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< Business trip >
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A large nameplate was sitting proudly on the desk.
And next to the nameplate, the owner of the nameplate was reading something with his legs crossed and his back leaning against the chair in an extremely haughty manner.
Baek Young-hee came into the office and said, putting the documents down on the desk.
“Team Leader. Please approve these documents.”
“······.”
“Team leader?”
The man didn’t answer. It was as if he hadn’t heard anything.
Of course, he couldn’t have not heard. The man’s finger pointed to his nameplate on the desk.
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The moment she saw that, Baek Young-hee let out a small sigh.
It was only two days before Daein’s promotion ceremony as deputy CEO. So she was still more used to being called team leader.
The parties seemed to have already adapted.
“Vice-team. Could you please pay for the documents?”
“Hmm. Let me see where you are.”
Only then did the man put aside the list he was looking at and cough.
Daein glanced over the documents Baek Yeong-hee had brought and nodded. Even though he had been promoted to vice president, there had been no significant difference in his workload.
“As expected, Secretary Baek. You’re great at handling things. Let’s handle it like this.”
Only Baek Young-hee, who works below, has her workload increased significantly.
‘I need to hire a few more office workers.’
Baek Young-hee, a workaholic, had no complaints about the increased workload.
Rather, when I think about the benefits he brought to the guild after he joined, I feel like I should bow down to him.
Still… I thought it was a bit odd to see him looking out the window with his backpack on his back like that.
Baek Young-hee said with a dumbfounded expression.
“Team Leader. What kind of drama are you filming? You’re not the second generation of a conglomerate with a story or anything…”
The man looked out the window and spoke indifferently.
“Not the team leader, but the vice president.”
Baek Yeong-hee shook her head as if she had lost. Soon, her gaze turned to the documents that Dae-in had been looking at earlier.
“But what were you looking at?”
“Oh, Younghee, take a look too.”
The man turned around and handed the documents he was holding to Baek Young-hee.
After all, this was something that had to be done by Baek Young-hee.
Baek Young-hee, who checked the documents handed over by the person, asked with a puzzled face.
“Is this a list of superhumans by guild?”
“If you look closely, you’ll see the notes I made there.”
As I quickly flipped through the documents, I saw circles drawn next to the pictures of the superhumans here and there. Next to the circles, I also saw short comments left by the superhumans.
-Top priority recruitment target
-Candidates for recruitment consideration
-Good skills, but character is a problem
-Good value for money
In addition, there were several graffiti-like comments such as, “A guy who borrowed money and didn’t pay it back” and “A guy who will catch me and beat me up.”
“What is it?”
The man sat back down on his chair and twirled the pen he was holding as he spoke.
“I’ve narrowed down the list of candidates for recruitment.”
Recently, the superhuman guild industry in Seoul has been shaken by an unexpectedly large incident.
It’s been two weeks since Demon King Kim Tae-jin suddenly disappeared.
The black hound, who had lost his head, was unable to control his large body. It was slowly starting to crack.
Their downfall, which had been a big part of the industry, was, on the contrary, an opportunity for other competitors, who began to slowly encroach on Blackhound’s territory.
Of course, there were still some guilds that were cautious, saying that Kim Tae-jin might return.
“Now is the perfect opportunity for us to expand our power without interference.”
Daein, who knew better than anyone that Kim Taejin would not be able to return, strongly expressed his opinion to the guild as soon as he became vice-president.
His opinion was accepted.
White House, which has been cautious about expanding its power until now, has come to the forefront.
They already had enough money, fame, and recognition.
All that remains is to recruit promising superhumans and grow the force. Whitehouse has made plans to expand the existing seven teams to ten.
The elder emphasized this and spoke to Baek Yeong-hee.
“Make sure to recruit the three people marked with an asterisk on the list. Pay them the full severance pay and double their annual salary, even if that means paying them a full severance pay.”
Among the list of superhumans from all the guilds currently existing in Seoul, the three that Daein found were the jackpot.
The Ghost of Sword Ahn Jae-hyun
Pink Cat Kim Hana
Stalker Woo Min-seok
Superhumans who are ordinary or below average now, but will all become famous in the future.
As technology advanced and interdimensional travel became possible, superhumans became increasingly powerful.
‘And in a few months, when the dimensional terminal is completed, interdimensional travel will be accelerated several times. Those three will also become stronger much faster.’
