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Hajin Kang returned to the guild headquarters.

He originally planned to give Myeong In-hyuk some instructions after carefully checking his plans for the future.

However, there were people waiting for Ha-jin Kang.

As soon as they entered the guild headquarters, one of the staff ran up and down as if they were waiting and guided Ha-jin Kang to the drawing room.

He knew who was inside before he even opened the parlor door. A very familiar feeling was leaking through the wall and out the door.

Upon entering, the eyes of Jeong A-yeon and Hwang Soo-young were focused on Kang Ha-jin almost at the same time.

A happy look appeared in the eyes of both of them. It seemed like a pretty long wait.

“What about busy people?”

Ha-jin Kang asked, and sat down on the chair in front of the two of them.

Then the two looked at each other once.

When Ha-jin Kang made a puzzled expression, Jeong-ah-yeon opened her mouth.

“I came here because I had something to tell you and something to discuss with you, but while I was waiting, I talked to Hwang Soo-young and it was related.”

“I’m more curious when you say that. So what's going on?”

“It would be better to tell you this first. Two large corporations and two giant guilds visited Su-Young Hwang.”

Hajin Kang's eyes shone with interest. I thought I knew roughly what was going on.

“Is that conglomerate, Jaeyoung and Hwashin?”

"uh? How did you know?”

“And the guild is Shilla or ATG?”

Jung Ah-young and Hwang Soo-young's eyes widened.

"Yes!"

Hwang Soo-young came forward and explained in great detail the conversation and atmosphere he had with them at the time.

After hearing her explanation, Ha-jin Kang turned her head to look at Jeong-in. Then Jung Ah Yeon opened her mouth.

She said, “Recently, I have been doing very aggressive marketing in a place called DM. But it's a place with a lot of dirty rumors. So be careful.”

Hajin Kang stroked his chin and fell into thought.

‘It was also a DM. No matter how fast it is, is it too fast? Or… was it originally started now, but wasn’t well known before the return?’

When Ha-jin Kang didn't say anything, A-yeon Jeong waited for a moment, and then she spoke her carefully.

“Like us, it is a company that distributes dungeons. However, there are rumors that they are using a technique to attack companies related to us from the dark.”

“Have you ever been hurt?”

"Yeah. But I couldn't find any clear evidence. I just have a little heart attack. So it’s a very difficult situation to deal with.”

“You have no choice but to be careful.”

“For now, yes. We are also working on ways, so we will come up with a good solution soon.”

“It’s too passive. To be honest, it would be better to be a little more active and strong.”

"Yes? What do you mean by that…”

“The goal of DM is to destroy the A-market and monopolize the dungeon market.”

Jeong A-yeon's eyes lit up.

“Do you think we’re going to be ripped off like that?”

“Once the DM work started in the Korean market, did you find out anything?”

"Yes? Has the work already begun?”

Jeong A-yeon asked in surprise. In fact, I had never heard of anything that DM started doing in Korea.

Kang Ha-jin looked at Hwang Soo-young with a grin.

Jeong-in suddenly didn't know why Kang Ha-jin was laughing and she was looking at Hwang Soo-young. But she quickly understood it and was blown away.

"surely······! Are the people who visited Su-Young Hwang involved? Was that part of the operation?”

Jeong-in looked at Ha-jin Kang and Soo-young Hwang alternately with her astonished eyes.

Hwang Soo-young also couldn't hide her bewildered expression.

She didn't know that such a dangerous thing was involved in her request that she just arrange a meeting with someone.

“I came to see them meeting by chance.”

It was literally a coincidence. Unusually, she wanted to wander the streets without thinking, and if it wasn't for her, she wouldn't have found Jo Won-young.

“You saw it by chance? Are those conglomerates and giant guilds meeting up?”

“You include DM and Taishan.”

"Yes?"

It was a point-of-view.

“So, in keeping our A-market in check, the Jeyoung group, the Hwashin group, the Shilla guild, the ATG guild, and even the Taesan faction because we didn’t have enough DMs?”

Jeong A-yeon looked at Kang Ha-jin with a blank expression.

