I couldn’t contain my anger as I read through the contract.

Jihye must have also seen through it, then why? Why did she sign this contract?

Was it because of money?

I clenched the copy of the contract in my hand.

“The destruction of this guild is inevitable.” He solemnly said. His tone was confident. So much confident that, he knew he had already won.

Well he was the Guild master of the strongest guild in Korea for a reason.

“Why show me this?” I asked as I placed the paper down.

“Because your sister is talented and her talent is going to waste, along with many others.”

“And they will lose their workplace, so I will simply provide them a better workplace and environment to work with, in my guild!”

For some reason, I couldn’t rebut his words. After reading through that contract, I was certain that they were overworking Jihye.

If I had known earlier... no, what could I have done if I even knew?

I felt repulsed over my own powerlessness.

And Park Yujin’s offer was a good one.

The guild war will happen in a few days!

Well, the winner of the Guild war can ask for anything from the losing side.

The guild wars happen inside a virtual world. So you can rampage as much as you want.

When humanity started the use of Mana, it also brought many changes and chances.

The thing which could not be described and understood with science alone, were described with the help of Mana.

Many diseases, whose treatment was considered impossible, like Cancer, their complete treatment was developed.

And just like that, Humanity progressed and they also created a virtual world system.

Humanity knew the danger of demons, so the WU came up with a system to taken care of the disputes which took place between the Guilds.

And that was to have an all out guild war inside the virtual world.

This way, no one has to die and the World Union wouldn’t lose any hunters.

The Lock also has its own virtual system, so that students can train without the need of getting heavily injured.

“That’s about the end of it!” He grabbed the tablet and started to scroll through it.

“Now, what do want as your reward?” He again asked.

“I don’t like owning others, so on with it boy?”

At this point I didn’t have a choice.

“One favour!” I raised a finger and said.

“A favour?” He questioned. He gracefully scrolled through the tablet, hardly giving me look.

“If I ever need your help, then you have to help me, regardless of the time and place.”

“Fine!” He quickly replied, then stood up from the sofa, and walked up to his desk.

I also stood up and walked out of the office.

Exiting the office, I closed the door behind.

Pressing the heel of my shoe against the floor I walked towards the elevator and entered the elevator. I pressed on the ground floor button then soon with a sound, the elevator began to descend.

***

Park Yujin walked up to his desk, before sitting down on his chair.

The boy Jiwoo exited his office.

Opening the drawer of the desk, he pulled out a small frame and carefully caressed it within his hands.

The picture in the frame was of a woman. Her auburn hair gently cascaded down her shoulders and her hazel eyes looked magnificent.

She looked like someone preserved inside the frame.

She looked unimaginably beautiful.

A sad expression flashed Park Yujin’s face seeing the woman’s picture.

“Master!” The butler spoke.

“What is it?” Yujin replied. His eyes stayed fixate on the frame.

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“Master, what you said, that was not part of the original plan?” The butler questioned as he gazed at Yujin’s figure.

“Baek-Hyun!”

“Yes, sir?” Even the old butler was confused by Yujin suddenly calling his name.

“I don’t know what overcame me in that moment, but...”

His voice had a hint of sorrow. His gaze never once left the frame which he caressed in his hand.

“...that boy reminded me of her.”

“He seemed different! Unlike the ones wanting something in return for their doings, he didn’t want anything."

“You mean Miss Eunhee?” Even the butler’s expression turned a shade darker, when the topic of Yujin’s wife was brought up.

“I couldn't become a good husband, nor a good father,” his expression changed and replaced one that of sorrow and guilt.

“No, that’s not true Sir! What happened to Miss Eunhee was not your fault.” The Butler Baek-Hyun consoled him.

“But his tone and determination did remind me of the Miss’." A sorrowful smile covered Baek-Hyun’s face as he remembered about the old memories.

“Then we will initiate the plan after two more days.” His usual solemn and unreadable expression, came back to his face.

“Yes!” The butler bowed and exited the office afterwards.

Leaving Yujin alone inside.

Then opening the drawer he put the framed photo back.

***

On my way home, my mind raced as to how could I lessen Jihye’s burden.

If money was the problem, then I already had a good amount.

But... that won’t last that long!

My mind raced as I walked back to the apartment.

“I need a constant way of making money.”

The frown over my face only deepened as my mind couldn’t think of anything.

“Wait there’s that option.” I slammed my fist over my palm, as an idea struck me.

Stocks!

Well stocks were a gamble, if you put your money in, it does or doesn’t come back as a profit. Stock were just like gambling, you completely rely on your luck.

That’s why it was a gamble.

But not for me. I had knowledge about many events which will happen and become the hottest subjects around the world.

And one of them was just around the corner.

Picking up my pace, I reached the apartment complex and walked inside.

Reaching my apartment, I pulled the key out and opened the door.

