GM Ch39

When Minjun heard Soohyuk being called Yoon June, he forced his face to keep from laughing. Even when he was working as a hunter, he used to be called by a combination of his last name and his guild name.

But it’s Yoon June? A nickname that would only suit a dog was extremely unsuitable for this man.

“Please don’t disturb our intimate date, Choi Winter-nim.”

Minjun glanced at Soohyuk without realizing it at the completely unexpected word. The man standing next to him was smiling brightly.

“Are you two dating? I don’t think so? How long has it been since you two met?”

“We are getting to know each other carefully. I will not comment on the rest. Minjun, Let’s go that way.”

Minjun didn’t immediately understand what was going on, but he still had an idea. Instead of protesting that he wasn’t dating, he followed as Soohyuk grabbed his arm. Meanwhile, he did not forget to bow to Euiseong.

The place where Soohyuk dragged Minjun was far away from Choi Euiseong. Minjun, who sat quietly in a chair, chose his words carefully.

“What was that?”

“What was what?”

“That thing from earlier.”

“Why? We’re on a date, right?”

Soohyuk smiled excitedly and insisted that it was a date. This time, Minjun couldn’t say no. He knew how good an S-class hunter’s ears were, so he had to be sparing in his words.

Minjun made a face, confused. Soohyuk’s cell phone was turned off, so he couldn’t send a message.

Minjun thought for a moment and called the water spirit. And he wrote water letters on a glass table.

[Should we be dating?]

Soohyuk looked surprised after reading the words.

“Something like this is even possible?”

“Yes.”

Minjun nodded his head and gave Soohyuk a look. When he pressured him with his eyes to answer quickly, Soohyuk bared his teeth and smiled.

“Because my baby is so popular. It’s because I’m scared that he’ll dump me. Baby you’re mine. So baby, please understand. Understand?”

Minjun was speechless as he watched the powerful handsome man smile and casually say the words that made his stomach turn. He understood once and for all why he was called a lunatic.

He was really crazy.

Still, he thought he knew why Soohyuk said they were on a date. If he said he was dating Soohyuk, it would have been a good excuse for him to reject the scouting offer.

“Baby? Why aren’t you saying anything?”

“Because we’re getting to know each other… Please call me by my name.”

The title “baby” was too strong, so Minjun corrected it first. He didn’t want to keep hearing “baby.”

“Okay. Minjun. I’m happy that Minjun cares about me so much.”

“Guild leader?”

“If Minjun hadn’t accepted me, I would have had a really hard time. So please take care of me tonight as well. I will work really hard.”

Only then did Minjun realize Soohyuk’s intentions. He was telling Euiseong, who was probably eavesdropping on the other side of the cafe, to listen. The soft and gentle voice was truly as soft as speaking to a lover. So he felt even more upset.

Minjun wrote on the glass table using the spirit of water.

[Please stop!!!]

He even wrote three exclamation marks on purpose. Then Soohyuk grinned.

“I really am going to work hard, you know? No, maybe it’s ‘do well’ instead of ‘work hard’? I’m confident about that. You like it, don’t you?”

There weren’t any dirty words, but the intention was clear. This was his first time experiencing this kind of subtle teasing, and Minjun felt his cheeks heating up. Memories of that night also came to mind reflexively. He was so embarrassed and shy that he wished he could kick Soohyuk in the shins.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“I’m thinking I wish I could kick the guild leader in the shins.”

Minjun said without hiding his dissatisfaction. Seeing Minjun’s disgruntled cat-like appearance, Soohyuk burst out laughing.

The fact that he told Choi Euiseong that they were on a date was something he came up with on the spot. It was the surest way to claim ownership from those who clearly coveted Minjun.

Still, there was no need to call Minjun “baby.” However, Minjun’s reaction was interesting, so he tried to act cute. He couldn’t hide it, he kept laughing every time Minjun looked at him with judging eyes.

It was surprising that Minjun, who had an ambiguous reaction to anything, showed his disapproval so actively.

“My shins are too strong to be cracked anyway.”

“Then why don’t we try it?”

“Nope. Not my joints, but you can bite me anywhere later. That’s fine with me.”

This time, Minjun was impressed by the words that had an erotic meaning. He didn’t like being manipulated by Soohyuk like this.

“I might bite you.”

“Oh my. It’s scary. I’ll go and come back.”

