Chapter 228

Woo Jinchul is revered as a national hero in Korea.

The shock that the S-class hunters received when they learned of the secret that the association president had been hiding was indescribably great.

An association that should have taken a middle path was receiving support from private companies behind the scenes!

However, as soon as Suho opened the door and saw Yoo Jinho appear, he vaguely realized the reason.

Woo Jinchul.

The president of the association, who was a long-time friend and colleague of his father, Seong Jinwoo, was a person who lived with all the memories of a past era that has now been forgotten.

So when another cataclysm occurred on Earth in this world, what was the first thought that came to mind?

'... ... 'Not having a father.'

Yes.

The first emotion he felt was an unending anxiety.

Seong Jin-oo, who protected the Earth with powerful power and noble sacrifice in the past world, suddenly disappeared in this world.

A world without Sung Jinwoo!

Could there be a world as unstable and ominous as this?

This feeling was a very existential anxiety that only Woo Jinchul, who had personally experienced all the horrors of the past era, could feel.

If Sung Jinwoo is not there, who will be able to protect this world in his place this time?

'does not exist.'

Woo Jinchul was able to say for sure.

There is no one who can replace Sung Jin-woo.

therefore... ... .

'Let's believe.'

You just have to believe.

Hunter Sung Jinwoo will definitely come back!

'Then let me do what I can for that time.'

So he started doing what he was most confident and familiar with.

Just creating an association.

But there was a problem here too.

'This time, Association President Go Geon-hee is not there.'

Unfortunately, in the past, the president of the Korean Hunter Association, Go Geon-hee, had died from old age.

Go Geon-hee, who was the chairman of a large company, generously invested his enormous wealth in the past to create the Korean Hunter Association.

Government help?

Other investors?

You can spend your own money, but is there any need for that?

If there are no investors, there is no external pressure.

It is possible to remain moderate without the support of a specific political party.

And Go Gunhee was someone who could do that from the beginning.

The Korean Hunter Association, which was created without anyone's help, was created solely as an organization for and by President Go Gunhee.

However, despite being in such a position, Association President Go Geon-hee did not use all his power to dominate or dominate the hunters.

There was no need to do that in the first place.

Self-interest?

Desire for fame?

In the first place, such things are only necessary for low-income people.

Go Gunhee was already the head of a large company who had achieved all the wealth and fame on his own when he was young, so he had no desire for anything.

There was only one thing he desperately wanted.

'To fight together with young people to protect the world.'

The association that existed solely with that upright and noble sense of mission was the association of President Ko Gunhee.

'... ... But I am not Chairman Ko Gunhee.'

Woo Jinchul knew his own shortcomings.

He did not have the same capital or power as Chairman Ko Gunhee.

Police chief? Police chief?

With such mediocre power, they could only be swayed by the government.

So he tried desperately to make up for his shortcomings, and was eventually able to find an alternative solution.

The answer was always close by.

'Yoo Jinho.'

Yes.

Yoo Jinho, Sung Jinwoo's only colleague and subordinate in the past era.

In this era, he married Sung Jinwoo's younger sister and was tied to them through family ties.

And in this world, Woo Jinchul also interacted with Yoo Jinho through Sung Jinwoo and became close friends.

Although they weren't very close, the three of them had a few drinks together with Sung Jinwoo in between them.

and.

'Ajin Soft CEO Yoo Jinho'

He was the CEO of Ajin Soft, Korea's most famous game company, and the world's first virtual reality game. Possessing enormous financial power.

'okay. Let's get investment from CEO Yoo Jinho. If this is the method, there will be no problem even if Hunter Seong Jinwoo returns.'

... ... This was the reason why Woo Jinchul approached CEO Yoo Jinho to personally invest when forming the association.

Although Yoo Jinho had no memories of the past era at the time, the 'project' proposed by Woo Jincheol was enough to persuade Yoo Jinho, who transformed into a thorough businessman.

