Became the Transcendent Monarch of the Corner of the Room - Chapter 40

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Episode 40

 

“Manwol is in charge of supplies?!”

 

“That’s correct. Since Manwol is responsible for this raid, it was expected.”

 

Kim Eon-hu, Master of Cheongrok Guild.

 

As soon as he heard the report, he sighed and pressed his forehead.

 

Cheongrok alone had spent over 1 billion won for this raid.

 

Combined with the money from all the allied guilds, it was close to 10 billion won.

 

This raid was an extremely important matter for everyone involved.

 

“Manwol’s combat power is undoubtedly the best… But their supply capabilities… I can hardly say I trust them.”

 

The Master smiled bitterly.

 

The medicines, equipment, and personnel needed for the raid.

 

In Kim Eon-hu’s opinion, Manwol didn’t have the ability to handle all that.

 

‘All they know is how to fight… I’m not sure if we can leave it to those guys.’

 

As if reading his thoughts,

 

the man across from him—

 

Baek Sang-hyeon let out a snort.

 

“What’s really surprising is something else.”

 

“Something really surprising?”

 

“That’s right. Do you happen to know who Manwol designated as the person in charge of supplies?”

 

At those words, Kim Eon-hu shrugged his shoulders.

 

“Do I need to know that much? Whoever they put in charge, it’ll be the same old story.”

 

“Don’t be surprised.”

 

“Who is it that you’re building up the suspense like this? At most it would be the eldest, Choi Sung-joo. Or maybe they gave it to the second son.”

 

Choi Seung-hyun, Master of Manwol.

 

All of his children were rankers.

 

Naturally, they were people with plenty of experience in group combat like raids.

 

If one of them was the person in charge, it might be a bit unsettling but not enough to cause problems.

 

“If that were the case, I wouldn’t have brought this up.”

 

“Then?”

 

“They put Choi Hyun-min, that guy, in complete charge of supply logistics.”

 

A moment of silence.

 

Cheongrok’s Master blinked several times as soon as he heard the name.

 

“Choi… Hyun-min? Who, who was that again?”

 

Since he’s a Choi, he seems to be from Manwol.

 

The name sounds familiar, but he can’t quite remember who it is.

 

“You know! Choi Seung-hyun’s fifth son! That deficient guy!”

 

“What?! That guy? No way, they’re entrusting our raid to that guy?”

 

Then the moment Baek Sang-hyeon added that comment,

 

Kim Eon-hu shot up from his seat.

 

“They’ve completely lost their minds. I mean, even if it’s his own child, who would have thought he couldn’t distinguish between public and private matters like this?”

 

Baek Sang-hyeon’s words seemed reasonable at first glance.

 

The other children.

 

If he had appointed those who were already rankers or close to being rankers,

 

he wouldn’t have reacted this intensely.

 

But the fifth son, Choi Hyun-min, was different.

 

“No, no, no. That Choi Hyun-min person or whatever. Before we even consider his abilities, has he awakened? Wasn’t he the guy who couldn’t even awaken for over 10 years and was groveling around?”

 

“That’s why since he can’t do raids, they stuck him in charge of supplies! They’re trying to somehow get their worthless son on this raid roster to build his career!”

 

Kim Eon-hu’s face turned bright red.

 

Baek Sang-hyeon was the same.

 

He too shook his head vigorously from the side.

 

“This won’t do. I need to go to Manwol right now and confront them.”

 

“No, Master. There’s no need for you to go personally.”

 

“Then what? Otherwise, do you think Chairman Choi of Manwol, that stubborn old man, will listen?”

 

“I’ll go personally.”

 

Kim Eon-hu, who had been snorting angrily as if he would overturn everything immediately,

 

slowly calmed his breathing at Baek Sang-hyeon’s words.

 

“You?”

 

“That’s right. I’ll go personally and meet with Choi Hyun-min, that person. If it’s me going instead of the Master, Manwol won’t have any justification to stop me.”

 

Baek Sang-hyeon was a representative-level Hunter of Cheongrok and one of the rising late-generation prodigies.

 

Not only had he already awakened as A-rank at age eight,

 

but at twenty years old now, he had already reached a level where he could aim for upper-tier ranker status.

 

He was famous enough that everyone knew his name, so who could dare stop him even if he went instead of Cheongrok’s Master?

