[ Mir Guild Writes a Legend <Column> ]
At around 11 a.m. today, the Mir Guild cleared the gate LV 4. Corrupted Shaman of the Rock Tribe, successfully completing the legendary 38-round journey.
Speaking of the Mir Guild’s record—first, shortest clear time for Round 38, most monsters hunted in Round 38, fewest losses… (omitted) … for the first time in a single league’s history, they swept all records. The Mir Guild has announced plans to register this historic achievement in the Guinness Book of Records…
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In the writer’s opinion, what makes this Mir Guild run especially remarkable is their unconventional squad. Even though 14 of the 15 squad members were rookies, they still wrote this legend, delivering a wake-up call to the guild world that often undervalues rookies. The current wave of rookie call-ups spreading through the guild world can be said to have been sparked by Mir Guild’s performance without exaggeration…
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Guild industry experts all spoke in unison when asked who the biggest contributor to Mir Guild’s legend was. They pointed to Representative Lee Shin.
Looking at the results alone, Lee Shin’s moves are truly astonishing.
There was much talk and controversy, but in the end, he swept away the remnants of the past. He removed the deeply rooted sense of defeat. More than that, the highly praised squad mentioned earlier was Lee Shin’s creation, and his crisis management skills during the major mid-season league scandal left nothing but admiration.
He proved all of this in just one season. At this point, even that eccentric process of his may need to be reevaluated…
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Finally, the writer would like to specifically mention the Mir Guild’s fans.
Even during the long dark period, you endured in silence, and now you have greeted the glorious day you dreamed of. You are the true victors.
Sincere congratulations on Mir Guild’s promotion to League 3.
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Nampo-dong, Busan.
In a plaza lined with hotteok stalls, a stage like one you’d see at a film festival had been set up. Lee Shin stepped onto the stage and took the microphone.
And then—
“Hello, I’m Lee Shin, representative of the Mir Guild.”
Uwaaaaaaah—!!
An endless roar.
The wide plaza turned into a concert hall.
People packed into the square all clapped and shouted. Those stuck to the windows of nearby buildings were filming with their phones, chanting “Lee Shin! Lee Shin!”
“Hahaha, what’s going on? I’m sure I wrote that only people with free time should drop by, but—whew~ I can’t see any empty space. As expected, our fans are different. Whatever I imagine, you always show me more than that.”
That’s right.
The ones gathered here were the fans—commonly called “Dragon Bros”—of the Mir Guild.
Since the league ended, planning a wrap-up and celebration party was only natural. The Mir Guild leadership had, of course, done so.
There was nothing unusual about it.
Rent an outrageously expensive luxury hotel buffet or a high-end restaurant run by a TV-famous chef, book a trending MC and singers, invite the raid team and their families—exactly the kind of event we all know.
But Lee Shin’s answer to that was “Pass!”
“I never said it was wrong. Of course inviting family is good. It’s great. So I said I’d invite my family too—meaning all of you. We’re not strangers, are we?”
That’s right!! Whiiiiiiew~~!!
“Well, a certain Mr. Chae over there did foam at the mouth about it—said it’s easy to talk big, do I know how much the budget is, does money come out of the ground, money, money, money. So I told him just one thing.”
‘Hyung, I’m Lee Shin.’
-Clap clap clap clap!
-Puhahahaha!!
-Kyaaa! You’re so handsome, Representative!!
With Lee Shin’s playful “money-printing” gesture, the crowd went wild. Girls in front of their beloved idol couldn’t be more ecstatic—no, they might be less ecstatic than this.
In this setting, with all conditions just right, Lee Shin’s charm (101) was on full display.
Gesturing for the crowd to calm down, Lee Shin continued.
“First, I should use this opportunity to thank each and every one of our raid team members for giving us such an unforgettable gift. Thank you, everyone. You are heroes—not just to me, but to all the fans gathered here.”
Clap clap clap clap clap—!!
