Chapter 39: The Day You Go Is the Market Day
Right, it was clear that the rookie was seeing things due to being overworked. The idea of Lee Sa-young coming to a place like this was absurd. It was likely that he was so overwhelmed that he couldn't discern reality. There was no other explanation for such madness.
Yang Hye-jin looked at the rookie with pity. She thought of giving him a ginseng juice to revive him when they returned to the management office. Then she recited Lee Sa-young's profile in her head.
Lee Sa-young, who was dethroned from the top spot by J, a sudden newcomer or imposter, but had held the number one position for six years. Notable for... 'Ignoring most requests from the Awakened Management Bureau and the Rift Management Bureau.'
Since Yang Hye-jin started working at the Rift Management Bureau, Lee Sa-young had never responded to a support request. The B-grade hunter standing next to her seemed to share her thoughts as he laughed.
"Hey, why would Lee Sa-young come here? You must have seen it wrong."
"No, really, it's Lee Sa-young..."
"I've heard that more people have been dressing up in techwear with gas masks lately because of those public service ads. Could it be one of those posers?"
"That's possible."
"Right? I get chills just from seeing those ads."
As they laughed off the absurd joke, something that everyone was familiar with abruptly froze the cheerful atmosphere— a lazy voice.
"Are you here to perform a ritual... in front of the rift?"
"..."