Chapter 143
Translator: uly
Chapter: 143
Chapter Title: Being a Guild Master Isn't Enough With Just the Game
Various misdeeds Dart had committed in Midgard flashed quickly across the data screen, with the subtitle [Too many to show them all] appearing.
["On another note, Kaisha-nim had so many highlight moments this time that screenshots were taken differently in each country."]
["Standouts include her one-versus-three battle against three Error Codes, taking down the European Union, her intense fight with Lenox, scenes of her operating machines in the central control room, and some countries even focused on Kaisha-nim's faith-spreading exploits."]
The screen showed Kaisha scattering holy effects in the forest to convert civilians.
["Ah, this one! You know your stuff!"]
["Which country is that? They urgently need some preaching. This country's definitely ready to accept the Church of Kaisha."]
["The Church of Kaisha always welcomes new brothers and sisters."]
One host clasped their hands together with a warm smile, making the host next to them burst out laughing.
After laughing it up, they switched topics.
["Ahem! Surprisingly, overseas viewers showed a lot of interest in our guild master too. Especially China—they were touched because he helped out two of their people, I guess. Well, anyway, it's good that they're viewing him positively."]
["In particular, Longlong, the guild master of one of China's three major guilds, personally expressed thanks to 'Gilgamesh.'"]
["Longlong, or Yongyong as he's known, is this guy right here."]
A photo of 'Longlong' appeared on screen.
He looked quite clean-cut, not defying the rankers' inflation of good looks by much.
He was someone Gilgamesh had once saved when Korea was using China as a shield against the European Union.
It turned out Longlong was an enormous tycoon.
Of course, Gilgamesh was thrilled to learn that. He bragged about how money just sticks to him even if he does nothing.
As always, Goldbunker's guild members praised their guild master.
["As expected of our guild master."]
["Our guild master loves money. Just so you know if you're coming to Korea. Anyway, aside from China, the reason overseas folks are paying attention to our guild master is because he took down an Error Code."]
If you're grateful, then cough up the cash—said so blatantly that the host next to them stifled a laugh before finally speaking.
["Kh-hm! Korean hunters caught five out of six Error Codes. And since it was the guild masters leading the charge, it was all the more brilliant. One was nabbed by the U.S., though."]
["That's right. America's ranking number two, Lilith. She's the Congress Line girl from the States. Turns out she's a woman in real life too, and super young. Just 18. She's a total superstar among American teens right now."]
["Hmm. By American standards, 18 makes her an adult, but in Korean age..."]
Lilith's photo appeared.
A striking black-haired beauty with a sharp, edgy vibe.
That single photo was enough to guess the kind of star ranker she was rocketing to in America.
["She's famously close with Lugh. There are even whispers of a dating scandal."]
["They do look good together."]
["Wow."]
Photos of the two appeared on screen.
Lilith's gaze at Lugh was intense. With Lugh's incredibly handsome, boy-next-door face, it looked like she could just swallow him whole.
["Lugh really has that innocent charm."]
["Word is Lugh's high school nickname was 'Pretty Nerd.' Pretty loser. Fits him perfectly in every way."]
["From Pretty Nerd to America's hero now. His life story's pretty interesting too—we should cover foreign hunters in a special sometime."]
The topic shifted again, and the screen photo changed to Dart.
With Spaceking busy trading gate resources, there was a side profile shot of Dart talking to clients in front of a gate.
["In conclusion, Dart's getting absolutely trashed by Americans right now, but does Dart even care about the hate he's getting?"]
["Even though it's real life, we wondered if it might be different, so we asked some Spaceking guild members. Ah, yeah, as expected. The guild master couldn't care less."]
["Knew it."]
["Man, he's had insane tolerance for hate since Midgard days."]
["Freaking out over doxxing but perfect at ignoring anti-fan bullshit. Truly one of a kind."]
Then Kaisha appeared.
["Finally, Kaisha-nim has uploaded a new video on Nutube."]
["Korea's 50 million believers, head to the Fullminak channel right now and hit subscribe and like!"]
A short clip played.
Kaisha's bound heroes, all drop-dead gorgeous, were seated at a table.
["She has so many bound heroes that it seems like she films a few at a time, or maybe just calls whoever matches her tastes. Anyway."]
["Plus, you can ogle Lenox, the final boss of Babel Tower Channel 1004, to your heart's content."]
["Honestly, isn't his face right up her alley?"]
["Nah, that's a face that transcends tastes. Following Hellcannon, it's the kind of looks even real men have to king-acknowledge."]
Lenox's face appeared on screen.
In the video, Lenox was sipping tea with his handsome face.
["Whoa, no joke. Hellcannon better watch his back. He might get dethroned from Kaisha's favorites."]
["Film a little love triangle drama and the views would explode. Looking forward to it."]
["What are you expecting?"]
The hosts roared with laughter.
