Chapter 203 – Naming the Black Dragon Room (1)
A picture of the portrait was placed in the corner of the warehouse. The old door slammed shut as if it would never be found again, and we gathered in the meeting room. The beam projector was off and Lee Jun-hyeok was stretching with a tired face.
All the members of the Black Dragon room were gathered and waiting for Lee Jun-hyeok to proceed with the meeting. Lee Jun-hyeok confirmed that all of the guild members had entered before speaking.
“First of all, our guild decided to cooperate with [Diamond Club] And [Paradise] To investigate Hunter Lee Hyun-woo. Currently, our guild is not in a state where it can exert its influence, so we plan to conduct an investigation in a way that supports [Diamond Club] And [Paradise] When they request manpower. Therefore, until further notice, please continue your activities as usual.”
Hunter Lee Jun-hyeok said that and then removed the black dragon sign hanging on the screen of the conference room with his hand. Holding up the heavy wooden signboard, Hunter Lee Junhyeok said this.
“This is made of wall wood… Take whoever you want later.”
He said that and put a sign on the desk. The old, polished black dragon was a processed object that evoked nostalgia just by looking at it. Seong Ha-yeon was staring at the black dragon signboard, and Ichie secretly looked at Seong Ha-yeon and looked at the black dragon. Lee Jun-hyeok ignored the subtle glances over the black dragon and spoke.
“Now, Black Dragon is going to throw away the old name and decide on a new name and move forward again. So, I’m thinking of getting a name recommendation, but has anyone come up with a good name? It would be nice if the name was clean and sophisticated enough to shed some of the existing image of the Black Dragon Room.”
Seong Ha-yeon raised her hand. She had a confident face as if she had been waiting for this moment. Lee Jun-hyeok looked at Seong Ha-yeon with a worried face.
“Oh, yes. Yeonah Ha. What were you thinking?”
“How about a black dragon?”
“Ha Yeon-ah.”
“Yes.”
“I heard that we have to use a name that has nothing to do with the Black Dragon Room.”
“Ah.”
Laughter was heard from the side. Seong Ha-yeon scratched the back of her head with an embarrassed expression and sat down again. Lee Junhyeok looked around again and said.
“Now, do you have any other opinions?”
“Ah! Me.”
Seonghayeon raised her hand again. Depressed even until she bowed, she seemed full of desire to create a new name for her black dragon room with her own hands. Lee Jun-hyeok nodded his head with a trembling expression and then said.
“Okay. Hayeon. What name do you want it to be?”
She took a look around and carefully brought up her story.
“Now, that… I said let’s throw away all the old things now, but there were many good memories from the past, and in the future, we will be together again and make memories. So, in the past, now, and in the future, with the meaning of gathering strength and building good memories…”
“Oh.”
Lee Junhyuk nodded in admiration. Seong Ha-yeon saw Lee Jun-hyeok’s reaction and she said more confidently.
“How about [Continued Super Ultra]?”
“Write…”
Lee Joon-hyeok looked around with his face frowned. Everyone was looking at each other with subtle expressions. Excluding us, the average age of the guild was in their mid-30s, and Seong Ha-yeon’s proposal seemed unacceptable. Junhyeok Lee said.
“Ha Yeon-ah.”
“Yes.”
“It’s not all cool names with Super or Ultra.”
“Yes.”
Seong Ha-yeon nodded her head with a sullen expression. Did you really want that name to be yours? Ichie raised his hand. Junhyeok Lee said.
“Oh, yes, tell me.”
Ichie didn’t say anything and took a brush pen out of his front pocket and held it up. Did he know how to write calligraphy? While everyone was watching intently, Ichie wrote Chinese characters in her elegant handwriting. Lee Jun-hyeok admired her writing in her calligraphy and said,
“Hey, are you good at writing? Where did you learn it?”
“I learned it at home.”
Ichie held out three neatly written letters. Lee Jun-hyeok read the text slowly.
[登龍門]
“Deungyongmun?”
“Yes. If the carp climbs up the waterfall, it becomes a dragon. There is no Black Dragon room now, but we move forward while aiming for the dragon again.”
Meaning was fine. Lee Joon-hyeok shook his head positively but subtly.
“It’s okay. But, should I say it’s a bit subtle… Apparently, the phrase itself is a word that is used quite often, and it feels like I’m harboring venom to become a black dragon again… It’s ambiguous. The former Ark was a terrorist, so we need to pay attention to this part.”
The other members also nodded. Ichie sat back down as if regretting it. One of the members sitting nearby said with a sad expression.
“Well, why is a name so important now? Don’t be skeptical and just pick one from the dictionary in moderation, isn’t it? Moderately good meaning! Uh? What a dick! That! Lion idiom! An old saying! How nice it would be to wear something like this!”
