The Saint Wants to Rest - Chapter 46.1
His anger had not yet subsided, but seeing Ian curled up like a hermit crab made his heart melt automatically.
“But Hyung, what brings you here at this hour?”
Choi Jae-heon opened his mouth to speak.
“I received an urgent contact from Yoon Tae-gyeom. He said Alexander Gray came to the house today?”
“Alexander Gray? Who is that?”
Vermouth, who was roughly pulling on a wrinkled shirt, asked back with an indifferent tone. Ian also tilted his head in confusion. Although Alexander had introduced himself quite passionately, the name had not remained in the minds of these two.
Choi Jae-heon looked back and forth between the two of them as if he found the situation absurd.
“The Master of the American Empire Guild. The blond man who came to our front door this morning and was kicked out by you.”
“Ah.”
Only then did Vermouth smirk and nod his head.
“Are you talking about that noisy solicitor I kicked out this morning? He didn’t seem like the type to back down quietly.”
Choi Jae-heon pressed his throbbing temples. To treat the guild master of the number one ranked guild in America like a common solicitor and turn him away at the door… It was a treatment very typical of Vermouth. That arrogant man likely viewed most humans as beneath him.
“I want to pack our bags and move to a place where no one knows us right this second, but considering the information network of the Empire Guild, it would be pointless.”
Choi Jae-heon continued to explain the situation.
“Immediately after he was kicked out by you, he stormed straight into the Administration Bureau headquarters. He strongly demanded an official meeting with you, Ian, from the Korean government.”
“At the Bureau? Why me?”
“It wasn’t just a simple tantrum. He tried to strike a deal with the Bureau, claiming he holds incredibly top-secret information related to a threat to humanity. He said he would share that precious information, which only he knows, with Korea… on the condition that he gets to meet you.”
Ian’s expression became subtle. What could this top-secret information related to a threat to humanity be?
‘For some reason, I feel like it’s information I already know.’
However, there was always the possibility of an exception. Just in case, it might be better to meet him and hear about it. Since he had decided to live here, ensuring the safety of this place would make his future more comfortable.
“What did Tae-gyeom Hyung say?”
“Tae-gyeom is currently avoiding a definite answer and stalling for time. He’s defending the position that he can’t just let anyone meet Korea’s precious healer regardless of how great the information is. But since the opponent is the guild master of the Empire Guild, and given the nature of the conditions, it seems the higher-ups are finding it difficult to simply ignore.”
In his heart, Choi Jae-heon did not want to put Ian in front of another man. He trusted his younger brother, but he could not trust Alexander. He had seen how that man used every possible means to scrape together awakened individuals until now. However, he decided to leave the decision to Ian this time.
He felt that if he kept sheltering him just because he was his younger brother, he would never move beyond the role of an older sibling. He wanted to face him as one man to another.
“So, Ian, what do you want to do? I’ll let you decide.”
“Me?”
“If you don’t want to, I’ll turn the Bureau upside down and risk a diplomatic dispute to completely block his access. Just speak your mind.”
At Choi Jae-heon’s firm declaration, Vermouth also added his support, faintly radiating power.
“Just give the command, Mr. Ian. If you wish, I will go and throw that man into the middle of the ocean right now.”
Ian let out a hollow laugh at the murderous overprotection of the two. If these two set their minds to blocking Alexander, a major international incident would certainly break out.
‘That won’t do.’
Ian sat up while still draped in the blanket.
“No. I won’t run away anymore. I’ll meet him. Let’s hear what that great secret information of his is all about.”
As he spoke, Ian’s eyes sparkled with a bright light.
A few days later. The VIP reception room at the South Korean Awakened Administration Bureau headquarters.
After undergoing strict security checks and tedious paperwork procedures, Alexander Gray’s official request for a meeting was finally approved.
In the spacious, cold atmosphere of the reception room, Ian, Choi Jae-heon, and Vermouth sat together, with Team Leader Yoon Tae-gyeom present in his capacity as an observer for the Bureau.
Alexander, sitting on the opposite sofa with his legs crossed, had shed every trace of the foolish appearance he showed at the front door a few days ago. He was wearing the mask of a perfect gentleman. From head to toe, he was clad in a top-tier luxury suit, wearing a relaxed smile. He was the very picture of the powerful elite who manipulate the world.
“It is a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Ian. I am Alexander Gray, the Master of the Empire.”
Alexander politely extended his hand, requesting a handshake.
“Yes, it’s nice to meet you.”
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