7.
That cheeky jerk, Seo Chan-young. Since he’s under the protection of Ji Seon-woo, he thinks he can do anything. He is a man who believes entirely in Ji Seon-woo, so he restrained himself by not sending any swear words. I’ve known that.
Now, the tides have changed.
So far, Ga-jun’s words have worked against the number one guild in Korea pretty well. No matter how much he had done on his part in the Korean civil war, even the commanding-general won’t last long when besieged by enemies. Ji Seon-woo knew that too. So, to some extent, he accepted the opinions of other guilds. But this time he didn’t try to give in– not a single bit.
“Do you think there’s really something important about that person?”
Do Ga-jun raised the corner of his lips and smiled. It was a mean looking laugh. Even though the Seon-Hyeon Guild was in a precarious situation like this, he still wanted to stab him more. If he didn’t accept his proposals through the formal route, there were always other ways to get through.
“I guess I have to stay still just for a little bit longer.”
The truth was progressing slowly while there were some who were pretending that it wasn’t. Even the Hunter Administration, a government agency, was pretending to not know of this. Then, why did they give the First-Generation missing person to only one guild’s hands? If you can’t do it yourself, then don’t. We’ll take care of it at a safer place. You should just move on about what you happened to do at that time.
Meanwhile, Do Ga-jun came up with a new plan.
Go round here, go round that way. After Hyeon-woo rolled on the living room carpet, he poked Kero, who was sleeping calmly.
“Khuok!”
When poked at its belly, it made a strange noise but did not wake up. Originally, he was a vigilant beast, but it looked like he was already sleeping in peace. While Hyeon-woo was teasing the innocent Kero, Seon-woo, who was sitting on the sofa looking at his Hyung with a happy face, asked.
“Bored?”
“Uh? No. I’m not really bored or anything!”
He said so, but on his face was written that he was bored to death. He was just locked up in the house the whole time, so he didn’t have much to do.
“Is there anything you want to do?”
“What do you want to do?”
Hyeon-woo was speechless for a moment. What do I want to do. In the early days of going to the Demon Realm, there were times when he was holding on to the things he wanted to do, but it was way back then. However, his memory of what he even wanted to do gradually faded. All that remained was about his one and only family, Seon-woo. Others were long gone since they had given up.
“Shall we go shopping then?”
Seon-woo asked calmly.
“Can I really go out?”
Hyeon-woo wasn’t stupid either. He had roughly guessed what situation Seon-woo was in. He was the one and only First-Generation missing person, and the Seon-Hyeon Guild had embraced him. It was roughly expected to be treated this way.
“Is that something that can’t be done?”
It wouldn’t be easy to talk about going out in such a situation. Hyeon-woo looked at Seon-woo with a worried expression. Seeing Hyeon-woo like that, Seon-woo laughed.
“Hyung, do you know why I made a guild?”
“Why did you make it?”
“Because I realized it was easier to find Hyung with a group of people rather than with only myself. The Seon-Hyeon guild exists for Hyung. So, with the Seon-Hyeon guild by your side, Hyung can do whatever he wants. Hyung can do anything you want, even if you need something more than I can give too.”
Hyeon-woo slowly blinked his eyes. Why was Seon-woo giving this much for his Hyung? He was an ugly Hyung, who had left him alone for 10 years. Tears felt like they were about to come out any second as he thought to himself.
“Don’t cry, Hyung.”
“I’m not crying?”
“Unn. I see. Then, shall we go out, Hyung?”
Hyeon-woo got up, rubbing the tip of his nose.
“Okay, let’s go out! Where are we going to go?”
This is my first outing with my amazing younger brother. If a disturbance appears, I will crush it! Hyeon-woo smiled as he faced his younger brother, thinking bloody thoughts.
“Uwang!”
When Hyeon-woo stood up, Kero stood up as if alerted from his seat with a whimper. I have to follow.
Preparations for going out were over soon. There wasn’t much to prepare in the first place. It would be over if he just changed clothes that he had been wearing and was rolling around with. Hyeon-woo and Seon-woo, who walked side by side, got on the elevator. The number of floors gradually went down, and when they reached the first floor, the door opened. And Hyeon-woo blinked at the following scene without realizing it.
The large first-floor hall was full of people. Each of them wore suits and were Awakened, carrying weapons. A familiar person approached them. It was the young man in the racing suit he saw last time, the Deputy Guild Leader, Chan-young.
But today, he was wearing a suit like everyone else. Although there were dark bags under his eyes as if he was tired, he was still pretty handsome when dressed neatly. He wasn’t as good as Hyeon-woo’s younger brother, Seon-woo. Hyeon-woo had yet to see a better-looking person than Seon-woo. There was a non-human being, but Albert was a being he would never meet again, so it was a pass.
“Good morning?”
“Are all the preparations to go out all ready?”
“It’s ready. The department stores have also been checked properly, and we have sent people to check them out in advance. It will be over by the time we arrive.”
“Do it thoroughly.”
“You wouldn’t have to worry.”
