The Dungeon Cleaning Life of a Once Genius Hunter - Chapter 255

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In an unknown deep forest near Hanoi.

The sun had completely set and the surroundings became dark.

In response to the Huin branch leader’s desperate request to leave them alone, I immediately responded with an apology.

“I’m sorry, but…”

Then, Branch Manager Huin’s expression suddenly hardened.

The same was true for other employees, including Operation Headquarters Nguyen, who accompanied him.

“I understand the situation, but I don’t think I can pretend I didn’t see it. “Because the situation is different, it can also affect other branches.”

“….”

“….”

Everyone was silent at my firm answer.

However, branch manager Huin did not give up and persuaded me.

“Of course, I can give you a penalty. We will also provide sufficient other additional compensation….”

“I don’t know if that will happen. The operation of the hub has been entrusted to the branch, but the actual ownership lies with us. “I handed the entire thing over to the International Association, but it doesn’t make sense to just charge a few pennies in penalty and do something that never happened.”

“….”

After being silent for a moment, he opened his mouth heavily.

“So… what are you going to do?”

“well.”

He shrugged his shoulders and continued speaking with a small smile.

“That’s not up to me to decide.”

“…yes?”

“As I said, I am no longer the representative or the branch manager. I don’t have the authority to hold you accountable here. “This is a matter for the Secretary General to decide.”

Branch Manager Huin’s eyebrows narrowed significantly.

It was a reaction that seemed to ask what rank meant to me.

“So what you’re saying is… you’re not going to hold me accountable here?”

“That’s right.”

“Then why did you come all the way here in person?…”

He trailed off and I smiled a little.

“I came to ask for a cleaning support contract.”

“yes…?”

His eyebrows twitched.

“It’s a bit complicated to explain… This time, I was assigned to the cleaning team and was in charge of managing the international dungeon. So, we provided cleaning support to our branches.”

“You just visited in person for that? “We are no longer part of Karma… no, we are not part of WDSO.”

“Well, that’s just the initial benefit.”

“But we don’t really need cleaning support either…”

“Branch Manager Huin.”

It seemed like he didn’t understand what I meant at all.

Even though I don’t have any sense, I don’t have much sense.

“I do not have the authority to officially resolve the Vietnam branch’s problems.”

“yes…? Well… didn’t you just say that? “I understand that too…”

“I’ll say it again, it can’t be done ‘officially’.”

“…!”

At that moment, Branch Manager Huin’s eyes widened.

“However, in a situation where we have just been recognized as an international organization, I cannot say that I, the head of the cleaning team, will solve a problem over which I have no authority. Officially, of course.”

“….”

“So, you need to give me a clear answer here.”

I looked straight into his eyes and continued speaking.

“What do you want to do, branch manager? “Are you going to get eaten by the International Association like this, or are you going to take back what the branch president owned?”

“….”

Instead of answering, Director Huynh glanced at Operations Director Nguyen and the staff next to him one by one.

“We have continued to be swayed by those in power.”

He opened his mouth quietly.

“But during these two years as a branch of Karma Corporation, we were able to operate with our own sovereignty. Thanks to this, everyone was able to feel proud, and of course there was no need to force anyone to make sacrifices.”

“….”

“So… I don’t want to be swayed by someone again.”

“What do you mean?”

“Cleaning assistance… may I ask for it?”

I smiled at the answer I had been waiting for.

“However much.”

I shook his hand.

***

“The Vietnam branch is attached to the International Association?”

International Dungeon Suppression Organization WDSO Japan Tokyo Branch.

The news from the Vietnam branch quickly spread to other branches and was soon conveyed to Branch Manager Haramura.

“why? “If it’s the Vietnam branch, the relationship of trust with Korea must be quite strong, right?”

“I don’t know why, but seeing as they went all the way to the hub, it looks like they decided to turn their backs on them.”

When Assistant Hina from the support team answered, Branch Manager Haramura let out a laugh without realizing it.

