Chapter 385 – Part 2 – Initiation Ceremony

“What? Who?”

“I mean the leader of the allied organization called Wings of Hope. How can I meet them?”

At Choi Seong-min’s question, Do Eun-jeong’s eyes widened.

“I think we’re supposed to meet during the operation meeting in a week… But why are you suddenly curious about that person?”

“Since they came from Westland, I’m curious. I’m quite interested in other continents.”

“Ah…”

Even though it was a situation where she could be suspicious, Do Eun-jeong just accepted it.

Reading her thoughts, her trust in Choi Seong-min was solid.

‘Is it because I saved her in the dungeon before?’

Choi Seong-min judged that Do Eun-jeong was an ally who had favorable feelings toward him.

Because of that, he somehow felt that Do Eun-jeong could be trusted.

‘The mind-reading trait is good for this reason. It makes it easy to distinguish friend from foe.’

Since he could hear other people’s true feelings, it was easy to judge whether they were allies or enemies.

“What’s the name of that Wings of Hope leader? I want to search their combat power.”

“What was it? Ah! It’s Melvin Hernandez.”

‘Melvin Hernandez? Not Christopher Gibson?’

Choi Seong-min, who almost got flustered, searched the rankings.

199th Place – Melvin Hernandez (Age 39) – Combat Power 1,220,933 (S-rank)

‘Only 1.2 million. Both the combat power and name are different from Christopher who has over 3 million.’

However, Choi Seong-min could easily guess what was going on.

‘He’s using a false name.’

No matter how much Christopher was a Great Hero whose face wasn’t known, that didn’t mean even his name wasn’t known.

‘If he searched, he’d be exposed, so naturally he used a false name.’

The name Melvin Hernandez was most likely Christopher’s subordinate.

“But Seong-min, wasn’t your combat power 250,000 last month? How did you get 10 million combat power in just one month…”

“It’s a trade secret.”

At Choi Seong-min’s smiling reply, Do Eun-jeong didn’t pry further.

She didn’t know how he had grown so rapidly, but wasn’t he coming to Revolution to lend his strength?

‘That’s enough.’

Nothing else mattered to her.

“Thank you again. For lending your strength to our organization.”

“It’s too early to thank me when I haven’t helped with anything yet.”

“Still, I’m grateful. Just having Seong-min join the organization will boost the members’ morale.”

Do Eun-jeong, who had been smiling brightly, made an “ah” sound and took out her phone.

“Excuse me, but may I report to the leader now? I want to quickly share this happy news.”

“Yes. Go ahead.”

Do Eun-jeong, who had been tapping her phone and exchanging messages, soon looked up.

“The leader is asking when you plan to join?”

“Anytime is fine. The sooner the better.”

Choi Seong-min also wanted to meet Revolution’s members as soon as possible.

‘Especially Christopher.’

Do Eun-jeong, who had been texting, said:

“Would right now be okay? If you want, he said he’d introduce you to the members along with a simple initiation ceremony.”

“Let’s do that. Tell him I’ll join now.”

Choi Seong-min was looking forward to it.

To the day when he would break Christopher’s neck.

* * *

At another emergency assembly, Park Hui-jun made a puzzled expression.

‘How long has it been since the last emergency assembly, and we’re gathering again?’

Park Hui-jun, who was even slightly annoyed, arrived at the assembly point.

Then he couldn’t help but be surprised.

More people than expected had gathered, not just the executives he had anticipated.

But what was really surprising was something else.

“Brother, you’re here?”

His younger sister Park Jin-hee, who should have been in the hospital, approached him with a smile.

“Ji-Jin-hee? Why did you come here without saying anything?”

“I’m also a Revolution member, even if I’m a civilian. It’s an emergency assembly, so I should come.”

“That’s not the point. Is it okay for you to come out like this? You were receiving treatment.”

Park Jin-hee had been receiving psychiatric treatment.

Until recently, she had been captured by human traffickers and suffered terrible things.

“I’m fine now. Thanks to the doctor, I’ve gotten much better.”

Park Jin-hee smiled brightly.

But for her brother Park Hui-jun, he couldn’t just feel at ease.

“Still, you should rest at home and recover. Why did you come here…”

“It’s fine. The doctor also said it would be good to sometimes engage in activities like this since staying at home all the time makes you depressed.”

“Ha… Even so…”

“Don’t worry. I’ll stick right next to you, brother. Hehe.”

Park Jin-hee linked arms, but Park Hui-jun still had worried eyes.

“A lot of people gathered, right?”

“Right? Did they call almost everyone?”

Seeing about 60 people gathered, it seemed they had summoned everyone.

“Oh? It’s Captain Kang Min-chan. Captain!”

When Park Jin-hee waved her hand, Kang Min-chan walked over with surprised eyes.

“Jin-hee? Why did you come out here?”

“It’s an emergency assembly. Hehe.”

“This girl. I told you to rest at home, why don’t you listen?”

“Hello, Captain.”

At Park Hui-jun’s greeting, Kang Min-chan nodded.

“Hui-jun came?”

“You had an emergency assembly yesterday, and now what’s going on today?”

“Haven’t you heard yet? A new member is joining today, so we called everyone to introduce them to the members.”

“A new member?”

Park Hui-jun couldn’t understand.

It was the first time everyone had gathered just to welcome one new member.

“Just for one new member to join, calling everyone…”

“Don’t underestimate them just because they’re new. It’s not just anyone, but a nuclear-level new member.”

