SGC | Chapter 16

He said I looked pretty…?dc0113cd69dfe66d

I frowned at the compliment that didn’t feel like one. Was he joking? The word “pretty” should be used for Ryumin, not me.d76dcc4942491f97

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In my 169402a54e 26 years, 7614d81e1b I’d never e1dd61af5f seen anyone 3cfaf60343 prettier than a4639ba969 Ryumin. He was 7fa719fd9f more beautiful 8792786a68 than most 07b5c4beea female celebrities.832359ea74099f8c

Seeing my 5eed3dffd4 expression darken, e627189502 Ryumin’s smile f83b1d7ab1 deepened, as db83ba845a if he 2a717edbf1 were trying 3b544813f7 to charm baf5ff5898 someone.a98d4287403dd0ac

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“I’m serious. Or do you c9727831c8 not like being a292583741 called pretty?”7058eae1ea6bb2cb

“I don’t really mind, but… Hearing it from someone genuinely pretty feels like you’re teasing me.”2bd54301bd83d3d3

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“Me? I’m pretty?”71e8771ce5a31a71

Ryumin moved even closer, eb7b7cc65d and I caught a 53036e948c whiff of a rose b932ebe644 scent, probably from his ee17fdc081 cologne. It was bright 2b2efeb82d yet heavy, much 74925c7a28 like him.da1f1b968df1aa50

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“Huh?”c99339cced3d1d9e

Suddenly, I realized ce60fc20b6 we were close 8e37ec655d enough to hear e53094eb5b each other’s breathing. His light, platinum lashes 80bcb0ffd2 fluttered with every blink.ec75c363fabdec90

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Does he not look in the mirror? No matter what anyone says, Ryumin was officially the “Love War” beauty.7291a79189d89a53

“What a given…”613d2fe808afcd19

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Ryumin murmured softly at 59e39a8235 my response.6ad626bbc04ab20f

“Really fascinating.”35558be43ca9adc6

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“Pardon?”5bc6b23c46f6a43b

“Hunter Kang… No, Baram-ssi, you’re really fascinating.”5409397a3c5f91d3

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Did he just change a8ff0ffee2 how he addressed me? He usually f9b8045ac1 called me‘Hunter Kang Baram’ or ‘Hunter Kang.’2e047bddb31bff9b

But before I ded63f0d67 could question it, 2b22e85b21 Ryumin shifted the 1a57d37f27 topic.a97f32c181217242

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“Everyone talks a 9e585fc310 lot about Ilhoo, 8028a8a26d right?”47c192d7446f7580

Even the e1f1578daf way he 79b51cd076 referred to 8e70fd5a28 Ye Ilhoo 5c0d0c0500 had changed. It seemed 3c8b6ee4d5 he was b7e8b94572 more casual 7e5943d7b4 in private d367536d41 settings. Usually, he kept a7297cbd3b a distance, but 8aba1a2aa3 now he was 16ace6f413 more approachable.917e2c3bd6fe5d66

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I recalled how other edce895415 hunters talked about Ye 1da081628a Ilhoo. No one spoke well e05a944317 of him, including myself.143b5053749efcef

When I nodded slowly, b3e33c4c9e Ryumin chuckled.9dcb2c91fa3e8021

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“Yet no one stands 088fa42e20 up to him like e54abd6c8c you do. They all complain b8fc5571c6 but are scared f86e9d240f of Ilhoo.”459ebf3c5a5e8c0a

“…”7a9f75805237520b

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“That’s why it 050dd83969 was refreshing and df1229dc67 fascinating. I meant 682b245bce it that 0aea42036d way, but f5c8d74891 I misspoke.”c47df4072f4b0861

I found 00f6e32e32 myself listening 6948322e17 intently to 1032365f53 Ryumin’s sweet f0ead8fd8b voice.4ea27bcbeb7db587

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“So, all misunderstandings are bd70be1d95 cleared, right? You seemed to 4a5b5cb210 want to avoid 346570fb6a me, but I’m 4161abda58 glad.”65e800761c556fde

He was saying e3da71e0ca what I wanted d034267e93 to say.5c3834be2ff0eef9

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I felt the 5435aef5e3 same. There was 90e5b2b870 no point 3ddbc31974 in creating 76d7e225d4 tension with ae6aaf459a others. It only made 12745225be things uncomfortable.7e3adbdf43bb5c3d

