[A year ago...]
YEJUN knew he was lucky that his parents awakened a year after he did.
His father awakened as an A-Class Hunter while his mother awakened as a B-Class Guide with only a few weeks in between.
Then, his triplet cousins who lost their parents because of a dungeon break, awakened as B-Class Hunters later. But the three didn’t stay as B-Class Hunters for long. Just a few months after they awakened, the triplets imdiately leveled up to A-Class.
That was when Yejun decided to establish the Winter Guild.
As selfish as it might sound, he only did that to protect his family.
Building his own guild was better than being a slave to the governnt, after all.
Fortunately, the other three mbers of the Big 4 also decided to build their own guilds. His older mbers even nad their guilds in a similar manner.
[Seriously, they don’t have originality in their bones.]
Soon, the Big 4’s guilds beca collectively known as the Four Seasons because of their guilds’ nas (Winter, Spring, Sumr, and Autumn).
Anyway, a year later, the governnt established APA.
That was when the Four Seasons slowly lost their power and influence to the governnt.
But that wasn’t the governnt’s fault, to be honest.
[It started when each mber of the Big 4 began losing their minds.]
Worse, each of them also started getting involved in illegal activities.
As the Big 4 started to lose the faith of the general public because of their back-to-back scandals, APA’s popularity among the Civilians quickly increased.
It didn’t help that APA was good at scouting Hunters with a clean reputation.
Hunters that Civilians could trust confidently.
Kunwoo was just like that.
A forr university professor who awakened as an A-Class Hunter, and was nurtured by APA until he reached S-Class.
Kunwoo was the Big 4’s bone in the throat.
"APA’s dog isn’t stronger than any of the Big 4, but for so reason, that bastard is hard to kill," Yejun said, his eyes shut tight while trying to suppress the Static in his head. "Kunwoo-ssi is just like you, Master."
"That’s a backhanded complint, you silly kid."
"It’s true, though," he insisted. "I’m stronger than Master, but I can’t kill you."
Yejun then opened his eyes.
Yeon Suk-yong, the forr South Korean President, was sitting across from him while drinking his tea calmly.
The old man was only an A-Class Hunter.
[And yet I often lose to him during our sparring.]
That was how Yejun was forced to call Yeon Suk-yong ’Master.’
"You lose to because you’re a stupid brat."
"..."
"All I have to do is provoke you a little, and you imdiately lose focus," Yeon Suk-yong added, laughing. "I bet Kunwoo also has a good ti toying with you during your fights."
"..."
"What? Are you already upset?"
"Master, this isn’t the right ti to provoke ," Yejun said, sighing. Every ti he was pissed, the Static in his head would only get louder. "I need to talk to you while I’m still sober."
Only then did Yeon Suk-yong take him seriously. "Are you really about to snap? What about accepting Kim Bora’s help, then? It’s not recomnded for a Hunter and a Guide with a low matching rate to proceed with Advanced Treatnt, and I wouldn’t personally recomnd it either. However, aren’t we running out of options here?"
"No, I won’t get Advanced Treatnt from Kim Bora even if I die."
"This country will collapse if we lose you, Hwang Frost."
"I’m more of a threat than a protector of our country now, Master," Yejun said, smiling bitterly. "Once I snap, APA will imdiately send Kunwoo to eliminate ."
"Kunwoo wouldn’t be able to apprehend you during your berserk state."
"Song Moonho would definitely co as Kunwoo’s backup."
His master looked shocked. "Song Moonho? But he’s a part of the Big 4."
"We’re not friends, so we don’t need to stay loyal to each other just because we’re from the sa group. And that old bastard works with APA when it’s convenient."
"If Kunwoo and Song Moonho joined forces..."
"Yeah, I’m dead at."
Yeon Suk-yong fell silent for a mont. "What do you want to do for you, then?"
"Once I lose control, APA will definitely seize the Winter Guild," Yejun said in a serious tone. "Master, when that happens, please use your influence to send my family to France."
"It won’t be easy even for ," his master said. "APA will surely work the Winter Guild Hunters to the bone once they take over the Winter Guild."
"I know that, and that’s why I already asked the Soline Guild to pay what they owe by sending help."
"How would the Soline Guild help?"
"Once they get the chance, the Soline Guild will pressure APA to send a team to "assist" them in raiding dungeons in their country," Yejun said, tapping his fingertips on the table. "APA accepted a bribe from the Soline Guild when they smuggled monster skin out of Korea before. So, if the Soline Guild uses their cards right, it will be easy for them to pressure Kwon Jiwoong. When that happens, please make sure that APA will choose my family to send to France."
"Alright, I’ll do it," Yeon Suk-yong said after a long pause, and then he gave Yejun a sharp look. "But, in return, I want you to protect a precious child for once you recover."
Pfft.
It was funny how his master believed that he could still recover even without a Guide.
However, he appreciated that faith.
Yejun smiled his last genuine smile before he snapped. "Master Yeon Suk-yong, if I ever recover as you said, I will protect that precious child you speak of with my life."
***
[Present...]
AH!
Yejun, while his parents were busy introducing themselves to Wonhee, stepped back quietly to approach his master.
He suddenly rembered the last conversation they had before he snapped a year ago.
To be precise, he recalled their promise.
"Master, was it Chu Wonhee?" Yejun asked quietly, grinning. "The precious child whom you wanted to protect with my life?"
"..."
The fact that Yeon Suk-yong couldn’t say anything only ant one thing.
[I got it right.]
Yejun chuckled, and then he put his hand over his chest. "I’ll take care of Chu Wonhee forever, Grandpa."
"I’m not your grandpa," Grandpa Suk-yong said. "And I take it back– I’m not entrusting my precious daughter to a thief like you, Hwang Yejun!"
"It’s too late, Grandpa for that– way, way too late~"
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