After their conversation, Seon-woo turned to Hyeon-woo. Hyeon-woo then shrugged his shoulders and asked.
“But what are these people around us?”
“They’re just bodyguards.”
“Bodyguards?”
“It is dangerous for just the two of us to move, so a few people will be around us.”
Seon-woo said that, but the number of people was quite large if that was supposed to be just a few. Moreover, although Seon-woo was not short of his own strength or anything, they were quite useful by their numbers.
“Are you fine with it?”
I thought it was just the two of us going out, but there are a lot more people than I thought. His eyes twinkled as he looked at Seon-woo, wondering if it would be better to go back to their house and roll around. He couldn’t go back there now that the preparations were already done.
“It’s fine.”
In the end, Hyeon-woo decided to do what Seon-woo wanted. As they passed the people lined up on both sides and got onto the car, the car was surrounded by some cars in front and behind. It was a little embarrassing for some reason, but he endured it while looking at Seon-woo.
Who the hell was that? The team members from Team 1 to Team 3 in charge of security could not hide their curious expressions. When asked who the escort was, the Deputy Guild leader, Chan-young, gave a brief explanation.
“He is a valuable person to the Guild Leader.”
Chan-young said only the least there was to know. Because he couldn’t reveal this information to them just yet. But that alone made the team members overflow with enthusiasm and motivated them.
They were now able to do something for their Guild Leader, who was not normally someone they could actually assist. His protection was now in their hands. There were many problems with his personality. Even so, they couldn’t help but admire the person who had led them to this point.
“Leave it to us!”
They shouted strenuously.
After all, Seon-woo did not prevent them from joining. It was because he knew that there could be a chance of an emergency no matter how careful he was. The moment they saw Hyeon-woo for the first time, they looked surprised. Secondly, it was because of the attitude the Guild Leader showed.
The Guild Leader, who had always seemed heartless, was whispering sweetly to that person. Some who saw him even doubted their own eyes. But the sight did not change.
“Isn’t what I’m seeing now an illusion or something?”
“I don’t think so.”
“Oh my god. Guild Leader!”
Although his abilities were excellent, he always portrayed a manipulative behavior that he showed on the outside. However, he actually had a very open personality, and it was a miracle that he showed such an attitude to this person he was with.
“I’ve never seen him like that!”
“That’s what I also wanted to say.”
The team members’ eyes twinkled like stars.
“For today’s mission, we need to do it right.”
With the strength gathered onto their shoulders, they cheered and started moving.
Seon-woo whispered in a sweet voice.
“Hyung, where do you want to go first?”
‘He’s excited.’
It seemed like Seon-woo wanted to go out more than himself. From the moment Seon-woo came out, he seemed excited the whole time. On the other hand, Hyeon-woo was suppressing his disturbing thoughts.
They weren’t strong by his standards, but when dozens of such people started sticking around, they started to get annoying. Even though they were escorting them at a certain distance, Hyeon-woo, who had sensitive senses, could still feel their presence. But let’s just put up with it if that’s what my little brother wants. Hyeon-woo clasped his hand tightly.
“We’re going to the department store now, so is there something you want to buy?”
Seon-woo asked with a smile to know Hyeon-woo’s opinions. That’s right, since I am out with my brother after a long time, let’s try to forget the presence of others.
“Oh, then. Clothes?”
When it came to clothes, Seon-woo had been buying a lot, so he couldn’t think of anything else.
“Clothes? Sounds good. Let’s pick one that suits you. Then, do you want to wear new clothes and go to a café for tea?”
“That’s great.”
The car stopped in front of a large department store. It was an unknown place that I had only seen passing by when I was a child but had never been inside. Is it because of that? Hyeon-woo got a little nervous.
“Let’s go in.”
Seon-woo grabbed Hyeon-woo’s hand. Then what is this? The shutters at the entrance to the department store were shut down.
“Isn’t the door closed?”
“On the surface it is.”
Seon-woo moved backwards. Then, the door opened as if it welcomed them, and inside were the department store employees, who bowed their heads.
“Welcome!”
Under the dazzling lights, a large space was revealed. After a moment’s hesitation, Seon-woo grabbed Hyeon-woo’s hand.
“It’s okay. I rented it all day here today. You can do whatever you want to do.”
Did he hear that correctly? Hyeon-woo’s eyes widened in surprise. You rented this big department store all day? Is that even possible? Hyeon-woo, who was taken to the Demon Realm when he was young and lacked some modern common sense, did not even know if that was possible.
‘No, I would have done it if that was possible.’
His heart started to pound fastly. A woman approached him and introduced himself with greetings.
“Hello everyone. This is Yoo Jina, a personal shopping assistant from H Department Store. Thank you for coming back. From start to finish, we will do our best to ensure a satisfactory shopping experience for our customers.”
What’s a personal shopping assistant? When he glanced at Seon-woo’s eyes, Seon-woo explained it as he whispered in his ear.
“They’re the ones who help with shopping.”
Do department stores have people like that? While Hyeon-woo was in doubt of his own, Seon-woo asked the personal shopping assistant.
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