That wrapped up the broadcast, and as usual, the packed, entertaining content got mentioned all over the internet, with views skyrocketing.
Naturally, the Fullminak channel blew up too.
While the Babel Tower internal mission was underway, curiosity about Kaisha had the whole world flocking, and subscribers were surging toward ten million in no time.
* * *
Goldbunker was essentially taking the lead on resource extraction and trading for Channel 1004.
Korea had claimed so much land that they couldn't scour it all, so they decided to pinpoint and mine the most valuable spots.
Once the land was selected and the resource volume for the mining period was roughly assessed, trading with foreign countries kicked off immediately.
Guilds threw money at their members like they'd been waiting.
Major guilds were now earning enough to feed not just their own but allied guilds too, finally revealing their massive real-world scale.
Ga-hyun sat down and said,
"Hah, finally feels like the game has become reality."
"Now that you mention it, yeah."
"You're rich, Hyun-woo-nim, so you probably don't feel it much. Me? Logging out always felt like getting dumped back into this shitty real life."
Hyun-woo and Shin Nokhyeon listened to Ga-hyun with quiet smiles.
They'd thought she was just your standard chaebol kid, but her family situation turned out to be pretty complicated.
Anyway, she was right.
Now the guild's 'game' stature was manifesting in 'reality' too.
Fullminak, with 'Wirentia' as its home base in Midgard, had never lacked money even before dominating sieges.
The entire southern region centered on Wirentia was generally fertile farmland.
Thanks to farming genius Maya managing Wirentia, Embrace, Crista, and Bediol to boost yields, even Goldbunker and Dart's territories overflowed with food.
Of course, Goldbunker and Dart bought all that food with cash, so Fullminak always had money pouring in.
"This looks good."
Lenox peered at the menu photos, deliberated, and picked his dish.
Ga-hyun looked at the two in front of her.
"What are you two having?"
She was asking Nokhyeon and Muhan, who'd come along again.
Today too, Ga-hyun had picked a decent restaurant for the natural-born chaebol guy who insisted on experiencing commoner culture.
Of course, she'd rented out the whole place.
It wasn't a huge spot, but a pretty famous eatery.
Kang Muhan, who'd been staring unabashedly at Lenox, asked Ga-hyun the moment menu-picking ended.
"Why'd you bring Lenox? Lost interest in Hellcannon already?"
"......Hellcannon's busy training with Yugeon right now. And you're phrasing it weird. Like you're hoping I've lost interest in him."
Ga-hyun stabbed back sharply, showing her displeasure, and Muhan's face flushed with embarrassment.
"S-Sorry."
"Is that apology really sincere?"
Ga-hyun's voice turned icy as her expression hardened.
Her cold, no-holds-barred tone matched her in-game self perfectly now, startling Nokhyeon for a second before he covered his mouth with a sly smile.
Seeing Muhan get roasted even in reality felt refreshingly good.
Nokhyeon lowered his hand and said,
"Apologies on his behalf. Muhan-hyung's been so loved by women growing up that he's a bit... clueless, let's say."
Nokhyeon was starting to show his in-game personality too.
He felt a strange release of the annoyance and inferiority toward Kang Muhan he'd been too sly and pathetic to voice before.
Wherever they went, everyone only looked at Muhan, only liked Muhan.
Sure, he was chaebol-born, but as the family's 'behind-the-scenes' guy, Nokhyeon's face wasn't widely known.
Meanwhile, ex-pro baseball player Kang Muhan's face was familiar to many.
Towering over 190 cm with a perfect face.
As a former athlete, Muhan's toned body and unflappable demeanor exuded raw masculinity—he was a very attractive man.
He'd never tried to charm women on purpose, but in front of Ga-hyun, whom he genuinely wanted to befriend, even this king of cool turned into an idiot wasting her time. Still, Muhan actually had a quiet, serious aura.
So Nokhyeon figured even Kaisha-nim might soften toward Muhan in reality once she saw his face.
Annoying as it was, Nokhyeon admitted Muhan was a decent guy.
But seeing Ga-hyun, who'd met him in person, rip into him right to his face in reality? Pure catharsis.
Nokhyeon said with mock pity,
"Muhan-hyung, how many times have I told you? Casually suggesting we meet in real life, and pushing after being rejected multiple times—it's a huge breach of etiquette."
With the serious talk underway, Muhan looked deeply remorseful.
"I'm truly sorry. I just wanted to get closer to Kaisha-nim...... I knew she hated it, but giving up felt like it would end things forever, so I couldn't stop."
Hearing his first sincere apology, Ga-hyun stared straight at Muhan.
In Midgard, Muhan never had a chance to apologize properly to Ga-hyun. On days she was truly pissed, Kaisha would just beat down Mura with her power as payback.
Guild member or not, she'd whale on him like a punching bag.
Then the thoroughly thrashed Mura would slink away subdued for a bit before slyly sticking close again, repeat.