*
Kim Tae-yeon, whose expression turned serious at the voice of a stranger, left the spot. Thanks to that, two other cadets I didn't know were left behind.
Even if we're from the same Daehan Academy, it's impossible to know everyone, so the cadet who became my teammate this time was someone I was seeing for the first time.
"Um... Kim Si-woo-ssi, right? I've... I've heard a lot about you... Please take care of me this time..."
"Yeah. You too, please take care of me."
"..."
"I've... I've been really looking forward to... to going into the dungeon... I'm... I'm a little lacking, but I'll... I'll do my best..."
"I don't think you need to be so nervous."
"U-um..."
A timid-looking cadet and a somewhat prickly-looking cadet from the Minguk Academy. After the words were over, I looked in the direction Kim Tae-yeon had disappeared.
Kim Tae-yeon, who said she was going to the bathroom for a moment, hasn't returned even after quite a long time.
As time went on, my anxiety began to grow.
'Did something happen?'
I didn't go with her because I couldn't follow her to the bathroom, but if I had known it would turn out like this, I would have just followed her.
It's probably too late if I go now.
'It's a relief I have a save load.'
[Would you like to load the save point?]
[Save point has been loaded.]
...
Meeting Kim Tae-yeon again, she didn't seem to have any worries or concerns, probably because she hadn't received the call yet.
'Judging by the time, it seems like the call came soon.'
As expected, Kim Tae-yeon's phone started ringing. And the voice I heard earlier came out.
["Yeoboseyo?"]
"Who are you?"
["Are you Kim Tae-yeon?"]
"Yes. Who are you to be holding Seo-jun's phone?"
["This is a woman with absolutely no manners. She needs some etiquette education."]
Kim Tae-yeon, who frowned at the rough man's voice, checked on us, asked for our understanding for a moment, and left the spot.
And after disappearing, she won't come back. Then what I have to do is simple.
'I guess I have to follow her.'
Some time after Kim Tae-yeon disappeared, I said I was going to the bathroom and left the spot.
She seemed to be really looking forward to going into the dungeon when we were talking earlier, so what should I do, I feel sorry.
'I guess I can just finish quickly and come back. Did she already leave?'
After making an excuse and coming outside, I saw Kim Tae-yeon running urgently.
*
In the VIP room in the association, Kang Chae-rin and Yoon Seung-ah were glaring at each other, growling.
Yoon Seung-ah, who took off the gloomy hood of her robe, was glaring at Kang Chae-rin with a fierce expression.
"Hey. I told you not to touch Kim Si-woo."
Kang Chae-rin smirked at the sight.
"I suffered for several days because of you, so you have to let me do that much. Don't you think?"
"You're going to be like that over just that?"
"Just that? Do you know how much my value is?"
She has been suffering continuously since the first day, but Yoon Seung-ah only came on the last day to stand guard.
Just thinking about the daily wage, she lost an absurd amount of money, so instead of being grateful that she's letting it go this much.
'Well, it's not bad if I can recruit Kim Si-woo.'
If Kim Si-woo says he will join the Atra Guild, there was a high probability that Kang Min-ji next to him would come along as well.
According to the investigation, the two have been partners since the first grade, haven't they?
Since Hunters face dangerous monsters, what's as important as skill is good teamwork.
They've been together for quite a long time, so there's no need to talk about their teamwork.
'If Kang Min-ji and Kim Si-woo join the guild, we can make up for the lack of close-range fighters we have now. Then the number of monsters we can hunt will increase.'
Looking at it in the long term, what she can gain is more than the loss she suffered these past few days.
Who would refuse when she, of all people, made a recruitment offer herself?
"Give up. Kim Si-woo has already completely fallen for me anyway."
She just gave him some compliments and smiled, and he didn't know what to do.
Men are animals that fall for a beauty like herself when she smiles at them.
'Well, wouldn't I be better than Yoon Seung-ah, who is short and has small breasts?'
What should she do if he mistakenly clings to her later? She just thinks of him as an excellent guild member.
'That's how you learn everything. The world of adults.'
Still, shouldn't she give Kim Si-woo a chance?
Yoon Seung-ah, who saw Kang Chae-rin's sinister face as she was imagining things on her own, had a dumbfounded expression.
"Fallen for me... What is she even saying to herself."
She was dumbfounded to see Kang Chae-rin misunderstanding.
What she's worried about isn't Kim Si-woo going to the Atra Guild, but Kim Si-woo being bothered.
'Is it better if she misunderstands like that...?'
How much has the Death God Guild taken care of Kim Si-woo so far?
Even if she puts aside her personal feelings and chooses, it's the number one guild in Korea. What could be more certain than that?
'And... because he's dating our Seo-ah...'
When she thought of Yoon Seo-ah, the image of her receiving Kim Si-woo's big and large thing with her small body flickered in front of her eyes again.
'Both... Both are hot for each other... Ahem ahem...'
Her body heated up without her knowing when she thought of Kim Si-woo's thing.
That big and ferocious thing that she had checked once when she came to visit the guild last time came to her mind again.
That hard thing that filled her inside, since he carries such a dangerous thing, shouldn't she monitor him from the side so that Seo-ah doesn't get hurt?
While helping Seo-ah from time to time.
