Chapter 110
Chapter 110
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 110
Chapter Title: Family Schemes and Dungeon Assault
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“……Yeah, it seems so.”
“Don’t ever wander around the monster fields alone again. Got it?”
“……Got it.”
Yoon Hayoung bowed her head with a sullen expression. She looked kind of pitiful for some reason.
Feeling unnecessarily guilty, I patted her shoulder. She looked up at me and gave a faint smile.
“Hehe. I got scolded.”
“Seeing you smile means you haven’t learned your lesson yet.”
“It’s just been so long since someone scolded me, it feels novel.”
Her expression even seemed excited somehow.
“……Whatever.”
I started walking forward.
“Then let’s start training.”
Meanwhile, Han Seyeon had returned to the family estate at the summons of Hanseong Group Chairman Han Daehyun.
Ever since the Pioneer’s Night incident, her days had been packed with nonstop busyness.
What on earth is going on.
Just as Kim Jinwoo had predicted, Pioneer’s Night had turned into utter chaos.
As a result, Hanseong Group’s image had tanked, and they were getting trashed in the media.
It wasn’t exactly good news for her as a member of the Han family, but considering her brother Han Sejin—who had poured so much effort into the event—she had actually come out way ahead.
The more his position shrank, the more hers would grow.
“……The more I think about it, the more amazing it is.”
Kim Jinwoo. Just what was this guy’s deal.
He kept pulling off shocking feats so often that she thought she’d never be surprised again, yet he always delivered something new.
This time, he’d even predicted the Jaun terror attack. Information on Jaun was hard to come by even for Hanseong Group, owners of the world’s top information guild.
So how did one individual know about it?
“Sigh.”
This wasn’t the time for idle thoughts.
Too many people had gotten hurt in this mess.
Even if it didn’t involve her directly, she couldn’t help feeling heavy-hearted as a fellow Han family member.
“Seyeon.”
A voice called from behind her then.
A handsome man in his thirties. It was Han Sejin.
“Oh, oppa.”
“You here because Dad called too?”
“Yeah.”
“……I see.”
Han Sejin spoke with a bitter look on his face.
Watching him, Han Seyeon smirked inwardly. She quickly hid her ambitions and opened her mouth, feigning concern.
“That’s too bad. It was an event you worked so hard on.”
Han Sejin nodded at her consolation.
“……Yeah. Bad luck. Who could’ve guessed those Jaun bastards would come at us so hard.”
“Right. Just bad luck.”
After offering that insincere comfort, they entered the chairman’s study in the Han family mansion.
“You’re here.”
As they stepped inside, a deep voice greeted them.
Han Seyeon slowly took in the owner of that voice.
An elderly man lying in bed, his body covered in medical magic tools, looking frail.
But his eyes still burned with a sharp, piercing intensity.
The master of the world’s top corporation, Hanseong Group.
Han Daehyun.
Han Daehyun raised his voice and chewed out Han Sejin. Han Sejin hung his head in a daze.
He feared no Jaun or demons, but his father, Han Daehyun, was the one being he truly dreaded.
“You useless fool. You botched one business deal and kept bragging, and now you’ve completely wrecked this one.”
“Father! It was an act of God. How could anyone predict a terror attack in the middle of the event?”
“Hmph! Forgot how Seyeon tried to talk you out of hosting it?”
At Han Daehyun’s words, Han Sejin glanced warily at Han Seyeon.
Come to think of it, at the last family meeting, she had opposed hosting the event, citing various reasons why the timing was off. But her arguments lacked solid backing, so he hadn’t paid them any mind.
“You’ve ruined Hanseong Group’s image. Paraded it across the whole world and made us a laughingstock.”
“Ah, Father.”
“Enough. I don’t even want to look at you. Get out!”
At Han Daehyun’s firm command, Han Sejin bowed his head and turned to leave the room. Han Seyeon, who had been gauging the mood, started to follow him out.
That was when it happened.
“Seyeon. You stay.”
“Huh?”
What’s this.
Suddenly telling her to stay. Han Seyeon felt a flicker of doubt but nodded.
Han Sejin shot a look mixing bewilderment and unease at Han Daehyun and Han Seyeon.
“……Then I’ll take my leave, Father.”
Thud.
Han Sejin closed the door behind him as he left.
In the vast mansion, now only Han Seyeon and Han Daehyun remained.
“I hear unlike your incompetent brother, you’ve been on a roll lately.”
“No, it’s just been good luck.”
“Enough. I hear Hanseong Pharma, which I handed over to you, is growing day by day. Word is you’re the one behind it.”
At her father’s sudden praise, Han Seyeon felt puzzled yet her heart raced.
Maybe he’s finally recognizing my true worth.
“Still, it’s impressive. You not only dumped the dungeon business on your brother like you knew it’d flop, but you opposed this farce of an event full of his empty bravado.”
Han Daehyun eyed her suspiciously and spoke.
“Who put that in your head?”
At those words, Han Seyeon panicked inwardly while marveling.
As expected of Father.
Hanseong Group hadn’t risen from a mere corporation to the world’s pinnacle just by luck.
It was thanks to insights and judgment as sharp as these.
But Han Seyeon played innocent.
“I don’t know what you mean.”
“I know you’re smart, Seyeon. And that you only act on solid evidence. But lately, your moves don’t show that.”
He hit the nail on the head.
Even bedridden in pain most days, he had a complete grasp on the group and his children.
How should she respond.
Han Seyeon pondered. Any flimsy lie to her father would get called out. If she didn’t answer straight, he’d dig it up no matter what. So she had to tell the truth. But would admitting it disappoint him? That worried her.
