Chapter 88. Homecoming (2) (1/2)
Chapter 88 Ho (2)
Cha Si-Eun stared into theher boss after three months made her nervous
“In, out In, out Deep breaths” After she calmed herself down, she waited for the teleporter She chewed her lips as her head filled with all kinds of negative thoughts
‘What should I do if that was a e from a hacker?’
The teleporter would probably return alone and yell at her to not pull another prank like this
All her worries disappeared the moment the teleporter returned A familiar man ith hi time no see, Secretary Cha” It had been three h
“What’s this? You look like a castaas just rescued”
“Hm… Really? That’s the second ti
The first thing Cha Si-Eun did was hand hiht?” she said, “I brewed it just now, so it’s still hot”
“Thank you” Seo Jun-Ho looked happy as he blew on the stea This is really nice”
“How are you feeling? Are you hungry? Are you hurt anywhere? I wasn’t sure, so I have a healer on standby…”
“Slon Let’s take things one at a tiulp of his tea “First of all, I do need soh” He was talking about the injuries on his shoulder and the crown of his head that he received from Kis
The healer that Cha Si-Eun had put on standby stepped forward “I-I will assist you Please shohere you were injured”
“This shoulder and the top oftheir ue
“Man, that feels goodThank you”
“Not at all You’ve worked hard!” The healer bowed He[1] looked at him in admiration He wasn’t the only one The others that had been waiting for his return stared at Seo Jun-Ho as well
“Wow… He really cleared one of the 3 Uncleared Gates?”
“A I don’t think any Player has pulled off such an achievement since the Nine Heavens”
“He’s on a si-Hyun, but he’s faster That’s insane”
“I can’t believe we’re both in the association”
Seo Jun-Ho sireat His body andwith Kis, but they were treating hirabbed his wrist “You’re tired, aren’t you? I will escort you horaph…”
Without even giving them the time to stop her, she quickly rushed Seo Jun-Ho to the elevator When it was just the two of theetically “I’m sorry I should have been more discrete about your return…”
“It’s fine It’s ” Seo Jun-Ho had spent 3 months and 17 days within the Gate, but that translated to 3 months and 2 days on Earth “Anyway, I didn’t expect you to be so energetic,” he said, looking at her She was still gripping tightly to his wrist
“Oh, I-I’ her mistake It started to feel a little aard, so Seo Jun-Ho changed the subject “How are things in the association? I have a vague idea… but I want to hear it directly froreat” She looked displeased as she chewed the inside of her cheek “Multiple conspiracy theories have started to circulate since you’re still inside despite it being 3 months since you entered”
“People always love rumors”
“Sponsorshi+ps and personal commission requests have stopped co about it Can you believe it? I got asked if I could refund a sponsorshi+p fee that was already paid I fought those people tooth and nail”
“That’s too much” Seo Jun-Ho’s face hardened for aAll of a sudden, he nodded “Alright Give them what they want”
“Excuse me?”
“Refund all the sponsorshi+p fees for all the people who asked And we’ll release an article saying that they asked for a refund while I was in the Gate, so we refunded them We’ll thank them for their sponsorshi+p… Then, we’ll list all their names at the bottom”
“!” Cha Si-Eun shi+vered She had never even considered such a e “So they’ll be publicly screwedI ht it upon theed
“But they’lltheir reputation…”
“Reputation?” He was s, but his eyes were sharp “They had the nerve to do that in the first place Weren’t they the ones that hurtwould they be to complain”
“That’s true” Cha Si-Eun nodded
“If anyone ever insults e their coe the in people who complain… I’ll make sure to do that” She wrote down a note in her Vita The thought of getting revengeelse?”
“The Guilds have startedYou knohat they say—strike while the iron’s hot”
The Guilds that were jealous of his skills had put out statements that he was too weak to clear the Winter Castle, and that he was too greedy and arrogant
“You’ve noted down all those Guilds, correct?”
“Yes I also investigated their Guildmasters and Guild ave her a thumbs-up “Please send all those documents to me I’ll accuse them of defamation”
“Will it be okay? Your reputationyour power…” Cha Si-Eun hesitated
“My reputation? Nothing good co it” He had already experienced it all before
‘When I was Specter, I was the most admired person in the world, but it didn’t help one lick’
His good reputation had actually weighed him down Back then, he had to be careful of his every action and watch every word he spoke