The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 v2 - Chapter 62
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“Guild Master?”
At a café in the Sword Palace Building.
Lee Hayeon, who met Seong Jihan in a private room inside the café, looked puzzled.
He suddenly asked her to meet him, and now he’s asking her to be the Guild Master.
“……Are you serious?”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
It wasn’t uncommon for the owner of a guild and the Guild Master to be different people.
American First was like that, and three out of the ten largest guilds in Korea had this system.
However, the Guild Masters they appointed were all the best players in the guild, not ordinary people like Lee Hayeon.
“Don’t you have a supporting Gift, Hayeon-ssi?”
“……Are you talking about this useless Gift?”
Lee Hayeon opened her status window with a ridiculous expression on her face.
[Gift – Nurture (Grade A)]
– It is a supporting Gift. It helps other players grow faster.
A simple Gift that helps other players grow.
Lee Hayeon glanced at Lim Ga-young, who was standing next to her, and said.
“I tested it on our bodyguard. This Gift wasn’t very useful. I was told that it doesn’t stack with the experience buffs that can be purchased with GP in the guild.”
“I’m not interested in experience buffs.”
“The Nurture Gift only applies to experience?”
“No. It wouldn’t have received an A grade for just that kind of effect.”
Even though Lee Hayeon was the one with the supporting Gift, Seong Jihan seemed to be the one who was confident.
“Have you ever seen a supporting Gift with a grade higher than A?”
“……Well, I haven’t. Most of them are D or C, and even B is rare.”
Unlike other Gifts that were graded up to SSS.
Currently, the highest grade for supporting Gifts available to humans was A.
This meant that.
Lee Hayeon’s Gift was the highest grade among supporting Gifts.
“It’s the highest grade in the same category. Does it only give a 10 percent experience buff? Don’t you think that’s strange?”
“Since you’re an outsider, you might think that way. However, after sharing the results of experiments conducted among people with supporting Gifts…… This is true regardless of the Gift grade, it only gives a ‘10 percent experience’ bonus.”
Why wouldn’t Lee Hayeon have thought of a way to use this Gift?
However, after testing it in various ways, it was a fact that the supporting Gift was useless.
“Does that experimental result include the case of a Guild Master of a guild that invested all its points into increased growth rate?”
“……Increased growth rate? You invested in that useless option?”
“Yes. That’s why I created the Standby Guild.”
“The guild’s name is Standby……?”
After hearing the name of the guild, Lee Hayeon quickly figured out why Seong Jihan had created such a guild.
“You’re really thinking about your niece?”
“I’m thinking about Se-a, but it’s not just because of her.”
Saying so, Seong Jihan pointed to himself with his finger.
“I need to grow too.”
“……Do you really think the increased growth rate option is effective? Many countries and guilds around the world have researched it and found that it doesn’t have much of an effect.”
“I think it’s effective.”
How can he be so sure?
Seong Jihan exuded a confidence that seemed to come from knowing something she didn’t.
Could it be that the real supporting Gift had a different ability than what was known?
“But I’m still affiliated with Ishin Guild…….”
“You’re not a member of the guild, are you? You’re just an employee.”
“……That’s true.”
“Then you can do it concurrently. You don’t have to actively work as the Guild Master. You can just lend me your name.”
“Just my name?”
“Yes. It’s important that the Guild Master of the guild has a supporting Gift.”
When he said that she could just lend him her name, Lee Hayeon had a hunch.
This guy knows something.
‘And this offer won’t hurt me.’
Rather, if she could learn more about the supporting Gift from this, it would benefit her as well.
However, she couldn’t be satisfied with just one piece of additional information, so she managed to control her expression and said.
“Even so, just lending you my name…….”
“Of course, I plan to give you proper compensation. First of all, if you become the Guild Master, I’ll tell you a surefire betting pick like last time. Oh, you made a lot of money this time, didn’t you?”
“Ah…….”
At Seong Jihan’s words, Lee Hayeon’s expression, which had been calm, momentarily distorted.
Seong Ji-han made a puzzled expression at that.
“…… Really? I thought I’d taken it perfectly. Did you lose money?”
“Th-that’s…….”
