episode_0022

As soon as the call time was over, I stood up from my seat. I still didn’t understand why Lee Ji-hye had called me, but I had no choice but to go. There was almost no room for guessing. So I moved without complaint.

“Just a moment.”

Just as I was about to go out into the hallway, Yoo Seo-ra grabbed me.

“Why are you calling Lee Joo-hyuk? And who is Lee Ji-hye?”

I’m sure you’re curious. Especially in the case of Yusera, she’s in a position where she needs to know about me, so she can’t help but ask.

Of course, judging from the fact that he’s still doing Seo Jae-hyeok’s work, he doesn’t seem to be very interested. But, judging from the fact that he still observes him from time to time, it’s clear that he’s still interested.

“There is something like that.”

“Please tell me. I think I need to keep this in mind.”

I think about it for a moment. Should I tell her that the person I’m going to meet right now is Lee Ji-hye, an S-class hunter that she also knows? It’s true that I feel reluctant when I think about the relationship between the two in the original work, but I think it’ll be okay.

Of course, in the first episode, it was shown that the relationship between Yoo Seo and Lee Ji-hye was not good, but there must be some kind of goodness. Clearly, he won’t kill her the moment he sees her.

Lee Joo-hyuk is an example.

But I think it would be better to hide it for now. There is no need to reveal it. That is why I said it with light emotions.

“He’s my friend. You don’t have to worry about him.”

“What, is that so? Okay. Have a nice trip.”

I nodded and went straight out into the hallway.

I walk forward with light steps. I don’t know why Lee Ji-hye called me, but I don’t think we’ll meet in a good mood. She probably still has bad feelings toward me.

So I should try to keep a bright expression on my face as much as possible. Of course, that might make the other person feel worse, but at least it’s better than having a rotten expression on my face.

I arrived at the front door of the teachers’ office. Lee Ji-hye was probably inside with Lee Ju-hyeok.

I opened the door.

Knock knock, the door creaked loudly because it was quiet inside, and it made me feel awkward again. When I went in, I could see Lee Joo-hyuk standing there. And Lee Ji-hye was next to him.

“You’re here.”

At Lee Ji-hye’s words, I approached her as quickly as possible and opened my mouth.

“Yes. I’m here.”

Lee Ji-hye looks at me and makes a not-so-good expression. It seems like she still doesn’t like me.

“Excuse me, but why did you call me?”

I felt like Lee Ji-hye would keep silent for some reason, so I asked her to get straight to the point. Perhaps because my behavior was not very polite, her expression, which had been unpleasant from the beginning, got even worse.

“Okay. I’ll answer you right away, just as you want.”

Lee Ji-hye said that and then looked around for a moment. At the moment when I was a little puzzled by her sudden behavior, she continued.

“Before that, is that guy one of your group?”

Who are you?

I looked back right away. It was a little creepy because there was no one there.

“I don’t know who you are, but you’ve already been caught, so come out.”

Even after Lee Ji-hye said that, there was still no one. What is this? It’s a little scary.

“Yuseora! Come here right now!”

I reflexively covered my ears at Lee Joo-hyuk’s sudden loud voice.

What about the will? Why did he come here? It wouldn’t be different if he went to Seo Jae-hyuk secretly.

While I was pondering such questions, Yusera really came in from outside the door.

“Why are you here?”

Yoo Seo-ra’s expression doesn’t look very good at Lee Joo-hyuk’s words. I was curious about this too, so I waited for an answer. But she still remained silent.

“Hey, why did you really come here?”

When Lee Joo-hyuk didn’t answer, I asked him again. No matter how curious he was about my interpersonal relationships, I didn’t think he would follow me to this extent.

“I followed you because I was curious.”

Finally, Yusera answered.

But you really followed me because of that? That’s strange.

“But I never thought I would meet such an unexpected person.”

As if on guard, Yoo Seo-ra looked at Lee Ji-hye and spoke. Lee Ji-hye tilted her head in puzzlement at her behavior. It seemed like she didn’t understand what she meant.

Well, how could I understand that? I guess only I, who knows the original, would understand it.

‘It’s because of Seo Jae-hyuk.’

It was really funny to see them being on guard even though Seo Jae-hyuk wasn’t there.

“What does that mean?”

Lee Ji-hye asked a question because she didn’t understand what Yoo Seo-ra meant. Then Yoo Seo-ra opened her mouth without any change in expression.

“I mean, I never thought I’d meet an S-class hunter.”

“You know me.”

“Of course I know. It’s famous these days.”

Lee Ji-hye looked at Yoo Seo-ra and then turned her head back to me. It seemed like she wasn’t paying much attention to me.

“Well, it doesn’t matter to anyone, so I’ll just say it straight away.”

Lee Ji-hye stares at me intently. I could also feel a bit of a burden.

“I will watch your actions all day long.”

“Yes?”

What the hell is that?

“I don’t know what kind of person you are, so I’ll watch you for a day to find out.”

Then that won’t work?

I was planning on meeting various characters from now on, but it’ll be difficult because you’re here and it’ll be awkward to meet them.

“Why?”

“Didn’t I tell you? To know about you.”

“So why do you want to know me? What do you mean someone like me?”

Honestly, I never thought that Lee Ji-hye would be interested in me. Especially not this kind of burdensome interest. It was hard to accept the current situation.

“That’s right, what about someone like you?”

“Yes?”

“No, that’s what it is anyway.”

I couldn’t help but laugh out loud. This was so absurd. What kind of development is this?

“No matter what, I think Lee Ji-hye’s behavior is a bit rude. I have my own private life too.”

I really meant it.

