Kim Hyunsung's expression showed that he was definitely in a bad mood.
"There is no need to apologize, Kiyoung."
"Y-Yeah?"
"Kiyoung did nothing wrong. No, even if he did something wrong, Miss Yura does not have the right to point out his fault."
'Ah, Hyunsung... You're doing such a great job.'
"Seriously, Kiyoung is a Blue Guild party member. If he made a mistake, I would have told him first. I don't know why Miss Yura has a problem with our party member's behavior, but this just isn't right."
I hadn't expected Kim Hyunsung to jump in. I was merely calculating how to best get the group's sympathy by pitching Yura against me. She had indeed made a mistake in approaching me so deftly.
My affiliation lay with the Blue Guild. Therefore, Kim Hyunsung was responsible for me. Yura had no right to meddle in interparty affairs.
From a passerby's point of view, Jung Yura might have done it in an attempt to expand her influence over the rest of her group members, but it appeared that Kim Hyunsung was having none of this treatment. For him, it was taboo to interfere with other party members too much.
'That simply means that Yura isn't giving us the respect we deserve.'
In a nutshell, Kim Hyunsung's defensive stance seemed to say, 'Who the hell are you, and why are you meddling with my charge?'
It had been a pleasurable turn of events to find Kim Hyunsung standing up for me, though in truth, I was expecting Choi Young-ki to do the defending. Hyunsung's protective stance made me feel even better.
'Very good, Hyunsung.'
Things were going very well at this point.
Playing the role of the victim came as natural to me as breathing at this point.
"Both Kim Hyunsung and Yura are speaking from the standpoint of seniors. She had a point, so I don't think she meant to offend anyone..."
"No, Kiyoung. No matter how wrong you must have behaved, she had no right to go about in this manner."
"I must have done something wrong..."
"Let me be clear, Kiyoung. You did nothing wrong."
I found it hard to keep myself from smiling. Aside from seeing the embarrassment on Jung Yura's face, I could tell that the rest of our group mates had started to disapprove of her. Slowly, her influence was lessening to the point of nonexistence.
'That's what you get for inciting me.'
At this point, the other group members had started to approach me to offer words of comfort.
"I don't know if Kiyoung is inexperienced yet, but Hyunsung is right. If you have anything to say directly to Mr. Kiyoung, it is correct to at least ask the party leader for his input. In that way, we can resolve the matter more efficiently."
"This is not it. No matter how many faults you find in a person, you must still control yourself."
"Blue's party is said to be at a learning position because of their inexperience. However, they are trying their best to prove their worth. The Black Swan Guild's behavior is really hard to understand."
The Magic Guild members had started to talk about the Black Swan members' lack of manners.
"Mr. Kiyoung did nothing wrong. Rather, I think he tried his best to create a good atmosphere. When the strategy was in progress, he actually worked hard to achieve our goal."
