“Ah, man… … You were there.”

Fluent in Korean, which does not match the Western appearance.

Sophia looked at Jihoon Kim and blinked.

“that’s right. It’s been so long since I left Korea… … sorry. I misunderstood that the house was still empty.”

Seong Ji-han thought while looking at Sophia, who lowered her head.

You should pretend to know this or not.

‘hmm… … As for Sophia, it’s famous enough for the general public to know about it.’

If you are Sofia, you are one of the outstanding supporters who have been selected for the human national team before.

In addition to her good looks, she was one of the most popular women around the world.

At this point, it might seem strange to pretend not to know.

Seong Ji-han thought so and asked cautiously.

“… … Are you Sophia from American First?”

“yes. I lived here for a while… … I thought the house was empty.”

“Oh, is that so? Somehow, there were some pictures of Sofia-sama attached to the house.”

Let Seong Ji-han, wearing the shell of Kim Ji-hoon, answer like that.

Sophia, who was apologetic, brightened her eyes.

“My picture… … Were you still here?”

“yes. I just moved in, so I kept it in a drawer… … .”

“… … I. I’m so sorry, but that picture. Can I get one?”

A photo of Sofia full of selfies taken with Seong Ji-han.

But, anyway, since Seong Ji-han has been sentenced to record destruction, the only thing you can look at is Sophia’s face.

What are you looking for?

Sung Ji-han tilted his head.

‘Well, it could be because it’s a personal picture.’

I thought it was a celebrity retrieving the photos he left behind.

“All right.”

Seong Ji-han went back into the house, opened the chest of drawers, and brought out a pile of photos.

When did they take selfies like that, pictures of Sophia and her own face.

Let him hand this over.

“ah… … thank you… … .”

After Sophia bowed her head.

I looked carefully at the photo.

That too.

Not the side where her face is, but the part where Sung Ji-han’s face is.

‘… … what.’

At first I thought it was just a coincidence.

Sophia’s eyes were fixed on her face, which was too holy for that.

Sarak. Sarak.

While flipping through the next picture, she carefully looks only at the sacred face in it.

That’s when she looked at the picture.

flash… … !

On Sophia’s forehead, pure white light flickered slightly.

‘That’s… … Is it Shinan?’

A divine eye used by Pythia, the constellation of Sophia.

Even the holy one himself took over the divine eye from the dying woman and put it to good use.

‘But this, Sophia uses it?’

Let’s look at Seong Ji-han’s forehead as if it’s mysterious.

“ah. sorry. Watching for a while… … .”

Only then did Sophia realize Kim Ji-hoon’s gaze and hurriedly put the photo in her handbag.

Then, I turned my eyes towards it.

“uh… … .”

flash flash

Shinan flashed several times and looked at Kim Ji-hoon carefully.

“Pretty… … You look alike.”

do you resemble

‘Do you really remember me?’

The male half-elves all vaguely followed Seong Ji-han’s face.

‘Kim Ji-hoon’ resembled Seong Ji-han the most among such male half-elves.

What she said was the appearance half-elves were trying to imitate.

You must be familiar with ‘Sacred Jihan’.

“You look alike? Who does a half-elf resemble?”

But let’s pretend he doesn’t know for now.

“… … that’s right. I guess I was mistaken. All half elves look alike.”

She understood that, and bowed her head.

“Thank you for returning the picture. You’ve been rude since morning.”

“it’s okay.”

“I, the return you gave me… … .”

What are you trying to do in return?

Still, Sophia isn’t the type to just accept and go.

Seong Ji-han decided to put an end to it quickly rather than continue the scuffle here at the front door.

“Ah, then I’d like an autograph, please.”

“Will it be enough for a signature?”

“A signature from Sophia is enough.”

Meanwhile, Seong Ji-han brought paper and a pen from inside the house.

Sophia writes her signature on white paper while feeling sorry that she can only repay her signature.

She wrote her autograph and asked for Seong Ji-han’s name.

“What’s your name?”

“This is Kim Ji-hoon.”

“If it’s Jihoon Kim… … ah! Could it be that you are the one with over 20% fitness this time?”

Then Sophia stopped signing and raised her head.

Both of her eyes were shining brightly.

I just asked for an autograph to send it quickly.

Is this rather counterproductive?

“Ah yes. you’re right.”

“What a coincidence… … ! When I came today, I was on a plane with the American First negotiating team dispatched to recruit Kim Ji-hoon. The negotiating team didn’t know where Kim Ji-hoon was, so I went looking for him, but it worked!”

Come to think of it, among the news I saw this morning, there was an American First negotiating team arriving at Incheon Airport.

You came with me then.

“How about contacting the negotiating team now and making an appointment regarding the contract? They said that they prepared very surprising conditions because they became ‘special management subjects’… … .”

The world’s best guild, American First.

The terms of the contract must be staggering if you could call it ‘surprising conditions’.

Sophia thought Kim Ji-hoon would react positively to this, but of course.

“Oh, sorry. I decided to go to that standby guild.”

“… … Dae, standby guild?”

“yes.”

To the other party, a completely unexpected answer came out.

* * *

“Standby Guild… … I was there in the past too. Everyone in the guild is nice, and the growth rate buff is the best in the world.”

Sophia talked about the merits of the waiting guild, then brought it up to the point.

“Still, I don’t think we can afford enough financially to recruit Kim Ji-hoon.”

“I decided to take it in moderation and go. Because I am a longtime fan of that guild.”

