The Cursed Blacksmith Who Regressed - Chapter 98

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Episode 98

Countless ogres.

They were all ogres belonging to the 2nd Platoon members who had tamed them.

It was an incredible achievement.

Not only had they conquered a dungeon without deploying a single person, but they had also swept up all those ogres as spoils of war.

These were no longer simple tamers… for instance, the tamers who were once mocked as ‘shit summoners’ in the past.

The ogres each tamer had tamed stood in formation before them.

Their appearance was nothing short of magnificent.

Ogres were bruisers that boasted tremendous performance just by their existence alone.

With not just one or two, but dozens of such ogres, who would dare look down on the tamers?

Choi Hyun stood before them.

The cameras that had been filming the tamers and ogres focused back on Choi Hyun.

Facing the gathered cameras, Choi Hyun spoke clearly.

“Our Paragon Guild is still accepting applications from Tamer Hunters. So if anyone is interested, please contact us anytime. And.”

It was time for the climax that would mark the end of Part 2.

Choi Hyun spoke with eyes that had grown even more resolute than before.

“As we always have, we will continue to achieve the rediscovery of numerous undervalued classes.”

A reporter asked.

“Do you have a specific class in mind for the next project?”

“What would that be?”

“Necromancer.”

Necromancer!

As the name of a class considered the Dark Side among Dark Side classes was mentioned, people began to stir.

“Necromancer?”

“Those black mages?”

“Wow, tamers were already shocking, but now necromancers?”

“President Choi’s moves are really unpredictable.”

Naturally, the chat window went wild too.

– Wowwwww hahahahahahaha

– This is seriously crazy lol

– Holy shit that’s amazing lol after the shit-stirrers, now we got corpse-beaters?

– Crazy bastard, it’s not corpse fuckers, it’s corpse cleaners

– The corpse washer is an undertaker lol and necromancers are mostly necrophiliacs so corpse fucker is more accurate

– But I’m excited yet worried at the same time. Tamers were just shit summoners with poor performance, but there were no issues with their character or tendencies..

– For real lol People who pick necromancer are one of two types: poor bastards who didn’t know better early on, or perverts who knew exactly what they were doing. Of course, the latter are probably already criminals or future criminals.

As expected, concerns and mockery that wasn’t quite mockery overflowed.

That’s fine.

It was expected.

That’s why Jang Hae-hyeon, who was watching the live broadcast, also smiled.

“Finally promoting them.”

He had said they would start recruiting necromancer players when the time came.

That time was now.

It was the optimal timing.

Having reversed the image of tamers who were evaluated as shit summoners and elevated their status, now even if the target was necromancers, people wouldn’t just worry but would also have ‘expectations’ due to the tamer precedent.

Han Yu-won, who was watching together, said.

“Director Choi probably has something in mind this time too, but I can’t help feeling worried.”

“Let’s just trust him. Actually, we’re not really in a position to nitpick about this and that, are we? He’s such an extraordinary person.”

Han Yu-won nodded.

Then Choi Hyun’s interview continued.

“This recruitment is the same as the previous tamer recruitment. Anyone who is a South Korean citizen and has changed jobs to necromancer player, regardless of age or gender. The recruitment format is again for regular employees, not guild members. Necromancers who are hiding in the shadows for various reasons, please come out into the light and join me in our cause.”

Pop pop pop!

Camera flashes burst.

With this, the spectacular debut of Paragon 2nd Platoon tamers disguised as a dungeon raid came to an end.

And through this broadcast, Choi Hyun once again set the world ablaze.

* * *

That evening, Jang Hae-hyeon and Choi Hyun met.

Jang Hae-hyeon said.

“You’ve worked hard, Director.”

“Hard work? The hard work wasn’t mine but the tamers’. By the way, how’s the current necromancer application status?”

“It’s not even five people yet.”

Fewer than expected.

But understandable.

Because while necromancers had a higher job change ratio than tamers, most were active in the Dark Side.

‘Most of them are even ex-convicts.’

It was because their nature was black magic itself.

These were people who could easily assassinate ordinary citizens if they leveled up a bit and set their minds to it.

In other words, most people currently applying to Paragon were those who simply chose necromancer because it looked cool but gave up because growth was too difficult.

Jang Hae-hyeon said.

“But that’s just the number of domestic applicants. If we expand our view overseas, the number of people we can recruit increases dramatically.”

“If they’re naturalized citizens that’s fine, but most are foreigners with overseas citizenship, aren’t they?”

“That’s right, and among them are quite a few black-haired foreigners.”

