episode_0058

“This is Seojun Kang, the tour student I told you about in advance.”

At first, I thought about introducing him as an assistant instructor, but even though he is an assistant instructor, Seojun doesn’t know anything about hunters.

If someone asks you something, you might end up stuttering and not being able to answer.

So, the method that Geon-woo came up with was like his close younger brother and an aspiring hunter who had just awakened as a hunter and wanted to tour the gate.

“Today, I was shameless and wore it like this. Thank you very much.”

Seojun bowed his head and said hello.

He looked a little suspicious because he was wearing glasses and a mask in case someone recognized his face, but everyone was confident that he was definitely not a strange person, as he introduced himself as Geon-wu’s close younger brother.

“Hello, my name is Han Chae-yoon. Since this is our first raid, I don’t know if we can show a good performance.”

If you feel like an aspiring hunter, you probably came to see cool hunters.

Chae-yoon, wondering if they could fill that need, greeted them with a puzzled expression.

“I’m Sua! Choi Soo-ah! Please take care of yourself today!”

“This is Kim Na-hyeon.”

Even Na-hyeon said hello, but strangely, Arin didn’t say anything and just stood still and looked at Seo-jun.

“Arin?”

Chae-yoon was embarrassed and slapped Arin.

Chae-yoon was even more embarrassed because she wasn’t the type to just watch people without saying hello.

“Huh? ah? Oh, sorry..! Oh, my name is Seo A-rin. Please take care of me.”

There was only one reason why Arin acted like this.

‘what? Is this the voice I heard on the phone from Gilma at that time…?’

The others had never even heard Seojun’s voice and were completely unaware of its existence.

Arin-man, who happened to hear Seo-jun’s voice while eavesdropping on Geon-woo’s phone call some time ago, immediately realized that it was the man who had touched her heart.

“Then, since everyone has gathered and made a full statement, let’s leave for the gate.”

The instructors exchanged greetings with Seojun in advance and then boarded the moving vehicle.

The four of you, Seojun, and Geonwoo also got into the car.

“Seojun… first of all, let’s… no, sit next to me… ”

“Yes, I understand. Brother.”

Since he introduced himself as a close younger brother, it might be strange for Geon-woo to use the honorific title towards Seo-jun, so he decided to use informal language, but Geon-woo kept stuttering, perhaps because it seemed very awkward.

“.Chief Kim, please do it properly.”

Seojun got into the car and nudged the side and whispered quietly.

“I’m sorry.. I can’t get enough of it..”

It’s a situation where you call your boss by his name and criticize him.

It was something that was truly unimaginable for Geon-woo, but it was clear that he was working hard since this was also about helping Seo-jun.

“…No, I’m sorry.”

Since this is the first raid for the hunters in the group, there are probably a lot of things to worry about, but in the end, it was he who created the situation for Geon-woo, who had to worry about himself as well.

Seojun, who once again remembered that he was in no position to say anything, was the first to lower his tail.

“But honestly, I usually speak informally now and it doesn’t really matter if I call him Seojun.”

“.No, how could I say such things to the head of the department…”

“What is the manager? It’s already been a few months since you left the company.”

“But I’m still the master of your guild.”

When it comes to the highest ranking person in the Fairy Guild, it was clear that everyone would pick Kim Geon-woo, an A-level hunter and guild master.

The person holding real power was Seo-jun, whom only Geon-wu knew.

To that extent, Geon-wu was still Seo-jun’s subordinate.

“But if you’re going to be so awkward every time something like this happens, I think it would be better to just say it on a regular basis and call him Seojun.”

“…Then the manager keeps calling me brother.”

In fact, Seo-jun, who said that, was still calling Geon-woo “Director Kim” because he couldn’t find a suitable title for him.

“Brother, it’s okay. I will call you that from now on, so please try your best too.”

“Ugh.. Are you saying this..”

Of course, Seo-jun, who thought he would be as awkward as he was, accepted the title without any hesitation, so Geon-wu couldn’t help but be even more embarrassed.

“Ah, then, if the head of the department talks to me and treats me like a really close brother, I will think about it then.”

In the end, Geon-wu came up with a big number.

I said this because I knew very well that Seojun was the type of person who would draw a line and never stop talking to people.

“Um, yeah. Then I will do that, bro.”

But that didn’t work for Seojun either.

If it had been when he first met Geon-woo or when he was less familiar with him, Seo-jun would have naturally seen it through.

