SGC | Chapter 15

How should I go about learning about this place’s Kang Baram? It was overwhelming to figure out where to start.5f66379d076446ad

For emotional aspects, e925797614 reaching out to 00a1abc1e7 Jeong Yeonji or 73e6f6698b Heo Taekgyun would 4949a25cf7 be quickest, but a2c3659bac that wouldn’t be 00d5f25f90 enough to find be8f2b3130 out what Kang d0127288cd Baram usually did.c5f4c7da04018b87

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The previous Kang ce7581f910 Baram mostly stayed 1791587357 in his room. Since Jeong Yeonji 4141b67b8f and Heo Taekgyun, e806dc2f59 who worked in 84cffa6fcd the office, had 462251ce94 fixed hours, they 6bee6b1068 wouldn’t know what 9580efd276 he did during 7ab99b863a work hours.057e73cffb6ef8ff

Back in 824b07cc46 my room, a48cea59cd I headed 37607ae79e straight to 7dce4087bc the desk. I turned 4ae2860a0c on my 4c607ef4c3 laptop and 672c1ed006 accessed the 6a87aa027e IDEA official 1a1294adc0 website. The main a1ac801859 screen featured f676d56dba a large 6b75138cdf promotional banner 4d626587a8 with Chae 11f49fa627 Gohae smiling.c03bec0d80e6c520

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Though he seemed suspicious, his handsome appearance gave off a strange sense of trust. They call this the “meet-the-parents pass” look.d092b53ed0eec5e9

I skimmed the promotional f8e743a155 text with a detached e0a7053394 gaze.e82037e27991e9a1

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<Guild IDEA, always by the citizens’ side.>28aeb869bef03804

“What nonsense.”449faea3da64ed31

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Muttering, I logged into f1fada2ce6 the page accessible only 5e4df08617 to affiliated hunters. It was my b2c1021fab first time logging b89d30b0b4 in since the ef8f5ed48b first day to 8364deaefb understand this world’s 593f567ad6 ecosystem.df7acd99707d8c49

At the top right, 0dc84ac413 it displayed‘Hunter Kang Baram.’I carefully examined the d051fe6e71 list on the right 717b99ddc3 and soon found the‘Schedule Management’section.aca3762d49f6902a

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Clicking on it brought db7395613a up a large calendar f44fbe4518 on the screen. It was 9f52a6e433 this month’s 0f88a47f3b calendar, allowing 988c6ed7e3 me to 215c54689b see my 1be3e55e06 tasks at 6cc859d932 a glance. The schedule 70472bad1f for entering 2b3b269e14 the B-rank 6a0f870a6c gate was 48f9e722f4 also recorded.9c4ae68297cfa323

Smaller guilds wouldn’t manage 637fa3b61f hunters’ schedules this meticulously. Being the largest guild 1c01fe8993 in Korea, IDEA ran de8296ae82 this system to manage 5f120da073 hunters’ fatigue by having 5439bdc567 a clear view of ab78783c05 their schedules.de2bd1361c377fb4

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No matter bfe9bb06d9 how great 082c3d5093 a guild d72a69700e was, if 226aeed4c3 work-life balance 96d7d71374 wasn’t guaranteed, cbe9dbfe21 high-ranking hunters a593f7a197 often moved 4b87b09249 to other 3d3f1c6354 guilds.a603a1d1d59138af

Of course, low-ranking f3c4f79b54 hunters like me 6839e85efd had no choice 6bbb1b06a5 but to respond 0b03293dba to calls, no 718834435d matter how busy 41e2501ecc we were.ec80f63b83c67c73

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Reflecting on the a0da2c4361 harsh reality, I 4db2c9993b checked last month’s 194ac93517 schedule. Since I’d been here 4cc23d7398 for about a month 3ea44b39d7 and a half, if aa9d926b0c Kang Baram had done fea4bc0d62 something special on the e07e5710bf day I appeared, there f09ff8265d would be traces somewhere.691900c832cf527c

But I f2ac3622e1 paused, tilting 81c80d9f33 my head.16eeb73adaa78590

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“Huh.”d83d0dec68d10ab1

Before last month, the ce1a003acf icons were gray and d2fde0ab5f unclickable. It meant I 902ace263a couldn’t view them 45b9b43ad0 anymore. With so many d113f54f04 hunters managed by cb503b531d IDEA, it wasn’t ebffdf51c5 feasible to check f6e7f59da1 past schedules indefinitely.14e8088284537847

