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    74

    ‘Birth control pill’

    Shi-woo received the word written on his palm from Shin-bi.

    For a while, Shi-woo was speechless and just stared blankly at Shin-bi in a confused mood.

    Various questions that could not be sorted out in an instant were floating around in Shi-woo’s head.

    Was there a reason for Se-hee to keep taking birth control pills a secret from Shi-woo?

    Was there a reason to eat it as if showing off in front of Shi-woo, even though she was trying to keep it a secret?

    If she had tried to hide it, she would not have called Shin-bi to her house in the morning and handed her birth control pills in front of Shi-woo.

    Shi-woo’s head was getting complicated due to Se-hee’s contradictory behavior that he couldn’t understand.

    A word that suddenly came to Shi-woo’s mind

    That is…

    ‘Sex Diet’

    Shi-woo’s chest felt heavy and stuffy as that ominous word came to mind.

    In a corner of Shi-woo’s heart, the word ‘no way…’ was unconsciously repeating itself.

    However, Se-hee’s inconsistent actions seemed to be mostly explained by that one word.

    Something stuffy melted down again in Shi-woo’s chest and felt like it was sinking.

    “…Did you decide to do it?”

    Shi-woo cautiously asks Shin-bi as if checking the answer.

    Shin-bi nods silently.

    “Shin-bi too?”

    Shi-woo’s voice seemed to be mixed with despair and resignation

    Shin-bi blushes shyly with a pitiful smile and nods again.

    **

    Shi-woo and his sisters finished preparing and left the house to go to the academy.

    Se-hee and Shin-bi walk ahead, chatting affectionately.

    Topics of conversation about where to go after school or what to eat…

    And occasionally, secret conversations that they exchange without Shi-woo hearing…

    Shi-woo walks behind, watching the two as if he is left out.

    Shi-woo couldn’t say anything after hearing that Se-hee and Shin-bi had decided to do that diet.

    Shin-bi’s last words: ‘This time, you really have to keep it a secret~!!?’

    It seemed like she was saying that because she knew that Shin-bi had flaunted the secrets she had secretly told Shi-woo to Se-hee on the subway yesterday.

    Then what’s the point of keeping it a secret now?

    Was Se-hee trying to let Shi-woo know the secret through Shin-bi from the beginning?

    Or did she not care whether Shi-woo knew or not?

    Questions that keep coming back…

    Why are you trying to let Shi-woo know in this way?

    Because Shi-woo won’t listen even if you persuade him with kind words?

    As a consideration to organize the relationship without leaving even a chance for her innocent brother to misunderstand?

    However, the oral sex Se-hee gave him in the dressing room in the morning was too stimulating.

    The new secrets between Shi-woo and Se-hee from last night don’t seem to have been passed on to Shin-bi yet.

    Maybe…

    Perhaps Se-hee wants her new secret with Shi-woo to be passed on to Shin-bi through Shi-woo.

    Confused thoughts that couldn’t be grasped were swirling around in Shi-woo’s head.

    “Hey~ Yoo Shi-woo, are you not coming quickly?!! If you dawdle like that, I’ll just leave you on the street?!!”

    Se-hee, who was walking ahead, turned around and said to Shi-woo.

    “U…Ung~!!”

    Shi-woo’s awkward answer

    Shi-woo answers and runs to where his sisters are.

    The initiative in the relationship that Shi-woo held last night seemed to have completely passed to Se-hee.

    **

    The three people arrived in front of their sisters’ academy.

    As they were about to say goodbye and part ways, Shin-bi stopped Shi-woo.

    Shin-bi comes closer to Shi-woo.

    “You can’t forget that you promised to do me a favor~!! Got it!!!?”

    Shin-bi said to Shi-woo in a small voice so that Se-hee couldn’t hear, laughing playfully.

    Shin-bi’s request that she agreed to grant in exchange for telling Se-hee’s secret

    Shin-bi turned around and ran towards Se-hee before Shi-woo could say anything.

    -It seems like she has no intention of hearing Shi-woo’s answer separately-

    In the end, Shin-bi didn’t tell him what her request was.

    She only confirmed the promised fact and moved away from Shi-woo.

    Shin-bi and Se-hee went inside the academy door and became invisible as they mixed with other academy students.

    With complicated feelings, Shi-woo slowly moves his steps.

    **

    Shi-woo arrived at the academy and entered the classroom.

    Before the morning assembly

    As soon as he entered, he heard the voices of Cheol-jin and his friends, who were busily talking inside the classroom.

    “They opened an academy in front of the station~ It’s a building building?~”

    Cheol-jin, surrounded by his classmates, was enthusiastically talking about something like a person selling goods.

