I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 80

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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 080

The Price of Complaints (2)

– Daughter. You’re really doing well, right?

“Yes, Father! Don’t worry too much. I think I might earn even more money if I do well!”

– Money? More than the 1 billion you mentioned before? How much?

“Sorry, I can’t tell you that right now.”

Hwang Ji-woo regularly called her parents.

Due to the confidentiality agreement, she couldn’t tell them the details, but she only said that she was doing well and would be able to earn a lot of money.

– Nothing difficult happening?

“Yeah. Even if it’s difficult, it doesn’t feel difficult.”

In truth, it was naturally difficult.

It would be a lie to say otherwise.

Even after collapsing from physical training, Baek Jin-woo continued to increase the intensity, and above all, since the Explosive Dragon Mage was always by her side, she had no personal time at all.

A life of only training, cutting off all dopamine.

An ordinary person couldn’t endure even a week.

‘But.’

I have to endure it.

It’s only 100 days.

Moreover, during those 100 days, the hourly wage is 41.66 million won, and it’s time to receive the best consulting that all domestic players want.

If you grabbed any random person on the street and asked if they wanted to do it, they would probably kneel and beg to be allowed to do it.

If you have any conscience, you have to endure this.

‘If I get 100 billion won.’

There’s so much I want to do.

Buy a house for my grateful parents, and get myself a nice house and car too…

Put the rest into dividend stocks or real estate with good returns and enjoy financial freedom.

What about being a player?

I could do it as a hobby, or do it properly!

‘Of course.’

It would be even better if I learned properly and became a national representative.

And.

Yesterday, I read quite a surprised emotion in Baek Jin-woo’s expression.

‘I’m doing well, right?’

Whoosh!

Hwang Ji-woo’s eyes sparkled with hope as she watched Pokryong training beside her.

“Jin-woo?”

Click!

Yu Ji-a entered, opening the meeting room door.

After testing Hwang Ji-woo yesterday, Baek Jin-woo had been pondering all day.

‘Should I develop Hwang Ji-woo or not?’

Actually, if she’s a capable player, there’s nothing bad about developing her.

It doesn’t take long, and it’s not difficult either.

Anyway, Hunkyo does all the proper training.

Moreover, Hunkyo is a peculiar character whose life satisfaction increases the more training schedules are packed.

The problem is.

“You want to create a guild?”

“Yes. I want to leave Yubaek as it is, and establish one guild under Yubaek.”

“Why are you suddenly thinking that… Don’t tell me it’s because of that Hwang Ji-woo who’s training with you this time?”

As expected of Yu Ji-a.

Her intuition is at level 100.

“That’s part of it, and there are other reasons too.”

“Other reasons…”

“You remember the gang infiltration incident from before, right? It was fortunate that my disciples happened to be in Yubaek City then, but imagine if they weren’t there. It would have been terrible. There’s no guarantee that the same thing won’t happen again.”

Baek Jin-woo wanted to increase the number of trustworthy rankers stationed in Yubaek City.

“…You want to build up your power.”

That’s right.

Actually, to put it nicely it’s a guild, but to be precise, isn’t it a kind of armed organization?

A legal armed organization recognized by the government.

Baek Jin-woo had many people to protect.

Originally it was just his family, but gradually the number of people he considered precious was increasing.

Yu Ji-a was like that, and his four disciples were like that.

Also, Yubaek’s staff were now Baek Jin-woo’s people too.

To protect such people?

Power was definitely necessary.

“Instead, I don’t plan to do it grandly. Just a small elite group that I can fill with exactly the people I want? That would be perfect.”

Anyway, mediocre people are useless whether they’re there or not.

One proper player is worth a hundred players.

“Hmm, that sounds good?”

Yu Ji-a also seemed interested.

“Actually, making money with a guild is much easier than making money with individual management.”

“That’s fortunate.”

“Ahem, getting guild approval is tough… but with Jin-woo’s reputation, I think we can definitely push it through. We also have Uncle Chang-seok. Plus, our facilities are already better than most guilds, hehe.”

“That’s true.”

Even if you brought South Korea’s Big 3, they couldn’t match the grandeur of Yubaek City.

Those guys all rent expensive Seoul buildings.

Later on.

The day will come when our Yubaek creates a Seoul branch too, right?

“Then! I’ll organize everything according to Jin-woo’s wishes and report back to you! You know, I’m ready to actively accept any of Jin-woo’s opinions.”

“Thank you for saying that. Oh, and could you get me a few summoned creatures?”

“What kind of summoned creatures?”

Baek Jin-woo wrote down a list.

Ice-attribute summoned creatures he used in the past.

One A-grade, three B-grades, and one C-grade.

Of course, he wouldn’t immediately transfer ownership to Hwang Ji-woo.

The test for her wasn’t over yet.

Skills, will, loyalty, and so on – when all tests were finished, it would be a gift given as a condition for guild membership.

If she failed to pass the test?

‘I’ll have to use them myself. Well.’

The limits are clear, but it’s a good composition that was once famous as a cheat combination.

There will be a use for it someday.

Gangnam.

Baekho Headquarters.

Knock knock.

Ilwol’s guild master and vice guild master An Gi-jeong and Hwang Ju-won knocked on Baekho’s door.

“Oh my, you’re here! Hyung!”

Baekho’s guild master Park Ho greeted the two with a smile.

“We see each other every week, so why did you invite us?”

Hwang Ju-won, 53 years old and acting as the elder among the national representatives, gave a hearty laugh.

Ilwol’s rankers have a high average age.

For some unknown reason, the atmosphere became like that.

People in their late thirties prefer Baekho Guild, and from their mid-forties onward, they prefer Ilwol.

Early 40s?

It’s half and half.

