Su-ho had always worked quietly — under the name of a guild, under the name of the Association.
Of course, even if he acted quietly, he still became a national star that everyone adored. But that influence was limited to Korea alone.
If not for the Purification-Unification Operation, even the UN would never have known about him.
But Yasuda Hiro was different.
Yasuda Hiro.
At present, he possessed more power and influence than Japan’s Prime Minister, than the royal family — than any star in Japan’s history.
It made sense. He had not only raised the Sumiyoshi Guild, once Japan’s number three guild, to an overwhelming number one, but had also surpassed “Kenji of the Storm,” the reckless man everyone called a mad dog, and had cleared Gates that most Hunters dreaded to even approach.
That was why his nickname now was “Hero.”
If Su-ho was called the Sword Saint in Korea, then Hiro was called the Hero in Japan.
And since Japan loved promoting its own national pride, they tirelessly showcased Hiro — who had even visited Takamagahara, the so-called realm of the Japanese gods — turning him into a symbol of Japan’s strength, a world-renowned hero displayed like a national treasure.
So Hiro’s reputation reached far beyond Japan’s borders.
And now, that same Hiro had suddenly appeared in a studio of a Korean television network — to join an organization founded by the man known as Korea’s hero, the Sword Saint.
The chat window exploded.
Of course it did.
Just having the Director of the UN Player Secretariat appear was already insane — but now, after the head of the famously rigid Hunter Association had voiced support for Su-ho, even Japan’s Hero himself had shown up for him.
And the reactions weren’t limited to Korea.

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