Chapter 45
It’s truly as someone once said: human madness is unpredictable.
When madness reaches its peak, it often leads to a singularity.
What has been the embodiment of collective madness throughout history?
It’s when all human greed and desires dance atop the canvas of charts like a pole dancer.
It’s the terrifying phenomenon where a single choice can turn a hopeful dream into reality.
And where a single choice can cast you into the abyss of lifelong regret.
Its name is none other than stocks! And not just any stocks—guild stocks!
As Admin relieved his minor frustrations through Admin Nuke, and the entire gallery went mad over “So, what’s the fault ratio?”
Hunter Fanboys and factions, drawn by the scent of money, turned their focus to the stock market.
The stock prices fluctuated wildly based on Admin’s fault rulings on specific guild-affiliated Hunters. Every word and gesture he made sent ripples through the market.
For those involved, there were only two reactions:
Either shouting, “HunSpeedSuperHornyWaxS*xToTheMoon!”
Or groaning, “Oh… Ohhh… Blue!” “Bartender!!! A glass of bleach here, please!”
[Title]: Results of Handful Squad’s Admin Nuke are Out!!!!!!
Handful Squad has no faults!!!!
The fault lies with a Hunter from a minor guild!!!!
Handful Squad’s stock rose by a staggering 7% in just 3 minutes!!!
**HunSpeedSuperHornyWaxS*xToTheMoon!!!
— Let’s go~~!!!
┗ Ahahaha.
┗ That timing was absolutely perfect, wasn’t it?
┗ Told you it would bounce after hitting bottom~
┗ You said it, bro.
┗ You called it~
— Wait, what the hell!! Didn’t it just drop by 12% a moment ago?!
┗ That was when a 10% fault was assigned, LOL.
┗ Ah, so it flipped again already? LOL.
┗ Yep.
┗ I sold mine off, though;;
┗ Same here, I dumped it all, damn it, damn it, damn it.
┗ I was scared and sold off too;;
┗ Shouldn’t have sold;;
┗ Regret selling;;
[Title]: Wow, making money is ridiculously easy LOL.
All you have to do is track the fault ratios from Admin Nuke LOL.
Starting today, I’ve decided to team up with a Porter and worship Admin.
If you’re still not trading stocks LOL,
Just go end yourself LOL.
Making money is this easy LOL.
Don’t get it?
Admin’s literally handing out money.
He’s shoveling it and giving it away LOL.
Even with money being shoveled out for free,
What’s up with people not trading HunSpeed stocks?
Why are they even alive?
Why are you still trying to close Gates so diligently?
Especially in a time like this, those Hunters honestly trying to earn money
by hunting monsters,
or those self-employed Awakened Ones trying to “make an honest living,” LOL,
Shut up.
Admin is “invincible,” and HunSpeed is “god.”
— Wait, no, that’s wrong.
┗ If you’re not trading stocks, come on in LOL.
┗ Admin is “god,” and HunSpeed is invincible.
┗ Facts LOL.
┗ Brilliant young man.
— (Opinion) This guy’s a coward LOL.
┗ Me?
┗ A coward?
┗ A real man would head to HunStock, where minor guilds like the Legendary League Guild are listed.
┗ Just saw Hurricane of Time Guild stock hit +31% LOL.
┗ Wasn’t it at -10% just 30 minutes ago?
┗ Admin ruled no faults, LOL.
┗ What the hell LOL.
— Money’s duplicating itself, LOL.
┗ Go grab a coffee, and your money grows, LOL.
┗ One cup of coffee turns into three, LOL.
┗ Honestly, I wish the market didn’t close today;;
┗ Please keep doing Admin Nuke, please!!!
— The market’s peak detector just went off.
┗ Did it signal the peak?!
┗ Wait and see LOL.
┗ Admin will pinpoint faults with eerie precision LOL.
┗ “Admin’s Eye” ☜ Ignore this, and you’ll end up at the Han River.
┗ Not that you can even reach the Han River, LOL.
┗ Monsters have taken it over, remember? LOL.
┗ Since you can’t even go there, might as well trade stocks… right?
┗ LOL.
[Title]: Whoever told me to buy Handful Squad stocks, come out LOL.