“Actually, there’s no reason not to accept them, but I don’t plan to accept them right now. We need to recruit our own people first and create a proper prototype before we can accept foreigners.”

“True. That makes sense too. The core foundation is important. But I’m curious about something.”

“Yes, please go ahead.”

“The military concept for the tamers this time, was that your idea too, Director?”

“That was the idea of someone among the tamers named Oh Taek-su. He’s a former non-commissioned officer.”

“Ah? Was there no resistance?”

“Everyone said it was good?”

Oh Taek-su really did suggest it first.

He said image was important, and that if they wore uniforms and did military-style image making with this opportunity, they could shed the shit summoner image they’d been mocked with all at once.

And rightly so, because in our country and any country, the image effect that uniforms create was considerable.

And that strategy worked perfectly.

“But I understand that’s just the external image they show, and they’re not actually run military-style.”

“There have been some inquiries about that. Whether employees who join as staff rather than guild members are all treated military-style like that.”

“Absolutely not.”

Using uniforms and military imagery for image making was good.

But if they really ran it like the military, who would want to come to the guild no matter how good the conditions?

Talking about it reminded him of problems military civilian employees faced in the past.

Military civilian employees were civil servants working in the military, but military officers subtly made them carry guns, do training, and regulated their hair like soldiers, citing lack of military personnel.

It was the same here.

This was recruiting employees with the nature of a private company, not recruiting actual soldiers.

“But wouldn’t it be okay to discipline necromancers a bit like the military? Given their nature and all.”

“Well, I haven’t not considered that, but I still think that’s prejudice. Let’s judge after seeing the recruited personnel.”

“Understood. By the way, it’s about time to start Part 3.”

The showcase of projects that had been kept under wraps wasn’t over yet.

From the ogre dungeon to the necromancer recruitment announcement was Part 2.

And the final remaining Part 3 was about to begin.

Preparations were complete.

Soon the live broadcast started.

– ????

– What is this?

– Why is Paragon going live again?

– What, two livestreams in one day?

– What are they announcing now?

– They already dropped a big event during the day, what else could there be?

– Even if there is something, it’s probably just a simple announcement?

– You never know lol

Half and half reactions.

The live broadcast was conducted from the studio.

Choi Hyun wasn’t there.

Choi Hyun was watching the livestream with Jang Hae-hyeon in the President’s Office.

Instead, a different man appeared on screen.

A massive build.

It was Maeng Bu-yong.

– Huh?

– What?

– ????

– The troublemaker?

– Shit lol why is the Fighting God here

– Bro, why are you coming out here?

– Maeng-gu again?

Maeng Bu-yong.

The hottest man in Korea’s Hunter world before Choi Hyun appeared.

Not affiliated with anywhere, living only doing what he wanted with his completely screwed personality, but with combat power and Area clear rates that were unmatched – the undisputed number one in South Korea.

Of course, later he would fall to become a troublemaking nuisance that left a mark on Korea’s disaster history, but that won’t happen this time.

Because Choi Hyun had made the first move to prevent it.

‘If not for the Jirisan problem, he’d just be a polarizing Hunter, nothing more, nothing less.’

That man had suddenly appeared.

And on Paragon’s broadcast, no less.

Was that why?

People’s expectations began to rise.

– No way?

– Holy shit, I’m getting goosebumps right now.

– Crazy, if Maeng Bu-yong is on Paragon’s broadcast, this means…

– Don’t tell me that bastard is joining a guild?

– Wow, crazy, Paragon actually pulled this off?

– How did they do what?

– Didn’t they just pay him a lot of money?

– Hey, when have you ever seen Maeng-gu move for money?

– But it was too much money to refuse.

Chat messages shooting up rapidly.

It was worth getting excited about.

Because Maeng Bu-yong on screen looked very proper.

He usually went around in worn martial arts uniforms like a street fighter with disheveled lion-like hair.

But Maeng Bu-yong on screen had his hair neatly arranged and was even wearing a suit.

Could there be a more proper appearance than this?

Perhaps that’s why people were confused by this side of him they’d never seen before.

There’s no host.

Choi Hyun isn’t there either.

The only one appearing in this broadcast is Maeng Bu-yong.

Maeng Bu-yong, sitting in front of the desk, soon clasped his hands together and began speaking into the microphone.

“Good evening, my name is Maeng Bu-yong.”

And then.

– ???????

– Crazy?

– Maeng Bu-yong using formal speech?

– Why is that bastard acting like that?

– Wow, Maeng-gu must finally be about to die.

One greeting.

People’s reaction to that single sentence was like a volcanic eruption.

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