“Ha. This guy. How strange.”
Chae Suhyeon was fuming while holding her smartphone.
“What’s going on? Why hasn’t he contacted me?”
She had sent a considerable number of messages to Baek Jihoon.
[ Oppa. Let’s meet up for a bit. ]
[ No, Oppa. Didn’t you say you weren’t there? Did you really go? ]
[ Sure, I was a bit late, but that doesn’t mean you can ignore me. ]
[ Baek Jihoon Oppa. I think there’s been a misunderstanding. Please get back to me. ]
[ I arrived almost on time after 30 minutes. Isn’t that enough to warrant a response? ]
[ There’s definitely a misunderstanding. Let’s make this work again, okay? ]
[ Oppa. Please reply to me. ]
She had sent quite a few messages, swallowing her pride a little.
But there was no reply at all.
No, he hadn’t even read them.
“This guy is doing this again?”
“Seriously, after embarrassing me like that?”
She recalled the scene from Gimpo.
Moreover, she had also received a call from the police.
“Is this Ms. Chae Suhyeon? Ah, it’s an honor. Haha. I saw you on TV.”
“Actually, we have footage of Ms. Chae Suhyeon’s vehicle on our CCTV, and there are some possible criminal implications, so we’d like your cooperation.”
“Oh, I see. You said it was due to Hunter work? Well, that’s understandable.”
“Fortunately, it appears that no one was hit or hurt, so we’re all good here.”
“Okay, take care!”
“Damn it.”
She had been confident that she could live a more glamorous life than anyone else.
But now, it was all ruined before it even began.
Baek Jihoon had messed up the first impression.
Although it was reported anonymously, she had appeared in the media as the speeding woman.
This was not how she wanted to start.
“So, you’re not going to respond to my messages, huh?”
“Well, I’ll just go find you then.”
“You’re in the Blue Guild anyway, right? That person is you, right?”
Chae Suhyeon hurriedly gathered her clothes.
Then she quickly opened the door and stepped out.
*
“Seriously, do I really have to go this far?”
Wearing sunglasses and a cap, she worried someone might recognize her.
Yet, she couldn’t hide the frown on her face.
Still, her status window already showed that 3% had been recovered.
“It’s not enough to feel just yet… but I definitely need to stop.”
“This bastard. How could he do this to a woman?”
She barely managed to rein in her anger at the same time.
As long as she achieved her goal, that was all that mattered.
She was confident that brighter days awaited her afterward.
“Hello. I’d like to contact someone here, please.”
Chae Suhyeon walked towards the lobby of the Blue Guild with a sweet and innocent expression.
“Yes? What do you mean?”
“I’m here to reach someone.”
“Oh. Did you have a visit appointment?”
“No, I didn’t, but I came directly because I couldn’t get in touch.”
“If you don’t have an appointment, then it’s impossible.”
A completely curt answer came back.
“Damn. The Blue Guild is surprisingly strict about this.”
“Can’t we at least have a chat if it’s not a visit?”
Chae Suhyeon said with a desperate voice.
It wasn’t an act; she really was anxious.
“I’m sorry, but it’s not possible. We have too many strange outsiders.”
“Damn it.”
“Should I just use the Baekho Guild’s influence?”
“No, that’ll just raise suspicion.”
Chae Suhyeon had to pretend to be a virgin in front of Lee Jinhyeok.
She had to maintain a clean image of her past, and the rumor of chasing after an E-rank Hunter could definitely raise doubts.
“Ugh… should I just use my Succubus abilities?”
She hesitated for a moment.
“This is the Blue Guild. If I use my abilities recklessly, someone will undoubtedly catch on.”
“Ugh… I’ll hold it in…”
As she was contemplating, she spotted a familiar face in the lobby.
“Huh? Who is that… Oh, that awkward kid?”
It was Park Hyungseok.
“This is my chance.”
Chae Suhyeon suddenly seemed to cheer up.
She quickly approached Park Hyungseok.
“Excuse me… hello.”
She spoke in a very soft voice.
“Is this guy still awkward?”
As a Succubus, she could see the other party’s encounter count on her status window.
0
“Well, a little lip service from me should get him to do what I want.”
“Thank goodness. Phew. This is too easy.”
“Isn’t he related to Baek Jihoon? What did he say? They were military buddies, right?”
“Hmm? Who are you?”
Park Hyungseok showed a slightly wary expression.
A stunning woman wearing sunglasses and a cap approached him.
“Is this a fishing attempt? Why is this kind of girl talking to me?”
He had never encountered something like this in his life.
Naturally, he felt suspicious.
“Uh, are you Park Hyungseok?”
She slightly lowered her sunglasses.
“Huh? Chae Suhyeon?”
