The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 159

Two days ago.

Yi Ha-yeon was staring at the Battle.net betting site with a blank expression on her face.

She was just staring at the screen, not doing anything.

Im Ga-young, who had been silently watching from behind, spoke up.

"Miss, aren't you going to place a bet? Why are you just staring at the screen?"

"Ah..."

Yi Ha-yeon snapped out of it and moved the mouse.

The TOP 100 promotion match the next day was the biggest event on the Battle.net betting site.

Yi Ha-yeon had planned to participate heavily in this event, just like a professional gambler would.

But then, Sung JiHan's voice echoed in her ears like a hallucination.

"Gambling addicts don't act rationally."

To be precise, it was a clear response from Sung JiHan to Sofia, who had expressed concerns about their undercover relationship.

"Ah, why does that phrase keep coming to mind?"

Honestly, even she herself knew that she liked gambling, so she laughed it off at the time.

But as time went on, that phrase continued to bother her.

"Is it because it's the first time I couldn't even receive basic treatment from a man? Why is this happening?"

The indifferent expression on Sung JiHan's face when he called himself a gambling addict kept overlapping on the monitor screen.

And after that, even Sofia had put on a relieved expression...

Even if you're a gambling addict, do you really have to talk about it in front of people?

Yi Ha-yeon's face turned red in an instant.

"Ah, I should! Yeah, I'm a gambling addict! Let's gamble! Let's gamble!"

"Why are you suddenly getting so excited?"

"What's wrong with you? Let's start with the owner's pick. Oh... but it's not here?"

"That's right. I heard you reached level 100."

"Come to think of it, this time it's Se-ah's promotion match, right? Se-ah, who woke up late, is already aiming for gold, but why are you still in silver?"

"If I could play the game twice a day like Se-ah, I would have been level 50 too."

Yoon Se-ah, who had surpassed Im Ga-young without her noticing, was affected by her waiting nature.

"Se-ah has been quite strong lately... Why is the odds so high?"

"It seems that her waiting nature gift rank is low. But 100 times is unexpected. She was almost always in first place... Ah, there are three promising players among the other players, so that might be why."

"Promising players? Who?"

"Well..."

Im Ga-young, who had prepared in advance, pointed out the top three players.

Yi Ha-yeon narrowed her eyes at her familiar appearance.

"Are you betting too?"

"I only knew that we were both in silver."

"But it smells like a scam..."

"No, it's not. I'm just waiting for your bet."

"Why? Why are you doing the opposite of me?"

"Well..."

As Im Ga-young replied promptly as if she had been waiting, Yi Ha-yeon...

After watching the videos of the three players that she had chosen, she suddenly turned off the screen.

"Why is this so boring..."

Normally, analyzing the players' abilities and predicting who would win was the most exciting part of the betting process.

But today, it felt dull and mundane.

-Christian, the player who is receiving the most attention as the most likely to win in this TOP 100, this player...

The commentator's analysis of the player's video didn't even reach her ears.

She kept thinking about Sung JiHan calling her a gambling addict.

"Ah, I don't want to watch anymore."

"...Miss?"

"Forget it. I'll bet on Se-ah to give her a boost."

"Is it for Se-ah?"

"Yeah. Let's just put in ten million won."

Tick tock.

With that, Yi Ha-yeon finished Se-ah's bet and turned off the screen without hesitation.

"I'll go for a run."

Saying that, Yi Ha-yeon left the guild master's room to exercise.

Im Ga-young watched her back and widened her eyes.

"...Why is she suddenly like this?"

The day before the TOP 100 match, Yi Ha-yeon, who had become a renowned analyst by confidently analyzing the Yangju bottle, was now casually betting and saying she would exercise?

Im Ga-young couldn't understand the reason behind something she had never seen before while accompanying the young lady.

The next day.

When they watched the TOP 25 match of Sung JiHan together, they could roughly grasp the situation.

"Oh, no...!"

When Sung JiHan was struck by Zeus's Light Spear.

Yi Ha-yeon unknowingly jumped up and shouted.

Her eyes were filled with tears.

"Ah, really! I was worried!"

