GM Ch37

Soohyuk had no intention of hiding Minjun’s existence. If he was active as a hunter, he would stand out like an awl in his pocket anyway. It didn’t matter that he was a C-class. Minjun was special.

A being called the Spirit King personally came to Minjun and told him to become stronger. The speculation that Minjun’s request for help in clearing 100 dungeons was related to the Spirit King had already turned into certainty. In this case, rather than trying to hide it, it would be better to make clear that Minjun was his person.

[Yoon June: It is a buff skill and the value is a secret~( ˃ ⩌˂)]

[Yoon June: You can’t poke our chick~]

[Yoon June: If you steal our baby chick, I will knock you all down~]

With an indifferent face, Soohyuk briefly wrote down the things that S-class hunters were most curious about.

Hunters with outstanding skills were welcomed anywhere. Even though there was still time left to fulfill the contract, hunters were often taken away with a penalty fee. This was true even in large guilds with S-class hunters as guild leaders.

However, whenever possible, they tried to part ways without any backstabbing. Secretly stealing a hunter was something that hurt each other’s pride. Because of that, Seo Wooju and Choi Euiseong even had a huge conflict at one point.

Messages popped up again in the group window. After seeing Kwak Jonghoon’s message saying that he would come visit right away, Soohyuk called Minjun.

Soohyuk unilaterally pushed Minjun to meet him at the Hunter Market. Anyway, they had promised to meet at the safe house this evening. To avoid Kwak Jonghoon and protect Minjun, it seemed better to meet earlier than scheduled.

“I’ll see you later. Oh, and if you get a call from an unknown number, don’t answer.”

After ending the call, Soohyuk headed to the vice guild leader’s office without even looking at the group window. When he opened the door, Seongwon, who was working hard on his computer, caught his eye.

“I’m leaving work now.”

“What?”

“If the Legion guild leader comes, tell him I’m not there. I’ll turn off my phone, so if there’s anything urgent, contact Minjun.”

“What the hell is going on?”

“I suddenly felt like leaving work early. I’m done for the day.”

“Yoon Soohyuk.”

“I’m running away. Those pests are bugging us to tell them how great our chick is. Bye.”

Soohyuk slammed the door without listening to Seongwon’s answer. With his excellent S-class hearing, he could hear Seongwon shouting “this crazy guy-” beyond the door, but he turned away.

The waiting time for the elevator was so long that Soohyuk jumped from the 15th floor hallway window to the first floor. He said he was 10 minutes away from the Hunter Market.

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After eating lunch at the guild’s cafeteria, Minjun headed to the Hunter Market. It didn’t take long to get to Hunter Market, which was five subway stops from the dormitory.

Minjun’s shopping creed was to get things done quickly and effectively. He looked at the list he had prepared in advance and quickly bought only the items he needed.

After putting two magic boxes, a set of ten thin rain swords, a low-level potion, and rope and wire into his inventory, Minjun left the Hunter Market and stopped when he saw a banner hanging in the lobby.

“Huh?”

The colorful, childishly designed banner advertised Hunter Market’s regular auction. Minjun was well aware of the Hunter Market’s regular auctions but what caught Minjun’s eye was the promotional message written in large letters on another banner.

[Opening of the Kim Minjun Memorial Hall – Hunter Kim Minjun, the life of a hero who saved the world]

Minjun froze like ice, shocked as he was when he saw himself featured in the documentary.

A memorial hall? He looked at the banner carefully, wondering who on earth was creating the memorial hall. Then, when he saw the name ‘Kim Minjun Hunter Memorial Association’ at the bottom right of the banner, he just sighed.

He chose to live as a man who was already dead. No amount of pointing it out and being shocked would change that. Just when he decided he would never go there, the cell phone he held in his hand vibrated. The name that appeared on the screen was Soohyuk.

Minjun answered the phone wondering what was going on.

“Yes, guild leader.”

―Where are you?

“Me? Hunter Market.”

―Oh? What are your other schedules today?

“None. I’m going to go right there. Why? Is there something wrong?”

Because there were quite a few people coming and going in the Hunter Market lobby, Minjun did not use the word ‘safe house.’ He was planning to buy snacks and go to the safe house, but he wondered if something else had happened.

— No, nothing happened. Wait for a moment, don’t go anywhere, just wait there. I’ll be there in 10 minutes. You have my car number, right? I’ll pick you up, just stay there. Okay?

“Guild leader?”

―See you in a bit. Oh, and if you get a call from an unknown number, don’t answer.

