Guide Me If You Dare novel Chapter 170

Chapter 170: LOVERS’ SPAT

YUNO smiled when he saw Kwon Hojun eating a cup of ramen at the corner when he arrived at HoneyMoon Convenience Store.

It’s been a while since I saw him.

"Is that your friend?" Kang Dabin asked, patting Yuno’s shoulder. "Then go ahead and talk to him. I’ll just say ’hi’ to Sir Yang Dal-sik-nim."

Oh, right.

’Grandpa Maknae’ was an A-Class Esper working at HoneyMoon Convenience Store as a part-timer.

It’s Grandpa Maknae’s shift right now, huh?

Yuno bowed his head when he made eye contact with Yang Dal-sik, and the old gentleman smiled at him in response.

"Hyung, you’re acquianted with Grandpa Maknae?"

"Sir Yang Dal-sik-nim is a living legend. He’s just as legendary as the original Top 5 Espers," Kang Dabin said as if he was a fanboy talking about his idol. "If you’re an Esper who doesn’t respect your seniors, then you’re trash."

Oh.

"Dabin Hyung, I respect you even more now."

"Thank you," Kang Dabin said, laughing. And then he gently pushed him forward. "Don’t make your friend wait longer."

Yuno just nodded, then he looked at Yang Dal-sik again and bowed towards their legendary "maknae."

Sajangnim is also amazing for recruiting such a legend to work part-time here.

Yang Dal-sik smiled as if he was confused, but easily got distracted when Kang Dabin greeted him in a loud and respectful voice while giving a 90-degree bow.

Anyway, Kang Dabin was so loud that Kwon Hojun was startled.

The kid almost spilled his ramen.

Pfft.

"Hey, be careful," Yuno said, handing Kwon Hojun the wet wipes that he pulled out from his Inventory. "Here."

Kwon Hojun’s face lit up when he saw Yuno. "Hyung! I’ve missed you."

"Me, too, brat," Yuno said, taking the seat across from the kid. "Why are you eating ramen here? You should have waited for me. This hyung will treat you to a nice early dinner."

"I want to see where you work, Hyung."

"Huh?"

Kwon Hojun smirked teasingly. "Hyung, I was right. You’re working at an adult shop."

Aigoo.

Yuno’s face turned red from embarrassment, but he remained poker-faced. "We’re not an adult shop— we’re just a normal convenience store."

I already said I’d die on this hill, okay?

Kwon Hojun suddenly burst out laughing. "Hyung, I wasn’t allowed to step foot in this place when I was a minor. What kind of convenience store doesn’t allow minors inside?"

Aigoo.

To be fair, underaged Awakened People were welcomed at HoneyMoon Convenience Store since most of their items were for Guides and Espers.

But underaged Civilians weren’t allowed there.

Civilians aren’t allowed to buy items that are only for Awakened People, though. The HoneyMoon Condom and HoneyMoon Lube were only sold to Guides and Espers.

"Now that I’m twenty years old, I’m finally allowed here," Kwon Hojun said, still teasing Yuno. "Hyung, selling adult stuff is honest work." The brat even gave Yuno a thumbs up. "I respect you a lot."

Yuno covered his face with his hands, embarrassed to death.

This is why I don’t want to admit that HoneyMoon is an adult store!

"Hyung, are you embarrassed?"

"Shut up, kid."

Kwon Hojun laughed again, louder this time.

Tsk.

This brat, really...

Yuno removed his hands from his face after putting back his poker face on, and then he quickly changed the topic. "So, why did you want to see me?"

"Hyung, you’ve gotten famous since you became Esper Ki Gayoon-nim’s Guide."

"You mean infamous."

"It doesn’t matter. Being a Top 5 Esper’s Exclusive Guide means you’re earning more money now, right?"

Oh.

"Hyung, my parents were really thrilled when they saw the news about you officially becoming a member of the new Top 5 Guides," Kwon Hojun said, smiling bitterly. "They were so thrilled that they ended up borrowing money from sketchy people."

Yuno knitted his eyebrows. "But why would they need to borrow money? I’ve never failed sending money to your parents, Hojun-ah."

Yes, the reason Yuno never got rich was because he would send his money to four different families every month.

To Lee Taesan’s family.

To Im Sung’s family.

To Do Nana’s family.

To Kwon Jungho’s family.

Those were the four people who died after confessing their love to Yuno.

He felt responsible for those people’s deaths, so he asked Moon Noa to look for their families.

And when he found them, he started supporting them with the money that he earned.

Lee Taesan’s family actually refused at first, but they eventually accepted after Lee Taesan’s mother got sick, they finally agreed to take the money.

Im Sung’s parents accepted the money because they had other kids to support.

Do Nana’s only family member left was her sister, and so Yuno had been supporting Do Yuna all this time.

Sajangnim said I got lucky that those three families aren’t greedy.

However, his luck ended when he met Kwon Hojun’s parents.

Kwon Hojun is the younger brother of Kwon Jungho— a Civilian, and the last person who died after confessing to me.

"Hyung, the problem is you send too much money," Kwon Hojun said, sighing while shaking his head. "Of course, I’m grateful that you’ve been supporting us for the last four years. But my parents are greedy people. No matter how much money you send them, it’s never enough. And it will never be enough because they’re using it to fund their gambling addiction."

"What? Gambling?"

"Yes, so please stop sending them money."

"How can I do that—"

This is why kids these days are so freaking scary.

If you’re unlucky, your livelihood would disappear with just one Dungeon Break.

I forgot that those two are high-ranking Espers with sharp hearing.

Grandpa Maknae already knew about my situation, so I just have to stop Dabin Hyung from snitching.

***

So, Dabin Hyung is a snitch.