Guild Founding (3) – Naming

Asking me like that means he knows what my abilities are, which means he must also know I was expelled from the academy.

No wonder he sat right next to me without a moment’s hesitation.

…But damn, she’s gorgeous.

Ha, Kim Hee-an, you bastard. Just how talented are you that a guild would send a woman like this to recruit you?

No, in the first place, isn’t any guild that has a woman like this incredible?

My current guild is fucking shitty, should I just join this one?

But if I do, will they report me for the thing they covered up for me last time? I really got myself into a bind. Fuck, if I’d known a guild with a chick like this existed, I would’ve just put up with that shit back then.

“Excuse me?”

“Ah, sorry. But what guild is it…?”

“I’m in the process of creating it. I plan to decide what we’ll do after we’ve gathered a few members.”

“So you’re the guild master?”

“Probably, once it’s made?”

“Then how many members do you have now?”

“Hmm… For now, including me, two?”

What the? It’s a scrub guild? No, wait, if there are only two members including the guild master, does that even count as a guild?

“It’s not many, is it? This is the first time I’m recruiting, after all.”

Oh, I’m the first? Well, I am pretty competent.

“Ah, but I’m already in a guild.”

“Is it not possible to be in two guilds at once?”

“I’m not sure… I don’t really know. Should I look into it?”

Fuck, there’s a hundred percent chance that won’t work. You think those bastards will let me go? I really got myself into a bind.

For now, I’ll just say I’ll look into it and get her contact info. Even if I can’t join, we can at least keep in touch.

“I’ll look into it and contact you—”

“Well, it doesn’t matter. I’m busy too, so it won’t be a very demanding guild. We won’t be getting government certification, either. It’ll probably be a guild where people who have time just meet up, do what needs to be done, and go their separate ways.”

“Ah… is that so?”

“In a way, it’s less of a guild and more of… a small club? If your current guild is a problem, it just means you can’t come to the club, right?”

Then this might work. Even if I can’t go on Gate runs, I can just give her some potions.

I think I can pull this off by hiding it from those bastards.

More importantly, I’ve gotta fuck this bitch at least once.

If I work hard as a founding member and hand out some potions…

“Then I think it might be possible… What’s the compensation?”

“Hmm… I think I’ll have to decide that after seeing how many people we get. But I plan to give the members what they want as much as possible.”

Oh… look at her choice of words. Is she saying she’ll put out?

There’s no way she doesn’t know how beautiful she is, and if she came to me knowing why I was expelled, isn’t there a real possibility?

“Really? Anything I want?”

“Umm… Yes, well. If it’s something I can give.”

Fuck, is this for real?

Then again, if a chick like this offered to put out, I doubt there’s a single bastard who wouldn’t join. It’d be easy for her to gather people and become a guild master.

“Alright, then. I’m in.”

“Okay. Do you use this?”

She shows me her phone.

On her screen is a messenger app. Its security is so high that it’s mainly used by Awakeners. In truth, everyone uses it—civilians, registered, and unregistered alike.

Of course, I use it too.

“Yes. This is my ID.”

“Great. Congratulations on joining the guild.”

“I look forward to working with you, Guild Master.”

But isn’t she going to put out to celebrate me joining the guild? Hmm… right, as a signing bonus.

“Ah, Guild Master. Is there perhaps a signing bonus? If you give me one, I’m confident I can be a very active member.”

“Hmm, the guild hasn’t even opened its doors yet, what are you talking about? And even when we do, there won’t be much activity or pressure.”

She rejected him flatly, but the smile she gave at the same time seemed to brighten the entire room.

Fuck, she’s so beautiful.

The moment I saw her, my fully erect dick twitched.

“Really? That’s a shame. In that case, how about I buy you a drink to celebrate me joining the guild? I know a delicious Awakener-exclusive drink here.”

The drink I was about to recommend contains several ingredients.

By channeling magic into a few of those ingredients and slightly altering their properties, they can be changed into a sleeping agent and an aphrodisiac, respectively.

If I need to knock her out, I can turn it into a sleeping agent. If she seems to be falling for me and just needs a little push, I can just use the aphrodisiac.

I’ve fucked quite a few girls with this trick.

If I can get her to drink this and just stall for a little time—

“Well, that’s okay. I’m busy, I have to go recruit the next person.”

