Became the Transcendent Monarch of the Corner of the Room - Chapter 42
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Episode 42
“Young Master!”
“You don’t need to worry.”
Secretary Kim who had urgently followed behind.
However, Choi Hyun-min’s expression was unexpectedly calm.
No, as if nothing had happened at all.
He was simply training with his wooden sword as he usually did.
“Th-this is too dangerous a contract! There was no need to accept it…!”
“You’re right. But… when they openly insult Manwol, I couldn’t just stand by and watch.”
Whoosh. Whack.
The wooden sword cutting through the air from top to bottom.
Was it just his imagination that the force behind it seemed excessively strong?
Secretary Kim bit his lips repeatedly at the sight.
Then cautiously…
“About this matter…”
“As is. Please proceed as originally planned.”
“Well… just in case.”
Secretary Kim hesitated, unable to open his mouth.
Glancing at him, Choi Hyun-min nodded.
“Please speak.”
“What if they deliberately try to make the raid fail?”
This was exactly why Secretary Kim had strongly opposed the contract.
The probability of the raid itself failing wasn’t high.
But that was only if the guilds cooperated smoothly.
“…”
“To make money from this contract. Or if they participate halfheartedly with the purpose of causing trouble for Manwol, what would you do?”
Due to this contract, the four guilds excluding Manwol.
They could earn three times the contract fee just by doing nothing and watching.
Then would there be any need to move?
Secretary Kim stared intently at Choi Hyun-min as if waiting for an answer.
No, he wasn’t waiting for an answer.
Because there was no way a proper answer would come anyway.
Whoosh. Whack.
Choi Hyun-min swinging his sword repeatedly.
When the wooden sword stopped somewhere in mid-air.
He slowly turned toward Secretary Kim.
“We just need to win.”
“Pardon?”
“If we succeed in the raid, there won’t be any problems.”
Who didn’t know that?
Secretary Kim answered Choi Hyun-min who was stating the obvious.
No, he tried to answer.
“But if the other guilds don’t lend their strength-”
“We’ll succeed.”
“Then it will fail…”
“We’ll succeed.”
“…”
Was it stubbornness?
Or was it conviction?
Choi Hyun-min repeating the same words with a resolute expression.
Secretary Kim seemed to have much to say, but soon stepped back.
“…I understand. If that is your will, Young Master…”
“Please proceed with the supplies as planned. No matter what the other guilds do, we’ll continue as we are.”
“I’ll follow your orders.”
After exchanging a few words, Secretary Kim left the room.
Creak.
Thud.
Even after the door closed, he couldn’t take a few steps.
Had his legs given out?
Secretary Kim slumped down, leaning his back against the door.
‘Is this… really going to be okay?’
Now they had no choice but to hope for the mercy of Cheongnok and Baek Sang-hyeon?
He desperately hoped in his heart that only the worst wouldn’t happen.
‘Please… please… let that one thing not happen…’
***
Time passed like that, and the day of the raid arrived.
The supply work that Chairman Choi had originally assigned went better than expected.
“Young Master, here.”
“Thank you.”
“These are the contracts for health recovery potions and consumables that will boost abilities. Please review the quantity and price, and sign at the bottom here. And below that…”
“Are the waiting areas for guild hunters and preparations for support personnel complete?”
“Yes. Since we plan to start the raid from Manwol’s outdoor training ground, we’ve set up there.”
Choi Hyun-min turned his head slightly.
Beyond the window.
When he slightly lifted the blackout curtains that had been drawn, sharp sunlight immediately pierced his eyes.
As he squinted slightly, his vision finally returned.
Beyond there, he could see waiting rooms made of containers and boxes piled up like mountains near the training ground.
“How many hours are left now?”
“The scheduled time is in 30 minutes. Of course, Master will be the one to directly open the gate.”
“I see.”
“Will you… go out to see?”
Glance.
He looked out the window again.
Hunters gathering one by one.
Strangely, there seemed to be more reporters than hunters.
“Ah, not yet…”
Although he had gone out to the convenience store before.
Going outside was still not familiar to him.
Moreover, the reporters running around here and there with cameras.
He didn’t yet have the confidence to endure the barrage of flashes pouring down like heavy rain.
‘I’d rather be surrounded by monsters…’
The day he officially announced that he hadn’t awakened.
The baptism of light he had to endure with his whole body that day.
Still remained vividly in one corner of his memory.
“…Master? Young Master?”
“Ah, sorry. I was thinking about something else for a moment.”
“Then should I decline external interviews and greetings?”
“For now… please do.”
“Understood.”
There was no need to step forward anyway.
Since the space where the raid takes place is ultimately inside Manwol’s Manor.
Choi Hyun-min’s room would essentially become the supply officer’s office.
“I’ll do my best to prevent outsiders from entering… but there may be some VIPs from other guilds coming in, so it would be good to prepare for that.”
“…Yes.”
Well.
If they wanted to discuss supplies, they would need to meet Choi Hyun-min.
If they came directly, there was no justification to stop them.
Gulp.
Choi Hyun-min swallowed nervously at those words.
Secretary Kim chuckled and shrugged his shoulders.
“I’ll try to block them somehow. I’ll make sure troublesome people don’t bother you as much as possible, young master.”
The two people exchanged jokes while waiting for the start.
A voice amplified by a microphone could be heard from outside.
-The raid will begin shortly, so hunters planning to participate please complete your preparations.
