I Became The Rankers’ Number One Pick [EN]: Chapter 32

32.

“Seo-ah!”

Baek Eun-hee smiled brightly as soon as she saw Seo-ah. She was about to hug Seo-ah tightly, but then, realizing something, she gently embraced and patted her.

Seo-ah’s ribs could have been crushed if she had been careless.

“You’re really not hurt anywhere, are you?”

Seeing Baek Eun-hee after a long time, Seo-ah also felt glad.

“Of course, have you been well, Hunter Baek Eun-hee?”

“Hunter Baek Eun-hee? That’s so formal. Call me ‘unni’ [older sister or female friend], unni.”

“Ah, um, yes, Unni.”

“Is this all your luggage?”

Seo-ah’s luggage was simple. From the beginning, she hadn’t brought much when she left home.

“Yes, this is all of it.”

“Hmm, light and good, give it here.”

But Baek Eun-hee, worried that even that would be too heavy, took the luggage from Seo-ah’s shoulder and put it in the car.

Behind Seo-ah were Han Seok-hyun, who had been raging until just now, and Yoo Ji-an, who had a constipated expression.

Baek Eun-hee smirked at them.

“Well then, try to get along.”

Park Seo-ah turned around and bowed deeply.

“Thank you for everything. I’m really grateful.”

“Don’t mention it, you’ll be back soon anyway.”

“Take care of yourself. Come back immediately if you don’t like it.”

“Unni, goodbye!”

Receiving the farewells of the three, Seo-ah got into Baek Eun-hee’s car. She had come so urgently that she drove herself without a driver.

“Let’s go, Seo-ah.”

But before leaving, Seo-ah quietly called out to Baek Eun-hee.

“Um, Unni, there’s a place I need to stop by.”

“Huh? Okay, where is it?”

The place Seo-ah stopped by was, of course, the hospital where her younger brother, Geon-hoo, was hospitalized.

While Seo-ah met her brother, Baek Eun-hee waited for a while, leaning against the hospital corridor.

‘I vaguely heard such a report.’

Baek Eun-hee also wanted Park Seo-ah, so she had thoroughly investigated her personal information. However, at that time, she focused more on hunter-related information.

Because Seo-ah’s attitude was so mature and she didn’t talk much about herself, Baek Eun-hee had forgotten about it for a while after receiving the report.

“Hmm, a sick younger brother….”

Baek Eun-hee glanced at the door where Seo-ah had disappeared.

“So that’s why she needed money.”

*I want to help, but is there a way?* But knowing Seo-ah’s personality from the short time I’ve experienced, if I give her something unilaterally, she will definitely feel burdened.

Even that toy hammer, she only accepted it on the condition of ‘borrowing’ after emphasizing several times that it was nothing much.

It was unfamiliar.

Baek Eun-hee was surrounded only by people who took her help for granted. Even her family was the same. They used not only her money but also Baek Eun-hee’s honor without hesitation.

Thinking about that, the corners of Baek Eun-hee’s mouth twisted upward without her realizing it.

On the other hand, Seo-ah’s attitude towards Baek Eun-hee, who showed her plenty of favor, remained unchanged.

“How can I not like her.”

Creak-

As soon as the hospital room door opened, Baek Eun-hee brightened her expression.

“Seo-ah, did you meet him enough? You can see him more.”

“No, Unni. I just watched him sleeping and came out. Thank you for waiting.”

“It’s nothing, don’t mention it.”

Even so, Baek Eun-hee was looking for the right timing to ask Seo-ah. It could be a sensitive topic for Seo-ah. But thankfully, Seo-ah brought up the topic first.

“Um, my brother has liver cancer.”

“…Ah, that’s terrible.”

“He’s been undergoing chemotherapy, but it seems he’ll eventually need a liver transplant.”

“Um, so that’s why you suddenly decided to do hunter work that you hadn’t done before.”

“Yes, that’s right. But even if I raise the money… it seems finding a matching liver won’t be easy.”

Baek Eun-hee walked beside Seo-ah and nodded heavily.

“That’s right, I’ve heard that.”

“Yes, please wait a moment. I’ll go pay the bill quickly.”

“Okay, take your time.”

While Seo-ah went to the cashier to pay, Baek Eun-hee quickly made a phone call somewhere.

“Yes, investigate. Even overseas. Yes, as soon as possible.”

Baek Eun-hee gave the instructions quickly and hung up as she saw Seo-ah coming.

“Are you going to use the money you get from this raid for hospital bills?”

“Yes, half for hospital bills and half for loans. Still, I’m glad I can put out the immediate fire.”

Knowing Seo-ah’s personality, Baek Eun-hee didn’t easily offer to help Seo-ah financially. *But couldn’t she help find a liver that could be transplanted? This is a matter of her brother’s life.*

She intends to tell her about this after she finds it for sure. At that time, when Seo-ah can’t refuse.

“Have you finished all your business now? Shall we go?”

“Yes, let’s go now.”

Seo-ah looked back at the hospital with a slightly lingering expression, but soon followed Baek Eun-hee.

After getting in the car and starting, Seo-ah glanced at Baek Eun-hee before opening her mouth.

