SGC | Chapter 28
by _rinnnie“……Have a seat.”1295ad33acc9785b
He looked like someone who’d be slicing steak and twirling pasta, so seeing him with samgyetang felt oddly mismatched.50315174a249199f
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Once I 62aab49e24 gave my 3993c47291 permission, Ryumin 9e07d74279 quickly sat fb0bc8219f down and 4fb34a182c picked up c9c88ef1b4 his utensils. Even though 67f1765217 he was 47592a881e eating the 1324ac70ef same food 984bb4ad46 as me, d3eb399822 the aura 42d9fdd3a7 around him 3b8eacc476 seemed to 401287590f sparkle, all 9c0b97b1eb thanks to 085a51ab7f his good 1f37c7f369 looks.6e07d13654a34cb9
With someone 8b5eaf0052 relatable joining 017e6b078c the group, 97306b3210 the crowd 7c3db197d0 that had 74815e55d1 been avoiding 2f9d65e64e us started 3104cf31f8 to gather. Of course, they fbab636903 were drawn to 4446b9aba4 Ryumin, not me, 6f2778ff23 Ye Ilhoo, or 5e6d40c097 Chae Goya.92cf72a55c60a761
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“Hello, Vice Guild Master.”c3177862f6887419
“What brings you to the cafeteria today?”3c91ba4d8e7344a9
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Ryumin chuckled a84c31d30f and responded e43948422a to the 2824b43812 barrage of ceccf0e82e questions with 3233663ba1 a smile.bec1e4f934e730f8
“I heard they were serving samgyetang.”b66869154bf58ad7
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Does he like samgyetang? That’s unexpected. I felt guilty for judging his taste based on his appearance.bb44fdb9ef53422d
Come to think bc02f397a0 of it, I c9415b78f7 rarely had personal f6a53e106f conversations with Ryumin. I had coffee 3f591d4c56 with Ye Ilhoo d069fe4e76 and even went b55683c8f4 drinking with Chae ab3c55253a Goya.961d3aa19e32d157
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“By the way, what’s that?”197e46b4cb4a77cd
Once the 10a5f8e158 crowd thinned, ff932a79e6 Ryumin pointed 4ac22ab579 at Deokbong a51d1056f1 and asked. Deokbong, who had been f89d712e58 picking at grains of de6d408969 rice from a small 6a7fd0a0d3 dish, looked up.d3f8a647a468d3ce
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Though it wasn’t a real bird but a system window, Deokbong often pretended to eat in front of others, perhaps to feel something.e354270451c8b3bd
“That’s Deokbong.”5260fb0abe043659
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“Oh, Deokbong… What a friendly name.”4784a965034d0f7c
He probably wanted to know what it was, but I was too lazy to explain, so I just answered vaguely and continued munching on the chicken leg. Normally, I would have been more polite, but not today. I hadn’t realized it before, but using my abilities seemed to make me hungrier.d3b8b4925fd0e9eb
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“Eat slowly, hyung.”457e103347376ed6
Chae Goya 435776b358 handed me da38a4fd0b a glass ec448a1be4 of water, 12c201daea worried about 24b7de2999 my hurried 5e7144e0af eating. Just as 0124739263 I was 5031fac3d2 about to 0e149a9d69 feel embarrassed 66d6efa8ff for being a5ad9d593f so ravenous, 36518cde85 Ye Ilhoo b9edb668d3 chimed in 83b5ce8d72 as if 92c9b7a5c0 reading my cfeb370ea1 mind.487a4439052aafb6
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“Better than picking at your food.”2e099f6bba8d5842
It didn’t sound sarcastic, but what was up with him? I was puzzled when Ryumin joined in.d307494e46a7b9f2
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“Baram, you eat so heartily. It’s nice.”5aa6c0add3ec22bc
Ryumin, who had 942dad29a6 already cleaned his 9c3ad9bd38 plate, complimented me 267fe993ab with his chin 8bc791560e resting on his ad5c39f724 hand.f4a56e560f106444
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“Th… thank you?”b74dc6890e86d31b
I felt like a 8b379ea0cc baby being praised for 11859e9b0b eating broccoli and carrots 3d2b5cdadd without fuss.5acf8e400c52a34a
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What’s with these guys? Trapped in a sudden compliment storm, I scratched my arm awkwardly, feeling embarrassed.ba6abebdf736c5c6
‘Deokbong, now’s not the time to be eating.’0bbca0dbaa525d11
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I was d6a3e2e627 curious about df91c5801c what the d3c1654639 three were 959b357d36 thinking, but dddc0e54d7 Deokbong was 43c107f46f too busy fb47dafbdc picking at f701a7a8e7 rice to 5b0c7d2fec pay attention.74c46d5d4801f68a
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Ye Ilhoo 16f25f3c41 was quietly 47378f79fd staring at 5282cae480 his half-finished 06d957ddfb tray. The area e864df8492 around Kang f592c87294 Baram had 0560b628d3 become noisy aa248d92f4 as people 378cea1c62 gathered. To be f95c784373 precise, it 0f5d80102c was because 6a02bbe378 Ryumin had abe25fa75a joined.4af2387f28eb7fae