How the heck did it happen that A-Market didn't know about it?

“Isn’t it time to start cracking down on the inside?”

At Ha-jin Kang's words, Jeong-ah-yeon smiled bitterly at her and nodded her head.

“It seems like it should be. If this is an issue like this, our intelligence team will never know about it.”

No matter how careful one moves and disturbs information, there are limits.

Not one or two companies, but so many companies, guilds, and even in the dark, it doesn't make sense to say that no traces were found.

Moreover, they were a company and a guild that the A-market was also closely watching.

Even Taishan was the same.

It was only natural to keep an eye on the war between gangs, which is sure to have an impact on the A-market in the future.

"Sigh. I wanted to deliver it in a good atmosphere, but it is a pity.”

Jeong-in said so and held out a sheet of her paper.

“Take it. This is the progress of Ganghwa Stone research. Thank you for selling in bulk, the results are very impressive. Perhaps the world will turn upside down when we announce it.”

Ha-jin Kang received her documents and read them through. She was definitely surprised.

‘Have you already surpassed the research you had achieved before the regression?’

It is now possible to raise all the stats of the Awakener with one use of the enhancement stone. How amazing it is that there is still room for development.

“It can be used 15 times.”

“I am currently intensively researching that part, and the chief researcher assured me up to 25 times. Maybe more.”

“Number 25?”

Even Kang Ha-jin couldn't help but be surprised by that absurd figure.

Perhaps the possibility of Ganghwa Stone appearing as an amazing regular has opened up.

“The atmosphere was supposed to be really good, but it’s really sad.”

At Jeong-in's words, her Hwang Soo-young looked at her with her slightly narrowed eyes.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“I am suspicious.”

"What?"

“You know, why are you asking?”

“You don’t know?”

“I know.”

Hwang Soo-young said so and looked at Jeong A-yeon and Kang Ha-jin alternately.

“Well, it’s not like that.”

“Are you terribly confused?”

At the persistent questioning, Jeong Ah-yeon turned her back on her words.

“What should I do now?”

“We have to defend ourselves and dig traps.”

In response to Kang Ha-jin's unhesitating answer, Jeong A-yeon and Hwang Soo-young nodded at the same time.

“That is the norm. The question is how to do it.”

“The Taishan faction will attack the guilds sponsored by A-Market.”

“Are you Taesan? Will it be just them? Right now, the Taishan faction is at war, so it would be difficult to remove manpower.”

“It can be a surprise.”

If it was a surprise attack, the effect would be great.

For example, when entering a dungeon and hunting, if you hit the back of the head, you will inevitably get hit.

Unless, of course, this side didn't know about it and didn't prepare for it.

“And they agreed to support the Awoken. They said they applied for a total of 143 people with a mix of different levels.”

“It will change the game of war.”

“But depending on how we do it, it can become mud.”

“I have to figure out their plans first.”

“That is the most important thing. We need to know whether to deal with the war and come to us first, or whether we want to deal with it first, or both, so that we can respond appropriately.”

Ha-jin Kang was silently listening to the conversation between Hwang Soo-young and Jeong A-yeon.

“So, what do you think, Kang Ha-jin?”

Jeong-ah-yeon suddenly turned her head to look at Kang Ha-jin and asked. Her eyes were twinkling.

It seemed more enjoyable than usual.

“Let’s start with the Taesan wave. First of all, I think it would be better for me to find out about the Taesan faction’s operations.”

At Ha-jin Kang's words, Jeong-ah-yeon nodded her head with a bitter expression.

“That would be better. We may be able to use our information network, but it seems that information will leak out.”

“I don’t have an intelligence team at all!”

Hwang Soo-young proudly raised her hand and said.

“Wouldn’t it be better to create an intelligence team in Dungeon Breaker soon?”

At Ha-jin Kang’s words, Hwang Soo-young smiled and waved her hand.

“Hey, you’re here to help when you need it. Weren't we allies?"

“An alliance is an alliance, and information is information. Stop thinking about getting it for free.”

At Ha-jin Kang's cold words, Hwang Soo-young looked at her with a pitiful expression on her face.

