By Zephyria 
The White Tiger Unit members, who had been inwardly curious about ‘the’ Guide who monopolized Hyeon Jae-ha’s attention, turned their gazes towards Yeon Yu-jin.
Thanks to the days spent investigating Yeon Yu-jin, suspecting he might be a lackey of the Management Bureau, they knew he was an idol.
That made this encounter even more unfamiliar and fascinating.
Even those who were immune to dazzling beauty thanks to their leader, Hyeon Jae-ha, were momentarily mesmerized as they looked at the Secrety members.
‘Wow, it’s my first time seeing a celebrity this close.’
‘He’s much prettier and more handsome in person than in photos or videos, isn’t he?’
‘The Espers behind Yeon Yu-jin are also celebrities, so they have a dazzling aura behind them.’
‘Oh…. Our leader has really high standards. No wonder he hasn’t met a new Guide since his deceased former partner Guide. There must have been no one who met his standards.’
‘Still, no one is as handsome as our leader… Huh.’
“What are you all staring at so intently?”
The White Tiger Unit members, who had been blankly admiring Yeon Yu-jin’s face, immediately backed down when they saw their leader, Hyeon Jae-ha, glaring at them.
“We, we’re sorry, sir.”
Overwhelmed by his force, most of the White Tiger Unit members apologized to Hyeon Jae-ha, but the reactions of their colleagues, who were in the position of vice-commander, were different.
Ha Ri-ra, the action leader, Samoa, the tracker, and Ryu I-ruk and Jo Jae-chan, who played the role of supporters, rather sparkled their eyes and urged Hyeon Jae-ha, asking what was going on.
“Wow! What is it, Captain? Is this a surprise?”
“Have you finally decided to make Yeon Yu-jin Guide your official partner Guide?”
“But anyway, is it okay to bring a civilian, especially someone who lives as a celebrity, here like this? Even if he lives alone without family… The repercussions will be significant.”
“Didn’t you say he wasn’t popular when we investigated him last time? Then wouldn’t anyone notice if one person disappeared?”
Buzzing. Noisy.
Amidst the curiosity, excitement, and slight bewilderment that the leader’s new Guide had arrived, only Geum Na-ro, the information collector, remained aloof and rational.
He sighed, glared at Hyeon Jae-ha, and demanded an explanation for the situation.
“What is it, Captain? Why did you bring civilians here, including Yeon Yu-jin? Wasn’t it the rule of our White Tiger Unit that getting involved with civilians would do no good to either side, so we shouldn’t get close to them?”
At Geum Na-ro’s cold voice, the other members, startled, withdrew their curiosity and sent wary and doubtful gazes to Hyeon Jae-ha, Yeon Yu-jin, and the Secrety members.
Hyeon Jae-ha silently answered Geum Na-ro’s question.
“I have never forgotten the rules. However, now that we have identified X, I have determined that there is no longer a need to follow those rules, so I brought these people here.”
Geum Na-ro’s eyes widened in shock at the unexpected information.
“You identified X at once? There were three candidates, and we haven’t even started the investigation yet…”
Hyeon Jae-ha pointed to Yeon Yu-jin.
“Yeon Yu-jin Guide met the first candidate and directly confirmed his identity.”
“How…”
“As we narrowed the siege, that bastard became impatient, anticipated our movements, and was waiting for Yeon Yu-jin Guide to come.”
“Are you saying you conducted a secret cooperative operation with Yeon Yu-jin Guide? Even if he is a Guide, he is still a civilian… Even if he is someone the Captain has been watching closely, why did you do something that so greatly violates the rules? This is not like the Captain.”
Geum Na-ro glared at Yeon Yu-jin, who was standing behind Hyeon Jae-ha.
“I am grateful for the previous cooperation, but civilians should stay out of this. X is a cunning and persistent bastard. He will surely be targeting you. No, maybe he has already Brainwashed you and made you come to this place.”
Click.
“Geum Na-ro!”
Ha Ri-ra screamed.
Regardless, Geum Na-ro expressed murderous intent while aiming a gun loaded with live ammunition at Yeon Yu-jin.
“Captain, Yeon Yu-jin Guide is dangerous. We must eliminate him here-.”
Geum Na-ro’s finger was about to pull the trigger.
Hyeon Jae-ha’s face became as cold and still as a snow-covered plain.
“Stop.”
“……!”
Thud.
The bullet in Geum Na-ro’s gun turned into powder and crumbled.
Hyeon Jae-ha had used telekinesis to crush the bullet into a fine powder.
“What…”
As Geum Na-ro panicked and tried to find another weapon, Hyeon Jae-ha said in a low voice without moving.
“There is something I need to correct, Geum Na-ro.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Yeon Yu-jin Guide is not a civilian.”
“…Excuse me?”
What kind of absurd nonsense is this?
Just as Geum Na-ro was about to get angry, thinking he was playing word games, Yeon Yu-jin approached him.
Unlike the startled Geum Na-ro, Yeon Yu-jin extended his hand to him with an extremely calm face.