‘What on earth is this…’

No matter how much I thought about it, it couldn’t be anything other than shocking news.

Like myself, the Vietnam branch has received a favor from Kim Jun-woo that we will never be able to repay in our lifetime.

Didn’t he not only revive an association that was beyond recovery, but also feed the entire country?

That branch has now betrayed Kim Jun-woo.

No matter how much I think about it….

“There must have been some reason.”

Branch Manager Haramura spoke in a confident voice.

“yes? “I don’t know why…”

“I met the head of the Huin branch several times in meetings before, and he was not a person who would betray his morals for money or power.”

“Is there anyone who is born bad? Since I was in the position of branch manager, I guess I was greedy for a higher position.”

“Well, that’s fine. “If you had simply intended to betray Kim Jun-woo, you would have had plenty of opportunities, right?”

“….”

Assistant Hina hesitated to answer for a moment in response to Branch Manager Haramura’s words.

This was because I could not find anything to refute in his words.

“If you think about it with common sense, you can only see that it was a situation where even that upright person had no choice but to betray Kim Jun-woo.”

“Then is the International Association doing something?”

“You wouldn’t have done that. I don’t know anything else, but herbs make me greedy. Otherwise…”

Branch Manager Haramura continued speaking quietly.

“They may be intentionally trying to isolate the Korean headquarters.”

“….”

Then Assistant Hina’s expression hardened.

“No matter how much it is an international association… why do we really need to go that far?”

“They are the ones who carried out a coup against their own country. “That’s more than enough.”

“…Then maybe we can reach out to our branch someday.”

“I’m glad it’s just us.”

Branch Manager Haramura said with a stern expression.

“Contact other branches as well. Please take care of everything that could be considered a weakness to the International Association. And… let’s get ready too.”

“If you’re ready…?”

“What do they have that they can hold on to from us?”

When he asked, Assistant Hina shook her head for a moment and then opened her mouth.

“Seeing as they took the entire herb from the Vietnam branch… wouldn’t they be targeting the Haramura Workshop’s signboard?”

“Well, that certainly seems likely.”

“But if that’s the case, there’s nothing we can do about it. If the International Association makes threats using the Haramura attack as an excuse…”

“Hmm…”

Branch Manager Haramura groaned softly.

If you are in a situation where you have to choose between Haramura Workshop and the Japanese branch… it is definitely a question you have no choice but to worry about.

Although he is now the branch leader, it is only temporary.

If someone more suitable appears, you must be prepared to take over at any time.

But Haramura Workshop is different.

The head of the workshop is still Haramura himself, and as it is a family business that has been passed down for several generations, it is a legacy that he must continue to take responsibility for in the future.

A branch that will have to step down someday and a workshop that will have to take responsibility for the rest of its life.

If you had to choose between the two, common sense dictated that you take the latter side.

but.

“What meaning does that sign have now? If you want it, just give it to me.”

Branch Manager Haramura seemed to have already made up his mind.

“Are you sure? No matter what, I’m handing over the workshop…”

“Yes, it’s a workshop in name only. Of course, I used to talk about the honor of the family business and the spirit of craftsmanship, but… I’m not stupid enough to care about such things even in a situation like this.”

Branch Manager Haramura immediately spoke with a determined expression.

“We will never play into their hands.”

“…All right.”

Aide Hina nodded slightly as if she accepted his wishes.

So she left the office.

Immediately after that, Branch Manager Haramura leaned back against the backrest and sighed.

“Anyway…”

I muttered to myself.

“I wonder how things will turn out from the Korean headquarters.”

The headquarters is not yet in place to take it back from the International Association, and the situation is too severe to leave it alone.

Of course, given Kim Jun-woo’s personality, he won’t stay still.

I’m sure it will take some effort.

But he had no idea what choice he would make or what method he would use.

***

Hanoi branch the next day.

