yasinovel Chapter 230
Chapter 230
Chapter 230
Recruiting the Attack Squad (3)
– I’m sorry. I’ve had an overseas schedule that I’ve been tied up with for a few months, so it looks like I won’t be able to return to the country until around March. I really wanted to participate in the first attack squad created by Holder Do Jae-hyun...
A text message pops up on the phone screen.
It was from my teacher in the assassin field, Yoo Eun-seol.
She had been indirectly asking about my participation in this attack squad.
She was politely declining.
“...What a pity.”
I clicked my tongue and shook off my pointless regret.
From the beginning, I thought the possibility was slim, but if it was an overseas schedule booked a few months ago, it would be even harder to get out of.
Still, as her disciple, I couldn’t interfere with my teacher’s schedule for personal affairs.
“Then... There probably won’t be any S-rank Holders.”
With this, the participation rate of S-rank Holders became zero.
The heads of the top three domestic clans, Kang Woo-hyun, Hwang Geon-wook, and Song Do-hyuk, were unable to participate from the beginning due to their positions and clan duties. The S-rank Holder known in the secular world as ‘Ryu Ji-hyuk’, Park Ji-hwan, was still fiercely tracking down Ludenack somewhere in the wilderness.
Among the five official S-rank Holders, my teacher was the only one with any possibility, but that was dashed by the text message I just received.
“Tsk. Well, can’t be helped.”
But the situation wasn’t desperate.
In the original work, when Park Jin-woo attempted the dungeon raid, he entered without any S-ranks. And it’s not like having a higher-ranked Holder in the attack squad is always a good thing compared to me.
It could even turn out to be a blessing in disguise.
Perhaps this raid would be an opportunity for me to further develop my leadership and command abilities.
“...Jae-hyun will do well.”
As I was momentarily grumbling, a clear voice came from beside me.
A pretty hand and pen were placed on the table.
Long, flowing hair...
A breathtakingly beautiful appearance.
It was Kang Juyeon, who was going over the documents with me.
“......”
She seemed a bit embarrassed to offer such consolation, a shy expression on her face as she spoke to me.
...Cute.
Is a face really the perfection of consolation?
Hearing Kang Juyeon’s clumsy but adorable attempt to comfort me, my previously cluttered mind feels cleared, if only momentarily.
“Thank you. But you give me strength.”
“Mmm...”
I lightly kissed her in gratitude...
Kang Juyeon shyly accepted me.
Her face showed a flustered yet excited expression.
Even after we started dating and had skinship several times, she still blushed so much like this.
“What about the magic user types? Any good Holders there?”
“...Yeah. I’ve picked out a couple.”
“Already? You tend to be quite strict in your assessments, Juyeon.”
“Well, these Holders are proven individuals.”
But we didn’t gather just to flirt. We came together to work.
We had to select the optimal combination from the countless Holders who applied to join the attack squad.
Excluding the original ‘Underground Dungeon Members’ – me, Kang Juyeon, Kim Chae-eun, Moon Ga-eun, and Park Jin-woo, a total of five permanent members – we needed to recruit additional attack squad members.
The recruitment drive began three days ago.
As unprecedented as its establishment, there was a lot of talk and it drew tremendous buzz, but in the end, the marketing itself could be considered a success.
And the applicants...
Far exceeding my expectations, they flooded in with the staggering number of 300.
– Record high! A total of 311 Holders flock to Do Jae-hyun’s attack squad...
– Major domestic clans allow their clan members to apply for Do Jae-hyun’s attack squad
– Jeong Hyun-seok of Sunset Flower says he’s confident he’ll get in, no question
– Clan
The shocking application turnout continued.
A total of 311 applicants.
The top of B-grade is almost on par with A-grade.
And in attack squad recruitment, an A-grade Holder is an almost free pass, a rare resource.
No matter that she’s a foreign Holder...
These kinds of specs were enough to let her through, even taking the risks into account.
“...She looks good. I haven’t seen her in person, but.”
“You think so? Seems worth interviewing her.”
“Yeah.”
Fortunately, Kang Juyeon also had a favorable attitude.
I put Angela’s application on the list for interviews along with Camila’s.
As for Camila, I didn’t even need to look at her application.
She had top grades among the exchange students at the California Academy.
She even won the
Not bringing a Holder like that into the attack squad would be a loss for me.
‘Park Jin-woo will probably be thrilled too.’
...There was a bit of networking involved in the selection as well.
“Oh, right. Juyeon, did anyone from the Judgement of Fire apply to join the clan?”
A thought occurred to me, so I asked her.
Just as clan members from major domestic clans applied to our attack squad, there were applicants from the three major clans as well.
From
...At this point, Seong Na-yeon is almost like Moon Ga-eun’s personal bodyguard.
But I hadn’t heard any news from
“I think...Holder Lee Soo-mi will probably apply.”
“Ah.”
I was slightly surprised to hear a name I had forgotten.
Lee Soo-mi, a member of the
A seasoned B-grade Holder who displayed her holy power.
She had participated with us in the
Afterwards, I heard she took on all the missions to eliminate the remnants of
I nodded my head and said, “Certainly a verified divine attribute. A good member has joined.”
“...Yeah.”
Essentially saying she was accepted into the attack squad without needing an interview.
Kang Juyeon replied with a brightened expression to my declaration.
Although she didn’t show it, she seemed to have been worrying about Lee Soo-mi, who had been wandering aimlessly in the clan.
“Okay! Let’s stop here for today and rest now. We’ve worked hard enough.”
Pat-
I lightly tapped the table and organized the documents.
The screening wasn’t finished yet, but we’d have to work on it again tomorrow anyway.
“......”
“...Juyeon?”
But suddenly, Kang Juyeon who had finished organizing...
Went and sat on the bed placed in one corner of the room.
She sat sideways on the bed, holding onto the bedpost with her knees bent as if kneeling.
It was definitely a somehow familiar posture.
One I felt I had seen before somewhere.
“...I’m ready.”
To rest...
Her soft voice reverberated.
...Déjà vu?
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