Chapter 62
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Translator: True Detective
Chapter: 62
Chapter Title: Strange Bet
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"If you're ever dissatisfied with me, I'll probably end up with another guy, right? Like Ye-rin did. That's how it usually goes with ordinary people. But since you're a male hero, Minguk, I doubt I'd ever go for some regular joe."
"What if it's another male hero?"
Hyun-ah gave him a puzzled look at Minguk's follow-up question, staring right at his face. Then, as if something clicked, she smirked and continued.
"Hmm. Hard to say? Even if there are tons of girls crazy about guys, once you're in a cartel with one man, unless you're starving for it, you don't just sleep around with anyone. You'd rather beg the guy in your own cartel."
"Why? Men are..."
"But that's a man, isn't it?"
Minguk stopped mid-sentence at Hyun-ah's perfectly matter-of-fact response.
"Anyway, guys with strong possessive streaks kick out any woman in their cartel they catch doing that. In the worst cases, all sorts of drama ends up blasted across the internet."
It felt utterly ridiculous. Sure, men were rare, but... wasn't this classic 'rules for thee but not for me'? Hyun-ah wasn't done, though.
"Still, it happens sometimes. Ye-rin technically jumped from another guy's cartel to you, right? If a woman feels unloved, she switches carts quick. Guys don't get too bent out of shape if it's some girl they're not that into jumping ship."
Yeah, he got the gist. Hearing it laid out like this made him think he needed to treat the women in his cartel better. Excluding Jo Soo-young, the other four were syncing up with him in the raid party he'd built himself.
Plus, imagining one of his cartel girls going to another man made his grip tighten involuntarily. If that ever happened, it'd piss him off—no, outright enrage him.
'Guess I'm no different with my own double standards.'
Still, Minguk planned to handle his cartel women on his terms. They were all essential to him.
"Whoa... what the hell is all this?"
"Some company dumped a ton of investment in yesterday. Guess the clan owner finally opened her wallet."
"Wasn't she supposed to be a total cheapskate? What's the occasion?"
Rose Shield Clan's rookie Team 4 had gathered in the GGW conference room, staring slack-jawed at the Revival Stones hauled into the clan office. There were easily over a hundred at a glance. Exactly 250, to be precise.
"How much rolling around did you have to do for this?"
Hyun-ah, who knew the story, poked Minguk's side. It had only been the day before last that he'd met Jo Soo-young.
But yesterday afternoon, a thousand Revival Stones had arrived for Rose Shield Clan under the name "Rose Group." And that wasn't all—the owner, who'd never invested much before, had messaged the clan promising similar quantities every quarter going forward.
The clan flipping out over the sudden windfall was only natural.
"Just knocked her out twice."
"Ah..."
A sigh of admiration escaped Hyun-ah. Fair enough. Sex with rough, intense Minguk was like a drug—addictively impossible to quit. When that massive thing pierced her, every thought funneled straight to him. Just imagining it made her tingle.
Passing out twice, though... Hyun-ah felt a twinge of envy picturing Jo Soo-young screaming her lungs out.
"Alright, then. As discussed, we'll raid 'Void Prison' today. But just because we've got tons of Revival Stones doesn't mean we should wipe the team, got it? Especially you, Yuna."
"I'll be careful! No mistakes today, guaranteed!"
"Good. Give it your all."
Something felt off about the phrasing, but it showed resolve to avoid screw-ups, so Minguk just shrugged.
"Today's goal: six One-Try clears."
He'd set it at six because of the quest. Clear Void Prison One-Try ten times—reward: Class Stone and Revival Stones. They'd already nailed four.
Nail the remaining six, and they'd snag a Class Stone reward without praying for it from loot boxes.
'Yeah, quests with guaranteed rewards like this are what make farming worth the grind.'
No drops after endless spins? Soul-crushing.
"Six times? That's two more than last time."
"Is it doable? Even without 'Swamp Guardian - Kellim,' we still have to face the other bosses."
Were they just not used to grinding the same dungeon yet? Minguk addressed the hesitant team.
"Not forcing it. Just the target. Compared to last time, it's only one extra clear."
"Huh? Yeah, when you put it that way."
"True, One-Trying consistently? We could wrap before dinner."
Positive Hyun-ah and Yuna—who treated Minguk's raid words as gospel—nodded in agreement. The other two signaled they got it too. And so, today's goal: six Void Dungeon farms.