“Nice to meet you. “My name is Sean, and I am from the Strategy and Finance Department of the International Dungeon and Hunter Management Association.”

While Huin was working, a man came to the branch manager’s office.

The man who introduced himself as Sean immediately shook hands with the Huin branch manager.

Huin calmly accepted his greeting.

“I received a call saying you were coming. Thank you for your hard work in coming this far.”

“It’s only natural that the Vietnam branch is with us.”

Huin internally laughed at the conversation overflowing with pretense.

Sean got to the point first.

“As you probably know since you received the call, as of today, the Vietnam Association has officially become part of the International Association.”

“…yes.”

“International Association staff will be deployed to all departments, including the operations team and support, control, and finance division. Of course… including the position of Chief Operating Officer.”

“So am I getting fired now?”

“Hahaha what do you mean? I’m just borrowing the branch manager’s place for a while. Still, he has led the branch for nearly two years, so how could he be kicked out like that?”

Sean continued speaking condescendingly.

“Branch Manager Huin, you can stay. Of course, the rank and position will be slightly different.”

“…thank you. Well then… please take care of me in the future.”

I wondered if it was right to say thank you, but I had nothing to say in this situation.

“hmm? “Isn’t there still some business left to do?”

At that time, Sean said, rubbing his fingers together with a humorous expression.

“The right to operate the hub.”

“ah.”

Huin nodded as if he had forgotten.

He immediately took out a contract from his desk drawer.

It was none other than a contract for delegating hub operation rights.

With a smile, Sean scribbled his signature on the contract with his fountain pen and immediately switched places with Huin.

Sean stands as the branch manager and Huin stands in front of the office door.

Finally, Huin smiled bitterly at the changed position.

“Then I’ll leave…”

But after a while, he opened the office door with a calm expression.

“Oh, by any chance.”

At that time, as if he had forgotten something, he turned his head again and asked Branch Manager Sean.

“Does the cleaning team also have personnel changes?”

“Cleaning team…?”

Branch Manager Sean looked puzzled.

But after a while, he shook his head and answered.

“no. There are no cleaning crews scheduled. It doesn’t really matter who uses it. “Why are you asking that?”

“It’s nothing else… In fact, I received a contract for cleaning assistance before you came.”

“…Cleaning assistance?”

“You said there are no plans to change personnel, so I guess you can continue to use it.”

I left the meaningful words behind and left the office.

Before Branch Manager Sean could even think about what he meant by those words, a young woman walked straight into the office.

“Are you the new branch manager?”

Branch Manager Sean asked, narrowing his eyes at the face he was seeing for the first time.

“who…?”

“This is Lee A-young, the general manager of the 3rd cleaning team who was dispatched to the Vietnam branch to provide cleaning support. Although I am not a member of the branch, I feel like I should say hello. I hope to go along well.”

She held out her hand and grinned.

Branch Manager Sean wondered something, but that too for a moment.

“Yeah well… thank you. “I won’t have to worry about the cleaning team’s work anyway.”

“I know. Ah, but can I ask you to pay for this document right away? “I need permission for various things before starting work.”

“hmm…?”

Branch manager Sean looked puzzled, but branch manager Lee Ah-young paid him no heed and handed out the documents he had brought.

He then began his report in a fairly business-like tone.

“Because there will be changes to the cleaning team’s schedule and work methods. There will be minor changes to equipment and personnel, so please read carefully…”

“That’s it.”

Branch manager Sean wasn’t even interested.

He immediately scribbled his signature on the document without even reading it, and soon opened his mouth to say that he was very annoyed.

“Take care of the cleaning duties yourself. And… don’t come up here for cleaning work, and discuss it with Mr. Huin.”

“…all right. “I will be careful in the future.”

One time she nodded.

“Then I’ll leave now, Branch Manager Sean.”

Director Lee A-young left the office.

At the same time, he smiled the sincere smile he had been holding back all along.