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“You don’t have to stand there all the time. So, come here and sit down.”
“I’m fine with just standing here.”
Do-jin spoke firmly and stood there. Let’s go with another way to deal with this.
“I’ll feel burdened if you keep standing there.”
Then, as he lowered his eyes, Do-jin began to move slowly. Seeing him move like that with his enormous size somehow reminded him of a large dog.
‘A large black retriever.’
However, unlike other retrievers, who seemed to like people, this retriever was still shy. Do-jin hesitated to come closer even though he had already come through the front door.
“Come closer.”
Let’s beckon him to come closer. Hyeon-woo waved his hand softly because his appearance was somehow amusing to watch.
“I told you to protect me. Wouldn’t it be hard to do that if we’re too far apart?”
So, Do-jin started coming closer one step at a time. Then, finally, he stood leaning on the sofa, close to Hyeon-woo.
“You can sit down.”
“It’s quicker to react like this.”
“It’s hard to do that.”
“It is not hard.”
“It’s hard for me to see you so sit down here.”
Hyeon-woo tried to make Do-jin sit down somehow, but he didn’t budge. The line he had drawn seemed to have ended here.
Hyeon-woo scratched his head and turned his gaze to the TV.
As soon as Seon-woo came downstairs after a long time, he was stuck with doing his job as the Guild Leader. His hands were quickly tied down to dealing with the delayed tasks. After quickly finishing all the documents in an instant, he got up and headed to the conference room.
I want to go up and be with Hyung, but the situation going on outside wasn’t looking any better. In the conference room, the Deputy Guild Leader of the Guild, who had come there in advance, was waiting for Seon-woo.
“Guild Leader-nim.”
The Deputy Guild Leader, Chan-young, along with several other guild members, welcomed Seon-woo.
“How’s the situation going?”
Chan-young answered in response to Seon-woo’s words with a frown.
“It’s not looking good. I tried to block the information from spreading somehow, but it has already spread far.”
“How was the overseas’ reaction?”
“It’s not big yet, but it looks like almost everyone knows about it now.”
“Is the source as expected?”
“Yes, it’s the Hunter Administration.”
As expected. It was unlikely that other high-ranking Guilds, including Ga-jun, would have done this because they were greedy. The more the rumors spread, the harder it became for them to get what they wanted. So, they could only keep their mouths shut.
That’s where the Hunter Administration messed up. Seon-woo’s expression became twisted. Before they could put their hands on his Hyung, he had to take him away from here. His stomach swelled with rising anger.
‘It just had to be now.’
Just when he was finally able to live peacefully with his Hyung, everything was messed up by the Hunter Administration. As Seon-woo was subduing his temper, Chan-young carefully continued to inform him and held out the documents.
“And today, the Hunter Administration sent an official letter.”
Seon-woo ripped open the yellow envelope and took out the documents inside. Then, his expression got even worse. It took a long time for those dogs to write something. The article was long and lengthy, but to sum it up roughly, it was something like this.
「Hand over the First-Generation missing person.」
The paper in his hand was crumpled. Then, the frozen paper crushed with formidable force and fell to the floor.
“Ignore it.”
“But the situation is not good to just ignore. Information has been spread to the public. In addition, we received a call from the First-Generation Missing Family Coalition. They said that if it’s true that there is a First-Generation missing person, they would like to meet him.”
I understand that. Seon-woo knew the pain of the loss of family better than anyone. But he didn’t want to let Hyeon-woo go outside. Even before he became one of the world’s leading Awakened, he made many connections. Some of them were good relationships, but there were also many that were not.
They wanted me to put my Hyung in front of such people? It was sure to end badly. But he couldn’t just hide his Hyung like this. Something had to be done.
‘Should I kill him?’
Should I disguise Hyung as dead and hide him in a more secret place? No, no, then what about the rest of his life? Even if I survive, would Hyung welcome a life where he has to live in hiding for the rest of his life?
Seeing Seon-woo in such a troubled state, Chan-young swallowed his saliva.
Hyeon-woo was Seon-woo’s family. What if something happened to him after he got out of the way? The wounds Seon-woo would receive would also affect the Seon-Hyeon guild.
“I think we should protect Hyeon-woo.”
That was why he chose protection. The others’ opinions were the same too. The rest can be dealt with somehow. With that in mind, he offered his opinion. Seon-woo, who stared at Chan-young, asked.
“It goes without saying that we need to protect him. More than that, Deputy Guild Leader…”
“Yes?”
“How much influence do we have with broadcasting?”
“It's pretty big?”
Ah, he just realized that he answered it stupidly. He regretted it later, but it was already too late.
“What if we add the influence of the Yoram Guild?”
