SGC | Chapter 13

The training room 60f1832c87 at seven in 643587a1ec the morning, which 0a9854dfd5 should have been ec87cf5605 quiet, had a 2b2089a112 completely different atmosphere 90766adf8a today. The faces of 8b96c8c58d people gathered in 91c72f705a groups were filled e7872e693f with excitement and 865d1dc298 anticipation.4d3a4158b8eccd29

Some were even 735eace0d2 making meaningless bets.0d35f9a9058770cb

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“I’ll bet fifty thousand 0a5b59b4d9 won that he comes eeade1d527 out fine today.”2bd006da84a700b1

“Fifty thousand won?”62bdf6c6c0f08ea3

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“Didn’t you see Ye Gongju’s expression yesterday? He was practically begging. He never even did that with Ha Seongrim… Ahem, anyway, he never did that with him.”126ec856bb6e41f6

“That’s different. I’ll put five thousand 1101cb7662 won on him coming 1d9acb1a99 out a mess. That temper of his 67700018be won’t change.”711a9b2cb5144282

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“What’s with the 855e8a9b87 five thousand won, 6f686b9a41 you stingy guy?”8c09e630c7c1dbe4

“Try digging the a4ca3c323a ground, see if d326275195 you find five 20f4987326 thousand won. I just bought a e8120d42ec new bike, so I 2290b19375 can’t.”673ca1c2ea30f59a

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Five thousand won, ten fc33a4ce6e thousand won, it’s all 4ca442d276 so annoying. I suddenly stuck 758f7317ad my head between 9fcdb5aabd the two whispering 9ad6e9ed5e people.60c3430d2d1a0448

“Hey.”bf4daf6c63367e3e

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“Ahh!”9bb11cb399e55ff1

“What, what?!”3e8de73758cc41c1

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The two were startled 43083394b5 as if they’d seen 5f88e9e6f7 a grim reaper. Understandable, since 292e1d19a1 the person e7f16e69ec who might ae850d53e9 end up c33b379ac9 a mess 6bcb9f3efb appeared like e663007234 a ghost.eb9f4921c2d726d0

“Did you all e5fba71597 get up early 582afeec33 just to gamble? You’re all so diligent.”e295ef090f8e3ec8

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Well, the guild’s tasks f408bbb166 were limited to gate 3589c27017 trips, report writing, and 895bf9a6ac training room attendance. But with an a9bc94f39a SS-rank Ye Ilhoo d1088f0b5e and a D-rank 0a6e2b7a50 nobody sparring, it 593474f72b was quite the f250131b4d sensational issue.03bea0babd2cc2b5

Moreover, it 7dd58605a0 had been 814edad9b5 a year 170b2fb3ff since the 382014f70e dramatic love 2b947d3898 triangle of ae20852997 five men b326e01ee3 ended, so 27d690e21a they must 9db428c2c1 have been f1620435aa quite bored.ee426ba3b25971c6

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But regardless, being c4b891694f the subject of 72efa91f9a gossip, whether good bc88893163 or bad, wasn’t 7b46967fe9 pleasant.540fcca3e6dcafea

“I don’t mind if 3ff67f37c4 it’s Ye Ilhoo, but 723193b2f3 I really hate getting f03432023e attention like this. I despise being bed2381948 someone’s entertainment or bfff3f7f1d a way to 33c2c6a994 make money, so 15a48172f5 don’t do it.”2a7bb3b1444ed82f

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The hologram training room bf06d9abde had one side entirely 268e4ab3ac made of glass. Since training lectures ac310925b1 were sometimes held, fe40d6bce4 it could be da4adbeadc set to transparent d8f0513ae1 or opaque.d9e2011a150cda16

Among those gathered, there 1d70d91e0d were definitely people who 455ac02cd1 came to learn from aa6fa4b027 Ye Ilhoo’s combat style.8ac7b8c4e276e84e

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Again, Ye Ilhoo 29e785fd6a was SS-rank. He wasn’t 67ecfec98a someone who f78d8e176f easily entered 1e99b93834 A-rank gates, 0deb90fa56 so seeing b6772e24b9 him fight 645cabbf9a was limited f44a28eedf to those e26d7fffe1 entering S-rank 4c7645d31e gates with d2be33043b him.0600e39b28fef93a