 

“Hmm, certainly if you go personally, those guys won’t be able to make a peep.”

 

“Exactly. I’ll go directly to find Choi Hyun-min, that person, and confront him. If things go wrong, I’ll even find out what kind of compensation we can get from Manwol.”

 

Now that’s a good idea.

 

Kim Eon-hu thought so inwardly and clapped his hands.

 

‘That’s right. There’s no need to meet Chairman Choi, I can just meet Choi Hyun-min… that idiot directly and settle things with him, right? Since he’s inexperienced and young, he’ll be easy to manipulate too.’

 

“I’ll report back to you separately after I return.”

 

“Mm, yes. I’m counting on you.”

 

And so Baek Sang-hyeon put on his coat and left the guild.

 

Until that moment, not only the two of them,

 

but all the Hunters participating in this raid

 

couldn’t even predict which direction their raid would flow.

 

***

 

[Manwol Guild challenges mega-scale raid with 5 guilds!]

 

[Cheongrok, Heukpung, Radiant, and Veil expected to participate together…]

 

[Rising star! A-rank Baek Sang-hyeon also expected to appear…]

 

“Was this such a high-interest event?”

 

Choi Hyun-min, who had been looking at the news,

 

broke out in cold sweat as he saw articles about this raid.

 

‘It hasn’t even started yet, but there seem to be dozens of articles already.’

 

Even though the exact personnel and dates hadn’t been announced yet,

 

somehow the story had leaked, and the news was plastered everywhere.

 

Not only that, but the Hunter Club was the same.

 

-Manwol is doing a raid?

 

-I heard Baek Sang-hyeon from Cheongrok is coming out too.

 

-Crazy… This raid must be huge in scale?

 

-They poured in 10 billion, 10 billion!

 

-Wow… Damn… How many magic stones could you get with that money…

 

Even those who liked to gossip about Hunters were focusing intensely on this raid.

 

Of course, the center of attention wasn’t Choi Hyun-min,

 

but Baek Sang-hyeon and other rising Hunters.

 

They were promising candidates of A-rank and above.

 

-Looks like Cheongrok is planning to put the spotlight on Baek Sang-hyeon.

 

-Of course. He’s the guy who already got A-rank judgment at age 8. And he’s young too.

 

-If he goes down the maze just a little more, won’t he become a ranker?

 

-Not just Baek Sang-hyeon. I heard Lim Ye-seo from Heukpung is coming out too.

 

-Even Lim Ye-seo? Wow, this raid is a promising candidate party. Their greed is overflowing!

 

Financial gain.

 

And fame.

 

It wasn’t just Manwol that was pondering those things.

 

All five guilds were pushing forward the hunters they were nurturing, declaring they would capture public attention.

 

“Secretary Kim?”

 

“Yes, young master.”

 

“Will this raid be okay?”

 

When he opened the door and called, Secretary Kim came running as if he had been waiting.

 

He patted his chest confidently in response to Choi Hyun-min’s question.

 

“Don’t worry. We’ve already contacted companies that can provide equipment including consumables and disposable items. You just need to give simple commands, young master.”

 

“That’s appreciated, but…”

 

It wasn’t the business aspects he was worried about.

 

The sudden attention focused on them.

 

Of course, it wasn’t concentrated on him personally, but…

 

Since he had become the person responsible for the rear, it couldn’t help but be burdensome.

 

“Is there something else you’re concerned about?”

 

“Our raid seems to be quite famous outside.”

 

“It can’t be helped. This is the first official raid Manwol has conducted in almost four years. People with high reputations are participating too.”

 

“…”

 

Secretary Kim smiled as if it was nothing and waved his hand dismissively.

 

“You don’t need to worry. Just looking at the roster they handed over, it’s a member composition that’s more than enough to handle a regular-scale raid.”

 

“Is… that so?”

 

“Of course! The chairman entrusted you with this task because it’s something you can handle sufficiently.”

 

At those words, Choi Hyun-min hesitated for a moment—

 

Then carefully opened his mouth.

 

“Well… what if, just what if.”

 

“Yes, young master.”

 

“If I— no, that’s not right. If one of us clears the raid incredibly fast… would that be okay?”

 

The raid?

