Chapter 63

EP.63

“Hmm… No, Jihoon Oppa…”

Chae Suhyeon was looking at various internet articles.

Her search term was Baek Jihoon.

She was in the process of gathering all possible information about him.

“Ha… Seriously… Being a Succubus is way too inadequate. With this, I can’t achieve what I want.”

Of course, a normal person would evaluate that a Succubus ability falls under a pretty good category.

However, Chae Suhyeon was quite ambitious and couldn’t be satisfied with that.

“Hmm… Blue Guild… It’s clear he joined the Blue Guild…”

She recalled the day she went to the Blue Guild in her mind.

“That day, when I went to the Blue Guild, didn’t I significantly raise the recovery progress? As if to show off? Hmph…”

Chae Suhyeon started searching more about the Blue Guild.

‘It’s a great guild, but… I still prefer the Baekho Guild.’

‘Wait, but the Blue Guild has Lee Sooah in it.’

As she searched various things, her thoughts began to unfold in a new direction.

‘Lee Sooah, the one who had maintained the top rank for the longest time before I took first place…’

‘Oh? Could it be that Team A is Lee Sooah’s team?’

Chae Suhyeon had a slightly flustered expression.

She was looking for newspaper articles related to Baek Jihoon.

‘What? It’s true? He went with Lee Sooah?’

She could confirm that there were articles about Baek Jihoon’s activities in the War Memorial Dungeon mentioning Lee Sooah.

‘No way…? Jihoon Oppa… targeting Lee Sooah?’

Her mind was starting to get extremely complicated.

Lee Sooah, an S-Rank Hunter.

A top star known nationwide.

Since she had held the S-Rank first place for a long time, even now that Chae Suhyeon had taken first, there were many who still thought Lee Sooah was number one.

‘No. That can’t be. So Jihoon Oppa, did he join the Blue Guild on purpose after getting rejected by me?’

Chae Suhyeon began to think quickly.

‘Is that why he acted like that towards me?’

Her heart began to race.

She was diligently calculating the relationship between Lee Sooah and Baek Jihoon.

‘What if Lee Sooah and Jihoon Oppa start dating…? Ha…’

‘Lee Sooah would immediately rise to S-Rank number one, right? It would just be a matter of time.’

‘Then what about me? I would only end up being out of the picture?’

Chae Suhyeon’s expression turned very shocked.

Until now, she had only thought about herself, so she had never considered such aspects.

She thought that with her Succubus abilities, she had complete control over all men, and never once thought that Baek Jihoon would attach himself to another woman.

‘No way… No way. Jihoon Oppa wouldn’t get involved with another woman… Right? There’s no way. I’ve never seen a man like that before.’

Once under the effect of a Succubus’ power, every man had never engaged in any relationship with another woman until Chae Suhyeon had released them.

All those men had been like that until now.

So, it wasn’t even a part of her consideration.

She bit her lip.

She felt that the situation was much more serious than she had thought.

‘This is bad. If I’m not careful…’

What if Lee Sooah realizes something about her or her attributes and blocks contact with Baek Jihoon?

Then she might never be able to get close to him again.

‘Oh Jihoon Oppa. Please. Answer my calls.’

She felt an urgent sense of time approaching.

Of course, she had been anxious until now, but at this moment, she felt even more panicked.

‘I can’t let him get closer to Lee Sooah. What if they become friendly? Or what if Lee Sooah finds out about Jihoon Oppa’s attributes?’

Chae Suhyeon was having a terrifying thought.

After all, she believed that Jihoon’s attributes were not only S-Rank but also a trait that all Hunters would inevitably fall for.

‘Oppa, but why are you dating me with such a great attribute? What about others?’

‘I don’t know~ No one believes me. No matter how much I say, they don’t listen, so I gave up.’

She recalled conversations from the past.

“Ha… Damn…”

Chae Suhyeon began to feel a tinge of regret.

She thought that she had underestimated Baek Jihoon too much.

‘I thought he would be my slave forever. That’s why I let my guard down too much.’

She thought that she needed to do something.

To prevent Lee Sooah and Baek Jihoon from getting closer.

*

“Phew. It’s time to go home. Today was a bit busy.”

After returning to the Blue Guild, she felt a bit disoriented.

What on earth had happened during the three days she was away? It seemed there had been a sudden surge in work in Hunter Class 6.

And tomorrow, she had to go to the dungeon.

“Hey~ Jihoon-ssi. See you tomorrow~”

“Yes~ Take care, Manager.”

After sending everyone off.

‘Phew. I need to focus on distributing points that I was supposed to do over the weekend now that I’m home.’

Since she would likely be going to dungeons often in the future.

She thought it was just the beginning of the serious challenges ahead.

She figured she should finish the setup early to avoid struggling too much in the dungeon.