The fans clapped while chanting the raid team members’ names in turn.
-Lee Hye-jeong! Lee Hye-jeong! Great job, Park Jeong-seok!! Our baby, Park Soo-bin! The best… and finally, even the Mountain King.
Whether planned in advance or not, they made sure to call out and praise each one carefully.
With the fans’ heartfelt chants, the raid members, seated separately, naturally flushed with embarrassment.
“Aww, that’s touching.”
“…Hup!”
“Ungh… sniff…”
Their hard past, the poor evaluations up until this season—the raid team seemed to have those memories replaying like a panorama, and before long, as if on cue, their eyes turned red.
The fans, chanting “Don’t cry, don’t cry,” were also tearing up.
Lee Shin turned off the mic to let them collect themselves.
After a short while, when things had calmed a bit, he spoke again in a conversational tone.
“When I decided to take over the Mir Guild and came down to Busan, Deputy Representative Chae Dong-ha over there asked me—why the Mir Guild, of all things? And then he added, exactly like this: Honestly, I don’t know why this guild is still alive.”
“Rep–representative!!”
Hahahahaha!!
“And I told him this: The reason the Mir Guild exists despite an absolute mess of management, despite having crashed through the floor into the deep sea, without a single thing going right, is just one thing—”
Lee Shin met the eyes of the countless people gathered below the stage.
“Fans. I said it’s because you fans have kept this dragon in the ICU alive.”
This was something he personally wanted to say.
They say industry experts named Lee Shin as the top contributor.
Lee Shin doesn’t think so at all. Maybe because he’s Lee Shin—he knew the Mir Guild even in his original world, and he’s seen for himself how fiercely these people have protected it.
Whatever else, the fact that they’ve kept the Mir Guild breathing until now is something worthy of gratitude.
“Thank you sincerely. For always watching over us without change.”
Straightening his clothes, Lee Shin bowed deeply.
The fans, caught off guard by the gesture, were momentarily speechless.
“……”
“……”
This is an age where guilds treat their fans like suckers.
It’s not enough to sell shoddy, low-quality merch at ridiculous prices—they even strong-arm fans into buying tickets by holding fan meetings hostage.
Fans aren’t fools. They know.
They know exactly how much they’re treated as suckers and used as shields.
That’s why today, Lee Shin’s attitude left them speechless.
The one who most deserves the fans’ thanks was instead giving thanks to them.
And holding a promotion celebration that had no profit—only loss—just to share joy with the fans? That made no sense either.
Who wouldn’t melt after this?
Clap… clap…
Clap clap clap clap clap—!!
Waaaaaaaaaaaaah—!!
Saying the ground shook was no exaggeration.
Their cheers, rejoicing in this dreamlike moment, and their tears, flowing with overwhelming emotion, filled the plaza and echoed into the forest of surrounding buildings.
While everyone was drowning in emotion, Lee Shin straightened from his bow, took the mic again, and, clapping his hands, said:
“But you know…”
A sly smile curled at his lips.
“It’s too early to get emotional. First, dry those tears. If you’re crying over something this small, what will you do later?
I think our Mir Guild has only just begun to stretch. We’re like you on a Monday morning—tired from sleeping too late. We haven’t even opened the door yet.”
In other words, though wrapped in roundabout phrasing, what Lee Shin wanted to tell the fans was—
“Let’s not act like total losers.”
“…??!!”
What… losers?
Did that really just come out of the representative’s mouth?
Everyone was thrown into confusion. Only Chae Dong-ha was laughing—of course, there was no way that hellish mouth of his would behave even today.
“Everyone, our Mir Guild, you see, has shared history with this league for nearly 60 years, ever since the league first began. I’ve decided to call this—”
Prestige.
“I know. I know that to you, the word ‘prestige’ has felt more like mockery than pride. I also know that outsiders still doubt the Mir Guild. But here’s the thing—
So do they have more history than us? If they’re salty, let’s settle it by seniority.”
