Chapter 736 – Investment Persuasion

The battle with Frostheim, an S-class monster, ended surprisingly easily.

Of course, it took quite a bit of magical power to finish it off. Flame Blast is a magic that consumes as much magic as its power.

In terms of efficiency alone, relatively low-level magic such as fireball or fireball explosion would be much more efficient.

However, in an environment like this snowy mountain, as an exception, large-scale magic had to be used.

In a place like this where the environment itself weakened the power of fire magic, each and every blow had to be powerful to reduce heat and magic loss.

Of course, the environment was different, so it seemed like it would be quite difficult to fight continuously.

It was enough to confirm that a one-on-one battle could be completed without difficulty.

“It’s over, Yehee. Mr. Seolhwa.”

“…”

“Yes, I think so.”

The two people seemed to have been watching me battle Frostheim from a distance, and only after he was defeated did they approach me cautiously.

The moment I was about to say that I would quickly go back since I had roughly checked the difficulty level of the dungeon, Do Ye-hee’s mouth opened first and she shot an urgent shot in my direction.

“It’s roughly like this. Now, let’s go back…”

“I will never duel with you again. “Even if you apply, they will all be rejected.”

“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“Well, just know. Just in case you forgot…”

… Now, why would I bother to challenge Do Ye-hee to a duel?

After looking a little dumbfounded at Do Ye-hee, who suddenly declared that dueling was prohibited, he simply walked out of the dungeon after finishing his business.

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B-class dungeon, Ice Lord’s Snowy Mountain.

It was the name of the dungeon that I temporarily assigned after completing the dungeon.

Of course, dungeon registration requires permission from the guild manager, so I’m the only one who calls it that for now, and it will take a little more time to actually give it that name.

In any case, in order to establish a guild, there was a lot of work to be done not only in the dungeon but also in other areas.

And since one of them was a field related to construction, I had no choice but to talk about it a little more with Do Ye-hee, whether I liked it or not.

“… “Remodeling of the old Chuncheon City Hall?”

“Although it is called remodeling, it will actually feel similar to repair work. Because it is a building that has been abandoned for a long time, it will need to undergo a safety inspection again. “There’s no telling how much monsters may have destroyed inside the building over a period of more than 10 years.”

“Hmm…”

As soon as she comes out of the dungeon and starts talking about business, Do Ye-hee looks worried with a serious expression.

He was probably tapping various calculators in his head. It’s probably not a project worth a penny or two.

“… “Why don’t we just tear it all down and build again?”

“That’s not allowed. “I plan to keep the symbolism of the building intact.”

“Symbolism?”

“Yes, I plan to personally use the Chuncheon City Hall building again.”

“You’re going to renovate the city hall building for personal use? “There will probably be quite a bit of opposition from civic groups.”

“I’m going to establish a hunter guild. Based on the Chuncheon City Hall building.”

“… “Hunter guild?”

Do Ye-hee looks slightly embarrassed by the somewhat absurd plan that came out of my mouth.

Then he immediately turned his attention to the B-class dungeon we had just entered and exited, and nodded his head cautiously, saying that he now understood.

“If it’s a hunter guild… “It certainly seems like there will be less backlash.”

“Yes. Rather, since it was an area that had once become a dungeon due to monsters, there was no reason to interfere with the establishment of a hunter guild.”

“I guess that’s why you asked me to let you know that a dungeon is occurring. “I thought you gave me the quest to use for personal training.”

“Hunters and dungeons are essential components of a guild. “Looking at the types of monsters inhabiting the area and the level of difficulty, I don’t think it would be unprofitable.”

“Originally, the principle would be to destroy it because the location is the location, but if you have the means to completely move this gate to another location, you can certainly recycle it into a profitable dungeon.”

First of all, from the perspective of the Dokyung Group lady, the Ice Lord’s Snowy Mountain seemed to be a profitable dungeon.

In that respect, it seems like the first button and even the second button were put on quite well.

“Anyway, that’s why I’m going to ask you, Yehee, to remodel the Chuncheon City Hall building. Including safety inspections and repair work.”

“…”

“Of course, construction costs will be paid as soon as they are incurred. Yehee, it’s not really a loss for you either, right? “Because they have already invested in me.”

“… Well. However, if you participate in the repair work of such a symbolic building, you will end up with an annoying tag later… Wait, you mean investment?”

Do Ye-hee reacts to the statement that she invested in me and sends a curious look in my direction.

I thrust the contract I had prepared right in front of her.

Mina, Hye-eun, Cha Yu-ri, and Cheon Ji-hee have already confirmed the contract regarding the investment cost.

