How to Seduce S-Class Hunters with Bungeoppang - Chapter 32

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Chapter 32
The nation’s sole S-Rank Hunter. Everyone was curious about him, yet he remained an enigma, granting interviews only about Gate-related matters. That was none other than Lee Hyun-woo.
“So you’re saying you want to use me right now?”
The next day, after receiving my call, he arrived near the shop with a displeased expression. I nodded carefully.
“It seems important to redirect people’s attention elsewhere.”
“Why me specifically? There are plenty of other Hunters.”
Of course, I hadn’t failed to consider other Hunters. But they all had problems.
Kang Min Hunter was hardly lacking in fame, but Shin Hye would undoubtedly go berserk.
Lia seemed unlikely to produce a sensational enough story to bury the rumors, and Soo-hyun wasn’t close enough to me to make such a request.
In the end, all that remained was the mysterious, noble S-Rank Hunter.
At my explanation, he exhaled as if sighing, struggling to open his mouth.
“I understand the situation. However, I’m not accustomed to interviews like this….”
“You don’t need to be so nervous. Just have a natural conversation and bring up topics as they come.”
He bit his lip slightly, troubled. After wiping his face with his large hand, he nodded as if resolved.
“Very well. Then from when should we say we’ve been dating?”
“…Pardon?”
Dating? Who? The two of us?
At the sudden auditory hallucination, I shook my ears vigorously. Since I hadn’t cleaned them, strange sounds kept coming through.
“…Aren’t you suggesting we say we’re dating?”
“No!? Don’t say such catastrophic things!”
I jumped up, worried someone might hear, and tried to cover his mouth.
Well, I tried to. My arms were too short to reach….
Eventually, he glanced around and bent his waist down for me. I covered his mouth while lowering my voice.
“Don’t go around saying things like that. I’d be buried alive.”
“…Why would you be buried alive?”
Sigh, this man was really exasperating.
First, his rank. A precious S-Rank Hunter coveted by the entire world. The hurdle was already sky-high from that alone. His romantic involvement would undoubtedly escalate into a national-level scandal.
Next, his appearance. It wasn’t just his rank that was exceptional—his unrealistic visuals were problematic too. His high cheekbones felt against my palm, his soft skin, and his supple….
“Ugh! Anyway, a passionate affair with the Hunter would be a direct path to ruin!”
Spreading rumors that I was dating Lee Hyun-woo to bury the scandal with Park Jae-min? That’s like burning down a thatched house to catch a flea.
‘If anything, it would make the rumors even more twisted.’
Right now, people were focused on my relationship with Park Jae-min. But if I said I was dating someone else, it would look like I was weighing my options between two men.
‘That would be the perfect way to get buried.’
What I’d wanted to ask him for wasn’t something as crude as a passionate affair rumor. Since everyone was curious about him, showing just a slightly different side would be more than enough.
“You rarely do personal interviews, right?”
“Correct. I don’t see the necessity.”
“What if you felt a little necessity this time?”
I clasped both his hands tightly and looked up at him. Please, I pleaded, and he let out a small groan before finally nodding.
“Really? You’ll answer all the personal questions during the interview too?”
Journalists threw all sorts of questions at him beyond Gate-related matters. Recently, one reporter even asked a Hunter the absurd question of whether they preferred dipping or dunking their snacks.
If Lee Hyun-woo simply answered such a question, it would draw considerable attention. I chuckled to myself, imagining his interview footage adorning the front page of the news.
“In return, I also have a favor to ask of you, Ha-neul Hunter.”
“Of me?”
“I was hoping you might grant me one request.”
A favor from Lee Hyun-woo? What could it be?
‘It’s probably not asking to borrow money… so what is it?’
I pressed him to tell me right then and there, but he simply shook his head lightly.
“When the opportunity arises next time. I’ll tell you then.”
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Time slipped away relentlessly.
Though I’d devised my own countermeasures, that didn’t mean the problem would resolve itself in one fell swoop.
“Her? She’s not even that pretty.”
“Right. And she’s only F-Rank, apparently.”
‘I can hear everything. Every last word.’
People passing by the shop would glance at me with peculiar smiles and whisper among themselves. This happened several times a day ever since Park Jae-min’s interview aired.