History proves it. Time proves it.
“We are a prestigious team. No matter what anyone says, no prestigious team gets excited just because they barely made it to League 3.
Erase the slump of the past. We merely slept for a long time. We simply returned to where we originally belonged. And even then, it’s just one step.”
Don’t be swayed like some nobody.
The Mir Guild is prestigious, so this is the natural result.
At Lee Shin’s words, the fans felt strange. The wording and attitude were clearly nothing but arrogant, so had he gone crazy?
Why, then, did those words feel so comforting?
“I already promised you all before the season began.”
Lee Shin raised three fingers.
“Promotion, promotion, promotion. I said we’d go straight to League 1 within three years. We’ve only just completed the first one. Like this.”
He folded one down.
From League 3 to League 2, League 1, and further still to the Asia League, and the dream stage of the Champions League.
Only one step so far.
“I’m still hungry. And I hope you’re hungry like me.”
So.
“Just for today, I’ll let you off. When we meet again, come back stronger.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Lee Shin clapped his hands.
That very moment—
A massive banner, large enough to cover the theater building’s outer wall, came fluttering down like a wave.
On the banner, depicting the Mir Guild’s emblem like a dragon coiled around itself, were the words:
— Today, the Mir Guild is treating.
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What? Huh? Really?
Countless gazes fixed on Lee Shin, and as he turned his back on them to leave, he raised his thumb high toward the sky.
Uwaa%!#!$#!Waaaah!
%#$&#$#&%!!%!
A frenzy.
The journalists, who had been the calmest ones, gaped at the insane scale and tapped away at their keyboards.
[ Scene of the Frenzied Party ]
[ Mir Guild, Afterparty as Overwhelming as Their Overwhelming Conquest ]
[ The Positive Role of a Guild—One Well-Nurtured Guild Revives the Local Economy ]
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About thirty minutes after turning the city into a frenzied festival, a familiar Rolls-Royce entered the guild headquarters, and shortly after, Lee Shin got out of the car.
“Thanks, noona. You can go now.”
“…Will you be alright being alone?”
“I told you earlier. It’s a nuisance for the leader to stick around too long at a place where the kids are playing.”
Go on now.
Waving his hand, Lee Shin watched until the car disappeared, then opened the main entrance and stepped inside.
He walked down a dark hallway. Without the usual crowd of people filling the corridor, it looked a little lonely.
Passing the office and entering the president’s room, the moonlight streamed softly in through the large windows.
The atmosphere was quite something. Whii~ Lee Shin whistled.
He roughly loosened his tie and tossed it aside, then took a bottle of soju from the fridge.
Pop. He casually twisted the cap off and tossed it away, then sat back into the moonlit chair as if lying down.
Looking at the clear moon reflected through the window, Lee Shin swallowed the bitter soju.
Gulp gulp.
“Khh~!”
Then he pressed the appetizer he had saved just for today.
【<Mir Guild> succeeds in promotion to League 3. 】
【 Congratulations. You have successfully completed your first season. 】
※ Season Performance Measurement
[ (Special) First Season Complete +2000p ]
[ (Special) First Season Promotion +2000p ]
[ New Record for League Overall Loss Rate +2000p ]
[ New Record for Most Monsters Hunted ]
[ New Record for 38-Round Time +5000p ] …
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【 You have achieved a nearly impossible feat. 】
【 You have achieved a nearly impossible feat. 】
【 You have achieved a nearly impossible feat. 】
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※ Season Rank: SSS
※ Points Earned: 21,500p
※ Season Total Rewards: Diamond Card Pack (Trait) ×1, Platinum Card Pack (Growth) ×1, Gold Card Pack (Trait) ×4, Gold Card Pack (Equipment) ×1, Gold Card Pack (Growth) ×1, Honor: “Momentum Is Everything,” Honor: “Victory Is the Best Medicine”
“Tastes good.”
