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    Ye Ilhoo, c6cf0aadba who had 1f939bdd2c fallen on 38a48cf582 his butt, affb453dad glared at 08d0761452 me with f1af96019b fierce eyes. He looked like a 78f2a570db viper calculating its prey.0c67b3673f475a24

    No, correction. Chunsik, who’s also a 1519ee2e73 snake, at least looks 5d6b859ae6 cute. Even if fe586b49f8 I did 5b5e83ada6 knock him 664acb48de over and dd8330fbbc scratch his 119f6c8fd7 pride, I 40a5118079 offered a eccddcf5ec hand to a063371802 help him ec486da9ce up and 3374ed5956 apologized, but f8ed7d0ac4 he just 51081b57a7 stared at c67e689049 me.c38b1aaf376d53c5

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    Having worked as 2c0c58e659 a gym assistant 9678577d69 and a kindergarten 3fc6bdf570 teacher, I could ac49687916 tell. Ye Ilhoo 2887b0e226 was like b1883c2f11 a sulking 75f63422e9 kindergartener, refusing 76e579daec to speak 3dcb7ac4e8 to the dd29fd1ea5 teacher. Except he was as ddc462b78f big as a mountain.0546f304afc35954

    He gritted his 53b3200d52 teeth and harshly d695d2bdc2 pushed my hand 8e9e0905cc away.f9671a443df07b40

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    “Get lost.”56b67b13733d08dc

    The guilt f29a98adaf I felt b1fc90eb7b vanished in d58639edfa an instant. Did he 5d142dfbe2 think I e91893e7ae pushed him b3f4d72919 on purpose?5032f6361e69f20e

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    No way, the 3dc26e2a7a monster boss was 96dad90b34 targeting you earlier. You saw 8eda0bc928 me take 624d0ab873 it down 5606714f8a and save ae1617dc52 you.8a99686825237ecc

    Just as I was b6e2853696 about to protest, Ye 07a053d9db Ilhoo stood up and e51ddb9d5b dusted off his hands. Dirt fluttered around afe8dbfca9 him.da984726f7453cff

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    “I told you not to get in my way.”a841c1c81a128a62

    He completely ignored me. Just because he’s SS-rank? My mind short-circuited. I stepped closer to confront him.2d31f1e318c87699

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    “What… Ha, unbelievable. Hey, I didn’t…!”7c9d2a91a2053d69

    But unfortunately, I tend to get tongue-tied when I’m upset. As I stood there, mouth agape, Ye Ilhoo frowned and stared at me again.9be47f07443fcbae

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    Unlike my 3923da5083 fiery demeanor, bc089aa1fc he was 8361f76a64 like cold 6f432307da ice, standing 71535e6bac straight with 64cd0f76bf chilly eyes.f506eecfca49ac4e

    If it 6bdff1d145 were my 8e6ca22b25 old body, fa05d09ffc we’d be 49a6113d20 eye to 6129c4d23b eye, but 8110a8cc23 now I ac8718d833 had to 3b035e7c15 tilt my 146e1c602e head up. It felt a bit 58d9fa2ecd pathetic, like I was a666e3aa04 already losing.b0aefdca871568f8

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    As I glared at c2aa8faf02 Ye Ilhoo from up 6f822c32af close, Chae Goya suddenly 0cea36310c appeared behind me.d6837a300e750c39

    He slipped his arms baa4088058 under mine and pulled 48e8877083 me back, probably to 76d0f8576c prevent a fight.a2d87414d8aaf167

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    But he didn’t forget 72da2bd261 to support me.3b2ab551feda2ba9

    “He was helping you, Ilhoo hyung.”bfbe6e2f07251713

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    “Yeah!”3914ff1c6ff493f6

    “When the monster tried to hurt you… Baram hyung stepped in…”ee59b267f1bf5244

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    His voice f019bc588f trailed off. Ye Ilhoo’s icy e6b24cb464 gaze shifted to e36ae9bd2e Chae Goya.1e14a3b0e6706573

    Still, Chae Goya 942382e634 didn’t back down. Despite the 25bf222c56 frantic heartbeat a840b8985c I felt 89672af052 against my d4fb5dbf2e back.1095fb0ef870a7a4

