episode_0399

– Irene: I want to repeat what I said then.

“… You really came.”

I adjusted my posture and sat down while looking at my smart watch.

Because a message arrived from Irene.

The timing was good, as I was also thinking about Irene.

But I can’t help but feel regretful.

“I wish I had come a day earlier.”

Then I would have been able to meet Irene and do something.

I’m leaving for the US tomorrow, but if you send me a message tonight, there’s nothing I can do.

– Me: I’m sorry, but I’m leaving tomorrow. Let’s talk about it after going to America.

– Irene: What? why?

– Me: I have to go to the wizard conference held in the United States. I’ll contact you when I return to the country.

“I guess this is enough.”

I sent a message to Irene and gave her a mixed look.

This is because I felt how much thought Irene put into sending that message.

She must be feeling complicated because she was rejected.

‘I feel sorry for thinking that way.’

I was hurting Irene because of my personal greed.

Of course, her love for her younger brother is not normal… Because it’s not her fault.

Irene is also just a victim.

“It seems like he just keeps doing bad things to Irene.”

I don’t regret anything in the past.

In order to attack Irene, there was no choice but to hurt her.

Ellis is the heroine in the original work.

When I entered this world, I had to attack Ellis, the original heroine, not the new heroine.

So there were two ways to deal with Irene.

Either the relationship will be ruined, or it will be completely on my side.

I chose the latter, and the process was just a little difficult.

‘Is there any way I can spend the night with Alice?’

I think it would be best to see Ellis and Irene having sex together.

‘Ask 3p?’

This is a bit like that.

Because of Ellis’s personality, I might die.

‘Actually, your sister confessed that she liked you?’

This is even weirder.

Because it would be physiologically repulsive.

‘Do I really have to become trash?’

It’s already too trash, but Irene’s image needs to be saved.

Now that things are like this, Irene’s likeability needs to be raised, and she can’t hide it from Ellis forever.

“Okay. I’ll make the sacrifice.”

We are used to being treated like garbage.

I have no choice but to become trash once or twice more.

I gathered my things and gathered my thoughts about Irene.

I have to leave for America tomorrow.

Now that we’ve finished greeting the heroines, we should focus on the Wizarding Society.

*

Monday morning.

I was about to head to the airport when Liliana grabbed my arm and started crying.

“Sobbing….”

“Why are you doing that?”

“Wouldn’t it be nice to have a woman who cries for you?”

“No, don’t do that because it hurts my heart.”

“I understand.”

I patted Liliana’s back, who was pretending to cry, and turned around.

Even though I know she’s pretending to cry, it makes me sad for no reason to do that.

Nam Da-eun, Scarlett, and Rebecca were standing side by side looking at me.

We had dinner together last night and said hello, so why is everyone standing around like a burden?

“Everyone, hurry up and get in. Why are you all out?”

“Because I want to at least see one last glimpse of you.”

“No, if anyone sees me, they’ll think I’m going to die. I heard it’ll be here in a week.”

“Baby dad. I’ll contact you. I’ll also share my magic achievements from time to time.”

“Yes. I will help you even when I go to America.”

I grabbed each person and exchanged greetings.

The last one is Nam Da-eun.

Instead of saying hello, Nam Da-eun came up to me and organized my clothes.

I was wearing a suit because I was going to a conference, and Nam Da-eun quietly adjusted my clothes.

“thank you.”

“Have a nice trip, Hoyeon.”

“Yes. I’ll come quickly.”

Nam Da-eun smiled with satisfaction.

I made eye contact with Nam Da-eun for a moment, then turned and went out to the front door.

I won’t be able to leave any longer. I have to force my body to move.

“Go to sleep, I’ll come back from work, so everyone take care of the house.”

“Bye~! Buy an American hamburger when you come back!”

Liliana’s voice rang out from behind.

I heard that and quickly went outside.

‘… ‘Something feels uncomfortable.’

It’s hard to leave when there’s someone waiting for me.

Is this what it feels like to have a home?

I wanted to say hello longer, but if we had waited any longer, we would have all had breakup sex.

Anyway, that’s a bit different.

I quickly moved to the airport.

*

“Surprisingly, the airport seems to be smaller here.”

“Don’t expect too much. This is also a place where people live.”

Professor Lim Sol and I walked side by side through the arrival gate of the airport.

It’s my first time coming to the US, and although the building seems big, there’s nothing particularly special about it.

I asked as I followed the professor.

“Where are we going now?”

“We should go to the lodgings. There are places provided by the society every year.”

Professor Lim Sol was dragging his suitcase and looking at his smartwatch.

I heard that there is accommodation provided by the society, and I heard that the entire 5-star hotel was rented for the wizard society.

I could clearly see the influence that the Wizarding Society had on the world.

The level is different from just a local academic institution.

“Here.”

“and….”

What kind of hotel is this big?

I blinked and followed the professor in.

When I handed out an invitation to a conference in the lobby, the receptionist in the lobby smiled and handed me a card.

They’re probably going to take pictures of that and go into the room.

“let’s go.”

“yes yes?”

Professor Lim Sol headed straight to the elevator.

I quickly followed behind, but my doubts did not go away.

‘There’s one room?’

Is it really possible to merge?

Of course I thought I would use another room, but is this opportunity coming already?

I spoke carefully to Professor Lim Sol.

“professor.”

“huh?”

“Well, I only have one room. Is that okay?”

Still, it’s better to say it now than to have a problem later.

When Professor Lim Sol heard what I said, the corners of his mouth went up.

It was as if he had seen a cute cat.

“You’ve never tried a suite?”

“A suite?”

