Episode 77

Following Director Lim’s guidance, we headed to the 72nd floor, the top floor of the Ark Guild.

Ding Dong-

After getting off the high-speed elevator, Min-jun was a little nervous.

Before long, I saw a signpost that said Master Room.

Min-jun was certain that Gu Hwang-seok would be there.

“This way.”

“yes.”

Director Lim naturally spread his palms. Seeing him quietly guide Min-jun in front of the door, it seemed that he would not go in anyway.

“Then, I hope you have a comfortable time.”

“thank you.”

After Lim opened the door to the master room, Min-jun naturally went inside.

***

“Five! Come on.”

When Minjun entered the master room, Gu Hwangseok stood up.

It was because he was the head of the Ark Guild and a real person no matter who saw it.

The aura that emanated from him was difficult to describe in words.

“Nice to meet you. My name is Cha Min-joon.”

“Yes, yes. First, take a seat.”

“yes.”

It wasn’t enough that his long white beard was growing abundantly, and Gu Hwang-seok had gray hair all the way to his head.

People around him used to compare him to a ‘toothless tiger’ due to his rapid aging.

That’s just what I’m saying because I don’t know deeply about Guhwangseok.

He has come this far because of one natural talent.

It’s the ability to regenerate magic.

Since the speed of mana regeneration and recovery is faster than anyone else’s, he can handle mana freely.

This is one of the few abilities in the world.

Today, even the International Hunter Association recognized Gu Hwang-seok’s magic regeneration ability as the world’s top.

Is that why?

When Min-jun met Gu Hwang-seok for the first time, he felt a sense of tension.

“Nice to meet you. It sounds like you had a pretty good relationship with my grandson.”

“It’s not even a deep relationship, should I say a little bit?”

“Heh heh, that’s right. Because my grandson is no ordinary guy. By the way, your bow skills are amazing.”

“It’s an overstatement.”

“I think he’s quite polite compared to other people his age.”

Gu Hwang-seok was always praised.

That would be too.

It was like Minjun’s speech, and he didn’t seem to be nervous at all in the heavy (?) seat.

Gu Hwang-seok thought that Min-jun was definitely different from the other trainees.

It was Minjun who only did what he liked.

Then, Gu Hwang-seok asked questions about Min-joon.

“Recently, there was a small incident with my grandson. besides that Did you know the ingredients of Parliament in advance and guided them to the rooftop?”

It was a very sharp question from the first question.

Well, there weren’t any hunters or researchers who knew the ingredients of the ‘parliament flower’ yet.

Since Min-jun took advantage of that so naturally and engaged in sparring with Gu Dong-man, Gu Hwang-seok must be curious.

In an appropriate line, Minjun also brought up a story.

“I had an adventure once.”

“adventure?”

“Yes, it was something I saw at first glance in the thesis of Professor Thomas in Germany. I remember seeing a hypothesis in the thesis that the constituents of parliament flowers could suppress the effect of stimulants.”

“You saw that paper?!”

Gu Hwang-seok was surprised to find that he had also referred to the contents of the thesis.

However, that is just a hypothesis.

Even if you actually start a study, it is common to have to go through several trials and errors in terms of the considerable duration of the study and the distribution of the ratio.

If Min-jun’s words were true, it could be said that this is an area beyond that.

“Heh heh, he’s even good at jokes.”

“I was lucky.”

“Are you telling me to believe that now?”

“At the time, I felt almost like a gambler. In fact, it was impossible to deal with senior Goo, who inhaled the B-03 potion.”

Little by little, Gu Hwang-seok was persuaded by Min-jun’s plausible excuse (?).

As such, it was difficult to fully trust his words.

In response, Min-joon also made a strange suggestion to raise his position.

“It is an honor. It’s because I got to meet the Master, who is the actual leader of the Ark Guild.”

“Heh heh, I don’t know what to do.”

“The world-wide recognized magic regeneration ability is amazing. I was very impressed with the Middle East Break incident three years ago.”

“Ah, at least it was three years ago, wasn’t it? It’s embarrassing to hear the old story again.”

“Are you ashamed? It’s something to be proud of.”

Middle East Break Incident.

Three years ago, a huge crack was discovered in the Middle East, and it was dangerous enough to remind us of the Great Depression.

It was not only a big event, but it was often discussed in the media even today.

At the same time as all sorts of cracks were discovered in a country located in the Middle East.

It was an incident in which a large amount of monsters appeared in an instant, and at this time, the scale was so large that hunters from all over the world conducted a combined operation.