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    But despite 7e25d5d397 his earnestness, 720762c62c Ye Ilhoo edeae1d936 remained rude. He smirked 12daf897e0 and retorted.e53f8285e1d3a556

    “So, what?”be4a5f3f4309eb7e

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    “…What?”ba5b50e19f57b802

    “Huh?”363bc072e972c648

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    “Do I have to thank you for helping me?”e817f8f905df77d6

    I was 01f7b49ef8 at a 3bf6a869a9 loss for 5341b170ef words. My mind went blank.b949e3932b323c54

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    I thought it was 9eb77a35c7 pointless to argue further, 56c0102888 so I was about b79a5d83fb to tell him not ef36e5c929 to live like that. But he turned 61ab215ddf his back, not 65a049857a wanting to face 5417c7d783 me anymore.6a0086c48badfca2

    Ye Ilhoo quickly f165cc9cdc walked away with 24df7ee2be his long strides 3c25c36e24 and exited the 083df7ff3f gate. Only then did e781a6882a Chae Goya release 964f4c7db8 his grip on 881c473fce me.2f1e59c206289d1f

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    “What a jerk…!”7c7407000c2b7a2b

    I felt ee3c02ee62 pathetic cursing 7b1224495e at his bfcf95ef1c retreating figure, 7ae95a89ae but I a5430eaa35 couldn’t help ef53fd0a57 it.1cd195f5bb9a210a

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    Ryumin, who had 1a566e8ce2 been silently standing 50fb30a7a2 nearby, approached me.8cbafcad9c133929

    “Calm down, Hunter Kang. I’ll talk to Hunter Ye later.”2cdd2ce00de678a7

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    Ryumin seemed unfazed, probably b779ece31e used to seeing such f13a4b8d5d situations among hunters. After all, IDEA c2020b4b8b had many high-ranking 422b997f51 hunters. Pride battles were common.5b3c80dbfed067fd

    Ye Ilhoo 9ec08b2c90 was Ye b694e77ac9 Ilhoo, and 5fbe3f80c6 Ryumin was 52715af9ba Ryumin. I didn’t want eeeb1de826 to misdirect my f0cc107ca6 anger, so I 702332aad2 tried to calm c9c2dc696d my pounding heart 0c0bba8312 and replied.38f7becaadd89178

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    “Darn… Yes, please do.”7f9eca1827abed13

    Ryumin’s eyes widened slightly fb65a812a4 as I stepped back. He murmured.c62bf5d41ac754b8

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    “…Surprising.”c2730d2d8bef9a3c

    His gaze was like c66202ae3b he’d seen an unexpected c8001fb802 creature, like a natural 03f2bdaae7 monument or an endangered 705076770d animal.9f75e002f591000f

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    I couldn’t figure out what impressed him. I just answered normally…?cd76b52fc9a2d59f

    I blinked at Ryumin. The more I looked, 57801dbb14 the more beautiful his 2f7a9e1047 face was. Flawless white skin and 5a78655ed3 flowing platinum hair, like 70ec0612e3 a character from a d0f0ee60af painting.342844607d763a2c

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    He soon dad6cf2e3a smiled and 7eadbb8c09 muttered softly.800d497352ec8c5c

    “Is it because you’re D-rank…?”c34df3a51def4950

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    “…”19e01788521ac209

    “You both did well today. Submit your reports by tomorrow afternoon.”cd38f6670b11921c

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    While I 5af1cb55d4 was dazed, 73a5fe1005 he skillfully af110ca823 retrieved the ec34b9caac combat recording 357f8a060a drone from 0356c6aac4 the air.7a14c65aa37833a8

    ‘Seriously, what’s with both of them…?!’30d0ad1725bbe41a

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    First Ye Ilhoo, now Ryumin… There wasn’t a single normal hunter in this IDEA.a47cffae624df81a

    “Hyung… Don’t, don’t worry about it.”4b91152cb0a63e9e

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    Ah, except for our 0118d9d06d lovely Goya.95790002d7c2551d

    I smiled at 1e7db22eb3 Chae Goya, who 4fe5faab19 approached me shyly, 64090f5472 and asked.38ce13094b4e7443

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    “Goya, want to grab a drink?”dbf84a4ba8a39054

