The Cursed Blacksmith Who Regressed - Chapter 6

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Episode 6

Choi Hyun arrived at Daesan and looked up at the Daesan Headquarters Building, thinking.

‘A place that will serve as a social shield for my future growth.’

At the same time, it would be a place that would act as his hands and feet, handling all sorts of miscellaneous tasks, and serve as the foundation for the ‘spreading crafting methods’ strategy he had told his comrades about.

Because unlike other guilds, Daesan, which ranks in the top 3 of the industry, is composed almost entirely of crafting-type players rather than combat-type players.

Choi Hyun had his crafting abilities sealed due to the curse he received from the Great Demon.

However, since the blueprints and production processes remained in his head, he needed many skilled craftsmen to mass-produce equipment in his place.

In that sense, there was no more legitimate partner than Daesan, which had many crafting-type players as both ‘guild members’ and ’employees.’

‘Moreover, Daesan is one of the few remaining independence activist families among Korea’s conglomerates.’

Literally the most fundamental of the fundamentals.

Furthermore, they would never betray their comrades and were full of altruism for others, so there was no reason not to make Daesan a partner.

Having finished his contemplation, Choi Hyun entered the headquarters building.

As he entered the building, a security guard approached and asked Choi Hyun.

“What brings you here today?”

“I’ve come to meet the president.”

“Do you have a prior appointment?”

“No. I came directly without contact. I won’t throw a tantrum demanding to meet him unreasonably. Instead, could you please relay my message through the front desk? Tell them I’ve come to solve the problem with Japan’s Shirai Guild that’s currently giving him a headache.”

“…?”

The security guard tilted his head.

As just a security guard, he didn’t know what difficulties the current president was experiencing.

However, Choi Hyun’s attitude was so polite that he couldn’t simply ignore him.

Among everything, what caught his attention most was Choi Hyun’s eyes.

‘His eyes… he doesn’t seem like someone who would talk nonsense.’

Plastic surgeons have a saying.

They can fix everything else, but eyes can never be surgically altered.

That’s how much eyes are something you must be born with.

Choi Hyun’s eyes were like that.

Though his attire was shabby, his eyes alone were deep and clear like a lake, with star-like sparkling energy rippling within them.

“…Understood.”

Nothing to lose anyway.

The security guard thought this and went to the front desk to relay the message.

Then the desk staff looked at Choi Hyun and tilted their head for a moment.

The desk staff knew through word of mouth that their president was having quite a hard time lately because of some Japanese guild.

So the desk staff immediately connected to the president’s secretary’s office and relayed the message, just in case.

Then, shortly after, a reply came back, and the desk staff personally approached Choi Hyun.

“The president says he’d like to see you right now.”

“Thank you for relaying the message.”

Choi Hyun politely bowed his head.

He didn’t forget to thank the security guard as well.

This was indeed Daesan.

This kind of efficient handling was possible because Jang Hae-hyeon, the president of this place, usually managed his reputation well.

‘If the higher-ups are arrogant and violent people, even when you make polite requests to subordinates, they usually refuse out of fear of getting scolded by their superiors.’

There’s a saying that employees’ attitudes reflect their president’s character.

In that sense, Daesan’s president could be considered very excellent.

‘And that’s actually true.’

He had regretful memories about Daesan from his previous life.

Daesan was originally a massive guild ranking in the top 3 of the industry, but due to several unfortunate incidents in the past, it gradually declined, and unable to withstand the checks and attacks from foreign companies, it eventually disbanded the guild and completely left the industry.

But this time, he wouldn’t let that happen.

No matter how good the conditions from overseas guilds were, blood is thicker than water, and a domestic guild with proper foundations was better than overseas guilds that were always scheming to exploit foreign workers.

‘Besides, the central hub needs to be big to easily bring in other people too.’

Especially the master-level blacksmith players who had gone overseas – this time he planned to keep them by his side no matter what it took.

Eventually, he took the elevator with a temporary pass to the top floor where the President’s Office was located.

When the doors opened, the first thing he saw was the Secretary’s Office.

Han Yu-won, the secretary who had received the call from the desk staff, stood up from her seat to greet Choi Hyun.

“You’re the person who spoke through the desk staff, right?”

“That’s right. My name is Choi Hyun.”

“I’ll guide you.”

The secretary didn’t add any additional words of her own.

For example, warnings like she wouldn’t stand for it if he was playing around.

She cleanly verified Choi Hyun’s identity and immediately guided him to the President’s Office.

Jang Hae-hyeon, seeing Choi Hyun, stood up from his seat to greet him.

“I’m Jang Hae-hyeon, president of Daesan Guild.”

“My name is Choi Hyun.”

“Please have a seat first. Would tea be alright for you to drink?”

“Just cold water is fine for me.”

When Jang Hae-hyeon nodded, the secretary immediately brought out cold water.