“It’s my first time seeing you in person, not on screen, Mr. Geum Na-ro.”
“…Why did you come all the way here? Did you bewitch the Captain?”
Hyeon Jae-ha sent a grim look to Geum Na-ro.
“Geum Na-ro, if you keep babbling like that, I won’t stand still either.”
“Captain!”
“I understand you’re surprised, but listen to Yeon Yu-jin Guide’s story.”
Geum Na-ro glared only at Hyeon Jae-ha, as if refusing to comply, without even glancing at Yeon Yu-jin.
‘He must be a spy sent by X.’
Geum Na-ro suspected Yeon Yu-jin until he opened his mouth.
‘He met X? I don’t know what kind of wicked things that bastard did, but I won’t fall for it. Before the hideout is exposed to X, we must deal with them and get out of here….’
As Geum Na-ro busily pondered his future plans, rolling his head, Yeon Yu-jin scratched the back of his head as if embarrassed and said.
“It’s hard to believe, but I’m actually An Ga-hyeon, who died 20 years ago.”
“…What did you say?”
Geum Na-ro was dumbfounded.
The other White Tiger Unit members, who had been watching the situation with bated breath, felt the same way.
“An Ga-hyeon Guide?”
“That’s impossible. He passed away a long time ago.”
“The Captain even prepared a gravesite himself…?”
Amidst the murmuring colleagues, Geum Na-ro frowned and violently grabbed Yeon Yu-jin by the collar.
Hyeon Jae-ha was furious.
“Geum Na-ro!”
However, Yeon Yu-jin, who had been grabbed by the collar, remained calm.
“Stay still, Jae-ha. We came without contacting you, so we expected this much resistance.”
“Ga-hyeon, but.”
“You stay still.”
Although the age difference between the two must be significant, Yeon Yu-jin called Hyeon Jae-ha by his name without hesitation and showed a familiar attitude.
Eventually, Geum Na-ro, who was furious to the point of boiling over, coldly rebuked.
“Who do you think you are to treat our Captain so carelessly? Besides, don’t insult the deceased An Ga-hyeon Guide!”
He should be crazy in a good way.
Geum Na-ro wanted to kill Yeon Yu-jin, who was claiming to be An Ga-hyeon, who had met a miserable and tragic death, right away.
Unlike Geum Na-ro, who seemed to be turning mad with anger, Yeon Yu-jin was as calm as a still lake.
“I guess I have to show you with actions rather than words?”
Yeon Yu-jin smiled and grabbed the arm of Geum Na-ro, who was holding his collar.
Geum Na-ro, who was about to let go of his hand, thinking he was using some kind of trick, slowly fell into shock.
‘…What?’
A huge amount of high-purity Guiding energy, which should not have come from Yeon Yu-jin, who was only a C-class Guide, was felt.
Like a vast, inexhaustible sea, a mountain of energy with no end in sight.
“Who… are you?”
Geum Na-ro didn’t know.
That he was already panting.
He soon realized that Yeon Yu-jin was the culprit who had caused the abnormality in his body.
‘This is Reverse Guiding…!’
Reverse Guiding, known as the specialty of the dead An Ga-hyeon, was still an area that other Guides could not even dream of.
‘How can this person do that?’
“Who are you… you.”
Yeon Yu-jin smiled at Geum Na-ro, who was trembling with a voice filled with a hint of hope instead of anger.
“Is this not enough? Then…”
Yeon Yu-jin took out a box cutter from his pocket.
Hyeon Jae-ha tried to stop him when he saw it, but he was a step too late.
Stab.
Red blood splattered everywhere.
Yeon Yu-jin stabbed his own palm with the knife.
Everyone in that space, including Geum Na-ro, was taken aback by Yeon Yu-jin’s sudden self-harm.
“What are you doing…!”
Geum Na-ro forgot that he was trying to kill Yeon Yu-jin, wary of him, and grabbed his hand to treat his wound.
“…Huh?”
However, Yeon Yu-jin’s hand was healing at a rapid pace.
“Th, this is…”
Geum Na-ro’s knees buckled.
He stared at Yeon Yu-jin’s hand, which had been completely healed with only bloodstains remaining, with eyes filled with shock and awe.
The other White Tiger Unit members also stared at him without even making a sound.
Geum Na-ro barely muttered.
“Resurrection ability…”
“Does this prove that I am An Ga-hyeon?”
A fact known to all the White Tiger Unit members gathered here.
X could not take away An Ga-hyeon’s ‘Resurrection’ ability.
After An Ga-hyeon’s death, his body was cremated by Hyeon Jae-ha, making it impossible to steal his absolute ability.
Tears of unknown origin flowed from Geum Na-ro’s eyes.
“Are you really… An Ga-hyeon Guide? How…”
“I don’t know exactly either. I can only guess that it’s thanks to the ability.”
Yeon Yu-jin, or rather, An Ga-hyeon, helped the collapsed Geum Na-ro up.
“So, do you feel like talking now?”