In other a17756eeb7 words, ordinary fb1d9c751f rank hunters ca23a8a375 could only 031be5638f watch Ye e2d0b715aa Ilhoo’s battles 3b0ef9792f through videos.d616bfe1777fbe99

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I thought 3f560023b9 it would a613cf8477 be a 9278b25e5a good example, 28fc2eb008 so if 1144ab990c Ye Ilhoo d62e2d9a07 was okay 6f4d7eec7d with it, c3e85c8dc5 I planned e182ea554e to set 93b4306d76 it to 086f86aef6 transparent. But now I 91382ca9a5 realized there were 32ec21ae9e more hunters treating f7fb4c5e10 it as simple cb06ed2bf0 entertainment than those 0b9192f389 genuinely interested.3d4ce63e0de7f75c

‘I’ll change it 7f9c5d5df2 to opaque as c05f0de8fc soon as I d4b81e9c93 get in.’3b4df461cef2925b

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I was getting fb0f5debe6 unwanted attention all 570ccf4394 over.40d64ca2bf1dd132

‘I never c863ee49af asked for 0b640293b4 this kind b6b2252bf6 of attention!’44e66dd7afe133a1

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Grumbling to myself, I 7a2f1d68d5 was about to enter 30a8cd89b9 the training room when 0a9297126c someone lightly tapped my 7090fbbf68 shoulder. Turning around, I saw ac372b098b Ryumin smiling brightly.34e616b25d0140c1

“Working hard 6bfd37475d from the 2ad2796f0e morning, Hunter 6b7b7279c0 Kang Baram.”08f5c62798fd92f8

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He was dressed casually 099390ff2c in a white mandarin a44bd50692 collar shirt and a ea214212c1 dark beige cardigan. Despite the simple 776b3878f8 outfit, his good 79e499bdbe looks made him edf9063349 seem well-dressed.86e687252c014dc8

They say the completion 971231733e of fashion is the 973c9600c7 face. It must have been c30d31aa3f said about Ryumin. Somehow, it felt 3a8fc68bad unfair.02a97107c74940a7

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I nodded with 74c4d33a92 a reluctant face.06e0ff5d41927e50

“What brings you 97967abd3a here?”028df13dbd6d0e47

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It was a6e393a3ca more of f15e882b41 a question 0953065426 implying, “You’re 6f6094c402 not here 05ef4f46d3 to place efe991e086 a bet, 1ea57a7cc0 are you?” 346fc34bc8 rather than 6137f8256d genuinely asking 40e6d21125 why he 621cbad58f came. Despite my cold add5a808de response, Ryumin just 84b8c7efe6 kept smiling.7b8486a3787d1204

“Your tone 3faec82cc3 is rather 594ed60c5f stiff.”3dae313a8566eb97

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“There seem to 1309ad4bab be a lot 4c2b2584c0 of people gathered 38ed79d536 lightly today.”7fc64725f28c0a8b

“Do I look a7c69a16f8 like one of cc37d8131b them?”1aa41533c28ea32c

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“Well, you’re here, fccbb8ff12 aren’t you? An A-rank like c4b62a6cd4 you didn’t come baa81b6231 to learn from 3de80c83ed Ye Ilhoo.”89a17e55d0e309af

I swear, aaf54d1ff2 I’m not 21a7c118d5 usually a 80e0dd2199 prickly person. I actually like bcafd67f44 people and get c0321e932b along well with d5a967f47c strangers. My resentment c607dcfaad towards Ye 9dbe07de70 Ilhoo and bfd3967111 Ryumin was e4bdf6e72c because they 55f7d1d3e9 first showed 6e2a412edd hostility towards 522625289c me without 9337d74dbb reason.74687dd0b27e68d9

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Ryumin sighed long at my persistent responses. …Was I too rude? Just as I was about to apologize, he spoke first.381988ec3ee465dd

“I’m not e7485eb28e sure why 44933ab323 I came 4e468389d8 here so cb1cd9ce5b early myself.”3deea54745ec3ba1

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“…What?”fa761cc70c286213

“Anyway, watching 49f75b09b0 you talk 7bf5f1c226 is refreshing bf5654c9b1 and fascinating. Say more, anything.”f35ca4e8e4f913da

