Became the Transcendent Monarch of the Corner of the Room - Chapter 41
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Episode 41
“Ah, ah… Please sit down and let’s talk, young master.”
When receiving guests, it would naturally start with offering seats.
But since the guest was already half-lying in his seat with no intention of getting up.
Secretary Kim urgently offered a seat to Choi Hyun-min.
“Thank you.”
At those words, Choi Hyun-min carefully sat down across from him.
Creak.
The leather sofa cushion sank lightly under his weight.
Choi Hyun-min sat facing him with a table between them.
And Baek Sang-hyeon.
Displeased eyes flew from across the table.
From top to bottom.
A scanning gaze repeatedly swept over his body several times.
“Nice to meet you. You’re Hunter Baek Sang-hyeon from Cheongnok, right? I’ve heard a lot about-”
“Let’s get straight to the point.”
“Pardon…?”
Choi Hyun-min threw out a formal greeting.
Baek Sang-hyeon came right at him as if he wouldn’t listen to such words.
“I heard you’ll be in charge of supplies for this raid. Is that correct?”
“That’s correct. If there are any necessary materials or special items that need to be supplied, please let me know in advance-”
“Hand that job over to someone else.”
“…What? What do you mean by that…”
“Or transfer it to Cheongrok Guild.”
Baek Sang-hyeon’s words were like ice.
A cold dagger of words that pierced through his chest.
Choi Hyun-min asked back with a stiffened face.
“Wh- what exactly is the reason for this? If you could tell me-”
“To be honest, I have no faith in you.”
His face was full of dissatisfaction.
On the other hand, Choi Hyun-min was utterly bewildered.
When a stranger suddenly spouts rude words upon first meeting.
It wouldn’t be easy to maintain a nonchalant expression.
“Why are you saying such things?”
“Don’t you already know? What kind of reputation you have.”
“…”
At those words, Choi Hyun-min shut his mouth tight.
If that topic came up, he had nothing he could say.
“I don’t know what you people think… but this raid is extremely important to us at Cheongnok.”
“Well that’s-”
“Naturally, for crucial supplies in combat and rear support systems like treating the wounded, we’d want experts to handle them, wouldn’t we?”
So it’s this story again.
Distrust toward Choi Hyun-min.
Followed by distrust toward Manwol.
Baek Sang-hyeon’s words were making his chest sting.
“Um… I’m sorry to interrupt, but such situations you’re worried about won’t happen.”
Secretary Kim, who couldn’t listen anymore.
He had been standing with one leg crossed, but now stepped between the two.
“Although our young master may lack experience, he has recently shown outstanding talent in internal affairs. That’s why our chairman entrusted him with this work.”
“Hmph, so what?”
“We know well what you’re concerned about… but I can guarantee such things won’t happen.”
Secretary Kim’s words were firm.
However, despite his resolute expression, Baek Sang-hyeon’s attitude remained unchanged.
“What can’t you say with words.”
Or had he already anticipated coming this far from the start?
He looked at Choi Hyun-min with a serious face.
A chilling gaze.
Could he emit magical power through his eyes too?
An eerie energy swept across his entire body.
“Well, let me put it simply. If this raid fails or if the raid doesn’t proceed properly, then… you’ll compensate each guild three times their investment.”
“Th-three times?!”
“Why, is there a problem?”
Secretary Kim, who had been listening, shouted out loud.
Three times.
Considering this raid cost roughly 10 billion won…
‘Even excluding the amount Manwol paid… it’s nearly 20 billion won?!’
Cheongnok, Heukpung, Radiant, Veil.
The amount to be paid to the four guilds was truly astronomical.
“Th-that’s ridiculous! Raids aren’t something you can predict the outcome of!”
Even while Secretary Kim shouted, forgetting his place.
Choi Hyun-min remained silent as ever.
“If you don’t like that, then hand over the position of supply chief to us at Cheongnok. With our years of accumulated experience, there would be no such mistakes.”
“Such an absurd…”
“How about it. I think this gives you enough choice.”
Baek Sang-hyeon’s expression was leisurely.
Meanwhile, Secretary Kim was looking this way and shaking his head slightly.
‘Young master! You absolutely must not accept this! This isn’t even a proposal worth considering!’
Secretary Kim turned his head toward him, moving his mouth wordlessly.
However, Choi Hyun-min’s expression remained ambiguous.
Mysterious.
His intentions were completely unreadable-
“I’ll accept it.”
“What?! Y-young master?”
“Hmph, I knew it. Accepting means you’ll hand over all authority regarding supplies to Cheongnok, right?”
“No, the role remains the same. I will take full responsibility for supplies.”
Baek Sang-hyeon had been smiling with a still leisurely face.
The moment he heard the next words, his iron-fortress-like expression crumbled completely.
“What did you…?!”
“If we fail to clear it, we’ll pay the amount you mentioned.”
At those words, not only Baek Sang-hyeon.
Even Secretary Kim, who had been listening, gaped his mouth open.
‘Wh-what on earth are you thinking?’
You’ll handle that enormous amount?
From Manwol?
The two people stared as if dumbfounded.
Toward them, as if for them to hear, Choi Hyun-min slowly opened his mouth.
“Instead, we’ll also present one condition from our side.”
“A condition?”
“The proposal you originally gave us isn’t even one we need to consider accepting. I trust you know that.”
“…”
It wasn’t wrong.
The ones being unreasonable were them, not Manwol.
Baek Sang-hyeon, who had spoken so eloquently when making his own points, now kept his mouth tightly shut when faced with the truth.
Nevertheless, Choi Hyun-min continued speaking calmly.
“If we clear the raid without any problems, we’ll take Cheongnok’s share of the rewards from this raid for Manwol.”
