"He is just a streamer!"
"Don't worry about him. He might be an S-Rank, but he is an Archer, after all."
"A mere new S-Rank won't beat our guild. We have our own elite Hunters, and we believe that the Hunters Guild will be full of regret for having to sign such a contract with a young man like that!"
Yes, while the Hunters Guild was in ecstasy as they just gained a new S-Rank Hunter, the other guilds that failed to get Min-Jun were all bitter. They tried to smear his name, telling the media that there was nothing to worry about since even if Min-Jun was an S-Rank Hunter, he was just an Archer, and an Archer couldn't be that strong.
Even if the Hunters Guild had gained a new S-Rank, so what?
They didn't think that Min-Jun was a threat, but this was what they believed outwardly, as they tried to make themselves act as if they hadn't lost anything, since if they didn't, they knew well that the Hunters Guild would dominate and truly become the strongest Korean guild!
No one, among the major guilds, wished for that, so they had been trying to diminish and even looked down on Minjun, thinking that he was searching for an easy life, and his entrance wouldn't change much of the strength of the Hunters Guild.
Still, while they looked down on him, many of them secretly wished for him to join their guild, since no matter what, he was awakened as an S-Rank Hunter.
"Unfortunately, he joined the Hunters Guild, but if he joins our guild, then I believe that this is the place where he can truly shine."
Having an S-Rank Hunter wasn't a joke. If they could have a powerful subordinate like Minju, who was full of potential, and, with their intense training, believed they could turn him into a powerful asset, rather than letting him study and do nothing after a few days of his awakening.
"If he is at our place, I will teach him the cruelty of the dungeon, which will sharpen his instinct, which might make him into one of the strongest S-Rank Hunters."
"Archer isn't such an easy job to master. He might be in the same class as me, but he is still young. If you don't believe me, you can ask him to challenge me, since I will show him the true power of an archer."
"It's too early to say that the Hunters Guild is the strongest in Korea. We have our own team, too, and they are all elite, having trained themselves in rigorous discipline and facing any danger together. The media might have said that the Hunters Guild is the strongest just because they have three S-Rank Hunters, but I believe that isn't the case since the true power is coming from the spirit instead of money."
Whether it was the random S-Rank Hunter guild master, Lim Tae-Gyu (the first S-Rank Archer in Korea), or Baek Yoon-Ho (the guildmaster of the White Tiger Guild), all of them tried to make everyone believe that they had nothing to worry about with Minjun's decision to join the Hunters Guild.
Instead, they just felt sorry for Minjun, who joined the Hunters Guild, because Choi Jon-In, the guildmaster, was nothing but a businessman despite being an S-Rank Hunter.
"Look at Cha Hae-In." Baek sighed. "Instead of being a warrior, she is more like an idol. If Kim Min-Jun were under Choi Jong-In, he would be nothing but become another tool for money, an idol instead of a warrior."
If Baek were alone, everyone would think of him as bitter. Still, all the major guilds, and even the minor ones that wouldn't even have a chance to invite Minjun, also joined in, thinking that it was such a shame that Minjun joined the Hunters Guild. In this place, idols and entertainment were born, instead of their guilds, which could train him into a fearless warrior who would protect Korea.
The hype was high, and everything became even hotter when Minjun was practically the most famous figure as he was young, handsome, smart, and even powerful, as he was awakened as an S-Rank Hunter.
More importantly, those figures, whether it was Baek, Lim, and many others, had their own fans, so of course, those fans would try their best to support them.
"If Kim Minjun wasn't so hasty, then he wouldn't be so weak now."
"Weak? He's an S-Rank Hunter, dude!"
"So what? If he is freaking out in the dungeon, what's the point?"
"Do you think that the Hunters Guild is weak?"
"How funny! If Choi Jong-In is weak, then how can he become the guildmaster of the strongest guild?!"
"The fact that Choi Jong-In is the weakest S-Rank Hunter doesn't change!"
"But, there is also Cha Haein-nim!"
"Chairman, is it okay?"
Woo Jin-Cheol, who was watching the media and saw how uncontrollable the situation was, felt it wasn't good, as the Hunter society in Korea might become fragmented. There would be a lot of chaos, which wasn't what the government wished for: stability.
"It's okay."
Yet, Go Gun-hee was calm. "If he can't handle this, then he won't be able to grow."
Yes, Korea is like this.
Gunhee had been the chairman of the Korean Hunters Association for so long, and he knew well that behind Baek, Lim, and all the others were many powerful politicians and chaebols who didn't want the Hunters Guild's monopoly to come to pass.
Having three S-Rank Hunters in the same guild, how could there be such an unfair thing?!
Yet Choi Jong-In, despite all the pressure, remained calm because his influence over business, politics, and media wasn't weak. The reason why he was able to turn the Hunters Guild into the strongest guild despite being the weakest S-Rank Hunter was all due to his mind, especially when the majority of the guildmasters were all brawlers and muscles instead of intelligence like him.
Yes, he was smart, and because of that, he only snorted at everyone's reaction.
"Scream all you want, Monkeys. I am the winner, after all."
Then, as expected, when he got the video of Min-jun clearing up the A-Rank Dungeon in less than a minute, he showed a happy smile and directly leaked it to the media.
Why did he do so?
It was to shut them up, since no matter how much they talked, in the world of the Hunters, the result is absolute!
As expected, the moment that video was exposed, it went viral again, and they knew well that all their nonsense was useless. They had nothing but become bitter and jealous, which made Jong-In laugh happily, since not only did he get a lot of money from the media, but he also gained one of the best, if not the strongest, archers ever born.
Yet, without a doubt, when the results of that 60-second A-Rank clear hit the public, the narrative didn't just shift; the entire foundation of the Hunter economy shattered, and the world could only be in a daze as they watched this phenomenon known as the "Speedrun Paradigm."
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The Fourth Suzuki has been decided, and it is from Arifureta!
Can anyone guess what his job is?