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first meeting
Kim Jin-seong’s eyes, which had been full of vitality just a moment ago, were instantly covered with a cold chill.
The parents of the bastard who made my childhood hell. As if that wasn’t enough, the guy who instigated the underground arena to kill me.
That person had appeared before Kim Jin-seong’s eyes.
‘Did Yang Jung-geun also participate in this program?’
Yang Jung-geun, with an angry face, soon walked forward toward him.
Soon the two became so close that they could touch if they just stretched out their hands.
“I’m finally seeing your face.”
Yang Jung-geun opened his mouth while glaring at Kim Jin-seong right in front of him as if he were going to kill him.
“The son of a bitch who killed my son. huh?”
It was the first time that Kim Jin-seong and Yang Jung-geun actually met face to face.
Even after learning about the inside story of the incident through various media after the underground arena collapsed, Kim Jin-seong was unable to meet Yang Jung-geun in person.
“Who is your son?”
Jinseong Kim asked back with an expressionless face.
Yang Jung-geun distorted his face and ground his teeth at Kim Jin-seong’s calm attitude.
“This arrogant bastard…!”
“······ah.”
At that time, Kim Jin-seong slightly nodded his head with an expression as if he remembered something.
“Are you talking about Yang Dong-ju, that scumbag who tormented me so much for over two years that I felt like I would rather die?”
“···what?”
“Oh sorry. Even the term trash is too much for that bastard. “It would be more appropriate to call it waste.”
“This bastard…!!”
Yang Jung-geun’s whole body shakes with anger. It looked like it was about to burst out mana and hit at any moment.
Moreover, since his anklet was off, he could have thrown a punch with all his might if he wanted to.
However, Kim Jin-seong stood leisurely as if there was no problem at all. Rather, he looked down on Yang Jung-geun and spoke.
“What are you doing? “Without hitting.”
Yang Jung-geun’s body trembled with anger, but he could not move any further.
Kim Jinseong, who knew the reason, drew an eerie smile on his lips.
“why? “I didn’t think it was a big deal, but now that I’ve met him in person, he seems to be much stronger than me. Are you scared?”
“Won’t you shut up?!”
“Why should I keep my mouth shut to the bastard who even tried to kill me?”
Without stopping talking, Kim Jin-seong took a step forward.
At the same time, Yang Jung-geun instinctively takes a step back.
‘What the fuck…!’
Yang Jung-geun immediately regretted his retreat and bit his lip, but it was already too late.
The momentum had already completely shifted to Kim Jin-seong.
Jinseong Kim opened his mouth while continuing to glare at him.
“I was already going to find you and kill you after the Colosseum, but it turned out even better.”
His voice was so cold that the chill dripped from it.
“See you at the stadium. “The moment we meet, I will give everything I have to kill you in as painful a way as possible.”
“This bastard until the end…!”
It was at that time that a drop of cold sweat rolled down from Yang Jung-geun’s forehead as he gritted his teeth.
bang!
“Stop moving!”
“You two get away!!”
The training room door burst open and a number of armed staff came rushing in.
At a time when the employees were widening the distance between the two, Jang Seung-wook was seen urgently walking in through the open door.
“Oh my… how many times haven’t I told you to wait at least 10 minutes before letting the next participant into the training room!!”
Jang Seung-wook looks very angry and shouts at the employees.
Soon he turned to Kim Jin-seong and Yang Jung-geun.
“You two didn’t fight or anything, right? “If they fight, both of them are eliminated.”
“······.”
“We will check the CCTV a little later. First, put Kim Jin-seong’s anklet on and send him out of the training room.”
Following Jang Seung-wook’s instructions, the staff immediately put hunter anklets on Kim Jin-seong’s feet and took him out of the training room.
Before completely disappearing from the training room by the staff, Kim Jin-seong looked back at Yang Jung-geun coldly.
The door to the training room closed at the same time that Kim Jin-seong clearly saw Yang Jung-geun’s startled and surprised look as their eyes met.
Soon, only Yang Jung-geun and Jang Seung-wook remained in the room.
“We have prepared a separate space for you as you wish. Are you satisfied?”
“······.”
Yang Jung-geun has no answer to Jang Seung-wook’s question.
Jang Seung-wook lowered his gaze and looked at Yang Jung-geun’s hand.
His ten fingers are still trembling…
‘I was completely overwhelmed by the momentum.’
Even without looking at it, Jang Seung-wook seemed to know what kind of situation was created when they were alone.
He opened his mouth again.
“Now you must answer the representative’s question.”
Only then did Jang Seung-wook ask a question to Yang Jung-geun, who turned his head to look at him.
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“Do you want to survive, or do you want revenge?”
* * *
“But Yang Jung-geun is B-level, right?”
Tak Nam-gyu asked Baek Jun something he was curious about.
“Then isn’t the level too low compared to Kim Jin-seong and Shin-woong? “I’m older, so it will be difficult for me to grow further.”
“Actually, what I want from him is not personal force. “It’s leadership.”
“leadership?”
“First of all, I should tell you about the rules for the upcoming second round of the preliminary round. as soon as···.”
Baek Jun immediately began explaining to Tak Nam-gyu in detail the rules for the second round of the preliminary round of this season 12.
Tak Nam-gyu, who heard everything, nodded.
“If the rules of the game are like that, Yang Jung-geun’s leadership will shine. “It was a lot of work, but it would have been impossible to grow the clan called Dream Gold in such a short period of time without strong leadership.”
“I think so too.”
Dream Gold is a clan that has experienced unprecedented growth in a short period of time.
While growing up, I did a lot of dirty things, including drugs, prostitution, and contract murder.
However, in today’s world where security is severely shaken, there is no clan that has grown up without doing such dirty things.
