How to Seduce S-Class Hunters with Bungeoppang - Chapter 15

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Chapter 15
With a cool expression and indifferent gaze that seemed out of place on this lively street, he regarded me quietly.
Delighted to see a familiar face after so long, I broke into a bright smile, but he suddenly turned his head away.
“I heard you had a companion. Is that them?”
Wait, what’s his problem now?
Lee Hyun-woo seemed displeased that I was joining them. Or rather, his expression remained the same as always, but that’s how I felt about it.
“Come on, Leader! Why are you like this all of a sudden? I told you beforehand!”
Kang Min Hunter awkwardly pulled me closer, but it only made things worse. The expression on Lee Hyun-woo’s face visibly hardened as he looked between us.
“Haha… why is he being like this?”
With Lee Hyun-woo clamping his mouth shut, the warm atmosphere shattered completely.
I muttered with a deflated expression.
“I did kind of force my way in….”
“No, I’m the one who asked you to come. Don’t worry about it, okay?”
I felt sorry for Kang Min Hunter fidgeting in the middle. He probably just agreed carelessly without really thinking about it. Now that he was actually here, did his mood sour? He really was a strange person.
To ease the tension, I greeted the woman standing next to Kang Min Hunter.
“Hello, it’s nice to meet you. You’re Soo-hyun, right?”
“Oh, hello….”
Wearing round glasses and wrapped in a scarf, she was Lee Soo-hyun from Team 1.
At only seventeen years old, she balanced her studies with being a Hunter, and she seemed shy as she gave a small nod from behind Kang Min Hunter.
“My name is Jung Ha-neul. I run a taiyaki shop in front of the Management Bureau.”
“I know. But, um….”
Soo-hyun fidgeted with her hands, gauging my reaction.
Did she have something she wanted to say?
“The talking cat… where is it?”
“A talking cat?”
“Kang Min said there was a talking cat….”
Ah, she meant Ha-nyang.
I’d suggested to Ha-nyang that she come along today, but she said she preferred staying home and lounged in bed instead.
I couldn’t blame her. The place was warm with the heating on, I kept snacks of every variety within reach, and food was always plentiful….
“I’ll show you next time you visit the shop.”
“Really?”
When I nodded, Soo-hyun’s face brightened. Her eyes sparkled—she clearly adored cats.
I should have coaxed Ha-nyang harder to come along if I’d known.
“Don’t let her appearance fool you, Soo-hyun. Once we enter the Gate, she becomes completely different!”
“What are you saying now?!”
“Ow! Ow, that hurts!”
Unlike her shy demeanor moments ago, her strikes against Kang Min Hunter were quite fierce. It didn’t seem like playful teasing—it actually looked painful….
As I watched, Lee Hyun-woo checked his watch.
“That’s enough. Let’s go in now.”
“Yes, Leader!”
“Yes, of course.”
At Lee Hyun-woo’s single word, the two who had been glaring at each other for a moment moved their feet. I followed them as well, heading toward an area filled with shops I was visiting for the first time.
‘Wow… this really is another world.’
The Incheon Market, reputedly the largest in the country, was truly a different realm entirely.
Endless rows of tents with merchants raising their voices to promote their items, and Hunters gathered before them, deliberating their choices.
In a sense it resembled an ordinary market, but the goods being sold were completely different, creating an entirely distinct atmosphere.
“Are you going straight to item creation, or would you like to browse first?”
“I’d like to look around at what’s already available first, and if I don’t find anything suitable, I’ll commission a custom piece.”
At my words, Kang Min Hunter turned his head this way and that, surveying the surroundings.
“I think items suited for you would be over there… Ah! The leader is… looking at something?”
Kang Min Hunter tilted his head.
When I turned to look, Lee Hyun-woo was examining an item with a serious expression.
When our eyes met, he gestured for me to come over. At that, Kang Min Hunter, wearing an expression as if he’d seen something fascinating, grabbed Soo-hyun.
“Ah! We’ll just look at some other items!”
“What? You’re not coming with us?”
“The leader is here, so why would we!”
Leaving Kang Min Hunter and Soo-hyun to disappear in a flurry, I approached Lee Hyun-woo’s side.
“What do you think of this item?”
“What is this? It looks interesting.”
As I examined the item, which resembled a small siren, the shop owner with a neatly groomed mustache approached hesitantly.
He seemed quite nervous, his movements unnatural—apparently Lee Hyun-woo’s presence was making him uncomfortable.
“It’s… it’s an attachable item that s-sounds an alarm when it d-detects danger to the user.”
Not only did he avoid meeting his eyes, but his voice trembled pitifully. Meanwhile, Lee Hyun-woo stood before him with an unbothered expression, simply gazing at the item.
“Hmm. It would be good for installing in a shop.”
As he nodded and pointed to another displayed item, the owner picked it up with trembling hands and handed it over.
“This is a toy gun.”
“D-despite appearances, its f-firepower is quite… good….”
It was designed cutely, like something from a transformation anime, but despite its appearance, it supposedly had considerable firepower.
I took the item and slowly shook it up and down. I liked how light it was.
