Guide Me If You Dare novel Chapter 63

Chapter 63: IS IT A DATE?

"THAT PUNK is not even handsome," Ki Gayoon said, stabbing the filet mignon on his plate with his steak knife. "But he seems to be popular among men and women."

"To be fair, Guide Noh Yuno-ssi is objectively good-looking, Boss," Baekho, who was now sitting on the chair next to Gayoon, said while slicing his steak. "According to my previous investigation, Guide Noh Yuno-ssi is popular among older women and younger men."

"That’s oddly specific."

"Older women find Guide Noh Yuno-ssi cute because of his gentleness towards them, while younger men see him as a "pretty hyung" that they can depend on," Baekho said, raising his head only to meet Gayoon’s death glare. That was probably why he suddenly choked, grabbing the glass of water and drinking it in one gulp. "Boss, you’re scaring me."

"Because you keep talking shit."

"Boss, I’m just speaking the truth."

Gayoon scoffed.

Noh Yuno is cute? Pretty? Reliable?

Hah!

What part of that punk was cute or pretty?

He’s pretty annoying, and that’s it.

"The noona that the punk mentioned earlier," Gayoon said, almost bending the steak knife in his hand. "Do you know who it is?"

Baekho nodded politely. "Guide Noh Yuno is probably talking about Writer Youngji— the person he often works with, according to the information I got when I ran a background check on him before."

***

IT WAS true that Yuno had an appointment later.

But he still had to open the HoneyMoon Convenience Store.

Manager Lee Haerin will switch me later because I have a lunch appointment.

He opened the store earlier than normal, so he left the house early.

That was why Yuno only had an almost-expired onigiri and banana milk for breakfast.

I kind of miss the food that Gayoon Hyung’s chef makes.

"Excuse me..."

"Welcome, customer-nim..."

Oh.

Both Yuno and the customer stopped talking when they recognized each other.

It’s Esper Lee Sarang, the #2 Esper in the country.

Lee Sarang was wearing a cap and a hoodie, but Yuno still recognized her since they were standing face-to-face with each other.

Plus, I recognized her voice.

"Is there a particular item you’re looking for, customer-nim?"

Yes, Yuno didn’t say Lee Sarang’s name out loud because there were a few customers in the store.

"I need some Guiding Pills..."

Guiding Pills?

Why would a natural S-Class Esper with an exclusive Guide need HoneyMoon Guiding Pills?

Who was Lee Sarang’s exclusive Guide again?

Oh, right.

Mo Hanjin— that lazy dude who’s always playing games on his phone.

"M-My Guide is busy," Lee Sarang said frantically. "That’s why I need Guiding Pills..."

Bullshit.

No matter how busy a Guide is, if they’re not dying, they should come running when their Esper needs them— especially if their Esper is on the verge of a Rampage.

Yuno could tell that Lee Sarang was on the verge of a Rampage since he was a Guide.

The poor woman was pale, her eyes were reddish, and she looked disoriented.

Moreover, Lee Sarang’s Mana was seriously unstable.

But it’s none of my business, right?

"I’ll give you our HoneyMoon Guiding Pills with the highest dosage. You’re a natural S-Class Esper, so you can handle it," Yuno said in a low voice. "But please get some Guiding from your Guide as soon as possible, customer-nim."

"I will," Lee Sarang whispered back while nodding. "Thank you, Yuno-ssi."

***

"SORRY FOR suddenly disappearing on you, Yuno-ya— I just got out of prison."

Yuno almost choked on his creamy garlic rosé pasta after hearing what Writer Youngji said.

He waited to see if she was just joking or not, but she didn’t take it back.

Damn, she’s serious.

"Noona, you were in prison?"

"Only for a few days," Writer Youngji said casually, smiling brightly as if she didn’t drop a "bomb" on Yuno. "I beat up my younger brother, and he’s a pretty big shot, so they put me behind bars."

"Noona’s younger brother is Esper Bae Taesan, an A-Class, right?"

That just goes to show that you can’t judge a book by its cover.

And there’s no local news framing Gayoon Hyung for it.

She’s the kind of "BL fan" who fetishizes male-to-male relationships but doesn’t support queer people in real life.