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Um, Boss?

Wanna introduce us?

Oh, right.

I guess you've never seen them before, huh?

They're a part of one of my skills.

I didn't know that was even possible.

So they're, like, your minions?

It's kinda hard to explain, but yup, something like that.

Huh.

-Please, Boss. -Hm?

Let me collect some essence stones.

Otherwise, I'm useless here.

Huh?

For me? Thank you so much!

Stay away!

Oh, Christ!

Hmm.

Hey.

Could you not scream like that?

Everything's fine.

Your friends are unconscious, not dead.

Can't blame you, though.

I'm sure I look more like a beast than a person right now, huh?

Listen.

I'll talk slowly.

I'm human, too. Just lost.

Bottoms up!

That's nineteen raids cleared, as per our deal.

Yeah, and thanks to you we pulled it off without too much trouble.

What you got next?

Let's see, first is passing the written exam,

and getting my guild master's license.

After that, I'll start negotiating with my dad.

Makes sense.

What about you? Got any big plans?

I'll probably be out of contact for a while.

Got some traveling I need to do.

Hm? Dude.

-Hmm. -You okay?

Boss, if it's a pain to put up with me, you can just come out and say it.

And... I promise that I won't bother you anymore.

Are you drunk already?

Truth is.

There's a good decade between me and my brother,

and I don't think he likes me very much.

He's never once shown me any sort of brotherly affection.

On the other hand,

you not only saved my life, but kept helping me afterward.

So, y'know.

Sometimes I think it would be better...

if you were my older brother.

Huh?

Then you're in luck, 'cause from now on...

I'll consider you my friend, and my younger brother.

We're brothers?

Go on. Eat as much as you want. I'll grill you up a ton!

Wha... no, no, no, no, you don't have to do that.

-Want me to add lemon juice? -No!

You're drunk drunk, huh?

I've never been more sober!

Uh-huh, sure buddy.

Have we confirmed his origin?

He claims to be a hunter from another country.

According to him, he only just escaped the gate

he'd been trapped in for the last ten years.

Seems the exit he took spit him out of a gate in the US.

Well, that's quite a story.

Anything else?

Some of the things he's said aren't adding up,

so we're consulting with a hunter from his home country.

We can't rule out the possibility that he's a beast.

And if that's the case?

Don't worry, sir.

The hunter we've requested assistance from is an S-ranked ex-pat living in DC.

Mister Hwang, huh?

Mhm. As soon as he arrives, we'll start the interrogation.

The sooner, the better.

Has this guy given us any name to call him?

He has, but it didn't show in our databases.

Name's Il-hwan Sung, or so he says.

I'll be gone for about a week.

First it's work and now you're off traveling?

Well, someone's been busy lately.

Huh, just a lot to do, that's all.

So, who's the lucky lady, then?

Like I told you, a friend.

You know you can just bring her here sometime, right?

I was around level 20 when I fought the Cerberus.

Since then, I've gotten a lot stronger.

My level's now three times higher.

I should be able to handle what's behind this door.

Let's see what we're working with here.

Hm.

Hm? A quest?

"The castle is swarming with demons.

You will receive a special reward for defeating them and collecting their souls."

In order to clear the quest, I need to collect ten thousand souls?

There's that many in here?

Whatever. I haven't lost sight of my real objective.

Whether it's ten thousand or ten million...

I'll kill them all.

You wish to take over the guild, is that it?

Yes.

Hmm.

And you're asking this, knowing full well that Jinsung's already working on it?

Well, I think his plan to bring in an outsider to run the guild is too risky.

Respectfully, sir, I would be a be a be--

Huh.

This hunter you've been working with. Jinwoo Sung.

Present at the double dungeon,

also the raid that wiped out Dongsuk Hwang's team,

and that murderous incident with the Surveillance Team hunter.

It's incredible how he's managed to survive all that.

He's participated in every single one of your raids, correct?

Uh...

Not only that, but during the red gate incident from the other day.

It was apparently Hunter Sung who led the survivors to safety.

Uh... Huh.

I assume you were only able to earn

that guild master's license by borrowing his strength,

yet you still want to be guild leader?

You're right.

But even so...

the one running the Yoojin Guild should be me.

-As things stand now, Jinsung's plan-- -Very well, we'll try things your way.

Wha...?

Under one condition.

Hm.

After what happened with the red gate,

I've heard rumors that the White Tiger Guild has been looking to scout Hunter Sung.

But... I want you to convince him to join up with us instead.

-Can you do that? -Hmm.

Yes, sir!

Don't disappoint me.

A literal mountain of demons, and I can't extract any of them.

What a waste.

Hm.

An entry permit.

Looks like it's time to head up to the second floor.

Hmm... guess I know how I'm getting there.

This dungeon is surprisingly big.

Who'd've thought there'd be a whole city inside of a building.

Though all this walking is getting pretty annoying.

You're about to save me a lot of time and effort.

You're a big boy.

All right, then.

Let's get moving.

What a pain in the a...

Nice one.

I think I'll call you "Tank". Sound good?

No! Miss Hae-in is here?

Feels lucky just seeing her.

And she always looks amazing!

