Guide Me If You Dare
Chapter 41: BIG MOUTH

Chapter 41: BIG MOUTH

"SO, WHO do I need to kill for my precious Guide?"

Yuno immediately pointed at Choi Kangmin and answered Ki Gayoon’s question.

Choi Kangnim looked like he passed out after hitting the wall. Kim Jaeha was busy pressing a cloth against the back of Choi Kangmin’s head because it was bleeding. Rebecca, on the other hand, was pouring potion on the wound.

Well, Kangmin is still an Awakened Person, so his body is tougher than a Civilian’s.

"Kangmin’s Esper," Yuno said. He felt bad for Choi Kangmin, but he had to finish what the other guy started. Having said that, he still had a conscience. "But you don’t need to kill him. Just beat him for me in a proper duel."

Ki Gayoon knitted his eyebrows as if he was annoyed.

Oops.

Yuno got nervous and wondered if the grumpy old man got upset with him.

Did I sound too bossy?

"Why are you calling that bastard by his first name casually when you only met him a few hours ago?" Ki Gayoon complained. "Are you nice to your bullies? So, do I need to bully you before you start calling me with the right honorifics?"

"Aren’t you already doing that, Ahjuhyung?" Yuno retorted. "You always bully me."

"When did I do that?"

"You kept calling me ’little shit’ ever since we met."

"That’s just a pet name."

"I don’t like it."

Ki Gayoon was about to say something, but the doors burst open.

"Esper Gayoon-ssi, you should have told us in advance that you were visiting."

It was Bambi.

"Why do I need to tell you that when I’m not here for you anyway?" Ki Gayoon scoffed at Bambi’s remark. "I’m just here to have lunch with my Guide."

I knew it.

Noh Yuno should have known Ki Gayoon would appear at his workplace just to feed him.

Ahjuhyung is acting like a witch fattening their victims before eating them.

"Even so, you still have called, Hyung," Bambi said, now talking to the uninterested Ki Gayoon in a friendly manner as if the two of them were close. "You almost gave the staff members who saw you a heart attack. Next time, please send a message in advance. I’m still Guide Noh Yuno-ssi’s Team Leader, so you have to tell me if you want to see your Guide."

"Right. You’re the Team Leader here, Ho Jung— Bambi."

Oho?

Yuno was surprised when Ki Gayoon finally called Bambi by the latter’s new name.

Of course, Bambi looked pleasantly surprised. "Hyung—"

"Did you hear that, Noh Yuno?" Ki Gayoon said smugly while looking at Yuno. "I called him by his new name properly this time. Give me a reward later, okay?"

"What reward?" Yuno complained. "Ahjuhyung, my existence is already the biggest reward you can receive in this lifetime."

Ki Gayoon just scoffed.

"Gayoon Hyung, I’m afraid you need to stay here and explain," Bambi said in a cold voice, obviously suppressing his anger. "You attached an elite Guide that belongs to my team."

"Right. I have something to ask you, too, Team Leader."

Bambi flinched when Ki Gayoon called him by his position rather than name. "What is it?"

"Is the National Guide Bureau going bankrupt?"

"I’m afraid I don’t understand what you mean by—"

"Every single station I see here looks fancy," Ki Gayoon said in a scary, cold voice. And then he pointed at Yuno’s plain workstation. "Except for my Guide’s table, that is."

Hmm?

Well, I did notice that my workstation is basic compared to the others. But it’s not like it’s a big deal since I don’t work here for real.

"Guide Noh Yuno-ssi’s appointment to the team is sudden, so we didn’t have enough time to prepare a better workstation for him," Bambi said calmly. "I’ll make sure to replace Guide Noh Yuno-ssi’s things—"

"Don’t bother," Ki Gayoon said, cutting off Noh Yuno rudely. "Beom-seok Constructions will provide my Guide his new workstation. All you have to do is approve my request, Team Leader."

Bambi forced a smile. "If that’s what you want, Hyung. But you still have to come with me to the Chief’s office to explain what happened here."

Ki Gayoon looked irritated.

Ah.

Ahjuhyung probably doesn’t want to be alone with Guide Bambi-ssi.

"I’m the one directly involved in this incident, so I’m coming with you," Yuno said, grabbing Ki Gayoon’s hand because the grumpy old man looked like he was seconds away from strangling Bambi. "Guide Bambi-ssi, I believe you know why I can’t let you be with Esper Ki Gayoon alone."

Bambi frowned, but he didn’t say anything.

***

CHIEF KIM MUNHEE.

When Yuno awakened as a Guide, that position belonged to Moon Noa.

Now it was Kim Munhee who led the National Guide Bureau.

She’s a woman around Sajangnim’s age. And I think she’s also a chaebol? No wonder her aura screams power and authority. Oh, she looks elegant, too.

But Yuno never liked the Guide Chief.

"Thank you for sharing your side with us, Guide Noh Yuno-ssi," Kim Munhee said, smiling. It was a pleasant business smile, and there was no warmth in it. "Let’s wait for Guide Choi Kangmin to hear his side."

"You don’t need to hear that Guide’s side," Ki Gayoon said. Of course, the ahjussi was as rude as ever. "You just have to approve the formal duel that my Guide requested, Chief Kim."

Aigoo.

Yuno, even though he was sitting next to Ki Gayoon, couldn’t turn to him.

I want to pretend that I don’t know Ahjuhyung.

Even Bambi, who was sitting next to Chief Kim Munhee, looked aghast by Ki Gayoon’s brashness.

"Esper Ki Gayoon, we have to be fair."

"Cut the crap, Chief Kim," Ki Gayoon said, scoffing. "If you wanted to be fair, you wouldn’t have discriminated Noh Yuno. Even if Noh Yuno is only here to keep up appearances, he still deserved to be treated fairly. But you didn’t."

Both Chief Kim Munhee and Bambi flinched.

Oops.

Guilty.

"It’s a misunderstanding, Esper Gayoon-ssi," Chief Kim Munhee said, obviously trying to pacify Ki Gayoon. "We will fix our mistake—"

"This is my fault."

What?

Yuno turned to Ki Gayoon in disbelief.

His fault?

"That Guide whose name I don’t even recognize dared to mess with my exclusive Guide?" Ki Gayoon asked, smirking bitterly. "That Guide must have been looking down on me because I’m not officially a part of this country’s beloved Top 5 Espers."

Right.

This country is obsessed with the Top 5 most powerful Espers.

"That’s not true, Esper Ki Gayoon-ssi," Bambi, who was the Team Leader of the elite team in charge of the Top 5’s well-being, denied it firmly. "Guide Choi Kangmin was just probably carried away by his emotions—"

"It’s my right as an S-Class Esper to challenge any of the Top 5 Espers, right?"

Yes, there was a rule that allowed S-Class Espers— natural or not— to challenge the reigning Top 5 and claim their spots.

Oh, shit.

Yuno gulped when he realized that his pettiness had caused a huge problem.

"When I win against that bastard’s Esper, then I’ll officially rejoin the Top 5 again," Ki Gayoon said in a serious tone. "When that happens, I better see you all giving my Guide the respect that he deserves."

Hmm?

Yuno realized that Ki Gayoon was doing it for his honor.

I’m quite touched.

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