A hologram window, still unfamiliar, appeared before my eyes.

“……”

Min Yu Shin’s expression turned ghostly pale. There’s only one person who could issue such a notice. I chewed the apple in my mouth while looking at the announcement.

Cheon Shin Woo has returned. And probably, in a very pissed-off state.

To be honest, I don’t know what to do when asked to stop Cheon Shin Woo. Min Yu Shin even got on his knees saying “Please……” so I ended up accompanying him to the executive meeting, but what can I do?

Additionally, I wore glasses and activated a skill to blur my appearance in case of any unexpected situations. I wondered if this was necessary even within the guild, but Min Yu Shin’s attitude was so firm that I had no choice.

Arriving at the 30th floor, I saw the somewhat familiar corridor.

Is it my imagination that I feel an intense aura coming from the end?

“Ha. The traitor has arrived. Hey, are you happy going around calling yourself the Master’s left arm alone? Damn it……”

Just then, a man standing in front of the door started picking a fight as soon as he saw Min Yu Shin. They seemed to be on bad terms.

Min Yu Shin sarcastically replied to the man who called him a traitor.

“Traitor? You should watch your words. Do you even understand why the Guild Master is angry?”

“Don’t be ridiculous! I did my best! If that bastard hadn’t suddenly snatched the Vice Guild Master position, this wouldn’t have happened!”

Why is my story suddenly coming up here? I stared expressionlessly at the man who seemed to be over 2 meters tall, snorting with anger. In the past, I might have felt intimidated, but now I felt nothing.

More than that, the blue aura I felt from beyond that door was scarier.

Min Yu Shin spoke with a voice suppressing anger.

“Haha. So was that all for the sake of the guild?”

“Was it really? It’s nothing more than self-consolation. Who was it that pushed through despite all the warnings?”

The person who answered this was someone else.

Now that I looked, another elevator had arrived and people were pouring out.

“This is all because the Master…!”

“You should distinguish whether it’s for the guild or to satisfy your own greed. If you always claim everything is for the guild without even knowing the guild’s founding purpose, well… This is why I hate talking to stupid tanks.”

I tried to understand their conversation but gave up.

So, the big guy did something ‘for the guild’ and Min Yu Shin interfered with it, is that it?

The man treated as an idiot shouted angrily.

“You bastard!”

A fight broke out. Min Yu Shin had already slipped out of his spot and stood in front of me with a faint smile, as if shielding me. I observed the people, who seemed to be less than 10 in number.

The aura emanating from each of them was different. Even though they were all A-rank, it was clear who was stronger. Among them, the strongest would probably be Min Yu Shin and that glasses-wearing person who called the tank an idiot.

“Now, now. Let’s stop this… Fighting here won’t extend our lives, so let’s go inside first.”

Min Yu Shin said. The tension between those who were about to grab each other’s collars subsided.

“Hey, I’ve been curious since earlier, but who’s this kid?”

Someone with a gruff voice and deep scars spoke while looking at me. All eyes turned towards me.

“Oh. The person who’s going to save your lives. That’s enough, shall we go in?”

“We’ll see how long you can keep up that arrogant attitude!”

Min Yu Shin gave a very cursory explanation about me. The big guy from earlier got angry at Min Yu Shin again.

It seems that even in a large guild, factional fights are unavoidable. I watched their childish bickering and followed Min Yu Shin into the meeting room.

As we entered the meeting room.

“…Is everyone here?”

Cheon Shin Woo was sitting at the end, with a few others already there, their faces pale.

Cheon Shin Woo’s gaze swept over the people, touched on me, then moved away. I felt strange at those indifferent eyes.

“Why don’t you sit down?”

His voice was extremely cold. At first glance, it might have sounded as casual as usual.

“……”

“……”

The people who were fighting to the death just outside the meeting room started to fidget nervously. Is this the expression of criminals facing death? Not knowing where to sit, I looked around and quickly sat in the spot Min Yu Shin gestured to. It happened to be next to Cheon Shin Woo.

“So. You know why I called you here, right?”

With each word, a cool blue energy seemed to flow from somewhere. I noticed a few people wearing particularly thick clothes.

“…Before that, there’s something I don’t understand.”

A man who looked to be in his 40s glared at Cheon Shin Woo. Cheon Shin Woo raised his chin as if telling him to speak.

The man who stood up spoke in a low voice.

“First, Master appointed a Vice Guild Master without asking for our opinions. We need an explanation for this.”

“…You say an explanation is needed.”

Though he couldn’t be more than 30 years old, Cheon Shin Woo spoke informally to everyone in the meeting room. As if it was natural.

“Do you have any complaints?”

“That’s not…”

“I’m asking if you have any complaints about me appointing a Vice Guild Master as I please.”

