I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 291

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Episode 291
Ep. 291
The executives’ enthusiastic reports continued without pause.
“Tokyo and Beijing as well.”
“But Beijing is demanding a 51% government stake…”
Across major cities in Europe, Asia, and beyond, the establishment of Ilgeuk Foundation and One-Strike Service Corps branch offices was accelerating rapidly.
Moreover, beyond these branch establishments that required various procedures, there were countless simpler matters that hardly needed mentioning.
“But where’s Baekdoo? And Youngjeong?”
Seongcheol noticed that several of the Original Members were missing and asked about it.
Jonggeon responded as if he were joking.
“Those guys went on an overseas business trip under the guise of Ilgyeok spiritual training, hyung. We even had a video call yesterday.”
“…Oh, really?”
Seongcheol’s expression became peculiar.
‘Can those guys even find the airport Gate properly? I doubt they’ll be able to find their airplane seats.’
Seongcheol knew the Original Members’ capabilities better than anyone.
Their combat prowess was extraordinary, yet they were so hopelessly clumsy that it was questionable how they managed their daily lives at all.
The fact that I’d taken such incompetent fools on an overseas trip was quite bewildering.
Even if complaints came in asking what kind of idiots these were, I had nothing to say in response.
Wait, wasn’t this actually better?
Seongcheol nodded with a gentle smile.
“Haha, sending those guys overseas. It’s like putting children by the water’s edge.”
Since they were going to disappoint me anyway, they might as well make a spectacular splash when they return!
Seongcheol anticipated the butterfly effect that the Original Members would bring back from their overseas assignment.
But then Jonggeon laughed loudly and spoke.
“Don’t worry, hyung. Those guys are really earning their keep.”
“????”
How?
Jonggeon opened a foreign news website article on his phone to show me.
Of course, in this modern age, simultaneous translation made it easy to understand the content.
[ Ilgeuk Foundation Executive Choi Baekdoo Sweeps Out 30 Villains on the 60th Floor in a Single Day!
└ ??????
└ What in the world is this?
└ If this could be solved by inviting just one person, what have our country’s guilds and government been doing?
└ At that level, isn’t he the Villain himself?
└ I’m reporting you for defamation ]
“??????”
How on earth?
The article even showed Baekdoo’s face as he raised both arms triumphantly amid the crowd’s cheers.
The other Original Member, Youngjeong, also seemed to be making quite impressive contributions.
[ └ Give back our Executive Baekdoo right now, you bastards! ]
I can’t take my cute Baekdu teacher away ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
└ National pride through the Ilgeuk Foundation bbb ]
Interspersed among these were comments that appeared to have been left by Koreans.
When Seongcheol reluctantly handed the phone back to Jonggeon, he spoke with a serious expression.
“Hyung, setting that aside—wouldn’t you consider establishing a guild for us as well?”
“A guild?”
The kind of guild I know about?
I was thinking this was another ridiculous suggestion when Jonggeon nodded and continued.
“Yes. The hunters’ public opinion has become quite serious. They’re saying they can’t be satisfied with just the service corps activities—they want us to create a real guild.”
“To that extent…?”
Then Jonggeon manipulated his phone again and showed me the Ilgeuk Foundation’s bulletin board.
[ Holding my breath until you establish the Ilgeuk Guild – Day 13
Not eating until you establish the Ilgeuk Guild – Day 20
Not showering until you establish the Ilgeuk Guild – Day 28
The Ilgeuk Foundation must create a guild! This is the people’s command! ]
“….”
They really were going to those lengths.
‘These thoughtless people don’t know how scary the world can be!’
I wanted to gather everyone who had written these posts right now and scream at them to run away, but if I did that, I’d be the first one running.
“What do you think, Hyung? We should establish the guild, right?”
Jonggeon put his phone away with a confident expression, as if to say “see?”
That’s when it happened.
“What are you talking about!”
“?!?!!?!”
“Hyung!”
Seongcheol slammed his fist down hard on the desk as if genuinely enraged.
Then he jumped up from his seat and pointed accusingly at Jonggeon and the other original members.
“Did you forget we’re a pure volunteer organization?!”
“Were we ever a pure volunteer organization?”
“W-well, that is…”
“For now, that’s what matters! For now!”
“Ah~ for now~”
Only then did the original members grasp Seongcheol’s deeper meaning and solemnly accepted his words.
Whatever the Ilgeuk Foundation’s true intentions were, it had started as a noble volunteer organization!
