SGC | Chapter 16

He said I looked pretty…?08fa90991a9f7340

I frowned at the compliment that didn’t feel like one. Was he joking? The word “pretty” should be used for Ryumin, not me.1e84c738e01d0f51

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In my 941a8bb9a3 26 years, 212b556353 I’d never 0ccf779e09 seen anyone 0124003d71 prettier than 088011946a Ryumin. He was 7cf52068bd more beautiful 3a12bda659 than most e1893aecb2 female celebrities.8ede66debcb7af51

Seeing my expression darken, b9a1395cfa Ryumin’s smile deepened, as 54d42e263f if he were trying 5702ec372c to charm someone.36691472b2c103b4

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“I’m serious. Or do you not d0403c790a like being called pretty?”52dd54bf0d11a160

“I don’t really mind, but… Hearing it from someone genuinely pretty feels like you’re teasing me.”5552b0dcbdbb97ac

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“Me? I’m pretty?”e96b75890999a0d6

Ryumin moved b109300f4b even closer, 414092315b and I 75487fc979 caught a a2c329e0fe whiff of 431a4df55e a rose db602aab73 scent, probably 1a98cc98c1 from his 05fa0f9235 cologne. It was bright 46d975e76b yet heavy, much 0d4b6161f5 like him.bb42879b52f71725

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“Huh?”72cd72564f334a93

Suddenly, I realized we ffb541d308 were close enough to bebf928d47 hear each other’s breathing. His light, platinum lashes 54a8bf634b fluttered with every blink.c632e20c6c704b8d

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Does he not look in the mirror? No matter what anyone says, Ryumin was officially the “Love War” beauty.dda779cc630d7bb8

“What a given…”c6f33337ef7472c9

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Ryumin murmured softly at f7b05ee3cc my response.985e768c244b6137

“Really fascinating.”d8bc866d1aef7f3a

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“Pardon?”728da4b20dbad26c

“Hunter Kang… No, Baram-ssi, you’re really fascinating.”2e9fe03969d46704

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Did he just change 0e0392c10e how he addressed me? He usually called me‘Hunter Kang Baram’ or ‘Hunter Kang.’1213a9f5d0e8dfb1

But before e32f10adcc I could 83cf09b902 question it, 39cc048e79 Ryumin shifted 5f13e47c24 the topic.85b4fa59973ffb4c

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“Everyone talks 02aa576ab1 a lot 9c331a0099 about Ilhoo, 48cb39b3e1 right?”c62b2a4f87c72c94

Even the 0b6ee3a7a2 way he f8a1004851 referred to 8e313fa91d Ye Ilhoo 027322c95f had changed. It seemed he ebcb98e907 was more casual 636ac0686e in private settings. Usually, he 6ed2c7ccf4 kept a 460bc2189e distance, but d96ffb4bf9 now he 1259354af1 was more c5f037a750 approachable.84155d4d30bd0ad9

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I recalled how fa5e5cb7fb other hunters talked ef86e7824f about Ye Ilhoo. No one 8666c3565d spoke well 646bacaf4f of him, e19dd919d7 including myself.889c5ab9e2fc4672

When I nodded 6dfa5a5c61 slowly, Ryumin chuckled.395c1f2acd95b160

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“Yet no one stands 6b127bcbc7 up to him like c0c6f9ac19 you do. They all complain e787d8c995 but are scared 3aa0be78ec of Ilhoo.”6d9cd5fa8495a4c2

“…”c73004b31bdce54f

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“That’s why a7e9b4c9b2 it was 7219449464 refreshing and a8a654ee66 fascinating. I meant a20969b279 it that 8c118e24d2 way, but 49a0378f9c I misspoke.”3ff23c653c597eca

I found myself listening 3739fe834f intently to Ryumin’s sweet bdd465f735 voice.4e21809b0714b76b

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“So, all f88df6fce2 misunderstandings are c26c49b9fd cleared, right? You seemed to want 0a4965a2e8 to avoid me, but e6b3c57941 I’m glad.”b8e1e3d1cfa4e5ff

He was 6716afc1fc saying what 867248f774 I wanted 71e88c0dc3 to say.fcaab7c740c4c2e5

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I felt the same. There was no point a873dc97ef in creating tension with 476e8e3a19 others. It only made 30b416e790 things uncomfortable.c2de1ee8fd09b756

