored it.

“And you know, I’ve been thinking about this, let’s sell items directly from the guild.”

“Items, you say?”

“Yeah. I’ve collected quite a lot so far.”

Kang Hyeon stood up and moved to one corner. Then he started taking out items he had been storing in his inventory one by one.

“Oh my...”

“What is that!?”

As items endlessly poured out from Kang Hyeon’s arms, people’s eyes filled with astonishment.

“Where did you get all of this...?”

“Well... They just accumulated as I hunted here and there.”

“Kang Hyeon. There’s even a B-grade weapon here? Where did this come from?”

Until now, the only way to get B-grade items was through the tutorial. But the B-grade equipment An Yu-seong was holding now clearly wasn’t Kang Hyeon’s.

“Don’t ask when you already know, man.”

Han Si-hwan, who was blankly staring at hundreds of items, suddenly became lost in thought.

‘Am I perhaps going down a very wrong path...?’

It was a moment when he worried if he was becoming a destroyer of humanity rather than a guardian.

“Anyway, selling on the Radar site comes with high fees. We have a lot of items and high-grade equipment, so I was thinking maybe we should sell them separately ourselves.”

“As expected of you, Kang Hyeon. You had even prepared this in advance.”

“That’s right...”

Kang Hyeon nodded glumly at Shin Seong-a’s sincere flattery.

“First, if you need anything, take some.”

“What? Really?!”

Han Si-hwan and Jo Seong-chan’s eyes sparkled at this sudden generous offer.

“At your current level, even going to D-grade dungeons together would be tough. So take what you need and run some dungeons.”

“Yes...”

“What level are each of you now?”

“46.”

“I’m...”

Although he had expected it, hearing their levels made Kang Hyeon sigh.

Han Si-hwan Level 46

Jo Seong-chan Level 39

Jo Dong-won Level 42

They were clearly above average high levels, but the difference with Kang Hyeon was too severe.

Kang Hyeon Level 58

An Yu-seong Level 53

Shin Seong-a Level 46

An Yu-seong was a once-in-a-lifetime talent Kang Hyeon had seen, so he gets a pass.

Shin Seong-a had her own solid character and had achieved tremendous growth while being with Kang Hyeon.

“It’ll be hard to hunt with you guys. You won’t be able to help, let alone endure.”

“...”

“What on earth have you been doing until now? How can you be lower level than Shin Seong-a?”

Everyone made an aggrieved expression at Kang Hyeon’s words.

‘That’s just because you guys are abnormal, you monsters!’

They too had been continuously conquering dungeons until now.

Especially in Han Si-hwan’s case, he was once the second highest level person after the guild master in the Guardian Guild, which was one of Korea’s top 5 guilds.

Moreover, even Park Se-hyeon, the guild master there, was only level 51 before he died.

‘What on earth are they doing to have such a level difference?’

Whether he knew or not how much they wanted to grab him by the collar and ask, Kang Hyeon sighed deeply.

“There’s no helping it. We’ll start special training from tomorrow.”

“Pardon?”