 

At his question, Secretary Kim’s movement stopped for a moment.

 

Then, fully understanding the words, he burst into hearty laughter.

 

“Ah, you don’t need to worry about that. Boss monsters that appear in raids are much more powerful than ordinary ones. Unless a top-tier ranker appears, it will take at least four to five hours.”

 

“But still, what if—”

 

“What if! Just what if that happened? Then it would be good. It would be something to brag about to others.”

 

“Is that so?”

 

“Of course, other hunters might be a bit upset since they’d lose the chance to make achievements… But if you ruined the raid, that would be one thing, but if you finished it quickly, no one would have the right to criticize.”

 

Secretary Kim answered with a smile even to Choi Hyun-min’s absurd question.

 

Probably because it was his first major responsibility, he was overthinking and worrying about such things.

 

‘When worries grow, you end up thinking about all sorts of concerns.’

 

Even the smallest scale raid takes at least 2-3 hours.

 

Of course, since the monsters and terrain appearing in raids are randomly generated.

 

No one could make hasty judgments, whoever they might be.

 

At Secretary Kim’s answer, Choi Hyun-min let out a small sigh of relief.

 

“You must have been very worried.”

 

“Ah, yes? Oh… well… just in case.”

 

“That’s very unlikely to happen, so you can rest assured, young master.”

 

Though they were clearly talking about the same thing.

 

Did they know that the contents in their heads were completely opposite?

 

While they exchanged a few words like that.

 

“Ah, yes. Please speak.”

 

Secretary Kim bowed slightly toward him as a phone call suddenly came in.

 

He turned around and answered the phone in a low voice.

 

“Right now? Ah… Yes, I’ll tell him that for now. Yes, yes.”

 

After muttering a few words into the phone, he turned back toward him.

 

Then he scratched the back of his head as if embarrassed.

 

“Um… young master?”

 

“Yes?”

 

“There’s a guest outside right now… Could you spare some time?”

 

“For me?”

 

Nod.

 

Choi Hyun-min tilted his head at the sudden call.

 

Secretary Kim hurriedly added an explanation.

 

“It seems a hunter from Cheongrok Guild wants to meet you regarding this raid.”

 

Cheongrok Guild.

 

In that case, Manwol had no grounds to refuse.

 

They too were a guild with considerable stake in this matter.

 

And Choi Hyun-min was also the person in charge of supplies.

 

“I understand. If you give me a moment to prepare, I’ll go out and see them right away.”

 

“I’ll convey that message.”

 

Secretary Kim hurried out.

 

Meanwhile, Choi Hyun-min quickly began changing into a suit.

 

‘I’ve gotten pretty fast at this now.’

 

When he first wore it, it felt incredibly awkward.

 

But after wearing it a few times, hadn’t he become quite skilled at putting it on?

 

Only after properly putting on shoes and tie did he slowly head to the reception room.

 

Step. Step.

 

“Have you been waiting long? The young master is coming this way now.”

 

Secretary Kim, who had gone to greet the guest first.

 

His voice echoed from the end of the reception room.

 

And the moment Choi Hyun-min appeared.

 

Someone’s gaze flew toward him like an arrow.

 

On the opposite sofa sat a man who was already leaning back as if half-lying down.

 

“You’re here?”

 

As he appeared, the man just raised his hand slightly.

 

The moment he saw his face.

 

Choi Hyun-min’s eyes widened greatly.

 

‘That’s… Baek Sang-hyeon?!’

 

When he was studying about hunters day and night.

 

A face he had seen dozens, even hundreds of times.

 

Baek Sang-hyeon, the king of promising hunters, was sitting right in front of him.

 

And moreover…

 

“Well now, I trusted in the name Manwol. Tsk, this is disappointing.”

 

While shooting sharp glances toward him.

 

‘What was bound to come has come.’

 

After frowning briefly.

 

Choi Hyun-min glared back at him as if he wouldn’t back down.

 

Then the mana sleeping in his body seemed to stir.

 

“Ugh!”

 

Baek Sang-hyeon let out a small groan that was barely audible.

 

A very brief battle of nerves.

 

Even though his opponent was a renowned promising hunter.

 

Since he had appeared bearing Manwol’s name, he absolutely didn’t want to lose.

 

‘Let’s see what you came here to say.’

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