228 – Raid Recruitment (1)
A trip to Japan that came back to surprise Moon Ga-eun.
I stayed in Nagoya for two days and returned to Korea quickly.
I went there for a short break from the beginning, and I went there to give Ga-eun confidence as well.
As a holder, there was nothing I could do to help her, who was already adapting to [Valkyrie on the battlefield] and various new powers.
The additional training was carried out by Akiba as usual.
Adaptation of newly acquired powers and standard archery training.
Moon Ga-eun decided to return home after completing a little more training about him.
-Why baby… Wait a little longer and go… .
-… … .
Of course, it took some effort to leave.
Moon Ga-eun, whose brakes disappeared as soon as she opened her eyes.
Controlling her has never been easier.
‘… If there were more, it might have been really good luck.’
I barely got rid of Moon Ga-eun and returned to Korea first.
Unfortunately, I had a plan to prepare and finish in Korea.
“Long time no see, Chairman.”
As the starting point, the first person I met was Lee Hyeon-ho.
A member of the ＜Anti-Villain＞ Circle, and my second year classmate.
Holder is said to be the best talent in the blacksmith class.
It was a face I hadn’t seen in quite a while, both before and after vacation.
“cadet… Can’t we just not do that? What is the president of the same classmates?”
Lee Hyeon-ho still uses the expression ‘Chairman’ and speaks firmly.
Seeing that, I put on a tired expression.
It must be because Lee Hyeon-ho has a very naive side, but hearing such a title makes me feel more distanced.
Then he shrugged slightly.
“I am comfortable with this.”
“Somehow, I think I should be called Lee Hyeon-ho, too.”
“That’s not bad either.”
“Ah-oh… .”
They put on a frustrated face, but soon smiled and looked at each other.
In fact, it was a miracle that such a light conversation came and went.
When I first talked to Lee Hyeon-ho, I only talked about work so hard that I wondered if I was really talking to Mok-seok.
He really was someone who came into the Circle only for revenge.
Because of that, I must have tried not to make friends with others.
‘It’s been a lot of harm, Hyeon-ho too.’
After the ＜villain＞ sweep operation was successfully completed.
I could see that Lee Hyeon-ho had brightened up in his own way.
On the outside, he’s still a tough character, though.
Before getting into the main topic, I suddenly remembered the contact I heard from Lee Hyeon-ho the other day and asked.
“What happened to the item for trapping the villain that you said you developed recently?”
“I left it to the vice president.”
“The lead role?”
“okay. They distribute it to the Fire Judgment Clan and actively utilize it.”
After graduating from third grade, Jiah Yoon.
The vice president of the ＜Anti-Villain＞ Circle naturally became vacant.
It was because there was no student with experience to fulfill the role, and since it was a circle that announced dissolution in the summer, there was no need to elect a new vice president.
-… I’ll do it.
-uh? really?
-huh.
However, Kang Joo-yeon willingly stepped in and filled the vacancy.
There was no member of the circle who objected to her vice-presidentship, which was sufficient for both external fame and internal performance.
Because no one was going to do it in the first place.
Thanks to that, Jooyeon Kang has taken care of my dirty work in the circle on my behalf.
In particular, in connection with the clearing up of the remnants of the ＜Villain＞ clan, she handled various tasks in connection with her clan and our friendly clan, ＜Judgement of Fire＞.
It seemed that she had also distributed the special item Lee Hyeon-ho said she had developed this time.
‘I’ll have to repay you later.’
Being a girlfriend was never something like this for granted.
I made up my mind that I must repay the woman who helped me without hesitation.
Then, looking at Lee Hyeon-ho again, he brought up the main topic.
“I called because I have someone I want to introduce to you today.”
“… introduction?”
“huh. In the same grade as us, in the same blacksmith class as you… ”
While I was about to explain for a moment, Lee Hyeon-ho cut off his words.
“I am not interested in women.”
“… oh no that’s not it Anyway, I guess someone isn’t Lee Hyeon-ho.”
How did he know that he was a woman?
Lee Hyeon-ho is quick-witted in useless places.
Of course, it was not really an introduction in that sense, but an introduction for the work part.
After waiting for a while, the promised protagonist opened the door of the circle room and came in.
“Jaehyun!”
“Oh, are you here?”
It was Yoomin Choi.
She is a holder that I had a kite contact with after signing an equipment contract with me, but recently I had no chance to meet her as I had all the equipment.
I casually introduced the two of them to each other.
“This is Choi Yoo-min. He and I have known each other since the beginning of the semester, and according to my standards, he is second only to Hyeon-ho in the blacksmith class.”
“Call me Yumin Choi.”
Choi Yoo-min will surpass Lee Hyeon-ho later.
The [Iron-Blooded Night Field] rune she possesses helps her to become the best blacksmith in Korea as her proficiency increases, and her reputation extends to the world later.
But, that’s another story anyway.
Right now, he was just a holder of a promising blacksmith class, and his reputation was nothing compared to Lee Hyeon-ho.
Lee Hyeon-ho is a blacksmith-type holder who has already produced epic items as a student.