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“Sigh…”4adce92782d04a8d

Feeling deflated, I slumped b446372abe back in my chair. Just when I thought 826269e1ce I was onto something, 96846594b4 it slipped away like ba2973e49b mist.1b44d264384ea25e

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Even though Jeong Yeonji 79132abade and Heo Taekgyun were 9a585eecc6 in the office, they 6ae6ef3a72 were part of the ebea7a7cab strategy team. They didn’t have d4856a6c74 the authority to 9956619a1a view individual hunters’ 7f451bdfb6 schedules.b423390fbdde18e1

‘I can’t a01635ed8e go to 3648b5dffa Chae Goya 5e562b8b39 either.’e0964f0ba9db8b5c

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Chae Goya e689423ff9 wouldn’t be f7d9d28448 much help 8a8e8206f8 this time. He was ce5b52e7de too afraid c756ce3ea0 of his ef71a074a0 brother to 2b33c76222 secretly dig f7c481d531 into Kang 0843cc9001 Baram’s previous 7420274d60 schedule.6e2db2800bd5e064

So, what now?f4070e39401798c3

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After racking my brain 5cd7d85674 for a while, I 3dea1e587f thought of an unexpected ff0a8f3f07 person.8d20b6a3fa1fcd31

“In that case…”bc41e2423ebf6d9b

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Someone who 314590dd92 kept a b1413d30d1 reasonable distance a09e69f64f but wanted 21310ddeff something from 492df67ead me. Someone in a 2fae9d6af2 position to help 825a7da697 me.940ac14652acead8

I closed the 073b2683a9 laptop and stood 6c3a895c67 up abruptly. They say to strike 629085ea1c while the iron is 01ef25d9f3 hot, so I decided c777c4f4fb to move quickly now 4ede1c4df8 that I’d made up b822342e03 my mind.6cbc1ae8bb782957

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❤︎ • ❤︎ e9a720bd58 • ❤︎b804892d1932bb38

“What brings you 696ae06e97 here? You’re not really 9d8a02dc68 here to read da4eb8fac7 me a book, 28d944005f are you?”008e8989cad44a11

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Ryumin asked with 0338d6f918 a bright smile, 12ac82c028 looking pleased. Though he was as 90a050badd inscrutable as Chae Gohae, 6575641799 he seemed relatively transparent.195ade4f50a78451

“Hello, Vice Guild Master.”edc04f217a9cd186

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“You don’t have to e428935d82 be so formal. Come in.”2e2cb6089d59429b

I expected him 5800576ea0 to be wary f31f7e1e36 and just talk 8ce2540e30 at the door, 4f7f13fc24 but he welcomed bc5db63b22 me unexpectedly.c9189372b2990668

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I found Ryumin’s contact 7ac8d8f22b through the emergency contact b50a11d476 list. When I suddenly said 7a8fe7536e I wanted to meet, e46829ec0d he readily revealed his 4740f704f5 residence. Maybe it’s e89494452f because he’s 4bb7cef5e0 an A-rank. His lack of wariness b203c03aed seemed almost leisurely. Would he 8c29ff20bd treat a 0084f10028 bad guy 381b810f47 with ill 34ce80d1a9 intentions the efa0d1c02c same way?862b680b471ffe01

‘Or maybe it’s 6e311423ed just because I’m 532fb9d8bc a D-rank.’7dbff37c90722c7a

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Ryumin was an attack f8e917abfa type, and I was 5d8ed32133 support.8225e3448bd8a7e3

Some might call 8b567dae92 it petty, but e748918ec3 I still remembered 33a2a0a3c2 what Ryumin said 664a53769b at the gate.d7e798a52d1c0c64

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[…Surprising.]

