“Yes. I’ve been watching you as a hunter from the beginning. I thought you were hiding here because you disliked combat, but I didn’t realize there were other reasons.”
He must have heard the conversation I had with Hunter Majinwoo earlier.
The one about me being trapped in the dungeon and trying to promote the campground to get a message out to the outside world.
“Is there really no way for you to leave the dungeon?”
“That’s due to a restriction related to my class. I believe the restriction lifts when I reach level 10.”
“That’s a relief. I was planning to make you an offer regardless.”
“Me…?”
“I can guarantee you the highest salary in the industry if you join our guild. We can also provide whatever support you need. Besides, Hwarang will accommodate you as much as possible―”
“Hunter! Just a moment!”
I interrupted before he could go on.
“I can’t join a guild.”
Was he really serious, knowing my rank?
If he knew my rank, he wouldn’t make such an offer.
“It’s not just the restriction. I’m low-ranked and don’t have much to offer. I think you might be misunderstanding something…”
To a hunter, having a rank meant facing a terrifying reality. Before even getting a chance to prove oneself, being branded with a rank could annihilate all hope and potential.
It was embarrassing and shameful to say it out loud.
But he seemed so sincere in his offer that I felt I had to make it clear.
Maybe he didn’t know or misunderstood my rank.
“I’m making this offer knowing that you’re F-ranked.”
But contrary to my expectation, he was well aware of my rank.
“You think you don’t have much to offer? Do you really believe that?”
Then he seemed puzzled by my words.
“Rank doesn’t matter. It’s not everything. You, Yubom, have new abilities that regular supporters don’t. Not only are they new, but they are also not inferior to S-ranked supporters.”
Hunter Ji Seokhyun spoke with conviction in his eyes, despite my hesitant and insecure demeanor.
Did I really possess a talent so special that a major guild would seek me out? It almost made me question my own perception.
“Well, even so, I’m not sure…”
While I sometimes possessed incredible buffing abilities, they weren’t consistent. And as a supporter, I should be participating in battles and applying buff skills, but my ability was more about creating a buff zone.
Hunters had to come to me, and the quests providing the buffs required the hunters to complete them. It was novel and special, but no matter how I thought about it, it didn’t seem like what a guild would typically want in a recruit.
‘Are they concerned because I’m trapped in the dungeon?’
If this offer was out of pity, it was even more reason for me to refuse.
“You underestimate your value, Miss Owner. It’s sad to hear that… We aren’t doing charity work at Hwarang. We genuinely need you and want to offer you good terms.”
Hunter Ji Seokhyun seemed to read my thoughts and spoke firmly.
After all, Hwarang was ranked third among guilds.
Not only that, but experts predicted that Hwarang could soon dominate the national rankings, given its rapid growth and immense potential. It was an incredibly ambitious guild.
But could I really do it?
Did I even want to be a hunter?
Even a moment’s thought told me that wasn’t the case. My purpose in running the campground was clear.
To survive here.
“I really appreciate the offer. But as you know, my situation isn’t ideal. I haven’t even thought about joining a guild. I’ve been a hunter for such a short time that I still don’t fully understand my abilities.”
If I had achieved something significant as a hunter, maybe, but for now, I was too occupied with just trying to survive.
“I understand your wishes, Yubom. I won’t insist if you’re not interested…”
Hunter Ji Seokhyun said this, but he couldn’t hide his disappointment.
“But, may I suggest that you hold off on your decision for now?”
“Excuse me?”
“When the video gets uploaded, you’re bound to receive a lot of offers from other guilds. You are a capable hunter, after all. Then you might believe what I’m saying.”
Really? It still felt surreal to be valued so highly.
“That’s why I rushed with the offer, but I always intended to give you enough time to consider it. I hope you’ll think about it more.”
“…”
“And I have one request, if it does come to that, please consider Hwarang first. We really don’t want to miss the chance to have you.”
Hunter Ji Seokhyun respected my decision but made his position clear, representing Hwarang.
I was a bit surprised by his attitude.
Frankly, he could have threatened not to upload the video unless I joined, but he seemed to have no intention of doing so.
“Thank you for understanding and helping me.”
Their visit to the campground was a stroke of luck for me, and the recruitment offer itself was something to be grateful for.
“I can’t give you a convincing answer right now, but I will seriously consider it.”
“Yes, thank you. That’s all I ask.”
Hunter Ji Seokhyun smiled, relieved.
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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