“If you can add more, then that’s great too. Since the Guild Leader of the Yoram Guild is the heir of a huge Media company.”
“Then, let’s go with that. Contact the Yoram Guild. I want to see them as soon as possible.”
Then, Seon-woo said what he was thinking. All the members there were in favor of the plan. If your opponent came out with a media press, it was okay to counter them in the same way.
Everyone started moving in a hurry.
“I received a call from the Seon-Hyeon Guild.”
At Ja-yun’s words, A-yun widened her eyes and approached him.
“What did he say?”
“That they want to meet us?”
“Hmm, indeed. We would be a great help with the Media press.”
“Media press?”
“Ji Seon-woo said that he wanted to protect his Hyung? Then, there are only two ways. Either hide his Hyung more deeply or expose him altogether.”
A-yun folded her outstretched fingers.
“Hiding him more deeply had been the plan, that had already been done for now, but if it were me, I would reveal him altogether.”
“Isn’t that risky?”
“You have to take some risks. If you show him well, at least in broad daylight, you should be able to move freely in crowded places. The image of Ji Seon-woo is good, right? To be honest, even though his personality is like a dog, he still tends to stick to the morals of a human being.”
Ji Seon-woo’s violent behavior was only limited towards Awakened. A-yun pointed out that point.
“Then, it’s better to help them?”
“It’s better to help. But we can’t help them for free either, so we must have something to gain, right? If I were Ji Seon-woo, I would try to pay with money or items, but that’s not what we’re asking for.”
“Meeting the First-Generation.”
“That’s right! Wow, I had the same thought of meeting the First-Generation. How did you guess the same as me?”
“Aren’t you curious about the First-Generation missing person?”
“We’ll have to start arranging too. Leave it to me!”
A-yun proudly stretched her chest.
The meeting between the Yoram guild and the Seon-Hyeon guild was easily scheduled. A-yun tensed her body before Seon-woo, who had come to the Yoram guild. Now they had to get what they wanted. The road ahead will not be easy, but they will just have to do their best.
Bang!
A-yun exclaimed, after slamming her desk with both hands.
“What our guild wants is a meeting with the First-Generation!”
I'll never yield! After she opened her eyes and spoke, Ji Seon-woo opened his mouth.
“Alright then.”
“No matter what you say, I’ll never back down… What?”
“I said, you can do that.”
He allowed this so easily? A-yun looked at Ji Seon-woo doubtfully.
“Instead, the number of times is limited to three.”
“10 times!”
“2 times.”
“9 times!”
“1 time.”
“Ugh, if you come down like this, it’ll only be your loss, you know?”
“There isn’t just one Media company out there, is it?”
“That’s true, but it wouldn’t be easy to hire a major Media company, would it?”
“There are many ways to hire one.”
Ugh, screw that handsome face! A-yun grinded her teeth. Seon-woo looked at A-yun’s half-dreary face with a relaxed expression.
“Don’t get too excited, both of you. Let’s determine the appropriate exchange together.”
Jayun intervened in between those two. A-yun was smart, but sometimes she goes and makes a sudden rush towards the goal. Whenever that happened, her Oppa, Ja-yun had to step up.
“Okay, then let’s go with five times.”
“The number of times I first said was already a lot.”
Ji Seon-woo seemed to have no intention of stepping down.
‘Originally, I was set on this many times.’
However, it’s annoying that he doesn’t let it go beyond at all.
“What about face-to-face time? You’re not going to hide it after 10 minutes, are you?”
“No way. I’ll give you about 20 minutes.”
“What can I do for 20 minutes! Give me an hour, will you?”
It took quite a while to coordinate everything that we wanted after this and that. But in the end, they were able to find agreement. Although A-yun had reached the lowest standard of what she thought of.
“I think we’re losing money.”
“That can’t be true. My side is at a loss.”
All you have to do is show off your Hyung’s face a few times. A-yun pouted out her lips.
“Let’s just get to the next step then.”
“Alright.”
“The first thing to start with is establishing an image.”
A-yun handed over the paper bag she had prepared in advance.
“Please fill out everything inside properly.”
It wasn’t a big deal. It was a profile sheet, often used by celebrities when met for the first time. This will be an important start to what has to be done.
“Let’s nurture a proper star.”
With A-yun’s cheerful words being said, the project in which the Yoram Guild and Seon-Hyeon Guild joined hands began.
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Credits:
Translator: Hoshi Miya
Editor/Proofreader: Davine and Meimei
HM: Summarizing what happened till now, A-yun and Ja-yun seemed to have a connection to Seon-Hyeon Guild and Seon-woo literally asks them to help him. hehe I love the fact that Seon-woo seems like a tsundere and yandere at the same time. lol