The Frozen Player Returns

irst personal commission.
It’ll set a precedent for your prices.”

 

“But image is important too.
The gap between a player who gets 100 million won commissions and another who gets 1 billion won commissions is bigger than you think.”

(TN: $0.89 = 1000 won)

 

Right now, Seo Jun-ho was level 9.
He needed to level up four more times before he could enter the Eastern Sea Gate.

 

“Huh?” Shim Deok-gu’s eyes widened as he read over a commission.
With an earnest gaze, he handed the paper over to Seo Jun-ho.

 

“How’s this?”

 

“Let me see.”

 

Strangely, the form was filled out by hand.
Looking at the neat writing was refreshing to his eyes.

 

But the description wasn’t.

 

“Huh.
So it’s a request from a father whose daughter is terminally ill.”

 

“The only thing that can cure it is the Cinder Fox’s core.”

 

The Cinder Fox.
Seo Jun-ho’s brows furrowed at the name.

 

“That’s a name I haven’t heard in a while.”

 

’

“You killed one before, didn’t you?”

 

“…Yeah.
I almost died.”

 

At that time, it hadn’t even been half a year since he became a player.
Looking back on it, everything had been fun and games.

 

“Are there still Gates with Cinder Foxes? I only ever encountered one in my entire career as a player.”

 

“Yup.
In Korea, no less.” Seo Jun-ho looked surprised as he heard that.

 

“Really? Why did I not know this until now?”

 

“That’s because you were so focused on the Uncleared Gates.”

 

“It has a Cinder Fox but it’s not Uncleared?”

 

“It doesn’t quite meet the requirements.
It only appeared 3 months ago.”

 

Uncleared Gates had to meet two conditions.
One, it had to be at least 6 months old.
And two, it had to have at least 5 failed attempts.

 

“It’s easier to just show you.” Deok-gu tapped twice on his Vita and a display appeared.

 

⟪Burning Dunes⟫

Required Level : 5 – 15

Party Cap : 30 people

Clear Condition : Defeat the Cinder Fox

Difficulty : Hard

 

Seo Jun-ho’s eyes sparkled as he read over the description.

 

“This is gonna be harder than the one I caught before.” There was a reason he thought that.
“The Cinder Fox from before required levels 10 through 20 and had a Party Cap of 50.” But this time the requirements were stricter.

Shim Deok-gu shook his head.

 

“Not necessarily.”

 

“…Why not?”

 

“The standards for players have gone up.
So have item specs.”

 

“Their skills have been getting better?” Seo Jun-ho nodded slowly, “Well, that’s probably true.
I haven’t seen any players in action since I’ve come back.” All he’d seen were the players from the licensing test.

 

I wonder how strong they are these days. Were they as strong as Shim Deok-gu suggested? How much stronger have they gotten?

 

“…I’m curious now.” He was a first-generation player.
Didn’t that mean he was everyone’s sunbae? I’m curious to see how my hubaes are doing. 

 

Seo Jun-ho waved the commission form in his hand.
“I’ll do this one.
I want to see my hubaes.” Shim Deok-gu’s face brightened.

 

“Really?”

 

“Yup.
Why do you look so happy about it?”

’

 

“Oh, that’s…”

 

He didn’t know what Shim Deok-gu was like around others, but his inner feelings were always clear to Seo Jun-ho.
He gave up on making excuses and answered.

 

“I actually know the person who sent the commission.”

 

“Really? Are you two close?”

 

“Not really.
I didn’t even know he’d sent it in.” That made sense.
Deok-gu looked shocked when he first saw it.
“You know the Myungho Group? He’s the CEO.”

 

“Oh? So he’s old man Choi Man-hyuk’s son?”

 

“He’s the second son.
Choi Pil-ho.
You probably haven’t met him, but you’ve heard of the name, right?”

 

“Well… I suppose, when Choi Man-hyuk was bragging about his sons.” Seo Jun-ho stared at the form with a new look in his eyes and nodded, “Sounds interesting.
Schedule a meeting for me.”

 

* * *

 

The next day, Seo Jun-ho made his way to the Association President’s office as Deok-gu had ordered. Huh?

 

He paused as he opened the door.
There was another person in the office aside from Deok-gu.
It was a beautiful woman with shoulder-length black hair.

 

“Ah, you’re here.”

 

Seo Jun-ho glanced at Shim Deok-gu and nodded.

 

“I’ll introduce you.
This is Cha Si-eun.
She will be your manager and secretary starting today.”

 

“My name is Cha Si-eun! Please take care of me!”

 

“…Yes, likewise.” As he took in her cheerful greeting, Seo Jun-ho realized what was going on. I see.
She’ll be in charge of my international work. 

 

No matter how close he and Deok-gu were, that was a personal relationship.
If the Association President personally assisted a player, it would clearly be suspicious. It’s a good thing that he’s separating his public and private lives. 

 

Rather than annoyed or sad, Seo Jun-ho only felt more confident in Deok-gu.

 

“You have a meeting with the Myungho Group CEO, correct?”

 

“Yes, President.” The corners of Shim Deok-gu’s mouth twitched as Seo Jun-ho switched over to a formal tone.

 

“Ms.
Cha Si-eun over here will escort you.
She’s very capable, so you’ll find yourself relying on her in the future.”

 

“I-I’m not that… Thank you for your kind words.” Cha Si-eun looked at Seo Jun-ho as she responded with a timid voice.
“That’s… There’s 32 minutes until the scheduled meeting time, so we should leave within 6 minutes to make it on time.”

 

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“Then let’s go right now.”

 

“Ah, alright!” Cha Si-eun’s heels clicked as she escorted him.

 

“I’ll be waiting here, expecting good results.” Shim Deok-gu laughed as he waved from his seat.