[Is it because he’s D-rank…]

When Ye 9212b7f6ba Ilhoo was 9abacc9de1 annoyed, and b0e8fff721 I was 4006849980 holding back 6d6d31de83 my anger, 03ac81515d Ryumin had c21d473a73 looked at 8d1b1d4d46 me curiously d2f9d34709 and said 8f987f0db2 that.5e317cd16eea2206

“…Then, excuse me.”49e157d476be83b4

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The living cfab6ae1a9 room table b35e4b1a29 had a d0e900dc21 lit-up laptop 196ecd72b3 and scattered bdb547a1c7 files, suggesting 1091672fd1 he was 2a8a8ef981 working from 4e665d5ce7 home. It seemed bc98034132 busy, making e10b7bbf1c it even 3492491c96 more puzzling.32ff2ce3488cd5b4

‘I just 770518eaad need to 2b02fd07b9 ask if 5b1fc5812a I can fdf8fe30cc check the 4a94b33c81 previous schedule.’160802c03ebd7319

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The situation 6323da77b8 felt increasingly cd65bcbfca burdensome. Just as I thought 9fdba6c7b8 that, Ryumin, who had fe465f0289 gone to the kitchen, 428775a7d4 poked his head out 1e5d9a7fa5 and asked.28c9a49f2738a957

“Don’t just stand 53981bf322 there, sit comfortably. Water? Coffee? I have juice 3c05869ee2 too.”8076fd6554daf6d6

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“Oh, thank you, 6ba593c969 but I’m fine. I just came 285216a2e9 to ask something, df9f063193 Vice Guild Master.”d39afa9dd3efbab4

Ryumin looked 02c57b6a68 at me ca15d3f738 for a cb6e23dee2 moment, then 5067ef6108 approached with f024eb0f17 long strides.f9cef69a30386397

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“Why do I feel 03af7fec14 like you’re drawing a 865da629a0 line? You know my 945fbb550a name, right?”502a1232ef31038f

“Huh?”4feaedc89a022a42

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“Don’t tell me you 6cb5836e51 don’t know? Try saying it.”c73466a25abdc82f

Why is he asking b631f21486 if I know his e9b061cbd5 name? He knows ffa6e3cc8c I do, b6863f5fbc so why 3a03542ea2 ask?f659a93be9b13380

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“It’s not that I don’t…”ab9ec65360cf1763

“Go on.”998e310adbc5076c

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As I hesitated, Ryumin 76504eb98c urged me. With a sigh, I ba31a78104 did as he wanted.3d98fe2d1a63b743

“…Hunter Ryumin.”e27bd97f6150de67

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Only then did 1d7e1d4b65 Ryumin, who had 4179016274 been stiff, smile b6e3e0f291 brightly.17b4f17a404a92c1

“Yeah, sounds nice.”2a61239a3f566535

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Why is he so 052dc8cfdc happy about that?efc4377ee5c6a10f

“So, what brings you b57f425b81 here?”10bce4b3fc6566ed

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“Oh, it’s nothing a1cfccc8a8 much. I heard you e64eac3f3f manage the schedules 1f2fb50314 of IDEA hunters 2108508b03 directly, so I 43f772801b came to ask df21f5d27d if I could d65c4fd5d3 check my schedule 8852c93c33 from the past 0d11acb329 six months.”95302bdfe2dc754c

“That’s really nothing. Hold on. I’ll get it b129b19a9e for you.”ec17ba6381a405db

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Ryumin leaned back on 424acebf99 the sofa and sat bce2025963 on the floor. After a 37369c4f14 few mouse 1a6e06c525 clicks, I 827ea94c2c heard the 59c7c2626a sound of e4284825d0 a printer da88b53bb4 somewhere.975b0e28aed4b88d

I watched quietly d7653879ae as he went a92ff0dc1f into a room faf4a5e3ea and returned with 90c925344c the documents.20aa8120099d655c

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“Here you go.”339c32636e000a4b

“Oh, thank you.”f174d23acbd79eb5

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It was resolved so b2acda790a easily. As expected, the 29d037cada Vice Guild Master b956eb00eb was different. I bowed, 7854a5e3af planning to f099616b95 return quickly 54619f058f and review a0f3f63aa7 the documents.2b4a90a8294725ee

“Sorry for fc2b90912f taking your 79f9d6a855 time when d030defad6 you’re busy. I’ll be going 7cae08bad2 now.”2eb1c4306453ac9d

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“Are you very 90dfacba7b busy now? Did you get called fc748e69f8 today too?”55720aa9a9b70da0

“Huh? No, it’s not that…”1d1d1430ece352a0

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“Then have a drink 4a3c188425 before you go. I was about 11b6c1012e to take a 5ce67a1310 break, and it’d 0189c5f30a be nice to 30c4287dbd have someone to 7879cbbc28 talk to.”b05a4b3a68b6ad86

