Chapter 58 The Sword Saint Society’s Scout

“As I thought, I’m the only male parent here.”

I had anticipated this to some extent.
Usually, parents’ observation classes like this are mostly attended by mothers.

Only when circumstances don’t allow would fathers come instead.

Unfortunately, for Si-eun and me, our parents disappeared a long time ago.

That’s why I’m here now like this.

I was prepared for some attention, being a well-built man at a girls’ high school observation class.

“This is awkward…”

Honestly, I don’t particularly welcome this kind of attention.

I’m not a celebrity, just someone who used to manage someone similar to a celebrity.

I’ve always been closer to a supporting role, and when someone like that suddenly becomes surrounded like a main character, some people might enjoy it, but others would feel it doesn’t suit them.

I belong to the latter group.

To be honest, I’m not Yoo Eun-ha.

As someone who was working as a manager until recently, this kind of attention is too burdensome for me.

This really doesn’t suit my temperament.

Though I dislike it.

Still, I reluctantly put on a business smile and try to treat people as nicely as possible.

“For Si-eun’s sake…!”

Si-eun lost her parents at a young age.

Although I’ve taken on the role of a parent for her.

No matter how well I do, I can never truly fill the void left by our parents.

And not just that.

Even if she says she’s fine with the fact that she doesn’t have parents.

When attending school, you never know when someone might pick a fight over it.

I know that better than anyone.

It happened when I attended Hunter High School in the past too.

Back then, I could handle it because I was stronger than most students and could knock them down, but Si-eun probably isn’t like that.

So at the very least, to prevent such things from happening, I need to appear as a cool brother to Si-eun’s acquaintances.

But.

“Brother. Look at me for a second.”

“Huh? What is it?”

It seems our little sister didn’t want that.

“Why did you dress up like this to come here?”

“Well, I couldn’t just come looking sloppy.”

“You should have just come more casually. My friends keep asking about you.”

Si-eun grabbed my hand as I was sitting between parents and her classmates.

Then she hurriedly left the classroom.

We arrived at a bench on school grounds.

There, Si-eun was sighing and showing slight irritation.

It seemed this situation wasn’t particularly welcome to her.

I wonder why she seems more annoyed than usual?

“Si-eun. Isn’t it better to let things be? It’s not like people are saying bad things.”

I patted her head.

“Ugh… I just… don’t like it.”

“Why?”

Si-eun seemed quite upset.

I asked her why she was angry, but.

“… I don’t know…”

Instead of giving a reason, she just turned her head away sharply.

“Brother…! It’s time for you to meet with the teacher. Go quickly!”

“Don’t we still have some time left?”

“You can go a little early. Go now!”

“Alright.”

Leaving Si-eun who was strangely pushing me away, I headed to the teachers’ office.

After sending Si-woo to the teachers’ office, Si-eun sat alone on the bench.

She was kicking small pebbles on the ground while reflecting on her behavior.

‘Why… am I acting like this?’

Actually, it wasn’t Si-eun’s business whether Si-woo got involved with other women or not.

As Si-woo said, it was just that her brother was popular, nothing more.

It was somewhat annoying, but on the other hand, it was a situation she could smile at and observe.

But Si-eun, though she understood this mentally, couldn’t accept it physically.

Si-eun tried to feel indifferent about something that should be indifferent.

But she couldn’t deny the stronger emotion welling up inside her.

That emotion was jealousy.

Seeing Si-woo surrounded by women, Si-eun simply didn’t like it.

‘Why can’t I stand seeing my brother with other women…’

Si-eun didn’t know well why she felt this way.

No, perhaps she vaguely sensed it but was just avoiding it.

‘What exactly is this feeling…’

But, that wasn’t important at all.

Si-eun didn’t know about that feeling and didn’t want to know, but.

‘I’m just his little sister…’

There was one thing she knew clearly.

That was the fact that Si-eun was Si-woo’s younger sister.

