Episode 513. Temporary Daily Life

It was another peaceful day. In a VVIP hospital room at Victoria Academy, bathed in warm sunlight.

“Hmm hmm. Hmmmm.”

Im Sol, who had been lying in the hospital room, got up from the bed with a bored expression and stretched.

Her pure white skin was visible through the loose patient gown, but there was no one else in the room besides her.

‘I’m so sleepy….’

Im Sol yawned and approached the window.

As the bright morning sunlight shone through the curtains, she felt a little more awake.

Her hospital life was stable.

Her magic power had returned quite a bit, and the healing of her wounds was mostly complete.

Im Sol wanted to be discharged, but due to Baek Ahyoung’s firm opposition, she decided to rest for a few more days.

“Honestly, she worries so much. I’ve told her I’m okay several times, but they won’t let me go.”

The only fortunate thing is that the magic cubes, which made her head hurt just looking at them, are no longer here.

Rehabilitation treatment is over.

Im Sol stretched, looking down at the academy outside the window.

Hospital life is monotonous, like running on a hamster wheel.

‘Boring. … Should I do the magic cubes again?’

Even though she hated the magic cubes just moments ago, since there was nothing else to do, she found herself looking for them.

As the saying goes, ‘even dog droppings are hard to find when you need them for medicine,’ and since there was no rehabilitation treatment either, she felt a little disappointed.

‘Ahyoung is late today.’

Baek Ahyoung’s visits, which used to happen every hour, had drastically decreased.

Baek Ahyoung may seem clueless, but she likes helping others and has excellent professional ethics.

As soon as she saw Im Sol’s physical recovery was almost complete, Baek Ahyoung ruthlessly started taking on other tasks.

Grrr.

Im Sol moved her body back and forth and circulated her magic power throughout her body.

As the magic power flowed through her entire body, a pleasant coolness enveloped her.

“No matter how I look at it, I feel like my recovery has sped up since doing it with Hoyeon.”

Since that day, my body’s recovery seems to have accelerated.

Maybe the disciple’s sperm is packed with magic power?

Come to think of it, it feels like my magic power was also recharged every time I had a sugar rush.

Or not?

• Hey, honey. What’s wrong?

• Tch. Fine. I won’t do it either. Tsk tsk.

Im Sol, who had been blankly looking down out the window, spotted a couple walking by, cutely linking arms.

It was a typical couple’s affectionate display: the woman walking ahead acting slightly displeased, and the man following behind her, comforting her.

“When I was a cadet, I only studied, but everyone else must have spent their academy life like that.”

Im Sol nodded, watching the two of them.

“How unproductive.”

The woman walking pretending to be sulking, even though she wasn’t angry, and the man apologetically chasing after her.

“Why would they do that inside an educational institution like the academy?”

Feeling bored, Im Sol turned her head from the window and stood in the center of the room.

At the same time, a magic circle that Im Sol had drawn spun around and around, awakening her magic power.

“Since I couldn’t go to the lab, I had set up a magic research environment in the hospital room, but I only used it diligently at first and didn’t use it properly after that.”

Swish- Swish-

Following Im Sol’s fingers, magic power emerged, drawing a magic circle.

Magic circles, which could branch out into hundreds or thousands of patterns depending on how they were drawn, were Im Sol’s favorite hobby.

“Hmm….”

While drawing the magic circle, Im Sol quickly lost interest and dispersed her magic power.

Strangely, her concentration had dropped.

It wasn’t just today.

Ever since rehabilitation treatment ended and she could use magic again, she had been in this state.

In fact, Im Sol losing interest in magic is surprising in itself, but surprisingly, Im Sol knew the reason.

“Rather than magic, I want to see my disciple.”

To Im Sol, magic was everything.

If you removed the word ‘magic’ from her life, there would be nothing left.

However, since recently, the desire to research magic had completely disappeared.

Instead… she thought of her disciple.

It wasn’t just the heat of the passionate night; she simply missed Lee Hoyeon.

“…I guess it’s unproductive.”

Im Sol shook her head at her pathetic self.

If it were now, she felt like she could understand the cadet couple she saw earlier.

Humans, being intelligent creatures, live efficient lives, but at the same time, because they are intelligent creatures, they don’t always do productive things.

“I wish I had never known. Now that I know, there’s nothing I can do.”

As they say, ‘a late-blooming desire is more frightening’; Im Sol missed Lee Hoyeon, not even a few days after their first time together.

His gentle touch and that large, hot thing thrusting deep inside.

Im Sol shuddered and sat down on the edge of the bed.

“She must have done things like that a lot with Ahyoung, right…?”

Im Sol thought of the face that was her friend, rival, and ally.

The person who evoked both intimacy and jealousy at the same time.

It was Baek Ahyoung.

Last night, Im Sol had an in-depth conversation with Baek Ahyoung, who had come to the hospital room for a medical check-up.

Actually, Im Sol had no intention of talking to Baek Ahyoung about sleeping with Lee Hoyeon.

But her attitude was too suspicious.

Because it seemed obvious she was hiding something, Im Sol kept pressing the issue.

Baek Ahyoung, who initially evaded, realized she couldn’t escape and told Im Sol the truth.

• Seeing you and Hoyeon do it…

• …Really?

• Yeah. So I also talked with Hoyeon.

• ….

Hearing Baek Ahyoung’s words, Im Sol felt speechless.

Having sex caught by a friend.

And that too, was my first time.

Despite the strong shock making it hard to stay upright, Im Sol quickly regained her composure.

It’s the same with magic.

If you don’t have experience with failure, you’ll be anxious in actual combat.