“Even if you don’t believe what I took the day before yesterday. Didn’t you have fun five times over in my TOP 100 game?”
“…….”
“Seong Ji-han. I made a lot of money thanks to you. Thank you.”
Im Ga-young bowed her head deeply next to Lee Ha-yeon, who couldn’t bear to speak.
Her usual expressionless face had disappeared, and a faint smile appeared.
The bodyguard made money, but Lee Ha-yeon, who was supposed to make money, had a shitty expression on her face.
Did she bet on Baron?
‘She’s a zero after all. She loses even if I tell her.’
Seong Ji-han sighed and said.
“I made more than 100 times that amount with those two cases. That’s why I was able to create a guild with just my own funds.”
“100 times?!”
“Yes. But it seems like betting is not for you, Ha-yeon-ssi. What can I do if you don’t listen to me even if I tell you?”
“Ah, no. I will trust and follow you now. Just tell me!”
“You’ll lose even if I tell you. It would be better to give you a separate payment.”
“Ah. I will. Guild Master! I just have to lend you my name, right? I’ll do it, so please……!”
“Ah, miss……!”
“You said you made 100 times more money!!!! I’ll do it!”
Lee Ha-yeon pushed away Im Ga-young’s dissuasion and shouted urgently.
She looked irrational.
Seong Ji-han thought he knew why she lived in poverty in her previous life even though she had received a large sum of money as the guild leader of the American First 2nd Guild.
‘Gosh. I didn’t know it would be this easy.’
But he couldn’t miss the opportunity that had rolled in.
Seong Ji-han immediately began the guild master appointment procedure.
When Seong Ji-han pointed to Lee Ha-yeon, a system window appeared in front of her eyes.
[Would you like to become the Guild Master of the Standby Guild?]
“Miss! Come to your senses!”
Im Ga-young quickly reached out to stop Lee Ha-yeon.
But her finger touched ‘Yes’ first.
And then.
[You have become the Guild Master of the Standby Guild.]
[The growth rate increase level of the guild has exceeded 10. The effect of the supporting gift, Fostering, will be applied with increased strength to all members of the guild.]
[The efficiency of the growth rate increase option is doubled.]
[A 30 percent increase in experience points is applied to all guild members.]
“……?”
Numerous messages unfolded before Lee Ha-yeon’s eyes.
Only then did Lee Ha-yeon come to her senses and blinked her eyes in disbelief.
“W-what is this……?”
“What did I tell you?”
Seong Ji-han, the guild owner, also saw the same message and smiled.
“Your performance is certain, right?”
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The next day, same place.
Lee Ha-yeon recalled yesterday’s events.
The call with her older brother, Lee Sang-jin, the guild master of Reason Guild and the successor of the group.
-Seong Ji-han is trying to appoint you as the guild master? He must have fallen for you.
-Brother. That’s not it. He saw my supporting gift…….
-Supporting gift? That can’t be useful, right? Ha-yeon-ah. He fell for your beauty.
-…….
-Good. You didn’t have much to do in the guild anyway. Help Seong Ji-han with his work and persuade him to join our Reason. Don’t let any dating rumors come out. Adjust it well.
Lee Ha-yeon smiled bitterly.
Lee Sang-jin, her half-brother who was 20 years older than her.
He was kind to his half-sister, Lee Ha-yeon.
But that kindness came from seeing her as a ‘product’ to increase the wealth of the conglomerate family.
-The bodyguard is next to you, so there’s nothing to worry about.
Lee Ha-yeon glanced at Im Ga-young, who was standing silently next to her.
Her basic job was as a guard.
And she was also a bodyguard who watched over her to make sure no men approached her.
She couldn’t even dream of love because of the old-fashioned atmosphere of the family and her.
She would probably be stuck with her until she got married.
“Lee Ha-yeon-ssi. You’re already here.”
“Yes. Ji-han-ssi.”
She stopped her thoughts and controlled her expression when Seong Ji-han entered the cafe’s private room.
“I was rude to you yesterday. I apologize.”
“No. Thanks to you, I got a good guild master.”
“Speaking of the guild master…… You know that I can resign anytime, right?”
“Resign?”
At Seong Ji-han’s question, Lee Ha-yeon shook her head and said carefully.
