Chapter 42

EP.42

Bang!!!!!!

A huge noise erupted.

In the top conference room of the Blue Guild on the 24th floor.

Lee Sooah suddenly kicked the door open.

“Um… Hunter Lee Sooah.”

The people gathered in the conference room stared at Hunter Sooah with surprised expressions.

“Ha… Did I just receive the right contact…?”

She glared sharply.

“Hehe. So soon. I’ve received the contact…”

Everyone fidgeted, unable to lift their heads.

“Ha… Why? Why are you meddling with my team without permission?”

Lee Sooah had never behaved so rudely before.

But today, the ridiculous news had driven her to burst in without realizing it.

‘No. Why are they sending Hunter Baek Jihoon away? Why are they doing this on their own? It’s only been a short time since he arrived! He hasn’t even been properly trained yet! I haven’t done anything yet! What have they told him?’

“Hehe… Well, you see…”

“I don’t know when you started meddling with my team. I’m not in Team B or C, you know?”

Lee Sooah took pride in herself.

In fact, up until now, no one in the Blue Guild had dared to interfere with her.

Except for the Guild Master.

“That’s true, but… this matter…”

The high-ranking officials looked like they were desperately trying to explain themselves in some way.

But with just her gaze, Lee Sooah silenced them all.

“Ha. Cancel it. I’ll manage my team myself. If necessary, I’ll have someone else sent.”

She turned on her heel, showing signs of leaving.

“Um, Hunter Sooah… That’s, you see… it’s the Guild Master’s decision…”

“Excuse???”

She hesitated while turning to leave, then stopped and turned back.

“Uh… Why is that?”

A dark silhouette appeared on the huge screen.

“Hunter Sooah, the decision was made because you are essential to the guild. I hope we don’t prolong this any further.”

And then it vanished.

“No!!! Ugh…”

Lee Sooah couldn’t speak any further.

No matter how strong she was, she was powerless against the Guild Master.

‘I cannot lose Mr. Baek Jihoon like this…’

And with that, she hurriedly went down.

As Lee Sooah disappeared, the Blue Guild executives sighed in relief.

“Phew. Just as the rumors said, it seems Hunter Sooah really does have some interest. Isn’t that the first time we’ve seen her react that way?”

“Well… that might be true, but it’s not certain. Let’s keep an eye on it for now.”

*

“Uh?”

“What? What’s up?”

“There’s been an official document from above. Hunter Baek Jihoon is the target of a dispatch.”

“Eh? What dispatch? Out of the blue? What does that mean? He’s only just joined!”

“Well, it’s from the Guild Master.”

“Eh?”

Everyone was left in a confused state, their heads full of question marks.

“The Guild Master? Directly? Wow. I told you, didn’t I? Baek Jihoon is a precious asset! If the Guild Master is the one making the move, it must mean there’s something to it!”

He clapped his hands excitedly in admiration.

Clap clap clap.

With a very angry sound of footsteps, Lee Sooah quickly passed by room 6.

“Yikes.”

Everyone instinctively shrank back, fearing that they might catch a word from Lee Sooah.

“Do you think Hunter Sooah heard about this? Her footsteps seem really intense, don’t they?”

“Seems like it…?”

*

Bang.

‘Oh, that scared me.’

Lee Sooah, who had exited looking angry, returned with that same angry demeanor.

‘What’s going on? Why is she mad?’

“Ha… Mr. Baek Jihoon?”

“Yes?”

“You have to be dispatched.”

“What?”

What an unexpected thing to say?

Suddenly a dispatch.

‘Wait, I’m just starting to adjust. Why a dispatch? Has it not even been a week since I joined? Are they kidding? Where am I being dispatched to?’

Naturally, I was bewildered, my eyes widening.

“Ha… You’ll be dispatched to Yoo Hana.”

“Yes?”

Hearing the name Yoo Hana, I couldn’t help but feel even more dazed.

Yoo Hana? The Yoo Hana I know?

The S-Rank Hunter, Yoo Hana.

She was part of the Blue Guild but left due to mental anguish.

And then she fully integrated into the entertainment industry, which she had only partially stepped into.

Within six months, she conquered the entire entertainment sector and reached the top as a legendary figure.

TV, CF, movies, dramas, variety shows.

She dominated and conquered all those fields.

S-Rank as a Hunter, but also S-Rank as a celebrity.

That person’s name just came to me.

“Uh… Is it Yoo Hana? You mean the celebrity Yoo Hana?”

“Yes…”

Lee Sooah’s voice turned seriously gloomy.

It seemed she couldn’t accept this situation at all.

“No!!! Why?? Why a dispatch? This makes no sense…”

Continuously muttering her annoyance, grumbling, and alternating expressions of anger.

