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Could it be more perfect than this?
This was the mood of Kang-Gyun Kim these days.
The approval rating has now widened so much that the election is almost certain, and above all, a perfect substitute has emerged to cover up the self-made terrorism he committed.
A guild that possesses a lot of skills that were accidentally used in terrorism.
The ruling party was trying hard to wash away the incompetence it had shown by accusing the Hanmu Guild of terrorism.
Could it be more perfect than this when everything goes smoothly even if he just stands still?
However.
“… So perfect.”
Perfect yet too perfect
The guilds and hunters did not disclose their skills to some extent.
Even if it is revealed, most of them pay attention to security enough to always defend the trigger condition, which is a weakness.
How did the prosecution know that the Hanmoo Guild had such a skill?
Also, no matter how I found out, were all those skills accidentally used for terrorism?
It’s too contrived.
As Kim Kang-gyun, who knows that all the terrorism that has occurred so far is his own, I felt that way more and more.
It’s as if someone made it on purpose.
Kim Kang-gyun muttered in a low voice.
“Jung In-soo… .”
And the only person who can make all of this possible.
It was Jeong In-soo.
If you think that giving yourself a skill seat to promote terrorism and handing over the same skill to another guild, the charges are on them.
To put it bluntly, in order to owe a strong presidential candidate himself.
To put it bluntly, to create weakness.
If all of this is really Jeong In-soo’s plan, and the Hanmu Guild takes all the sins according to his plan, he will never be able to touch Jung In-soo.
The moment you touch him, all the facts might be exposed.
The problem is that you know it, but you don’t know what to do about it.
Because the situation itself was flowing so perfectly in his favor.
As I was immersed in my thoughts, I heard a voice from outside the presidential campaign.
“Candidate.”
“what happened.”
“I have been asked for an interview, what should I do?”
As the presidency gradually gained visibility, people lined up here and there.
Because it has always happened, Kim Kang-gyun said with an expressionless face.
“Where are you from?”
“That is, Jeong In-soo, the CEO of Jeong-in Development.”
At that, Kim Kang-gyun said with a firm expression.
“Jung In-soo?”
* * *
“Congratulations, Candidate Kim.”
I said applauding.
“I should call you President soon.”
Kim Kang-gyun shook his head at my words and said.
“The election is not over yet. You never know when, where, or what will happen.”
“Still, isn’t it true that you have an advantageous position? Haha, by the way, I heard that the terrorists were caught.”
I said with a smirk.
“I am very happy. Yes?”
“… … .”
Kim Kang-gyun is silent on my words.
“They are claiming a connection between the Hanmu Guild and Candidate Kim, but that is really baseless stinging. I know better than anyone else.”
Kim Kang-gyun’s expression is strangely distorted at my words.
“… Is that so?”
“of course.”
silence for a while.
Kim Kang-gyun looked at me and said.
“By the way, what are you here for today?”
“Ah, I came today to present a present to Candidate Kim.”
“gift?”
“That’s right. You said that if you become president in the future, you will pressure hunters through regulations and control them by cultivating a large number of national positions, right? But as someone who is closely related to Hunter, I wondered if I could control it with that alone.”
I said with a relaxed expression.
“According to our research results, based on the Hunter Academy Level 4 course, if they have the appropriate equipment and skills, it will not be easy to subdue them even if they mobilize the army.”
Reflexes and agility at the level of seeing and avoiding shells.
If you add dungeon equipment and skills to this, it’s like a living tank based on the hunters active in the Busan dungeon.
Although tanks are slow, Hunter’s physical abilities far exceed those of humans.
If they are determined and even engage in street guerrilla warfare, it is virtually impossible to subdue them even if they mobilize the army.
“I know. That’s why we’re trying to mass-produce national jobs.”
“Yes. Hunter to Hunter. The problem is the level gap between Hunters. From the point of view of running the academy, I can say firmly because I am the one who has accumulated a large amount of battle data between the students and the guild members of the Jeongin Guild who were put in as assistants.”
I said with a smile.
“The fact that you have to gather dozens of low-level hunters can’t do anything about one high-level hunter. And if you go to a many-to-many fight, the gap widens.”
It’s obvious how many people can physically handle it.
Would it be less than ten people all around?
A high-level hunter with overwhelming physical abilities in such a situation and armed with skills that a low-level hunter could not even dream of?
It’s like a nightmare for a low-level hunter.
In addition to that, dozens of advanced guilds form a formation?
Even if hundreds of low-level hunters rush in, they will be destroyed in an instant.
