Chapter 46 (1/2)
Episode 46
Hunters from the rush team are returning to the control camp one by one. At the camp, Sung-wook stood, still staring at the sky, although the crack had already gone.
“Oh… aren’t you Kim Sung-wook?”
He turned his head in the direction of the voice.
A familiar beauty met his eyes. He hadn’t met her before, although it was the face of someone well-known.
“Yes, I am. Shin Yu-hee?”
At this, the woman nodded.
Then, they spoke at the same time.
“I have always wanted to meet you.”
“I have always wanted to meet you.”
Sung-wook laughed lightly, while Shin Yu-hee tilted her head.
“You wanted to meet me?”
Sung-wook nodded. “Yes. I heard about you from Yoo-seong.”
It wasn’t much of a story. Yoo-seong had only met Yu-hee twice. However, his student had told him how she helped him when he was in trouble at the event.
Sung-wook had years of experience, and he knew Yoo-seong well. He thought there was something else between his student and Yu-hee.
“Thank you again, on behalf of Yoo-seong,” he told Yu-hee, with a glint of amusement on his eyes.
“Well… As a senior, I did what I had to,” the woman replied with a flat tone.
Sung-wook, however, picked something up.
She seemed to hesitate and choose her words as they were talking.
“I guess you were trying to meet him before the Dive?”
“What?”
“Yoo-seong. You were not part of the rush team, so… were you trying to meet him?”
“Why… I’m not sure why you’re putting it that way.”
Sung-wook’s smile widened.
“Ah, I thought you came to me because you wanted to convey a message through me. Is there something you wanted me to tell him?”
Shin Yu-hee’s eyes widened. “There is no such thing…”
She was obviously flustered.
Sung-wook hadn’t met her before, but as a public figure, her personality was well-known. She was a veteran among veterans, known to never lose composure.
Yu-hee was also someone known to be straightforward and could speak her mind if she wanted to.
However, she had been flustered and speechless in front of Sung-wook several times already.
“I need to meet him for… an item,” she finally uttered.
“What?”
“He borrowed something from me that last time we met. I need to get it back. Yoo-seong must have told you about it as well.”
“Ah, yes. The e-cigarette? He told me about it, yes,” Sung-wook said, striking his palm.
Shin Yu-hee continued to stare at him as if she expected him to have the e-cigarette.
“Anyway, I don’t have it. I only heard about it, but I don’t even remember seeing it,” he explained.
“I see…” she looked disappointed.
“It must be something that you really cherish. Sentimental value?”
Shin Yu-hee’s face turned red.
“I don’t know what you mean,” she said. “It’s just that I loaned it to him, and I need it back.”
There were still questions in Sung-wook’s mind.
An e-cigarette was an item that could be purchased anywhere. It was something that could even be bought cheaply at street stalls.
As a hunter ranked 2nd, Shin Yu-hee’s wealth easily surpasses the 100 billion level, so it was strange that she’d need it back.
“That’s a little unexpected,” he admitted.
“Well, it still works. I don’t have to buy another,” Yu-hee said, regaining her composure.
“Lending e-cigarettes to another person is not common. It’s a personal product. Asking for it back after he had put it in his mouth, well…”
Before Sung-wook could continue, Shin Yu-hee turned her back on him.
“It’s not worth talking about it anymore,” she said, walking away.
Suddenly, she heard something flying in from behind.
‘An attack?’ she thought.
With her quick reflexes, she turned around and snatched it out of the air.
“Good catch,” she heard Sung-wook say.
It wasn’t anything that could hurt her.
On her palm was Yoo-seong’s business card.
It wasn’t a rare item. Yoo-seong even gave away copies during the event. However, this card had another number, freshly written with a pen.
“This…”
“That’s Yoo-seong’s personal number. After 19 hours, you could dial that number, and he’ll pick it up right away.”
For the second time in a day, Shin Yu-hee’s face turned red.
“This – “
She crumpled the card and tried to throw it away; however, Sung-wook interrupted her.
“This job that we have…” he started, his tone serious.
“Especially the quiet people, like us. We don’t seek praise or popularity. Hunting and training repeat steadily. One day, I woke up with nothing but money. I don’t even have someone to enjoy it with.”
Shin Yu-hee stared at the man before him.
It didn’t seem as if he was still teasing her. He sounded sincere.
“With this hard schedule, it’s not easy to build a relationship. It’s hard to find someone who’d understand. Yoo-seong, I think of him as a younger brother.”
Shin Yu-hee lowered her head, staring at the crumpled business card.
“He’s a good person, don’t you think?” he asked her. “If you don’t think so, you can tear that card into pieces and dispose of it right now.”
Shin Yu-hee understood how important the card was for Sung-wook.
It was more than being an agent exposing his client’s personal’s information. He felt like an older brother to him.
“I will think about it,” she said, tucking the card in her pocket.
“Okay,” there was relief in Sung-wook’s face. “By the way, I heard you quit QR.”
It was one of the hottest topics in the hunting industry these days.
Although she maintained a good relationship with the CEO, Yoon Kang-cheol, her withdrawal was indeed a big hole for the company.
She nodded. “As presumptuous as it sounds, I think I made the right choice.”