Guide Me If You Dare novel Chapter 202

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.

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.

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The company needs to find a decent replacement.

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

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