Chapter 32: Surveillance

[Joo Hyun’s Perspective – A Few Days Ago, When She Last Met Geon.]

Articles about Han Yu Ri and Geon covered the internet.

Joo Hyun was looking at those articles.

Bite.

Bite.

Joo Hyun read the articles while biting her fingers.

She seemed very uneasy about something.

[Kwon Geon, who was captured in an intimate moment with Han Yu Ri. Is his identity C-class?]

[Kwon Geon and Han Yu Ri. What is their relationship?]

[Hunter Han Yu Ri’s lovely atmosphere!]

[Han Yu Ri in a relationship? Guild representative reveals ‘cannot confirm’.]

It was the scene of Geon and Han Yu Ri leaving her in front of the guild yesterday.

‘How frustrating.

So frustrating.’

Joo Hyun hated seeing that scene.

It was unpleasant that he held another woman’s hand in front of her.

But for that scene to be revealed to the whole world.

Joo Hyun couldn’t contain her anger.

‘Still, it seems they’re not a couple yet.

Let’s not worry too much.

It’s okay.

Oppa Geon is someone I can win back anytime I want.’

The fact that the person next to Geon was Han Yu Ri made Joo Hyun uneasy.

A beautiful face, and just like her, an S-class Hunter, a strong rival.

But even against such a Han Yu Ri, Joo Hyun could have confidence.

Because she knew how weak Geon was to her.

She couldn’t be taken away by Han Yu Ri.

There was another article that made Joo Hyun more uneasy than the one with Han Yu Ri.

It was the article containing the video of Geon catching a 3rd-class monster.

‘No way…

How on earth did Oppa Geon?

Did he really grow?

He shouldn’t…

Oppa Geon shouldn’t become too successful.’

Because Geon might have really grown more, Joo Hyun was very uneasy and disliked it.

She already disliked the news that Han Yu Ri and Geon seemed to be in an intimate relationship, but for Geon to have caught a 3rd-class monster.

It was a shock.

‘It must be Han Yu Ri’s influence…’

Joo Hyun also knew.

No matter how much Han Yu Ri gave her blessings, it was absurd for a C-class Hunter to catch a 3rd-class monster.

But she desperately told herself it must be Han Yu Ri’s influence, that it was just luck, that he just took the last hit on what other Hunters had sufficiently weakened, and comforted herself.

‘Oppa Joon Hyuk must have seen the articles too.

Would he just leave Oppa Geon as he is?’

Joo Hyun tried to calm her uneasy heart.

While doing so, she wondered if Joon Hyuk might stop Geon before Geon could grow more.

Joo Hyun was confident she could win Geon back.

But she also thought that you never know what can happen.

So Joo Hyun hoped that Joon Hyuk would do something so that Geon wouldn’t become more successful before he did.

Because that was the most certain way for her to be at ease.

Joo Hyun soon went to Joon Hyuk’s room.

***

[Joon Hyuk’s Perspective – Guild Representative’s Office.]

Joon Hyuk also came across the articles about Geon.

Joon Hyuk frowned as he read the articles.

Joon Hyuk was annoyed to see the article that Geon had caught a 3rd-class monster.

But at the same time, he also thought, ‘Of course, it would be so.’

That incident at the cafe.

Because of that incident, Joon Hyuk was convinced that that guy wasn’t an ordinary C-class.

But he caught a 3rd-class monster, and now even Han Yu Ri.

It was Han Yu Ri.

Han Yu Ri, whom even he coveted but could not have.

Seeing Geon become so close with such a Han Yu Ri, he started to care more.

“You called for me, Representative.”

Joon Hyuk’s trusted subordinate entered, bowing respectfully to Joon Hyuk.

“Yeah. I’ve become interested in finding out more about this guy. Put him under surveillance.”

Joon Hyuk showed him the article with Geon’s face on it.

And he spoke with an arrogant attitude.

“Understood.”

The trusted subordinate replied to Joon Hyuk with a voice full of loyalty.

“Is that Gate being well guarded?”

“Yes. We have sealed the entrance so that no one except our guild members can get close. There have been no attempts to intrude yet.”

“Good. No one should enter that Gate. And it should not be spoken of. You and I are people who know nothing about the existence of that Gate. Do you understand?”

“Of course. We are also strictly enforcing a gag order on the children. There will be no leaks to the outside.”

“Good.”

“Yes. The video that Han Yu Ri and those Hunters released on the internet was also immediately taken down after being framed as a manipulated video with the help of internet site representatives and the media.”

“Well done. Nothing changes just because they went inside. There was nothing to gain either.”

Joon Hyuk was satisfied.

After Han Yu Ri and several Hunters talked about that Gate, Joon Hyuk’s guild also entered that Gate.

But when Joon Hyuk’s guild entered, the security of the monsters inside the Gate had become much stricter.

So Joon Hyuk’s guild had to escape from the Gate without being able to investigate deeply.

So Joon Hyuk’s guild was in a state where they didn’t know about the red crystals.

They had figured out that there was a castle inside that Gate, and that if they destroyed the castle, the Gate would no longer open.

But they didn’t know about the existence of the red crystals that Han Yu Ri’s side had secured.

“Anyway, even if they try to break through with all their power, we will win. We just have to keep doing well as we are now. Then it will be our world forever.”

Joon Hyuk said with a smug, satisfied smile.

“Yes.”

