The Player Who Stands Above All

Chapter 64

Screech-

"You're telling me to betray my brother?"

Lee Hyun-young, who had been dragging a cart around and piling it with high-quality meat, said in disbelief.

"Betrayal is too strong a word, so let's just call it a report. A report on whether Hyun-seok and Yeon-woo are diligently entering the dungeons or not."

"That's the same thing."

Lee Hyun-young said, shaking her head.

"I'll never do it. I'll never sell out my brother."

"Hmm..."

At her unexpectedly firm reaction, Lee Shin thought for a moment and then said.

"Then there's no choice. We'll just have to get rid of the week of free time and go back to the days of training."

Halt-

"Are you threatening me right now?"

Lee Hyun-young, who had stopped the cart she was pulling, asked with sharp eyes.

At that, Lee Shin smiled broadly and said.

"Yeah. So just accept it, okay? Then..."

Lee Shin said, fluttering some of the magic books he had brought from [Black Money] in his inventory.

"I'll give you this, a crime prevention whistle artifact, and a good offer. For reference, each of the things I mentioned is expensive."

"...How much?"

"It could easily exceed a hundred million."

Thud-

At the amount she had never heard of in her life, Lee Hyun-young dropped the meat she was holding onto the cart.

Lee Hyun-young, who had frozen in that state, was silent for a moment and then said in a small voice.

"...You can't use that for anything strange."

Grin-

"Of course."

On that day, a secret deal known only to the two of them was made.

***

"Is that it today?"

"That's right."

One man and two women were talking on top of a building.

As they talked, they were looking at a building.

The building they were looking at was shining exceptionally brightly under the night sky, as if it wanted to exist alone.

"Hmm, is the whole building owned by those guys?"

"That's right. They own the entire 5-story building. Since it's time for them to have finished collecting their money, the guild members will be swarming inside."

"How many?"

"About a hundred."

"Really?"

The man answered nonchalantly and stretched.

"Well, if it's that many, it shouldn't be a problem. Let's get moving. Alpha, as usual, I'll go in first and draw their attention, so you deal with the guys who run outside."

"Alright."

Alpha answered and readily nodded.

Seeing the two, Beta let out a soft sigh.

"Haa, Smile. Please, this time, solve it as quietly as possible."

"Don't worry. We've been together for almost a week, so you've seen my abilities, right?"

'That's why I'm more worried.'

Beta, recalling the things Smile had shown her so far, held her head for a moment and then stood up with Alpha and followed Smile.

***

Hmm, hmm, hmm~

In a room decorated with paintings, sculptures, chandeliers, and various other luxury items, a man dressed in luxury goods from head to toe ate food worth hundreds of thousands of won and drank wine worth millions of won a bottle, humming happily.

Haa-

The muscular man, who had finished a plate, drank the last of the remaining wine to cleanse his palate and then let out a satisfied breath.

The man, smiling so wide that his mouth stretched from side to side like a toad's, asked the man with a weasel-like impression next to him.

"Who did you say made this?"

At the man's question, the man with a weasel-like impression bowed his head and said.

"There was a skilled chef among the new products that came in, so I had him make it as a test, and it was quite usable, so I had him make your meal as well, Chairman. Were you satisfied?"

"Hmm, the food is certainly quite satisfactory. Take that guy out separately and manage him well. It seems I can use him well until I get tired of him."

"Yes, I understand."

The weasel-man answered, bowing his waist politely, and then called someone to clear the plates in front of the toad-man.

Meanwhile, the toad-man took out a high-class cigar from his table, put it in his mouth, and then lit it.

Hoo~

Enjoying the comfort and pleasure of the cigar, the toad-man looked at the report with a happy heart.

"This month's profits are better than expected."

"Yes. Recently, as Dungeon Breaks have started to occur frequently in the provinces, it has become a little easier to catch the people who are running away."

"Didn't the government or the Player Association's dogs interfere in various places?"

At the toad-man's words, the weasel-man answered.

"They seem to be trying, but there are still many loopholes. There are still quite a few foolish guys who come to borrow money from loan sharks."

Chuckle-

At the weasel-man's words, the toad-man raised the corners of his mouth in a sneer.

"Well, that's what the government's dogs always do. Are our kids working hard in the dungeons and bringing in money?"

"Yes. If they only work in the nearby dungeons, they might get caught, so they are working in various dungeons."

"Hmm, what about the byproduct and item business?"

"Stealing byproducts using the debtors is also going quickly, and collecting items is also going smoothly."

Heuk! Heuk, heuk!!! Kehahahaha!!!

The toad-man, who had heard all of the weasel-man's words, laughed so loudly that the room shook.

"Kehahaha!!! This is the first time business has been this good since I became a loan shark! Dungeons are the best! Kehahaha!!! It's become a world where people like us who didn't learn and only know how to use their strength can live! Kehahaha!!!"

"It's all thanks to your ability, Chairman."

