Kang Yi Hyeon / Hunter

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Date of Birth / October 24th, 20XX

Occupation / Hunter (Major Category: Priest, Subcategory: Paladin)

Affiliation / Guild Holy War

Ranking / 2nd in Korea, 7th in the World, 1st among Priests

Education / St. Michael’s Boys’ High School

Physical / 188cm, 80kg

Family / Father Kang Min Ho (deceased at 38), Mother Jang Yu Jin (deceased at 35), Aunt Kang Su Jin

Notable Feature / Color-bearing Hunter. Nicknamed ‘Golden Holy Fire’

“Wow, it’s real… He’s a fourth-generation chaebol? And the guild leader’s nephew?”

Rude covered his mouth in disbelief as he stared at the computer screen.

To inflate and maintain the size of a guild required an enormous amount of money, incomparable to that of a medium-sized enterprise. The core of guild management was simply ‘not going bankrupt.’

Initially, among the four major guilds surviving in South Korea, Holy War and White Night were developed by subsidiaries of large corporations.

Holy War, in particular, was a grandchild company of a conglomerate but grew so large that it became independent. Hence, the extent of Yi Hyeon’s wealth, being its heir, was unimaginable.

[Now that I think about it, the items he uses are quite expensive, recalls the Lord of Chaos, reminiscing about the past.]

‘He did seem to lack a sense of money.’

He readily lent out expensive items and didn’t care much when they were lost or damaged, to the extent that Rude had to scold him.

I thought he was just indifferent about money because he earned so much, but it turns out he was born with a silver spoon and lacked financial sense.

“So the guild leader deliberately hired his own nephew as an intern, wow, that’s harsh…”

[Given his personality, he definitely wouldn’t just hand over Holy War, nods the Lord of Chaos in agreement.]

Considering how strict the guild leader was, Rude scrolled down with the mouse.

“And he’s even two years younger than me. He’s twenty-three, right?”

[He even has the younger man attribute! The Lord of Chaos crosses his arms, implying that Yi Hyeon is trying hard to woo me.]

In the shared office space used by Yi Hyeon and Rude, Rude placed a latte on Yi Hyeon’s desk and widened his eyes, highlighting the birth year listed on the web page.

“But that’s not the issue…”

Rude sighed deeply and highlighted the family section. His expression turned complex.

Hunter Kang Min Ho and Hunter Jang Yu Jin. National heroes, the first guild leader and vice guild leader of Holy War.

They died closing the East Sea Grade 1 Gate, taking over after the death of Hunter Kang Ha Na. So, Yi Hyeon’s parents essentially died because of my mother.

I recalled Yi Hyeon’s expression when he first learned my identity. What was his expression like? I couldn’t remember.

“Ah, really… What is this… Ah, really!”

Rude groaned, burying his head in his hands, ruffling his black hair in frustration. He wore a lost expression, then a natural, fundamental question arose.

‘Why is he still by my side?’

To him, I am no different from the hunter who killed his parents, Kang Ha Na’s daughter. Human hearts are fickle. Wasn’t he also harboring feelings of resentment towards me and Holy War, who did nothing to his mother?

But Yi Hyeon, who reached out to me, did he really do so without any feelings or calculations? This doubt made Rude’s head spin again.

[Don’t think too hard about it, and be careful as your anxiety is rising again, sighs the Lord of Chaos.]

“I thought I found a moment to breathe.”

Just the thought of Yi Hyeon cozying up to me for his own purposes twisted my insides. What I thought was salvation, could his kindness have been just a sweet drug all along?
As Rude lay face down, staring at the floor with a serious expression, the door burst open.

“Rude! Are you here?!”

“Ah!”

Startled, Rude jerked and looked up. Yi Hyeon, who had entered while making a phone call, let out a sigh of relief upon seeing Rude.

Wondering if Yi Hyeon had been looking for him, Rude pulled out his phone from his trench coat and saw numerous missed calls from Yi Hyeon on the standby screen.

“Sorry, you were looking for me.”

“Thank goodness. Are you hurt? Did you hear any strange talk? I’m so sorry! I really am, Rude. I should have been more attentive.”

“What… what do you mean?”

Yi Hyeon quickly approached Rude, kneeling to be at eye level. His forehead was partially damp with sweat, as if he had run here.

“…You’re avoiding me because of Hunter Min Jae Won, right? My former partner. The café part-timer told me. He said he harassed you.”

“That, that? No… it’s okay…”

“Min Jae Won uncle tends to hate evil traits excessively. He lost his son and daughter-in-law to a demon’s gate.”

“Uh-huh.”

Yi Hyeon closed his eyes, lowering his gaze, then looked up again, his attitude apologetic.

“I’m really sorry. I should have thought more carefully and mediated better… But, I’ll make it clear that this has nothing to do with you, Rude. Definitely! I’ll also talk to the guild leader…”

“No, really, it’s okay. He seemed quite polite.”

“…Really?”