Chapter 4
A mansion in Seoul.
“The Yaksha’s son was admitted to Lion’s Castle? Seol Su-Ah, that damn girl, has finally made a move—and she moved quickly before anyone noticed.” The old man’s movements as he poured the tea were rough.
“I heard that a National Treasure’s influence is powerful; even so, I didn’t expect her actions to go so smoothly. A lot of people find that Jae-Hyeok boy an annoying sight, after all.”
The middle-aged man sitting across from the old man replied, “It isn’t just a lot, it is the majority of people. The fact that they didn’t stop Seol Su-Ah is proof of the seriousness of the situation.”
The old man murmured, “Ever since the gate in Gangwon-do became like that, the growth rate of low-level players has noticeably slowed. At this rate, we won’t be able to replenish the number of talents striving for B-class for a while. I can understand others scrambling to add any remaining useful people to their side.”
“But”—the old man’s eyes sharpened—“the boy isn’t just some wolf cub. They’re raising a tiger in their own backyard. The fools.”
Tiger? The middle-aged man didn’t agree. Wasn’t the Yaksha’s son only a sixteen-year-old boy? Even if he graduated safely from Lion’s Castle, he would only be nineteen years old.
It was hard to call someone like that a tiger.
The old man read the middle-aged man’s thoughts and spoke, “In fact, I lost one of my Sword Demons to Kang Jae-Hyeok.”
“You what now?”
The middle-aged man doubted his ears. Sword Demons were masters of the sword among the advanced B-class players. Above all, their swordsmanship was ruthlessly practical, and they were accustomed to killing. They could be said to be the strongest among the B class when it came to single combat.