episode_0051

Same time.

Office in Queens.

Like Black Rose, there was a cold atmosphere among the Queens members who attended the meeting in preparation for the suppression of the Witch’s Castle.

“… Arin Lim. How long are you going to be like this?”

“… What am I?”

Seol Ju-hee felt very uncomfortable.

This is because Lim A-rin did not make eye contact with him or even say a single word the entire time.

No matter how much things went awry due to Do Ji-hyuk’s incident, it was just frustrating to see such a blatant display of discomfort.

“Don’t act childish like a child. You came here to work.”

“What are they saying I did?”

“Guys. Get there. The meeting is starting soon.”

“Arin Lim keeps… !”

“Sol Joo-hee.”

Seol Joo-hee, who momentarily looked aggrieved by Hong Yu-ra’s cold reaction, slammed the table! He hit it and expressed his dissatisfaction.

“If you’re going to do it this way, just hit them all.”

Public and private life must be thoroughly distinguished.

Seol Joo-hee, who heard from Do Ji-hyeok with pain in her ears, did not like Lim A-rin’s face-faced attitude.

“Why do you do this to me? It’s okay for you, I just have to endure this!?”

Lim A-rin didn’t like the shameless attitude of Seol Joo-hee, who ruined everything and didn’t even apologize.

“You both stop!”

Hong Yu-Ri was equally stressed.

Because he couldn’t take anyone’s side and had to suppress his feelings just because he was the leader.

“… … .”

Arin and Seol Joo-hee exchanged cold glances before silently closing their mouths and immediately turning their heads.

*

“This is Kwak Min-gi, the leader of the training team! It’s truly an honor to meet you… !”

“Thank you for your kind words. Please take care of me in the future.”

Choi Hyo-min was chewing her lips as she looked at Do Ji-hyuk, who was happily greeting his teammates.

‘It was really Do Ji-hyuk… !’

She harbored intense shame and resentment towards Do Ji-hyuk, who knew everything but did not pretend to know… .

Since I was in a situation where I couldn’t say anything, I quietly gritted my teeth and glared at him.

“Then, shall we begin?”

Eventually, the meeting started with Do Ji-hyuk’s words.

“First, let’s look at the materials provided.”

Do Ji-hyuk, who naturally took the head seat, handed over a tablet and explained things to the main Black Rose team members.

“In my opinion, the main goal of this subjugation is to ‘retake first place.’ Winning the confrontation with the queens or defeating the witch’s castle are secondary elements that naturally follow.”

Since receiving the request, Do Ji-hyuk has been collecting information about Black Rose along with producing team Seoul City Hall.

Having accumulated data since his days as producer of Queens, he was able to predict Black Rose’s winning percentage without difficulty… .

“To be honest, it is difficult to compete head on.”

It was judged that it was absolutely impossible for Black Rose to win in a head-to-head match with Queens.

“Is it impossible to target weaknesses?”

At that time, Black Rose member Kim Min-ju asked a question.

“Producer has been in charge of Queens for a long time. Don’t you know about Queens’ weaknesses?”

She, who had an impressive short hairstyle that was close to a short cut, looked at Do Ji-hyuk with the sympathy of her teammates who nodded quietly.

but.

“Unfortunately, Queens have no weaknesses.”

Do Ji-hyuk denied her words in a firm tone.

“It may sound arrogant, but the queens I raised have no weaknesses. I also did countless analyzes to improve Queens’ weaknesses… , there were no weaknesses in the team called ‘Queens’, which complemented each other perfectly.”

“Oh my god… .”

The team members groaned softly as they realized once again what a great team Queens was.

“But… . Cheonhwa Guild has weaknesses.”

“!”

Do Ji-hyuk presented a new perspective and instantly turned the mood around.

“If you say Cheonhwa Guild… . Are you saying that the problem is not with the members, but with the team itself?”

He nodded his head in response to a team member’s question and continued his explanation naturally.

“Currently, the Cheonhwa Guild is showing very strange behavior. They are using Queens like a celebrity group, not a hunter team.”

This is a fact that everyone involved in the industry is well aware of.

Do Ji-hyuk laid out his plan, saying that he should aim for that point.

“The Cheonhwa Guild, which has not hired a new producer, is likely to adopt the same strategy I established. We will probably plan a strategy based on Black Rose’s data that has not been updated, and we will use the strategy we established in the past.”

“Ah… .”

Do Ji-hyuk, who raised the corner of his mouth in response to a low sigh from a team member, explained the strategy he had set up against Black Rose in the past.

“Black Rose is a team characterized by fast attacks with powerful offense. Inna, the leader, Hyomin, the sub-dealer, and even Minju In, the tank, all have aggressive tendencies, so they are a team that specializes in timing and catching people off guard. Is that correct?”

Lim Dae-seop, the producer of Black Rose, nodded and agreed to Do Ji-hyuk’s accurate analysis… .

“You can find that just by searching on the internet.”

Choi Hyo-min crossed his arms and tackled him as if he was disapproving.

“This is information that everyone who knows the Hunter team knows… , Surely that’s not all?”

The team members who were quietly watching the situation looked at Do Ji-hyuk, thinking that what she said made sense.

He did not necessarily deny it and gave a short answer.

“Yes. This is not all.”

“… !”

Choi Hyo-min looks angry at Do Ji-hyuk’s reaction to slyly avoiding the collision.

Gong Gong-na, the leader who had experienced Do Ji-hyuk once, pulled down the corners of her mouth and gently placed her hand on her arm as if telling her to hold back.

