Chapter 94
Chapter 94
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 94
Chapter Title: Being a Guildmaster Isn't Enough with Just the Game
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Just before entering the Babel Tower, the teaser video for Abyss that they'd been meticulously preparing ahead of time was released at lightning speed.
Dark waters.
Pitch-black ocean depths.
Yerin's clothes and hair swayed mournfully, her limp body plummeting into the endless Abyss without resistance.
Yerin looked up.
The profound darkness of the deep sea, too far down for even a speck of light to penetrate. She reached out a hand—a faint lingering attachment to escape.
But it was already too late.
No hope left.
As if she'd known it would end this way, Yerin’s eyes filled with a fleeting sadness before slowly closing in resignation.
Deeper, even deeper she descended—when suddenly.
[“!”]
Yerin’s eyes snapped open.
The sea, dark at the start of the video, was instantly flooded with light.
Above her, as she shielded her eyes from the blinding glow, a figure descended like a miracle, backlit and reaching out a hand.
The ocean churned violently.
As Yerin’s eyes gradually adjusted to the light, the figure’s face came into sharp focus.
Like a scene from myth, the one extending a hand to Yerin in the deep darkness, backlit by radiance, was none other than Kaisha.
[“…….”]
Yerin’s face filled the screen.
Shock and awe.
Ecstasy, joy, rapture.
And happiness.
Lost in bliss, Yerin reached up toward Kaisha.
The moment Kaisha grasped her hand, the whole world bathed in golden light, and the scene shifted from the seabed.
[“!”]
The spot where Yerin stood, clutching Kaisha’s hand, was no longer the ocean.
Kaisha smiled tenderly and tugged her along. Yerin, gazing at him dazedly like a girl in love, slowly turned her head.
The songs and laughter echoing in her ears abruptly stopped.
Eleven gods, eating and playing guitars or cards in a temple-like space amid laughter and chatter, all turned to stare at Yerin.
The place Yerin had arrived, hand in hand with Kaisha after escaping the Abyss, was the realm of the gods.
[“Welcome to Fullminak.”]
It was Fullminak.
* * *
Unlike foreign countries where it could take hunters a day or two to mobilize, Korea’s small landmass made gate management far simpler.
The guildmasters moved swiftly right after the video conference.
Dart, now lightning-fast after the city war, arrived in Busan in just a few hours, while Gilgamesh sent his 1st and 2nd Legions to Busan before taking his 3rd Legion straight into the Incheon Gate.
As for me, with Seoul’s E-rank Gate practically in my backyard, I called in my 1st and 2nd Legions, cleared the gate, and emerged in under an hour.
Kali, Maya, and Hellcanon trudged out alongside me.
Kali spoke up.
“It’s so pathetically easy there’s nothing to say. After nearly dying in my first gate, this feels shockingly boring.”
Maya, walking beside her, replied.
“What’d you expect from an E-rank?”
“Fair point.”
As Kali said, our first gate had been so intense that this E-rank felt utterly dull.
In hindsight, that gate had felt like a special one Midgard deliberately crafted.
Maybe for karma resolution and culling Lowguard monsters.
Kali turned to me.
“Plenty of places overseas are in chaos from botched gates. If it weren’t for Babel Tower, we could make bank as international mercenaries, right?”
“I was thinking the same. Looking into how to incorporate it into the business.”
“Damn, Kaisha’s basically a real-world guildmaster now. Let’s rake in foreign currency and boost the national economy ranking while we’re at it.”
“Sounds good. But step by step. Solidify our roots domestically first.”
I called Hyunwoo-nim.
“Gate’s cleared, so you can move in right away. Told the 1st and 2nd Legions to protect your workers.”
[“I figured it’d wrap up quick, so I rushed, but this is even faster than expected!”]
“Turns out E-ranks are manageable even for our low-level 4th and 5th Legions. Sent guildmates in to level up while I handled the entrance cleanup. Make sure your workers steer clear of the boss room.”
[“Got it.”]
Hyunwoo-nim also asked to harvest the monster corpses just in case, to figure out their uses, so I told him to go ahead.
The moment we exited the gate, Maya, who’d been checking her phone, shouted.
“Teaser’s out!”
“...Already?”
“Reactions are insane.”
I’d fast-tracked the Abyss teaser release due to Babel Tower issues but had totally spaced on it amid the gates.
Gotta get home and watch it properly.
I turned to Kali.
“You stay here and monitor the situation. Maya, check on entertainment division progress and report back.”
“Got it.”
“Leave it to me.”
Military with Kali, entertainment with Maya.
Fullminak was pivoting toward those two pillars for now.
Abyss as the main focus, but maybe keep producing hunter idols going forward.
“Alright, to your posts.”
We split up, and Hellcanon and I headed to the nearby house—I pulled up the teaser en route.
“......”
It opened with Abyss sinking into the deep, dark Abyss.