"Hey, Peanut. What are you thinking about, you've become like roasted peanuts?"
"Anyway... Don't bother our Si-woo."
"Our Si-woo?"
"I... I mean I cherish him that much! So don't bother him for no reason!"
"It's already too late. Peanut-nyeon. He's already completely fallen for me, you know?"
"I know, so be quiet, Gorilla."
"Hey! Don't you ever say that to me!!"
__Knock knock.
Both of them closed their mouths at the sudden knock. Then, both of them put on solemn expressions again.
It doesn't matter when they're alone, but aren't they S-Rank Hunters representing Korea?
They needed to maintain their dignity in front of other people. Yoon Seung-ah, who had set the mood, put on her hood again, and Kang Chae-rin opened her mouth.
"Who is it?"
"This is Hunter Lee Jia. May I come in?"
"Jia? What's going on?"
"Excuse me for a moment."
Lee Jia, who bowed to Kang Chae-rin, approached Yoon Seung-ah and began to whisper in her ear.
"What? Si-woo... no, Kim Si-woo? Any contact?"
Lee Jia shook her head at Yoon Seung-ah's question.
"Cadet Kim Tae-yeon as well."
"Wait, what's going on? Why is Kim Tae-yeon's story suddenly coming up?"
The news that Kim Si-woo and Kim Tae-yeon had disappeared was delivered to the two of them as well.
*
A small rural village in Gangwon-do, a place where people used to live in the past, but now it has been a long time since people have visited.
Since the number of Hunters is limited, it was close to impossible to handle all the Gates across the country.
In addition, new Gates called Rifts have recently appeared, haven't they? In the outer areas, the number of abandoned villages like this was increasing due to the sudden increase in monsters.
This place was also inhabited by people a few years ago, but eventually it was pushed back by monsters and became abandoned land. Inside the building used as the village hall, Kang Seo-jun, whose whole body was tied up, and a man with a parched body were there.
The man's name was Kim Yak-hae. He was Kang Ju-ji's subordinate and was walking back and forth inside the hall with a worried face.
"Tsk... No... It's really not..."
Kang Seo-jun, who was watching the scene, still didn't understand what was going on.
Originally, the class that was scheduled to be heard was canceled due to the professor's circumstances, so he was happily heading home when Kim Yak-hae and a huge monk appeared in front of him.
The monk, who was wearing sunglasses and a gold necklace, held out a gourd and told him to donate.
His whole body trembled at the ferocious eyes, but he had no money at all, so he replied that he couldn't donate, and the man hit him on the head with the gourd.
'And when I opened my eyes... I'm here...'
The stranger who kidnapped him and contacted Kim Tae-yeon out of the blue.
No matter what, he couldn't sell his girlfriend as her boyfriend.
Of course, he said he couldn't, but he immediately made a phone call at the bald monk's gaze.
His body reacted without him knowing when he raised the wooden bell.
'Tae... Tae-yeon comes, you guys are all d... dead!.'
It's a little ugly, but Kim Tae-yeon is no ordinary woman. She is the top student of Minguk Academy.
She was a skilled person who could deal with kidnappers like these.
"Fuck... Isn't this fucked up? I... I should have just said no... Fuck, I was blinded by money... Ah... Wh... What do I do?"
Kim Yak-hae, who had been muttering to himself since earlier, seemed to be scared after learning about his girlfriend's identity.
'Yeah. Do you know who you messed with? The top student of Minguk Academy!'
If it's Kim Tae-yeon, she will definitely defeat these two and save him.
__Tak. Tak. Tak.
The sound of the terrifying wooden bell was heard again, and just hearing that sound made his shoulders shrink and he felt tense all over his body.
A huge man entering the village hall with thumping footsteps. Kang Ju-ji.
And behind him was Kim Tae-yeon, whom he had been waiting for so much.
"Eup!! Eup!! Eup!!"
"Seo-jun! Are you going to untie Seo-jun right now?"
As soon as she checked on Kang Seo-jun, Kim Tae-yeon raised her gun and aimed it at Kang Ju-ji. Even though the gun was pointed at him, Kang Ju-ji's face was full of composure.
"What a wicked woman. I showed mercy and didn't touch that man and even guided you. How dare you point a gun at my head first."
"Untie Seo-jun right now if you don't want to die!"
"Tsk tsk. Well, I expected her to be so rude from the moment I heard her voice earlier. It's best to educate a woman possessed by demons."
"Hyung-nim! If we fight here, everything will be destroyed!"
"You son of a bitch. Even if I tell you that, you're still calling me Hyung-nim. I'll have to see you later~."
Kim Tae-yeon, who checked Kang Seo-jun's location, held a flash magic bullet in her hand. The opponent is still off guard.
"Seo-jun! Close your eyes!!"
__Puh-wung!!
"Aaaagh!! My eyes!!"
Kim Yak-hae screamed at the flash magic bullet that exploded with a loud noise, and Kim Tae-yeon took advantage of the gap and ran to Kang Seo-jun.
The moment she was about to untie Kang Seo-jun, a chilling voice was heard from the side. Kang Ju-ji was looking directly at Kim Tae-yeon.
"After all, don't you know that you're still in Buddha's palm~."
"Sunglasses...!"
__Kwaaak!!!