chapter 23
Chapter 023 Helpers and Obstacles
two days ago.
▶Establishment of elemental magician’s guild, will it become a reality? Elementalist fan club ‘TFE’ formed.
▶Miss Kim, head of the fan club, “The elements will gather and become a great power to society.” reveal your aspirations
“What is all this?”
“TFE? what do you mean?”
“Here is the explanation in the article. ‘The Fifth Element.’ fifth element? Oh, isn’t this the title of an old movie? The Fifth Element.”
“That’s right. It’s a fitting name, isn’t it?”
The day after going to the black market, we had to hear the strange news from the morning.
“Anyway, suddenly a fan club?”
“Does anyone know?”
“at all.”
In the photo attached to the article, there was a face of a female college student talking about something in front of people, but it was a face I couldn’t remember.
[Hey, isn’t that him? The female college student he saved when the Lizardmen attacked.]
Gilliant’s words instantly remembered the situation at the time.
On the day they were attacked by the Lizardmen, he saved a female college student who had fallen.
After the situation was settled, she approached me shyly and thanked me repeatedly.
‘I remember.’
[By the way, what is a fan club? Is it good?]
uh… How am I supposed to explain this?
‘Are there celebrities in your world?’
[celebrity?]
‘Well, artists who play or sing.’
[ah! You’re talking about a storyteller or a bard.]
‘Yeah, so-called fan clubs are groups of people who became fans of such people and do fan activities.’
[So, are you a fan of yours?]
‘huh. But the problem is that the guild fan club has another role.’
Guild fan clubs were different from regular fan clubs.
The basic activities are similar, but the main activity of the guild fan club was to actively participate in external events of the guild and create an image.
[Doesn’t that mean that you are not a group that can move alone?]
‘That’s right, it’s something that needs to be discussed with the guild and progressed. It’s out of order.’
Min-young and Su-yeon had the same thoughts about it.
“You want to help us? You want some water?”
“Or, maybe you’re being clever. Seo Joon-ah. Isn’t this just like asking to meet with us?”
It seemed that Min-young was right.
“Hu, I can’t do that as a fan club senior, Dori. You said you were a student at Cheongryong University, right? Let’s go find it right now.”
[Why is the therapist so hot?]
Gilliant was puzzled when he saw Min-young, who had the momentum to run to the Blue Dragon University at any moment.
‘Because Min-young was once the one who conquered the fan club world.’
It was when I was in high school.
When it comes to celebrity fanatics, there was no one who could follow Seol Min-young. Unlike fans who usually focus on only one team or one person, Minyoung did not choose.
To some extent, he was the person who created a fan club association to mediate between fans of different celebrities and even sat as the chairman.
Even when I was in high school.
Even beating many college sisters.
That is Seol Min-young.
A living legend in the fan club world.
“What are you doing! let’s go!”
Anyway, the person I need to meet is right, so let’s go.
We headed to Cheongryongdae following Minyoung who took the lead.
*
buzz buzz.
Kim Hee-jin, Seol Min-young, Oh Su-yeon, and Yu Seo-jun sat around a cafe inside Cheongryong University.
Around them, Cheongryong University students, cafe staff, professors, and even teaching assistants gathered to watch them from a distance.
“This is Won. I’m too focused. Are you okay?”
In response to Yoo Seo-jun’s question, Kim Hee-jin nodded while stroking her blushing cheeks.
“You seem to be more nervous in front of you than those people?”
Seeing Kim Hee-jin like that, Oh Soo-yeon smiled and said,
Oh Soo-yeon’s smile was more like ‘Look at this?’ rather than ridicule. It was kind of a feeling.
Seol Min-yeong opened her mouth as she hit Soo-yeon’s side with her elbow.
“It’s okay, so just tell me. Why did you proceed without consulting us? Guilds haven’t even been created yet?”
“I-that’s… … sorry!”
“I’m not sorry, but I want to hear the reason?”
Seol Min-young was laughing and talking, but the aura she felt was making Kim Hee-jin shrink.
‘Oh, that’s crazy. I only thought of Seojun oppa and didn’t know who was next to me. I would never have thought that the legendary Seol Min-yeong, whom the senior was talking about, was the elemental magician’s healer.’
Kim Hee-jin thought it was a good opportunity to call Yoo Seo-jun, and held the ceremony.
Of course, the result was certain.
It’s because Yoo Seo-joon came to visit him himself.
However, the aftermath of what Kim Hee-jin did was not easy.
“We haven’t even established a proper guild yet, but do you know how much of a headache it was to leave a knight like this excitedly already?”
It was going to be a really big deal.
It was to the extent that the Hunter Bureau contacted me.
‘Ah, you’re Yoo Seo-jun, right? I read an article today, but I haven’t registered for a guild yet… … You know that unregistered guild activities are criminal activities, right? I called to confirm.’
