Recruiting the Attack Squad (3)
– I’m sorry. I’ve had an overseas schedule that I’ve been tied up with for a few months, so it looks like I won’t be able to return to the country until around March. I really wanted to participate in the first attack squad created by Holder Do Jae-hyun…
A text ssage pops up on the phone screen.
It was from my teacher in the assassin field, Yoo Eun-seol.
She had been indirectly asking about my participation in this attack squad.
She was politely declining.
“…What a pity.”
I clicked my tongue and shook off my pointless regret.
From the beginning, I thought the possibility was slim, but if it was an overseas schedule booked a few months ago, it would be even harder to get out of.
Still, as her disciple, I couldn’t interfere with my teacher’s schedule for personal affairs.
“Then… There probably won’t be any S-rank Holders.”
With this, the participation rate of S-rank Holders beca zero.
The heads of the top three dostic clans, Kang Woo-hyun, Hwang Geon-wook, and Song Do-hyuk, were unable to participate from the beginning due to their positions and clan duties. The S-rank Holder known in the secular world as ‘Ryu Ji-hyuk’, Park Ji-hwan, was still fiercely tracking down Ludenack sowhere in the wilderness.
Among the five official S-rank Holders, my teacher was the only one with any possibility, but that was dashed by the text ssage I just received.
“Tsk. Well, can’t be helped.”
But the situation wasn’t desperate.
In the original work, when Park Jin-woo attempted the dungeon raid, he entered without any S-ranks. And it’s not like having a higher-ranked Holder in the attack squad is always a good thing compared to .
It could even turn out to be a blessing in disguise.
Perhaps this raid would be an opportunity for to further develop my leadership and command abilities.
“…Jae-hyun will do well.”
As I was montarily grumbling, a clear voice ca from beside .
A pretty hand and pen were placed on the table.
Long, flowing hair…
A breathtakingly beautiful appearance.
It was Kang Juyeon, who was going over the docunts with .
“……”
She seed a bit embarrassed to offer such consolation, a shy expression on her face as she spoke to .
…Cute.
Is a face really the perfection of consolation?
Hearing Kang Juyeon’s clumsy but adorable attempt to comfort , my previously cluttered mind feels cleared, if only montarily.
“Thank you. But you give strength.”
“Mmm…”
I lightly kissed her in gratitude…
Kang Juyeon shyly accepted .
Her face showed a flustered yet excited expression.
Even after we started dating and had skinship several tis, she still blushed so much like this.
“What about the magic user types? Any good Holders there?”
“…Yeah. I’ve picked out a couple.”
“Already? You tend to be quite strict in your assessnts, Juyeon.”
“Well, these Holders are proven individuals.”
But we didn’t gather just to flirt. We ca together to work.
We had to select the optimal combination from the countless Holders who applied to join the attack squad.
Excluding the original ‘Underground Dungeon mbers’ – , Kang Juyeon, Kim Chae-eun, Moon Ga-eun, and Park Jin-woo, a total of five permanent mbers – we needed to recruit additional attack squad mbers.
The recruitnt drive began three days ago.
As unprecedented as its establishnt, there was a lot of talk and it drew trendous buzz, but in the end, the marketing itself could be considered a success.
And the applicants…
Far exceeding my expectations, they flooded in with the staggering number of 300.
– Record high! A total of 311 Holders flock to Do Jae-hyun’s attack squad…
– Major dostic clans allow their clan mbers to apply for Do Jae-hyun’s attack squad
– Jeong Hyun-seok of Sunset Flower says he’s confident he’ll get in, no question
– Clan mbers, including the Master, all apply for the attack squad?
The shocking application turnout continued.
A total of 311 applicants.
I was newly amazed at just how many high-ranking Holders there are in Korea.
Of course, not all of them were freelancers – so were affiliated with clans.
It seems they received permission from their respective clans before applying to the attack squad.
So there are so clans hoping to prove their reputation through any of their clan mbers who get accepted into our attack squad.
From the applicants’ perspective, it was a situation that could only elicit wry laughter.
“Hmm… This Holder only provided very basic information. And this person’s background is too sketchy…”
In any case, separate from the unexpected developnts,
We still had to screen the applicants who had submitted.
I was currently doing the paperwork for that process.
Selecting mbers for a temporary attack squad is very similar to recruiting for a clan.
You check the Holder’s basic information through their application, evaluate their actual abilities through a simple interview, and then make the final decision.
It’s quite strict for sothing called ‘temporary’, but this is necessary to increase our chances of success.
A temporary attack squad is a kind of project-based party ford with the subject of a dungeon raid.
Naturally, just as risk and reward are proportional, the stakes were high, which is why we had to carefully select the squad mbers.
“Jae-hyun, I’m going to add one more person here.”
“Okay.”
Kang Juyeon was here to assist in selecting the attack squad mbers.
She had actually experienced reviewing the admission of new clan mbers within the , and she was the most discerning among our mbers in such tasks…
She was the most suitable talent for such a role more than anyone else.
The workplace was our house.
