Whack! Suddenly snatching the printout, Jaemin’s eyes widened abruptly.

“Why is that?”

Seongyun, who had been silently observing the situation, approached him and glanced at the printout.

“Who on earth is making you react like this—.”

Then, Seongyun’s eyes widened even more. Both of them froze, as if they had made some unspoken agreement, staring rigidly at the printout.

“…?”

The employee blinked, looking at the two of them as if something was strange.

Perhaps, it could be that the image of her in the identification photo didn’t match the current fashion trends. Just like he had thought the first time he saw it.

“For now, tell them we got it and hang up the call… Wow?!”

The employee, who was scratching his head, suddenly redirected his gaze. It wasn’t Jaemin, with his temperamental personality, who roughly seized the back of his neck, but Seongyun.

“Call them back immediately.”

“Yes, yes…?!”

Mumbling with a perplexed expression, Seongyun raised his voice incongruously, even flushing his neck with blood vessels that didn’t suit him at all.
“I’m sure the incoming call number is still available, right? No, give me the contact. No, never mind. First, make a call and apologize!”

Immediately! He shouted out. It seemed like he wasn’t in his right mind. He couldn’t stay still, as if he were someone whose feet caught fire.

Jaemin also bit his nails with an anxious expression.

“First, we need to inform Master of this fact right away. Hasn’t he returned from the Association yet?”

“He left two hours ago, so it’s still… to return…”

Before the employee could finish speaking, Seongyun couldn’t stand it any longer and swiftly got up.

“Darn it, I’ll go pick him up myself. What’s going on? Don’t just stand there, go to the reception room! Get ready!”

Bang! The door closed forcefully.

“Me… Did I make a mistake?”

He had a bad feeling for some reason. The employee quietly wiped cold sweat as he picked up the fallen printout from the floor.

At that moment, at the Hunter Association in Korea.

“In the end, it was just the two of us.”

Yu Hwan muttered as he held the doorknob until Rose followed him out after opening the conference room door.

“It was expected.”

Rose followed, smiling faintly. Finally closing the door with a click, Yu Hwan and Rose headed for the elevator together.

Responding to the emergency summons for S-rank hunters were Jecheon Dae-sung Yu Hwan and Doctor Plant Geum Rose, only the two of them. Trickster Song Min-joo, who hadn’t come to her senses yet, was said to be relaying important information to Jun-hwan, the deputy of the Legion and Min-joo’s representative.

Yu Hwan pressed the elevator button and muttered.

“Even if he’s a sick old dog in the hospital, it seems like the young scoundrel doesn’t even have the intention to watch the show.”

“He’s just not interested.”

“…The last guy to join the S-rank. Is he even a real person?”

“Well, yes.”

Rose, who let out a small laugh, nodded as if agreeing.

Baek Rang. They were curious about him.

They heard he was a naturalist. There were stories that he could turn Seoul into Alaska if he wanted. But rumors are usually exaggerated. Since they hadn’t seen him in person, they couldn’t determine the truth.

In fact, Baek Rang Shin Si-woo had already promised to lend a hand to the Association. However, due to the strict conditions demanded by Baek Rang’s side, the Association Chairman did not inform Rose and Yu Hwan of this fact.

So, from Rose and Yu Hwan’s perspective, the forces they could consider were the Rose and Immortal Legions, and a few Association agents.

The Legion could provide support in terms of information and resources, but…

‘Moving the Legion is not patriotism, justice, or public sentiment. It’s loyalty.’

They almost lost their leader in the last Unknown Gate in Pohang. One of the Legion members even confronted Rose with his grief, anger, and resentment. Just hearing about the Unknown Gate was enough to make him wake up in a cold sweat.
Their intense loyalty and patriotism as citizens of South Korea could not be placed on the same level. Yu Hwan thought that it was a problem with no clear answer from the beginning.

The only person who could decide whether the Legion would directly participate in the South Coast Gate operation was their owner, Song Min-joo. However, even if his condition had improved, he was still in a state where he couldn’t open his eyes.

In other words, the Legion’s participation in the operation was practically on hold.

‘As the Association President said, the manpower is too lacking.’

Was there really no talent in Korea? While waiting for the elevator to come up, Yu Hwan clenched his fist and narrowed his forehead.

“Rose, now that it’s come to this, it might be faster to find Cheonwangbong.”

Rose stopped abruptly at Yu Hwan’s words.

Cheonwangbong (Heavenly King Peak) referred to the highest peak of Jirisan, one of the famous mountains in South Korea. However, Yu Hwan was not simply saying that he would go hiking.