Chapter 169 – Min Do-jun’s Request

-I’d like to borrow one of your guild members.

“What? One of our guild members?”

Hong Se-yeon was flustered by Min Do-jun’s request, but soon regained her composure and spoke in a calm voice.

“…For what purpose do you want one of our guild members?”

The Baekryeon Guild is famous not only for being an all-female guild but also for the beauty of its members. Because of this, they sometimes receive sponsor offers, most of which are from people with impure intentions.

‘No matter how much Do-jun saved our guild members, if he has an ulterior motive, I’ll refuse.’

But after hearing his answer, Hong Se-yeon couldn’t help but blush.

-I recently got an S-rank dungeon entry ticket, and I’m planning to enter the dungeon. But I feel uneasy about going in alone, so I wanted some help.

“Ah.”

She realized she was the one who’d had impure thoughts, and she wanted to crawl into a hole.

“I-I’m sorry.”

-Excuse me? Is it not possible?

“No, no! That’s not what I meant… Of course it’s possible! But if you’re planning to enter an S-rank dungeon, do you have a specific person in mind…?”

-Yes. I’d like to request your S-rank supporter.

If it’s an S-rank supporter, there’s only one in the Baekryeon Guild.

“You mean Hunter Lee Min-ji, right?”

-That’s right.

Lee Min-ji had just reached level 3,000 and was one of the top supporters in the world. She was so sought after that she constantly received offers from all over.

‘Normally, I’d have to check her schedule first, but…’

If it was to repay Min Do-jun, she was willing to ignore the schedule and send her.

“Understood. When do you plan to enter the dungeon?”

-I’m planning to go in within two weeks, but I’d like to discuss the details after meeting with Hunter Lee Min-ji.

“Ah, then I’ll talk to her and arrange a meeting as soon as tomorrow.”

-Thank you.

“No, thank you. You saved our guild members, and you helped improve our guild’s image, whether you know it or not.”

-I did?

“Of course. The members you saved still talk about you and are grateful.”

She wasn’t just being polite. The guild members whose lives he saved often talked about how lucky they were to have met him.

“Will sending our supporter be enough to repay you for what you did?”

-Yes, that’s more than enough.

“I’m glad. I’m happy to finally repay that debt.”

A small smile appeared on Hong Se-yeon’s lips. With this, the debt from a year ago was repaid.

After ending the call on a warm note, her manager, Ahn Soo-yeon, asked,

“Was that Hunter Min Do-jun? What did he want?”

“He’s going into an S-rank dungeon and needs help.”

“So you’re sending our supporter? One of the world’s few S-rank supporters?”

“Yes. Why, is there a problem?”

“It’s not that, but you should have checked her schedule first…”

“I’ll just cancel her schedule. Right now, helping Hunter Min Do-jun comes first.”

Seeing the guild master’s determined eyes, Ahn Soo-yeon shook her head inwardly. When she looked like that, there was no point arguing. In this respect, her stubbornness was something to be admired.

‘She really is interested in Hunter Min Do-jun.’

She didn’t know exactly what kind of feelings they were, but it was clear there was some affection.

‘But this is going to be trouble. Hunter Lee Min-ji won’t just let this go.’

With Lee Min-ji’s fiery personality, she wouldn’t take this lying down. Ahn Soo-yeon could already picture the situation and sighed quietly.

Tanks and supporters are always in high demand, no matter where you go. They’re essential for parties and hard to raise.

The reason is simple: they get less experience.

Because the system divides experience based on damage dealt, tanks and supporters, who deal less damage, naturally get less experience than damage dealers. Their growth is slower, so high-level tanks and supporters are rare.

Given this environment, it’s only natural that S-rank supporter Lee Min-ji is treated like royalty worldwide.

‘And yet the guild master is sending me to help some individual for personal reasons? What is she thinking?’

She’d heard the reason: the person she was supposed to help had saved a guild member’s life.

‘What does that have to do with me?’

The Baekryeon Guild’s motto was to treat each other like family, but…

‘Family, my ass.’

To Lee Min-ji, who only cared about money, the guild members weren’t family.

‘When you have real family, you don’t see others as family.’

So, to her, this was just an abuse of power for personal reasons.

‘Isn’t this a power trip?’

