My Tamed Beast Returned with a Dragon Chapter 61 - Two Rabbits

We all looked shocked. It wasn’t like a rank-up was impossible, but going from D-rank to A-rank?

That was something that couldn’t happen unless you died and came back to life.
Ah, but since that already happened, I guess that’s a contradiction.

“Also, Vice Guild Master Choi Mirinae said that Gold Star has someone who’s acting as their ‘head.’ She said he’s probably someone who thinks really fast.”

“So that ‘head’ is this Cheon Chang-hyeon? Hmm. Park Team Leader, you think this guy’s suspicious?”

Park Doyoon hesitated for a moment.

“……Yes. He doesn’t seem like an ordinary person.”

“New talents can appear anytime. Still, what Team Leader Park says is worth paying attention to.”

“…….”

“Because Team Leader Park has the unique ability ‘Intuition.’”

“At the very least, he’s someone we should keep an eye on.”

Park Doyoon’s unique ability, Intuition, didn’t usually stand out much. But sometimes, it would flare up strongly.

Usually when something bad was about to happen.
We tapped our fingernail against the desk covered in documents. Tok, tok, tok.

The sound stopped.

“All right, I understand. You can go.”

After Park Doyoon left, we repeated the unfamiliar name, trying to memorize it.

“Cheon Chang-hyeon… Cheon Chang-hyeon, huh.”

He instructed the Ducheon Guild’s Intelligence Division to look into the man. There was no doubt he was someone to be watched carefully.

It might be good to let Mirinae know as well. We picked up the phone, just about to call her—when it rang first.

The screen said, “Father.” We had no choice but to answer.

And just like that, the small spark named Cheon Chang-hyeon slipped from our attention.
A short while later, we would hear that name again—but in a very different way.

“What? A high-grade potion formula?”

We were stunned at the urgent news the secretary brought in.
And no wonder—there’d been a breaking story earlier today.

He quickly opened the main page of a news portal on his phone.

[Exclusive] Gold Star Guild Secures High-Grade Potion Formula!

[H Daily] ‘Potion’ Dungeon Drops—Now a Thing of the Past…

[Potential News] Will the Chronic Healer Shortage Finally Be Solved?

It hadn’t been long since the news broke, but the world was already in an uproar.
Seeing the flood of new articles, we quickly moved our hands to check the online communities’ reactions.

 

 

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[Anonymous] Knew God-Gold Star would pull something crazy one day

Humanity actually succeeded in making a high-grade potion?

Wasn’t it Brazil that made something similar a few years ago? Nothing since then though.

This is the first time it’s been internationally certified, right?

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⤷ My chest swells with pride… I can’t believe I’m Korean.

⤷ Does this thing really work? How different is it from the real potion?

⤷⤷ They say the ingredients are about 96% identical. ㅇㅇ Now those Healer jerks can’t act all high and mighty anymore, serves them right.

⤷ Still, how can you compare a potion to a Healer’s power?

⤷⤷ Are you… a Healer?

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[Economy] Gold Star on a Roll… Is Mass Production of High-Grade Potions Possible?

The manufactured potion’s potential value is estimated to reach 1,600 trillion won.

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⤷ Crazy. As long as the patent’s alive, Gold Star’s basically going to feed the whole country.

⤷ Gold Star finally made it. Used to be the eternal second place, the “bean line,” lol.

⤷ Wait, Gold Star was even researching potion manufacturing?

⤷⤷ ㅇㅇ Been doing it for a while. (article link)

⤷⤷⤷ Whoa, if that’s true, it’s the result of five years of work.

⤷ Docheon must be fuming, lol.

⤷⤷ Stop stirring up drama.

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[Anonymous] I’m a small fry employee at Gold Star, but I heard there’s a hidden contributor behind this high-grade potion project.

Not from the research team, but one of the Hunters. Word’s already quietly spreading inside Gold Star.

Apparently, it’s a pretty unfamiliar name.

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⤷ Who is it?

⤷ ㄴㄱ? (Who?)

⤷ (This comment has been deleted.)

⤷⤷ It got deleted before I saw it. Can someone retype the initials?

⤷⤷⤷ ㅊㅊㅎ — comment’ll probably get deleted in a minute.

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We spotted a comment that hadn’t been deleted yet and frowned.

“Cheon Chang-hyeon?”

Just seeing the initials made us think of that name — the same person Park Doyoon mentioned before.

He wasn’t part of the research team, yet he contributed to potion manufacturing? How?
The man lifted his eyes from the screen and asked his secretary,

“What exactly did Gold Star reveal about their high-grade potion formula?”

“They’ve kept the core recipe secret, but they did disclose some of the ingredients: pomegranate of Persephone, new sprout of the millennial tree, crystal of snowglass, juice of red norigae, and ashes of lamentation.”

Those were the same items Gold Star had swept up some time ago.