“The Black Rose I analyzed had weak combat sustain. In a word, the longer the fight lasts, the lower the win rate.”

“Huh… .”

A few years ago, when Black Rose was number 1.

Im Dae-seop, who competed in the joint subjugation zone with Queens, a rookie, sighed as he recalled the past when he had no choice but to lose.

At the time, I rationalized it by thinking that the Queen’s Gown had won well… .

Now I realize that I had no choice but to lose, that it was natural for me to lose because it was a match that had been fought with my weaknesses accurately analyzed in the first place.

“As I have established, the Cheonhwa Guild will probably adopt a strategy of sticking around from the beginning and taking out the Black Rose.”

“So you’re saying to avoid direct competition!”

“Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility of coming up with another strategy, but there are no plans to clash anyway, so the variables are small.”

Noisy… …

The team members who really saw the potential started to get excited and excited.

“While the Queens were in vain, the point… … .”

Do Ji-hyuk continued his explanation… .

“Wait a minute.”

Just before the briefing was over, Choi Hyo-min, who had been waiting the entire time, cut him off.

“… … ?”

Everyone’s eyes flocked to Choi Hyo-min,

Grumbling–

She stood up as if to show off, glared at Do Ji-hyuk and confidently expressed her opinion.

“I can’t do this operation?”

“Hyo, Hyomin!”

“Let go.”

Choi Hyo-min, who seemed to have made up her mind and even shook off the public figure’s hand, crossed her arms, vowing that she would definitely punish Do Ji-hyuk, who had been drinking water from her the entire time.

‘I can never just get over it!“

There was a reason why Choi Hyo-min came out so strong.

Because she was the person who held the most important position in this operation.

Of course, he didn’t really want to reject the operation, but simply wanted revenge on Do Ji-hyuk, a childish desire.

“Can you tell me why?”

Choi Hyo-min, who snorted at the question of Do Ji-hyuk, who still remained calm, tried to take the lead by coming up with his own plausible justification.

“I think you look down on our Black Rose too much. I will take first place without fighting even once… . If this isn’t ignoring our skills, what is?”

“I’m not ignoring your skills, I’m just suggesting a shortcut.”

“So, with our skills, it will take time to subdue the witch’s castle!”

In short, it meant that my pride was hurt.

Noisy… …

The team members looked at the two with worried eyes, wondering if they might bump into each other.

“… … .”

Do Ji-hyuk, who was making eye contact with her for a moment, then hinted at the apology as if he was okay with it.

“I’m sorry if you felt offended.”

OK.

‘Yes, no matter how good you are, you are a producer!’

Choi Hyo-min, whose shoulders quickly rose, tried to control her expression and began to go even stronger.

“How dare you insult our team and then try to get away with an apology? You really have no conscience.”

“Choi Hyo-min!”

“You, stop now… !”

In the end, Lim Da-seop and Gong In-na, who were worse off, raised their voices and tried to stop Choi Hyo-min… .

‘not there yet!’

Choi Hyo-min, who was even more excited by Do Ji-hyuk’s still calm reaction, ignored the two people’s words and suddenly shouted.

“Please properly kneel down and apologize!”

Anyone can see that he looks like a child acting unreasonably.

“Sin, sorry! Hyomin please… .”

“Did I say something wrong!? This is not subjugation!“

“Hyomin! please… !”

Lim Dae-seop was sweating profusely and urgently began to stop Choi Hyo-min.

Do Ji-hyuk, who was quietly looking at Choi Hyo-min, who was making a fuss in the chaotic atmosphere, slowly raised his hand to stop Dae-seop Lim and spoke softly.

“Hyomin. I see what you’re saying… . It looks like you still have some pride left.”

“What?!”

Choi Hyo-min is enraged by the obvious provocation.

Do Ji-hyuk still calmly said insulting words with a calm expression on his face.

“So confident that he was an S-class hunter, he didn’t even know how to look at his opponent properly. The way he puts his pride first is exactly what the rumors say.”

“What’s wrong, how is it!?”

Do Ji-hyuk, who aroused Choi Hyo-min’s anger, smiled and continued to provoke as if he had been waiting.

“I guess I need to fall over a little louder to come to my senses… .”

“This human is now… !”

“But the entire team cannot suffer damage just because of Hyomin… , I have no choice but to do it.”

“What… .”

The interior of the conference room was momentarily in doubt.

Do Ji-hyuk looked at Choi Hyo-min intently and blurted out a word.

“How about sparring with me?”

“… !”

The team members, including Choi Hyo-min, all thought that Do Ji-hyuk had taken an unreasonable gamble.

Sparring 1:1 with Choi Hyo-min, an S-class hunter who is considered to be the strongest, was not actually aimed at victory, but was considered to be no different from raising the so-called ‘gap and fire’.

Even if you get excited and win against a lowly opponent,

Even if he loses the match, Choi Hyo-min’s image will only be ruined.

“What? Couplet? Ha, really, I’m dumbfounded… .”

but… .

“If I tell you to do something, do you know how to avoid it?!”

Image was not important to the angry Choi Hyo-min.

“Do it now!”

“Hyo, Hyomin!”

“Ha… .”

“You’re in big trouble… .”

The team members, including the Black Rose members, thought that Do Ji-hyuk had lost the fight.

Because the opponent was not an ordinary hunter, but an experienced S-rank hunter who had always been in the top ranks.

Either lose or avoid sparring.

Either way, the only way to see it was to lose the initiative to Choi Hyo-min.

Surely everyone thought so… .

“… … .”

I don’t know what he was thinking, but Do Ji-hyuk still maintained a calm expression.