Perfect World [EN]: Chapter 282

Real Heroes’ training camp was located in Ravello City. Bum-suk and Esther, having parked their flying car in the north parking lot, rode in a driverless electric car that was conveniently parked near the roadside. They noticed elf gladiators training nearby, but paid them no mind. Today, revealing their identities wasn’t a major concern.

He headed straight for the office building, ignoring the curious gazes of the elf gladiators training outdoors.

‘Cazella. This is something to look forward to. With this kid, Gods Knights will grow significantly.’

Cazella was a promising gladiator for Real Heroes. At 14 years old this year, she hadn’t yet earned the full trust of the team and didn’t often participate in matches, but she possessed outstanding skills worthy of a W2 rating [a high ranking in the gladiator world]. If recruited into Gods Knights, she would rise to the third-in-command position after himself and Nikita.

‘But the really encouraging thing is that she’s practically in my hands today. An agreement has already been made.’

Originally, Cazella’s price was around 880 million Krang [the currency used in this world]. With Gods Knights’ current finances, it was impossible to acquire her without overspending. However, while resolving Sheila’s incident last spring, Vice Chairman Louis promised to sell her for 400 million Krang. Since they currently had those funds, it was as good as purchased. In fact, today’s transfer negotiation was merely a formality.

Bum-suk looked at Esther sitting next to him. There was another acquisition target they needed to focus on now. She was currently in the process of trading for Fire Hawks’ Lenka.

“Esther, what did Mr. Braham say? Will he do as we proposed?”

She smiled softly and replied.

“Yes. I told him I would give him 500,000 Krang as a service fee and 1.5 million Krang as a success fee, so he stopped hesitating and immediately started working on it. I think good news will come soon.”

“Really? That’s great. Then when do you think the deal will resume?”

“I think whether the deal goes through will be determined in about a week. Mr. Braham is currently working hard to persuade the executives.”

“Whew~ I hope it goes well.”

“It’ll probably be fine, so don’t worry. Mr. Braham is enthusiastically stepping up, so the executives will allow it. And the executives will know that selling Lenka is profitable, and since there’s someone to pass the responsibility on to, there’s no reason to refuse.”

“I guess so. Still, proceed with caution. Lenka is essential to our Gods Knights.”

“Yes, I understand. I’ll take care of it for sure.”

While they were chatting, the driverless electric car carrying them arrived in front of the office building. A chubby middle-aged man in a neat suit was pacing around in front of the door. It was Mas, the person in charge of Real Heroes’ trades, who would be conducting the negotiations today.

He wiped his forehead with a handkerchief in his hand and approached with hurried steps.

“Welcome, Mr. Bum-suk. I’ve been waiting for you.”

“Hahaha, there was no need to do that… Anyway, it’s nice to meet you.”

Mas lightly shook his hand and pointed to the door with his thumb.

“Come on, come on. You’ve come all this way, let’s go inside.”

“Ah, yes, thank you.”

Mas guided him and Esther with exaggerated kindness. Louis, the group chairman and vice president of the Federation Professional Gladiator Association, had even called directly, so he had no choice but to be careful.

“It’s in here.”

The problem was that he was too kind. The reception room he led them to was unnecessarily large and luxurious for three people to talk in. It was reminiscent of a conference room. However, there was no discomfort in having a conversation, so Bum-suk stepped inside. He pulled out a chair and sat down, then looked at Mas.

“You’ve heard from Vice Chairman Louis, right?”

“Yes, of course. I heard everything in great detail.”

In fact, the only thing Mas had heard was to sell Cazella to him for around 400 million Krang. There was no way Louis, the head of a faction, would go around telling his subordinates about his embarrassing family affairs.

Bum-suk was well aware of this, so he simply let it go in one ear and started the negotiations.

“Then how much are you thinking of selling Cazella for?”

“I’m thinking of handing her over for about 400 million Krang.”

The amount was not far from what he had expected. He nodded with a satisfied expression.

“Then I guess the deal will be concluded soon.”

“Yes. You’ve made a good decision. Buying Cazella for 400 million Krang is the most profitable deal you can make. To be honest, Cazella was going to be a starter on our team soon. Mr. Bum-suk, you know what position a starter on Real Heroes, which belongs to the World League’s top ranks, is, right?”