"Kim So-jeong, fall back! What are you doing?!"
"Jeong Ye-rin, get up front! You'll eat that buff and die?!"
First raid in two days? They entered cocky, but mistakes piled up. Minguk had to bellow names till his throat burned.
Thank god tank Hyun-ah was solid. If she slipped too, the raid might've folded at the start. Barking orders, Minguk swiftly formed hand seals. Mana surged, sending his protection skill to Hyun-ah.
Kellim was mid-overhead swing at her.
"Hyaaah! Protect!"
With a spell-like shout, Hyun-ah dodged fast. But Kellim's blade dropped a half-step quicker. A sharp crack rang out as Minguk's shield clashed with it—like shattering acrylic.
"Whew. Nice timing."
As if reading her moves, the shield popped up perfectly. Hyun-ah muttered softly. With such a top-tier healer backing her, tension eased, confidence swelled.
Plus, 'Swamp Guardian - Kellim' was a monster they'd dropped multiple times already.
"Choi Yuna, next buff ready! Left! Turn left!!!"
"Jeong Ye-rin, forward! Out of the blast zone! DPS matters, but track ally positions and movement too!"
Problems galore, but they One-Try'd it—miraculously, no deaths. Still, it drained Minguk's mana completely; brutal after the break.
Team avoided eye contact, faces burning from flubs. Minguk waved it off magnanimously. Process aside, they cleared. Loot box went to Hyun-ah—best performer after him.
"Huh?"
She opened it, froze, and teased with a pause.
"What'd we get?"
Gold Ticket? Everyone tilted heads, crowding the box.
Inside: a gleaming Class Stone (A) - Guardian Knight, pulsing presence. Plus shoes.
"Whoa, Class Stone...!"
"We got it! It's here!!! Woo! Hyun-ah! You're amazing! Pulling your own class stone!"
Team cheered, hugging Hyun-ah. She finally let out a whoop. 'Guardian Knight' was rare-tier, near-unique.
"Whoa! So, Raid Leader? Early out today?!"
"Didn't expect to graduate Void Dungeon this quick?"
Ye-rin and So-jeong chimed. Minguk blanked. They'd targeted Void Dungeon solely for Class Stones—tougher than peers. But this? Quest incomplete.
Halfway there now. After a beat, he went stern and serious.
"Here's the plan. You know that last raid was a mess, right? We'll do exactly five more One-Trys, then graduate Void Dungeon. Hone judgment and agility on Kellim, then move to other monsters."
All for the team. They agreed—raiding Kellim was sharpening their reads and predictions.
Tank Hyun-ah felt it too: boss fights polishing her defense.
'Perfect. Five more clears! Grab quest reward! Then bounce.'
Satisfied with their buy-in, Minguk checked quest rewards. The tenth-clear box Class Stone (A) - Guardian Knight? Auction it. 3.15 million dollars—solid payout for all.
Void Dungeon runs resumed. Today was the day, apparently. Sixth farm done, seventh Kellim...
Thud! Roll...
Kellim's head tumbled from So-jeong's greatsword. Loot box thunked into view.
"Wh-what?!"
So-jeong opened casually, froze. That dazzling stone from before gleamed again. Her gasp drew the team rushing in joy.
Eighth: Ye-rin pulled a Gold Ticket. No Class Stone, but 200k dollars. Then the big tenth One-Try...
"Woooooo!!!"
"Han Minguk! Han Minguk!! Han Minguk!!!"
All cheered the Class Stone in Minguk's hand, united. They wished every day like this. Six farms, zero exhaustion. Three Class Stone (A) - Guardian Knights in one day from a rookie first-year party.
Nearly 10 million dollars earned. But while the team reveled, Minguk couldn't join. He stared at the stone.
'It doesn't drop easy, huh?'
So why the quest reward? Major betrayal vibes from Ppuu.
Team GGW's Day 37!
We're grinding Class Stones to gear up for 3-star heroes with Raid Leader Han Minguk! And today! We scored Class Stone (A) - Guardian Knight. Three of them!
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All thanks to Raid Leader Han Minguk, basking in the team's love? Super lucky.
As the main tank, every sparkle of that Class Stone makes me itch to hit 3-star. We'll keep smashing monsters for humanity's peace!
Cheer on Team GGW!
And after ages, Hyun-ah updated the Team GGW diary.
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