The Dungeon Cleaning Life of a Once Genius Hunter - Chapter 52

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“Where on earth have you been without even receiving a call? “How much did I find?”

As soon as I left the office, Lee Ah-young spotted me from afar and came running towards me.

“I was there with the audit team leader. “There was no need to contact me.”

“Ah… I ended up going to you too. What did you talk about? “You didn’t say you would take responsibility, did you?”

“Don’t worry. Even though he’s like this, he’s a pretty selfish guy. “How are the other teams doing?”

Lee Ah-young shook her head.

“It’s not good. No… it would be better to say it’s the worst. “The good news is that it’s not to the point of being cut off?”

“I heard this is bad news. “The fact that it is not enough to be cut means that it will continue to be tormented without being cut.”

Lee Ah-young’s frown narrowed significantly.

“Maybe this won’t be the end. “Whenever they get the chance, they will come in and stop the blood.”

“Why on earth… why are you doing this?”

“It’s obvious.”

He shrugged his shoulders and said.

“I can’t stand my colleagues suffering because of me and I want them to go out on their own.”

“…Is there no way?”

“I can just leave.”

“Oh really! “Is there a joke in this situation?!”

Lee Ah-young suddenly screams.

He said there was no way, so I told him, but why is it a temperament?

“Just a way to end things amicably!”

“doesn’t exist. At least in my line,”

Lee Ah-young ruffled her hair.

“Minjoo and I are okay. Honestly, you can go out here and go to a guild, and even if you’re not a guild, they’ll accept you. But…”

Her voice quieted.

“The cleaning team must remain with the association.”

I slowly turned my head to avoid my eyes.

Her personality is such that if she were fired, she would raise her middle finger and walk away smiling.

However, Lee A-young cannot do that because her colleagues have problems. You will become more passive, weaker, and more withdrawn.

like now.

‘Is the price hereditary?’

I quietly scratched my head.

Touching the person’s surroundings like I am now is a method I have used countless times in my past life.

Because it can have more effects than simply kicking the person out. It’s good as an example and to spread awareness to those around you.

however.

‘When I actually get hit, I feel so… something.’

I took out my cell phone.

There were dozens of missed calls and texts, but I ignored them all and called the person.

“Yes, Director. “This is Kim Jun-woo.”

“Why am I not receiving calls like this! Rather, it seems like it fell into Seo Min-cheol’s ears! The headquarters is not in chaos right now! “For now, I’ll try my hand somehow…”

“No. You can leave it alone. “If the director intervenes any longer, he will be gone before the acquisition resolution is received.”

“…Then what are you going to do? “You’re just going to suffer like this?”

“Director.”

I opened my mouth quite seriously.

“If I give you a sword, will you be able to swing it?”

「….」

Silence continued beyond the cell phone.

But even for a moment.

“Of course,”

came the confident answer.

After finishing the call, I let out a light sigh.

Immediately looking at Lee Ah-young, life suddenly returned to her eyes, as if she had vaguely realized what was being said.

I smiled brightly at that sight.

“Mr. Lee Ah-young. Do you have some time now?”

“…yes yes? “Why is that?”

“I want you to go somewhere with me.”

Eyebrows wavy.

It’s as if he’s asking, ‘In this situation?’

“The audit team has also withdrawn… but there is still time.”

“Then, let’s get dressed first. “I’ll be waiting for you in the lobby.”

Saying that, he left first.

***

Two and a half hours by car from Seoul.

The sky over the mountain paths in Gangwon-do was already getting dark.

There was only one reason why I brought Lee Ayoung here.

Because I didn’t have a car yet.

“Oh, it’s so uncomfortable I’m dying!”

An irritated voice came from the driver’s seat.

Lee Ah-young kept shaking her butt as if the one-piece dress was bothering her while driving.

“Then why did you wear those clothes?”

“I told you to dress up! “If I’d known I’d be coming into the mountains like this, I wouldn’t have worn it!”

He yells, probably because he has become more sensitive while driving.

“But where on earth are you going? “Can’t you at least say something?”

“It’s better not to know. It arrived quickly. “Let’s walk from here.”

When the car stopped, I took the shopping bag I had prepared. Then Lee Ah-young asked quietly.

“that?”

“It’s ramen.”

