Chapter 50 – GOY 50
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After hanging up the phone, I cautiously asked.
“Seung-hyuk-ah, did you… by any chance, destroy the examination room?”
“Yes.”
He answered immediately.
“Why?”
“Professor Jeon told me to get a matching rate test. I already have a Guide, but he kept pushing some other bastard on me and acting out, so I destroyed it.”
He destroyed a building for that reason? While ’Han Examination Room’ was small and cozy compared to other buildings, still, to destroy it…
“Did he tell you to test with Aaron?”
“Yes.”
Right, no matter how skilled Professor Oh was at social maneuvering, he couldn’t have orchestrated all of this alone as a temporary manager.
He must have obtained the consent of the Esper Department. If an S-Class Guide were to naturalize, the Esper side would welcome it with open arms.
“Aaron is an S-Class Guide. His family are all S-Class royals. So Professor Jeon probably didn’t suggest it with bad intentions…”
“Who the hell is that bastard Aaron? Do you like him that much, Hyung?”
Feeling Joo Seung-hyuk’s mana wavering again, I hurriedly shook my head.
“No! Like him? I’m just curious because people say he’s number one in the world.”
“Number one, my foot. That’s just media play. There is no Guide who surpasses Lee Yeon-soo.”
“Thanks.”
“What’s there to be thankful for? It’s not lip service, and I’m not praising you just because you’re my lover. I’m speaking objectively as an S-Class Esper.”
Joo Seung-hyuk took my hand and met my eyes.
“I’m proud that you’re my Guide.”
“…….”
Suddenly, my heart sank and then began to beat rapidly.
What is this? Did my heart break because the obsessive madman is too scary?
To calm the strange feeling, I hurriedly gripped his hand back.
“I’ll give you some Guiding. Your mana consumption must have been severe if you destroyed a whole building.”
“Haha. You’re giving me Guiding? Instead of scolding me?”
“How could I ever scold you…”
I’d die…
“Why can’t you scold me?”
Because unless I’m dying for some reason, there’s no way I can point out the faults of an obsessive yandere…!
But I couldn’t say that. Excessive honesty can often be poison.
“Well… because you’re my Esper.”
“I’m your Esper?”
“…Yes.”
As I nodded cautiously, Joo Seung-hyuk beamed.
Seeing that clear, childlike smile, my heart sank once more.
Anyway, where are we going?
He didn’t mention the location, and I didn’t have the courage to ask.
Furthermore, since the obsessive madman didn’t use any navigation help, there was no way for me to know.
Every time I saw wedding dress and tuxedo shops nearby, I had an ominous feeling. Surely we aren’t going to a wedding street?
Too afraid to look at the street scenery, I looked straight ahead and spotted an electronic billboard installed atop a skyscraper. Real-time news was playing on the large screen.
[Breaking News – Esper Academy Building Collapses]
Along with a large caption, footage of ‘Han Examination Room’ appeared.
The small but sturdy white building was now completely unrecognizable.
When I provided Guiding to Joo Seung-hyuk a moment ago, the flow of mana had been stable. So I thought Ji-hee noona might have exaggerated when she said he smashed the building.
But seeing it now, it was far more disastrous than I imagined.
“S-Seung-hyuk-ah, did you do that?”
Joo Seung-hyuk glanced at the billboard and spoke indifferently.
“Yes. The world must be too peaceful. To think something like that is breaking news.”
You crazy bastard! Regardless of the world’s peace, that is absolutely breaking news material!
“Seung-hyuk-ah, that’s too…”
“Too weak, right?”
“Huh?”
“I should have just blown the whole thing away. That way, they’d never talk nonsense again.”
“Ha, haha…”
I almost got into big trouble by saying it was too much. I laughed awkwardly and shut my mouth.
And I carved into my heart once again the fact that while Villainous Sub-uke No. 2 only gets annoyed, the obsessive madman tears down buildings.
The car stopped at the special parking lot of the Ability User Department Store.
The Ability User Department Store was jointly operated by the Center and the Ability User Association. Unlike regular department stores, it sold treasures from gates, weapons, potions, and accessories made from processed mana stones.
I had been trembling, fearing he might take me to a luxury jewelry shop famous for wedding rings, but this was even worse.
“Get out.”
“Seung-hyuk-ah…!”
I urgently grabbed Joo Seung-hyuk as he tried to exit the car.
“I really don’t wear things like rings! [visit our site]It’s not that I hate [Read on Read BL Novels]couple rings, I just really don’t wear them!”
“Why are you suddenly like this? Why did you change your mind?”
Joo Seung-hyuk pressed my earlobe so hard it actually hurt.
Since the strength was coming from the hand that had just demolished a building, a surge of fear washed over me.
The obsessive madman’s mood was hitting rock bottom. In this situation, honesty is the best policy.
I conveyed my honest feelings without a single lie.
“It’s expensive here!!”
“Pffft!”
Joo Seung-hyuk burst out laughing. But whether the obsessive madman laughed or not, I was serious.
