Chapter 1008 – Side Story – Hope City Guild’s Daily Life (2)

Hye-eun and Cheon Ji-hee continue to spar while wearing training equipment at the training ground.

Contrary to my expectations, where I thought she was training on shield skills against AI hologram monsters, Hye-eun continued to train on shield skills on real people. I had no idea that Cheon Ji-hee would be joining her training instead of heading out in the morning.

‘… Well, if you think about it, it’s natural.’

In any case, Cheon Ji-hee, an A+ level hunter, would not be so short of money that she would have to go out every day, and spending her time with Hye-eun would have been a better option for her.

“Hye-eun, next!”

“Yes, Jihee!”

‘I heard that Hye-eun got a little depressed after she started to relax at her party.’

Looking at it this way, I was glad to see that she seemed to be doing well as usual. According to Han Min-ah, she said that Cheon Ji-hee’s condition did not seem to be good after Hye-eun started resting.

It may be that he spends time with Hye-eun like this because he wants to make up for the loss of being together at parties.

I didn’t think Cheon Ji-hee’s behavior was particularly strange or unpleasant. If her depression could be resolved in this way, it would be good for me as well.

… Of course, the best thing would be for Cheon Ji-hee to take this opportunity to take pregnancy leave and rest together, just like Hye-eun.

“…”

-Glance.

“… ?”

As I was watching the two people training with that in mind, I noticed a shift of gaze from Cheon Ji-hee to me.

“Hye, Hye-eun! Next! This time we’ll do it three times in a row, so concentrate and block it!”

“Come anytime, Jihee!”

… Really, you can see the inside.

He continues his training with Hye-eun, who notices that I have entered the training area but deliberately talks to me or pretends to know me.

Since you’re spending time with Hye-eun after a long time, it probably means that you don’t want me to interfere.

As guild members’ mental management was important to me as a guild leader, I did not bother to stop Cheon Ji-hee’s behavior and watched the training for about 10 more minutes. Soon after, the two of them entered a break in their mock battle training.

“Whoa, would you like to take a break for a moment, Jihee?”

“… Yes, Hye-eun.”

Hye-eun is quite sweaty even though she uses only her arms and legs to use shield techniques with minimal movement, and Cheon Ji-hee appears to be hardly tired even though she continues to kick and kick with a series of spectacular movements.

It was something that could not be helped. No matter how strong Hye-eun’s shield skills are, she is not single now.

Although it is still barely noticeable on the outside, you will feel the weight anyway, so there will be psychological pressure. Since I was moving as carefully as possible, it was inevitable that I would always be in a state of tension.

Hye-eun’s eyes met mine as she headed towards the entrance of the training center for a short break.

“Uh, Taekyung?”

“…”

As soon as she saw me, Hye-eun approached me with a happy face, and Cheon Ji-hee walked slowly behind her with a slightly displeased expression.

“Is it break time?”

“Huh. “Now I’m going to run one more set.”

“Cheon Ji-hee, are you helping Hye-eun train?”

“… Yes.”

He showed a slightly displeased expression because he was interrupted from spending time alone with Hye-eun, but he didn’t show his dislike or show caution like before.

Even though it was said to be a relationship with Hye-eun, she couldn’t just shudder and hate me because I had been in a relationship with her on several occasions.

At least by Cheon Ji-hee’s standards, he is probably the person with the highest likeability rating among men. Of course, she can’t match the level of favorability she has for Hye-eun.

“If you come, let me know. How long did you wait?”

“I came here to watch Hye-eun train, but if I talk to you in the middle, I’ll just lose my concentration.”

“Hmm…”

“It looks like Cheon Ji-hee was also very focused. “I see that you didn’t even notice that someone came in.”

“… Yes.”

Cheon Ji-hee answers quietly, averting her gaze as if she remembers our eye contact earlier.

At the entrance to the training center, we had several conversations about how intense Hye-eun’s recent training was and whether she was overdoing it or overtaxing her body.

“… So. Normally, I move just enough so that I don’t lose my senses. One set of 30 minutes of training with 30 minutes of rest. Four times a day. Rest in the afternoon.”

“Isn’t that a bit much? Since I’m not going back right away after giving birth anyway, I can take it a little easier…”

“Oh my! It hasn’t even been 3 months yet! Besides, even if a hunter is pregnant, he or she is usually active until the 7th month, right? “Honestly, I feel like I’m making a fuss about taking a break right now.”

