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He was a man with jet-black hair and a sleek, jaguar-like build. Golden eyes gleamed from within the dark locks, radiating a vitality that set him apart.
It was Beom Yeonhu, who had recently been reassessed as S-rank.
Having shaken the monster’s blood from his hand, he dashed toward Dokyeom and intercepted Dokyeom’s hand as it swung at the creature.
“Dokyeom, I’ll handle it…”
“I know, puppy hyung. You’ll get hurt, so move aside. No, I said you’ll get hurt, so why are you like this?”
Then he pushed Beom Yeonhu aside and started punching the monster that had rolled its eyes back again.
Taeseongyeon, who had been observing the entire process, finally laughed out loud. Lee Namhyeong, the chief secretary waiting nervously in front of him, flinched in surprise.
Oblivious to Lee Namhyeong, Taeseongyeon kept laughing. His eyes still fixed on Han Dokyeom.
“Hmm… Cute.”
It seemed the viewers watching the video felt the same.
– Bapsaegiyeo: Sahyeon Guild really brought in a gem lol
– SLDS222: Okay, okay, I’ll believe it’s not a composite lol
– su45: ‘I’m E-rank’ lol what is that lol
– Gimigi?: Must be crazy lol and yet he’s beating the monster so well lol
– E-rank Association Left: Ah Beom Yeonhu is S-rank now lol who’s telling who to get hurt lol
– ttyu11: Is Beom Yeonhu a dedicated puppy for Han Dokyeom? lol
└ Seems like it
– Woncallnut: E-rank? lol skip anyway skip
– ppo: Yeah, composite~
└ Are you a brat? lol blind comments are amazing
└ Dummy, it’s live
– Eoseoogo: Ah, isn’t appearance also performance? lol
└ Suddenly appearance? Ah, pass
└ Ah, why is the stamp there lol
– Saengseonhoe: An E-rank taking down A-rank? lol make some sense lol
– Rreureureu: Huhuhuuuㅠㅠㅠㅠ From today my favorite is Han Dokyeom, everyone move aside huuuuuu
– 2DD3: An E-rank slaying an A-rank monster? I’ll laugh and move on lol
– agonll: Agon, I love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!(Anyway, glow stick)
One could roughly infer Han Dokyeom’s standing in the media just from the comments. Moreover—
– Oh, there are tons of Sahyeon guild hunters here. Did they follow Dokyeom hyung? But this place is farthest from Sahyeon guild among the top three guilds. Huh? Association request? Ah, that could be. Well, then I acknowledge it.
Most of the hunters rampaging around were wearing uniforms issued by the Sahyeon Guild. Their expressions were more determined and combative than ever.
Regardless, they seemed to have grown fond of him.
Taeseongyeon leisurely scanned Han Dokyeom’s sullen profile in the video. Even his lowered eyes were now a color submerged in water. Those seemingly indifferent eyes were so listlessly languid that they gave off a fragile, bruised feeling.
“Um… Director?”
“Ah, yes.”
Taeseongyeon, who had been tilting his chin to watch Han Dokyeom’s eyes meet the screen, let out a soft breathy laugh.
“Let’s circulate an official document that the Sahyeon Guild will handle this incident. Send a notice to the Association with the attached video.”
Might as well score points with Mr. Han Dokyeom and take the credit.
The phone was returned to Lee Namhyeong’s hand. Turning off the video, Lee Namhyeong turned around with a dazed expression. But soon, recalling something, he looked back at Taeseongyeon.
Unlike usual, a pleasant softness emanated from Taeseongyeon. Lee Namhyeong, worrying that he might ruin the mood, hesitated for a moment before opening his mouth as if making a big decision.
“Director, then what about ‘that matter’? Some hunters have expressed curiosity about the Chinese hunters’ schedule, so I think we should gradually announce it on the internal board through the management team. Although we’ve put it off for a while due to the Snow Mountain Gate issue… I think we should reveal it now.”
As expected, the relaxed atmosphere suddenly tightened. Taeseongyeon’s lowered eyes remained still as if in deep thought.
But soon, Taeseongyeon spoke in a low voice.
“Have this secretary inform the management team to issue the document by tomorrow. Even if it gets noisy for a while, we have to reveal it.”
“Yes, I will do so.”
Lee Namhyeong quickly bowed and rushed out of the director’s office. As soon as he returned to the secretary’s office, he sighed.
‘How should I convey ‘that’ matter?’