No, rather, Yoo Jinho's eyes flashed as if he was very interested in his suggestion.

-That's good. We will invest 10 times the amount of money you want. There is so much money that it will rot anyway.

-... ... ?

At this point, I was actually curious about Woo Jinchul, who had suggested it first.

Yoo Jinho does not know Sung Jinwoo's true identity and has no memories of past times, so why does he trust Dae-joint so much?

-It's not because I believe it. It's to protect our company.

However, the answer that came back from Yoo Jinho was completely different.

- Even at this moment, the power of the hunters is growing more and more. It is said that hunters already rule like kings in some weak countries. In this situation, how long can the law and public power protect us?

Yoo Jinho's voice was heavy.

-So, if I had the chance someday, I was planning to gather trustworthy hunters and form a group. But before that, an association that unites all hunters in Korea must be formed.

And he smiled meaningfully as he unfolded the 'project plan' presented by Woo Jinchul.

-In that sense, I think this 'Hunters' Virtual Reality Training Project' that you proposed will be very beneficial to our company. However, let's increase the scale a little.

-... ... ?

-I think it would be better to open this game to the general public, not just for hunters.

-Are you also talking about non-awakened people?

-Yes. I would like to provide our company's users with the experience of becoming a hunter in the game and running through dungeons to hunt demonic beasts. We are fundamentally a gaming company.

Woo Jinchul thought for a moment at the unexpected words.

-... ... What this means is that all information provided by the association will be disclosed to the general public. However, if this fact later becomes known to the public, the association may be criticized.

-At that time, I will take responsibility and defend you. In the first place, you make money to spend it on those occasions. Including all the risks, it is 10 times the investment amount.

-... ... .

Woo Jinchul was quite impressed by the meaningful smile of Yoo Jinho, who actually increased the scale of his proposal by more than 10 times.

I was completely mistaken.

The man sitting in front of him was no longer the childish boy who followed Sung Jinwoo around.

Unlike the past era when he was born as a second-generation chaebol and did not know anything about the world, this era's Yoo Jinho has grown older and grown into a full-fledged adult, or rather, a giant.

And although he didn't seem to realize it, his adult appearance was like...

'The most famous chairman in the business world'

Yes.

Without realizing it, Yoo Jinho was following in the footsteps of his father, the famous chairman.

Even that ability.

A thorough businessman who gave up all authority and favorable conditions as a second-generation chaebol and grew Ajin Soft, which he founded from scratch, into a leading conglomerate.

That is the man Yoo Jinho of the present era.

And he once again emphasized the first thing Woo Jinchul said to him.

-And never forget your initial promise. A promise that from the moment the association is stabilized, we will use all the power of the association to find the whereabouts of my missing brother and his wife.

-Of course. That is a higher priority for me than anything else.

Suddenly.

Woo Jinchul and Yoo Jinho looked at each other as they shook hands firmly, concluding all agreements.

In this way, the Hunter Association of the Republic of Korea, with Woo Jinchul as its president, secured enormous financial power, just as it did when Go Gunhee was the president of the association.

Afterward, he was able to follow a thorough middle path without being pressured by any external forces.

No, it wasn't actually a middle ground.

The association was originally created for Woo Jinchul's very personal purposes.

World peace?

Citizen safety?

Keeping villains in check?

All those little reasons were incidental.

From the beginning, Woo Jincheol had only one purpose in creating the association.

'For Hunter Sung Jinwoo!'

Yes.

From the beginning, the Hunter Association of Korea belonged to Sung Jinwoo, and for that purpose, Woo Jinchul prepared as best as he could.

For when Sung Jinwoo, who suddenly disappeared without saying a word, comes back to protect the world.

To unite Korean hunters, no, people all over the world.

'Only then can the people of the world move as one centered around Hunter Sung Jinwoo.'

... ... That wasn't the case in the past world.

Many countries and hunters did not believe in or acknowledge Sung Jinwoo's power for their own reasons.

