Chapter 130 – Hey, Will You Join Our Guild?

Kim Gil-sung, who saw my ability, was very happy.

“How did you do it? You can handle the fire attribute, right? What about the old fireball?”
“It’s a ‘flame shot’ skill.”

The formal names of skills are rarely unified.
Half of them are called by their official names and half are called by their own names.
Usually, when the name was unified, it was to translate or call the name created in the United States.
In my case, it was specified in the system information as ‘flame launch’, so I just called it that.

“Fire launch! What a clear name that is! So you’re saying it shoots flames?”
“Yes, it can be fired in many forms. I wouldn’t say the variation is infinite, but you can shoot it in the palm of your hand and, as you saw, you can shoot it in the form of a fireball from your sword.”

To be honest, I hadn’t had this skill for a while, so there weren’t many cases where I used it myself.
I just told Kim Gil-sung exactly what I expected.

“Oh, great! So, the combination of ‘sword skill’ and ‘fire attribute’. And…”

Gilsung Kim’s eyes shone brightly.

“You are the ‘Sword Saint’! Right?”
“Yes… I have that ability too.”
“Wah haha!”

He slapped me on the back with great satisfaction.
It felt like I wasn’t saving my energy at all – rather, it was because I couldn’t control my strength because of my emotional state – but I felt quite sick.
It’s a touch of something loving.
It seemed that he had a great desire for talented people.

When he was the guild leader, the ‘Sword Path’ consisted of a small number of elite members.
With only a handful of people able to raise that level of skill, rumors spread in the industry.

It was sad to think that such a big-hearted and innocent person would soon die.
His death…
Is there any way to stop it?

Gilseong Kim said with a smile on his face.

“I am also a ‘sword saint’!”

The fact that he has the ability of ‘Sword Saint’ was expressed as ‘Sword Saint’ itself.
Well, that would have been a more fitting name.
The word ‘sword star’ itself means someone who has swordsmanship-related abilities to the limit.
In other words, ‘sword master’.

Kim Gil-sung was obsessed with the strange part.

“I am also a ‘sword saint’, and you are also a ‘sword saint’! Haha! This is good! Really good!”

Judging by the reaction, it seemed like he was seeing someone with the ability of a ‘sword saint’ other than himself for the first time.
That’s how rare this ability is.
That’s why I was surprised to see Kim Yeon-woo’s information window with this.
It’s the same reason why she thought she must learn this ability of hers from her.

I spent a long time with Kim Gil-sung in his training room.
Originally, I didn’t expect this to happen, but he wanted to know all of my abilities.
He even gave me advice on what to fix after seeing it with my own eyes, and I was surprised that the advice was accurate enough to exceed expectations.

However, I pretended not to know about the types of skills I had, namely the ‘Fire Arrow’ and ‘Continuous Fire’ skills.
I didn’t hear it directly from him, but I felt he was deliberately ignoring my other skills.
The characteristic of the ‘Path of the Sword’ guild was that all members of the guild used a sword as a weapon and used swordsmanship as a basis.
I don’t know if there was a rule about never using any other weapon or ability.
However, looking at Kim Gil-seong, his obsession with swordsmanship seemed amazing.

That attitude was conclusively revealed in the following statement.

“My daughter is very talented and a very good lumberjack.”

It was a comment that could be thought of as an idiot, but I saw Kim Eana’s skills firsthand.
In addition, her hunter abilities and her obsession with training closely resemble her father.

“Unfortunately, I can’t use the sword. We are talking among ourselves, but the bow is a weapon that is out of shape, right? Isn’t it? Sword to sword between the skilled! It’s a real men’s fight when you clash with strength against strength!”

According to him, she is not a steaming man, so she could be an exception, but she didn’t point that out.

Anyway, he was very sorry that his daughter was a hunter and did not use a sword.
Listening to it made me feel sorry for myself.

“Hey, how are you?”

Kim Gil-sung asked quietly, wearing an embarrassed light that didn’t suit him.

“There is a guild I created a while ago. It is a guild created exclusively for hunters who use swords by dismantling the existing guilds. It’s called ‘The Way of the Sword’! Aren’t you tired? How is it? I think you’ll be relieved when you come in. I promise you the best treatment in my business!”