Yerin’s acting was surprisingly solid—I’d heard she started as an idol but was seriously eyeing acting too.
Her descent into darkness was melancholic yet dreamlike.
Underwater footage.
She’d thrashed around in the water so hard for this.
Ugh, embarrassing.
My face going nationwide? Mortifying. But the pros handled the shoot and edit, so it turned out great.
The entertainment expert, hired via Gilgamesh’s intro, based the story on Abyss meeting me and joining Fullminak.
Just like in-game, Abyss took my hand and entered Fullminak.
Fullminak’s banners fluttered.
Twelve gods evoking Greco-Roman myth.
Fullminak—a divine realm blending Olympus-like heaven with modern vibes—welcomed Abyss.
Abyss’s debut album, Heaven.
“......Nice.”
Video turned out perfect.
Fullminak’s 1st Legion roster was twelve including me, but with ally guild Gentle Knights’ GM Hyunwoo-nim joining, it effectively made thirteen.
Perfect for the Olympus temple vibe with twelve gods awaiting Abyss.
I’d poured money into this short teaser, sweating bullets.
But post-YM contract, cash flow was sorted, so I could spend freely.
Seeing the result, bold investment was the right call a hundred times over.
Yerin’s debut video.
I’d asked her to be Fullminak’s promotional idol.
Worried she might get typecast, but this eased my mind.
Abyss projected a bold, distinct idol image.
Plus, SNS fan reactions were scorching.
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I paused at Abyss’s Winsta.
“......”
Wait, she’s supposed to promote herself—why’s she selling me...?
Screenshots mostly of me too.
Bemused, I scrolled comments—mostly praising how cute and pretty Yerin was.
Phew, relief.
Some fans shipping me and Yerin popped up here and there.
Huh, why so many foreigners?
Koreans dominated, but her Winsta comments fluttered with flags from around the globe like territory markers.
My phone buzzed.
Vrrr—
Caller: Gilgamesh.
Calling at this timing? He must’ve cleared his F-rank quick too.
Obviously.
I was unlocking the front door to pick up when,
“Ka-Kaisha-nim.”
Hellcanon’s voice halted me.
Vrrr—
“......”
I froze by the shoe rack, glancing between phone and Hellcanon, then took Gilgamesh’s call.
Hellcanon dipped his head slightly, lips sealed.
“I’ll call back later.”
[“Hey, wait—”]
Click.
Cutting Gilgamesh off, Hellcanon flinched and looked up.
Kicking off my shoes, I headed in.
“Talk in my room?”
“......Yes.”
Yugeon, awake and tugging the string I’d tied to the doorknob, stared blankly at me.
“Sleep well? You’ve grown a ton.”
From three-four to suddenly five-six years old—I scooped him up.
Yugeon seemed awkward with the handling but submitted willingly, so probably liked it.
Smack.
Kiss on the cheek.
He’d been almost baby-like at first; now properly kid-shaped.
[Upgrade complete]
[View status?]
Dismissing the alert, I sat on the bedside sofa. Set Yugeon down and eyed Hellcanon.
“So, what’s up?”
“......”
He looked ready for something serious, hesitating to speak.
It bugged me.
Ever since I sent my Midgard heroes back and he was left alone, his mood had darkened.
That must be it.
“You wanna go home?”
I’d been too greedy.
Got the special Babel quest, wanted to drag Hellcanon there and claim him—pure selfishness.
I’d always considered Valen’s duties as Deferonta’s prince, but overlooked Hellcanon as Abrylia’s firstborn after losing king and crown princess.
Reverse summon patched too.
No need for return gates; Dart could send them all back at once now.
“I’ll send you.”
Hellcanon, staring wide-eyed, startled.
“That’s not it.”
“It is. I know you’ve got prince duties in Abrylia.”
“There’s no place for me there anymore.”
I’d figured he missed his siblings, but his unexpected reply made me look up sharply.
Hellcanon, lips pressed tight, finally spoke.
“The royal elders reject me. They say I allied with the demons who beheaded my sister.”
Absurd.
“They shun you over that? You had no choice to survive.”
“......It was still my choice. But I resent them too. They did nothing, yet hate me for wielding the sword for my siblings and homeland.”
I shut my mouth, stunned, then comforted him.
“They’re projecting their own powerlessness onto you.”
Hellcanon’s eyes widened.
I continued.
“These long-lived folks don’t get that? Just bruised royal pride and impotent rage.”
“......”
“So you can’t be Abrylia’s king?”
Hellcanon gazed at me inscrutably, then knelt on one knee like when he first awoke here.
“I don’t care about that.”
“......Then?”
“Could you entrust me with something too? Anything—I want to serve Kaisha-nim here.”
So abrupt.
“You’re not going back to Midgard at all? Stay here?”
“If you permit...”
“!”
Hold up.
I’m not mentally prepared...
My ultimate fave begging to stay by my side forever.
Fantasies, halt.