I Stole the Number One Ranker’s Soul 161

Episode 162

“You look busy…”

Yoo Eun-dam reacted to my muttering to myself,

“You know I have some of those hunters gathered up. I’m going there.”

“Oh, those people?”

“Yes. But now that all the Korean dungeons have been closed, there’s no need for it. I said to just stop worrying about it, but it seems like he plans on continuing to manage it.”

“management? What kind of management?”

“If they are left alone, rumors will spread, anxiety will be created, and unnecessary fights or factions will form, so to prevent that from happening, they always eat while showing their faces.”

“You don’t have to go?”

“I’m a young person, so I’m in the hunter class that ignores people and makes them uncomfortable. Not going is helping. And I also really hate that kind of pretentiousness in managing personal connections. It’s really useless.”

While listening to Yoo Eun-dam’s words, I picked up the strategy information on the table.

Although it was a limited amount, the necessary information was selected and organized.

In the end, it was thanks to Ban Seo-hu’s connections that I was able to easily obtain this information.

“It’s not very useful . “I don’t think it’s work, but…”

As he muttered quietly, Eundam Yoo suddenly closed his mouth. Then he asked with a cautious face.

“Oh sister, are you offended by something?”

“no. at all. Anyway, since I finally have the information, it would be a good idea to read it thoroughly.”

“So, are you including me in the strategy?”

For some reason, he seemed to be paying more attention to me than usual, so I guess he was afraid that he wouldn’t let me help him conquer the dungeon.

“Think about it.”

On the spot, I reviewed the strategy document brought by Ban Seo-hu.

The others also sat down comfortably, holding a bundle of copies in their hands, and began to read.

This is my first time seeing a full-scale document like this.

I once again realized how poor the strategy book I received from Baekgwang Guild was.

Well, now that I think about it, there are quite a few strange things.

No matter how urgently you have to attack a dungeon and you can’t discuss this or that, a contract is usually written to reimburse the cost of the escape stone with by-products collected by hunters after conquering the dungeon, but there was no such thing.

I thought we were all going to die in the dungeon anyway, so I didn’t think it was necessary to write it.

After reading the document for a while, I suddenly looked up and saw that everyone had their eyes fixed on the paper with very serious expressions.

Yu Eun-dam had lost his usual calm expression and had a sternly serious expression, like Ban Seo-hu.

To be honest, I was a bit bored.

There was a lot of confusing terminology, and the content, such as academic reports, was not very interesting.

It’s definitely not a Korean dungeon, as Ban Seo-hu said, so there’s no need to force yourself to conquer it quickly.

I need to take it easy.

I took out my phone for the first time in a while.

When I went online, as expected, I was getting a lot of criticism today.

From the day the Korean dungeon was closed, Seo Ji-han had become a world traitor worthy of being killed.

As I looked at the raw profanity that filled the screen, my vision became distant.

Unlike the Internet that was at war, Seo Ji-han was flipping through pages of paper with a calm expression.

“why?”

He felt my gaze and immediately looked this way.

I thought he was pretty focused, but he noticed it right away.

It’s really sensitive. It’s really sensitive.

“no.”

He was about to ask me something more, but he looked at the phone in my hand and nodded with an understanding expression.

Then he said with a grin.

“Don’t worry too much. “Relax by watching something fun.”

Seo Ji-han said that, but when he looked at the phone screen again, he only sighed.

‘Seo Ji-han Killing Game’ released, causing controversy… Users say, ‘It’s just a game.’

Will the Dokdo Dungeon ever be recovered?

Potion prices soar due to the disappearance of domestic dungeons.

The last news is truly false.

We are still continuously supplying potions made through Hunter Kim Young-gil, so the price has not increased significantly.

An interview with an acquaintance of Seo Ji-han. ‘I have been selfish since my school days.’

〈Press Special〉Why did Seo Ji-han become a monster?

The disappearance of Korean dungeons is a global issue.

Awakening crime rate soars. It appears to be an effect due to the disappearance of dungeons…

Real estate prices skyrocket due to the disappearance of dungeons. Real estate official ‘Seo Ji-han is the cause.’

This year’s unemployment rate is at a record high. Economic contraction due to the disappearance of dungeons.

It’s hard to find potions for patients with incurable diseases. ‘Even if Seo Ji-han hadn’t closed the dungeon…

Even if the Awakened crime rate is the same, what is the reason for the skyrocketing real estate prices?

Is it because of the surge in unemployment?

And I heard the potion isn’t that hard to find. What if I keep supplying it?

I kept scrolling through the news, but the only thing I found was annoying.

No more domestic news.

Anyway, the same content continues. I started looking at international news.

‘Singapore’s Ambassador to Korea’ regrets the disappearance of Korean dungeons.

Will Seo Ji-han’s next target be overseas? The International Dungeon Association is nervous about the disappearance of Korean dungeons.

Diplomatic friction is inevitable when overseas dungeons disappear.

The Vietnamese government will seek compensation from Korea if its only dungeon disappears. Controversy over threats.

