The F-Rank Guild Master Has Too Much Money Chapter 79

 

「Tae-hyuk!」

 

Plolarin, who must have been left behind in the training room, fluttered over and stuck herself onto Choi Tae-hyuk’s cheek.

 

「Don’t leave me behind.」

 

“Sorry. Something came up.”

 

“Plolarin, you got left behind—”

 

「Master. I want to stay with Tae-hyuk.」

 

“I’ll go with you in a bit.”

 

Plolarin fluttered after Choi Tae-hyuk.

 

That annoying little thing.

 

She knew that, given his personality, he wouldn’t push her away, so she clung to him without hesitation.

 

I thought she only looked like Corne, but it turns out she inherited the slyness too.

 

One day, when Choi Tae-hyuk isn’t around, I’ll really teach her a lesson.

 

“Meow?”

 

As if it were a baton pass, Bia appeared. Choi Tae-hyuk patted Bia’s head before heading down to the underground training room, while I took the gate back home with Bia.

 

Whatever the two of them talked about, it was definitely something related to me.

 

So why whisper about it instead of saying it in front of me?

 

“Do they not trust me?”

 

“Meow?”

 

Bia tilted her head at my words.

 

☆ Honestly has donated 100 Mana Stones.☆

We know Aether is a god, so we let it slide—but if we didn’t, it’d be understandable.

 

☆ That’s Right has donated 100 Mana Stones.☆

It’s kind of… no, actually really weird.

 

I looked up at the air and spoke.

 

“What’s wrong with me?”

 

☆ What’s Wrong has donated 100 Mana Stones.☆

You cough up blood all the time. You’re sick. You collapse. You’re basically made of glass.

 

☆ And What’s More Frustrating has donated 100 Mana Stones.☆

You don’t even think you’re fragile. So you keep stepping up—that’s what’s really frustrating.

 

☆ Hey Stop has donated 100 Mana Stones.☆

What if Aether gets upset? He’s famous in the divine realm for being sulky.

 

Smirking, I stepped out of the gate.

 

“Then I guess the sulky one should just stay home from now on. No more grand adventures of Aether.”

 

☆ Shut Up has donated 100 Mana Stones.☆

Who dares say that to our Aether?! I’ll smash their heads in!

 

☆ I Had a Drink has donated 100 Mana Stones.☆

I spoke nonsense. I’m sorry. Lord Aether, I’ve already bowed my head in apology.

 

If only they couldn’t talk…

 

Shaking my head, I entered Kwon Beom-gaun’s room and saw Ji Yun-seo talking with her younger brother, Kwon Beom-yeoun.

 

“Uncle!”

 

“Hello!”

 

I hugged the cheerfully running Yun-seo and waved at Kwon Beom-yeoun.

 

“Hey. How are you feeling?”

 

Since that day, Kwon Beom-yeoun had been slowly regaining his strength.

 

He still slept more than others and couldn’t walk properly yet, but once all the remaining seals were lifted, he would surely return to full health.

 

“I’m okay.”

 

Seeing Kwon Beom-yeoun smile faintly, I patted his head and asked,

 

“Is there anything you want to eat?”

 

“No. Yun-seo brings me everything, so I’m fine.”

 

Perhaps because they were the same age, ever since Kwon Beom-yeoun woke up, Ji Yun-seo had been sticking by his side whenever she had free time.

 

“Our Yun-seo is taking good care of her oppa, huh.”

 

Ji Yun-seo nodded vigorously.

 

“I like playing with oppa.”

 

“What do you like about him?”

 

“Oppa knows everything. If I ask, he answers everything, and he’s really good at drawing too.”

 

As if to show off a drawing Kwon Beom-yeoun had made, Ji Yun-seo climbed down from my arms, picked up a piece of paper from the floor, and held it out to me.

 

“Wow….”

 

☆ Skillful Hands has donated 100 Mana Stones.☆

That’s a perfect score. Isn’t that basically photo-level?

 

☆ So Pretty has donated 100 Mana Stones.☆

He drew Yun-seo really well. The drawing really captures her cuteness.

 

Just like the gods said, the drawing was good enough to capture even Ji Yun-seo’s charm.

