I Stole the Number One Ranker’s Soul - Chapter 23

Episode 023:

After drinking the hot chocolate in one go.

As I waited for a while while drinking an iced Americano, the conductor opened the door, looked around, found me, and walked over to greet me.

Assistant Manager Kim Soo-hyun is also there.

“Mr. Moa. how have you been doing? “Even a face like this has a scab on it.”

The conductor said sadly as he sat down on the sofa across from me.

Assistant Manager Kim, who was sitting next to him, had a similar expression.

It seems that the only person who is unimpressed by my ticket is the ghost of Seo Ji-han sitting next to me.

“It doesn’t really hurt. It’s slightly scratched. a little.”

“thank god. Still, it’s nice to see your face.”

Unlike the Deputy Manager who just smiled, Assistant Manager Kim looked like he was going to start nagging.

“Have you eaten your meal?”

“Approximately. “I just ate what I had at home.”

It’s not easy to go to a buffet and eat alone.

From that day on, I just bought and ate whatever food I wanted in moderation.

The assistant manager’s eyes became slightly fierce, as if he didn’t like my answer.

“You can’t just keep eating ramen.”

“I ate chicken.”

The assistant manager was trying to say something, but shook his head.

I’m glad the drink came out at the right time.

Chicken is protein, and protein is good for your health, assistant manager.

Of course, I didn’t say this because I had a sense of humor

. “How have you been?”

When I asked how he was doing to change the topic and avoid nagging, the assistant manager answered first,

“Nothing happened. I went through the process of leaving the company…”

“Did you leave the company too?”

“The deputy director did it too. Besides, the company was in the process of going out of business anyway.”

The conductor looked at me with a surprised expression.

“Actually, I’ve been thinking about it ever since I was passed over for promotion in the last personnel evaluation.”

“Oh, that’s really…”

Assistant Manager Kim swallowed his curse and drank a cold drink repeatedly.

The last personnel evaluation.

I remember it too. It was a story from the time when

the company was not divided into 1 team and 2 teams like now, but was collectively called the market team.

As the business scale was gradually growing and the workload was increasing, there was a rumor going around internally that a new team would be created soon. And

since the Deputy Manager had the best performance, everyone had no doubt that if a new team was created, the Deputy Manager would definitely become the team leader. However ,

the assistant manager’s name was not on the list of those promoted.

Instead, the position was filled by a male manager who spent 80% of his working hours smoking and chatting away.

That person became the team leader of Team 2.

Only then did we realize that I found out why the manager responded so half-heartedly to the deputy manager’s words to not leave the office often.

And why he always smiled meaningfully when he returned from smoking a cigarette.

Everyone thought the manager would soon resign.

He turned his subordinates into superiors . There was also an afterthought saying that since we had been brought in, this was essentially the same as telling us to leave.

But the conductor endured, and thanks to that, we were able to endure as well.

“It’s okay. Why do you keep bringing up the past? It’s already over anyway.”

“That’s right. I’m just angry for no reason!”

Even though I countered with what the deputy manager said, Deputy Kim chewed on ice as if his anger didn’t subside.

Then, something seemed to have occurred to him and he smiled coldly.

“But I guess there is such a thing as causality. I’m not even sad that those guys died. In fact. “That’s why I didn’t go to the joint funeral. I was afraid I would laugh.”

“Soo-hyeon!”

Hearing the deputy manager’s shout, the assistant manager made a slightly prickly expression.

I ate the cheesecake in front of me without thinking about it.

It’s something I’ve seen for the past two years.

If the hot-tempered and angry assistant manager makes a comment that crosses the line, the deputy manager puts on the brakes. The sight of them talking.

After all, we haven’t seen each other for a day or two, but the conversation pattern is so familiar that even though our voices are raised, we feel at ease. The conversation enters a lull for a moment, and

the sound of each person taking a sip of their drink fills the table. Let’s start

talking again . It was the deputy manager who started it.

“Actually, it’s not that I didn’t feel anxious when I left the company. I’m old and I might not be able to get a new job. If I change jobs now, I’ll have to go somewhere at the team leader level, but there aren’t many team leader positions. The situation with those two is different. “It’s a little different.”

“Ah, Deputy Director…”

I should have told him that everything would be fine since I have the ability, but I couldn’t bring myself to say it because I was afraid that even these words would be perceived as too light a consolation, so the Assistant Manager stormed out.

“Ah, conductor. Why are you teasing the child? “Moa, you were surprised.”

“Huh? Are you teasing me?”

“Assistant Manager Kim, I was just about to tell you. Anyway, I was so worried, but fortunately, a new job location has been decided.”

“Oh! Where?”

The deputy director took a sip of coffee and said with a grin,

“Baekgwang Guild. As the leader of Hunter Support Team 4.”

