Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 92
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Skill Devouring to the 666th Floor Episode 092
92. Debut
At the time when Lee Tae Seong was in the United States.
The supporter party including Park Se Hee was having a discussion in the representative’s office.
“This is… our channel name?”
“That’s right. [Three Beauties’ Labyrinth Strategy]. Shortened to Semigong. How is it?”
Han So Ra’s agency CEO was a person overflowing with passion.
He planned everything from start to finish, wanting to raise the party’s recognition somehow.
It felt like becoming a girl group.
“Beauty is a bit burdensome…”
“You need this level of aggro to get public attention, you know? And you’re all actually beautiful.”
It wasn’t empty words.
Objectively speaking, Park Se Hee and Seo Mina belonged to the beautiful category.
The type you’d turn around to look at several times while passing by.
“The basics of marketing is highlighting strengths. We need to utilize your beauty.”
“But getting attention isn’t our purpose.”
“Then why did you suggest making a contract?”
“…”
Park Se Hee was momentarily speechless.
She couldn’t bring herself to say it was because she lost her job.
“Everyone. To be frank, isn’t the reason we’re gathered here because of money? To produce content and promote it to earn more profit.”
“…”
“It’s work so we can all eat well and live well, so wouldn’t it be better to decide the channel name in a direction that gets more views?”
“Still, beauty is a bit… too explicit…”
“If you’re worried about criticism, don’t worry. Anyone can see you’re all beauties.”
Park Se Hee felt burdened.
CEO Kwon wanted to push forward.
Opinions were divided.
Then Han So Ra raised her hand.
“How about Supporters’ Labyrinth Strategy?”
“Seomigong? Hmm… doesn’t it sound worse than Semigong?”
“What does the sound matter? The video content is more important.”
“Right. I think the channel name can be decided casually?”
“Just ‘Supporter’ alone seems good enough to get attention…”
When the three pushed together, CEO Kwon had no choice but to consider it seriously.
“Hmm, well, this isn’t bad either… Let’s go with Seomigong!”
They finally managed to decide on just one channel name.
“Now, shall we talk about profit distribution? I’ll give you the contracts here. Please read them individually and let me know if there are parts to add or remove.”
The three people examined the documents with the contract conditions.
Not bad conditions.
Seo Mina, who was carefully checking for any problematic clauses, quietly raised her hand.
“Excuse me, CEO. About this strategy deadline written here.”
“The condition that you must strategy at least once a week?”
“Yes. I think it would be better without this? Strategy isn’t child’s play, it’s risking our lives, so forcing this doesn’t make sense, right?”
“Ah… that’s certainly true. I’ll remove this part. Any other parts?”
“Everything else besides that is fine.”
“Is that so? Let me go through each point again for you…”
After hearing the detailed explanation, the three people thought this would be acceptable.
Swish swish—
They finished signing the contracts.
“Thank you for contracting with us. Please take care of us from now on.”
“We ask for your care too.”
“We’ll open the channel right away, and we’ll upload the video as soon as editing is finished.”
“When will it be uploaded?”
“At least by today, and I’ll contact you again then.”
So the three people left the agency after saying goodbye.
It was a pleasant contract.
“Our video will be uploaded by today…”
“Aren’t you too excited? Sisters?”
“How about we chat at a cafe to celebrate our contract and then have dinner?”
“Sounds good!”
“I agree too.”
Following Park Se Hee’s suggestion, they went to a cafe.
After chatting for a while, when it got dark, they moved to a nearby restaurant.
“They say the pork belly here is really delicious.”
“Really?”
“Hey, on a day like this, we should eat Korean beef instead of pork!”
The three entered the BBQ restaurant.
While they were at it, they also had a drink.
“Ahh, how long has it been since I had alcohol?”
“Sister, do you know you sounded like an old man just now?”
“What? Woo-ssi!”
“Huh? She looks like that old comedian.”
“Hehe, she does.”
“Mina! Are you getting wild these days?”
“So Ra unnie, the alcohol is making you speak casually naturally, isn’t it?”
The three continued their meal in a cheerful atmosphere.
“Se Hee unnie? Aren’t you drinking more?”
“I can’t drink much alcohol.”
“Really? What’s your drinking capacity?”
“I haven’t drunk much so I don’t know, but probably not even half a bottle?”
“No wonder. Your face is already turning red after just a few glasses.”
“Puhaha! This unnie looks like a radish. Your face looks like it’s going to burst.”
“So Ra is pretty drunk…”
“So Ra unnie gets talkative when she drinks, hehe.”
“But Mina, why are you so fine?”
“I naturally have a high tolerance. I can easily handle three bottles.”
