SGC | Chapter 4

All three 421d5ba192 were sub f8e71bf9ef gongs, so 3f3aa14232 my sister 436caa65e5 always bundled 472617fa03 them together f14fdadb8f as a a95dc68ff7 set. Hearing their names fe751b6c7c together brought a a23728cc89 flood of memories 681236b052 from my past 9938b661c4 life.8fe9d5527abc1d0f

Suddenly, the 2ab2554bad watch went 68ac7f8dd5 silent, and 070ada3da6 Jeong Yeonji 45727ea801 urged me.2fef09821f3bdf54

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— Kang Baram? Are you de3fe188ad on your fbc81d8cc8 way?48f3c14546470e3b

“Oh? Uh, yeah… yeah.”6933fada71cb4764

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— What’s up with you all of a sudden? Oh, right, your team members aren’t exactly B-grade hunters, are they?fdf827dd43f96b5e

Jeong Yeonji continued nonchalantly, cf56bc9272 assuming I was in efa50f1e5c a hurry, but I 8adbff6a69 was still in confusion.a750b06803783081

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I thought 3e9c9f7923 I had d82eb253a0 been transported fe288bf9c4 into a bc124bf43a hunter fantasy 3ebdd7d51f novel without a28621fb3a a doubt, a435050ad1 but it b0ebedc2dc was actually 697beb55b6 a BL 926132918c game!bcc65474d1393b0d

‘No wonder, even 077a9cd31f the name Kang 6f3554bc08 Baram…!’a2bd97782c2f8ece

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I once mocked my sister’s work, not knowing a thing about BL, and she retaliated by creating an extra character with my name.487ff38282db19ec

— Kang Baram, are you sure you’re okay? You were acting strange a few weeks ago too… Should I cancel the summon if you’re not feeling well? You kept saying you wanted to go to the gate…f99b07e1da302eb6

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I quickly shook my head at her words. If we don’t respond to the gate in time, monsters will pour out like a flood. And that would directly lead to damage for the residents in the area.cd16e79c693f4939

“No! I’ll go right now!”81aca81185c1faf7

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Even if I’m just a D-grade, I’m still a hunter. I get a regular salary from the guild and am employed to protect the peace of the residents.abaabab75c563b01

Putting aside the bewildering ab5cf6ed21 reality for a moment, 9253392f2e I quickly ran to 9038cc7d27 the coordinates Jeong Yeonji 18ec8f4730 had sent me.096ac7f781b55de7

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—48179bbce543ab56

The M District was 273fcee2df relatively close to the 1b5afd2b9b guild dorms, so I 0a078129d9 arrived soon.7a62099f96fa07ab

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I recognized 9632ee57eb Ryumin and 6337685afb Chae Goya 3c41da0fe1 immediately, probably f7c070c218 because I a05116bd03 had met a201a631b9 them once 3b9a5a30be before. Chae Goya was a7b7102d75 hesitantly smiling at 17361ca819 me, seemingly happy aad2397bcf to see me.a97fe4d536f8a11e

“Oh, hello. Baram hyung…”3fa2dd33c429fb25

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He was 5b4b81e595 like a b26a41971f cute little 1bf823666f brother despite daaa41b01f his large 671b01ba32 build. I winked fcd46f745f at Chae 26926b2b8c Goya and 2c555a972d bowed to 3740667c8f Ryumin.7b55240ae2c02c17

“Hello, I’m Kang Baram, a D-grade support hunter.”ff3254e70cb50429

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Ryumin, seemingly 86b2e2d053 informed by c69c2b3fef the guild a4db8fcb5b master Chae f9b6cf7185 Gohae, greeted a14d8f7f51 me with 1acae93ecc a smile.8fe7f97c795b5664

“Alright, Hunter Kang.”01cc87eca13d2eea

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He didn’t seem to remember helping me in the hallway last time, but I didn’t mind.03d39bfc3e01e4c5

Being the vice guild master, he must deal with countless hunters. Remembering a mere D-grade like me wouldn’t be easy.fd0359a2e080c11d