What is that. Is it a sweet room?

Are they giving me macaroons?

It wasn’t until I took the elevator up and entered the room that I realized what it meant.

I’ve only been to one-room motels in my life, but luxury hotels have separate living rooms and bedrooms.

There were even two bedrooms.

That’s why the professor didn’t say anything.

I started to unpack, feeling embarrassed.

“… But why are we staying in the same house?”

Let’s think positively.

It’s much more comfortable than staying in a completely different room.

At that time, the professor, who had finished packing up first, came into my room.

“Is there still much left?”

“No. I’m almost done.”

“Then do you want to go meet someone with me?”

“Who?”

“President of the Wizard’s Association.”

“… President? Are you talking about Arthur Kennedy?”

“huh.”

Arthur Kennedy.

He is the president of the Wizarding Society.

It would be safe to say that he is the most famous among wizards.

He is a wizard who has not only strength but also humanity, is kind to everyone, and has achieved tremendous results in the field of magic research.

A living legend who has now retired from active duty and serves as the president of the Wizarding Association.

But why does such a person know Professor Lim Sol?

“Do you know Arthur Kennedy?”

“then no?”

“No, it’s not like that. But everyone in the academy said they didn’t like it.”

Professor Lim Sol didn’t seem to like the Wizarding Society very much.

Because it was Imsol’s way to prove himself and put pressure on their noses.

But it’s a bit strange that I’m seeing them on a personal level with their representative, the president of the society.

“It’s not that I hate everyone. And I used to know you. Anyway, do you want to go see it too?”

“Me?”

“Yeah. He said he really wanted to see you sometime?”

“uh….”

I thought about it for a while, but it didn’t last long.

I have nothing to lose by meeting you, so I should see it at least once.

If a professor says something like that, he’s not a bad person.

I also have to check to see if there’s a strange guy hanging out next to my prospective girlfriend, Professor Lim Sol.

“Then let’s go.”

“Okay. Pack your bags and follow me.”

We packed up our bags and went down to the hotel lobby.

We headed to a cafe attached to the lobby.

When I entered the cafe, there was a middle-aged man sitting in a corner.

“Are you sure that’s you?”

“that’s right.”

A pretty handsome middle-aged man.

He recognized this side, waved his hand, and smiled.

“Sol. It’s been a while.”

“Mister. Don’t call me that in front of other people.”

Everyone who is close to Professor Lim Sol calls him Sol.

Is it like a nickname?

Honestly, it’s cute.

Sol, I want to call you too.

“It’s disappointing to say something like that again… Oh, you’re the second generation genius wizard Lee Ho-yeon, right?”

“nice to see you.”

Nod.

I bowed my head politely and greeted the president.

I don’t know what the second generation of genius wizards is, but this man doesn’t have a particularly bad reputation.

If you do it well, at least one piece of cake will fall out.

“Wow. It’s very refreshing to see a proper prospect after a long time.”

“Don’t use expressions like uncle, just talk about your business.”

“Sit down for now. There’s no need to rush.”

The professor and I sat on the chairs and waited for Arthur to continue speaking.

Arthur looked at me and nodded.

“I was wondering what happened to make you a disciple, but I guess I can understand at this level.”

“Is that why you asked me to show you my student?”

“If it had been a woman, I wouldn’t have said anything. I was wondering if she might be attracted to a handsome man.”

“I’ll take care of it.”

I quietly watched their conversation.

I thought we were just acquaintances, but it seems like our relationship is deeper than that.

It was a bit like a father and daughter relationship.

‘I’m not sure about the professor’s parents.’

First of all, it is clear that Arthur is not his parent, but he probably took care of him since he was young.

I’ll have to ask later.

“Um, so I can call you Cadet Lee Ho-yeon, right?”

“You can call me whatever you want.”

“Okay. Cadet Hoyeon Lee. Do you want to learn magic from me?”

“… Magic?”

Arthur continued speaking with a kind smile.

“Yes. I heard that you are Sol’s student, so if your condition is okay, I would like to help you, but this is the extent of what I want to ask for. Would you like to learn magic from me?”

“uh….”

I need to think about this a bit.

The magical power felt by the president of the society was definitely stronger, but weaker than that of Professor Lim Sol.

It’s only natural that his prime has long since passed.

Because he has already resigned from his current position and is now serving as president of the academic society.

‘Will this really help?’

I glanced at Professor Lim Sol.

It meant asking for help.

Then the professor looked at me and nodded.

“It won’t be bad. Our student will be able to grow further.”

“is it so?”

“Yes. It was you who taught me magic. He is good at taking care of people’s shortcomings, so I guess it will be of some help to you too, right?

I was inwardly shocked.

It was Arthur who taught Professor Lim Sol about magic.

Then isn’t he a great person?

“In that case… thank you.”

“Well, I’ll give you some guidance while you’re in America.”

“thank you.”

I bowed my head and said thank you.

If the professor vouched for someone, you can trust them.

Maybe it’s a pretty good opportunity.

“Did you call me today because of my student?”

“That’s not possible. There’s something I want Sol to help me with.”

Arthur smiled and looked at me.

Does this mean that I will have to leave for a while?

“Shall I go up first?”

“Yeah. I’m going to go and pack up my things.”

“Next time, I will contact you through Sol. Cadet Ho-yeon Lee.”

I bowed my head once again and left the cafe first.

I’m curious about what the two are talking about, but seeing as the professor is doing the same, it seems like it’s a very important conversation.

‘Arthur… .’

Tell me about magic… I’m kind of looking forward to it.

Maybe it could be a hint to beat Professor Lim Sol.

I’m looking forward to our next meeting.