Magnus of Ice

Class Advancement Game

Inside the busy metropolitan area of Seoul, South Korea, was a simple cafe. The cafe's name was The Dragons Monarch. Inside this cafe were two males, not the regular light blue-haired and black-haired males; instead, it was two black-haired males. One of them simply stated a fact, as the other one took some time to process it. 'What?' was the only question replaying in Sang-Min's mind, beads of sweat rolling down his face.

"T-THIRTY BILLION?" He repeated, slamming his hands on the table as he stood up in shock, causing the chair to screech behind him. "Watch it, old man. This place belongs to my boyfriend; don't you forget it." Jin-Woo said, a threatening tone in his voice. "Ah, I apologize for that unsightly action." Chief Sang-Min apologized, regaining his composure as he sat back down.

"Yes. Yoo-Jin offered us a building worth 30 billion won. If you're offering double their price, as you stated earlier, doesn't that mean you'll be offering the White Tiger guilds 50 billion won building? Although it's not exactly double, it's acceptable." Jin-Woo restated, his threatening expression returning to normal as the man before him apologized for damaging their property, completely ignoring the fact that the entire cafe was refurnished with materials strong enough to withstand an A-rank hunter's full-powered hit.

'Just how great is his ability that Yoo-Jin offered him 30 billion? His rank hasn't even been reviewed yet. Could he be bluffing? Because there's no way to confirm what he's saying?' Sang-Min thought, and as if Jin-Woo could read his mind, he stated, "If you think I'm bluffing, I can confirm it for you." Pulling out his phone, he tapped on Jin-Ho's contact information, awaiting the response from the Chief. 'Since he offered us twice the amount, I thought He had somehow heard about my deal with Jin-Ho... But that doesn't seem to be the case.'

'He... He's not bluffing!' Panicking, Sang-Min felt his face heat up as more sweat started rolling down his forehead. "U-um... Such a high price goes beyond what I can offer... But if you give me some time, I can negotiate with the builds higher-ups..." Before he could continue, Jin-Woo suddenly added, "That's just my price. They offered Mags the same amount, so it would be twice your building... But since it seems you don't have the right to confirm this... We're finished here." Jin-Woo stood up, taking his cup to the counter.

'Did I rush it too much...?' Chief Sang-Min thought as he felt his entire energy deplete, closing his eyes as he continued thinking. 'If only I had found out the details of Yoo-Jin's offer first, gotten permission from the guild, and taken small and steady steps... For fucks sake, I had three days, and yet nothing...' Before he could continue spiraling, Jin-Woo spoke. "Oh, right. How did you obtain this information about us?" Jin-Woo disappeared as he finished speaking. "Did you research our backgrounds?"

"H-Huh?" Chief Sang-Min could not believe what he was witnessing. He had seen Jin-Woo slowly disappear from his line of sight as if he were the wind itself. Sitting completely still, Sang-Min felt a sharp blade lightly graze his cheek. Although light, the blade still drew blood, depicting its sharp edge. 'S-stealth?' Sang-Min thought as he attempted to turn around. "Don't turn around. You might end up with more than just a cut." Jin-Woo's threatening voice could be heard next to his ear.

'It makes sense. If he is a reawakened person who can even use stealth, then it makes sense that Yoo-Jin would make such a reckless offer!' Although his mind was moving at a fast pace, his voice came out a bit shaken; after all, he was being held at knifepoint in an entirely empty cafe, with his only help being his subordinate outside, who probably wasn't paying attention. "Ah, I... I didnt order the research. An employee at our guild noticed that someone was clearing C-rank Dungeons at an extremely fast rate, so we dug into it... and found both of you. Also, our Guild Leader wanted information on C-rank Hunter Jin Magnus."

'Hm? Their Guild Leader wants information on Mags?' Jin-Woo thought as a bad feeling arose in his heart for some strange reason. Before he could say anything, Chief Sang-Min started spewing everything he knew. "Three Major accidents have recently occurred, all within dungeons. I have no evidence, but three times... That's not a coincidence anymore. I believe either you or Jin Magnus, or possibly both of you, have been reawakened... And because of that, you both have received High-rank hunter abilities. That is how you both overcame all those incidents." Finished, instead of feeling the blade laxen, he felt it press tighter.