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“Ah, I guess I’ll have to call it something different now.”
Baek Jun greeted Yang Jung-geun again.
“nice to see you. “Yang Jung-geun.”
Yang Jung-geun did not answer.
He just glared at Baek Jun with murderous eyes as if he were going to kill him.
Baekjun, who was receiving those gazes, did not even lift an eyebrow.
“I don’t know why you look like that. “You don’t think it’s my fault that the Dream Gold Clan fell, right?”
Yang Jung-geun’s face was distorted when he heard the words ‘Dream Gold’.
Just by looking at it, Baek Jun was able to figure out why Yang Jung-geun was glaring at him.
“If I hadn’t messed with Fight Club, which I invested in, I wouldn’t have done anything.”
“…Are you just admitting that you used your hand?”
“yes.”
Baekjun answers obediently.
“Actually, I wanted to handle it myself, but…”
When he said that, Baekjun’s body suddenly burst out with energy.
‘······!’
Yang Jung-geun, consumed by energy, opened his eyes wide.
An incredible pressure that he had never felt before in his life began to weigh down his entire body.
‘This kid was like this…?’
Yang Jung-geun looks at Baek Jun with disbelief, even though his whole body is covered in cold sweat.
Even Kim Min-woo, a top 10 hunter who was the strongest opponent he had ever faced in his life, could not exude this level of energy during battle.
However, Baek Jun, who is considered to be only in the top 20, is giving off a stronger energy than Kim Min-woo…?
“···Because my body is too busy to move around just because of a mere brat like you.”
As soon as the words were finished, the energy that filled the room disappeared as if it were a lie.
“Huh… Hmm, Hmm!”
Yang Jung-geun, who had taken a deep breath as if he had lived without realizing it, soon cleared his throat with an embarrassed look on his face.
Afterwards, Yang Jung-geun, who was under pressure, was unable to properly see Baek Jun’s face. Seeing that, Baekjun quietly opened his mouth.
“Now then, let’s get to the point.”
Baek Jun’s voice spread leisurely over Yang Jung-geun’s head, who was looking down.
“As you may know, you have been selected as a supplementary member for the second round of preliminaries for Season 12 of Colosseum Survival.”
The Colosseum program has a special system called ‘replacement personnel’.
It is a term used to refer to players who participate after the first round of the preliminary round, and there were several criteria to be selected as supplementary personnel.
– A person whose skills far exceed the average skills of the first round of preliminaries.
– A famous person that everyone in the audience knows just by hearing their name.
– A person who has a special story with at least one of the first round of preliminaries.
Persons who meet at least one of the three criteria above may be selected as supplementary personnel.
“You are a player who meets all three criteria for supplementary personnel. Since he is a B-class hunter, his skills are much better than the average of those who passed the first round, and he is also a celebrity who has appeared regularly in the news recently.”
In fact, a month ago, South Korea was in an uproar over the ‘Yang Jung-geun Gate’. This was because there were more than one or two children of high-ranking officials who purchased the drugs distributed by Yang Jung-geun.
People in Korea today may not know his face, but they probably all remember the name ‘Yang Jung-geun’ as the main character of the drug gate.
“And the last condition, the story with Kim Jin-seong, is perfect.”
At that time, life began to shine again in Yang Jung-geun’s eyes, which had been slightly depressed.
Baekjun, who was sitting right in front of him, clearly saw that the change began exactly when the word ‘Kim Jinseong’ came out.
‘As expected, I have a big grudge against Kim Jin-seong.’
Baek Jun looked into Yang Jung-geun’s trembling eyes and continued speaking.
“This is the reunion of Kim Jin-seong, who has a miserable past, and Yang Jung-geun, the villain who persistently tormented him… “For viewers, there will be no story more immersive than this.”
bang!
“Who is the villain?”
Yang Jung-geun could not hold back and finally exploded.
He slammed his handcuffed hands on the table and screamed in agony as if his body was trembling.
