SGC | Chapter 27

“Uh… sorry if I made you uncomfortable.”5bb3cd4aa6843217

No matter how close you are, you should respect personal space. Especially since Chae Goya isn’t used to physical contact, I was being thoughtless.fcdd777503866f1e

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I quickly apologized and ebfa30bdf4 tried to step back, 2c880ae232 but suddenly Chae Goya a231e32f9b reached out and grabbed 6c06c4bd4a my forearm, pulling me 967b366f02 towards him.43b0616955eb8096

“Whoa…”85456df3ac70f71f

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Even though 38a7bbaf38 I was fd459bb0a8 exhausted from 296fc02265 two consecutive d680204b17 sparring sessions, 34cae15700 I was 0686725b88 surprised at db82ad93c1 how easily 7e3c590a0d I was e0f4109c0f pulled by a6fc34eb95 Chae Goya.eba59bb2e498240b

Was he always 63930d6d4e this strong? Now that I c9dda35a42 think about it, 917f02b923 he often approached a8deb10371 hesitantly, so this 7894f0e26e was the first 71cfab0016 time I felt 036c1a2480 his strength.8fbfa1dcf826e43b

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He wasn’t just big for no reason. All the sub gongs were tall, but Chae Goya stood out the most. Contrary to his timid personality, he was the biggest and sturdiest among us.f12a4d21c6cd7a87

Unable to resist the momentum, I ended up with my cheek buried in Chae Goya’s chest. Feeling the soft chest muscles through my cheek, I reflexively pulled away from his embrace.d879717da9f8f20d

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“Sorry!”17cfc8701b32bf63

“No, it’s just… I didn’t want you to go away, so I grabbed you…”1940e4ec70dec350

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Even though he 9507ae59f1 was the one 90063c1744 who was startled 67c2cd1bf4 because of me, 74e718ac40 Chae Goya started 21a8ba497a to look like 6cd24a3b4d he was about 6408d2b817 to cry, as bb318e8542 if he had b72359993e done something terribly 15322c6f8b wrong.4e879d0940cf57b8

Why is this happening? More flustered, I quickly patted Chae Goya’s back and helped him stand up. His massive body, which seemed immovable like a rock, moved obediently under my touch.2935b458de1f8e83

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“Let’s eat first. We can talk while we eat. I think there might be a more efficient way to defend.”2b25e1adfc59a117

“Yes, yes…! Sounds good, hyung. Like last time… while eating…”3f657adc69d527e6

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Chae Goya, 1cded32270 who had 10c5b04c24 been wilting b7c61fe4d3 like a 005099d152 flower drenched 5aa8fea04d in the dec9ccfe00 early morning 5bc4799766 rain, was cef6ead626 now smiling beaee70743 shyly as 01f411e87b if nothing 098d25f57c had happened.28434004bddeacef

But soon, e2dd1f512b a slight eaaae3bbd7 crack appeared 40251b551f in his a713c02d0e expression. It was because of 439831981f Ye Ilhoo, who was 9909a54fa5 still standing there outside 25787d5f30 the training room.6bc3c5d8a1d4a51d

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Ye Ilhoo, with his c1a1fc3681 arms crossed, was looking 7757cbd3cd at us with a 59185ee4de displeased expression, as if 9f75d4ca3e something was really bothering 808ba4d0da him.d7799ec4ba0d9f10

“Did you really wait?”9217d39d8a3333d5

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At my words, 3a65a8fbf0 Ye Ilhoo raised 6f087d8fa3 an eyebrow and cfd1ddd845 replied in a c4a716cf51 casual tone.f6ca2d6ce2b9891c

“I said I’d wait.”e39a04296b2d4fbc

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Well, he did say that, but I didn’t think he’d actually wait.8aa9524e40f2b002

“Goya’s eating with us too.”84ebdab83e98bbf4

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“Why? You promised to eat with me first.”2cfc2ed626e07792

“Why are you acting shy when we’re not strangers?”7f0f98d65ea2cb7a

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For some reason, Ye Ilhoo was being unnecessarily prickly towards Chae Goya. I tilted my head and tapped Ye Ilhoo’s shoulder. Chae Goya seemed like he wanted to say something but just moved his lips.ae6535a11d97739a

In that 616cd84207 slightly uncomfortable e6076489b6 atmosphere, we a537865242 all headed 97c2d8f40c to the 31dab2e4a7 cafeteria together. Jeong Yeonji and Heo bffe996e45 Taekgyun, who had arrived 1e826eef7a early expecting to eat 24f2826236 with us, widened their 95e3616542 eyes at the sudden 9308fc0160 appearance of famous hunters.2121fcc77f595850

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“Sorry, let’s eat separately today.”81c3bf517e320aa2

