Chapter 79 – Influence
Seo-joon could not leave his seat due to the sudden rampage (?) of the scouts.
If Seojun tried to dodge to the left, the scouts would turn left.
It was because when he tried to avoid to the right, he rumbled to the right again, blocking Seo-jun’s path.
“In our Leon Guild, Kim Seo-joon is fully exempted from the fees incurred from future raids…”
“Please lead our ruble guild!!”
Then he kept shouting something, but Seo Jun-ro was just embarrassed.
Because of that, even Min-yul and Soo-yeon, who came out later, were tied to the same spot as Seo-jun.
Seo-joon alone would not know, but when the two of them were tied up, Seo-joon could not stay still.
Even though they look fine, it was right after they were attacked by Draug.
Even now, looking at the pale complexion, I had to take a break right away.
That’s why Seojun was about to say something.
“What are you all doing right now!”
“The Dream Team is currently on the brink of a mind attack! We need to check the status first, so everyone get out of the way!”
Officials who appeared just in time almost forcibly disbanded the scouts.
Because of this, there was a weak physical fight between the officials and the scouts, but fortunately Seo-joon was able to escape.
So Seo-joon took Min-yul and Soo-yeon to the infirmary.
And sure enough.
Shortly after arriving at the infirmary, Min-yul and Soo-yeon fell asleep.
The horse was asleep, but from the side I watched, it was nothing more than passing out.
As expected, the mental damage received from Draug was not to be taken lightly.
Afterwards, the medical team rushed over and started examining this and that, and fortunately, nothing was wrong with the two.
However, the medical staff muttered in unison, saying that if Seo-jun had been a little late in dealing with the draugr, it would have been irreversible.
‘thank god. It was good to deal with it quickly.’
In fact, when the draugr frantically raised the progress rate of the Shakyamuni River.
Seojun thought of taking care of Draugr as late as possible.
It was not easy to increase the progress of Shakyamuni’s lecture.
However, Shakyamuni’s immovable mind was rated SSS.
Considering that Hercules’ divine power was S grade, I could see how absurd the grade was.
To this, the mentor added that one of Shakyamuni’s teachings could penetrate all the occupations of transcendentalists.
In other words, it meant that immobility was the mental end of transcendentalists.
However, the mentality of transcendentalists is completed with only 10-star draugr?
‘Honestly, 14.2% was a lot too.’
Of course, it could have been higher than this if Draug had been kept alive.
However, Seo-jun thought that it would not have exceeded 2-3%.
In the first place, with the lives of Min-yul and Su-yeon held as collateral, it was meaningless no matter how much the lecture progressed.
jump.
“Seojun!”
As I was thinking about this and that, the door to the infirmary opened and Seoyoon came in.
Seoyoon’s expression was clearly worried.
“Ah, Mr. Seoyoon.”
Seo-jun let out a long sigh when he slightly raised his hand to welcome him.
Then he looked at Minyul and Sooyeon who were sleeping and asked.
“These two are…”
“I was just sleeping for a while. Fortunately, there are no major problems.”
It was only then that Seoyoon was able to shake off her worries.
Seoyoon walked slowly and sat down next to Seojun.
“Rather than that, Seojun-ssi, are you okay?”
“yes. Other than a little bit of energy, there’s nothing wrong with it.”
Seojun nodded as if to reassure Seoyoon.
However, contrary to Seo-jun’s intention, Seo-yoon’s feelings were complicated.
Seo-joon could no longer be seen as a student.
It was just that he hadn’t taken the Pro Hunter test.
And that was a problem that would be resolved in a few months, and then…
This was predicted from the first meeting with Seojun.
So it was natural and something to celebrate.
Seoyoon herself also sincerely thought that way.
So Seoyoon couldn’t understand herself feeling this complicated feeling.
“Do you have any problem···?”
Seoyoon just looked at him without saying a word, and Seojun tilted his head and asked.
“……no.”
However, Seoyoon only slowly shook her head.
Seo-jun was suspicious of Seo-yoon’s appearance, but he didn’t bother asking.
right at that moment.
smart.
“excuse me.”
The door opened slowly with a knock and a man cautiously entered.
He was also a familiar figure to Seo-joon.
“The president of the association?”
It was none other than the head of the Pro Hunter Association, Lee Tae-beom.
“Why is the association president here…?”
“I came here because I was worried after hearing the news that there had been an accident.”
“Did the president of the association come in person?”
At Seo-jun’s question, Lee Tae-beom smiled slightly.
As Seo-jun said, it was because Lee Tae-beom had no intention of coming here.
