Three days later, Jin Yu-Ri entered Yu-Seong’s hospital room looking very upset. She gave a light sigh and bowed her head. “I’m sorry. I couldn’t find them.”

“Huh?”

“I could not find the real culprit of the incident from a few days ago. I was looking for the mastermind but…my request was blocked by the Mercenary Exchange.”

“That would have made it even more difficult to chase after them,” said Yu-Seong.

“…” Jin Yu-Ri bit her lips and bowed her head deeper.

Yu-Seong smiled and patted Yu-Ri on the shoulder. “You said they are from the Mercenary Exchange. There’s nothing we can do about it. Don’t be so upset.”

The Mercenary Exchange was a global organization frequently used by players who did not belong to any particular group. Their commissions ranged from very petty errands, such as helping with housework, to large wars between guilds or countries.

The Mercenary Exchange was enormous and their capital was great. As such, many countries wanted to have government agencies take on the Mercenary Exchange’s role, but none of them had managed to do so. Although it was not clear whether they were also involved in trafficking and other similar things, most of the world’s leading countries allowed the existence of the Mercenary Exchange. Even China, which was practically a dictatorship,...