“…? “Why ramen?”

“It’s a bit awkward to go empty-handed.”

“No… I don’t know where we’re going, but wouldn’t ramen as a gift be a good idea?”

Instead of answering, I just smiled.

“Please follow me. “Watch your steps.”

I got off the road and started walking through the mountains, where there seemed to be no path.

About 30 minutes passed, just before it got completely dark.

A cabin with a light on appeared in the distance.

When we arrived in front of it, we carefully knocked on the door.

“Are you there?”

No answer.

Just as I was about to knock on the door again.

bang-!

“Kyaaaaa!!”

The door burst open and an old man rushed in. And then, without any hesitation, he held the weapon to my neck.

“…What are you. “How did you know about this place?”

“hello.”

Although he said hello calmly, the old man’s eyes were truly cruel.

I was more delighted by that sight than anything else.

‘The old man is still the same.’

“nice to see you. This is Kim Jun-woo, team leader at the Seoul headquarters. “I have something important to say to the president of the association, so I came here at the risk of being rude.”

“Tongue narrow…!”

Lee Ah-young covered her mouth.

Then he looked at me and the old man in turns.

Association President Park In-beom.

50 years ago, when dungeons first began to appear.

The person who wrote the legend together with five colleagues at a time when there was no association, guild, or anything else.

Afterwards, he created the current association on his own.

The head of the Supernatural Dimension Management Association.

This balding old man was the main character.

“I don’t know how you found out, but if you don’t want to die, go back. “Don’t go anywhere and talk nonsense.”

Association President Park In-beom seemed to be not amused by my reaction and turned his back with a steamy expression.

I took out my secret weapon there.

“I bought ramen.”

“…what?”

“It’s spicy.”

“….”

Lee Ah-young looked back at me with a bewildered expression.

An expression as if to say what kind of bullshit is this?

“…Will it take long?”

“It only takes 30 minutes.”

“come in.”

The cabin door was wide open.

The president of the association led us into the living room, got some ramen, and headed to the kitchen.

“I will boil it.”

“it’s okay. “If you’re going to eat something someone else cooks for you, break it down and eat it.”

It was just a courtesy.

Even in my past life, I always cooked and ate ramen myself.

When the president of the association entered the kitchen, Lee Ah-young, who had been stiff, suddenly turned her head.

“What are you doing?! They say it’s not the association president’s line! “How on earth did you know about this place!”

“Is it such a foolish thing to do?”

“of course! Even on the board of directors, not a single person knows where the president of the association is! “Even my dad, who is a director, doesn’t know!”

Lee Ah-young lowered her voice and questioned.

At that time, I wondered how I should answer this.

widely-.

The president of the association who had been making the ramen placed the pot on the table.

Then he sat down on the floor with a groan.

“listen.”

“thank you for this food.”

“…Now, let’s eat well.”

Meal time came suddenly.

At that time, when everyone was slurping their noodles in silence, the president of the association finally spoke.

“Fifty years ago. When I was risking my life to raid with my colleagues, I think I ate only this for a whole month. “After coming here, I have to go all the way to town to buy food… My legs are like this.”

He said that he suffered a serious injury to his left leg during a subjugation in a dungeon 50 years ago where he lost most of his colleagues.

Walking is bound to be burdensome.

“But how did you know?”

The president of the association looked at me and asked.

“Director Lee Du-sik gave me a tip. “I heard you like ramen…”

“No. “I’m here.”

His eyes sparkled.

The old man’s eyes had an unbelievable charisma.

“I could tell you… but you wouldn’t believe it.”

“No one knows other than you.”

“doesn’t exist.”

Soon he took a deep breath through his nose.

“What are you doing?”

“This is Kim Jun-woo, leader of Cleaning Team 3 at the Seoul headquarters.”

“cleaning…?”

“yes.”

“Huh fuck!”

He laughed as if he was genuinely shocked.

Well, I never would have imagined that the cleaner would find out my location.

“Next to me?”

“This is Lee A-young, deputy director of the support office.”

“If it’s Lee A-young… Lee Doo-sik is your daughter?”

“yes yes.”

Lee Ah-young answered in a stern voice.

“So what do you have to say to me?”

The president of the association immediately put down his chopsticks and made eye contact with me.

