89 Russell's Visit

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89. Russell's Visit

The first emotion Heo Tae-seok felt was elation.

'To think Black Scythe-nim would accept me as a party member...'

Who would have thought he'd get to party with the famous Black Scythe?

And the second was admiration.

He cut down in one slash the centaurs that five people struggled against.

Truly overwhelming prowess.

'As expected of Black Scythe-nim. He's truly worthy of respect.'

He felt he wanted to become strong like Black Scythe too.

And the third emotion he felt was:

'Wow... Thanks to Black Scythe-nim, my level increased enormously in 6 hours?'

Gratitude.

When they first partied, he never imagined he'd increase 13 levels.

'Thank you, Black Scythe-nim. Thank you so much for accepting someone insignificant like me as a party member.'

Good fortune came since meeting Black Scythe.

How could he not be grateful?

But there was an emotion that made him forget all these emotions in an instant.

"Grooooar!"

Slash- Thud-!

It was awe.

'Th-the boss in o-one hit?'

Though he knew Black Scythe was strong, he never thought he'd kill it in one hit.

'Crazy bastard! Stupid bastard!'

Heo Tae-seok berated himself for having such ridiculous thoughts earlier.

'Want to become strong like Black Scythe-nim? That's impossible!'

He belatedly realized.

That Black Scythe-nim is in a realm unreachable no matter how much he climbs.

'This person is someone I can't approach. A being I dare not even look up to.'

Truly a god.

To Heo Tae-seok's eyes, he seemed no different from a god.

He didn't look like the same kind of human.

'I received grace from Black Scythe-nim, what should I do? How can I help?'

He tried to think of ways to repay the grace even after returning, but nothing came to mind.

He was even less useful than that buffer woman who sticks by his side.

He felt needlessly depressed.

'Sigh... If only I had a job that could help Black Scythe-nim...'

Black mage is only good for hunting, not helpful in other aspects.

'But I can't even help Black Scythe-nim with hunting...'

A wolf cub can't be of help to a grown wolf.

It would just get in the way.

'There's nothing I can do to help in the other world.'

He needs to look elsewhere.

'For example, in reality.'

A perfect idea occurred to him.

What does a god need?

'Devout believers.'

Heo Tae-seok grinned.

* * *

The day after returning home.

Ryumin was looking up flights on his phone.

'I should go to Russell and recover durability again.'

Unlike last time, he might welcome him warmly this time.

Since the Round 6 prophecy he told would have been a big help.

Just then, Ryumin's phone vibrated.

"Huh?"

An international call came from a familiar number.

He answered immediately.

-Is this Mr. Ryu's number?

"Yes, it's me. Russell Daniel."

-Ah, hello Prophet-nim. First I want to say thank you. I nearly died but survived thanks to you.

Russell's voice was excited.

Though he could guess what happened.

"Did something happen?"

-I'll tell you the details when I get there.

"Huh? You're coming to Korea?"

-Yes. I'm already in line after buying a ticket.

He was about to go meet Russell, but he's already in line.

'What's this? This never happened in previous regressions...'

He's helped Russell dozens of times, but it's the first time he said he'd come to Korea.

-Mr. Ryu? Am I being rude? If it's burdensome, I can still can...

"No, it's fine. I wanted to meet you anyway, so it's good you're coming yourself."

-I can't make the prophet move after receiving help. Should I go to Seoul?

"I'll come pick you up at Incheon Airport. Let me know your arrival time and call me again when you get to the airport."

-I will, Mr. Ryu. Then I'll see you at the airport.

* * *

The meeting with Russell took place the next day.

"Mr. Ryu!"

Russell who was walking with a simple backpack smiled brightly seeing Ryumin.

"It's so nice to see you like this, really!"

"Welcome to Korea, Russell."

After a light handshake, he led him to the parking lot.

"Let's go. I'll be your guide."

"Ha, I have so much to say I'm itching, but I'll hold back for now. Haha!"

Russell was unexpectedly talkative.

He thought he should have kept his mouth shut on the way to the parking lot.

"Get in."

"Gasp, wait! I-isn't this a Lamborghini Aventador?"

"You recognize it?"

"Are you looking down on me for being stuck in the mountains? This is practically my dream car!"

"Wake up from that dream. You'll never be able to afford it with blacksmithing no matter how hard you try."

"That's why it's a dream car! Haha!"

The two drove on the road in the sports car.

"Is there anywhere you want to go?"

"Rather than that, is there somewhere quiet we can talk?"

Ryumin thought for a moment then checked the time.

"It's lunchtime, shall we eat?"

"Oh, sounds good. I wanted to try Korean food since it's famous."

"Then I'll introduce you to a place I know well."

Ryumin took Russell to a Korean set menu restaurant inside Ma Gyeong-rok's hotel.

There was no problem getting a seat since he made a reservation just in case.

"This is nice and quiet. It's a private room. Is this a Korean restaurant?"

