My Tamed Beast Returned with a Dragon Chapter 69 - You Have Pretty Good Instincts

The government was not only pestering us but the entire Han family as well. Since they were close to Eunsae, they thought they might know something.

But even if they were relatives, there was no way they could know the identities of Belquior and Byeol, which were kept secret even among the S-ranks of Docheon Guild.

We became serious.

“So what did you tell them?”

“What else could I say? Of course I said I didn’t know. By the way, who is that man really? What country is he from?”

“It’s an internal secret.”

“You’re going to keep it a secret even from your own father!”

Smack!

Chairman Han Dojun smacked us on the back again. It felt more painful than before, and we grimaced.

“Ouch, that hurts. Stop hitting me. Why are you bullying your grown-up son like this?”

“Bullying you? They say raising a son is pointless for this very reason……. You, did you give up on Eunsae?”

“W-what? Why would you say something like that at a place like this……!”

We were startled by Chairman Han Dojun’s sudden question and looked around. Seeing our red face, Chairman Han Dojun said as if it were obvious.

“Everyone in the world knows you like Eunsae. Except Eunsae.”

“Father!”

We panicked and tried to cover his mouth. Chairman Han Dojun widened his eyes and said, “Ahem!”

“Have some manners when your father is talking.”

“You were the one who said something weird first.”

“Tsk, tsk. You’ve lost all your charm. So, did you give up?”

We glanced toward Eunsae and our friends. It didn’t seem like they had heard our conversation.

With a strangely discouraged look, we asked,

“Even you think there’s something going on between her and that person……?”

“Well, I heard she’s raising a child with him. Is that something people do because of ordinary feelings?”

“It’s a long story……. Anyway, I haven’t given up yet. No, I’m not going to give up.”

“Oh?”

But that didn’t mean we wanted to ruin our current relationship either. We gently bit our lower lip.

Chairman Han Dojun clicked his tongue.

“Young man, you need to have some spirit……. You should experience passionate love while you’re young, get your heart broken, stumble around, and become a proper person. Is something wrong with you?”

“There’s nothing wrong with me. Stay out of it. And don’t act too friendly with Eunsae.”

“Why? Eunsae feels more like a real daughter to me than you do. Why don’t you try being affectionate too?”

Chairman Han Dojun’s nagging continued after that.

Since we didn’t seem willing to tell him the man’s identity, this was his way of pressuring us.

Chairman Han Dojun continued until genuine annoyance began to creep onto our face, then took a sip of wine and got to the point.

“I hear Gold Star Group has taken charge of exporting high-grade manufactured potions. Do they really work?”

“……Yes. They seem to.”

The high-grade manufactured potion created by Gold Star Guild.

As soon as the trial version was produced, we used every connection we had to get our hands on one. Then we made a wound on our own body and tested it ourselves.

The result.

‘Manufactured potions are real.’

When mixed with dungeon-drop potions available on the market, there was no way to tell them apart.

There might be subtle differences, but no one with less sensitive senses than an S-rank would be able to notice them.

We frowned.

Chairman Han Dojun made a disappointed face and said, “Tsk.”

“Even when your cousin buys land, you get jealous, so how can you watch a competitor doing well? Damn, just thinking about Chairman Eom bragging about it makes my stomach hurt. Why couldn’t you produce results after receiving so much investment? Even Hunter Baek Chanmin is doing it.”

“That’s strange.”

“What is?”

We rubbed our chin with a puzzled expression.

“It feels like only the result appeared, without any process in between. As if……”

As if the manufacturing method had simply fallen from the sky.

Since it didn’t sound like we were just saying it casually, Chairman Han Dojun listened closely.

“You have pretty good instincts. Do you have any idea?”

“There’s a hunter named Cheon Changhyun who recently joined Gold Star Guild. I suspect him.”

“In what way do you suspect him?”

“The fact that he got involved in the research even though he isn’t part of the research team. And the way he’s been moving within Gold Star Guild.”

According to what we had investigated, Cheon Changhyun had risen to become a powerful figure not long after joining the guild.

Baek Chanmin had given him full support, but Cheon Changhyun himself was frighteningly taking control of real power.

Skillfully, aggressively. He had no record of being involved in guild activities before Gold Star, so it was strange how he could do that.

Just as Park Doyoon had reported, he was a naturally intelligent man worth keeping an eye on.

“Hmm.”