“Things are going to be chaotic starting tomorrow…”
It was especially troubling because it was an unprecedented disturbance. If this commotion became known, a cold wave would likely hit the guild.
Lee Namhyeong sighed again, ‘E-hyoo.’
****
‘Ah, why am I so tired.’
Dokyeom was lying on his side in a pavilion, mouth wide open, leisurely watching Dali, who was running around in the middle of the park clearing in his chimera form. Next to Dali was Beom Yeonhu, playing fetch with him.
Bwee-!
It was around 3 AM, before the sun had fully risen. Dokyeom had been awakened from light sleep by Dali getting up to eat. After Dali finished eating but showed no intention of going back to sleep, Dokyeom glanced over to see what he was doing and felt like he’d been hit on the back of the head.
Dali was sitting alone in a corner, playing with a Rubik’s cube.
He wondered how bored Dali must have been, but then remembered how happily Dali had run around in the snowy mountains, and his chest tightened at the thought of how cooped up Dali must have felt.
In the end, Dokyeom had no choice but to take Dali’s hand and head to a nearby park that early morning. As soon as Dokyeom got up, Beom Yeonhu and Agon, who had both opened their eyes, tagged along.
And now, an hour later, Dali was still happily running around in the dim, empty park in his puppy form, along with Beom Yeonhu, who was also of the same species.
Swaek—
“What, are you feeding me?”
As soon as the thick arms wrapped around his waist tightened, Dokyeom slightly turned his head to look at Agon sitting behind him and asked. As if Agon took that as permission, breath touched his skin.
“It’s all good, but please leave some energy for walking.”
Since he had decided to give in, Dokyeom leaned limply against Agon’s chest and muttered weakly. Immediately, a hot tongue grazed his skin. He flinched; it was hot enough to make his shoulders jump.
“Ah… huu, you… lightly teasing… just, eat quickly…”
Probably because he was tired, a dizzying sensation blurred his vision. Even as Agon bit his seal with sharp teeth, he also rubbed the skin with his rough tongue.
Agon sucked his mana so teasingly that it made his throat itch. Dokyeom, breathing raggedly, clenched his teeth and closed his eyes. As he panted, his flesh was sucked to the point of a spine-chilling sensation.
‘Why am I so dizzy?’
The rising sensation was different from usual. His breath came out involuntarily, and he coughed lightly. As he shrugged his shoulders and covered his eyes with the back of his hand, all strength drained away.
Dokyeom pressed his lips tightly, and Agon buried his head in his panting white neck.
Flinch—
The act of scraping away his mana felt like scratching a wound. The fatigue felt like he hadn’t slept in days.
“Ha…”
It made sense that this exhaustion was the aftereffect of yesterday’s
Running around at the site of the ‘Gate Break’ to film the video wasn’t entirely for Baek Jiun’s sake either; there was also a hidden agenda to experiment with the aftereffects of releasing the skill.
The attempt was good. Of course, the results were better than expected.
Yes, for example, the aftereffects when he released
The previous time he used
Whether the intensity of the aftereffects varied with the degree of limit.
And his prediction was somewhat correct. Adjusting that intensity would be the task for Dokyeom and Agon going forward.
Of course, there was no immediate way to deal with the accumulated fatigue.
Thud—
A pain like a tight squeeze shot through one side of his head, and soon, a drop of blood fell from beneath Dokyeom’s nose. Agon’s actions, and the distant playing of Beom Yeonhu and Dali, stopped instantly. Everything fell silent.
In the frozen silence, only their hardened eyes met, terribly fixed on him.
Looking down with a blurry gaze, he saw a drop of blood on the back of his hand. Dokyeom wiped under his nose with his hand and sighed.
‘Ha… a nosebleed, of all things.’
“…Don’t look at me like that. I used to get nosebleeds a lot.”
As if those words were a trigger, Beom Yeonhu and Dali came running frantically. Their faces were pale, looking as restless as if they had dropped a bone they were happily chewing into a ditch.
A weak laugh escaped him. After that one nosebleed, his condition had actually improved somewhat. This was bearable for an aftereffect. Yes, it was much better than convulsing and thrashing around.
Maybe the accumulated fatigue had burst out belatedly… He would know after observing a bit more.
“Do, Dokyeom.”
“Hyung, I’m fine, so play with Dali a bit more. Nosebleeds happen sometimes.”
He roughly pulled at his clothes to wipe the blood, but Agon, Beom Yeonhu, and Dali were silent with strained expressions.
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