To express that he agreed with Joon Hyuk’s mood, the trusted subordinate also smiled and replied, following Joon Hyuk.

Beep.

“Representative. It’s Hunter Lee Joo Hyun.”

It was the secretary’s announcement from the representative’s office.

“Yeah. Let her in.”

Joon Hyuk replied dryly to that announcement.

“You may leave now.”

“Yes. Representative.”

The trusted subordinate bowed respectfully to Joon Hyuk and left.

The trusted subordinate left, and Joo Hyun entered.

“Oppa. You saw Oppa Geon’s article, right?”

Joo Hyun said with a slightly uneasy expression.

“I told you not to call that bich Oppa in front of me.”

Joon Hyuk said, his voice dropping ominously, to intimidate Joo Hyun.

Joon Hyuk couldn’t tolerate his woman calling another man with a high title.

He disliked such things.

So he had ordered Joo Hyun to just call him Kwon Geon if she had to talk about Geon in front of him.

Joo Hyun had to obey his words.

“Ah, sorry, Oppa. It’s a habit. You saw Kwon Geon’s article, right?”

“Yeah.”

“Is it okay to just leave him be? What if he gets stronger like this?”

“What do you take me for? I’m Kim Joon Hyuk. Even if a bich like that gets stronger for a hundred days. Even if a hundred of those guys come at me, they’re no match for me.”

Joon Hyuk said boastfully.

“That’s right, isn’t it? Because Oppa is the best.”

“Of course.”

“But still, I just hate that Kwon Geon might interfere in Oppa’s kingdom. That’s why.”

Joo Hyun hoped that Joon Hyuk would do something to prevent Kwon Geon from becoming more successful.

So she implicitly soothed Joon Hyuk and induced that reaction.

“My Joo Hyun. So you hated that I would be disturbed by such trash?”

Joon Hyuk gestured to Joo Hyun and had her sit on his lap.

And he spoke with an expression of superiority, as if he was higher than Joo Hyun.

“Yes.”

Joo Hyun replied obediently to such a Joon Hyuk.

“Don’t worry. I’ve already put surveillance on that bich to see what he’s up to.”

“Well done, Oppa.”

Joon Hyuk is investigating Kwon Geon’s background.

Then soon, she would be able to see that information herself.

Then she could keep track of Geon’s movements.

Joo Hyun was finally satisfied.

Since Joon Hyuk was watching Geon, if he showed signs of becoming more successful, Joon Hyuk would take care of it himself.

Joo Hyun was happy and spent time with Joon Hyuk.

***

[Kwon Geon’s Perspective]

“Hello. My name is Kwon Geon.”

I came face to face with the legendary genius I had only seen on TV.

S-class Creator, Hunter Gwak Eun Young.

I greeted her first.

“Oh, a celebrity.”

Gwak Eun Young replied coolly.

As expected, she recognized me immediately because of the articles that spread all over the world.

“You came with your girlfriend?”

Gwak Eun Young said, looking at Han Yu Ri.

“She’s not my girlfriend!”

“He’s not my boyfriend.”

We both replied at the same time.

We were surprised that we replied at the same time.

So we looked at each other for a moment.

And we laughed.

“Judging by your strong reaction, you must like each other.”

Gwak Eun Young said that and walked towards the machine.

Gwak Eun Young, to me, was a person who broke the prejudice that ‘a genius scientist must wear glasses’.

I first saw Gwak Eun Young’s face on the news, where she was introduced as a genius scientist.

I still remember the shock I felt then.

A cold impression that didn’t look like a scientist at all.

For me, who thought all scientists looked smart and wore glasses, it was a surprising face.

To think that such ideas came from a person who looked like a model.

“Let’s get straight to the point. This is the first test model.”

Gwak Eun Young went to the machine that was sparkling red.

Then she said to me.

“Since it’s made as a dedicated measuring device for Mr. Geon, it’s most economical to make it just strong enough to withstand Mr. Geon’s magic power.

Because we only need to use a small amount of the red crystals.”

I nodded my head.

Seeing me nod my head, Gwak Eun Young raised and lowered her eyebrows slightly, as if to say she would continue.

And she continued speaking.

“I also saw the video of Mr. Geon catching a 3rd-class monster. But I’m a scientist, so I only acknowledge the data that comes out as numbers.

You know what I mean, right? Mr. Geon is officially C-class. So no matter how much you caught a 3rd-class monster, to me, Mr. Geon is currently C-class.

Catching the 3rd-class monster was most likely purely thanks to Yu Ri’s blessing.”

Gwak Eun Young continued speaking, patting the machine with her palm.

Gwak Eun Young was a person with a frank personality, just like the image I had seen on the news.

She revealed her honest opinion that she thought it was Han Yu Ri’s influence, that she couldn’t acknowledge me.

“So the first version was made just strong enough to withstand the attack of a top-level C-class. If you’re going to hit without Yu Ri’s blessing, I thought the machine would be able to withstand it sufficiently even at this level.”

Gwak Eun Young finished speaking.

‘There’s no way you’re not C-class.

I don’t acknowledge you as more than C-class.’

It seems Gwak Eun Young made the machine for me because it was Han Yu Ri’s words.

She grudgingly made the machine because it was Han Yu Ri’s request, but it seems she’s not pleased about making a machine for someone like me, who is just C-class.

Then I’ll have to show her, won’t I?

If that machine won’t break, just as she thinks.

I slowly warmed up my body.