“Wow, that’s crazy…”
“But even after becoming an Apostle, alcohol still affects the body…”
It seems Physical Enhancement can’t push out alcohol.
As the atmosphere ripened, the meat also decreased.
When the meal was almost finished.
“Oh? The video will be uploaded soon?”
“Really?”
Han So Ra, who received a text, spoke with an excited voice.
“They created a channel too. Look at this.”
When she showed the screen, a large channel name first caught the eye.
“Supporter’s Labyrinth Strategy.”
“To think this channel will become our source of income…”
“It feels kind of strange.”
“But isn’t it too similar to [Amon’s Labyrinth Strategy]?”
“What does it matter? We gathered through Amon’s introduction anyway.”
Do people know?
Who’s behind us?
“They made the banner pretty too.”
A banner featuring the faces of three women who could rival celebrities.
It wasn’t bad as the front door that visitors would see first.
“Ah… I’m so nervous.”
“I know. To think the video will be uploaded soon…”
“Let’s order one more bottle. How can we stay sober at a time like this? Let’s add more meat too.”
“Aren’t you going too fast?”
“It’s fine. I’m still far from being drunk.”
While ordering additional meat and grilling it.
“Oh? It’s up!”
The three people checked the video uploaded to the channel.
The title was?
【How Three Supporters Clear Labyrinth 8th Floor! (feat. Han So Ra Party Exclusive Reveal!)】
Playing it right away.
[I’ll take the lead, so everyone follow carefully.]
[Yes!]
[Wow, you’re really fast.]
[Se Hee unnie fights well?]
…
…
[Are you hurt? I’ll heal you.]
[Wow… it’s perfect.]
[The pain disappeared too. Thank you.]
[You’re a celebrity, so you can’t get hurt.]
The video contained various situations.
Scenes of fighting monsters, scenes of tiki-taka with each other, sometimes bickering too.
It was a video they watched together after finishing the strategy, but seeing the edited version felt new again.
It was edited nicely, skillfully switching between the three people’s perspectives.
“Wow… the video team really made it well.”
“They added subtitles that are easy to read too.”
“They cut out all the boring scenes.”
It was only the 8th Floor, but the point of three supporters forming a party was fresh.
Would viewers feel the same way?
Just as they were curious, reactions came.
└Ooh! What’s this? Han So Ra is in it? Is this real??
└Who are the other people? Are they trainees from the same agency?
└Wowww Han So Ra started ViewTube? Time to subscribe!
└Wow~ But three people party play? That’s novel??
└I don’t know their faces but they’re all really pretty. What are their names?
└Making a party with 3 supporters is such a fresh idea lol
└All the face geniuses gathered. The visuals are insane!!
└The 8th Floor has quite a difficulty level but clearing it with only supporters…
└Watching the video, their skills seem high-level too.
└Now even celebrities are entering the labyrinth lol Times have changed.
└The supporter party idea is fresh so I subscribed! Please upload the next episode quickly!
Comments were posted in real time.
Compliments about their appearance.
Positive reviews about the supporter party.
And even reactions saying they didn’t know Han So Ra could strategize parties.
The supporters couldn’t hide their joy at the noticeably rising view count and number of ‘likes’.
Their debut was successful.
Three weeks ago, sinkholes occurred simultaneously all over the world.
They weren’t ordinary sinkholes, but passages connected to the Labyrinth.
That’s why they couldn’t be carelessly filled or artificially covered.
Because if the Labyrinth wasn’t conquered, the world would be destroyed.
But it was too dangerous to just leave them unattended, so Safety Officers were deployed.
Those assigned to these positions were none other than civil servants.
Of course, not ordinary civil servants, but only civil servants who had awakened as Apostles were deployed.
There was a need to control indiscriminate access by civilians and manage the entry and exit of Apostles.
“Hey, Jang Seung. Are you satisfied with this life?”
“What do you mean?”
“Are you satisfied with the Safety Officer job?”
At his colleague’s question, Grade 9 civil servant Gu Jang Seung thought quietly.
Then he nodded.
“Yeah. Completely satisfied.”
“Really?”
“Standing guard blankly at the entrance is much better than dealing with malicious complainants every day.”
Though having to work night shifts was a downside.
“But why are you asking? Do you want to quit by any chance?”
“Yeah.”
“Seriously? Why?”
“It’s frustrating that I awakened as a superhuman but have to guard sinkholes.”
“The higher-ups give us time to conquer the Labyrinth.”
“That’s not much time anyway. I want to conquer more.”
Well, the complaint was understandable enough.
Due to working 12-hour shifts in two rotations, there wasn’t enough time to grow.
Gu Jang Seung had also conquered sporadically and had just reached Floor 15.
Compared to other Apostles who had mostly surpassed the 20th Floor, he was woefully weak.