To Seojun now, Geonwu was someone quite close to him.

Seojun didn’t hesitate to call him brother or talk to him because he thought it was a level of closeness that didn’t put too much of a burden on him.

“…Yes, I will try.. Headquarters..No, Seojun..Ah..”

The one who was awkward was actually Geon-woo.

Geon-woo is literally his ex-wife and daughter, Da-hyeon.

And he was a person who never spoke to or called anyone friendly except for the friends he met in school.

People I met in society, no matter how close they were, were people who always used titles with respect.

It was obviously difficult to call Seojun, who was my boss, by name and talk to him.

“Then try your best, bro. I have a favor to ask.”

“..It’s so natural that I’m about to get angry…Yes.”

“What country is Hapne?”

“….”

Seojun was giggling and teasing Geon-woo, but in the end, he kept his mouth shut.

And there is one person who is quietly watching these two people.

‘..but isn’t it so when you see them talking to each other and calling each other comfortably…?’

It was Arin.

The other three people were talking in detail about the gate, but Arin was watching Seojun and Geonwoo closely.

It was because she wanted to confirm whether that man was the man she had fallen in love with.

‘It definitely didn’t seem that friendly when I called.’

When talking on the phone, Geon-woo’s attitude was very polite, and his title was “Director,” which was a very distant title.

‘Ha, I really don’t know.’

Although Arin was caught off guard, wondering if he was hiding his identity and disguising himself as a close younger sibling.

‘…Would you go that far..?’

No matter how much I thought about it, it was a bit difficult to conclude that it was true.

And in the midst of thinking so hard.

“Okay, everyone. Im here. Let’s get off.”

The vehicle arrived in front of the gate, and the time for the raid arrived.

‘..Ah, let’s think about this after we finish the raid.’

Arin also decided to give up any other thoughts.

In any case, it had been a long time since we had gone to the gate, and it was our first time going there with just the four of us.

I didn’t want to ruin or cause harm to such a happy and historic situation with my own thoughts.

“Wow, this is the real start..!”

“Don’t worry, we can do well..!”

“…Let’s cheer up.”

“Let’s go, let’s do well and come back!”

The moment when Geon-woo, Seo-jun, and the instructors got out of the vehicle first, and then the four people got out.

Click, click, click!

The loud sound of cameras and loud noises struck the ears of the four people.

“Hunters! This is your first raid. How do you feel?”

“Hunters, it’s been a while since the guild was founded, so why are we holding the first raid now?!”

“Please look here!”

“I have a question!”

The reporters who had been recruited by Geon-woo in advance and the reporters who had come to attract aggro, as this was the first raid of the guild sponsored by Sogang Group, were crowding around like a pack of dogs, forming a crowd.

“…How did the unauthorized reporters get in?”

“Since they called a certain number of reporters, it seems the association thought they were all reporters called from here.”

Geon-woo felt like his head was pounding because the number of reporters was twice as many as the number he had called.

“Uh, uhh..”

The four of them were helpless as they faced this situation for the first time.

“Now, now. It’s just before the raid. Please refrain from asking questions!”

The instructors and guild staff gathered at the table began to organize the reporters one by one.

“The guild employees were well selected as competent people.”

Seojun smiled with satisfaction as he watched the employees working quite competently.

“Because I worked hard to select…”

It was funny to see Geon-wu keep speaking strangely, but Seo-jun, who had decided not to tease him any further as it was just before the raid, just laughed it off.

“Whoa, this is my first time in a situation like this.”

“So. We’re just barely entering the D-class gate, right..?!”

I’ve heard that reporters flock to cover hunters entering the upper level gate.

It was rare to see so many reporters crowded into the lower gate.

I didn’t feel this way when I visited the Nightmare Guild’s lower level gate raid the other day.

No, I couldn’t find any reporters who didn’t feel this way.

“Phew, there you go. Everyone gather around. Let’s start the gate briefing.”

And while everyone was confused, Chae-yoon was the first to come to his senses and called the three people together.

“Oh, Chaeyun definitely acts like a leader.”

“He is definitely a leader.”

Seeing that, the instructors couldn’t help but praise Chaeyun.

It’s a stressful situation just because it’s the first raid, but when reporters come in like that, most of them can’t brief properly and turn away.

Even though the situation was well organized, the fact that he came to his senses quickly and took care of the other members of the engineering team was clearly seen as a leader.