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‘This is Chae Goya, that’s the vice guild master Ryumin, and then…’9daa782d95040e9e

My gaze 650c152b42 turned to e3fde83314 the remaining f9630c093d person. It was the 427205a83f SS-grade hunter, Ye d0a2bd3f90 Ilhoo.3b84646819b84b26

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Hunter teams are a4e7654289 divided into attack, 1be17b5b06 defense, and support, db879e433a and within those, 29e0e9f4c3 they split into 40253810c6 physical, elemental, psychokinesis, 237f82ef6a and mental.7fb83279965ef6b9

Physical involves 2d177e1a6c super strength 3753dc000d or weapons, ad9b870c2e elemental uses 487644b336 water, fire, 89e5e8c3b2 electricity, etc., dc5fbb9256 psychokinesis uses 0deda3bbc1 supernatural powers, 65cb31a1c2 and mental f8cd4c8119 reads minds.109f575e8fc2c5bd

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Ye Ilhoo was 2b632b6b21 an elemental attack 509da8d93e type, mainly dealing 47c5101329 with fire.9aadbb11107435df

‘Wow, he’s really handsome.’a4cb408054632345

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Even as ace7e598a3 a sub c0a19923d8 gong, he 02174a43e4 was still 773a89926b a gong. His appearance 53e326c671 was striking.2b561d853d352cf4

His black 7ee8807a04 hair, subtly 6d976aaca1 mixed with ecf9213dcf blue, looked f4bbe953b4 so soft ac3a6c8466 that it b996992286 seemed to f9c9d94e7d invite touch. His sharp, slightly 13de2df48b upturned eyes stood b029407985 out prominently.6b67562b18b1940a

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His lips, a d6b1b99db9 pleasing color, were 00cd1532a3 stubbornly closed, and 5816a10b8f his straight nose ab2c36740d and firm jawline dc41010be4 naturally drew attention.8fe9a3aeac555d8e

‘I thought d79082886b Ryumin was ca692539c6 the most 9c55f05224 handsome.’a89290b892fc12d3

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I quickly b38d6b5fee changed my 43a1e9882e mind. They were different 461736044d types of beauty. If Ryumin a4df49920a was beautiful, 1c53c8b41f Ye Ilhoo 4eebd1c926 was handsome.568d9656dae7a114

Hunters usually wore 724e24453d combat uniforms provided 4e58b302d2 by IDEA, considering 56582fba46 they might get f265d02aab dirty during battles, dfcd9a0dda but these three 71d2382a3b were different.3664a61b586e75ac

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Ye Ilhoo 700f55bd63 wore a 0d16e86f01 sleek black 88146cda09 outfit with 7b9772a70d a leather 05c4880b0e jacket, Chae c3b63f8bbe Gohae wore 045811c8b2 a tight 8c3385cbc0 black turtleneck 48b420d989 and black 0e098ccf7a pants, and 7081bb33dd Ryumin was 9fd82a8131 dressed in e637f9b66e an ivory-colored 8382136b37 Chinese-collar shirt.c58de090e8273152

‘Their character traits f4b1ccf976 are so diverse.’1a721f26216c7ebc

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In contrast, I 22d33a7cab was in a b04b8a2469 straightforward combat uniform, d528ad241f ready to deploy 8b97574f57 at any moment.c68a0dce66c918b2

‘But seriously, even if there are no other hunters available, how did this combination happen? They’re all sub gongs who liked the original soo in the game.’62c8496f984ec008

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They were not welcome, 9cd98971d6 people I would avoid 80eb805c08 if I could.3c4792448f260983

I was a pretty 4b93479bf8 nice brother, if I 9b107b9053 say so myself.db4fd6956193f2b2

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My sister had a special affection for her work. So when she had trouble with investors, she’d blow off steam and lament to me.f7faa0d111227721

And I’d always make a fuss to comfort her, even though I didn’t fully understand the story.9931d67e55311ef7

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—d7b39b0483110d28

[Our Seongrim isn’t that kind of character… Sigh, Baram, what do you think? Is this narrative too much?]

