How to Seduce S-Class Hunters with Bungeoppang - Chapter 36

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Chapter 36
Lee Hyun-woo didn’t realize I had awakened. He sat beside me, his expression serious as he studied the tablet in his hands.
‘He really is handsome.’
I cracked open my eyes slightly, observing him.
A sharply defined jawline, black hair gleaming in the faint light filtering through the curtains.
Delicate fingers glided across the screen. His eyebrows drew together faintly as if in thought, then relaxed again—a subtle interplay that created an oddly captivating atmosphere.
I pretended to sleep while stealing glances at him. But there’s no deceiving the senses of an S-Rank Hunter.
“You’re awake?”
“Huh? Cough, cough! Oh, yes!”
His sudden question caught me off guard, and I choked. He brought me water as I coughed violently.
“Thank you. How long have you known I was awake?”
“Your breathing changed. I noticed immediately.”
“…Then couldn’t you have pretended not to notice?”
Embarrassed at being caught staring, I grumbled, and he nodded, saying he’d do exactly that next time.
“By the way, how did you get in? The door should have been locked.”
“I knocked, and the cat opened it for me.”
What? Ha-nyang! How could you open the door without my permission like that!
I glared at Ha-nyang with one eye, and the Tricolor Fat Cat wagged her tail with a stubborn expression.
“You told me to open it, meow.”
“I did?”
“I don’t lie, meow. You were grumbling that it was noisy, meow.”
It seemed I’d heard the knocking in my sleep and complained it was loud. Ha-nyang, interpreting this as a request to block the noise (?), had opened the door.
“How are you feeling?”
“After taking medicine and sleeping well, I feel much better.”
Eating the porridge and medicine in between had been a stroke of luck. Aside from a lingering daze, I’d recovered to near my usual state.
As I sat up, a damp cloth fell from my head with a soft thud. It was still cool—Lee Hyun-woo must have just replaced it.
“Thank you for taking care of me even though you must be busy.”
“I’m not particularly busy.”
“Ah, I see… Still, thank you.”
After thanking him, my words suddenly dried up. Embarrassed by the silence, I brushed my hair back and searched for something to say.
Then I suddenly remembered something Lia had mentioned in passing this morning. She’d said she’d met with the Director, hadn’t she?
“Did you discuss something with the Director?”
“Lia told you, I see.”
“Oh! If it’s something I shouldn’t know about, you don’t have to tell me.”
He shook his head. He’d been planning to tell me once my condition improved, he said, and began to speak.
“The Director asked if you’d be willing to continue staying at the Management Bureau Dormitory going forward.”
“The Director… asked?”
I blinked in surprise. I’d expected something like permission to stay until I found other accommodations, but an outright invitation to move into the dormitory? It was entirely unexpected.
“Do people who aren’t affiliated with the Management Bureau usually use the dormitory?”
“Not that I’m aware of. But your abilities are special, so providing such conveniences is only natural.”
He said that to Hunters who lost their sense of taste due to awakening side effects, the items I create are nothing short of miracles.
I scratched the back of my head awkwardly at his words.
“Ha, miracles? Aren’t you giving me too much credit?”
“Why would I say something I don’t mean?”
He looked at me with a completely serious expression.
“If the Director had determined that Sky Hunter’s abilities were unnecessary, he wouldn’t have made such a proposal. All of this is to keep Sky Hunter here.”
Hearing those words, this spacious dormitory suddenly felt burdensome. Reading my expression, he smiled faintly.
“That said, there’s no need to worry prematurely. We won’t ask you to do anything unreasonable.”
“Still, I can’t help but worry.”
Not that I had anywhere else to go anyway. I shrugged and accepted reality.
I spoke to Ha-nyang, who was exploring the dormitory.
“Ha-nyang, do you like it here?”
“Of course it’s much better than that cramped place before.”
…Cramped, huh. I couldn’t exactly deny it.
Still, now that I had a place to stay, my heart felt considerably lighter. I looked around the dormitory. A soft bed, a desk, and even a dining table. Plus, it was a private room.
‘Hmm, the Director really is the best!’
“You seem quite pleased?”
“I should really thank the Director.”
I couldn’t just let such a good opportunity pass. I threw off the blanket and sprang up. Then immediately collapsed back down.
“Ugh. I thought I was completely healed.”
“It would be best to rest thoroughly until you’re completely recovered.”
He laid me back down and pulled the blanket up to my neck.
“…This is suffocating.”
“Bear with it. This is how you recover quickly.”
