Chapter 26

Solo Clear – Chapter 26: Life After Returning #2

Instead of Oh Dae Suk, a woman with the title, Department Head, walked in .
She heard what Oh Dae Suk said and came in his stead .
Just from looking at her face, she looked like she was in her mid-30’s, which was pretty young for the title that she had .
Since it was a management company, they might’ve picked her because of that .

“Hello . ”

The woman’s name was Lee Min Ji and she greeted me with a smile .

“Before we begin the interview again, could you explain to me how you managed to break that wall?”
“I broke it with a supernatural power called mana . ”

Lee Min Ji wet her dry lips with her tongue .
Using a mana to break the wall wasn’t a skill that a survivor that just recently survived the third stage could perform .
She wanted to recruit him no matter what .

“What are your reasons for wanting to receive support from our management company?”
“I heard that MS Group has information on 19 stages and that I would have access to those information once I’m recruited . The company also provides other services, such as money . ”
“Ha ha, that’s correct . It’s an important item to a person’s survival . ”

While she said that Lee Min Ji cupper her index finger and thumb .

“Well then, shall we discuss your contract?”
“Hm, already?”
“Oh…well…do you have any questions?”

Lee Min Ji noticed her mistake after she spoke .
After thinking that the survivor in front of her was powerful, she rushed herself without thinking about the title she had .

“No, please continue . ”
“10 million won a month . Depending on your achievements on each stage, you’ll receive extra pay for it . ”
“That’s a pretty neat support . Then what exactly does the management gain from this?”
“The items that you obtain from the stage will be split with us depending on the agreement . In some cases, we’ll auction it or if we decided to take it, you’ll be given whatever you want . ”
I slightly nodded my head .


There’s no way that a management like this wouldn’t want to fill their stomach .
Depending on the item’s function, there were some where people would bid billions .
There were even wealthy people that would collect these items .
On top of that, transactions were happening nationally and internationally .

“How about it? It’s a pretty extravagant deal for us too . Oh!! If you’d like, you can join one of the clan that’s affiliated with us . You know that the second best clan in the nation, Miracle, is affiliated with us, right? I know the sub-leader of that clan . I can ask them to make room for you . ”

To Lee Min Ji, offering to place them in the Miracle Clan was her best attack in tempting the other person .
Just saying this would make others happy and would beg her to do that for them .

“…Excuse me . ”

The man was looking towards a different direction, as if he had no interest .

“It doesn’t matter that I broke that wall?”
“Oh!! Of course not . We’ll have someone fix that up . ”
“I see . I’ll take my leave . ”
“Excuse me?”

Lee Min Ji quickly grabbed my hand when I was about to leave the room .

“Are you dissatisfied with the terms that I’ve stated?”
“No, I’m not dissatisfied, but I should look into the other companies and compare before deciding . ”

He didn’t have any intention of worrying her .
However, after she heard what I said, she started feeling uneasy, which caused her to move around .

“Please tell me what you want . I’ll review it carefully right here . ”

Did she join the company through a connection she had? She sure wasn’t acting like a Department Head .
While holding onto my arm, she begged me to stay and talk with her more .

“Then, give me all the money that the company is using to invest in the Miracle Clan by investing in me . How about it?”
“…What are you saying?”
“If you can’t, then I’ll have to think about it . ”


“You’re crazy . You shouldn’t say things like that without thinking . ”

Lee Min Ji thought he was actually crazy .
She dealt with a lot of survivors before, but no one was as daring as he was .
He was asking them to invest in him by giving him the investment money they were using on one of highest ranking clan in the nation .
They spend a lot of money to take care of that clan .

“You said you would review it carefully, but I guess that was a lie . ”
“Be reasonable about it . Just hearing it is unpleasant . ”

“Then, let go of my arm . I’ll show myself out . ”

Thinking that she didn’t have any other reason to hold onto him, Lee Min Ji let go of his arm .
She gritted her teeth in anger because of his cocky attitude .

“Damn it . Who does he think he is?”

After leaving the room, I was walking through the hallway in order to go back home .

‘The management’s offer is pretty sweet, but I would probably get paid more by working by myself . Information is important, but this isn’t the only place where I could obtain them . ’

In order to ride the elevator, I turned the corner and .
Boom!!

I bumped into a guy that was playing with his smartphone .

“Ah…jeez, what the hell . ”

Since I wasn’t planning on accepting his apology, I was just going to ignore him and walk away, but .

“Hey you, apologize properly before leaving . ”
“…You bumped into me because you were looking down, so why do I have to apologize for it?”

The man had a slightly shocked look on his face and then walked towards me .

“Do you not know who I am?”


“Nope, sorry . ”
“How annoying . ”

A frown appeared on his face and he expressed how annoyed he was by my answer .
Then, he suddenly looked down on the interviewee card that was hanging from my neck .

“Oh, so you’re one of those people that are here for an interview . It seems like you’ve been disqualified . ”
“Not at all, I actually declined . ”
“Ha ha ha, do you think that’s possible? I did hear that our company has become quite difficult to please . Okay, if you apologize to me, I’ll think about putting in a good word to the higher-ups . How about it?”

He was free to think whatever he wanted, but it didn’t matter what kind of misunderstanding he had .
I thought it was pointless to keep talking to him like this .
But, the fact that I was about to walk away without saying anything must’ve made him feel like I was ignoring him .

“Hey!!”

He tried to stop me by grabbing my shoulder .

“Oh…oh…”

However, he was pulled by the shoulder that he grabbed and his body started dragging .
He had an annoyed expression and tried to stop himself by using his feet .

“Damn, looks like you’re pretty confident about your strength . ”

He turned me around to the front before I reached the elevator .
And then, he took out a sword from his inventory .

“It seems like you really don’t know . I’m a member of the Miracle Clan, which is a clan that’s affiliated with MS Group . You should know if I say Cha Min Sik, right?”

Despite of the fact that he was introducing himself with pride, I didn’t really bother to listen to him .
However, the fact that he took out a sword was something I couldn’t overlook .

“Put it back . ”
“What’s this? Your attitude suddenly changed after I took out the sword . It’s understandable, since I’ve explored 19 stages . ”
“…No, that’s not it . ”

Craaaaack!!
The mana within my body started boiling .
In order to survive from that place, I made it so that my body was always sensitive .
It hasn’t even been two days since I’ve cleared the third stage, which was like hell .
Cha Min Sik’s aggressiveness forcefully awoke the power that was sleeping within me .

“Gasp!!”

Swoosh!!

Despite of the fact that he took out a sword, he never planned on using it .
But he started swinging it without him knowing .
To explain it with words, it was like an animal that was trying to protect its body .
He was swinging it so much that our surrounding started shaking .
At the same time, I noticed sweat rolling down his forehead and felt his violent temper .

Crack!! Boom!!

He came back to his senses after attacking and his attention turned towards the ceiling .
The sword that he had was the best sword he could obtain from a boss during the 15th stage and after the sword split into two, it continuously spinned in the air .
He wasn’t sure what happened, but he lost .

“…Hm . For a 19th stage challenger, you’re not that strong . It might be because I was being too cautious . No, it’s possible that he’s just weak . Hm, his introduction could’ve been a lie as well . ”
After seeing Cha Min Sik on the floor, I started mumbling after seeing his attack .
I expected a tough battle, but his attacks were nothing more than child’s play .

“Did I become too strong?”

I carefully tried collecting the information that I had, but I wondered whether it was okay for me to just go into those stages without much thought .

“…Well, there’s nothing wrong with being cautious about it . ”

I passed by Cha Min Sik and after getting on the elevator, I pressed the floor that I wanted to go to .