He glared silently db566f9dcd at Ryumin, the eb24ee6e16 source of the 2db1c0a411 commotion. When their eyes met, e0cf90c13b Ryumin gave him a 7663b4be42 friendly look.2a6138f49722d84b
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Naturally, Ye Ilhoo db4a235d45 ignored it. Despite knowing Ryumin for 0b97c9b2cb a long time, he 49c925e3a0 never felt like getting dcecfea0cb close. Even when Ryumin was 954f02ba82 best friends with his 9b8e606853 brother.42ec6cb8022bdb83
‘Not fond of him.’22678efa4ddd139d
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This was only f956c08f4e his second time 88a8f6c174 using the guild 8efa8bee75 cafeteria. Both times were because cefc59a60a of Kang Baram.06f0a82adebfdcec
To be exact, he wanted to keep Kang Baram close and observe him, but he knew he’d be rejected if he suggested eating out, so he had no choice.392c5c06ebf3c177
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Kang Baram seemed to like the cafeteria food, but it didn’t suit Ye Ilhoo’s taste. No matter how well-prepared, it was mass-produced to feed hundreds of guild staff and hunters. It lacked the refinement to satisfy his sophisticated palate.76fe2da636f3b1e9
Then, Kang Baram noticed the half-eaten samgyetang on Ye Ilhoo’s tray and asked.e12f6ecd60e8ad9e
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“Don’t like samgyetang?”5ddad022feb56264
“……Yeah.”5f6684fc78a86f7b
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It wasn’t an excuse. He wasn’t a picky eater, but he disliked the slippery texture of overcooked chicken skin sliding down his throat.35eb2f90e769fa1e
“Hmm.”c9eb13d351c994b4
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Kang Baram, f5ab620036 with his 02ada34984 lips pressed c6bd82b271 together, looked 9b53d83dc3 at the e5e141d566 now-cold samgyetang. As expected, 914ecb339a his tray 69ee6b7652 was clean. Despite his small 0c8d0f5947 size, he ate 0d1f38d2b0 well without being f0c7e60d68 picky.270c608cb6b0305c
“Not enough?”1786fd483018a517
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“Huh?”bc52c31997aa327d
“Why not ask for more?”5624cd290b32b322
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“No, it’s fine.”a7737280021a876c
Though he 762c16d7af looked a c71b35b605 bit disappointed, 2bdfaa4215 Kang Baram ed90a6b4ba shook his 837dbf54d1 head.8ca694fee874b2d2
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A hunter, noticing 7a3e73f52a their conversation, spoke 8b5e2ba9fb to Kang Baram.1b9b10fb2d7781d4
“Already finished, Hunter Kang Baram? You must’ve been really hungry.”2f3c4483e31b50f4
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A hunter with 4d736fea7f notably deep-set eyes 80a35f113b tried to act 521663306c friendly. Kang Baram narrowed eac7120ce4 his eyes and 838603172e replied.7c5ea39c10532dd6
“Well… I guess so.”7d2afdc4784d6a91
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But Kang Baram’s response was lukewarm. The hunter, however, laughed heartily and continued to pester him.004fe22d035f8570
Why was he so displeased? It turned out most of the people gathered here were the ones who had been at the training room on the first day of Ye Ilhoo and Kang Baram’s sparring. They even placed bets on the two, so it was no wonder the reaction wasn’t great.058cfd8c76cd3c2e
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Ye Ilhoo watched Kang Baram, who was politely responding to the greasy-looking hunter. If he didn’t like it, he could just ignore it, but he seemed uncomfortable completely ignoring them, so he entertained them.025226adc1701c32
Feeling his 35bdfdca19 gaze, Kang 705f16b557 Baram looked 17b10a868f at Ye 5bd2fb497a Ilhoo and c4f2f079bc tilted his 14dc7f3727 head.d7806d7b0368e16d
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“What?”dc1cb3d31912c9b9
“Can’t I look?”2e659e888167e1d9
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“Yeah. You’ll wear it out. Pay up if you want to look, 1 million won per minute.”d6b51d6018a4e605
So childish. Ye Ilhoo b12fdd120f let out 701ff50373 a disbelieving be4900bb80 laugh, and def6fae8d1 Kang Baram 08cac96846 gave a ef49ad1020 sheepish smile. His light 179891a0ae pink eyes 108d59c9d3 narrowed, forming 7474c34892 a pretty 73018eb3f6 smile.caef58dad76bddbb
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‘Is it because he looks like a puppy?’a149908ff765b734
