The 7th-Run Regressor Collects Calamities - Chapter 73

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Episode 73. Mana Concentration Phenomenon (2)
Starting the next day, Song Ji-hu’s prophecies began to manifest one by one.
“We’ll handle the demolition ourselves and pour premium materials into constructing the building. Please, just allow us to lease that building… just lease it.”
A flood of corporations rushed forward with proposals to Yoon Young-su. Every single one, remarkably, offered variations of the same deal: they would handle everything themselves and even provide funding—they just begged to be let in.
By the tenth iteration of this pitch, Yoon Young-su had grown numb to it.
“Well, we’re grateful for the proposals. Since we need to get Guild Master approval before proceeding, we’ll reach out once we’ve gathered all the offers and made a decision.”
The five-hundred-meter radius plot was indeed expansive—large enough to accommodate ten to fifteen thousand apartment units if developed as residential buildings.
Had Song Ji-hu chosen to, he could have accepted every corporation and guild now approaching Yoon Young-su without issue.
Yoon Young-su suddenly grasped what Song Ji-hu had meant all along.
‘So “it would all sort itself out” meant… this.’
And not a single won spent on demolition, either. Just as the corporate meetings were winding down, Park Jung-ho arrived at Yoon Young-su’s office in person, his secretary in tow.
“Ahem… it’s been a while.”
Grateful he hadn’t run into Song Ji-hu, Yoon Young-su straightened in his seat.
“The Guild Master seems rather busy these days.”
“As you know, after each treatment session, the Guild Master requires a fairly lengthy recovery period.”
Yoon Young-su’s voice trailed off, his expression turning awkward.
He’d already aligned himself with Song Ji-hu’s faction, and with Apostles still present within the Hunter Association, he couldn’t possibly leak the truth.
“Well, to get to the point… from a national strategy perspective, we’d like the Association to assist with management.”
Park Jung-ho began to speak, then let out a long sigh and tilted his head. His secretary immediately produced a document listing the Association’s and government’s requirements.
“After considerable deliberation at the governmental level, we’d appreciate your help in enabling more Korean Hunters to receive training here.”
Yoon Young-su simply listened as the secretary, his pride visibly wounded, delivered the message.
“Given that we assisted in the acquisition of this land, we’d be grateful for your cooperation. And the measurement team plans to conduct precision surveys… if you could arrange that as well.”
The secretary bowed stiffly before delivering his final request, and Park Jung-ho resumed.
“We’d appreciate a meeting with the government at your earliest convenience. It’s give and take, right? That way, the government can properly support what needs supporting. Stiff-arming us won’t help anyone.”
The old Yoon Young-su would have trembled at such words and nodded obsequiously, but he was no longer that man—not anymore. He was Yoon Young-su of Zero Point.
“I’ll convey the message to the Guild Master.”
At that, Park Jung-ho sighed and rose from his seat, leaving the room. He’d felt some trepidation at the prospect of meeting Song Ji-hu, but having to make such beseeching requests in front of Yoon Young-su had wounded his pride far more than anticipated.
“Ahem.”
As Park Jung-ho departed, Yoon Young-su clenched his fist beneath the desk. The recent turn of events reaffirmed yet again that he’d made the right choice.
What followed was a rushing tide of visits from domestic guilds.
Every Guild Master from the largest guilds in Korea, led by the Baekho Guild which boasted the nation’s greatest power, made their way directly to Zero Point’s building.
The ostensible purpose was congratulations, but their true aim was to forge connections. While Yoon Young-su received corporate and Association representatives, Song Ji-hu personally greeted every guild member who came.
In the grand design Song Ji-hu had drawn, there was no one who would prove useless, and each handshake, each face, was a card he’d one day find reason to play.
“It’s a pleasure to meet you.”
Han Young-ho, Guild Master of the Baekho Guild, took a sip of the tea before him and studied Song Ji-hu intently.
“Hmm… your eyes are quite striking.”
Han Young-ho withdrew his gaze from Song Ji-hu’s pupils and continued slowly.