“Pan… … What?”

I’m a fan of the waiting guild, so I joined it.

It was like talking about staying in the second division, giving up the chance to go to the top team in the first division.

“Still, why don’t you listen to the terms of American First? The negotiating team has been preparing quite a bit… … If Kim Ji-hoon hears the story, he will be satisfied.”

Sophia persuaded Kim Ji-hoon with a puzzled face.

“it’s okay. I already decided to close the contract at 12.”

“no. still… … I can promise you this. We can start with 10 times the amount that the standby guild gave us.”

“It’s because the GP’s caution is that you only need to be in moderation.”

“Still, talking with the negotiating team… … .”

“it’s okay. really.”

At Kim Ji-hoon’s determined attitude, Sophia only blinked with a puzzled face.

American First said they would start negotiating at least 10x, but they said they wouldn’t even listen.

No matter how much Kim Ji-hoon said he was a fan of the waiting guild, isn’t this too out of common sense?

‘This person, looking at it now, thinks the negotiation itself is annoying… … .’

It’s about becoming a male half-elf and deciding where to start.

How can you be so uninterested?

When Sofia is confused about how to convince this person.

“I got a good sign. Sophia. Then bye. Do not tell the negotiating team where I am.”

Kim Ji-hoon waved her hand and closed the door.

“Wow, that’s amazing, really.”

It seems that Kim Ji-hoon is bothered. It seemed that not only the negotiating team was involved, but also Sophia.

I’ve never been treated like this in my life.

‘… … No, was there in the past?’

Sophia frowned as she recalled the memories of the past.

Old memories came to mind clearly.

It was because only one person had disappeared.

‘Obviously, with this person… … me. We knew each other.’

Swoop.

Sophia took out the picture she received from Kim Ji-hoon from her bag.

A man who can be clearly seen when the divine eye is activated.

With myself smiling brightly.

A man with an indifferent or annoying expression.

Just by looking at their faces like that, you could tell at a glance who was falling for whom.

‘Why did I like this person so much in the past?’

Of course, this guy was handsome just for his taste.

Still, looking at the expression on the picture, it seemed that only he liked himself too much.

however.

‘Why can’t other people see it? I’ve been seeing it since the divine eye was activated… … .’

What the heck did he do, there are statues all over the world.

Do people now treat the statue as just a lump of stone?

Sophia kept looking at the picture, and when she saw Seong Ji-han’s annoyed expression, she suddenly remembered Kim Ji-hoon from earlier.

‘The half-elf had this exact expression earlier.’

His eyes were narrowed, and he looked as if he was going to sigh at any moment.

The man’s expression in the picture and the half-elf’s were exactly the same.

They look the most similar among male half-elves.

Even the expression is similar.

Sophia thought for a moment about the similarity between the two.

‘no way. They just have similar faces, so they look similar.’

Once I came to that conclusion.

okay. All male half-elves look alike.

If you ask the people at American First to make that face… … .

‘… … Will there be a similar face like this?’

While holding the photo, Sofia pondered.

entered the elevator.

At first, she pressed the first floor.

‘… … You said you signed a contract at 12:00.’

After canceling going to the first floor, he pressed the floor where the waiting guild was located and smiled.

“I have to go to the waiting guild after a long time.”

Meet and greet people from the old guild.

Once more.

Because I wanted to see if ‘Kim Ji-hoon’s expression resembled him.

belt ring.

The elevator door opens.

“uh… … .”

“Cow, Sophia-sama?”

Let the guild officials panic when they see Sophia.

She waved lightly.

“Hello~ It’s been a while since I stopped by.”

That’s how she arrived at the standby guild before the parties to the contract.

* * *

Seong Ji-han came down to the waiting guild at 12:00.

As soon as I got off the elevator, I blinked when I saw that it was full of people.

especially.

click. click.

“Kim Ji-hoon!”

“Is it true that you are announcing a contract with the standby guild today?”

From in front of the elevator, numerous reporters were asking him questions with cameras.

‘It completely blocks the way. I can’t just push this away like I did in the past.’

In the days of the Holy Land, all you had to do was push it into the realm of no marriage.

Living as Kim Ji-hoon, this is inconvenient.

“yes. I signed a contract with the standby guild. So please get out of the way.”

Seong Ji-han answered like that and tried to break through the crowd.

As he answered, the reporters gathered more and pushed their microphones.

“Why do you sign a contract right away without listening to the proposals of other guilds?”

“At American First, we announced that we can pay at least 10 times more than the standby guild offers!”

“The People’s Assembly also officially presented a similar proposal. I wonder if you need an answer to this… … !”

To American First, to the People’s Assembly.

Other than that, the guilds the reporters mentioned were guilds that entered the top 10 worldwide.

If everyone competes with the standby guild with money, places where you can easily crush them.

Reporters were pouring out questions about why they chose this place without hearing the offer.

“Thank you for the suggestion, but I chose the standby guild because I had something else in mind.”

Seong Ji-han answered that and tried to break through the crowd.

The walls of reporters were just dense.

‘I miss the holy days.’

If I could use Qing’s Territory Domination, I would have just piled up reporters in that corner.

What to do with these humans, when he pondered for a while.

“Stop it.”

Swoop… … .

Two swords flew out of the air.

Intense energy spread, pushing people from side to side.

Then, a clear path.

And in that open space.

“You are our guild guest.”

Sword King Yoon Se-jin and

After that, Sung Ji-ah stood there.