Online communities were abuzz with activity, and the hot topic of discussion was none other than Kang Cheol-min of the Cheongrim Guild.

[Title: What Was Kang Cheol-min Even Thinking?] 

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Jeong Si-Hyun’s skills were already proven in Japan. What kind of intelligence does it take to bait people by claiming her title as the Saint is just a fluke? lol.

* “If you think about it from Kang Cheol-min’s perspective, maybe it’s because the team lineup was completely different this time?”

└ “True, the lineup was insane: Kim Ji-Ah, Jason, Sato, Kurosawa.”

└ “Wow, seeing it listed like that… the team really was stacked.”

* “Different lineup, my foot, lol. It’s just that his IQ is lacking.”

└ “Exactly, lolol.”

└ “Bruh, even facts can be violent.”

* “Why is everyone so harsh? Isn’t Cheongrim’s slogan ‘You Are the Protagonist!’? He’s just sticking to the branding.”

└ “You’re the worst, lol.”

└ “LMAO.”

[Title: So When’s the Bow Happening?] 

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[ㅇㅇ]?

* “Only Kang Cheol-min knows that, lol.”

└ “For real, lmao.”

* “Knowing Kang Cheol-min’s personality, you think he’ll actually do it? I’d bet my precious on him not doing it.”

└ “Nobody asked for that… just saying.”

└ “Safe bet, honestly. I don’t think he’ll do it either.”

└ “And so, his precious was spared.”

[Title: Thinking About It Again…]

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Anyone remember Kang Cheol-min’s special lecture at the Academy? Back then, Si-Hyun hadn’t revealed her identity yet, but I heard he mocked her as a troll based on what someone told him. Looking back now… wasn’t he actually the troll?

* “Oh? Now that you mention it, yeah.”

└ “Right? Is Kang Cheol-min secretly the weakest of the S-ranks?”

└ “LOL, at this point, I’m starting to doubt if he’s even an S-rank Hunter.”

* “Still, the dungeon raid was a success. Cheers to that.”

* “Special lecture? What’s that about? Someone drop a link.”

Posts ridiculing Kang Cheol-min flooded every corner of the internet. Some even dug up his past mistakes for further mockery. There was no way Kang Cheol-min himself was unaware of how things were spiraling.

“Goddammit!”@@novelbin@@

* “If he had the sense to apologize, he wouldn’t have stirred up trouble in the first place.”

└ “Exactly.”

└ “For real, lol.”

* “??? : Anyway, I’ve done nothing wrong~”

* “Looks like he doesn’t even have the courage to apologize, lol.”

* “Probably too busy eating hospital food.”

* “I’ll bow deeply.”

* “I’ll bow deeply.”

* “I’ll bow deeply.”

* “What the hell are you all doing? Lol.”

└ “Analyze the situation calmly. What matters is momentum.”

└ “?????”

└ “This is from Kang Cheol-min’s Academy lecture script, lol. It’s a meme now.”

└ “Ah, thanks! That’s what it was, lol.”

* “He’s doing a great job embodying that virtue, lol.”

* [Breaking News: Kang Cheol-min Exposed for Assaulting Guild Employees While Intoxicated.]

* [Cheongrim Guild Whistleblower: ‘Are They Really Protagonists?’ Doubts Mount.]

* [The ‘Karma of Kang Cheol-min’ Meme Goes Viral.]

* [Cheongrim Guild Exposed for Exploiting Rookie Hunters with Unfair Workloads and Allocations.]

* [Cheongrim Guild’s Unfair Profit Practices Unveiled as Whistleblowers Come Forward.]

* [Breaking News: Cheongrim Guild Allegedly Behind Kim Ji-Ah’s Dungeon Accident. Fatal Dungeon Entry Ordered by Leadership.]

* “Yes, it’s true. Cheongrim has been manipulating dungeon entry approvals by leveraging connections with the Hunter Bureau.”

* “Wasn’t Kim Ji-Ah’s case similar? Remember the dungeon where her entire team died? Even the sole survivor ended up with permanent injuries. Isn’t that person the Academy President now?”

* “It wouldn’t be surprising if her title as a specialist in high-risk dungeons was forced on her, regardless of her will.”

* “Hunter Jeong Si-Hyun is at the Bureau right now! Go and apologize immediately!”

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