episode_0035

Today, as usual, I went to the academy and practiced the welcome dungeon.

As expected, the subjugation practice went well.

Rather than dealing with unknown monsters, I familiarized myself with the strategies left behind by previous hunters and went about subjugating them. Moreover, it was an F-class dungeon, and the instructor was always by my side, so there were no accidents.

Well, since it’s an illusion dungeon anyway, there’s really nothing to call it an accident other than suffering mental damage.

After dungeon training is over.

Our third class returned to the classroom and continued the remaining classes.

“Carrot. The job of a hunter is no different from that of a hero who risks his life to protect the world. Therefore, all hunters around the world are given various benefits. Of course, the privileges available to each grade are different…”

On the lectern.

Professor Santoto opened the book and read the contents written in it in a soft voice.

Few students concentrate in class.

More than half of the students were dozing off.

I occasionally saw students sleeping face down.

“Carrot. Class B hunters, unlike ordinary people, adopt polyandry and polygamy…”

Santoto continued reading the book regardless.

Normally, he would have mercilessly thrown carrots at the dozing student, but today the mood seemed to be lenient. It’s not a very important class right now, and the students are exhausted after returning from subjugation practice.

He was a surprisingly flexible educator.

While listening to class, I glanced to the side.

I see Seo Yi-eung working diligently in class as usual.

‘Does this guy have stamina of steel? ‘I listen intently every day without falling asleep even once.’

He appears to be taking notes with his eyes lit up.

It seemed like he wasn’t even tired.

I looked away from Seo Yi-eung and briefly glanced at the spot where Isabella was.

Isabella’s eyes were half closed.

Like other students, my body probably has run out of stamina and has a hard time holding on.

But every time she tried to feel drowsy, she pinched her thighs to drive the sleep away.

‘He’s working hard too…’

Originally, I thought I would sleep like other students.

I also started to feel sleepy.

First, I was inspired by seeing Seo Yi-eung and Isabella.

‘···I have to listen hard too.’

After tapping my cheek a couple of times and coming to my senses.

I shifted my gaze to the lecture table and concentrated on the class.

***

Time passes by endlessly.

“Today’s class will end here. Carrot.”

Finally, the boring class came to an end.

Santoto closed his book, looked around at the students who were still dozing, and raised his voice.

“You bitches! Class is over!”

“Huh?”

“Hi…!”

“Ugh…. I dozed off for a moment… Is class over already?”

“Ummmm···. Ha-hwi, you can’t touch there… No, it’s true…”

“What is this crazy bitch dreaming about? Just talking in your sleep is dirty, really.”

“Let’s talk to Ha-hwi and file a complaint.”

All the sleeping students woke up.

“Now you’re sleeping very openly without paying attention… Anyway, everyone worked hard today. Now go home and get some rest. Carrot.”

As Santoto packed his bags and went out of the classroom, the students got up one by one and began to prepare for dismissal.

and.

After Isabella confirmed that the other students were leaving the classroom, she slowly approached me, keeping an eye on me.

“Kang Ha-hwi.”

Isabella, standing in front of my desk, lowered her voice and called to me.

I lifted my head and looked up at her.

Is it because of training while in angelic state?

It wasn’t difficult to make brief eye contact.

“Why?”

“I heard it’s your birthday today?”

Santoto and Forest Toto probably spoke separately.

Because Isabella is a member of the same club as me.

I nodded to Isabella’s question.

“Even if I did, why didn’t you tell Lee Eung? Do you know how disappointed Lee Eung was this morning?”

“When will I…!”

Seo Yi-eung, who was sitting next to him, hastily retorted.

I took a quick look and saw that my face was as red as blush.

Isabella looked at Seo Yi-eung as if he was cute, then spoke to me again.

“Anyway, Kang Ha-hwi, do you have any plans today?”

“There is no promise, why?”

“If you don’t have an appointment, come play with us. It’s your birthday, but it’s a bit weird to go straight home without doing anything.”

It seemed like they wanted to celebrate my birthday.

Until now, whenever I received such an invitation, I flatly refused it.

but···.

“···Sure.”

“Huh? What, accepting it right away like this? That’s surprising. I thought it would bounce like a bouncy ball a few times…”

Today was different.