She prepared cold water for Jang Hae-hyeon as well.

Soon after the secretary stood behind Jang Hae-hyeon, he moistened his throat with cold water and asked.

“May I ask where you’re from?”

“I don’t have any particular affiliation. I just finished the tutorial process and came here.”

“Then you don’t have a Hunter License yet either?”

“That’s right.”

“How old are you?”

“I’m twenty years old this year.”

“I see. Then how did you learn about the situation between our Daesan and Shirai?”

“When you’re here and there, you naturally come across various stories.”

“Is that so.”

Realizing that Choi Hyun had no intention of answering honestly, he changed his question.

“Fine. Then let’s get straight to the point. How do you plan to solve the problem we’re currently facing?”

Daesan Guild has more people in crafting than in combat.

Since Daesan Group itself was originally rooted in manufacturing, when they started their guild business, they quickly established their domestic position by targeting the crafting market that makes player equipment and other field structures rather than dungeon or gate conquest.

Among these, there’s a special armor series that Daesan is currently focusing on, and the materials for that armor are almost monopolized by Japan’s Shirai Guild, so they had been contracting and importing from them.

But as the time for contract renewal was approaching, Shirai suddenly began avoiding all meetings and contact.

‘Because of that, Daesan is currently in hell.’

If they at least knew the cause, they could deal with it, but since Shirai suddenly started avoiding all meetings and contact entirely, they couldn’t even respond.

It was truly a serious situation for Daesan.

Because if they don’t import materials at this time, there will be major disruptions in armor production.

Choi Hyun said.

“I’ll tell you the cause and solution. First, regarding the cause – this issue is a people problem. The Shirai Guild president is currently being threatened by the Yakuza.”

“Threatened? No matter what, given the size of Shirai Guild and in today’s world, how is that possible?”

“Because the Yakuza are of comparable size.”

“Who are these Yakuza?”

“One billion.”

“Excuse me?”

“I want one billion as a consulting fee for solving this problem. Normally we’d need to write a contract and get it notarized, but I’ve heard about your character, so I’ll skip that process. Instead.”

Choi Hyun pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket.

It was the five million won promissory note he had borrowed from Goremilsu.

“Just handle this one thing as a down payment. Then I’ll tell you the method. I’ll receive the remaining balance after the matter is resolved.”

Jang Hae-hyeon examined the promissory note and soon clicked his tongue.

Wondering what kind of document it was, it turned out to be a private loan debt promissory note.

What was even more ridiculous was that the borrowing date was today.

‘What the hell is this guy doing?’

He couldn’t figure out his identity at all.

No, identity aside, this was the first time in his life he’d encountered this type of human.

However, Choi Hyun crossed his arms and quietly waited for an answer.

Jang Hae-hyeon looked at Choi Hyun as if he were looking at an eccentric, then had no choice but to surrender.

‘Fine, it’s just five hundred.’

It was only five hundred.

How could 5 million won be a large sum for him, a descendant of Daesan Group and head of one of the top three guilds in the country?

He handed the promissory note to the secretary and said.

“Process this and prepare a contract.”

“Understood.”

The secretary left with the promissory note.

Soon after, she appeared with an in-house lawyer carrying a contract.

“Processing is complete.”

“It’s finished.”

Choi Hyun checked his phone.

There was a text from Bang Deok-su saying the money had been paid in full.

Meanwhile, the lawyer explained the contract for this consultation matter, and Choi Hyun listened silently before signing the contract.

Once the contract was completed, Choi Hyun spoke.

“I’ll give you my consultation right away. Currently, Shirai Guild is being threatened by Smioshi Guild. To be precise, Jendero Guild, which is under Smioshi Guild, is subcontracting and handling the work. There’s a high probability they’re holding the Shirai Guild representative’s family members hostage.”

“What? Isn’t Smioshi one of Japan’s three major Yakuza guilds?”

“That’s correct. Since the armor series that Daesan is producing became popular in Japan, Smioshi started taking interest.”

“Then what should we do now?”

“Speaking fundamentally, we need to rescue the Shirai representative’s family that Jendero Guild is holding first. They plan to keep the family members until the contract between Daesan and Shirai ends.”

“What do you mean…”

Jang Hae-hyeon felt dizzy.

He never imagined that Yakuza would be involved in this problem, and he certainly didn’t know that the Yakuza would be Smioshi, one of Japan’s three major Yakuza guilds.

‘What should I do?’

He couldn’t get a grasp on it.

If it were domestic gangsters, he could just send people to subdue them quickly, but the opponent was Yakuza. And quite a large-scale one at that.

Moreover, since the stage itself was overseas, it wasn’t easy to handle even for a major corporation.

As Jang Hae-hyeon closed his eyes in frustration, Choi Hyun, who had been watching, spoke.

“Use Inagawa Guild.”

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