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◈ The Precious Demon King

Chapter 87: Cheon Yubeom

Having Cheon Yubeom and Lee Mina around certainly made things easier. To Kim Junyong, they were guides to modern civilization, protectors, and errand runners all at once.

"I placed the order!"

"Just ours?"

"No, I got some for your niece and nephew too."

"What about the workers?"

"Uh?"

Cheon Yubeom's eyes wavered. Just then, the quick-witted Lee Mina jumped in.

"I'll head out, take a headcount, and give one chicken to every two people."

Kim Junyong shook his head and raised a finger.

"Oh! I'll order one chicken per person."

Only then did Kim Junyong nod, seemingly satisfied. Since they were building his house, he should at least buy them snacks.

Of course, he would pay with the black card provided for expenses.

The night view from the rooftop was noisy. The entire area was a construction site, with heavy equipment and people everywhere.

"Buildings are just snapped together these days, huh."

"Yes, it shortens construction time dramatically."

Not all of the vacant land left after the villas were demolished would be used for buildings. Most of it would be used as gardens, with only three places actually being built on.

"That's the security office. That one's the cafeteria."

"What about the spot that's still just the foundation?"

"Ah, that will be the space for the swimming pool and indoor gym. Structurally, it needs reinforced concrete foundations..."

"Yeah?"

"I heard Yu Jihun strongly requested it."

Ah, so it was Yu Jia and Yu Jihun's hobby room. Maybe he should dig out another storage while construction was ongoing?

Nah, I already have the tribute storehouse anyway.

Currently, the basement was the only storage space in the house. As he continued to pile up goods, the space would soon become insufficient. In any case, the other dungeon connected to his consciousness–Belhaim's tribute storagehouse–still had plenty of empty space.

That dungeon was enormous.

"Except for the pool, everything should be finished in a few days."

"Yes. The security office should be finished tomorrow, and the cafeteria in two days."

They were simple, single-story buildings anyway. In Kim Junyong's eyes, the restaurant being built across the street at Edmond's request was nothing more than a Lucky Stone harvesting factory.

"Ah, but where is everyone?"

"Hm? Everyone?"

"The people who used to live around here."

"Oh, they were evacuated."

"Hm? Why?"

"Because of the appearance of the Conquest Monument. It's for safety reasons until the investigation is complete."

"Well, well. Team Leader Cheon, you've really grown."

Kim Junyong gave a faint smile.

"You're even lying right in front of me."

"Ack!"

Cheon Yubeom trembled. This was why he couldn't truly feel that he had become an SR-rank hunter.

Whether back when he was a Rank 3 hunter or now, the gap between him and Kim Junyong was so immense that it was difficult for him to sense his own growth.

"S-Sorry."

"I didn't come to Earth to live like a hermit."

"I-I'll rescind the restriction right away."

"Good."

Pale-faced, Cheon Yubeom hurried to notify the Special Advisor Support Division group chat.

"The area around the Conquest Monument is the safest. What nonsense about safety?"

Kim Junyong smirked.

It wasn't about the Conquest Monument, it was about trying to keep people away from Special Advisor...

To avoid unnecessary friction with the neighbors, the plan to clear out the area completely was scrapped.

[ Special Advisor Support Division Group Chat ]

Team Leader Cheon: Cancel the Hansan 2-dong Fortress Plan entirely!

Team Leader Cheon: Special Advisor still lacks experience of ordinary life!

Team Leader Cheon: He still has a thirst for everyday life.

Tap-tap-tap.

Just as Cheon Yubeom finished reporting, Lee Mina returned.

"I've given them notice."

"Really? Then let's call my niece and nephew."

Soon, Yu Jihun arrived with Yu Jia.

"Wow, Uncle, your rooftop is amazing."

"The night view is nice, isn't it?"

The house was built on a hillside in Hansan 2-dong, with an elevated view that gave the city nightscape a scenic charm.

"Man, fried chicken and Coke up here would be perfect."