If they made a mistake, the guild could have been disbanded before it was even created.
“stop. Did you even know that?”
It was Yu Seo-jun who stopped Min-young, who was spitting bitter words with a smile on her face.
“I’m sorry!”
Kim Hee-jin was almost on the verge of crying.
“after… is it so. It’s not like I didn’t think of a fan club anyway.”
The fan club itself was not an essential part of the guild.
As the name suggests, this is because it is an organization created by fans voluntarily.
However, since the guild’s activities were not to be hindered, the guilds placed it under their umbrella and used it as a department for external activities, so there were things that hardened like that.
However, the law was another matter.
The fan club was also seen as an actual activity of the guild, so Seo-Jun Yoo’s fan club, which had not yet been registered with the guild, was not allowed to hold meetings.
Yoo Seo-jun sighed and continued.
“This is how it happened. I can’t help it. Instead, just wait. After the guild registration is complete, we will officially acknowledge and accept it.”
“Yoo Seo-jun!”
“are you okay. As you came, you said Specs aren’t bad. You said you’d do well?”
“hey!”
Min-young, who was trying to stop Yoo Seo-jun’s decision, turned her head away as her face turned red, and Kim Hee-jin looked at the two with a puzzled expression.
Seol Min-young came to meet Kim Hee-jin and figured out about Kim Hee-jin.
As a result, we came to the conclusion that Kim Hee-jin’s ability as a fan club leader is outstanding.
‘It’s my first thought as the first president of the fan club association. Boy, it’s a giant. I think it won’t be a joke if you teach it well.’
Social media star, YouTuber V-log followers of 38,000, admission to Cheongryong University as a senior, idol fan club executive activity history, and an internet clothing business with annual sales of 100 million units.
Kim Hee-jin was almost a celebrity level.
Since she suddenly declared that she would create a fan club for Yoo Seo-jun, this uproar was bound to happen.
“I, really? Can I continue oppa’s fan club?”
Kim Hee-jin looked at Yoo Seo-joon with happy but earnest eyes and said.
“Yes, instead. Full activity is when our guild is stabilized. Fan club activities are prohibited until I call.”
Yoo Seo-joon said firmly, and Kim Hee-jin shook his head vigorously.
“yes! yes I’ll keep that in mind! I am also a fan of Minyoung unnie! teach me a lot!”
“Aww, yes. Good luck, we.”
That’s how Seo-jun Yoo’s fan club ‘TFE’ case was concluded.
*
‘Ha, it was really heartbreaking.’
[Isn’t it over well though?]
‘Yeah, the misunderstanding with Hunter was resolved and a correction article was published.’
After meeting Kim Hee-jin and the story was over, we contacted the Hunter Bureau just in case and asked for a corrective report, and all misunderstandings were resolved.
If it was just a fan club, there wouldn’t have been a problem.
[Besides, I made the scale too big.]
‘Minyoung will teach you well.’
There are people who like to burst bread.
In the case of Kim Hee-jin, it was a case where she thought it was effective rather than ‘because she wanted attention’, but she must have felt it a lot through this incident.
Some things need to be done more carefully and secretly.
It was the other day that I worked with Kim Hee-jin, and this morning I finally received a call from the black market that I had been waiting for.
After checking the money coming into the bank account, I headed straight to the Hunter Bureau.
You can earn more if you register for a guild as soon as possible.
There were not just one or two things to deal with, starting with tax issues.
waggle.
profit.
I opened the door to the Hunter Bureau and encountered a strange sight.
There was a lot of noise until I opened the door, but it was quiet in an instant.
“You are finally here.”
Hwang Yi-chan, wearing braces on his face, was getting up from the sofa grinning, and all eyes were on us.
“What are you doing there like that?”
I couldn’t stop laughing at the look of his braces.
Whoever made it was truly a masterpiece.
In response to my question, Hwang Yi-chan frowned harshly and shouted with a leaky pronunciation.
“Bastard! You made this!”
“Puhahahaha, work on that pronunciation. And stop screaming. Is this a public place?”
It didn’t seem like he was going to do anything with force.
If the government offices try to do something to me, he will be arrested and taken in by the Special Act on Awakened Persons.
The guy who walked towards me quietly recited with a frown on his face.
“Smile one more time. I’ve been barely patiently waiting for you to come.”
“What are you going to do if you wait? Shall we have a snack here? Do you want to ruin your face more?”
I could almost feel him trembling.
“In my heart, I want to make it the same as my face, but I will make it even more miserable than that.”
After saying that, he took out his phone and called somewhere.
“Ah, reporter. This is Hwang Yi-chan. yes. Please release the article as promised. yes. thank you.”
“article? What are you up to?”
