Guide Me If You Dare novel Chapter 227

Chapter 227: HUMANOID MONSTERS

THE FREAKING press conference was finally over.

Well, it ended when Ki Gayoon ran out of patience. He just walked out after he had said everything he needed to say.

Kwak Hakjae, Professor J, and Hayoung Cheon wrapped it up for him.

But there was just one thing that annoyed him after leaving the hall where the press conference was being held.

"Why are you following me?"

"I have a question for you," 17 said, following Gayoon as if they were just taking a stroll in the park. "Let’s catch up, Gayoon~"

"Why are you acting like we’re friends?"

"Aren’t we?"

"No, you’re just being delusional."

"But we got along well when we bullied the first AWO President into quitting his position."

"That wasn’t bullying— that was extracting justice since the first AWO President was a scumbag."

"But we had fun back then, right?"

Haaah.

This persistent bastard won’t stop until I give him attention, will he?

"What do you want from me?" Gayoon asked, turning around to face 17. "I already shared all the information that AWO would find useful with your professor."

"Ah, I don’t care about that anymore. I already got what I wanted when President Kwak made an oath to activate my personal Status Window," 17 said, shrugging. "But I want to talk about your Guide."

"What about my Guide? Noh Yuno is mine. You’re not allowed to even glance at him."

"Dude, do you live your life as if every Esper in the world is after your Guide?"

"Yeah. Why not? Noh Yuno is pretty, smart, sexy... no. You’re not allowed to know his lovely qualities."

"I’m not interested in your Guide as a person— I’m only interested in his class."

"Ah, very well then," Gayoon said, crossing his arms over his chest. "It seems like you already know something about E-Class Guides. You won’t be interested in people you know nothing about."

"Aww. You know me so well, Gayoon. See? We’re friends."

"You and your delusional ass."

17 just laughed, and then he changed the topic. "Hey. Are E-Class Guides that rare?"

"Noh Yuno is the first E-Class Guide that I’ve met in the last fifteen years since I became an Esper. Well, maybe I’ve met other E-Class Guides who were hiding their real class in the past. But why did you ask?"

"I’ve met several E-Class Guides in the past."

"And how sure are you that those Guides were E-Class Guides?"

"Gut feeling?"

"Are you stupid?"

"No, for real," 17 said, laughing. It was hard to take this bastard seriously when he was acting like this. "It’s not like it’s everyday you get to meet Guides who could attack you using the corrupted Mana they absorbed from you."

Oh.

"Reverse Guiding."

17 nodded. "Yeah, only E-Class Guides could do that."

"How old are those Guides?"

"Much younger than your E-Class Guide."

"Then those aren’t Noh Yuno’s "siblings,"" Gayoon said, knitting his eyebrows. "Noh Yuno is the youngest among his "siblings." Where did you find those kids?"

"Am I supposed to give that information for free?"

"What do you want in return, you greedy bastard?"

"Nothing much," 17 said, laughing softly while shaking his head. "I have just a tiny favor to ask, Gayoon."

"Tiny," my ass.

Gayoon could already tell that 17 was up to no good.

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IT’S TIME to go.

Having the power over the entire country comes with responsibilities, so I have no choice but to suck it up.

They’re the only people I can entrust the guild with while I’m gone.

My Mana is dropping to its Red Zone already.

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