Chapter 177: Chapter 177

["I’M really sorry, Hee-ya. An emergency came up, so I have to go now. Enjoy your dinner with Soobin."]

That was what Semi told Wonhee.

["Wonhee-ya, I’ll hurry back to you."]

And that was what Yejun said to her.

After that, Semi and Yejun left Wonhee in Soobin’s care.

[I’m sure someone is up with the Big 4 again since I saw Unnie and Yejun leave with Graham-ssi and Song Moonho-ssi.]

"Hee-ya, are you worried about the Big 4?"

"Yes, Oppa," Wonhee said in response to Soobin’s question. "Is our country in danger again?"

She saw Semi talk to Soobin when they arrived at the Sarang-hee Hotel earlier.

Yes, they were at the hotel she owned.

To be precise, they were having dinner at Raon– the high-end restaurant situated on the 93rd floor of the Sarang-hee Hotel known for its fusion of Korean and European cuisine.

Wonhee didn’t want someone to interrupt their dinner just like what happened when she brought her grandfather, so she reserved the private lounge this time. Hence, she and Soobin could enjoy their privacy.

[Fortunately, the atmosphere isn’t awkward.]

Since she was there to make up with her older brother, Ahyeon was in the normal area of the restaurant— having his dinner with Lee Cheong-san (Soobin’s right-hand man). Apparently, Geon was busy so he couldn’t accompany Soobin.

"We’ll know if our country is in danger once they return," Soobin said calmly while cutting his perfectly charred lamb marinated in doen-jang (bean paste) with his steak knife. "But, to be fair, the fact that the #2 World Ranker entered Korea secretly is troubling." ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ NovєlFіre.net

Wonhee almost choked on the piece of melt-in-your-mouth charred Korean beef glazed in truffle sauce that she just had. "T-The #2 World Ranker?"

"Don’t worry, Hee-ya. That guy has monstrous strength, and he’s a bit weird, but he’s not the type to pick a fight. Who knows? Maybe he’s just here to visit and experience the Korean culture."

"Is the #2 World Ranker that chill, Oppa?"

"Yeah. He went to Vietnam last month and caused a commotion just to eat Pho. Now the old restaurant where he got his Pho became a hot place there."

"Are you keeping track of the World Rankers’ movements, Oppa?"

"No— the #2 is just... everywhere."

Wonhee wondered why the Big 4 had to leave if the #2 World Ranker wasn’t there to pick a fight, but she realized Soobin was just as clueless as her.

[I’ll just ask Yejun later.]

"I’m sorry," Soobin said sincerely. "I’m sorry for trying to force you to sacrifice your friend."

Okay, Wonhee got emotional right away. "Oppa, I’m also sorry for being selfish."

"It’s alright, Hee-ya. You can do whatever you want. We’ll take care of the consequences."

Her older brother said the same thing her older sister did.

[They really love me. I can’t believe I doubted their love for me for a moment.]

Wonhee stood up and hugged her older brother from behind. "Oppa, thank you."

Soobin chuckled and gently patted her arms. "Anything for you, Hee-ya."

"I JUST came here to eat tanghulu."

Tanghulu aka candied fruit snack.

Yejun looked at N, the #2 World Ranker whom they caught in Namsan Tower, with dead eyes.

[It looks like he’s telling the truth.]

N was holding a strawberry tanghulu in the right hand and a kiwi tanghulu in the left hand. The smudges around his mouth suggested that he already had some of the candied snacks.

The dude was 190cm tall and toned, but his innocent face made him look friendly.

Like a giant teddy bear.

[This dude is really eccentric.]

"Hyung, your Korean is good," Graham praised the World Ranker, but his eyes were focused on N’s strawberry tanghulu. "Did you study Hangul before you came here?"

"I have this wonderful ability that allows me to learn any language I want. And, like I said earlier, I’m only here to get some viral snacks while enjoying a quiet vacation," N said casually. His Korean was good, but the way he spoke was informal. But nobody complained since N was still a foreigner. "Graham, do you want this?"

"Yes, Hyung," Graham said, politely receiving the strawberry tanghulu from the World Ranker. "Thank you."

Semi offered her handkerchief to N with a disapproving look on her face. "Here. You need this."

"Oh," N said, receiving the handkerchief from Semi. Then he used it to wipe his face. "Thank you, Semi."

"Are you just really here to play?" Song Moonho asked while crossing his arms over his chest. "N-ssi, you do know that UAN recently sent some World Rankers to steal Chu Wonhee from our small country, right?"