He placed a cool compress on my forehead and nodded with satisfaction. I had no choice but to close my eyes again.
Beside me, I heard Lee Hyun-woo gently tapping on a tablet. Listening to that steady white noise, I drifted back to sleep before I knew it.
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“Excellent! Perfectly recovered!”
Perhaps from sleeping all day, when I opened my eyes in the morning, my body felt in perfect condition. I gave Ha-nyang a thumbs up.
“I don’t hurt at all now!”
“That’s good. So we’re opening the shop today?”
“Of course. Oh! I need to contact Ari.”
When I messaged Ari, she responded with unbridled joy, saying she’d come in right away. She said there was no way she’d stay home when I was back, insisting she’d come immediately. Looking at it, Ari seems to love work even more than I do.
“Why does it feel like it’s been so long since we went to the shop?”
“It does feel strange to me too.”
Before Ari arrived, Ha-nyang and I headed out to open the shop early. I could have used the System’s movement skill, but since the location was closer now, I decided to walk today for a change of pace.
As the cool breeze filled my lungs, I found myself humming.
“Ah, this is wonderful! If I stay at the Management Bureau Dormitory, I can walk here every day.”
“Hmph. Already thinking about wasting energy. How inefficient.”
Ha-nyang grumbled about the walk being bothersome but matched my pace anyway. After walking slowly for about twenty minutes, the Management Bureau’s main gate came into view. And beside it, our shop should be… but…?
“What in the world is all this?”
Staring at the towering stack of boxes piled in front of my shop, I found myself at a loss for words. What is this? Who stacked all these things in front of my store?
As I gazed up at the boxes that easily towered above my height, a passing Customer approached me with a warm greeting.
“Oh my! Shop Owner! Are you feeling better?”
“Ah, yes. Fortunately, I’ve improved quite a bit.”
“Everyone was so worried. We all prepared various healthy items for you, so please take your time eating through them all.”
The Customer laughed softly behind her hand and pointed to one of the boxes stacked in front of the shop.
“This is a vitamin I’m giving you. Apparently it’s really good for your health.”
“Ah… are all of these gifts?”
“That’s right! We all prepared them when we heard our Shop Owner was ill.”
The identity of these boxes became clear—they were gifts prepared by my customers for me. Drawing closer, I noticed sticky notes attached to each one.
[Shop Owner, please get well soon!]
[This is ginseng extract made by our parents. Please dissolve it in warm water and drink it.]
[Here’s a defensive item as a gift. Get better soon :)]
I scanned through the stacked boxes. Red ginseng, vitamins, balloon flower tea, mushrooms whose names I didn’t recognize… it looked like it would take a full day just to open all of them.
“Gifts for me? I never could have imagined…”
So many people had been waiting for me. My heart swelled with warmth.
“Alright! Today I need to work even harder than usual!”
Suddenly, motivation surged through me. I switched the sign to ‘Open’ and tied on my apron, and Ari arrived at just the right moment.
“Unnie! I missed you so much!”
“We only haven’t seen each other for a day. Don’t be so dramatic.”
“But that one day felt like forever!”
Ari, who had nestled into my arms with playful affection, suddenly spotted Ha-nyang sitting listlessly in the back.
“Oh! Our adorable Ha-nyang!”
Ari approached Ha-nyang as if entranced and rubbed her cheeks against the cat’s face repeatedly. Ha-nyang pushed back against Ari’s cheeks with her front paws in annoyance, but Ari paid no mind.
Watching that cute scene, I paused mid-pour of the fish cake batter and burst into laughter.
“Hahaha! Ari, Ha-nyang really seems to hate this, you know?”
“No way. She loves me so much. Right~?”
-Ding
At that moment, the shop door opened and a Hat-Wearing Customer appeared. Poking his head cautiously through the doorway, he asked hesitantly.
“…Is it possible to get fish cakes today?”
As if we’d made a promise, we both smiled and raised our voices.
“Of course! I’ll prepare them right away for you.”
“It’s cold out there, so please come in!”
It was the first day in a long time that we were operating with walk-in sales instead of reservations. I felt my heart flutter with anticipation, as if I could relive the early days of the shop.
“Oh, just a moment! The shop is open today! Everyone, please come in!”
The Customer’s face lit up brilliantly as he called out cheerfully toward the street. A roaring cheer erupted from outside.
‘Wait. A cheer?’
And then people began flooding into the shop like a tidal wave. Within moments, the shop was packed, and a winding line stretched out onto the street.
Cold sweat trickled down my back.
…I’ll be fine, right?

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