031. Build up
The next morning dawned quickly.
‘The audition program will end in 6 days… … .’
It was an audition program that felt like it was quite long, but now that it’s almost over, I feel a new sense of excitement. The excitement of being able to return to the league was a bonus.
“Thank you all for waiting. The finals are in 6 days from now. Now, we will announce the team formation and map selection!”
The judges stood in front of the 14 surviving applicants, including Lee Chang-hyun.
Then, a huge screen appeared behind them, and the entire map they would be competing in this time, ‘Battlefield of the Gods’, filled the screen.
There was a dynamic scene of huge, diversely shaped gods fighting, and beneath them was a dense, rugged forest.
“Ohhh… … .”
The applicants were stirred by the overwhelmingly approaching scenery.
Perhaps because it had a grandeur different from the city streets or survival game maps I had fought in up until now.
It felt even more like that because it was actually modeled after the dungeon of the ‘Top’.
Well, of course, in my case, it was a battlefield I had already fought in several times, so I knew the characteristics of the battlefield and what kind of place it was.
I’m already starting to think that this is going to be quite fun.
“And… … Based on our performance so far, we’ll introduce the team members who have been divided into two teams! First up is the Blue Team!”
[Blue Team: Yoo Hye-joo, Jin Han, Han Ji-soo … … … …
[Red Team: Lee Chang-hyun, Yoon Han-gyeol, Kim Do-jun, Kim Jin-seung … … … … ]
“As this is a mission that has been properly announced by team members, I look forward to teamwork and cooperation.”
‘What is teamwork like in a one-week team… … .’
I clicked my tongue, but since the other person was in the same position anyway, it didn’t really matter.
After that, I was thinking about a strategy without worrying about anything to announce… …
The really important announcement actually came after this.
“And a surprise announcement! In this game, we are applying a special rule, and the ‘1st generation hunter’ and ‘President of the Hunter Association’ Lee Geun-taek will be participating as a neutral monster in the same faction!”
“what?”
It was ridiculous. A veteran with incomparable status and precedent, a first-generation hunter, rushing into the battlefield? There has never been a balance collapse like this.
Of course, it wasn’t just me who thought that way, the applicants were also in an uproar.
“1st generation Hunter, neutral monster camp… … If I catch the chairman, can’t I pick a scout and catch him?”
“Wow… … That’s right. Seven of you, catch the president first! Is this some kind of time attack?”
… …Stupid guys.
That may not have been the organizer’s intention.
The first generation of hunters were different from the hunters of today because they were the best hunters who risked their lives, went through all kinds of hardships, and fought directly on the front lines.
With the current status and skill level, it was highly likely that it would be difficult to even try to rub it.
‘Do you want to try it yourself?’
If you think about it, winning itself was an absurd condition.
The MVP of the game will be chosen as the winner.
It seemed like I wasn’t the only one who thought that way.
Yoon Han-gyeol, who was listening from the side, also had a hardened expression.
“Hehehe… I’m grateful that everyone seems to think so favorably of me.”
Meanwhile, the party in question, Chairman Lee Geun-taek, appeared.
“I have high expectations for this [Hunters, The next generation], so I’m here to give you a little gift and experience. I hope you don’t get too nervous and enjoy the finals.”
He was speaking gently, but… …it sounded to me like he was saying he would never do anything moderate.
Anyway, if you fought against an active hunter at the Academy level, there was no way you wouldn’t know the difference.
The difference between him and the current hunters is huge, but it is obvious that the difference will be even greater when it comes to Lee Geun-taek, who is considered one of the best first-generation hunters.
While I was thinking like that, the judge quickly gave a closing comment.
“See you in a week. I hope I can shine the brightest on the stage prepared for you all. See you then!”
As the judges left and the filming concluded, a chaotic atmosphere arose among the two teams of applicants.
Since there were new team members, there was a lot to talk about, and even without that, it was a presentation with a lot of topics to talk about.
However, I did not get caught up in it and followed the judges outside to meet Chairman Lee Geun-taek again.
***
PER. A team that is always last in the 3rd division and is not even sold, in a word, a bad stock. Originally, it would have been a team that I would not have remembered even before the regression, but after thinking about it carefully, I was able to recall this team.
‘That’s understandable, since it was a team that became a hot topic when it was revealed much later that Lee Geun-taek was the owner.’
This was a fact that was revealed just before Lee Chang-hyun returned, and I remember that it caused quite a stir at the time. What did you say then… … You said that while you were the president of the association, you couldn’t do it because there was too much work, but you bought the team a long time ago in order to develop it as the owner and manager… … .
I think that’s roughly what it was about.
And now I was standing in front of Lee Geun-taek.
“… …Chang-Hyeon-gun? What’s going on?”
Instead of answering that question, I took out a business card I had received.
It was a business card of Team PER that I had received from Lee Jong-gyu a while ago.
“I want to return it.”
“This… … to me?”
Chairman Lee Geun-taek had an expression on his face that seemed to indicate that he did not understand English.
“Scout Lee Jong-gyu told me to meet the club owner.”
