Kang Heseop, who had thick eyebrows, a beard, and a sturdy physique, and Nam Jinhyuk, who looks relatively slender, ca toward us.
"Hello, guild master."
"Its been a while, Sihyeon."
I greeted guild master Kang Heseop happily and only briefly nodded my head towards Jin, who was next to him.
The two, who quickly finished their greetings with Yerin, turned toward Lia's side.
Kang Heseop asked with an awkward expression.
"Is this person Lianne, who will be escorting Sihyeon"
Yes, that's right.
Uh Is she Arican? Should I greet her in English? He He..l?"
Lia greeted him first as he tried to speak with a stutter.
"Hello, my na is Lianne. I ca here to help Sihyeon. You can call Lia."
"Oh! You're using an interpreter ring. Ive heard it's a very precious item."
Jin quickly recognized the interpreter ring in Lias hands.
Kang Heseop also looked at the interpreter ring curiously, then coughed and managed his expression.
"Hmm! Nice to et you, Miss. Lia. I'm Kang Heseop, the guild master of the Guardians Guild. I'm sorry for asking you to co here all of a sudden. Since we don't have ti, I'll get right to the point. Do you know why you were brought here?"
"Yes. On our way here, I heard the details from Lady Yerin."
"Then, this will be quick. Now, we have to get things straight on Miss. Lia's affiliation. On the list, it says you belong to the Guardians Guild. Even though it might be temporary, is it okay for you to be a mber of our guild?"
Lia answered Kang Heseop's question after glancing at .
"I'm here to help Sihyeon. If belonging to the guild helps Sihyeon, of course, Ill be glad to be a mber of the guild."
Kang Heseop looked surprised at the determined answer of Lia.
Then he turned his head back to .
Kang Heseop understood the aning and nodded his head.
Then he said with a smile.
"All right. From now on, you're a mber of the Guardians guild."
"Is that it? Dont you need to know any other things about ?"
"Not now. You don't have to worry. Its my job as a guild master to protect the mbers of my guild.
Kang Heseop answered with confidence.
Jin, who checked his watch, told Kang Heseop that there was not much ti left.
"Guild master, I think we should get moving."
"Oh! It's already ti. We shouldn't get into trouble for being late for the eting. Co on! Let's go up quickly."
As Kang Heseop hurried, we followed him in a hurry.
On the upper floor of a building, there was a large conference hall, which was crowded from the entrance.
As we approached the place, countless eyes turned toward us in an instant.
Kang Heseop did not care about the harsh gaze and made his way through the crowd without hesitation.
We entered the conference hall after a brief verification process by the security personnel.
In the center of the large conference room was a large circular table.
There were people sitting around the table, who seed to be representatives of each guild.
As we showed up at the entrance of the conference room, the buzz spread like wildfire in the large conference room.
Murmur.
Looking at the peoples expressions, I could confer that it was not a friendly atmosphere.
Once again, Kang Heseop did not care about the reactions of the people around him and strode to the designated seat at the circular desk.
The four of us who followed him also settled on our respective chairs.
The murmur died down slowly, however, soon, tension filled the conference room.
Even I, who was sitting away from the center could feel the pressure.
As the pressure kept building over ti, a man in his 50s entered the conference room.
He stood in the position of host and began to look around.
"Hmmm I think all the representatives are here. We will proceed with the eting on ti. I'm from the Awakener Society, and Ill be the host of today's eting.
Starting with his introduction, the host rambled on about the agenda of today's eting.
The host explained, really hard, pointing to the large screen in front of the round table, but the guild representatives looked reluctant as if they were not interested.
Well, before we start the full-fledged eting, I would like to talk about so awakeners in the recent Angel list.
Just as the host was about to proceed with the eting, a man sitting at the round table slowly raised his hand.
He looked like an uptight man with a sharp gaze.
The host who didnt see this coming was surprised and asked in a trembling voice.
Um, Astora Representative? Sharing opinions will be in the later half of the eting"
Astora.
As soon as I heard the na, an unpleasant feeling filled all over my face.
Before the people around could notice, I reverted my expression to its original state.
"Mr.Host. Before we begin the eting, I think we must address the elephant in the room."
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"I think most of you here know what I'm trying to say."
"Well"
"Hmm!"
Many people's coughs could be heard in the conference room
Soon, the room was filled with silence.
Astora Guild representative did not stop there, he rose from his seat and continued the conversation.
"You might have already checked the list of awakeners called by the Angels side this ti, haven't you? You might have probably noticed sothing very strange in that list."
Astora Guild Representative looked at Kang Heseop with a sly smile.