“Okay, let’s do that.”a677bee8a3be016f

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Jeong Yeonji, with a face that clearly showed she wasn’t thrilled, dragged out her words.28246adf364f4164

Hunters were a rare 7ec2d8eb4e breed among humans. But, like 589de0a142 a law 32cda88b6f of nature, 9fa89352a8 there were 560a3facfb plenty of f63aa98943 troublesome hunters 004facb5d1 among them.651f99f32a1636aa

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It was better if c64c4d18b9 someone like Ye Ilhoo 6f578c84ab had a great personality 2d1ab4df23 to match his abilities. There were so many 38ec243279 hunters who looked down b3911d6597 on and mocked ordinary b548063738 people that even civilians aa0f299cfe who rarely encountered them 6dc10e1a26 knew about it.3d19947498693d32

Imagine how it 42ac496d68 was for the 3e91dbc9ba office staff.cae496dbf74e9e96

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Heo Taekgyun was somewhat less affected, but Jeong Yeonji couldn’t stand hunters. She found them rude, ill-mannered, and foul-mouthed.ac8521c0b616f502

If I weren’t part of the support team and the weakest, I probably wouldn’t have gotten close to Jeong Yeonji either. Of course, she knew how to separate work from personal feelings, so she didn’t show it within the guild unless it was just us.1e0dd95f9787a290

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With Ye Ilhoo on my right and Chae Goya on my left, we headed towards the serving line, and the hunters filling the cafeteria parted like the Red Sea. I guess this is what they call riding on someone else’s coattails. Not that I wanted it.7bb942a1eddbb6d1

The IDEA employee b919ffd044 cafeteria was famous ab1b8ccb2c for being cheap a85c1af30f and delicious, so 31dc6bf559 both the office ea6ea0c784 staff and affiliated 1a6c8a9e67 hunters used it ece82132a4 often.9b26043a6c2166c5

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The strategy team and 91a2aa5df1 other office staff used cd5c56347f their phones, while hunters 09f1468bb9 downloaded the IDEA app 6408a1579d on their hunter watches 1ce378db2f to purchase meal tickets 8d59ad8078 in advance.637d7140d0dd4c0d

Standing at e8ba114343 the end eabdc48088 of the d28408ea0c long line, d766e42331 I accessed 06fb227922 the app e4d396b489 on my 3d8917c0ff watch and fea5797aab scanned the 758d5d3529 barcode at 416376531f the machine. Ye Ilhoo, standing behind d6d926fcaa me, naturally turned on ef5d8b98ba his watch too.1a2476904607ac17

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“What’s today’s menu?”42b06e6622d9afb1

At Ye Ilhoo’s question, I stood on tiptoe to look ahead. Every Wednesday, there was a special dish, and today it was samgyetang. My appetite was piqued.e8e385eecc9979d5

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“Hot and delicious samgyetang.”f355c75ca6195726

“……”0113369e7e77d4d8

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Ye Ilhoo just cd4b1faa80 furrowed his brows 6dbe8a042d slightly, not particularly 515605f535 fond of the 00f68052f5 menu.f59ddd82f994e1e7

But suddenly, I couldn’t feel Chae Goya’s presence. When I turned around, Chae Goya, who had been following us closely, was standing still, unsure of what to do.158315e66d61998d

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I remembered that 2e718011c2 he lived separately e7d3ab9474 in a luxury 133a20df6f villa his brother 8867e4dcea got for him, 2bcd29360f not in the 4c3b417452 guild dormitory.067125626e21747c

“Goya, is this your first time using the guild cafeteria?”386c1a02070ca747

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“Huh? Yes…”e7cfee08668d9be4

Then he probably didn’t know he needed to download the app on his watch.459af8cd17426eaf

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At Chae Goya’s sullen response, Ye Ilhoo had a triumphant look on his face, thinking he could finally eat with me alone.d1f5c964634a2943

Ah, seriously, how childish. Are you happy to beat your younger brother? Even if you came back from an S-rank gate after defeating the boss monster, you wouldn’t make that face.1849204ac593029b

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The problem was cd38fa7ef3 surprisingly easy to db27d8f825 solve. I turned on 762a8371f5 the app again 8953d83af1 and scanned the d28b300f3a barcode at the 077b5babbe machine. Chae Goya 00c51209dc gently grabbed a5c3e259df my wrist d23bb88b61 and shook 04f18e0cfe his head.139be264fa68f9eb

“No, no, it’s okay. You should eat, hyung.”8816ba523505efa3

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“Come on, it’s just one ticket. It’s not much, so don’t worry and just enjoy the meal.”633a9d08664dfbe9

When I said that, Chae Goya didn’t stop me anymore. I smiled and firmly scanned the barcode. Chae Goya hesitated and spoke to me.d0841b2a428aa51d