At that time, the countries that ignored Sung Jinwoo's strong warning to flee immediately and snorted were completely destroyed and obliterated by the Dragon Emperor's legions.

Because Woo Jinchul clearly remembers that tragedy.

'This time!'

I will prepare well.

In the first place, I never dared to dream that something like this would be able to add even a little bit of strength to Sung Jinwoo's battle.

Just to make sure they don't get caught up in Sung Jinwoo's actions.

Shouldn't we all come together as one, listen well to what is said, and be good at running away?

... ... And so on.

Ajin Soft's enormous investment money flowed into the association.

In return, it was created using hunter information provided by the association and detailed mapping data of numerous dungeons...

"I'm the only one who levels up."

It is a simulation training project for hunters and a virtual reality game that perfectly embodies a real dungeon.

"The game is finally complete."

With the game completed, Yoo Jinho, who has returned to his memories of the past, no longer needs to hide his relationship with the association.

And there was no longer any need to wait vaguely for Sung Jinwoo to return to Earth.

Although he is still not good enough, he has a son who has inherited his strength and is growing steadily.

'Okay. We have Suho.'

Therefore, shouldn't adults be able to sort out the inconvenient things that block Suho's path?

"In that sense, we are recruiting hunters to participate in the closed beta test."

Yoo Jinho proudly declared to the S-class hunters gathered in the gym with an extremely confident smile.

"However, only for those who supported Suho's attack on North Korea."

Smirk.

As he said those words, Yoo Jinho's face, which was squinting one eye and winking at Suho, looked very similar to some

one else's.

He appears blunt and extremely cold-hearted at work, but in reality, he is a man with tremendous enthusiasm...

Like 'famous president'.

And the impact of what CEO Yoo Jinho said was enormous.

"Yoo, CEO Yoo! "Has the Nahon Level game really been completed?"

The S-class hunters gathered here were all representatives of large guilds, and they had already been paying attention to the 'Level Up Only' game that Ajin Ajin Soft had been developing for a long time.

Wasn't the project that the Hyeonmu Guild bothered Suho in the first place, but then got ruined by Yoo Jinho?

But for that very reason, the Hyeonmu Guild did not know more specific information about the Nahon Level game.

Suho suddenly remembered something he once heard from Yoo Jinho's employee.

-Yes. If the game does well, the Hunter Guild that helped will benefit greatly from the publicity. This is confidential, so please ask directly when you meet the CEO.

Expensive publicity and money.

For the Hunter Guild, it increases brand value, and in return, the game company gains reality that can bring about thrilling excitement in players.

For that very purpose, Ajin Soft was willing to cooperate even by paying high hunters' ransom.

'... ... At that time, the confidential thing was the hunters' mock training.'

Suho nodded.

At that time, I couldn't ask for more details about the game because I was trying to bring back Yoo Jinho's memories.

But even if I knew, I probably wouldn't have paid attention.

Because he could gain experience and level up only through direct combat.

However, unlike Suho, the value of Yoo Jinho's virtual reality game was inevitably felt completely differently from the perspective of ordinary hunters who were unable to level up.

"Um, is simulation training really possible in virtual reality? "To what extent is the synchronization?"

"Oh my god. So, is it possible to gain practical combat experience against magical beasts there without worrying about getting hurt or dying?"

"If it's virtual reality, no matter how much you train, your weapon won't get damaged. It will be possible to train various strategies against the same boss mob!"

Upon hearing that the game was completed, the S-class hunters' faces were filled with anticipation and excitement.

Unlike the Hyeonmu Guild, the guilds that were already in close cooperation with Ajin Soft were well aware of its confidential information.

But I never imagined that a project of that scale would already be completed.

CEO Yoo Jinho confidently answered their questions.

"Whatever you can imagine, we have prepared more."

"Representative, please let us..." ... ."

Suddenly, it was Hyun Moo-gang who raised his arms and approved of Suho's strategy to conquer North Korea.