Chapter 133 - Not everyone is a Hunter

"CHA EUN MI!" Ye Ri exclaimed emphatically, standing up. The elegant receptionist was taken by surprise, but responded with a smile.

"Ye Rim! What are you doing here?!" it really made little sense for Ye Rim to show up in a typical white-collar restaurant out of nowhere. They had seen each other briefly at the Fashion Ball a few days ago.

"I just missed you! Seeing you at the Fashion Ball, I remembered the old days, and stopped by to say hello!"

"Seriously?! This is a good surprise! Do you have time for lunch?"

After the irritating encounters with Ji Ah, Ye Rim wondered that talking to Eun Mi would be as painful. To her surprise, the receptionist seemed genuinely happy to meet her, and the first thing Cha Eun Mi asked was, 

"You need to tell me, which one are you dating?! Ye Rim, introduce me to one of them, please! Some people commented that you arrived with the musician Mr. Handsome and left with the Hot Surgeon!"

"Ah, Eun Mi! I'm not dating any of them! But I can introduce you to..." her mind went into overdrive remembering that she had promised to introduce female friends to Dr. Kim. "I can introduce you to MP Lee! Give me your new phone number!"

In the middle of this amusing conversation, Ye Rim wondered why both her unnie and the former trainee's coworkers didn't like Eun Mi.  In Eun Ha's case, at least the reason was that Cha Eun Mi chased her and barred her entry into Park & ​​Zhang under the strangest excuses. But Eun Mi was a beautiful and intelligent girl, outgoing and charming. Also, after abandoning the dream of being an idol, she had studied hard and helped her family. At least on the surface, Ye Rim couldn't see anything in Eun Mi that was hateful.

After lunch, Ye Ri walked Eun Mi back to Park & ​​Zhang,

"Eun Mi, that restaurant was full of mean and gossipy people. They kept talking loudly about the company where you work. Do you like working there?"

"When I joined Park & ​​Zhang two years ago, it was better. But lately ... I've been thinking about looking for a position elsewhere. How can I say ... Although it's a place with status and a good salary, maybe it's a place for those ... who can stomach? But… did you hear anything about me?"

Of course, the ex-trainee would be worried about that, Ye Rim just told the truth. Eun Mi should have known, if she didn't know already, so she could guard against malicious actions. The singer remembered how good it would have been if someone had told her in time how much they hated her in Bombshell's day. Eun Mi, however, had not been part of this ill-fated project. They had known each other from an earlier time.

"Well, Ye Rim, thanks for telling me that. I have noticed my co-workers gossiping by my back. There was a... scandal here recently, among the company's partners, and unfortunately, I got involved. Although it didn't harm me professionally, my colleagues are misinterpreting things. "

"Take care, Eun Mi. Coworkers can only harm us out of jealousy and prejudice."

"It's true. And ... Ye Rim. Tell your stylist friend that I'm sorry. The partners disagree a little and we received explicit orders from Ms. Park not to allow Jung Eun Ha and a few other young designers to enter. Even the secretaries on the upper floors received this kind of order. I know she doesn't like me very much because I follow orders. At least she met Stylist Zhang at the Fashion Ball, and she didn't need him for anything! Because I know she would never get support at Park & ​​Zhang. No one can talk to Alexander Zhang without talking to Ms. Park first!"

"Eun Mi! I don't believe they are doing this! So isn't Eun Ha the only one?"

"No! A part of the company does not want this 'renovation' that designer Zhang wants. Even scheduled meetings were secretly cleared! It's a real war of egos and projects between Vivian Park & ​​Alexander Zhang! However, this is not the worst ... But," Eun Mi shook her head, reproaching herself for talking too much. "Just tell her I apologize for all the times I have been unpleasant to her. I just followed orders," the two women stopped beside the lawn that surrounded the Zhang & Park building. 

"Okay, I think she'll understand," said Ye Rim, but just behind Cha Eun Mi the singer saw her unnie running across the lawn at full speed, dressed in a cleaning lady's outfit. It didn't take long, two security guards appeared on the lawn, looking everywhere.