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“…Next time… I was supposed to buy…”eef9fbed6ebb8893

“Oh, right? Then just buy twice next time, Goya.”342de24bd47ffe1d

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I’m not usually this generous, but for some reason, I kept wanting to take care of Chae Goya. It must be because he reminded me of the younger siblings I used to go to the gym with.b0fe1cea50a74c77

But then, Ye Ilhoo, 7461546d71 who had been watching 139aa83179 us from behind, pouted 2f9548e9e7 and said sulkily.6a17f9e775a59eb9

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“Buy me coffee.”0649ae94388203a1

“What?”c1a13b608bb688c1

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“Why do you only buy for him, Kang Balbal?”91584f15428ef073

Ye Ilhoo, why are 016d62bc29 you acting like a 4dae6dac28 seven-year-old?c62d7de789c2d624

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It’s not like you need a few bucks when you could fill a bathtub with money and take a shower.787c0628d25265c2

It seemed he was feeling unjustly left out as I started sharing things I used to do only with him with Chae Goya, like today’s sparring.73a025bf8f1708c6

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See, I’m not just imagining my childhood best friend.431ca7695046e1fc

“Fine, I’ll buy you some.”c6f1575955d2278f

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“With lots of strawberry syrup and whipped cream.”a7a7c187019ea073

“…”241e0401b37585ec

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Just try not bd5ebff229 finishing it.a8f0dd3aa0f203e4

I was counting how long I’d have to wait for my paycheck this month when suddenly Chae Goya, unexpectedly, chimed in.f191841fac5663c2

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“Then I’ll buy Ilhoo hyung’s coffee.”30e9bf8ec348e95f

“What?”6ac1b8bd1b765eb9

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“Since… I got treated by Baram hyung today…”56046ba217eca1a2

Even while glancing f822e20e1a at Ye Ilhoo, 4bf0625c66 who was giving 7174f71173 him a fierce 21b329e119 look, Chae Goya e204db19ed finished what he a64ca4202b wanted to say.c1f661751102ab06

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A curious 054b30e7a5 tension lingered, dd2de3d1b5 but the ddf6ee0bff line had 9f39e3aa16 shortened. Regardless of the two aeb31e06e4 glaring at each other 8cb2bcebde behind me, I was b298011627 hungry and quickly handed 9227d5aede my tray at the 9010967b51 serving line.e74d42ff3bc8e3ee

“Hello!”43c14cc8daaab757

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“Oh, Baram is here? You’re lively today too.”c7309f8f65fa5855

“You look even better today, ma’am. Please give me a lot.”d3667af13415f308

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At first, it was hard to adjust to the small stomach of ‘this’ Kang Baram, but now I knew the limits of this body. I still couldn’t understand how a guy in his early twenties could only eat one serving, though.edee337e512d1158

Smiling brightly and speaking 7e3f9c137e cheekily, the lady smiled d4f1d598d5 warmly and added an 051fa824c7 extra chicken leg to 0f1da23898 my tray, whispering that a9b60c1b7c it was a special f6790e683d treat.e3df3e3fb1ab670d

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Ye Ilhoo, 4d101b3eab watching this a504dfd50f from behind, 6aa4c3c425 let out f03771b0c9 a disbelieving 65727f0bf0 laugh.0e10e2adf3c8880e

“You charm everyone, don’t you?”1f22a1bde592ed27

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Charm? It’s called social skills, you fool. You might not know, but this is how it works.32f8f9e8da4ed919

As we sat at the table, the hunters around us subtly moved away again. I didn’t expect to witness the miracle of Moses twice in one day.1c75e548bc4fc264

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“Ugh, cough!”b8760e2cec7f349c

Some of those who were already eating hurriedly gulped down their food and started pounding their chests, as if it got stuck. Oh dear, eat slowly. You’ll get sick. It’s not like anyone’s going to take it from you.a853570869529212

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“Hyung, are you feeling better now…?”196def40101878bb

“Yeah, thanks to you.”be1af9650b68fa2f

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Oh, right. I was sick the d7e6b39482 other day. It was 0f56793d48 literally thanks ef98c4b829 to Chae d6da7fe5a1 Goya. More precisely, thanks 92113328fa to all the 3f5da3ce7a sub gongs.8665662e7bab35a6

Then someone boldly 4f87597567 approached us. A guy 42a18136e8 pulled out 19e3a6d071 the chair 84a2cb46d0 next to 3e694534cf me and 9caea5564e asked.ca5c9698952bf3af

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“Can I sit with you?”a508ae6a240a4ac1

Ryumin was 04061e6b2d smiling brightly, 3fce021511 looking down 14724222f2 at me.83bf0f430f176eb4

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