The Ability User Department Store was lined with products so expensive that the world’s top luxury brands looked cute in comparison.
The basics started in the thousands, and high-rank equipment exceeded hundreds of millions.
I did not want to get couple [visit our site]rings that cost at least tens of millions of won with the obsessive madman.
“Are you worried about the price?”
“Yes. It’s too expensive here. Seung-hyuk-ah, if we’re going to buy couple rings, let’s go somewhere else.”
“Get out.”
Joo Seung-hyuk rubbed my cheek and stepped out of the car.
What choice do I have when the obsessive madman has already gotten out… I had no choice but to follow him.
“It’s Joo Seung-hyuk!”
“Lee Yeon-soo is here too!”
“Hey, look over there! It’s an S, an S!”
The moment we entered, the department store became noisy.
In this world, Ability Users were celebrities, like movie stars or sports stars. Consequently, many people recognized them when they walked the streets. However, most people just whispered among themselves.
The Ability User Department Store was no different. But today, the cheering was exceptionally loud.
Wondering what was happening, I looked around and saw a poster for a KN Guild fan signing event.
It seemed fans had gathered because the signing event was starting in 30 minutes.
The Ability User Department Store often held such events, but of all days, it had to be today. I couldn’t be this unlucky.
People took photos of us with their cameras. Not only fans, but reporters who had come to cover the fan signing event were also visible.
At this rate, rumors that I went on a date with the obsessive madman today will spread across the entire country.
I looked at Joo Seung-hyuk. He was the type to loathe such things. There was even a huge scandal once when he broke the arm of a paparazzi who had been following him. I hoped he would exert his usual obsessive madman aura and clear away all the cameras.
However, far from getting angry, Joo Seung-hyuk smiled softly and interlaced his fingers with mine. At that, screams erupted from all over.
“Hyung, there are a lot of people today. I’ll have to be careful not to lose you.”
Careful my foot, am I a child? And interlacing fingers? What is he doing in front of all these people!
I wanted to pull away immediately, but knowing that doing so would lead to confinement, I quietly nodded.
“Mm-hmm.”
“Come this way.”
“Okay.”
We took the elevator up to the 5th floor.
The 5th floor was quiet and deserted. At a glance, there seemed to be more employees and security guards than customers. Even though only the floor had changed, the atmosphere had shifted 180 degrees.
From the 5th floor up, they handled special treasures, weapons, and high-priced items, so only Ability Users or specially authorized persons could enter. Moreover, because they dealt with such expensive items, not many Ability Users even came up this far.
I, too, had visited once out of curiosity in high school, only to flee back home in shock after hearing the prices.
We passed the weapon store and headed toward the item section.
Unlike Espers, weapons and equipment weren’t very important for Guides. Using a good item didn’t make one’s Guiding skills significantly better.
However, my eyes were naturally drawn to the pistols on display.
‘They’re pretty…’
Until now, I had only used the basic student stolen contentpistol provided by the school. Since I rarely had to enter gates anyway, there was no need to use something high-end.
Besides, those kinds of weapons were only necessary for Espers who used pistols as their primary weapon…
“Hyung, tell me if there’s anything you like.”
“No. I’m a Guide. I don’t need things like that.”
“What does that matter? If you want it, you have it.”
“I guess so…”
If I said I wanted a pistol right now, Joo Seung-hyuk would buy it for me. But since I preferred not to be indebted to him, I stubbornly kept walking straight ahead.
“Esper Joo Seung-hyuk, Guide Lee Yeon-soo, welcome.”
As we entered the accessory shop, the employee greeted us politely. Joo Seung-hyuk also asked with courtesy.
“Where are the couple rings?”
“Sets for Espers and Guides are available over here.”
In the area the employee pointed to, various couple rings were on display.
“Hyung, which one do you like?”
Joo Seung-hyuk asked with a beaming smile.
‘I don’t like any of them.’
I wanted to say that, but since we’d come this far, I figured we should buy at least one.
They looked like ordinary jewels at a glance, but since they were embedded with mana stones, they were likely exorbitantly expensive.
I chose a simple ring that looked relatively affordable.
“How much is this one?”
“This ring has the effect of increasing mana by 0.7%, the grade is C, and the price is 56 million won.”
“…Ah, I see.”
It looked like it would be 56,000 won, but it was exactly a thousand times more expensive. Moreover, the performance was mediocre. Are there actually people who pay that much money just to increase their mana by a mere 0.7%?
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“Do you like that one?”
“Ah, no. I don’t think anything here is really my taste…”
I shook my head with an awkward smile. Even if we bought couple rings, it wouldn’t be here.
“I understand.”
He answered readily. Fortunately, it seemed we were just going to leave.
Just as I was relaxing and letting my guard down, Joo Seung-hyuk spoke to the employee.
“I’d like to see the A-Class and above.”
A-Class? C-Class was 56 million, and he wants to buy an A-Class?!
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