“My name is Kim Sun-Il, the head of HR at SL Group. Nice to meet you.”

Ji-Cheok remembered that when he had first auctioned his Hunter contract, there had been a headhunter that came from the SL Group. He didn’t remember much outside of that, probably because their contract conditions had been inferior to those of other Groups.

Kim Sun-Il was a man in his forties wearing glasses. Ji-Cheok sat in the living room with him and had a little chat. Ji-Cheok offered him a cup of instant coffee, and Sun-Il took a sip of coffee and complimented its taste. Then, he moved on to business.

“Thank you very much for taking the time to listen to me.”

“You’re welcome. It just so happens that I have some spare time. On what occasion are you visiting me?”

“Our group wants to scout you, Mr. Um Ji-Cheok. We will, of course, be responsible for the damages due for breach of the contract if you are willing to terminate your contract with Jungjin.”

‘Hm… They’re trying to scout me at this time…’

«It must be because of the potions Master is making.»

As soon as the headhunter came in, Cheok-Liang stopped studying, came straight to Ji-Cheok, and wrapped around his neck.

‘This fox scarf is very warm.’

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