“A reward for defeating the Three-Headed Basilisk previously. “We decided to use that amount as initial capital for opening a hunter guild.”

“What does that mean? “That’s something you can just do as you wish, right?”

“You had your share of compensation, too. “You are going to use that amount, so of course you are also an investor.”

“… Oh, by any chance our compensation transfer agreement hasn’t arrived yet? “It was something that Sihee and Lulucia discussed together.”

“No, we arrived. “It was a document saying that all three would give up compensation for subjugation, so I should handle the matter myself.”

“Yes, you know very well. In other words, the reward is not specifically investment money, but your money from the beginning. “You don’t need to get permission from me or others to use it.”

“… “I am grateful for that sentiment, but I am not so shameless as to think that I can get away with at least 6 billion won worth of money for free.”

If it had been about 10 million or 20 million won, there would have been no need to bring up the story of the subjugation reward to Do Ye-hee or other foundation hunters.

20 million won is a lot of money, but for chaebol ladies, that amount of money is something they can manage on a personal level.

However, 6 billion won was by no means a small amount, even for a chaebol lady.

The amount of money that can be given simply as a favor has long since exceeded the limit, so I need to make this clear.

It would have made sense to return the subjugation compensation they gave me as a partial stake in the Chuncheon City Hunter Guild that would be created later, or at least leave information that they were investors who had invested in my guild.

“Wouldn’t it be helpful if I got some shares? Anyway, my guild will one day become famous enough to be called one of the top four guilds in Korea.”

“… “What kind of confidence is this?”

“And by then, many people will praise your insight into investing in this guild early on. “As expected, the young lady from Dokyung Group has an accurate eye for people.”

“I don’t really decide whether to invest in your guild or not, right? Do you know how accurate my vision of people is?”

“But I didn’t recognize you. “If you had good eyes for people, you wouldn’t have interfered with me being close to Sihee.”

“… Even slime can sometimes cause indigestion.”

“So, you don’t want to do it? They say they’ll even give you a share? Or do you just not want to invest in my guild?”

“Umm…”

Do Ye-hee showed a subtle reaction to my suggestion that she only prove the investment while the amount itself had already been handed over to me.

First of all, an ambiguous answer came back as if there was no antipathy towards the act of investment itself.

“… “It’s not that I particularly dislike investing in your guild.”

“Huh? Okay?”

“At least from what I’ve seen so far, I think you’re pretty trustworthy. “In the first place, I don’t particularly deny your abilities as a hunter, so a guild run by you would probably be trustworthy.”

“Then why are you worrying?”

“Just… You have to be careful about things like this, so I just want to think about it a little more. In modern society, the hunter guild is a kind of struggle for turf, and if done incorrectly, there is a possibility that it may become involved in political issues. “It is bothersome in many ways for a businessman to be involved with a specific political force.”

“… “Anyway, it’s tricky in many ways.”

“You better be careful, too. “If you create a guild and don’t express your intentions clearly at first, it only takes a moment for you to start being dragged around.”

Do Ye-hee sounded tired even before the guild opened, so even I felt tired already.

Anyway, does this mean that they won’t even allow guilds to operate in this narrow piece of land?

… Well, running the guild wasn’t something that was urgent right away anyway, so it could be resolved later, but what was more important was persuading Do Ye-hee to invest.

“If you don’t feel comfortable with your investments being revealed, why not just invest anonymously? If that happens, you can reveal it later when you want, right? “If something goes wrong, you can just take a step back.”

“… “It’s not a bad offer, but it doesn’t accomplish your goal, does it?”

“Huh? “For what purpose?”

“It would be important for you to know that I invested in your guild. “If I were to make an anonymous investment, there would be a setback in the promotion plan for a guild with such a vision that Dokyung Group invested in it.”

“What kind of nonsense is this? “Are you overly self-conscious?”

“… Yes?”

… Well, there’s no way this woman, a businesswoman, couldn’t have thought of anonymous investment.

From the moment he first heard my investment proposal, he probably thought I would use him for publicity.

Of course, as I had never thought of such a thing, I was just dumbfounded by this reaction.

“It’s my guild, so why am I selling the names of you and Dokyung Group? “There is a degree of misunderstanding.”

“Well, I was just thinking about it because it was a possibility?! Who said it was a mistake…”

“So are you going to invest or not? “Do you still have any excuses left?”

“… “If you have no intention of using my name for any other purpose, there is no reason for me to hesitate to invest.”

With those words, Do Ye-hee read the contract she received from me carefully, made only a few modifications, and then signed it.

It was the moment when I had successfully persuaded the woman who seemed to be the most annoying.