Clank—!

With a quick notion, I closed the door and entered the apartment. Closing the door behind me, I took my shoes off and put them on the shoe stand.

Walking up to the living room, I saw food placed over the dinning table covered by a cloth.

Reheating my breakfast, soon I dug in.

“I should probably take a bath too.” I exclaimed as I finished my breakfast.

Then I walked in to the washroom and took my clothes off and began my bath.

***

After taking a bath I exited the washroom and sat down on the living room sofa.

Drying my hair with a towel, I turned the TV on and looked through the news.

It was just the usual,–are you ready for the Lock’s upcoming tournament, bluh, bluh!

“I need to go back to Lock. I have been away for two weeks.”

But I simply enjoyed this peace and quiet time.

“I should take care of this matter before going back.”

***

Walking through the clean streets of the black market, I sat down on a particular bench.

The street was dimly lit here.

Soon a man approached me and sat down on the other side.

“How can I help you, Sir?” The masked man spoke.

He wore a white mask and a long hood which covered his features.

“I would like to hire a broker.” I said.

The events which will occur in given time, will be a lose for many, but it was an opportunity for me.

“Do you have someone in mind, or may I recommend?” He said.

I already had someone in mind.

Because the greatest broker, whom I heard about in my past life was from Korea.

It was a genuine coincidence that I got this information, but I’m glad I did.

“Salvador!”

He didn’t answer immediately!

There were hundreds or thousands of people working for them so remembering everyone would have been a pain!

“Are you sure you want to go with him?” He asked.

“Yes!”

“Then please wait here.”

Then he got up and disappeared into the distance.

After waiting for five minutes or so, I saw a masked man approach me.

His physique was nothing special. He wore jeans and a t-shirt coupled with a white mask which had green strips over it.

“So you are the one who wanted to hire me?” He stood in front of me and said.

“Yes Salvador, nice to meet you.” I greeted him.

“Yeah, nice to meet too! So... let’s get on with it.”

He took a seat beside me and spoke.

“What kind of job do you want me to do?” Salvador said.

“I want to invest in the TK corporation’s stocks.” I solemnly said.

“Mhm...” He nodded his head several times. Then turned his head towards me and spoke. “Well, I’ll give you good piece of advice because you’re my first customer in a while. It’s better if you invest in the stocks of the Lesveŕo corporation, instead of TK'S."

But I knew he would say that.

TK and Lesveŕo, were both competitive companies.

But in front of Lesveŕo’s growth and influence, TK was only second best.

They both manufactured weapons, artifacts and all sort of things regarding hunters. But Lesveŕo’s products had a better quality and TK only lost to Lesveŕo, and got the second place. That’s why their products were more sought after than that of TK's.

So what I’m getting at is, the owner of the Lesveŕo Corporation, Robert Lesveŕo, will be assassinated during the start of next month.

And you can get a picture about who would want to assassinate him, or get him assassinated.

“I know. That’s why I want you to invest in the stocks of TK!”

“Well, I don’t question an employer, I just do my job if I get my part of the share.”

There he was. The reason people didn’t hire Salvador much was because he charged a unimaginable high fee. But his skills were all the more efficient.

“And I will charge you 30% of whatever you make?”

“Fine!” I nodded my head and stood up from the bench.

Salvador also hurriedly stood up and spoke.

“You’re okay with the amount I’m asking?” He exclaimed, confused.

“Well if you are asking that much, then you must have the skills to back up your claim, huh?” I teased.

“But... can I ask you something?” Salvador said.

“What’s up?”

He inclined his head and spoke.

“Why invest in TK’s stocks? You have the better option of Lesveŕo?"

“It’s simple. Lesveŕo’s going to lose it’s market worth in a few weeks.”

“Why?” I could tell even without seeing his expression, the confused look he had on his face.

“It’s quite simple, Robert Lesveŕo is going to get assassinated one of these days. That’s all!”

I could evidently hear it in his voice, the confusion. He was dumbfounded by what I just said.

“What? Are you being serious?” Salvador shouted.

“Just do your job right and don’t pester over the small things.”

Then taking a black card out of my pocket I gave it to Salvador.

“The funds are inside this card, use all of them for buying stocks.”

“Then, it was a pleasure to meet you Salvador."

Then with a wave of my hand I walked off and left.

Salvador was a trust worthy fellow. Even if he was given an impossible task, he somehow completed it, without questioning the employer. That's the life of a broker!

And he never betrays his clients nor runs off. How would he, even if he wanted too? He was working for the Broker house in the black market.

***

Opening the apartment door, I stepped inside.

‘With this the money problem should be taken care of!'

But making a profit over the death of someone really hurts my conscience.

But it’s not like Robert was a good man. He also used underhanded tricks to get to where he was today.

‘Now I can go back to Lock rest assured!’