-Oh my, Suho! What the heck is going on!
Boom boom!
As soon as I picked up the phone, my eardrums almost bled from the loud voice.
Suho answered the phone with an awkward expression.
“Haha… … Hello, uncle.”
-What’s up with the hello! I almost fell over in surprise when I suddenly saw your face on the news! How are you feeling? Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?
“I’m okay. I’m not hurt anywhere.
-Really?
“Yes, it’s true. I’m fine.”
-Send it back to video call!
The call suddenly switched to a video call.
Then, a middle-aged man stuck his face in through the phone and glanced at Suho.
-Let’s see. Your face is still handsome. Your body… …has gotten better? You’re really fine.
“I told you it’s true.”
-What a relief.
It was only then that Suho’s uncle, Yoo Jinho, let out a deep sigh of relief over the phone.
-You’re a human. I thought you were just quietly drawing pictures at school, but when on earth did you become a hunter? When you woke up, you should have reported to this uncle right away.
“I’m sorry. I’ve been so busy lately that I forgot.”
This was absolutely not an excuse.
Since I woke up, incidents and accidents have been happening non-stop every day.
Even Suho himself found it surprising that just a month ago, he was an art student quietly drawing pictures of ants in front of a canvas.
Eugene Ho clicked his tongue at Suho’s obvious excuse.
-There’s something else to forget. Who would say you’re not my brother’s son? Is indifference also hereditary? Didn’t you tell your grandparents?
“Yes. What’s the point of saying that? It’ll just worry the people who live leisurely in the countryside.”
-That’s true. If you’ve seen the news related to this incident, how bad it must be for the hearts of the elderly. My heart was pounding so hard when I saw the news that I even postponed all the meetings I had scheduled for today.
“I think my uncle’s heart condition is worse. I don’t think I’ve ever seen my grandparents sick in my entire life.”
-I don’t know, you punk! Anyway, my schedule is completely empty because of you, so do you have time now?
“Now? It’s possible, though.”
-Do you know how many people died in this disaster? I think my heart will calm down if I see you with my own eyes, so let’s meet up for a while. Do you know where my company is?
“You want me to come to your uncle’s company now?”
-Hmm. No. If you wander around in this situation, it will be annoying if people recognize you. I will send my driver out, so just put on some clothes and come in my car.
Just like that.
As the call ended, Suho shrugged.
“Well, it turned out better.”
I also got to see my uncle’s face for the first time in a long time.
And to get rid of those pesky flies outside.
Suho put on some clothes to go out.
* * *
Squeak.
After a while, a black limousine arrived in front of Suho’s house.
“Are you Mr. Seong Su-ho? The CEO sent you.”
‘The Awakened?’
Suho’s eyes lit up at the familiar aura of magic he felt from the driver.
‘Did you send a driver and bodyguard?’
Just like Dr. Min Byeong-gu, not everyone who awakened was willing to risk their life and enter the dungeon.
Rather, if the salary was right, there were quite a few Awakened people who worked in safe jobs outside of dungeons.
chuck.
“Get in the back. I’ll open it for you.”
“No. I’ll figure it out myself.”
It was the moment when Suho tried to politely stop the driver from opening the backseat door.
“Hey, wait a minute! Stop right there!”
“Mr. Seongsuho! Let’s talk for a moment!”
The scouts who had been waiting for Suho to come out of the house ran in and blocked Suho’s path.
“I’m a headhunter from the Hyunmu Guild! I understand you’re still a freelancer, but can we talk for a moment?”
“Let’s hear our conditions first! No matter where you go, a C-class hunter will never receive conditions like these… …!”
“Oh my! Why are you pushing people around? Seongsuho, let’s go to a nearby cafe first.”
The scouts rush to hand out their business cards to Suho and try to grab his wrists and drag him away without warning.
Suho’s brow furrowed slightly at their rude attitude.
[Scouts from large guilds are usually like this. They are especially overbearing towards hunters below the mid-level level because they think they are superior.]
Quay, accustomed to such things, whispered in a voice that only Suho could hear.
chuck.
“Would you like to ride first?”
At that moment, the driver who had come to pick up Suho took off his black sunglasses and stepped in front of Suho.
“I’ll take care of this.”
When he took off his sunglasses, his cold, piercing gaze was revealed.
But the scouts paid no attention to his grim appearance.
Instead, he began to pressure the driver in an overbearing manner.
“Hey. Can’t you tell what to wear and what not to wear?”
“You know who we are, and you dare to interfere, a driver?”
“Do you know how important a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity this is for Hunter Seongsuho?”
The problem was that the scouts were also Awakened.
Since they have to deal with hunters like this due to their job, they had to win the fight from the beginning in order to push their own conditions.
At that moment, an unusual atmosphere flowed between the drivers and scouts.
chuck.
“It’s okay. I’ll talk.”
Suho raised his hand to stop the driver and stepped forward.
Then the scouts’ faces lit up and they started talking to Suho as if they knew it.
“Haha! Yeah, that’s right!”
“As expected from a young friend, he communicates well!”
“I guarantee you that if you hear our conditions, you will be shocked… … .”
At that moment.
Suddenly.
“… … !”
The faces of the scouts who had been opening their mouths excitedly began to turn pale quickly.
I just saw it.
Suho’s distant gaze that looked at them indifferently.
A pitch-black abyss whose end cannot be measured.
[‘Effect: Fear’ is activated.] [All abilities of targets are reduced by 50% for 1 minute.]