“But what happens if we establish a guild? Clearly, people’s perception of us will change from now on. Guilds are strongly perceived as profit-seeking organizations after all. Am I wrong?”
“No, you’re right.”
“Our thinking was too shallow, Hyung.”
Seongcheol nodded, impressed by his subordinates’ quick understanding.
‘If we even establish a guild, this whole thing spirals completely out of control… It won’t just be embezzlement or economic crimes—we’ll fall under the Hunter Special Law!’
Hunters who received the system’s power and far transcended human limitations.
Naturally, the stronger that power was, the stricter the legal regulations it faced.
Simply forming a criminal organization like a crew resulted in far harsher punishments than ordinary violent gangs, but orchestrating fraud schemes nationwide to recruit Hunters?
That level of crime was practically equivalent to declaring war against the nation itself.
It meant that this could no longer be brushed aside as a trivial matter, at least not like it was now.
…In truth, if what Seongcheol believed about the Ilgeuk Foundation’s true nature was accurate, it had never been trivial to begin with.
Though it seemed the other subordinates, including Jonggeon, hadn’t thought that far ahead.
“That’s not all—surely those who envy us will nitpick about labor exploitation, labor law violations, and all sorts of grievances….”
“Were there people who envied us?”
“There weren’t any at the coffee shop.”
“Right now, when Ilgeuk Trading is just getting on track, recklessly expanding the business could ruin everything. This is the time to consolidate our position.”
“Whoa… You really are different from us ignorant folks, hyung. You’ve got a different caliber altogether!”
‘Good that you understand, you fool.’
Seongcheol was relieved to discover that the original members possessed quite a bit of self-awareness.
With that, the immediate crisis seemed to have been averted.
“We apologize for not grasping your deeper intentions! The Ilgeuk Guild will be indefinitely postponed—no, we won’t even dream of it!”
“That’s right, that’s right.”
Jonggeon was even shedding tears as he expressed his admiration for Seongcheol’s speech.
That was when it happened.
“Oh, so everyone was gathered here?”
“President Jang!”
“Listen, you should hear what hyung had to say!”
“What’s the matter?”
Deokhuun looked puzzled as he observed the burly figures crammed inside the office, tears streaming down their faces.
It wasn’t such a rare sight when you frequented this place, but watching them gathered like this was rather entertaining.
‘I think I finally understand why those comedy shows went off the air so long ago?’
“No, it’s just that hyung said the guild was engaging in all sorts of labor exploitation!”
“And casually committing labor law violations—that’s what he taught us!”
“?????”
Hearing the original members report this with such earnest conviction, Deokhuun realized this was no small matter.
He furrowed his brow and looked at Seongcheol.
‘I thought it was impressive how well he ran a non-profit organization, but could he actually be that kind of person(?)’
Naturally, for Seongcheol, who had lived with unwavering respect for the law and civic consciousness, this was an outrageous misunderstanding that made him want to jump up in protest.
“That’s not it! Jo, Jonggeon, you explain what I meant.”
How on earth could his words be understood so suspiciously?
If he’d been absent and the original members had met with Deokhuun alone, he would have been branded a subversive without question.
Fortunately, Jonggeon, whose eloquence was incomparable to the original members and quite respectable by general standards, properly summarized and conveyed Seongcheol’s intentions.
Only then did Deokhuun clear up the misunderstanding and nod.
“Sounds reasonable to me?”
“What, what did you say?!”
Seongcheol found himself thinking.
‘Just as I thought—a rolling stone gathers no moss, but it certainly uproots every stone already planted!’
I’d wondered why Deokhuun had entered this godforsaken place and built such a remarkable enterprise as Ilgyeok Industries, but now I understood—he’d had ulterior motives all along!
His plan was to force out Seongcheol and the other directors, seize control of the Ilgeuk Foundation, stabilize it, and then swallow it whole for himself!
But while Seongcheol was spiraling into panic, Deokhuun turned to address the directors.
“After all, our motto is ethical management, isn’t it? We simply reduce the guild’s share—there’s no way accusations of labor exploitation or labor law violations would arise.”
“B-but!”
“But?”
“What does that even mean?”
“Is that some new idol group name?”
“If we do that, we’d need to secure additional sponsorship from the guild, but the relevant laws….”
“Haha, if those laws were actually enforced, wouldn’t everyone here already be in prison? Don’t worry, Chairman.”
