I'm not really that nice of a person...♡
I'm not really that nice of a person...♡
Chapter 004
At Su-a's sudden announcement of taking a day off, Seo-ha and A-rin's eyes widened.
"Why, why? All of a sudden?"
"Save your leave. Aren't you using it too recklessly?"
"I still have 20 days left, though?"
"Ha, you haven't used a single one."
It was her freedom to use her leave, and since there wasn't any urgent business, they couldn't exactly tell her not to.
However, for some reason, Seo-ha felt a sense of anxiety.
'Then that means Do-jin and Su-a will be all alone together today?'
...Anxiety washed over her.
If one had to name the sexiest woman among the three, one could definitely say it was Su-a.
Even when she was being quiet and innocent, she dressed the most provocatively; she was a fox who claimed not to be interested in men, yet enjoyed their gaze the most.
It was the same even now.
'Seriously, she knows there's a man in the house now, and she's walking around in such lewd lingerie... is she out of her mind!!!'
Do-jin's gaze seemed unable to tear itself away from Su-a's short skirt and fully exposed buttocks. Seo-ha decided she would wear similar see-through lingerie starting tomorrow.
"W-what are you planning to do?"
"Hmm... I just thought I'd go on a date with Do-jin."
"A-a date?"
"Hehehe, it just means we'll be walking around together..."
Su-a, who had been preparing breakfast, turned her gaze toward Do-jin.
"You haven't been to Seoul in a while, so you don't really know your way around, right? Wouldn't it be nice to have someone to go with? You'll need someone to drive, too..."
"D-Do-jin has a driver's license! He even passed his Class 2 Small license, so he can ride high-displacement motorcycles! He passed everything except for large trucks!"
The National Academy was located in a secluded area in the mountains of Gyeonggi.
It was true that he didn't know the geography of Seoul well. Do-jin hesitated before answering.
"You don't really need to use your precious leave for my sake..."
"Hmm? It's fine. I didn't have anywhere to use it anyway, so I just took the money for it last year."
"Th-then... I'll take you up on that."
"Hehehe, it's a date with Do-jin, a date...♡"
In contrast to the overjoyed Su-a, Seo-ha and A-rin's expressions became extremely uncomfortable.
Swallowing their jealousy, the two resolved to finish today's hunt faster than usual.
"So? What are you going to do today?"
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An agent's duties mostly consisted of street patrols or security work.
They stay within the range designated by the state and take charge of handling Hunter-related incidents and accidents that occur within it.
You could say it was the role of a hero movie protagonist who saves everyone.
Do-jin had already acquired the qualifications and received the relevant training before graduating from the National Academy.
Having had no intention of becoming a professional hunter from the start, Do-jin graduated fully prepared and started living with his sisters while working as an agent in charge of Jongno-gu.
"I heard it's really hard to become an agent these days."
There are roughly 5,000 hunters in South Korea.
Among them, only a very small fraction are called by the state to become agents.
The total number of personnel and how the organization operates are classified.
In truth, Do-jin was supposed to hide the fact that he was an agent from his sisters... but he was granted an exception. Because they were S-class hunters, one of only 10 out of 5,000 people.
"...Isn't it thanks to Su-a-ssi?"
Right now, they were riding in Su-a's SUV, scouting the geography of Jongno-gu.
The area Do-jin was assigned to as an agent was the most dangerous yet hottest place in South Korea... the area around the Tower, Jongno-gu.
Hunters enter the Tower to obtain monster byproducts and earn money from them.
As a result, the area around Gyeongbokgung, where the Tower had risen, had developed into a hub for Hunter-related businesses, which meant there were many incidents and accidents.
"Thanks to me? No way. I actually got bad results. It's all the result of Do-jin's hard work."
Su-a had also been an agent.
She had approached Seo-ha and A-rin as an agent, but she heard that she quit after getting close to them and having her identity exposed.
Do-jin wondered if he had been selected as an agent because of such connections. The country needed personnel to monitor S-class hunters, and Do-jin was capable of doing that.
"But, why did you decide to become an agent?"
"I don't need to earn money, and I heard Su-a-ssi worked as one, so I thought it would be okay."
"Me? What did I..."
"Because Su-a-ssi is the kindest person I know."
"I'm not that kind of person...♡"
Su-a felt a pang of conscience regarding the dark intentions she harbored in her heart.
She was a greedy woman who liked her best friend's younger brother... a young man who had just shed his minor status. If he found out, would he still call her kind?
'Haa...♡ I shouldn't have taken the day off. I feel like I'm going to confess at this rate♡'
Su-a hadn't seen Do-jin as a man from the beginning either.
...Back when she was growing up as an agent and was told to approach Seo-ha and A-rin.
