Guide Me If You Dare-Chapter 131: A SOBER CONFESSION

[Last night...]

KI GAYOON woke up in a hospital room.

He immediately checked on his condition. It was obvious that an Esper with a high level of healing abilities treated him. After all, not a single scar was left on his body.

Still, it’s so fucking embarrassing that I fainted because of Mana depletion.

"Congratulations on waking up, Yoonyoon!"

POP!

Moon Noa’s annoying voice was followed by the sound of the confetti cannon popping, pulling Gayoon out of his deep thoughts.

What the fuck?

Gayoon was now covered in stupid confetti.

And, so, he glared at the "culprit."

"Sly fox, do you want to die?"

"If you want to date my "son," you better start respecting me now, Yoonyoon."

Gayoon scoffed at the sly fox’s stupid claim. "Noh Yuno isn’t your son."

"I didn’t say any name, and yet you already assumed I was talking about Yuyu," Moon Noa said, his eyes turning into little crescent moons as he smiled mischievously. "So, you want to date our Yuyu?"

"..."

Now Gayoon couldn’t even deny it.

Dammit.

"Our Yuyu is actually confined in the next room since he fainted— hey, sit down."

Gayoon was about to bolt out of the room to check on Noh Yuno, but Moon Noa grabbed him by the sleeve of his hospital pajama top and pulled him back.

"Binbin, Sasa, Matmat, and Jinjin were sent to Busan to raid the enemy’s hideout last night."

Binbin= Ryu Sungbin.

Sasa= Lee Sarang.

Matmat= Matthew.

Jinjin= Jin Sooin.

Yes, Moon Noa was talking about the Top 5 Espers. frёewebnoѵēl.com

This sly fox has an awful naming sense— just like Noh Yuno.

"Last night?"

"You were unconscious for an entire day, Yoonyoon. So, Chief Kim Munhee and President Kwak Hakjae sent the four and let you rest."

Tsk.

"Thanks to Yuyu’s hard work, the criminals that we caught spat out the location of their hideout here in Korea— and it was just in a remote village on Nami Island," Moon Noa continued with his explanation. "Unfortunately, when your fellow Top 5 arrived there, the entire place had been abandoned already."

"They probably knew that the criminals that we caught would open their mouths."

"Yes, and it’s because they knew Yuyu is an E-Class Guide. So, they knew Yuyu had a way to make the criminals talk."

"So, they abandoned them."

"According to Yuyu, those two criminals were just bait that the SECO used to distract us. Hence, they were planning to ditch those "baby chicks." They probably hoped that the baby chicks would talk while being interrogated, and then die after the bombs in their hearts get activated. However, Yuyu removed the bombs so we were able to interrogate them properly."

Gayoon knitted his eyebrows. "’SECO?’"

"Suspicious E-Class Organization," Moon Noa said proudly, his eyes sparkling. "We need a name to call our new enemies, so I came up with one. Aren’t I a genius?"

Tsk.

I’m sure no one complained even if the name sucks because this sly fox has a high position despite his annoying personality.

But the name wasn’t the only problem.

"It sounds like we’re demonizing the E-Class Guides," Gayoon complained. "Once the public finds out that the one who killed those poor Guides were E-Class Guides, the public will have a negative impression of E-Class Guides. I don’t want Noh Yuno to be hated just because he was born an E-Class Guide and some of his fellow E-Class Guides are scumbags."

"I understand where you’re coming from, but don’t worry," Moon Noa assured him. "The fact that the criminals are E-Class Guides won’t get leaked. And I’ve already started building up Yuyu’s reputation. So, even if people find out that he’s an E-Class Guide, they won’t be able to villainize my kid."

"Why do you keep calling Noh Yuno your "kid" these days? You’re fifteen years older than him, so there are people out there gullible enough to believe that you had a secret child during your teenage years."

"Let them be."

"You want that rumor to spread, huh? But why?"

"My family is filthy rich."

"Everyone knows the Moonsung Group controls the economy of our country— then and now."

The Moonsung Group was the biggest conglomerate in Korea.

Their wealth didn’t disappear even during the apocalypse. In fact, the rich only got richer during that time.

"I am filthy rich even without my inheritance from my family."

"Yeah, I know. What point are you trying to make?"

"My wealth and family name will protect Yuyu someday, so I want people to think that he’s my heir."

"Does Noh Yuno know about that?"

"Of course not. Do you think Yuyu would be happy if rumors about him being my hidden illegitimate son spread?"

"No. Noh Yuno has a weird obsession with promoting HoneyMoon products every chance he gets, but I don’t think he’d be thrilled to be mistaken as your "son.""

