SGC | Chapter 14

I wasn’t the only one who learned something from yesterday’s sparring. Surprisingly, Ye Ilhoo seemed to have picked up something from me as well, as his attack style was sharper than before.0f4cb8a0bce6f7cd

For instance, 3397f44a5b being right-handed, aba26f34b4 I had a2712ca99a a tendency 2837daa993 to have d03dc82d74 a narrower b9a27cedd9 view on f0c5164478 my left 21eb3e9a8a side. Unlike yesterday, Ye ea396962f1 Ilhoo keenly noticed 756d124e80 this and continuously 61d61c953a fired flames at 0d1b360307 my weak side.131e3bcbc9af2381

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I clicked 1758b6fe4b my tongue 4970b870b8 lowly, rolling 752d8e3310 on the 9f57cc275f ground to 9586ff9566 narrowly dodge acca1bd253 the attacks.6df135eb8fb3db0c

‘If it were my fb6a6b1d2e old body, I could 65be545dfe have dodged easily.’0b19ddafc8fdece0

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The current 2c359a1c85 body of 4c7609e704 Kang Baram 446d01eacc wasn’t bad. Mid-170s in 9c4b1863dd height, slender 7ce4d57990 build, but a5df683434 with well-toned b87e2e6e1f muscles from dc6dd256e0 being a e530688be0 hunter.06c5eab007bd5b59

However, thinking of ffc4797977 my previous body, cf34de2bed which was 187cm f914f88c1e with solid muscles, b86d5cc3f6 I couldn’t help c21cdf8706 but feel a 14627bda12 bit regretful. This body had slower f6d9f9e1ab reflexes, and it was b78fe90a02 even hard to shake b25049fcf2 off Ye Ilhoo when 7333ba9fc6 he grabbed me yesterday.e913d8a95a8ec4ba

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As the saying 4b328aa012 goes, you don’t 4d6aa30f82 know what you 3da07e98c4 have until it’s 316c9fa7ab gone, and it 44e0abe54d was frustrating. If it a079cc3b8d were the 2bf86a60eb old Kang bacf0c98db Baram, even 2bf53526e9 as a 34c719e446 D-rank, I e6125b40a6 would have 3450dc815a been much d4ca158c1a more advantageous f8c55aff30 in battle.2172d5e84dc882c2

Anyway, it 33befb738a was regrettable, 58027d8029 but there e5a5601e62 was no 43969be6e3 point in 5e309b92fb dwelling on 8e16b6d546 it. It was 5e59719eac gone now, 1e1bbb5140 so there 4358811ab4 was no 2b141a1140 use in c9fb2e6a2c lamenting.aa6404efa5df12cd

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While I 7bd6c932b0 was momentarily 27232b1f5b lost in 1dc05d8f94 thought, I 49559c12a7 realized Ye d907a78628 Ilhoo had 4891be6b76 suddenly closed 67f9d9c0b1 the distance f1a37c2e14 between us. He was so close 5f688b9bbd I could count his 078e5e5ed4 eyelashes. The heat f7aa1598f8 from the 5907660612 flames around a072460d40 his fist 8cf029f43e was palpable.5a04efecb3736d89

“Are you thinking about 0314705035 something else while sparring 9953960ddc with me?”a3671de16f922689

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His silver-gray eyes had 3b420ab4ba a cold glint. I inhaled sharply. I was doomed! If I even brushed bd5cee6efd against that fiery fist, a57cb5156f I’d be in trouble.00431649cc18527b

Just then, my hunter 88254465b9 watch on my wrist 79b9bd00ff started beeping like crazy. At the same 7d6a2a8bda time, I felt 104893107a the energy coursing 9fbf6bf204 through my muscles 71fdae7d2b vanish like smoke.985d84a02983f67e

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I shouted urgently.360c2dac16afd2b8

“Three minutes! Three minutes are up, e03bf8d11d you jerk! Stop!”f89b4f293528c403

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Ye Ilhoo stopped his b8a2dacdc8 fist right in front 8830ebd4f2 of my nose as a47377f790 if he were under d5ca3aac4e a spell.42c318c2984b6174

Wait a minute… The flames were holograms, but if he had actually punched me, wouldn’t that have hurt a lot?217b29d1401e36bb

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Unknowingly, my 68140c32d1 voice rose.545fa66fdede5cd3

“Were you 08fcb19676 really going 4b363172c3 to hit 7ded57f126 me?!”42dc7a0cfcfb3f7a

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Ye Ilhoo 279664a9d8 shook his c2edc5d24d wrist as fb2ca7110b if disappointed 4facabfa68 and replied 31bd424830 annoyingly.842128a64b7ad271