 

“You’ve got talent for drawing.”

 

“Not really.”

 

Kwon Beom-yeoun blushed, seemingly embarrassed. Finding it cute, I patted his head again.

 

“You could become a painter later. Once you’re fully recovered, want to learn drawing properly?”

 

“No. There’s something I want to do.”

 

“What is it?”

 

“I’ll tell you once I’m fully recovered.”

 

I nodded and handed the drawing back to Ji Yun-seo.

 

“I’m looking for a way to cure you, so just wait a little longer.”

 

“Yes. I’ll wait.”

 

As he lowered his eyes and smiled gently, my body froze for a moment.

 

That smile.

 

“Uncle?”

 

“Ah, yeah.”

 

I must have been staring at Kwon Beom-yeoun without realizing it, because Ji Yun-seo tugged at my pants.

 

“Why? Is there something on oppa?”

 

“Ah, no. You two keep playing.”

 

After patting both Kwon Beom-yeoun and Ji Yun-seo on the head, I headed to the study, recalling the smile Kwon Beom-yeoun had just shown.

 

It was definitely a smile I had seen somewhere before.

 

‘Why does it feel so familiar? Have I met him somewhere?’

 

No matter how much I searched my memories from when I was Ji Yeon-woo, I had never seen that kind of smile.

 

Thinking I might be mistaken, I scratched my head, then picked up the documents on the desk, sat on the sofa, and started going through them one by one.

 

☆ Aren’t You Going To Pick Up Yeon Do-jin? has donated 100 Mana Stones.☆

He told you to come—why aren’t you going?

 

☆ Why Go There has donated 100 Mana Stones.☆

What’s our Aether lacking that he has to go pick up that guy? That’s ridiculous.

 

☆ No But Seriously has donated 100 Mana Stones.☆

Maybe he told you to come because he wants to see you.

 

“If he wants to see me, he should come himself. He shows up whenever he wants—why is he suddenly ordering a god around? Don’t you think so?”

 

At my response, the gods started arguing among themselves.

 

[“He’s still an SS-rank, so persuade him well and turn him into a hero.”

 

vs

 

“Didn’t you hear what Choi Tae-hyuk said? He’s someone who’ll kill Aether. Don’t get close to him.”]

 

Watching the two sides argue, I set the documents down.

 

“Stop! Stop! You’re giving me a headache. If you want to fight, go meet and fight in person.”

 

No sooner had I finished speaking than the pop-ups went silent, as if they had actually gone off to fight.

 

Shaking my head at how the gods in this world behaved like elementary school kids, I picked the documents back up.

 

This time, the file was about recruiting hunter instructors, but there were fewer applicants than I’d expected.

 

I had thought we could hire quickly, but none of the candidates had the qualifications or personal statements I wanted.

 

I want only the best for our kids…

 

“Even if I throw money around, I can’t believe how hard it is to find people.”

 

In just four months, the children would start school. I needed to hire teachers as soon as possible, and my anxiety was growing.

 

☆ Just Like When You Found a Hero has donated 100 Mana Stones.☆

Go scout them yourself. Don’t just rely on documents. Get out there!

 

“Maybe I should try recruiting them myself.”

 

I was considering going around with Choi Tae-hyuk to scout hunters when my phone suddenly rang.

 

“Gumiho? Hello?”

 

—Guild Leader, are you able to watch TV right now?

 

“TV? One moment.”

 

When I stepped into the living room, the house was quiet.

 

On the way, I peeked into Kwon Beom-yeoun’s room. It must have been nap time—he was asleep on the bed, and Ji Yun-seo had fallen asleep on the floor.

 

The two of them were holding hands tightly while sleeping.

 

“How cute.”

 

I gently picked up Ji Yun-seo and laid her next to Kwon Beom-yeoun, then went to the living room and turned on the TV.

 

Instead of a regular program, a breaking news banner appeared, with the background showing Incheon Airport.

 

“I turned it on. It’s breaking news. What’s happening?”

 

—Yeon Do-jin has returned to the country.

 

Why is Yeon Do-jin’s return such a big deal that it’s breaking news?

