Became a Dark Merchant in the Academy - Chapter 178



177 – Guild Internship_8

Seo Ji-ah was confident.

As the news of his ability spread, even mid-sized guilds that had been keeping an eye on him rushed in, and competition intensified. However, this side had been given a special invitation.

What that means is that they have restrictions and this side has no restrictions.

Of course, it wasn’t just the lotus that was specially invited, but that wasn’t really a problem.

That is understandable. In the world, the Lotus, Shinhwa, Labyrinth, Hwarang, and Ssallabi are lumped together and called the five major guilds, but the Lotus, which is in first place, and the other five, Shinhwa, Labyrinth, Hwarang, and Ssallabi, are on a different level.

The current perception is that the lotus was undervalued not long after it rose from 30th to 1st place.

Everyone who knew, whether consciously or unconsciously, was aware of the gap between the Lotus and the other five major guilds.

No matter how traditional a powerhouse it was, how large its influence was, or how many A-class there were, the 100 years of history of Mana Society since the Great Cataclysm had proven that even if they gathered together, they would not be able to compete with one S-class.

What I’m saying is that, even if something happens below Class A, it can’t surpass Class S.

And now the only guild that had an S-rank was Lotus.

The reason was that although the previous guild leader was an S-rank, he had now gone missing for some unknown reason.

‘It seems like I know where the brothers of the Myth Guild are…’

I couldn’t know that much, but based on what I could see, it was true that only the lotus flower had S-rank.

Anyway, since this side has a short history, the available funds and various conditions are inferior to those of the other five guilds, but since her cousin Seo Yeon-hwa is earning a lot of money, it is clear that even that will be narrowed down in no time.

So, it was possible to issue blank checks as much as one wanted.

No, come to think of it, it wasn’t a blank check either.

‘If you give it to me somehow, it won’t be an empty promise.’

That’s why I put forth a very strict condition.

The basic condition is unconditionally 1.2 times that of other guilds.

If they didn’t like it, they were willing to pay up to three times more.

There was team leader-level treatment from the beginning.

Above the team leader, there were only directors, deputy guild leaders, and guild leaders.

This was truly exceptional treatment.

Of course, since you don’t have enough time, you have to be in the guild for more than 10 years to be treated as a full team leader.

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Even so, it was as difficult as picking stars from the sky for a new member to receive this level of treatment from one of the top five guilds.

No, I searched through every guild in the world and found no conditions like these.

‘I don’t think we can unconditionally decide just because the conditions are good.’

Even if the conditions are good, there are often cases where people choose worse conditions due to work-life balance or interpersonal relationships.

But that wasn’t a problem either.

Even on GuildInfo, a site that collects reviews from former guild members, Lotus received an overwhelmingly good rating of 4.56 out of 5.

In particular, work-life balance and interpersonal relationships were rated 5 out of 5.

This is what a person who quits a job would do.

What would the atmosphere be like inside?

and.

There is a myth that the guild split apart due to the siblings’ rebellion and then came back together.

Labyrinth, where the guild leader was on trial for his involvement in several criminal incidents.

The Hwarang who disappeared due to the palace maid incident.

Fighting father who is always last in the top 5 guilds.

The remaining rival guilds are all in the same shape and condition.

There was no way I could have chosen them without being crazy.

If you ask anyone, they will say that out of a hundred, they will choose the white lotus.

That’s why Seo Ji-ah had no doubt that Lee Seong-hyeon would choose the lotus.

The only thing I was thinking about was how to raise Lee Seong-hyeon.

When I first called you here, I thought you were being arrogant, so I thought I’d give you a little lesson.

If you have that kind of talent. That kind of attitude is cute. Rather, it would be better for me to be the one being affectionate.

That makes sense, he has the ability to see the future.

I said it was a little different though.

Still, if only we could properly catch even one piece of information from the future.

It was difficult to even estimate how many benefits would be derived from it.

For example, very simply, when interest rates rise, how much the price of a certain item fluctuates, just this one thing could earn at least hundreds of billions of dollars.

And that’s not all, it’s not limited to money.

It was an all-weather, versatile ability that could be used anywhere to the point that it was beyond words.

Of course, since it’s unknown, it may not be able to do anything great like see the distant future.

If you look just a day or an hour ahead, there are plenty of places to use it.

‘First, I’ll make him drop out of the academy. Then, I’ll go straight to the secret place inside the guild…’

Seo Ji-ah drank and drank kimchi stew again, thinking about the future that was to come.

