Yoo Seongwoon’s reaction upon visiting the Gallery at dawn was not very different from Juhyeon’s.
“I dealt with those bastards personally.”
As a capable Hunter, he had acted somewhat more directly.
“A deranged cultist attacked Hunter Seo Gio while he was resting from physical and mental trauma and enjoying an outing with an acquaintance. Did you think the Collectors would leave someone like that alone?”
“I did not expect the busy Yoo Seongwoon to handle it personally.”
“I doubt you truly failed to expect it. As you know, my assigned duty is to manage the Portrait called you. Thanks to this incident, I was reprimanded for neglecting my duties and had to write an incident report.”
In other words, it was only natural that Yoo Seongwoon take responsibility for the aftermath.
“It is true that my attitude toward you has become lax lately, so I accepted my punishment properly. At times like this, I must obey the organization’s rules as well. Otherwise, problems bearing the name ‘exceptions’ will appear everywhere.”
“Group life seems truly difficult.”
“In any case, nothing serious happened, so don’t worry too much.”
Yoo Seongwoon smiled calmly, then asked,
“Did you enjoy shopping?”
“Of course.”
Gio smiled brightly at Yoo Seongwoon’s question.
“There were many modern clothes I liked. The fabric was of such quality that I could wear them straight onto a battlefield and still move comfortably. There were also many unusual weapons and accessories imbued with special powers.”
“You’re Argio.”
“Now you recognize me immediately even without the red color.”
“I wondered why you got along so perfectly with Hunter Sa Narae. So you shared an unexpected trait… I am relieved that nothing as frightening as the disturbance in the Haeryeong Guild actually occurred.”
Even among the Haeryeong Guild members, Sa Narae was particularly skilled at making use of his face. Yoo Seongwoon had wondered why a bad-tempered delinquent liable to run in any direction got along with Gio.
‘Looking at it this way, Argio also seems to enjoy adorning himself.’
One could tell merely by the resplendent form that occasionally appeared in the Frame. That was…