Episode 155. youngest contestant
By the time Kim Jin-seong looked curious at the mention of a youngest contestant, the two were finishing their conversation.
“Then I’ll leave a message in the team leader’s group room. “All the conditions for the youngest competition are met.”
“All right. “If it’s confirmed, please leave a message.”
“okay. Then go first!”
“yes.”
Ricardo closed the window and started driving again.
Soon, perhaps he was aware of Kim Jin-seong’s eyes looking at him, and even without being asked, he began to answer on his own.
“It’s one of our Triunfo Clan traditions. “When the youngest members of each team come in, we gather them together, have them compete, and then rank them.”
‘Another showdown?’
Jinseong Kim could barely suppress his frown.
From Fight Club to the Colosseum, he was sick of forced fights.
“I’ll tell you the details then. “That’s not what’s urgent right now.”
Ricardo continued speaking and gestured toward the front.
“This is the headquarters.”
Jinseong Kim looked ahead.
The Triunfo Clan headquarters, surrounded by high walls, was so vast that it had no end.
‘Could it be that all the buildings inside are Triunpo?’
Numerous buildings built inside the main gate.
Every building had the Triunfo Clan mark on it.
“Identification card… . Ah, Ricardo!”
The guards standing on both sides of the main gate saw Ricardo and immediately saluted him.
Ricardo slightly tilted his head and asked while looking inside the front door.
“Is there something happening today?”
He glanced at the outdoor playground. Hundreds of men were lined up there.
The security guard answered right away.
“Today is the day of the first preliminary exam.”
“Oh, that was today. Okay, good work.”
“yes.”
Ricardo drives the car inside the iron gate that soon opens slowly.
He opened his mouth as he passed right by the playground crowded with sturdy men.
“They are all hunters who came to join our Triunfo Clan.”
Ricardo continued speaking to Kim Jin-seong, who was looking toward the playground.
“We, Triunpo, go through three preliminary rounds and one final round to select new clan members. “Afterwards, successful candidates will be announced through a final interview.”
“… … .”
“It takes a long time of three months to select successful candidates. “The successful candidate cannot become a clan member right away, but must go through a probationary period of about half a year.”
“… “It takes quite a while.”
“Of course you have to endure that much to join the Triunfo Clan. “Do you think this is a rootless clan like Boko Haram?”
Ricardo answered as if it were obvious and looked at Jinseong Kim.
“You know you’re lucky. “The kids that the team leader directly selects and bring in become official clan members right away without a probationary period.”
“thank you.”
“If you know that you are grateful, work hard in the future. If the guy I recommended and brought in isn’t up to Triunpo’s level, it would be like putting a dent in my face. “You know what I’m talking about, right?”
“I will do my best.”
Kim Jin-seong, who answered politely, thought to himself.
‘As expected, it’s a good thing I joined the Triunfo Clan in this way.’
If I had had to waste three months like those gathered in that playground, I would never have joined the Triunfo Clan.
It is much more profitable to grow by eliminating subcontracting clans during that time.
‘I expected a parachute to be much more comfortable, but it’s more comfortable than I thought.’
As I was thinking that to myself, I felt the car slowly stop.
As I looked around, I realized that I had already arrived in front of the tallest building in the area.
Ricardo, who stopped the security guard who was trying to open the driver’s door for him with a wave of his hand, opened the window and pointed to Kim Jin-seong with his chin and said.
“I’m a new hunter who joined Team 6 this time. Please proceed with the registration process instead.”
“All right.”
“After you complete the registration process, come straight to Team 6’s practice field.”
“yes.”
After getting out of the car, following the security guard and completing the simple registration process in the lobby, Kim Jin-seong received a new employee necklace and headed to Team 6’s practice field.
The location of Team 6’s practice field, as explained by the female employee in the lobby, was quite far behind the building where we went through the registration process.
The first thing that caught Kim Jin-seong’s eyes when he moved there was a building with the words ‘6 equipo’ on it.
‘Could it be that all 6 teams use it alone?’
Thinking to himself, he walked towards the practice area set up at the back of the building.
Inside, many hunters wearing light armor were in a group, lightly warming up and chatting.
‘Are they team 6?’
“Are you here already?”
At that time, Ricardo’s voice was heard from behind.
He had just come down from the elevator and was looking at Kim Jin-seong with surprised eyes.
“Are you sure you signed up?”
“yes. I also received a card.”
“her… . Signing up ends in a quick visit to some office? Anyway, come here.”
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Ricardo, who walked into the practice field with Kim Jin-seong, immediately clapped his hands.
“Everyone gather together!”
Then all the hunters inside gathered in front of the two.
Ricardo immediately opened his mouth to introduce Jinseong Kim.
“The guy next to me is Arlovski, who will be the youngest member of Team 6 this time.”
“Oh~!”
That’s when all 6 teams let out exclamations of exclamation.
A middle-aged man standing in the center asked Ricardo.
“Surely this was the team leader’s pick?”
“That’s right, Aster.”
Team 6 reacted even more violently to Ricardo’s answer.
Oooh!! The look in their eyes as they shouted was completely different from the first time.