As for the exceptions, Arirang has people in their 20s, and Carpe Diem has teenagers…

“First, please have a seat.”

Park Ho politely welcomed them.

Naturally, there was a separate reason for inviting them.

After briefly lightening the mood with gentle conversation, Park Ho brought up the main topic.

“Hyungs.”

“Hm?”

“Don’t you think Hong Ari and the Carpe Diem kids are acting a bit strange?”

This was a topic that had already come up within Baekho.

Hong Ari, Gi Jae-hyeok, Kang Ji-ho.

These three had suddenly become too strong, and it turned out they were receiving tutoring in Yubaek City along with Arirang’s Oh Sun-young.

This was a clear contract violation and favoritism corruption!

“Hmm, did something like that happen?”

Hwang Ju-won laughed.

“No wonder I couldn’t keep up with the kids… I thought it was just because they were young and had exceptional development speed.”

“This isn’t something to laugh off, hyung. Baek Jin-woo received an additional 1 trillion won in government subsidies. When he’s receiving money from the country to teach, how can there be discrimination in that teaching?”

“Hmm.”

Hwang Ju-won closed his eyes.

After thinking for a moment, he opened them.

“So?”

“Pardon?”

“So what are you planning to do? Confront Baek Jin-woo?”

“That’s right.”

“Hmm.”

Hwang Ju-won instantly caught Park Ho’s intention.

First of all.

There were four Baekho rankers on this national team.

Kang Geon-ho, Park Ho, Bok Jeong-hee, Seo Sang-won.

With Ilwol having two members, that made six people total to file a complaint together.

After all, the more heads you have, the more power you wield.

“Think about it carefully. Baek Jin-woo? His skills and teaching ability! I acknowledge them. He might even be the incarnation of the famous Jinugod, so that’s natural. However, if he continues to only support Arirang and Carpe Diem like this? We’ll naturally be left behind.”

“You’re asking to borrow Ilwol’s power for that statement?”

“That’s right.”

“What about persuasion instead of complaints?”

“…You want us to give something more to someone who already received 1 trillion won?”

“That’s all fine, but it’s too dangerous. What if Baek Jin-woo gets angry and completely excludes us?”

It was a natural thought for Hwang Ju-won.

While this might be a legitimate objection from their side, it could be different from Baek Jin-woo’s perspective.

After all, it wasn’t illegal for him to provide separate education to players he felt closer to.

In the first place, whoever Baek Jin-woo chose to teach more was Baek Jin-woo’s decision.

“Ho.”

“Yes, hyung.”

“I think you’re being too hasty. I understand Baekho’s desire to maintain the number one position domestically. But we have to acknowledge what should be acknowledged. Baek Jin-woo is strong, and he has the right to use his knowledge and know-how as he pleases.”

“…Still, losing our first place position because of Baek Jin-woo alone is too unfair.”

“What can you do about unfairness? If you’re dissatisfied, you need to get stronger. Frankly speaking, isn’t our Ilwol not being first place also because we’re weak?”

“Baekho isn’t weak. We have MK Group and Future Group, the 2nd and 3rd largest conglomerates, backing us, and we have many connections in political circles including the headquarters. Even Baek Jin-woo wouldn’t be able to ignore us.”

“…”

Sigh.

Hwang Ju-won let out a breath.

This was Baekho’s problem.

The guild master and vice guild master were young.

Guild master Ho was 35 years old, and the number one ranked Geon-ho was 33.

While not completely young, they were still at an age that hadn’t fully matured for leading a large organization and could still be quite emotional.

An age when blood runs hot!

Of course, he could understand their situation too.

How frustrated must they be when their solid position was crumbling due to one player’s biased affection.

But that was Baekho’s position, not Ilwol’s.

“Fighting is fine.”

Hwang Ju-won spoke up.

“But leave us out of it.”

“Hyung!”

“You know, right? It’s also rude to ask someone to walk a path where the answer is obvious.”

It was an obvious path to the afterlife.

The world had already changed.

Connections, blood relations, large corporations, politicians?

None of that mattered anymore.

If a player’s individual power was overwhelmingly strong, that was the end of it.

Just look at Rachel from England.

Even if you combined all the world’s corporate heads and political figures, their influence wouldn’t be as great as her single statement.

“And frankly speaking. You haven’t even asked Baek Jin-woo yet, have you? To invite us to Yubaek City too.”

“We should ask. I’m talking about the case where we get rejected.”

“Tsk tsk, then you fool!”

Hwang Ju-won stood up from his seat.

“You should think about it after asking first. Of course, leave us out of that too.”

Baek Jin-woo must have his reasons for teaching those particular people.

In such a situation, to just show up and demand ‘teach me too!’ like a spoiled child?

‘Ugh.’

That would naturally earn his dislike.

Hwang Ju-won didn’t want to incur Baek Jin-woo’s hatred.

If they did well, he might naturally teach them eventually.

‘To be honest.’

The reality was that keeping up with the current curriculum was already overwhelming.

Sigh.

He sighed inwardly.

‘Well, well, Baekho’s end isn’t far off either.’

After all, for any group to survive, the guild master must be smart.

They need to quickly read the changing trends and flow with them like water to survive.

The current trend wasn’t Baekho, but Baek Jin-woo.

They needed to align themselves with him – even if they couldn’t be first, they could at least survive.

“Hyung, do you really have no regrets?”

“…You’re the one who shouldn’t have regrets, so take my advice to heart.”

The reason Baekho had been able to maintain first place until now was probably just luck.

Because South Korea’s level was at its worst.

Baekho was formed when frogs in a well gathered together, with rankers getting along friendly with each other.

While the executives might have skills, they inevitably lacked social experience.

‘This is really something.’

How curious.

How this will turn out.

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