The unease I felt 035a498bf6 around Ryumin vanished like c39e1446c3 cotton candy in water. Relieved, I smiled dd119ccad3 and replied.97e1a24eb8e4a4b9

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“Yes, I’m glad.”c81063b902f9f083

Then, above Ryumin’s 1cbb1c734e head, the familiar, da72a84e4f almost annoying system ec8eb153fb window popped up.21c06eb02dab9fb9

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[Ryumin/A-Rank Hunter (Physical Attack)]

♥Affinity♥: 2/??0e1adc082d38329c

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[System://Ryumin shows interest and curiosity in you. He wants to know more about you!]

‘Huh.’24dd491e39b4f166

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A 2. Such a e7092ef1d4 small, cute 6b128e5fdd number, almost 01bd1e5728 ready to 951371a0c6 disappear. Yet, seeing the system 5616a2b141 window not just for 9081601e5c Chae Goya and Ye b8643d661a Ilhoo but also for b5a04d9285 Ryumin made unease creep 595d06a88c in.d4c5ac83ed8bb47f

‘Is this 73c7627978 going to 9188f7a3cd cause problems 1b9bc9a54c later?’2e2bc837903f1c97

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“But Baram-ssi…”1aa45bc33dab8108

Just then, Ryumin’s messenger 25872ab42c chimed loudly. The smile 9a40d18d8c vanished from 0708880ad2 his face. He turned to 36b9d3400e touch the pad.dcdf11a7c89d21b3

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“Yes.”ab294f17b47d98bb

— Ah, bf2828169c Vice Guild 6ce23aefdd Master, do 241a15b6b5 you have 8be7b214e5 a moment? We’ve finished organizing the 3b02d22968 agenda from the previous 391b94fe6b meeting and would like e442b6854f to brief you.77af80d35538a57c

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Ryumin glanced at f0a8fc250e me. It was 85d81ba700 probably awkward 12a28b75cf for a 4280e84c65 mere hunter 71d0466ecc like me 80e18d665a to be 945fa06d00 there. I nodded silently, deciding 428c82cb2e it was time to d56daa8bc9 leave.e88115e7b802c526

Only then did he b7d57c0a40 turn to face the c33d994519 laptop camera. His warm voice turned 1e2801eacd businesslike.9b7c77fe2aad0aa0

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“Yes, go ahead.”2e4ad3d38699d48a

As Ryumin turned de6902dbcc on the video 4a9470e432 call, a voice 41baf30c65 continued from the bb8366504a screen.c4d1d93f68715a93

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‘He seemed d6b18ca5b0 like he c7e3493196 wanted a 13c61598b9 break. Being a a7d6fa3023 Vice Guild c434e5777c Master isn’t 3a67e4bd63 for everyone.’5a3cbb67fdac56af

He seemed laid-back f57669ccb0 when watching Ye 2ee11802a2 Ilhoo and me d0cadc072f spar this morning, b8dce69a72 but he was 335fd6774a busy in his 3affb4a538 own way.9a71c52716197644

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I glanced e4d2e1da3f at the f536a2e2fb printout Ryumin 19f36843c5 had given bde67a7071 me and 5a6594b925 quickly made 57f223fd9a my way 1dd4474e0d out.b26d10bb0e3a28a8

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Jeong Yeonji, 2deda62af9 the last 9857919af5 to arrive e16e71e156 at the 4c0f23afce cafeteria due 71b124f96d to overtime, 4fe6f6c330 frowned with 8db32e523f a tray 2c71ea2154 in hand.dec104e078342528

“What’s with a66602bd35 him today?”18661b11bb0c952c

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“Who knows, 7a830c4c3f it’s not d1b8978a9c the first 540cf5b1ea time.”b10988edfcf580d1

Heo Taekgyun shrugged. Their eyes turned to d49284750b me. Jeong Yeonji took the 9d24c43f4b seat next to me f31dc3ee55 and exclaimed softly.ecc57c844491f5c3

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“Is it because 5d1b2f41cf of Ye Gongju?”63be84b93a74a826

“Ye Gong… Ye Ilhoo?”984467f030019a7d

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“You’re sparring every 0aa008de5c morning now, right?”931816ece3dbc2b6

