The Dungeon Cleaning Life of a Once Genius Hunter - Chapter 57

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Intersection in front of headquarters.

An old soup restaurant in a narrow alley was the association president’s favorite restaurant.

“Fuck it here again.”

“hmm? Have you been here before?”

“…no. “This is my first time.”

Have you been here?

Even before I returned, I was here about 300 days out of the year.

Now, just the smell of soup made me want to wake up, but I tried my best to pretend like nothing was wrong and entered the store.

The association president, who was sitting at a corner table, waved his hand.

“I roughly ordered the menu. “No complaints?”

“When did you let me decide?”

Director Lee Du-sik joked.

“Is this your first time here? “The pork soup here is very good.”

“Haha… I’m looking forward to it.”

I laughed bitterly.

As soon as we sat down, the side dishes were immediately served, and the president of the association waited for us to raise his chopsticks before opening his mouth.

“So… is there a special reason you called me?”

“I thought I needed to talk to you.”

Instead of the president of the association, Director Lee Du-sik answered.

“As you can see from the article, a group of people, starting with director Song Cheol-sik and including Seo Min-cheol and Lee Soo-yong, are biting each other.”

“It seemed like he wanted to bite before he got bitten.”

“okay. Honestly, even if the president of the association came back and created a planning headquarters, I thought it would be difficult to deal with executives who had already turned their backs on me… I never thought they would destroy themselves like this.”

Director Lee Du-sik continued speaking while stroking his chin.

“Did you really expect this far?”

“Is that possible?”

He answered firmly, but his expression did not seem to believe him at all. Honestly, it’s a bit unfair.

“Director Song Cheol-sik was dismissed from the board of directors due to this incident. Seo Min-cheol will probably fly to Ulleungdo, and Lee Soo-yong is still thinking about what to do.”

I let out a small moan.

The headquarters has really been turned upside down.

“The last merger and acquisition that was being promoted was canceled.”

“That’s obvious even without looking at it. “Has the International Association said anything?”

“Not really. “Well, maybe I didn’t think it was important from the beginning.”

Director Lee Du-sik shrugged his shoulders.

I let out a small laugh at that sight.

“Anyway, you must be busy in many ways.”

“Don’t say anything. “I haven’t even seen my wife for the past few days.”

“Isn’t it better than having nothing to do?”

“Anyway, what I said.”

Director Lee Du-sik put a piece of kimchi in his mouth and continued speaking.

“Well, what you say is correct. Just a week ago, I was like a candle in the wind, so there’s no need to whine about having a lot of work. Anyway, I owe you a lot this time. “I am grateful.”

“I will charge you interest later.”

Lee Du-sik laughed heartily.

Three bowls of soup came out just in time.

“So… as you said, I returned and promoted headquarters reform.”

As everyone was adjusting their seasonings, this time President Park In-beom spoke up.

“Now what should I do next?”

“Haha, are you asking me that?”

“It’s all your own plan. “If I don’t ask you, who will I ask?”

Hmm, I breathed lightly.

“You don’t have to do anything for the time being.”

“Don’t you have to row when the water comes in?”

“Sometimes, leaving things to the wind is the way to go. “If you rush out, you may face backlash.”

“Tell me in detail.”

The president of the association put down his spoon without taking a single spoonful.

“With the creation of the Planning Headquarters, wasn’t it now in charge of the administrative processing of the Operational Headquarters, including operational financial management? With that alone, we already have a means to keep the operation headquarters in check. “In addition, a large number of people who had a significant influence on the operation headquarters, including Director Song Cheol-sik, were fired, so everyone in the operation headquarters must be very nervous.”

I took a moment to catch my breath.

Even Director Lee Du-sik was listening intently.

“If you get greedy here, next time you will have to fight with hunters, not executives. Of course, among the current headquarters hunters, there are some whose skills lag behind their salaries… but that is a problem that will be resolved gradually. After all, aren’t hunters the most important asset of the association? “In many ways, it is better to avoid dealing with them.”

“So you’re saying we’re just doing our job and showing that we’re not making enemies?”

“Exactly.”

Anyway, why am I giving you advice?

It has nothing to do with me anyway.

“Okay. “I’m done with the public advice, now let’s give some private advice.”

“…Personal advice?”

“I’m asking you to tell me what you want.”

“Ah…”

I opened my mouth after stirring my soup.

