Chapter 48 · 9 min

Chapter 48

Chapter 48

A light silence passed and soon people who know Ara’s identity started bursting into laughter stealthily.

“Yes! Ara is Gyuseong’s daughter! Of course! Uahaha!”

“Gyuseong, when sending Ara to marriage hold your heart firmly. Sending a daughter is a much harder matter than you think. Haha.”

Hyung Hanul and hyung Yeongseong teased me.

Then Jeong Soyeon also whether sensing a strange energy tilted her head and looked at me.

“Last time clearly didn’t you say niece to me?”

“That...”

Unintentionally at that time I ended up lying.

If inside the guild building I would have given a hint but of all things met outside so couldn’t openly say Ara’s identity.

No, but to begin with no one suspecting Ara’s tiger ears is strange.

Just regarding as decoration?!

“Mr. Gyuseong, now no need to hide wouldn’t matter right?”

Han Seokjun said smiling.

Honestly it doesn’t matter. Ultimately I apologized to Jeong Soyeon first.

“Miss Soyeon, at that time I lied sorry.”

“Yes? No then really daughter? Married man?!”

Why does it become like that.

Anyway I continued words.

“Ara is my familiar. A monster.”

“I’m Ara!”

Ara shouted as if protesting but people received shock at my words. A, exactly people who didn’t know the identity.

“...Monster?”

“No, such a cute child is a monster?!”

“I’m Ara!”

Ara’s two ears twitched.

Only then Baek Taeseop who properly confirmed Ara’s ears casually asked.

“E, ears can I touch a bit, Ara?”

“Fine!”

Soon Baek Taeseop who directly touched the soft ears couldn’t hide surprise.

“Huh, really ears! Completely fell for it!”

No one was deceiving but leaving Baek Taeseop who fell for it alone I smiled awkwardly to Jeong Soyeon and said.

“Sorry. At that time outside the guild building so many people I lied without knowing.”

“Hmm.”

Jeong Soyeon still as if the discomfort not resolved opened her eyes narrowly and looked at me.

“Clearly met after that too but hid until now right? Moreover seeing now other people all knew...”

“Sorry.”

From Jeong Soyeon’s position it seemed sufficiently possible to feel disappointed. Received help even at the dungeon supply store so should have told in advance then.

“Too much!”

Then Baek Taeseop who was being ignored shouted.

“Making such a cute child a familiar! God is too unfair!”

“Uahaha! Ara is much better than the familiars the old man handles! Hahaha!”

Come to think of it Baek Taeseop was a support type awakener and at the same time handled familiars. Knowing as quite terrifying guys but greed is excessive.

“I’m cute and amazing!”

Ara coming down from Baek Taeseop’s arms puffed her chest confidently. On the face a subtly annoying smile was contained.

Clap!

“Ara is Mr. Gyuseong’s familiar so unrelated to this matter now gradually pass the story.”

Han Seokjun who clapped and refreshed the atmosphere said.

A, come to think of it too rude.

Not even came because of me but I attracted too much attention.

For now since I seem to have matched the time wrong I offered greetings to the people who seemed to have an appointment with Iron Blood Guild.

“Then I’ll withdraw here for now. Nice to meet, representative.”

“Umm. I also nice to meet. Parting like this is a bit regrettable next time can I see together with Ara again?”

The representative’s eyes continuously chasing Ara seemed completely fallen.

“Hehehe.”

This guy, making the representative of Iron Blood Guild fall for her charm how scary a slime!

“Mr. Gyuseong?”

“Yes?”

“Mr. Gyuseong also join the seat together. Not a story unrelated to Mr. Gyuseong.”

“Yes?”

What sound. Why am I coming out here?

Standing blankly at the incomprehensible sound hyung Yeongseong finally opened his mouth.

“Representative Baek came because of the antidote. Gyuseong, you also know the story about awakener Baek Seunghyeon right?”

“Antidote? Awakener Baek Seunghyeon? Ah!”

Ah, this connects like this!

I just thought because close with Ara Hongryeon’s executives, or visited related to business but seeing now came because of the fruit and vegetable juice.

“Hm? I first hearing but. Is Mr. Gyuseong also related to this matter?”

“Representative Baek. I said let’s exchange stories a bit with the antidote right?”

“...Don’t tell me. That can’t be...”

“That don’t tell me is probably right.”

“You’re not joking now right?”

Baek Taeseop’s eyes started shaking little by little.

Don’t tell me came without properly hearing like me?

“Of course I only said let’s exchange stories about the antidote and didn’t convey information more than that.”

“Don’t play. I’m extremely serious now.”

“Succeeded in making the antidote. But that’s not me but the achievement of awakener Lee Gyuseong here.”

“What?!”

Baek Taeseop and his secretary looked at me with eyes wide to the extent unable to open bigger anymore. And to such them hyung Yeongseong as if delivering the decisive blow put a period.

“My wife, awakener Kim Siyoung currently completely cured.”

“Kehuk!”

Baek Taeseop barely exhaled with eyes even veins rising. Compared to that the much calmer secretary asked.

“Is that true? Honestly speaking I can’t believe. That too because even prominent overseas guilds couldn’t resolve the poison is exactly the stinginess poison. But that a grade 1 awakener...”

Whether flustered he spat words that might be a bit rude but I could fully understand.

No even I if hearing the news that a mere grade 1 awakener resolved the poison the grade 9 dungeon’s boss monster used would snort and ignore.

But the speaker being a person who was Ara Hongryeon’s former research director was adding credibility.

“Knowing you would I prepared materials in advance. Materials containing the recovery progress and materials analyzing the antidote’s components, all other records are contained here.”

“C, can confirm now?”