Of course, he knew very well. Real Heroes was a team that consistently ranked in the top 5 in the World League, and each member was so skilled that they greatly stimulated Bum-suk’s greed. And Cazella, despite her young age, had almost risen to the position of starter, which consisted of 12 to 19 members per team. Although it ended in vain because she wasn’t fully trusted by the team, it meant that she had a special talent. And Bum-suk knew the reason. Her unique characteristics played a big role in receiving that much recognition with a potential of around 900 in the early to mid-range.

“Yes, I know. That’s why I came to this place.”

“But let me just say one thing. Honestly, selling Cazella for 400 million is ridiculous. Our team’s coach was so dumbfounded that he was furious. If Vice Chairman Louis hadn’t given me a hint, I wouldn’t have even considered this trade. So, I’m telling you, there will never be a deal for less than 400 million Krang, so please keep that in mind.”

Bum-suk jokingly made a joke.

“Really not possible?”

“Not possible! I’ll be beaten to death by the coach.”

If that were true, Mas would be leaving this world today. Esther was by his side right now.

“Then please talk to our team’s manager next to me. I want to meet Cazella and have a conversation.”

“A conversation?”

“It’s been almost a year since I saw Cazella, so I’m going to see how much she’s grown in the meantime. Would that be okay?”

Mas readily nodded. In fact, he thought it would be better to conclude the transfer negotiations with the meek-looking kid next to him than with the troublesome him. Recently, Bum-suk was considered the number one person to watch out for in this industry. Everyone was amazed at how good he was at spotting gladiators and buying them cheaply.

But there was one thing he didn’t know yet: the fact that Esther had a big influence on Bum-suk becoming a master of transfer negotiations.

“Of course. I’ll have a clerk accompany you, so go with them.”

“Yes, thank you.”

When Mas called, a male clerk entered the reception room shortly after. Bum-suk stood up from his seat with a very excited expression. Cazella’s recruitment meant strengthening the Gods Knights’ power, so he couldn’t help but look forward to it.

‘The training facilities are quite good. I don’t think I need to go on a training camp.’

The place Bum-suk was looking for was none other than the indoor training center. It was a dome-shaped structure with a diameter of about 50 meters, and it was quite cool, probably because the air conditioning was good. He admired the surrounding scenery with an admiring gaze. Gods Knights had the same facilities, but they weren’t as large. As expected, it was an indoor training center worthy of a World League team.

“Okay, please stay here. I’ll bring Cazella.”

The clerk left Bum-suk in front of the door and went to pick up an elf in the training center. The brown-haired elf talked to the clerk for a while, then looked at the door as if she couldn’t believe it. And, overwhelmed with emotion, she rushed to Bum-suk and stood in front of him.

“Y-yes, it’s really you, Mr. Bum-suk. H-how could something like this happen to me…”

Cazella covered her mouth with both hands with an unbelievable expression. Bum-suk waved his hand and said.

“Hello, Cazella. Nice to meet you.”

“Yes, hello. B-but, am I really going to Gods Knights?”

“Yes. Once the negotiations are over, you have to go to Gods Knights with me.”

As he said this, Bum-suk examined every corner of Cazella’s body, who was overwhelmed with emotion and didn’t know what to do.

‘I can’t properly examine her figure like this.’

She was wearing a suit because she was training right now. Of course, it was impossible to observe her figure.

But even just looking at her face, he could tell that she was beautiful enough. Her sparkling brown and black heterochromatic eyes [eyes with different colors] and soft brown hair that flowed down to her waist. The neckline exposed to the outside looked long, and her skin was as white as snow even without makeup. In addition, her cherry-like red lips were small and plump, and her nose was sharp and high.

‘Well, she’s an elf, so how could she have an ordinary figure?’

He immediately opened the information window. He had examined it with Erfina once before, but it was so long ago that his memory was hazy.

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Name: Cazella.

Classification: Elf (14 years old).

Affiliation: Real Heroes GC.

Fame: 21441.

Infamy: 11.

H Status: None.

Stamina: 9800/9800.

Sociability: 93, Strength: 95, Stamina: 98.

Agility: 94, Balance: 94, Intelligence: 92.

Mental Strength: 92. Judgment: 97, Skill: 83.

Luck: 92.

Current Skill/Potential: 930/941.

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Trait: Stamina Dominator.

