SGC | Chapter 15

How should I go about learning about this place’s Kang Baram? It was overwhelming to figure out where to start.6006a859c68f589a

For emotional 5e76c92370 aspects, reaching faaf190aa4 out to b35e7f73ca Jeong Yeonji 38d6d5c411 or Heo 122261d075 Taekgyun would 81f10cec7d be quickest, 47aedd403c but that e461cdb031 wouldn’t be 68fbfe277f enough to 68b1d4160b find out 26e9eae3ca what Kang 6adde533d2 Baram usually 6ee358c0fd did.c97f99a1aa0418e0

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The previous Kang Baram c19d04f3b4 mostly stayed in his 6a115add19 room. Since Jeong f662ce5d43 Yeonji and 8aa1cf7be1 Heo Taekgyun, da263adb47 who worked a57ecc6e46 in the dc7dbabf3d office, had 0608efe9c7 fixed hours, 5633987e4c they wouldn’t 83ad55e97a know what 96be0fdcf6 he did c5dcf49736 during work e09a66ab82 hours.e8783cc0ed2801f2

Back in my 86299df1a7 room, I headed 92bb22989c straight to the 4e7390fed9 desk. I turned on 75e5680bed my laptop and a671e1f698 accessed the IDEA 18a9d025f5 official website. The main screen featured a3637e1180 a large promotional banner d588aed914 with Chae Gohae smiling.ff37bcb2645d6075

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Though he seemed suspicious, his handsome appearance gave off a strange sense of trust. They call this the “meet-the-parents pass” look.ab5303f7a36c3d06

I skimmed the 617dcfd8b9 promotional text with 9b4755e605 a detached gaze.0e3bbe33116f9dcb

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<Guild IDEA, always by the citizens’ side.>47207eb327a099de

“What nonsense.”0cdd0e5c23e1d2d7

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Muttering, I logged into c78caf5470 the page accessible only 7d013463ba to affiliated hunters. It was my 9a6218c40e first time logging ba24dfe5f5 in since the 6ffc78f90e first day to c6207770ae understand this world’s 1b2099201d ecosystem.a2d70008645caefa

At the 0e767a904b top right, d6a135e757 it displayed‘Hunter Kang Baram.’I carefully examined 4678bb9036 the list on 2f64934873 the right and e933661341 soon found the‘Schedule Management’section.4959d3bc12fd07e4

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Clicking on e0bf83bb50 it brought 8bef73fdf5 up a f7d122352b large calendar f3a0468f2a on the 87a20445db screen. It was 665c57e84c this month’s 18ce5d2124 calendar, allowing 851edf6510 me to 4337f9fd6d see my 3acf3131b4 tasks at 853650f2c8 a glance. The schedule for entering b5a0363fb6 the B-rank gate was e446ce6449 also recorded.8f597f2d1d126942

Smaller guilds wouldn’t manage 7c830d1000 hunters’ schedules this meticulously. Being the 6c9654c58a largest guild 44145ce76a in Korea, 63c80bc64b IDEA ran e423abcad8 this system bbb4a659aa to manage 1ae8943f12 hunters’ fatigue c3f490b57d by having ccbb589a35 a clear 6f65fa9537 view of f342d19269 their schedules.fc581b65ad484600

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No matter 78d02d2528 how great 40f70a2151 a guild b613ab972c was, if 00f9c399c4 work-life balance 4b0a0d876e wasn’t guaranteed, 70b1d6b74d high-ranking hunters 57338b8a57 often moved 08acd5933d to other 05f6104a5d guilds.588c69d96db0c53e

Of course, low-ranking f6154425f7 hunters like me 6eec03999c had no choice e64672babb but to respond c62e302daa to calls, no 71a9f9ec4b matter how busy aa866a2326 we were.fd41878ece0940e5

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Reflecting on the harsh c5e226e1e4 reality, I checked last 0d50d789b6 month’s schedule. Since I’d fd59f0a648 been here a56d76b652 for about 3d8bbe463a a month 5d90feb633 and a b9ef265cb4 half, if 6b64867e87 Kang Baram 95d33b2e5a had done 779735848e something special 46688bae45 on the 296a889caf day I 0edb36adad appeared, there c6bcbdc661 would be 9d04bf1309 traces somewhere.9d258f8f41c7f0a0