"So, let’s just keep this between the two of us, Yoonyoon~"

"Why did you tell me a plan that you didn’t even share with Noh Yuno?"

Moon Noa tilted his head to one side. "Aren’t you going to be my future son-in-law, Yoonyoon?"

"Excuse me?"

Gayoon didn’t complain because he found the idea of being Noh Yuno’s husband ridiculous— but he found Moon Noa as his "father-in-law" horrible.

"We made a bet, remember? If you confess to Yuyu before the month ends, you’ll change your last name to ’Noh.’ And you’ll also call me ’hyung’ or ’hyung-nim.’"

"I haven’t confessed... not directly, at least."

"Then I have something for you," Moon Noa said, handing Gayoon a USB while standing up. "Here, my thank-you gift for protecting my heir."

"Noh Yuno will hate you if he hears you."

The sly fox just laughed and waved his hand before leaving the room.

After Moon Noa left, Gayoon pulled out a laptop from his Inventory. Since he was a "business tycoon," his laptop was always with him.

Now let’s see what this gift is all about.

***

["I LOVE my fellow Guides, but you crossed the line this time. You killed innocent Guides, and because you blindly followed Jacob Hyung-nim, I almost lost my Esper."]

Noh Yuno said those words.

Hence, after Ki Gayoon watched the entire video taken from the White Room’s CCTV footage, he immediately ran to the VIP room next door.

Lee Hansol (aka Leehan) was guarding Noh Yuno’s room.

Since he was already awake, he asked the "bodyguard" to leave.

Fortunately, that man had sense and didn’t argue.

But maybe Moon Noa instructed Leehan to leave once Gayoon was awake.

Yes, that sounds like something the sly fox would do.

"Yuno-ya, why were you so angry on my behalf?" Gayoon, sitting on the chair next to the bed, asked softly while watching Noh Yuno sleep peacefully. "You like me, don’t you?"

Noh Yuno only responded with a light snore.

My Babe Princess must be tired.

Gayoon didn’t mind.

He didn’t get bored because watching Noh Yuno sleep without a care in the world was fun.

And he wanted it to stay that way.

Princesses should live freely without worrying about a thing.

"If you were awake, you’d probably tell me that watching someone sleep is creepy. And you’re right. But what can I do, Yuno-ya?" Gayoon asked, smiling bitterly while shaking his head. "I can’t be the "green flag" you want your partner to be. Of course, I’ll try not to cross the line, but I hope you turn a blind eye to some of my "red flags.""

After saying that, Gayoon joined Noh Yuno in bed.

Of course, he only lay down next to his Babe Princess— not even touching his hand.

But he did continue watching him sleep.

"Yumo-ya, since Moon Noa is even spreading a ridiculous humor that you are his heir to protect you, then I suppose he believes it’s only a matter of time before you get exposed as an E-Class Guide," Gayoon said, pausing for a moment. "Should I just lock you up in my room to keep you safe?"

***

"SO, HYUNG, these are the reasons why men who want to lock up their partners aren’t attractive in real life— actually, I don’t find that hot even in fiction."

Pfft.

Ki Gayoon was wondering why Noh Yuno kicked him out of the room earlier.

["I’ll take a bath first since I feel filthy after sleeping for two days, Hyung. You return to your room and do the same. Let’s meet here after an hour."]

Gayoon did as what his princess said.

He returned to his room, took a bath, and pulled out a new set of clothes from his Inventory. Of course, he chose his usual attire: a black suit. He didn’t put on a tie this time, though.

When he returned to Noh Yuno’s room, his Guide made him sit on the sofa while he was preparing a PowerPoint presentation.

I wonder where this punk got that projector.

"Hyung, are you still listening?"

"Yes, yes. Carry on."

Noh Yuno cleared his throat, and then he used a pointer to, well, point at the first slide. The projector occupied the wall, so the slide was big and clear. "First of all, locking up someone against their will is a crime. I’ll call the cops on you if you try and lock me up."

Pfft.

Gayoon had to bite his lower lip to stop himself from laughing.

"Second, I love my freedom. I don’t mind being a stay-at-home boyfriend since I hate leaving the house," Noh Yuno continued. "Having said that, I still want the freedom to leave the house whenever I want."

Haaah.

This time, Gayoon failed to hold back his laughter.

"Hyung, don’t laugh," Noh Yuno said, frowning. "I’m serious."

"I like you, Noh Yuno," Gayoon said, smiling. Even without looking at himself in the mirror, he knew the smile on his face was the most genuine smile he had in a very long while. "I really, really like you."

Welp— I guess I’ll have to change my last name to ’Noh’ and call Moon Noa ’hyung’ now.

***

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