chapter 11
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“One female red dragon, four wyverns!”
In line with Lim Ah-rin’s briefing, who was looking around with detection magic, Seol Joo-hee naturally fell back, and Hong Yu-ra, who was guarding the rear, came forward.
As an S-class monster, the Red Dragon has the characteristic of exhaling breath to the opponent and seeing a kind of liver.
After hearing about this from Do Ji-hyuk, the three men naturally changed their formation and prepared for the attack of the Red Dragon.
Leader Hong Yu-ra gave instructions to the team members, remembering Do Ji-hyuk’s teachings to unconditionally prune the twigs first.
“Stop the first breath, and get rid of the Wyvern!”
That moment.
aah-
The red dragon’s breath came over the dense forest.
“come!”
Hong Yu-ra raises her sword high, condensing magical power on the tip of the sword.
A hot fire that melts even the ground opens its jaws and is about to devour the three of them.
Hong Yura slashed her sword.
quagga gaga gaga——-!!!!!
A sword that splits the flames in two as if building a transparent wall.
As soon as the flames subsided, Seol Joo-hee, who was waiting, jumped towards the Wyverns as if waiting.
Tah-! Tah-!
Seol Joo-hee, who skillfully stepped on the scaffold created by Lim Ah-rin in the air, swung her fists at the Wyverns.
Paan-! Paang-!
At that time, even A-class Wyverns exploded in vain due to Seol Joo-hee’s overwhelming force.
aah… … !
A roar that resembled a roar echoed through the sky.
It meant that a red dragon would appear soon.
“… light and… of shadow… .”
In order to get the Red Dragon’s attention right away, Lim Arin took the magic and chanted a welcome magic spell… .
aah
Just from behind, another dragon’s roar was heard.
“… uh?”
“!?”
Two S-class monsters, dragons, appeared at the same time.
“headquarters!”
Seol Joo-hee, who came down to the ground after dealing with the Wyverns just in time, went to the headquarters without panic and asked for countermeasures… .
[Uh… . That, so… ! Just run away! ]
“… What?”
Headquarters came up with an absurd countermeasure.
Dragons have the characteristic of showing a stronger appearance to opponents perceived as weaker than themselves.
So, in order to effectively subdue, Lim Arin tried to draw attention and surprise her with illusion magic… .
The headquarters, bewildered by the unexpected unexpected situation, had just put down a strange spell.
“Come on, run away… ?”
“You say that… !”
When Arin Lim and Yura Hong reacted absurdly to the absurd instructions from the headquarters,
“done. f*ck it.”
Seol Joo-hee gave the order directly with an annoyed expression on her face.
“I’ll be in the back, so the two of us should take care of the guy in front.”
“!”
Except for running away, it was a natural instruction, but Hong Yu-Ra and Lim A-Rin couldn’t help but be surprised.
Until now, the three of them had never fought separately.
Do Ji-hyuk has always insisted that we fight with teamwork and strategy rather than strength, and he has fought based on that logic until now.
In fact, the operation was effective every time, and thanks to this, we were able to survive overwhelmingly compared to other teams even at high-level gates where all kinds of unexpected situations occurred… .
Seol Joo-hee is trying to break the team’s frame with her own hands.
“The one who takes care of it first comes to help. … Be careful.”
“Come on, wait, Juhee… !”
Seol Joo-hee gave instructions unilaterally and ran away, leaving behind Lim A-rin’s call.
Hong Yu-ra, who had been pensive for a while, raised her sword and calmly spoke to Lim A-rin.
“Let’s go too.”
“… Yura… .”
Even Hong Yu-ra has no choice but to follow Seol Joo-hee’s will.
The team leader is Yura Hong.
Because Do Ji-hyuk was the commander who entrusted the command.
“… yes… .”
Lim A-rin, who looked at Hong Yu-ra’s hardened face with a strange expression for a moment, grabbed the wand that Do Ji-hyuk had given her with a worried expression,
Together with Hong Yura, he went out to face the Red Dragon.
*
early afternoon.