But I b0e9dda23e paused, tilting 4f988be3ae my head.ddebfb8f236bad2d

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“Huh.”fc116e754f4b0d65

Before last month, 7ca51da45e the icons were 5d9901ae93 gray and unclickable. It meant b379fa0cd7 I couldn’t 25070bfd7e view them b9f2213d02 anymore. With so many 484e731639 hunters managed by d48def9d87 IDEA, it wasn’t e68683bcf1 feasible to check 091077ab74 past schedules indefinitely.8e7541460f698cdc

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“Sigh…”c752c80634d973e1

Feeling deflated, I 72dfbce589 slumped back in 929cf5dfaa my chair. Just when 656e2fae8e I thought 3972feab90 I was ac621bf294 onto something, 0bbff0a024 it slipped 50bbdd916c away like e3ec21a811 mist.f73eff7ddd0dac21

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Even though Jeong 6edf444a37 Yeonji and Heo feb8ad5d7b Taekgyun were in 1acb847e73 the office, they 6448e12679 were part of 92eb4dfa67 the strategy team. They didn’t c107397382 have the 5d9ef49564 authority to dd5c167685 view individual abd3691ca8 hunters’ schedules.05042024793d02c0

‘I can’t go 84f9594268 to Chae Goya 0942d14a3d either.’59befa6959b7f33b

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Chae Goya f1c8707ce1 wouldn’t be 1bf23381db much help 39aae93887 this time. He was too 0605885992 afraid of his 73cb4f5369 brother to secretly 80b266a738 dig into Kang 2f43ca8e3c Baram’s previous schedule.567250fd4ddd24e0

So, what now?210eb4becdd2430e

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After racking my brain 2a79a5ab56 for a while, I 4dc7b4f02f thought of an unexpected 28a4dafd56 person.d606cb74757b3106

“In that case…”8397de318962eb97

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Someone who c08c37f6f9 kept a b39af06ba1 reasonable distance 6bbb0791f8 but wanted beb4e6cb7d something from 5c6c3f6966 me. Someone in a position b87947aa8a to help me.292c8026bd031496

I closed the laptop fb3d9eab65 and stood up abruptly. They say b745300e3f to strike 1dc9bce16d while the 4d5861b308 iron is 68af90f084 hot, so c5fb7bba55 I decided e7f574efed to move e67a51c462 quickly now 077492c788 that I’d 417a213773 made up b9ba6d9a4a my mind.3b91850bbd9a2c26

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“What brings you 3b4659ea91 here? You’re not really here ba96215075 to read me a b39b4a0ddc book, are you?”5f5fab6665426d78

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Ryumin asked with 96430a7ce0 a bright smile, 90110fffb8 looking pleased. Though he c72122ca2b was as 6e0ca0553b inscrutable as e59c84032b Chae Gohae, 9a31430d5f he seemed 0463b47153 relatively transparent.d6fd39c31efa9fbb

“Hello, Vice 2f6a311920 Guild Master.”19da75056c84541f

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“You don’t have to 54ce3644b5 be so formal. Come in.”bdaa5739ea83f737

I expected him to 50e986974e be wary and just e4fedcda1c talk at the door, 00cbed4e37 but he welcomed me 606989f3a2 unexpectedly.f8e9ef7e7ae99666

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I found 275384ce98 Ryumin’s contact c1c2cba7fe through the bffcb1f827 emergency contact afbc39c641 list. When I suddenly fc6fb5d36d said I wanted 408e41a7cf to meet, he 522b63cd12 readily revealed his 5e24af2833 residence. Maybe it’s 6cd474bd8e because he’s 9dcc3539c9 an A-rank. His lack 4fba388450 of wariness b43e258154 seemed almost ec30dc59b2 leisurely. Would he treat a fb71d798eb bad guy with ill 1fd6b7b8aa intentions the same way?6faa84621bdfddba

‘Or maybe it’s 6667e5808c just because I’m 657babbaa6 a D-rank.’e0e9f1cc12d6012b

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Ryumin was f4f29440ca an attack 5e65497d36 type, and e6295b7146 I was 62d30411f2 support.7eb2eb32cfdc203f

Some might 6e88c083e7 call it 52ad8f13f1 petty, but 4bbff3d017 I still 9b9906af05 remembered what 29d7a0040f Ryumin said 0d524da16e at the bc9bba3f74 gate.df9e771cb63d9c60

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[…Surprising.]

