My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 106

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Episode 106

The bone armament that had absorbed the hot heat.

Clang! Claang!

I placed it on the anvil and hammered it hard.

“You’re probably the only person who repairs weapons inside Gates, hyung-nim.”

“Sounds like you’re cursing me.”

“Eek. That can’t be. It’s admiration.”

Seong-su shook his head vigorously.

We had conquered a total of five Gates over two days.

Was it because we had fought too many battles in such a short period?

The Minions’ weapons were wearing out faster.

Bone armaments are all well and good, but the problem is their low durability and weakness to impact.

“Should I steadily make them whenever I have time?”

Clang!

It’s a good thing I kept a portable forge in my Subspace Carrier.

We almost ran out of all our weapons during the conquest.

“What is there to worry about when I’m here?”

“Your weapon is also all worn out, you know?”

The Serimis magic sword I obtained from the magic soldier.

Even though I occasionally sharpen the blade, its condition isn’t very good.

Next time, maybe I should ask Nam Jin-woo Apprentice to teach me the knack of repairing sword blades.

Or it might be good to learn a skill that can reduce repair time.

“Even if the blade gets damaged, you can just infuse it with aura, so don’t worry.”

“Then I’d completely drain my mana. You Iron Head.”

“Gah!”

…Anyway, conquering the Gates was smooth.

[You have conquered the Forest of Darkness.]

[Grade – SSS]

[You are rewarded with 100 C-rank Magic Stones.]

Magic stones worth 2.5 million won each are being duplicated.

Was making money this easy?

25 million won in one go.

That’s not even including the monsters’ byproducts, items, and skill books.

Including the one we just completed, we’ve conquered six C-rank Gates over two days.

That means we’ve earned over 1 billion won from SSS-rank Clear rewards alone.

“Thank you for your hard work today as well.”

President Baek handed me an iced americano.

Ahhhh.

Iced americano after labor is the truth.

“I’ll leave the cleanup to you.”

“There’s something I need to inform you about.”

“Yes?”

“Executive Sofia from GGG says she’s leaving the country the day after tomorrow.”

“Ah. She’s finally leaving, I see.”

“She contacted us saying she’d like to meet Hunter Park once before returning home.”

I heard that negotiations regarding cooperative organizations are being handled between working-level staff.

High-ranking people like Executive Sofia apparently just need to fill their seats.

In any case.

They said practical matters won’t come up in the meeting.

“Well, I’ve left everything to you, Boss.”

“I wanted to tell you that there’s nothing you need to worry about in the meeting.”

“Do you think it would be good for me to accept the meeting, Boss?”

“Yes. I do.”

This is someone who says time is money.

There must be some beneficial aspect to it, which is why they’re suggesting we accept the meeting proposal, right?

“Then please schedule the appointment.”

“Aren’t you curious about the reason?”

“Would President Baek do something that would harm me?”

“I’m grateful for your trust.”

Don’t mention it.

So please work even harder.

For me to be more comfortable, you need to provide enthusiastic support, don’t you Boss?

* * *

The Rift Management Agency headquarters where the lights never go out.

Since Gate-related accidents don’t distinguish between day and night.

All organizations except the Personnel Department always had staff on duty.

The workload was correspondingly heavy.

Jung Seung-il, the overall head of the Response Department, also had to work overtime or pull all-nighters quite frequently.

Knock knock—

“Coming in.”

Commissioner Choi Ji-woong, holding coffee in both hands, gently pushed the door.

Jung Seung-il sat there in yesterday’s clothes.

“Did you pull another all-nighter?”

“There was a deployment.”

“My goodness. Someone at the director level should be standing with their hands behind their back.”

Choi Ji-woong held out a coffee cup.

“I prefer cocoa to coffee.”

“After an all-nighter, it’s coffee.”

“My preferences are the same now as they were 30 years ago.”

“Wow. You get angry when I call you senior, but you’re showing off like this?”

A voice full of teasing.

Whew—

Jung Seung-il let out a short sigh and took a sip of coffee.

“What brings you here?”

“Sen—, I mean. I came to see our Response Department Director’s face since I heard you pulled an all-nighter.”

“The commissioner position isn’t leisurely enough for that, is it?”

“Don’t be so stiff. Geez, I can’t even joke around.”

It wasn’t something someone who had joked plenty should say.

But Jung Seung-il just silently drank his coffee instead of pointing it out.

“Have you heard the rumor that C-rank Gates have dried up lately?”

“I haven’t particularly heard that the number of Gate manifestations has decreased.”

“No. Not that. The story that someone has been conquering C-rank Gates like crazy, so they’ve decreased.”

Slurp—

Director Jung Seung-il, having drunk his coffee, stared intently at Commissioner Choi Ji-woong.

Silent pressure to get to the point already.

Commissioner Choi Ji-woong let out a hollow laugh.

“I don’t know if I came to see a subordinate or if I’m serving a superior.”

After grumbling briefly, he brought up the main point.

“The Hunter that Director Jeong is backing is conquering three C-rank Gates per day.”

“You mean Hunter Park Min-ho?”

“Yes. That friend.”

“I didn’t really do anything that could be called pushing him.”

“Oh come on. Senior. If you said he’s the next SS-rank, that’s openly pushing him.”

Jung Seung-il’s eyebrows twitched at the word “senior.”

“When the great enforcer says such things, the Hunter industry must be quite stirred up.”

“I only spoke up because I was worried other countries might snatch away a promising talent.”

“I’m sure that’s the case.”

Choi Ji-woong wiped the smile from his face.

“Sen-, no. The friend that Director Jeong pushed has made contact with GGG.”

