Located in Seoul, the Immortality Headquarters.
Rrrr…….
An exhausted Immortality employee, who was processing work on the computer, lifted the handset with fatigue written all over their face.
“Hello, we are Immortality, eliminating evil while preserving righteousness and passion. We are Immortality.”
Uttering the rehearsed greeting dryly, the employee suddenly narrowed their eyes faintly. It wasn’t because they now found the phrase they had just spoken to be cheesy; it was for another reason.
“…Excuse me?”
As the employee stared at the handset with a strange look instead of answering the call, colleagues around them snickered. Was it a prank call?
Sometimes, children would call saying, “I want to arm wrestle with Uncle Jecheon Dae-sung!” Other calls to the Immortality Headquarters ranged from intoxicated individuals, broadcast station reporters, and even foreign fans, with various and colorful contents.
“Can you change Jecheon Dae-sung?”
…But no one had ever called out of the blue to ask for Jecheon Dae-sung to be changed. Jecheon Dae-sung, the master of the Immortality Guild and an S-rank hunter in South Korea, was certainly not someone to call for casual chit-chat.
“Ha.”
The employee sighed deeply inwardly. They had recently felt an increase in prank calls.
How did this person even know the extension number to make the call? They should inform the vice-master to change the number or something.
“I’m sorry, but Master is currently away, and it’s difficult to connect the call. We’ll send the address to your contact number for fan letters and gifts—”
“They say that Master is looking for you over there.”
“…”
The employee once again glanced at the handset. From the voice, it didn’t seem to be a child. Judging by the calm tone, it didn’t seem like someone drunk either.
“…I’m sorry, but may I ask for your name, or rather, your real name?”
“I’m the Princess of Black Flame.”
The Princess of Black Flame? It sounded like a name from a ghost story. It seemed like there had been an issue with a hunter with that name recently, or maybe not.
Adjusting the glasses slipping down their nose, the employee absentmindedly opened their mouth.
“Please wait a moment.”
Inserting the handset onto one shoulder, the employee, with free hands, started typing on the keyboard, producing a rhythmic sound.
Let’s see, Princess of Black Flame…
Found her. The employee, scrolling down with the mouse wheel, abruptly stopped their hand on one page.
“Are you the F-rank hunter, the Princess of Black Flame, registered with the Association in May 2031?”
The emphasis on the word ‘F-rank’ was intentionally stressed, to be honest.
“Yes.”
A calm response came back over the handset.
“All right, I will convey that message to him.”
Thud. The employee hung up the phone and scratched their head.
Already, the visits of Jecheon Dae-sung to the Association had become more frequent, causing an increase in workload. It was a waste of time even to deal with such a trivial phone call.
“Is the requested task still pending?”
At that moment, the office door swung open. The second and third in command of Immortality, Heo Jaemin and Do Seongyun, entered.
“We’ve roughly organized everything.”
One of the employees stood up and handed the organized documents to Jaemin. Glancing through them, Jaemin clicked his tongue as if he didn’t like what he saw.
“We don’t have any fire-type hunters in our guild? Only five dark-type ones, and five at that.”
“It’s because of the Physical Enhancement skill. It’s the Master’s preference.”
Seongyun casually remarked, as if stating the obvious.
“Still, if we gather their souls, we should have at least ten. Anyway, we should put these guys on the list. The physical enhancement type hunters are useless.”
“Even you, who’s saying that, are a physical enhancement type.”
“…Do you think that’s a good thing? You’re in the ‘ordinary’ enhancement type that deals with arrows and reinforcement.”
As the two engaged in a petty argument, the employee who had received the phone call from the Princess of Black Flame approached them.
“Um, Vice-Master…”
“Hmm?”
Jaemin, who was growling at Seongyun, quickly turned his head.
“Recently, the frequency of prank calls has increased, and it’s becoming troublesome. Would it be okay to change the number?”
“Prank calls? Even on the extension number?”
“Yes. Just now, we received a sudden call requesting to change Jecheon Dae-sung…”
“What? Who makes such crazy requests?”
“Jecheon Dae-sung? Whose house is that uncle?!” Jaemin raised his thick eyebrows. Even Seongyun, with his gentle demeanor, stared at the employee fixedly.
The employee cautiously spoke up, like a deer gingerly approaching.
“That… when I checked, it seems to be a rookie F-rank hunter who recently registered with the Association this year.”
He handed the printout he had to Jaemin. It was something he had prepared in advance, anticipating this situation.
“These days, these guys not only lack courtesy but also common sense—.”
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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