Chapter 150.

After returning my helicopter to Essential Armory, I returned home .

Standing in front of the door, I checked my dimensional pouch once again .

Of the items Khalifa brought back, I chose to keep some of the useful ones .

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[Ceremonial Magic Hat] [Low-intermediate rank magic item]

Improves spirit-wielding abilities, including rituals and ceremonies .

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[Ceremonial Ritual Wand] [Low-intermediate rank magic item]

Improves spirit-wielding abilities, including rituals and ceremonies .

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These two items were especially noteworthy as there weren’t many items that were related to spirits .

However, these weren’t suitable for me . I planned to give them to a cute girl who was much better than me at wielding spirits and would look much better with them .

Luckily, I knew someone who fit the bill .

Beebeebeep—

I inputted the password and opened the door .

—Four apples grow from a tree, and there are eight trees . Suppose apples are distributed among 16 people…

As soon as I entered, I heard an internet lecture . So this was why she didn’t come out to greet me .

A warm smile emerged on my face .

I sneaked into the living room and glanced at the desk in the middle .

“Four apples and eight trees… so then you multiply four by eight… . ”

Evandel was wriggling her fingers and working on a math problem . Hayang was sprawled next to her and sleeping like a human .

I sneaked behind Evandel who was glancing back and forth between the internet lecture and the problem set .

“…Evandel?”

Then, I whispered her name . Startled, Evandel jumped slightly and turned around . When she saw me, she smiled .

—I’m studying .

She whispered proudly with a shrug .

Was she talking quietly because she was in class?

I decided to wait for now .

Tiring—

At that moment, I received a message .

[Hajin, payment from China just came . Take a look . ]

The sender was Park Soohyuk, the ‘CEO’ of SH Agency .

[Got it . ]

Park Soohyuk was probably the one who grew the most in recent years . The SH Agency he founded four years ago was growing at a rapid pace .

His company’s motto, ‘clear-headed honesty’, attracted many hunters and mercenaries, and the way his company handled its work earned it great trust . With Yoo Yeonha’s full support and their management of the monsters I killed, SH Agency came to put their name on the top 20 ranking of its field .

[Oh right, have you tried contacting Kim Suho?]

[I did, but it’s not easy to persuade him . ]

Even without Kim Suho, SH Agency should continue to grow . However, Kim Suho without SH Agency didn’t feel right . Though, I wasn’t too worried with Yun Seung-Ah beside him .

[Tell Creator’s Sacred Grace that you would provide them with information on Dungeons . ]

Park Soohyuk had a Gift too .

His Gift was called ‘Search’ and had the ability to discover 4~5 Dungeons a year .

[Yeah, good idea . ]

—Well done~ now it’s time to do more practice~

Evandel’s online lecture also ended .

“Aang~”

Evandel stretched and jumped into my arms .

“Hajin~”

She rubbed her face on my chest . I stroked her hair and told her .

“Evandel, I brought you presents . ”

“Presents?!”

Evandel’s eyes widened .

“Yep, here you go . ”

Tada—

I handed her the magician’s hat and wand .

Evandel’s mouth opened wide .

“Oooh~ what is this~?”

“Try wearing it . It will help you wield your um… power better . ”

I put the magician’s hat on Evandel’s small head and made her hold the wand . She looked like a little witch . Now she only needed a cape .

“Wow, you’re so cute . ”

“Hehe, really?”

Evandel jumped out of my arms and ran to a mirror .

“Hmm . ”

Looking at her, I fell in thought . Soon, a space for Evandel to practice spirit magic would be finished . I wanted to make her train for at least three hours a day…

“Hayang, look . It’s so pretty~”

She wouldn’t hate it, right? For Evandel, spirit magic should be like playing with Legos…

I should ask her later .

**

… . 2027, October 3rd .

As autumn trees were changing color, I installed the stone tablet in Chameleon Troupe’s hideout .

“What’s that?’

After watching me with interest for a while, Boss finally asked .

“Our new employees . ”

“…Employees?”

“Yep . ”

Goblin Tablet . This was the main item I wanted to get from Incheon’s goblin settlement .