While I was looking at international news, thinking that it was similar, there were a few lines that caught my eye. The

U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense is seriously reviewing cases of dungeons disappearing in Korea. Expecting a stir after revealing his opinion on a review of dungeon attacks in densely populated areas.

Anonymous Korean hunter to the U.S. NSA Full text of the email sent… We are taking the dungeon monster liberation situation seriously.

The Canadian government prioritizes the lives of its citizens over the economic effects of the dungeon. Reviewing dungeon attack plan.

“oh!”

I was so happy that I screamed softly without realizing it, and Seo Ji-han came to me in surprise.

“what’s the matter?”

“Look at this!”

I lifted the screen and showed a ray of light I found on the Internet, which was full of Seo Ji-han’s swear words.

He read the screen for a moment and smiled slightly.

“Good.”

“Yes?”

I was smiling happily when Yoo Eun-dam and Ban Seo-jin approached me, saying, ‘What are you doing?’

“Wow this works.”

“Iknow, right. “There are people who really think this way.”

The two people who saw the news were very impressed.

Yes, as they say, it is truly crazy for citizens to close all of their country’s dungeons.

Something I would never normally do.

So, when most people saw Seo Ji-han and thought he was crazy, I believed that there might be at least one person who thought, ‘Why is he acting so crazy?’

“Now other countries will begin to gradually close their truly dangerous dungeons, right?”

* * *

“Are you really planning to close the dungeon?”

The Oval Office of the U.S. White House.

The chief secretary asked a question in a room bathed in languid afternoon sunlight.

Although he announced it as instructed, his voice was very cautious as it was an issue with a lot of internal opposition.

The president, who was standing at the window, slowly turned around.

There was a smile of unknown meaning on his lips.

“Is that possible?”

“Then why did you make such an announcement…”

The President smiled softly and answered lightly,

“It’s a show. It’s a show. I said I was reviewing it, but I didn’t say I was actually closing it.”

“Then…”

“Once we say we’re closing the dungeon, other countries will really take this situation seriously. Just look at it. Didn’t Canada already agree and make a follow-up announcement?”

“That’s true.”

“As more and more countries participate, there will be countries that actually close their dungeons. “Then we can go and make a profit with the dungeon that has been preserved intact.”

The President grinned and opened his mouth again.

“We will just keep reviewing. “The review could take 20 or 50 years.”

“ah.”

“Besides, look how much benefit there is just from that announcement alone. “Don’t the disgruntled squires who were already talking about closing the dungeon say they support me?”

“However, I am concerned about the departure of supporters who say the dungeon should not be closed.”

In fact, the Chief of Staff’s expression was very dark as he had received a report that the approval rating had decreased by 5% after the announcement.

However, the President, who was actually involved, remained calm.

“Those people will be fine until I start to close the real dungeon. And “There is another advantage.”

“What advantages do you mean?”

“Those terrorists won’t attack our dungeon. We said we would close it first, so why bother to intervene and close it?”

“What if they intervene?”

“You can claim those damages from the Korean government. “What I did was just lay some groundwork.”

“Either way, there is no loss for us.”

“That’s it.”

Only then did the chief of staff look relieved.

As soon as he announced that he was considering closing the dungeon due to how anxious companies involved in the industry were, a cloud of lobbyists came to visit him. I was worried about how to deal with them, but fortunately, the president really intended to close the dungeon

. “ But

the information that the dungeon will soon be liberated and monsters will run out of the dungeon. Do you trust it?”

“What about you?”

“Well, the informant, Mr. Sky Guild. “I did some research on the class and it seemed like they had a pretty serious personality.”

“You don’t know people by looking at them from the outside. “Those hard-hearted people have no answer if they believe in nonsense.”

“Are you saying you don’t believe the story that monsters can come out of dungeons?”

The president shrugged his shoulders with a humorous expression.

“at all.”

“okay. All right.”

Although we learned that the President was not at all worried about the dungeon, the Chief of Staff became a little anxious.

“Just in case, I would like to place some hunters near the dungeon. What do you think?”

“Um, okay. Not a bad idea. It might appeal to supporters of dungeon extinction. It may seem like they are worried about the safety of citizens. “Go ahead.”

“All right.”

The Chief of Staff quietly walked out of the office.

He then had to meet with lobbyists and spend several days placating them.

Since this is a show that deceives other countries, this information should not be leaked out early.

So, officially, the President is trying to close the dungeon and the Chief of Staff It became a picture that he was persuading them to maintain the dungeon.

The opponents of the dungeon supported the president, and the supporters of the dungeon supported the chief of staff.

Neither party was very satisfied because the supporters of the party they belonged to did not defect.

And not long after, anxiety began to spread around the world, using the U.S. announcement as a catalyst.

Public opinion crept in wondering whether we should also close the dungeon since the U.S. was also closing it.

In fact, there were even countries that wanted to close the dungeon.

However, that Among the countries, there was not a single one that truly wanted to close the dungeon.

In the end, everyone was thinking the same thing.

We should not close it, but let other countries close it.

So, while each country was tapping their calculators and watching, time continued to pass. And so it went.