Even an S-Class Hunter Wants to Get Married - Chapter 30
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30. Great Hero!
“Great Hero-!”
The overwhelming emotion felt from her voice. Baek Yeon-hwa running down the corridor with a bright smile.
The moment the moonlight from the window illuminated her, I unconsciously flinched and stepped back.
“…Great Hero?”
And Baek Yeon-hwa’s running steps gradually slowed down, and when she reached me, she stared intently.
“You didn’t just step backwards right now, did you?”
Her voice dropped significantly.
Baek Yeon-hwa’s eyes looking up at me were hazy like moonlight covered by clouds.
“To think you’d step back when I came to you. Surely that can’t be right?”
“…”
“I’ll believe I was mistaken.”
How should I respond to this?
No matter how much I thought about it, no words came to mind.
Meanwhile, Baek Yeon-hwa smiled and poked my chest with her finger.
“Great Hero, I didn’t expect we’d meet again so soon-.”
A faint seductiveness contained within.
The finger that was poking now slowly moved across my chest as if drawing a picture.
“The letter you sent me was hurtful in many ways, but seeing you again like this makes my heart race.”
“Yes, well. My heart is racing a bit too.”
“Really, Great Hero!?”
How could my heart not be racing?
Look at that thunder outside.
A blatant threat that she’d destroy the inn immediately if I said the wrong thing.
Pleased with my answer, Baek Yeon-hwa suddenly embraced me. Unlike the warm and gentle fragrance, the strength in her arms was quite strong.
“I won’t let you go, Great Hero. Since it’s come to this, how about you just settle down on the 5th Floor?”
“That’s a bit-.”
“You can operate a Marriage Information Agency here too. I’ll naturally respect Great Hero’s decision, but still-.”
Baek Yeon-hwa stood on her tiptoes and whispered in my ear.
“Yes? Great Hero-. Stay with me.”
Chomp.
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Look at her biting all the way to my nape.
What kind of change has happened here exactly.
“Did you perhaps attend some kind of academy? You seem a bit different?”
“Ever since I thought of becoming the Great Hero’s wife, I’ve been steadily reading books about romantic relationships.”
I don’t know what kind of books exist in the Old Murim, but is it because she’s someone who followed what was written in books for 23 years?
She follows what’s written in romance books very faithfully and well.
Just then, the sliding door opened at the right moment.
The Traditional Medicine Doctor who had been with Owl came out, having apparently finished the treatment.
“…Huh?”
The Traditional Medicine Doctor looked surprised and hurriedly bowed his head. I urgently pushed Baek Yeon-hwa away.
“Ahem, are you finished with the examination?”
“Ah, oh my. Yes, yes-. She just fell asleep, so you can just let her sleep peacefully.”
The Traditional Medicine Doctor was bowing his head deeply like someone who had seen something he shouldn’t have, showing only the top of his head.
Seeing him react like that made me feel sorry.
“Yes, I’ll hand things over to the next person. Thank you for your hard work.”
“Th-th-then I’ll be going-!”
The Traditional Medicine Doctor hurried away as if fleeing, keeping his head bowed the entire time.
Baek Yeon-hwa looked at the Traditional Medicine Doctor with a puzzled expression, then looked back at me.
“Didn’t you come to the Old Murim because of me, Great Hero?”
“No, I didn’t.”
CRASH!
Ah, seriously.
“I was thinking of having a talk with Baek Yeon-hwa. It seems like there’s been some misunderstanding between us.”
“Ah, that again.”
Her voice turned cool and low.
“I lost to the Great Hero, and according to Martial Combat Marriage, I became the Great Hero’s woman. Wasn’t that it?”
“No, it wasn’t.”
Crash!
“No means no. Baek Yeon-hwa, strictly speaking, that wasn’t to defeat you. It was to protect Seoul.”
“…”
“You know that yourself, don’t you.”
“But-.”
Baek Yeon-hwa pursed her lips slightly and began grumbling.
“I definitely fell for the Great Hero! That day! The day you awakened me anew!”
“…”
“I’ll be honest with you. Being unreasonable? I know I am. But I want to be unreasonable! Each new day the Great Hero has given me is truly enjoyable!”
Seeing her bounce around excitedly, it doesn’t seem like she’s lying.
Baek Yeon-hwa really looked like a child full of joy.
I didn’t expect her to be so openly positive, so while I was flustered, she linked arms with me and held tight.
“So Great Hero, okay? Let’s live together.”
“No, I have work-.”
“Work, money, house, clothes. I’ll take care of everything for you. You just need to stay quietly with me. Oh my, the rope-.”
“Geez…”
A voice full of bewilderment broke through the quiet whispers.
At the end of the corridor, Ryu Seo-ram, who had come for the night watch shift change, exclaimed in amazement.
“Hitting on a woman during work hours? As team leader, how should I handle this situation? First, get down and give me push-ups.”
With laughter filling her cheeks, she clearly looked ready to tease me.
On the other hand, Baek Yeon-hwa clung to my arm more tightly and became wary.
“Great Hero, who is that person?”
“Sigh.”
Explaining this would get complicated again.
It was a situation that could only make me sigh.
* * *
Slurp!
Slurp!
“Ugh!? It’s, it’s spicy!”
Still in the corridor in front of Owl’s room.
Baek Yeon-hwa and I were eating cup ramen that Ryu Seo-ram had brought separately.
“That’s spicy? It’s mild flavor though?”
“Baek Yeon-hwa has lived 23 years eating only Fasting Pills.”
“I’ve, I’ve been eating various things lately… but this is incredibly spicy.”
For Baek Yeon-hwa, whose food had been controlled, cup ramen seemed to be an overly stimulating dish.
Ryu Seo-ram handed her water and crossed her arms to summarize.
