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◈ Our Precious Demon King ◈
Chapter 96: Junyong Forms a Guild!
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Thanks to the extra staff members from Thailand, who were actually Thai intelligence agents, the twenty mango juices were ready in no time.
“Oh! Let me carry those home for you.”
“No need.”
Remi raised her sword and stored all twenty drinks in its subspace.
“Gasp!”
Wichai's heart pounded at her boldness. She wasn't even trying to hide how special she was.
Then again, if she'd wanted to seem ordinary, she wouldn't have carried such a long sword around in the first place.
Remi left as though nothing had happened, and Wichai quickly reported back home.
“Director! Somehow, it looks like we can get Bangkok's B-rank dungeon cleared.”
[What are you talking about? Murashi isn't a devil to take lightly!]
The danger of A-rank dungeons tended to overshadow it, but B-rank dungeons still posed a great risk to most countries.
An A-rank dungeon required a G-rank hunter for a reliable clear, so those dungeons were considered beyond their capabilities.
In practice, B-rank dungeons were the ones SR-rank and Grade 1 hunters encountered most often.
Did that mean the B-rank devils serving as their bosses were easy opponents? Not at all.
Depending on how their abilities matched up, some dungeons were nearly impossible for human hunters to clear. Sometimes, those impossible dungeons broke open and caused disasters.
The recent B-rank dungeon break in Yeouido was one such case.
In short, being B-rank didn't guarantee that a dungeon could be cleared without losses.
The B-rank dungeon in Bangkok had already been explored several times, with multiple attempts to clear it. Each attempt had ended in failure and retreat.
Thailand's hunters simply lacked the destructive power needed to defeat the dungeon boss, Murashi.
[H-how is that possible? No, what about the payment?]
“I-I think she's doing it to settle her outstanding tab.”
[Does that make any sense?]
Wichai agreed with the director.
But Special Two had declared that she'd make good today on the killing she'd casually offered on credit.
[Good heavens! They say even a dead end has a way out!]
After offering several prayers of thanks, the director asked the important question.
[When did she say she could come?]
“Probably sometime between two and six tomorrow afternoon.”
[Hm? Why such a wide window?]
“I haven't checked what time Special Two gets out of school.”
[...Understood. We'll suspend attempts to clear the Bangkok dungeon for now.]
“Yes, understood.”
Another team couldn't enter a dungeon while a raid was already in progress.
The only hunter in the world who could do that was South Korea's Special.
* * *
Swish.
Remi took the mango juices out of her demon sword's subspace.
Kim Jangmi looked startled, and Remi nodded.
“Oh my! Are these your treat, Remi?”
“To celebrate your return.”
“How can you be so thoughtful?”
As Kim Jangmi fussed over her, Kim Junyong tilted his head.
“You don't have any money, though. Hey, taking things by force is a crime on Earth.”
“Heh.”
Remi gave a dismissive chuckle.
“I put them on a tab.”
“...?”
Kim Junyong's eyes widened.
Was that why she'd asked about buying on credit earlier?
“I can't believe it!”
Cheon Yubeom clutched his head.
“Good job!”
Lee Mina applauded.
Remi, a devil, had opened a tab instead of robbing someone.
Of course a devil adapting to modern civilization was more surprising than a villain turning over a new leaf.
“I'll pay it off.”
“Hold it.”
Remi barked at Cheon Yubeom, which was unusual for her.
“I said I'd pay tomorrow.”
“But you don't have any money.”
“Heh.”
Kim Junyong frowned.
Was this little punk only sneering at him?
“Send me to Bangkok after school tomorrow.”
“Why?”
“To pay my tab.”
Remi raised her sword, and Kim Junyong understood at once.
“Huh. Bartering? How primitive.”
She still had a long way to go before she adjusted to modern civilization.
“Team Leader Cheon.”
“Yes, Adviser?”
“Can't she open a bank account?”
“Of course she can.”