No matter what anyone says, it was the biggest prospect in Korea in this field.
“This is Lee Hyeon-ho. Well, Hyun-ho knows better without having to explain, right?”
“Ah, yes. of course.”
“nice to meet. It’s Lee Hyeon-ho.”
After my introduction, the two greeted each other with a light handshake.
As expected, Lee Hyeon-ho did not know Choi Yoo-min.
It is Choi Yoo-min, who has recently made a name for himself by producing a number of rare items, but it seems that he has not yet entered Lee Hyun-ho’s eye painting.
‘but. Hyeon-ho is always like that.’
Come to think of it, Lee Hyeon-ho doesn’t have much interest in his field or academy.
His interests are only ＜villain＞ and ＜anti-villain＞.
He was a guy who had no friends other than the members of his circle.
If it weren’t for ＜Anti-Villain＞, I probably wouldn’t have gotten this close with him.
“The reason you suddenly called and introduced me like this was because I wanted you to do a job with me.”
“Day?”
“huh.”
I took out the blueprints and contracts I had prepared in advance.
Brief requirements and explanations for special equipment were written in the design, and related information such as the estimated quantity of equipment to be produced and the down payment were recorded in the contract.
Tak-Tada-Dak-
Degur-
And the reverse pouring magic bag placed on the table.
Dozens of high-end magic stones protruded from inside.
These were things I had prepared in advance to eliminate the hassle of blacksmiths having to obtain mana stones themselves.
“The deadline is just three weeks from today. I want you to craft all of the special items and equipment listed here. As written in the contract, the ratings matched the ratio between rare and normal. If the Epic breaks during production, I will purchase it separately.”
The content is simple.
Please handle the work written in the design and contract together.
However, the amount of work and compensation contained in it was only far-fetched.
A huge amount of mana stones and contract advance money.
And both of them looked surprised when they checked the enormous amount of equipment recorded in the contract.
Even Lee Hyeon-ho, who usually doesn’t show his facial expressions, opened his eyes wide.
It deserves it.
I also have a big heart for this case, and I’m pouring a lot of money I’ve earned so far.
“If you don’t have enough manpower, you can hire additional people from holders you know or from the same line. All you have to do is contact me and I will meet all conditions. Instead, I would like to be a master blacksmith at least.”
A master-class blacksmith.
Although the actual meaning is different, in the holder world, it was referred to as a blacksmith-type holder that can produce ‘rare items’.
Holders who fall into the production side of the special series do not have much meaning in the general holder grade, so the series-related aliases used to become business cards with greater power.
If you can go further and produce ‘epic level items’, it is also called ‘master level blacksmith’.
“How is everyone? Are you okay?”
Actually, it was a ceremonial question.
A contract of this size was a short-term contract that even experienced blacksmiths who set up workshops and ran their own businesses would be happy to tackle.
There was no reason for the two to reject this contract.
“This is the first time the president has directly proposed a contract. but don’t accept Because it looks fun.”
“me too! I’ll do it too!”
It was the moment when the first button of the plan was fastened.
* * *
The Korea Holder Association came after that.
I met Lee Ji-hye after a long time and was talking over coffee.
She, who served as an examiner when I was promoted to a C-class holder, was still handling my affairs related to the association because of her connection at that time.
The amount of work that can be considered almost my supervisor.
But it also yields a lot of results…
It is said that he experienced an unprecedented high-speed promotion within the association.
She had always been approved by the higher ups whenever something happened, but now she had quite a high level of work authority that allowed her to handle things arbitrarily.
I’ve always depended on her for a lot of things, so the change was welcome.
“… Are you requesting protection of the right to attack?”
Lee Ji-hye was surprised and asked me.
“yes. The dungeon location and outline were written in the report in advance.”
“No, is there a dungeon that even Do Jae-hyeon Holder can’t clear right away?”
That’s because for the first time while working with Lee Ji-hye, I requested ‘protection of the right to attack’ the unexplored dungeon.
When the capture right protection is entered, the dungeon immediately falls under the jurisdiction of the Holder Association.
In addition, it is supervised and managed so that other holders cannot attack it without permission or extort rewards.
Since I’ve only shown monstrous results, Jihye Lee was surprised by this perfectly normal request.
I replied with a smile.
“Of course it is. A top-notch dungeon, like a deep green meadow, can’t be broken with a small party.”
＜Dark Green Grassland＞ was a dungeon that dozens of independent holders formed a large raiding party to attack, and it was also a top-notch dungeon full of high-ranking monsters.
“A deep green meadow? then… ”
As soon as she heard the name of the dungeon, Lee Ji-hye’s eyes lit up.
She seems to have come to her senses as an employee who has worked with me for a long time.
A high-ranking dungeon where a large raid team was put in was cited as an example, and protection of the right to attack was requested for a similar dungeon attack.
That means after all… .
“yes. A raid, that’s what I’m trying to form.”
The dungeon I will attack this time.
＜Even in the excommunicated city of wolves＞…
This was because it meant that a large attacking force would be deployed.