“That bastard is a murderer who killed my son, a murderer!! “I was just trying to avenge my youngest son’s unjust death!!”
“It doesn’t matter what you think.”
“what?!”
“Because viewers don’t think that way. “You know best how the internet has reacted to your relationship with Kim Jin-seong recently.”
Yang Jung-geun clenched his hands at those words, but could not open his mouth any further. Because he knew how he was treated by the public.
– It wasn’t enough that he turned a blind eye to his child’s bullying, so he was a scum who made sure that he died in an underground fighting arena forever, never seeing the light of day!
Those were the words uttered toward him on the Internet and various media.
On the other hand, Kim Jin-seong.
– The best rising star in the Colosseum, who overcame all the hardships and adversities he had to go through because of Yang Jung-geun and Yang Dong-ju with only his skills!
It is being evaluated as follows.
“But you don’t have to worry about the world’s evaluation right now.”
Baek Jun continued speaking to Yang Jung-geun, who was silent.
“If you do well on this program and become a star, then no one will criticize you. “Just like many of the stars of the Colosseum who survived and achieved freedom.”
“···hmm.”
It wasn’t wrong.
These are strange times where hunters who kill monsters are treated better than any other ability.
An era in which the strong who immediately save one’s life are cheered because of the threat of portals that appear all the time and the monsters that pour out of them.
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In today’s era, a strong person was truly like a hero.
In particular, the stars of the Colosseum perfectly fit the criteria of being the ‘strongman’ that the public likes the most these days.
It was not for nothing that those who became stars on this program continued to enjoy national popularity even after the season ended.
“You must have seen Kim Jin-seong in action during the first Group A match of the preliminary round.”
Yang Jung-geun silently expressed his approval at Baek Jun’s words.
In fact, he moved from the detention center to the accommodation at the Colosseum exactly one day before the first round of the preliminary round began.
Starting the next day, Yang Jung-geun watched the first round of the preliminaries on TV at his residence.
He spent less time sleeping and observed and studied the participants he would meet in the second round of the preliminary round.
Naturally, it was Yang Jung-geun who observed Kim Jin-seong more than any other participant.
“Thanks to his incredible performance at the time, Kim Jin-seong is currently gaining unrivaled popularity among this season’s stars.
“···So what are you saying?”
“It is natural that a person who instigated the death of such a superstar in the past would be seen as a villain in the eyes of the public.”
Baek Jun began to persuade Yang Jung-geun, who was silent again.
“Let me give you one piece of advice. You already became a villain, so act like one until the end. “I’m telling you to become a ‘bad ass’ like Yoo Jun-ho in Season 4.”
“···.”
As soon as Yang Jung-geun heard the name Yoo Jun-ho, he immediately understood what Baek Jun was talking about.
The strongest villain in Colosseum history.
The ultimate evil character, who brutally killed participants without any hesitation, and even did not hesitate to put a knife in the back of those who tried to help him.
Yoo Jun-ho, the winner and protagonist of Season 4 and selected as the best prospect in Korean history, first made his name known to the world.
“He who laughs last is the one who truly laughs. If Kim Jin-seong dies in the middle of the program and you are the only survivor, the public will no longer remember Kim Jin-seong. “The history of the Colosseum program so far proves that.”
“Hmm…”
“But it won’t be easy.”
Yang Jung-geun looks at Baek Jun’s words with an expression of ‘What?’
“It’s because Kim Jin-seong’s level has risen a lot. “He was initially considered a D-level player at best, but has now grown to the point where he can defeat Porgynay alone.”
“so?”
“The assessment inside the Colosseum is that he is likely to be much stronger than you.”
“What?!”
Yang Jung-geun was dumbfounded.
Hunter ‘Class B’ is a level called a ranker, never falling outside the top 100 in Korea as a whole.
That damned little bastard is stronger than you?
“Are you saying you’re stronger than me just because you caught the fake Porgynae you raised? Hey, I can beat that kind of bastard with one hand!”