“Well, there’s nothing I want in particular… Just raise the cleaning team’s salary.”

“…under!”

“There is nothing to be surprised about. “He is that kind of guy.”

Director Lee Du-sik shook his head and said.

“okay. He’s definitely a fun guy. “If I had known this would happen, I would have come back sooner.”

The president of the association smiled with satisfaction.

It was an incomprehensible reaction to me, but…

“So, you… do you have any intention of becoming the head of the division?”

“I refuse.”

“….”

Perhaps because they answered firmly as soon as they heard it, both men’s expressions hardened for a moment.

“…why? “Of all the people I’ve seen so far, there’s no one more suited to the position of head of the division than you.”

Well, that may be true, but…

I shook my head and took out the resignation letter I had prepared from my inner pocket.

“I know it’s not polite in a situation like this, but I don’t have the right time to visit you.”

“….”

The expression of the association president who accepted the resignation letter became very serious, and director Lee Doo-sik’s eyes widened.

“…Are you serious?”

“I told you before.”

“Is there something you don’t like? “Can you actively reflect on me?”

“It’s not like that.”

“Then why?”

He smiled a subtle smile.

“I have a personal goal.”

After saying that, I put a spoonful of soup into my mouth.

Now that mergers and acquisitions have passed, it is safe to say that we have completely lost touch with international associations.

In this situation, even if I stayed in the association, I wouldn’t be able to get to the international association even after a few years.

Fortunately, the skills have been unlocked appropriately. Lastly, I was promised a salary increase for the cleaning team, so now I have to prepare to join the international association in earnest.

“Yes, it’s really a waste, but… well, if that’s what you think, there’s nothing we can do.”

The president of the association seemed to have given up and put the envelope into his inner pocket.

“Then please take care of me for the remaining month.”

“Yes, I understand… Yes?”

“Did you think you could quit right away if you resign? “That is a violation of the Labor Standards Act.”

The corner of the association president’s mouth rose with a grin.

I took advantage of the confusion and shook his hand.

“Anyway, it’s only temporary for a month, but I believe it will do well. Kim Jun-woo, Chief of Operations Headquarters.”

What a disaster….

***

When I returned from a late lunch, the office was in chaos.

“Team leader, is it true that you’re leaving the company?!”

“No, Junwoo? “You’re really going to resign, aren’t you?!”

“hey! “No matter how much you call me, why don’t you say anything?!”

Not only Moon So-yeon and Han Sang-hyuk, but even Han Yu-bin came to nag me like I didn’t know when she heard the news.

“What if he takes responsibility for us and resigns or something like that…”

“It’s not like that, so don’t worry.”

Although she spoke firmly, Han Yubin’s expression was quite complex.

As I was doing that, Han Sang-hyuk opened his mouth this time.

“What should we do if you leave alone like this?”

“What should I do? “What am I a babysitter?”

“If the highest authority in the association leaves, will headquarters leave us alone?”

I shrugged my shoulders.

“Well, you don’t have to worry about that.”

“why.”

“There is such a thing…”

He answered bitterly.

Thanks to this, the atmosphere in the office calmed down in an instant.

If other people saw it, they would think it was a portrait.

“…When exactly is your resignation date?”

At that time, Han Yubin asked quietly.

“It’s in a month.”

“That’s a good thing. “I can clean up and leave.”

“You have to suck up everything you can and then leave.”

As he said that, he took a deep breath.

I was forced to take it, but there had to be something to gain from it.

***

Paris, France.

Perfect Balance Corporation, an organization affiliated with the International Hunter Association,

commonly known as PB Corporation.

Even though it was late at night, the conference room was brightly lit.

As it was a gathering of all team leaders from each department of PB Corporation, there was a very heavy atmosphere.

At first glance, the employees gathered in front of the large whiteboard seemed like ordinary office workers, but since it was an organization that did not officially exist, not many people knew of their existence.

Excluding the Secretary General of the International Association, he was the top manager of each branch.

“So…”

At that time, a middle-aged man with a bushy beard – Mark, the leader of the Hunter Balance Adjustment Team, opened his mouth in a voice full of dissatisfaction.

“The recovery of time seats failed and the merger and acquisition also failed?”

“That’s right.”

A young woman who was briefing in front of a whiteboard – Chloe, head of the bank item management team, answered.

Her official affiliation was the American branch, but she was also affiliated with PB Corporation.

