#20
Episode 20
Association (3)
Korea Employers Association. Usually, users just call it an association. An organization that oversees all user-related tasks. This place was always crowded.
When I arrived at the association, I walked towards the information desk. There, a bright beautiful woman with a great smile welcomed Jeong Do.
“welcome. How can I help you?”
“The association entrusted the request.”
“yes. Could you please prove your identity?”
At the guide’s words, Jeong Do operated the Mana Watch and showed his user information.
“Calm down user… Yes, I confirmed it. “Can I know the name of the person in charge of the request?”
“This is team leader Seo Sang-hee.”
Pop.
The guide’s movements stopped at that level of answer. Jeongdo asked, a little embarrassed.
“Do you have any problem?”
“Really? “Are you really Team Leader Seo Sang-hee?!”
The guide was very excited and asked Do-do loudly.
“yes… “It’s team leader Seo Sang-hee.”
“Wait… just a moment! “We will contact you right away.”
The guide who said that immediately picked up the intercom and contacted someone.
“This is Kyeong-eun Lee from the information desk. yes. yes. A guest has arrived. You are truly a user… Yes, directly?! Yes, yes, I understand.”
The receptionist’s face turned red after hanging up the intercom. I couldn’t possibly think of this as an attitude towards a boss from the same company. If you spoke directly to your favorite celebrity, wouldn’t you get that kind of reaction?
“I guess Team Leader Seo Sang-hee is famous?”
At the question, the guide’s expression turned bizarre.
“Surely you don’t know Team Leader Seo Sang-hee?”
“no. No, I came looking for you. S-class user belonging to the association… .”
“No, not like that! “He is the best Stasi since the association was founded!”
The guide who said that became absorbed and began to give a long speech to Jeong Do.
“A talented person who cleared the S-rank dungeon a whopping 4 times! He held a key position in the association at a young age, had a perfect appearance, and even an easy-going personality, so he was literally a woman’s wannabe… .”
If I left it alone, it was likely to chatter all day. Jeong-do quickly cut her off.
“uh… hmm. “You’re amazing.”
“Of course! “I guess some of the people waiting in the lobby right now are waiting because they want to see him at least once?”
‘Is it that much?’
To summarize what she said, it feels like she is truly a famous celebrity.
‘Now that I think about it, I think the expression on my face was similar to the expression on my military successor’s face when he looked after the girl and asked who she was… .’
I was so busy with work that the only user I met was a seeker, so I was somewhat ignorant about combat users. Anyway, it seemed clear that Seo Sang-hee was a really famous person.
“He rarely greets guests in person… Dear user. “You seem to be very capable.”
Creepy.
In her eyes, I could see the look of a wild animal hunting for its prey.
After about 5 minutes have passed. A woman dressed suspiciously appeared from afar.
It was a woman wearing a semi-formal suit with a ponytail that reached past her shoulders.
Just looking at her appearance, she seemed like a very intelligent woman.
A baseball cap and sunglasses. Additionally, the sight of him wearing a mask looked very, very, very suspicious.
She approached the information desk and opened her mouth quietly.
“Calm down user. Please follow me quietly. It might get a little noisy… .”
Do-do quietly nodded his head at her words, and the guide next to him also nodded, covering his mouth.
But it wasn’t such a meaningful action. She had already received enough attention since her appearance. Because the outfit was the outfit.
“It’s Seo Sang-hee!”
“sister! “I’m a huge fan!”
“Who is the man next to me?”
She was shocked when people recognized her identity.
“why?!”
Sanghee came out thinking that even if she wore an eye-catching outfit, it wouldn’t matter as long as she could hide her identity, but unfortunately even that intention failed. The first floor lobby suddenly became noisy.
A combination of a hat and sunglasses mask could have hidden the face.
However, one thing.
I couldn’t hide what was even more noticeable.
Jeongdo said calmly.
“You should have left WarX behind.”
Anyone would notice if you had such a hideous thing on your back. Not only is the weapon called an ax itself a bit unfamiliar, but when combined with the fact that it is a female user, the identity is narrowed down in an instant.
“But I can’t leave Hye-ah behind…” !”
Did you even come up with a name? Jeong Do felt that the image he had of her until now was shattering.
“Anyway, for now, just follow me!”
After saying that, Seonghee grabbed Jeongdo’s hand and ran towards his office.
“oh! Run away!”
“That Seo Sang-hee grabbed the man’s hand and ran away… “I can’t believe it even after seeing it.”
Her fans chased her, but the incident soon came to an end when the association’s managers stopped them.
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Seo Sang-hee’s office within the association.
“Whoa… sorry. I kind of… “Because it’s somewhat popular.”
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She blushed and lowered her head, as if she was embarrassed to say it herself.
“Then why don’t you send someone instead of coming in person?”
“no. That’s not polite. “It is right for me to serve you myself.”
Jeongdo was slightly impressed by her firm answer.
‘If you look at it like this, he’s definitely a cool person… .’
What on earth does that foolish behavior mean? For the sake of my mental health, I decided to forget what I saw earlier.
“greatness. Now, let’s start talking about the expedition in earnest. Please look at this document.”
The document she presented to Jeong Do contained brief information about the dungeon.
The outskirts of Osan-si, Gyeonggi-do.
Dungeon grade E. Annihilation type.
It was an ordinary dungeon, but there was one thing that made it a little special.
“It’s a single-player dungeon, right?”
“yes. Usually, new users tend to shy away from single-player dungeons. “I would like to ask users to calm down.”
