F-Rank Secretly Becomes Stronger - Chapter 75

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75

 

“Then I’ll go in. Contact me if you change your mind.”

 

“Alright.”

 

Jung Juhyeok headed to the Training Ground after dropping her off by car.

 

The negotiation had broken down.

 

What she wanted was a hand to insert into her revenge.

 

However, Jung Juhyeok didn’t want to get involved in someone else’s revenge and cause unnecessary problems.

 

‘There’s no need to create trouble right before establishing the Guild.’

 

Regret that he soothed while turning the steering wheel.

 

Inside the car where only he remained, he said.

 

“I’ll have to live a bit hungry from now on.”

 

[My Master is incompetent.]

 

“You’re just too expensive.”

 

Calling him incompetent while ruthlessly devouring Magic Stones that cost far more than a month’s food expenses.

 

He wanted to give it a piece of his mind, but the guy was just being faithful to his own instincts.

 

Moreover, since it was an Artifact that helped him that much, he could just let this kind of whining go in one ear and out the other.

 

“From now on, endure with D-grade ones.”

 

[Ugh… those don’t fill my stomach well.]

 

“Once I establish the Guild, I’ll let you eat to your heart’s content later… Got it?”

 

[When that time comes, you really have to give me tons?]

 

“Got it. I promise.”

 

Once he established the Guild, he would let it eat Magic Stones to its heart’s content after that.

 

The Training Room finally became well-behaved at that promise.

 

Making such a promise for later, the voice that had been noisily ringing in his ears also became calm and well-behaved when going to train.

 

[Ah, I want to eat Magic Stones~]

 

For exactly 1 hour, that is.

 

[Ah~ I want to eat Magic Stones! I’m hungry!]

 

A voice echoing inside his head while he was earnestly concentrating after entering the Training Ground.

 

No matter how much he tried not to pay attention, he couldn’t pretend not to hear this voice.

 

As he frowned and engaged in training, Sui, who was training with him, quietly asked.

 

“Jung Juhyeok, your expression doesn’t look good.”

 

“…Really? I guess my condition isn’t good today.”

 

In truth, his mood was bad because the voice that kept whining in his head was bothering him.

 

Since he couldn’t say that, he deflected with some other appropriate excuse.

 

“You went somewhere today, right? Did something happen?”

 

“Nothing happened. Let’s keep doing sets.”

 

A conversation he managed to deflect and brush off well.

 

Jung Juhyeok engaged in training with such an unpleasant expression for quite a while, then quickly left when it was time.

 

“Then see you all tomorrow.”

 

“See you tomorrow.”

 

Jung Juhyeok disappeared first.

 

After he disappeared, only Hyeonsu and Sui remained in the Training Ground.

 

While Hyeonsu was also about to leave, dragging his tired body.

 

Sui stopped him and asked.

 

“Jung Juhyeok was strange today.”

 

“Huh? You’re right.”

 

Certainly, even from Hyeonsu’s perspective, his appearance was strange today.

 

A face somehow frowning.

 

He heard that he went somewhere in the morning, but could it be because of that matter?

 

Since he hadn’t heard anything properly, he couldn’t speculate.

 

“Maybe it’s because he has a headache from establishing the Guild these days?”

 

If there was anything he could guess, it was the fact that Jung Juhyeok was currently very busy due to Guild establishment.

 

Although Hyeonsu was handling all the legal matters, since Jung Juhyeok was the Guild Master, there were quite a few matters he had to handle directly.

 

“He probably couldn’t come to morning training because of that too.”

 

“….”

 

Jung Juhyeok, busy because of Guild establishment.

 

Was his poor expression today also due to his condition being off because of that problem?

 

Sui asked again.

 

“Is the guild establishment not going well?”

 

“No, it’s going very well.”

 

There were no problems.

 

Since Jung Juhyeok already had name recognition, there were no issues with guild establishment.

 

All other legal matters were being handled by himself, so everything was proceeding very smoothly.

 

Quite some time had passed now, and the long preparations were coming to an end.

 

“Once we gather the money, it’ll be perfect.”

 

“Money…”

 

Just one thing.

 

Except for fundraising for guild establishment, that is.

 

“Guild establishment costs so much money. That’s probably why he’s having such a headache.”

 

“Is that so?”

 

Sui fell into thought for a moment.

 

Soon, not even a few seconds later, she lifted her head and spoke with an expressionless face.

 

“Then you’re saying Jung Juhyeok will be fine if we just have money?”

 

“Yeah, we should be able to gather it all in about six months.”

 

Calculating generously for six months, considering rest periods and the occasional S-rank that might appear.

 

Once that much time passed, Jung Juhyeok’s worries would disappear.

 

Normally it would cost much more, but since the guild Jung Juhyeok was making was a small guild even smaller than small-medium guilds, it didn’t cost as much as expected.

 

Thanks to that, guild establishment was considered possible within just six months, and everyone was looking at the situation optimistically.

 

“Six whole months…?”

 

However, to Sui, those six months felt quite long.

 

“Then you’re saying Jung Juhyeok has to go around with that expression for six months.”

 

“Um… I can’t say that’s not true.”

 

Guild establishment wasn’t child’s play, and there were many things to take care of.

 

Jung Juhyeok would be quite busy for the next six months.

 

Hyeonsu answered honestly without empty words.