The ID issued through the Bureau wasn't fake, and Remi wasn't some nonexistent person on paper.
For convenience, she was listed as Kim Junyong's daughter in the family register, but she was still a legally recognized person.
“Really? We should get everyone bank accounts while we're at it.”
Ed and Luciel's faces filled with anticipation.
“I'll take care of it!”
Lee Mina stepped forward confidently.
The Bureau could easily help with something like this.
“Adviser.”
“Hm?”
With a serious expression, Cheon Yubeom made a suggestion.
“Why don't we take this opportunity to form a crew and enter into a contractual relationship with the Bureau?”
“Do we have to?”
Cheon Yubeom flinched at Kim Junyong's reluctant tone.
“Y-you already have a registered business, don't you?”
“A business? Me?”
“Jun Dragon Kitchen has an agreement with the Hunter Management Bureau.”
“That's true.”
“We don't even need to draw up a separate contract. We can simply operate as a crew from now on.”
“What changes?”
“Nothing, really. We'd just be bringing the paperwork a little more in line with modern civilization.”
“Oh!”
Kim Junyong reflected on his behavior.
He'd talked about hating the noble lifestyle and wanting to experience life as an ordinary citizen. Yet somehow, he'd ended up receiving treatment no different from a noble's.
“Fine. I've been too easygoing about this.”
As though he'd made a great decision, Kim Junyong declared,
“Jun Dragon Kitchen is going to make money now!”
“Meow? Th-then are we giving up on luck stones, meow?”
“No! The food stays free!”
“...!”
What was the essence of capitalism?
Everything could be given a price.
“We're going on business trips now!”
Why hadn't he thought of this sooner?
It had been stupid to send his little earners out just to collect order points.
'Now go earn some money too!'
Dual-core.
It was just like the harmony between dark mana and white mana.
They could earn order points and money!
“An excellent decision! I'll register Jun Dragon Kitchen as a guild.”
“Handle all the little complicated things yourself!”
Adapting to modern civilization didn't mean he needed to learn every last detail.
No, he didn't need to know the details at all.
Leaving things to experts was the very essence of modern civilization!
Lawyers, accountants, doctors, professional instructors!
Details were meant to be left to specialists.
“Yes! I'll take care of everything.”
Luckily, Kim Junyong had two human subordinates.
One had now become the Guardian’s Knight, while the other was still helping him as a member of the Hunter Management Bureau, a government agency.
“Then I want to join the guild too!”
“Me too!”
Yu Jia and Yu Jihun suddenly spoke up.
“Jia can, but not you.”
“Huh? Why not?”
“You're terrible at fighting.”
“Urgh.”
Struck by his uncle's brutal honesty, Yu Jihun clutched his chest.
“You'll get yourself killed if you get carried away. Be satisfied with learning self-defense.”
“Okaaay...”
“I'm with your uncle on this one.”
“I'll still help both of you go hunting in the Demon Realm once in a while.”
“Oh! Thanks, Uncle!”
After comforting his dejected nephew, Kim Junyong wrapped up the guild's formation.
“Then Bangkok will be the guild's first assignment.”
“What about China?”
“Why don't we pay them a visit after we've finished negotiating properly?”
Kim Junyong nodded.
'The longer the crisis brews, the greater the rescue.'
<...Have mercy on the poor humans...>
Now, now. Stay out of this, Scales.
“Will you be going to Bangkok with her?”
“I'm only sending Remi.”
“How should we negotiate the payment?”
“She said she'd do it to settle her tab, didn't she?”
“But aren't those worth vastly different amounts?”
“A man's word is worth a thousand pieces of gold.”
“...”
Everyone wanted to point out that she was a woman, not a man, but they all held their tongues.
“If she said she'd do it, she has to.”
Word magic.
Words held power.
Promises had to be kept, and needless lies had to be avoided.
That was especially important for mages, but it was no less important for the demon sword Remi Nox.