Baek Taeseop while seeking understanding already the body was heading to hyung Yeongseong’s laptop. Following behind his secretary was also receiving the materials hyung Yeongseong handed.

“Mr. Gyuseong, please sit here a bit.”

“Yes.”

To me standing Han Seokjun prepared a chair. Came to join Ara Hongryeon but the matter is turning quite strangely.

‘The timing was amazing.’

Deliberately set the schedule like this? Knowing when I would come out of the dungeon?

Feeling just the times overlapped and waiting for a moment hyung Yeongseong asked me.

“Gyuseong, can I show the fruit and vegetable juice to Iron Blood Guild people?”

“Yes, of course.”

Yeah. Since it became like this think positively.

Anyway thinking of treating other poisoned awakeners so naturally an opportunity arose so have to proceed hard.

‘Awakener Baek Seunghyeon was representative Baek Taeseop’s son right?’

Because a quite old matter didn’t recall right away but a fairly famous matter. If trying to recall not something couldn’t think.

The two who confirmed the fruit and vegetable juice soon burst into admiration once more. And the secretary’s gaze briefly touching me muttering lowly was heard.

“Umm, so Ara Hongryeon Guild a mere grade 1 awakener Mr. Gyuseong...”

My ability is a bit special.

The secretary’s words were right. If I was just an ordinary grade 1 force awakener would I have been able to join Ara Hongryeon?

‘Absolutely not. No matter how much acquaintance.’

Coldly speaking Ara Hongryeon treating me well is right, but that’s ultimately because win-win for each other. And I didn’t think that badly.

From the guild’s position countless people’s livelihoods are intertwined so progressing business with private emotions shouldn’t be.

Rather because of that I feel more recognized and reviewed the contract positively.

“Heheuk...”

“R, representative.”

While immersed in thought then an unexpected sound was heard. Turning the head representative Baek Taeseop was shedding tears.

As much as operating a guild with the name iron blood representative Baek Taeseop’s bloodless tearless operation method was already quite famous.

Such a person was shedding tears in front of people now.

“Really, really can save our Seunghyeon!!”

As if roaring the shouted Baek Taeseop’s gaze headed to hyung Yeongseong then touched me.

“Tell me it’s possible!”

“Possible.”

I said confidently.

Honestly I didn’t see the completely cured sister-in-law with both eyes directly, but even if hyung Yeongseong’s result is false I was confident.

‘My fruit and vegetable juice is not complete form yet.’

That’s why even if unlike sister-in-law unable to treat awakener Baek Seunghyeon with the current fruit and vegetable juice someday I had confidence to definitely cure.

That’s why I could be upright.

“With my ability unconditionally possible.”

Slime’s ability continuously evolves.

And the crops harvested based on such slime’s ability also continuously evolved.

“Aa...”

Baek Taeseop who walked staggeringly knelt in front of me. Surprised at his sudden action but soon I also sat kneeling one knee beside such him.

“Please, save our Seunghyeon.”

“Yes. Possible. Don’t worry.”

Watching such us Ara approached.

Then started stroking Baek Taeseop’s head.

“Are you okay? Lee Gyuseong Gyuseong will resolve all!”

“Heuk, thank you. Child.”

“I’m not child Ara.”

In the meantime the secretary who coldly confirmed all the materials approached Baek Taeseop.

“Representative, anyway it seems really.”

“Yeah. Hoo, I showed an unsightly appearance. Sorry, Mr. Gyuseong.”

“No. I fully understand.”

Baek Taeseop who stood up calmed his breathing and sat in the seat. After giving time for him to compose emotions for a while hyung Yeongseong first brought out words.

“As seen this is not false. Of course still might not believe, but that’s a matter the answer comes out if confirming directly.”

“Believe. Fully believe.”

Baek Taeseop nodded.

Then shone his eyes again.

“But can’t just receive right. Such an item needs compensation.”

“Yes. This time I want to directly arrange the deal for awakener Lee Gyuseong’s rights protection.”

Something the matter was progressing neatly on its own.

For me a good matter since after awakening I only dug and had no social experience.

If hyung Yeongseong or Ara Hongryeon processes instead just thankful.

“As seen that item is an item containing various functions even excluding the detoxification function. If wanting to purchase that item you have to write this contract first.”

“Give.”

Watching hyung Yeongseong who prepared even the contract before I knew it I was slightly surprised. Without knowing it seemed thoroughly prepared.

“Hmm, confidentiality contract...”

“A confidentiality contract for identity guarantee about awakener Lee Gyuseong and item information control.”

“Certain. Rather to liking.”

Baek Taeseop nodded and passed the contract to the secretary. The secretary also confirmed the contract and showed a positive gesture.

“As much as not an ordinary matter essential. If this fact spreads even overseas it can become a quite big matter.”

“Right.”

“But this clause is ambiguous. When the secret is destroyed the penalty clause the amount is so but collateral submission...”

Collateral? Since I also don’t know the contract content I asked hyung Yeongseong and examined the content.

‘Receiving collateral in advance? Certificate with item or goods value?’

Roughly confirming the contract and raising my head everyone’s gaze was heading to me.

And Baek Taeseop said.

“Mr. Gyuseong, is there an item you want?”

“Item I want?”

During the contract period if not keeping the confidentiality clause I permanently own the item put as collateral...

Knowing what the opponent has and I blindly ask to bring out.

Of course as much as the opponent is Iron Blood Guild’s representative this was really a tremendous opportunity. Even Ara Hongryeon has a tremendous treasure warehouse, if Iron Blood competing for domestic 1st even more jackpot.

‘...By any chance is there that?’

Organizing thoughts for a moment I carefully brought out words.

“By any chance in Iron Blood Guild... is there an item related to slime?”

“Slime?”