Actually, I could feel uncomfortable with Lee Ji-hye’s actions, and even though she is an original character, I still have bad feelings about her.

“Don’t worry. I’ll just watch your school life.”

No, why is it selfish?

“No, I won’t allow it.”

“Why? Isn’t school life okay anyway?”

In fact, isn’t it not that he’s selfish but that he lacks common sense? That’s why he’s acting like this. In the original, all of the selfish actions he did were also due to his lack of common sense.

Even if you keep saying no here, there’s nothing we can do.

Of course, I could ask Yoo Soo-ho to give me a warning, but that’s not possible. He might think I’m petty. Right now, I have to get Yoo Soo-ho’s attention, so I can’t do what I want.

To be honest, Yoo Soo-ho is a bit petty, but if he acts strangely for no reason, it could turn out badly.

Above all, I must try my best not to depend on anyone. If I do, I will become weak and make a mistake, which could lead to my downfall in one fell swoop.

So, I couldn’t help but be careful.

“Oh my.”

So should we just allow it?

I thought it would be okay if we met on a different day instead of today, but I couldn’t help but feel like it was a loss.

At that moment, a thought suddenly occurred to me.

If I were to ask Lee Ji-hye for something here, it would be not only a small loss, but also a huge benefit.

‘Is it good?’

I opened my mouth right away with that thought.

“Then, can I ask you for a bigger one later?”

“Please?”

“Yes. I think there might be something I need Ms. Lee Ji-hye’s help with.”

What I will ask Lee Ji-hye later is to go get the hidden pieces. In the original, most of the hidden pieces are monopolized by Yoo Seo-ra and are only given to Seo Jae-hyeok. However, there are two hidden pieces that even Yoo Seo doesn’t know about.

Of course I said I didn’t know, but since Yusera will end up having it anyway, I will go get it myself someday.

So I plan to use this wisdom to get the hidden piece.

“Please, what do you want?”

“I’ll tell you about that later. I’ll tell you when I get there, so please listen to me no matter what happens, right?”

Lee Ji-hye hesitated for a moment to answer my question, then nodded.

“Okay, I understand. I’ll listen to you.”

“Thank you.”

I bowed my head and expressed my heartfelt gratitude.

‘I’m not going to share what I get there.’

But it’s true that I’m grateful.

“So, how do you plan on watching my school life? Where are you hiding? That seems like it would be pretty hard.”

“I just plan on being by your side.”

aha.

“Isn’t that too much?”

“You gave permission.”

“Okay, I understand.”

But it is true that it is beneficial.

I thought for a moment and then turned my head to Yusera. Yusera had a somewhat questioning expression on her face.

“Why?”

When I asked her a simple question, Yusera tilted her head and said.

“But I’m asking now, how do you know Lee Ji-hye Hunter?”

I began to worry about how to respond to that. Of course, I couldn’t tell her the truth. She might be suspected of something unfounded. So, as I was thinking about what to say, Lee Ji-hye spoke first.

“I knew about it because Suho introduced it to me.”

“Suho? Is that the Yoo Suho I know?”

“Yes, this is the academy’s chairman, Yoo Su-ho.”

Why don’t you just tell me that?

This is not right.

“No, how do you know about Yoo Soo-ho?”

I was momentarily flustered. Of course, I tried my best not to show it and act natural, but I’m not sure if that’s really the case.

“Personal matters.”

I said simply. Then I saw Lee Ji-hye’s sparkling eyes filled with curiosity. It seemed like she hadn’t heard that either.

Probably the only person who knows about this is Lee Ju-hyuk.

“Aren’t you going to tell me?”

“Isn’t that obvious? If you want to know that much, go and ask them yourself.”

I turned my head slightly, wondering if Lee Joo-hyuk was being tactless here. Fortunately, he seemed to have no intention of saying anything, and was just quietly watching our actions.

“Okay, I understand. Then do your best.”

After saying that, Yu Seo tried to go out naturally.

“Wait a minute, it’s a will. You’re not going to go to another class, are you? I said I can’t allow it this time.”

“Ah. Really.”

Even though I was only looking at the back of his head, I could tell that his expression had become fierce.

“Go straight into half.”

I must have gone out feeling an unfair sense of guilt. With that thought in mind, I tried to go out too.

“Then I will go in and take a look.”

Of course, taking Lee Ji-hye with you.

“Wait a minute, I have something to say. Lee Ji-hye, go somewhere else for a moment. Kim Seo-jin, you follow me.”

“Okay.”

I followed Lee Joo-hyeok as I saw Lee Ji-hye’s disgruntled expression. It seemed like there were other teachers here too, so I couldn’t say anything.

I followed him out for a moment and Lee Ju-hyuk looked at me and then opened his mouth.

“First, let me apologize on your behalf. I’m sorry.”

“Yes?”

“It’s clear that Lee Ji-hye’s behavior is largely due to the chairman’s influence. I’m really sorry.”

I thought about those words for a moment. It seemed like Lee Joo-hyuk wanted to apologize to Lee Ji-hye for her rude behavior.

I thought about how to answer for a moment, then smiled and said.

“It’s okay. Since Ms. Lee Ji-hye said she would accept my request anyway, I’m grateful in return.”

“Okay, I see.”

Lee Joo-hyuk thought for a moment and then said.

“Are you really going to be a hunter?”

It was an answer I heard several times since coming to this academy. Every time I was asked that question, I felt that rather than wavering, my answer became more and more indirect.

That’s why I answered even more confidently.

“Yes.”

“Okay, I understand. You can go in now.”

“Goodbye.”

I leave a short message and walk down the hallway back to my classroom.