hotmtlnovel Chapter 148
Chapter 148
“Eeeh... even Hunter Chae Soo-hyun is coming here?”
The A-Team was in an uproar. They were already struggling to adapt to the recent series of events, and now another huge development had been dropped on them.
“Isn’t Chae Soo-hyun part of Baekho Guild? Wasn’t she recruited to crush us? Why is she coming here?”
“No idea. Could it be because Hunter Lee Su-ah took the number one spot in the S-rank rankings?”
“No way! Would she really transfer to our guild just because of that? We’re rivals, aren’t we?”
“Exactly, right?”
“Having someone like her come from Baekho Guild feels strange. We’ve had people from top guilds like Zeus come over, but Baekho? That’s really unusual.”
“I don’t know. But I heard her transfer is already finalized.”
Everyone had gathered in the conference room, deeply discussing the current problem.
“What’s going on in here?”
Baek Ji-hoon made his entrance.
“Ah, team leader.”
“Yes?”
“Hunter Chae Soo-hyun is transferring to our guild, right?”
“Yes, I’ve heard.”
“Did you call her over?”
“No, I didn’t.”
Baek Ji-hoon shook his head firmly.
“Wait, then what’s going on? Why are so many S-rank hunters flooding in all of a sudden?”
“I’m not sure either.”
“Do you know which team Chae Soo-hyun will be joining? Isn’t A-Team already packed with too many S-rank hunters?”
Naturally, everyone thought she should be assigned to another team since the Blue Guild had more than just the A-Team.
“I believe she’ll be joining A-Team.”
“What?! A-Team? That would make it 11 S-rank hunters on our team!”
“Yes, I’m aware. But I’m requesting she be assigned here.”
Baek Ji-hoon grinned.
“Huh...?”
Everyone looked at him, confused.
“Well, I’ll be off. Continue your discussion.”
With that, Baek Ji-hoon hurriedly left the room.
“Wow... This is crazy. He’s not saying it directly, but this must be happening because of Ji-hoon, right?”
“Of course. Since Ji-hoon joined, things have been like this. There’s no other explanation.”
“It’s insane. It’s like S-rank hunters are just walking through the door voluntarily. What is he, honey to bees?”
“Unbelievable. Now A-Team has 11 S-rank hunters.”
“What’s his secret? Women are flocking to him like magic. I’m jealous, seriously...”
The A-Team members couldn’t wrap their heads around the situation.
“Hey, Hyung-seok, let’s go!”
“Yes, yes! Everything’s ready.”
I grabbed Hyung-seok, and we headed toward the S-rank dungeon. From today, I was going to start gathering S-rank items as fast as possible, aiming to increase my wealth at an incredible speed.
Chae Soo-hyun enunciated Seo Ji-soo’s name clearly, looking up at Jin-hyuk with cold, sharp eyes.
“You know about that...”
Lee Jin-hyuk’s face was filled with shock. He had tried to secretly recruit Seo Ji-soo behind the scenes.
“How do I know? Go ask Seo Ji-soo herself. She came to me personally and told me everything. She said you were planning to dump me and replace me with her. Did you think I was an idiot?”
“What?! No, that’s not true. Not at all!”
“What do you mean, not true? You even knelt before her, didn’t you? She’s your ex-girlfriend, isn’t she? The one you dumped? And now you’re groveling to her? What else could it be?”
Chae Soo-hyun’s voice was icy.
“Ugh, what nonsense has she been spouting now?”
“The story is all over Baekho Guild already. There’s no point in pretending anymore. We were both uncomfortable with each other anyway, right? I wasn’t doing any hunter activities, and that must’ve frustrated you. So I’ll leave on my own. But I think the court should decide on the contract termination fee since I don’t believe I’m at fault here.”
“What...?”
“You tried to recruit another S-rank hunter without informing me, someone who was promised my spot. I doubt you’ll have much to argue in court, right?”
Lee Jin-hyuk was momentarily flustered. There was a clause in the contract that promised to prioritize Chae Soo-hyun over other hunters to secure her loyalty.
“Well... that...”
“I’m not interested in hearing excuses. I’m going to the Blue Guild. It’s booming right now. This place is just pathetic. You guys treated me like a criminal just because I took a month off. What am I, a slave? Did you think I came here to be your workhorse?”
Chae Soo-hyun glared at him, seemingly forgetting how she had once treated Baek Ji-hoon like a slave herself, speaking now with righteous indignation.
“A criminal? No, it’s just that the contract—”
“Forget it. It’s over. The moment you tried to bring in Seo Ji-soo, it was done. Good luck with her. From what I’ve seen, she’s just as rude as you. You two will be perfect together. Hmph.”
With that, Chae Soo-hyun cut the conversation off. She grabbed a few of her things and headed for the door.
“Hey!!! Chae Soo-hyun!!!”
Lee Jin-hyuk roared in anger, but Chae Soo-hyun ignored him completely, walking out without a second glance.
“Are you serious? You’re really leaving like this?”
“Yes. I’m leaving. Send the rest of my stuff to my house. Hmph.”
With an expression completely free of regret, Chae Soo-hyun left the office. Her face was full of hope and determination.
‘I’m going back to Ji-hoon oppa. I’m going to rebuild my life, step by step!’
“Ha... Fine, get lost. You bitch. I should’ve never taken in garbage like you in the first place. No class, no nothing.”
Lee Jin-hyuk cursed after her, but it made no difference.
“Hey, what the hell did you do?”
“Huh?”
Seo Ji-soo was sitting cross-legged, gently stroking her dog.
“What did you say to Chae Soo-hyun?”
“Why? What happened?”
Seo Ji-soo smiled, as if she was expecting something interesting.
“Chae Soo-hyun transferred to the Blue Guild! Because of you!”
“Oh my. She really went through with it? Hoho, good.”
Seo Ji-soo laughed lightly, covering her mouth with her hand, pleased with how things had turned out.
“So now there’s no other S-rank hunter in Baekho Guild? Except me? Well, that works perfectly for me. I’ll be the queen of Baekho Guild.”
She slowly stood up and wrapped her arms around Lee Jin-hyuk.
“Didn’t I tell you, oppa? We’re destined to be together. In the end, you’ll always come back to me. Chae Soo-hyun was never right for you anyway.”
Seo Ji-soo whispered into Lee Jin-hyuk’s ear.