Solo Leveling: Ragnarok - Chapter 106

Chapter 106

“Huh? S-Suho!“
Yoo Jinho‘s expression, which had been cold and stiff, eased in a second.
He immediately grabbed the phone and shouted urgently.
“Suho! Where are you now? Pick up the phone!“
“M-Mr. President. You have to press the call button first…“
When Yoo Jinho came back to his senses, the secretary breathed a sigh of relief.

* * *
“… Why is Uncle calling all of a sudden?“
Suho, who was taking a break after safely (?) getting out of the Pyeongtaek Dungeon, was confused when he received a sudden phone call from his uncle.
He only sent one text message for trivial paperwork, and it was a problem usually dealt with by the secretary.
Why was his uncle calling all of a sudden?
– Hmmm. Suho? Is the hunter job worth doing? Accident or whatsoever… Was there anything like that?
“…?“
When he answered the phone, a very calm, mature, and serious voice came from the other side.
“Uncle. There were minor issues, but somehow we managed to solve them well.“
– Ah, was it a minor problem? Hmm. Alright, glad to hear that.
“…?“
‘How come his tone is a bit awkward? Is he not in the mood?’
“Are you alright, Uncle? Did something happen?“
– Haha. Me? He he. What could happen to me? I am unharmed.
“… Unharmed?“
Suho, who couldn‘t guess the situation, was just confused.
He must be overthinking.
Yoo Jinho, who was checking on Suho‘s safety again, sneakily said something before hanging up the phone.
– Probably, the Hyeonmu Guild will contact you sooner or later. Try to listen to what they have to say and try to negotiate well.
As soon as the phone call ended, Suho got a call from the Hyeonmu Guild.
When he answered the incoming call, an unknown person screamed loudly.
– I‘m really sorry, Hunter Sung Suho!
“… Hmm?“
The face of Chief Lee Youngho, whom he met right before entering the demon realm, came to his mind.
‘Ah, I completely forgot. Didn‘t that man fight with me and get killed by demons?‘
Suho had completely forgotten about Lee Yeongho because the battle in the demon realm had been a bit long.
He even dragged the 2nd Army Hunters to threaten and interfere with Suho and his company.
Suho remembered him with a vague expression.
‘I used him sparingly as a shadow soldier. Thanks to that, I handled the demons pretty well. Is he in a good place now?…‘
Suho offered a repose prayer for Chief Lee Youngho, who was killed by the demon, became a shadow soldier, and now returned to nothing.
He didn’t know what Yoo Jinho heard, but the Hyeonmu Guild had been unconditionally apologizing without any explanation.
– With all due respect, I‘d like to visit you personally and apologize formally. Would that be okay?
“Meet me?“
At that time, Lim Dokyoon, who had been eavesdropping with his ears pricked up, blinked his eyes and nodded earnestly.
‘You should! Meet him!‘
Nod! Nod!
“… Uhh, okay.“
Suho couldn‘t help but nod his head feeling pressured.

* * *
“I‘m really sorry!“
The General Manager of the Hyeonmu Guild bowed 90 degrees in front of Suho and Lim Dokyoon.
“It was our staff‘s fault, but it was still Hyeonmu Guild‘s responsibility for not properly managing him! I‘m really sorry, Hunter Sung Suho!“
“Hmm. Is a mere verbal apology enough?“
In front of him, Lim Dokyoon crossed his legs in the most arrogant posture.
Insinuating to leave the matter to himself, he wink at Suho.
Suho just smiled dejectedly.
Even if Lim Dokyoon looked so clumsy, he was an elite in his own forte.
He was Suho‘s direct senior who graduated from the Arts Department at Korea University, the best art school in Korea. He went to graduate school to get a master‘s degree and was working as an assistant professor in the same department.
‘That means, his quick wit skill is at the highest level.‘
Being an assistant professor was a job where he had to deal with high-ranking professors.
At the same time, as someone who was good at dealing with students, it was a very difficult job to survive while being hit up and down.
But…

