Solo Leveling: Ragnarok - Chapter 110

Chapter 110

“Ehem.“
Thomas Andre sat across Suho with an embarrassed expression.
Next to them, respectively, were his secretary Laura and CEO Yoo Jinho.
“I’m sorry. This is all a misunderstanding. Please excuse his behavior.“
Ignoring Thomas, Laura was apologizing to Suho and Yoo Jinho in his stead.
In particular, she had no choice but to bow her head to Yoo Jinho, the major shareholder of the Scavenger Guild.
“Thomas, don‘t be stubborn and apologize first.“
“Pft. We are Scavenger Guild by name, and for only a few pennies…“
“The moment our stock is cut in half because of CEO Jinho Yoo, you know that your market value would also be cut in half.“
“Sorry. I was a bit over the line, CEO Yoo.“
Thomas Andre hesitantly straightened up at Laura‘s words
Even so, he didn‘t forget to add some words.
“Hehehe. This all happened because I am not good at Korean, so let‘s just settle it and move on.“
“… Your pronunciation is really good. I would’ve never doubted if you claimed that you’re Korean.“
“It’s because I am such a fan of Korean dramas. I‘ve been watching a lot of revenge dramas lately, so my Korean is a bit on the extreme side.“
“Thomas. Just apologize, only apologize.“
Laura let out a sigh and shook her head at Thomas, who was giggling and trying to pass everything off as a joke.
Even so, the only reason why Laura couldn‘t help but be cautious of Yoo Jinho was because she figured out the value of the brand ‘Ajinsoft‘ very quickly, as soon as they came to Korea.
‘Ajinsoft. A global company leading virtual reality games around the world.‘
It was said that the hunter world and the game world were completely separate businesses, but from the point of view of companies, in the end, large companies were bound to be intertwined in some way.
In particular, the fact that Ajinsoft is preparing a game featuring hunters named ‘Solo Leveling‘ was a great amount of high-quality information that was secretly spread among entrepreneurs.
Recently, information has been released to the public little by little, but in fact, few people know that Ajinsoft started planning the project from the moment the cataclysm occurred.
As if proving that fact, CEO Yoo Jinho had already been steadily buying stocks of large guilds around the world since then.
It was as if he predicted in advance that the moment a virtual reality game featuring real hunters is released, the stock prices of hunter guilds will skyrocket all at once.
‘CEO Jinho Yoo is truly a scary person. They are making the market themselves and buying all the stocks related to it even before the market is created. That‘s not something anyone can do.‘
Unlike Thomas Andre, who was only strong and immature, Laura truly knew CEO Yoo Jinho more than anyone else.
So, she had no choice but to do her best in dealing with him.
Thanks to that, the situation was resolved amicably, and Yoo Jinho let out a sigh of relief.
“Alright then. But why did Mr. Thomas come for Suho?“
“Hmm. I will explain it myself.“
When the atmosphere seemed to be getting better, Thomas smiled and looked at Suho.
“Sung Suho, we need your help.“
“All of a sudden?“
Suho looked at him with a genuinely perplexed expression.
He couldn’t have guessed that someone who needed his help would come and attack like he was going to kill him.
‘Is his brain all muscles as well?‘
There was a part where Suho felt confused as to why Thomas would feel mad at him over that.
“Yes. At first, I was thinking of doing things in moderation, but I never thought that it would be this difficult. I‘m sorry anyway. My apologies.“
“…“
“Oh? I apologized, so take it easy, man. I‘m not even saying anything even if you killed our guild members.“
Hearing those words, Suho flinched and almost wasn’t able to control his facial expression.
On the outside, he maintained an unfazed expression and responded to those words.
“I don‘t know what you’re talking about.“
“What do you mean? Suho has lived only in Korea all his life. How can a guy who has never been abroad have killed Scavenger Guild members?“
[Well done! Keep going!]
Beru cheered on for Yoo Jinho.
“Hehe. Actually, that‘s quite very strange for me, too.“
As if he knew it would come out like that, Thomas grinned and leaned back on his chair with a relaxed expression.
“There was no evidence. No witnesses. Not only the corpses of our guild members went missing in the first place, but even the pyramid that they said they went into to attack on their own has disappeared.“
“CEO Yoo Jinho, we don‘t have anything to assert on this, so you can just pretend you didn‘t hear it.“
Laura, who was commenting next to Thomas, raised her glasses and said.
“But I heard that the Asura Guild hunters who survived and returned from the pyramid submitted strange reports. Someone said he became acquainted with a Korean hunter called Sung Suho.“
[I knew it would be like this! Young Master, I should’ve torn their mouths apart!]
Beru stood up from under the shadows in a fit of rage.
Suho stomped him with his foot and answered casually.
“I don‘t know who said those, but it seems to be the same person.“
“That’s what I think, too, but it’s fine. After all, the guild members who went missing there were always a nuisance that caused a lot of trouble.“
“It doesn‘t matter where or by whom those idiots were beaten. Of course, if I were in my prime, I wouldn‘t let go of those who dared touch my property.“
Thomas rolled his eyes and gritted his teeth.
He wasn’t as hasty as he was before.
Rather, he muttered in a low voice mixed with a sigh and a bitter expression on his face.
“… I have more important things to do now.“
Thomas looked into Suho‘s eyes and spoke in a serious tone.
“You need to help me.“