Originally, she wasn’t even interested in beings weaker than herself.

That’s interesting in another sense…

“Then I will choose mythology.”

But my confidence was wrong.

Seo Ji-ah wondered if there was something wrong with her ears so she tried tapping them.

“After much deliberation, I think Shinhwa is the only place that would be suitable for me to do an ‘internship’.”

“Huh…?”

The results did not change.

**

[Student Lee Seong-hyeon will come to our Shinwha.]

“what?”

[Cadet Lee Seong-hyeon…]

“why?”

[Perhaps it was because I had a good impression of the myth…]

Shin Jin-ho was so shocked by the call that he almost ran away from home.

‘Why does it become like this?’

What a good impression.

Obviously, that guy doesn’t have a good impression of mythology because of his mistake that day.

I didn’t understand why it was like this.

If only the conditions set forth by the myth had come before those of the lotus flower.

I heard that it is much lower than a lotus flower.

Then of course we should go to the lotus flower, why…

“Ha, shit.”

If I had known this would happen, I would have continued to do this under my own name.

If that was the case, then I would have been the one who took full credit.

It’s unfortunate that this is what happened when I deceived and scammed Shin Jin-kwang.

This was a total waste of time.

[yes?]

“Don’t worry about it, it must be true, right?”

[Yes, it is the truth without even an inch of falsehood.]

“Yeah… that’s right.”

Of course, there was no problem.

It’s just that the amount of balls has decreased, it’s not that the balls haven’t been set up.

but.

The more I thought about it, the more I became angry about what I didn’t get.

“Fuck!!!”

Shin Jin-ho jumped up and kicked the desk.

However, the desk made of black ironwood did not budge, and after some time, Shin Jin-ho’s legs swelled.

It was a completely different sight from when Shin Jin-kwang had shattered a black ironwood desk with a light punch.

“Ugh…”

Shin Jin-ho grabbed my leg.

[Guild Leader Bu, what’s going on…]

“shut up.”

[…]

If only he had brought in that rare talent with the power of prophecy under his own name, he would have been able to get his grandfather to acknowledge that Shin Jin-ho was the one who could bring the most benefit to the guild.

All I had to do was eat the rice that was already cooked.

That’s what it was.

“Damn.”

Shin Jin-ho’s head was complicated.

That’s why I tried not to think about the fish I missed.

‘It’s mine. It’s my ball.’

I kept thinking about it because it felt so unfair.

But I couldn’t deny what I had done with my own hands.

Shin Jin-ho sat down on the chair, holding his sore leg.

**

The crowd was briefly noisy at the unexpected result I chose, but soon became quiet.

“I’ll say it again. After much deliberation, I think Shinhwa is the only place that would be a good fit for me to do an ‘internship’. I won’t change my mind. That’s all.”

This was because everyone realized that nothing would change even if they argued here.

Even though he chose a place other than the lotus, Shinwha was also the second-ranking of the five major guilds. There was no way that any complaints or disagreements could arise right away.

Of course, that means right now, but judging by the eyes still full of desire as they left the auditorium, it seemed clear that they would continue to try to approach me in some way.

But there was no need to worry.

The place I chose was Shinhwa, ranked 2nd in the guild rankings in the Republic of Korea. It wasn’t a place that anyone could overlook.

No matter how stupid Shinwa is, he wouldn’t be so stupid as to miss the treasure that was inside.

Anyway, this is how the big guild meeting came to an end.

Now there was only one thing left to do.

“Cadet Seonghyeon, you have made the right decision. Our Shinwha will do everything for Cadet Seonghyeon…”

As if this had confirmed my promotion, the scout from the Shinwha Guild approached me with a broad smile.

“wait a minute.”

“Oh, yes. What’s up?”

“It’s not that I’m different, but I think I used my supernatural power too much. I’m a little tired, so I’d like to rest for now. Can I go?”

“Oh, I see. Excuse me…”

“No. Can I go ahead and look at it?”

“Yes, of course. Then, regarding the internship, later…”

I needed a way to contact him, so I gave the scout my cannon phone number and left the auditorium.

Then he looked around and found a person.

‘I guess it didn’t take long.’

After a while of searching, I could see a woman in the distance leaving the main building with an expression on her face that seemed to still not understand.

I quickly approached her.

“Can I talk to you for a moment?”

“Oh, yeah? You…”

“I have something important to tell you.”

“What are you talking about? Even if you say you’ll come to the lotus now…”

“If things continue like this, South Korea is in danger.”

It was time to continue the scam.