"You could say that."

Soon after, an array of dishes came out and Russell couldn't help but gape each time.

"Wh-why are there so many types? I've never received such a course meal in my life."

"Does that mean you're satisfied? I'm glad. Eat a lot. It's my treat."

"No, Mr. Ryu! I can't keep being indebted to you. Please let me pay for the meal!"

"Can you afford it? This place is quite expensive."

"How much is it?"

"About 130 pounds per person."

"Cough!"

Russell hurriedly put down the glass he was drinking water from.

He nearly spat it on the prophet's face.

'N-no wonder it looked expensive! How many ingredients are there for 130 pounds?'

Russell who expected 30 pounds at most hid his surprise and said.

"I-I'll pay. This much is no problem. Don't worry."

"I wasn't worried."

Russell's money was obtained from Ryumin anyway.

He was planning to save it for material costs, but it wasn't a waste since it was money he didn't have originally.

"Russell. Let's not do that and let me pay for the meal. Instead, please repair the durability like last time."

"Durability? Of course I should do that!"

Russell took the Bead of Eternal Rest, repaired the durability, and quickly returned it.

"Thank you. I'll pay for the meal."

"Hmm, this feels like I haven't done enough compared to what you've done..."

"It's fine. By the way, what happened? You said you nearly died."

"Ah, about that."

Russell's story wasn't much.

As advised, he formed a party and hunted for nearly 6 hours before challenging the boss, but he nearly died.

"If I hadn't raised my level even a little as Prophet-nim said, I really would have been in big trouble."

"I'm glad I was of help. Did you raise your level a lot?"

"I raised it to 29."

'Same level as Ma Gyeong-rok.'

Blacksmith isn't a job suitable for combat as the name suggests.

But he can be helpful by enhancing party members' weapons or repairing durability.

'In a way, it can be seen as a similar position to buffer.'

So it's understandable he leveled up this much if he raised the synergy of the whole party.

Well, Russell himself is strong enough to easily kill orcs anyway.

"But it's embarrassing to say... Do I really reach the pinnacle among blacksmiths? It's so hard to believe..."

"It's possible if you work hard. It's possible to go beyond that with my help."

"Haha, I already feel reassured. There's nothing to fear if Prophet-nim helps me. Oh, more dishes?"

Russell exclaimed as the waiter brought out more dishes.

"It's not a buffet, why do dishes keep coming out endlessly? Mmm!? This is really delicious! What's the name of this food?"

"It's called bulgogi."

"This really suits my taste. I didn't know Korea had such delicious food."

Russell who said that devoured the food as if possessed.

It seems he saved on food costs to prepare money for materials and tickets.

"By the way, are you a second generation chaebol, Prophet-nim? A young person with such a car, and giving out large sums of money last time..."

"Chaebol? I was just lucky. How could I not earn this much with the ability to see the future? Russell can become rich like me later too."

"Ah, because of stocks?"

"Yes. You invested in the company I told you to, right?"

"Of course. I went to open an account right on the day you told me to. I invested more than half you mentioned though..."

"You did well. That much should be enough that you won't have to worry about living even without my support later."

"But will that company really hit it big?"

"That's right. That's why I told you to invest."

"What kind of business does the company do?"

"Did you invest without even looking that up?"

"I just thought it would be fine believing Prophet-nim's words. Haha..."

"Hmm..."

As the meal was wrapping up, Ryumin spoke up.

"Then shall I introduce you to the company?"

"The company?"

"It's close by."

"Oh, then shall we take a look before leaving?"

After paying, the two got in the car and soon headed to Ma Gyeong-rok's office.

"Here it is."

Arriving, they saw the Cheonma Consulting sign was gone and replaced with a Player Place sign.

'Looks like preparations are somewhat complete.'

There shouldn't be any problems even though they came without notice.

It was practically Ryumin's company anyway since he had top management rights.

"So this is the company I invested 70% of my entire assets in? Ah! I'm sorry. It's not my money but Prophet-nim's money..."

"That money is Russell's. Don't feel burdened and use it."

"Prophet-nim really is an angel. Ack!"

Ryumin smirked seeing Russell make a gesture typical of foreigners.

"Isn't that word a curse rather than praise now?"

"Ah, i-is that so?"

"But isn't 30% left too little to live on?"

"It's a bit tight but it's fine. If I reduce three meals to two..."

"I'll withdraw some cash for you when we leave the company. 10,000 pounds should be enough to live comfortably for a while, right?"

"Gasp! O-of course."

"You're not saying you'll refuse."

"Ah, hahaha..."

Russell who didn't have the confidence to refuse even out of courtesy could only laugh.

"But is it really okay to just enter someone else's company like this?"

"It's fine. Though I'm not the CEO, it's practically my company."

"Huh?"

Russell who was blinking his eyes seemed to realize something and opened his mouth.

"Don't tell me the company you told me to invest in..."

"Yes, I'm the actual owner of this company."

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