Chapter 160 – Poison Doctors Chi-Chi & Titi (18)

“Yeah…”

I knew it was going to be like this anyway, so there was no great inspiration.
However, while things were being resolved, I wondered if it was okay for me to take all of them because Yoonmi Choi had worked hard for them.
From her point of view, it may have been the customer care she took for granted, but I wasn’t used to it.

If it hadn’t been for her in the first place, I would never have thought of stealing Kang Man-cheol’s company.
Besides, I was at a loss as to how to manage the company now that I had acquired it.
Business is not a field I am familiar with at all.

It is as useless as giving a car to a minor without a driver’s license.
Should I sell it for cash?

While I was thinking about that, Yunmi Choi asked me.

“Hunter. Since it’s a happy day, how about champagne?”
“Yeah? Ah yes…”

Considering what Kang Man-cheol was going through in the next room, it was not a situation where he could comfortably pass the champagne down his neck.
Even though I’m getting used to these things, Choi Yoon-mi was still different.

“I have already requested the setting. I will call people.”
“Yeah.”

She was also a woman who did not have any superfluity in handling the work.

Waiting staff came in and left champagne and snacks.
Even for me, who still lacks the eyes to recognize good alcohol and side dishes, I could see that these were perfect.

“Eat it.”

Yoonmi Choi poured champagne into my glass with her smile on her face.

Her face seemed to have something to say.
There was a favor I received, and I wanted to listen to it if it wasn’t a burden.

I also poured champagne into her glass.

Looking back, I went through a lot of things because of this incident.
Every time something happened, the scale grew bigger and it felt like meeting a field I didn’t know.
Of course, it was unavoidable because he had grown super fast from a general awakener to an S-class hunter.

As they clinked glasses and took a sip of champagne, she felt the fatigue that had accumulated in her body melt away.
I feel like I can breathe now.

She had only drank a sip of champagne, but Yoonmi Choi’s face was flushed red.
Even if there was a difference in how much she drank between normal people and S-class hunters, it didn’t seem necessary for her to blush this much.
I could tell she was intoxicated by the atmosphere.
As she herself said, it was nice to feel comfortable with me.
It was good not only for her, but also for me to have a network as outstanding as hers.

“I have something I want to say to Hunter.”
“Yes, do it.”

As expected, Yoonmi Choi took a sip and opened her mouth.

“I have been in the industry for a long time in my own way, and I think I have achieved most of what I wanted to achieve in my own way.”

Even though she said that, Yunmi Choi’s face was filled with regret.
She did not look like the expression of a person who has achieved everything she wanted to achieve, as she said.
Perhaps she thought there might be a point of what she wanted to say to me.

“But there is no end to human greed. There is something that has bothered me for a long time.”

Yoonmi Choi, who glanced at me, took her cheese and caviar-topped crackers and placed them on my plate.

“Please eat. I will vouch for your kitchen skills at this hotel.”
“Yeah.”

I put her snack in her mouth to make it easier for her to talk.
I wasn’t used to the taste of caviar and cheese, so I couldn’t say anything, but it tasted luxurious anyway.

Yoonmi Choi, who had been quietly watching me eat snacks, continued her words.

“Currently, the S-class equipment and weapon market is almost monopolized by the United States, China, and some European countries. This trend is growing. The same goes for Korea. Awakeners in related fields are being scouted to those countries when they reach a certain level. They want it too, so they can’t stop it.”

The story of the equipment industry that I was not familiar with came out.
I was also curious, so I listened to her in silence.

“Korea’s technology is not lacking. However, all the precious technologies are being transferred to other countries. If Korea can produce S-level equipment and weapons on its own, the synergy will be enormous. So far, no Korean S-rank hunters have been interested in that. There are limits to what I can do alone.”

Gradually, the strands of what Yoonmi Choi was trying to say were being grasped.
I also got it.
Korean S-class hunters I’ve met so far.
Looking at their faces, there was no way they would be interested in such a large-scale event.
Regardless of nationality, he must have only done things that benefited him.

“Please speak.”

I drank the champagne out of the glass.
Yoonmi Choi quickly refilled the glass.

“In fact, a long-standing personal desire has been revived over this incident. I know I shouldn’t be like this, but I dared to let my imagination run wild on my own. If the resources of a blade of grass can be used in a positive way…”

Yoonmi Choi’s face turned redder.
It must be that her aspirations are so great.

Certainly she was different from the upper class I had ever seen.
I could see that even saying this was not out of personal desire.
Of course, he would benefit from it too, but if he had thought about that first, he wouldn’t have brought this up to me.

“The resource of a blade of grass? Can I have this?”

I expressed a legitimate question.
It seems that what Choi Yoon-mi wants is domestic S-class equipment and weapons production.

I knew that the technological level of Leaf of Grass Technology was by no means low, but I doubted whether it was comparable to prominent foreign companies.

“Of course, not at the current level. But I have an idea.”

Confidence showed on Yoonmi Choi’s face.
It certainly didn’t seem like he had been thinking about this for a day or two.
I also felt a greater curiosity.

“Please speak.”
“I think now is the right time to grow an equipment company. No, now or never. It’s not often that such talent appears. The same goes for the US, China and Europe. It would not be an exaggeration to say that one or two talented people led the current growth.”
“Are you talented?”

I thought it was unexpected.
I thought you would need a large capital investment or high-quality materials to produce S-class equipment and weapons, but talent!
What type of talent is it?
Listening to Yunmi Choi, it was clear that she was not a traditional type of scientist or engineer.
Was there another type of ability that I didn’t know about, such as a shaman, a poisoner, a soul mage, etc.?

“I will tell you in detail. Even those who have been active in the Hunter world for a long time often don’t know what’s going on inside. I often choose equipment and weapons that are just famous and recommended by sellers. It doesn’t matter how they are made. That’s why Korea’s equipment industry, despite its potential, is not showing explosive power.”

Yoonmi Choi took another sip of champagne and her eyes lit up.

“If you dig into the details, you can break it down further, but there are three most important elements in crafting equipment. Engineers, designers, and materials. In fact, materials can be obtained if you have money. The first two can be said to be the key. Engineers and designers are all kind of hunters. I have awakened my ability in that area. Think about it. Materials and mana from dungeons are all unfamiliar to mankind. Interpreting them overnight and expressing them as technology is a difficult task in itself. There are people who are awakening to them instinctively. They lead the equipment industry.”
“Ah…”

It was as expected.
This side was also led by hunters who had awakened specific abilities called technicians and designers.
Well, since I don’t hunt monsters, I can’t call myself a hunter.
Shamans, poisoners, and soul magicians were also capable people at a completely different point.

Analyzing the gist of Yoonmi Choi’s story, one answer came out.

“Are you in Korea? Those engineers and designers?”
“Yes, there are people with the greatest talent ever. But unfortunately, if left as it is, it will be taken over by foreign companies. I know there are companies that have already recognized talent and approached it. It’s just a matter of time.”

I was able to organize what she wanted to say to me.

She wanted to recruit them based on her resources with her blades of grass.
If technicians and designers were such important financial resources, they should be treated as they deserve.
Under the same conditions, I would rather work in Korea than go abroad.
Aside from the language problem, it was only natural because all of my family and friends were here.

The important thing was different.
Will they be able to present a vision that matches their talents?

I know it well because I am a hunter, but my own growth was a great motivation for the hunters.
I didn’t even know that the reason why women couldn’t get away from me was because, in a sense, I made them grow.
Instinctively, it may be that they judge that the place to stay is next to me.

Yoonmi Choi looked at me with a smile as if she already knew the answer to the question that came to her naturally.