His face was smiling, but not his eyes.
Did the Guardians guild check the list?
Yes.
"Was there anything strange?"
"I don't think so."
Mumble.
Mumble.
In response to Kang Heseop's answer, there was a brief buzz in the conference room.
Astora Guild Representative waited for the buzz to subside with a relaxed expression.
"Oh that bi*ch"
"Yerin! Please! Watch your language!"
Yerin muttered swear words and Jin, who was next to her, was surprised and warned her.
"When I checked the list, there were as many as five awakeners from the Guardians Guild, right? What do you think of this?"
Kang Heseop answered sarcastically to the sarcastic question.
"I think its a great sign for our humanity that such talented people are gathering under a great guild master. I was also astonished by the fact three people has been selected from a guild like Astora for the mission. Im a bit worried."
Astora Guild Representative's expression turned cold at Kang Heseops playful response.
He turned from Kang Heseop and looked at the other guild representatives.
"Everyone! I did so research before I ca here. Yoon Daeho, Seo Yerin, Nam Jinhyuk I'm sure you've heard of these three. They're very active awakeners. But when I checked the other two, Lim Sihyeon and Lianne, I was surprised."
This ti, not just my, but everyone's faces were distorted.
"That double-faced bi*ch. Why is he proudly saying that he did a background check?"
Yerin spoke while cursing once again, but this ti, Jin did not stop her.
Regardless of our reaction, the Astora guild representative continued to explain.
"The Awakener with the na Lim Sihyeon has at least few records of doing Rift activities, whereas the Awakener with the Lianne, has not even a single record of doing any Rift activity. Do you want to send your mbers with such newbies, who dont have any roots, on an important task convened to us by the Angels themselves?"
Right!
That's a valid point!"
Several guild representatives responded agreeing to Astora guild representative's remarks.
The rest of the guild representatives nodded slightly and seed to agree with everyones opinion.
Despite the rising tense atmosphere, Kang Heseop reacted calmly.
"I didn't make the list, why are you complaining to . If you have any discomfort take it to the Angels."
"What an irresponsible remark. Who will take responsibility for the damage caused by two unverified people if they join the mission?"
"What do you want to do? If youre dissatisfied, go and argue with the Angels."
"That's not it. We need to take care of the affairs of the Human world by ourselves. So, of course, it would be fair if the two who don't have enough experience should voluntarily give up their duties. Don't you think so, everyone?"
"Right!"
"Of course, it's right to give up on your own."
Gradually, the conference hall went into an atmosphere where the Guardians Guild and all the rest of the guilds were having a confrontation.
I understood what Deputy Guild Leader Hayoung was worried about, now.
Astora guild's representative intends to get into an advantageous position by throwing us under the bus.
It was obvious that Lia and I didnt have much experience in Rift activities, so it would be difficult to reverse the current atmosphere.
What should we do about this?
When I was thinking about what to do with this situation.
Kang Heseop said mutteringly.
"Oh. Why should we give up our spot for you guys being a wuss."
He murmured, but everyone in the conference room could hear it because his voice was loud and clear.
Several people rose from their seats in anger at Kang Heseop's remarks.
"What the? What do you an by that?
"Do you want a fight?"
"That's rude!"
"Apologize for your remarks!"
Kang Heseop's expression did not change despite strong protests from everyone.
Rather, he calmly responded by pointing to Astora's representative.
"I think we need to take turns. How about we start with the guy over there? The spineless guy who dared to do a background check on my guild mbers."
"Is that your answer?"
Astora guild representative gave a deadly look.
Kang Heseop also responded without backing down.
Seeing the two, the host, who was sweating profusely, tried to diate between the two.
"Oh co on, calm down and take your seat first."
Despite the hosts desperate efforts, the atmosphere did not get subdued.
On the contrary, the atmosphere of the eting room intensified as if a fight would break out at any second.
In a situation where everyone was getting dragged into the atmosphere, Kang Heseop's words quickly drew everyone's attention.
"If you're that worried, how about checking it yourself?"
what did you say?
Check it out for yourself whether our guild mbers are good enough or not."
Those who strongly protested at Kang Heseops rude remarks also looked dumbfounded.
"After checking, if you guys find any problems with their skills, I'll get down on my knees. Instead!"
".?"
Kang Heseop stood up from his seat while emanating a sense of intimidation.
Looking at everyone who was staring at him, he gave a warning while roaring like a wild animal.
"If you didnt find any problem with my guild mbers' skills every one of you will be paying the price for the rude behavior you showed to my family today.
"Gulp"
(To be Continued)
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