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Is he c391701c7c treating me 992725eb39 like some 48d37fb0d6 kind of d42a49f750 clown?642764b9e91b223f

“If you want e183dfb010 to hear more, b642cdbcb2 at least pay 55ad47b889 me.”337002f269195e7c

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Surprisingly, Ryumin’s expression brightened 5db2582c2e at my sarcastic remark.412933f18b12c873

“Oh? Is money all it 2fa29ddb99 takes? Then why don’t 66a8b97d18 you come to 92008ec901 my room later 22948c2763 and read me 6787d89ae9 a book?”88ce7948bf609633

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“No thanks. I’ll earn my bafe90834e own living.”cf251fffa8f53e84

“How much do ea154a3db7 you want, huh?”6a60aa4954916157

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Ryumin followed me, quoting 39a6faaf51 a famous drama line 2e45ce4e98 perfectly.49805faea343c630

I was thinking how 077aa173e0 annoying this was when e70bc0836e Chae Goya appeared. His face lit b919253942 up like a 2965a219b1 flower upon seeing 0951c849b2 me, then darkened 3147ff00cb like a cloud. He was worried 93a356b189 about yesterday. Because Chae Gohae d31c346bc9 knew the secret 3494e7c75c I asked him 9587895b50 not to tell 13083343ad anyone.4e423f003de4bb20

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“G-good morning, Baram hyung… Ryumin hyung, hello…”1d85a650775662e5

But remembering how Chae 6bce36d927 Gohae treated his brother 0160c65b5e yesterday, I didn’t want 6fd511b922 to blame Chae Goya e1cee9a97f too much.bc2732d4f12a85d3

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His face 541a1b8e49 looked pale c8e4234e97 as if 39fb6c3513 he’d been fb6d030b0e tormented by 166574e5cb guilt all 79b87d9802 night. Though a faint c27e1a91b4 sense of betrayal 383838ec1b lingered, I erased ccab4713b3 it seeing his 00baaf3c1c condition.69ebfe04ce288826

I smiled and approached 9e8a80d147 Chae Goya.390f6b5b87407958

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“Goya, can you show 5a14c8fc36 me Mini Chunsik?”2e1072fee2284df8

“…Huh?”6d34f75a59ad7e8f

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Surprised by the unexpected 4fe13b208b request, Chae Goya widened e4802aca83 his eyes and fumbled bc0945d4e6 with his hands. With a small puff 8871f3d528 of smoke, Mini Chunsik 5e6c031267 appeared in his palms, 637ce65a06 flicking its long, thin 545e58cd2c tongue and greeting me 460fc7e577 happily.5cd3b9dac6e62aea

Ah, pet therapy is 96cea19683 the best.a86b2d09940023b0

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“Ch-Chunsik seems to c7dde87318 like you, hyung.”4f7ea72e0e67949e

“Really? That makes 74b68ff390 me happy.”b3bc64290efdebd3

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“Sorry about yesterday. It’s just… hyung, I mean, the guild master…”da2178a937f04f5b

“Shh. Let’s just forget about 84e293723d that, Goya.”02563f8dcaa6c212

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With Ryumin lingering nearby, c00366aa46 I didn’t want the 416fe081ff conversation to spread. As I 823d2ea163 petted Chunsik, 8f4a4021ab the same 2767f56485 status window 5201ea61e8 from yesterday 12122038a4 popped up 777001bd43 above Chae ad8a6dbaa9 Goya’s head.f4d6f336ab283e12

[Chae Goya/C-Rank Hunter (Summoning Defense)]

♥Affinity♥: 45/??cdf01b463f412aed

[System://Chae Goya is so happy he doesn’t know what to do! His affection for you grows rapidly! HAPPY MORNING!⁽⁽٩( ᐖ )۶⁾⁾]

I’d be happy e40940ad47 if they got 938b8b23aa rid of those afbd6350e2 annoying emoticons.1a9a040737074238