This is just a preventive shot.

I might have to experience something even more tremendous later.

• Ahyoung, how long has it been?

• Huh? What?

• Your experience with Hoyeon. You’ve done it too, haven’t you?

• … Mine is similar to yours, Sol. Yeah. It was recent.

Baek Ahyoung brushed off Im Sol’s question, but Im Sol wasn’t a fool.

Back when they spent that passionate time.

Lee Hoyeon seemed experienced with women and relationships.

That means he had many partners before me.

The women I suspect are many, and Baek Ahyoung is one of them.

‘I need to make an effort too….’

If I’m a latecomer, I must try even harder.

Actually, the desire to monopolize Lee Hoyeon wasn’t there from the start, but as his teacher, I did want him to see me a little specially.

In a way, it could be seen as self-rationalization.

While not wanting to monopolize him, I hope for special treatment.

‘Since I’m closer to the subordinate position here, it can’t be helped.’

Im Sol’s only choice is Lee Hoyeon.

The man who can fulfill her lifelong wish of meeting someone stronger than herself is no one else.

Compared to that, Lee Hoyeon has many choices.

What needs to be given up must be quickly given up, and I just have to put in the effort.

‘…Or maybe not? Since we’ve already had sex, I don’t think he’ll discard me.’

Even though Lee Hoyeon’s personality is strange, he doesn’t seem like the type to do something like that.

…Im Sol, who had a bad thought for a moment, shook her head back and forth.

Right.

It’s not like I’m trying to do anything weird, and wanting the man I like to look at me more is a woman’s instinct.

Making an effort for a special position should be fine.

‘Even if I decide to make an effort, what kind of effort should I make?’

Im Sol has even gone a week without eating, immersed in magic research.

I’m confident I can do anything, but I need to know the ‘method’.

‘Should I be making an effort in terms of sex?’

At least I have the information that Lee Hoyeon likes erotic things, but what Im Sol knows is only magic.

What men like is not included in her knowledge base.

Should I ask Baek Ahyoung for help?

“We’re allies, surely she can do that much, right?”

Knock knock.

“Yes. Come in.”

Im Sol immediately stopped thinking after hearing the knock and quickly got back into bed.

“Otherwise, if Baek Ahyoung found out I was doing magic research, I’d get nagged again and my discharge would be postponed, so I should say I was resting.”

Closing her eyes, as soon as she lay down on the bed, a familiar magic power touched her.

“Huh?”

“I’m here.”

Lee Hoyeon casually entered the room.

Carrying gifts for Im Sol piled high in both hands, Im Sol looked at him with her eyes wide open.

“Why the surprised face? Didn’t you know it was me?”

“Of course not. You didn’t say you were coming.”

“Uh… well, yeah, but…”

His visit to Im Sol’s room was a sudden decision.

Yesterday, after Lee Hoyeon returned home.

While resting in the living room, including Liliana, the other women also returned home.

Naturally, I asked what happened, but they said it was a secret, and no one told me.

Even Irene, who had promised to secretly pass on information, remained silent.

I was so curious about what was going on, but given the atmosphere, I couldn’t press the issue.

Besides, it didn’t seem like anything good was said about me.

That unease hadn’t subsided even this morning, so I made this sudden visit.

I planned to find comfort by being held in Im Sol’s arms.

But I didn’t expect her to be so surprised.

“You know my magic signature, right? I wasn’t exactly hiding it.”

“To focus on recovery, I’m minimizing my magic usage.”

The security at Victoria Academy goes without saying-it’s strict.

Moreover, especially in a VVIP room, even more so.

Not even an ant could get in, so there’s no need to activate a magic barrier.

“Aha… well, since you know now, it’s fine, right? I bought fruit for you, Professor, so let’s eat it together and hang out.”

Lee Hoyeon, fumbling slightly, took out the fruit he bought.

He knew well that Im Sol wouldn’t go outside to buy and eat things like this.

This would be healthier than her just staying in the hospital room eating only chocolate.

“….”

“What’s wrong?”

Lee Hoyeon, who put the fruit down on the table, saw Im Sol staring intently at him like a puppy and tilted his head.

Maybe she wants me to peel an apple?

I’m not confident in my ability to peel it into a rabbit shape.

“Weren’t we supposed to call you Sol now?”

“…Ah.”

Receiving Im Sol’s gaze, Lee Hoyeon, still holding the fruit, froze on the spot.

It wasn’t that it only occurred to him after hearing those words.

He wasn’t that stupid.

He was aware of it, but… how should I put it?

‘Should I call it the ‘atmosphere’?’

There’s the example of Baek Ahyoung.

Calling someone ‘honey’ (yeobo) only happens when things get intimate.

It’s the same with Moon Surin.

Calling her ‘Surin-ah’ only happens during sex.

Usually, both of them are called ‘Ahyoung-ssi’ and ‘Surin noona’, so Im Sol naturally called her ‘Professor’.

“…Sol-ah.”

“Yeah. Hoyeon-ah.”

“Is this really more comfortable? Then should I keep calling you this?”

“Of course. People who can call me comfortably are few in this world.”

Im Sol smiled sweetly and approached Lee Hoyeon. Lee Hoyeon made eye contact with Im Sol, who gave a faint smile, and then unconsciously spread his arms and hugged her.

“Mmm….”

“You say such cute things, it makes me want to hold you. Sol-ah.”

“Not bad. My disciple. You’re cool.”

“…Ahem. I think I need some time to adjust.”

Why is my face turning red, even though I did it myself?

Lee Hoyeon, feeling embarrassed for some reason, pulled Im Sol’s soft body closer.