Accordingly, Gu Hwang-seok of the Ark Guild also volunteered to support this case.

Thanks to his extensive performance, countries located in the Middle East were able to minimize damage losses.

Gu Hwang-seok slaughtered monsters indiscriminately with his excellent magic control and infinite magic regeneration ability.

In addition, it did not hesitate to supply large-scale materials to countries that suffered great damage.

This was an opportunity for the reputation of the Ark Guild to rise day by day.

Before Min-jun also visited the Ark Guild office here.

Search for videos from that time, media materials, books, etc.

Since I had already acquired various information, I was able to naturally build Gu Hwang-seok.

“But at that time, something strange happened.”

“… What’s strange about it?”

Gu Hwang-seok looked at Min-joon with a curious expression.

“At that time, when dealing with the last boss monster. The speed of magic regeneration seemed to be very slow than usual. Should I say it feels like a recovery after twists and turns? Is it simply a coincidence?”

“!!”

Gu Hwang-seok’s expression suddenly hardened at Min-jun’s remark.

It was because the remarks made by Min-jun, a trainee and only a first-year student at the Jenix Academy, were quite provocative.

Moreover, in the video that Min-joon looked for, it was hard to notice such a thing.

Gu Hwang-seok was also consistent with an expression that he did not know what he was talking about.

“Look, Cha Min-joon. I can’t quite understand what you’re talking about.”

“Not only the speed of magic recovery, but also the master’s propensity to handle magic freely, the act of leaving the last boss mob three years ago didn’t make much sense from my point of view. To the point where I wondered if it was necessary to take the time to deal with it.”

“hahahaha! A very suspicious friend. Is that why you are raising a problem with my magic regeneration ability?”

“I just want to say that the possibility is rich.”

“It’s fun. fun.”

Eventually, Min-jun brought up a story that Gu Hwang-seok would find appealing.

“Of course, I don’t think so either, but isn’t there such a thing as an odd thing? If the ability to regenerate magic doesn’t come out as much as before… I just want to let you know that there is no solution.”

“What did you say now? Is there any way to solve it?”

“Yes, but it’s hard with bare mouth instead.”

***

The conversation lasted for 3 hours.

Is it because we had an in-depth conversation?

Although quite a bit of time had passed, Gu Hwang-seok had no time to be bored.

‘How much do you know? I didn’t think anyone would notice… . You know very well the regenerative power of my magic.’

A fact that was hidden from anyone.

Since the Middle East break incident three years ago, Gu Hwang-seok’s magic regeneration speed has been gradually slowing down.

Of course, this is a secret that only he knows, a fact that he has never revealed to anyone.

Fortunately, so far, no one has noticed more than anyone else, and no one has doubts.

Everyone still thought he was the best mana recovery in the world.

Gu Hwang-seok was also surprised by Min-joon’s consistent attitude without any change in expression.

‘Is there a way… . On what basis do you say that?’

After Min-jun went back, Gu Hwang-seok was left alone in the master room, thinking a lot.

[It’s difficult to have full magic regeneration recovery ability, but there’s no way to enjoy the same effect.]

It was Minjun’s way of talking as if he was giving Gu Hwangseok hope.

At first, I thought it was just spitting, but the more I listened to him, the more plausible it seemed.

Moreover, Min-Jun’s words were sweet to him.

His magic regenerative power is getting weaker and weaker.

He promised to keep the Master’s position until the next year, but he always had the feeling that this too was coming sooner and later.

Is that why?

For some reason, Gu Hwang-seok wanted to trust Min-joon.

Of course, I couldn’t say that his words were credible, but I felt like grabbing at least a straw when I heard that there was a solution.

“Even if there really is a way to do that, it wouldn’t be a waste if it was just one dungeon.”

At the same time as Minjun suggested a method, he proposed a deal.

A ‘black dungeon’ located in Cheonan, owned by the Ark Guild.

They asked for permission to enter there freely.

A ‘blackened dungeon’ that no one is looking for.

There was no reason for Gu Hwang-seok to refuse the absurd proposal to leave so many dungeons and ask for permission to enter them.

That would be too.

The characteristics of the ‘Blackened Dungeon’ are that it is full of moisture compared to other dungeons, and despite being a dungeon owned by the Ark Guild for 5 years.

Because it was a dungeon that never dropped any items or rare items.

Moreover, it was a dungeon located deep in the valley, not adjacent to the city.

There was no reason to leave countless dungeons behind and find a ‘dark dungeon’.

“Really, I wonder what you were thinking when you said that.”