Episode 402
“What are you doing now?”
Jeong Han-soo asked with cold eyes.
Although he was in a managerial position, he was also a player who had been issued an S-class license.
Even though it was true that Ayoung hurriedly hid Yangju during the surprise visit, it made no sense that she could not smell the scent filling the room.
“What if you’ve seen it all!!”
Ayoung gave a nonsensical excuse, saying that she just had a few drinks to relax her tense muscles from the battle a little while ago.
“Drinking is prohibited in our guild during working hours. And didn’t you drink it from the bottle, not the glass?”
Jeong Han-soo asked back with a sour expression.
It was she who recognized Jeong Han-soo’s abilities and recruited him in the early days of Night Walker’s establishment.
Knowing that she couldn’t win against him with words, Ayoung tried to silence him by using her position to ask if he was now monitoring his private life as well.
Jeong Han-soo opened his mouth, picking his ears as if he didn’t want to hear excuses.
“Are you going to keep listening to my incompetent excuses, or should I start by telling you about the new intelligence I received?”
“Spy?”
“It appears that the Chinese side experimented with a very large gate.”
“gate!!”
Ayoung reacted like never before.
Unlike three years ago, the passage to the Abyss is now blocked.
An enormous amount of magical power was needed to open the gate, and neighboring countries were watching closely, wondering what impact the experiment might have on the future situation.
“But this…”
Although it was fascinating information, it could not be called intelligence.
This is because many countries have been competing with each other to experiment with gates, but for three years, no country has succeeded.
‘Could it be… the experiment was successful?’
She looked at Jeong Han-su.
“I will tell you this openly on the condition that you resolve all the payment documents within this week.”
“Vice-guild leader Jeong Han-soo. Am I the guild leader? “If you put your mind to it, you can find out what kind of intelligence you got….”
“If you don’t meet the conditions, I will resign within the next month. I have a lot of money saved up, so let’s enjoy work-life balance from now on…”
“Call. After receiving the payment documents, I can take a week off.”
Jeong Han-su burst into laughter at Yoo Ah-young’s urgent attitude.
“I don’t even want a vacation. “Is the guild going to ruin?”
Before joking, Jeong Han-soo told me about the intelligence he had obtained.
That was the news Ayoung had been waiting for all along.
It was news that could cause a major crisis given that the target country was China.
In any case, there was only one conclusion.
“It seems that China has succeeded in opening the gate to the Abyss.”
* * *
New Korea Players Association. Association President’s Office.
Jin-hee Ji, looking exhausted, was receiving a report from Jae-jun Lee, the new chief of staff.
“You finally woke up.”
Jaejun Lee nodded at Ji Jinhee’s words.
In the past, before Taehyun became a player.
He was in charge of the gate break that occurred nearby, and after overcoming the danger of death, he went on to win, and is now being recognized for his ability as an assistant to Jin-hee Ji, succeeding Tae-wook Ko, who was inaugurated as the first president at the time of the founding of P20.
“There is no doubt about it as this information was sent directly by Vice Guild Leader Jeong Han-soo. “It is clear that the gate experiment was successful on the Chinese side.”
“It’s Gate…”
Ji Jin-hee swallowed her characteristic voice and was lost in thought.
Now the gate skills and devices related to the Abyss have become useless.
The fact that a gate connecting the Abyss was created had more meaning than meets the eye.
In layman’s terms, through gate connection technology, China could take over world hegemony.
“How can this be any different from four years ago?”
Ji Jin-hee recalled a time in the past when New Korea was crouching under the gaze of world powers.
Considering the current status of the new Korea, it seems like it was a long time ago.
It was surprising to think that only four years had passed since that shameful period.
And now.
History was about to repeat itself.
Jaejun Lee continued his report.
By now, the news would have reached not only the associations of the world’s leading countries, but also the heads of the four major organizations.
It is said that in the not too distant future, the head of the Chinese Federation will preside over a meeting of the four major organizations.
