CHAPTER 250: HYUNG-DONGSAENG

"HOW LONG are you gonna keep us locked up here, Graham-ssi?"

"Until Song Moonho comes out," Graham said bluntly in response to Zaizai’s question. "The old man better bring Gong Yool to me safe and sound or else you’ll be locked up here foreover."

Zaizai and Dawn, the two key members of the Autumn Guild, was currently locked up in one of the guest rooms in the Summer Guild HQ.

It was just a big bedroom that looked like an apartment.

But Zaizai and Dawn weren’t allowed to go out.

"You’re being mean to us, Graham-ssi," Zaizai said. Despite Graham’s threat earlier, the Hunter remained playful. "We surrendered in peace, didn’t we?"

That was true.

After the fight at the Namsan Tower, Zaizai and Dawn turned themselves in.

Graham took responsibility for the two.

[Because I need them for me to have a reason to arrest Song Moonho later.]

"I’m just being honest with you," Graham said bluntly. "Anyway, have you contacted Meguro Shun?"

He was talking about Song Moonho’s Guide.

[Meguro Shun didn’t appear during the fight.]

"Are you going to lock him up, too?"

"Yes, but it’s for his protection," Graham said. "You haven’t forgotten that there’s a lunatic who can steal the skills of a Guide, have you? Plus, after Song Moonho betrayed the Anti-System Faction, I won’t be surprised if those bastards come after you."

Zaizai and Dawn looked at him in disbelief.

It was surprising that Dawn, who usually wore a poker face, suddenly looked expressive.

"Hey, is what I said really that hard to believe?"

"We just can’t believe that you genuinely care about the Autumn Guild," Zaizai said, her eyes sparkling. "I thought you’d use this opportunity to bring us down."

"That’s something Song Moonho would do."

Zaizai laughed while clapping her hands. "Right. Our Guildmaster can be an asshole sometimes."

But even if that was the case, Graham couldn’t let the Autumn Guild members suffer.

[If the Autumn Guild falls down, then it will be a huge loss to the country.]

Hence, even though he hated Song Moonho, he was still doing his job as one of the Big 4 properly.

Moreover...

[I’ll use this opportunity to make Song Moonho owe me a big favor.]

"Try to contact Meguro Shun and the other key members of yours guild again," Graham said, standing up as he was done ’interoggating’ Zaizai and Dawn. "Tell everyone to come to the Summer Guild."

***

"HYUNG, are you really going home now?"

Hmm?

Yool was a bit surprised by the concern Kang Taesung was showing him.

[We have a good hyung-dongsaeng relationship before despite Taesung’s reserved personality, but Gong Yool worked hard to be close to him, huh?]

Gong Yool did well taking care of his dongsaengs.

"You don’t want me to go home?" Yool teased Taesung because the kid looked really worried. "Taesung-ah, do you want your hyung to accumulate a huge amount of hospital bill?"

According to the information that he gathered, he had been in that hospital for four days.

He was even confined in a VIP room.

"Hyung, I’ll pay for your hospital bill."

"Aw, someone is already grown up, huh?" Yool teased Taesung again while gently patting Taesung’s cheek. "The bill is already paid, Taesung-ah. Why do you even want me to stay here?"

"I just thought Hyung needs more rest," Taesung explained, obviously sulking. "You suddenly fainted just a few days after our World Tour. It must be because your body is begging you to rest."

Ah, right.

Fortunately, ’he’ fainted when the group was on hiatus to take a break after a whole year of touring the world.

Hence, Yool didn’t have to work in that body.

[Some staff from the company dropped by earlier, and they cleared my schedule.]

The other kids (Park Jaehyun, Finn, and Shohei) weren’t there because of their personal schedules.

Kang Taesung also had a schedule, too.

"Taesung-ah, I’m really fine," Yool assured him. "You should go if you don’t want to be late to your next appointment."

"At least let me drive you home, Hyung."

"That won’t be necessary, kid."

That wasn’t Yool.

[Of course, it’s Ahjussi.]

Song Moonho walked into the room looking all handsome and expensive.

[Where did he even get his change of clothes?]

Ah, right.

The old man’s Status Window was working in that world.

[He probably got his clothes from his Inventory.]

"Thank you for worrying about our Yool," Song Moonho said, smiling at Taesung. Then he stood next to Yool. "I’ll handle it from here."

"Ah. You must be Hyung’s hyung from New York," Taesung said, and then he bowed politely towards Song Moonho. "Hello, sir."

Right.

[Somehow, Ahjussi has become my hyung from New York.]

Yool couldn’t help but be amazed by the System’s ability to ’download’ a person’s ’character’ in another world.

***

"IT SEEMS LIKE no matter what world we’re in, I’m bound to have love rivals when it comes to you, Yool-ah."

[What bullshit is this old man spewing now?]

Yool, who was currently driving a luxury car, tried to ignore Song Moonho who was savoring his ’passenger princess’ moment.

But the old man wouldn’t stop talking.

"Yool-ah, why are you lovely?"

"Shut it, Ahjussi," Yool said, sighing. "Taesung is just concerned for me as a dongsaeng."

"Whatever you say, Yool-ah."

He just rolled his eyes at the old man.

And then he quickly changed the subject.

"Ahjussi, what were you saying about the side quest that we need to accomplish before I get the memories stored in this body?"

"I just received the full details of the side quest from the System."

"Is it hard?"

"We just need to raid the first Crack that will appear in this world."

WHAT THE FUCK?

Yool was so shocked that he had to pull over or else they would have gotten into a road accident. "Ahjussi, are you saying that this world is about to have a Outbreak, too?"

"Yes, that’s exactly what I’m saying," Song Moonho said, smiling as if it wasn’t a big deal. "Exciting, isn’t it?"

***

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