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[Goblin Tablet] [Magic Vessel] [Flame attribute]

A stone tablet containing the life-long wish of goblins . Has the ability to permanently summon goblins .

—Summonable Count

*Goblin Shaman – 1

*Goblin (normal) – 3

—Growth

*Goblins can rank up and become specialized with experience . The number of summonable goblins will also increase .

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I wasn’t sure if it was Aileen or Nicholas, but in the original story, the Goblin Tablet was used by an extremely lazy high-rank Hero . Although this item was extremely practical, it didn’t have much use inside my house, so I brought it to Chameleon Troupe’s hideout instead .

“Employees? This thing?”

Boss stared at the stone tablet curiously .

“Yep . ”

“Hm, my only flaw is with appraisal… to me, this just looks like a stone tablet with a goblin drawn on it . ”

“You’re not wrong . I got it from the goblin settlement in Incheon . ”

“Mn, I saw the news too . ”

“I see . ”

I scratched my head .

The goblin settlement incident from a month ago was reported worldwide . As it happened in Korea, it caught the attention of many . The videos taken by the mercenaries who ran away only made the matter worse .

As a result, the name of Jeronimo’s Fenrir spread rapidly, netting me a decent amount of SP . But because it wasn’t impactful to the main story, it wasn’t all that much .

“Boss, you like coffee, right?”

“…What do you mean?”

Boss slowly shook her head .

“I don’t like anything, especially when it comes to food . ”

“…You’re lying again . ”

“Lying? Ehem, you’re doubting your boss too much recently . ”

Boss frowned and glared at me .

I had no choice but to nod .

“Alright, if you say so . Anyways, I’m planning on making a mini-coffee shop too . ”

“Coffee shop?”

“Yep, one of these guys will operate it . They’ll be in charge of the hot spring too . ”

“… . ”

Boss tilted her head, still unable to understand .

“I’ll just show you . ”

I infused magic power into the stone tablet . Then, the stone tablet shone and spat out four lumps of light which transformed into goblins .

“Oho?”

Boss’ eyes widened .

—Krrk .

—Krrr .

“Nice to meet you, I’m your owner . ”

—Krrk?

—Krr?

“Be quiet . I’m going to assign you your jobs . ”

I pointed at the smallest and seemingly quickest goblin .

“You’re in charge of cleaning . ”

Then I pointed at the goblin with the prettiest fingers .

“You’re the barista . ”

—Krrk .

“You’ll be making coffee . I’ll show you how to do it later . ”

I was better at brewing coffee with my Dexterity skill, but frankly, it was too annoying . Once Boss tasted my coffee, she would surely get addicted to it as well .

“Next, you’re in charge of the hot spring . ”

The third goblin was in charge of taking care of the hot spring .

“And you’re… a shaman . ”

—Keruru .

The last goblin was holding a wand unlike the others .

“Alright, you’ll be the overseer for the other goblins . ”

Since they were summoned creatures, they wouldn’t rebel or go against my orders . Still, it didn’t feel right to give a ‘shaman’ the same level of work as normal goblins .

—Kererere .

The goblin shaman seemed to be happy as it laughed .

“Oh right, if a magician comes by, help him . ”

—Keru .

Chameleon Troupe had a magician too . Hirano Arashi, the Seat of Brown . He was a master of destruction magic and stronghold creation .

“Oho, this is interesting . ”

Boss muttered, watching the scene with interest .

“Can I order them around too?”

“Of course . I’m their owner, but they should listen to Boss as well . ”

Tiriring—

At that moment, I got a call from Yoo Yeonha .

“Um, let me take this . ”

“Sure . Oi, you, come here . ”

—Krrrk .

“…Mm, this is fun . ”

Leaving Boss behind to play with the goblins, I entered my room .

“Hello?”

—Hello?

Yoo Yeonha sounded a bit thorny .

“Ah, what’s up?”

—Mm~ well, you see, I just saw your statement for this month .

I felt a pang of guilt .

—6000 bullets and 3 drones… you used close to a billion won this month .

It was more than I thought .