“… Still, there’s nothing you can do about it. Hye-eun, I don’t want to see anything happen to you or the baby in your stomach.”

“Anyway… Taekyung is so overprotective…”

However, Hye-eun smiled and smiled as if she didn’t like my overprotection.

“This is the last set, right? “Would you like me to help you a little then?”

“Aren’t you busy?”

“Hye-eun can take that much time for you.”

“… Chii, indeed.”

Perhaps because my words felt too empty, Hye-eun smiled at me with a strange gaze.

… Well, considering the number of women I’ve met so far, I can’t help but feel that Hye-eun’s words were empty.

“Oh, well, then I’ll go outside for a bit. “I have something to bring from the waiting room.”

“Shall I bring it for you? “I’m pregnant, and I need to rest.”

“Oh, hey, it’s okay! And that’s really overprotective…”

“Or you can ask Eunbyeol to bring it to you. Towel? Extra training clothes? Or not…”

“Aaaaat… ! I-I was just trying to go to the bathroom! Boo, I wasn’t going to say anything because I was embarrassed, but really…”

“Ah…”

Because of her thought that she was pregnant, she tried to be as considerate as possible, but instead, she used her natural excuse and caught Hye-eun, who was trying to leave her place.

“… Anyway, I’ll come back!”

“Ah, Hye-eun. Me too…”

“Yes?”

“Cheon Ji-hee, can we talk for a moment?”

“…”

Cheon Ji-hee naturally tries to follow Hye-eun out, but when she hears my call, she turns her gaze towards me and looks at me.

She took a look at the eyes of me and Hye-eun, who were looking at her, and made a careful decision.

“Jihee?”

“… Sorry, nothing. Have a nice trip, Hye-eun.”

“Oh, yes.”

Spending time with Hye-eun is important, but she seems to think there is some meaning in me calling her to talk alone.

And more than anything else, it was as if Cheon Ji-hee had a weakness for me because of her special personality.

Anyway, without my permission, Cheon Ji-hee will not be able to roll around on the same bed as Hye-eun or use me as an excuse to engage in skinship with Hye-eun.

As Hye-eun took her steps, it was Cheon Ji-hee who turned her gaze towards me with her arms crossed in the training room where only the two of us were left.

“… What’s the story?”

“First of all, don’t think it’s strange and just listen.”

“… “Seeing as you start with those words, it seems like you’re trying to tell a strange story.”

“There is no need to be so cautious. “Maybe it’s a good story for Cheon Ji-hee.”

“… “What is it?”

Hearing that it was a good story for him, he seemed to naturally intuit that it was related to Hye-eun.

In order to meet her expectations, I carefully suggested to Jihee Cheon the same story that I had previously told Minah Han.

“Do you, Cheon Ji-hee, have no intention of having children like Hye-eun?”

“… ?”

“Hye-eun is currently on leave due to her pregnancy, and she has one more person in Azure Shield who will be taking pregnancy leave soon. Since this has already come to an end, I am suggesting that Cheon Ji-hee also take this opportunity to take a break.”

“… That condition is pregnancy? “It’s absurd.”

“Are you not interested?”

“Do you think there is?”

I expected to some extent that they would reject my proposal, but I never thought they would dislike it so strongly.

“The reason I mix with you is that I want to be by Hye-eun’s side. By forming a relationship with you, my ability to awaken is maintained, and I also have the opportunity to have skinship with Hye-eun in the same bed.”

“I know, Cheon Ji-hee.”

“Thanks to you, I am grateful that I can live without breaking up with Hye-eun. But that doesn’t mean you’re grateful enough to have your child. If I’m unhappy about being left alone at the party and going to work while everyone else is resting, I’d rather take temporary leave. “I’m not using strange means to have four children.”

“What a complaint. “If a hunter like Cheon Ji-hee takes a break, of course it’s a loss for our guild.”

“… “Hmph.”

Cheon Ji-hee was still glaring at me with her arms crossed, probably because she didn’t like my suggestion.

She didn’t even think that she could be easily persuaded in the first place, so I just made a suggestion that she couldn’t easily ignore, as I had planned.

“You may think that since you are pregnant now, it will be okay as long as you return from vacation, but later on, there may be no more contact between Hye-eun and Cheon Ji-hee, right?”

“… “What?”