Baek Young-hee took the list that Dae-in had given her. She was also the recruiting manager for White House.
“Okay, I’ll definitely recruit you.”
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To exaggerate a bit, she would now believe it even if the master said that he made soybean paste with red beans.
Whether it’s actually red beans or beans, it’ll be a huge benefit to the guild.
The man stood up and said.
“Well then, I’ve finished all my work for today, so I’ll leave work first.”
Outside the window, the sun was high in the sky.
It’s not even lunch time yet.
Although she was amazed by his confidence, Baek Yeong-hee sighed quietly instead of trying to stop him.
“Vice President. You know that usually when you get promoted, your workload increases, right?”
The man snickered and retorted.
“Even if you only work half as much as other people, you earn more than ten times as much. If you work as efficiently as I do, you can leave work early, right?”
“···It’s even more annoying because I can’t refute it.”
Although he usually seemed like a carefree person, whenever he took Team 7 on a trip somewhere, he would bring back a ton of loot.
Because of this, Team 7 was now classified as a special team. They did not go on regular missions, and instead, each person chose their own work.
The benefits that the Great Man brought to the guild were that great, and the guild’s trust in the Great Man was that great.
“Oh, that’s right.”
“I almost forgot,” said Baek Young-hee.
“Please go see the CEO before you leave work. I heard the two of you have something to talk about.”
“···What do you want to say? Okay.”
What are you trying to say? The man tilted his head and headed to the CEO’s office.
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Baek Chang-soo said with a meaningful expression.
“Let me get straight to the point. Are you involved in Kim Tae-jin’s disappearance?”
The man felt a pang inside, but he didn’t show it and calmly asked back.
“Huh? What are you talking about?”
No evidence was left behind.
The bodies were disposed of perfectly, and even the forest was set on fire to erase all traces of the battle.
There was a high probability that Baek Chang-soo had just stabbed her once.
As expected.
Baek Chang-soo asked again with a confused expression.
“Isn’t that true?”
It was just a guess. Perhaps it was thanks to Baek Chang-soo’s superhuman senses.
‘Anyway, I’m telling you, he’s not like a human being.’
The man spoke with a look of resentment on his face.
“Why do you have such an absurd misunderstanding? Sir. Is it okay for you to not trust the Vice President like this?”
Baek Chang-soo scratched his head and spoke in an uncertain voice.
“That’s right. You smell like that unlucky guy.”
While he was sniffing, the man was at once amazed by his absurdity and his ability.
‘You smelled
It wasn’t a matter of smell. The personality of a superhuman can’t be sensed by smell. It must be some kind of super sense that he has.
In fact, Baek Chang-soo’s personality is not exactly known.
So there were stories that he was a superhuman with no personality, but the people thought that he must have some special ability.
“Well, if it’s not you, I won’t ask any more questions. That’s not why I asked to see you.”
Baek Chang-soo began to tell the elder the reason he had asked to see him.
The two talked for quite some time. The topics were mainly about the future direction of the guild and long-term goals.
Daeindo, who had started the conversation with a light heart at first, was soon engaging in the conversation seriously. Knowing the future, he gave Baek Chang-soo some advice that seemed necessary.
By the time the story was over, several hours had passed.
“Then can I leave work now?”
Baek Chang-soo smiled brightly. He looked at the man with a pleased face.
“Thank you for talking to me today. It seems like only good things have happened to our guild since you came.”
“I am the lucky one who just rolled in.”
At that moment, Baek Chang-soo said with a slightly mischievous expression.
“Do you know that there are rumors going around that you are after my position?”
“yes?”
At the man’s expression of bewilderment, Baek Chang-soo snickered and said.
“Just look at your progress so far. You started out as a team leader and have already risen to the position of vice president. From the outside, you might seem like an ambitious man.”
“Huh? Me?”
The man made an expression that said he didn’t even want to imagine it.
Guild representative. The Maginot Line that he could do ‘moderately’ was the vice-representative. The great man had no desire to rise any higher than that.
But Baek Chang-soo still smiled and said.
“I think you would do well. I got the confidence from our conversation just now. Be honest. Aren’t you 20 years old?”
“haha···.”
The man smiled with an ambiguous expression. Baek Chang-soo looked at him with warm eyes and said.
“If there’s someone better than me, I think it would be okay to leave the guild to them. If you think about the future, it would be better to have someone younger and more capable than me.”
A gentle voice.
Baek Chang-soo’s gaze, gazing intently at the great man, contained a certain determination.
