I Was Betrayed But It's Okay haha

Chapter 116

“Ha...”

A long sigh echoed.

“Ha...”

It wasn't just Lee Soo-ah, Yoo Hana was feeling the same way. They both looked at the mission orders they had just received with expressions that screamed frustration and disbelief.

Moments ago, they were riding a high, feeling as though they had completely outdone Baek Ji-hoon. Their faces had reflected pure victory, the confidence that they had finally bested and conquered him. But now, the atmosphere had shifted completely.

“Lee Soo-ah... wasn’t Ji-hoon supposed to give up on taking over the Blue Guild if we showed him our strength...?” “I thought... that’s how it would go... Didn’t we both pull off something really impressive...?” “Yeah, that’s what I thought. Looking at it socially, what we did yesterday was huge. It’s something the media would be praising us for if they got a hold of it...”

They glanced at each other, exchanging uncertain looks.

“What the... Why is it that instead of things getting easier... the work just keeps piling up...”

Lee Soo-ah had been so proud of herself earlier. When Baek Ji-hoon had assigned them an impossible task, she had completed it flawlessly, thinking that it would leave him awestruck and reevaluate her.

‘What’s this? Ji-hoon, seriously, what’s going on? Is this some kind of push-pull game you’re playing? Are you planning to stay in the Blue Guild or not?’

Lee Soo-ah felt like she'd been hit over the head with a hammer. Her thoughts were a whirlwind of confusion, and she couldn’t make sense of the situation.

‘Ji-hoon’s definitely a spy from the Baekho Guild, right? Everything points to it, doesn’t it? He’s in cahoots with Hunter Che Su-hyeon, that’s for sure. They’re probably laughing at me. First, he politely asked us to leave, then gave us this absurd task. What is this...?’

She had thought that enduring Ji-hoon’s tricks would eventually lead him to throw up his hands and retreat. But instead, he handed them even more ridiculous missions. None of it made any sense.

“Hana, what do we do now...? Should we change our strategy?” “Strategy?” “Maybe we should start gathering evidence that Ji-hoon is a spy from Baekho Guild. We could keep tabs on Hunter Che Su-hyeon, see if they meet up somewhere.” “Hmm, but I think a more direct approach might be better.” “A direct approach?” “Yeah.”

Yoo Hana nodded seriously, her face filled with determination. She looked as though losing was not an option.

“Think about it, Soo-ah. We’ve been completely toyed with by Baek Ji-hoon. Us! Beautiful women like us, losing to someone like him? It’s infuriating, isn’t it? For the last two weeks, we’ve been so absorbed in him that we’ve practically lost our minds. I’m not sure exactly how he did it, but if he really is a spy, we can’t just let this slide. We need to show him our true strength.”

“Our strength... but haven’t we already shown him everything we’ve got?”

Lee Soo-ah’s expression hardened. She believed they had already pushed themselves to the limit, especially when working with Yoo Hana, showing the full extent of their abilities. Yet, Baek Ji-hoon seemed unfazed.

‘He’s an extraordinary person. That’s why he can do this kind of spy work. But now, I don’t know what we should do next.’

Lee Soo-ah bit her lip hard.

It was the first time in her life she had ever felt such a deep sense of defeat.

‘Do I really have to hand the Blue Guild over to the Baekho Guild like this...?’

Her mind raced through memories—of Hunters 1 through 6, the Blue Guild members, and all the dungeons they had conquered together. They had worked so hard, side by side.

‘Does Hunter Lee Soo-ah really love me? Not just some passing crush, but actually love...?’

Lee Soo-ah had certainly done some strange things. Things most women wouldn’t even consider doing.

“Well, if she really wants to... maybe?” “I’m jealous, hyung. What did you do in your past life to deserve this? Did you save a country or something? How do you keep attracting all these S-rank hunters?”

Though, the real reason was probably due to his Incubus trait.

“Anyway, I think we’ve got them beat this time. There’s no way Hunter Lee Soo-ah and Hunter Yoo Hana can handle the task they’ve been assigned. Cha Manager set it up perfectly to make sure they couldn’t succeed. Pfft.” “Of course.”

We both smiled smugly, waiting to see how Lee Soo-ah would respond.

“Ji-hoon, how’s everything going lately?”

A sweet voice called out. It was Cha I-seul.

“Hmm, well... I guess it’s going okay?”

It was hard to say whether things were really going well. After all, he was in the middle of a bizarre game of push-and-pull with Hunter Lee Soo-ah.

“Hey.” “Yeah?”

Cha I-seul looked a bit shy as she opened her mouth.

“How about we hang out more often?” “Huh?” “Now that we’ve reconnected, I thought it’d be nice to do some of the things we missed out on.” “Sounds good to me. As long as you’re up for it, I’m in.” “Like the old days, when we used to hang out more often. We’re both S-rank hunters now. Who would’ve thought, right?” “Yeah, it’s crazy. I never saw this coming, not even a couple of weeks ago.” “Wait, really? But weren’t you saving up points the whole time?”

Cha I-seul gave him a curious look.

“Well, it’s not like I was actively saving them... It’s more like I had a piggy bank I didn’t know about...”

Of course, he couldn’t exactly mention Che Su-hyeon.

“Oh, I see. So you didn’t even know how much you’d accumulated?” “Yeah, I was just focused on saving, and then suddenly, I had all these points. Haha...”

He laughed awkwardly.

“Well, it’s still amazing. I mean, how did you gather so many points? Doesn’t that leave you totally exhausted?” “Yeah, kind of... Haha...”

Ji-hoon thought it was all thanks to Che Su-hyeon. Funny how she had tried to stab him in the back, but instead, she’d handed him a golden opportunity.

“Ji-hoon, how about we go to the amusement park this weekend? We used to go all the time, but we haven’t been since we drifted apart.”

Cha I-seul gave a shy smile.

“Sure, let’s go this weekend.” “Yay!”

The atmosphere was light and happy.