Fuck.

*

Recruit Number Two, acquired.

He just couldn’t take his eyes off my face.

And then, ‘Anything I want?’ ‘Is there perhaps a signing bonus?’

Just like the sex offender he is, he’s making it painfully obvious he wants to sleep with me. He got hard the moment I started talking.

You can look forward to it. I’ll suck you completely dry.

Now then, the next target for recruitment is—

*

I reached out to three more people on the high-priority recruitment list who seemed like they would be active.

All of them joined on the spot.

What is happening?

Anyway, Recruits Number Three, Four, and Five, acquired.

With six people, we can function as a proper guild.

Seo A-gyeol becomes a guild master.

*

Guild Master: Seo A-gyeol.
Enhancement-type, C-rank (probably B-rank).

Vice Guild Master: Park Se-hyuk.
Transformation-type, C++-rank (perhaps higher). Transforms into a werewolf.

Number Two: Kim Hee-an.
Magic-type, C+-rank. Trait is in the alchemy family, specifically the healing magic branch.

Number Three: Namgung Yoon.
Magic-type, C-rank. Trait is Elemental Mage, specializing in Fire.

Number Four: Park Eun-su.
Enhancement-type, C+-rank. Full-body enhancement.

Number Five: Lee Jin-ho.
Magic-type, C+-rank (he claims, since he’s an unregistered Awakener…). Imbues projectiles like daggers or arrows with mana, similar to an Enhancement-type, and controls them from a distance.

Three close-range fighters, two long-range, and one healing mage. The balance is good, and their individual ranks aren’t low.

And the first mission for such a guild is—

Naming the guild.

First, I created a group chat on the messenger and invited everyone.

Seo A-gyeol: We’ll start the guild with the six of us, including me. Please change your nicknames to your real names and give a brief introduction.

Seo A-gyeol: Just mention your class, no need to state your rank. Our ranks are all pretty similar anyway.

Ranks have a way of making people look down on each other. Since I’ve gathered nothing but criminals (except for me and Park Se-hyuk), I don’t know what might happen later if those petty emotional rifts start to build up.

I introduced myself first.

Seo A-gyeol: Hello. I’m the guild master, Seo A-gyeol. I’m an Enhancement-type, specializing in full-body enhancement.

The introductions started rolling in.

Namgung Yoon: I’m Namgung Yoon. Magic-type, I handle fire.

Park Eun-su: I’m Park Eun-su, a full-body Enhancement-type like the Guild Master. It’s a pleasure to meet you all.

Kim Hee-an: Kim Hee-an. Magic-type, specializing in alchemy.

Lee Jin-ho: Hello. I’m Lee Jin-ho. Magic-type. It’s a pleasure.

Park Se-hyuk: Park Se-hyuk, Transformation-type.

Good. Everyone’s quick to check their phones.

Seo A-gyeol: Alright. Now we need to decide on a guild name. Any suggestions?

Silence.

They’re reading the messages, but no one is replying.

Seo A-gyeol: Don’t feel pressured, just throw anything out there. I’ll be the one to choose.

More silence.

Ugh, seriously. A way to make them talk just popped into my head, but do I really have to go that far?

…The guild name is a serious matter, though.

Might as well suck out some Seoncheonjigi while I’m at it.

Seo A-gyeol: Whoever’s suggestion gets picked gets a date with me tomorrow.

Park Eun-su: Since the Guild Master is the only woman, how about the Hongiljeom Guild?

Namgung Yoon: What about Beauty and the Men?

The moment I posted that, suggestions started flooding in, but the names were just… Their naming sense is so re— no, just really bad.

Lee Jin-ho: Suicide Squad?

Oh? Did he figure it out?

‘Suicide Squad’ is a movie about a team of criminals carrying out missions. The name itself means ‘suicide mission force.’

Honestly, I expected that while recruiting, someone would realize, ‘Hey, this is just a gathering of criminals.’

Since I only gathered competent people from the criminal world, it’s plausible they’ve heard of each other.

Seo A-gyeol: Suicide Squad is good, but it’s too long. And we’re not quite at that level.

At that, a flurry of words with a similar nuance appeared.

Suicide Mission Force, Kamikaze, Death Squad…

Is it even possible to have this little naming sense? And I just said we’re not a suicide mission force!

Kim Hee-an: Narak?