“More importantly, when we went to China last time, Guild Master Yoo Gilseon of Cheonghwa Guild said their potion research was almost complete. He would never say something like that without being certain. But after Gold Star Guild’s announcement, Cheonghwa Guild has gone completely quiet.”

Chairman Han Dojun tilted his head.

“Hmm…… Industrial espionage?”

“That’s what I suspect most, but there’s no record of Cheon Changhyun leaving the country for China……”

“So you’re saying it’s only a theory.”

Father and son fell silent for a moment. Amid the lively atmosphere of the party, they seemed like an isolated island of seriousness.

“Understood for now. I’ll have the secretary team keep an eye on him.”

“Don’t. He’s extremely perceptive. We’ll handle it ourselves.”

“You brat, your father says he’ll help, and you always have to push him away?”

“A hunter’s affairs should be handled by hunters. Anyway, the potion research is a dead end, and the next research field is the biological area……”

Leaving aside what couldn’t be helped, we changed the subject. He and Chairman Han Dojun continued their long conversation for quite some time.

Eunsae and her friends, who had finally escaped the people crowding around them, watched from a distance and each made a comment.

“Looks like the guild master’s dad made him start speaking in tongues after not seeing him for so long.”

“He must have a lot to report.”

While Sol grumbled, Mirinae replied with a smile. Inchan had been taken away by the daughter of a P Pharmaceutical company, while Yuha was talking with people who said extreme sports were their hobby.

Meanwhile, Eunsae was busy feeding snacks to Byeol and Bom. Everyone was busy socializing, so the finger-food table was quiet.

“Byeol, Bom, is it good?”

[Yes, Noona!]

Beep beep!

“Good. Eat lots.”

Eunsae happily fed the children as she watched them eat well.

Just then, a man approached Eunsae. Pretending not to care, her friends immediately became alert.

“Miss Yoo Eunsae.”

“Yes?”

Eunsae turned her head when she heard someone call her while she was feeding Bom a sweet pumpkin puree canapé. It was one of the people she had greeted earlier.

He wore a navy suit from Company H with a pastel-blue pattern. A luxury watch from Company R was on his wrist, and his shoes were from Company G.

Eunsae wasn’t completely lacking an eye for fashion, so she immediately recognized the value of the things he was wearing. She didn’t think it was excessive.

This was an important occasion, and in ‘this world,’ appearances mattered.

Searching her memory, she recalled the man’s name.

“So…… CEO Choi Inho?”

“That’s rather cold. Calling me CEO like that sounds so formal.”

“Pardon?”

Eunsae blinked, and her friends were dumbfounded. If he was a CEO, what else was she supposed to call him?

But isn’t that guy hitting on Eunsae? Of all people, Yoo Eunsae?

They especially disliked his sticky gaze. They watched to see how Eunsae would respond, and she did not disappoint them.

“Uh…… CEO Choi Inho of K Media. Why did you call me?”

“……”

Choi Inho was momentarily speechless. That wasn’t the title he wanted. His pride was slightly hurt.

“Hahaha. Miss Yoo Eunsae, there’s no need to be so nervous. I’m not that difficult a man.”

“Yes……”

“Instead of such a stiff title, there’s something more ordinary and friendly, isn’t there?”

“Hmm……”

Eunsae didn’t answer Choi Inho. Instead, she dipped a nacho into cheese sauce and put it into Byeol’s mouth. The crunch of the snack echoed emptily.

It was a perfect dismissal.

Choi Inho pressed his lips together and tapped the table.

“Miss Yoo Eunsae, Hunter Yoo Eunsae? Could you please give me your attention?”

“Go ahead. I’m listening.”

“No, at least you should make eye contact.”

“I’m sorry. The children really like the food here. I don’t have enough hands for everything.”

She diligently carried finger food over and fed it to the children. Every now and then, she asked, “Is it good?” or “Should I get you another one?”

Seeing her act as if he didn’t matter at all, Choi Inho’s face gradually turned red. Her friends were on the verge of bursting out laughing.

‘Pfft! Yoo Eunsae’s wall is insane.’

‘Good job, Yoo Eunsae~ I raised her well after all.’

‘What do you mean you raised her? But does Eunsae really not realize that guy is hitting on her?’

‘No. She probably knows. That’s why she’s answering him even more casually.’

At that moment, Choi Inho’s lips trembled as he made a reckless move.

“Ha, it seems you’ve spent so much time clearing dungeons that you never learned how to behave at a gathering like this.”

At his openly mocking voice, Eunsae slowly turned her head.