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“1 minute until power ranking update!”

The once noisy office suddenly became quiet at the sound of a staff member’s voice.

Everyone held their breath and looked at the monitor on one wall… .

[Updating… … ]

The monitor screen that was continuing the update process reversed and announced a new power ranking list.

[ 1st Seol Joo-hee (Affiliation: Queens) – ]

[ 2nd Hong Yu-ra (Affiliation: Queens) – ]

[ 3rd Lim Arin (Affiliation: Queens) – ]

… …

… …

No change in ranking.

This time, it was first place without fail.

“Wow!!!! 1st place!”

“Congratulations!!!”

“Congratulations!”

The staff applauded thunderously and congratulated me as if it were their job.

I quietly turned my chair and looked at the women standing at the center of the celebration.

“Thank you all for your help!”

Lim A-rin ranked 3rd in the power rankings.

She had long curly silver hair and a lovely appearance, and she was expressing her gratitude to those around her with a bright face.

“Thank you all for your hard work.”

Sitting next to Lim A-rin is Hong Yu-ra, ranked second in the power rankings.

She has a mature appearance with beautifully curly red hair and an explosive body, and she smiled familiarly and elegantly as she accepted greetings from the staff around her.

and… .

“It’s not fun.”

She leans on the sofa with an arrogant posture and looks indifferently at the monitor.

Seol Joo-hee, the protagonist who is ranked 1st in the glorious power rankings.

He is the real protagonist of this world, with long, sleek black hair that reaches down to his waist and a very sharp appearance.

‘There is nothing unusual.’

I secretly breathed a sigh of relief when I saw the three people safely occupying the rankings.

According to the original novel, Seol Joo-hee at this point should be an ordinary F-level person, and Hong Yu-ra and Lim A-rin, who will later join her colleagues, should also have much lower ranks.

However, currently, the three are already the world’s strongest people, both in name and reality.

From the beginning, a completely different development unfolded from the original.

What I was most worried about while growing them up until now was whether the changes in the story from the original would have an impact on the world.

Of course, there is no problem if it does not affect anything,

If power inflation occurs and the enemies become stronger… .

‘Then it’s really over.’

Fortunately, from what I have observed so far, the enemies seem to follow the settings in the novel.

If nothing special happens, you should be able to defeat the final boss without difficulty.

‘okay… . ‘Then it’s done.’

I hope this world without dreams and hope will have a peaceful future.

Anyway, I gave up on returning to the original world a long time ago.

I have lived in this world for 15 years so far.

This means that it took 15 years from when I first arrived here to reach the beginning of the novel.

There was a time when I couldn’t accept my reality and even thought about going back to my original world… .

“… … .”

I wish I could be lost in such deep thought for a while.

“Jihyuk.”

Someone came up and spoke quietly to me.

“You’re in first place this time too. Congratulations.”

It was Kim Eun-young, Queen’s schedule manager.

She spends a lot of time with me, the executive producer, and is one of the rare people who recognizes my hard work.

“Thank you. Eunyoung, you worked hard too.”

Eunyoung Kim gave a beautiful smile, slightly raising the corners of her mouth as if responding to my smile.

Then, he glanced at the three people in the center of the office, then quietly leaned towards me and spoke to me subtly.

“Are you having a company dinner today?”

The question was whether to participate in a company dinner.

“Well… .”

In the past, whenever the rankings were announced, everyone would have a dinner together.

However, recently, there has been a change in the trend to rarely have company dinners and to enjoy the joy of gathering with people who want to.

“I don’t think I will do it this time either.”

“Ah… .”

Kim Eun-young sighed with a sad expression on her face, then gently placed her hand on my chair and spoke.

“I was really looking forward to today… . It’s so unfortunate.”

She sighs heavily and shows a look of regret.

Doing this means you want something.

‘cute.’

I smiled inadvertently at the cute appearance of her, who was two years older than me, and glanced at her.

“Would you like to have a company dinner?”

“Of course… .”

That moment.

“Hey. Do Ji-hyuk!”

The conversation was interrupted by someone calling.

“… ?”

The staff’s gaze gathered in an instant.

Kim Eun-young glanced at the owner of the voice, then slightly distanced herself with a strangely regretful expression on her face, and I watched her striding across the office.

“… … .”

It was Seol Joo-hee.

“We’re having a company dinner today.”

“… Suddenly?”

“You’re not saying you don’t like it, are you?”

“No, that’s not it… .”

Seol Joo-hee, who had her arms crossed arrogantly, glanced at Kim Eun-young for some reason, then looked down at me again and confidently gave instructions.

“We are planning to do it at my house today, so go ahead and prepare it yourself. Got it?”

Having a company dinner at home means having a dinner with only 4 people without any staff.

‘What’s going on?’

I gladly responded to her suggestion that we all get together after a long time.

Seol Joo-hee seemed to be satisfied with my answer and silently looked away, and for some reason, she glanced at Kim Eun-young again and hinted.

“I’m going to talk to the leader, so I’ll go there with the kids first.”

“With the leader? What’s going on?”

I ended up reacting sensitively to the story that Seol Joo-hee was having a separate meeting with the team leader.