Because I have now decided to overcome the trauma in earnest.

As Isabella said, she didn’t want to spend her birthday alone, and having fun with friends was also on her bucket list.

also.

The person who made the recommendation was none other than Isabella.

Unlike other pretty girls that I was not familiar with, the presence of Isabella and Seo Yi-eung, whom I met when I was in my angel state, was not too burdensome.

Normally, I would feel stuffy when I was in the same space as pretty girls, but they were an exception.

It felt like I was with cute animals.

***

Isabella, I, and Seo Yi-eung went into the city.

The first place I stopped by was a coin karaoke room.

“Ha-hwi Kang, have you ever been to a place like this?”

Seo Yi-eung asked, raising one corner of his mouth.

I don’t think it’s a comment that ignores me.

I guess they just decided that I wouldn’t have anything to do with a place like this.

Because it’s not the image of enjoying entertainment.

One, this is a wrong idea.

I may be a bit of a nerd, but even after all this, I have at least experienced visiting a coin karaoke bar.

“Of course.”

“Yeah, really? I thought you’d never been to a place like this…”

Seo Yi-eung looked embarrassed and surprised.

“Who did you come with? It’s not like he came with a woman.”

“Alone.”

“Huh?”

“I came alone.”

“Ah, yes… It’s the same as me…”

Seo Yi-eung scratches his head after hearing my answer.

She cleared her throat and handed me the remote control.

“Would you like to sing first? I feel a little burdened by calling first.”

It’s not a burden, it’s probably a shame.

First, I was handed a remote control.

And then I glanced at Isabella.

Because they might want to sing first.

“Umm, um~”

Isabella had an earphone in one ear.

I was looking at my phone and trying hard to memorize the lyrics.

You are preparing in advance.

It can be like that if you can’t remember the song you want to sing.

anyway.

Since Isabella didn’t seem ready yet, I decided to select the song first.

‘What should I call it?’

I thought about it for a while.

When I was trying to select a song, I was faced with a problem of choice.

After thinking about it for a while,

‘···Should I sing that?’

I remembered the song I heard before going to bed yesterday.

It was a song I sometimes sang when I went to a karaoke bar alone.

『DigiX Adventure Butter-fly』

The accompaniment of one of my favorite songs played.

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Butterfly, our dreams, cruel angel’s thesis…

I just kept singing anime songs.

Then, I started to notice a little bit.

One song is okay, but if I sing all anime songs, wouldn’t they call me an otaku or something?

Fortunately.

Isabella and Seo Yi-eung had no problem with my song selection.

Instead, he stared at my face with admiration.

After singing about 10 songs like that.

When we left the karaoke building, Isabella was still speaking with an admiring look on her face.

“Kang Ha-hwi, you sing really well…”

“So. Honestly, I thought I couldn’t sing it.”

I don’t know if I’m good at singing.

It’s my first time hearing a proper review from someone.

I vaguely knew that I couldn’t sing, but today was the first time I learned that someone could sing so well that I was impressed.

‘Could it be that you didn’t just compliment me to make me feel good?’

Looking at their expressions, it seemed like they were not just empty words.

If it was an empty remark, the facial expression was so realistic that it could have been used as an actor.

“It was really nice to hear. Lee Eung-a, let’s take Kang Ha-hwi to karaoke next time.”

hmm. Isabella says something like that, but it can’t be empty.

Next, we visited a place called Four Cuts of Life.

This is a place to take pictures.

Isabella half-forcibly dragged me there, saying there was nothing better than photos to preserve memories.

‘Can’t I just take pictures with my cell phone? Why pay money to take pictures…’

I had that question though.

I didn’t necessarily say what I was feeling out loud.

Seo Yi-eung looked at the various props displayed next to the camera, and then picked one up.

“I should use this.”

It was a cat headband.

Isabella, who was standing next to Seo Yi-eung, also picked up a prop.

“Then I have this.”

It was a dog headband.

Seo Yi-eung and Isabella, wearing cat headbands and dog headbands respectively, turned their gazes to me.

“Kang Ha-hwi, you too, use one.”

“That’s right. It’s all free, but if you don’t use it, you’ll lose money.”

“······.”

I looked at their faces blankly.

What is it?

When the girls wore headbands, they somehow felt more familiar.