“Your prowess as a Guild Master is no ordinary thing.”
“Surely Guild Master Han is the only one deserving of such praise—Korea’s number one guild, after all.”
“I suspect you understand well enough why I came personally.”
To Han Young-ho’s words, Song Ji-hu offered only a faint smile.
“When even USAA’s Guild Master moves directly, what choice does anyone else have?”
The fact that the nation’s top guild’s leader had come in person signified nothing less than a reshuffling of the domestic Hunter hierarchy.
“So… what do you plan to do with this land? You don’t seem the type to leave such a spacious place idle. You must have a plan, I’m sure?”
“Yes, we have a plan. But it will take some time. I’ll need to take a business trip first.”
“A business trip…? At a time like this?”
Han Young-ho glanced at the throng of people still camped outside, clamoring to gain entry, and let out a hearty laugh.
“Oh, this is delicious. There’ll be any number of people nursing injuries over this. Very well—Baekho will line up behind you. Have a safe trip.”
Once the immediate meetings concluded, Song Ji-hu summoned Matsumoto Leo and Ayase Haruka.
“You came?”
“Yeah, but… did you really know the land would turn out like this when you bought it?”
How could any human predict such a natural phenomenon? It was something no one could possibly do.
“I have a feeling you might have known, Ji-hu.”
To Ayase Haruka’s remark, Song Ji-hu answered with a shrug.
“Well, anyway—why did you call us?”
“I need to take a trip. I wanted to prepare things in advance.”
“At a time like this… ah, right. A business trip. Yeah, you’d have to go.”
Matsumoto Leo gazed down at the chaos unfurling below and muttered to himself.
“You really are steel-nerved… taking a business trip in the middle of all this… the people staying behind are going to lose their minds.”
“Korea has an old saying: a thirsty man digs a well. And I’m not the one who’s thirsty.”
“Anyway… prepare the business trip the way we discussed last time.”
Song Ji-hu nodded in satisfaction.
“I thought you’d ask me to go with you?”
“Everyone has their own work to do. Haven’t you been in Korea too long anyway?”
At Song Ji-hu’s question, Matsumoto Leo glanced toward Ayase Haruka.
“That’s true… it’s about time I set foot in Japan again.”
The longer his stay prolonged, the more grumbling arose from various quarters, but after the Mana Concentration Phenomenon erupted, those complaints vanished entirely.
‘Rather, my phone hasn’t stopped ringing with people trying to get on my good side….’
Everyone begging him to help them train there. Matsumoto Leo stopped thinking and shook his head briskly.
“Anyway… prepare things that way. Let me know once everything’s ready.”
“Understood.”
Matsumoto Leo left, and Song Ji-hu gazed out the window where motes of light drifted lazily. Simply breathing filled him with refreshing clarity, his entire being saturated with mana.
“When everyone’s eyes are fixed on Europe….”
Song Ji-hu shifted his gaze to the world map on the wall.
“I’ll pass through Japan and head to the United States.”
***
At the same moment, in England.
The Priest received word of Korea’s Mana Concentration Phenomenon.
“A Mana Concentration Phenomenon, then….”
“Yes, sir. It’s reportedly the highest-level concentration phenomenon confirmed to date.”
Beneath the Priest’s gentle smile, a sticky greed seeped through.
“Excellent… it stands to reason that land too shall become his. That’s only natural, wouldn’t you agree?”
“However… that entire region… reportedly belongs to the Zero Point Guild. The one you’ve recently taken an interest in.”
“Hmm….”
The Priest’s eyes narrowed with a soft intake of breath.
“It hardly matters who owns it. What matters is that it must eventually become his.”
“We’ll make it happen, no matter what. And… we have word that this heretic Song Ji-hu is preparing for a business trip to Europe. Information confirmed through both internal channels and the Hunter Association.”
At the news that the property’s owner was preparing to board a flight to Europe in the midst of this chaos—
“Hmm… he’s abandoning his post at a time like this?”
It was unnaturally illogical by any standard measure, yet the Priest already had a plausible explanation prepared in his mind.
