Chapter 221
EunAh started to regret giving her black card back to her family and declaring independence as she browsed a shopping site on her Pocket.
"Hmm This seems good," she mumbled. Other than her, the only ones in the room were the orcawho was playing a game with Velvetand Amy.
"I never thought I'd live to see the day the great EunAh worries about money. What a rare sight!" Amy exclaimed.
"I told you, EunAh stated, I'm going to be independent from my family."
Amy wondered how long it would last, but the other girl seemed serious. "If you say it like that Fine! I'll help you!"
"Help me?"
"I might not be as rich as you, but I have a lot of money as well~ You know I do a lot of extracurricular activities, right? Most of my income comes from streaming, but Anyway, I'll lend you some! How much do you need?" Amy cheerfully offered her card under the belief that friendship was more valuable than money.
Just when EunAh took the card and prepared to use it, Amy stopped her for a moment as EunAhs unpredictable spending came to mind. "EunAh How much are you about to spend?"
"Im buying dark meteorite, mithril coil, and a few other things; when combined, it would be about 600K USD?" she casually said.
"That's too much-!" Amy screamed in shock. She swiped her card back with cat-like speed and gave EunAh a look of disbelief. "Dark meteorite is a consumable? There might be a lot of it, but thats too expensive! EunAh, you fool! Who uses such expensive things for extracurricular activities?!"
"Is is it that expensive?" EunAh seemed genuinely unaware that it was a lot of money.
"Of course! Such items are worth more than whatever youre planning to use them for!" She didnt think EunAh had enough common sense for being 17 years old.
'Well, when I consider how she installed a portal in the club room It would be weirder if she had a sense of value.' She decided to teach EunAh some common sense and said, "There aren't many hunting requests for students that offer more than a hundred thousand."
Each monster paid a different amount since their combat power increased tenfold with each rise in rank. That being the case, the rewards also skyrocketed with each rank increase, but students could usually only take requests for monsters of rank 2 or 3.
"You'd have to complete over a dozen requests for that kind of money," Amy said. freeweɓnøvel.com
How could that be? EunAh asked. I used to get that much just by meeting my grandfather She hadnt cared much for extracurriculars because she considered the rewards to be pocket change, so it was quite a harsh wake-up call for her.
She thought her plan for perfect independence was looking further away than ever and fell into thought over how to make more money.
Meanwhile, Velvet screamed, "Kyahang! No! I'm going to be eaten! Save me-!"
EunAh and Amy looked at each other.
Paf!
The two of them, not knowing what was going on, ran toward the room Velvet was in.
"Velvet!" Amy yelled.
"Wh-what's going on?!" EunAh collapsed in shock as soon as she opened the door. "Wh-what's?"
The orca was munching down on Velvet, whose hands were extended from its mouth. "Nyam, nyam Fufu, you were careless and left me alone with the dragonling!" It heartily laughed as if itd been waiting for that moment and declared its return as the Toy Kingdoms boss.
"I can feel the mighty mana of a dragon surging through me! Having gained more strength, the orca raised its head toward the ceiling and breathed out a fan of flames.
Amy, being quick to catch on, shouted out, "Oh no~ Velvet has been devoured by the orca~!" in a mock tone.
Encouraged by her reaction, the orca touched its belly with its fins and smacked its lips. "Nyam, nyam Ive deceived you all. The dragonling is well on its way to being absorbed.
EunAh was completely deceived and angrily shouted, "Y-you! How dare you!" Blue sparks surged from her.
BZZT-!
Amy reached out and grabbed her before she could do anything reckless. "EunAh! Wait!"
Unfortunately, it was already too late. "How dare you hurt Velvet!" EunAh shouted and unleashed her blue electricity over the orca. Since Amys hand was on her shoulder, she got struck by it as well.
"Orrrr"
"Ugya-!"
The orca and Velvet, who'd been playing a prank, also experienced the thrilling taste of EunAh's electricity. The orca flopped along the ground with its fins and dropped its head.
"Cough" When it opened its mouth, black smoke popped out. "That's why I said we shouldn't prank the lady," the orca weakly murmured as Velvet crawled from its mouth.
"K-kyaung I didn't expect things to turn out like this" Velvet said in regret. Theyd paid a heavy price for their prank.
"Ugh, why did I get hit as well?" Amy barely managed to croak out.