Just then, the pager rang and Soohyuk quickly got up from his seat as Minjun quietly glared at his back.

He wondered what kind of relationships Soohyuk had been in so that he could say something like that so casually.

“I heard It’s a buff skill? How much does it raise?”

As soon as Soohyuk left the place, Choi Euiseong came to visit. Instead of sitting on the chair, he stood close to Minjun at a reasonable distance.

“It’s a secret.”

Minjun looked up at Euiseong and answered calmly. He remembered Soohyuk’s warning that the exact numbers were a secret.

“You received some good training. Are you two really dating?”

“We are getting to know each other carefully.”

“Were you threatened?”

Euiseong’s appearance, standing with his arms crossed, was extremely serious. That’s why Minjun burst out laughing. He wondered if Soohyuk saying he was dating someone would be perceived in this way.

“The guild leader is handsome.”

“Yoon June’s face is nice to look at, but you don’t date people just because of their faces.”

Minjun gave the most plausible reason. Everyone seemed to admit that Soohyuk’s face was beyond their taste.

Minjoon stifled a laugh as a frowning Euiseong assured him that it was possible, but gave him stern advice. If he wasn’t in the position of having to hide his relationship with Soohyuk, he would have nodded in agreement.

“I have a pretty face, a lot of money, and a great body, Choi Winter.”

Soohyuk, who came back carrying a tray of pancakes topped with whipped cream and strawberries and coffee, suddenly intervened.

“Can you look at me for a moment?”

Choi Euiseong watched Soohyuk put the tray on the table and spoke up.

“You have no manners. Can’t you see we’re on date?”

“It’s related to the whereabouts of Hunter Kim Minjun. I mean, not the Hunter Kim Minjun here, but the Hunter Kim Minjun who went missing eight years ago.”

When Euiseong mentioned Hunter Kim Minjun’s name, Soohyuk immediately reacted, And Minjun’s heart, who was listening next to him, skipped a beat.

“If you’re joking around, it’s not funny.”

“I have to say it face to face. It’ll just take a moment.”

Choi Euiseong motioned for them to go outside. Soohyuk nodded, stood up and excused himself to Minjun.

“Eat first. I’ll be right back.”

Instead of raising his coffee cup, Minjun quietly watched the two men leaving the cafe. If it was suddenly said that it was related to Hunter Kim Minjun’s whereabouts, Minjun, the person involved, couldn’t help but wonder what was going on.

What did they mean, it’s related to his whereabouts?

Minjun immediately called the wind spirit and attached it to the two people. Unless you were a spiritist, you couldn’t detect the spirit’s presence, but since both Minjun and Euiseong were S-class, they had to maintain a distance just enough to hear the conversation.

“Are you two really dating?”

“Why don’t you stay out of other people’s private lives and just tell me about Hunter Kim Minjun’s whereabouts?”

After confirming that he could clearly hear Soohyuk’s sly voice, Minjun lifted his coffee cup without paying attention to the two people standing on the terrace outside the cafe. In times like this, it was best to feign disinterest.

“You’re impatient.”

“You know it’s always like that, right?”

“Whatever. June guild leader. I know you have Minjun hyung’s hair and blood. I need that.”

“And Why do you need it?”

Soohyuk also did not immediately agree to the straightforward request. And Minjun, who was listening to their conversation, also wondered why Euiseong needed his hair and blood.

“I will definitely return the favor.”

“But first, you have to convince me.”

“Are you going to be like this?”

“Yes.”

Minjun could imagine what kind of expression Soohyuk was making just by hearing his sly voice. The man with the upper hand must be smirking, his eyes narrowed slightly. He heard Choi Euiseong sighing.

“Fine. Beggars can’t be choosers. It’s a secret, but you probably know this.”

“I will listen and judge for myself.”

“Listen carefully. Minjun is alive.”

Minjun almost dropped the coffee cup he was holding at the completely unexpected words. Using great patience, he did not turn his head towards where the two people were standing.

How did you know that?

Hunter Kim Minjun, who single-handedly fought against Hydra during the second cataclysm, was officially missing. But no one thought he was alive. It was widely believed that he was consumed by the Hydra and that not a single piece of his body remained.

Minjun couldn’t figure out why he said with such a confident voice that Hunter Kim Minjun was alive.

“How do you know that? No way, you didn’t steal away Hunter Kim Minjun, did you?”

Soohyuk’s voice was filled with disbelief, but it became sharper than before.

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