‘Well, I guess the person acting like the club owner right now is someone else, so he probably wouldn’t have thought it would come to him.’
“haha…….”
He made a puzzled expression for a moment, then looked at me without saying anything.
For a moment, it felt like Lee Geun-taek’s eyes were shining brightly.
‘This is a first generation hunter… … .’
For a moment, I could feel its overwhelming power directly.
Even though I was a top-level hunter who had regressed, I was no exception.
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“The nominal owner of the club was Lee Jung-geun Hunter… … How did you know?”
He no longer had the pleasant, smiling image of his grandfather.
There was only a first-generation hunter emitting a wild and threatening aura.
But at times like this, I had to be shameless.
‘I can’t say anything like I’ve regressed.’
The pressure of the strong mana rushing in was felt all over my body, but I smiled, even if it meant grimacing.
“Because everything is visible.”
It was a word that contained a lot of meaning.
My powers penetrated you, so much so that I was able to find out personal information about you.
Even though he couldn’t see anything like that with his piercing eyes, he said it as if he saw it directly.
Lee Geun-taek couldn’t easily answer those words.
As if slightly troubled, or rather surprised.
He seemed to hesitate for a moment before speaking.
‘That’s right… … I’ve never heard of a skill that can see through the social status set by humans. Well, it’s not actually because of the skill… … .’
From Lee Geun-taek’s perspective, he couldn’t help but feel astonished at the skill.
Especially since I had never encountered such a skill in all my experiences going through all kinds of ups and downs.
“The words that came out after a long silence were a small exclamation.”
“Wow. I didn’t know you had such skills… … Well, anyway, that’s right. Let me introduce myself formally. I’m not in the front right now, but I’m Lee Geun-taek, the de facto owner of Team PER and the president of the Hunter Association. Anyway, my last scouting and Lee Jong-gyu’s scouting proposal seemed to have been thwarted, but have you changed your mind?”
As if he had nothing left to hide, Lee Geun-taek revealed himself. Then he asked me what I thought.
‘done.’
Now, it was time to make the real deal.
“I want a team PER in return for my recruitment.”
***
‘Ugh… … .’
Lee Geun-taek felt his heart flutter for the first time in a long time. It was an emotion he hadn’t felt for some time since leaving the tower where he had to face the monsters in the dungeon.
Few people knew that he was the actual owner of PER.
It would be correct to assume that there were no people, except for Lee Jung-geun, who is nominally the club owner, and three or four front office staff members.
However, Lee Chang-hyun, who of course had no relationship with them, came to see me after hearing from a scout that the club owner wanted to meet him.
‘I didn’t know you had that kind of skill… … .’
Being the owner of Team PER was a social status. It would be nice if you could see things like ‘strength’ or ‘mana amount’, even if it was abstract. I couldn’t even guess how versatile the skill would be.
It wasn’t that I didn’t expect it at all. Finding the hidden piece, and shooting with incredible accuracy in the dust. I had expected that there would be some sort of ‘seeing through’ skill.
Of course, what was even more surprising was what happened next.
‘I never thought he would ask me to give him the right to run the team and the authority to recruit in return for recruiting him… … .’
It was truly a brilliant move.
On the surface, it seemed like he was going to form a third-division team with himself as the main player, but in reality, it was also an unspoken request to invest in the poor PER of the club that Lee Geun-taek had not invested in.
I could only say that it was truly a skillful move.
Of course, from Lee Geun-taek’s perspective, it was welcome.
Above all, the fact that Lee Chang-hyun came to see him in person meant that the relationship between A and B had been reversed. For Lee Geun-taek, who had once had his recruitment offer rejected, it was a positive change.
And actually, Lee Jong-gyu, the scout from PER who is with Lee Geun-taek after Lee Chang-hyun left, was also smiling brightly.
“So, did you give the business card I brought to the club owner?”
“That’s right.”
“But with those conditions… … Honestly, isn’t it difficult? I’m not sure if Lee Chang-hyun’s value is that high right now, Chairman.”
Certainly, that was somewhat true.
Even if he was a sniper who had never been seen before in Korean hunter history, it was the same. No matter how active he was in audition programs, it was still in the realm of amateurs. It was hard to know what he would be like in the realm of professionals.
So asking for almost complete authority over the team to recruit new players was an excessive request.
‘What’s even funnier is that he read all the way to there too… … .’
“You’re right. That’s why he made me a new offer.”
“A suggestion?”
“The final. He made a bet with me. And he said that not only would he win the final, he would beat me.”
“Isn’t that crazy?”
Lee Jong-gyu clicked his tongue. If he had won the finals, he would have been okay, but to beat Lee Geun-taek, the Hunter Association President and a first-generation Hunter? It was so absurd.
“Of course, I won’t be able to use my full power… … but if that’s possible, it might be cheaper to bring such a guy for that price.”
“That’s… … if it’s possible… … .”
“What’s even more interesting is what he said when I said, ‘Of course,’”
Lee Geun-taek laughed heartily as if he was bragging about his grandchild.
And he repeated exactly what Lee Chang-hyun had said.
‘Of course, in that case, it’s not you, it’s me who will be electing the chairman.’
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