The maintenance log brought back by the infiltration team. Within it, the Core recorded as having been transported to Europe.
“I see. That machine must be quite urgent, then. Have you determined where it went?”
“We’re currently tracking it. He’s hidden it quite thoroughly, but we’ll retrieve it as quickly as possible.”
That very unnaturalness was actually thickening the credibility of the false information. Exactly as Song Ji-hu had intended.
“Korea… that unremarkable nation has certainly seen quite a lot of activity lately. Once this matter is settled, we’ll need to nurture it further.”
The Priest’s fingers slowly interlaced.
“I shall proceed accordingly.”
For the Apostles, what was most pressing and crucial now was the grand Harvest Festival unfolding in the United States.
***
The gates stood open, yet nothing was decided, so the chaos continued without end.
Outside the fence, journalists had dug in, drones filled the sky, and Hunters seeking to meet with Zero Point streamed in endlessly.
But within the fence, an eerie quiet prevailed. Like the eye of a hurricane.
“Ugh… really, Jae-hyuk is a good man. Everyone makes sure to greet him once a day without fail.”
“We’ve been doing it for a while now. You haven’t been, sir?”
In the training grounds, Hunters temporarily assigned to security work through Lim Jae-hyuk’s connections were rotating through their conditioning.
“Everyone, thanks for the afternoon shift.”
“Are you going to rest?”
“Rest? I’ve got training to do.”
On the faces of those reaping the benefits of the Mana Concentration, a visible vitality bloomed.
“The recovery speed here is insane. Even after yesterday’s brutal session, my body feels refreshed already.”
“Right? Tell the younger ones never to goof off during shifts. There’s no shortage of guilds lining up for a chance to work here.”
“Of course.”
The morale of those standing guard had soared to the heavens.
“By the way, isn’t it a bit noisy today?”
“I heard he’s heading out on a business trip? Somewhere in Europe, they said.”
“It’ll be chaos for a while.”
But it mattered little to them. They only needed to follow orders from above, stand guard diligently, and train hard.
***
Yoon Young-su reported to Song Ji-hu with a solemn expression.
“The business trip schedule is prepared. Kage says their preparations are also complete.”
Two planes were scheduled to depart the same day.
Zero Point’s aircraft headed to Europe; Kage’s to Japan.
“Excellent. And thank you for keeping this contained.”
“No one outside this room knows anything. But… you think it’ll work out?”
“Of course. Don’t worry.”
Song Ji-hu studied the faces gathered around the conference table.
“While I’m away, we’ll reorganize some of our operations here.”
With the entire world watching every move this Guild made, precautions were necessary.
“Accompanying me: Eun Seo-jin and Lim Jae-hyuk. Staying behind: Director Yoon and Ryu Jin.”
Yoon Young-su and Ryu Jin nodded. Someone had to remain and guard the headquarters.
“The two staying will be protected by Kage and the Hunters Lim Jae-hyuk brings with him.”
It was also a contingency—a safeguard against whatever might unfold in Song Ji-hu’s absence.
“What? I… I’m not sure I need protection like that…”
Ryu Jin waved his hand dismissively, but Song Ji-hu didn’t relent.
“Jin, you’re part of this Guild now. That means plenty of people will target you, just like they did with Heukcheon Guild.”
“I… I suppose so. I could always just set up a cot in my workshop and stay there until you’re back.”
Ryu Jin scratched the back of his head as he spoke. Truthfully, as a blacksmith, going home after work would only mean returning to his lonely studio apartment.
“Director Yoon, continue reviewing proposals, but commit to nothing. Tell them you’ll give your answer after my trip.”
“Understood.”
Matsumoto Leo, who had been silent until now, finally spoke.
“The Abyss has been moving aggressively across Europe. They seem very curious about our destination.”
“Perfect, then. We’ll depart in two days. Destination: Germany. Duration: minimum two weeks.”
Song Ji-hu’s gaze shifted to the calendar. Two days until departure, four days until the Harvest Festival began.
The 7th Returnee Collects Disasters
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