Beast in the Woods, Deep in the Night - Chapter 16.1

Chapter 16.1

It bothered Christine that Edgar was suddenly informed about the movements of the Golden Horseshoe Guild. But that didn’t mean she could stutter and let her identity be discovered, so she held the documents in her arms with a natural smile.

“Understood. I’ll be right back. The Guild Master is in the building where I first stayed, right?”

“…”

Edgar was looking at her carefully and was quite surprised to see the change in Christine’s expression. She didn’t show any agitation.

“You’re good.”

“Sorry?”

“I think you’ll do a good job.”

He wasn’t talking about what he had asked her to do. As Decius had reported, she was clearly the only useful person who could keep the Golden Horseshoe Guild alive.

“Then, please.”

Christine smiled brightly as if telling him not to worry before leaving Edgar’s office.

‘I wonder why Edgar is reporting on the movements of the Golden Horseshoe Guild. It’s not an opponent worthy of the Black Fang Guild’s concern.’

Did he notice that she belonged to that guild?

It wasn’t a very good situation if, after noticing her affiliation, he had called her into his office and entrusted her with the delivery of this document. It was obvious he was trying to figure her out.

If a member of another guild hid in another guild’s hideout, anyone would try to interrogate their intentions.

‘I’m a human who steals the chimera’s tears and uses Edgar’s ability to lift the curse, so rather than being welcomed, I’ll be treated like a chimera smuggler.’

But the way he responded made it hard to conclude that Edgar had figured out her affiliation.

Even at a quick glance, it was obvious that he had considerable power within the guild. He was someone who had the power to confine someone and then interrogate them if he was suspicious of them.

Was there any reason to let someone like that roam freely even though he was suspicious of them?

Christine was about to open the document Edgar had given her when she stopped herself. It was clear that things would get troublesome if there was a device that could identify who had opened the folder.

‘My guild has nothing noteworthy to the Black Fang Guild.’

It was a much smaller guild, and in fact, no guild member except herself had the ability to carry out commissions.

In other words, if Edgar investigated the Golden Horseshoe Guild deeply, it meant that she would be the only member to stand out.

‘Will Edgar try to kill me if the truth comes out? Will he lock me up somewhere and spare my life?’

It wasn’t that she didn’t know that it was dangerous to infiltrate the hideout of the Black Fang Guild to achieve her goal. She just wanted to change her and her mother’s future, no matter what risk she had to take.

‘It would be nice if I could get close to Edgar so that he wouldn’t kill me no matter what, but it seems like honey traps don’t work on that man.’

Christine decided to stop her complicated thoughts for a moment. Nothing would change no matter the doubts and worries she had.

When she arrived at the top floor of the building, she knocked on a door with ornate carvings.

“Come in.”

A calm voice gave her permission. Christine shook off her nervousness once again and entered the guild master’s office.

She didn’t expect to come to the master of the Black Fang Guild on her own feet. But you live and you learn, right?

She had heard several times in her past life that the master of this guild was a cold-blooded intellectual, so she couldn’t relax.

In fact, Isaac, the master of the Black Fang Guild, was a man with a cold impression. He already looked cold, but the glasses he wore gave the impression that he would be good at calculating.

‘He looks strangely like Edgar, but he looks more like a model student who studies hard.’

Seeing his dark gray hair and azure eyes like the ocean, this man also looked like a chimera.

“I am Christine. Edgar sent me.”

“…”