CH 19.2

“Yes, where she was almost killed by Yoon Doo-hee.”

“What?”

Because Yoo Ji-an had come as soon as it happened, he hadn’t received any reports yet.

“I’ve mentioned many times that she’s important to me.”

“That’s right, and that’s why I came to pick her up myself.”

“And put her on the fifth floor? Is that all you can do?”

To be precise, Han Seok-hyun hadn’t ordered that exactly. In fact, he hadn’t ordered anything at all, and that was why she was automatically assigned to that floor.

The accommodations there were like business hotel rooms, so they were by no means bad, but they were still relatively low-ranked.

Han Seok-hyun hadn’t expected Yoo Ji-an to react this much.

“It’s not… Ji-an, there must have been some kind of mistake.” He jumped up from his seat and pulled out his phone.

Listening to him give out instructions, Yoo Ji-an got up and slipped out.

***

“Hunter, the meal is ready. Please go in and eat first,” the butler politely advised.

As she wondered if she could eat before the house’s owner arrived, she wandered into the living room, bewitched by the delicious aroma.

When she saw the food served on the table, Seo-ah paused.

Multigrain rice, soybean paste soup, grilled fish, braised ribs, egg rolls, grilled abalone, barbecued beef, stir-fried glass noodles, and various side dishes were all set out.

She felt like she was at a party.

“Did you prepare all of this yourself? That quickly?”

“No, no, of course not. I just arranged what the chefs made and sent.” He pointed to a glowing disc.

Seo-ah tilted her head.

It flashed and a cake that had not been there suddenly was.

“Oh!”

“It’s a mini-portal. I’ll admit, I was also amazed that such a thing existed.”

“If something like that became common in the world, all courier companies would become obsolete.”

“Hahaha, it will be difficult to commercialize it because it needs mana stones.”

“I see… But in any case, I think I heard that there would be two servings?” she mumbled, still stunned.

“Yes, two portions as instructed by Mr. Yoo Ji-an.”

“This is too much for two people… Maybe ten…” Seo-ah sat in the chair the butler pulled out for her.

Just as she was contemplating where to begin, Yoo Ji-an entered the area.

“You said you had no stomach problems. Was that a lie?”

“No, it’s just that I can’t eat all of this in one sitting.”

“Doesn’t everyone eat this much?” Yoo Ji-an calmly sat and started eating.

Seo-ah, once again feeling like her sensibilities were worlds away from the man in front of her, nibbled on some rice.

‘It’s really delicious.’

She could feel his gaze on her, now more familiar than anything.

“What is it?”

“Eat a lot and grow strong.”

It was as if he was dealing with a child.

Used to such treatment from S-class hunters, Seo-ah smirked. “Are you sure you want me to grow stronger?”

“What do you mean?”

“What if I grow big and strong and end up killing you?”

“Are you going to?” Yoo Ji-an responded with a calm face, devoid of the ominous energy that she had honestly been trying to provoke.

‘He said he would be careful, and he really is keeping his word.’

“No way… I couldn’t do that,” Seo-ah replied blandly, picking up the beef with her chopsticks.

“It’s impossible to determine what people will do in the future.” He moved a large piece of braised ribs to her plate.

Seo-ah made a confused expression. Yoo Ji-an seemed too carefree for someone who knew that he might die.

‘Well, I’m in no position to judge.’

[ If you don’t activate your capabilities as an S-class supporter within the given time period, you will die! (D-88) ]

Her life was technically in a more precarious situation than Yoo Ji-an’s in this situation, but she was still there eating meat.

“Ah, I’ve been meaning to ask you about skill activation earlier.”

He nodded.

“I unlocked a passive skill during training earlier. Is it normal for it to happen so suddenly?”

“Normally, when you first awaken as a hunter, the worst case scenario is if you only get one basic skill—getting several is possible, but rarer.”

“At first, I only had ‘Recovery’.”

“The skills that you develop after that don’t appear suddenly, but rather ones that were latent within you and were unlocked by your environment.”

Seo-ah licked the sauce off her hand and lips. “That means ‘Brain’ was one of my skills from the start.”