It was an issue that could not be easily overcome.
at that time.
The secretarial staff who came in with a knock announced the visit of an unexpected person.
“Nightwalker’s guild leader Yoo Ah-young has come to visit.”
“Ask them to come in.”
Yoo Ah-young, who was guided to the association president’s office, exchanged brief greetings with Ji Jin-hee.
“I was just receiving the report.”
“Something happened, and the faster you respond, the better.”
After saying that, she placed a round bead on the table in the association president’s office.
It was a unique communication crystal ball, of which only five existed in New Korea.
“I guess they’ve already contacted me.”
“Because it’s an information guild in name. “The faster the news, the better.”
As she spoke, she infused magic into the crystal ball.
Tsuzzzzzz.
The crystal ball that absorbed magical power floated multiple holograms in the air.
Have you been waiting for a call in advance?
There, the image of the key players supporting New Korea, along with Ji Jin-hee, came to mind.
They were P50 Secretary General Go Tae-wook, Onsaemiro Guild Leader Kwon Kang-hyeok, Magicians Guild Leader Kwak Si-yang, Alchemist Guild Leader Seo Sang-ik, and Jeong Tae-woo, leader of the Hanbit Guild, which is rapidly growing in many fields.
[It’s been a while since we met face to face like this.]
Go Tae-wook was the first to open his mouth.
“You look good, President Go.”
LOL.
Ji Jin-hee, who guessed that she was busy with work just by looking at her face, made a joke.
[Working under the president of the association feels like heaven.]
“Tsk, tsk. I wonder if a young person says something like that. “I just hope it gets busier in the future.”
[You say scary things so casually.]
In addition, formal greetings were exchanged.
[You probably didn’t invite a busy person to tell a joke. Is it true that the gate was opened in China?]
Kwon Kang-hyuk, who had grown a bushy beard, grumbled and asked.
“It’s true.”
It was Chief Secretary Lee Jae-jun who said that, and A-young corroborated the fact by nodding her head.
Since the Night Walker guild leader approved it, it was as if the verification had been completed.
[The attitude of the Chinese Federation was already suspicious.]
Go Tae-wook shared the information collected through P50.
“It means that the secret demonization experiment was successful.”
Silence fell upon Yoo Ah-young’s words.
[Are you saying that the Gray Disease incident has been forgotten?]
It was Jeong Tae-woo, the head of the Hanbit Guild, who asked that question.
Those who were not familiar with the incident at the time may have said that.
[Our young guild leader doesn’t know much.]
[Sometimes there are countries where common sense doesn’t apply.]
[Teenagers these days even say that the gray disease started in the United States.]
Others corrected that thought.
Since it is a country that calls itself a great country, it is difficult to approach it with common sense.
[I don’t regret making the vaccine, but… there was a need to put more pressure on him.]
[Every time something like this happens, I miss Taehyun even more.]
It was Go Tae-wook who said that.
If Taehyun had been a manager, he would have responded without considering diplomatic or economic ramifications.
Although we may have to bear some losses in other areas as a result, at least we won’t have to sit like this and feel frustrated.
It is said that China would not have quietly recovered its prestige over the past three years.
“It’s all my fault. Putting that child in danger…”
“As a result, the United States also failed to keep China in check… so it’s not the association president’s fault.”
She soothed Ji Jin-hee, who was blaming herself, by mentioning the best player in the U.S. who disappeared around the same time.
[Mr. So are you going to keep lamenting? I would rather practice more during that time.]
[Guild leader Kwon Kang-hyuk, stop talking about that…]
“No matter what, there is no doubt that China succeeded in activating the gate. “Then I guess I’ll have to think about putting a spoon on it somehow.”
Yoo Ah-young focused everyone’s attention by bringing up the original business.
The New Korea Players Association plans to transfer business to the Chinese Players Association.
They also owe me something in the gray disease case, so I won’t be able to easily refuse them.
[I hate this kind of talk. I’ll tell the deputy guild leader, so you can figure it out.]