Park Hyungseok couldn’t help but look displeased.
In the past, he had been madly infatuated, but now he vaguely understood how crazy she was.
“Is there something you want from me? I’m not a Hunter, so why?”
He naturally showed a guarded attitude.
“Why is this guy acting like this? He used to be all smiles when he saw me.”
Chae Suhyeon felt a bit strange, but decided to push forward for her purpose.
“Um. Is Baek Jihoon Hunter here? Right?”
“No? He’s not here. What’s the matter?”
Park Hyungseok responded immediately.
“Whoa. Did you come directly to our guild? How urgent could this be?”
He couldn’t understand why she was hiding her true self, but she definitely seemed frantic.
“Wow. But a Succubus really is a Succubus, huh?”
He felt an indescribable aura around her.
In the past, he would have been infatuated, but now he was doing his best to keep his wits intact.
“Huh? He’s not here? No Hunter Baek Jihoon?”
“Yes. He’s not here. Please leave. I’m busy.”
Park Hyungseok hastily dismissed Chae Suhyeon and left as if fleeing the scene.
“What? Why isn’t he here? Isn’t this the Blue Guild? It must be right? Baek Jihoon?”
She felt perplexed as she scanned the newspaper articles again.
“No. And what’s up with this guy? Why is he acting like that?”
Watching Park Hyungseok move away, Chae Suhyeon made an expression of displeasure.
“Doesn’t he even want to acknowledge me?”
*
“Senior. Senior. Senior. Senior.”
An urgent message arrived.
Just as lunch hour was ending and the afternoon work was about to begin.
“What’s going on? Why so urgent?”
This was the first time someone had messaged like this.
“What? What’s happening?”
“Senior, whatever you do, don’t come down to the lobby. Chae Suhyeon Hunter is looking for you.”
“Huh? She came here?”
“Yes. I had a brief conversation with her, and she’s looking for you. I told her there’s no one like that here.”
A chill ran down his spine.
“Wait. She’s coming to the workplace?”
“Looks like she’s in quite a panic.”
He couldn’t help but smirk.
It felt like everything was proceeding just as he had envisioned.
“Hey, Baek Jihoon. Anything good going on?”
“Uh.. No.”
The manager suddenly interjected, glancing at my message window.
I must have been smiling too happily.
I quickly dodged away.
“Hey. If anything good happens, let us know too~”
“Yeah. I’ll let you know when something good happens~”
I hastily replied and opened my status window.
I wanted to check if the recovery was progressing well.
“Hmm. 3%, huh? Seems a bit slow. Can’t it recover any faster?”
In fact, just staying still automatically reduced Chae Suhyeon’s points, so I didn’t need to worry much.
But it was a bit tantalizing.
Then a word caught my eye and made me wide-eyed.
[ Recovery Acceleration ]
“Huh? Was there a button like this? I must have missed it?”
It was a button that was quite tempting.
[ You can accelerate recovery. Points will be consumed for acceleration. 50pt for 5% ]
“Hmm…”
It costs points to accelerate the recovery.
It felt somewhat like a bittersweet choice.
50pt could roughly get you a mid-level skill.
Of course, I had plenty of points, so it wasn’t a big deal, but still.
“Let’s just try it.”
After all, isn’t it hard for a guy to resist this kind of thing?
I lightly tapped it twice.
[ Would you like to accelerate by 10%? 100pt will be consumed. ]
“Okay!”
I energetically pressed the yes button.
Now it was at 13%.
It jumped up suddenly.
“I wonder when Chae Suhyeon will notice.”
“This is her paying the price for coming to my workplace. If she keeps this up, I’ll just dump points to push it to 100%.”
It was a sort of warning.
I thought she would grasp the situation quickly since she’s perceptive.
“Now it’s not a situation where you can do as you please anymore.”
I couldn’t help but smile.
And the team members, noticing my demeanor, looked at me with curious expressions.
“Why? What’s up? What are you thinking?”
*
“Kiiiiiieeeeeeeek!”
The loud roar of a pterosaur echoed through the lobby of the Blue Guild.
Since the building was decorated in marble, the sound resonated powerfully.
Numerous people in the lobby plugged their ears and stopped in their tracks to look towards the source.
Chae Suhyeon.
She had just checked her status window again and was completely in shock.
“Huh?? Why??? Why?? What… what’s going on??? Why? It’s at 13%! Why? It was just at 3%! Why? Why? Why???”
Her expression was full of confusion and fear.
“I thought it was 1% a day? It was definitely 3% earlier, right? Why did it jump up to 10% all of a sudden? What happened? Am I seeing things wrong?”
No matter how many times she turned her status window off and on, it remained unchanged.
Her expression became one of complete despair.
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