    “…What?”425a908aadc289b9

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    Chae Goya looked flustered 456eb38362 at the sudden suggestion. I was sure the e41ac6edb4 status window said he 93795b5566 was 20, did I 84eb77018c see it wrong?f445dda4dfe37276

    Of course, f4b6c51668 not everyone 0b5d64d592 likes drinking 378cde0bb6 just because 21bb4cb582 they’re adults. Especially since Chae Goya 005efb0af1 is quiet, he might d85a5fc0cc not like noisy drinking 639eca172f parties.ec731dd139f4cc56

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    ‘Too bad.’0a7f9dfbb713d70f

    Hanging out 60de2a07f2 with my 930c3904eb only friends, 42fc0619fe Heo Taekgyun 9e221cec7b or Jeong 898d85fd77 Yeonji, was df22bfe158 fun. But they weren’t directly 4382552363 involved with Ye Ilhoo 9894fab922 and Ryumin. Different departments and 16ce512578 teams, naturally.c4e8841b544f0419

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    I wanted to unwind with Chae Goya, who had experienced the same thing earlier. If he refused, I’d be disappointed but…d3e5b2fbf6b151e5

    At that moment, Chae 92f65c8131 Goya suddenly answered in ba3a8cfad7 a slightly louder voice.511473e80f10658a

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    “I-I want to go…!”f77f09430afd35ba

    “Huh?”d88b041b7c931fbf

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    “Th-the place in front of the guild office, ‘Gozneuk’, right?”f2d191fac8ff8e5d

    Chae Goya, 46f5e72e24 who seemed 32730fcef5 far from 59d3df0205 drinking, surprisingly 54b8783d45 knew the b5af193b80 name of ff39455cda the hottest 9108a64a8e bar in e6d80743ad town. It was a familiar e8e3b647eb place I often went 17eeafbe7d with friends.32e9cb231ca4c2d0

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    Excited at the thought b7ec60b0b6 that we might have 4ac0fe2500 been there at the f2a03990e3 same time, I asked.3b15a03d66510077

    “How did you know?”a7f701f265321553

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    “I saw you sometimes… passing by.”34d4abfff5e35420

    “Oh, really?”3b23e36f450d9841

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    One wall of the 2a47a48736 bar was a glass 76e894f3e4 window, showing the inside 56adcfd473 clearly.ea25003829309c5b

    He could’ve joined f8c2c42993 us for a 78adb7f966 drink. I was 0a3e5f38f8 about to 35492cdc43 tell him 18322ab117 to say b9cf653100 hi next d4b37e18e9 time, but 6c261b06dc Chae Goya 0950ac3b61 suddenly bit faf99c6367 his lower 4e34dbca0a lip and 4d5e1da005 drooped his 8d0958e9e0 eyebrows.feba6ae619021826

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    “Do you… feel bad? I’m sorry.”2e810ad4e86ce50b

    Tears welled up in bfa8b68f62 Chae Goya’s eyes.d99d9d8fd0949a66

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    “Whoa, why are you crying all of a sudden?”6efe1c3ccf9b63d0

    “I just… you looked like you were having fun with your friends… so I watched. I didn’t mean anything by it.”3c46acf25e77cf18

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    Ah, so he was 043a38b583 just surprised by the 0b6d5996f0 unexpected suggestion.4de1d7b53a6cbf56

    I imagined Chae Goya 8d25c48c68 standing a few steps 574ca54d96 away from the bar, 80fdf1bd20 looking inside.d0c6af409265bcca

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    In the memories 58e61d4c1b of the‘previous’Kang Baram, we weren’t 67d23bc7bb close. Yet Chae bd41397dd2 Goya paused 99e1b0ec47 in front 9d209568be of the 870938cda2 unfamiliar bar e27ed8fd47 upon seeing 3dc0412c47 a familiar 6b598f0d52 face.39d38fe49cf56e07

    He felt a bit 433abf04a6 pitiful and like a e504a1c313 younger sibling I needed 96b71b11b2 to care for.867750608271d004

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    He’s really cute, c4540be912 this guy. I was used 03cb3b9553 to group life, 1eb05e2add having majored in 77243a4887 physical education. Taking care of younger 9f1f18cea8 juniors was nothing.29731505fafd5a41