But I didn’t have any other choice . To create magic bullets, an expensive material called ‘mana crystals’ were needed . Since I used hundreds of bullets per day on average, the cost could only be astronomical .

“I thought you said I could use however much I wanted . ”

—Well… that’s true . To be honest, I don’t mind too much .

“Then why did you call me?”

—I just had a good idea . Do you mind if I use Fenrir’s name for marketing?

“Marketing?”

—Yep .

“…Quite greedy, aren’t you? How big are you trying to get? Isn’t your pharmaceutical company going public soon too?”

—I’m still far from being satisfied~

Essence of the Strait was growing bigger by the day . No, Yoo Yeonha was getting bigger by the day, and not in the bad sense . Essential Pharmacy’s debut potion blew up, and the other businesses Yoo Yeonha started were also showing great promise .

“So, what marketing?”

—Nothing much . We’ll just use your name for advertisement . You know, like saying ‘bullets used by Fenrir’ and so on .

“Will that even be effective?”

—Of course! Mercenaries surprisingly have clear role models . Once they pick someone as their idol, they have the tendency to use everything he does .

“I see… have your sales been bad recently?”

—No, it’s the opposite . Our bullet-making technology is improving by the day, and the gun business is always profitable .

Guns were the only weapon that ordinary people could use to fight monsters .

Of course, no one was able to reach my firepower with guns . I could add Aether to my Desert Eagle, which was already amplified significantly through effects added with Setting Intervention .

“Well, go ahead . ”

—Thank you .

“No problem . ”

I was about to hang up when Yoo Yeonha quickly added .

—Oh right, I saw the video of you fighting in Incheon . You looked amazing .

“…I’m hanging up . ”

Even if it earned me SP, I felt uncomfortable being a hot topic .

—Don’t worry, Nayun is in Baekdu Mountain, so she won’t be able to see it .

I flinched .

“No, it’s not that…”

—Ah, I’m hanging up now . I have to go somewhere .

“…Alright, have fun . ”

—You too .

Tk .

Yoo Yeonha hung up first .

I stared at my smartwatch for a moment, then jumped into my bed .

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…2028, January 1st .

A new year’s sun rose up .

As is tradition, all sorts of celebrations were being held across the globe .

Pandemonium also had an exciting event planned for this holiday .

‘Fight Club’ .

For this event, Pandemonium’s famous Ten-Thousand Demon Arena was completely open to the public .

“I’m surprised you’re sitting here so peacefully . ”

As things were being torn apart, crushed, and obliterated on the ground level, the waiting room of the arena’s Demon rank warrior was completely peaceful .

“Hello? Are you going to just ignore me?”

Bell asked Jin Sahyuk who was lying on her bed and reading a newspaper .

“…What point is there in going down anyways . They’re all going to be trash . ”

Jin Sahyuk muttered apathetically .

“Ehew . ”

Bell scratched his head and sat down on the couch .

He suddenly thought back to a year ago . That was when Jin Sahyuk first announced her debut in the arena .

At the time, Bell hoped for her to get crushed . He wanted her to learn humility and modesty .

However, his wish didn’t come true . In fact, it was the opposite . Jin Sahyuk crushed her way through the arena until she gained over 40 victories and obtained a personal waiting room and the title ‘Demon’ .

“Wait, you’re reading a newspaper?”

Bell suddenly got curious . Although Jin Sahyuk liked reading books, she never liked reading newspapers .

“If you’re curious, take a look . ”

Jin Sahyuk opened this week’s issue of Violet Times .

Bell widened his eyes and read its content .

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[Top 10 Rookies to Watch (New Year vers . )]

TOP1 – Demon of the Arena, ‘Red Death’

TOP2 – Follower of Michael, ‘Kim Suho’

TOP3 – Slaughter Wolf, ‘Fenrir’

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It was the Violet Banquet’s ranking of rookies . As all candidates were judged strictly and rankings were renewed monthly, it was quite a meaningful list .

“Top 10 Rookies . You’ve been first ever since you debuted . ”

Jin Sahyuk smiled as she stared at the newspaper .