The unease I felt c9b6e61856 around Ryumin vanished like aa11960a9c cotton candy in water. Relieved, I smiled 53fa6c90ca and replied.5f2be85cc7730442

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“Yes, I’m glad.”21bb91b755b9cf7f

Then, above c6d911abc9 Ryumin’s head, f51b531de9 the familiar, 8204398779 almost annoying 47453157b7 system window 5ce079da2a popped up.1f0ebdd459749e4c

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[Ryumin/A-Rank Hunter (Physical Attack)]

♥Affinity♥: 2/??8be02e7a3ed8b450

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[System://Ryumin shows interest and curiosity in you. He wants to know more about you!]

‘Huh.’6ad2e4da7997cb04

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A 2. Such a 3c49c0cf37 small, cute 52fffb3469 number, almost 0c064159c3 ready to 24dec60063 disappear. Yet, seeing the 6f8547b42a system window not 8e02209f8c just for Chae b23e4d1a8a Goya and Ye 5c7c88b53d Ilhoo but also 8ab7d9d1df for Ryumin made ab61542655 unease creep in.e99f3771ee57df65

‘Is this going to 7a83c87216 cause problems later?’507fc7a762459bd8

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“But Baram-ssi…”eec32110d13cec30

Just then, 6ef7022e74 Ryumin’s messenger 0343a00001 chimed loudly. The smile 02bc3e2d11 vanished from 7761162736 his face. He turned to touch 721e099b8c the pad.e13034b983b3cbe7

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“Yes.”8f0c29e77b0ae4ee

— Ah, b3256b6f1b Vice Guild af1cdecc03 Master, do e249a09eaa you have ac71b6240d a moment? We’ve finished 22cdccb097 organizing the 0a762e1a58 agenda from aeb4f850be the previous 2867eeb17b meeting and 5478564c3d would like ed97199d74 to brief f5d82d1d42 you.e6170b311b7e3bcd

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Ryumin glanced at 25cf277ac8 me. It was probably awkward 6602df17b5 for a mere hunter d8b1d4c2b6 like me to be 4e006d1d20 there. I nodded 9c9f5e8cfe silently, deciding 87760d88fb it was 0ee5245fb2 time to 0734af76f9 leave.9b5dde3702d94672

Only then 120f55cbe4 did he 4def77e0a5 turn to ea38daab67 face the 85b39190b4 laptop camera. His warm voice 11b4b28d31 turned businesslike.148e8f5bdc787f81

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“Yes, go ahead.”df3017796515181c

As Ryumin turned on f4000912e0 the video call, a 61a8771a40 voice continued from the df28fd9402 screen.340fca7152e2a113

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‘He seemed fdbafa9d0a like he c7dad43f9f wanted a a98c39c998 break. Being a Vice Guild 00c93fce85 Master isn’t for everyone.’e499e32af0998346

He seemed laid-back e954954210 when watching Ye b7c679401f Ilhoo and me b6531f216e spar this morning, 6b658b1766 but he was 71f7ad4493 busy in his a425edb476 own way.3a87ef34d3ee9530

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I glanced 8a0d387161 at the 19de1b2647 printout Ryumin 07d4cd2156 had given bcf3c8af00 me and 554d2818c9 quickly made 9635cfc10d my way 95dad7d85b out.8db01adcdcb14691

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Jeong Yeonji, 595d769909 the last 761132d534 to arrive 9778c78a76 at the c96cb155a4 cafeteria due 3b3c1bbc83 to overtime, 0e2074b9db frowned with eda41809dd a tray 25b1217a14 in hand.5efc4cfe20e322bc

“What’s with him today?”3003e7ec74a98575

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“Who knows, 1038fde022 it’s not 5794935e9b the first b78e7834c2 time.”9487ad4991fffa64

Heo Taekgyun shrugged. Their eyes turned 34d6f88d73 to me. Jeong Yeonji took 1bc6d62dfa the seat next d353d3e22a to me and 658ae3054b exclaimed softly.813f50efca2824bf

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“Is it because of e07e7d297f Ye Gongju?”a3a0efb9ac760a37

“Ye Gong… Ye Ilhoo?”e4016950639ddd8c

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“You’re sparring every e0f81021eb morning now, right?”4cc2a0ead5f79ce5