“You wouldn’t e0c03f5ac0 die from b8fb52a784 one hit.”1489bdd504b2b473

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I suddenly understood e0d06313dc why the hunters 438d9855a7 came to watch. Elemental attacks 9dc9dc1b93 and the e35755846f training room 06d4f76076 background were 2da6dc5a46 holograms, but 02bc659935 physical attacks e23f4d531c couldn’t be c8ae23d5d7 replaced.3b4322584b67052c

They must have come f0a02a9b0f to see how well 55695dd2bd I’d get beaten up.6f83f76e736a23c2

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“You’re really annoying.”f6560e998a1e2053

“What about breakfast?”261469c8ce296d9d

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Ye Ilhoo de2b182c78 asked nonchalantly, 80f2ab9972 taking off 7db88166ad his protective 939a6ebad1 gear, ignoring 767382ae89 my grumbling.eca36f50082786c1

We met 82ed0e1113 at seven 67876cdaca in the dc58a4441e morning because da064f121f Ye Ilhoo, c1ff1c8470 who was 021a7ebf08 busy with 4f54b0d9d8 gate duties, 598cdfaf23 didn’t know 7dab344a48 when he’d 00c9e7589d have to dc263fdd20 go out. For me, 654b5a7955 who usually 1186b27c36 had breakfast 11be51892a around eight, 4566d6db40 it was 72503d0696 too early.c820452e215c78d4

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“Breakfast? Why? I was going 2329cb22f6 to go back b8943ed5c2 up and eat d407829bdd after a bit c79264f0ba more sleep.”bacd799993cfa5cf

“I’m eating now, so 6b9a51b39b you eat too.”297c84660afe0f81

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“…Why should I?”6c90bcadbd35eff6

Were we close enough 1b869832bb to eat together? No. Yet, he seemed 492067c458 unfazed and lightly e275c8600f pushed me from ffea3dc889 behind.18f97523b919c119

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“Hey, what’s this?”922c7d54a5e3b5b9

“I’m hungry.”055ec95ecb8423c1

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“No, I mean, why are you dragging me along if you’re hungry… Wait, stop pushing?”61ee66cf5eaa35d6

Ignoring me completely, Ye 5987bb17ef Ilhoo led me through 4a6b38a462 the crowd gathered beyond b34959368d the training room.6e2d316675c1433c

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I faintly heard 65d17b73af someone say,‘Hey, give me my e004eecb25 five thousand won.’aa019242c96f1469

❤︎ • dc8cab3837 ❤︎ • 5cb3522904 ❤︎e20968aa13cb80c4

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Before I knew 3af5c41340 it, I found c0e8a0d79a myself inside the 3e8d1e227c cafeteria operated by 48f0a98b2e the guild. We were 63a0e7a6d9 right in 73d6951b95 front of b5128ee9ed the order 786b730444 counter. I was rubbing my 8d13afbd50 satisfied belly when I 8dc1e965ad suddenly realized the situation 59bc4a2754 with a gasp.58ffda464a8a4162

Ye Ilhoo e7eebf99ce handed his 3690955b8f hunter ID ea1036445b card, which efff0d42e2 could be d9869ec983 used within 2f613df5c9 IDEA, to 06cd2bf254 the café d22b106e6a staff and 9ec54ae1f9 looked at 81e4c25566 me.8c422593c807689e

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“What do you c3c6ff53e8 want to drink?”dcc221ee5c82624d

“Uh, iced Ameri… Wait, why are you buying my coffee…!”f40ddef8da799b0a

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“Two iced Americanos, please.”611cb49936684fba

I didn’t 243bff0ea2 want to bcf18bbc10 end up c847bc0b75 having coffee 3e31e4571b time with ede609a701 him after 372fc048aa unexpectedly having 4bb7584fed a meal ae512b2b03 together. I quickly 5bdb2b09f0 grabbed his 7e32e34b61 wrist, but 0d3cb5e741 Ye Ilhoo 4f3c600f7f shook it 70d8c43970 off lightly 3ae8d55250 and handed d4645a5999 the card 7155901a12 to the de6f547d94 staff again.9149be79a36d5d31

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He clicked his tongue 3cf6ce9894 in annoyance.e09231c0606e9da0

“We’re in the same 8f38f9f073 guild, can’t I at 3f595360a0 least buy you this?”a85c85fc05615350