But that wasn’t all.
-It’s heaven? Haha, the owner of an unheard-of store has become successful- My friend’s friend says he’s an acquaintance and he has a really bad personality ㅠㅠ Jaemin, run away… !
Park Jae-min’s interview article was flooded with malicious comments directed at me. I turned off my phone screen and pressed my throbbing temples repeatedly.
“Are you alright, noona?”
“…Yeah, well. It’s rather novel and entertaining, in its own way.”
Entertaining my foot. I just wanted this attention directed at me to vanish as quickly as possible.
‘Lee Hyun-woo needs to emerge from that Gate as soon as possible.’
Since he’d entered a new Gate today, if things went quickly it would be a day; if slowly, perhaps a week before his interview would air.
“When you’re troubled, eating food filled with blessings is the best remedy, meow.”
Ha-nyang had said something sensible for once. I eagerly bit into the freshly baked taiyaki. I desperately needed stress relief.
“Oh no! That was the next customer’s reservation…!”
Ari cried out with a pained expression, but there was nothing to be done. I had to save myself first.
-Ding
“The atmosphere seems nice. How have you been?”
At that moment, a man with a soft, gentle voice opened the shop door and stepped inside. Every customer in the shop suddenly turned their heads, glancing back and forth between me and him.
“…Park Jae-min Hunter.”
The source of all this suffering. The origin point of my stress. Just hearing his name made me sick of it all—Park Jae-min Hunter himself.
He walked in without a care in the world, his skin smooth as a peeled egg, completely unburdened by stress.
“Let’s talk for a moment.”
I left the shop in Ari’s care and dragged him outside. He pretended to be overpowered by my strength and let out a small laugh.
“It seems you’ve missed me quite a bit? To welcome me so warmly.”
“I’m not in the mood for jokes right now.”
“Your face looks quite troubled. Is something wrong?”
His composed words made my blood boil. I pounded my chest with my fists and clenched my teeth.
“It’s because of you. Why did you say such strange things and torment people?”
“…Did you not like it? I thought you’d naturally enjoy it.”
It wasn’t just dislike—it was absolutely terrible! As my expression darkened, he raised both hands lightly and stepped backward.
“Don’t women usually enjoy surprise confessions like this? Your reaction is different from what I expected.”
“Whatever life you’ve lived, don’t assume everyone will like you!”
I strode toward him as if to grab his collar. He held his breath with a soft sound and averted his gaze.
“Do you have any idea how much stress I’ve been under because of the thoughtless things you said?”
“No, I mean….”
“If you have a conscience, you’ll fix this. Do you understand? Otherwise, I have no idea what I might do!”
As I raised my index finger as if to jab him, he hastily nodded. I left him half-dazed and returned to the shop, dusting off my hands.
“You suddenly look happy, meow.”
“Saying what needed to be said feels refreshing.”
Fortunately, the very next day Park Jae-min Hunter clarified the rumors about me through an article.
[It simply means I’m keeping an eye on the item crafter who appeared like a comet at the Management Bureau—there were absolutely no romantic intentions.]
He dismissed it by saying Alpha Team had merely inquired about filing an official request, and that he was just joking around for entertainment during the interview.
At the mention of an official request, people’s interest vanished in an instant. Perhaps another intriguing topic had emerged.
It was an interview with Lee Hyun-woo Hunter.
“Sister! Did you see this? Why is he suddenly like this?”
“…I’m not sure. Did something change his mind?”
Unaware that Park Jae-min Hunter had posted a clarification article, Lee Hyun-woo Hunter faithfully conducted the interview as promised right after exiting the Gate.
As a result, trivial TMI spread nationwide—his hair grooming methods, the music he listens to when bored, and even whether he preferred dogs or cats.
“Why did he suddenly talk about squirrels when asked to choose between dogs and cats?”
“Right, I don’t really….”
Ari, watching his interview video on YouTube, furrowed her brows in bewilderment.
In any case, thanks to all this, the strange rumors surrounding me lost their momentum and melted away. For the first time in a while, I found myself humming contentedly in this peaceful atmosphere.
“There’s nothing better than running a quiet business away from the spotlight.”
And incidents, as always, tend to erupt during times of peace.

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