"Kehahaha!!! You man! You should call me Guild Master now! Kehahaha!!!"

The toad-man said, flicking his cigarette.

"Wow, it was like that before, but I never thought that game would be this helpful. At that time, listening to Manager Kim's words and expanding the business as a test was a godsend."

"I'm honored that you think so."

In the past, when Pantheon first appeared in the world.

There was a time when people's attention was all on the various resources there.

It was a time when herbs, minerals, wood, etc. in Pantheon, to exaggerate a little, even the weeds and pebbles on the roadside were treated as resources.

At that time, those who were in the loan shark business saw that and decided to try mixing a new attempt into their business.

To create a workshop that exploits the debtors whose personal information they had secured through the loan shark business.

Before selling the debtors who had been sold or were to be sold to other places, they had them collect herbs and go into mines to dig for minerals.

Continuously, for 24 hours a day.

The resources obtained in this way were sold, and the slaves who had been exploited in this way were also separated by gender and then sold abroad.

By simply adding the step of making them work in Pantheon in the process of feeding and housing the slaves, the existing profits jumped up.

Thanks to the time in Pantheon, which flowed incomparably faster than in reality, and the explosive interest of people in Pantheon at that time, they were able to create such results.

Sip~ Hoo~

The toad-man recalled that time as he sucked on his cigar to the end.

Thinking back, that time was like heaven.

Because he had literally swept up money.

Chuckle-

'Well, it's the same now.'

The toad-man said, rubbing the shortened cigar in the ashtray.

"Hoo, alright. Then, as usual, I'll give the order to classify the guys to be sent over there, and when that's done, I'll just go home early. I'm in a good mood today, so I should take our kids and fill their stomachs."

"I'll prepare it."

The weasel-man said, and then, as if he had just remembered, he opened his mouth.

"By the way, Guild Master, I heard that an organization was recently attacked by a few guys around here. I've ordered a crackdown, but what do you think about preparing a little more?"

"Hmm? To what extent did you order the preparations?"

The weasel-man thought for a moment and then said.

"I remember giving each of the kids a rare item. But since I'm a coward, I think it would be better to prepare a little more."

"Hmm... it seems a little excessive, but. Well, alright. I was thinking of expanding the business a little anyway, so there's no harm in preparing a little excessively."

The toad-man nodded and readily agreed.

But the one who answered was not the weasel-man.

"But if you were going to make such preparations, you should have prepared a little earlier. Or at least paid a little attention to security."

"!!!"

Kwaaaang-!!!

The two, at the voice that suddenly came from outside the door, took out their pistols and items.

But before they could finish aiming and pull the trigger, the unidentified intruder kicked the door and sent it flying, which was faster.

"Keuk!!! Damn it! What did the guys below do!!!"

Tatatadang---!

They fired their guns in the direction of the door without even aiming properly.

But...

"What are you going to do with just a pistol... You can't even catch a wild animal with that, can you? Well, I'm not a military otaku, so I don't know the details."

The intruder, as if it were nothing, swung the dagger held in one hand and cut down all the bullets flying toward him.

After predicting the trajectory of the bullets by looking at the direction the muzzle was pointing, he moved his body to dodge the bullets and at the same time swung his dagger to cut the bullets.

Seeing the man who was using a skill that would make others' jaws drop as if it were nothing, the two were shocked, but the man wearing a smiling mask, Smile, was not interested in the two.

Shuuk-

"Keuk!"

Smile, who had already come right in front of the two, cut the hands of the two who were holding the guns with the dagger he was holding.

The weasel-man, as if unable to accept the situation that had unfolded before his eyes for a moment, was blank, and then, distorting his face, he shouted and rushed toward Smile.

"Shut up."

At that, Smile, in the sense of telling him to be quiet, kicked the weasel-man in the stomach.

Seeing that, the toad-man screamed as if in a struggle.

"What! What! How can you dodge a gun!"

At the man's words, Smile said as if he were absurd.

"What, are you suddenly asking a question?"

With those words, Smile struck the toad-man's head with his fist.

The toad-man, with a scream, was knocked away and groaned.

Smile, who had subdued the two in an instant, shouted toward the outside of the door.

"Beta. It's okay to come in now."

"Alright."

Beta, who had entered through the broken door, stated the situation in a business-like manner.

"All the machines in this building have been neutralized, so you can rest assured. It seems they were aware that they were committing a crime, as the soundproofing of the building seems to be solid."

Following Beta, Alpha, who had come in, said.

"There were a few guys who tried to run away, but I caught them all and killed them. And I checked on the way up, and there didn't seem to be any physical traces, so you can rest assured in that regard as well."

At that, Smile said with satisfaction.

"Really? Then let's get started."

At those words, Alpha and Beta moved to their respective positions, and Lee Shin muttered, looking at the two who had fainted.

"I wonder if these guys know anything."

(End of Chapter)