In any case, the words of a devil who served the dark mage Kim Junyong were as good as his own. They had to be honored.
“Understood.”
“Want to go now and get it done?”
“I'll go after school tomorrow.”
“Do that.”
Of course school was more important than a B-rank dungeon.
Kim Remi was adapting to life on Earth.
'I'm proud of her.'
Kim Junyong chuckled.
The Kim Junyong family had returned, and Jun Dragon Kitchen had officially launched.
* * *
The Hunter Management Bureau of South Korea.
Choi Hyunju was very pleased.
“I look forward to working with you, Manager Cheon.”
“Likewise, Deputy Director Choi.”
Choi Hyunju and Cheon Yubeom shook hands.
“You leaving the Bureau turned out to be a blessing in disguise, Manager Cheon.”
At first, she'd considered it a loss, but now she couldn't have been happier.
It wasn't as though Cheon Yubeom had moved abroad. He was acting as something like Kim Junyong's personal secretary.
In fact, he made dealings between Kim Junyong and the Bureau run more smoothly. It was an excellent arrangement.
The “mutual defense treaty” they'd signed today was proof of that.
“You haven't changed, Deputy Director.”
“What do you mean?”
“I thought you'd be at least a little jealous.”
“Ha ha ha. I'm not that kind of person.”
Choi Hyunju laughed brightly.
A subordinate who'd been Grade 3 had suddenly become G-rank?
That was something to celebrate.
“People who welcome someone else's success or advancement are truly rare.”
“Thank you for the compliment.”
“Jun Dragon Kitchen always welcomes talented people.”
“Oh my. I didn't expect you to try recruiting me. You got me there.”
“...”
Choi Hyunju took it as a joke, but Cheon Yubeom was serious.
Kim Junyong liked talented people like her.
“More importantly, what do you think? Can you really handle an A-rank dungeon alone?”
“I can.”
He'd fought an A-rank devil after becoming an SR-ranker.
That had been during the special training he and Lee Mina had received from Luciel.
Back then, the two of them had barely managed to kill one together.
'Now I can do it alone.'
God power flowed through his entire body.
Since becoming the Guardian’s Knight, Cheon Yubeom had gained several times the power he'd possessed before.
That power had to be used entirely for the guardian and the world.
“I like your confidence!”
“Just send a request to the guild whenever you need us. The Adviser won't be handling every dungeon himself anymore.”
“That's actually good to hear.”
Choi Hyunju was delighted to see Kim Junyong building up his own force.
His circle was growing, and everyone connected to those people was in this country too.
It wouldn't be long before Seoul became the safest city in the world.
As long as they could prevent “the return of the Mad Sovereign,” that is.
In that sense, things were going very smoothly.
“So Kim Remi is going to Bangkok alone?”
“That's the plan.”
“Hmm.”
Choi Hyunju pressed her lips together.
Cheon Yubeom understood her lingering unease.
“...Nothing will happen, right?”
“Probably?”
She did seem to be adjusting well lately.
High school life, in particular, was helping her adapt quickly to modern civilization.
Rather than trying to adjust to society at large as a loner, it was bound to be faster to fit into a smaller version of it: school.
* * *
Hansan High School.
“Whoa! It's Jia!”
“Remi's here too!”
Yu Jia and Kim Remi had been absent for an entire week.
Their return caused a stir throughout the school.
“Ah, Remi's back!”
“Seriously, I thought she wasn't coming back at all.”
The boys were especially excited.
“Man, I wish she'd follow me back.”
“Should I DM her?”
“Are you crazy? Don't be rude to our goddess.”
Kim Remi had an unapproachable aura.
Being around her had caused Yu Jia to grow a little distant from her old friends. Or, more precisely, had it become harder for them to approach her?
“J-Jia? Is that you?”
“Yeah. Why?”
“N-nothing. There's just something about you...”
But now even Yu Jia gave off a threatening aura, making it harder still for her friends to approach her.
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