While everyone was looking at Kim Jin-seong with curious eyes, a middle-aged man called Aster spoke with an expression of surprise.
“Do you know that it’s been a year since the team leader personally picked and brought in a hunter?”
“Has it been that long?”
“It’s been exactly one year and two months. “Since Renzo came in.”
“ah.”
Ricardo’s eyes turned to the young man standing on the far right.
This was Renzo, whom Ricardo picked and brought in last year.
“Considering Renzo’s talent, we can look forward to the team leader’s pick this time, right?”
Ricardo answered the question Aster asked with a smile.
“You know Jason from Slaughterhouse?”
“I know. “How could you not know that hot-tempered pig?”
“He won the duel.”
Everyone’s eyes, including Aster, widened at those words.
“Are you saying you beat Jason one-on-one?”
“uh.”
“omg… !”
“It’s awesome?”
Soon all 6 teams started to get upset. Most of the hunters here had been Jason’s colleagues in the past.
So, even if I didn’t know anything else, I knew that Jason’s skills alone couldn’t be ignored.
“This is a truly amazing story. I’d like to check what my skills are right now… .”
All 6 teams nodded in agreement with Aster’s words.
At that time, everyone looked at Kim Jin-seong with sparkling eyes.
“If it’s the way it is, it should be done that way. “When the youngest child comes in, it’s standard to start with a freshman ceremony, right?”
“you’re right!”
“But, I think we’ll have to push it back a few days.”
“… … ?”
Ricardo continued speaking to the members of Team 6, whose eyes had changed to puzzled looks.
“I think we should first compete with the youngest.”
“Oh~!”
Team 6 burst out in exclamation as if they finally understood.
“The team leaders just finished talking among themselves, and they said they would meet later and decide on the rules for the youngest member’s battle.”
“Then there is nothing we can do.”
Aster answered on behalf of everyone.
“so… Arlovski’s formal joining ceremony for Team 6 will be held after the youngest member’s match.”
“All right!”
“Okay then, since we don’t have time, we will go straight to the headquarters building. “Everyone, let’s practice!”
After saying that, Ricardo started to leave the practice field again, taking Kim Jin-seong with him.
“Do your best, youngest!”
“You have to be in at least top 5!”
“If you come last or fail, you die! “Don’t even think about coming back here!”
While listening to the threatening cheers coming from behind him, Kim Jin-seong once again walked towards Ricardo’s limousine parked in front of the Team 6 building.
* * *
After a while.
At around 5:30, just before dinner time, about 20 people were sitting in the conference room.
From each of the 10 hunter teams of the Triunfo Clan, the team leader and youngest member gathered together.
“It’s been a really long time since we got together like this. I think it’s been over a year… .”
A middle-aged man sitting at the head of the table. Team 1 leader Francisco began conducting the meeting.
“Didn’t we gather late back then because the youngest member of Team 6 wasn’t selected?”
“you’re right. “Even Renzo, who is showing remarkable growth these days, almost didn’t bring her because she didn’t like her at the time.”
Francisco smiled mischievously and asked in response to Team 5 leader Rodrigo’s answer.
“Why are you so picky about selecting kids? It would be enough to be more flexible. I know that team 6 is the one with the fewest people right now… .”
“ha ha ha… .”
“What on earth are you being so picky about?”
When Team 1 leader asked with a curious expression, Ricardo answered honestly.
“I look at loyalty before anything else. “Whether you can sacrifice your life for this company?”
“Oh~.”
“I picked him and worked hard to raise him, but I’m tired of seeing him betray and run away somewhere else.”
“Yeah, that goes for me too.”
Francisco strongly agrees.
Jinseong Kim thought to himself as he listened to their conversation.
‘I guess I got a big bonus point for blocking Jason’s self-destruction with my whole body.’
It came to mind again that Ricardo had praised Kim Jin-seong’s actions at that time.
“Anyway, it’s been a long time since we last faced off with the youngest. As everyone knows, it’s one of the biggest events within our clan. “It is an event that cannot be taken lightly.”
All the team leaders nodded at those words.
‘Maknae Showdown’ where the youngest hunters selected by each team leader compete against each other several times.
This match, which initially started as a battle of pride between team leaders, has now become a kind of small festival-like event that all team members enjoy with great immersion.
“They said they plan to broadcast it live on the Internet like before. “Didn’t more than 10,000 people watch the last broadcast?”
“yes. “The last match for first and second places exceeded 15,000 people.”
“okay. “I know that there were many hunters who applied to Triunpo after watching that broadcast.”
Starting last year, they even changed their policy to allow everyone to watch it through internet broadcasting.
Team 1 leader Francisco was inspired by watching the ‘Colosseum Survival’ program, which has recently become popular in Korea.
“As it has developed into such a large-scale festival, wouldn’t it be right to give greater benefits to the winning team?”
Everyone nodded at the words that followed, and Francisco made a suggestion to everyone.
“This time, how about choosing the subcontractor in charge in the order of ranking determined by the youngest contestant?”
“… … !”
Everyone’s eyes widened.
(Continued in the next part)
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