Episode 80

Seol Ga-eun visited the Spiral Guild. As I said with Min So-yul, it was for training.

“Sam! It’s been a while!”

It was Ju Da-hyun, not Min So-yul, who greeted her at the entrance. She greeted Seol Ga-eun and waved her hand.

“Dahyeon! how have you been doing?”

It wasn’t as much as Min So-yul, but Joo Da-hyun thought very well of Seol Ga-eun.

It was because Seol Ga-eun treated a friend who was injured due to her mistake during the selection match, and took care of the students wholeheartedly during training.

After exchanging such simple greetings, the two climbed into a cart that could only be used at a golf course.

“Oh, does Dahyun know how to drive?”

“Because you don’t need a license to go karts. It’s kind of fun. Oh, Soyul is at the research center.”

Joo Da-hyun smiled brightly and drove. When we arrived at the research center, researchers in white coats were huddled together.

“what’s the matter?”

“Ah, that… .”

Before Ju Da-hyun could explain, loud applause was heard.

“congratulation! Soyul!”

“I really envy you.”

“Wow, what did I do when Soyul was old?”

The researchers smiled brightly and congratulated them. Among them, Min So-yul was seen smiling shyly.

“uh?”

Soon, Seol Ga-eun’s eyes widened.

‘Sir Taemin… ?!’

Next to Min So-yul was Kang Tae-min. Seol Ga-eun was surprised and checked her clothes.

“Uh, did Master come first?”

Ju Da-hyun seemed to already know. Seol Ga-eun slipped her hair and approached them.

“ah! Teacher Gaeun!”

Min So-yul recognized her first and called her. Kang Tae-min and the researchers also returned to that direction.

“Wow… .”

The male researchers were stunned and let out a tantrum. But that time was not very long.

“Oh right. Soyul, I need to send a fax.”

“Oh yes! Sir, hold on!”

As Min So-yul walked away, the researchers also moved away.

Facing Kang Tae-min, Seol Ga-eun said with a shy smile.

“Oh, long time no see! Master Taemin!”

“I see. How you doing?”

“Yes. But what about today?”

“Soyul has filed a patent related to potions.”

“ah… .”

Seol Ga-eun shook her head. It was the news I heard at a glance when I contacted you earlier.

“But, since Soyul is still a minor, he said he needs a legal representative to file a patent. So I came as a guardian.”

“That’s right. Wow, Soyul did really well.”

“It was a real research trip. He said that patents make money, so his eyes… .”

The moment Joo Da-hyun nodded from the side and tried to explain further.

“Dahyun, what are my eyes?”

“uh… ? Dad, are you here soon?”

Before I knew it, Min So-yul sent the documents by fax and returned. Dahyun Joo smiled awkwardly and crossed her friend’s arms.

“No, I meant to say that you have great motivation.”

“yes?”

“Yes! Ah, Master! Are you training with me now?”

Joo Da-hyun quickly changed the topic. Kang Tae-min had agreed to coach Min So-yul once her work was over.

“Ah, does Lua-sensei rest during vacation, too?”

At those words, Seol Ga-eun looked around and said. When I saw him at school, he looked like he would stick around even during vacation, but he didn’t show up here.

“Ah, Mr. Lua is supervised by Daebeom and Hwarin.”

“Are you the director?”

“Yes. The two of them are currently training at the Veritas Guild.”

“Veritas… !?”

Seol Ga-eun’s eyes widened.

‘Veritas is definitely Maje-nim’s… .’

She recalled the image of Yohanna visiting Kang Tae-min before vacation.

‘Teacher Taemin’s connections are really great.’

It was only natural that the granddaughter Ju Da-hyeon was a student with Changhwang Ju Tai-ji. However, Pyo Soo-ho, the son of the sword master, came as an exchange student and connected with Pyo Ji-hoon, and didn’t Yohanna even come to visit on her own?

When coincidences are repeated, it was inevitable, and there must be a reason for necessity.

‘It must be that teacher Taemin has that much ability.’

Seol Ga-eun was motivated again. Wasn’t the reason why I decided to train this time to imitate Kang Tae-min?

“I am Taemin.”

Because of this, she mustered up the courage.

The eyes of the two students and Kang Tae-min turned to her.

“Me too, coach, may I ask you a favor?”

“Yes?”