Ironically for a Safety Officer, most Apostles were stronger than him.
“Are you worried Apostles might attack? Don’t worry. There’s never been a single case of sudden attacks so far…”
“It’s not that, it’s because of money.”
“Money?”
“Think about it. We’re special beings who get stronger the more we conquer the Labyrinth. We use superpowers that ordinary people can’t and possess superhuman strength. There are millions of such beings worldwide.”
“So?”
“In the future, a world will come where Apostles become national power. The government is also creating various benefits to support Apostles, right?”
That was certainly true.
Currently, legislation regarding Apostles was being revised rapidly, and he had seen articles about tax benefits for registered Apostles.
“Now it’s a world where the key is how many Apostles you have and how strong the Apostles you’ve secured are. We are chosen beings in such a world.”
“We were lucky.”
“That’s why we need to develop our Apostle powers to have a future. It helps the country and makes money too.”
“Our country has Amon anyway, doesn’t it?”
What’s there to worry about?
The world’s greatest Apostle is from our country.
Thanks to Amon, the grace period before destruction was extended, reducing anxiety and boosting the domestic stock market.
Not to mention the rise in national prestige.
But his colleague thought differently.
“It’s not certain yet that Amon is from our country.”
“Seeing how he made a ViewTube channel in Korean, isn’t it right? He also posted on the Korean Forum on Transcendence Net.”
“You never know. Japanese people could do that too. Besides, there’s no one presumed to be Amon in the Apostle Certificate list.”
“That’s true.”
Among the Apostles currently registered with the government, there was no one whose conquest floor exceeded the 100th Floor.
Though they might be hiding information.
“And I heard private guilds are emerging these days.”
“Guilds?”
“They’re raid parties focused on Labyrinth conquest, organizations that gather Apostles to form parties and professionally explore the Labyrinth. Corporations or individuals fund and operate them.”
“It’s like a game.”
“It’s not a game, it’s reality. Several corporations have already jumped into scouting Apostles. They’re recruiting capable Apostles with promises of good treatment and support.”
“What’s so good about conquering the Labyrinth…”
“Items come out. Magic Stones and such things. Besides, securing strong Apostles would be profitable in many ways, right? It’s about understanding the value of Apostles and investing early.”
Even guilds are emerging now.
The world really changes fast.
“So if you become an Apostle, the answer is to conquer the Labyrinth and increase your value. Not to waste time guarding sinkholes like this.”
“Hmm…”
Listening to it, it wasn’t wrong.
It gave him a lot to think about.
“So if you quit, will you join a guild?”
“I should.”
“Does Amon have a guild too?”
“Probably not. If there was one, it would have already been rumored and caused a commotion, right?”
What if a guild recruited Amon?
How would that be?
Probably feel like owning the entire world, wouldn’t it?
[New Trend Among Apostles: Surge in Labyrinth Conquest Guild Establishments]
[Major Corporations, Financial Institutions, and Apostle Guild Investment Competition Intensifies]
[‘The Labyrinth is the Economy Now!’ Investment Money Flooding into Apostle Guilds]
Having returned to Korea, I was checking the current situation on my mobile phone.
‘Guilds are already appearing?’
Did my rapid conquest cause a butterfly effect?
The timing is earlier than expected.
‘Well, there was no one who conquered like me before.’
Normally at this time, Floor 30 conquest messages should be ringing.
But because I cleared like crazy, messages from the 100th floors are echoing everywhere.
‘I’ve already conquered it, so it can’t be helped. But more than that…’
Should I try making a guild too?
It’s premature, but if I were to make one?
‘There’s someone I’d recruit first.’
First priority was naturally Joshua.
And second priority?
‘That man who ranked 2nd among the Twelve Apostles of the Three Gods.’
Amano Hiromune.
I need to recruit him.
In my previous life, he was the strongest man after Joshua.
‘Since the incident will happen in a few days… I should prepare in advance. And I need to awaken Dark Magic too.’
I made a phone call.
To the guy who’d be good to bring along.
“Weihao. What are you doing?”
―Watching web shows… I’m bored to death now. I want to kill someone, anyone.
“You crazy bastard.”
―I’m not joking. I’m really serious.
“You must be really bored.”
―But… why did you call?
“Come somewhere with me.”
―Where?
“Japan.”
―Huh?
Surprised Weihao.
From his reaction, he seems somewhat expectant.
―Japan’s good! It won’t be a pointless trip, so is there someone to kill there?
“Why does this guy only think about killing people?”
―That’s right. If it’s not about killing, why would you bring me along?
“Anyway, get ready to go.”
―Okay!
A cheerful voice.
But after a moment, I hear a trembling voice.
―By, by any chance… we’re not flying there, are we?
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