The hunter team I am in charge of, ‘Queens’, is under the Cheonhwa Guild established by the leading conglomerate Cheonhwa Group.

As a result, there is some interference from above… .

Most of the time, I was cut off from my position, so there were often cases where suggestions were made directly to team members without going through me.

“Well, I guess I’m asking you to do something strange again.”

“Joohee… .”

“I know. We’ll take care of it, so don’t worry.”

Seol Joo-hee seemed to have read my concerns and waved me a hand telling me not to worry, and I had no choice but to trust that she would handle it well.

*

Move to a new location, Seol Joo-hee’s house.

I, along with Hong Yu-ra and Im A-rin, had prepared a celebration party and were waiting for Seol Joo-hee.

“Why don’t you come here… ?”

When Im A-rin, who had changed into cute pajamas, hugged a cushion and gently leaned on my shoulder,

Hong Yu-ra, who was reading a magazine while changing into a thin one-piece dress, fluttered her pale bare feet and spoke.

“You’re not the type of kid to be treated carelessly by anyone, right? Don’t worry too much.”

It was true.

There is nothing more useless than worrying about Seol Joo-hee.

Who would dare to mess with Seol Joo-hee, the undisputed world leader?

Moreover, she is not so gentle that she is forced to accept something she does not want to do.

“That’s true, but… .”

at that time.

Sigh──

Lim A-rin, who was leaning on my shoulder, gently placed her hand on my knee.

Then he suddenly raised his index finger and started gently scratching my knee with his fingernail.

“… … .”

It was always a trivial prank.

I quietly held her hand and scratched her strangely itchy knee.

Im A-rin then giggled, slowly pulled her hand away, and readily spoke.

“I’ll contact Joohee!”

“… Do you want to? Joohee receives your calls well.”

Im A-rin, who was encouraged by Hong Yu-ra’s sympathy, quickly grabbed the cell phone and made eye contact as if she were a child asking for permission.

“Try it.”

“Yes!”

Just as Lim A-rin, who had gotten my permission, unlocked her phone to make a call… .

Bang!

Suddenly a loud noise was heard from the front door.

“!”

The owner of the house finally arrived.

“Even the tiger said it would come if I said so… .”

After leaving Hong Yu-ra’s laughing words behind, I went straight to the front door to greet Seol Joo-hee.

As expected, Seol Joo-hee arrived there… .

“… … .”

For some reason, her expression became cold and frozen.

‘Something happened.’

I guessed right away that there was a problem during the meeting with the leader, so I spoke carefully so as not to provoke her.

“Are you here?”

That moment.

Sigh──

Seol Joo-hee slowly raised her head and began glaring at me through her flowing hair.

“… Is it Joohee?”

Her cold eyes tremble gently.

It was as if he was angry all the way down to his head, and if you even touched him, it felt like it would explode.

Gulp─

Feeling intimidated for no reason, I swallowed my saliva, looked at her eyes, and spoke again.

“… Let’s go in first. Come in, let’s talk together.”

Seol Joo-hee, who had been staring at me for a while, silently looked away and entered the house, and we headed to the living room where the team members were waiting.

“Welcome!”

“A little late?”

Lim A-rin and Hong Yu-ra greet each other warmly, as if they haven’t noticed yet.

Seol Ju-hee threw away her bag and coat without even looking at them and took a seat in the center of the living room. I secretly explained to the two people that Seol Ju-hee didn’t seem to be in a good mood.

“Didn’t the leader order something strange again?”

“No way… .”

The two people had a brief conversation as if they were used to it and didn’t think it was a big deal.

The moment when I was about to take a seat next to Lim A-rin to ask her the whole story.

“Hey.”

Seol Joo-hee’s cold voice rang low.

“Do Ji-hyuk.”

She sat on the edge of the sofa and quietly raised her head and glanced up at me,

“What are you?”

Suddenly, something unknown was said to me.

“Me?”

“Joo, Joohee. what’s the matter… .”

“Sol Joo-hee. Why are you suddenly angry?”

Im A-rin and Hong Yu-ra cautiously intervened, leaving me confused, but Seol Joo-hee ignored them and spoke again with cold anger.

“What on earth are you doing?”

I was a little taken aback by the sudden, unexplained anger, and carefully asked back with doubts.

“Joohee. What to say now… .”

Right then.

“Do Ji-hyuk!!!!!”

Seol Joo-hee got angry, got up from her seat, and instantly rushed at me and grabbed me by the collar.

“Ugh… .”

“Joo, Joohee! What is this?”

“Sol Joo-hee! Are you crazy!? Why is this happening all of a sudden!?”

The two startled people tried to get Seol Ju-hee off, but Seol Ju-hee was furious and remained steadfast.

I was so choked up that I tried to speak while struggling to breathe.

“ suddenly said something… .”

Then, Seol Joo-hee gritted her teeth and started telling a shocking story.

“I heard everything. What kind of mischief have you been doing without our knowledge? !”

“What… .”

“Abominable bastard. Did you think you would deceive and deceive us like that and never get caught?”

‘… what?’