    Several photos were placed on the desk where Cheol-jin was sitting.

    “She seems to be quite famous in this industry~ She’s outstanding in her skills and has a unique appearance~ She seems to be quite popular.”

    Cheol-jin was enthusiastically explaining someone to his friends, adding clichéd modifiers like a person unpacking a bundle and selling goods.

    Curious, Shi-woo approaches Cheol-jin’s seat.

    When I got closer, I saw close-up photos of a beautiful woman performing magic on the desk.

    “Yo~ Shi-woo, you’re here?”

    Cheol-jin greets Shi-woo as he approaches.

    “What’s all this?”

    Instead of greeting, Shi-woo pointed to the photos on Cheol-jin’s desk and asked.

    “Ah~!! Do you want to see it too?”

    Cheol-jin says, showing Shi-woo a video on his smartphone.

    Cheol-jin, who was caught secretly taking pictures of Se-hee and was hit so hard in the face by Shi-woo that his molars were broken

    -He seemed to have done it thinking about Se-hee, but anyway, he seems to have stopped chasing Se-hee since then-

    Recently, he seems to be causing a lot of concern to Gyu-ri about what he is doing and wandering around, but he seems to be absorbed in finding a new hobby.

    “There’s a new magic academy that opened in front of the station a few months ago, right? They sometimes advertise on TV… The head teacher there~!! Isn’t she pretty?”

    For some reason, Cheol-jin was talking about the head teacher of the magic academy that Shi-woo would be visiting today.

    “Her name is Yu Ye-na! She’s in her early to mid-30s? Friends who are interested in magic say she’s been quite famous since she first appeared.”

    Cheol-jin was excitedly talking to Shi-woo, who had approached with curiosity, as if he was giving a presentation.

    “Is that so?”

    Shi-woo replies as if he doesn’t care, on purpose, looking at Cheol-jin, who is excited.

    “She seems to have a lot of original magic tricks~ But no matter how much I investigate, I can’t find any information about her family relations, education, or where she lives?! This person is completely veiled! She’s so beautiful~!! She seems to be fluent in foreign languages, and her exotic appearance makes her look like she’s of mixed race…”

    Cheol-jin continues to speak, mixing in exaggerations to attract the attention and interest of the surrounding children.

    Cheol-jin’s investigation was probably just following her, secretly taking pictures, or searching the Internet.

    Even if she is famous, Shi-woo thinks that personal information such as family relations and education of a general person running an academy would not be disclosed on the Internet.

    According to what Se-young heard, Yu Ye-na was also working as an after-school teacher at the elementary academy that Se-young was attending.

    There was no way that a person who was veiled could become an after-school teacher at an elementary academy.

    “It’s hard to believe, but there’s also a rumor that she’s a real psychic~ There’s also talk that she’s the mistress of a famous wealthy man~ And there’s talk that she’s brainwashing the children attending the academy and using them for prostitution…”

    Cheol-jin suddenly lowers his voice as if secretly leaking secrets that should not be leaked.

    Shi-woo felt like he should start tackling Cheol-jin’s absurd exaggeration.

    It wasn’t Shi-woo’s business whether the teacher named Yu Ye-na was a psychic hiding her abilities or the mistress of a famous wealthy man, but if she was the head teacher of the academy that Se-young was now attending, the story would be different.

    Besides, prostitution using children…

    Cheol-jin seemed to have crossed the line…

    If he just listened to these occult maniacs’ nonsense, and strange rumors spread about the academy, it could be a difficult situation as Se-young’s older brother.

    “Hey~! Wait a minute!~ I’m going to that academy today as my sister’s guardian for an interview~!! And that Yu Ye-na is an after-school teacher at Se-young’s elementary academy!!! Stop saying strange things~!!!”

    At Shi-woo’s words, which he said as if scolding them, the children who were gathered around began to buzz.

    “Why are kids who should know better listening to such absurd stories~!!! It’s the academy my sister is attending, so don’t say any more nonsense!! Okay~! Okay~!!”

    Shi-woo said that and started to break up the group of Cheol-jin and the children.

    Shi-woo thought that he was sorry for Cheol-jin and the children, but it was inevitable for Se-young.

    The children return to their seats due to Shi-woo’s interference…

    Feeling a little sorry, Shi-woo looks at Cheol-jin.

    “You’re going to your sister’s magic academy as a guardian for an interview today?”

    However, Cheol-jin was looking at Shi-woo with sparkling eyes, as if he felt a strong interest in Shi-woo’s words.

    Roughly in this flow, Cheol-jin also visited the academy with his younger siblings for a parent-teacher conference after school today.

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