Of course, the news of the accident came sooner than anyone else.
However, the position of president of the association was not light on the hips.
Even if you were an S-class hunter, you had to make an appointment and visit Lee Tae-bum in person to meet him.
It was extremely rare for Lee Tae-bum to act directly like this.
That’s why the accident that happened at the competition of the students was not even a reason to move the president of the association.
However, as soon as Lee Tae-beom heard the word ‘Kim Seo-joon’, he immediately got up.
To Lee Tae-beom, Seo-joon was not just a student.
To be precise, it was a student who brought the Blue Dragon Sword of the Sword Master.
And Lee Tae-bum had never seen a swordsman entrust the blue dragon sword to anyone.
The only one I saw was Seojun.
In other words, the swordsman had to be seen as caring for Seo-joon more than anyone else.
Of course, the truth was very different from that, but in Lee Tae-bum’s eyes, it was.
So when Lee Tae-beom heard the news that a 10-star draug had been implemented.
I felt a chill run down my spine along with chills.
Because Lee Tae-beom honestly thought that Kim Seo-joon was dead.
Draug’s mental attack was such an outrageous thing that even Lee Tae-beom himself could not assure it.
Lee Tae-beom was an S-class hunter and a cataclysmic hero, and he was a talented person located in the middle.
He was a man who had not gone through cataclysm fully, nor had he suffered very little.
And Lee Tae-beom had actually been attacked by a Draug.
At that time, if it had not been for the help of Young-seong, Lee Tae-beom would not be here.
‘But he handled it alone…’
Lee Tae-bum could understand why Geomseong cared for Seo-joon.
Again, it was Lee Tae-beom’s personal idea, which was quite different from the truth, but anyway.
That’s why Lee Tae-bum couldn’t even imagine what kind of reaction Geomseong would be if Seo-jun was wrong.
As soon as Lee Tae-bum heard the word ‘Kim Seo-joon’, he had no choice but to jump up from his seat.
furthermore.
“Ah, president of the association. Long time no see.”
“Seo, Seoyoon-nim was also with you.”
Beside him was the swordsman’s granddaughter.
Taebum Lee also knew very well the love of the granddaughter of Geomseong.
And now, seeing the two of them sitting together in one place, the relationship also seemed special.
Inwardly, Lee Tae-bum felt that he was really good at finding him.
“How are you… are you okay?”
“Ah yes. There is no big deal.”
Lee Tae-bum let out a big sigh of relief.
Although Seo-joon was puzzled by Lee Tae-bum’s appearance, he told Lee Tae-bum as if everything went well.
“Since you came, I would like to ask you a question… what the hell happened? Why was a draug implemented instead of a revenant?”
“Oh that’s…”
Lee Tae-bum explained the situation to Seo-joon.
“yes? Does the dungeon magic core cause overload?”
“That’s right. For the first time, Jung Ji-min applied the results of his research on mutations to this competition…”
After that, Lee Tae-bum continued to explain long and hesitantly.
However, only one word lingered in Seo-jun’s ears.
‘Mutation…?’
none other than mutation.
‘Are you referring to that gigantic tree at that time?’
That meant the gigantic tree he faced when he went in to save the Devil and Mancheol.
Even the devil said it was the first time he had seen it, so it was clear that he was referring to that gigantic tree.
And the important thing was that the huge tree was a monster caused by the ‘Dungeon Distortion’.
In other words, if the reason why the dungeon magic core caused overload was because of the research result of that mutation.
‘Does this mean that it can be artificially created?’
Of course, he already knew that the Distortion that had occurred so far was something the Jinrihoe had done.
However, it was not a certain fact, and I thought it was a form of inducing, not directly causing distortion.
Because the Distortion was originally known to be spontaneous.
However, this meant that the Distortion was very likely to be an artificial result rather than a natural occurrence.
‘Could it be… all of the Distortion of Cataclysm?’
Seojun shook his head.
Anyway, it was because it went too far.
But for some reason, the feeling of uneasiness remained.
“I am really sorry for… We will be careful to ensure that an accident like this does not happen again in the future.”
Lee Tae-beom concluded with an apology, as if the explanations and excuses were all over.
An apology handed over directly by the head of the Pro Hunter Association.
In terms of status, the president of the association was a person right below the five heroes.
Such an apology from Lee Tae-bum was not something even S-class hunters could receive.
“Of course, I am not going to go overboard like this. Is there anything else you want? We will do our best to accommodate.”
Seo-joon was a little surprised to see Lee Tae-beom offer to compensate.
In fact, Seo-joon thought of Lee Tae-beom’s face and didn’t want to make it an issue here.
