I Was Discharged From the Hunter Guild

22 – Zara Coffee, Cauldron Coffee

Are making coffee in the kitchen.

Until she became a Hunter, she did not do these things herself, but others did for her.

However, for her now, who went through the Hunter Guild and became a Black Hunter, these things were quite familiar.

In the case of the Hunter Guild, no matter how comfortable the environment was, it was natural that the army was an army, so it was natural that it was impossible to bring in people from the outside to do chores.

And, this was the same even after becoming the Black Hunter.

Although Dreamers’ asset size and income were by no means small.

However, due to the nature of the mercenary company called Black Hunter, they had to maintain strict security as they could face extreme situations at any time.

In addition, due to the nature of the private military group, which is not very welcome by the government, even having a restaurant in the company or using people has to go through quite complicated legal procedures.

For this reason, most of the normal sized companies did not have restaurants or common cleaners, and Black Hunter companies were the same, and Dreamers was also the same.

However, in relation to these minor annoyances, Are was feeling a little grateful at this moment.

It’s because you can serve the coffee you made yourself, not someone else’s hand, to that person.

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“Whoa… ”

Feeling intense fatigue, I caressed the space between my eyes.

The list related to the request displayed on the screen in front of my eyes.

Among them, there were many quests that I was not familiar with, such as the battle with the Abyss, but there were also many different and unfamiliar types of quests.

Protecting someone or asking for something to come.

Or there were requests to subdue the so-called ‘rebels’ in a certain area.

Fortunately, as Are said, openly illegal and unethical requests such as assassination and terrorism were not seen at all, whether or not they were pre-selected during the selection process.

Nevertheless, considering the progress of the mission and the context, there were also quite a few things that could not be considered very clean.

However, in that case, it had the advantage of being paid as much as it was.

However, in the process of checking these lists apart from those parts, I felt a bit scared.

‘Man’s greatest enemy is, after all, man.. is this? Hunters created to hunt the Abyss and protect humans are fighting against the same humans…’

In a way, the situation seems to fit the story that weapons are up to you to use.

That was the time when I was cooling my head a little while thinking philosophical but not very useful miscellaneous thoughts.

-smart-

“yes? Come on in.”

A knocking sound coming from the door.

Regarding this, I said, wondering who had come at this hour.

Immediately after that, visits slowly begin to open.

There, I could see the figure of Are, who was cautiously approaching this way… But at this moment, recognizing what was in her hand, I began to wonder if I was dozing off for a moment.

“Excuse me.. you seem tired.”

Are, who puts a coffee cup in front of me with those words.

“Ah yes. thank you.”

As I awoke to the profound aroma of coffee at the same time, I began to recognize that what I was going through was not a dream.

‘… Ah… Come to think of it, this wasn’t the Hunter Guild, was it?’

It’s a matter of course, but I’ve never been treated like this when I was in the guild.

no, it wasn’t there. It was like a trauma that I never wanted to experience again.

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Just once, Yoojin Choi brought me a cup of instant coffee while I was working all night.

So I drank it feeling a little grateful as it was a long-awaited favor while thinking about what kind of wind blew this person.

and immediately after that,

I ended up spitting out the coffee I had put in my mouth, and Choi Yu-jin, who saw me like that, started laughing in front of me.

‘It was the worst I can think of now. That bastard’s canary fish sauce coffee… Seriously, I wanted to praise my patience for not throwing the coffee cup in her face.’

As I was thinking about that, I automatically felt a sense of dread about the coffee in front of me.

Of course, the person who is serving me coffee at this moment is not the beggar Choi Yoo-jin, but Iare, so it is highly unlikely.

‘Ah, no matter how much it is, Aree won’t play such a nasty prank on me…’ huh? No, wait…’

At that time, suddenly, the look of are that starts to come into my eyes.

She was normally quiet, but at the same time not showing emotional agitation, but at this moment, she was feeling a deep tension that could be seen at a glance from Are.

As if something was uneasy, Aree secretly looked into my eyes and was slightly trembling.

Even the tightly clenched hand was shaking lightly.

Watching this, I momentarily began to have severe doubts about whether this coffee in front of me was really drinkable.

‘Really? no. It’s not really like that though. If so, why are you so nervous?”

It was my idea that she couldn’t be like this without some other reason, and for a moment I was seized with instinctive apprehension and couldn’t bear to raise my glass.

And the more I do, the more I look at Are, who somehow becomes more and more visibly nervous and starts to look at me, the doubt in my heart begins to feel like it is growing bigger and bigger unintentionally.

‘Haa… Seriously thinking about something like this, what the hell kind of a miserable life has this guy named me been living, did he end up like this?’

The time when I was feeling the conflict in such a hesitant mind.

Suddenly, the image that Are showed me on the first day of work began to appear in my head.

She took the wheel with an overly nervous look, but right after that, she drove surprisingly skillfully.

Recalling that memory, I carefully tempered the hesitation in my heart and at the same time. Even at this moment, I began to have doubts about Are, who was showing me a nervous look.

‘Okay.. Let’s believe it, don’t be anxious just with speculation like back then.’

After making up my mind, I began to slowly raise my coffee cup with a little tension.

Coffee with a subtle yet sweet scent that doesn’t look burnt at first glance.

In response, I carefully put it in my mouth.

immediately after that,

A soft yet calm taste that spreads in your mouth.

As if, it started to warmly melt the ice called doubt embedded in my heart.

“… It’s delicious. Thank you.. really.”

“ah..”

At my words, Are turned her head while blushing slightly embarrassed.

Then, a slight smile began to appear on her lips, as if she heard my words quite happily.

And her…

While looking strangely cute and not so lovable

I started to feel a deep sense of shame momentarily.

‘Really. With such a person’s pure kindness, I have such pathetic thoughts…’

Although I can say that it is because I suffered so much in the past, I thought that even that was just an excuse.

At this moment, if he had been caught in doubt and refused her favor, it would have done a lot of damage to Are.

Feeling deeply sorry for that fact, I took another sip of the coffee in front of my eyes.

“It is really delicious. Best I’ve ever had.”

“… Yes, Thank you. Because you said so.”

Are, who genuinely delighted in my words and answered in a slightly quieter voice.

Looking at her like that, I said with the meaning of apology.. At the same time, with the meaning that I would not have any foolish suspicions about her in the future, I held out an empty coffee cup and said.

“Can I ask you another favor? The coffee that Mr. Are made makes me want to drink it every day.”

“ah!..”

Are, who seemed momentarily surprised by those words.

Then, while covering her face with the tray she was holding, she carefully took the glass I offered with one hand and said,

“yes. I will.. gladly.”