Saying that, Yi Ha-yeon shouted as Sung JiHan returned unharmed and sat back in her seat.

Im Ga-young watched her crying and laughing and felt a strong impression.

"Could it be that she didn't bet because she was worried about Sung JiHan...?"

The young lady showing interest in a man!

Having caught a glimpse of that possibility, Im Ga-young immediately threw a direct question.

"Young lady, do you like Sung JiHan?"

"W-What are you talking about! Out of nowhere!"

"I thought you were acting strange because you were worried about gambling. Isn't it because you heard that Sung JiHan is a gambling addict? And on top of that, he was trying to die, so you were crying."

"Hey! I'm not crying because of that. I-I was just surprised. If the owner dies, our guild will be over!"

"Ah~ I see~?"

"...You. Be careful with your words. If you say something unnecessary, I'll immediately revoke your buffs!"

"Yes, yes. I understand."

Im Ga-young replied like that and became convinced.

Seeing her overreact like that.

"Does the young lady really have feelings?"

From the perspective of a bodyguard, I have to help her somehow.

A mischievous smile appeared on Im Ga-young's lips.

Meanwhile.

Sung JiHan received a text message from Yi Ha-yeon.

-Owner~ My gift cultivation rank has increased. But there's additional explanation, so I think you should come and take a look!

"Hmm... Additional explanation?"

-Yes. I'll be there soon.

Sung JiHan sent a reply message and searched the internet.

-There were these effects in the supporting gift?

-There are so many interesting things.

-There was a function to find dungeon cores in exploration! Sung JiHan's words were true.

-Cultivation? Did it have an effect that amplifies efficiency when you become a guild master?

Due to the decrease in difficulty, those who possessed the supporting gift unexpectedly gained benefits.

Originally, most supporting gifts had vague explanations, but as the difficulty decreased, there were many cases where additional explanations were given about the role of the gift.

"If this happens, Ha-yeon will also clearly understand her abilities."

Even now, Yi Ha-yeon knew that her cultivation ability was related to the guild, but...

That was an abstract understanding, and it felt different when the system clearly explained the function like this.

The contribution of Lee Ha-yeon to the amazing growth effect of the Daegi Guild is over 90 percent.

As for Sung JiHan, he only focused on increasing the guild points at first and later raised the guild level with the Bonghwanggi.

"I wonder if he's going back to his senses."

Although Lee Ha-yeon didn't seem to have a good relationship with the Lee family, if she treated her well at home and took her with her, Sung JiHan might not have known.

"I should hold on to her even if I have to give her more shares."

If Lee Ha-yeon's rank had risen again this time, she would have become an SS-grade developer.

She was the guild master of the world's top guild's development army even when she was an A-grade in her previous life.

Since she had risen two ranks or more, she had to hold on to her somehow.

"Oh, Uncle. Are you going to the guild?"

"Ah, Ha-yeon's gift grade has gone up. I have something to discuss."

"Really? I'll go too."

"You too?"

"Yeah. Ha-yeon called me earlier and said she made 1 billion won because of me. She said she would show her gratitude. Hehe."

"Ha-yeon... made money?"

"Yeah. She put 10 million won in as a token of gratitude for me."

"Oh. Gratitude. No wonder."

There's no way she made it with her skills.

Sung JiHan thought that and went down to the guild with Yoon Se-ah.

"Oh my. Se-ah-nim, you came too?"

Lee Ha-yeon greeted Yoon Se-ah with a big smile.

"Come on, let me show you my gratitude~!"

"What are you really doing?"

When Yoon Se-ah tried to stop her from really showing her gratitude, she shrugged her shoulders.

"Sister, then did you recover all the money you lost because of me?"

"No? It's still a long way off."

"...If 100 times of 10 million won is 1 billion won, it's a long way off?"

"Yeah. How can you recover everything with just that?"

"...Sister, I think it would be better for you to stop gambling."

When Lee Ha-yeon casually replied, Yoon Se-ah made a frustrated expression.

"Well, let's get to the point. It's about my gift..."

Lee Ha-yeon revealed her gift.

[Gift - Development (Grade SS)]

-This is a supporting gift that helps other players grow quickly.