 

“Still, don’t worry because everything will be resolved if we just endure a little.”

 

“…”

 

Everything would be fine if they just endured a very little bit.

 

If that “little bit” was really little, it might be different, but if it was six months, her thoughts changed a bit.

 

“I’ll go inside.”

 

“Alright, see you tomorrow.”

 

She returned home lost in such thoughts.

 

After finishing all her training and showering to wash off the sweat, she lay on her bed and looked at her cell phone.

 

Even watching her favorite animal videos didn’t improve her mood much.

 

The expression Jung Juhyeok had shown today kept bothering her.

 

“Jung Juhyeok has gotten much stronger lately.”

 

He had become incomparably stronger than herself and Hyeonsu.

 

Honestly, while they said they were improving by training together, he seemed like he should be training at a much higher level.

 

She felt a bit uncomfortable thinking she might be holding him back for no reason.

 

In the midst of that, seeing him unable to concentrate properly during training due to other problems kept worrying her.

 

‘Money is the problem.’

 

They said everything would be fine if they just gathered money for six months, but Sui didn’t want to see him training with that bad expression until then.

 

She began thinking about how she could help.

 

‘Even if I just gave him money, he wouldn’t accept it.’

 

In her heart, she wanted to ask Grandfather to pour everything into Jung Juhyeok under the name of investment, but it was uncertain whether he would do it, and even if he did, Jung Juhyeok would obviously find it burdensome.

 

‘He said the reason for making a guild by himself was because he didn’t want interference from anyone.’

 

A guild created to operate without interference from anyone.

 

If sponsorship came into that, Jung Juhyeok would rather feel repulsed.

 

A method other than sponsorship was needed.

 

‘How on earth can I be of help to Jung Juhyeok…?’

 

Lying alone on the bed, staring at the ceiling.

 

Moving her legs up and down while continuing her thoughts.

 

After being lost in contemplation for several minutes like that, she quickly realized.

 

‘I don’t know.’

 

She wasn’t sure what would be helpful to him.

 

Her parents were wealthy, but she herself wasn’t rich, so she didn’t really know what would be helpful regarding financial matters.

 

But that was okay.

 

Sui knew that she didn’t know.

 

She could quickly get up from her spot and end this meaningless worry.

 

*

 

“So, you came to find this grandfather?”

 

“Yeah, I thought Grandfather would know how to help.”

 

Grandfather’s workshop visited late at night.

 

All the disciples had gone home, and his granddaughter suddenly came to visit the workshop where only the old man remained.

 

When he welcomed her, what she said was a story about wanting to help her friend.

 

She said she wanted to help him but didn’t know how to help, so she came to find Grandfather.

 

“Hehe, our Sui is so kind, how can she be so thoughtful…”

 

“Juhyeok is more thoughtful. He keeps me company for training every day.”

 

“Right, right, so you want to be helpful to that guy?”

 

“Yeah, I want to be.”

 

Wanting to be helpful to Juhyeok was her desire.

 

Sui lightly revealed that desire, and Grandfather couldn’t tell whether he should be happy that such an altruistic granddaughter had grown up well, or be jealous that her direction wasn’t toward him.

 

“But if that guy didn’t ask for it, it might be better to just watch from the side.”

 

“His expression looked too bad for that.”

 

Juhyeok’s expression that she recalled until now.

 

From when they first met, she had seen his various expressions – his flustered face, smiling face – but this was the first time he looked in such a bad mood.

 

He always regained his composure within a few seconds, but his expression remained poor continuously, making the problem feel even bigger.

 

“Because of guild establishment, he might say we can’t train together anymore, so I have to help.”

 

“Hehe, so that was the real problem after all.”

 

Master Han Sanguk smiled at the last words that seemed like her true feelings.

 

He stood up from the chair he had set up small in the workshop and said.

 

“Alright, then this old man should help.”

 

“Really?”

 

“Of course~ It’s our granddaughter’s matter.”

 

Master Han Sanguk wanted to be helpful with anything related to his granddaughter.

 

She had come to visit late at night and even asked like this, so there was no way he wouldn’t help.

 

“You can’t just shove money at him out of nowhere.”

 

“Grandpa wasn’t thinking of doing that either, if something comes, something goes, that’s the law.”

 

A plan he had already formed in his head from the moment he heard the story.

 

Grandfather smiled confidently.

 

“I have it all figured out, so just give me that guy’s contact numbers and since it’s late tonight, sleep at Grandfather’s house.”

 

It was already just before midnight when she came to visit.

 

Going back would take over an hour, so he couldn’t send her back home.

 

At Grandfather’s affectionate tone, Sui lightly nodded her head.

 

“Okay.”

 

Saying that, she got up from her spot.

 

Sui got up from her spot and approached Grandfather who was organizing the workshop, giving him a light hug.

 

“Thank you, Grandfather.”

 

“….”

 

His granddaughter who rarely acted spoiled since entering school.

 

Such a granddaughter had come to visit directly, asked for help, and even hugged him saying thank you.

 

Master Han Sanguk couldn’t help but smile.

 

“Haha~ I should be thanking that guy!”

 

Actually, he found the guy who made his granddaughter worry like this somewhat distasteful inside.

 

But at least for this moment, he felt a little grateful to Juhyeok for creating this situation.

 

“Grandfather will take care of everything, so don’t worry!”

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