[Queens, proudly won first place by subjugating S-class gates. ]
[ The secret of the equipment Seol Joo-hee chose, “The previous equipment was good, but it was much more functional.” ]
[Queens, Defeat 2 S-Rank Red Dragons. “It was my first individual battle, but great… ]
While I was waiting for the award ceremony, I was reading the latest Queens article, and I could see how hard the Heavenly Flower Guild was trying to erase my traces.
“Hmm… .”
As soon as I left, the Queens guild, Cheonhwa Guild, started signing contracts with new sponsors, but the existing companies I replaced were all companies I selected and contracted with.
It’s not just that.
It is said that Queens, who faced two red dragons at the S-class gate, divided into two and subjugated the red dragons for the first time.
Fortunately, he did not appear to have suffered any major injuries, but the personal SNS photos of the three people attached to the article had more small wounds than usual.
It means that you have struggled quite a bit in an unfamiliar way.
Looking at this, it seems like I’m trying to uncover all the methods I’ve built up over the years… .
With such a radical appearance, I started to think that the culprit who framed me might be the upper class of the Heavenly Guild.
‘Those people… .’
In fact, in a way it makes sense.
The upper part of the Cheonhwa Guild, the Cheonhwa Group, did not like me very much.
Because I stopped them all from trying to roll the Queens members hard.
Of course, I couldn’t stop everything, so I accepted this and that, but it must not have been at a level I was satisfied with.
‘There’s no way it’s possible… .’
When I was in deep trouble for a while.
“Producer!”
Gyuri Han, who was in charge of Hanna Bang’s makeup, spoke up.
“How about Hannah? Pretty, right?”
“eww… .”
Hanna Bang, with her bright gold hair neatly tied up, was wearing a skirt in a bright color that showed off her body, unlike usual.
It looked like a child who was forcibly dragged by her mother, with a slightly distorted expression, as if strangely embarrassed, and involuntarily laughed.
“Cute.”
“Is that right?”
“Hey, you’re cute… .”
Talking about the shy Hanna, after finishing a brief rehearsal that was close to explanation.
The award ceremony has finally arrived.
Prior to the award ceremony, we were able to exchange brief greetings with Seoul Mayor Lee Sang-heum, who arrived late.
“You were the friend who was the producer of that Queens. Please take good care of our team.”
Lee Sang-heum, who has a friendly-looking impression, greeted lightly and shook hands and asked… .
In fact, he was a character who played a pretty big role in the original novel ‘The Strongest Gosu’.
Although it was on the bad side.
‘I didn’t know that I would sell information to the Demon King.’
“Please look forward to it.”
“haha. It’s nice to have so much energy.”
After a brief greeting with Lee Sang-heum, the commendation ceremony was held.
The ceremony itself was not very grand.
“Come on, let’s take a picture. one… . two… .”
Click-!
We were simply presented with a small plaque and commendation certificate, took a picture, then shared our impressions through a short interview, and it ended with Lee Sang-heum’s brief encouraging speech.
“Everyone worked hard. I would appreciate it if you work hard for our team in the future.”
Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap
And Lee Sang-heum, who finished his chores, was about to leave immediately after the ceremony was over with his attendant secretaries… .
‘Now.’
Seeing the opportunity, I approached the mayor and asked for an interview in person.
“Mayor! If you have time, could you give me a brief interview?”
“Well?”
“You cannot do this all of a sudden. Make an appointment and… .”
“please!”
The bodyguard who quickly stopped me.
Originally, I wouldn’t have accepted such a reckless request… .
“No, just leave it alone. I can tell you just about anything.”
As expected, Lee Sang-heum, conscious of people’s gaze, gladly accepted my request.
*
Probably because it was an office in the capital market, Lee Sang-heum’s office had a very sophisticated design and state-of-the-art facilities.
However.
The place we were talking about wasn’t the new office, but the old office set up behind it.
Desks and sofas with papers piled up as if they were actually working. And the little TV is everything… .
Even after washing my eyes, I couldn’t see the CCTV.
“therefore… . What do you want to say?”