“…That’s ridiculous. How can you know what rewards will come out?”
“Otherwise, it wouldn’t be profitable for our side either, would it?”
This was a raid with 10 billion won invested.
That meant the value of the rewards obtained when this raid succeeded had to be at least over 10 billion won.
Raid rewards appeared randomly.
But it was never [completely] random.
‘Investing 10 billion in a raid means you can definitely get rewards worth more than 10 billion.’
If they accepted Choi Hyun-min’s proposal.
When the raid succeeded, Cheongnok would return empty-handed.
However, Choi Hyun-min’s proposal didn’t stop there.
“Additionally, Cheongnok will have to pay back the costs Manwol spent on this raid.”
“What, what did you say? Are, are you in your right mind?!”
The moment he heard those words, Baek Sang-hyeon shouted angrily.
The 10 billion won spent on this raid.
Among that, the largest share belonged to Manwol.
At least 3 to 5 billion won.
It was truly the guild with the largest stake.
So it was quite reasonable that Master Choi Seung-hyun had the initiative and deployed people.
“Weren’t you telling us to be prepared to lose 20 billion? Then shouldn’t Cheongnok also pay a corresponding price?”
“That’s-”
“Are you looking down on me as an idiot? Or… are you seeing Manwol as easy prey to fleece?”
“…”
“If you’re looking down on me as a fool, I don’t mind at all, but…”
Choi Hyun-min’s body heated up.
He clenched his teeth tightly and glared at Baek Sang-hyeon in front of him.
“If you’re saying this because you’re taking Manwol lightly… you should be prepared for this much…”
The moment he heard Choi Hyun-min’s sharp words.
‘Gasp!’
Baek Sang-hyeon unconsciously drew in his breath.
Thump!
With a sensation as if his chest was being squeezed, he staggered back a step.
‘What, what was that sensation just now?’
Choi Hyun-min’s gaze.
The moment he met those eyes shooting out a look that said he wouldn’t back down.
It was just an instant, but his whole body seemed to freeze.
‘Su, surely he’s supposed to be an i, idiot who couldn’t even awaken?’
The opponent wasn’t even a Hunter.
Just a shut-in who had been holed up in his room for 10 years, an incompetent person.
That was this fool’s current state.
But… what was this presence?
‘It’s similar to that sensation from earlier…’
Trickle.
A stream of cold sweat flowing down his back.
Only after feeling that cold sensation could Baek Sang-hyeon come to his senses.
‘Ri, right… This is just my imagination. I thought I’d been too enthusiastic about conquering the maze lately and was tired… It was an illusion, an illusion.’
He opened his eyes again and looked at Choi Hyun-min.
That strange sensation and emotion from before had disappeared like a lie.
Of course.
It was because of fatigue.
Baek Sang-hyeon soon regained his relaxed smile.
He raised the corners of his mouth and nodded toward Choi Hyun-min.
“If that’s really the case… I’ll accept it.”
“Secretary Kim. Please prepare the documents.”
“Yo, young master… Are you really going to do this?”
Secretary Kim was dizzy over this absurd contract.
They could still back out if they wanted to.
This contract was absolutely disadvantageous to Manwol from the start.
But he was really going to proceed with this?
He shot a final look with his eyes.
But Choi Hyun-min’s will showed no sign of wavering.
“Please prepare it.”
“I… understand.”
Secretary Kim prepared pen and paper from his jacket with a gloomy expression.
Reading that expression, Baek Sang-hyeon became even more triumphant.
‘Right. I thought he had made some great preparations… but it seems nothing was discussed internally either?’
Stupid fool.
They said he’d been in his room for 10 years.
He was someone who had no clue how things would turn out.
Click.
The table placed between the two people.
Two pens and two sheets of paper were placed on it.
“The contract terms-”
“I’ll write it myself. Shouldn’t the side that made the proposal write this much?”
Lest his mind change.
Baek Sang-hyeon snatched the pen away.
Without giving anyone time to stop him, he created two identical contracts.
They contained exactly the contract that Choi Hyun-min and Baek Sang-hyeon had made.
The moment he finished signing like lightning on top of it.
“Hmph, I never knew someone could be this stupid.”
Baek Sang-hyeon stood up from his seat with a face full of mockery.
“What, what did you say?!”
“Secretary Kim, it’s fine.”
“Chairman Choi’s instincts must have really deteriorated. No matter how much it’s his own child, to parachute in someone like this.”
Thud.
At those words, Choi Hyun-min stood up from his seat as well.
Step. Step. Step.
He walked right up to Baek Sang-hyeon’s nose.
10cm? 5cm?
Close enough that their breath would touch if they exhaled deeply.
At that distance, Choi Hyun-min stared directly into Baek Sang-hyeon’s eyes.
“…I will definitely make you pay the price for insulting Manwol.”
His jet-black pupils sparkled.
Though he thought he definitely couldn’t feel anything.
Baek Sang-hyeon’s chest tightened again.
‘Again… this feeling…!’
Blazing eyes.
As he gritted his teeth and endured, turning his gaze away, only then did the pain in his chest subside slightly.
“I’ll go ahead first. Secretary Kim, please see him out.”
Step. Step. Step.
Choi Hyun-min snatched the paper from the table.
Leaving only curt words behind, he turned around first.
“Haa… Haa… Haa…”
Only after Choi Hyun-min had completely disappeared from sight did Baek Sang-hyeon recover.
He stared intently in the direction where Manwol’s shame had disappeared for quite some time.
‘Fucking bastard… What do you think you can do? Acting all cocky without knowing your place… Hey you bastard, you picked the wrong person to mess with. Let’s see what happens when you get bitten by a 20 billion won son of a bitch.’
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