Mhm, always!

I don't get it.

Why would we keep the reports of the flying ants confidential?

People deserve the truth.

It's on Association orders.

They say it would cause a panic if we make the intel public at this stage.

-But sir! -It'll be fine.

For the time being, let's focus on gaining strength.

As the largest domestic guild, doing so will help us execute our duties and expand.

I thought this was gonna be an S-Rank dungeon when I got the key,

but these guys weren't that tough.

More like the upper end of B-Rank.

They come in droves, and they get fiercer the higher up I go.

I'm making decent progress though,

by only killing the demons I need to, to advance.

A good strategy.

Because if the Demon's Castle is laid out like the original tower,

there are a hundred floors to get through.

That's a ton of XP, so how strong will I be once I reach the top?

My supplies won't last forever,

and Jinah thinks I'll be back in a week.

This fight...

is really a battle against time.

Let's see how far I can get.

A red one.

Of course Hunter Sung would be out.

Well, at least his sister was home.

Thanks to her, we know he's off on some kind of trip.

Meaning, we came all this way for nothing, then.

Meh. We're gathering intel, which is crucial since he quit doing raids.

He can't have left the country, though.

The Association has been keeping tabs on him, and when they lost him,

he was in the middle of a city.

Wait. You knew all of that about him already?

I have to, it's my job.

But, man.

I wish I knew where he was.

Think I'll take on that boss there myself.

You guys, you know what to do.

With a good chunk of points in my intellect now, I can summon more soldiers,

and have more magical power to maintain them, which makes fighting easier.

But, I mean, can it be called a fight if your opponent doesn't even move?

If it's not gonna attack, I guess I'll...

Do you think that's gonna work on me?

I did that with a single punch?

My strength stat's pretty broken.

This happened with the Cerberus, too!

Iron!

It is not slowing down!

How's something that big so fast?

But, I just need to wait for an opening.

Now!

I got you!

It's smart.

Predicts my moves and everything.

It'd seem invulnerable, if not for those beady little eyes.

Gotta stop this thing from zipping around.

But how?

That'll work!

Should've been watching your step there.

They say you're a magic beast that can talk.

Yeah, and I keep telling them I'm no beast.

If what you're after is proof, I have zero issues whatsoever doing a DNA test.

Can it, you creep.

If I don't ask a question, then you stay silent.

I'm pissed off as it is, what with all of my fun put on hold.

I swear.

They even went and wrote a bunch of dumb paperwork for you.

Hey, let me ask something.

Can it, I said.

How much has humanity learned about the gates and magic beasts?

What?

Since gates and beasts first appeared, how much have you learned?

What are you getting at? Freak show.

The dungeons, the gates, the beasts.

They're just the tip of the iceberg.

The power to bring forth the ultimate catastrophe has awakened.

What catastrophe?

The ultimate one.

Not much else I can say.

So?

My primary goal is to prevent it from coming to pass.

Whatever you are, it's not a conversationalist.

And even if this threat did exist, every corner of the world's got hunters

-who'd be willing to take it on. -Numbers won't help.

Most will either be devoured.

Or enslaved and used against us.

You seem fairly strong yourself, but...

But what?

Not every day you see a magic beast with a name of his own.

And look at that. A wife and kids, too?

Huh.

Do you remember your son's name?

Jinwoo.

Did that trigger you somehow?

I'm the one asking questions, not you.

-You'll answer that. -My answer's "screw you".

But I'll also fill you in on a little secret.

Your son is dead.

You got anything to say, tell him in the next life once you eat it, too!

Come on. It's almost too easy.

Sorry, but did my boys give you trouble?

Weren't expecting it to go this way, huh?

I'd wonder if the undead feel fear, but...

Who cares?

Over here!

Move! Move!

I've heard that fights between S-Ranks can affect entire landscapes,

laying waste to everything around them.

Damn, maybe we were fortunate.

Could've been much worse, I agree.

Would've been, but it was over so fast.

Before they could do any more damage, Mister Hwang lost almost instantly.

That was the last of my rations.

I guess I'm done for now.

The seventy-fifth floor.

Twenty-five floors left, maybe.

Which is still a long way to go.

Well, can't be mad at the gains.

Like the earring I got from the giant on the fiftieth floor.

And the necklace from the skeleton just now.

They're useful enough on their own, but the set bonus is the cherry on top.

And that empty space tells me there's one more boss with some accessory to win.

Then there's this Sphere of Avarice.

It doesn't affect my stats directly, but...

I don't have to be the one who uses it.

In the hands of my mages, it'll double their firepower.

And, of course, getting the cursed random loot box as a quest reward was a win, too.

I was worried I'd never get another chance at it.

Oh wow, another key.

I am so shocked.

Really? Not gonna tell me where or when to use it?

Well, not like I was really after the key anyway.

On the fiftieth floor, I got a World-Tree Fragment from Avaricious Vulcan.

And on the seventy-fifth, I got Echo-Forest Spring Water

by defeating Metus, the Guide of Souls.

The Elixir of Life only needs three ingredients, and I have two of them.

One more.

One more and I save Mom.

When I come back, it's on.