The Owner of the Healing Therapy Shop Is Ranked 0th in the World - Chapter 92

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The Owner of the Healing Therapy Shop is World Rank 0

Chapter 92

A few hours before the press conference, in a 5-star Hunter Hotel’s suite room.

As if knocking was a luxury, Seo Eunhae kicked open the door and entered.

Jang Dohun greeted her with a smile as if he had been waiting for her.

“Why isn’t it room 2204?”

At Eunhae’s barbed question, Jang Dohun shrugged and answered.

“Something came up. I’m pleased you still remember that number after all this time.”

Eunhae lightly ignored his smooth greeting and pushed her sunglasses up over her head.

Standing defiantly, she skipped the pleasantries and got straight to the point.

“What are your conditions.”

Instead of answering, Jang Dohun mockingly pulled out a cigarette and lit it, ignoring the no-smoking notice on the table.

Hiss, the lighter’s flame illuminated the cold desire in his eyes.

“Let’s sit and talk? If you stand, the conversation will end too quickly, which would be disappointing.”

“I quit. Both cigarettes and having long conversations with you.”

At Eunhae’s cold rejection, Dohun burst into deep laughter.

With the dull sound of heels muffled by thick carpet, Eunhae approached right up to his face.

Jang Dohun slowly exhaled cigarette smoke toward the ceiling and spoke leisurely.

“Let’s calculate. That upstart guild that was acting like they owned the world, The Boom or Bloom or whatever. I gave you the chance to bury that guild leader, didn’t I?”

“So I also backed you up at the Association level, bringing up IP logs and maps. I thought we settled that account.”

Well, that’s true. Jang Dohun nodded lightly.

“Then next. Who do you think barely managed to stop Edward Hunter from starting a territorial war with that temper of his? If Edward had barged in during this chaotic situation, it would have been quite troublesome, don’t you think?”

Eunhae’s lips twisted.

“There’s no proof you’re the one who stopped that, and even if it was you, I don’t think Gangjinseong would lose. Besides, if he requested a territorial war in the current situation, Edward would be the one getting criticized.”

“Still as thorough as ever. But you know, Eunhae. I met with that upstart guild leader, and he said an article is about to break. ‘S-ranks’ Self-Orchestrated Drama to Monopolize Predator Gate’, ‘Spectacular Seoul Bombing Show for a Hero’s Entrance’… I think those were roughly the titles?”

Eunhae’s face hardened coldly.

“Ha, so this is how you’re going to play it?”

Toward her bitter laugh, Dohun delivered the finishing blow while stubbing out his cigarette in the ashtray.

“Oh, and those materials that Yebichnna absolutely needed to make Predator Gate items. They’re all in my warehouse now. How did that happen?”

“You rat bastard.”

“I’ll take that as a compliment.”

Seeing the setup he had laid out, Eunhae instinctively knew his conditions would be extravagant.

She felt a sudden craving for cigarettes she had quit long ago and placed her hand on her hip.

“What do you want.”

“By your side… if I said that, you’d throw an ashtray at my face like before, wouldn’t you?”

Jang Dohun laughed heartily, then quickly erased his playful expression and gazed at Eunhae with serious eyes.

“Maybe it’s because I’ve lived abroad for so long, but I miss my original place. Wouldn’t I suit the Association President position better than that dull guy? If I took the seat, your work would be much easier too.”

Eunhae frowned while standing with one leg cocked.

“I prefer dull bears over cunning snakes. You’re too exhausting.”

“How unfortunate. When did your taste change like that?”

Eunhae checked her watch and added coldly.

“The bomber, the doppelganger. These are your doing, right? Explain.”

Dohun shook his index finger and shook his head.

“That doesn’t add up cost-wise. Asking me to give up both the Association President position and the bomber’s identity is too much like highway robbery, isn’t it? I need to leave something to make a living.”

“Jang Dohun… Ha.”

Eunhae fell silent for a moment, then spoke as if she had made a decision.

“…The Association President position, what if I said I’d give you that?”

Dohun’s lips curved upward in an arc.

“Then the item materials would find their rightful owner, and Jeong Sihwa would disappear without a peep. I’d persuade Edward well too. Who knows… you might even catch that bomber you so desperately want?”

Eunhae turned and left as if she had heard enough.

As the door slammed shut as if it might break, Dohun muttered with a pleased expression.

