Chapter 89 - Drak and Rime (1/2)

Soo Hyuk couldn’t help but be surprised at the introductions of the two men, Ian and Alex.

‘Drak? Rime?’[1]

It was because of the words ‘Drak Guild’ and ‘Rime Guild’. Soo Hyuk knew about the Drak Guild and the Rime Guild. They were the supreme powers of Hadrac, the Drak and Rime Guild; and their masters could be called kings.

‘Why me……’

Soo Hyuk couldn’t understand why Alex and Ian wanted to see him.

“Ah, nice to meet you.”

Soo Hyuk, who had been locked in the thought, introduced himself when he saw their eyes.

“I’m Soo Hyuk.”

Soo Hyuk asked then after his introduction,

“But why did you want to see me?…”

As Soo Hyuk’s voice trailed off, Alex and Ian turned to look at each other. Their eyes glittered as if having a private conversation, then after a few seconds, turned to look at Soo Hyuk again.

“Actually……”

What kind of conversation did they have with their eyes? Then Alex opened his mouth.

* * *

“So he’s the next Spire Lord of the Tower of Poison?” Alex asked instead.

“Yes.”

And Ian, who was sitting on the other side, nodded at his question.

“…… Really?”

Alex asked again at Ian’s reply. It was really an unbelievable piece of information.

“Yes, I checked myself with Rhino.”

Alex was left speechless at his answer.

“What are you going to do?”

Ian asked Alex, who was looking at him without a word.

“What?”

Alex echoed Ian’s question after he finally came to himself.

“Are you going to bring him in?”

“It doesn’t seem like we can recruit him at our whim.”

He was the future Spire Lord of the Tower of Poison, one of the 10 Towers. If he rejected them, then that was the end. They couldn’t pursue the matter anymore

“Yes, that is true.”

Ian nodded in agreement with Alex’s words. Then Ian, after he finished nodding, continued to ask,

“But why is he a mercenary? A crazy one at that.”

Su Hyuk was currently frantically completing missions left and right. Just why was he doing this? No matter how much they dwelled on the topic, no answer came out.

“Yeah…”

“Shall we ask him?”

“Yes, and we should ask about the recruitment as well.”

“Our side?”

“It’s our turn.”

“Hey, when did turns suddenly appear?”

“Our side’s already ready to take him in.”

“…… Let’s talk first, and not get ahead of ourselves.”

“I told you clearly, it’s our turn.”

Ian and Alex headed deeper and deeper into their conversation.

It was at that moment.

Tap. Tap.

“Master, it’s Jackal.”

lex and Ian stopped their conversation at the sound of a knock. Then Alex, the owner of the room, answered Jackal’s cry.

“Come in.”

The door opened, and Jackal entered. Jackal flinched when he noticed Ian, but then fixed his posture and opened his mouth with a defiant look.

“He has come.”

“Him?”

Then at Alex’s question, Ian smiled widely and said,

“He seems to be talking about Soo Hyuk-nim?”

“Really?”

At Ian’s words, Alex questioned Jackal.

“…… Yes.”

Jackal replied in response, then Alex rose from his seat and said to Ian,

“It’s better to see him now, right?”

“Yeah, let’s do that.”

* * *

〈The Twin Suns of Hadrac〉

The two guilds that manage the city of Hadrac, Drak and Rime. The master of the Drak Guild Ian, and the master of the Rime Guild, Alex, wants to recruit you. But in order to recruit you, they can’t be rude to the future Spire Lord of the Tower of Poison. So, Ian and Alex have to respect your opinion.

Quest rewards: Joining the Drak Guild or the Rime Guild. Choosing Ian will result in joining the Drak Guild while choosing Alex will result in joining the Rime Guild.

Soo Hyuk silently read the quest.

‘What the heck is this talking about?’

The content of the quest was quite alarming.

‘I’m the future Spire Lord?’

It was written in a way that didn’t make sense. The future Spire Lord? The contents of the quest however, were based on the thoughts of Alex and Ian. So just where did they get the idea that he was the next Spire Lord?

‘But this doesn’t even take the top spot.’

Soo Hyuk, who was staring blankly at the quest, turned his gaze away from the quest and saw Ian and Alex staring at him.

The Drak Guild and the Rime Guild. They were NPC guilds. Also, they weren’t just any normal guilds, they were the overlords of Hadrac. They were guilds that you couldn’t join easily even if you wanted to. But Soo Hyuk couldn’t complete this quest; he couldn’t enter both the Drak Guild or the Rime Guild. This was because he had already decided to enter Yeon Jung’s ‘Reader’ guild.

“…… I’m sorry”

Soo Hyuk replied to Ian and Alex. Then the moment Soo Hyuk answered, the quest in front of his eyes disappeared like it was never there in the first place.

“No, it’s okay!”

“You have nothing to be sorry about!”

But as if Soo Hyuk’s answer was already expected, Ian and Alex both comforted him without the slightest trace of disappointment.

“By the way…”

Ian asked, blurring his words.

“Can you tell us why you’re doing missions in the agency?”

Why was Soo Hyuk, the next head of the Tower of Poison doing missions? And in such a crazy manner? Ian was very curious about that. Alex also seemed to be curious, as he also stared expectantly at Soo Hyuk after Ian’s question.

“Ah, that…”

Soo Hyuk’s voice faded away when he saw the shining eyes of the guild masters, then thought about how to answer the question.

‘Can I tell them the truth?’

It was to use the library. Should he tell them it was just to become an A-Rank mercenary?

‘It doesn’t seem like it would matter that much.’

Answering truthfully didn’t seem like it would cause any problems. This was because it was not a negative reason.

‘Will they believe it?’

The reason why Soo Hyuk was so worried was that Alex and Ian would not believe it.

‘They don’t seem like they would though.’