CHAPTER 195: TRIANGLE NEW ANGLE

WONHEE didn’t expect to see Yejun this way, so she unconsciously put her guard up.

She didn’t mean to sound as cold as she did, but it was already too late.

Pain already crossed Yejun’s golden eyes.

[But I don’t have time for this...]

"Hunter Hwang, please put me down," Wonhee said awkwardly. "I need to Guide Hunter Lee Seodam."

Yejun just nodded politely, and then she carefully put her down without a word.

"Hee-ya, did the System send you here?" Soobin asked after approaching her. "To Guide Lee Seodam?"

"Yes, Oppa."

"We’ll come with you," Semi said firmly. "It’s dangerous to approach Lee Seodam right now."

Wonhee just stared at her older siblings.

To be honest, she was also upset with Soobin and Semi for the same reason she was upset with Yejun.

But talking to Bitna changed her perspective a bit.

[I just need more time to warm up to the idea.]

"I’ll check first if Lee Seodam has really returned to his senses," Yejun said in a lowkey sad voice. "Stay here first."

Wonhee just nodded.

And, in just the blink of an eye, Yejun had already disappeared— and the reappeared inside the terrarium where Lee Seodam was locked up.

Speaking of that terrarium...

"Oppa, why do you have that thing on the rooftop of my hotel?"

Soobin cleared his throat while avoiding her gaze. "That terrarium isn’t dangerous at all, Hee-ya. I promise to turn the rooftop garden back to normal once I leave the hotel."

Oh, well.

[Oppa can do whatever he wants since he’s the APA Vice President. I’m sure he’s using the terrarium for the sake of his job.]

Right?

"Hee-ya, you made us worry," Semi said, slightly scolding her. "Let’s talk about what happened to you later."

"Don’t scold her, Noona," Soobin said to Semi. "It was the System who kept bringing our Hee-ya wherever— on a whim, at that."

[This is why I can’t get upset with them for long.]

"Oppa, Unnie?"

Soobin and Semi turned to her at the same time. "What is it, Hee-ya?"

"I want the top floor of the Fall Guild’s Nom Nom Restaurant— the one that only the Big4 and their +1 are allowed entry," Wonhee said without hesitation. "Can you help me acquire it?"

Her older siblings, as expected, looked shocked and confused.

"You want the top floor of Nom Nom Restaurant?"

"Only for a few months, Oppa."

"But why do you need it for a few months, Hee-ya?"

"I have a plan, Unnie," Wonhee said confidently even though Soobin and Semi both looked skeptical. "And I also have a business proposal for President Kwon Jiwoong."

***

THE TREEHOUSE inside the terrarium was like a studio apartment.

Wonhee was amazed by the ’aesthetic’ of the treehouse inside.

[It reminds me of our family cabin.]

Yes, she was inside the treehouse at the moment.

To be precise, Wonhee sat on the sofa while holding Seodam’s hand while he sat next to her.

Seodam was back to his senses, but he looked too exhausted to speak or even lift a finger.

[His hand is also very cold.]

Of course, the two of them weren’t alone there.

Soobin sat on Wonhee’s other side while Semi sat on Seodam’s other side.

[Thank goodness the sofa is big.]

Yejun, on the other hand...

[Why is he kneeling in front of me with his eyes closed?]

"Hunter Hwang, if you’re tired, why don’t you sleep for a moment?" Wonhee asked carefully. "Don’t fall asleep with that weird posture."

"No, I’m not asleep," Yejun said, and it sounded like he was in pain. "I just can’t bear to see you holding another man’s hand, Wonhee-ya. Especially if the man in question is the fake carnivore."

Oh.

Wonhee felt a pang in her chest.

[Why do I feel bad as if I’m cheating on Yejun with my ex-boyfriend when I’m not?]

"Ignore him," Soobin said, scoffing at Yejun’s dramatic speech. But when he turned to Wonhee, his face softened up instantly. "It seems like the process of ’Purifying’ Lee Seodam is similar to Guiding. Did the System only tell you to hold his hand?"

"Yes, Oppa. I did ask the System the difference between Purifying and Guiding, but it hasn’t responded yet."

"I’m glad that the process is simple," Semi said, relieved. "You’re doing well, Hee-ya."

Wonhee just smiled and nodded because Lee Seodam opened his mouth then.

"Thank you, Miss Chu," Lee Seodam said weakly. "May I know what happened to my family? Especially my dongsaeng..."

"They’re here, and they’re all fine," Wonhee assured him. "Lee Seojin successfully woke up as an A-Class Hunter."

Lee Seodam looked shocked by her revelation.

Wonhee didn’t get the chance to analyze his reaction because her Status Window suddenly popped up in front of her.

[THIS IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PURIFYING AND GUIDING!]

Finally.

[THERE’S NO GIVE AND TAKE IN PURIFYING— THE CORRUPT WILL ABSORB ALL YOUR ENERGY WITHOUT REFILLING YOUR MANA TANK, GUIDE CHU WONHEE!]

What?

Wasn’t that something the System should have said from the start?

Wonhee was about to complain, but another Status Window popped up.

This time, the Status Window was blinking red.

[EMERGENCY!

GUIDE CHU WONHEE’S MANA TANK IS ALMOST DEPLETED! WE’RE SHUTTING DOWN YOUR SYSTEM TO CONSERVE ENERGY!]

Wait.

[Does it mean I will faint again?!]

Wonhee was about to warn Yejun and her older siblings of what was about to happen, but all of a sudden...

"Hee-ya!"

"Your nose is bleeding, Wonhee-ya!"

Her nose didn’t only bleed.

Wonhee fainted almost immediately.

***

HAAAH.

Yool couldn’t believe that Wonhee fainted again.

He received the news from Ahyeon who sent him a message, and he also heard it directly from Graham.

[And Graham already left the house because he was summoned by Yeon Soobin.]

"Are you worried about Chu Wonhee?"

It was Ahn Kisoo.

Right now, Yool was in the house where Graham and Ahn Kisoo lived together.

[I really feel like a homewrecker.]

"I’m worried, but Ahyeonnie assured me that everything is fine."

"That’s a relief then."

"Yeah."

An awkward silence ensued.

[Because it’s awkward!]

"Yool-ssi, do you feel awkward with me?"

"Uhm, you don’t?" Yool asked hesitantly. "To be honest, I don’t know why you’re good to me even though we’ve only met a few times, Kisoo-ssi. I understand why Graham acts the way he does towards me because he’s naturally a clingy person. But Kisoo-ssi, you’re not like that."

"I know, right?" Ahn Kisoo agreed with Yool, laughing. "I also wonder why I feel guilty as if I’ve done something I shouldn’t have towards you, Yool-ssi."

Huh?

Yool knitted his eyebrows.

[What kind of drama is this?]

***

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