“Lee Jae-jin, the guild leader of our Jeong-in guild. I’m sure if guild leader Lee Jae-jin and hundreds of low-ranking hunters get together… I will bet all my fortune on the victory of guild leader Lee Jae-jin.”
Jaejin Lee’s infinite skill blast, which has continuously absorbed the skill stone, has now been reduced from 15 seconds to 14 seconds.
A low-level hunter is not his opponent.
Kim Kang-gyun said with a serious expression that he had slowly understood the situation.
“… Is that enough?”
Not anyone else, but me, the best expert in the dungeon industry.
“This is also abbreviated. In other words, as a hunter should be dealt with as a hunter, a higher level hunter should be treated with a higher level hunter. But mass production of state jobs through regulation? If you’re a low-level hunter, chances are good enough. However, for advanced hunters, the story is different. A person who made a few thousand dollars would be fatal if he paid half in taxes, but a person who made hundreds of millions of dollars would still have hundreds of millions of dollars even if he paid half.”
There is a limit to what the government can do right away when it regulates.
Weakening income through taxes.
But what does that mean for high-ranking hunters who are already earning huge amounts of money?
High-ranking hunters want to become stronger by hunting faster.
They are already full of money.
“If we can’t recruit the top hunters, the national mass production plan is only half of it.”
Kim Kang-gyun, who was silent for a moment, said.
“Recruit the high-ranking hunters… .”
“Yes. And just in time, a suitable target appeared.”
I said raising the corners of my lips.
“Hanmu Guild.”
Then Kim Kang-gyun said with a firm expression.
“Hanmu Guild… ?”
“Right now, the Hanmu Guild is quiet, but they are also top-tier guilds that have managed to attack the boss on their own.”
“Is the gift the Hanmu Guild?”
“That’s right. I met Guild Leader Kim Woong and the guild members and had a conversation. If you can help me pass quietly, I will join the national office.”
Kim Kang-gyun said with a bewildered expression.
“What do you mean all of a sudden? The Hanmu Guild is now a terrorist suspect! Even the ruling party is claiming ties to me. In this situation, if I use my hand and even accept it as a state job, it will only strengthen the ruling party’s argument!”
“Of course I do. That’s why I’m asking you to put your hands on it after you’re elected president, not right now.”
It’s hard right now, but it’s not difficult to use your hands little by little after being elected.
“I found out that the Hanmu Guild was just unfair. Actually, he sent me a skill seat after the terrorist attack. There is a lot of circumstantial evidence, including an alibi, but nothing is certain. With a little effort, it would be possible to get it out due to insufficient evidence.”
“There is a difference between being able and having to do something. No matter how high-ranking the Hanmu Guild is, the reason why it has to carry such a political burden… .”
I interrupted Kim Kang-gyun and said.
“There is a reason. If not this time, a top hunter. Will there be another chance to recruit top-level hunters like Kim Woong? If I were in the position of Candidate Kim, I would have recruited the guild leader Kim Woong somehow. furthermore… .”
I said with a smile.
“I don’t think the Hanmu Guild really committed terrorism.”
Direct threats are useless.
No matter how low the status may be compared to the past, the president is the president.
From a business standpoint, you can’t play directly with the president.
The relationship between me and Kim Kang-gyun should remain as an uncomfortable collaborator.
Anyway, even if I say this, as Kang-Kyun Kim, I will be under pressure.
“Uh… .”
“Candidate Kim. How many times have you been released for lack of evidence? I understand the political pressure, but can’t we get a strong person instead? Besides, wouldn’t it be even more painful for the ruling party to lose the terrorist suspects forever by word of mouth? I guarantee you will never regret it.”
Seriously, from Kim Kang-gyun’s point of view, what more fortunate than recruiting the Hanmu Guild?
Even though I manipulate the case and manipulate it from behind, I don’t lie to Kim Kang-gyun.
In the first place, I planned this operation to empower Kim Kang-gyun.
“… Is the power of a top hunter really that much? Enough to bear the political burden?”
“of course. If you want, I’ll send you some guild members of the Jungin Guild, so you can test it yourself. You’ll probably be surprised. about their skill gap.”
Kim Kang-gyun, who had been thinking about my words for a long time, said.
“Let’s think about it.”
In fact, it is the equivalent of acceptance.
Because Kim Kang-gyun has a weakness that is not my weakness.
“I hope to have good results.”
* * *
In the end, as expected, the presidential election was won by Kim Kang-gyun.
Thanks to many people’s sympathy for his argument that we need to regulate Hunters and control them.
Finally, Kim Kang-gyun was appointed as the new president of the Republic of Korea.
Just like in my previous life.
“Congratulations.”
3 weeks after the election.