But Kang Ha-jin continued talking without paying any attention to it.

“Okay, then, while investigating the Taishan faction, A-Yeon Jeong cleans up the traitors of A-Market.”

“Then what about me?”

Hwang Soo-young's eyes twinkled and Kang Ha-jin pushed her face lightly.

Ha-jin Kang wanted why Hwang Soo-young was here today, but she didn't really care, so she just pretended not to know.

“Creating an intelligence team.”

Hwang Soo-young's lips protruded.

"That's Okay. I'll take care of it myself."

“Save some people who can move secretly.”

Hwang Soo-young's eyes twinkled at those words.

“I know what you mean. Just leave it to me.”

So the meeting was almost finished.

Ha-jin Kang stared at the two of them who were rushing back, and then left.

* * *

Ha-jin Kang, Kyung-min Yoon, and In-hyeok Myung were sitting with a round table in between.

We wanted to hear the opinions of Kyung-Min Yoon and In-Hyeok Myung on this matter.

Since we decided to go together anyway, it was better to use their abilities to the fullest.

Once he heard everything, Kyung-min Yoon arranged it.

“So, you’re saying you’re going to use the dark side to beat us and take out the Awakened people who have recently gained fame?”

If you think about the Guardians, you are correct.

As a paving stone, Hwang Soo-young was mobilized to set up a place with Kim Ji-hye and other beautiful awakening people who have recently become famous.

If the guild has disappeared, it will be easier to move toward the guild or group that has made a good impression in advance.

Myung In-hyeok added information to it.

“They don’t just look at the older sisters in our guild.”

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Myung In-hyuk continued explaining to Yoon Kyung-min's question.

“I reached out to the entire guild supported by A-Market. Among them, I’ve already met all the useful Awakeneds once.”

Myung In-hyuk placed a sheet of paper on the table and swung it towards Kang Ha-jin.

“These days, my skills have improved a bit, so I slightly expanded the scope of information collection.”

Coincidentally, the Jeyoung and Hwashin groups, as well as the Shilla and ATG guilds were included.

No, to be precise, the situation was a bit strange, so I focused on them.

“Recently, all Awakened people are focused on dungeons or mobilized to hunt monsters that may have escaped.”

"right."

“But it seems like those four places separate the Awoken.”

I know why they took it apart. It was to support Ji Chang-gi.

“However, there were so many Awakenings that I was paying close attention.”

In the meantime, I noticed another movement, which was to contact the Awoken who belonged to a guild sponsored by A-Market.

“You said there were a lot of Awakened people?”

"Yeah. No matter how large a guild and a large corporation, they stole nearly 100 Awoken from one place.”

“Did all of your places get that much Awoken?”

Myung In-hyuk nodded his head.

"Yeah."

The calculation is not correct. I don't know about ATG, but I never pulled out that much elsewhere. Only the level of the stolen Awoken is different.

Hajin Kang told the story she had heard. Then, Kyung-Min Yoon spoke up.

“Where else are these guys trying to rob?”

The answer was so obvious.

“A-Market.”

Ha-jin Kang thought about what A-Market was like in Korea before returning.

Before the return, the A-market gradually lost its position after the first disaster.

However, DM did not take that place. DM entered Korea much later.

Either the history has changed, or there is another story that Ha-jin Kang does not know, or it is one of them.

‘Where was the company that pushed the A-market back then?’

I couldn't pinpoint where it was. because there wasn't one.

At that time, several companies emerged and competed with each other. No, I did a collusion.

That's how the A-market was gradually pushed back.

As I recalled the memories, the events of that time came to mind clearly one by one. If you have high mental strength, this is good.

A-Market concentrated its capabilities because the situation in Korea was such an exceptional situation.

And the DM, who switched to a large-scale offensive aiming for the exact moment, dug into the gap and prepared a foothold to properly counter the A-Market.

After bringing the situation back to the past, it became clear what they were aiming for now.

So this would have happened anyway, even if it wasn't for strong Hajin.

Guardians are like a bonus that comes with you while you work on it.

Anyway, I didn't want to leave it alone.

The A-market should not collapse so easily.

so far it is

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