The Dungeon Cleaning Life of a Once Genius Hunter - Chapter 160

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Future Democratic Party representative office.

“CEO Kim Jun-woo reportedly left for Japan the day before yesterday.”

An aide to party leader Sung Hyun-sook reported the news.

She responded by rolling her pen without thinking.

“okay? “I guess he went to check whether the gossip was true or not.”

“I think so.”

“You took the bait.”

Party leader Seong Hyun-sook smiled with satisfaction.

Well, it’s just a rumor that was spread after hearing that the relationship between the Japanese branch and the Haramura family has recently become strained, but I don’t know, but there is no way the Japanese branch will withdraw from the International Association.

And even if CEO Kim had visited the branch, there would be no way they would have told him about it.

Of course, it would take too long to find information elsewhere.

‘Run around with both feet. Well, it may be difficult to confirm.’

In the end, CEO Kim Jun-woo must choose one of two options.

Either give up on the Japanese branch cleanly, or establish friendly relations with the Japanese branch and monitor the situation until the rumor of withdrawal is confirmed.

“If you are Director Park, what choice do you think CEO Kim will make?”

“well. “He’s such an unpredictable person…”

“I can predict things to a certain extent.”

“…yes yes?”

“People whose only goal is money, in fact, that’s what they think about. “CEO Kim… will be watching the situation unconditionally.”

Party leader Seong Hyun-sook announced the results with a confident voice.

“Establishing a friendly relationship with the Japanese branch has two advantages. The first is that if they really leave the international association, they can use the previous relationship as an excuse to use the spoon.”

“I don’t think CEO Kim will gamble on that one thing.”

“I guess so. However, even if the Japanese branch does not withdraw until the end, it is not a business that will lose much.”

“…Is it because of the Haramura family?”

“that’s right. “That’s the second advantage.”

Even if you don’t have to go through with the takeover, if you maintain a friendly relationship, you can free ride on the influence of the Haramura family.

From a businessman’s point of view, this is an advantage that cannot be ignored.

Of course, there is currently a slight rift between the Japanese branch and the Haramura family, but that is a problem that will naturally be resolved with time.

The Japanese branch will not be able to miss out on Haramura, an international brand, and the Haramura family will not be able to give up on the International Association, which is their main customer.

Therefore, Karma Corporation must be affiliated with the Japanese branch.

And they will continue to bow down to you and try to take out everything, including the liver and gallbladder, until there is only one drop of soybean paste left.

If you publish a few articles at that time, public opinion will move in the direction you want.

‘Well, because national sentiment is so critical to a company’s image…’

Just the news that Karma Corporation, representing Korea, has attached itself to a Japanese branch will polarize public opinion.

It is obvious that the majority of the public will criticize their actions.

Furthermore, no matter what we do in the future, we will always be labeled as a ‘pro-Japanese company’.

‘I don’t know, but it will be difficult to install like before.’

That’s enough.

All you have to do is tarnish their reputation and weaken their influence with one-sided criticism.

“But… there’s no way CEO Kim wouldn’t have considered that. “Is the Haramura family great enough to take such a risk?”

“of course. That family is worth it. “It will continue to be that way.”

Party leader Seong Hyun-sook smiled.

“Anyway, CEO Kim has no choice but to join the Japanese branch. “Well, unless the rumors about the Haramura family are lies.”

Although the words were said without much meaning.

She never dreamed it was true.

***

“Off….”

“Ugh…!”

Moans came out from all over.

The headquarters of the Tajibana Gumi Club is located in downtown Saitama Prefecture.

All members of the action team except the chairman were lying on the floor of the office, which was a mess.

“What what…!”

The chairman belatedly realized something was wrong.

With a stiff face, I barely opened my mouth.

“What the hell are you! “Is this guy sent by another organization?”

“Didn’t I tell you that I was a businessman?”

“Do you know what it means to mess with us? “Are you going to start a war against the entire Tachibana Gumi?”

“I guess that’s not important right now.”

I approached him and tapped him on the shoulder with a toy knife.

“What do you think will happen if the branch finds out that the world’s Haramura family was actually a lie?”

“…Are you threatening me now?”

“yes. It’s threatening. So please bring Mr. Haramura quickly. He said he was an old friend. “I think you know which one is more for your friend.”

“….”

He was glaring at me, but a look of concern was evident in his eyes.

“If you don’t want to answer, I can’t help it. I personally reported this to the branch…”

“Just bear with me!”

It was then.

The office door burst open and a middle-aged man came in.

“Ryuhei?! “I told you to hide!”

“It looks like I already knew everything… What’s the point in hiding it any longer?”

A man with a bulging belly who broke into the office slowly approached.

Ryuhei Haramura.

The 5th generation head of the Haramura family’s workshop and the current head of the Haramura family.

He finally appeared.

“I guess you were hiding here from the beginning.”