“Are you Ga-eun?”

The response came first from two students. A question mark appeared on his face.

“I want to change like teacher Taemin.”

She’s not good at lying. And this time there was no reason to lie.

Strangely, the heat rose to his face.

‘Rather than asking someone I don’t know, teacher Taemin… .’

If it wasn’t for Kang Tae-min, he would have asked Ju Da-hyun to take lessons from a good hunter.

However, isn’t it a chance to be trained by a person you admire and a person who made you want to change?

“Why coach?”

“Hunters sometimes train each other, but… .”

Min So-yul and Joo Da-hyun tilted their heads.

“Sensei Ga-eun is a healer, right?”

“Do you have anything to learn from Taemin?”

“Ah, I want to learn how to fight too.”

At Seol Ga-eun’s words, question marks appeared on the faces of the two.

“Yes? But why… .”

Dahyun Ju tilted her head.

Awoken usually focus on specializing their abilities. It was because it was efficient and easy.

“I want to understand the minds of students a little more.”

Seol Ga-eun smiled awkwardly and said. Does it seem like a foolish thing even to a student?

Seeing Joo Da-hyun’s reaction, I wondered if he had made a useless decision.

‘Still, I want to know how Taemin feels… .’

Interest breeds curiosity, and love longs for understanding. Just as you want others to know you, you also want to know others.

To think of it as admiration, the weight of Kang Tae-min in her heart continued to grow.

“I think it’s a good attitude.”

Unlike the two students, Kang Tae-min showed a positive response.

“I will help you from the basics. After that, you can decide if you want to try more.”

“Ah yes… ! thank you!”

Seol Ga-eun smiled brightly and lowered her head. I believed that Kang Tae-min would understand.

‘It wouldn’t be a bad idea to create a debt for next semester.’

Taemin Kang was thinking about the future. In the next semester, Seol Ga-eun will have to work hard for the special class.

* * *

Except for Min So-yul, the three moved to the training ground.

Min So-yul had a chimney-like desire to be by Kang Tae-min’s side, but she also had responsibilities.

Mutual aid, for the researchers who helped her, Min So-yul also had to return the help.

“her… .”

“Crazy… .”

The hunters who were enjoying a break looked at Seol Ga-eun and murmured. However, they soon saw Kang Tae-min next to her and looked away.

‘I haven’t seen her, but is she her girlfriend?’

‘Hyaa, as expected, men are capable.’

It was a fact known to all guild members that he was friendly with the guild leader, Changhwang.

If you stare at it for nothing and get into a fight, you won’t be able to find it.

“Dahyeon-ah, coaching Ga-eun will be over soon, so get ready.”

“Yep!”

Joo Da-hyun answered quickly and started setting up the training ground. In the meantime, Kang Tae-min and Seol Ga-eun entered another training ground.

“Have you decided what weapon to use?”

“Oh, no. I thought I would try something.”

“Then let’s do this.”

Taemin Kang chose a mana pistol from among the weapons in the training ground and handed it to him.

why a gun?

Seol Ga-eun asked the reason with her eyes.

“Because teacher Ga-eun is a healer. Assistance is better than direct combat, and among them, I chose the weapon with the highest efficiency.”

“Aha… .”

“Follow me.”

Kang Tae-min taught me the basic gripping method. Seol Ga-eun awkwardly followed him.

It was an unfamiliar experience, so it showed immaturity.

“No, it has less recoil than a real pistol, but it goes out of your wrist if you hold it that way.”

“Ah yes!”

“Don’t put your finger on the trigger… Wait.”

Kang Tae-min let out a short breath. Seol Ga-eun was even more intimidated by the reaction.

You know how strict he is in teaching his students.

The moment when I was nervous because I wondered if an unholy command would fall.

“Remember the senses.”

Warm warmth wrapped around his hand, and he felt Kang Tae-min’s breath.

Wasn’t he holding her hand and correcting her posture?

“Yes Yes!”

Seol Ga-eun’s ears burned red. I couldn’t see it because of her long hair, but I could feel the heat rising.

“If you squeeze too hard, fatigue accumulates. Aiming can be misguided at critical moments.”

“Yes, yes!”

It was too strong a stimulus. But Seol Ga-eun did not refuse.

“great. Keep your shoulders fixed and keep your eyes on the target.”