“Ugh~~ Jihoon-ssi.”

Lee Sooah approached her.

She rested her chin on her arms propped up on the partition, gazing at her.

“Yes, Ms. Sooah.”

“When will you leave work?”

“Why?”
“Why not? We should leave together, right?”

“Why?”

“Why… why not…?”

Lee Sooah’s expression turned slightly flustered.

“No, Jihoon-ssi. You’re a key member of our team. I need to protect you. What if someone tries to poach you?”

“If better conditions come up, I should go there.”

“No!!! How does that even make sense?!”

A slight provocation.

“Well, then you should offer better conditions, Ms. Sooah.”

“Ah… I mean… that’s true, but…”

“Well, then, I’ll be going.”

I moved swiftly.

“No. Let’s go together!! Baek Jihoon-ssi!!”

Lee Sooah stumbled after me, flustered.

*

“Hey. I’m safe, you know? I can go home alone.”

“Ha. The term ‘safe’ has several meanings. It’s not just about not getting attacked. I’m worried someone might recruit or scout Baek Jihoon-ssi.”

Lee Sooah continued to mumble and justify her actions inside the elevator.

It was quite a comical situation.

This person is Lee Sooah.

The most famous Hunter in our country.

Yet now, she was beside me, chattering about why she needed to follow me.

“I’ll head out first, then.”

With that, I dashed forward.

I was curious about how Lee Sooah would act, and I wondered if I could possibly shake her off a little.

“Ah. Baek Jihoon-ssi!! Don’t! What if Yoo Hana comes?!”

Lee Sooah was not falling behind even slightly as she chased after me.

‘As expected from an S-Rank Hunter; she’s fast at running. If this continues, I might never escape!’

Right now, I felt like I was standing on the edge of a cliff.

There were certainly parts I could control, but there were also areas where I couldn’t escape Lee Sooah’s grasp at all.

Based on my estimation, leaving the Blue Guild was probably impossible.

If I tried to go to another guild? Lee Sooah would surely intervene.

The only guild that could rival the Blue Guild was the Baekho Guild, but Chae Suhyeon was there.

So in the end, I’d have no choice but to join a smaller guild, and none of those guilds could stand up to Lee Sooah.

‘Phew. Then I should navigate my way through this situation as best as I can…’

“Ha. Jihoon-ssi, running away won’t help you. Where do you think you’re going?”

Lee Sooah was blocking my path and giving me a firm warning.

“I’ve never let anyone slip away until now. So don’t think about escaping from my grasp.”

“Ugh…”

‘The only way to get out of here is to become stronger than Lee Sooah.’

“What are you thinking about?”

“Oh, nothing. Just thinking about my way home.”

“Then let’s go quickly. I’ll give you a ride.”

*

“Ha… Oppa.”

“Yeah?”

“I have something to ask you to do.”

“What is it?”

“Can you find out Baek Jihoon-ssi’s address?”

“Eh? His address?”

“Yeah. I’m going there.”

“Eh? Why? Are you crazy? What if a paparazzi catches you? There are truckloads of people just waiting to scratch you up.”

“That’s not the issue right now.”

Yoo Hana was shaking her legs.

She was biting her nails, contemplating how to handle the situation.

Though she usually didn’t show signs of tension, today was different.

For the first time, she felt a sense of defeat.

‘I can’t be outdone by Lee Sooah.’

She felt like she had returned to her Hunter days.

When she was in the Blue Guild, she used to bicker with Lee Sooah for hours every day.

‘Ha… I took a hit early. Losing Jihoon-ssi to her… so frustrating…’

“Here’s Baek Jihoon-ssi’s address.”

“Thanks.”

The manager, who had been out momentarily, returned and handed over the address.

“There’s nothing else on the agenda for today, right?”

“No, there’s nothing.”

“Got it.”

With that said, Yoo Hana left.

*

“Ha… Ugh… Where was it?”

Chae Suhyeon was wandering around aimlessly.

She was looking for Baek Jihoon’s house.

‘Ugh, I should have visited a few times by now. Where was I supposed to go…?’

‘Maybe I should ask people around…’

Chae Suhyeon entered a nearby store.

“Excuse me…”

“Oh? Are you… that person from TV?”

“Ah, yes, that’s me. I’m Chae Suhyeon.”

“Wow! What are you doing here…?”

The shop owner was taken aback.

“I’m looking for someone…”

Chae Suhyeon began to explain about Baek Jihoon.

“Ah~ that person~ Wow. What luck does he have? He’s surrounded by S-Rank Hunters?”

The shop owner grumbled.

“Excuse? What do you mean by that…?”

“Well, Lee Sooah has also been coming here quite often lately…”

Upon hearing the shop owner’s words, Chae Suhyeon’s expression turned seriously pained.