Then Suho opened his mouth.
“I don’t know what the conditions are, but I’ll receive it by email. Since you found out my home address, you probably know my email address as well. And if you come to me like this… … .”
Tiring.
[Learned ‘Skill: Survival Lv.1’.]
There was no need to go on and on.
As the system message assured, Suho’s will to live was ‘real’, having been through countless battles.
“Sir, let’s go then.”
Suho averts his gaze from them and gets into the limousine.
The driver looked at the sight with a strange expression for a moment, then put his sunglasses back on and lowered his head.
“Yes, I will depart.”
Boohoo.
The limousine was moving further and further away.
It was only when Suho was no longer visible that the scouts’ holding breaths finally burst out.
“… … Phew.”
“What, what was that? That thing just now?”
“How can people’s eyes… … .”
“Hey, you said C-class? Are you sure about that information?”
“Weren’t you a summoner?”
As they looked at each other and rolled their eyes, their heads started spinning and the sound of the calculator ticking could be heard again.
It was the sound of Suho’s ransom rising slightly.
[Your Majesty, what did you do just now?]
On the way to the car, Suho heard Ber’s excited voice.
[Are you sure you’re directly imitating Lakan’s Fang’s abbreviated contempt skill?]
‘Yeah. It worked if I just did it?’
[Wow! You are so great! Your Majesty, you were a child prodigy!]
Leaving behind Ber’s fuss, Suho checked the skill that had just appeared.
[Skill: Life Lv.1]
Active skill.
Requires 100 mana.
Inflicts fear on a designated target for 1 minute with a powerful aura. Multiple targets can be designated.
Effect ‘Fear’: All abilities -50%
‘The details are the same as the contempt for the weak. I guess it’s just that the general usability has improved.’
Whatever the name, the performance will be similar anyway.
After all, if you spread your will to someone stronger than you, it won’t work.
* * *
“We have arrived.”
A little later.
As Suho got out of the limousine, a luxurious, tall building appeared in front of him.
[Ajin Soft]
The best gaming company in Korea, the first to successfully launch a virtual reality game.
Suho’s maternal uncle, Yoo Jin-ho, was the founder of this company.
[Ajin Soft CEO Yoo Jin-ho, the miraculous success story of a young entrepreneur who refused to inherit a conglomerate!]
This was the news title when Yoo Jin-ho started to become truly famous when Su-ho was very young.
But at this time, no one could have predicted it.
Who would have thought that the game company founded by Yoo Jin-ho, the youngest son of a reckless conglomerate, would continue to grow steadily for 20 years and become the best game company in South Korea?
In particular, his first successful work, a virtual reality game called ‘Beautiful World’, was a very long-running game that has remained consistently popular even after 20 years.
There is even a nickname for middle-aged gamers who have been enjoying the game for 20 years, called ‘Mr. Viewer.’
“Would you please follow me? I will guide you to the representative.”
“Oh, yes.”
Suho followed the driver and leisurely looked around the splendid interior of the company.
‘They say it’s always different every time you come here.’
As expected from a company that has succeeded with virtual reality games, the spacious first-floor lobby had cutting-edge virtual reality equipment on display.
Before Suho’s awakening, he enjoyed playing games, so he was looking around with interest to see if there were any new equipment or games that had come out.
‘……what?’
Today, something different from usual caught my eye.
‘Why are there hunters wandering around the game company?’
Inside the building, fully armed hunters were walking around with murderous looks on their faces.
‘Why is this happening when the dungeon isn’t even open?’
[Could it be that the flies followed the little lord because they knew he was here?] [That’s not to say that, since they made eye contact with the master but didn’t react at all. Could it be that they came on some other business?]
“Business? What business does Hunter have at the game company?”
As Quay said, the hunters showed no reaction at all even after seeing Suho.
Among them, a few with good sense noticed that Suho was a hunter, and instead looked at him as if they had found a competitor.
“What the heck is that?”
“What confidence do you have to come here dressed so casually?”
‘……hmm?’
Suho became even more confused as the hunters looked up and down his casual clothes and laughed at him.
“I guess those hunters are curious.”
The driver who was walking along noticed Suho’s expression and explained.
“The company is currently planning a new game that requires some advice from hunters. That’s why so many hunters are visiting the company so often.”
“Are you a hunter because of the game?”
Suho looks even more puzzled at those words.
“Yes. If the game does well, the Hunter Guild that helped will see a huge publicity effect. Anything beyond this is confidential, so you can ask the CEO directly when you meet him. He’s right over there.”
At that moment, I saw Eugene Ho talking to some hunters in the distance.
“Haha. You too, Mr. Representative. Is there any other guild with a better image than our Hyunmu Guild? Working with us is beneficial in many ways… … .”
“Ahem. But what if you keep coming like this? We’re going to make the selection based on some foolishly fair criteria.”
“Oh, of course. Of course you have to be fair. So please take a look at our armed appearance and we… … .”
Hyunmu Guild’s manager Lee Young-ho was rubbing his hands together to please Yoo Jin-ho.
As Suho was about to approach the place, armed hunters blocked his way and glared at him.
“What are you again?”
“Adults are having an important conversation, but I can’t even read the mood… … .”
That was when.
“Oh my, Suho! You must have had a hard time coming here!”
Yoo Jin-ho, who had just discovered Su-ho, smiled brightly and started running towards Su-ho, leaving Manager Lee Young-ho behind.
“… … !”
The hunters’ eyes widened at her lively appearance.