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After the initial monster outbreak and the emergence of dungeons and The Tower, strength became more important than ever.
[Strength is the answer.]
Shin KangYoon of the ShinOh family worked hard to pursue the power of strength, going so far as to marry Yu Minseo, a rank 7 hunter from a prominent family, and nurture his guild into a massive organization with hundreds of hunters.
[Theres no set method to obtaining strength, but I intend to create that formula.]
Hed never looked back and merged the ShinOh and YuSu family guilds, thereby becoming one of the top four. Then, using his increased influence, hed established close relationships with the Hunter Associations branch near Academy City.
Though many of the guild members from there were fresh from Gaon Academy, KangYoon was creating a formula for strength, so choosing the right sprouts wasnt important.
[The history of the path we're walking is written in blood.]
It didnt matter whether 100 or 1,000 joined; all he had to do was care for whoever made it through the entire process. Eventually, his guild had more rank 6 hunters than any other, which worked as a lure to draw in more.
[Is this the report from Bestifan?]
[Yes. 21 injured, 3 casualties.]
[So much damage from a rank 5 boss It looks like most who joined this year are trash.]
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Like moths to a flame, most of those who headed to the bright light of his guild burned out, and only a few succeeded in earning Traits and abilities. Among those few, it was even rarer to find those with enough talent to become high-ranking hunters.
[Cut away the trash. Humans have a set capacity, so this effort has its limits.]
[Understood]
Despite getting embroiled in major incidents, his guild continued to grow.
[- The ShinOh family successfully recruits the rank 6 hunter, Kang JunCheol of the White Eye Guild! -]
[Theres a monopoly issue here. There are over 300 guilds operating under the ShinOh family]
[The ShinOh family guild received over 20 casualties! Ranked as one of the biggest disasters among the larger guilds]
Despite public criticism, KangYoon's insight helped his family guild grow, and the number of hunters wishing to join his guild also increased. Hed created a formula for strength without what he considered to be any mistakes, but his way of handling things made too many enemies.
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KangYoon stood on the terrace and exhaled cigarette smoke into the air. 'They're all a bunch of hyenas.' The biggest problem was the excessive growth from mergers and acquisitions. Though he operated such a massive family guild, a rank 6 hunter was like a bomb waiting to go off
[Ive been under the ShinOh familys guild for six years now. Isn't it about time you extended my branch to a separate guild and gave me more rights?]
No matter how unreasonable a demand was, he couldnt dismiss rank 6 hunters. Moreover, his family guild operated under the logic of strength.
[Patriarch, your management style is outdated. If everyone is bound to a single framework like your family guild, then it'll be impossible to diversify in today's world!]
[That's right. Aren't the requests coming into the guild diverse now? If you create more branches and give us rights]
If he showed a bit of weakness, even his family members would close in like hyenas, but he and MinSeo couldnt retreat.
'There isn't much time left now' There was only one year left for the current Hunter Association President, Kang YuChan term, and KangYoon was on the candidate list for the next president. If he wanted to stand out above the others, hed need to make his family guild as strong as he could.
'Ill be able to perfect my formula if I can get my hands on that position. He was planning to introduce his system to the entire nation and envisioned a world of the survival of the fittest, with him standing at the apex.
'There's only one more step' Unfortunately, YuSungs existence was a good argument point for the factions that opposed him.
[Although we trust the patriarch's judgment, it seems like he made a mistake with YuSung.]
[Well, he's a busy person, so he probably didn't have much time to pay attention to his child.]
[That's right. Youd have to examine something to determine its true value, right?]
[That's why, according to the shares that each of us has]
KangYoon rubbed his forehead as he recalled the meeting from earlier that day. 'Just a year there's just a year left' He couldnt let his carefully built tower crumble when he was so close to the end.
'Theres still a way to reverse this.' What if YuSung returned to him? If that happened, then it was impossible to estimate just how much more the ShinOh familys guild would grow. His position would solidify, and opposing factions wouldnt have any grounds to stand on.
He just needed to hold out for another year to become the Hunter Association President.
Fuu-
He exhaled another cloud of cigarette smoke and gazed beyond the terrace, where he noticed a black limo entering the palace-like mansions grounds.
Thud
The limo door opened, and YuSung stepped out with Sumire.
"I have no other choice now"
KangYoon, with nowhere to retreat to, made up his mind.