HPDBC Chapter 32: The Proposal by Chae Young Ju
Chapter 32: The Proposal by Chae Young Ju
"Well… We don't have the type of relationship to greet each other with a “long time no see”, Right?" KangWoo asked her calmly.
Just like he’d said, they didn't know each other at all.
KangWoo kept talking while looking at the girl that had short, red hair.
"So, what do you need from me?"
"Chae YeonJoo…"
The girl with short, red hair turned to KangWoo and walked toward him.
"My name is Chae YeonJoo."
"Chae YeonJoo?"
He thought that he had heard that name somewhere.
KangWoo tried to remember where he had heard it.
'Ah, she's one of the people they were talking about in the waiting room.'
He remembered hearing about a player who had gotten an S-rank attribute since the first awakening.
'I remember hearing she's the master of one of the top five guilds of the country.'
The Five Guilds…
It was what they called the biggest guilds of Korea.
Hanul, Red Rose, Onnuri, Mir, and Sanarae.
He remembered reading her name among the list of the leaders of those guilds.
"Red Rose...?"
"Yes, I'm the master of the Red Rose Guild."
"…"
The master of one of the top five guilds…
She was one of the strongest players in Korea.
The player he had met just by chance in the internet cafe was one of the top players in Korea…
'No wonder she's so strong.'
She was so strong that she made KangWoo doubt his abilities.
It was normal for him to think that. Since, on that day at the internet cafe, he had just completed the third awakening and had gone through the ceremony. Thanks to both of those things, he obtained strength two steps ahead of the rest.
'Is this how I'd feel if the fat old man from next door was, in reality, the CEO of a huge corporation?'
He wasn't sure if the comparison made sense, but it felt similar.
KangWoo looked at Chae YeonJu with slightly wary eyes.
Her clothes were completely different from the ones she was wearing that day—she was wearing hot pants and a tight t-shirt.
Although she was wearing comfortable clothes, thanks to her beauty, her attractiveness couldn't be compared to before.
'She took her time to get ready.'
Based on her clothes, it may not have looked like it, but considering that she had also applied some makeup, she had definitely taken time to get ready.
Basically, she hadn't approached him with any ill intentions.
'She wouldn't have taken the time to apply makeup if she came here
KangWoo remained silent after seeing her sad smile.
He felt that he was seeing her real face for the first time.
Chae YaenJoo erased that sad expression from her face and spoke.
"I can't tell you right now."
"Hmm."
KangWoo slowly nodded.
He still hadn't accepted her proposal.
If that request was so important to her, it was understandable that she hadn't told him the details about it.
'If it's something ridiculous, I can always refuse it later.'
It wasn't like he was signing a contract where he was promising to fulfill that request.
Later on, once he heard the details of the request, he would accept it if it was something he could do, but if it was something ridiculous, he could refuse it and cut the relationship with the Red Rose Guild.
He didn't need to think about it for long.
It was the perfect chance to create a connection with a big guild and receive a wide variety of support.
KangWoo wasn't stupid enough to let such an opportunity go.
"I accept."