“But still, our guild leader likes Lude, and I really want to work with Lude…”
“Half the guilds in Korea would welcome me with open arms if I joined. Is the Holy Temple any different?”
“But still, there are certain problems you can’t solve alone…”
“I’m the strongest, so I can solve them myself!”
“No, but still… Maybe…”
Kang I-hyun faltered, unable to find more words, and looked down. Nari’s eyes half-closed. Suddenly, suspicion surged within her.
“Wait, are you like a salesperson or something?”
“What?! Me?!”
“Why were you in the dungeon at that time? That time slot is usually under my charge.”
As mentioned before, Lude’s active hours were from 10 PM to 6 AM, faithfully, every day for 6 years.
Six years ago, the suddenly emerging World Ranking No. 1 S-class, King of Madness. Thus, initially, other hunters tried to collaborate, but…
Nari recalled her debut stage, the first video that pops up when searching for Lude on video sites, holding the record for most views in Korean hunter content.
“Lude, the World Ranking Top, educates hunters for the first time in 14 years”
“Get lost. This dungeon is mine.”
Lude’s scissors blocked the dungeon entrance. Other hunters hesitated in her presence. Lude emitted a fierce killing intent, stopping any hunters from entering.
“But you might not know since you’re new. This area’s Grade 5 Gate is managed by our guild.”
“Oh, really… Like a gate is some private property?”
Lude’s sneer. A senior hunter stepped forward.
“Ahaha, you must be unaware since it’s your first time here. It’s an unspoken rule among guilds to manage specific grades and areas.”
“So?”
“We manage this area’s Grade 5, and if we fail, another guild takes over. If you’re a free hunter, you should contract with other guilds and join as a mercenary…”
“And? Your point?”
“Uh?”
Lude thrust her golden half-scissor into the ground, staring at the hunters. One by one, they were reflected in her dark eyes. Then she spoke.
“Unspoken rule? What nonsense. It’ll take me less than 20 minutes to clear this. And you guys, all flimsy?”
“…”
“Shouldn’t I handle the gate, then? What do you think?”
The dungeon interior fell silent. The senior hunter spoke again.
“Fine, let’s make a temporary contract with our guild for this time. We’ll prepare the paperwork later…”
“Did you not hear me? Or is it your comprehension?”
Lude again stabbed her black half-scissor into the ground, forming an X. The unchanging scissors spoke of refusal. She sighed and continued.
“Get lost! I don’t need any of you!”
Lude’s rebuke. Several guild members, who locked eyes with her, collapsed in fear. The atmosphere was too menacing for anyone to approach rashly.
Lude pulled out the scissors and turned towards the dungeon, leaving a final remark echoing in the silent gate.
“I don’t collaborate with weaklings.”
[No matter when I see it, it’s really imposing, the Lord of Chaos sends a thumbs-up.]‘Shut up… it’s embarrassing to think about it now…’
Since Lude avoided collaboration and dominated with power, an unspoken rule emerged in the southern Gyeonggi hunter community: no one touches the gates during the dawn hours.
Although many guilds had adopted a three-shift system, it became semi-meaningless in southern Gyeonggi after Lude’s appearance.
“He’s not a rookie who’s just been hunting for a year or two, right? He must know my character; he wouldn’t have intruded just like that.”
With a certain conviction, Nari glanced at Kang I-hyun. The possibility that he truly wanted to assist Lude made her think. She had been tossed around too much in life, after all.
“Ah. No, I just… When I learned that Lude’s mind control was addictive, I thought being with me would be safe… I’ve been diligently following you every evening to tell you that…”
“Cut the crap. No one acts for such a reason. You definitely have some other ulterior motive!”
“No, just… because I am strong? I thought maybe you would collaborate…”
“Look at this! Speak honestly. Why did you come to that dungeon? Were you sent by the Holy Temple to find my weakness?!”
“No, absolutely not! Absolutely not!”
Fiddling with his fingers, Kang I-hyun looked at Nari and spoke in a deflated tone.
“The truth is… I kind of wanted to skip Mass…”
“Uh?”
“Well, the priest in the evening Mass looks at me so burdensomely. Recently, because of shift changes, I had to go in the evenings. I usually go in the early morning… I felt awkward…”
“Just for that?! You weren’t there to save people?!”
“Wo, well, that’s true too! And I wanted to see Lude! But that reason was also slightly there…”
Kang I-hyun awkwardly continued as Nari gaped at him.
“Don’t look at me like that. Do you know how hard it is to attend Mass while carrying an archangel as your patron? You can see the priests getting tense in real-time!”
“Well… I guess so…”
[It must feel like giving a presentation in front of executives, the Lord of Chaos nods.]‘If only I were a newbie, I might have tried with audacity.’
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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