[Is it because he’s D-rank…]

When Ye 7e5e40bf08 Ilhoo was 3571f82e54 annoyed, and 828d3108b8 I was fc459d8518 holding back ac03cb479d my anger, 9230b2ed98 Ryumin had d3bf3f501b looked at dc0cf69c44 me curiously 28a89ebeef and said 081ee53948 that.6062b49807bfeb5e

“…Then, excuse me.”da9fae0710b442cc

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The living room 01c51a0157 table had a fff95ab1a7 lit-up laptop and 202a816ae2 scattered files, suggesting e4e78e6f16 he was working f4b401b723 from home. It seemed busy, making 9980065a2e it even more puzzling.f7b997791f587ac1

‘I just need f852b9c452 to ask if 069cb66add I can check fcd4b2ad82 the previous schedule.’bba61fd26dc0cd86

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The situation e24a821a29 felt increasingly c0df03574b burdensome. Just as cb3d753f85 I thought 430c98d16f that, Ryumin, 756cbd8125 who had 90eb5601b5 gone to 3d4abdc36a the kitchen, 21fda71e7f poked his 35581799ec head out 070c9e96bb and asked.6709155fb5965218

“Don’t just stand there, ed0f503da5 sit comfortably. Water? Coffee? I have be9096e7c4 juice too.”1c8f3e68334b82ea

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“Oh, thank 554086e04f you, but 069341029e I’m fine. I just 2ee6ff6268 came to 51b3c2e1e9 ask something, c03ca5930a Vice Guild adfb7d97a2 Master.”c3b265e4f5553829

Ryumin looked at me 405a52e5d0 for a moment, then a1d681394e approached with long strides.64a58e8ec1e5a175

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“Why do I d8ebc0df6b feel like you’re bee65497c9 drawing a line? You know my name, ff1a5bde6d right?”87fe599a5d162816

“Huh?”f811f56ddfb568b6

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“Don’t tell me 86d6509321 you don’t know? Try saying it.”cedd3a835f440f2c

Why is c620e564c4 he asking d3b45dc5b4 if I 4d6961d0b5 know his 011905a36b name? He knows b56655db7b I do, 57856dfb64 so why 3de7aeb94c ask?871534f9eea38442

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“It’s not that I don’t…”6809bd0dbd4ded3c

“Go on.”abac2cee7897a81d

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As I 2b3a12d2c3 hesitated, Ryumin 8c831449c0 urged me. With a 17563a9c0b sigh, I 86acb99d8e did as be9db955b6 he wanted.dd8b5dfdc23907cb

“…Hunter Ryumin.”06917b6b5c223d87

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Only then did 66307216a1 Ryumin, who had 20f30b3a77 been stiff, smile 07041f4a51 brightly.b78a8ca23abe4f9b

“Yeah, sounds nice.”b04d9e15bc88f1a1

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Why is 3415c38fe3 he so 0f1fc4eac8 happy about 6c3198b7b0 that?6621fd028b63a64f

“So, what brings you cc7f7eb7c8 here?”7c4e46ce2b826192

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“Oh, it’s nothing ea423b396c much. I heard you manage 2c9c71ce04 the schedules of IDEA 8e5ea680de hunters directly, so I 355ea83f39 came to ask if 952ac479c6 I could check my b7b9bb9d47 schedule from the past 786f2aff88 six months.”078b799596cdab77

“That’s really nothing. Hold on. I’ll get it for 0b273369f3 you.”8af663bf96da84f5

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Ryumin leaned back 6d0722cbe3 on the sofa 0190a12d03 and sat on 7ba555eb08 the floor. After a 01a53708e8 few mouse 424d590eb7 clicks, I 8036f35b91 heard the a4b8c2a143 sound of 89452eadb3 a printer 366801eb9d somewhere.9579911eaaedb469

I watched quietly ac0d77e7be as he went a6c8b16b39 into a room 38dc2f234f and returned with 288b50a27f the documents.e21db709278f5521

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“Here you go.”b7cbcd622e311dcd

“Oh, thank you.”f3b4a14bedf907f5

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It was resolved so a2818be0d8 easily. As expected, the Vice 52c990b5be Guild Master was different. I bowed, planning to fd37803430 return quickly and review f3ab95c382 the documents.1efc371d4ab8c0cc

“Sorry for taking your ceabff3606 time when you’re busy. I’ll be cee9ca3948 going now.”5f8e8418a3e0f42f

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“Are you very busy ac4ce287f1 now? Did you get called 9cd67132ef today too?”1b2615fff383e9ca

“Huh? No, it’s not that…”ad83db131cc3c3a6

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“Then have a e0ae3ac36d drink before you bd7843acc8 go. I was about a402d7c7c1 to take a e086a6bdea break, and it’d 267ac8a8ae be nice to 56e34417eb have someone to 843d951f25 talk to.”38f74305e934895b