It was a relationship that could never be connected in that way.

‘Ah… This is frustrating…’

When her friends told her they envied her for having a brother like that, Si-eun couldn’t just brush it off.

She wanted to strongly refute those words.

She wished she wasn’t his little sister.

Then perhaps they could have been together.

‘Why was I born as my brother’s sister…’

Like in movies, if she had been a step-sister with no blood relation…

She would like if something like that were the case, but.

Of course, Si-eun knew that was impossible.

All Si-eun could do now was.

Simply accept it.

Just try not to move too much so the wound wouldn’t open.

“Sigh.”

Thinking this, Si-eun sat on the bench and sighed.

Wondering what on earth she was doing right now.

“Excuse me. May I ask you something?”

Just then.

Someone approached Si-eun and spoke to her.

A beautiful woman with flowing blonde hair, wearing a pretty silk dress, with a kind impression.

She had two swords at her waist and was addressing Si-eun.

‘Huh…? Na-ri… sis…? No. I don’t think it’s her…’

Seeing her, Si-eun instinctively couldn’t help but think.

At first glance, she resembled her brother’s childhood friend, Lee Na-ri, but she quickly realized it wasn’t her.

The overall facial features were similar, but everything else was clearly different.

From the face to the figure, and even clothing style, she was a completely different person.

Above all, her impression was distinctly different.

Unlike Na-ri who had a somewhat dark side, the person in front of her seemed more relaxed than anyone.

So Si-eun just stared at the woman in front of her, then assumed she was someone else and moved on.

“Who are you?”

Si-eun asked the person in front of her.

“Hmm… This sister has come to the school looking for someone.”

After thinking for a moment, the blonde woman smiled and gave her answer.

“So, little miss. May I ask you something?”

“Yes… What is it?”

Si-eun nodded, willing to help, but.

“Do you happen to know someone named Lee Si-eun at this school?”

“What…? That’s my name?”

Si-eun couldn’t help but be a little surprised that the person this woman was looking for was herself.

Si-eun kept searching her memory to see if this woman was someone she knew, but.

No matter how she looked at it, this was their first meeting.

She thought maybe there was someone else with the same name, but there were no namesakes at this school.

“Why are you looking for me?”

Si-eun asked in confusion, looking at the blonde woman in front of her.

“Aha…! So you’re Lee Si-eun. I see…!”

The blonde woman clapped her hands and smiled as if pleased.

“Hmm… Indeed… I can sense the potential.”

And she seemed to be sensing something from Si-eun’s palm.

“Who are you, miss?”

Si-eun pulled her hand away and began to be wary of this bewildering behavior.

The person in front of her was a pretty woman with blonde hair and a pleasant appearance, but.

Even so, acting like this couldn’t help but seem suspicious.

So Si-eun started to be slightly cautious.

But regardless, the blonde woman smiled slightly at Si-eun.

“I am this kind of person.”

And she handed over a business card from an inside pocket of her chest.

“Guild Master of the Sword Saint Society…?”

A guild written in Chinese characters as 劍聖會.

And this person’s identity was Narin Lee, who held the position of Guild Master.

“Why would the Guild Master of the Sword Saint Society be looking for me…?”

Si-eun glared at the woman in front of her with narrowed eyes.

At first, she had thought she was just a very pretty woman, but then she began to wonder if she was actually crazy.

And now she was suddenly claiming to be the head of a major guild called the Sword Saint Society.

She couldn’t help but become more suspicious.

‘This isn’t even a Hunter High School…’

If the high school Si-eun attended was a school that trained hunters, this might make sense.

But Si-eun’s school wasn’t that kind of school.

It would be a school where no abilities had manifested yet…

The fact that this woman had specifically sought her out there made Si-eun inevitably wary.

What could this woman’s purpose possibly be?

“I’ve come to scout you for the Sword Saint Society.”

While thinking this, Si-eun heard unexpected words from Narin.