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589 – Meeting of Small Guild Masters

589 – Meeting of Small Guild Masters

Lee Yujin discussed guild management with the people in the chat room.

Financial management and securing the guild’s competitiveness.

Even methods to improve work efficiency.

The rule of the chat room was to share insights and realizations without holding back.

Only then would the chat room and meetings become more active.

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Do you have any special welfare benefits to brag about?

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I’m not sure if I should brag about this, but we have unlimited cola.

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Our guild has a swimming pool, though it’s not very big.

“Wow…”

Lee Yujin was impressed by the mention of a swimming pool.

If it’s a swimming pool, it’s definitely a brag-worthy benefit.

‘That’s amazing.’

From vehicle support to tuition assistance.

While checking the welfare benefits of various guilds, Lee Yujin was able to see the latecomer Master’s brag about their benefits.

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We have a playground, haha.

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A playground?

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Are you talking about a children’s playground?

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Yes, we have both a dirt playground and a swimming pool playground.

A playground, huh.

Is it a benefit for employees with young children?

Lee Yujin thought that perhaps the other party might be a good Master after all.

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Employees with children would love that.

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Ah, that makes sense.

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Huh?

“That makes sense” sounded like a response that suggested it hadn’t crossed their mind.

Could it be that the playgrounds weren’t for the children but really for the employees?

A dirt playground and a swimming pool playground?

‘What kind of person are they?’

Are they saying that a playground near the company is their benefit?

Or do they really have a playground that employees would enjoy?

Lee Yujin began to feel increasingly confused.

Was it a wicked boss or just a strange person?

Unable to contain her curiosity, Lee Yujin ultimately had no choice but to reach out.

**

“Wow.”

Lying on the sofa, she raised her smartphone.

Perhaps curious about my smiling face, Saebyeok approached me.

“Gyeoul, is something good happening?”

“Yeah. I got invited to a meeting of guild masters this time.”

“Isn’t that something you get invited to all the time?”

“This is a gathering of masters who run small-scale guilds, not our masters.”

I showed Saebyeok the chat window on my smartphone.

It was a chat room where people running guilds shared their know-how.

“Gyeoul is working hard to manage the guild.”

“Yeah. I’m trying.”

Saebyeok patted my head, saying she was proud of me.

Her tail tried to wag, but it was pressed against my back and the sofa, only wriggling a bit.

It felt like there was a snake pinned beneath me.

“Wanga! Wanga!”

Levinas, who had been silently listening to our conversation, tugged at the hem of my clothes.

Levinas’s eyes were filled with a determination of sorts.

“Wanga is going to meet a competitor in the industry…!”

“Industry?”

“Yes! It’s going into a very, very scary wilderness…!”

“Uh…”

I didn’t think the people in the chat room were that scary.

Perhaps my lack of enthusiasm affected Levinas, who made a stern expression.

“I must show that Wanga is the coolest person at the meeting!”

“Hmm…”

Was Levinas hoping that I would be the coolest among the guild masters?

Understanding Levinas’s intentions, I decided to ask a question first.

“What should I do to look the coolest?”

“You should wear this!”

Levinas put a necklace-shaped soap bubble around my neck.

It seemed Levinas thought the soap bubble was cool.

“Wow, this really looks cool.”

“Yes!”

Levinas seemed pleased that I liked wearing the soap bubble and giggled.

Then, Gaeul, who had been watching us with wide eyes, took a red thread bundle out of her bag.

It was the thread bundle Gaeul sometimes wore on her head when she dressed up.

“Here.”

“Are you lending this to me?”

“Of course. You look cool.”

I placed the stylish thread bundle Gaeul had given me on my head.

Seeing me happy, Gaeul clapped her hands in delight.

Since Gaeul was happy, I felt good too.

“But if I walk around with this on my head, I might lose it, so I’ll keep it close to my heart like a talisman.”

“Okay!”

Gaeul nodded, and beside her, Haneul was fidgeting nervously.

Haneul, who had been rolling her eyes around, suddenly pulled out her mechanical arm.

“Master…! I’ll give you this…!”

“Your arm…?”

“Yes! It’s the coolest thing I have…!”

Haneul smiled innocently.

I patted Haneul’s head.

“Not really.”

“Oh, really…?”

“Yeah. Haneul is cooler than the mechanical arm.”

“……!”

Haneul’s colorful tiger tail perked up.

I gently reattached the mechanical arm to Haneul and said, “I think it would be better to take Haneul’s bravery instead of her arm.”

“Hehe…”

Haneul blushed, perhaps feeling shy.

Bomi laughed playfully at Haneul.