“……I got advice from a wizard acquaintance.”
“A wizard?”
“Yes.”
“Was ditching the dungeon business his advice too?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Han Daehyun stroked his chin thoughtfully.
“I see. If you trust him, you must’ve seen something special in him.”
“Yes.”
“Interesting. What’s his name?”
“Kim Jinwoo.”
Han Daehyun fell silent in thought for a moment.
He soon nodded and muttered to himself.
“Is that so? Fascinating. I’d like to meet him sometime.”
Han Sejin stormed out of the Han family mansion in a rage.
He had no idea what conversation his sister and father would have, but it surely wasn’t good news.
If his father, Han Daehyun, took an interest in his sister, it meant her standing in the group would rise—and that could become a major variable down the line when he vied for control of Hanseong.
“No need to worry.”
From what he’d seen so far, Han Seyeon was smart but had never shown any ambition toward management.
She’d never displayed any ambition and always supported his bid for chairman.
No need to fret.
She was family, after all—someone he could trust.
But before that, there was something even more infuriating.
“Jaun……”
Those damn bastards had ruined weeks of his meticulous preparations.
What a humiliation.
“Secretary Jeong.”
At Han Sejin’s call, a man—his secretary—appeared. He moved with mana-enhanced physical reinforcement speed.
“You called, Vice Chairman?”
“Investigate those Jaun bastards.”
“Jaun? You mean the terrorist group?”
“Exactly. Mobilize all our organizations. Hire some reliable mercenaries who’ll risk their lives.”
“Yes, sir. Understood.”
The man vanished like the wind.
Left alone, Han Sejin’s eyes burned with fury.
“You puny terrorists dare touch the Han family?”
I won’t forgive you. I’ll make you pay for this.
But first.
He needed to vent the hatred boiling in his chest.
Han Sejin headed into a shady alley.
A secret hobby of his that the world knew nothing about.
Time for a secretive hunt after so long.
Yoon Hayoung’s claim of diligent training in the monster fields turned out true—her skills had visibly improved over the month.
Magic truly shone brightest in real combat; no amount of training could match it. She was feeling it firsthand again.
Especially her Demonbane power, which had grown even stronger.
Now, most demon-type monsters went down in one hit……
No, even called the natural predator of demons, this was overkill.
“Haat!”
Boom!
Kieeeek!
“Hat!”
Boom!
Kieeeek!
“Hahaha!”
She was practically cheating. Demon-type monsters screamed and dropped one by one in her wake.
What the hell? How’d she get this strong?
Compared to Yoon Hayoung just a month ago, the growth was incomparable.
At this rate, demon monsters might see her as the demon.
“……You’ve really improved a ton.”
“See? I told you I got way stronger.”
“No, more than I even thought.”
“Ahem.”
“But how’d you train your Demonbane power?”
“Well, obviously…… Huh?”
Yoon Hayoung flinched mid-kill, panicking. Her suspicious reaction put me on alert too.
“Hold on, you can’t train Demonbane in monster fields, right?”
Time for an explanation. Demonbane was a power for demons or demonkin, and there were no demon-type monsters in fields.
At my words, Yoon Hayoung broke out in a sweat and gave an awkward smile.
“……My grandma sometimes turns into a demon.”
“Oh. Really?”
“Yeah. Especially scary when I leave food on my plate. Into a great demon, I mean.”
……I humor her once, and she thinks I’ll buy it seriously.
“Quiet. Explain properly.”
“Eek.”
“Now.”
“Truth is, I came to this dungeon a few times. I was itching too much.”
No way. She snuck in here alone?
“You really……”
“But I was super safe. You know our usual training method.”
Yoon Hayoung spoke rapid-fire.
She was right—our training was safe. Lure demon-types from afar and fight only 1v1.
Still, safety came from having backup; dungeons were unpredictable accident zones.
Come to think of it, in the original story, Yoon Hayoung had gone overboard with training once she discovered the thrill of growth.
Leading to explosive progress and top-tier rankings overnight. Still, safety first.
“No more solo risky training from now on. Got it?”
“Ugh, got it. I really won’t!”
I eyed her suspiciously then nodded. She’d get it after this.
Yoon Hayoung and I pressed on.
I told her to rest a bit, then used light attribute to take out monsters.
My vacation goal was 70%+ light mastery, but life had been too hectic for attribute training.
Today, I’d grind in earnest.
……An hour passed like that.
“We’ve gone pretty deep, haven’t we?”
“Yeah. Deeper than I thought.”
Both Yoon Hayoung and I wielded powers that countered demon-types, so it’d been smoother than expected.
Plus, months of sporadic clears had gotten us far.
Boss room probably wasn’t far, in my estimate.
“……Should we just clear the whole dungeon?”
I started seriously considering it.
Especially since Yoon Hayoung’s power exceeded my expectations.
I could see why the Demon King feared Demonbane.
Seeing it firsthand, “counter” didn’t cover it—it was brutally lethal.
In another two years, she’d be incomparably more threatening.
Yoon Hayoung replied confidently to my mutter.
“We got this, right? Let’s go all the way.”
She was braver than me. It made her reckless at times, but the pros outweighed the cons.
I nodded at her words.
Clearing an unknown-difficulty dungeon was risky, but this one was demon-heavy.
With us, even a bit higher difficulty was doable.
“Yeah, let’s do it.”
And so we blitzed through the dungeon.
As the end neared, stronger demon-types kept spawning.
Yet they couldn’t withstand Yoon Hayoung’s magic.
Her tireless vigor was starting to wear even on me.