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Chapter 10: Kang Shia (1)
How could I know a woman I’m meeting for the first time today?
When I first saw her, she acted all tough and girl-crush-worthy, but now she’s a total klutz.
When I replied with genuine disbelief, her face turned bright red, and she lowered her head.
“Oh… I… I’m sorry. I thought you’d obviously know…”
“Are you a celebrity, by any chance?”
“Yes… I go by the name Kang Shia.”
“Oh! Kang Shia! Of course, I know Kang Shia. You’re the one who’s the youngest daughter of a chaebol family but works as an actress, right? And you’re famous for not doing kissing scenes… Wait, you’re really the Kang Shia?”
Whoa.
Class: NOVICE
Guardian God: Pollux, God of Gemini
Title: Awakened Bat
Level: 11.7
Strength: 9, Agility: 9, Magic: 10]
[Name: Kim Ji-ho
Class: Beginner
Guardian God: Aurelia, God of the Volcanoes
Title: None
Level: 11.7
Body: E, Magic: E+, Skill: E, Luck: D++]
I had distributed my stats evenly but focused on magic this time.
I figured that when I reached level 25 and advanced to D rank, balanced stats would suffice.
By prioritizing magic first and mastering 2nd-circle spells, I could bring the other stats up later.
As for luck, investing one more point in D+ didn’t upgrade it to C- but rather D++.
It seemed I needed to invest more points to reach C.
Man, even with these stats, the Order faction total is just 28.
Some people start at level 1 with stats of 28 or 27.
The discrimination is just ridiculous.
Without the Neutral faction stats, I’d have been in trouble.
On my way home, feeling good as I rode the Association’s car, an unknown number called me.
"Hello?"
-Good evening. This is Woo Jeongsik, the butler of the Daehyun family. I’ve heard that our young lady has been in your care recently.
"The Daehyun family? Who… Oh, Kang Shia?"
-Yes.
"It’ll be over soon. What’s the matter?"
-Ah, I see. I just wanted to check when you’d be finishing.
Didn’t Kang Shia already tell them it’s tomorrow?
Why are they calling me?
"Sorry, but could you please get to the point? I’m not sure what this is about."
-Well… it’s regarding your relationship with the young lady…
Relationship?
What relationship?
Oh no, is this one of those cliché drama moments?
"Don’t tell me you’re calling to get rid of some pest clinging to your young lady, like in those old-school dramas? We’re nothing, you know. I don’t even have her number. All we talk about is hunting."
Silence.
No way. Is this real?
How outdated can they be?
Maybe I should mess with him.
"Oh, wait. Yes, you’re right. I have ulterior motives. I’m trying to charm the innocent young lady and cling to the chaebol family. If you want me to stop, pay me. Teach me 2nd-circle magic or something. Haha."
-Pay… pay you?
"Yeah. You didn’t expect me to stop for free, did you? Surely you’ve prepared something. I’ll stop approaching her if you pay me."
-Ah, p-please calm down, Mr. Kim Jiho. Our budget…
I could hear the panic in his voice through the phone.
Sigh.
Poor guy.
It’s not his fault.
He’s just another salaryman.
If I weren’t a Hunter, I’d probably be an intern at a place like that, getting scolded left and right.
"Man, you can’t even take a joke. Anyway, Kang Shia and I agreed that I’d use her expensive two-handed sword for a week. Report that it’ll be over tomorrow."
-Th-thank you very much.
"How did you even get my number? Geez…"
-I sincerely apologize for the intrusion, and thank you again, Mr. Kim Jiho.
“…And that’s what happened yesterday."
"Aaaah! What the heck! Are you crazy?!"
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