“Anyway, to summarize what you told me – she was your customer? You happened to meet here by coincidence?”
“You could say that.”
“But she doesn’t seem like just a simple customer? Did you set up the Crystal Assessment Agency because you wanted to get married?”
“That also has its reasons. It’s hard to explain everything right now.”
Slurp.
After finishing the cup ramen, I started preparing to leave. Ryu Seo-ram had asked us to chat while she was on duty, offering cup ramen in exchange.
“Huff, huff… My tongue feels swollen, Great Hero.”
Baek Yeon-hwa pressed her mouth to the pet bottle and drank with sucking sounds.
I grabbed her arm somewhat urgently.
“Then let’s go for now. If we stay here longer, we’ll just be bothering Ryu Seo-ram.”
“Ah, yes!”
“Wait.”
Ryu Seo-ram called out to stop us as we were about to leave hastily. Then she asked with a rather serious expression.
“Did the Traditional Medicine Doctor come?”
“She came. Examined me for about 30 minutes and left.”
“Was there anything unusual?”
“Anything unusual? Not really?”
I can’t be certain since Baek Yeon-hwa appeared in the middle, but I don’t think there were any major problems.
At my answer, Ryu Seo-ram just nodded without much concern and moved on.
“Right, well. You always have good instincts. You wouldn’t miss anything in this area.”
Hm?
“Go get some rest quickly. Send your customer away. You’re getting paid right now.”
“I know. Let’s go, Ms. Baek Yeon-hwa.”
“Heu! It’s spicy!”
Baek Yeon-hwa made a tearful face and followed behind me with quick steps.
We went out to the garden outside the Great Inn.
With the roof gone, the gaze piercing down from the sky felt even more intense.
This actually worked out better.
“Great Hero? You seem somewhat urgent.”
“I am urgent. It wouldn’t be good for you to be there.”
“Pardon?”
Baek Yeon-hwa tilted her head, not understanding what I meant.
It was unfortunate, but since this was something Baek Yeon-hwa was involved in-.
“The VIP I’m currently guarding. That is, Owl-.”
Neither she nor Azure Dragon intended it.
But they couldn’t escape responsibility, could they?
“Is a victim from that day.”
* * *
The bodyguard duty continued the next day as well.
Today’s tourist destination was Blue Flower Dragon Falls.
As a popular tourist attraction even on the 3rd Floor, it was crowded with people even in the early morning.
When we arrived near Blue Flower Dragon Falls by carriage, Beta Team’s expressions darkened rapidly.
“Manager, this place seems like it’ll be quite difficult to provide security.”
Dedral, the only 4th Floor native and dwarf among the Beta Team members, spoke up.
Being a dwarf characterized by short stature, operating in places with excessive crowds seemed very challenging for him.
Especially if they tried to take up excessive space for security in a place like this, they’d immediately get caught up in controversy.
We didn’t want to become source material for news and YouTubers, but—
“So what are you planning to tell the VIP?”
Manager Kang Ba-ram glared back expressionlessly as he asked.
“Should we say ‘It’s difficult for us to provide security, so let’s not go here’? If I tell you how much the VIP paid for this security job, those words would disappear right back down your throat, wouldn’t they?”
“…I’m sorry.”
“We received payment. We don’t decide the location—the customer does. Since we received money, we ensure their safety.”
Usually, bodyguards avoid places that are difficult to secure.
But it seemed Blackline Risk had received enough money to shoulder such risks.
‘They spent this much money just for sightseeing?’
Being a famous singer, they must have money rotting away.
From the matchmaking agency’s perspective, this was naturally a green light. Having lots of money basically meant high rank.
“Get your heads straight. Since Team Leader Ryu Seo-ram is here, nothing major should happen.”
With those words, the carriage stopped.
But what they were worried about didn’t happen.
People murmuring and bustling about.
The crowd parted to create a wide path, and walking through it were martial artists wearing white martial arts uniforms.
The harmony of yin and yang.
The top disciples of the Taegeuk Yin-Yang Sect, symbolizing the taiji, approached our carriage in unison.
“Woah—!”
“What? Who are those people?”
“It’s Baek Yeon-hwa! One of the top 10 masters!”
Though this was a tourist destination, it was still land managed by the Taegeuk Yin-Yang Sect.
When they appeared, rather than feeling uncomfortable, people parted like they were watching a parade and started taking photos.
“Huh, what-! How did this happen-?”
The security team and Owl getting off the carriage.
Especially Owl, who had selected this travel destination, was looking around with an extremely surprised expression.
Ryu Seo-ram, who subtly hid her laughter, and Kang Ba-ram, who still hadn’t grasped the situation, stepped forward.
From over there, one of the Top 10 Masters, Baek Yeon-hwa, came forward and bowed her head politely in greeting.
“Greetings, I am Baek Yeon-hwa of the Yin-Yang Twin Pulse. Though I am humble, I am one who bears the name of the Top 10 Masters of the Old Murim.”
“This is an unexpected welcome.”
“Since the one I admire has brought distinguished guests, it would be proper for me to rush out barefoot like this to receive you.”
People murmuring among themselves.
Ryu Seo-ram bit her lips tightly, trying hard to hold back her laughter.
Because of this, the conversation couldn’t proceed, so Kang Ba-ram eventually stepped forward.
“The, the one you admire? Are you perhaps a fan of Owl-nim?”
“Pardon? No, though I do owe that person a debt. The one I admire is-.”
Naturally.
Baek Yeon-hwa’s gaze fell toward me, standing with the Beta Team.
She looked at me intently, seeming both shy and bold.
While the other team members looked at me with surprised eyes, the dwarf Dedral I mentioned earlier tapped his thigh and said.
“Could I get another business card?”
“….”
“Your skills are quite extraordinary.”
Customers are always welcome.
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