No matter how much it was a mistake on the part of the organizers, it was because Seo-joon couldn’t just argue with Tae-bum Lee himself.
But there was no reason to refuse to do so.
“I don’t really need anything… Then how about finishing it with 3 billion?”
“Three billion… you mean?”
Seeing Seo-joon nod, Lee Tae-bum let out a small sigh.
It was because I was worried about what to do if I made an unreasonable request.
Although 3 billion won was not a small amount, it was not a large amount from the perspective of the association.
And it’s something I’ve known since selling the blue dragon sword for only 500 million won, but he seemed to really like money.
“No matter how much…”
“Of course, 3 billion per person, right?”
Lee Tae-bum quickly changed his mind.
It seemed that he was crazy about money, not like money.
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The raid battle, which had many twists and turns, ended like that.
However, it was just finished, and the aftermath was enough to turn the whole of Korea upside down.
『<[Should I run?]: Anyone who watched this raid battle come in.>
It was the same during the last Hunter Mill mock test, and it is the same now.
To be honest, Kim Seo-joon is just too much.
They said that the guilds are also in a state of emergency right now.
Some say it’s not better than Lee Ha-yoon…
I’m not sure.
Judging from the Hunter Mill cod, it looks like they’ll only send it to the Pro Hunter exam.
It’s not long, so I think I can see Kim Seo-joon vs Lee Ha-yoon match then.
Also, I have a sudden question, what the hell is Dream Academy doing?
Looking at it, not only Kim Seo-joon, but Lee Min-yul were also students there.
If this is the case, shouldn’t we call it the 4th academy instead of the 3rd academy in Korea?”
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ㄴ[National Slave Show]: ㅇㅇ. Honestly, it’s not even the 4th academy. They’ve just been blown away. I think it should be in the middle of the 1st and 3rd.
ㄴ[I don’t have a girlfriend]: What the hell does Dream Academy teach, so a monster like Kim Seo-joon comes out?
ㄴ[Raise your money and give me your hand]: I heard that the director of the academy there is the granddaughter of the swordsman?
B[Should I run?]: Mch. So, was the swordsman teaching it himself? It was kind of a monster.
ㄴ[Raise your money and give me your hand]: ㄴ I don’t think that’s the case. I saw people who went there before. The swordsman just beats and beats.
ㄴ[Mr. Geumja’s parents]: You say you’re a fan of Swordsman? why?
B[Raise your money and give me your hand]: I don’t know. Are you just a fan for no reason? He lost until he quit the academy and eventually quit. Even now, scouts can’t even come to Dream Academy because the president of the association issued a restraining order. Why would the president of the association do that?
B[I don’t have a girlfriend]: Somehow. Why did you leave Kim Seo-joon alone? But if the Sword Master loses, isn’t he just telling me to die? I was thinking of going, but I’ll have to think again… Wait. So, did Kim Seo-joon endure it?
ㄴ[Mr. Geumja’s parents]: You’re saying that you don’t make monsters, only accept monsters…?
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Dream Academy heated up with the Dream Team.
And it was becoming a hot topic not only in the community but also among the general public.
“hey. Did you see the raid battle article this time? Isn’t this enough to give Kim Seo-joon a pro hunter license?”
“Honestly bittersweet.”
Almost no one in Korea did not know the name Kim Seo-joon.
But the people involved didn’t care about that at all.
“and! If this is the case, the money we take is…”
Suyeon opened her eyes wide and was counting the income she earned from this tournament.
The original winning prize of 3 billion won.
2, 3, 4, the above prize money is 3.5 billion.
3.5 billion sponsored by the organizers and large guilds.
The last 9 billion Lee Tae-beom promised.
“19 billion!?”
The money the Dream Team took from this tournament alone amounted to 19 billion won.
If it was 19 billion, it was an amount that S-class professional hunters could earn.
It was a strange circumstance that I was not surprised when I earned that amount in just one day.
Of course, when divided by 3, it reached about 6 billion, but even that was a lot of money.
“But it’s ambiguous to divide by 3 exactly.”
Seo-joon thought for a while about what to do with this.
however.
“Um… brother. I will only receive 3 billion.”
“me too. The captain takes everything else.”
Suddenly, Soo-yeon and Min-yul said that they would only receive 3 billion won instead of 6 billion, and transferred all the rest of the prize money to Seo-joon.
Seo-joon was taken aback by the sudden words of the two and asked.
“What do you mean by that all of a sudden?”
Then, Minyul and Suyeon each spat out a word.