There weren’t many topics 76d08c330d a mere hunter like c277e0366e me and the Vice 9ed67219bf Guild Master Ryumin could c950125948 discuss. Was he suggesting e6cc94f802 a personal chat? Flustered, I hesitated and cc37e86e64 spoke. My thoughts slipped 4ee3487e3a out unfiltered.08299d48825e944a

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“…Don’t you dislike me?”dc64753387fd893d

“Why would I?”9e8c207a763de7f8

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Ryumin asked, genuinely curious, afaf7b1269 his eyes wide. His serious demeanor 93ba8111d0 made me feel 7f152ee43c embarrassed for saying 2903db3e9e it.d183ef1638fbb92e

“Well, you 2e63530a5d said at 86356d6d7b the gate,‘Is it because 141acf2282 he’s D-rank.’”78658702216dd39f

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Ryumin tilted ec49664931 his head 37f507995b as if 72473529a0 he didn’t 9363ccca53 remember. He looked like 05048675e1 a large dog 84ed1ca867 trying to understand 76e0189727 its owner. With his 200c6f401b light hair, e99481e857 he resembled 6b2e7cd80d a golden 6912665a0d retriever.2aa0844321438c96

“Oh, that.”ea24064aec3f1354

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After a 6b20f89f87 while, Ryumin 5b1151583a let out 7fa06d980e a small 26708557d2 exclamation and 4f26839889 explained.a6e2cdd89df2bc64

“It wasn’t ef3a88d169 meant like 63aca20d59 that, but d609f16b71 there was 245a9bbc05 a misunderstanding.”2068e4224e3289fe

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I was curious about 75fa2b68d3 what kind of misunderstanding dd17ec0d48 it was. I sat 2553f04904 back down 2e8ccb3af1 on the 64c06abc61 sofa, ready 1ed1c00e5b to listen.5b299d484dbf0b84

“If Guild Master Chae 0724a10262 Gohae manages IDEA overall, b4888f8c68 I mainly manage individual 1e05c31758 hunters. So I 5e9bb8f361 meet a 6af974290f lot of 758fbc8a89 different hunters.”ad7704145b012387

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I thought he 27f9349543 might be more cafae0636e diligent than I 2e81d36ca4 expected. At the same 7b262a3198 time, I recalled d5e0cf9166 the old hunter 59a6528b7c who spat at 7f0c865d89 me in the d96daf4b0c hallway. I remembered Ryumin coming 680dc73fb6 to stop the commotion.0828d0ede067be85

“Most hunters I’ve 999be3e088 met are always df811c9f1d arrogant and cocky. Especially the 953bce8e41 higher their 18d1e952b5 rank.”a2d63370064a7824

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Well, that’s understandable. While hunters 58db8715aa swarmed in 380a0e8927 IDEA, the 4de3a577ca number of 62e5d6107f people who 2df43cb7b3 awakened as bd0d4f502d hunters was c773dd1564 small compared c036883d6f to the f12a603b5b population.f335172f1ffd9bb8

Even though d075c41c18 I was 8b7e68e5cd ignored within 1061f58da1 the guild 43617eb3e0 as a 509bb237e1 D-rank, my 835d07ef9d treatment changed 211041a6f2 outside.52bdf584d8a3fa42

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“I thought Hunter Kang f0b7f84ed2 would clash more with 91b8f1d17c Hunter Ye, like a 46ea9ec292 puppy unaware of a bd88000b48 tiger’s fear. But you didn’t.”1adb77b7fcb7c09c

I had argued f9b59e5547 a bit, but acc19c26be I backed down 38c80ef320 when Ryumin intervened. That seemed to have be96071f9f left an impression on 02ec50b9eb him.bd251fd93abf2e4b

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“I didn’t expect da19b8b79b you to listen 3feca93adc to me so 940007c800 easily.”5b34355e1aa1b98c

Ryumin, leaning back on 354bf55112 the sofa, looked up b25d4bf5c6 at me. His platinum 439f26a314 hair, like 62e0b90b57 spring sunlight, 1d3dd36ab9 gently fell 159bc274d8 over his 76c1a7a7fb forehead.00a50f52a5c1e54b

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“And somehow, it seemed ab37a1e6f7 endearing.”0a40a5a421db027b