There weren’t many 01a5e71b42 topics a mere 3494b2cd96 hunter like me f6bc4dab88 and the Vice 1d32849432 Guild Master Ryumin 79de6e563e could discuss. Was he eb506d6f3d suggesting a 2e1bbd5f18 personal chat? Flustered, I b64d627058 hesitated and 78a9222abb spoke. My thoughts 85f80d398d slipped out e3ab84cab1 unfiltered.6a060974d1510598

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“…Don’t you dislike me?”9b92081a838e3533

“Why would I?”1dba44c885bea87c

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Ryumin asked, 343a6c74a5 genuinely curious, 49c8418f92 his eyes b4027c8aa7 wide. His serious demeanor a27eb2a0ea made me feel 0ccd658811 embarrassed for saying 7d9af7e1a2 it.a90bd241b249668f

“Well, you said at eaf711d2f4 the gate,‘Is it 0b88e8ffc8 because he’s d09cfbef99 D-rank.’”567d5964eb83bf33

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Ryumin tilted his 56cb0d437f head as if 77a0485a73 he didn’t remember. He looked like 5c6cba81da a large dog 74833752b6 trying to understand e2b71ebe66 its owner. With his 0189b45d40 light hair, 8b05dadf59 he resembled 258b48045f a golden 6930351aa0 retriever.40c25dc24af5674d

“Oh, that.”31dd61d84f9636b6

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After a 0ba6336f05 while, Ryumin 06ea36c05b let out f8addb052a a small ec08fc6f88 exclamation and 8afed046e2 explained.36f4c5717779e827

“It wasn’t 8d0a0bb670 meant like 5607e75e83 that, but 94bfaa1a23 there was 3ae35e6877 a misunderstanding.”70b0931d2adf1d07

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I was curious about 7e44490eea what kind of misunderstanding 2342d2da96 it was. I sat back down 14778454c7 on the sofa, ready 9e7ea7cd22 to listen.959fc77c163f3602

“If Guild cfa50b88a1 Master Chae dcf98c1e93 Gohae manages f15ec6237e IDEA overall, 17325b1bb9 I mainly d798ad2295 manage individual a9e9e23daa hunters. So I 69f15a37a7 meet a 5e288b977f lot of 261ed4cf8a different hunters.”bf132d207caa5fb2

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I thought 0222d4d163 he might 28f7d5715d be more d4e4ba3abd diligent than 00bbfe14e0 I expected. At the same 00033ed372 time, I recalled 0b114cc3fb the old hunter 8efce72065 who spat at 5cf79d3380 me in the d10ecba514 hallway. I remembered Ryumin ce36a45f7b coming to stop 1ae7211aa7 the commotion.1c953e5f33e21de7

“Most hunters 50401ce2fa I’ve met 284140d0f8 are always 846d8a52ac arrogant and 02f5ba7485 cocky. Especially the 0eaf880101 higher their 8a713c1ac5 rank.”213a0f396bb379a2

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Well, that’s understandable. While hunters d6ecaaeddc swarmed in ce6beda162 IDEA, the 4146c0f451 number of 669cf88bb1 people who 215abf03fe awakened as f4cd1fc42d hunters was 7c1cd09b7e small compared db9d4ba6be to the 5db8b3cedf population.beaf4b9a3955eca8

Even though I a8f6bcee98 was ignored within d4848e7555 the guild as d692b73037 a D-rank, my 3de75455d8 treatment changed outside.cb751d248f6eb2ae

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“I thought Hunter Kang 0b6e65f614 would clash more with 2ed5d96857 Hunter Ye, like a 806e5d6232 puppy unaware of a 0621e7035b tiger’s fear. But you didn’t.”8606a0b8cc625199

I had argued dc22ac698a a bit, but 8176e51959 I backed down c03058bfe4 when Ryumin intervened. That seemed to have 4b10ae4786 left an impression on 07e0ae598d him.8302dd544380a4ad

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“I didn’t 745647336c expect you 143a839387 to listen 64f7586379 to me fd3c31d614 so easily.”5e5488036e3451cf

Ryumin, leaning back on 1a0fbaccaa the sofa, looked up 03b0e4287a at me. His platinum dcf37f13d9 hair, like 476296e833 spring sunlight, c376ced415 gently fell 3e283c9fda over his 4e6925e3b9 forehead.e3cc5382ab03e97a

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“And somehow, it seemed d7f4c066c4 endearing.”33eb3c03f005e629