Special Notes: Skilled in swords and bows, has the potential for mid-range and free-roll. She almost rose to the position of starter on the Real Heroes GC team a while ago, but was pushed back to the reserve due to lack of experience.

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‘Kuh, still good.’

To be honest, Cazella’s potential was not at a very satisfactory level. There were quite a few gladiators of this level in Gods Knights. But she was physically complete and had good skills. She was able to show off her skills at a high level right away.

In addition, she demonstrates skills beyond her abilities with her trait, ‘Stamina Dominator’.

‘The real Cazella’s special skill is amazing.’

‘Stamina Dominator’ had the option of increasing all stats by +10 three times a day for 20 minutes. In terms of time, it seemed significantly lacking compared to Bum-suk’s ‘Great Will’, but it became a scam with one added option. It was because of the function that increased the overall stamina by +10% each time it was activated.

Gladiators were supposed to lose stamina while performing matches. Thanks to this, their actual combat power also decreased, and they became exhausted in the later stages. But Cazella was able to play the game with fresh stamina every round with ‘Stamina Dominator’. In other words, it meant that she would play a bigger role in the later stages than any other great gladiators.

In addition, the utilization of her fraudulent special skill did not end here. If Nikita’s ‘Doppelganger Queen’ and Rapine’s ‘Berserker of Fighting Spirit’ were intertwined, the synergy effect would be enormous. If ‘Berserker of Fighting Spirit’ was copied and used in a match, and then Cazella’s special skill was copied 5 days later to recover stamina, she could participate in the next match without a break of fifteen days in between. Now, thanks to her, Bum-suk, Nikita, and Lenka’s triangular formation would dominate the later rounds.

“Mr. Bum-suk, can I talk to my colleague for a moment?”

Bum-suk, who lowered the information window, stared at Cazella with a happy face.

“Why? Are you going to brag?”

“W-well, it’s not that… I’m just going to say goodbye.”

“Okay. They’re colleagues who have been together for a long time, so you should say hello.”

“Yes, then I’ll be back soon.”

She ran to her colleagues who were training with quick steps and was talking cheerfully with a bright face. The Real Heroes gladiators congratulated her with envious and jealous eyes, and then glanced at Bum-suk. If Gods Knights had grown enough to buy Cazella, they thought that they might take them with them someday. Cazella was a reserve, but some of the starters had similar values to her.

At that time, one of the black-haired elves next to Cazella bowed and greeted Bum-suk. It was Eurinella, an outstanding gladiator who currently ranked 4th in the entire professional gladiator world. He had become acquainted with her when he played a game with the business group at Chaplin’s mansion before.

‘Eurinella… She’s a really great gladiator…’

She was a gladiator he really wanted, but the problem was that her value far exceeded 5 billion Krang. Even if he sold the entire Gods Knights, he wouldn’t be able to recruit her. Bum-suk swallowed his dry saliva in disappointment and waved his hand. He hadn’t built up enough friendship to say hello, but he had to respond since she greeted him first.

A beeping sound rang. Bum-suk took out his electronic notebook and checked the contents. It was Esther’s message that she had completed all transactions for 380 million Krang. Bum-suk immediately shouted at Cazella.

“Cazella! The deal is complete! Now let’s go to the Gods Knights training camp!”

Cazella, who heard the good news, gave her last farewell to everyone and ran to Bum-suk, overwhelmed with emotion. She was finally going to enter the Gods Knights she had longed for. She really didn’t know how to express this overwhelming feeling.

“Mr. Bum-suk, let’s go back quickly!”

“Okay, let’s go.”

Bum-suk hugged her tightly around the waist and left the indoor training center. Cazella leaned her head on Bum-suk’s shoulder as if she had become his elf lover. And she looked at the sun in the sky, pinched her thigh slightly, and made a relieved expression. It wasn’t a dream, judging by the pain.

============================ Author’s Notes ============================

I’m posting a brief update on the progress. Detailed information will be posted separately in the settings section later.

Bum-suk S2, Oscar C2, Matilda I0, Rapine C0, Violet I0, Nikita W1, Erica I1, Reimei I0, Hestia C3, Jermia C0, Lynn I1, Iphis C0, Herse C0, Erfina I0, Venus C3, Agelia I1, Cassie C0.

Emma I0, Gelsomina C0, Chiria I2, Siya I0. Then everyone have a nice day. I’ll see you again tomorrow.