-You can grant focused growth to 10 players.

-When using focused growth, the existing growth rate bonus increases threefold.

-When a player with the gift of development becomes the guild master, the guild growth rate bonus increases significantly.

* The development grade is SS. It amplifies the guild growth rate bonus three times and adds a 60 percent experience bonus.

The gift that can be used by three people when it was S-grade has increased to 10 people, and the growth rate bonus has also increased from 2 times to 3 times.

Just by looking at this, the effect of the grade upgrade was clear.

But the problem was in the sentence at the end.

How much Lee Ha-yeon supports the guild's growth rate, the additional gift description clearly showed the numbers.

"What?! Ha-yeon's gift is responsible for all of our guild's growth effects?"

"Oh... Was the young lady's ability this great?"

When the two were surprised by the effect of Lee Ha-yeon's development.

"Oh well, that's not important. Owner, what should we do?"

Meanwhile, Lee Ha-yeon didn't seem to care much about her own contribution.

Instead.

"There will be other players with development abilities who will see this explanation. Won't our position decrease if the competition guilds increase?"

"There is no player as powerful as Lee Ha-yeon with development abilities. If people leave, we can lower the rent."

"Then, if our performance worsens this time, should you blame me?"

"Of course not. Sung JiHan, your contribution to the guild is immense. It's okay even if our performance goes negative."

"Hehe. Is that so? It looks good when I see it in numbers. My gift... was worth using."

With that, Ha Yeon didn't make any further comments.

Instead, Sung JiHan was more inclined to advise her.

"Ha Yeon, your abilities are completely supporting the standby guild. 20% ownership seems too small. I'll give you more."

"Ownership? 20% is already enough..."

"No. I feel like I haven't treated you well enough until now. I'll give you 50% of my ownership."

"Then I'll become the owner of the standby guild?"

With an additional 50% on top of the existing 20%, the ownership of the guild would change.

Ha Yeon shook her head.

"You should stay in your position as the owner."

"But I should treat you properly."

"Then just give me 20% more. I won't ask for anything more."

So she would have 40% ownership?

"She's not even greedy."

While thinking that, Sung JiHan accepted her proposal and transferred the ownership to her.

"Ha Yeon, take a little more. I'm a bit disappointed."

"I'm satisfied with this much."

"Use the guild GP generously. It's Ha Yeon's 40%. I won't say anything even if you use it for betting."

"How can I bet with guild funds! I won't gamble anymore!"

"...Is that so?!"

Zero doesn't gamble?

The sound of the sun rising from the west.

"It's true!"

"You did it yesterday too. To Se Ah."

"T-That was out of loyalty..."

"Ah. Yes. Out of loyalty... you made a bet."

With an expression that showed he didn't trust her at all, Sung JiHan nodded his head, and Ha Yeon turned around with a tearful face.

"Ga Young, from now on, watch me. Be my witness. I'm really going to quit betting!"

"...Are you serious? I'll be with you 24/7? I'll check every day if I personally logged into the account to bet or not."

"Do it! I told you to watch me!"

Im Ga Young bowed her head to Sung JiHan with an expression of admiration.

"Sung JiHan, thanks to you, she regained her senses."

"...It's because of me, why?"

"You... don't say anything more."

"Hehe. Yes. Not now, but I'll tell you when I really quit. About the turning point."

"Ah! It's not about that!"

While listening to their conversation, Sung JiHan raised an eyebrow.

"What does quitting gambling have to do with me?"

But even so, he was skeptical about whether Zero, Ha Yeon, would really quit gambling.

"Zero quitting betting... But at least she won't infect Se Ah if she comes to her senses for a moment."

She just had to not teach Yun Se Ah about betting.

While thinking that, Sung JiHan looked towards Japan.

"Since Ha Yeon has decided firmly, I can come up with a plan to restrain Ito Shizuru."

Until now, there hadn't been a clear opportunity to use the restraining measure that was clearly shown in numbers.

"Ha Yeon."

"Yes?"

"Would you like to film a broadcast?"

Sung JiHan made up his mind to use that measure this time.