Infamous Scans

Translator: Anom
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The General Manager of the Hyeonmu Guild in front of them was a high-ranking person whom Lim Dokyon would not normally dare to meet.
‘But now you have become our precious card. Hehehe.‘
Seeing Lim Dokyoon rubbing his hands together and smiling slyly, the General Manager of the Hyeonmu Guild turned pale.
‘… This won‘t be easy.‘
Lim Dokyoon was backed by CEO Yoo Jinho.
He was exuding the aura of a veteran who had gone through a lot under the protection of the president- No, the school‘s highest-ranking president.
“Come on. Do you admit that the 3rd dungeon in Pyeongtaek is a dungeon we reserved first?“
“… Yes.“
“Do you also admit that a ‘large guild‘, Hyeonmu, unilaterally tried to take it away from small hunters like us?“
“I-I don‘t know the exact circumstances because Chief Lee Yeongho still hasn‘t contacted me, but it must have been some kind of procedural error…“
“Oh. There may have been a mistake. So, I got the CCTV recording in front of the Pyeongtaek Dungeon.“
“…“
Seeing the General Manager of the Hyeonmu Guild tremble at those words, Lim Dokyoon smiled the most wickedly.
“Shall we watch this video first and continue talking?“
“…“
Looking at Lim Dokyoon‘s eyes, the General Manager already sensed defeat.
‘This is going to be hard. What kind of harm did they get from Lee Yeongho?‘
He didn’t even know.
In fact, it was Ammut, not Lee Youngho, who harmed Lim Dokyoon just a moment ago.
Lim Dokyoon pondered deeply.
If it wasn‘t for Lee Youngho, he wouldn‘t have met Ammut.
However, there was nothing special about the CCTV footage that he showed.
It was just a minor dispute between the two groups in front of the dungeon.
After checking the video to the end with a lot of tension, the General Manager‘s complexion suddenly turned bright.
‘What? CEO Yoo Jinho even stepped in just for this? He’s so out of touch.‘
He let out a sigh of relief, saying that this could be solved with just a few pennies.
Just then, Beru, who had been on an errand for Suho, arrived.
[Young Master, I brought out the corpses you mentioned.]
“…!“
Beru dragged along the corpse of Manager Lee Youngho and his group.
They were kept in the Shadow Dungeon in case they would be useful.
Their bodies looked like they had been attacked by demons.
The General Manager turned pale as soon as he confirmed those corpses’ identities.
“These people aren‘t just hunters who would die in the Pyeongtaek Dungeon, so how did this happen…!“
“Under normal circumstances, this would not have been the case, obviously. Unfortunately, during the raid, we were attacked by demon beasts.“
“…“

* * *
Speaking of the results, Suho and Lim Dokyoon firmly ripped off the Hyeonmu Guild.
Reward money?
That, of course, was a given. They received an even more important thing than money.
Career.
For Suho to establish a guild, what was more important than money was dungeons.
Suho, Lim Dokyoon, and Esil were close to a rookie mercenary group that was currently maintained with only three hunters.
So, finding a dungeon to attack in order to build their career experience was the most difficult thing.
It was possible to join other raid groups, but that was a problem in itself.
If Suho moved along with the pace of other hunters, he wouldn’t be able to receive the experience points wholly, and it would take longer to clear the dungeon.
The Hyeonmu Guild helped with that.
Actually, rather than helping, the description ‘robbed one-sidedly’ was more appropriate.
“… We will share about 10 of our dungeons. Well, each dungeon is not that great, but it will be enough as career experience to build a guild.“
“You are really a good person, General Manager. Are you an angel?“
‘You‘re just a devil, bastard.‘
The General Manager wanted to spit on Lim Dokyoon‘s brightly smiling face.
He was a guy he really would never want to mess with again.
‘Ha. Got bitten quite a lot.‘
He gritted his teeth.
All of it was the fault of Manager Lee Youngho.
He has no idea how much damage the guild suffered because of his dumbness.
It was not just a matter of money if they count the fact that he lost a great deal with CEO Yoo Jinho over that incident as well.
‘Yeah, let‘s just think of it as an investment.‘
The General Manager changed his mind.
Accidents can happen anytime and anywhere after all.
Since they actively compensated for the damage, surely CEO Yoo Jinho must have felt relieved a little bit.
‘Right. Let‘s use this incident as an opportunity to ask for our guild to be included in the Solo Leveling project once again.‘
Thinking so, he talked to Suho after he finished organizing the damage compensation.
“I am really sorry about this. Even if it is not for compensation, we plan to help Hunter Sung Suho in the future. Contact us anytime. Oh, and hopefully… I could also speak to your Uncle about… … .“
“M-Manager! There’s a problem!“
‘Ah, what again.‘
Just as he was about to bring up the most important topic, a subordinate suddenly called him urgently.
The General Manager faked a smile and asked for Suho‘s understanding.
“Apologies. My staff is a bit impatient.”
…
“What the hell are you making a fuss about?!“
However, even though he was very angry, the employee of the Hyeonmu Guild showed him the screen of the cellphone he was holding.
“Look at this article. It is said that he has just arrived in Korea!“
“Who?… Oh?“
After seeing the picture, the General Manager’s eyes widened and he immediately took the cellphone.
Suho and Lim Dokyoon, who became curious at the same time, also glanced at the phone screen, and soon saw very provocative headlines.

-Goliath!… Arrived in Korea!
-Why is the Scavenger Guild‘s leader in Korea?
-Gray-haired old Goliath!

A white-haired old man.
In the photo, a muscular old man with white hair resembling a lion‘s mane was walking out of Incheon International Airport, wearing sunglasses.
Among the hunters, there is no one who does not know that old man‘s name.
“Thomas Andre?!“
“Why did he suddenly come to Korea?“
An accident-causing group that brings issues everywhere they go came to Korea.