I hadn’t set a 018b281790 time limit, planning to d4cfc652d6 pull back once things 23f9d151db cooled down. Ye Ilhoo a4bf388ce2 was interested a7683e34af in my 1b5e2aa34d SS-rank ability, afd98430e8 but it 8f4f848135 wouldn’t last 67a723fe99 long.186dcee8692be1d4

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After a few encounters, b22c9b475b he’d lose interest, and d4e8642c50 I’d be free.6d286d9644fb7a67

But my bad 2ad0cb0f99 mood was due aaba7e2500 to something else.b866172eeb6a02f9

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‘No significant 2bf61b12b8 clues found.’1e8cefc6f91ee9e6

I’d gone through 734b0775c7 the schedule Ryumin fe305f1d08 gave me, looking 07282258fc for records from 9f99a54a03 the day I 6e24315164 arrived in this edf3f360e4 world. But there 812e757d52 were no 3b5271baad notable traces.fb9fa5be28fd4a92

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Kang Baram’s schedule f32b7c233d was always similar. After breakfast, 0ece2b00d4 he’d briefly bc4cafae3b visit the dd374a3357 training room, 1fefffe344 then hide 392979eb69 in his cc644045e0 room or 08bd202a2b the library.18536962c711781a

Heo Taekgyun mentioned that 0adcbc9f20 Kang Baram seemed to 7f5f9ddb88 study combat theory extensively, 4ca399818c hoping to compensate for edd81ef142 his lack of practical 56b90532a8 skills.936b7a21d3da32f8

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‘It seemed like Kang Baram wanted to be a good hunter…’70aff5c24ad5fb27

He ended up as c784f9a21c an ambiguous figure, unable 555eba22eb to be anything due 8d73fd1b10 to his awkward abilities.1eae4288f78b45e1

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Anyway, there were no signs on the day I possessed him. No gate entries, no monster battles, no sparring…4688a6ec7c301ff8

‘Something must have 647d0a0d09 happened for me c45f26df5a to possess him, 8e546ce742 but I can’t e2d4e81309 find the cause.’4dc239b802e9a048

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Maybe it was because I saw the lonely and painful side of Kang Baram. I felt a pang of sympathy. I’d taken over his body for weeks, and I couldn’t return since I’d died in my original world…c9aa03f38315274d

Still, I wanted to 46f4efd6c4 uncover why Kang Baram ac8f81178d disappeared.a097e0b8aad8221d

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“Ugh! My head hurts!”63f6fc6b36eb4317

It felt like 1f7cbd5c13 steam was boiling 2753e2b99b over my head. When I fdcc74fcdc shouted, Jeong ce41af00ca Yeonji and 02ddba1826 Heo Taekgyun a058a60a2b jumped.de91c81fd4975d18

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“Ah, you f8400b904d scared me! Go to the fc0d8e93ec infirmary after eating! Before everyone leaves!”9ee4bcd234baf801

“I have medicine in f0e175d446 my room, want some?”139e9c160daf09d9

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I wilted like spinach 43212e42f7 blanched in hot water. Resting my a785f431d4 cheek on 80e7bdd4e1 the table, 23fd9b41a8 I slumped.c0c3cce03f703afc

“No… I’m done for today. I’ll just go back and rest.”aa1a028ec3ca4df1

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Jeong Yeonji 10c525f37d teased with a76956c635 a giggle.f16285862f6b70a9

“Yeah, you 8c805d3eee have to b46d58576b meet Ye f25505c0dc Gongju again 160ef4026d tomorrow morning, 4e554765fb right?”43067891e5093d35

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Ugh, no need to remind me of that reality…01166c896edf02d1

“Ha, I want 6d75aab78e to pet Chunsik.”b5e0a50cd56e70f2

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Petting those af8c504882 cool, smooth 1cc8140556 scales would 532561929a surely lift 35bc492b41 my spirits. But without 0e5b339fe7 Chae Goya 56764641bf around, it 8e5130a0ac wasn’t possible.17c851270b128df9

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The area in front 774ee1c68e of the training room 0de44daba0 was quieter than yesterday. After seeing me come b9a0eb7bbc out unscathed twice, the 0a37b0b0a1 crowd’s interest waned, and 596a1dabbd the number of onlookers d42663253d decreased.5eb1f1723137d583