Lee Sang-heum leaned on the sofa in a familiar position, and suggested a word.
He still had a nice smile on his face, but knowing his true self, I couldn’t let my guard down.
“Nothing else, I want to tell you about the budget of the team Seoul City Hall.”
“… Well?”
The total budget allocated to the team Seoul City Hall is about 9 billion won.
It’s a subtle amount to roll a ranker-level hunter team, but it’s plenty of money to roll a team close to an amateur level.
But… .
This budget is not entirely for the team.
The current team leader is Kim Junhyung.
Lacking a quick ‘time’, he was driven up to the position in charge, and thanks to that, he became a good restaurant manager.
High-level civil servants are already standing waiting to rip off the budget for all sorts of reasons, and Choi Gap-gyu, whom I met during the interview, was one of them.
How many pieces of fresh meat will be left among the herds of Seungnyang?
It’s a budget set up to shoot everything in the first place, so if you can roll 10% properly, you’re really lucky.
“Our budget is 9 billion won. By any chance, do you know?”
Lee Sang-heum gently put down the teacup he was holding, and nodded as if it was natural.
“Of course you don’t know. Isn’t that amount of money basic to building a proper team? I don’t know if you know how hard I’ve been trying to get that budget.”
According to the investigation, the team Seoul City Hall was actually a team created by Lee Sang-heum’s efforts.
Our team belongs directly to Seoul City Hall.
It is not the Seoul Sports Council to which ordinary business teams belong.
The reason Lee Sang-heum used all his strength to make it directly under the city hall was to keep it next to him and eat it without realizing it.
In other words, Lee Sang-heum was the same as cooking his own food.
“you’re right. It’s the basic amount to run a team.”
Convinced that Lee Sang-heum was in possession of the team’s money chain, I declared war without hesitation.
“But I think 70% of them… . It seems that only 63 billion will be needed. The rest will be up to you.”
Then that moment.
“… I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Lee Sang-heum, who had always been a good person, began to show sharp eyes.
It was finally revealed.
“then… . This is how we do it.”
Feeling relieved by his appearance, I leaned comfortably on the sofa, crossed my legs, and made a suggestion to him.
“After taking up 300 million, the total is 3 billion. We can get more budget anyway, so we’ll do it with 6 billion won this time.”
Then, Lee Sang-heum narrowed his eyes as if suspicious of me… .
“ha ha ha!”
He suddenly burst into laughter and said:
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. What the hell did I do with 3 billion?”
Although the nuances were different, 3 billion was an ambiguous word that had no jaw.
‘He’s a greedy old man… .’
Since you’ve come this far, you won’t need to measure any more.
I calmly explained my plans, stroking the armrests of the luxurious wooden sofa.
“A year at most. In as little as half a year, we plan to make our team a 3rd division B rank. The cost of running a B-grade team is 15 billion won per year. That’s about a 70% increase from the current total budget.”
This is literally an average cost.
Of course, it could be higher.
“Of course, 10 billion is enough for me to run the team ‘normally’ after that. It will depend on how much the mayor is executing the budget.”
“… Hmm… .”
If the team Seoul City Hall becomes a third-tier team, the story will be completely different.
Part 1 of the Top 10, as well as Part 2 of Top 19, are also very popular, and Part 3 of Top 39 is also very popular.
Right now, Junhyung Kim and Gyuri Han are running a team with three people, but by then the team will probably have more than a dozen employees.
“Why should I follow you?”
I wonder if the proposal wasn’t too bad, and Lee Sang-heum spoke to me as if he was skeptical,
I smiled and pushed in a powerful achievement that no one else could surpass.
“I made Queens with my own hands, so what can I not do?”
Queens Executive Producer. There is no business card in this world more certain than this.
“Huh… .”
Lee Sang-heum smiled faintly as if something was funny, then pulled out an e-cigarette from his arms and began to smoke in a familiar manner.
“Whew… .”
A sweet mist fills the office.
Lee Sang-heum fell into smoking as if he had fallen into thoughts for a while,
At one point, he glanced at me and gave me a hint.
“Listen closely.”