A single-player dungeon is literally a dungeon that must be explored alone.
The difference between having and not having a friend you can trust and rely on in a dungeon is very big. This is true in terms of power, but it especially has a big impact on the mental aspect. There was no need to say this to veterans, much less newbies who had just become users.
It is also unfortunate that E-level dungeons are left to high-level users. In today’s era, an improvement in the level of all users leads to an improvement in national power. The association’s policy was to distribute E-level dungeons to low-level users as much as possible.
“I thought that if you were a true user, a single-person dungeon would be no problem. Would you like to accept the request?”
In response to her question, Jeongdo smiled and nodded.
“yes. I will accept. “If I’m alone, I can keep all the loot, which is nice.”
“Then take a look at the contract here and sign… .”
Jeongdo carefully looked at the contract she presented. Exactly what I said before. There was nothing particularly strange.
‘Well, they wouldn’t fool around with a sign saying it was an association.’
Even if he is joking around, if he is also in a contract, he is worn out. There was no way I was going to play around with something like that. Jeong Do signed the contract.
“The expedition date is in two days. If you want another time… .”
“no. it’s okay. Please proceed as is.”
The association’s business is over.
‘Since I’m already here, I’ll have to renew it on Awaker.’
When Jeong-do, who thought so, got up from his seat, Sang-hee said to Jeong-do.
“If you’re not busy, would you like to take a look at the association while you’re here?”
“yes? “The association?”
Of course it wasn’t busy. Because I had nothing to do earlier, I was about to go shopping.
Sanghee seemed to sense some hesitation and said with a smile.
“Let’s take you to a place you will really enjoy.”
The association’s underground space.
There was a training room here for state-affiliated users.
“I got to see the training room of the association that I had only heard about.”
“You can use the second basement floor even if you are not a national user. “The rates are a bit expensive, but the facilities are solid.”
After saying that, Sanghee held up her ID card to the door of the training room.
Beep beep!
When the door opened and Jeong Do and Sang Hee entered the training room.
“Oh! manager!”
A man’s shout drew the attention of all the men in the training room to Jeong-do and Sang-hee. Sanghee smiled and answered.
“Are you guys training hard? “If you don’t want to go on an expedition and become a burden, work hard until you die!”
She treated them with an attitude that was 180 degrees different from how she treated Jeong Do. Jeong Do was once again impressed by the clearness of merit and demerit.
“That guy?”
“okay. “I heard the team leader ran away holding hands.”
It looks like the rumor has already spread here. Jeong Do realized her popularity once again.
I saw it the moment I came in. As soon as Sang-hee appeared, the men secretly increased the weight of their exercise.
‘Men are sad creatures.’
If he hadn’t gotten used to Seoyoon’s appearance… Wouldn’t it have been the same?
While Jeongdo was looking at them with sad eyes, a man approached.
“Team leader, are you here!”
“oh. the youngest. “Have you been training?”
The man who approached greeted Sanghee politely. The man said while looking at the scale.
“this person is… “You are the one who defeated the Orc Lord during that incident.”
“nice to meet you. It’s called sedation.”
Seeing that he recognized his face, he seemed to be one of the TF personnel dispatched to the scene during the dungeon fraud incident.
“This is Han Sang-hyuk.”
Maybe he was in his mid 20s? He was a man who looked good with short hair.
“He’s a guest on association business, and I’m giving him a tour. “You are an important guest, so don’t be rude.”
“okay. Since you’re here, how about a round?”
Sanghyuk pointed with his chin at the mana virtual behind him. Sanghee narrowed his eyes at that action and said.
you man Didn’t you hear me earlier telling you not to be rude?
“Isn’t the fastest way to become friends with users by competing their skills? “Isn’t that right?”
Sang-hyuk asks Do-do. I was somewhat convinced by that childish behavior.
‘It looks like you like team leader Seo Sang-hee.’
He wants to show his skills in front of the woman he likes. The opponent is a mysterious rookie who is rumored to have defeated the Orc Lord. Didn’t you say that you held hands with Sanghee in the lobby and ran away? He would definitely want to defeat Sang-hee in front of her.
However, to some extent, it was not an option to be used as material for love play.
“I’m sorry, but I don’t like mock sparring. “I just want to look around a little more.”
Just as Jeong-do politely refused and was about to walk away.
“Tsk. I’m scared to become a man… .”
Pop.
The steps stopped just like that.
“Han Sanghyuk, you!”
“Let’s do it.”
Just when Sang-hee was about to get angry at his rude words, Jeong-do spoke first. Sang-hee was embarrassed and stopped Jeong-do.
“Calm down user. Although it hasn’t been long since Sanghyuk was promoted, he is a C-level user. “It’s unfair to compete with you, even if you’re an E-ranker.”
Mana Virtual fights only with an avatar that scans the user’s information and the equipment provided as standard. Believing that Jeong-do’s skills were top-notch, she stopped him.
“it’s okay. Now that I think about it, isn’t it funny that the association hired me but doesn’t even know my skills? “I’ll take this opportunity to show you.”
Jeongdo left her worries behind and walked to Mana Virtual. Although she definitely had a finite personality, she wasn’t so pushy that she avoided a blatant fight.
‘He’s a C-level user… .’
A battle between Class E and Class C. If you ask someone, 100 would predict a 100 C-level victory.
As long as this is a ‘mock sparring’ in Mana Virtual,
Tiring!
<Start the game. Activation of talent <game>.>
<All abilities increase by 100% while playing the game.>
To this extent, it didn’t even occur to me that I would lose.