“Yoo Jeong-kim, GGG’s master, is a decent person.”

Passion! And tenacity!

He’s a spirited man who always has those two words on his lips.

“If it’s Yoo Jeong-kim, he won’t scheme anything underhanded.”

“The one who came to Korea is Executive Sofia.”

“Ah. That’s somewhat concerning.”

“The pretext was wanting to establish a cooperative organization in East Asia.”

During her stay in Korea, Sofia had meetings with various organizations, including the Domestic Big Five.

Since Mir and Chilseong also showed active attitudes.

The Rift Management Agency watched Sofia’s visit to Korea with interest.

“Do you think Hunter Park is the target, Commissioner?”

“Yes.”

“He’ll be fine. That friend.”

Jung Seung-il recalled meeting him at the gopchang restaurant.

An intense desire to become stronger.

And yet.

He clearly had moral principles that wouldn’t cross the line.

He also possessed the sincerity to work hard without being satisfied with his brilliant talent.

Such a person doesn’t easily abandon their trust.

“As long as we don’t pull any tricks first, Hunter Park should be trustworthy.”

“Are you taking responsibility for that, Director Jeong?”

“If you’re asking about accountability, then I must.”

Choi Ji-woong swallowed the words “Can’t even joke around” to himself.

Jung Seung-il finished his coffee and spoke with an “ah” of resignation.

“Is the China situation okay?”

“When has it ever been okay?”

After Min-ho was attacked by Tourang.

The Korean government officially made strong criticisms against China.

Naturally.

The Chinese Communist Party denied Tourang’s existence and got angry instead, creating a strong confrontational structure.

Commissioner Choi Ji-woong snorted.

“I heard they were talking about declaring a Korean ban or something.”

“For all that talk, they’ve been quiet.”

“When we told them to try blocking the Great Rift themselves, they couldn’t argue further.”

The hell on earth opened in Manchuria, the Great Rift.

The monsters coming from the Great Rift are at minimum A-rank.

Since China’s superhuman (Hunter) forces alone couldn’t handle it.

East Asian and Southeast Asian countries periodically dispatched Hunters.

Korea was the country sending the most Hunters overseas.

If they carelessly played a card like a Korean ban, it would certainly cause major disruption to Great Rift management.

“If a wave breaks out, China would suffer the greatest damage, wouldn’t they?”

Commissioner Choi Ji-woong grinned.

Beijing, China’s capital, and the Great Rift are about 500km apart in a straight line.

If monsters from the Great Rift began marching.

The Chinese government would suffer considerable damage.

“Our country wouldn’t be without damage either.”

“Wouldn’t north of the Korean Peninsula provide some cushioning?”

Less than five years after the great catastrophe occurred.

North Korea, a nation that had succeeded in three-generation hereditary rule, disappeared into the back alleys of history.

Hunters who awakened within the military rose up in various regions.

North of the Korean Peninsula was split into several parts, becoming a land where warlords ran rampant.

Even if problems arose from the Great Rift.

Coldly speaking, the damage Korea would receive wasn’t significant.

Director Jung Seung-il let out a “hmm” groan.

“It doesn’t feel comfortable, like holding the Great Rift hostage.”

“It’s their own doing.”

Choi Ji-woong spoke firmly.

The Chinese government’s excessive Hunter recruitment.

Hadn’t they even stolen away Jung Shin-ho, who was the most likely candidate for the next S-rank?

“Come to think of it, there’s a promotion exam soon.”

“Yes. If Jung Shin-ho rises to S-rank, it’ll get noisy.”

Really.

When he heard the report that Tourang had attacked Min-ho, the sky turned yellow.

How much criticism did the Rift Management Agency receive due to Jung Shin-ho’s move to China?

Since they couldn’t criticize his former employer Chilseong Guild, they only chewed out the easy government agency.

If Min-ho had also gone to China.

The Rift Management Agency’s pride would have suffered an indelible scratch.

“Oh. Senior.”

“Call me Director.”

“Is the Society quiet these days?”

A chilling killing intent flashed in Jung Seung-il’s eyes.

“I’m not sure.”

“That’s not an answer befitting a Response Department Director.”

“They’ve been so quiet lately that I can’t even find traces.”

Another reason Jung Seung-il remained in the position of Response Department Director.

It was to keep in check the organization secretly operating in the darkness, known as the Society.

Choi Ji-woong crunched on ice.

“Please report if there are any changes.”

“Understood.”

* * *

The meeting location was the same as two weeks ago.

A large cafe overlooking the coastline.

Whether they rented it out entirely again today, not a single customer could be found.

“We meet again.”

“Thank you for the invitation.”

I bowed my head lightly.

“Having both talent and character, the future of Korea’s Hunter industry seems very bright.”

Hmm.

She’s giving me too high an evaluation for just one greeting.

I sat facing Sofia and ordered coffee.

“I think it’s really fortunate that I can see Mister Park before returning home.”

“Fortunate?”

“I had a gift to give you.”

Sophia placed a white envelope on the table.

President Baek nudged me lightly with his elbow.

It was a gesture telling me to check the contents right away.

I thought I heard that gifts aren’t supposed to be opened immediately upon receiving them.

Does America have different customs?

Without much thought, I checked the contents of the envelope.

[Tower of Chaos Entry Ticket]

Huh?

“T-Tower of Chaos?!”

A dumbfounded sound escaped me involuntarily.

Wow.

Why is this appearing here?

“What is that ticket that makes you so surprised?”

Sir Isra, standing behind me as a guard, showed a puzzled expression.

Hmm.

Well, you see.

The Tower of Chaos is…

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