With those words, Kwon Kang-hyuk’s face disappeared.
It was an action that reminded me of the hardships of Kim Hye-yeon, the deputy guild leader.
No matter what I say, I know that support will not be spared if the plan is implemented anyway.
No one, including Ayoung, blamed Kwon Kang-hyuk.
[Is there anything I can help you with? Of course, since this is a public position, I am asking this from a ‘public’ level.]
Ko Tae-wook emphasized his position and asked about my role.
Ayoung also didn’t know what that meant.
“By now, the World Players’ Association and the European Union are probably also trying to contact us. “I hope President Go will raise the bar.”
[We will arrange a meeting.]
Ayoung answered with a grin.
‘I can finally find a clue.’
Because we don’t know that Taehyun’s disappearance is connected to the Abyss.
The eyes of the companions were shining.
Before long, a meeting was decided involving four international organizations and 20 countries.
The location of the meeting was set in New Delhi, India, which has a border dispute with China, and it was not a bad situation for New Korea, which has India as a member of the P50.
* * *
Shanghai, China.
Shanghai Research Institute.
Chinese Players Association President Liu Shibo welcomed the visit of World Players Association President Vincent Chang.
“You took a hard step.”
Liu Shibo said proudly.
This is because you know very well why the other person came to you.
just as expected.
“I came to warn you.”
Vincent Chang threatened, citing all kinds of sanctions.
The reasons and justifications were varied, but ultimately the goal was one.
“I took a difficult step while not even being able to move through the gate, so why not go and see the research results of a major country?”
Before I could even express my intention to accept, the director of the research center rushed out and started giving guidance.
This is when Vincent Chang walked for a while, glancing around.
suddenness.
A huge magic circle appeared before my eyes.
“This…?”
“Why are you being cowardly when you know everything? “I guess the reason you came here when the date for the meeting was set was because you wanted something else?”
Before I knew it, Liu Shibo’s tone had become soft.
“Then really…”
“That’s right. Our team has reconnected the gate to the Abyss. Is that all? “It is also possible to summon monsters through the gate.”
Liu Shibo’s voice as he said that was filled with pride that could not be measured.
“This is something that not even the United States has been able to accomplish… I can’t just believe that…”
“Not all great countries are the same.”
Liu Shibo gave an order to the laboratory director with a gesture of his chin.
The research director nodded and instructed something.
After a while.
Jiiiiii-.
The space right next to the magic circle opened and a huge test tube appeared.
Inside the test tube was a huge horn filled with magic.
“The monster… “Isn’t it a horn…?”
Since the gate break no longer occurs, the value has skyrocketed, but experimenting with the corpse of a monster is not special.
Liu Shibo grinned as if he knew what Vincent Chang was thinking.
“exactly. However, just as ‘great powers’ are not all the same, wouldn’t the same be true for ‘monsters’?”
“What do you want to say!! “Are you saying you’re going to cause another gray disease-like incident?!!”
Vincent Chang screamed.
This is because, as the head of the World Players Association, he also had to face a lot of criticism due to the gray disease that started with China’s demonization experiment.
They say the ‘World Players Association’, ‘European Union’ and ‘P50’ are watching.
He said that no matter how much he has the Chinese Federation behind him, he will not tolerate the same behavior as before.
Vincent Chang poured out a mixture of anger and concern.
but.
Giggling.
Liu Shibo arched his back and burst into laughter.
“It’s not just like Venom.”
“…?”
“Diablo. “It is the name of the new guardian deity of our great nation.”
“What…?!!”
World powers are nothing before the power of the Grand Duke.
Even if the full power of the three organizations excluding the Chinese Federation is invested, it is of no use.
Liu Shibo spoke passionately.
The crazy look in his eyes was enough to make Vincent Chang take a step back.
“Vincent Chang, President of the World Players Association. I will give you one last chance to join our great nation. “Make your choice. My patience is not deep.”
