Became a Dark Merchant in the Academy - Chapter 176



175 – Guild Internship_6

The auditorium suddenly became noisy.

It was because of the absurd conditions I presented.

That would be the case, since they would have been able to receive a certain degree of freedom.

This was because it was unacceptable to ask for such unrestrained freedom that one could go out whenever one wanted.

The Guild is not a charity organization.

The reason they come all the way to the academy and put so much effort and money into recruiting talent is all for their own benefit.

But if you accept what I say, then you raised it by spending money and putting in effort just in case.

‘This isn’t for me, thank you for everything so far.’

‘Why is the food so tasteless here? I’m disappointed.’

‘That person’s breath smells so bad, I can’t help it.’

Even if you say you’re leaving for some ridiculous reason, they can’t do anything but suck their thumb.

They are the ones who agreed to those conditions, and if a contract is made with those conditions, the association will intervene if they are not kept.

Therefore, they could not accept my conditions.

No, it’s not that I can’t confirm it, I just denied it.

“Student Seonghyeon, do you think that makes sense?”

So, naturally, I have been looking into it.

“Which guild are you from?”

He stood up from his seat, grabbed the microphone placed on the desk, and stared at the man he had been questioning.

“This is Gohansik from Iramguild. Seonghyeon Cadet, I know you have outstanding skills, but I can’t offer you something like that…”

“I guess that’s hard to accept.”

“Yes. So, what do you think of this ridiculous proposal? If Seonghyeon Cadet comes to our guild after graduating from the academy, we at Aram Guild will give him a minimum annual salary of 200 million won after tax, and a performance bonus based on his performance, and the treatment of a team leader…”

“Then please leave.”

It’s not worth listening to.

I am aware that my current attitude may be a bit different from my usual humble acting.

I couldn’t always pretend to be good, and considering what I had prepared for next, this discrepancy was acceptable.

Also, this attitude wasn’t very effective in getting rid of annoying guys.

“saint…”

“Please leave. Also, those who cannot accept my offer, please leave. I have nothing more to say to them. In particular, I will not say anything to the Aram Guild.”

“nice…”

The face of the man who said his name was Koh Han-sik turned bright red.

Even though he had a bright future ahead of him, he seemed to be angry at being ignored by me, who was only a cadet and a distant junior.

But this is a situation where people from various guilds have gathered.

And Gohansik was the representative of the Aram Guild, and his actions were in line with the guild’s wishes, so he could not act rashly.

“As your senior, I advise you that such arrogance will only bring about trouble.”

“You haven’t gone out yet?”

“…”

Koh Han-sik, who could no longer contain his anger at my insincere attitude, glared at me, then turned his head and left the auditorium.

“You already think you’re an S-class player since you received 5 special invitations.”

“If I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have wasted my time. Gosh, how much time did I waste trying to scout…”

“Your personality analysis is wrong. Who is that guy…”

And as if in agreement, the people gathered in the auditorium began to leave one by one.

‘As expected.’

It seemed that even they could not accept these conditions.

It was clear that he had received 5 special invitations, so it seemed like he had the potential to reach the top of Class A or Class S.

There was every chance that it wouldn’t be the case.

There are still cadets there, measured at the lower end of B-class.

This was because they also knew that it would take at least 10 years to grow it to that level before it would be usable.

Also, since I received a special invitation, I have no choice but to set the maximum condition based on the ladder kick ban in order to counter it.

To that extent, it was a bet on the guild for small and medium-sized guilds, and even mid-sized guilds could easily be shaken if they were not careful.

And it was not uncommon for hunters and heroes to be struck by unfortunate accidents.

Because of this, there have been many cases where talented people with bright futures have fallen into the abyss.

It was a gamble with a high probability of winning, but I couldn’t really gamble.

Therefore, it was natural that those who came hoping to get a persimmon that they couldn’t eat would go back.

“Are you okay?”

As most of the people who had been occupying the auditorium left, it became deserted.

Baek Seol-ha, who had been watching me as if observing me, opened her mouth as if she was worried.

‘You’re being followed.’

If you were going to worry, why didn’t you stop me earlier? Why are you asking me now?

It was an obvious action.

“I guess it’s not okay. In fact, I regret it a little.”

In particular, the person who was the Gohansik of the Aram Guild had a murderous look in his eyes, so there was a good chance that he would harm them later.

‘I guess it’s okay if you do that.’

Even if a guy who didn’t seem to have any special abilities and was only a B-class lieutenant rushed at him, he could be subdued with just simple physical abilities without using any skills or heart sharing.

“Then why…”

“I can somehow get away with things like breaking into the dormitory for a week straight or breaking into the bathroom and hiding toilet paper. But I saw my friend being threatened, so I got angry and said it without thinking.”

“Oh, right… You even threatened your acquaintances?”

Snow White made an expression as if she was hearing this story for the first time.

‘Didn’t you know?’

Since it’s something that happens within the academy, I thought Baek Seol-ha would know, but it seems she didn’t.

If not, it could have been acting.

‘The number of responses is the same either way.’