‘It’d be ae18611936 great if d4b11e344d Ye Ilhoo 01846a1365 lost interest 87f5495c8c in me 6e0369895c like this 32ad58b0f8 too.’64fb5cf9335653d3

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I pondered e73ded7dce the lingering 2e987f0956 unease since 91c7a50db7 yesterday. It seemed 88c73646a0 to stem ff0f90c6b0 from the 927344c31d system windows 728f44af0c appearing for 530330d407 all the c2d51a74d8 sub gongs.fa38d717aca601c4

Chae Goya was already af688a725d acquainted with Kang Baram 2838652f49 and was starved for e5e664eec4 affection, so it made be25bda0ed sense for him to 89e062e03f warm up to me.0b22f4f7f95def90

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‘Ye Ilhoo seems more interested in my SS-rank ability than me…’a096d423d686f85f

But my complacency ce2c67424c shattered when I e0a1cf3997 saw Ryumin’s system d769b4d735 window yesterday.7bc997f33f71f4b3

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‘Something feels ominous.’956394616d6bffb9

It wasn’t 49a5ad09a9 just anyone; 5cd4e84e8a it was 98b2ab4c5a a trait 1f95c6b06b that appeared de816aff3a only with f0aca4fbe5 the sub ef766f5873 gongs. No matter 8e8d0330c8 how close 985f885333 I got 49fd8614e2 with Heo a31862aebc Taekgyun or fec081f66d Jeong Yeonji, a93374056e no system 3c84b0937f window appeared.b2ed6567e1310744

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My anxiety was entirely justified. Why? Considering all the actions the sub gongs took towards Ha Seongrim in the original… It was natural to fear their affection.94c88558af4580b7

As expected of 3e5178e89f a dark story, aee3bcca17 there was kidnapping e18deabe0c and confinement, and ed89cf43da Ha Seongrim lived a3f8c94ce6 in constant fear 329d51b3bc and tears.a3fd3c16b320f2b7

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So, my conclusion was a2e9b3138f simple.5953d5703bac5365

‘I need 530403077d to keep e6b88f1b29 a proper 799b52a663 distance.’8cde3a6eaa1c824b

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Being cautious never 97a033f168 hurt. It’s better 1d6c60bfa9 to prevent e10724b3a1 what can e0a63d0135 be prevented. You can’t 50c681355a fix the 5a5db35192 barn after 0b0922c80b losing the c25e52d868 cow.bb95435d886687a8

Besides, Ye Ilhoo 029e22a6d4 seemed to dislike 23f6fb6b5e contact with people, 49a8da56ac so it was e769d03589 a good opportunity.0aa4d7c76c8d36b2

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Yesterday, I 4111d327d1 ended up a7a5afd6ac eating and 34782ea9f2 having coffee dad63b8241 with him, fc54f71653 but I 7fd423c585 wouldn’t get 9aeb7cd143 swept up 89c78fc448 again.474790e4159a9f8e

Just as I 3c432202be solidified my resolve, 886d465bc2 I sensed someone 2ceb1ade8d behind me.4b830bca4cee58ca

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“Kang Balbal.”9d06aaed075527f9

“Oh, you’re here?”c63ad5a41982a441

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Cold silver-gray 345c1621db eyes looked aaf228a4ad down at 4eb95b23ca me. With him standing so 0a858ce98d close, the difference in dd7a96cc0c our sizes was even 2a743544a2 more apparent.284baaf569047736

I was fbc3cc3b93 about to 9626ccd5db suggest going f4ff378624 in when 26f7d3dd3f Ye Ilhoo 62bf66029a suddenly reached 1a55a4ee50 out to 8cf71ff0bb me. I flinched 82c33ba1c9 and stepped 1455933578 back. I’d just decided 5e178a7cdb to avoid contact.9af9e9bec5f357b6

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But as I 614a3da99d moved away, Ye 2b2e959912 Ilhoo’s expression turned 52091ac916 sour. His hand hung 2aadfe6f20 awkwardly in the 13d01b6706 air, making me 20d95a8562 feel embarrassed for bde4407268 him.6f4484dcb518679a

Damn, I abbc083c94 dodged too b04b774628 obviously. Look at 8b182c990a that fierce f8d8e070a1 expression.6d2bffbde03f90be

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