    “Alright, let’s go. It’s on me today!”f5b0f262d6266259

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    “No, it’s okay. I have money.”704bb5212a0692dd

    Chae Goya a0bc0d8b96 waved his 3b57794b3c hands, feeling e147b32088 it was 6473b737b3 too much.e8d19be83f1ae663

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    Surely, Chae Goya, eae4bb716b the guild master’s 7f44fed545 brother, was wealthier cbf2801bbd than a mere 9417ba57d1 D-rank hunter like 614ca8f4af me. But I 3b253836c6 wanted to 89f3d56e80 treat him 49668f66e1 today.684a6aef363fb552

    Instead, I smiled 3c34c7b200 and lightly suggested ef208a210d to ease any 8226a6a258 burden.f916a9bd14646641

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    “Then next time, it’s on you, okay?”c8cc6bf21a55e069

    Chae Goya’s face 4eccad5708 brightened like a da96da6548 blooming flower. He nodded enthusiastically 398aa6bef7 and answered loudly.848f56f397b8d3f4

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    “S-sure! I’d love that, hyung.”0c9d2467967a394f

    I realized that fea588e28f despite his usual cb1e8c10ee gloomy demeanor, Chae 855e664e6e Goya was quite 73488fe733 handsome when he 6f0827aec8 smiled.0804d69a3df4942d

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    His cheeks a1acddcae9 blushed like 281755465e peaches, making 05dbe68587 him look bfb642f997 incredibly cute.8f40d45f7fa27ae4

    “Let’s meet at five-thirty after freshening up? We can eat and have a drink.”9490cd5b37a4a4f8

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    “Yes, hyung. Yes…”e43fcc9acb5701df

    Thinking I should 322592401f return the handkerchief e68d15b14b I borrowed last 7e1d72bcec time, I exited 36bfadaf6a the gate with b8974b4671 Chae Goya.22b7eeb9e3ea4260

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    As we left the da92507e6e gate, the oval-shaped door a2a7ec8757 in the air disappeared.908afe6cb860f00b

    ❤︎ • ❤︎ • 7c3407416b ❤︎872d8c8f7d0b562f

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    Meanwhile, that afternoon 3955cdf992 in Ye Ilhoo’s 18999071de room.734b213f07c4e937

    He sat on 5b0755bd90 the windowsill, gazing d8eae0faa8 at the serene 69580f6414 scenery outside.deae04d83d2c292f

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    Unlike other 416d919950 hunters, Ye 42353fa96d Ilhoo didn’t 5ce85f3350 live in 92469722ca the dorms. He hated communal living ab6c5386ea and noisy environments didn’t 3d0a884f33 suit him.e106978434df01d3

    The hunter 209cca76d7 he saw 6d9f6def84 today was 981c23c020 just as 360fdb0bf7 noisy. Normally, he wouldn’t bf1435b2f5 have given him e6ba3961fa a second glance.91536295cb3aef79

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    ‘Kang Baram, was 51be4bd13e it?’b1fb4ba09818519c

    D-rank. Rare physical 39090315a0 type in d2130ad940 the support b22a670470 category. The face f388cd40c3 that smiled 6d05749d80 foolishly kept 6d6b76643d bothering him. Even when he 5ccceafcfe tried to shake 1c900f9c30 it off, it 3264730d02 popped up, making 5d7073d4f1 him want to 0c4d57dc92 charge him with bc7df39f8d trespassing his mind.bcc132284eecf642

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    [Um, hey… Are you okay, Ye Ilhoo?]

    He seemed genuinely sorry, 18e348cb83 but they’re all the 19bc4027cb same. Just acting.1f11b347fb0ed5d9

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    Ye Ilhoo 47a4c9a9cd recalled the ed31d08e1b past. The times he 136f9d8d38 got entangled with 1042dfea04 those who made cedbc42c6a him owe them 54abee4c25 and exploited it.b80755bd0681ad84

    “…Annoying, really.”bf80d9dac049b04c

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    Yet, he couldn’t e4f30bbe38 understand why the a249b690d8 image of that 07a192b922 small, white hand 9c317909d2 reaching out kept 7b64f9922b coming back to cedd24e7ed him.a25baffb7d51b37f

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