“I was also hired as a team member.”

Assistant Manager Kim waved his hand playfully.

I was honestly a bit surprised. I

thought it was just a regular company or another hunter market brokerage company, but it turned out to be a full-fledged guild.

But there was one thing that worried me.

“Where is it?”

There aren’t many hunter guilds in Korea, but this is the first guild I’ve ever heard of.

Deputy Director, are you

sure you’ve been scammed? “This is a new guild that was founded by a hunter from the Korean guild. It has received official approval from the government, but it hasn’t been announced to the press yet.”

“A startup? Deputy Director, you clearly told me not to go to a startup…”

“I know what you’re worried about, Moa. It must be a lot of work. But it’s a good opportunity.”

After saying that much, I was left with nothing to say.

Deputy Director A must have made a good decision.

Let’s not be rude and just congratulate him.

“Ah, congratulations, conductor. I’m sure you’ll do well there too.”

“Don’t talk about other people’s business like that. Mr. Moa. Actually, the reason I came here today was because I decided on a new job and formed a team with Assistant Manager Kim, so I thought of Mr. Moa.”

Ah, I understand what was said.

The expected afterword came from the conductor’s mouth.

“Would you like to work at the Baekgwang Guild with me?”

I don’t know what to say.

When I couldn’t answer for a long time, the deputy director went on to list various advantages of the Baekgwang guild. The guild leader

‘s reputation was so good that he was able to form four teams even though he suddenly left the Korean guild, and the salary was as high as before. Stories of things like going much further than before.

It was definitely a great opportunity.

If it were me before, I would

say, “Thank you, conductor, but I still want to rest a little more.”

“Oh, that’s right. Something big happened. Please contact me anytime.”

The two people looked a little disappointed.

I thought they would say that they really liked me and that they would go right away, but it seems that their reaction was a lot more hesitant than I expected.

If it had been before awakening, they would have been overjoyed… but

they only stirred the ice in the cup, feeling a little uncomfortable. The deputy director cautiously began,

“By the way, did you tell me to ring the house where Moa lives now?”

“Yes. Why are you doing that?”

After exchanging glances with the assistant manager for a moment, the deputy manager took something out of his bag and placed it on the table. It was

a slightly thick white envelope.

It was commonly referred to as a money envelope.

“Deputy manager?”

“This is what Assistant Manager Kim and I collected together. Please don’t feel pressured and accept it.”

The conductor said seriously as he gently pushed the envelope in front of me.

Wait, what kind of atmosphere is this?

“I can’t accept this!”

When I waved my hand in surprise without even opening the envelope, Assistant Manager Kim personally picked up the envelope and put it in my hand.

This feeling, based on my senses that I have handled quite a few wads of money recently, tells me that it is about a bundle of 100.

“For us . Please accept it, Mr. Moa.”

When even Assistant Manager Kim said that, I was devastated, holding the envelope of money without knowing what to do.

“Actually, it’s funny to say this now, but even when I was working at the company, I was always worried about Moa living alone in the semi-basement. I used this to make a deposit. “I’m moving to a proper house.”

“That’s right. It’s too dangerous there. If you say things like this, Moa always said that nothing bad happened, but just because nothing bad happened so far doesn’t guarantee that nothing bad will happen in the future.”

Something happened a few days ago and I have nothing to say as I beat up that guy so bad.

But that didn’t mean I was going to accept this money.

It’s like pulling out a flea’s liver and eating it.

“I’ll remember for the rest of my life what Mr. Moa did for us in the dungeon. “And he deserves this much.”

“that’s right. If you have any difficulties in the future, please let me know. “Because he is a benefactor.”

Even the assistant manager agrees with the deputy manager’s words, so even if I say no, it’s like an annoyance.

However, as an awakened person, I cannot take away the precious money of salaried workers.

Is there some way?

okay. If you say it this way, it might be okay to tell at least two people about your awakening.

“Deputy Director, Assistant Manager, the truth is…”

– No.

The moment I impulsively opened my mouth, Seo Ji-han firmly intervened.

Why? Are you worried that the two of you will go somewhere to talk?

He doesn’t know the Deputy Director and Assistant Manager so well. You might think it, but from what I’ve seen after spending nearly two years together, these two people are definitely not that type of person.

“I have to tell you…”

– If you’re going to say that you’ve awakened, I’d like to tell you that it’s a really bad idea.

Stop.

Actually, no matter what the ghost says, I can just ignore it and do whatever I want, but Seo Ji-han is a veteran among veterans in the hunter world.

It wasn’t easy to ignore his advice.

“Yes, Mr. Moa. “What do you have to say?”

– Let’s talk for a moment.

I ended up standing up awkwardly when Seo Ji-han asked for a conversation.