“Haneul, since Gyeoul is taking it, try to be brave and roar.”

“Roar, roar?”

Haneul showed her claws threateningly.

While doing so, she glanced at us.

“Yikes…!”

“……!”

Maybe because she was a tiger.

Haneul’s roar was always scary to see.

“Gaeul.”

Perhaps frightened by Haneul’s roar, Gaeul lay down on the floor.

Fortunately, she didn’t expose her belly.

I rubbed Gaeul’s belly as she lay on the ground and said, “Guys, I’ll be out for a bit.”

“What are you going outside for?”

“I’m going to check which bus I need to take. I’ll just look at the bus and come right back.”

“Alright! Then Levinas will wait while watching the Animal King!”

“Okay.”

Leaving the kids watching television behind, I stepped outside.

Since tomorrow was Saturday, the day of the meeting, I had to hurry and check the bus.

‘After taking the bus from here, I’ll get off after three stops…’

I checked the bus routes at the bus stop.

It was a local meeting, but the route was complicated enough that I had to change buses three times.

‘I’ll have to walk about five minutes from here.’

Just as I was memorizing the complicated route in my head, I heard a familiar sound behind me.

“What are you doing here?”

“I was checking the route.”

I ran towards Master, feeling delighted, and hugged him.

Master seemed happy to see me too and lifted me up.

“Why are you suddenly checking the route?”

“I’m going to a meeting of people who run small-scale guilds to learn about guild management.”

“Are you memorizing the route to get there?”

“Yes.”

Master made a sound of contemplation and checked his smartphone.

The screen displayed a schedule filled with minute-by-minute details.

“Don’t take the bus tomorrow; I’ll take you.”

“Aren’t you busy tomorrow?”

“…Not busy.”

“Wow.”

I thought he would be busy with a lot of schedules, but that wasn’t the case.

If Master was taking me, I wouldn’t have to memorize the bus route, and the journey would be enjoyable.

“Thank you.”

My tail swayed gently as I expressed my gratitude to Master.

I was already starting to look forward to tomorrow.

**

Small and medium guild meeting.

With the aim of breaking away from small and medium guilds, masters gathered once a quarter to share their knowledge.

Of course, they also engaged in private conversations.

“Is everyone here?”

“No, one person hasn’t arrived yet.”

“Ah… that person from yesterday…?”

At the mention of “that person from yesterday,” the participating masters fell silent for a moment.

They thought he was a bit strange.

When he said he raised dogs for the welfare of company employees, he also mentioned that he raised various animals in his guild.

Cats were one thing, but raising spiders and mice crossed the line.

‘There are probably many employees who would dislike spiders and mice.’

Was he the kind of master who only cared about his own preferences, regardless of what the employees thought?

Lee Yujin clicked her tongue and checked her smartphone.

– I’m in front of the café now, haha.

Just then, the chat room notified that “that” person had arrived.

As if the other masters had also checked the message, they stared at the glass door of the café.

Thus, the masters, including Lee Yujin, could only freeze as they watched someone walking toward the café.

Kang Jinho.

The one who could be called the owner of this area was heading toward the café.

Ignoring the sign that said [Reserved], Kang Jinho opened the café door.

‘No way…?’

Was the master participating in the meeting Kang Jinho?

This was a small gathering; why on earth?

As Lee Yujin took a deep breath, she noticed a small child hiding behind Kang Jinho.

The child waddled after Kang Jinho and peeked out from behind him.

With white cat ears and innocent eyes that could make anyone feel pure.

When Lee Yujin met those blue eyes, the day’s chat flashed through her mind.

Bragging about the dirt playground and swimming pool playground, and boasting about raising spiders and mice.

Only then did Lee Yujin recall the “Ggaemmi” guild.

‘So it was a Divine Beast…!’

Lee Yujin had also gone hunting with Divine Beasts a few times.

They made hunting several times easier.

‘Crazy.’

She had received many hints in the chat, so why hadn’t she realized it?

Lee Yujin answered her own question.

The Ggaemmi guild was one with the Dawn Guild.

She hadn’t suspected it because she thought they wouldn’t come to a gathering like this.

Lee Yujin subtly looked up at Kang Jinho.

Even though his gaze was devoid of emotion, she couldn’t hold his gaze for more than a few seconds and lowered her eyes.

‘What kind of situation is this!’

A nuclear bomb had dropped on the small and medium guild master meeting.

The guild masters, including Lee Yujin, could only exchange silent glances, reading each other’s expressions.

A word from the author (Author’s note)

Thank you so much for reading today!

Thanks for the comments and recommendations too! They always give me strength…!

In terms of scale, Ggaemmi is indeed a small to medium guild…!