The study room inside.
A place with bookshelves filled with various papers and books, a large table, and even a big bed placed there.
Just like the original aning of an officetel, it was an all-purpose space where one could rest after working.
‘…But her clothes are not at all work attire.’
My face is slightly tinged with embarrassnt.
Kang Juyeon was wearing a pink negligee that she had worn before.
It was the clothes she wore on the first night she stayed at my parents’ house…
Perhaps because of that mory, or simply because she liked the clothes, she often wore that outfit when she is alone with .
Of course, the clothes themselves were pretty, but they accentuated her body shape and were see-through, so it wasn’t easy to look at her as she was.
…What is this?
I don’t know if she ca to work or to seduce .
With superhuman strength, I averted my gaze from Kang Juyeon’s body and handed her an application.
“Juyeon, what about this person?”
Kang Juyeon, who received the paper, quickly scanned the contents.
“Angela… Gremville?”
“She’s a Holder who ca as an exchange student from the California Academy, and the abilities listed in her specs seem quite decent. Well, I’ll have to see her in person to confirm the details.”
For this recruitnt, quite a few Holders from other countries also applied.
Not only Holders from nearby Japan or China, but also those who recently ca to the U.S. as exchange students and were qualified didn’t hesitate to apply.
High pay attracts rcenaries no matter where in the world.
The Holders from other countries seed to be faithful to this market logic.
‘I’d rather not hire them if possible.’
In terms of forming an attack squad, differences in nationality beco an unfavorable factor.
There’s the basic language issue, and since they’re not from this country, there’s a possibility of them acting impulsively without a sense of responsibility.
And above all, if they die during the operation…
The post-handling process entangled with that country becos very complicated.
Because a rune Holder is that country’s combat asset.
That’s why I tried not to recruit Holders from other countries unless necessary.
But there were two exceptions.
One was Camila Flores.
And the other was this ‘Angela Gremville’ person listed on the application.
‘Her specs are just too good.’
Though she didn’t reveal the specific numbers, it was written that her main ability stats (magic, willpower) exceeded 70, and she had over level 15 proficiency in her main runes and common runes.
If this application was true, it showed Holder information that was almost at the top tier among the B-grade magician class.
The top of B-grade is almost on par with A-grade.
And in attack squad recruitnt, an A-grade Holder is an almost free pass, a rare resource.
No matter that she’s a foreign Holder…
These kinds of specs were enough to let her through, even taking the risks into account.
“…She looks good. I haven’t seen her in person, but.”
“You think so? Seems worth interviewing her.”
“Yeah.”
Fortunately, Kang Juyeon also had a favorable attitude.
I put Angela’s application on the list for interviews along with Camila’s.
As for Camila, I didn’t even need to look at her application.
She had top grades among the exchange students at the California Academy.
She even won the at the end of the sester, a true expert.
Not bringing a Holder like that into the attack squad would be a loss for .
‘Park Jin-woo will probably be thrilled too.’
…There was a bit of networking involved in the selection as well.
“Oh, right. Juyeon, did anyone from the Judgent of Fire apply to join the clan?”
A thought occurred to , so I asked her.
Just as clan mbers from major dostic clans applied to our attack squad, there were applicants from the three major clans as well.
From , they sent two senior clan mbers, an A-grade and a B-grade. From , they sent the A-grade Holder Seong Na-yeon, who also serves as a bodyguard for Moon Ga-eun.
…At this point, Seong Na-yeon is almost like Moon Ga-eun’s personal bodyguard.
But I hadn’t heard any news from , so I asked Kang Juyeon directly.
“I think…Holder Lee Soo-mi will probably apply.”
“Ah.”
I was slightly surprised to hear a na I had forgotten.
Lee Soo-mi, a mber of the clan.
A seasoned B-grade Holder who displayed her holy power.
She had participated with us in the cleanup operation, and the shocking fact that she was the younger sister of Cha Soo-yeon, the forr branch leader, was revealed.
Afterwards, I heard she took on all the missions to eliminate the remnants of within the clan, but I didn’t expect to encounter her in such an unexpected place.
I nodded my head and said, “Certainly a verified divine attribute. A good mber has joined.”
“…Yeah.”
Essentially saying she was accepted into the attack squad without needing an interview.
Kang Juyeon replied with a brightened expression to my declaration.
Although she didn’t show it, she seed to have been worrying about Lee Soo-mi, who had been wandering aimlessly in the clan.
“Okay! Let’s stop here for today and rest now. We’ve worked hard enough.”
Pat-
I lightly tapped the table and organized the docunts.
The screening wasn’t finished yet, but we’d have to work on it again tomorrow anyway.
“……”
“…Juyeon?”
But suddenly, Kang Juyeon who had finished organizing…
Went and sat on the bed placed in one corner of the room.
She sat sideways on the bed, holding onto the bedpost with her knees bent as if kneeling.
It was definitely a sohow familiar posture.
One I felt I had seen before sowhere.
“…I’m ready.”
To rest…
Her soft voice reverberated.
…Déjà vu?
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