“To be honest, my brother and Minyul oppa did everything in this tournament. I only filled the number of heads, but I didn’t do anything.”
“I didn’t really do anything either… Above all, the captain did the last round alone. He would have died there if he hadn’t been the captain. Then what is all this money for?”
They talked back and forth, but in the end, the two of them meant that the 3 billion that Lee Tae-beom compensated for with their lives was enough.
“but···”
“Brother, 3 billion is a lot of money. I honestly wonder if I should take this money as well.”
As Su-yeon said, 3 billion was no small amount of money.
It’s Seo-joon, because the academy for transcendentalists sucked it up, but in general, 3 billion won was enough to survive.
“I have had enough of this. No, it’s full of cars.”
“So do i. Looking at it, the captain seems to need a lot of money, but it’s right for the person who needs it to spend it.”
However, Seo-joon continued to persuade them.
Even so, the two did not break their will.
In the end, Seo-joon was able to receive 13 billion won after subtracting the 6 billion won from Min-yul and Soo-yeon.
When combined with the existing 9.5 billion, it was a huge amount of 22.5 billion.
That’s why Seo-joon had no choice but to worry.
“In this way, if you have 4.5 billion won, you can listen to Jecheon Daeseong’s lecture.”
It was because the lecture of Jecheon Daeseong, worth 27 billion won, was close.
“But I’m asking where do you get 4.5 billion…”
However, it was not easy for the current Seo-joon to earn 4.5 billion.
There was a lot of prize money from this raid battle, because the average prize fund organized by the academy was only 500 million won.
However, if you listen to the mana lecture, you will spend 12 billion won, including 10 billion won and 2 billion won for the elixir.
Then, Jecheon Daeseong’s lectures would be farther away, and for some reason, I felt like it was a waste.
“ah! Come to think of it, didn’t you say that if you win this tournament, you will be promoted to the first division?”
And in the first division, raids were possible up to 6-star dungeons.
The income from one 6-star dungeon is in billions.
Seo-jun went to Seo-yoon and asked.
“Mr. Seoyoon. Did Dream Academy go up to the first division by any chance?”
“Ah yes. I went up to the first division this time.”
Seo-joon said with joy inside.
“So you can do 6-star dungeon raids?”
“Ah…that’s it.”
But somehow, Seoyoon’s reaction was not cool.
Then, Seoyoon slowly opened her mouth.
“… Possible with the presence of an A-class hunter.”
“ah.”
Seo-jun could understand the meaning of Seo-yoon’s words at once.
That would also be the case because Seoyoon’s Hunter grade was B.
Then, Seoyoon said with a gloomy expression.
“sorry···”
Seo-joon hurriedly waved his hand as if it was absolutely not the case.
“no! Not at all. Honestly, if it wasn’t for Seoyoon, I wouldn’t have been able to participate. Never mind.”
“……”
However, Seoyoon’s expression continued to darken.
‘Did I just ask…’
Seo-jun shyly scratched the back of his head, feeling apologetic.
‘Then I can’t make money right now…’
In the end, even if it takes time, do you wait a little longer to collect 4.5 billion?
Or do you listen to the Mana lecture first?
“I wish I could learn both…”
I had to learn both anyway, but it was necessary to prioritize.
“Shall I ask the mentor one more time?”
After much thought, Seo-joon took out his smartphone.
And he left a message in the 1:1 message box saying he wanted to meet him.
He said he would come within a week at the latest, so he should be in touch soon.
It was then that I was about to put my smartphone back in.
Pop!
<What are you doing!>
“Wow! It’s a surprise!”
Suddenly, the mentor appeared through the smartphone screen.
<Haha! You’re surprised this time.>
And at Seo-joon’s surprised appearance, the mentor smiled pleasantly.
Somehow, Seo-joon seemed to enjoy being surprised.
“Haa… can’t you come in another way?”
<This is also a pleasure!>
Seo-joon shook his head as if he was fed up with the mentor shouting confidently.
As expected, he seemed to enjoy Seo-joon’s surprised reaction.
<Anyway. What did you say you wanted to see me for?>
In response to the mentor’s question, Seo-joon told the mentor about the current situation.
After such a short story.
<So… you’re wondering what to listen to first?>
“yes.”
<Um…>
The mentor was deep in thought.
Then, suddenly, the mentor started to take a closer look at Seo-joon.
<Is Kim Seo-joon’s level okay now…?>
“What do you mean?”
The mentor paused for a long time, as if he was lost in thought again.
And after some time
<If you get a causal discount, you can take both courses… would you like to try it?>
The mentor spat out meaningful words.