“Yes, it ended as a minor incident. If things continue like this, it could get worse.”

“So that’s what happened. But Seonghyeon, I understand your intention to kick out those who only cause trouble and try to stab you roughly. But you set unreasonable conditions. No matter how special the invitation, such conditions…”

“Oh, that’s okay.”

“Are you okay?”

Snow White’s curious eyes turned to me.

“As my value increases, the conditions I have proposed will become reasonable demands rather than arrogant.”

“The value increases?”

“I’ll show you that soon.”

It was like doing something twice when it would have been better to do it once.

That’s why I just muddled through Baek Seol-ha’s question.

“So you’re saying you’ll go anywhere as long as that condition is met?”

Anyway, after a brief commotion, a woman from below the stage raised her hand and asked a question.

“Who are you from which guild?”

“Oh, I’m late in introducing myself. My name is Seo Ji-ah of the Lotus. So, if you meet those conditions, I’ll go anywhere?”

Seo Ji-ah smiled faintly.

“If it’s Seo Ji-ah…”

“The lotus flower has come too.”

“Even under such ridiculous conditions, it’s still there…”

The auditorium, which had become quiet for a moment compared to before, became noisy again.

“Among them, you would go to a guild that offers other good conditions, right?”

But I accepted the words, largely ignoring such reactions.

“Do you think it’s worth it?”

“Aren’t the people who remain here proving it?”

“…”

I don’t know what you’re talking about now, since you wouldn’t have stayed if you thought it wasn’t worth it.

Of course, it’s possible that he stayed because he was curious about what kind of nonsense I was talking about.

The job of a guild scout wasn’t all that fun and playful, so the possibility of that happening was slim.

“But I’ll prove it to you.”

In the first place, I wasn’t the one who started the commotion.

It’s true that I called you all here, but this is just for traffic control.

If you think about it, it was no different from them listening to my story and wooing me to come to them.

So there was nothing for me to prove.

That’s not the place.

What does the one being courted prove to the one asking for the courtship?

They just had to make their own judgments based on known facts.

That’s the essence of this place.

‘But… I can’t blow this good spot.’

The reason I asked you to arrange this space is not simply to organize traffic.

Of course that was one reason, but there was another reason.

“Proof?”

Seo Ji-ah tilted her head.

It seemed like he didn’t understand what I said.

“Yes. I will prove my worth. Then it will be easier for you to judge my worth.”

“what…”

“I have a supernatural ability. I can’t tell you exactly, but it’s a kind of precognitive ability.”

“ah…”

Serjia looked puzzled at my remark.

There was an expression on his face that said, “Why are you saying that?”

‘I guess you were sure you had a special ability. That’s why you gave me a special invitation.’

I now understand why not just one or two, but all five guilds gave special invitations.

Perhaps the place where you were caught was during dungeon training?

Other than that, there was no way we could have had any contact.

“Ability?”

“Precognition? You see the future?”

“So all five guilds sent a special invitation. Their specs weren’t bad, but they weren’t all-time great either. I was wondering why they sent a special invitation.”

“But it didn’t appear in the resume or investigation results.”

“It must be unknown. It happens often overseas. By the way, the five major guilds kept this information to themselves, right?”

“But isn’t there a story that the Unknown is a bit inferior to other supernatural powers?”

“But it’s the ability to see the future. And the bass isn’t bad either, so if it’s to that extent…”

“There was no such thing as a future, was there? But if you have a superpower, it’s a different story.”

At the same time, the auditorium erupted in commotion again.

“Student Seonghyeon, even if I say something like that…”

Snow White also had a puzzled expression.

Even if one had a special ability, it was an unwritten rule not to reveal what that ability was.

“It’s okay. I just didn’t say it exactly.”

Since this was already revealed to the association president, there was no reason not to reveal it.

Since Baekseolha was suspicious of me, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to give her a suitable excuse.

Of course, I don’t think Snow White will stop doubting me with this.

There was no way around it.

‘I guess I can deal with one Snow White right now.’

It’s different from a year ago.

I can easily handle someone like Snow White now.

But if she disappeared or was made into a retinue and only appeared rarely during the day, there would be so many people who would be interested in her.

That’s understandable, since her connections are with most of the S-class people in this country.

They could have stepped in if they realized she was wrong.

‘That was proven by the fact that the archer and the dragon came last time.’

Now it was important to buy time.

If everything goes according to plan, it won’t be long before we can defeat them all at once.

You just have to wait until then.

‘Because I’m used to waiting.’

And I could also leak information to outsiders who had been interfering with me.

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There were other reasons, though.

“Can it be proven?”

One of the scouts under the stage raised his voice.

It was one of the ones I had planted in advance.

No matter what, it was impossible to prove an ability that didn’t exist, so it was something prepared to deceive.

“it’s possible.”

“Then I…”

“You’re asking me to guess what I’m going to say next. The answer is 12.”

But it was a scam.

Haven’t I told you this over and over again?

They say that if you don’t get caught, it’s not a scam.

I answered with a confident smile.