At Yu Jihun's words, chuckles leaked out here and there. Even Remi sneered.

"Hey! Remi noona, you're a high schooler!"

"I'm twenty."

"Eh?"

Remi confidently pulled out her ID.

"No way! You were definitely nineteen!"

"I added a year."

"...!"

A world where a new ID popped out the moment you spoke it into being! Was this really possible?

Yu Jihun was thrilled by Kim Junyong's power once again.

"Wait, then how did you get enrolled in high school?"

Remi shrugged.

"Ha, so it really is power..."

The adults burst into laughter again. Soon, the chicken arrived, and the quick-witted Lee Mina brought out a pack of beer cans from the refrigerator.

"Have a drink, Special Advisor."

"Yes, you did well with your training. I'm proud of you."

"Hic, thank you for recognizing it."

"It makes me proud."

Cheon Yubeom and Lee Mina were overcome with emotion as they recalled the hellish Infinite Hunt.

"Kehh, this is the taste."

Fried chicken, beer, and the satisfaction of ending a day well.

"How was your trip?"

"Ah. The trip."

Kim Junyong chuckled. Thanks to teleportation, there was no burden of travel or fatigue. He had been in Italy just an hour ago, yet he felt no weariness from traveling.

"It was just so-so. Wherever you go, people live the same."

He gave a faint smile.

"My sister liked it, though."

"Ah!"

Tap-tap.

Cheon Yubeom hurriedly reported via chat again.

"Maybe I should send her with Ed from time to time."

Tap-tap.

"Do you two have any places you want to visit?"

"Uh, I get a little scared going alone..."

"I can't think of anywhere."

"Then tell me if you ever do. Uncle will take you."

With his teleportation ability, he could take them with him or just send his party members. As long as he had the target coordinates, that was enough.

"Ah! Now that I think about it, I'll have to go to nearby places myself."

Conquest Monument. Since a dungeon suppressor had been embedded in Hansan 2-dong, no more dungeons would ever appear there.

Although he could travel to the other side of the Earth with a single click, he had to walk or drive around the neighborhood.

"Eh, that's life."

Wasn't there also the charm of walking?

"By any chance, can you teleport to the monument?"

"Hm?"

"The monument is also marked on the dungeon map."

"Oh, really?"

Kim Junyong opened the dungeon map. The monument was outside his dungeon domain.

He clicked on it and tried to send his party member, Cheon Yubeom, there.

Flash!

Cheon Yubeom vanished.

"Oh, it works."

In that case...

"Should I set one up at each frequently visited tourist site?"

Wasn't the Demon Realm map divided into 256 sectors? Since one had been cleared, he could still erect 255 more monuments.

Lee Mina waited for his next words with subtle anticipation...

"As expected, it's a bit of a hassle."

"..."

Kim Junyong smirked. Without crises, where would the supply of order points come from? Heroes were needed because of disasters and villains.

< ...Bel's Scale agrees that proper stimulation is necessary. >

The scale's obsession was balance. Neither good nor evil, it merely weighed and rewarded.

More importantly.

Flash.

A golden orb appeared in Kim Junyong's hand.

"Hmm."

There weren't many things that could be done with it. At most, it could be used to purchase a Base Creation Ticket or a Base Expansion Ticket.

Three dungeons in Belhaim are already connected.

In the long run, it would be better for him to be able to move freely to Belhaim than to reactivate all his dungeons there.

That needs seven.

What he held in his hand right now was one. Three G-rank hunters were still alive. Since there was no necessity, he had left them alone, but if needed, he could go find them and take it.

That makes four.

A thought came to Kim Junyong.

"Hey, the grinders."

Ryu Jai and Logan Hayes. Were they hunting properly?

Their righteous deeds and eradication of evil would accumulate as order points. He could settle the order points and use them freely.

At that moment, Cheon Yubeom, who had gone by teleportation to the monument, came running up the rooftop stairs and out of breath.

"That surprised me."

"What took you so long?"

"Ah, I was a bit late because I had a short call..."