Hey, damn it!!!!! Handful Squad stocks are down 12% LOL.
I sold my gear, pawned my stash of mana stones I hid from my wife, and bought it LOL.
Now I’m off to drink soju LOL.
— Why are you still holding on to it?
┗ Seriously, why haven’t you sold yet?
┗ The post telling us to buy went up just 10 minutes ago LOL.
┗ Admin just did another Admin Nuke ruling?
┗ Found a fault in Handful Squad?
┗ LOL LOL LOL.
┗ Damn it, life sucks. Why is it always me?
— Since Admin Nuke started, I haven’t been able to leave the exchange.
┗ Seriously, I’m sleeping in the exchange today.
┗ Do you have to trade stocks at the exchange directly?
┗ All remote trading options disappeared because of the Demon King LOL.
┗ Oh, true.
┗ The exchange is packed right now.
┗ These people are here trading stocks instead of hunting monsters.
┗ Damn it LOL.
— I’m starting trading today. What’s HunSpeed?
┗ Me too! It’s so confusing ㅠ.
┗ HunSpeed: Stocks for large guilds like Handful Squad and Hansarang Mountaineering Club.
┗ HunStock: Stocks for minor guilds like Hurricane of Time Guild and Legendary League Guild.
┗ Thanks, Speedwagon!
— Does Admin still not realize?
┗ Nope, Admin is just obsessed with Admin Nuke LOL.
┗ He hasn’t even mentioned it.
┗ He’s just enjoying Admin Nuke LOL.
┗ Even the Assistant Admins are just watching Admin Nuke LOL.
┗ But Admin Nuke is insanely fun LOL.
┗ True, the Nuke itself is entertaining,
┗ But now stock prices fluctuate wildly on top of that?
┗ Hahaha, dopamine party!!!
┗ Ah… Admin-kun…! I didn’t mean to take in such an intense dose of dopamine…!
┗ My…! My brain feels broken…!
“Damn it…”
The catastrophe that Lee Seung-cheol, the Director of the Hunter Management Bureau, had feared, had finally come to pass.
The market was being shaken by a single uncontrollable individual!
Who exactly was Admin to wield such influence over the world?! Though, to be fair, the performances Admin had shown until now were indeed remarkable.
Admin’s actions had always impacted stock prices to some extent.
But the reason his influence had become so decisive was undoubtedly due to his performance when saving the D-rank Porter from the Frog Rebellion.
Admin’s precision and analytical skills were unrivaled.
Thus, his judgment alone determined the strength and reliability of guilds!
The snowball that had been growing little by little had finally become unstoppable.
As a result, the atmosphere in the conference room, where the Handful Squad and the Bureau were gathered, was tense and peculiar.
“Director, shall we begin the meeting?”
The Handful Squad Guild Master, Timothy [Penny Makes a Mountain], spoke.
“Before that, could you turn on the gallery and look at this post?”
[Title]: But isn’t Admin manipulating stock prices?
(A confused frog image. JPG)
If he’s influencing the market this much, isn’t it stock manipulation…?
— Does that even matter?
┗ Just copy the money quickly, LOL.
┗ Hurry up and collect more!!!
┗ A new Admin Nuke ruling just dropped!!!
┗ Let’s gooooo!!!
┗ I trust him!!!
— Ah, damn it, LOL.
┗ Whoever told me to copy money, come out, LOL.
┗ Bow your head, LOL.
┗ My money is disappearing in real time, LOL.
┗ Ah, shouldn’t have ‘bought.’
┗ Should’ve ‘sold’ earlier.
— What?! Are these guys trading stocks or gambling?!
┗ Stocks have always been gambling, old man, LOL.
┗ Stocks fundamentally always trend upward!
┗ Therefore!! Long-term investment is the key!!!
┗ Beginners should buy index funds and just wait!!!
┗ ?
— Here comes the clueless stock grandpa, LOL.
┗ Do you not realize that since Gates started opening, the world could end at any time, LOL?
┗ Long-term? LOL.
┗ Day trading and shorting are the real deals, LOL.
┗ What if another A-rank Gate opens tomorrow? LOL.
┗ A full-scale Great Depression would hit immediately, LOL.
— Stocks that trend upward = Handful Squad, Hansarang Mountaineering Club, Hunter Management Bureau, anything else?