“The board of directors is planning to proceed with a merger or acquisition with an international association.”

“however.”

There was no particular reaction.

The tone of voice was as if he was asking what he knew.

“I hope you stop it.”

“why me?”

“Isn’t this an association founded by the president? Falling into the hands of a third party…”

“Hmph. “I thought he knew something because he came to see me.”

The association president snorted.

“Now I don’t care whether the association goes to shit or not.”

“….”

“50 years ago. When I was active, there was no operations team or anything like that. system? information? Where is that? “Once you enter the dungeon, you’re lucky if you survive, and if you die, it’s over.”

This is a story I heard every time I drank with the president of the association in my past life.

In terms of number of times, this is the 121st.

The ending of the story is, ‘The current association has become the foundation that allows for a safe subjugation.’ It was.

“We went through a lot of hard work to make it, and now ships are full. Fighting for position and fighting for money. “I can’t pray.”

The president of the association smiled bitterly.

“Anyway, I’m not interested in what you guys do with each other anymore, so if you’re done talking, go now.”

I sat down and waved my hands.

Of course, I am not one to obey obediently.

“Then, will you hand over the position of president of the association?”

“…?”

With that one word, the atmosphere instantly froze.

“What did you say just now?”

“If you say you are not interested, why are you holding on to the position of president of the association? Just hand it over to the right person and enjoy your retirement comfortably. I’m greedy for a job and I don’t want to work. “What is that?”

“Mr. Joo Jun-woo…? “Did you turn…?”

Lee Ah-young tugged on my sleeve.

But I didn’t care. I didn’t say anything particularly wrong.

“Are you crazy? “There’s nothing to argue about being a cleaner, is this?”

“It’s not me who’s crazy, it’s the association. What is the association’s number one priority? Isn’t it about the safety of citizens and subjugation? But look at the association now. Those who are quietly working for the citizens are becoming a thorn in their eyes, and those who are walking a tightrope without any means are becoming powerful. “Do you think I’m crazy after seeing this?”

I never thought I would say something like this in my lifetime.

Still… if you want to persuade the president of the association, wouldn’t you have to say something that you don’t like?

“If this is what the president of the association really wants, I understand. I won’t say more. I won’t come back again. But no, right? Why are you still wearing that heavy crown? “Don’t you think you might be able to put it back in its place later?”

“….”

“But now it doesn’t matter what happens? Stop saying things you don’t mean. “If you really aren’t interested in the association, why don’t you come back tomorrow and proceed with the process of resigning as president?”

As I poured out all the words I had prepared, the president of the association, who had been listening quietly, soon let out a light sigh.

The venom in his eyes disappeared.

All that was left was the appearance of a decrepit and helpless old man.

“I’m old and tired now. I am in the situation of a toothless tiger, and the board of directors is eagerly waiting for my position. What can I do if I’m stuck there? “I don’t know if there is someone trustworthy.”

I hid my smile at the association president’s words.

Having lived in a dungeon his entire life, he was a person who did not fit into the organization. Because of that, I tried to follow the influence of those around me when making most decisions, so I always had someone I could trust by my side to receive advice.

That was me before regression.

Thanks to that, I was able to move the association around to suit my tastes… but that’s all a thing of the past.

“Why is there no one you can trust?”

He opened his mouth in a calm voice.

“under! What are you trying to say? “I admit it, but…”

“Not me, but Director Lee Du-sik.”

As soon as she spoke, Lee Ah-young’s eyes widened.

However, the president of the association reacted calmly.

“If you stand on Director Lee Du-sik’s side, the association will be back in the hands of the president. “In the first place, didn’t you hand over full authority because you thought the president of the association was trustworthy?”

“…He’s an immature guy who still thinks he’s a high school student. “The board of directors won’t just leave it alone.”

“Don’t worry about that. “If you just lend a hand, Director Lee Du-sik will take care of it.”

As soon as Lee Doo-sik gains power, doesn’t he have an agenda to pursue?

‘Headquarters reform…’

If you give him a little push, he will achieve everything the president of the association wants.

“President Park In-beom. “Please hold Director Lee Du-sik’s hand. That is the only way to get the association back on track.”

It was truly ironic.

In the past, I had tried to get rid of Director Lee Doo-sik, but now I am telling him to give me his hand.