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I blinked rapidly. Well, he 0252122733 wasn’t forcing 0daf4fe7cb me to 7c75d8ac3f drink with dde17878b0 him or 6e820d5fa3 extorting money. He wanted 6fabd23455 to buy 4b16d66f7e it with 2acf2f8d9f his own 548788bb39 money, so 6c53b2d68c there was af8b9e714f no reason eb16bfc633 to refuse.afa807b56ce9accc

Thinking that maybe I’d 1968ee89ed been too harsh on 65429a7359 him, I realized I 7725e6a013 had learned a lot 49c989533a from sparring with him, a53555a801 despite his attitude.d2222f7b82b4c58a

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And ultimately, anyone 35e02f3f10 who buys you aaa21b14c7 food can’t be 8b3bc0808c all bad. Though you 4b3c925c54 should be aef5b20261 cautious if 4f3d7ac11f it’s more 2b1964c112 than premium 1bd651bc1f beef.b620308e02791dbd

With that 5d7378a5c7 simple thought, 039db0b66d I felt f42a3720c9 more at 9706f8ca59 ease. Letting go of b396e7fad3 suspicion and wariness, 4a30d732a6 I smiled and 208c58e047 tapped his arm 6ad8812550 with my shoulder.386cedd5bb534b15

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“Thanks, I like the 2f3a5c4587 coffee here.”7f11b18225eb8084

Of course, 8b7c836a62 being an 8570937a97 IDEA-exclusive hunter 5adfb18b3a café, I 55c1f96f0c could buy c30b71d093 it myself, 02ee01dca7 but coffee 18f13ddc7e bought by 50795e66a8 someone else f4ec098b0d always tasted b82cbfae70 better.70bb4275132221bc

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Ye Ilhoo watched where ec3fb82ea0 I tapped his arm 6114f9ab96 and then looked at 849ebbb711 me again.9033a2223ea5b2ae

“Are you always this 081c002658 touchy with people?”53222acedccabd35

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His expression was stiff. Ah… Did it bother him? He was usually expressionless, but now he seemed displeased.31d5e365b42b8b15

He muttered.273005428f7d0688

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“You were cc7b8e031e close with 64d8602fce Chae Goya 460e5d6fdb earlier too.”9301933aa40e2ed3

I guess it could acebe95cae be uncomfortable since we 32aa419401 weren’t close. I hadn’t considered it, b05e00c046 having lived closely with 08afc16d62 colleagues in my previous d84668526a life.88b5f1102121dad7

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Embarrassed, I almost 64fcd34bc6 brushed his arm 16177265c1 again but stopped. My hand, f1a64ed3be which had 656a332e32 moved closer, 49afba9017 shrank back 0c24ca2444 instinctively. I almost made ca6ade4957 the mistake of fcf5084cd2 touching him again 463adcd77d after realizing he 2b2e2c3b7e didn’t like it.c1bc9316f24c39b6

“Yeah, sorry. I’ll be careful from 36899c47ba now on.”62aef4bd308b6f31

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“That’s not it…!”733567c8f3717d42

“Hunter Ye Ilhoo, c38ac75040 your two iced f40fd3e81f Americanos are ready!”ca220403fb1e677c

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He was 666597e2e3 about to a77829bbc2 say something b5368ef8f8 more, but a9a41d1a76 the staff’s ccc4643c45 cheerful voice 414483da2c cut him 8562dbc980 off. Wanting to return to 7a77cdb998 my room quickly, I 13333c9827 hurried to the counter 9d503fb9e1 and grabbed the coffee.f6a5524d2091aed3

“Thanks, I’ll buy a4cf550393 next time.”a07ebbe1e8d387b1

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The thought of getting 216edf03c0 free coffee lifted my 38f8f31c84 spirits. Handing him the e2e13069a8 coffee with a bf3fd17159 smile, a system 591c9c5b78 window popped up 71b73985a7 above Ye Ilhoo’s 33b139eca0 head. I was 21c2a90fec now quite bb994b6f4b used to 6b84e60822 checking its bb0892435c contents.10d4d630fdcd9fb0

[Ye Ilhoo/SS-Rank Hunter (Elemental Attack)]

♥Affinity♥: 8/??17316ad21bd85b85

[System://Ye Ilhoo likes your smiling face! He wants to see it more but is shy! Perfect chance! If you keep smiling, you can gain a lot of affinity! Don’t miss it!♪ ٩( ´ω` )و ♪]

Hmm, it ea9a0f73ca must be 71e9afd6a5 broken. Better to ignore 29857e3bc0 it, right? It seemed better for 5a9ebc0707 my mental health.a6c4cc511738df3d