Junhyeok Lee said.
“A lion? For example?”
“Uh…”
When I asked him to give an example, Hunter stuttered and narrowed his eyes. After thinking for a moment, he said.
“Uh… ! Three days of work?”
“No way.”
“It is not.”
“Older brother. It’s not like that.”
Boos erupted from all sides. Hunter, who presented the lion idiom, shouted with his face dyed red.
“Ugh! You might not even think about that! There’s Jung Soo-hyun! You say anything!”
“Me, me? Uh… Returning privately?”
“It’s a little bit difficult for us to write the private return as our name…”
Senior Yoojeong laughed and shook her head. Seong Ha-yeon asked Ichie in a low voice.
“What do you mean?”
“It means that everything must go right.”
“Okay?”
She nodded and looked in front of her again. Another member said.
“Now, because we have been reborn! How about Gaegwacheonseon in the sense of being born anew? We are now reborn! Our guild is now nice! Come to our [Gaegwacheonseon] Guild!”
“Oh?”
Lee Jun-hyeok turned his head as if he was tempted. Senior Yujeong shook her head vigorously and said.
“Well, that doesn’t seem like much. Still, it’s a gaegwacheonseon… Who would go to a guild like that!”
Ichie nodded and said.
“You look so old. Trends are important. I don’t like lion idioms.”
I also shook my head. Lee Joon-hyeok clicked his tongue and nodded his head, as if he really liked Gae Gwa Cheon-seon. He was a little sorry for the way he breathed in regret, but it wasn’t something that wasn’t the case. Inconclusive. There was a feeling that the story was going round and round in place from a while ago. Another member who was watching the situation said.
“I don’t think I can come to a conclusion because it’s too vague, but I think we need to find a clear selling point. After all, the name of the guild was created to tell people to come and promote what kind of guild we are, right? The famous one we have. Best selling element. I think we have to push this as a focus.”
“That makes sense. So, the famous one we have now is…”
Lee Jun-hyeok blurted out his words. Since Choi Soon-hong died, he couldn’t appeal as a heavenly horse, and since there was nothing left but this building, there was no good guild title. Since there was no Choi Soon-Hong, who possessed the skill, he could not teach Pacheongong.
There really was nothing left. I thought about the sales point, but nothing came to mind. Almighty Emperor, who was listening to the meeting with interest, spoke to me.
[Aren’t you there?]
[Ah, no matter what, it’s not like that.]
I denied the Almighty’s words. And just as I was about to say that there was nothing left, Lee Jun-hyeok raised his head and looked at me. The moment I met that gaze, I felt the anxiety of a prey captured by a beast. Anxiety running down the spine.
“Why, why are you looking at me?”
It wasn’t just Lee Joon-hyeok. All the other Hunters were also looking at me. Ichido, Yujeong senior, and Seong Hayeon all focused their eyes on me. I heard the laughter of the Almighty in my heart. It was clear that he was smiling on purpose to make me see and hear him.
Junhyeok Lee said. His face was beaming as if he had been given a birthday present he had forgotten about. Thanks to the sharp nose bridge from his nose surgery, his smile felt more brilliant.
“Yes, bomber. We had our bombers.”
“Yes?”
Another Hunter nodded and said.
“I think it will be okay because you can erase the image altogether, push forward with a pleasant image, and create a topic. If you name it with a bomber-related name, first of all, articles will say that it is funny.”
“No, wait a minute.”
But my restraint was of no avail. Opinions already seemed to lean in this direction. Ichie said.
“Then are you naming it that way?”
I looked at her, but it seemed that she had no intention of going against the flow. Seong Ha-yeon held my hand tightly. She was smiling. Senior Yoojeong said to me with her bitter smile.
“Mr. Suhyun. I guess I have to accept it.”
In fact, even if I thought about it, there was no name we could do other than this. But I felt my whole body tremble. Is this really right? Really, is this right?
I looked at the black dragon wooden board on the desk. Did Choi Soon-hong, who was in hell, know of the future where the Black Dragon Room, which he built with blood and sweat, would be renamed by Ada Bomber? Had he known such a future, wouldn’t this man have thought it over before he became a terrorist? For some reason, I could feel the sad eyes of the dragon staring at the ceiling.
Lee Jun-hyeok’s voice crossed the meeting room.
“Okay then. The best celebrity in our guild. Let’s think of a nickname using Ada Bomber Jung Soo-hyun. I’m sorry for our Hunter Jung Soo-hyun, but now that our image has been destroyed as a terrorist guild, there is no other way for our guild to revive.”