“So that’s why they were buying all that back then?”

He rubbed his forehead as if things were starting to make sense.

“I bet the prices skyrocketed.”

“Yes. But since Gold Star already monopolized most of the supply, they’re unlikely to take any losses.”

“They must’ve prepared everything in advance. How much stock do we have left?”

“About fifteen billion won’s worth.”

The secretary tapped on her tablet.

“At current market value, that’s around three hundred billion.”

“Insane.”

We were torn between selling our stock or handing it to our own research team to attempt potion production.

But there was something that had to be done first.

“Tell the Intelligence Division to bring me everything they have on that Hunter named Cheon Chang-hyeon. Right now.”

“Yes, sir.”

“And quietly investigate the rumors inside Gold Star. I want to know if that Cheon Chang-hyeon guy really contributed to making that potion.”

China, Qinghua Guild.
Guild Master Yu Gilseon was watching a breaking news report.

[Next, we have news that Korea’s Gold Star Guild has succeeded in manufacturing a high-grade potion.]

[This potion reportedly shares about 96% of its ingredients with actual dungeon-obtained potions and has been proven to match their recovery effects.]

[Gold Star Guild began potion research roughly five years ago, and experts worldwide predict Korea’s economic gain from this manufactured potion could reach 1,600 trillion won.]

[Official release date is……]

As he listened to the excited anchor, a deep frown creased Yu Gilseon’s brow.
Television, internet—everywhere was flooded with the same news.

“This is… irritating.”

Like many other countries and guilds, Qinghua Guild had also been researching potions.
They had poured in enormous capital and manpower, nearly on the verge of success—

But Korea had gotten international certification first.
What’s more, the ingredients and methods Gold Star revealed were almost identical to Qinghua’s own.

It was suspicious enough to make him think their data had been leaked.
Even if Qinghua announced now that they were also nearing completion, they’d only look like latecomers.

Yu Gilseon turned off the TV irritably and sat at his desk, summoning the Vice Guild Master, Jin Aso.
Before long, Jin Aso entered, as if already waiting.

“You called for me, Guild Master.”

“Has there been any sign that our information was leaked to Korea’s Gold Star Guild?”

“No. After discreet investigation, it appears Gold Star’s research team achieved this independently.”

“Ha. You expect me to believe that?”

Yu Gilseon ran a hand through his hair in frustration.
He read through a report comparing Gold Star’s potion formula to Qinghua’s version.

No matter how many times he looked, they were nearly identical.
Clicking his tongue, he crumpled the report and tossed it into the trash.

“Tell the research team to scrap all existing work and start over. And find the traitor—no matter what.”

“Yes, understood.”

A dark glint flashed in Jin Aso’s eyes.
Among Qinghua’s Hunters were several with rare and secretive abilities—

Those who could read minds, or even control them.
If there was an internal leak, they would uncover it without fail.

Yu Gilseon leaned back in his chair and exhaled a long, weary sigh.

“Korea’s been nothing but a thorn in my side lately.
First Yoo Eun-sae hatches Chun Tian De Yaoqing, and now this—potion manufacturing that we were working on first…”

“……”

“What about the pressure on Yoo Eun-sae?”

“Docheon Guild’s Master, Han Woori, is blocking everything.”

“Hah.”

Yu Gilseon sighed again, his gaze darkening.
The air around him grew heavier, and Jin Aso swallowed nervously.

Yu Gilseon’s anger was quiet but deadly. His jaw tightened.

“Guild Master Han Woori…”

“The ownership document of the egg is tying our hands. A direct approach may be difficult.”

“How’s the Korean government and their Hunter Association reacting?”

“The government’s trying to mediate, but Docheon keeps rejecting them.
Docheon’s influence in Korea is too strong to ignore.
And the Hunter Association… they’ve basically washed their hands of it.”

“As expected.”

Exactly what he’d predicted.
The Korean government would never step up decisively—

They wouldn’t want to lose the prestige of being the only nation with Chun Tian De Yaoqing.
That title alone raised their international standing immensely.

Pressuring Yoo Eun-sae directly was useless now.
A different approach was needed. Yu Gilseon lowered his gaze slowly.

“It can’t be helped.”

At his low voice, Jin Aso cautiously glanced at him.

“Call Wang Hoyeon and Yang Seol.”

“……! Guild Master, you can’t mean—”

Jin Aso immediately understood what Yu Gilseon intended.
Wang Hoyeon and Yang Seol were Qinghua Guild’s hidden powerhouses—

Each possessed a special, unconventional ability.
Yu Gilseon was drawing his blade—this time, aimed squarely at Docheon Guild and Yoo Eun-sae.

“You guessed right. And to do that, we’ll need to drag down Docheon’s prestige first.”

“……”

“We’re going to catch two rabbits—Docheon and Yoo Eun-sae.”

A cold smile curved Yu Gilseon’s lips.