At those words, Park Hui-jun remembered yesterday’s meeting.

“Co-could it be? Did you recruit that person? Eun-jeong did?”

“The girl finally pulled it off. Haha!”

Kang Min-chan was beaming as if his own daughter had achieved something, when Do Eun-jeong appeared with someone.

It was Choi Seong-min, the protagonist of this gathering and the nuclear-level new member.

“You came. You’re here.”

Kang Min-chan, who remembered Choi Seong-min’s face, turned to call the leader.

But there was no need as the leader was also walking toward them.

“You’re here, Miss Eun-jeong.”

“Hello, Leader.”

“Is the person next to you perhaps…”

At the leader’s gaze, Choi Seong-min slightly bowed his head.

“Hello. I’m called Choi Seong-min.”

“Nice to meet you. I’m Ryu Jong-ik, the leader of Revolution.”

Ryu Jong-ik, who shook Choi Seong-min’s hand, recognized it at a glance.

‘The eyes of a predator. Someone like me is no match at all.’

When facing an organization’s leader, one would normally be somewhat nervous or intimidated, but there was no such sign at all.

Rather, he looked around and skillfully initiated conversation.

“Are all the members gathered?”

“Yes. We hastily assembled everyone to welcome Hunter Choi Seong-min.”

“So there are 62 members total.”

‘Did he figure it all out already?’ He was too seasoned and calm in his behavior and speech to be considered a newcomer who had just joined.

“Rather than talking here, let’s go inside and talk.”

“Yes.”

Ryu Jong-ik led the way while thinking.

‘It’s just a feeling, but there’s experience embedded in his speech. It’s hard to believe he’s only 20 years old.’

Of course, what was most unbelievable was his combat power of 10 million.

“Please follow me, Mr. Choi Seong-min. And Captain Kang Min-chan.”

“Yes.”

“Please also call those who participated in yesterday’s meeting. We need to introduce them to Hunter Choi Seong-min.”

“Understood.”

While Kang Min-chan ran to call people, Choi Seong-min and Ryu Jong-ik entered the meeting room.

“Please sit here.”

“Yes.”

Soon after, twelve people came in and filled the empty seats.

Ryu Jong-ik stood up from his seat and introduced:

“Let me introduce you. This is Hunter Choi Seong-min, whom we decided to recruit yesterday.”

“Hello. I’m S-rank Hunter Choi Seong-min, newly joining Revolution. Please take care of me.”

When Choi Seong-min stood up and briefly introduced himself, applause erupted.

It was a gesture of welcome.

Ryu Jong-ik then introduced the members.

“The people in this room are the core members of our organization. They are all hunters, but rather than combat power, they’re composed of the most trustworthy people with extensive experience. Let me introduce them one by one…”

Ryu Jong-ik introduced the members in turn.

When their turn came, each member exchanged eye contact with Choi Seong-min.

“This is Hunter Nam Il-woo. He’s an A-rank hunter and the second strongest person in our guild.”

“Nice to meet you. I’m Nam Il-woo. With 450,000 combat power, I was in second place in the organization… but now I’ll be third.”

From what he said, it seemed like there might be bad feelings, but when Choi Seong-min read Nam Il-woo’s thoughts, it wasn’t the case.

Rather, he was respectful of and fearful toward Choi Seong-min.

“This is Captain Kang Min-chan. He’s our organization’s action leader, an A-rank hunter with 300,000 combat power.”

“Hunter Choi Seong-min? Nice to meet you. We know each other, right?”

“Yes. Eun-jeong’s father.”

“Haha… She’s like a daughter to me, but I’m not her father. Eun-jeong said she told you everything…”

“Yes. I know.”

“I see… I’m sorry. I was very rude before. I apologize for unintentionally deceiving you by saying I was her father.”

“I accept your apology.”

Seeing the two cleanly brush off past feelings, Ryu Jong-ik smiled.

“As expected… Hunter Choi Seong-min is as magnanimous as he is skilled.”

“What magnanimous.”

“To have skill, character, and humility… At this rate, I’m worried my position might be in danger.”

“What a joke. I’m not the type of person who can lead an organization. Such positions should be held by suitable people like you, Leader.”

“Haha, I’m relieved to hear you have no interest.”

As Ryu Jong-ik and Choi Seong-min chatted back and forth, the watching members opened their mouths.

This was because they found Ryu Jong-ik’s behavior unfamiliar.

‘The leader, who never joked around, is showing such a side…’

‘He’s obviously promoting Hunter Choi Seong-min.’

‘He really doesn’t want to let him go…’

Indeed, perhaps because of his 10 million combat power, the leader’s treatment was different.

“Since you know Hunter Do Eun-jeong, I’ll skip her introduction. Is that okay?”

“Yes.”

“Then I’ll continue with the introductions. This is Hunter Park Hui-jun. He’s the person who commands our organization’s B-rank hunters.”

“Hello, I’m Hunter Park Hui-jun. I’ve been in Revolution for two years and my combat power is 250,000. Please take care of me.”

Park Hui-jun stood up briskly and greeted him, but Choi Seong-min remained silent.

‘Did I make some mistake?’

Park Hui-jun was puzzled, but he didn’t know.

The reason why Choi Seong-min’s expression had hardened.

‘That bastard…’

It was because he was a familiar face.

‘Isn’t that the guy who used the human trafficking gang?’

He was definitely the customer who had engaged in prostitution that he had seen in Han Sae-bom’s memories.