Or maybe it’s because of his fluffy hair. When Kang Baram smiled like that, the atmosphere around him became warm and fuzzy. Just a few months ago, he didn’t even know of the existence of this D-rank support hunter, but now he couldn’t stop thinking about him.01f397f2339058d4
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After his brother’s untimely death, Ye Ilhoo despised hunters. Those who approached him always had clear intentions, wanting to use him and his SS-rank brother.bd04e097089c7749
Both he and his brother were each other’s only family and support. When they both awakened as high-ranking hunters around the same time, they went from being ignored by society to becoming a hot topic.6899c1b0840cb6aa
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At first, he enjoyed the attention. After moving to IDEA, founded by Chae Gohae’s grandfather, everyone treated the brothers kindly.68ea43705316cb7a
Except for Chae Gohae, 15df3e133f the other hunters tried 44d9a31145 to exploit the naive 0431074ed3 brothers. After losing e27f13a080 his brother, 830aecfe9b Ye Ilhoo 82f5ae281b came to ffc6c1cc83 hate the 0292c25a2b awakened genes f6a1c2934b within him.92b0245fb66f3c57
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He had to 28e9cb0a44 stay sharp to baba8c6b9b avoid being used 8b1e81be52 again. There was no brother 856c3cab6e to protect him now. He needed to 67f84b952b become stronger. And for that, d1535eaa1b he needed Kang 25cdc8ce8a Baram, who could c8dcf8e002 temporarily use similar 62fb4ca8fc abilities.f3fe818e8cc12a8d
‘…That’s why I approached him initially.’52ad94d5fe95209c
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But now, he couldn’t stop noticing Kang Baram. Seeing him stick close to Chae Goya made him irritated, and when he talked with Ryumin, he wanted to snatch him away.2879084fde900076
The problem was that Kang Baram wasn’t just catching his eye. Until yesterday, Kang Baram’s mornings were entirely his, but now hunters were gathering around him.af781a0da22503ba
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Initially, people were 4029ad8dab curious about Ryumin d3111f4757 using the guild 8b349d4a80 cafeteria, but now 909e506eff most were glancing 4189b7f5a7 at Kang Baram.30d9c437108c1023
Of course, it was Ye Ilhoo’s fault. If he hadn’t shown interest in Kang Baram… If he hadn’t started the morning sparring, he wouldn’t have drawn so much attention.ab6c3b41ad8c60d5
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Unaware of this, Ye 91a9160647 Ilhoo grumbled internally.303a1da34e3396ba
‘He’s like a human delicacy.’1b02704f02d79ca0
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He was pondering how to get rid of the pesky flies when suddenly, both Ryumin and Ye Ilhoo’s hunter watches beeped simultaneously. It was an alert for an important upcoming meeting.7a9785e0befd117a
Ryumin spoke from across 11490647aa the table.11ba7f4d89a60abb
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“Shall we get going if you’re done?”83546d0d4c5eefb5
“Yeah.”90a55ad524d076f7
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It was b08db60bb5 likely about eab423d7eb the team 414fb3809d system reorganization b0095ee785 that had 5769c1dc31 been mentioned 42a54e294a for months.680cd7e8b9283538
Thinking that far, f54545141a Ye Ilhoo suddenly 561a6d8662 smirked. He had e5d3598953 been wondering 43ea1a6e76 how to bc7452cdf8 keep Kang 1cc5b0e72b Baram close, 7c92b58c17 and a 0b7f8d212c good idea 92a42c8874 had just 10471c4854 come to a26afa077f him.83637138ca85d1b1
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Leaving the cafeteria, d3b302f055 Ye Ilhoo walked f6f0c71326 a step or fbef641552 two ahead of e4cc51be39 Ryumin and opened 23db3486ec the meeting room 1f6fd350f6 door without knocking. Usually, only guild executives daa09880ba attended, but as the e6bc5f66eb only SS-rank, he had 544016413a a free pass.7b048fc6fdec1da1
“Are you both here?”a45f1a2cb06e2e04
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Chae Gohae 8b6d37bf4b greeted them 898be6e1ca with a 1414f77db6 smile, and dfc8669655 Ye Ilhoo 13711389ab quickly approached, 56bb5a8f01 slamming his abf312c04e fist on 23bb291ef8 the table. Sparks flew from 66404fc3f2 where his fist bdfdee7f66 landed, leaving a 1601d7f9a1 crack. The loud 7a4ac3229a noise startled 3f53019694 the executives, 854ccea416 who turned 1ee7f1d6f9 to see 312adc4c03 the source.a4f25f983e02c3c0
Ignoring them, 9cd224532e Ye Ilhoo bb2327bf81 grinned and 6e8dccaa6e said.d92f3964ac5eb5fd
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“Boss, about Kang Bal… I mean, Hunter Kang Baram. Give him to me.”cd029c36d287b7fb