“Uh… Does this mean I’m being released from the guild?”

I barely managed to join the guild, and now there’s a sudden dispatch?
Could it be because of Chae Suhyeon’s blacklist?

I couldn’t help but feel confused. I was just unnecessarily nervous.

“Ha. What do you mean by being discharged? On the contrary, it seems our guild is paying attention to Mr. Baek Jihoon. Ha…”

“Yes?”

According to Lee Sooah, while Yoo Hana had stopped her activities as a Hunter, she was still affiliated with the Blue Guild, contrary to what the public believed.

The guild was making great efforts to somehow bring her back, even though she wanted to focus on her entertainment activities. So, they had been assigning her a dedicated Hunter to sweet-talk her.

“But why me?”

“I don’t know… usually, it’s a young man who becomes the target… Ha…”

Lee Sooah bit her lip.

“Um… Mr. Baek Jihoon…”

Suddenly, she clung to me closely.

“Yoo Hana is really difficult to deal with. She barely cleans up and is just rude and irritable. And her stubbornness is off the charts.”

She suddenly started spouting off these odd comments. Her expression was one of pleading.

“I really hope you don’t get any unnecessary ideas. Mr. Baek Jihoon, you belong to Team A, right? This is a dispatch, not a transfer. You have to remember that. You’ll still be commuting here every morning and evening.”

“Excuse me? I’m still commuting here?”

I felt dizzy. What in the world is happening?

“Ha… You’ll gradually understand. Sigh…”

She bit her lip.

*

“Hmm. Is this the new Hunter?”

Yoo Hana had her gaze directed downwards at me, crossing her legs and giving off a somewhat mocking vibe.

She tilted her head slightly, scanning me one by one.

‘Wow. What the heck is going on here?’

I couldn’t focus on Yoo Hana’s attitude at all. I was too busy admiring her right in front of me.

“Hmph. Let’s see how long you can last this time.”

She seemed quite irritable. I couldn’t tell what was bothering her. She seemed to be in some sort of pain.

‘Wait? Is it because she’s an S-Rank Hunter that she has a red mark on her?’

I wanted to open my status window, but the atmosphere didn’t allow for it.

“Yoo Hana? Please take good care of our Mr. Baek Jihoon.”

“Why are you here?”

Lee Sooah tried her best to speak gently, but Yoo Hana shot back a sharp reply.

It felt like a crack appeared in Lee Sooah’s expression.

“Well, because… he’s on our team.”

She seemed quite annoyed but gritted her teeth to answer.

“This has never happened before, has it? When did you ever care about the team?”

Yoo Hana stared at Lee Sooah as if she found her strange. It was as if something unprecedented had happened.

“Oh my, what do you mean by that? Yoo Hana, I was always like this. Hoho. Mr. Baek Jihoon, don’t misunderstand. I’ve always cared about my team members. Hohoho.”

She suddenly looked flustered, stumbling over her words.

“Leave. Why are you still here?”

Yoo Hana waved her finger dismissively, signaling her to go away. She was lounging comfortably on the sofa.

“Ha. I’m just trying to help our newcomer acclimate a bit…”

“Leave now, Lee Sooah.”

It felt like a power struggle between the two women.

“Ha… Okay. Jihoon, I’ll see you at the office after work.”

Suddenly turning towards me, she spoke in a slightly teary voice before leaving.

‘Why is she acting like that…?’

Creak. Bang.

She slammed the door hard as if she was extremely dissatisfied.

“Hmm.”

Yoo Hana continued to size me up from head to toe.

With long straight hair, waves, a red skirt, and full makeup, she epitomized a celebrity.

Her proportions and figure were perfect for a star.

“Hmm.”

She kept looking at me as if I were strange.

Then she spoke up.

“Are you dating Lee Sooah?”

“Excuse me??”

What kind of first impression is this?

Such a nonsensical question.

“No?”

Everyone seemed confused by this. It was a question everyone asked.

I had no idea who the original Lee Sooah was.

“But why is she acting like that?”

“What do you mean…”

“She’s not usually like this, right? Don’t you know?”

She spoke in a slightly irritated tone, as if she wasn’t pleased with something.

‘What? Does she dislike me? What’s with that?’

Of course, I’d heard some things before coming here.

‘Ugh… Jihoon, get it together.’

‘People who went near Yoo Hana couldn’t last more than three months…’

‘If Lee Sooah is regular coffee, then Yoo Hana is T.X.P.’

Everyone seemed to think it was dreadful that I was assigned this role.

‘It feels like something’s going wrong…’

Yoo Hana’s reactions made it clear.

“Anyway, I got it. Just take care of your own business.”

A very sharp remark was thrown my way.

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