If they’d asked her to do it for free, she would have cursed them out and refused. It wasn’t in her contract. But since they offered her an incentive and begged, she reluctantly agreed to the meeting.

Ding—

Lee Min-ji entered the café and looked around.

She’d arranged to meet early in the morning to avoid being recognized, and the place was empty.

‘Ugh, I’m busy enough as it is, and now I have to wait?’

There were still five minutes until the appointment, but for someone of her stature, she expected others to arrive early.

‘He should have been here at least 30 minutes ago.’

She sat down with a face full of annoyance and crossed her arms.

‘If he’s even a second late, I’m leaving.’

No matter what the guild master said, she had the right to refuse.

‘Why is the guild master going so far for this guy?’

The request she’d received was to fully support Min Do-jun in conquering an S-rank dungeon. She was told that any canceled schedules would be fully compensated and that she’d receive an additional incentive.

‘So what if he saved someone’s life? Why go this far?’

She’d saved thousands of people as a world-class S-rank healer. Compared to her, Min Do-jun’s good deed was nothing.

‘Come to think of it, didn’t he stop the Hongdae dungeon break?’

She knew who he was. Anyone who watched the news knew he’d saved countless lives by stopping the dungeon break.

‘Still, I’m better.’

She couldn’t help but feel annoyed, even if it was unfair to compare.

Ding—

‘Hmph, he’s here with just one minute to spare.’

Even as Min Do-jun entered, Lee Min-ji didn’t uncross her arms. She just glared at him coldly.

Of course, Min Do-jun’s gaze toward her was no warmer.

‘So we finally meet, Lee Min-ji.’

He suppressed the excitement of facing a revenge target.

‘That unpleasant look in her eyes hasn’t changed.’

He still remembered her cold gaze as he was torn apart in his past life.

“Hello. You got the message from the guild master, right?”

“…”

“I’m Min Do-jun.”

“…I’m Lee Min-ji.”

Her reluctant answer annoyed him, but it didn’t matter.

‘Just meeting her is enough for my plan.’

In truth, Min Do-jun had no intention of entering the dungeon with her. Meeting her was just a pretext.

‘This is the real goal.’

He gave a command to Awoo.

[The summon has used the enhanced tracking skill.]

[The summon has memorized the scent.]

[Tracking the location in real time.]

[Currently memorizing 5 scents.]

‘Good. Now I can track Lee Min-ji anytime.’

Now that he had her scent, she was as good as caught.

‘There’s no need to kill her in the dungeon.’

He did need to use the S-rank dungeon ticket, but there was no reason to go in with her.

‘I’ll just track her and kill her when the opportunity arises.’

As a supporter, she’d be easy to kill.

‘No matter how high her level is, her combat power is lower than mine.’

He didn’t even need to check her combat style or weaknesses.

[Lee Min-ji]

-Description: Hunter born in 1991. Current level 3,000. Member of Baekryeon Guild, profession: Healer.

‘There’s nothing easier than killing a healer.’

The only thing to worry about was where to do it, preferably somewhere with no witnesses.

‘But first, I need to confirm she deserves to die.’

She’d healed countless people, so killing her based only on past memories felt wrong.

As always, he’d tail her and look for her dark side.

‘If I find evidence of her involvement in the coup, even better.’

He knew the result, but not the process, so he needed to investigate.

“Since we’re at a café, would you like something to drink?”

“No. I won’t be here long.”

“You heard the plan, right?”

“Yes. I just have to follow you around and heal you, right?”

“That’s right. If you have any status effect magic…”

“I don’t.”

Her curt answers didn’t bother him.

‘She’s already caught. No matter how much she struggles, she’s in the palm of my hand.’

But he put on a slightly annoyed face for appearance’s sake.

“Do you not want to party with me?”

“Of course not. This isn’t an official party, and it’s just a personal favor. Honestly, I don’t like it.”

“Hah.”

He acted as if he was exasperated.

“Then why did you come?”

“To refuse in person. Since the guild master asked, I thought I should at least show up. And it’s better to refuse face-to-face than over the phone.”

“…”

“Well then, goodbye.”

As Lee Min-ji stood up and left, Min Do-jun let out a hollow laugh.

‘Should I just kill her now?’