The bail application of the terrorist skill holders of the Hanmu Guild, which was under arrest investigation led by Kim Woong, was accepted.
Naturally, the bail application was accepted because of the breath of Kim Kang-gyun.
Kim Woong bowed his head and said.
“thank you.”
I said with a bright smile.
“You are still a suspect, but you can go back to your normal life.”
If you release the Hanmu Guild in a blitz, the ruling party will definitely not stand still.
So, it was a secret agreement between Kim Kang-gyun and Kim Woong to release them with bail and then slowly drive them to insufficient evidence.
Instead, in return, the Hanmu Guild applies for a national job under the pretext that no one who is unfair like them should come out again after all the work is done.
The ruling party will argue that the fact that the Hanmu Guild entered the state job is evidence of a terrorist attack with Kim Kang-gyun, but even so, claims without evidence have no effect.
“thank you. President Jung.”
Then the guild members who came to meet Kim Woong also bowed their heads and said.
“Thank you very much!”
“It was nothing.”
It was then that I saw Lee Dong-soo in my eyes.
‘Thanks to that guy, I was able to push the Hanmu Guild into a national job.’
Thank you, Lee Dong-soo.
I wish you all the best in the future.
“Anyway, the national job and anything else is a secret that only you and I know. Did you know? If this fact leaks out, it will be difficult for even President Kim Kang-gyun to act recklessly.”
“of course.”
At Kim Woong’s words, I said with a smile.
“Anyway, you’ve worked hard, so now rest your mind and go back to rest.”
“All right.”
The Hanmoo Guild is leaving in a friendly atmosphere after such a long time.
I said raising the corners of my lips.
“Now, Kim Kang-gyun and Kim Woong are all my words.”
If you realize the power of Kim Woong, Kim Woong will be the key to the national position for Kim Kang-gyun.
In such a situation, what would happen if you insinuate Kim Woong that Kim Kang-gyun was the one who actually started the terrorist attack?
Kim Woong is going to fall into a mental breakdown and boil with anger against Kim Kang-gyun.
However, there is nothing that can be done in a situation where there is already a long-term contract as a state job.
What kind of choices will the upright man Kim Woong make there?
“Either way, it will be the same that will lead to catastrophe.”
broken trust.
Unfortunate subordinates.
And even conflicts with other upper guilds.
To balance, I put the Hanmu Guild in the hands of the government, but at the same time, I also have a self-destruct switch to blow up at any time.
“It’s going to be a very exciting five years.”
* * *
After Kim Kang-gyun was elected, he began to impose various restrictions on hunters in earnest.
From skill registration system and weapon storage to various taxes.
As the worrying situation occurred one after another, dissatisfaction exploded centered on the upper guilds.
“These dog-like bastards!!!”
Yeom Chang-soo of the Firebird Guild said as he slammed the desk.
“Let’s really try this!? What are you guys? uh?!”
The guild members also sharpened their teeth.
“Did you hear that? Guild leader? I heard you are preparing something like a monster quota system?”
“Monster quota? What kind of bullshit is that?”
“I heard that it was something like that, to prevent conflict between hunters, only allowed monsters to be hunted… .”
When he said that he even touched the hunting of monsters that are directly related to the growth of the hunter, Yeom Chang-soo said with an absurd expression.
“Kim Kang-gyun, this bastard is crazy, right? Passing such a crazy law?”
“It is said that it is still in the discussion stage, not passed.”
Yeom Chang-soo said with flaming eyes.
“These cubs… .”
Yeom Chang-soo felt it.
If you agree and move on, Kim Kang-gyun will come out with more and more regulations and imprison them.
“If it’s an ordinary person, what do ordinary people care about?
The vice guild leader, who would normally have stopped Yeom Chang-soo, said with a firm expression that he felt the seriousness this time.
“I think I need to show you something. Guild Master.”
“I really want to destroy it all.”
Yeom Chang-soo, who possesses skills and is now confident in his skills.
When ordinary people who can’t stand even a single finger of their own put pressure on them, they can’t help but get angry.
“Be patient with it. It’s never too late to act later. How about having a meeting with other guild leaders for a while?”
“What is Jung In-soo doing?”
Yeom Chang-soo, who is a hunter supremacist, is the only ordinary person he cares about.
“CEO Jung has yet to give an official response.”
“Are you going to watch it? .”
After thinking for a while, Yeom Chang-soo said.
“Okay, contact the guild leaders. Let’s meet and have a countermeasure meeting.”
“Okay.”
Yeom Chang-soo said with a contorted face.
“great. Let’s try it. who wins.”
Thus, the conflict between Hunter and the government began in earnest.