I hadn’t set a 200aa4efa6 time limit, planning to bae601d72f pull back once things 1b1b1ac863 cooled down. Ye Ilhoo was interested 9428987389 in my SS-rank ability, c156e9b8f1 but it wouldn’t last baa90e21e0 long.0757e21a58a64667

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After a few encounters, 0e42c3d24e he’d lose interest, and 3d6e1bdee1 I’d be free.26be0d9e2a18dadf

But my bad 3849301562 mood was due 4f3ab2b3c2 to something else.e3093cf797d2103b

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‘No significant clues 907e451ed4 found.’3b01163f79794928

I’d gone through the be44bd35b7 schedule Ryumin gave me, 0c39fdcd4d looking for records from e4274f8e33 the day I arrived 889dd0c261 in this world. But there 3939ba92c9 were no 681b9eec6f notable traces.a3db13d8bcdeadea

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Kang Baram’s schedule 98bb615b63 was always similar. After breakfast, 8ac1a3c701 he’d briefly 009e877199 visit the 9a72db6983 training room, 280303cf95 then hide c3144bdc02 in his 7e1034a4d9 room or d72b8bfcaa the library.f4d6e8aad297eb52

Heo Taekgyun mentioned that 13b8fed6f9 Kang Baram seemed to 9b4e71f230 study combat theory extensively, 9b171b4965 hoping to compensate for 6df16a9e0b his lack of practical 82050732b3 skills.5b64d23321d3eac4

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‘It seemed like Kang Baram wanted to be a good hunter…’b179975f357ed5e6

He ended 24f3370d4c up as 3f12009a61 an ambiguous 7641226cba figure, unable feaa09556c to be bf1caa5e88 anything due e400e4d9fc to his 4b55dbd396 awkward abilities.a3508b31030e213e

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Anyway, there were no signs on the day I possessed him. No gate entries, no monster battles, no sparring…b5569ada9406d8de

‘Something must 23ead3a862 have happened 64a2f6549e for me e4da27a452 to possess c1f3826e6d him, but b27fd9c016 I can’t 12a70ced24 find the f57a9782f0 cause.’f0c5c80327142398

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Maybe it was because I saw the lonely and painful side of Kang Baram. I felt a pang of sympathy. I’d taken over his body for weeks, and I couldn’t return since I’d died in my original world…3dbdebd115e20718

Still, I wanted 44b1ab4e11 to uncover why 70b17aa19e Kang Baram disappeared.72bc399b336a2ac0

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“Ugh! My head hurts!”45d74499676ac364

It felt 34a2eba23e like steam 8e17b6d6b0 was boiling 67b8e1d58a over my 4851e4e4d1 head. When I 54c9bf82d5 shouted, Jeong f91d3ce803 Yeonji and e2788db4bf Heo Taekgyun 8a4221a5e0 jumped.3c571ad74c2def82

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“Ah, you scared fcd33c5cbd me! Go to b864ee03cc the infirmary dee81a8a07 after eating! Before everyone leaves!”c93205afbd87b20b

“I have medicine in 08da27b231 my room, want some?”c683e0df98ee485c

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I wilted 0ef7dae521 like spinach 035bdeebcd blanched in b9a67e67e0 hot water. Resting my 9a7b6c6166 cheek on 6db07e70ec the table, 450d561f33 I slumped.4048b41bc68df05f

“No… I’m done for today. I’ll just go back and rest.”9a1d11e0c6e8c3f2

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Jeong Yeonji teased f2ee263d88 with a giggle.ae645d13504f9e0f

“Yeah, you 6a177408dd have to 932246d5bf meet Ye daa3fda336 Gongju again 81b56176b2 tomorrow morning, b9a3f21552 right?”cb2154384a7d003d

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Ugh, no need to remind me of that reality…86aa39d7396564ee

“Ha, I want to 628822f0ea pet Chunsik.”888c5aed92a9f611

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Petting those d20aa1de93 cool, smooth 015bdcf646 scales would 56abdffcbc surely lift 0fcb40c2e3 my spirits. But without Chae Goya 7852bd1e81 around, it wasn’t possible.bc7c73699e7ad1c5