He was saying they really should be in prison!
Seongcheol couldn’t bring himself to reveal the truth to Deokhuun, who could still be considered an outsider, and merely sweated profusely.
At this rate, it seemed only a matter of time before the Ilgyeok Guild was actually established.
“However, I do agree with your point about reckless business expansion.”
“Y-yes, exactly!”
So this is what it feels like to swing between heaven and hell.
Jang Deokhuun truly was a born businessman!
Seongcheol offered a faint smile, attempting to quietly sweep this entire conversation under the rug.
“Still, I believe this is an excellent plan in terms of achieving vertical integration of the byproduct business. After all, no company has yet simultaneously operated both a guild and a byproduct business.”
But Seongcheol’s destination was, regrettably, not heaven but hell.
“This insane….”
“Yes?”
“I-insane plan it is. Vertical integration—I never even considered such a thing.”
Seongcheol clenched his toes and clapped with a forced smile.
Only then did the other directors, who had been blinking in confusion about what these people were even talking about, begin to applaud as well.
“Waaahhhhh!!!!”
“Ilgyeok Guild!”
“Vertical integration!”
“But what is that?”
“Must be an idol group~”
The term “vertical integration” that Deokhuun had used seemed remarkably impressive and appealing to the directors.
No board meeting was even necessary—it passed unanimously!
“B-but even if we wanted to create a guild, it wouldn’t happen overnight, would it? I mean, such infrastructure doesn’t just fall from the sky.”
Seongcheol clung to his last hope with the same forced smile.
Guild establishment required passing strict national approval and standards, so it was genuinely not an easy matter.
Even though the entire nation had become obsessed with the single name “Ilgyeok,” they hadn’t degenerated to the point of creating guilds through illegal or improper means.
“Haha! Don’t worry, Chairman. I just returned from a roundtable with the guild masters we do business with, and if we consolidate those guilds to form the Ilgyeok Guild, it should be possible in the near future. This is going to be bigger than expected, isn’t it?”
Crumble—!
This was the sound of Seongcheol’s heart breaking, and simultaneously, the sound of the Ilgyeok Guild falling from the sky!
All the color drained from Seongcheol’s face.
Jonggeon watched his expression and wiped away another tear.
“You look absolutely delighted, brother. It seems heaven truly helps those who help themselves. Surely this is all possible because of the virtue you’ve accumulated over the years, isn’t it?”
No!
Seongcheol simply shook his head back and forth, glaring at Jonggeon.
However, even the perceptive Jonggeon couldn’t read what was truly in Seongcheol’s heart.
After all, the scar on his left eye—Seongcheol’s trademark—gave him such a fierce and menacing expression that even a charitable interpretation made him look threatening.
…And even accounting for that, Seongcheol was actually among the gentler-looking of the One-Strike Service Corps’ original members.
Seongcheol shook his head back and forth again, this time glaring at Deokhuun.
‘Just how much bigger is my sin going to get….’
He had simply wanted to live quietly and slip away when the right opportunity came, but with Deokhuun’s involvement, the situation had spiraled completely out of control.
And on top of that, with such outstanding abilities, he was turning things that should have remained mere imagination into reality with ease!
However, Jonggeon and the original members interpreted that gaze as one of approval, and they applauded and marveled at Deokhuun as well.
“Wow~ Deokhuun’s abilities are truly remarkable! We’re sorry we couldn’t help more with our limited experience.”
“Please don’t say that. I came here to do this kind of work anyway. I’m receiving a lot of help from all of you too. It’s just that I’m the youngest here, so the ‘brother’ honorific feels a bit….”
Having spent a short time together, Jonggeon and the original members quickly understood that Deokhuun was quite sensitive about his age.
“In our world, if you’re capable, you’re our senior! Hahaha!”
“Hehe, hearing you say that makes me feel quite good!”
A warm and harmonious atmosphere—with Seongcheol as the only exception!
Seongcheol thought it was time to subtly change the subject now that the conversation had shifted to Deokhuun’s age.
Though Deokhuun’s true intentions reeked of something suspicious, he was still more reasonable to talk to than the other directors, so he could address it with him separately later.
“By the way, President Jang, what brings you here?”
“Oh!”
Only then did Deokhuun seem to remember his original purpose, snapping his thumb and middle finger together with a sharp click.
Now that he looked, he was carrying a folder of documents in his arms.
“I found some discrepancies while reviewing these. Nothing major, but….”
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