From major guilds like Brom and NAG to promising newcomers like Undang, Chase, and Blast.
All of them, ranked near the top of the Hunter rankings, had gathered to see the Rail Gun.
PD Seo asked, slightly tense.
In exchange for handing over dungeons they owned, they had obtained tickets to observe the Rail Gun demonstration.
As Gru proudly stepped forward, the members of the Hyeonak Guild followed behind him.
Gru gave the Guild Master of Chase and an A-rank rookie named Lee Taemin a brief glance, then stopped at a suitable spot and launched the drone.
Once the chick flew up and took its place in the air, Gru raised his fork.
“……”
He was doing the demonstration himself? Jurim pressed a hand to his forehead.
Gru held the fork cutely and puffed out little snorts through his nose.
Gidan was dragging over a fallen golem.
With a body made of stone, golems had incredibly high defense and were among the more difficult monsters to take down.
The camera alternated between Jurim’s tense face and Gru’s triumphant expression on the screen.
Just as Gru was about to prod the golem with his fork—
Gidan blocked the fork.
Everyone’s eyes turned toward the Guild Master of Chase.
Serhi strode up to the Chase Guild Master, who was pretending not to know anything.
When he snatched away the man’s bag and shook it out, a camera fell from inside.
The Chase Guild Master ran a hand through his hair, looking flustered.
Lee Taemin also stepped forward and apologized, while murmurs rose from all around.
Before long, the commotion died down, and Gru poked the golem with his fork.
Despite the golem’s thick rock hide, the fork slid in as smoothly as if it were piercing pudding.
Several people let out startled exclamations at this, but their surprise quickly faded when the projectile shot forth.
Fwoooooosh—
A speed difficult to follow with the naked eye.
And enough power to pierce through the golem.
Not to mention its portability.
Clap clap clap clap!
Starting with one person’s applause, clapping and murmurs of admiration broke out from several places.
Gru hugged the fork tightly to his chest, trying to hide how proud he was.
Then Gidan sidled over and quietly asked after putting up a soundproof barrier.
“Did you modify the drone?”
Its power was a whole level greater than when they had tested it before.
The diameter of the hole it had pierced had nearly doubled.
“Yep. I put in a new magic stone. Then it became A-rank!”
Gru grinned and bragged, and Gidan let out a quiet sigh.
To think it could be made A-rank simply by replacing a single magic stone.
That item itself truly deserved to be called a destroyer of physical laws.
It had become a game changer after just one demonstration, so perhaps the title was only fitting.
After ruffling the hair of his remarkable youngest member, Gidan lowered the barrier.
The other guild members were still examining the golem in amazement.
Gru rummaged through his bag, took out the snacks he had picked up earlier, and handed one to each of the attending guild members. He went around shaking their hands and telling them they had worked hard, like a politician campaigning for votes.
Exclamations of how adorable he was and bursts of laughter erupted from the set.
After the friendly raid attended by the various guilds came to an end,
a series of brief interviews with the Hunters followed.
- The Hyeonak Guild Master? He was so small, precious, and kind today. Why was that? (Laughs)
- The Guild Master is so cute! Please stay the Hyeonak Guild Master forever!
- Guild Master On! I’ll enjoy the snacks! You were cute today!
- Ah, he was even cuter in person than he is on video. I took a ton of pictures thanks to him.
- Yes…… I want to kidnap him and raise him. Is that okay?>
After the final comment, which sounded remarkably serious, the cameraman on set captured Jurim’s displeased expression.
In the footage that followed, Gru sat inside a cozy little room, looking toward the camera.
A caption reading “Impressions of Experiencing Life as Guild Master for a Day” appeared below.
PD Seo spoke to the child, who seemed slightly nervous, in a friendly voice.
At the gentle praise, Gru’s eyes sparkled as though he had never been nervous at all.
- It was fun. Super, super fun!
Q. Wasn’t there anything difficult?
- There were secretly a lot of things to do. Gru thought Dad just played in front of his desk every day, but there were lots of difficult documents and lots of things Gru had to take care of.>
Phew. Remembering the trouble during the raid, Gru sighed with clouded eyes.
He had learned that even something that seemed easy did not always proceed smoothly. The Guild Master must have had countless things like that to deal with. And there would surely be many more in the future.
Gru puffed out little snorts through his nose.
- Uuumm…….>
Gru rolled his eyes around.
He spread his arms wide and flapped them up and down.
Gru stretched his face forward and brought it right up to the camera lens.
When he was told that he could say it from a little farther back, the child straightened his back again and shouted loudly.
Gru made a heart with both arms and smiled brightly, bringing the video to an end.
*
At the set, Jurim wore a soft smile as he caressed his watch.
PD Seo watched him as though observing him.
He was certainly a man with an atmosphere that drew one’s gaze even when he was doing nothing at all.
It seemed that captivating looks and unfettered wit were not the only things that drove ratings.
Meanwhile, Jurim, who had watched the video as though he did not want to miss a single second of it, met PD Seo’s eyes.
PD Seo gave him a subtle smile.
“That was a very lovely video.”
Jurim smiled in agreement.
At the sight, PD Seo and the other staff stared blankly at him for a moment.
“It seems other people often see him that way as well.”
He had simply phrased, in roundabout terms, that Gru always looked that way to him. PD Seo gave a low chuckle.
Even without a blood connection, his love for the child seemed no less than that of a parent, and the sight naturally warmed PD Seo’s heart.
“As a single father, adopting a child can’t have been an easy decision. Even so, there must be many difficulties, right?”
Jurim touched his temple and nodded.
“Well, this and that.”
“He seems to get into a lot of trouble. It does look that way in the video, too, but…… just a little?”
PD Seo softened the question with a cushion of words, and Jurim let out a short laugh.
“Rather than being the child’s problem, it’s more a matter of my own inexperience as a father.”
At the completely unexpected answer, PD Seo blinked, and Jurim continued.
“Sometimes, what I thought I was doing for the child was nothing more than my own stubbornness. Well, I’m learning various things as I go.”