The Return of the Legendary Golden-Handed Blacksmith - Chapter 148

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Chapter 148
Episode 148.
Agent Guild.
Bakker began smashing things around him in a fit of rage.
“Hey! You think I’m joking? You think you can just brush this off? I’m going to make sure you can’t operate properly, no matter what.”
The New Gene had quite a few people for whom it was their primary profession.
Han Seom was taking the full brunt of Bakker’s anger.
Han Seom himself, a senior officer, was also a New Gene professional.
Two children.
He was the head of household.
And so he had to hold his tongue first.
“You think you’ll be able to operate properly? We’ll see about that.”
After Bakker left.
Han Seom pressed his forehead.
“How are you going to handle the aftermath of this?”
“He starts raving like that if you try to stop him.”
A guild member who assisted the vice-leader alongside Han Seom spoke.
“The aftermath? That’s not for me to worry about. This is bad. I should have stopped him. But since I couldn’t stop him…”
Han Seom let out a long sigh.
“Our guild could collapse.”
“But who exactly is this person? I was already quite puzzled by his return. Han Seom, you’re strong yourself, aren’t you?”
They weren’t entirely ignorant of Jin-woo.
But wasn’t he a blacksmith?
“He has a Necromancer as a sub-job, or so I’ve heard. But even so, wouldn’t he lose against our entire guild?”
“You don’t know, so you’re saying that.”
“But who exactly is he?”
The guild members were curious. They wanted to know the identity of this person that Han Seom was so terrified of.
Han Seom sighed and spoke.
“Jin.”
That’s what he said.
“He’s someone you should never, ever touch.”
* * *
Bakker, humiliated by Han Seom and utterly disgraced by Jin-woo, was grinding his teeth.
“I won’t let this slide. This time I’ll kill him.”
Bakker headed first to the Agent Guild’s vault.
He withdrew the most expensive, highest-grade sword available.
“I’ll handle this properly. Back then I lost because my equipment was lacking! With proper gear and a bit of focus, I can win easily.”
With the equipment in hand, Bakker staked out Lucession.
For several days.
“Found him. That bastard!”
Bakker finally spotted his nemesis.
And he waited for him to leave Lucession.
Jin-woo came out unsuspecting.
And Bakker, sword in hand, revealed himself in his path.
“You came.”
At Jin-woo’s tone—as if he’d been waiting—Bakker felt something off.
But it didn’t matter.
Bakker drew a sword that looked quite refined.
“Look what I’ve got.”
He’d withdrawn the highest-grade sword from the guild vault.
“It’s a UR Grade sword. You wouldn’t even know about something this precious, but this is equipment that could split someone like you clean in half!”
Bakker shouted loudly.
“Let me show you how powerful the Whisper of Greed is! Don’t bother apologizing on your knees—it’s too late. I’ll kill you again and again until my anger is satisfied!”
Slash!
Bakker charged at Jin-woo. This was a Battle Field. Unlike before, PVP between the two was freely possible.
Jin-woo watched Bakker charging forward.
“Hyper-Speed Enhancement.”
Whoosh!
His speed surged instantly.
“It’s over!”
An almost ambush-like strike. Bakker had already seen Jin-woo move. Just like before, Jin-woo had no special equipment.
Especially with armor, he had nothing at all, so this single blow seemed like it would kill him outright.
“First.”
But at that moment, summoned by Jin-woo’s call, First appeared.
Summoned so fast that First was standing before Jin-woo before Bakker’s strike could land.
A massive hammer was gripped in his hand.
“What—?”
The moment the sound left his lips, the hammer came swinging.
Boom!
It was identical to before, yet somehow different.
“Gaaahhhhh!”
Bakker screamed.
His health plummeted directly below ten percent. His vision swam.
“Damn it!”
Bakker panicked and started fleeing.
Jin-woo didn’t pursue immediately. He waited.
“Order. Carried. Out.”
“Your restraint is good.”
Jin-woo smiled faintly.
‘Let him live.’
That way he wouldn’t scurry off to safety like a rat.
“He’ll head for the safest place he knows.”
Of course, that would be his guild’s building.
* * *
“Damn it. Damn it all!”
Bakker ground his teeth.
“It was a mistake. A mistake, I tell you. And that bastard—using a summon? Using a summon in a one-on-one fight? Where’s your honor?”
He didn’t give up.
“I’ll give him a real fight. I’ll bring the entire guild and kill him! That son of a bitch. Insulting me is the same as insulting all of the Agent Guild!”
Gnashing his teeth, he headed toward the city where the guild building stood.
Of course, he was unaware.
That someone was following him.
Once Bakker disappeared into the city, Jin-woo gazed down slowly from above.
“A guild that can’t manage its own members has only itself to blame.”
Jin-woo smiled atop the Bone Dragon.
Actually, he was pleased. He’d wanted to test out the newly crafted equipment anyway.
“There won’t be a second chance.”
He doesn’t forgive twice.
* * *
Ring-ring-ring!
A call came through to Han Seom, who’d been waiting.
—Guild Master
Han Seom sighed and answered.
“Han Seom.”
“Yes, Guild Master.”
“Bakker’s right in front of me now. He’s saying you insulted and attacked my brother. Is that true?”
The guild master’s voice was quite calm.
But beneath it, Han Seom could feel the rising anger.
