๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐: ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ซ
“Guild Leader, I heard that the [๐๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐] and [๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐] attended the HSIU banquet yesterday.”
“[๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐] . . . You mean the Guild Leader went there in person?”
“Yes. Min Si-joon, Guild Leader of [๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐], and Choi Sung-il and Hunter Chu Ha-min of [๐๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐] also attended in person.”
Kang Yeo-hwa frowned slightly.
Even now, hearing Min Si-joon’s name sent a flurry of emotions swirling through her chest.
She could endure the accusations of others that she was a traitor, but it broke her heart to see Min Si-joon looking at her with cold eyes.
A deep sense of regret and sorrow washed over her.
She had endured the lonely days, swallowing her feelings like medicine every day.
She had wanted to confess so many times.
She had wanted to cry out, wailing.
She wanted to tell him that she didn’t want things to be this way,
That she was doing this for her one and only master,
So he shouldn’t look at her with those eyes,
That he should understand.
“It’s none of my business. Let’s focus on the task the Blue House gave us.”
But the German Knight not long ago. . . Wouldn’t it be better to find out about the major reorganization at HSIU?”
Kang Yeo-hwa sighed briefly.
She had received reports of strange movements within HSIU, but to be honest, it was outside her interests.
Even now.
And in the future, the most important thing to her would be matters related to her master.
“Sung Chang-won, Hwang Jeong-gu, Gong Gil . . . They’re the only ones who need to be watched there. Don’t bother reporting on this, just handle it yourself.”
HSIU Seoul Branch’s top 3 Hunters.
Aside from those three, there was no one in particular to be wary of.
Aside from the fact that Hwang Jeong-gu had recently worked with Chu Ha-min to dismantle a killer organization, and that Sung Chang-won had become unusually quiet since being hospitalized, there had been no other unusual incidents.
“I hear that a newly recruited Hunter is at the center of the reorganization. There are also rumors that he’s close to Hunter Min Si-joon.”
Kang Yeo-hwa tilted her head.
‘He’s not recruiting for his own guild, but he’s building a following within HSIU?’
Min Si-joon wasn’t the kind of person who would do something so pointless.
He was a man who had been expanding and growing his guild like a madman since his brother Siwoo disappeared, looking only forward.
A cold and calculating mind that aimed solely for the benefit of [๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐].
That was Min Si-joon.
‘Did [๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐] and [๐๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐] invest in the HSIU reorganization? But there doesn’t seem to be anything to gain there.’
She tilted her head.
More than anything else, Min Si-joon’s actions worried her.
“Guild Leader, what should we do? Should I look into it myself?”
“Yes. Let me know if you find anything unusual.”
Kang Yeo-hwa nodded.
“I understand. But there’s a lot of resentment from other guilds. They say we’re catering too much to the government’s demands.”
“Flatter them in moderation and exploit them in moderation, that’s what the saying is.”
“. . . Anyway, the [๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐] is growing, while our standing in the Hunter industry is shrinking.”
Kang Yeo-hwa nodded with a grim look in her eyes.
Everything she was doing now was not for her own guild.
All of this was a means and a tool to get Siwoo back.
Even so, she couldn’t help but feel sorry for those who followed her.
‘Once master returns . . . I’ll make it up to them, no matter what it takes.’
๐ท๐ท๐ท๐ท๐ท๐ท
ฬศงฬ๐ธ๐๐๐๐ญศฏฬ๐๐แด๐ฌ.๐ ๐ฐ๐ช
“. . . . . .What is all this?”
You have finally realized my fear! Praise me, worship me, and offer me chicken!ใ
Siwoo frowned as soon as he got to work.
HSIU Gangbuk Branch Hunters, including Hwang Jeong-gu, Sung Chang-won, Ha Jun-tae, and Ji Yu-ri, were lined up waiting for Siwoo.
“You’re here, senior!”
“””You’re here!!”””
Hwang Jeong-gu led the way with a 90-degree bow, and the other Hunters followed suit, bowing their heads.
Siwoo was speechless at the annoying situation.
He didn’t even know where to start pointing out the problems.
“Haใ ก.”
A sigh rose from his abdomen.
“Why are you doing this? Is there something wrong withใ ก”
“Jeong-gu.”
“Yes! Senior!”
“Get rid of it all.”
“Th. . . I understand! Everyone, disperse!”
Hwang Jeong-gu was about to make an excuse, but he changed his words when he saw the look in Siwoo’s eyes.
‘๐๐๐๐ฉ’๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐’๐จ ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐.’
The other Hunters scattered like mice and sat down at their desks.
Hwang Jeong-gu, Sung Chang-won, and Ha Jun-tae stood stiffly in their seats, while Ji Yu-ri was about to return to her seat when Sung Chang-won grabbed her.
“Why are you guys like this?”
It was very uncomfortable to see people who had never done anything like this before acting so strangely.
They hesitated to answer Siwoo’s question.
“We’ve decided to follow senior from now on.”
Unable to bear it, Hwang Jeong-gu answered for him.
“Why?”
“Because we don’t think we can ever beat you, no matter how hard we try. . . .”
“So you’re going to be my subordinates?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Sung Chang-won added with difficulty.
Thanks to taking psychiatric medication in the hunter mental hospital, receiving counseling, and recovering, he had gradually regained his self-esteem as a Hunter and his fear had subsided.
He even thought about ignoring him for now and taking revenge when he got the chance.
That is, until Siwoo put his arm around his shoulder at the banquet.
The pressure he felt at that moment was unlike any fear he had ever experienced in his life.
The world of the weak preying on the weak, something that an A+ Hunter should never have to feel.
On top of that, he was close friends with Baek Geon-ho, and the Guild Leader of the [๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐] was his younger brother, and Asura Chu Ha-min called him master?
He shouldn’t even think about trying to win.
The old saying that one should not even look up at a tree that one cannot climb was meant for times like this.
The end result was Park Ji-cheol.
“It seems like a smart thing to do. Or maybe not.”
Siwoo stroked Sung Chang-won’s head, wondering what to do.
No one dared to protest when a new employee dared to stroke the head of an A+ Hunter Team Leader.
“Have you talked to Jeong-gu?”
“Yes, senior. He says he won’t cause any trouble and will get along well.”
“Is that so?”