There was no one around her in the US branch who knew about this. Including Jason, the former control team leader.

“So it should have been recovered somehow during the joint operation. “Why did you fail?”

“It seemed like one of the headquarters team noticed. “There was a risk of being caught if I moved too hastily, so I had to give up.”

The whole office was in an uproar.

“You’ve noticed our identity? Or is it that they are aiming for the Time Stone?”

“…I’m not sure about that.”

“Then who noticed?”

“I am a cleaner at the Seoul headquarters.”

Laughs broke out here and there.

“This is the most absurd thing I’ve ever heard in my life.”

“I can’t believe the janitor ruined our work.”

Those sitting at the round table added a word one by one.

Then Mark opened his mouth again.

“Then why did the merger and acquisition fail? I heard you said they were almost on the verge of reaching an agreement? And the merger and acquisition was first proposed by the Korean association.”

“They say that with the return of the head of the Korean association, the opposing forces rose to the top.”

A skinny man – Team Leader Kane of the International Subjugation Rights Recovery Team answered on his behalf.

This is because he was in charge of the acquisition of the Independence Association and the recovery of the right to subjugation.

“…Suddenly at this timing?”

“According to the report, it was said that the cleaner was the one who instigated the faction.”

All expressions became serious.

It seemed like he finally realized that it wasn’t something to just laugh at.

PB Corporation.

An unofficial subsidiary organization created by the Secretary-General to place all associations, subjugation powers, and all hunters around the world under the control of the International Association.

Their main tasks varied from department to department, including eliminating elements that could pose a threat to the international association, retrieving bank items, and absorbing independent associations.

The agenda they were discussing now was definitely the recovery of bank items.

The beginning dates back to joint operations with Korea.

The original mission was to retrieve the time stone, but ultimately failed due to Kim Jun-woo’s control.

Since it was an item that could not be transferred or traded between associations, the only way to get back the time seats that had already flowed to the Korean Association was to eat up the Korean Association as a whole.

Therefore, when I first received an offer for a merger or acquisition from the Korean Association, I thought that an opportunity had come.

They were proceeding with the merger cautiously and without revealing anything as much as possible… but when they suddenly received a rejection call from the Korean Association, they couldn’t help but be very embarrassed.

“It is said that as a result of this incident, the power of the Korean Association was reorganized and the cleaner was appointed as the head of the operations headquarters.”

“The janitor has been promoted to the head of the operations headquarters… Any information about him?”

“Nothing is known as it should be. Both educational background and work experience are ordinary. “There is just one special thing.”

“significant?”

“yes. That janitor has immeasurable combat power. It is an overwhelming skill compared to most hunters. From what I have witnessed first-hand, it is not something I have experienced once or twice.”

Mark’s expression became serious.

A cleaner stronger than most hunters?

I couldn’t quite understand what was being said.

“Are you registered in the hunter rank system?”

“No Baron has checked.”

“So… a person with unregistered abilities is working as a cleaner?”

“yes.”

“Are you saying it’s irregular?”

A grim expression appeared on Mark’s face.

His job was to deal with people and irregularities who could pose a threat to the International Association.

And then.

A middle-aged woman who had been quietly listening to the briefing with her arms crossed made a noise.

It was Emma, the CEO of PB Corporation.

She spoke in an elegant voice that exuded dignity.

“The Irregular even stole the Time Stone… How do you plan to solve this?”

Chloe swallowed.

I tried to erase my tension and opened my mouth.

“I’m trying to approach it in a different way. “In any case, since the legal route for recovery is blocked, the line that can be resolved through dialogue has been crossed.”

Chloe answered as if it was nothing to think about.

“I will contact you again first.”

“Do you have any plans?”

“yes.”

Chloe paused for a moment and opened her mouth in a low voice.

“I plan to use dimension stones.”

CEO Emma’s eyebrows waved at the word dimension stone.

But even for a moment, she nodded.

“I do. I will report it to the Secretary General. “Then let’s stop here for today.”

Representative Emma stood up first and left the conference room.

After she left, Team Leader Mark sighed. At the same time, my gaze turned to something lying on the floor.

“Anyway, I don’t know how much I lost because of this one bastard… I’ll go first, so take care of this while I get off work.”

“yes.

Mark tapped something lying on the floor with his foot.

It was none other than Jason, the former control team leader who had just died.