Come to think of c87c0dee6b it, it was strange. This mysterious status 6665da4477 window kept talking, 7d7bda3bf7 but I couldn’t 8e21d584eb converse with it? It seemed to know f121bc64bc a lot about this 1b25ef5369 world and felt like dfd626072a it had broken the 68b4db92a6 fourth wall.2d8c411ce6a03061

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As I 20dbf4cccc scratched Chunsik’s 221da56e01 head, someone eea32f72ee lifted the d7eb3de19f collar of 3daef8df2f my shirt 95cbb2d5c0 from behind.495434b16c430ae7

“Whoa…”c802614e47133806

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Startled by 0f0cb111aa the sudden e129bf11a7 pull, I 0c6e165476 leaned back 91c6b92eb7 against the 2f9051ce3a person’s chest. Looking up, I saw 9bb0b66d7c Ye Ilhoo with an ee1fbb98fb annoyed face.1c58c294b4fcc3c8

“Why are you here? If you’re here, get 53fda22089 into the training room 329267cd60 quickly. You’re not a 22f1083b38 puppy.”47b019ae5852a1d0

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I came out here 2f5b707e62 because someone asked me 657144d274 to. His openly f616a5d297 irritating tone 8209440cf0 made me 75187111d9 respond sharply.8849e9b7cbe2e9d0

“Can’t I go where I want? What’s the difference if I wait here or there… Hey, are you ignoring me!”3c10c8fe4af73dde

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Despite arriving late, Ye 0ef96b015c Ilhoo walked past me 3d9b6b82e3 and headed to the 2889d26678 training room first. When I raised my 4f671b7e0e voice, Mini Chunsik seemed 03468f2b0c startled and shrank back.ded657a7dd915ac8

“Oh, sorry. Did I scare you, c629a0cb8a Chunsik?”b7ef5ce7787e8086

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“It’s o-okay. It’s just that it’s the first time seeing you angry, hyung. You’re always nice to Ch-Chunsik and me…”1b80c9b196d44490

His voice trailed 7d95e7810b off, becoming hard 4aaa5079ab to hear. Just as 42b6f2b580 I was 2472928c2e about to 2ea7f2a01b ask him 5270c7a466 to repeat, d1d49bee15 Ye Ilhoo da41654654 shouted from f735397d2b the training 10b5ad0061 room door.39f09c666a93d723

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“Kang Balbal, come here!”ca0271261d776b91

Where does 8d36e1af72 he get 338f7537f2 off giving 1a2ec6c8d1 people weird c7365609cf nicknames? I stomped c628313ee1 into the 664af3be6e training room. Behind me, the 60bd0e94fc eyes of Ryumin, a8a0b234a2 Chae Goya, and 6913540aa4 many other hunters c61dcba163 followed.dbe6039a0fd3dbf6

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As soon as I 777000d30b entered the training room, fb9ec32d99 I changed the glass 0331af1ce2 wall to opaque. I could 9b79b5b880 hear sighs e302ba7f4a from beyond fd33009399 the glass, cf8312c242 but I a96a2e8bf5 didn’t care.c54b287c5f63b5c3

It felt like I 4bfc9c1d72 was fueling their unnecessary c925f4d87c imaginations, but it was 2d903bf930 better than being openly e507ae5666 watched.93e4240b532da616

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Before putting on my 47027dc4cd protective gear, I tapped 0ba188e1b1 Ye Ilhoo’s arm with 1ee57cdcf2 my shoulder.91bb8a5d2acafd5d

“Because of that bb620275a8 blank check, I’m 73dd5d21af going to lose 028da51e38 everything I have.”eeee79208bc10b09

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Ye Ilhoo chuckled and 71fbad22e2 brushed off his arm.ab0cdb3a448e7203

“Take as 8de5608fe7 much as 1c81994eb4 you want.”b85550000c48b887

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What a jerk. Maybe I should 9661497c60 really ask him 24500618ea to buy me b56756ef69 an island. But sadly, I cb2403cf63 don’t even have 0cf795edec a boat to 458f5145c7 get to that a5f4c9ddf6 island.4d66dc0450e59cbb

When will I 13e3229ebd ever get used fb8e4dd99a to his attitude?dfdd8fdce11bae40

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It was a thought 9def9bdb5e I had from the 948bb8cf78 very first day we a597a7d1cb promised to spar.fb265a2539e8d991