episode_0023

As I returned to the class, I could see someone standing still in my seat. Of course, it was Lee Ji-hye, and she seemed to be waiting for me with a blank expression.

He had a cold atmosphere and seemed to be ignoring his surroundings.

It seemed like everyone around me was paying attention. It must be because there was a famous S-class hunter named Lee Ji-hye. The rumbling sound was jarring to my ears.

“No, is this really Hunter Lee Ji-hye?”

“Who are you here to see?”

“Could it just be that he came?”

“Could it be that you came here to meet Yoo Seora?”

“Well, if it’s him.”

I heard various speculations. It seems that curiosity has been piqued. It was natural, since I had no idea why.

Anyone who saw this would be interested. And it was very burdensome. I let out a sigh that came out of my mouth and slowly approached Lee Ji-hye.

“Are you really just going to stay like this?”

Lee Ji-hye turns her head to my simple question. Although she had a blank expression, I felt like I could sense some emotion. I don’t know what it was, though.

When our eyes meet, she opens her mouth.

“I clearly gave you permission to do it.”

“That’s true, but I wonder if it’s a bit of a nuisance to other kids. I wonder if it’s making it hard for them to concentrate during class.”

I looked at the guys who were looking this way for a moment. They all had expressions on their faces like they were extremely embarrassed.

“What, what is it? You know that guy?”

“So you came here to meet him?

“What’s your relationship?”

I can hear voices. Everyone seems bewildered that I know Lee Ji-hye. It’s like an ordinary person who thinks nothing is obvious is talking to a celebrity so casually. Even I would be more than bewildered; I wouldn’t even understand it in the first place.

It was an unfamiliar sight, so I felt a little strange.

“Don’t worry. I’ll go to the back and watch you during class.”

“I think that would be a nuisance.”

I couldn’t help but laugh out loud. I could also feel that the way I was shouting was childish.

I have no complaints since I said I would do it in the end, but I have one question to satisfy my curiosity.

“But did you get permission from the chairman?”

“No. I didn’t receive it.”

For a moment, I felt a sense of absurdity.

No, so you’re saying that you’re going to watch over me without telling Yoo Soo-ho? Didn’t Lee Joo-hyuk say anything?

“Then won’t you get in trouble if you get caught?”

“Huh?”

“How about getting permission now and watching? I’m a little worried.”

“Yes, definitely. Okay. Then I’ll go get it right away.”

After saying those words, Lee Ji-hye immediately left the class. It was easy to guess that she was going to the chairman’s office where Yoo Soo-ho would be. We’ve seen this kind of absurd part a lot in the original work.

I continued to stare at the door quietly, then returned to my seat because my legs were sore. Since I didn’t have to stand anyway, I sat down right away.

As I sat down, I could see Yusera in front of me. Unlike before, her expression was more thoughtful than dissatisfied, so I was a little curious. What on earth is she thinking? Is it related to me?

Whatever it was, I couldn’t know what she was thinking, so I had no choice but to ignore it.

I was looking at my watch, wondering when Lee Ji-hye would come back. It wasn’t for nothing that she heard strange things from Yoo Soo-ho.

*

Lee Ji-hye was able to walk as fast as possible to the chairman’s office. She went inside without knocking and saw Yoo Soo-ho standing there in his original form. She quickly approached Yoo Soo-ho.

I can’t go out here timidly, so I decide to stand tall.

“Huh? Are you here now?”

Lee Ji-hye couldn’t help but tilt her head at Yoo Soo-ho’s words. It was hard to understand what he meant.

“Did you know I was coming?”

No matter how great Yoo Soo-ho is, it wouldn’t be easy for him to notice something like that. That’s why Lee Ji-hye couldn’t help but be suspicious, so she simply asked.

“Of course, I heard it from Lee Joo-hyuk. He said he was watching Kim Seo-jin, right?”

Lee Ju-hyeok, who was next to her, said it. Lee Ji-hye, who understood the meaning, realized that her coming here was in vain.

‘Lee Joo-hyuk spoke for me.’

She wasn’t particularly grateful. She was going to come here anyway. Of course, Lee Ji-hye had long since forgotten that she only realized it after hearing Kim Seo-jin’s words.

“Still, that was too much. If you were going to do something like that, shouldn’t you have told me first?”

“Oh, I’m sorry. I think I was too anxious.”

I bowed my head because it was true. I was truly ashamed of myself for forgetting this.

Even though I wanted to know about Kim Seo-jin right away, the most important thing is always Yoo Soo-ho. It would be good to see all of this.

“Okay, that’s fine. And if there’s anything unusual, let me know.”

“Yes?”

Lee Ji-hye said in a slightly embarrassed voice.

“Isn’t that obvious? I’m also curious about Kim Seo-jin’s life. If I can find out, I’d better find out. Anyway, let’s find out.”

“Okay, I understand.”

Lee Ji-hye had no choice but to follow since she had nothing to say anyway. And honestly, it didn’t matter to her, so it was okay. On the other hand, she quite liked the fact that she could help Yoo Soo-ho.

Above all, this time, what I’m going to find out is just Kim Seo-jin’s personality. Since I don’t plan on digging deeper, it will be easy to report.

‘I’ll show you who you are.’

Lee Ji-hye went outside while continuing to think about Kim Seo-jin.

Yoo Soo-ho slowly stretched in an empty space. It felt like he was doing some warm-up exercises for something he was going to do.

