Our Baby Looks Like a Predator
"Why? Got a problem?"
"...No, uh, no problem at all."
Baek Yena replied in a robotic, stiff voice, shooting Na Seonghyeon a pointed glance. He awkwardly rolled his eyes in response before slipping back into his usual mild-mannered smile.
"Just... it's surprising that Kwon Yooseok is showing that much interest in Seoya. He must have an eye for people after all. If you can't trust Seoya, who can you trust?"
"Baby, hold on a sec, um, um..."
Baek Yena fidgeted anxiously, then her eyes lit up as she glanced at the phone in her hand.
"Right! Asteroid Guild! We ran into them not long ago!"
"Yeah, we did."
"Wanna watch their YouTube?"
"Huh? Sure?"
Seoya took the phone from Baek Yena without a second thought. The screen showed the Asteroid Guild's YouTube channel.
Among the videos uploaded to the 'Asteroid Guild' channel was footage from the dungeon they'd cleared with Seoya recently. She plugged in her earphones, clicked the video, and focused on the screen.
In the meantime, the other four hunters sprang into action.
<27 | A | Lee Gayeon> has invited you to the party <Troublemaker Surveillance>. Accept ▶ / Decline
"Guild master, long time no see~."
Kwon Yooseok, lounging in the chair in the BlackPen Guild building's guild master office, gave a casual wave to the ponytail guy.
"Kwon Yooseok, your face looks different from usual. Something happen while I was gone?"
Pyeon Sihu, Korea's rank 13th and BlackPen's guild master, spoke in a weary voice, dark circles heavy under his eyes.
"Yeah, a ton of stuff~."
Kwon Yooseok slammed the stack of papers he was holding onto the desk with a thud.
"What's this? The rank 0th NIS intel I pulled for you last time?"
"Yup..."
"Why? Oh yeah, you met the rank 0th, right?"
"Hyung, you said when you pulled this file that her personality seemed gentle."
"Yeah."
Pyeon Sihu reviewed the file on 'Seoya' that he'd pulled himself. Name: Baek Seoya, age 17, birthdate, address... all mundane info. And a single photo, probably from issuing her fake hunter ID.
Deep navy hair that looked blue in the light, pale skin, big round droopy eyes, button nose, small lips. No matter how you looked, she gave off innocent, puppyish vibes.
"Doesn't she kinda look like a baby puppy? That's the vibe."
"Ha, baby puppy my ass."
Kwon Yooseok snorted in disbelief. Noticing the unusual reaction, Pyeon Sihu looked up.
Kwon Yooseok spoke in an oddly chilling tone.
"She's a total beast."
"Strong?"
"Yeah."
"How strong?"
"Strong enough to devour everyone."
Pyeon Sihu smirked, guessing something, and lifted one corner of his mouth.
Then he asked.
"So you hate her?"
"Nah?"
Kwon Yooseok denied it instantly, grinning as he replied.
"You know I like beasts."