episode_0024

Honestly, I was thinking of bringing all the characters from the original story into my party. That way, I could properly respond to Yusera’s crazy actions and use my future information to become stronger faster.

But there was one character who was an exception.

This is the school’s newspaper club president, Park Ye-hee.

The guy honestly never really helped me. Sometimes he would give me useful information, that’s all. The rest of it was just articles about small gags from everyday life, or ridiculous stories about Yoo Seo-ra and Seo Jae-hyeok dating.

That’s why I tried not to pay attention to them. And if I had to say, all the characters have carcinogenic elements in them, so I had no intention of meeting them.

Because I don’t want to force myself to cover that part. It was a natural thought considering that I have a lot of opponents to cover.

Even the main character Seo Jae-hyeok often showed himself as a completely stuffy sweet potato until the first half, and even Yu-seo, who could be called a munchkin cider, occasionally acted strangely, which was a source of cancer. It is unknown whether such talented and capable kids can cover up, so how can I help Park Ye-hee as well?

So, to be honest, I thought it would be more useful not to meet. I didn’t feel the need to meet her because I already knew the information she would get later.

So I was going to ignore it, and I still do.

However, seeing that guy in real life, just as I had imagined him, many thoughts crossed my mind.

“Yes? Yes? Yes? Won’t you answer?”

“That…….”

“Please don’t ignore me!”

Lee Ji-hye turned her head away as if she couldn’t talk anymore and tried her best to ignore me. She had such a troubled expression on her face that it was almost pitiful.

I watched the scene and decided to just go back to my seat, thinking she would do whatever she wanted. At that moment, my eyes met with Lee Ji-hye’s and she suddenly approached me.

Lee Ji-hye, who approached quickly, opened her mouth with a cold look in her eyes.

“Where have you been?”

It was clear that he was asking me what I had done for surveillance so far, but for some reason, the tone was more like he was asking for help. Thinking that it was just my imagination, I decided to keep it simple.

“I went to the bathroom. Other than that, I didn’t do anything that would be a big problem, so don’t worry.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. Then I will return to my seat.”

I tried to sit down on the chair right away as if I didn’t know anything. But Lee Ji-hye grabbed my wrist as if she couldn’t do that and spoke again.

“Oh, I see. You went to the bathroom?”

“Yes.”

“You didn’t do anything else?”

“Well, that’s right.”

“Is there really nothing special about it?”

I met with Seo Jae-hyuk, but I decided to add a little lie even though it was annoying.

“Yes. There wasn’t any.”

“Oh, I see.”

I used my arms to try to get out as much as possible. However, Lee Ji-hye used even more strength than me and was holding my wrist in place so that I couldn’t get it out.

Are you really asking for help with this?

‘Oh my.’

I almost sighed for a moment.

‘But what do you want me to do?’

Honestly, I don’t know what to do. What the hell am I going to do here when I’m nervous even when talking on the phone? Feeling at a loss, I decided to take action.

“Hey, everyone, why don’t you go back to class? Class will start soon.”

I spoke lightly, as if I was being friendly. Since they were attending this academy, their grades would be important to them, and they would definitely want to go back to their classrooms.

“Huh? There’s only three minutes left!”

“I have to go back first!”

“Let’s go out quickly!”

Only a few people said that, and the rest checked the clock on the wall and ran straight into the classroom. Slowly, one by one, the number of people decreased, and I could see that everyone was returning to their classes.

‘uh?’

However, it was possible to confirm that it wasn’t only the students from the other class who were still attached to Lee Ji-hye. There were still many of them, so Lee Ji-hye continued to feel burdened. She could feel the entire classroom was noisy.

‘No, but Park Ye-hee, she’s not even in our class, and she’s still here.’

Is being an S-class hunter more important than classes?

Well, honestly, even I would rather see famous celebrities than spend time in class.

Since I thought I had done everything I had to do anyway, I decided to go back to my seat.

“That, Kim Seo-jin.”

Suddenly, Lee Ji-hye calls my name.

She still had a twinkle in her eye, as if asking for more help.

‘No, what. I did everything I had to do.’

Shouldn’t you have taken that risk and watched over me?

Thinking about it again, that guy really is an idiot.

I kept looking at Lee Ji-hye. As if to ask her what she wanted from me. But there was no answer.

“Why are you like that?”

I had no choice but to ask. Then Lee Ji-hye glanced at Park Ye-hee with a look of difficulty.

What do you want me to do about it?

“Sigh.”

When does the bell ring?