“No matter how much they are from the branch, they can’t come in here without permission. Well, I never thought that another guy would attack me.”

He reached out his hand first and offered to shake it.

“My name is Ryuhei Haramura.”

“My name is Kim Jun-woo, CEO of Karma Corporation.”

“If it’s Karma… what about the recent merger with the Korean Association?”

“you’re right.”

“her! It’s an honor. “I can’t believe that famous person came to visit me in person.”

“I am more honored. “Aren’t you the one who made the Haramura family popular around the world, following your predecessors?”

“….”

At first glance, it appears to be a routine compliment.

However, to those who knew the reality, it was clearly sarcastic.

“…I didn’t expect to get caught like this. “And to the CEO of a foreign company.”

Haramu reacted as if he had been hit.

“So how did you know?”

“If you look at it, it’s just fake. Why are you asking why?”

He awkwardly avoided answering.

It was not a reason that could be explained.

I only know because it was discovered that it was a lie before the return.

I slowly opened my mouth, recalling Haramura’s statement at the time.

“I guess I didn’t start out with the intention of deceiving you. “When the predecessors who were making kitchen knives first changed direction to use weapons with special abilities, they probably did a little exaggerated marketing for publicity purposes.”

“….”

“It’s a special method passed down through the family. It’s different from other factory weapons, etc. “In reality, it was of lower quality than the B-class weapons coming out of the factory.”

“My father had a talent for that.”

“yes. It actually worked to some extent, right? Through word of mouth, people come to visit from other regions. Well, you must have liked it until then…”

This is where the problem arises.

A C-level hunter captured a red-level dungeon boss with Haramura’s weapon.

In common sense, it makes no sense for a C-level hunter to defeat a red-level boss with just one weapon.

It was just a coincidence.

But many people in Japan didn’t think that way.

No, I wanted to believe that.

People don’t believe facts.

It’s about believing what you want to believe.

“In addition to the exaggerated marketing done by our predecessors, it quickly became famous. “They say it’s a weapon imbued with special power.”

“…That’s right.”

“By the time we realized that things were getting too big, word had already spread to the international association.”

At this point, the reactions of the father and son are mixed.

The predecessor was scared and tried to take care of things now, and the child tried to use this as an opportunity to make more money.

However, it does not take long for the son, who took over the head of the workshop when his predecessor dies, to decide to take advantage of the false rumor.

Workshops that used to make knives began producing weapons that could not be used for special abilities.

Of course, the actual performance would have been at the level of C rank or lower.

“The reason we have been able to avoid being discovered until now is probably because of the illusions foreigners have about Japan. “You used it cleverly.”

“….”

His head gradually lowered.

I wonder if the hunters belonging to the International Association did not know that their weapons were low in performance.

Of course, since it was at a level where it could not be used as a weapon, a claim would have been filed with Haramura Workshop.

However, the answer that came back was….

‘Only those who are qualified can use the power of the weapon we created.’

It was an answer based on mental strength that was not possible.

This alone is shocking, but what’s even more outrageous is the fact that these guys called International Association Hunters really believed it.

“They are truly stupid people. “Isn’t that right?”

“….”

I asked Yubin Han for consent without much thought, but for some reason, her expression was unusual.

“What is that look?”

“Oh no, nothing…”

“Surely you bought that too?”

“…I heard it was very famous when it was in the American branch.”

“….”

oh my god.

I never thought that idiot would be next to me.

“But… it didn’t have any special effect like rumored, and was actually a talisman…” “

…”

“… That’s shocking.”

Han Yu-bin, who was making excuses, eventually lowered her head.

If you look at it, she is also a victim, so there is no need to say anything like that.

Anyway, back to the main topic, I asked Haramura.

“Anyway, what I don’t understand is why did you suddenly refuse the delivery? “Are you afraid of getting caught now?”

“Isn’t the issue of international associations popping up every day? “I thought it was time to step away.”

“You didn’t think the branch would keep quiet about it, did you?”

“Of course I expected you to come… But I didn’t expect you to show up to buy the method.”

Haramura’s voice gradually became quieter.

It would not have been possible to hand over the method.

No, there was no method to give in the first place.

Because everything was a lie.

But if I persisted until the end, it would have been obvious that I would have been suspected. That’s why I asked my friend for a favor.

It would be better if the public law was taken away, and the branch would not be able to do anything anymore.

“But, since you’ve already caught me. “You won’t be able to hide it any longer.”

“I guess so…”

That was roughly the end of the story.

Now comes the real point.

“Well, don’t worry too much. I didn’t come to Mr. Haramura to threaten him. “In fact, it’s the opposite.”

“…what?”

“We plan to force the Japanese branch to withdraw from the International Association in the near future.”

The eyes of Haramura and the Dongganghoe president widened at the same time.

“If Mr. Haramura would join us…”

I continued in a low voice.

“I will make those rumors of the Haramura family true.”

Now he threw what he wanted most.