Alarmed and distressed, Ye Rim hurriedly said goodbye to the ex-trainee, running to the car right after. Security guards were nearby, looking for Eun Ha, so Ye Rim got into the car borrowed from Dr. Kim elegantly. Security guards even bowed to her as she passed.

After turning the corner, she looked in the rearview mirror, seeing her unnie curled up in the back seat,

"So, did you discover anything important? Because I discovered very, very interesting things!"

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"So let me recap, Professor Shin. According to the 'Old Elemental Astrological Map', fairies have very specific inclinations, "Eun Ha consulted her notes on the night of that same day. 

They were in Seoul Sky watching the sky while the older fairy educated her. Eun Ha continued, "Fairies usually have very defined skills, such as Guardian Fairies, Artisan Fairies and Elemental Fairies. And each of these types can have subtypes. Artisan fairies, who are my type, can be Masters or Patrons. Elementals can be Scholars or Regulators. And Guardians, your type, are Defenders or Hunters."

"You forgot to talk about a type," commented the Hunter, looking at the starry horizon through the glass panoramic window.

"Ah, yes, the Wild Fairies, who are those who don't accept living according to the norms of the fairy society. Banned fairies are also 'wild', Eun Ha sighed, closing her Moleskine,

"Well, it's fairly condensed, but that's it."

"Why, for such a creative people, there are so many rules and lists of things to study!" the young fairy complained, tired and hoping to lure her Professor into giving her his impressions on what she told him earlier. "Professor Shin, about all the things I told you before, have you come to any conclusions yet? Now that you have explained to me I am a 'mere' Artisan, and I wasn't born to investigate, I feel less able to understand what Ye Rim and I discovered today!"

"Don't be sarcastic, Jung. I thought you already had enough problems with both hunts, and that you understood the risk. But now you've done 'investigations' that can put you in jail."

"But Professor Shin is not afraid of this. And you could go to jail as much as I do," the younger fairy challenged his argument. He snorted,

"Ah? Do you want to make comparisons?"

Eun Ha pouted, considering what to say. It certainly couldn't compare to Hunter Shin, who was experienced. But that deterministic nonsense saying that she could only be an artisan was ridiculous. Then the Hunter sighed,

"Eun Ha, do you understand that you could have hurt people? Get hurt yourself? Or ... else! You involved your protégé. She could also have been arrested. Then you would have ended her career again."

No, she didn't think it.

"And she would now be in even greater debt. You should have paid but you still haven't got it. Now that you know that Park & ​​Zhang is not going to open up to you like an Open Sesame, why aren't you thinking of an alternative?"

No, she didn't think of it either.

"Professor Shin! Other alternatives exist, but they will take a long time! The fashion world is very ungrateful! And how can we put this matter aside, if Stylist Zhang ...!"

Shin interrupted Eun Ha,

"If there is a conspiracy to kill Stylist Zhang, just invading his company will only make you look suspicious. We are fairies, not human policemen! You can't even go to the police with that kind of allegation. That you found traces of methamphetamine in the bathroom you broke into. Can you see that it is a very sensitive family and business issue?"

Again, she didn't think of it earlier on.

"But the wraiths ...!"

"Eun Ha! Focus! Don't be distracted. Don't even distract your protégé from what she has to do. If you don't have money and you can't get it quickly, why not try to pay your debt in another way?!"

"Professor?!" Eun Ha exclaimed with wounded pride. "I got a small loan from the bank, which I had requested before Pearl's debt. A loan for young entrepreneurs. I was going to make my new collection, and I mortgage the apartment. I can use the loan money to return it to Ye Rim. But then she'll know about the mortgage, and she'll give it back to me, and ... There's no point in that."

Shin scratched his head with an anguished look and was speechless. Eun Ha could tell by his rigid posture that 1) he was craving smoking, but it was forbidden in that place, and 2) he probably had the urge to break her neck, but fortunately it was also forbidden in that place.

"Professor Shin…?! I'm listening, I swear! What should I do?!"

"Don't mix your personal affairs, that is, your personal ambitions, with Ye Rim's life and the payment of that debt. And... I suspend our classes until you fix this mess!"

"Nooo!

"Yes!" and Shin went to the elevator, certainly feeling his pocket for his pack of cigarettes.