“Unni, the reason I went to the Taeyang Guild first was….”

“I know, you don’t have to tell me. It’s Seo-ah’s choice, so there’s nothing to be sorry about. It’s just a little disappointing. So how was it? Was the training okay?”

It was a Baek Eun-hee-like, easygoing, and honest reaction.

“Um, yes. I’ve raised it to the E-class limit for now.”

“Really? Surely your initial stats were….”

Baek Eun-hee glanced at Seo-ah while waiting for the traffic light. She had a truly surprised expression.

Seo-ah looked embarrassed.

“It was terrible at first. Everyone called me a paper doll.”

“A paper doll, no way. Ah, well, I’d admit it if you were a tissue.”

“A tissue! It wasn’t that bad… or was it not.”

Now that all her stats except for magic power were 20, she couldn’t deny her past self when she looked back. 20 is actually an infinitely weak number in the hunter world. It’s literally just barely considered a hunter.

“Pfft, anyway, you worked really hard.”

While going, Seo-ah talked about the training she had done at the Taeyang Guild and some of the conversations she had with Yoo Ji-an, revealing her current situation.

“What…?”

Screech-

The car, which was entering the Royal Guild’s parking lot, braked suddenly.

Even in the midst of that, Seo-ah naturally scanned the interior of the Royal Guild quickly. The Royal Guild was clearly different from the Taeyang Guild in appearance. First of all, it wasn’t a high-rise building.

A lawn was laid on a large site, and magnificent and splendid buildings were built in a ‘ㄷ’ [C-shaped] shape around the lawn.

What should I say? It felt like this was exactly what a large Western aristocratic mansion in the Middle Ages would look like.

It was also surprising that they occupied such a large piece of land in the middle of Seoul. It was proof that the Royal Guild had as much wealth as the Taeyang Guild.

“Seo-ah, you only have 82 days left to live?”

“Well, it’s not exactly like that. It seems like it’s released when you open a position.”

“No, how can there be such a thing! Is this damn system playing with someone’s life?”

Baek Eun-hee pointed her finger at the system, which she didn’t even know where it was.

Seo-ah didn’t even say, ‘Yoo Ji-an is like that too.’ That was a secret that Yoo Ji-an had told Seo-ah.

Baek Eun-hee parked the car haphazardly in the parking line, got out, and took Seo-ah’s luggage out of the trunk.

When Seo-ah quickly tried to lift it from the side, she slung it over her shoulder as if snatching it away. Before Seo-ah could say anything, Baek Eun-hee started asking again.

“So what do you have to do, that opening thing?”

“Um, I don’t know the details. The system gives missions.”

“Missions?”

“Yes, the last mission was to touch 10 hunters. I already cleared that, and I received a skill as a reward.”

“Skill? Does that have anything to do with the opening?”

As Baek Eun-hee approached the door, the sensor blinked, and the heavy door opened automatically. Seo-ah followed Baek Eun-hee closely, scratching below her chin.

“Um, honestly, I don’t know. I’m just doing what they tell me to do. Because this is the only way.”

“There’s really no answer.”

“Right? I think so too.”

Seo-ah entered the building without even looking around the first-floor lobby, following Baek Eun-hee.

The Royal Guild was clearly different from the Taeyang Guild.

“Anyway, that means this isn’t the time to be idle. What’s the second mission?”

“I’ve achieved some of it, but there are still two more left.”

“Two more left?”

“Yes, but this is… um, I don’t think I should say it in advance. What I can tell you now is that I have to go on at least two more raids.”

“It seems to be related to raids.”

Baek Eun-hee sighed and stroked Seo-ah’s crown.

“Seo-ah, you’re going through a lot.”

“Still, I’m getting so much help, right? I’m so glad. I heard that the toy hammer you lent me is actually really good.”

“Good? Oh my, no. Hey! I just gave it to you because there was no one in our guild who could use it, so I didn’t want to throw it away. Anyway, it’s absolutely not good!”

Baek Eun-hee panicked and desperately denied it. Seo-ah tilted her head slightly, watching her.

“What rare… item. What did they say? Hunter Choi Seok-hoon said it was very expensive….”

“Oh my, what are you talking about! Not all rare items are expensive; useless ones sometimes come out too? Of course, I’m not saying that what I gave our Seo-ah is trash-level. Still, it’s not a waste to give it away for free….”

Seo-ah stared blankly at Baek Eun-hee, who was rambling strange excuses, and chuckled.

“Anyway, it was useful even in the tutorial gate, Unni. I’ll really use it well. Ah, but if you need to take it back, I’ll return it anytime!”

“No, there are no more people in our guild who use maces! Everyone has good weapons. Please keep using it as much as possible.”

“Um, but… then at least the rental fee….”

The elevator stopped on the 5th floor. It was the highest floor of this building.

Instead of the building being low, the area of one floor was much larger.

As soon as the elevator door opened, there was a main living room, and there were 8 doors, 4 on each side of the living room.

The interior was decorated in a classic medieval style, similar to the exterior. Seeing it like this, the Royal Guild’s taste seemed very firm.