“It’s nice and light, but if the firepower is that strong, I’m worried. I’m planning to use it for self-defense, not in Gates.”
Lee Hyun-woo shook his head.
“There’s no need to limit its use to Gates. If anyone suspicious shows up, just shoot them.”
“…Wouldn’t that kill them?”
He said Awakeners don’t die easily, so it’s fine. And if they threatened an F-rank, they deserve to die anyway?
He had a talent for saying truly frightening things without any hesitation.
After that, he examined a few more items before nodding.
“This should be sufficient, though not ideal.”
“…Insufficient? There’s quite a lot here.”
“Since we chose hastily, there aren’t any particularly good items. Let’s try another shop.”
Before I could say anything, he produced a card. The shop owner, who moved quickly only when it came time to pay, accepted the card and processed the transaction with a beaming smile.
“Um, well, I should pay for—”
As I looked up at him with a bewildered expression, Lee Hyun-woo didn’t even glance at me before speaking.
“It’s fine. This doesn’t cost much even if we bought everything.”
Really… he must have so much money that he just spends it without thinking.
I accepted the shopping bag he offered, which felt quite heavy with all the items inside.
I immediately placed it in my Inventory and hurried after him as he walked away.
“How much was it? Let me give you the money!”
“It’s fine. Is this everything you need?”
“For now, yes. To be honest, I bought way more than I originally planned to…”
My goal today had been simple—purchase a single self-defense item. If I couldn’t find anything suitable, I’d planned to commission something using Magic Stones, but thanks to Lee Hyun-woo carefully selecting all these items, it seemed I wouldn’t need to use my Magic Stones after all.
‘I should save the Magic Stones for later.’
Once I started using the items I’d bought today, I had a feeling I’d need other things eventually. I decided to set aside my Magic Stones for that moment.
Lee Hyun-woo insisted that what I’d purchased today wasn’t excessive at all, and he lectured me about needing to practice in advance until my hands grew accustomed to using them.
I nodded along while only half-listening to what he was saying. In the distance, I spotted Kang Min and Soo-hyun.
“Noona! Over here—”
Kang Min’s expression changed oddly as he waved at us. Had he suddenly felt unwell?
“What’s with those two? Why are they being so affectionate?”
“I think this is the first time I’ve seen the leader make that expression…”
“Is this a dream? Something feels off, like I’m seeing things.”
As I drew closer, I heard their conversation and let out a hollow laugh.
Affectionate? We were just having a normal conversation.
Besides, it wasn’t even anything particularly special. Most of it was Lee Hyun-woo lecturing me.
I watched as Lee Hyun-woo’s expression had already returned to its usual blankness, and I clicked my tongue inwardly.
‘That’s why people misunderstand him—he always wears such a scary expression.’
Even if Lee Hyun-woo was somewhat indifferent and cold, he wasn’t entirely without warmth. He’d picked out items for me first, paid for them, and even took off his clothes for me at the Gate.
The same went for Gong Ju-hee and everyone else—they were clearly all deeply misunderstanding something.
As I was walking along with these thoughts, it happened.
“Hey, you guys hurry up and— Aaaah!”
Someone came running and collided with Lee Hyun-woo, crashing to the ground.
He screamed as if he’d hit a massive boulder and rolled across the pavement.
“Ow! Who do you think you— Wait! Lee Hyun-woo?!”
The moment he realized who he’d collided with, his face went pale, and he trembled as he squeezed his eyes shut.
“Oh God, I’m so sorry! I really didn’t know!”
“It’s fine. Let me help you up.”
Lee Hyun-woo extended his hand, but the man didn’t even seem to see it—he just kept his head down and trembled.
Eventually, Lee Hyun-woo gave a slight nod of acknowledgment and walked past the trembling man.
“Why is everyone so afraid of Lee Hyun-woo? Is there a reason?”
Walking behind him, I couldn’t contain my curiosity and whispered to Kang Min. He glanced at Lee Hyun-woo’s retreating figure before lowering his voice.
“Because he’s S-rank. There’s an overwhelming pressure that comes from being in a completely different tier. Plus, there are rumors surrounding the leader.”
“Rumors?”
“He’s so obsessed with clearing Gates that he supposedly kills anyone who gets in his way—civilians or Hunters alike, without mercy. Some people even claim they’ve actually witnessed it.”
I clicked my tongue in disbelief. I didn’t know him well, but this rumor was hard to swallow.
If the rumors were true, Lee Hyun-woo would have killed me the moment we met in the Gate. Instead, once he realized I was human, he lowered his weapon and even protected me from his position beside me.
“Do the other Hunters actually believe such rumors?”
Kang Min Hunter shrugged his shoulders.
“They’re afraid of the leader, so they spread these rumors. Pathetically juvenile.”
Glancing around, I noticed everyone watching Lee Hyun-woo warily, keeping their distance as if he were a time bomb about to detonate. The way they looked at him—like he was something to be feared—was deeply unpleasant.
“Will you stay there the whole time?”
Lee Hyun-woo turned to face us from the center of that circle, his expression utterly unbothered.

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