N laughed but the sharp glint in his eyes gave everyone the chills. "Do I look like someone UAN could order around?"

Graham, Semi, and even Song Moonho unconsciously took a step backwards.

Only Yejun remained on his spot and talked back to the World Ranker. "Yeah, you look like someone who’s easy to bribe."

Graham, Semi, and Song Moonho all turned to Yejun as if they were asking him if he had gone mad.

Yejun ignored his fellow members and continued talking to N. "Although I can tell that you’re enjoying your snacks, I have a feeling that you lured us here. If you were just here to enjoy a quiet vacation, you wouldn’t let my cousins see you. It’s not like I’m underestimating them— I just know that if you didn’t want anyone to find you, then no one would."

"Hwang Yejun, UAN was out of their mind when they removed you from the Top 10," N said, smiling and nodding approvingly towards Yejun as if he acknowledged him or something. "I came here when I heard that you’ve recovered. Well, I can see that you’re better now than the last time I saw you a year ago. But that’s still not enough."

"Not enough for what?"

"For us to talk about the ’future.’"

Yejun immediately got what N was trying to say.

Semi who knew Wonhee’s birth secret, and Song Moonho who remembered the previous world on his own because of his sensitive senses, also got N’s message.

Only Graham looked confused.

[See? This is why I can’t be treated like the youngest.]

"Don’t worry about that," Yejun said confidently. "I already have Wonhee, so it’s only a matter of time before I reach my maximum potential."

"I believe in you," N said, even clenching his hand. "Fighting, Hwang Yejun."

[This dude even picked up a slang...]

"So far, this world is more fun than the others."

Yejun and the others noticed that N was saying something strange.

[It’s as if he’s hinting that there are other worlds out there that he could see.]

"But that world where Guides no longer exist also looks fun at the moment~" 1

Yejun knitted his eyebrows. "A world without Guides?"

"A doomed world without Guides exists," N said, smiling. "And I guess this world will follow the ’trend’ soon."

Yejun glared at the World Ranker. "Are you saying that the Guides in this world will perish soon?"

"No, of course not," N said, laughing softly while shaking his head. "Why do you look surprised? Isn’t it Chu Wonhee’s goal to ’get rid’ of the ’old way’ the Guides to their jobs?"

[Wonhee hates that Guides have to give Hunters sexual pleasure.]

"This world listens to Chu Wonhee well," N said cheerfully. "But be careful, Big 4— you are the main characters of this world, so the Final Boss will appear in this small country."

[That’s the only reason he came here?]

"Why are you worried about our business?" Semi asked, scoffing. "If the Final Boss will appear in Korea, then we’ll take care of it."

N laughed again. "I know that, and that’s why I came in advance. After all, once the gruesome battle begins, it will be impossible even for me to enter Korea in secret. So, I’m greeting you now. I hope you make the fight interesting. The more fun our world turns out to be, the more ’points’ they’ll give us."

Yejun knitted his eyebrows. "And what exactly do you mean by that?"

BLOOD MANIPULATION Technique.

Lee Seodam remembered that it was Song Sunho’s main ability.

Well, to be honest, the Autumn Guild’s Vice Guildmaster rarely fought or entered dungeons. Hence, his skills weren’t that well known to the public that much.

Except for his ability to control blood.

[This is the first time I’ll see it in person.]

Hence, Seodam was thrilled.

Song Sunho coughed up blood, and then he raised his hand as if he was trying to control it or turn it into a weapon— the way he usually did.

"What happened?" Kunwoo, who looked impatient while waiting for Song Sunho’s attack, asked curiously. "You can’t control your blood?"

Song Sunho looked shocked by Kunwoo’s question, and then he stepped back while looking at his bloody, trembling hands. "N-No, this can’t be..."

"Oh, you really can’t?" Kunwoo asked, laughing while drawing his sword. He was one of the few Hunters who was named a ’Swordmaster’ in the modern era. And he chose that weapon because he liked cutting limbs. "Song Sunho, did you lose your abilities as a Hunter?"

Song Sunho looked confused.

Seodam, on the other hand, had a chill down his spine because he suddenly saw himself in Song Sunho’s powerless form since all his abilities kept dropping levels.

[No, I can’t be like him...]

"You really did, huh?" Kunwoo asked, laughing out loud. "I wonder where your abilities have gone to~"

LEE SEORIN, who was sitting on the chair next to Lee Seojin’s hospital bed, suddenly got up and screamed when her baby brother suddenly coughed up blood.

A huge chunk of blood, to be precise.

"Doctor!" Seorin yelled while pressing the emergency bell. "Please check on my brother...!"

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