Baekjun’s indifferent eyes turned to Yang Jung-geun, who frowned heavily.
“Does it seem like you’re talking about something like that?”
“what···?”
“You’re sure you don’t know about the Colosseum’s self-evaluation system, right?”
At those words, Yang Jung-geun closed his mouth again.
I was so excited about Kim Jin-seong that I forgot about it for a moment.
Colosseum’s self-produced hunter rating system is so accurate that even the Korean government uses it as an official program.
And it is so well-received around the world that governments and clans in other countries frequently ask if there is any way to obtain it.
Isn’t it possible that the level of the participant tested using this system is wrong?
‘···wait for a sec. Then, does that really mean that little bastard is stronger than me?’
Yang Jung-geun’s eyes began to tremble greatly at the unbelievable fact.
Baekjun waited until the trembling subsided and then opened his mouth.
“At this point, I would like to ask you about the real purpose of requesting a meeting today.”
When Yang Jung-geun looked at him again, Baek Jun asked.
“Do you want survival or revenge?”
Do you want to meet Kim Jin-seong in the second round?
Or will you aim to pass the preliminaries without having to meet?
“···.”
In silence, Yang Jung-geun thought for a while with his head down.
Only after a while did he open his mouth.
“Should I answer that now?”
“Is it difficult to answer right away?”
“Well… before I answer, there’s something I’d like to ask.”
“What is it?”
After taking a pause, Yang Jung-geun asked Baek Jun carefully.
“Before the preliminaries start, is there a chance to meet Kim Jin-seong separately?”
“doesn’t exist.”
Yang Jung-geun lowered his gaze again at Baek Jun’s firm words. However, Yang Jung-geun’s eyes widened as he heard Baek Jun’s next words.
“But I can make it for you separately if you want.”
“···Really?”
Baekjun nodded immediately.
“If it’s for the program, I can do that much.”
From Baek Jun’s perspective, there was no reason to grant his request out of consideration for Yang Jung-geun.
However, in order to improve immersion in the story with Kim Jin-seong, it is possible to have him meet at least ten more times as the ‘representative of the Colosseum’.
Because that is the way for the program.
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[Finally, the long first round of the Colosseum Survival Season 12 preliminaries has come to an end, all the way to the final Group D!]
[It’s already been a month.]
[Time flies, doesn’t it? At this point, let’s check the final number of survivors!]
Soon, an organized table appeared on the TV screen.
[Including the 403 Group D survivors, a total of 1,193 people survived the first preliminary round!]
[There were quite a few more people who passed in Group D than expected. On the other hand, not even 200 people in Group A passed.]
[That’s right! At this point, I would like to ask commentator Kim Jin-cheol a question. Among the nearly 1,200 survivors, who would you choose as the most memorable player?]
[Well…personally, I would like to pick Kim Jin-seong.]
[ah! I have the same thoughts. He is the player who has created numerous famous scenes and is currently enjoying the most fame among the survivors!]
[More than anything, the scene that remains in my memory the most is…]
Knock knock.
At that time, a knock was heard from the door.
“yes.”
When the middle-aged man who was standing watching TV answered, both doors opened and a familiar face came inside.
“Oh my, welcome back! Representative of the Colosseum!”
The middle-aged man welcomed Baekjun warmly.
Baekjun shook hands and told a joke.
“Is it okay to air an adult-rated program like that even though it’s inside the official minister’s office?”
“What do you think? “I am looking at a program to foster the best hunters at the Office of the Minister of Hunter Affairs in Korea.”
“ha ha ha···.”
“sit down.”
A middle-aged man guiding Baekjun to the sofa.
On the large desk behind the sofa was a nameplate with these words engraved on it.
[Tak Nam-gyu, Minister of Hunter Affairs, Republic of Korea.]
“I was just talking about Kim Jin-seong on TV.”
As soon as he sat down, Tak Nam-gyu asked the first question. With a very serious expression.
“Jinseong Kim, are you really someone with the ability to absorb?”
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