Chapter 135:

Chapter 135:

Chapter 135

“Miss Jia. Today, you’re coming with me.”

“Me?”

Kwon Jia looked a bit flustered when Yu-hyun pointed at her, and asked with a strained expression.

She still felt awkward facing him after what had happened between them.

Kang Hye-rim, who usually had no sense of the situation, noticed something odd in Kwon Jia’s attitude, and glanced back and forth between her and Yu-hyun.

“Then I’ll go!”

“Miss Hye-rim, you can’t. I need Miss Jia for this.”

“You need me? I thought we were just going to the association.”

“We’ll meet the people from the association first. The important thing is what we’ll do next.”

“What next?”

Kwon Jia didn’t know what Yu-hyun was planning to do. But judging from his words that he needed her help, she guessed that it had something to do with his knowledge of the future.

“Sigh. Fine. I’ll go with you.”

“Yay.”

Kang Hye-rim realized that she couldn’t go this time either, and made a pouty face.

Yu-hyun gently stroked her head.

“Don’t be like that. It’s not like we’re going to the world of ideas or anything.”

“But still...”

She couldn’t help feeling disappointed. But Yu-hyun had made this decision because he knew that taking Kang Hye-rim along would attract too much attention.

‘This is hard work.’

He only had one more collector, but it felt like the things he had to care about had increased by more than three times.

[Why? You look busy. Isn’t this something you’d love to do? You’re perfect for being a nanny, you know.]

Baek Ryeon seized the opportunity to tease Yu-hyun.

‘Why are you suddenly like this?’

[Wow. Why am I like this? Are you really asking because you don’t know? You’ve been ignoring me while pretending to care for those three.]

‘No, that’s not...’

Yu-hyun tried to say something, but closed his mouth.

He realized that it was true that he hadn’t paid much attention to Baek Ryeon lately.

[Hey. Even if I’m a badass sword, I still need some maintenance. If you don’t take care of me, I’ll rust and stuff, you know? Have you ever taken care of me since you woke me up, except for learning the engraving?]

Yu-hyun shook his head.

As Baek Ryeon said, he hadn’t taken care of him much even though he used him frequently.

He was a sword with a self-awareness, so he was unhappy about it, and finally exploded now.

‘I’m sorry. I’ll take care of you soon.’

[Is that true this time? Can I trust you?]

‘Yeah, true. I’ll really take care of you.’The inaugural upload of this chapter took place via N0v3l-B1n.

Baek Ryeon was different from ordinary swords.

He was made of the essence of the best magic engineering in the mixed world, so taking care of him was also very different from other weapons.

When Yu-hyun woke up Baek Ryeon, he got the title of [Engraver].

That wasn’t for nothing.

Only those who could engrave could properly handle the Salio sword.

‘I’m busy. So busy.’

There were too many things he had to worry about.

If he were an ordinary person, he would have been crushed by the workload and stressed out every day.

‘But this is what makes life worth living.’

Yu-hyun liked moving, thinking, and doing things like this.

The more he did this, the more he felt that he wasn’t wasting his time, and that he was living honestly.

This was a kind of obsession.

“Well then, we’ll be back.”

“Go ahead.”

“Yes. See you later.”

“Have a good trip.”

He received farewell greetings from Baek Seoryeon and Kang Hye-rim, and headed to the association with Kwon Jia.

This time, it was a dignified visit, so he didn’t need to wear glasses to hide his identity.

The reporters who were waiting outside rushed over to Yu-hyun and Kwon Jia as soon as they saw them.

“Ka, Kang Yu-hyun Teller-nim!”

“Can we have a brief interview with you!?”

“Thank you for the compliment. Now, the annoying troublemakers are all gone. Let’s go quickly.”

They soon visited the Association.

There were not many people as it was close to noon.

Some collectors recognized Yu-hyun and Kwonjia and whispered among themselves.

“Welcome Mr. Kang Yu-hyun Teller. We’ve been waiting for you.”

The person who greeted them was someone from the Association sent by Choijungmo.

They followed him into the inside of the Association, where ordinary collectors could not enter easily.

“Please come in.”

There were two people who welcomed Yu-hyun there.

One was Choijungmo, whom Yu-hyun knew and got along with. But the other one was someone unexpected for Yu-hyun.

“You are...”

“Oh, this is Yuseonga, who is in charge of the special affairs team of the Association.”

Yuseonga, who crossed her legs in a bad manner and chewed gum, was someone Yu-hyun knew.

Of course, she was the one who raided the scene when he stole and escaped the hidden worldview of Twilight Veil.

Yu-hyun greeted her with a smile without showing any sign of surprise.

“Nice to meet you. I’m Kang Yu-hyun.”

“It’s Yuseong-ah.”

“I’ve heard your name a lot. You’re the one who has the special trait of Moonlight Lady, right?”

“You know everything. Ha, sigh. This is supposed to be a collector’s secret. But it’s all exposed now.”

“Well, you’re quite famous.”

“Whatever, you’re not so bad yourself.”

She looked rather rebellious, but there was no hostility in her voice.

Yu-hyun thought that was a relief.

Yuseong-ah didn’t know that the three unidentified people who ran away from the scene were Yu-hyun’s group. If she knew, she would have immediately left her seat and attacked them, given her personality. Mrs. Park, who captured the dragon bone, never forgave injustice.

“So, why did Mr. Jungmo call me here?”

“That is... well...”

Choi Jungmo hesitated on what to say first. He was fine with calling her, but he felt a bit awkward to bring up the main point.

“Mister. Why are you so worried? Hey, Teller hyung-nim. Didn’t you meet Kwon Dongjin today?”

“Miss Yuseong-ah!”

“Ah, sigh. Mr. Jungmo. I’m not deaf, so don’t be like that. He probably doesn’t like beating around the bush either.”

Yuseong-ah’s fiery attitude made Yu-hyun smile slightly.

He agreed with her words deeply. Kwon Jia, who sat next to Yu-hyun, also seemed to know Yuseong-ah’s personality well, as she didn’t look surprised.

“Well, it’s as she said. They came to me early in the morning.”

“What did they talk to you about?”

“Nothing much. They just asked me if I wanted to join them.”

“Really...?”

“Of course, I refused.”

“Hoo. I see.”

Choi Jungmo let out a sigh of relief.

Yu-hyun asked him casually.

“Did they ask you to confirm it with Mr. Choi Jungmo as a favor?”

“No, that’s not it...”

“There’s no need to hide it. Well, it’s already a known fact that the political circles are divided into pro-clan and pro-association factions. So I want to make my position clear by using this opportunity. I have no intention of joining them or anyone else.”

“Then...”

“And, the opposite is also true. I don’t want to join anyone.”

Choi Jungmo looked a bit flustered, and Yuseong-ah chuckled as if she liked Yu-hyun’s answer.

“Mr. Choi Jungmo. I understand your concern. You must be worried that I might join them. But I don’t have any plans to do that. No, actually, I’m more likely to be hostile to them.”

He had openly rejected Kwon Dongjin in front of him and crossed the boundary of Twilight Veil.

They were like water and oil that could never mix from the start.

“If Mr. Yu-hyun says so, I can relax a bit.”

“Oh. You seem to accept it easily. I thought you would be more persistent, did they tell you not to do that?”

“That’s not it. It’s just that my superior, a congressman I know, told me not to bother Mr. Yu-hyun too much.”

Choi Jungmo called him for partly confirming that, but he had another important agenda.

“Mr. Yu-hyun. There’s something else I’m really curious about.”

Choi Jungmo swallowed his saliva and brought up the main topic.

“About the previous incident related to Twilight Veil... was White Flower Management involved?”