“No. Thanks to Ji-han-ssi, I realized how useful my gift is. However…… I want to be treated in a way that is appropriate for my gift.”
“Treatment appropriate for your gift. What do you want?”
Seong Ji-han nodded readily.
Jihan readily nodded her head.
Originally, he had only planned to tell her the amount to bet on and had no intention of using her.
Ihayeon’s talent was unparalleled when it came to supporting gifts.
He wanted to give her a fair price, and it was better for both of them if she stayed as the guild master for a long time.
“About Jihan’s management, which was an issue in the recent interview… We at Iseong would like to take care of it.”
Jihan had shown an amazing performance in the TOP 100, which was broadcasted live all over the world.
He was already the most watched person in the industry.
If Iseong were to manage Jihan, it would be a great achievement for Ihayeon after joining the guild.
“Sure. But I don’t really plan on doing many commercials. Umm… I’ll do one per month to save face for you.”
“Oh my. You have to strike while the iron’s hot. You should do at least one per week…”
“You’re saying you’re going to strike while the iron’s hot with just a Bronze TOP 100? You’re being a little shortsighted.”
Jihan said with a confident smile on his face.
“I’ll do one per month until I win the Silver TOP 100.”
“…Have you already decided that you’re going to win?”
“Who else is going to do it if not me?”
What kind of confidence is this?
Still, he had promised to let Iseong manage him, so he decided to let the topic pass.
“Okay. Then, let’s do that. Can I ask for one more thing?”
“Another one? You’re quite greedy.”
“Yes. It’s about the guild master position… I want to try doing it properly once.”
“Hmm.”
He could just be the figurehead guild master.
He wants to do the work of a guild master?
‘Oppa told me to persuade Jihan and bring him to the Iseong Guild. I need a reason to do that.’
This was Ihayeon’s true intention, but she didn’t show it on her face at all.
“Jihan. Honestly, you’re not really interested in running the guild, are you? This guild is just a buff for you and your niece, right?”
“…Why do you think that?”
A buff guild.
Jihan was a little surprised by the all-too-accurate observation.
Was Zero this smart?
“If you were going to run it properly, I think you would have invested at least 1 point in expanding the number of guild members.”
“That’s because increasing the growth rate is more important.”
“And I can tell by just looking at Jihan’s Battle Tube.”
Why is he suddenly talking about Battle Tube?
Jihan tilted his head, and Ihayeon took out her smartphone and showed him his channel.
“Look at this. You have over 600,000 subscribers now, but where is your editor? You should at least have highlights or separate the videos, but it’s all just full versions.”
“Well, they still get a lot of views.”
“We need to make them get even more views!”
Ihayeon said as if she was more regretful than him.
“It feels like you’re just letting a diamond mine go to waste.”
“Are you saying you want to manage it as the guild master?”
“Yes!”
“Hmm…”
Is it okay?
Jihan hadn’t really planned on running the guild properly in the first place.
If she were to manage it, it would be more beneficial to him the longer he stayed in the standby guild.
‘Even when I was the 2nd guild master in my previous life, I was considered an excellent guild master as long as I didn’t gamble.’
Even though he had seemed like such a gambling addict back when he was Zero, he was very strict when it came to work and never touched the guild’s funds, only waiting for payday.
Thinking about it that way, there was no reason to stop her if she wanted to work hard.
“Okay. Instead, I’ll have more time for my personal training. But why do you want to do it all of a sudden?”
“Jihan. What do you think my reason is for making betting predictions?”
“Isn’t it just because you like to gamble?”
“No! My dream was to be a guild owner! I started betting to raise capital to create a guild. Originally, I was just an innocent child who didn’t even know about gambling! Isn’t that right, Gayoung?”
To Ihayeon’s question, Gayoung nodded her head ‘very’ slowly.
“I think… I think it was something like that.”
“So you want to practice running a guild with the standby guild?”
“Practice? I’m not thinking of it that way. I’m going to work hard as if it were my own guild!”
“Okay. Then…”
Since she’s going to do it, let’s push her all the way.
Jihan opened the guild window and checked the guild owner’s authority.
‘This would be the best.’
Transferring guild shares.
Jihan transferred 20 percent to Ihayeon.