Guide Me If You Dare novel Chapter 99

Chapter 99: SUSPICIOUS PARTNER

"HERE— your lunch box."

Hmm?

Yuno was surprised when Ki Gayoon handed him a cute bag for bento boxes.

The Esper drove him to the National Guide Bureau, and he was about to get out of the car when the older man stopped him.

That was when he handed him the bag.

But...

"Does the design have to be bananas?" Yuno asked, a bit annoyed. "Hyung chose this design on purpose, right?"

Ki Gayoon smirked smugly. "Why are you still asking when you already know the answer to your silly question?"

Tsk.

At least, Hyung didn’t choose a poop emoji design.

"What’s in the bento box, Hyung?"

"Different varieties of gimbap, sandwiches, and some fruits," Ki Gayoon said. "Eat them if you don’t like the food in the dining hall."

"Okay, Hyung."

"Don’t just eat the food offered to you there. Be vigilant. Although we’re in a truce at the moment, you can never be too complacent."

"I know, Hyung."

"Call me every thirty minutes, or at least send me a message."

"For what?"

"You have to report your survival to me," Ki Gayoon insisted. "If you don’t receive a text or a call from you in time, I’ll come here."

Aigoo.

"Every thirty minutes is too much."

"No, you’re just being lazy again."

Tsk.

"I’ll call Hyung every one hour," Yuno said, sighing. "I’m not a kid, Hyung."

"Every forty-five minutes and that’s final."

Tsk.

"Will Hyung die if you lose an argument?"

"If that was the case, then I would have died plenty of times already," Ki Gayoon said, scoffing. "I never lost an argument until I met you, punk."

Oh.

Hearing that put a big smile on Yuno’s face.

"You only smile like that when I’m having a misfortune."

"How can Hyung say that? You lucked out when you met me."

Ki Gayoon only sighed and shook his head. "Go. You don’t want to be late on your first day of work as a "teacher.""

Right.

I’ll be a temporary teacher for the most elite Guides in the country.

"Hyung, you really don’t need Guiding?" Yuno asked worriedly. "Even a light skinship?"

"No— my Core is still full of Mana, isn’t it?"

That was true.

But Hyung always comes to me even if his Mana drops a little.

"Noh Yuno."

"Yes?"

"If you just want to make out just for the heck of it, I’m up for it."

"I didn’t say that," Yuno said, trying hard not to overreact even though he could tell that his face was burning from embarrassment. "I’m just wondering why you’re acting strange after talking to Haru-nim, Hyung. Haru-nim didn’t teach you something strange, did he?"

Ki Gayoon raised an eyebrow at him. "Like what?"

"Haru-nim sometimes plays Cupid because his own love life is doomed. So, no matter what happens, don’t take love advice from him. If you want to have a successful love life in the future, don’t ever ask Haru-nim for advice, okay?"

"I did no such thing."

"Then what did you talk about with Haru-nim?"

"That prince bastard just told me the story of how you called out his cousin," Ki Gayoon said, chuckling as if he remembered something funny. ""If you’re going to steal the throne from the rightful heir, you should be at least half as competent as he is. I fear for Japan’s future the moment you become the new Crown Prince.""

Okay, that made Yuno feel embarrassed.

Those were the words I said to Haru-nim’s annoying cousin. I almost got killed because of my big mouth. Fortunately, Sajangnim and Haru-nim were there to save my ass.

"Hyung, don’t use your brain for memorizing stupid stuff like that."

"It’s fun, though. I like remembering how much of a punk you are."

"What?"

"You’re a punk," Ki Gayoon said, smiling while gently ruffling Yuno’s hair. "But you’re my punk, Noh Yuno."

Aigoo.

Yuno had never found possessive men attractive, but now he could see why those types of men were popular.

Worse, Ki Gayoon’s lethal handsome face was distracting.

My heart may or may not have skipped a bit.

***

NONE of us here uses ice or water, but the atmosphere is so damn cold.

Ki Gayoon had never thought he would be working with Ryu Sungbin again, but here they were— standing side-by-side inside the elevator.

To be precise, they were at the Seowon Hospital— the small but prestigious hospital reserved for Awakened People.

We’re just here to investigate.

Well, as long as he walks behind me, I don’t care.

I wasn’t, though?

Lucca is an A-Class Guide, but he’s just as important as Moon Noa and Bambi. He has a high matching rate with "artificial" S-Class Espers. Usually, high-class Guides have low matching rates with low or mid-class Espers. However, Lucca also matches with them well.