┗ Nope, LOL.
┗ Even calling those upward-trending is a stretch….
┗ But if you only buy those stocks, isn’t it just free money?
┗ There’s ‘no fun’ in that.
┗ Don’t you want to get rich quickly, LOL?
┗ You can’t resist, LOL.
┗ If it were that easy, everyone would quit being Hunters, LOL.
┗ True, LOL.
┗ HunStock and HunSpeed are both for day trading, LOL.
┗ Everything else is steadily trending downward, LOL.
“You’ve seen it, Timothy.”
The Director nodded.
“Do you know why we’ve gathered, Director Lee Seung-cheol?”
“It’s obviously not just because Handful Squad’s stock prices have plummeted….”
“I want to discuss a more fundamental concept, Director.”
“It’s that we know nothing about Admin’s true identity.”
“Precisely, Director. Didn’t you entrust the Bureau with uncovering Admin’s identity?”
“I did…”
But there had been no progress.
“But you know this as well as I do, Timothy. Admin is….”
Lee Seung-cheol sighed.
“We haven’t been sitting idly by either. We’ve been analyzing the gallery to identify Admin’s identity.”
As expected.
As you know, the world leans more toward despair than hope, and guilds here operate like massive corporations!
Running a corporation is no joke.
Even though the Bureau and Handful Squad are in a cooperative relationship, it was natural for Handful Squad to keep an eye on Admin as well.
“What were the results?”
“It’s impossible.”
“We’re in the same boat.”
“Even the Frog Rebellion likely aimed to kidnap Admin instead of the D-rank Porter. But they couldn’t figure it out either.”
Timothy’s words were entirely correct. Admin never leaks information. Not even in verification posts.
And it wasn’t like Park Seo-yoon [HunterYaKaeYo] could outright ask Admin where he lived.
In a world like this, asking for personal information directly would reveal one’s intentions to even the most reclusive of basement dwellers.
“Is Admin a good person?”
“From his actions so far, it mostly seems that way.”
“Then why does he shake the stock market like this?”
“!…”
Manipulating the market clearly means someone is profiting. Moreover, stock prices tend to drop more drastically than they rise.
If Admin were an evil person. If he were someone who dreamed of world destruction!
“Perhaps Admin knows nothing about stocks.”
“Do you really think someone capable of such detailed combat analysis is clueless about stocks, Director?”
“Then perhaps he’s simply unaware of the situation. Maybe he’s just enjoying Admin Nuke.”
“….”
“So, is Admin an evil person, Timothy?”
“That’s not something I can confirm. But one thing is certain: he’s extraordinary.
Even if stocks are a collective madness, would they rise and fall without reason?
Some might argue yes, and others no, but ultimately, their discussion boiled down to one question.
Why is the stock market influenced by Admin? Not why does Admin manipulate it, but why does it respond to him?
The public trusts Admin that much. They subtly believe he’s an exceptional individual.
If Bogdanoff truly exists, Admin must be Bogdanoff himself.
“I agree.”
“As you know, the army stationed in the fallen capital of Seoul grows larger every day. If this continues, another invasion might start. And there’s no telling when another A-rank Gate will appear.”
“The frequency of Gate appearances across the country is also steadily increasing.”
“If such a remarkable person isn’t actively engaged, it’s a tremendous loss. We must uncover his identity.”
But how exactly would they meet Admin? Threatening him with a knife was out of the question.
“Fortunately, there is one advantage we have over Admin.”
“What is it?”
“When we helped Admin previously, he promised us a ‘blank check reward.’”
“That’s right! I’d almost forgotten!”
“If Admin won’t leak information on his own, there’s only one way. Meet him honestly in person.”
“!!!!”
“Handful Squad plans to use the blank check reward to request a meeting with Admin.”
Timothy’s eyes sparkled.
**((“HunSpeedSuperHornyWaxS*xToTheMoon” or “헌스피말좆양봉호로섹스출발!!!” is a chaotic mix of Korean slang, internet jargon, and possibly nonsensical wordplay, often found in online communities for humorous or exaggerated expressions.It could be loosely interpreted as: “Hunter Speed absurdity, honey-making madness, off to wild chaos!!!”))
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