 

Grumbling, I sat on the sofa. Just then, a bright light burst from the gate, and Choi Tae-hyuk, who had come with Plolarin, rushed over to me.

 

“Guild Master.”

 

“Yes, I heard Yeon Do-jin returned. But is this really important?”

 

“No. That’s not it—Yeon Do-jin obtained Arcana’s Heart.”

 

“What?”

 

At that moment, the chaos at the airport faded, and the announcer’s voice came through.

 

『This is the arrival of Guild Master Yeon Do-jin of the proud Kanghyeon Guild. With this achievement, our country has once again proven itself a powerhouse of hunters.』

 

『That’s right. Even multiple S-ranks together would have trouble, yet he single-handedly cleared an SS-rank dungeon. He is truly the pride of the nation.』

 

『It’s hard to believe—a solo clear of an SS-rank dungeon. Let’s take a look at the monsters reported by the Kanghyeon Guild.』

 

The screen switched from the airport to footage of the dungeon, showing goblins, werewolves, and poison-spewing zombies—typical for an SS-rank dungeon.

 

☆ That Place has donated 100 Mana Stones.☆

Aether should have gone there. Missing out on something that fun!!

 

☆ If You Go There has donated 100 Mana Stones.☆

Even if it costs all my divine power, I’ll make mana stones! You have to go!!

 

☆ If You Can’t Go, Just Say So has donated 100 Mana Stones.☆

We’ll just make a dungeon ourselvesㅠ Arcana or anything, I’ll use all my divine powerㅠㅠ Please, just go to a dungeon!!

 

Ignoring the pop-ups that had started fighting again, I spoke to Choi Tae-hyuk.

 

“Arcana didn’t appear, did—”

 

Before I could finish, a massive flaming bird with a dragon-like face—Arcana—appeared on the screen.

 

Perhaps Yeon Do-jin had brought a dungeon-recording drone. The S-rank monster Arcana looked overwhelmingly massive.

 

“I can’t believe Arcana showed up there.”

 

As I muttered under my breath, pop-ups appeared and disappeared nonstop.

 

☆ I Told You to Go Pick Him Up has donated 100 Mana Stones.☆

I told you! If you listen to me, good things happen even while you sleep!

 

☆ You Didn’t Know Either has donated 100 Mana Stones.☆

Stop insisting. If you knew, you should’ve said it would appear in the dungeon beforehand! It would’ve been better if Aether had taken it.

 

Yeah. If I had known it would appear in an SS-rank dungeon in France, I would have gone no matter what and handled it myself.

 

Clicking my tongue, the screen switched to Yeon Do-jin entering the country.

 

Unlike the casual outfit from last time, he wore a black suit, his hair neatly slicked back.

 

In his gloved hand—covered with black leather gloves—he held a red box. The moment he stepped in front of the photo wall, deafening cheers erupted.

 

“King! I love you!!”

 

“King! I love you! To death!!”

 

“King! Welcome back! Welcome!!”

 

People holding banners shouted “King” toward Yeon Do-jin.

 

“What are those people?”

 

“They’re Yeon Do-jin’s fan club, Kingmaker.”

 

“A fan club?”

 

I’d heard S-rank hunters had fan clubs, but it was surprising that someone like Yeon Do-jin—a complete mad dog—had one.

 

So as long as your face is good, personality doesn’t matter?

 

Maybe because this world was made by the shameless Corne, there seemed to be many shameless people.

 

The reporters tried to approach Yeon Do-jin, but security quickly surrounded him.

 

Without saying a word, he calmly got into a car and left. With that, the breaking news ended.

 

“Should I have gone to pick him up?”

 

“Why do you think that?”

 

Choi Tae-hyuk asked as he turned off the TV.

 

The only reason he would’ve told me to come pick him up was that he had heard I was searching for Arcana’s Heart.

 

Since I didn’t listen, it was obvious he’d try to mess around with it.

 

“Gumiho has already sent someone to the Kanghyeon Guild. Please don’t worry.”

 

“I hope so.”

 

Judging by Yeon Do-jin so far, he didn’t seem like the type to hand it over easily.

 

As I tapped my fingernails lightly against the desk, my phone rang.

 

[Yeon Do-jin – Kanghyeon Guild]