Are you a knight? is it about me?
The people who were focused on us started looking at their phones to see if they had heard the story.
Hwang Yi-chan saw them and pushed his phone at me.
There was a hot article that just went up.
▶[Exclusive] Elementalist Yoo Seo-joon, accused of tax evasion for hunter activities so far.
▶Yoo Seo-jun. image hit. Where is his tax due?
▶Elemental magician, following the guild fan club, is surrounded by suspicion of tax evasion.
Articles are continuously updated.
Perhaps the one that popped up alone was an article prepared by Hwang Yi-chan, and then it was almost certain that it would be the news of the garbage that contained kadera in the aftermath of copy-pasting.
I wondered what he had done, but it was absurd that it was such a dirty and mean media play.
It was filthy and despicable, so I wanted to kill it right here and there, but it wouldn’t be of any help to me in this situation.
[Seojun, calm down. If you think about it, it’s just a doubt.]
Gillian was right. Let’s stay calm.
I needed to cool my head.
“Yoo Seo-jun, come with us for a while.”
Since it was in the middle of the Hunter Bureau, the Hunter Bureau personnel came immediately, and Hwang Yi-chan was making a satisfied expression.
After organizing my thoughts, I asked the Hunter Bureau staff for their understanding and spoke.
“wait a minute. I’m definitely going to do this. Hwangi-chan, was it you or the Hunter Association who threw out this suspicion?”
“You know what?”
“Because it is important. If it turns out I’m innocent, shouldn’t there be someone responsible?”
“No way. Investigate and report everything. You cannot be innocent!”
In response to Hwang Yi-chan’s answer, I looked at the people and said,
“Did you all hear? It is said that Hwang Yi-chan investigated and accused me. Not to the IRS, but to reporters.”
I didn’t do anything wrong, so I was confident.
“I will go on my own. Where can I go?”
I followed the Hunter Bureau employees into one of the offices, and soon someone from the IRS came.
“This is Han Ga-ram, director of the National Tax Service. I will thoroughly investigate this allegation.”
“Yes, I will cooperate too.”
‘I didn’t pay taxes’ is a fact.
However, tax evasion was a separate issue.
“This is the Hunter activity record for the last 3 months. Also, this is the result of comparing Yoo Seo-jun’s transaction records and activity records. Please check if it is correct.”
The papers the IRS showed were filled with numbers.
Taking a closer look at them, I was once again surprised by the unexpectedly meticulous state.
My property as identified by the IRS was accurate.
“Yes, all of them are correct.”
“Okay, let’s move on to talking about taxes. When this happens, the total amount of tax you have to pay is 300 million. Is my calculation correct?”
“That’s exactly what I calculated.”
“Then when were you going to pay this tax? If you tried to hide it, how would you evade taxes?”
He laughed at the absurdity of his question even as he asked.
“Didn’t even Manager Han think it was ridiculous?”
“yes? oh what Just looking at the records, Yoo Seo-joon is not an actual criminal yet.”
He was right.
This is probably the part that Hwang I-chan missed.
“Yes. It’s not yet. That’s why I came to the Hunter Bureau today. Could that be a problem?”
There is something called year-end tax settlement.
Reporting to the IRS what I earned in one year.
However, since the amount of tax on hunters’ activities was enormous, it was supposed to be reported in a fixed month regardless of the activity period.
The cycle is 4 times a year. It was each quarter.
And now it’s early July.
It was just the reporting period for activities in the second quarter.
“As long as you file and pay your taxes properly, it won’t be a problem.”
“Then, if you register for a guild first and then pay the tax at the tax rate applicable to the guild, would that constitute tax evasion?”
This was the crux of this issue.
After thinking about my question for a while, General Manager Han Garam shook his head.
“No problem. There is no provision in the tax law to prevent such cases. It’s a bit of a clever way, though. no way… … .”
“Yes, I stopped by the Hunter Bureau to see such a task today. Did you get the answer?”
After hearing my answer, General Manager Han Garam suddenly laughed.
“Puhahahahaha, this is going to be quite difficult for the Hunter Association. I know about what you said in the lobby earlier. On the Internet, it has already spread to the community, and there is a debate about who is at fault.”
“That’s great.”
Are you guys trying to punish me with the law?
Then, on the contrary, I will also punish you with the law.
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, law for law.
I tried to suppress the anger that was burning inside me, and I grabbed the hand that General Manager Han Ga-ram had extended.
“It was nice to meet you, Elementalist.”
“I will take responsibility for my taxes and pay them faithfully.”
“Oh wow, it looks like you’ll do just fine. then.”
Hwang Yi-chan, who was waiting outside, looked like he was chewing sh*t, as if something was wrong.
That look made me sue, so I smiled and waved my hand.
‘You’re done now.’