Having sparred, eaten, and 3307b8a7c9 received coffee as promised, f7413fc191 there was no reason 1ccef1bda6 to stay with Ye 7e333a5105 Ilhoo any longer.1ced1336263ad5b5

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Just as I 0779dd3ff6 was about to e76e6ccab2 say goodbye, he 14e22f5f01 lightly tugged at 4a44085d0e my shirt.6e6c7fdd8acb67a2

“Tomorrow at c4aacc7e44 seven again.”56c9e19df4a6e44b

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“Got it, man. Don’t be late.”16a6fadf3259fa94

“…”37cdc9d0c93abcdb

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“See ya!”9a8e1876e1e7735f

Waving my hand, a32d454499 he watched me 33d8c3da55 quietly before letting d4ce2f33e5 go of my 6c72080d0c shirt.7b67313c2f3b5321

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“Go, Kang Balbal.”84411cb13faa8c1a

He gave me f749eb425e a weird nickname, 1e029375de but it was b2bccccd4c better than being 43a7740fb3 looked down on abd8b0b5ac for being D-rank.479254a8396303ae

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Is it because 8c6e9a79e4 I’m always bustling 5c24930b5c around that he 90b76f06d1 calls me Kang 99cbc5437e Balbal? It’s surprisingly straightforward.ac9972430f2ab700

Crossing the hallway, be5c01f3ce I soon returned 5b8fa4dc54 to the fifth 1ecb1d07f0 floor where my 0e5b2b2cb5 room was. A few hunters I 532dfe15f0 passed whispered among themselves 122e8d1904 while looking at me. Judging by the unfamiliar d2755e9e96 faces, I must have f16e297396 become quite famous among f2329282e9 them because of Ye 467b744057 Ilhoo.64548b9ac443d3f6

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Regardless, I was too ee3ca16294 busy mulling over yesterday’s 3f785259a3 events.faba401ffe3e0e66

When Chae Gohae b0c5dbe0e1 called me to a6ba33763d his office, he 521ef4f908 had said this.4b59e5d24da1e141

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[Good, no injuries… That’s what you’re saying.]

He was definitely 29d22ba404 hiding his true 565d4e82e4 intentions, trying to 0a1c5ef95a gauge something.e6ba98be582a6f8e

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[Oh, were you hungry? Well, you didn’t answer your phone since last evening. Did you just sleep without eating?]

That’s what Jeong Yeonji had said…11e28288293d2775

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Even though I claimed 13d5bcea49 my memory was spotty, 5b2a775a6b Chae Gohae didn’t show 4053df9803 any suspicion when I cfa94719ed assured him I was 2759943bdc fine. He was 5102581118 the head 4d082573ab of IDEA, f9e4419881 after all.c2e018b7ea85398c

There were plenty da3b75b5dd of high-ranking hunters e32241114a around, and recently, 13e736437f there hadn’t been 4c131f5dac any dangerous gates 6a213edf67 opening.e9706ca85620b53b

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There was an 21595e0e49 A-rank gate that c62f75d1a3 opened recently, and 98cb891dbd most hunters were ff01758178 involved, but it dd16f73590 was an unusual dcc7122456 case, and everyone 53fc9e40a5 returned safely.2b37f8a228deded2

But no matter how c3244427f7 relaxed things seemed, gates 10ec5ef42f were places where vigilance eee8e935d8 should never be lowered. The government 6b9a6a279a was still 0415b26caf conducting intense da904981f9 research on 2fcb50f3ca these mysterious a934c04414 areas.ad337c74640fa5b9

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‘Would someone 48e816ca82 who knows 230515d8d7 how dangerous cc32fbb37f gates are 2e72ee507d leave a d6b1cb51b7 hunter with fd78613ede mental issues 6ac9d48912 unchecked?’bc571f90d86886d2

Even if I didn’t 80d3597c1d enter gates often due cf94b1deb9 to my low rank, 4c2457d1f5 the danger level didn’t 2739e0ef8b decrease.7bb0000fc42dd018

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‘Something smells fishy.’3b81ae99bfaab585

Why does it seem like Chae Gohae wants to keep me close in IDEA… near him? What benefit does he gain from a D-rank?74bccecf12ef9a7c

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The deeper f5778c261f the mystery, 3b6eef3550 the more 0da97914d1 my animal 83c3db7fd1 instincts awakened.13b4e2ea297b1e4a

It seemed 88a09b7d2e I had f31f8f7fcc something to ed4cbaee9c do beyond de2e3c0ff9 sparring with 6b8207f5f0 Ye Ilhoo.05bd938cc9c8681c

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