“Still as dynamic as ever. How could I not fall for that? I really did well coming back to Seoul.”

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The auditorium fell into chaos upon receiving the shocking news.

“A self-orchestrated drama? All the S-ranks were in cahoots?”

“My god, Seokchon Lake Gate was already cleared? Then we’ve been deceived this whole time?”

At the breaking news Jang Dohun had released, reporters’ eyes gleamed like hyenas, and officials couldn’t hide their bewilderment.

As I exchanged glances with Senior and kept thinking about how to overcome this situation, I heard the agitated voice of the announcer on screen.

[Breaking news! The dismissal motion for Hunter Association President Maeng Seokwoo has just passed in an emergency session. For incompetent handling of the Seoul bombing incident and deceiving the public by concealing Hunter Yebichnna’s identity…]

My eyes widened.

Come to think of it, Association President Maeng Seokwoo was nowhere to be seen at today’s event.

As soon as the announcer finished speaking, the screen went down.

“Oh my. This almost got an innocent person in trouble. Who would have thought that the Hunter Association President would… tsk tsk.”

Jang Dohun, who had been below the platform, looked around in all directions with exaggerated gestures.

His expression of pretending to be surprised while pulling down his eyebrows was hypocritical.

“Hunter Yebichnna must have felt quite wronged, don’t you think?”

I was astounded by his shameless attitude.

‘The absurd news and even Maeng Seokwoo’s dismissal, it’s all this man’s doing.’

What kind of powerful backing does he have to act so brazenly?

I glared at his smooth face.

“It’s okay.”

Senior nodded heavily and firmly gripped my shoulder.

He then continued speaking while emanating a murderous aura.

“If there are no questions, we’ll move to the next stage, item enchantment.”

Even amid the confusion, the reporters were overwhelmed by Senior’s cold voice and kept their mouths shut.

I pulled out a small essence oil bottle from my chest.

“This is ordinary massage oil. I’ll add my skill to recreate the item that helped us find our way in the Maze Gate.”

The gazes of enchanters and appraisal hunters in the hall pierced like awls.

They narrowed their eyes as if trying to find even the smallest flaw in me.

Nevertheless, I calmed my mind and recalled the time when I made items for Senior.

As I closed my eyes and concentrated my mana, a gentle blue light began to ripple inside the previously transparent oil bottle.

^[Skill Activated: Vision Lv.1 Light Guide]^

As the item was completed in an instant, the evaluation panel’s faces turned to shock. An elderly enchanter grabbed the microphone and asked.

“I can’t understand this. Your mana level is clearly at civilian level, yet how did you extract such high-concentration mana only during the moment of enchantment? Are you deliberately hiding it?”

This was the same admiration I heard from Sohee every time. Thanks to that, I wasn’t flustered.

“If there’s no problem with the result, I don’t think my usual mana amount has much meaning for grade evaluation.”

The appraiser next to him asked with trembling hands.

“The mana mobilized to make one item of this level is beyond imagination. An ordinary hunter would have to lie sick in bed for a week after making one. Ms. Yebichnna, how many of these can you make per day with your mana?”

“If my stamina can support it, hundreds are possible.”

Instantly, suffocating silence flowed through the entire auditorium.

“Hundreds, you say. That’s an amount impossible even if dozens of enchanters worked on it for a whole month…”

The appraiser put down the microphone with an expression mixed with awe.

“Now… please demonstrate that item.”

When the request came, I took a deep breath.

This item that showed Senior the exit in the Maze Gate isn’t simply an item for finding paths.

It’s an item that shows you what you desire to find.

‘If the one who attacked the store, and that doppelganger who tried to kill us is among this crowd.’

It would show that existence too.

I took in Ean and Eran, who were glaring sharply from behind the stage, and Ohyeongtaek, who was clenching his fists below the stage.

‘Please, help me find that culprit.’

Clang—!

The moment I opened the lid of the item, blue haze that burst from the bottle became a sharp arrow and cut through the void.

I followed that flow with my eyes.

Where the end of the blue light stopped was a man standing in security guard attire near the entrance. He remained utterly expressionless even in this situation.

“That’s the person!”

The moment I pointed at him, the air inside the auditorium vibrated as if exploding.

Because Jinseong Senior, who had been standing beside me, shot out at the speed of light without even leaving an afterimage.

My hair and the hem of my clothes swayed violently as if caught in a gale.

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