Guide Me If You Dare-Chapter 202: PERSONAL STATUS WINDOW PERKS

"YOU WANT me to return to Japan when Noa-san is in a dangerous situation?"

Ki Gayoon knew that it wouldn’t be easy to convince Haru to go along with their plan.

And that was exactly why he had a guest come over in secret.

"We need you to return to your country and guide Esper Lee Sarang-nim to the laboratory that you found there, Haru-nim."

It was Kwak Hakjae.

Yes, the guest I called was none other than the Esper Association President.

Gayoon, Haru, and Kwak Hakjae were having a secret meeting in Lee Woonhak’s private meeting.

Baekho, Kang Dabin, and that Nam Sori are with Noh Yuno.

He was satisfied with his boyfriend’s security detail, but he still intended to finish that meeting as quickly as possible.

After all, I’m still the best person to be Noh Yuno’s bodyguard.

"Not only Lee Sarang," Gayoon added, trying to wrap up the meeting as soon as possible. "I’ll be sending Kwon Hojun, Gu Inwoo, Gu Inkyu, and Kim Jaeha with you."

It wasn’t an easy decision for him.

Gu Inwoo is one of my strongest men, so I’d prefer it if he stayed as one of Noh Yuno’s guards during my fight. But Kwon Hojun is a newly awakened Esper— he needs someone like Gu Inwoo to help him control his powers.

A newly awakened Esper was suspectible to Rampages, and that was why Gayoon chose to send both Gu Inkyu and Kim Jaeha with the group.

Both Gu Inkyu and Kim Jaeha are A-Class Guides, after all.

"I understand what you’re trying to do, Gayoon-san," Haru said while looking at Gayoon with a doubtful expression on his face. "But I really don’t care about your country’s affairs. The lab we found in my country is under my control. We don’t need your help—"

"We’re not asking you a favor— we’re here to negotiate with me," Gayoon said, cutting off the prince bastard’s hostility. And then he pointed at Kwak Hakjae. "If you cooperate with us, we’ll give you a skill that you won’t be able to refuse."

"A skill that I won’t be able to refuse?" Haru asked as if he couldn’t believe his ears, and then he raised an eyebrow at Kwak Hakjae. "And what could it be, President Kwak?"

"First of all, let’s make an Oath of Silence first," Kwak Hakjae said, pulling a pretty big gemstone from his Inventory. Yeah, a gemstone should be at least of that size and quality when making a deal with a natural S-Class Esper. "Haru-nim, I know that you’re not a blabbermouth. But I also know that you’d betray our country for Guide Moon Noa-nim."

Haru just smiled politely— neither confirming nor denying the president’s words.

Gayoon would have been irritated at the prince bastard’s expression if he was the same Gayoon from a year ago.

But not anymore.

I would betray the entire world and human race for Noh Yuno in a heartbeat, so I wouldn’t blame Haru if he betrayed our country and his country for Moon Noa.

"Hence, I hope you understand the need for an Oath of Silence, Haru-nim."

"Alright, let’s do that," Haru said, nodding. "I’m curious about the skill you mentioned anyway, President Kwak."

After Haru and Kwak Hakjae made the Oath of Silence...

"Haru-nim, if you cooperate with us, I’ll activate your personal Status Window."

Haru’s eyes widened in shock because of the bomb that Kwak Hakjae just dropped. "My personal Status Window? Is that possible?"

"Yes, but I can only activate the personal Status Windows of natural S-Class Espers like you and Gayoon here as of now," Kwak Hakjae explained in a serious voice. "And that’s exactly why I need you to be bound by the Oath of Silence, Haru-nim. I’m sure you could already picture what would happen to me once the other natural S-Class Espers found out about my new ability."

"Prince bastard, you got lucky," Gayoon said, crossing his arms over his chest. "If we don’t need you for our plan, then Japan would have had to resort to kidnapping President Kwak Hakjae just to have your personal Status Window activated."

After all, Haru was Japan’s one and only natural S-Class Esper.

Yes, South Korea is known to have the most natural S-Class Espers in the world.

Most countries only had one, three at most.

But South Korea had five natural S-Class Espers.

Officially, at least.

After all, there are people who refuse to let their Awakened Status known to the world.

"Is a personal Status Window worth it, Gayoon-san?" Haru asked while looking at Gayoon. "What would I gain if I had my own Status Window?"