Bakker was the real name of Bakker, the vice-leader. Bakker was the guild master’s own brother, and for that single reason alone, he’d acted recklessly up until now.
The guild master knew it too. He knew Bakker was pathetic. But he was still family, wasn’t he? At least if he came back beaten down by someone else, he could beat them in his stead.
That’s why he’d assigned Han Seom to watch over Bakker.
To stop anything that crossed the line.
To stop it no matter what.
But instead of stopping him, he’d apparently done the opposite—struck the vice-leader himself.
Gulp.
Han Seom tensed.
His entire future hinged on how he answered this. Han Seom deliberated. How should he respond?
The deliberation didn’t last long.
“Yes. That’s correct.”
Han Seom decided not to make excuses.
He chose to be honest instead.
“…….”
The guild master asked.
“Why?”
“Bakker started a confrontation. But the person involved was…… a user named Jin-woo.”
Goldguide, the guild master, frowned at those words.
“……Jin-woo?”
“It’s Jin. There were rumors that the user Jin-woo might be Jin himself, but seeing him in person, I’m convinced it’s true. So I tried to stop it.”
“……You couldn’t stop it?”
“Yes. I apologize.”
Han Seom explained honestly. Goldguide’s thoughts deepened at those words.
“Phew.”
Han Seom had been able to become a senior officer at the Agent Guild because he had connections with Goldguide, the guild master, from back during Eternal Sunshine.
Goldguide had also been a Ranker of Eternal Sunshine.
So he knew all too well the weight that name carried.
Jin.
And Bakker had touched him.
The fact that Han Seom had already cursed and hit Bakker became meaningless. No—he should have done it far more viciously.
“Ah.”
Goldguide pressed his forehead. A frown formed involuntarily.
“Ah…….”
And he sighed deeply.
“I understand, Han Seom. Rest.”
The guild master had grasped the situation.
He’d actually been intending to punish Han Seom. Regardless of whether the reason was justified.
Simply having touched the vice-leader was the issue.
But now that things had turned out this way, he couldn’t punish him.
Han Seom’s actions were to protect the guild. Thoroughly so.
Rather, Han Seom deserved a reward.
“Yes.”
Goldguide hung up and shook his head.
“What am I supposed to do about this…….”
If handled poorly, it could create a serious problem for the guild’s growth.
How they responded was critical.
“Brother!”
Just then, Bakker entered.
“Did you call Han Seom? You’re going to discipline him, right? He crossed the line. He acted like he was someone special!”
At that moment, Goldguide looked at Bakker.
“You.”
His voice trembled.
“Do you have any idea what you’ve done?”
“What? Brother, what’s wrong?”
He was an unusually lenient older brother.
He supported whatever Bakker did and forgave his mistakes gracefully. Even as wrongs accumulated, he’d say it was all experience, even consoling him that mistakes were okay.
That was part of it too.
His recklessness stemmed from this complete support from his brother.
“You bastard.”
Goldguide immediately disarmed Bakker. Then he kicked his legs hard.
“Kneel.”
“Wait, brother.”
Bakker looked around. High-ranking guild members were watching the scene.
“There are people looking…….”
“Kneel!”
Bakker realized something was very wrong.
Still, he scowled and knelt anyway.
“For god’s sake…… they’re all watching.”
Anger burned in his chest.
Why was his brother acting like this?
He’d only tried to recruit one NPC, and a confrontation with a user had happened in that situation.
He hadn’t even gotten the NPC, and he’d been humiliated in the fight. Shouldn’t that be enough?
“What the hell? I need to get revenge! That damn bastard…”
Unable to help himself, Bakker finally burst out.
“It’s Jin. That’s who you touched.”
“Just a craftsperson, isn’t he? Just a blacksmith!”
Goldguide’s face darkened.
“Back in Eternal Sunshine. There were people who dismissed someone as ‘just a blacksmith’ like you do. Know what happened?”
Goldguide roared.
“He destroyed them. All of them! That’s who you just touched!”
Jin had created overwhelmingly superior equipment.
Many Rankers would do anything to possess equipment made by him.
Jin had made equipment for them. And then he annihilated the guild that had touched him.
Cleanly. After that, no one dared touch Jin anymore.
“He’s that impressive? Pfft.”
Suddenly, Goldguide felt an icy dread.
“Please tell me you didn’t touch him again?”
“…….”
Bakker clamped his mouth shut.
That was exactly what had happened.
“You bastard! Tell me straight! Did you…”
“I can’t just take a beating! How amazing can he possibly be?”
This place was near a tower.
The Tower of Thunder and Fissure. Rated three stars in difficulty among the towers in this region, it was a place that guilds ranking similarly to the Agent Guild were desperate to clear first.
Because of the competition to clear the tower, the area around it was entirely a Battle Field.
Which meant.
“Besides, he’s alone anyway! How’s one guy going to fight an entire guild…”
Battle could happen anytime.
That’s when a sound boomed from somewhere.
Shhhhh.
It wasn’t just that.
-Warning!
-Warning!
Shhhhh.
An aura of darkness began spreading through the surroundings.
“What?”
“What is this……?”
-Sacred Domain has been declared!
-All living creatures within the domain have their movements dulled!
-You receive powerful debuffs!
“……!”
Goldguide saw the figure who appeared, radiating an enormous aura.
A user flying at tremendous speed, riding a Bone Dragon.
“Jin…….”
A living legend had arrived.

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