Chapter 86: Request (3) (1)
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Within the <Royal> Clan, Moon Ga-eun’s position is somewhat ambiguous. Unlike Kang Juyeon, whose father is the clan master and even has a B-grade Holder rank, Moon Ga-eun is neither the clan’s successor nor does she have a high rank; she holds a C-grade. She is not exceptionally talented compared to other clan members. Of course, her father, Moon Jong-hyuk, is a founding hero of <Royal> and a high-ranking officer, as well as the clan master Hwang Geon-wook’s in-law, so her power within the clan is overwhelming. However, it is her father’s authority, not her own.
She is not a senior clan member but a regular one. This is the position Moon Ga-eun holds within <Royal>.
‘Well, everyone treats me well,’ she thinks.
However, being the daughter of a core officer doesn’t change her status. Although Moon Ga-eun, as a regular clan member, doesn’t perform any significant duties, she can enjoy decent treatment within <Royal> thanks to her father’s influence.
This is also because <Royal> doesn’t have a special successor. Since Clan Master Hwang Geon-wook did not have children, the Moon Jong-hyuk family shared some of that power. The ability to attempt to ‘recruit Do Jae-hyun’ after Kang Juyeon was also due to the privileges and recognition that came from this power.
“Hello, Holder Moon Ga-eun.”
“Yes, good morning. You must be the new member, Holder Kim Dong-hyun, right?”
“Yes, that’s correct. How…”
“The hunting team knows most things.”
So, during the vacation, Moon Ga-eun consistently went to the clan and did her best in her duties, not settling for the abundant treatment she received and striving to uphold her father’s honor. Rights always come from responsibilities. That was Moon Ga-eun’s principle regarding authority.
“We have plans again for the weekend. This time, you must come. I can’t face the Sunset Flower Master because of our little chatterbox daughter.”
… But her father, Moon Jong-hyuk, didn’t seem to care much about such principles.
In the clan, her father’s private office.
She rushed over due to a sudden call, and this was what she returned to. Moon Ga-eun expressed her annoyance at the tedious blind date proposal.
“Oh, come on! How many times do I have to say I’m not leaving my seat?” She couldn’t even remember how many times it had been, from the middle of the semester to now, during the vacation. Her father continued to arrange blind dates without a break, even changing members steadily. He was truly a passionate father in many ways.
“It’s not about leaving your seat for just meeting one peer. It’s about building new connections.”
Moon Ga-eun immediately countered her father’s words.
“Why should I build new connections over dinner with someone? Besides, you know that I’ve seen Holder Jeong Hyun-seok from work before. Why build connections I already have?”
<Sunset Flower>’s successor, Jeong Hyun-seok. A second-year academy student and a promising Holder who had already been promoted to B-grade this year. He was handsome, came from a good family, and was popular, but Moon Ga-eun had no interest. It wasn’t her style, and she never had any intention of making a lover like that in the first place.
But her father seemed to like Jeong Hyun-seok, as he was already proposing a second meeting with him. “That’s why. Last time, Holder Jeong Hyun-seok was really taken with you. It was love at first sight. He’s a young man.”
“I don’t want to meet him!”
Her voice grew even louder. Moon Ga-eun knew that when her voice got this loud, her father would respond in kind. They had fought like this more than once. But, as usual, her father raised his voice, leaving aside the documents he had been handling.
“My daughter, who hasn’t dated by the age of twenty, is frustrated. Why don’t you understand your father’s desire to help you find a boyfriend? What’s the harm in meeting someone?”
It was this conversation again. Why was her father worried about her dating? She was only twenty years old. It was like an annoying excuse, repeatedly frustrating her during their conversation. Frustrated by these various factors, Moon Ga-eun blurted out words that were far from her true feelings.
“I already have a boyfriend!”
“…”
With those words, the office that had been filled with raised voices fell into silence. It was an unexpectedly sudden calmness, almost startling. It felt like someone had cast an ice-type spell, suffocatingly cold and quiet. It hung over the room like frost, a bewildering, icy silence.
Moon Ga-eun had inadvertently uttered a ridiculous lie. As she realized the situation, everything seemed to fade away before her eyes.
‘This is bad’, she thought.
She had been overwhelmed by a momentary emotion. Normally, she could have said it was a mistake and picked up the pieces, but it was impossible to convince her father, who had driven the conversation in this direction.
Terrifying thoughts started creeping in. Her father’s expression had changed a long time ago, and it was filled with a strange look.
“You had… a boyfriend?”
Why did that one sentence feel so terrifying?
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