The two were very wary.
They had kept Su-a, who was the same age, at a distance. If things went on like this, the mission would fail. Just as she was feeling restless, unable to do anything at such a young age, she happened to meet a little boy on the street and was invited to play at his house.
That kid was Do-jin.
...Thanks to Do-jin, Su-a found an opportunity to get close to Seo-ha and A-rin.
Every time she went to play at their house, he would make her cocoa and take care of her, handing her children's nutritional chewing candy, saying it was something delicious.
One day, when it was drizzling, she hadn't brought an umbrella, but he came all the way to the Academy to bring her one.
...Since that day, Su-a had come to like Do-jin.
'I-I will definitely marry him, I will make him my man...♡ Just wait until he becomes an adult♡'
However, even after Do-jin actually became an adult, she couldn't make a move easily.
Because she noticed Seo-ha's gaze.
Because she realized A-rin's lust.
Of course, it was also because Do-jin, whom she thought she could seduce if she set her mind to it, had grown up even cooler than she expected.
Standing in front of him, she would feel breathless and unable to speak.
Do-jin was drinking coffee ordered from a drive-thru while popping a butter rice cake he'd bought as a dessert into his mouth... He didn't particularly like sweets. He'd just bought it because his sisters liked it.
'It's the chewy taste that Su-a-ssi likes.'
He picked one up and offered it to Su-a, who was driving. Su-a, who had been looking straight ahead, was flustered by Do-jin's sudden romantic gesture.
"U-ah... I-it's embarrassing...♡"
"My arm hurts."
"Umm...♡"
Overjoyed to the point of dying from happiness, Su-a ate the butter rice cake with a blissful expression.
"I don't even know what it tastes like...♡"
"W-why?"
"Because Do-jin is feeding it to me♡"
Was it such a happy thing?
They were in a relationship where Su-a liked him to the point of being flustered. A loud alarm and vibration rang from Do-jin's phone.
'This is...'
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【 PRIORITY ALERT 】
CODE : MAN HUNT
LEVEL : C
※ Emergency operation order received.
Sender
Hunter Management Bureau : Central Control Headquarters - Jongno Branch
Receiver
CALLSIGN : HOLLOW
Hunter ID : HMB-27-2077
ACCESS LEVEL : C+
The primary goal of this operation is regional stabilization and the suppression of Rogues.
Agent [HOLLOW]
You are currently the closest on-site response personnel.
All authority is upgraded to emergency response authority.
Suppress all Rogues at the operation location and secure the stolen Data Shard.
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The date-like atmosphere was ruined by the appearance of the Rogues.
Rogue.
Those who use the superhuman power that Hunters possess for criminal acts, not for hunting.
In reality, they were the main enemy to be dealt with as an agent.
It was rare for monsters to leak out of the Tower. Because hunters would work hard to kill them without anyone telling them to, just to earn money.
Therefore, around Gyeongbokgung, where everything was related to Hunters, the agent's enemy had to be other humans, Hunters with dirty desires.
Do-jin asked Su-a to move to the designated operation location.
Civilians were required to follow the instructions of an agent on duty.
Su-a was no longer an agent and was just a Hunter without affiliation. So, she complied with Do-jin's request... though it wasn't like she had any intention of not obediently following the words of her beloved friend's younger brother.
'Shall I watch him work...'
The operation risk level was C.
It meant the level of the Rogues who had raided an AI research lab this time was exactly that.
From the perspective of Su-a, who was S-class, they were no different from gnats.
But to C+ class Do-jin, he might be slightly outnumbered.
"Should I help?"
"...Please make sure no civilians get caught in the crossfire."
"If I step in... it could end quickly."
Su-a hoped Do-jin would ask her for help.
She wanted to play the role of an older sister. She wanted to show her S-class side.
She wanted to make him face reality, asking if it made sense for him to just stand there and do nothing when the woman living with you was such an amazing person, and she was making it so obvious she liked you.
But... Do-jin...
"Su-a-ssi, you're on leave. Just watch me work today, like you're watching a movie."
He made such useless considerations, making Su-a's heart ache.
'I-if you get hurt, I won't let it slide. I'll intervene immediately...'
While the two were talking, the Rogues who had escaped the research lab with the AI samples appeared.
The operation area had been set as the only escape route.
Do-jin... drew his portable laser sword and blocked their path.
"Arrest authority activated, identity verification complete... I am a Hunter Management Bureau agent. I will now suppress you."
"Damn it, as expected... were we caught?"
"Looks like a young kid, why don't you just pretend you didn't see us instead of getting blood on your hands? It's a loss for both of us if we get hurt."
There was no need to talk to the Rogues. Do-jin took a deep breath, then... showcased his Hunter ability.