"You’ll discover skills that you didn’t know you possessed," Gayoon said bluntly. He had no secret to hide it, and they needed Haru for their plan. Hence, he needed to convince the prince bastard to take the bait. To be fair, a personal Status Window wasn’t bait— it was a reward that most Awakened People would kill for. "Moreover, you’ll learn how to use your current skills properly. Since we don’t have a personal Status Window, we have to go to the Esper Association to check if our skills have been upgraded. And most Espers stopped doing that a long time ago since they didn’t want the government to get a copy of their awakened status data."

Haru nodded as if he could relate.

That’s probably the same case for Japan.

"With a personal Status Window, I also get side quests. The rewards I get from the side quests I’ve accomplished recently are either a skill upgrade, or an Item that suits my main ability. Moreover, I have never gotten an Item yet lower than A-Grade," Gayoon said. And, yes, he wasn’t trying to convince Haru anymore— he was just bragging at this point. "I have one of the biggest Inventories in the world. But with my own Status Window where the System gives me direct command, I could already see my Inventory getting filled with rewards."

At this point, Haru’s eyes were already shining.

"Haru-nim, if you get your personal Status Window, who knows?" Kwak Hakjae said, and it looked like the president knew how to manipulate the prince into doing what they wanted. "Maybe you’ll get a reward that will help you protect Guide Moon Noa-nim from Esper Ryu Sungbin-nim."

Ah, that was what sealed the deal.

"Alright, let’s work together," Haru said, nodding. "A personal Status Window is truly hard to refuse."

Gayoon let out a frustrated sigh.

I wasted my saliva— I should have just told this prince bastard that he’d gain the ability to protect Moon Noa from Ryu Sungbin instead of yapping about a personal Status Window’s perks.

***

YUNO’s work meeting with Writer Youngji and Nam Sori went well.

To be honest, the main agenda of their meeting was pretty sad.

We have to put our webcomics on hiatus.

First of all, it was because the rude and perverted PD that Yuno fought with before was finally fired.

The company needs to find a decent replacement.

Second, both Yuno and Nam Sori had to take a break.

I have to support Gayoon Hyung’s fight, while Nam Sori is busy with her illegal activities.

Hence, a hiatus was inevitable.

Actually, Yuno and Nam Sori met up with Writer Youngji because they wanted to apologize to her.

Fortunately, Writer Youngji was understanding about it.

"Take all the time you need— don’t worry about our project," Writer Youngji assured Yuno and Nam Sori with a genuine smile on her face. "We will wait for you. Luckily for me and the readers, we have the original novel. So, the readers could read the original novel while waiting for our webcomics to return."

"Thank you for being understanding, Youngji Unnie," Nam Sori said, obviously relieved. "I promise I’ll make the storyboard better once we return."

"And I’ll draw the characters hotter," Yuno promised determinedly. "We’ll take the number one rank once we return."

***

YUNO took Nam Sori with him back to Lee Woonhak’s clinic after they sent off Writer Youngji.

After all, Nam Sori deserved to know what happened to Leehan.

"What happened to Leehan Oppa?"

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Yuno didn’t want to admit this, but Nam Sori looked scary at the moment.

She’s my best friend, so I know she’s really scary when she’s this angry.

"As you can see, he was badly burned—"

"It was Ryu Sungbin, wasn’t it?"

Yuno sighed, unable to deny what was obvious anyway. "Sajangnim decided to unseal his memories. It seems like Leehan Hyung tried to take Sajangnim away from Esper Ryu Sungbin-ssi’s side, so they ended up fighting."

And Leehan lost badly.

"Yuno-ya, Esper Ki Gayoon-nim would be fighting that fire bastard soon, right?"

"Yes. What about it?"

"The Rogue Clan," Nam Sori said coldly, her eyes glowing menacingly. "I will dispatch our elite fighters to burn Bambi alive— an eye for an eye, just like our clan’s motto."

Yuno gulped hard, nervous but unable to tell his best friend to calm down.

Aigoo.

Will the Rogue Clan finally reveal themselves to the world?

But, wait.

This is perfect.

Since Nam Sori had already come out from her hiding, that meant she wouldn’t return to the Rogue Clan’s secret base for a while.

And, so...

"Sori-ya, I’d like to commission the Rogue Clan," Yuno said, grabbing Nam Sori by the shoulders. "Esper Ryu Sungbin-ssi won’t fight Gayoon Hyung fair and square, so I want to play dirty, too."

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