-Also, reporters and media personnel who are filming, please move to the designated positions. Thank you.
There really must be a lot of people.
The bustling sounds from outside echoed like reverberations.
It was truly like a marketplace.
‘Just thinking about being stuck among them makes me dizzy.’
If he had awakened with a different ability instead of being a Transcendent Lord.
He probably would have been among them too.
Just as he was thinking this and about to pull back the blackout curtains.
“May I come in?”
Knock knock.
An unfamiliar woman’s voice came from outside.
When Secretary Kim signaled with his eyes, Choi Hyun-min nodded lightly.
Was this one of the VIPs from other guilds he mentioned earlier?
“Please come in.”
Choi Hyun-min called out beyond the door with slight tension.
Secretary Kim hurried over with quick steps and slowly opened the door.
Creak.
As the door opened, someone revealed themselves through the gap.
The first thing visible was bright red hair reaching down to her waist.
And reddish-brown eyes.
‘That person is…’
Though he was definitely seeing her for the first time.
The moment he saw that distinctive hair, Choi Hyun-min immediately recognized who the woman across from him was.
“You’re the one in charge of supplies, right?”
A low-toned voice casually thrown out without any introduction.
Choi Hyun-min didn’t answer her question.
No, he couldn’t.
‘Im Ye-seo!’
Im Ye-seo, a promising member of Heukpung Guild.
One of the most attention-grabbing hunters recently.
The only talent among the later-generation indices to receive an S-grade.
There was no way Choi Hyun-min, who endlessly studied hunters, wouldn’t recognize her face.
“Im Ye-seo?”
“That’s right. Names aren’t important, so let’s move on.”
Unlike her flame-red hair.
Her words were as cold and sharp as thin ice.
“By any chance… were the supplies delivered to Heukpung… severely lacking?”
Was she uncomfortable being here for some reason?
Since he couldn’t understand her intentions.
Choi Hyun-min tried to get straight to the point.
At this, Im Ye-seo pressed her forehead and sighed.
“Haah… You still don’t understand the situation?”
“What do you mean?”
“…Have you checked how things are going outside?”
Outside?
Had some problem occurred?
Secretary Kim, who had been listening, hurriedly pulled back the blackout curtains.
Swoosh.
Then the scene of the training ground came into view much more clearly.
‘Come to think of it… it seems like people are all crowded on one side.’
“Don’t tell me…”
“You already know, I see. Cheongrok Guild unilaterally declared a boycott.”
“What?!”
Secretary Kim’s mouth fell open at the bombshell Im Ye-seo dropped.
She half-closed her eyes and pointed at herself with her finger.
“Actually, they contacted me a few days ago too.”
“Contact… you mean…”
“Contact asking me to boycott together. They said they’d give me 500 million in cash if I did.”
“…”
Hmph!
Hearing such ridiculous words, a snort escaped without him realizing it.
He had expected Baek Sang-hyeon’s non-participation.
Or perhaps some negligence.
But he hadn’t thought they would contact other guilds to completely sabotage everything.
“Of course, our Heukpung will participate as planned.”
“Thank you.”
“But… you should be careful too.”
“Why…?”
“Since they made such an absurd contract, Cheongrok will desperately try to make the raid fail.”
She frowned as if displeased.
As she shook her head left and right, her red hair scattered carelessly.
“I’ve told you enough, so I’ll go do my job. I came here to raid, so I should go raid.”
“…”
“What? Do you have something to say?”
Choi Hyun-min stared at her intently without saying anything.
Feeling his gaze, Im Ye-seo’s eyebrows shot up.
“…Why are you telling me this?”
“What? What do you mean?”
“You could have boycotted like Cheongrok. Or at least kept quiet and stayed still, then you would have pocketed a fortune, right?”
Perhaps Baek Sang-hyeon’s judgment was extremely rational.
When you could make hundreds of millions just by staying still.
Wouldn’t it be wiser not to act like that?
Im Ye-seo listened quietly to Choi Hyun-min’s words.
It seemed like she was pondering.
“It’s simple.”
“…”
Surprisingly, the answer came quickly.
“Abandoning a promise over a few measly coins would be absurd.”
“….”
That’s right….
Yes, this was the completely normal answer.
Choi Hyun-min smiled bitterly.
“I’ll be going now. You should also prepare… Ah, you weren’t able to awaken… Sorry. Well then, I’ll be off.”
What’s this.
Giving poison then giving medicine….
Before Choi Hyun-min could say anything, Im Ye-seo quickly turned and headed outside.
Creak.
Thud.
The hinges made a loud noise as the door closed.
Her figure disappeared without a trace.
‘Openly refusing to participate….’
Well, I didn’t expect her to be so brazenly defiant….
Choi Hyun-min wasn’t worried at all.
“Secretary Kim.”
“Ah, yes. Then I’ll be taking my leave now.”
Choi Hyun-min gestured to Secretary Kim as they had discussed beforehand.
Reading the signal, he too left the room.
And what remained in the room.
As always, it was Choi Hyun-min, alone.
-We will officially commence the gate opening in one minute from now!
A familiar voice could be heard from outside.
It was the voice of Chairman Choi, the head of Manwol and the person in charge of this operation.
The moment he heard his father’s voice.
Choi Hyun-min smiled broadly.
“Now, shall we start moving as well.”
The empty room.
He muttered quietly as if for someone to hear.
At that moment.
Clatter. Clatter.
Something on the desk began to rise up one by one.
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