Guide Me If You Dare novel Chapter 6

Chapter 6: IRRESISTIBLE OFFER

[A few nights ago...]

MOON NOA.

The first S-Class Guide in Korea.

Also, a chaebol— someone who belonged to their country's top 0.01, the wealthiest among the wealthy, even before the Doomsday happened.

A filthy rich bastard that not even the government could touch.

"First, you managed to break free from the government's clutches by creating the first Guiding Pills in the world using your own Mana," Ki Gayoon said, standing up before he stepped on the cigarette butt that he threw on the ground. "Thanks to your ground-breaking creation, you became so famous worldwide that the government had no choice but to treat you like a national treasure even though you have no loyalty to the country."

The HoneyMoon Guiding Pills— as its name suggested— were pills that Espers could consume if they needed Guiding and there was no Guide available for them.

Of course, Guiding Pills couldn't replace Guides.

However, the pills were useful for high-ranking Espers who were often stuck in dungeons.

The rule is to never bring Guides into the dungeons. There are exceptions, but that's the norm. So, the Guiding Pills are helpful to keep the Espers sane while they're away from their Guides.

Gayoon was one of the Espers who benefited from Moon Noa's creation.

The HoneyMoon Guiding Pills used to be enough to stop my Madness. Thanks to that, the government left me alone for a while. But when I got used to them, I started building immunity against them until they stopped working for me.

Not everyone was as unlucky as him, though.

Guiding Pills were a life-saver for low-ranking Espers since the weakest Espers were always the last ones to receive Guiding from mid-ranking Guides.

Because high-class Guides are usually reserved for high-class Espers.

"Is that how you see me, Esper Ki Gayoon? A national treasure?" Moona Noa asked, flashing that annoying "friendly" smile of his. "I'm flattered. But why do you make it sound like I'm a traitor?"

"You threatened the government, Moon Noa. As if saying you'd abandon the country wasn't enough, you also threatened to share the recipe of your Guiding Pills with the enemies. I'm surprised the government didn't assassinate you back then."

Moon Noa just laughed and shrugged. "It's not like they didn't try— they just didn't succeed."

"You haven't changed at all— you're still as carefree and brazen as before," Gayoon said, sighing while shaking his head. And then his gaze landed on the unconscious person he buried in the ground. "No wonder your employee has a shitty personality, too."

"Don't be like that~ Noh Yuno is a good kid~"

"Aren't you too old to be talking like that?"

"And you're still young for you to be acting like a cranky old man~ No wonder I look younger than you even though I'm ten years older~"

Should I snap this annoying bastard's neck?

"Esper Ki Gayoon, let's work together."

Hmm?

The air around Moon Noa changed.

This old fox is still smiling, but the look in his eyes...

"Since you asked me to work with you, I assume you need someone to fuck up the government with you," Gayoon said, raising an eyebrow. "What will I get in return if I help you, Moon Noa? I don't do charity."

"You get to have your Exclusive Guide?"

"That doesn't sound appealing. I'm sure you know how I feel towards Guides."

"Is Yuyu the same as the Guides you met in the past?"

"..."

"Ki Gayoon, if you help me, I'll help you get Guide Bambi off your back," Moon Noa said in a serious tone. "And don't you want an Exclusive Guide who will die for you and not the government?"

Gayoon didn't give Moon Noa a proper response back then because he couldn't trust the sly fox, but now...

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[Present...]

WHY did I let that stupid sly fox put weird ideas into my head?

Gayoon leaned against his seat while pressing his temples.

He felt like having a migraine, but at least, he didn't feel like snapping this time.

That little shit's Guiding is the real deal.

But since it was just a basic Guiding, the effect was starting to wear off now.

"Boss, Chief Secretary Kwak was here earlier," Baekho (just an alias that suited a bulky man like Baekho)— his right-hand man— reported while standing in front of his desk. "According to the chief secretary, President Cheol Kang is asking for your understanding. He said they can't pay for the Blue House and the Namsan Tower's renovations at the same time. The government is appealing for you to either give them more time or give them a huge discount."

Gayoon scoffed.

Hence, the government had no choice but to hire Beom-Seok Constructions.

The government wanted to control Gayoon through Ho Jungwon (was he called Bambi now?) just to have access to Beom-seok Constructions.

Those skills allow me to help with construction work.

That's why the government can't kill me even if they want to.

Moreover, Gayoon also had solo access to that dungeon.

Ho Jungwon used Ryu Sungbin— the country's official #1 Esper— to knock out all my men the night that pervert sexually assaulted me.

It was probably Ryu Sungbin who attacked Gayoon from behind while Ho Jungwon sprayed the HoneyMoon Dew on him.