“Of course it will be difficult right now. But in about 10 years… By then, our Younghee will also be of good age to get married….”
“Just a moment.”
Before the atmosphere could become more strange, the man waved his hand.
“Sir, I’m telling you clearly. I’ll retire much earlier than you. And please don’t get involved with Younghee and me.”
Baek Chang-soo nodded with an expression that seemed to fully understand her feelings. For some reason, that made him even more angry.
“Well, that’s what it is for now. If you change your mind, just tell me.”
‘Am I crazy?’
After all the disasters were dealt with, the Great Man planned to live a leisurely life with the White House as his best backdrop.
A world where there is nothing to worry about anymore.
A life of traveling through all dimensions using the dimensional terminal built in the yard of my house, searching for delicious restaurants, and lounging around in different villas for each season.
In that beautiful life, there was no such thing as annoying work like running a guild.
The man shook his head as he looked at the huge pile of documents on Baek Chang-soo’s desk.
“Oh, man. I guess I’ll be leaving work now.”
“Take care on the way. Think carefully about the conversation we had today.”
“Let’s pretend we didn’t hear the rest.”
“Oh, that’s the point.”
The man nodded and came out.
After hearing only ‘Be careful on the way. Successor…’ from behind, I slammed the door shut.
“···I have to be careful not to get my nose pierced.”
As the man headed to his quarters, renewing his resolve, he received a call from Kiri in the Lorou Autonomous Region.
Kiri’s voice over the phone wasn’t very pleasant.
-There was a problem with the terminal.
The man said he would go right away.
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Crackle, crackle!
Magical power was fiercely surging between the five metal pillars erected in a circle.
In the meantime, the gate was opening and closing repeatedly.
As soon as the man arrived, Kiri explained the situation in detail.
“I opened the gate to
The man looked at the martial arts world beyond the gate.
Crackle, crackle!
The location kept changing.
I saw familiar oriental-style houses, martial artists performing aerial feats by kicking the ground as if flying, signboards of sects, caves of unknown origin, and beasts and spirits that could not be seen on Earth.
The elder asked.
“Is the problem that the gate position isn’t fixed?”
“Rather than that, I am concerned that the passage is unstable and could close or disappear while moving.”
Even the Great One knew what would happen if that happened. He could either disappear forever as a dimensional Mia, or fall into a completely different dimension.
The man said, scratching his chin.
“I told you already···.”
The original opening of the martial arts world took place four years later.
However, I had expected that if I used the dimensional terminal, I would be able to open the gate to Murim early.
Kirido said that was possible too.
But it seems that something was lacking to open the gate that was supposed to open in four years.
‘If this happens, the plan will go awry···.’
The man had work to do in the martial arts world.
First, I planned to find the Emperor’s poisonous weapon, the Heavenly Sword, and learn the three-second form of the Heavenly Sword hidden inside it.
I also brought some suitable martial arts supplies and elixirs for the guild’s supermen to use.
If the guild’s superhumans learn martial arts before the third disaster begins, they can easily deal with the disaster.
I could have waited a few months for the gate to stabilize, but that felt a bit daunting.
‘The second disaster also started earlier than scheduled. There’s no way the third one won’t start early too…’
The man looked back at Kiri and said.
“Is there no way at all?”
Kiri said with an unsure look on her face.
“If there were an object from the other dimension, a medium, here, it might be possible to stabilize the passage. However, the conditions are difficult…”
“medium?”
I had heard that concept before.
When creating a passage between dimensions, the stability of the passage can be increased if there is an object on the opposite dimension.
“Is this okay?”
The Great Man took out the Geomhwangbirok from his bosom. It was folded and torn in places because he had read it so many times.
But Kiri shook her head.
“The medium must be of sufficient size and strength. It must be at least two meters in height and width to stably withstand the power of the gate.”
“Hmm···.”
Realistically, it was not an easy condition.
It was difficult to obtain martial arts items on Earth, and there were almost no items that met those conditions.
but,
“Is that all that matters as long as those conditions are met?”
“Yes? That’s true, but···.”
The man knew of several locations where he could find items that met his demanding criteria.
The closest one among them is···.
The man’s gaze turned north.
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The next day, Daein met Baek Changsu and said.
“I will be going on a business trip for a few days.”
“Where are you going this time?”
“I’m thinking of going to North Korea for a bit.”
< Business Trip > End
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