“Lee Ji-hye will check the school.”

He himself goes to the orphanage. That would be one of the fastest ways to find out about Kim Seo-jin.

We plan to find out about his life outside of work.

*

Class starts.

I could see Lee Ji-hye behind me, who I don’t know when she came. Because of her, the class, which I usually don’t focus on, became even more distracting.

In particular, it makes me nervous that I might be acting strangely for no reason. Even though I don’t want to be conscious of it, I feel irritated without realizing it.

Even though I don’t want to stress, I still get stressed.

“Okay, I’ll stop here. Next time, I’ll start from here, so just know that. Okay, I’ll go now.”

After leaving those words behind, the teacher for this period left the class.

I hesitated for a moment about what to do, then turned around to look at Lee Ji-hye again. She was still staring at me with a blank expression.

Very burdensome.

I thought for a moment about what to say to her and then tried to approach her, but before I could, other cadets suddenly rushed in.

Of course, it was natural because Lee Ji-hye was there. I was so flustered earlier that I couldn’t say anything properly, but now that I’ve relaxed a bit, I can talk to her. Especially before I came, the atmosphere was such that anyone could tell that they couldn’t talk to her.

I looked at those kids for a moment.

“Excuse me, are you really S-class Lee Ji-hye Hunter?”

“I, I! I have a lot to ask you!”

“You can easily defeat ten B-class hunters, right?”

They continued to barrage questions to the point where it really put Lee Ji-hye in a difficult position.

‘But thank you very much.’

Honestly, I could say that their actions were quite commendable. I didn’t have to bother talking to them. People like me who can’t talk are better off just letting things go.

I think about what to do for a moment. I really needed to think about it because even the things I had to do right now disappeared.

I looked at Yusera, lost in thought for a moment. She was shaking her legs and looked like she was going to run out of the classroom. She looked like the person I least wanted to talk to, so I decided to just ignore her.

“Oh my.”

What the hell am I doing?

Because of Lee Ji-hye, my plans were ruined, so I decided to just not do anything. Wouldn’t it be okay to rest for another day? Right?

So I tried to go back to my seat.

But then I suddenly felt like going to the bathroom. So I went out into the hallway. It was easy to get to the bathroom because I had to go straight to the right.

After finishing my work, I decided to go back to class.

“Huh? Seo Jin-ah!”

Seo Jae-hyuk appears from afar. He approaches me with a bright expression. Honestly, I don’t know why he greets me like that, so I can’t answer right away.

“What are you doing here?”

“What else is there besides a bathroom?”

Don’t you know that? There’s a bathroom right there?

You’re so stupid.

“Haha, that’s true.”

“Well, that’s right.”

I answered briefly. If I wanted to continue the conversation, I would have asked some questions, but since I had nothing to say, I decided to just stay quiet.

“But, Seo Jin-ah. Seo Ra didn’t come to me today. Is there a problem? Can you tell me?”

For a moment, I almost chuckled at those words.

No matter how burdensome it was, it seems like he is anxious because he hasn’t come like this. Of course, I knew from watching the original that he was more worried about what really happened than regret.

“I guess I got a warning from the teacher. I’m in a completely different class.”

“Oh, that’s what it was.”

He nods and smiles as if he has finally solved a mystery. Then, as if something suddenly occurred to him, he speaks to me again.

“By the way, is it true that that S-class Lee Ji-hye Hunter came to your class?”

I was speechless for a moment.

If I say this, Yoo Seo-ra might do something out of jealousy. She might suddenly come to my class to meet Lee Ji-hye. I was lost in thought for a moment and immediately said.

“Yeah, I came.”

Anyway, I could tell that Seo Jae-hyeok wouldn’t come because of that. As evidence, he wouldn’t go and meet him in person, even if it was just a will.

So I could tell the truth with confidence. It was better than lying, which would probably get caught anyway.

“That’s true, I thought it was just a false rumor. Well, I really admire Hunter Lee Ji-hye. I think I want to be like her.”

Later on, if the plot progresses, it will be easy to subdue someone like Lee Ji-hye, so the dream can come true.

“You can definitely do it.”

The original story suddenly came to mind and I said it without thinking.

“Huh? Haha. Thanks for saying that.”

Seo Jae-hyuk said with a confused smile.

As I watched Seo Jae-hyeok like that, many thoughts came to mind. Above all, I thought that I should help him awaken his talents that would only really come out later.

“Oh, it looks like the bell will ring soon, so let’s go now.”

“Yeah.”

After a brief conversation, we returned to the classroom to make it to class time. I walked leisurely down the hallway, saw Seo Jae-hyuk off, and then I went back to class.

Let’s go back. I could still see that Lee Ji-hye was having a hard time with her classmates. It was so hard that she couldn’t even watch me even though she was supposed to be watching me.

‘I feel a little sorry about this?’

Would it be good to help even a little?

Just as I was thinking that.

“Hey! Hey! Is there a person you like the most while working as a hunter?”

“That’s not much.”

“Hey, while you were there. Honestly, you met your lover while working as a hunter, right?”

“I don’t have that.”

“Don’t lie! Just be honest!”

“No.”

No, why is he in our class?

Another heroine.

A character who writes class articles, commonly found in academy or similar nerd content.

Park Ye-hee.

She was in our class.

No, honestly, I was just going to ignore him since he wasn’t very active in the original. And now we’re meeting like this?

I don’t know if it’s good or bad.

I guess it’ll work out somehow.