His blue eyes were full of boredom.

Everyone started looking at the person who asked the question. Sweat poured down his face. His pale expression looked as if he had encountered a monster.

“Sit down.”

“……”

Unable to answer that he had complaints, he sat down awkwardly. I looked at Cheon Shin Woo again. The blue light emanating from him was still intense.

Then he spoke in a low voice.

“So, because I arbitrarily appointed a Vice Guild Master, you tried to kill that Vice Guild Master?”

Silence fell over the room.

“Even knowing it was my sibling.”

There was a smile on Cheon Shin Woo’s lips, but no one thought he was genuinely smiling.

I had hoped it was just a misunderstanding, but it was true. I couldn’t hold back a bitter laugh and let out a sigh-like sound.

“We, we didn’t really want her to die…”

“If only there had been a meeting when appointing the Vice Guild Master…”

“……”

Other executives in the room protested.

I watched this ridiculous interrogation disguised as a meeting without saying a word.

“…Would you have accepted it if there was a meeting?”

“Y-yes! If it hadn’t been a unilateral notification, we could have fully accepted it!”

“We’ve been trying our best for Cheonrang. If it’s like this, what becomes of our efforts…”

“Above all, how can an unawakened person be Cheonrang’s Vice Guild Master? It doesn’t make sense!”

Complaints erupted from here and there. People blurted out whatever they wanted to say. When someone mentioned a valid reason, others nodded in agreement, and then added their own opinions.

Cheon Shin Woo remained silent for a while, seemingly listening to their stories. No, he appeared to be listening.

Eventually, as Cheon Shin Woo’s mouth corners lifted,

“…I see.”

The moment those words came out, I reflexively had to stand up.

“Calm down! Let’s calm down first!”

This was no joke or prank.

At this moment, Cheon Shin Woo was trying to kill everyone there.

Even though they were his own guild members. Wouldn’t this just be murder if he acted like this?

But there was no time to question.

Fortunately, when his gaze turned to me, that momentum subsided. Min Yu Shin covered his face with his hand.

“…I don’t remember calling you here.”

“…Well.”

Isn’t the Vice Guild Master also an executive? Instead of answering, I looked at Min Yu Shin. This was entirely the responsibility of the one who dragged me here.

“I’ve been curious since earlier, but why is there an outsider here?”

A voice filled with discontent flew towards me.

The person crossing their arms and making a disgruntled expression looked quite dissatisfied. I just saved your life, you know. I pondered what would be the best answer.

“…I’m not an outsider though.”

“Don’t be ridiculous. Originally, only those with executive rank can come here. You’d better answer properly, kid. How did you get here?”

Along with the sharp voice, killing intent touched the edge of my skin. As if trying to threaten me, there was also a dark and fierce energy mixed in.

Is this a skill? Are they really trying to threaten me with a skill?

“Huh……”

I couldn’t help but marvel. A ‘kuk’ laugh burst out from beside me. I marveled once more.

Isn’t my identity obvious? A young woman who looks to be in her 20s, confidently entering a floor where outsiders can’t come in. Is there anyone else besides the problematic ‘Cheon Shin Woo’s younger sister’?

This person is doing this while knowing.

Thinking I’m an unawakened person, they’re looking down on me while threatening me with a skill.

“Haha, hahahahaha! Right. Meetings are too complicated. There’s an easier way than wasting time like this……”

Suddenly, Cheon Shin Woo started laughing like a madman and then sneered. Wait……! Before I could stop him, his gaze turned somewhere. And then.

“Arggghhhh-!”

An enormous electric spark, impossible to occur indoors, struck a person.

The electricity that fried the person for 5 seconds stopped just before they died.

A foul smell brushed my nose.

“……”

“……”

“……”

Although a rebellion could have occurred, only a deathly silence fell over the meeting room.

The sound of someone swallowing their saliva was heard.

“…Guild Master. I think it would be better to calm down first and talk.”

Min Yu Shin sighed and tried to placate him. Cheon Shin Woo’s gaze touched on me.

“Calm down? Do I look calm right now?”

Frost started to form around with each word he spoke. So this is why some people came wearing winter clothes. I rubbed my goosebump-covered skin while looking around.

Min Yu Shin gave me a desperate look.

“Well… Wouldn’t it be better to hear them out first…? They must have their reasons too……”

To be honest, I don’t know why I’m doing this for people who tried to kill me, but isn’t it better than news articles about Cheon Shin Woo massacring his guild’s executives?

“I tried to stop them.”

Someone quickly said. Resentful gazes turned towards that person.

“I, I also… tried to stop them! I said it would be a big problem if anything happened……”

A timid voice followed. What did they try to stop? I rolled my eyes around and looked at Cheon Shin Woo.