Yang Jung-geun had the misfortune of messing with Baek Jun’s forces, so he robbed the government of Dream Gold. If not for that, Dream Gold would still be on a roll.
“Anyone other than Yang Jung-geun?”
Tak Nam-gyu asked Baek Jun again.
“Aren’t all the people I’ve mentioned so far from Group A of the first round of the preliminary round? “Yang Jung-geun is also involved with Kim Jin-seong.”
“I was already going to tell you about the other group participants.”
Baekjun picked up the water cup, took a sip, and then opened his mouth again.
“The participant I’m going to talk about this time is…”
So Baekjun had to explain for about 30 more minutes.
“···This is it.”
“good. “Good job explaining it.”
“no.”
“Anyway, there really is a lot of talent this season, right? Do you remember what you said the last time we met? I said, ‘You can really look forward to this season.’”
“yes. “I remember.”
“There was a reason why you spoke so loudly, yes.”
Tak Nam-gyu’s expression was bright as he continued speaking.
“Thanks to you, the employees must have had a hard time?”
“Already, we have increased by more than 20% compared to the previous season. Still, I feel like it’s not enough. As I said, the level of this season’s contestants is so high.”
“hmm···.”
“So there’s something I want to tell you.”
“···for a moment.”
Tak Nam-gyu raised his hand and interrupted Baek Jun.
“You’re not trying to ask me for anything again, are you?”
“you’re right. “We need more S-class magic stones to wear on the defensive magic circle and staff suits.”
“shit! “I knew it would be like this!”
Tak Nam-gyu shouted with an exaggerated gesture and immediately glanced at Baek Jun.
Baekjun bowed his head politely and continued his request.
“Please, Minister. “If there are no problems with the program, wouldn’t we be able to safely collect the proceeds to give to the Minister?”
“Now are you even threatening me with the proceeds? I really want it! “I raised a tiger cub, that’s right!”
“ha ha ha···.”
Despite Tak Nam-gyu’s loud voice, Baek Jun just smiled brightly. Because I knew that it was all a joke.
Sure enough, Tak Nam-gyu soon smiled and relaxed his expression.
“okay. “On your way out, tell the secretary’s office exactly how many you need.”
“Thank you, Minister.”
“Thank you! This is a request from a noble person who is in charge of a large share of our Hunter Department’s budget, so of course I have to help! is not it?”
“ha ha ha···.”
Baekjun just laughed at Tak Namgyu’s serious words.
In fact, the Colosseum program was a national-level program created with the full support of the Hunter Department, including Tak Nam-gyu.
The Hunter Department provided various state-of-the-art equipment, sets, and employees needed to produce the program, and Baekjun donated a portion of the profits earned from the program to the Hunter Department.
“What are your expectations for profits this time?”
“It is certain that we will exceed the all-time high. “The speed at which betting money is collected is already incomparable compared to last season.”
“Good good! I already have a lot of money to go out here and there this year. “You know that too.”
“I know that rebuilding the Hunter Training Academy is particularly expensive…”
Tak Nam-gyu nodded.
“that’s right. “Honestly, if it weren’t for the money you sent me, it would be an expense I wouldn’t have been able to afford.”
“It can’t be helped. “I don’t know about other places, but at a school that trains hunters, all facilities must be kept state-of-the-art.”
“Even if we do this, we can’t keep up with even half of the number of elite hunters raised by powerful countries.”
It’s not for nothing that Tak Nam-gyu secretly created a survival program called Colosseum, which should never be collaborated with at the government level.
If they fail to raise even the betting money in this way, the investment competition with powerful countries will escalate to a level where they cannot even keep up.
“Still, it’s fortunate that most of the stars discovered at the Colosseum are at a level that won’t be outdone on any continent.”
“I think so too.”
“Sometimes, it would be nice if talented people who are considered a waste of talent did not die unluckily. For example, Kang Min-hyuk…”
“Didn’t I tell you, Minister?”
Baekjun rarely interrupted Tak Namgyu.
“If something can’t survive even in the Colosseum program, it will never survive in the New World. “Kang Min-hyuk was only a talent of that level to begin with.”
“······.”
“And the Colosseum’s goal is to discover the ‘perfect hunter’ who can endure in the New World. “The hunters at the lower level can be fully filled with military academy graduates.”
Baekjun spoke with more force in his voice.
“Don’t forget, Minister, that all but a few of those participating in Colosseum Survival are ‘forced laborers.’ “Actually, these are people who should have died immediately after serving as meat shields in front of monsters.”
“okay okay. stop.”
Tak Nam-gyu waved his hand and interrupted Baek Jun’s sermon.
“I made a mistake and ended up listening to the sermon again. “At times like this, I don’t know who the minister is…”
“Hahaha… I’m sorry.”
Baekjun apologizes in an almost sincere voice, and Tak Namgyu playfully glances at him.
It was a scene that showed how close the relationship between the two was.
* * *
After completing the interview with Tak Nam-gyu, Baek Jun got into his car and began to leave the Hunter Department building.
At that time, a vibration rang inside his pocket.
After confirming that the caller was Jang Seung-wook, Baek Jun answered the phone immediately.
“uh.”
[I just had Yang Jung-geun meet Kim Jin-seong.]
“Was there any problem?”
[There was no armed conflict. The PD said he liked it because it created a famous scene that could be uploaded on its own to iTube.]
“Good. “After confronting you, did you hear the answer to my question?”
[I chose survival.]
After hearing the answer, Baekjun nodded.
“As expected. Then proceed as planned.”
[All right.]
“And at 6 p.m., an announcement of the schedule for the second round of the preliminary round will be broadcast.”
[yes. There are no changes to the schedule, right?]
“uh.”
Baekjun continued his answer.
“It starts in exactly one week.”
* * *
A week passed by in an instant.
fantasy,