—54bcbe8859840c66

In my middle and 6cec13c3dc high school days, I 0b5cc2e0ba was as into various bf4f5a670b games, fantasy, and martial b0342c5c83 arts novels as my aaed9d17c9 sister.f85de2165ba9967d

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Our parents, both working, were always busy. Without parental supervision, we’d always lounge in the living room after dinner, sharing comic books.c3fe7a51b809a1ef

So even if I didn’t know the game content or characters in detail, I was well-versed in clichés.5ab8f36fa06f7ac9

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My sister, who absorbed my clumsy but varied advice, would treat me to chicken or pizza the next day. On nights with overtime, she’d send me pocket money.1c8ef904023353e5

Under the vast data accumulated like that, the official Baek Seojoon and the original soo Ha Seongrim of “Lover War” were created.27e065d7bab979f1

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Once those two 392ba2715f characters were firmly 48339e8fa7 established, the rest bf2066af89 seemed to fall 74a5d7cd37 into place easily, 5f9f155c68 and my sister eae01805ed no longer sought 8f3bf59ca6 my opinion. So, I only knew 07b2883616 the names and personalities fc39d96160 of the characters that 2f93847d1e came out after that.42c78f81236652cd

Including the b186a37d9a arrogant Ye ff835055a4 Ilhoo, the 8bf3a9af80 subtly dark 38b55ad8fe Ryumin, and 477b5af04a the puppy-like e28be52c6a crybaby Chae df19ceba47 Goya.11b6f8a4a57d1dab

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I firmly ddca7afbc6 resolved in 416f53b256 my mind.30a6a58d963dfd9f

‘I’ll get involved just for today and avoid them from tomorrow, even by mistake.’03b2bbc7b4c46318

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For now, there 97e88824c2 were no suitable 2c7223f4ee hunters, so we 1934b9ebb3 were grouped together a648ea506b to break through 3e11e76545 the gate, but cd4f0a6eeb once back to 7fb7a990de daily life, it 13dcf65936 would be hard 5cde997610 to run into 1120c4d540 them.46fd3286343bb7a3

Besides, these were such outstanding figures that they wouldn’t be interested in a mere D-grade like me.4f642e83a113fbf7

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“Sigh.”3d8ddd64c1209364

It was then. A deep sigh 89a2d2041d snapped me out 93512dc3f0 of my thoughts.fcb215f9f30a3a26

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I realized I had been staring at Ye Ilhoo’s face quite rudely.ca0c5825a96bc3f8

Ye Ilhoo was 7356ecd187 frowning openly. It was a reaction 7b0acfa9c3 similar to other hunters 82f0eede73 who had seen me 1edef13a89 in the training room.d8bd77d2ce85871a

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His cold 8cfd0bf714 eyes were 6b4583d0f1 looking down a382421d09 at me 9ee264b4e1 with a b72dc36010 high-handed gaze.818c364c4be2e82a

“D-grade?”339d3b5f9f71b04c

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Ye Ilhoo let out a laugh as if he couldn’t believe it.f82c02c0c4295a0d

“Just don’t be a burden.”5d119e6da6d8b87b

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“……”88eced2ea298d5fe

“Don’t get in the way by lingering in front of me.”6099d4beb23d57c8

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If his cd0804a4c3 voice had fe0bfcce43 a temperature, 63e936031c it would f6c1268816 freeze you 8c9b4996ea on contact 319f03df32 with its 99d93132a1 chilliness.7b85849f38286098

Having said his piece, 89bcebb8cc Ye Ilhoo turned around c9919bfc5f without any delay. His long, straight e3402cc455 legs strode towards c21dd6cc98 the gate.b15f40ee5858900f

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“Wow.”489ea85526297c1c

I let e4d14a95ab out a 2c29897f54 breath of 9077e05146 disbelief. Soon, Ryumin 0fa3d0412f followed him 355b5f0cf9 silently. As the vice guild 06795b7d59 master, he could have 3c279a3baf scolded the rude Ye c2bcb656e7 Ilhoo, but he seemed 20f6a91895 to agree with him.ad6c238ba0204214