I think the expression “Great” Would suit Eana Kim better, anyway.
It was a very honorable thing to be invited to join the guild by a person who was talked about as a legend in the future.
If I had made a relationship like this in my previous life – if it were me at the time, I wouldn’t have received this kind of evaluation from him – but I might have accepted it without thinking too much.

But I didn’t want to belong to any guild yet.
I’m still in the middle of developing my abilities, and I didn’t want to limit my class to one thing.
I wanted to use any weapon or ability, whether it be a sword or a bow, if I could.
Reaching the limit of any one thing is good, but having many abilities at the same time and being able to handle all of them to the state of perfection would be perfect.
With the help of the system, it wasn’t impossible if we just went on like this.
Maybe I’ll be able to clear the S-class dungeon solo, which only two people in the world can do.
It’s just a B-level subject, but that’s a far-fetched idea.

“Sorry. I have no intention of joining a guild yet.”

I politely declined his offer.

“Huh? Can you answer that quickly? Try Googling. Are you okay? Our guild? It seems that you have no idea how much the best treatment in the industry is,”

Gilseong Kim covered his mouth with his palm and whispered a number in my ear.
It was a fairly large sum.
It was a number that was almost close to the amount I received right before the regression.
It was, of course, a huge amount for a 20-year-old college student.

But even money didn’t move my heart.
That must be the case, I was already rich enough.

“Sorry. I have no intention of joining a guild right now. I want to focus more on my training.”

I once again rejected Kim Gil-sung’s offer.
‘I have no intention of entering a guild,’ he said specifically.

Kim Gil-sung’s face darkened.

“Ah, uhm… Is that so? You mean this amount isn’t enough? Umm, then…”

Whisper.
He made a second offer.
As if he had an idea, he doubled the amount he had originally suggested.
It was clear that he was a person who lacked the concept of money.

If you gave it to a 20-year-old rookie like that, how much would you give it to the other members?
No matter how much you have the ‘swordsman’ ability, the annual salary was a very sensitive part for the hunters belonging to the guild.
Because I think it represents one’s value beyond the simple concept of money.

“Money is fine. Please take care of the other members with that money.”
“Ah…”

Gilseong Kim looked at the ceiling.

“I have no selfishness. After all, you are a talent granted by heaven. I’m sorry, but I have no choice but to allow it.”

You said you wouldn’t join the guild, but what did you allow?
The truth was soon revealed indirectly.

“Dad? Are you still holding onto Sunggyu?”

Kim Kil-sung approached Eana Kim who appeared in the training room and whispered something in her ear.

“Dad!”

Her face turned red like a blush and she walked out of the practice room she had just entered.

“Heh heh heh! Shame on you!”

Gilseong Kim looked back at me and said,

“Come on! You sweat, so you need to eat protein! My wife boils one chicken just fine? Muscle loss is happening, so let’s go quickly!”

I knew why the menu had to be boiled chicken.

Well, as a result, Eana Kim’s mother cooked the chicken really well.
Is it the ultimate in simplicity?
It was amazing how such a deep and subtle taste could come from such a simple dish.
Various herbal medicines and hunters’ restorative ingredients were generously used, and after eating, I felt more energetic.

One thing that bothered me was the fact that during the meal, Kim Ina hung her head down and she barely spoke.
The way Kim Gil-sung and his wife treated me was, without a doubt, the way they would treat their future son-in-law.
In this atmosphere, I could never say that I had a girlfriend, and that I wasn’t the only one.
If he said that, his body might be cut in half by Kim Gil-sung’s sword.

Anyway, the pleasant visit to Eana Kim’s house ended like this.

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Next day.
Fortunately, Eana Kim was out of her yesterday’s bashful mode.
She took her morning practice with her.
It was a good thing to have someone to train with, and to have someone I liked.

“No matter how much Dad complimented you yesterday. I must have been very disappointed when you said you wouldn’t join the guild. He even talked in his sleep.”
“Sleep talking…?”
“Yes, I will continue to invite you as if I have amnesia. They’ll probably keep asking for a higher salary, so if you’re interested, keep refusing.”
Haha.”