CHAPTER 207: WHITE LIE

"WONY-AH, Hunter Lee Seojin has been successfully registered as an A-Class Hunter. Moreover, he’s now affiliated as a Hunter under Vice President Yeon’s direct supervision. We will start his orientation and Newly Awakened Hunter Class next week."

Wonhee smiled and nodded politely at Lee Cheongsan’s report. "Thank you, Oppa."

"You should go inside, Wony-ah," Lee Cheongsan said worriedly. "Hunter Lee Seojin looks a bit shocked after he saw the list of his basic abilities."

Oh.

"I will, Oppa."

Lee Cheongsan smiled and nodded, and then he turned to Yejun. "Hunter Hwang Yejun-ssi, please come with me. Vice President Yeon wishes to speak with you."

Yejun knitted his eyebrows. "I need to stay with Wonhee—"

"Hunter Do Ahyeon-ssi is gonna be here..." Lee Cheongsan checked the time on his watch. "In ten seconds."

And after ten seconds...

"Noona!"

Ahyeon really came.

[I feel sorry that I have to leave Ahyeonnie most of the time because he doesn’t have a teleportation skill. And because he doesn’t have that skill, he has to follow us via car every time.]

"Hi, Ahyeonnie," Wonhee said, patting Yejun’s back. "Go, Yejun-ah. Don’t make my brother wait long."

Yejun pouted, but he nodded. "Okay. I’ll be quick."

After that, Yejun left with Lee Cheongsan.

Wonhee then entered the reception room with Ahyeon.

Lee Seojin was there, sitting on the sofa with a confused look on his face.

"Jin-ah?"

Only then did Seojin raise his head. "Noona..."

Wonhee sat on the seat across from Lee Seojin while Ahyeon stood behind her. "What’s wrong, Jin-ah?"

"I’m confused by the abilities I received."

"What makes you confused?"

"My abilities that I have are similar to a famous Hunter’s abilities."

Of course, anyone who knew Song Sunho would notice it.

[Seojin is a fan of high-ranking Hunters, so of course, he’d know.]

"Jin-ah, I’ll be honest with you: you inherited Song Sunho’s abilities."

Seojin looked surprised. "If I ’inherited’ his abilities, then..."

"It’s still being kept hidden from the public, but Song Sunho is already dead."

Naturally, Lee Seojin looked shocked.

Wonhee wanted to tell Lee Seojin the truth, but she couldn’t because she needed to be careful.

[I trust Seojin, but I can’t trust the people around him.]

"I can’t tell you how Song Sunho’s abilities were transferred to you, but can you still trust me, Jin-ah?"

Seojin fell silent for a moment. "If I know the truth, will Noona be in danger?"

Wonhee nodded firmly. "That’s right."

"Then please don’t tell me. I trust Noona, so I’ll do anything Noona asks me without asking questions."

Aww.

She was touched by Lee Seojin’s loyalty.

"Are you alright with this, Jin-ah?"

"I’m shocked, but I can’t say I feel bad for Hunter Song Sunho," Seojin said indifferently. "I know it’s not nice to speak ill of dead people. Still, I’ll say it: Hunter Song Sunho is a scumbag. I’ve always thought the world is unfair for giving powers to someone like him. But now..." He looked at his hands. "I’m glad that I got his abilities. I swear I’ll use these powers to protect Noona and to save people who need saving."

Oho?

[I thought Seojin would feel bad for ’inheriting’ his abilities from a dead Hunter. But I guess it helped that Song Sunho-ssi was a bad person.]

Wonhee felt a bit better about herself.

[Maybe I didn’t make a mistake.]

"Jin-ah?"

"Yes, Noona?"

"Can you do me a favor?"

"Of course."

"Let’s slightly change the name and description of your abilities," Wonhee said in a serious tone. "Let’s do it so other people won’t notice that you inherited Song Sunho’s abilities. It’s possible to do that because the Appraiser who checked your status level and skills is my brother’s subordinate."

"You want me to lie, Noona?"

"Uhm, let’s call it a ’white lie’ since it’s a harmless lie anyway."

Seojin fell silent for a moment before he nodded. "I will follow what you want to do, Noona."

Wonhee let out a sigh of relief. "Thank you, Jin-ah."

***

"WE’LL bring Lee Seodam back to my office after he says goodbye to his family. Cheongsan will call us once Lee Seodam is ready to leave."

Haaah.

Yejun knew that Yeon Soobin summoned him to his office in the Blue House.

[Hyung vacated because he chose to have his temporary office in Wonhee’s hotel. But maybe he uses this one every time he needs to work closely with Kwon Jiwoong.]

Anyway...

"Hyung, you could have just sent me a message if that’s all you have to say."

Soobin leaned against his chair and crossed his arms over his chest. "I just wanted to peel you away from Hee-ya. She’s upset with you, so stop clinging to her."

"Oh, we already made up."

"You did?"

Yejun nodded, smiling proudly. "I begged for Wonhee’s forgiveness."

Soobin scoffed. "You’re the strongest Hunter in Korea. If someone heard you say you begged for Hee-ya’s forgiveness, they’ll make fun of you. They’ll probably call you a ’simp,’ too. Will your pride be able to handle that?"

"Hyung, who in Korea doesn’t know that Wonhee holds the leash around this crazy bastard?" Yejun said, laughing while pointing at himself. Yes, he just called himself a ’crazy bastard’ without hesitation. "I bet even UAN is already aware of that fact, too."

"I’m not sure about what to feel, Hwang Yejun. I know that by showing your affection towards Hee-ya plainly, you’re warning everyone that they’ll have to face you if they touched my baby sister. However, you’re also declaring that Hee-ya is your weakness. I will not forgive you if Hee-ya’s life gets endangered because of your enemies."

"Your significant other only becomes your ’weakness’ if you’re weak," Yejun said, shrugging. "But I’m not weak, so no one can lay a hand on Wonhee as long as I’m alive."

Soobin just raised an eyebrow, but he didn’t say anything to refute Yejun’s claim.

"Hyung, can I leave now if you have nothing more to say?"

"How did Hee-ya forgive you?"

Oh.

"Just be honest with her, Hyung," Yejun said firmly. "If it’s something that you can’t tell her yet, then tell her to give you time to prepare until you’re ready to share the secret with her."

***

[CONGRATULATIONS, our Legendary Friend!

Reward: The Key/Freedom!

Final Mission: If you complete this task, the System will send you back to your world!]

But when Bitna read her final task...

"You want me to do that to Gong Yool?" Bitna, still recovering from her injuries, asked the System in disbelief. "Do you want Wonhee to kill me?"

***

Please ADD MY LIFE AS THE FIRST S-CLASS GUIDE to your LIBRARY to be notified when an update is posted. Thank you! :