Gio had not come to see Cha Eunhyuk alone.
“I came as well, Mr. Cha Eunhyuk.”
“…You may speak casually.”
“Shall I?”
Yoo Seongwoon, Gio’s assigned Curator, was with him.
Cha Ara, the second Cha sibling, had gone out to earn money. The Collectors had asked for permission before visiting, so Cha Eunhyuk was not terribly surprised. But that did nothing to lessen the psychological burden.
“So, why exactly did you come to see me?”
They had said they would discuss the details after arriving. Apparently, the story would be too long to tell over the phone. They had also said it was not a light subject. As a result, he had no idea why they were here.
Gio, who stood near the door, asked,
“May I come inside?”
“……”
Cha Eunhyuk silently looked back at Yoo Seongwoon as though asking, ‘Is this really all right?’ Yoo Seongwoon smiled and nodded.
“He won’t eat you.”
“Please reassure me a little more convincingly.”
“Our Hunter Seo Gio may look this frightening, but as you already know, he would never harm a good citizen. Allowing him inside won’t place you under a curse or cause an evil spirit to possess you.”
“Thank you for reassuring me….”
Though he felt thoroughly drained, Cha Eunhyuk accepted it in the end.
‘He is a divinity who treats Yisol well… And now that I think about it, there were no particular problems when that boy summoned him before.’
Technically, he was practically a teacher to whom Cha Eunhyuk’s younger brother was indebted. Viewed a little broadly—no, very broadly—his position resembled that of Priest Kang…