Chapter 39

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Translator: penny

Chapter: 39

Chapter Title: Kim Hyun Inc.

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Kim Hyun's conquest of the S-Rank Gate in Cheonan spread like wildfire.

"No way! Conquered an S-Rank Gate in just five minutes?"

"And it was a single-instance gate, from what I hear..."

"Truly a national power-level hunter..."

The domestic hunter industry was stunned by the absurd achievement.

Even for a national power-level hunter, clearing an S-Rank Gate in a mere five minutes was unprecedented.

"See? I knew it!"

"Congratulations, Mr. President."

"Save the congrats for Hunter Kim Hyun. Thanks to her, Korea's saved."

"We've overcome a national crisis thanks to her."

"Shouldn't we award her a medal or something?"

"Well said. Get it underway immediately."

The president and his cabinet ministers were all smiles upon hearing the news. The political and national gains from this were immense.

With that, the cabinet meeting concluded by deciding, on the president's orders, to review awarding Kim Hyun the Order of National Security Merit.

Meanwhile.

The public reaction—especially online—was a blatant festival of celebration.

The fact that their country had a national power-level hunter—one overwhelmingly stronger than others—filled the people with pride.

That was why the online reactions were so enthusiastic and overwhelmingly favorable toward Kim Hyun.

"Puhaha! Seol-ah, check this out. They're calling me light light light."

"Wh-what's light light light supposed to mean?"

"Dunno? Maybe shining so bright with a halo?"

As Kim Hyun burst into laughter at the friendly responses.

"Hm."

Batori wore a sly, knowing smile.

"I've got a rough idea now. Of this world's 'system.'"

"Pardon?"

"Nothing. Just that I now know how to be of service to my Demon Lord."

Chae Seol-ah tilted her head, not understanding.

Batori's smile deepened. She raised her chin haughtily, pointed at Chae Seol-ah, and declared,

"Watch closely. This is what true support looks like!"

"Pardon?"

Chae Seol-ah, the one being pointed at, could only look puzzled.

"Start a company?"

"Yes, my Demon Lord."

Kim Hyun tilted her ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠head at Batori's proposal.

"Don't we already have a guild?"

"A guild of that scale can't properly support you, my Demon Lord. To assist you more systematically and efficiently, we need a proper company!"

"Hmm."

Kim Hyun smacked her lips at Batori's declaration.

There was no real reason to object. The guild was basically a shell organization created just to bid on gates anyway. She wasn't managing it properly.

"Fine, whatever. Set up the company then. But you're handling all the management. Got it?"

"Thank you, my Demon Lord!"

Batori bowed her head with a beaming face.

Then she handed Kim Hyun a document.

"More importantly, my Demon Lord. Who's this Lee Hyun-sik listed as a guild member?"

"Oh, that? When setting up the guild, they said we needed three people minimum. Team Leader Lee Min-hyuk brought in a hunter to fill the spots."

"Then now that I'm here, he's unnecessary. Have him expelled from the guild."

"Expel him?"

Kim Hyun scratched her cheek.

"Why bother? Doesn't matter if he's there or not. He doesn't go into gates or anything. And he's not even getting paid."

"There is a monthly stipend in the form of support funds."

"Pfft, how much could it be? He helped out when we needed it, so let's just keep him."

"Hmm. Understood. We'll leave him be then."

"Yeah."

Batori nodded and spoke with sparkling eyes.

"Then I'll get started on the company incorporation."

"Go ahead."

Batori jumped right into action.

First, she opened negotiations with the government. Contacting the Blue House Chief of Staff, Batori declared,

"My Demon Lord wishes to establish a company in Korea."

"A company?"

"Yes. The Korean government will provide full cooperation."

"Of course. We'd be happy to assist."

Getting cooperation was a breeze. President Han Sung-ho had already ordered no one to cross Kim Hyun, so the administrative and legal procedures for incorporation were streamlined to the extreme.

The government even directly secured a building in Gangnam to serve as the company headquarters—an unprecedented move.

"My house isn't even sorted yet, and the company HQ comes first."

"We should purchase a home quickly too, my Demon Lord."

"Yeah, guess it's about time. So, what's the company for, anyway?"

"Everything is to better serve you, my Demon Lord."

"So what exactly does that 'serving' entail?"

Batori asked with a serious expression at the question.

"You plan to stay in this country, right, my Demon Lord?"

Kim Hyun stroked her chin at that.

"Hmm. Probably?"

Korea was Kim Hyun's homeland, after all. It was only natural to feel more familiar and attached to one's roots. Plus, there was reluctance to go abroad. Money wasn't an issue, but living overseas would still come with inconveniences.

And the biggest issue:

'...I don't speak any foreign languages.'

Kim Hyun was monolingual.

Batori nodded at Kim Hyun's answer.

"As expected."

"So why abroad?"

Batori's eyes lit up as she began explaining.

"Since you plan to stay here indefinitely, my Demon Lord, we'll remodel this country to suit you perfectly."

"...Remodel?"

Kim Hyun eyed Batori with a strange look.

"R-remodel?! What do you mean by that?!"

"It's got nothing to do with you!"

"Hey, I'm a Korean citizen too!"

Chae Seol-ah shrieked.

Kim Hyun muttered with a dubious expression.

"'Remodel' sounds kinda iffy. What exactly are you planning?"

"Simple. Improve your public image, make sure the politicians don't bother you, things like that."

"H-how do you do that?"

Batori snapped curtly at Chae Seol-ah's question.

"None of your business."

"Wha—!"

Meanwhile, Kim Hyun smacked her lips, thinking.

'If it's just that much, no big deal.'

Soon, Kim Hyun nodded.

"Alright. Approved."

"Thank you, my Demon Lord!"

Batori's eyes sparkled with joy.

And so.

Kim Hyun Inc. was established.

"...Why's the company named after me?"

"To proclaim your greatness to the world."

"...We'll talk about you later."