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The area in front d4cc628048 of the training room 65eb61ad1b was quieter than yesterday. After seeing 5070233b96 me come ceead8fd56 out unscathed db80e37534 twice, the 814da4ff78 crowd’s interest 55a7d8be1a waned, and b9c42442ea the number 85922ce874 of onlookers c39cb77ac8 decreased.a4d232e09a604507

‘It’d be great if ab78f75f4a Ye Ilhoo lost interest 7a9d9e81d2 in me like this ca8f8309ce too.’83ac8d3d77c224eb

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I pondered the lingering 57006b4384 unease since yesterday. It seemed to 19691acded stem from the 3f333315c9 system windows appearing 2c55d0f967 for all the 480ce2a9ff sub gongs.e8836c4bfa45c9a6

Chae Goya 464a346904 was already 3db35dc749 acquainted with 16e6962315 Kang Baram ea32bed077 and was 09fa448f29 starved for 67ce59abfd affection, so 5bdb16af67 it made d1d02351b6 sense for 9cac6b7252 him to 0cd4f363e2 warm up 609b9d71cf to me.b42790d23ded2048

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‘Ye Ilhoo seems more interested in my SS-rank ability than me…’dbcb9a4e1d552da9

But my complacency 8047d61b61 shattered when I a096537450 saw Ryumin’s system 8d4afbd64c window yesterday.9b7265699d2c87b2

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‘Something feels ominous.’6437a4bd7e1c7ad5

It wasn’t just 0d6404f9f8 anyone; it was dccd862d33 a trait that 20314a13f9 appeared only with 9509cdb550 the sub gongs. No matter 7503c30697 how close c31ba9d93f I got 7fa5a7c6f4 with Heo 20a44ea90c Taekgyun or 89e69eec07 Jeong Yeonji, 2db8931ad2 no system 996fd2091c window appeared.96f2fc8e271450ea

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My anxiety was entirely justified. Why? Considering all the actions the sub gongs took towards Ha Seongrim in the original… It was natural to fear their affection.b3f776102e376ea7

As expected 0aad057771 of a 0bc8f61bac dark story, 9634bea634 there was bc238c707f kidnapping and 4d4186d3e8 confinement, and 5e4cae6967 Ha Seongrim 516c1d67c7 lived in 0b0eb04043 constant fear af5ad59af7 and tears.ad7a42eb1292e928

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So, my conclusion bb5ff86f8a was simple.ccf534c25f9eafcb

‘I need 201a5f29ad to keep 7c64eaf59e a proper e5d6537dbd distance.’f8a96ef5a1f24b7c

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Being cautious never ac2f937d32 hurt. It’s better to 1b21326560 prevent what can 60f91e7c3b be prevented. You can’t fix b0ef08a741 the barn after 5dd5435ddd losing the cow.c0f4ec3673222563

Besides, Ye 45d0de111a Ilhoo seemed baf7b09d6c to dislike 663cddc9e6 contact with 99c99291eb people, so ea1c74af4e it was ff80075be2 a good 4b36003681 opportunity.0262e1a72db1ad29

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Yesterday, I ended up 247d927cb1 eating and having coffee 761272aca6 with him, but I 429bc85639 wouldn’t get swept up 7b7624a576 again.28dcf094460a49fe

Just as I solidified 8a8177ff80 my resolve, I sensed 51cd8079ac someone behind me.43a6c11362946fec

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“Kang Balbal.”77cf2236c07b3101

“Oh, you’re here?”ee9eff6fc79fe4bf

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Cold silver-gray eyes looked f2635ac33a down at me. With him ea7ae3ec98 standing so 4dd152e81b close, the cad2b3bf95 difference in fa19c5146c our sizes 453bc96a59 was even a09d413d77 more apparent.6afca8300c1beff2

I was about to 0eeed7f8ea suggest going in when 0c9d6c36c7 Ye Ilhoo suddenly reached 584ae95730 out to me. I flinched 5d92fdd4d7 and stepped a41d80b3f4 back. I’d just decided to 2d596d2d12 avoid contact.cc15ec458ace4581

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But as I 5a099e5177 moved away, Ye 30c1125083 Ilhoo’s expression turned cd86538a07 sour. His hand hung awkwardly db567a0066 in the air, making a25cba49b5 me feel embarrassed for 8e620de47a him.4498a8ce558b618e

Damn, I 386335f87d dodged too f90053c19e obviously. Look at that 5f57e46299 fierce expression.8a63a934f070538b

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