Soohyuk hung up the phone first, telling him to wait without giving a reason. Minjun looked at the screen with the call time flashing in confusion. Soohyuk’s voice was calm, so it didn’t seem like anything urgent had happened.

Just when he was scratching my head wondering what the hell was going on, but this time he got a call from Jung Seongwon. Soohyuk did warn him not to answer if he got a call from an unknown number. But since he had saved Seongwon’s number, he was an exception. Minjun pressed the call button without hesitation.

“Yes, vice guild leader.”

―The guild leader said he was going to meet you, hunter Kim Minjun. Is that correct?

“Yes. I’m at the Hunter Market. The guild leader told me to wait here. Is something wrong?”

―Nothing happened… I’m sorry. If the guild leader does something, please contact us right away.

From Jung Seongwon’s voice on the other end of the phone, Minjun could feel the sorrow of a subordinate who had a troublesome boss. It was understandable, since the guild leader caused the accident and it was up to the vice guild leader to fix it.

At times like this, there was only one thing Minjun could say.

“Yes. I will definitely contact you.”

―Thank you.

After ending the short phone call, Minjun decided to search up the Kim Minjun Hunter Memorial Association and the Kim Minjun Memorial Hall while waiting for Soohyuk.

He didn’t go to the homepage. Instead, he scanned the titles of related articles and came across a familiar name. It was said that Soohyuk was one of the directors of the Kim Minjun Hunter Memorial Business Association.

“It did seem like he is a fan.”

Minjun remembered that Soohyuk respected his past self. He knew that if he was conscious of this, it would be difficult to meet Soohyuk properly, so he decided to forget about it. It was no wonder that the man who proudly said in front of the camera that he named the guild June in honor of the respected Hunter Kim Minjun became the director of the Memorial Association.

Minjun scratched his head and turned off his phone. He felt strange that his hard-working past was being recognized like this.

“Anyway, I’ll have to hide it until the end.”

When a so-called dead person comes back to life, things will get complicated in many ways. Since he had no lingering regrets about the past, it was better for him to just prepare for a peaceful retirement life as planned.

While he was thinking about this and that, he got a call from Soohyuk again.

“Guild leader?”

―I’m here. Come out. Don’t hang up.

Minjun left the Hunter Market with his cell phone pressed to his ear. There was a line of cars stopping briefly at the front entrance of the building.

―Left. Look to your left.

As Soohyuk said, he looked to the left and saw a large black SUV with dark tint. It seemed like it was Soohyuk’s car that he had rode in before, but he even checked the number just in case.

He slowly approached and opened the passenger seat door. In the driver’s seat, an expressionless man was holding the steering wheel. He made eye contact with the man who turned his head in this direction, and only after a few breaths did he recognize him as Soohyuk.

The cognitive interference item that Soohyuk had was of a high grade, so he was able to exclude the item’s effect on a specific target. So even though others could not recognize Soohyuk, Minjun recognized him accurately.

“Hurry up and get in.”

“Yes.”

Minjun quickly got into the car. After fastening his seatbelt, Soohyuk started the car.

“What’s going on?”

“I’m going to the summer workshop. I told you I’d introduce you.”

At that, he remembered that Soohyuk said he would introduce him to the workshop during the grassland dungeon raid. He really liked the chairs and tables that Soohyuk had, so he decided that he had to go.

“I can just search for it. You said it was in Hanam.”

“I’ll give you a ride. It’s far.”

“Now?”

“I ran away because I didn’t want to work. Go along with it.”

At this unexpected confession, Minjun understood why Jung Seongwon sighed. If the guild leader ran away because he didn’t want to work, the vice guild leader was bound to be stressed.

“The vice guild leader called.”

“What did he say?”

“He wants me to call him if the guild leader does something.”

“Hahaha. It’s okay, I won’t cause any accidents.”

Soohyuk assured in a cheerful voice, but Minjun did not even half believe it. The man had a strong sense of responsibility and was capable. However, he also had the guts to throw down the gauntlet when he needed to.

“In life, unexpected accidents sometimes happen. I’m sure you would not expect the vice guild leader to run away because he didn’t want to work, right?”

“Seongwon hyung knows too. It’s just once in a while. Why are you looking at me like that?”

“Me?”

“It’s the way you look at an evil business owner.”

Minjun, who was thinking deep down that Soohyuk was a villain, was surprised. The man’s instincts were like that of a ghost. Now that he was caught, Minjun decided to act shamelessly.

“Then are you not?”

“You know how much I pay Seongwon? And I’ve finished all the work I needed to do for today.”

“I thought you said you ran away because you didn’t want to work.”

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