The part Kang Tae-min touched went from his hand to his shoulder. It was perfect coaching without any selflessness for the third person, but it was different for Seol Ga-eun.

My heart was beating wildly.

“There is nothing to be nervous about. Grab your breath and hold your breath for a moment before shooting.”

Kang Tae-min interpreted her reaction as the tension he felt before shooting. Seol Ga-eun desperately feigned composure in order not to disappoint him.

“Yes. It’s still black, but it moves and triggers.”

I pulled the trigger as directed. The first recoil I felt, then a gunshot punctured the pile.

It was an accurate aim.

“Wow! wow wow! That’s Okay! Sir! That’s Okay!”

Seol Ga-eun shouted in excitement. Taemin Kang shook his head with a light smile.

“Yes, you are doing well. Now let’s practice with a moving dummy.”

“Yes?”

“The hit rate must be over 95%. In practice, it will be worse than that.”

But Kang Tae-min was Kang Tae-min.

“Then do your best.”

“Ah yes… .”

Kang Tae-min left her alone and headed to Ju Da-hyun’s training ground. Seol Ga-eun stayed in a daze as if waking up from a dream, then shook her head vigorously.

‘Let’s try hard!’

Kang Tae-min’s praise made me feel better. If you fulfill the condition he gave you, you will be able to hear it again.

It took a long time to focus on training without realizing that time was passing.

“… what?”

“Ubermensch?”

“Are these still there?”

There was a commotion among the hunters who were holding their smartphones.

Other hunters, as well as Seol Ga-eun, Joo Da-hyun, and Kang Tae-min, stopped training for a while.

“what?”

“Scaler is dead?”

Ubermensch issued a statement.

The news of the death of the leader, Scaler, and then.

“How did this happen… ?”

“Is this real?”

“A new leader… ?!”

It was the content that the new leader took over the meaning.

* * *

Pyo Ji-hoon touched his forehead.

“Unbelievable… .”

<This is unexpected.>

The voice of the collaborator was calm, unlike the content. However, Pyo Ji-hun could not be calm like that.

“This is getting into trouble.”

It was a different situation than planned. The new leader was not Pyo Ji-hoon.

“I don’t think Hwang Ye-ri would come out like that… !”

The person who became the leader of the Ubermensch was Hwang Ye-ri, a courtier. It was her first contact with the sponsor.

“Still, it’s not a very bad situation. I don’t know about you, but Hwang Ye-ri doesn’t even care about the ideology of the Ubermensch. I think the purpose is probably the same as ours.”

<Why?>

“… Yes, you need to know too.”

Pyo Ji-hoon took out the mistake after thinking about it. Hwang Ye-ri spoke honestly about her hatred for Seed and the reason for it.

<I wish I had told you in advance.>

“… apologize I thought it was something I didn’t need to know.”

Pyo Ji-hoon closed his eyes tightly. Even if the cooperative relationship was cut off like this, there would be nothing to say.

<For now, the future is the problem.>

But the collaborators did not criticize him. Pyo Ji-hoon was relieved that this relationship would be maintained.

‘He’s a really unique person.’

He couldn’t have imagined that he already knew everything.

“Thank you. First of all, finding Hwang Ye-ri will be the priority.”

<Yes, but there is no point in just looking for it.>

“then?”

<Use association.>

Pyo Ji-hoon’s eyes widened.

‘Have you already prepared an alternative… ?’

It was an amazing composure.

He listened to the conversation coming out of the receiver.

<To make the sponsor believe in her.>

“Forcing the Society to pursue her?”

<Yes, so tell the Association that you are a defector.>

“… what?”

<I can’t take the leader’s seat now. There’s no reason to stay inside.>

“That’s it, but… .”

<I am revealing my identity so that the association does not think it is a disturbing book.>

“But her position is still… .”

<That’s what I’m looking for.>

Taehyung kept his mouth shut.

‘Certainly this person… .’

Isn’t it he who figured out the location of the scaler hiding in North Korea and dealt with it? He must have been able to figure out Hwang Ye-ri’s whereabouts.

“great. As soon as we find out the location, we will contact the general manager.”

<It won’t take long.>

The collaborator said so and added a word.

<I will handle the sponsorship with my own hands.>

Pyo Ji-hoon could not ignore those words.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like