"Hmm."

Kim Junyong held the divine orb and looked at Cheon Yubeom and Lee Mina.

If it were a matter of secretaries, wouldn't one be enough? Maybe he could use the other as a grinder?

"Either of you want to go hunting?"

"...?"

Their faces paled as they recalled their trip to the Demon Realm with Luciel.

"Hey, rock-paper-scissors."

"Urgh, you should at least tell us what it's about..."

"Ah, just do it."

Under Kim Junyong's coercion, Lee Mina and Cheon Yubeom played rock-paper-scissors.

"Paper! Yes!"

"Ugh."

Not knowing what was going on, Cheon Yubeom nevertheless cheered at his win.

"Oh, good. Team Leader Cheon, come here."

"Eh?"

"Here, eat this."

"What?"

Kim Junyong pushed the golden orb into the flustered Cheon Yubeom's mouth. Cheon Yubeom, who absentmindedly accepted the thing–like a giant candy–into his mouth, was dazed.

"Huh?"

Flash–

The divine orb melted like a jawbreaker and slid down his throat in an instant.

< Judging the subject, Cheon Yubeom. >

A golden scale appeared in front of him. His sins and virtues were hung on it and weighed...

< 37 jaywalkings, 1 theft within family (30,000 won), 198 instances of profanity, 21 lies... >

"..."

Wouldn't he be like a vegetarian in the criminal underworld?

"Pretty minor stuff."

Such trivial offenses barely raised chaos points. In contrast, the good deeds he had performed were great...

< 312 civilian rescues, 742 villain subjugations, eradications of servants of evil... >

< Qualified as Knight of the Arbiter. >

"Appoint."

< Cheon Yubeom has been appointed as a Knight of the Arbiter. >

< Please allocate the power of order to the knight to stand against chaos. >

< 1,000 order points remain. >

A single divine orb went entirely into him.

"All of it."

For an auto-grinder, investment was needed.

Flash.

Golden light swirled around Cheon Yubeom, flooding his eyes, ears, nose, mouth–even his backside.

Crackle.

The pillar of light that had suddenly appeared over Hansan 2-dong subsided.

"Hahh, hahh."

Having become SR-rank, Cheon Yubeom, who normally would not tire from ordinary things, looked exhausted as if he had poured out all his strength. Yet his eyes shone with utmost clarity, and his face was filled with rapture.

He raised his hand, clenching and unclenching it, then prostrated himself deeply before Kim Junyong.

"As expected, Special Advisor, you are no ordinary person."

"Oh come on, hey. Just act like before."

"If you say so, I will follow."

Cheon Yubeom sat down with a smile. He was drenched as if he had showered in cold sweat, yet his voice sounded more refreshed than ever.

* * *

Hunter Management Bureau, South Korea. An emergency countermeasures meeting was underway.

New SR-rank hunters had emerged in South Korea. They couldn't afford to dawdle and risk losing them to private-sector guilds or foreign countries. Nor could they treat them carelessly by exploiting their patriotism.

"Their ranks matter, of course, but their roles matter even more."

"By role, you mean..."

"See how much more stable supporting the Special Advisor has become since Cheon Yubeom and Lee Mina returned."

"Ah!"

The two stuck close to Special Advisor Kim Junyong. Cheon Yubeom's real-time chat reports were helpful, and Lee Mina excelled in situational awareness and resourcefulness.

"Korea needs them."

Look at the incidents that occurred while the Special Advisor was away on Demon Realm hunts. From now on, his foreign visits would be more frequent. However, if the two were by his side, there would be at least some reassurance.

"Then we should improve their terms..."

At that moment, an HR staff member entered the Demon Realm Forum and was startled.

"Hahh! Director Cheon Yubeom's ranking!"

Cheon Yubeom, who had been ranked 50th...

[ Sophie Giraud, 1st ]

[ Cheon Yubeom, 2nd ]

[ Vikram, 3rd ]

[ Jabari Okoye, 4th ]

...

He had become second in the human world.

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