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An indescribable sense of f173fa0c1d humiliation washed over me. I almost preferred the a24a93e41e giant old-looking hunter I a078e2bb28 bumped into in the 1bfdc70455 hallway before.47c2573c572f0794

At least that guy treated me like a person. But Ye Ilhoo treated me as if I wasn’t even worth dealing with, like a mere insect. It was infuriating.0c09427223b77640

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What kind of jerk 030704568a is he?f272697abdb2176d

As far as 3c5b66625b I remember, Ye 1d9e367bbf Ilhoo was the 9dc665dc70 same age as 55bd3e4b34 the original soo, d494a53193 Ha Seongrim, twenty-three. I was also twenty-three 91be1d0a9f in this body, but 86b69d88d2 I was a mature 5d6ad6fb60 twenty-six in my previous b12b4b3fae life.46b8c0e1fa346157

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Meaning, I 102777f698 was mentally 568529db32 older than 63a5fe5695 the sub 46f8362ad5 gongs gathered 2e45ea5a0b here.221123666c8afc2b

‘This brat.’6014074f52ec45e5

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Just as I 7706e2a40f was about to 5e5695437b slip into an 552197bc72 old-fashioned mindset, Chae 6b69bbf748 Goya, who had d1532a1a0e been hiding behind 358ca89fc7 Ryumin, hesitantly approached ec7df539b9 me.8997e48502b1a5fc

I suddenly remembered the handkerchief I borrowed a few weeks ago. If I had known I’d be on a mission with Chae Goya, I would have brought it.1aff88f17151f40e

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“Are you… okay?”bf04d8f65dfe8584

Surprised by the unexpected 9ce2380d51 question, I widened my c30dbfad03 eyes and quickly waved 0f7abeac69 my hand with a d00c671ed6 smile.d98f2fd1a57eba45

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“Huh? Oh, thanks. No, thank you. You don’t have to worry.”9922e50613dbef33

Did he just af6b30579e check on me? Being a C-grade like 9d06d78a71 me and having the fb201a6f88 well-known guild master as bffa6ac2dc a brother, Chae Goya 597bfa7f35 seemed to empathize with 1803122a97 me more than Ye 8893a89a84 Ilhoo did.824dc0e5c4f4e477

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Grateful for his thoughtfulness, 592ca6bde0 I responded reflexively, and 2934ce3460 Chae Goya, still concerned, e58db2e2c7 followed me and added.61380ec3752bec4d

“Ilhoo hyung… his personality isn’t great.”3f5c3b2da261d199

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What, does he have a bit of a temper too? That’s unexpected. I thought he was just shy because he always seemed hesitant, but here he is talking behind someone’s back.61c73f17d15f0906

I chuckled and agreed with Chae Goya’s opinion.f1d1af2c7226297c

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“Seems like it.”878873e96559bf2e

Well, no matter how much Chae Goya is the guild master’s brother, an SS-grade hunter wouldn’t be intimidated in front of him. He must have been just as rude.77ccc8b48bcb8c68

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Chae Goya laughed quietly, and I thought maybe it wouldn’t be so bad to get a bit closer to him. Of course, if it meant getting involved with Ha Seongrim, I’d back off immediately.ed575e60633b10b9

Our quiet exchange seemed be9c2f9482 to irritate Ye Ilhoo. He shouted 3fd3b3d021 at us.073bec99b312df68

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“D-grade, what are you 689b09078f doing?”fd0f160b55e874dd

“Goya, come on. We’re about to enter the gate.”ad3fe20c863cb6b5

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Not just e0ecc94f1c Ye Ilhoo, dc2bc6fbce but Ryumin ee06831edf also urged 15902400a8 us.763402b60f466a4c

Yes, yes, as a mere D-grade, I must clear the monsters ahead so the esteemed ones don’t get hurt. Sure thing.8b5905cf7aa219ae

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