“Kim Suho’s second . ”

Then, when Bell mentioned the second ranked rookie, her face contorted with rage .

“Kim Suho, Kim Suho…”

She began to murmur his name angrily .

“By the way, can’t you see the name below that?”

“What . ”

“Below Kim Suho . ”

Bell pointed at the name below Kim Suho .

TOP3, Fenrir .

“Fenrir? Is he a werewolf?”

Jin Sahyuk tilted her head .

“…No . ”

Bell couldn’t blame her . He knew she was weak in that field .

“This is him . The coin dude . ”

“…It’s him?”

Immediately, Jin Sahyuk’s face distorted viciously .

Jin Sahyuk stared at the name fixedly .

“Coin, coin…”

It seemed she didn’t know his real name as she began to mutter something about coins . Her voice contained the same level of rage as when she muttered Kim Suho’s name .

“…What an idiot . ”

Bell sighed .

However, he didn’t mind Jin Sahyuk gritting her teeth . Her rage would surely serve as a foundation for her growth .

“I think he’ll come find me . ”

At that moment, Jin Sahyuk suddenly spoke with a somewhat serious expression .

Bell sneered .

“Pft, and why do you think that?”

“I heard there’s going to be a huge event in the arena next year . I think we’ll meet then . ”

This was something Bell had heard about as well .

The owner of Pandemonium Arena announced that he would host a huge competition over an item in 2029 .

“I see, then you might be right~”

Bell grinned .

“…Do you have to always sound like an ass? Screw off before I kick you out . ”

Jin Sahyuk had not changed .

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…2028, March 1st .

Third-year cadets finished their apprenticeships .

Rachel stood in front of Essence of the Strait’s entrance . She was saying goodbye to her comrades who had laughed, cried, and sweated with her for the past year .

“Haa… . ”

Although she steeled her heart before the day began, now that it was time to leave, Rachel couldn’t help but sigh .

Many people she got to know were in front of her .

Team leader Im Joongjin and vice-team leader Jeon Yohwa who guided her for a year . Her past classmates, Rose, Yi Jiyoon, and Yohei, who were now official members of Essence of the Strait .

And finally… Yoo Yeonha .

Rachel was filled with regret and sadness .

Before she realized, she had gotten close to everyone .

Coming to terms with this revelation, Rachel smiled bitterly and straightened her posture .

“Thank you for everything . ”

Then, she bowed respectfully as was taught by the royal court .

“Goodbye . ”

“See you~”

“I’ll come visit~”

Yoo Yeonha and everyone else waved their hands at her . Rachel replied with a smile and turned around .

A limousine had come to pick her up .

Feeling like she would burst into tears if she hesitated any longer, she quickly got into the limousine .

“Where should we go, Princess?”

Jeremy Bond, the agent who was watching her from the shadows for the past year, asked in her mother language .

Rachel replied with a trembling voice .

“To the English Royal Court guild, obviously . ”

“Yes, Your Highness . ”

The limousine drove off .

Rachel looked outside the window and captured the moving scenery .

‘I’m finally leaving Korea . ’

Feeling sentimental, Rachel took out her smartwatch to play a game and get her mind off of things .

“…Eh?”

However, one mercenary’s trending name caught her attention .

Jeronimo’s mercenary, Fenrir, had defeated yet another army of monsters .

“…I’m hearing a lot about him recently . ”

Rachel whispered to herself .

Kim Hajin had chosen to become a mercenary .

Showing shocking results, he had already become famous throughout the world . Of course, more people knew him by his title, Fenrir, than his real name, which had not been released officially .

“…He never contacted me . ”

‘He said we would meet often . That he’d come visit me in England . Was everything a lie?’

Rachel pouted but soon acquiesced .

‘He must have been busy . Unlike me who was an apprentice, he must have been fighting much more difficult enemies in much fiercer places . He must be sleeping in places where his life is in danger every moment . That must be the life of a high-rank mercenary… probably . ’

“Huu…”

After a deep sigh, Rachel tapped on her smartwatch and left a positive comment on an article about Fenrir .

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