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“… What are you asking for help with? I‘m just a C-Class hunter.“
At this point, Suho also became curious.
What on earth is it that an American S-Class hunter is asking for that he even came to Korea?
“It doesn‘t matter if you‘re C-Class or E-Class. Norma Selner, that old woman‘s prophecy has never been wrong.“
“Norma Selner? Could it be that she prophesied about Suho?“
The first to react to those words was Yoo Jinho.
He was the only one of these four who had memories of his previous life, so he knew better than anyone how important Norma Selner‘s prophecy was.
“That’s right. The old woman made a prophecy by naming out a Korean hunter named Sung Suho saying only he can help me.“
Suho then asked.
“What kind of help do you need?“
“I don‘t know. Her prophecy ended there. But she told me to tell you this.“
“…?“
“Glacier Dungeon. Maybe there you can find a clue about your mother.“
…!
Suho and Yoo Jinho, who suddenly heard words they couldn‘t have expected, widened their eyes at the same time.
Even Beru, who was eavesdropping from below, couldn‘t help but be astonished.
[Kehehehehe! A clue about Haein! Young MAster! It‘s a miracle! It‘s a miracle!]
‘Be quiet for a moment! I’m organizing my thoughts.‘
Suho‘s mind suddenly felt like it was completely messed up.
‘Does this make sense?’
The words of an uninvited foreign guest who suddenly came from a completely unexpected place spoke about Suho’s mother who disappeared a few years ago.
Yoo Jinho hurriedly looked at Suho.
“Suho! Norma Selner‘s prophecies are to be believed! You may not know, but she…!“
[Even he knows! His Majesty once told me, that old woman is a seer who even answered a prophecy about the War of the Outer Gods with the Shadow Legion in the old days! I don‘t know what the Glacier Dungeon is, but you absolutely must go!]
While Beru was speaking nonstop in the shadows, Laura was persuading Suho with a serious face.
“I can vouch for Norma Selner‘s prophecy, as I heard it with him. She didn‘t say more details, but she said that if you help us, it will definitely help you in some way.“
“… I’ll think about it for now.“
Suho managed to open his mouth while calming his complicated mind for a moment.
In response, Thomas chuckled and said, “Yes, yes. That’s a good idea, I knew you would accept it.“
“Thomas, Hunter Sung Suho replied that he would think about it. Please study Korean more.“
“That’s just the same.“
Thomas interpreted Suho‘s answer as he pleased and laughed heartily.

»»————-　★　————-««
[You are going, right?]
After Thomas went back to the hotel, Beru was stomping his feet anxiously as Suho entered the house.
[No matter how much Ms. Haein is blessed by His Majesty, in the end she is just an ordinary human being. Even at this moment, when I think about where and what kind of suffering she is going through, I become very worried… Hehehe!]
Beru, clinging to Suho‘s shoulder, wept bitterly.
Suho said he would think about it, but in fact, Suho‘s answer was fixed.
“Of course I will go.“
It was the first clue about her mother he found after several years of her disappearance.
Even if the prophecy was false, it was right to go and check it regardless.
The reason he was hesitant to answer was for another matter.
“Glacier Dungeon. The problem is that there is absolutely no information about where it is.“
He didn’t know where it was, but it was a dungeon that even an S-Class hunter would have a hard time with.
He was going to enter such a place, so he couldn‘t answer that he would go in without any information.
‘Especially if there is a clue about his mother there.‘
Judging by Thomas Andre‘s temper today, there was a very high probability that he would kidnap him on the spot and take him to the United States the moment he answered yes.
‘It‘s obvious that he’s senile. Just simply based on how he came to ask for help yet started attacking without hesitation.‘
He thought he must be extra careful.
It wouldn‘t be strange if the old man came and kidnapped him, even tomorrow morning.
More than that, it was important to find out information about the Glacier Dungeon as soon as possible.
The problem was that even Thomas Andre didn‘t have much information about it.
Scavenger Guild itself was not a well-informed guild for a large guild.
The reason for this was that, ironically, there was Mrs. Norma Selner, a prominent prophet, next to Thomas, the guildmaster.
With an excellent prophet right next to him, his ability to collect information while working hard was gradually deteriorating.
After sending Thomas back to the hotel, Suho asked his uncle, Yoo Jinho, to gather as much information as possible about the glacier dungeon.
He also began to track information using HunterNet and other means.
“If they‘re sure there‘s a clue about my mother there, we can‘t make a mistake. We must be fully prepared…“
Right then, Suho‘s phone rang.
“My phone never gets a break.“
Perhaps, ever since Suho became a hunter, it was his cell phone that suffered more than anyone else.
“Who is this?“
Suho looked at the unknown number on the screen and made a puzzled expression.
He suspected it was spam for a moment, but it could have been a call from Thomas or Laura, so he pressed the answer button.
The voice that came from the other side was from a completely different person.
-Hunter Sung Suho! I‘m here! This is Rio Xing!
“… Who was he again?“
Suho covered his phone with his hand and looked at Beru.