Oh. Narak. Not bad. It has the feel of a guild of criminals, and more importantly, it’s two clean syllables. It’s unlikely to overlap with any other names.

I guess it takes someone who’s hit rock bottom to think of something like that.

Park Se-hyuk: Narak for a guild name is a bit;;

It’s better than ‘Death Squad’… Se-hyuk. You, of all people, know why I created this guild.

When you think about its purpose… there’s no name more fitting for this guild than Narak…

Seo A-gyeol: I like Narak.

The Narak Guild is founded!

*

A private message with Kim Hee-an.

Seo A-gyeol: Congratulations. You have good taste.

Kim Hee-an: Thank you.

Seo A-gyeol: Are you free tomorrow, then? It’s pretty late today.

Kim Hee-an: The date? Yes. I’m free.

Seo A-gyeol: Then what time should we meet? I’m free all day tomorrow.

Kim Hee-an: Then around 3 PM?

Seo A-gyeol: Sounds good. See you tomorrow, then. Think about what you want to do.

Kim Hee-an: Yep. You won’t regret it.

So, I’ll meet Kim Hee-an tomorrow…

And the day after, should we all meet up?

Seo A-gyeol: Should we all meet up the day after tomorrow around lunchtime? To celebrate the guild’s founding.

Kim Hee-an: Yep, sounds good.

Park Eun-su: Yep.

Namgung Yoon: Yes.

Lee Jin-ho: Yep.

Park Se-hyuk: Yes.

Making good use of my four-day vacation.

*

Before heading out for the date, I did some strength training and practiced my explosive power. After showering, I looked in the mirror and thought I could see the faint lines of a six-pack on my stomach.

Or maybe not? Am I just imagining it?

[Strength: 86]

But regardless, my strength is definitely increasing. It’s convenient seeing it as a number.

And then for clothes, hmm.

The only clothes I have are the suit and a robe. I’m a complete one-outfit wonder. Should I buy some women’s clothes?

…Ah, whatever. It’s not like it’s a real date.

*

He came dressed like it was a real date.

Ah, to him, it might actually be a real date.

Kim Hee-an had gone all out.

Literally the perfect boyfriend look, right down to the pomade in his hair.

It was a world of difference from the slumped, almost shabby figure I saw at the bar. It was almost a bit much.

But seeing him like this, he’s actually quite handsome.

With these looks and having gone to Merci Academy, his life would have been set if he hadn’t been expelled.

But you got expelled because you couldn’t control your sex drive, didn’t you?

As if to showcase the lack of self-control that sent his almost-successful life to rock bottom, the outline of his erection was visible through his pants.

Or maybe not? I feel like every man who’s seen me has been like that.

“You look completely different from back then. I just don’t have many clothes.”

“Ah, it’s fine. I don’t care about clothes anyway.”

Kim Hee-an couldn’t take his eyes off my face.

…No, wait. His gaze is drifting to my chest, too.

“So, what’s the plan for our date today?”

“We’ll see a movie… then have an early dinner, and after that, I’ll buy you that drink I recommended at the bar yesterday.”

“Sounds good.”

*

“How was the movie?”

“It was okay… but I don’t really watch movies.”

It was just a predictable movie where Awakeners show up and defeat villains. The kind of movie that was common even before the Gate era.

The special effects were more spectacular now, but the surreal presence of the Elemental Guild Master, Jin Harin, was far more overwhelming than any of that.

“Aha, I can see that.”

After finishing dinner, we entered the same bar Kim Hee-an was at yesterday.

Cling-

A bell chimed as the door opened. It was later than yesterday, so the place was quite full.

“I usually sit at the bar, but let’s sit here this time. It’s better to see each other’s faces when we’re drinking together.”

We sat at a four-person table and looked at the menu.

It was filled with drinks and snacks. For someone as indecisive as me, it was torture.

“Hmm… What would be good?”

“Let’s start with this for a simple snack, and for drinks, let’s order this for now. It’s not the one I recommended, but this is delicious too. As an appetizer.”

It was a strong drink made for Awakeners. Your intentions couldn’t be more obvious.

The drink Kim Hee-an planned to recommend was probably one that could be turned into a sleeping agent or an aphrodisiac using alchemy.

That’s what was written in the information ‘Bi’ gave me.

Well, it’s just what I was hoping for.