I looked at Park Ye-hee again. It would be better to at least talk to her. What Lee Ji-hye clearly wants is for that guy not to come during the next break. Since I know how she feels, I plan to do something about it.

It may seem forced, but I was asked to do it anyway. It was something I couldn’t help.

Seriously, I’m sure everything will work out somehow.

As I continued to stare, Park Ye-hee looked in my direction, as if she sensed my gaze. When our eyes met, she suddenly seemed to realize something and quickly approached me.

“Now that I think about it, I had something to ask you too!”

what?

“What is your relationship with Hunter Lee Ji-hye?”

Enemy?

No, that’s not it.

Park Ye-hee seemed curious about me too. I guess it was because she heard that Lee Ji-hye had come to see me. Thanks to realizing that, I could feel a deep sense of annoyance.

I guess you’d better answer first.

Without even thinking hard about what to say, I opened my mouth lightly.

“It’s just no relationship?”

“Hmm? Really? Are you maybe a hidden younger brother or something?”

That’s a really fucking setup.

“What the hell are you talking about.”

“No, if not, why are you watching me, a normal person?”

It’s just that Yoo Soo-ho took interest in me, so Lee Ji-hye also took it.

More importantly, he knows that I’m an ordinary person.

My mouth was shut for a moment.

If you don’t explain this logically here, it will only make things more difficult. You’ll probably get asked more serious questions.

It’s a troublesome situation in many ways.

A lot of thoughts came to mind and I didn’t know what to do, but I decided to just say whatever happens will happen.

“Hey.”

“Huh?”

“Are you saying that you are thinking?”

“Huh? What does that mean?”

“You’re being rude. What kind of personal information are you trying to reveal? Who are you?”

I decided to make an issue of Park Ye-hee’s behavior as much as possible. If I did that, at least she would feel sorry and try to stop.

So, I tried my best not to curse. I was afraid that it would just make people more upset.

“Can’t you hear me? Even Hunter Lee Ji-hye is in trouble right now. And yet you keep asking. Aren’t you sorry?”

If it were the Park Ye-hee I know, she would definitely try to correct her mistakes. If so, she would try to correct herself based on my words, and if so, things would definitely be resolved.

I think this is a really neat way to do it.

“That, uh.”

“Am I wrong? Tell me again.”

I kept pressuring her. Honestly, I felt like I was pressuring her too much, so I decided to stop here. If she starts crying for no reason, I’ll be really screwed.

“So please don’t ask me questions like that again. It’s rude.”

I left only a simple comment.

“……Okay. Okay.”

Park Ye-hee, whose tension had dropped significantly since before, went out of the classroom. I don’t know if she’ll go back to her class, but at least I was satisfied that the problem was resolved.

Then, I felt that the surroundings were strangely quiet, so I looked around. The many students who had been following Lee Ji-hye were silently looking at me.

What the fuck.

no way.

Are you fucked?

“What.”

I blurted out a simple word just in case. Then everyone looked at me with eyes filled with ill feelings and returned to their seats.

No, what the fuck? Did I say something wrong?

Wow, this is truly a world in a novel. Look how artificial it is.

Writer dog.

It was a situation I really didn’t like. In fact, the reason they looked at me like that was probably because I was an ordinary person. Knowing that made me feel even more sad.

I sighed deeply and looked at Lee Ji-hye. She had a cold expression on her face as usual. I didn’t like that at all, so I opened my mouth briefly.

“Is this it?”

“Huh? What, what do you mean?”

“You were in trouble, right? So I helped you, but you still had the same expression on your face. So I asked if you were still dissatisfied.”

His expression hardened for a moment at my words, then he lowered his head.

“That was, thank you.”

She spoke so quietly that only I could hear, and only then was I satisfied.

A smile appeared on my face without me knowing.

“Okay then.”

Actually, Lee Ji-hye would be grateful to me. In the original work, she often felt burdened by receiving so much direct attention, so when she had to stand in front or hold a press conference, she would call someone else to do it for her.

Especially, if it was Lee Ji-hye who wasn’t very good at interacting with people, she definitely wouldn’t have felt that good. That’s why I was able to be satisfied with my actions.

I slowly returned to my seat.

The bell had rung long ago, and I could see that the teacher had not yet arrived. No, who could it be that was not coming at this hour?

As I was complaining so briefly, Yusera suddenly approached me. It seemed as if she had something to say.

What is it this time?

“Why?”

I asked simply, with a sense of doubt. I couldn’t help but think about it, since it was clear that there was nothing Yoo Seora would do to me.

Did you come here because of Lee Ji-hye? Because she’s too noisy?

But what does that have to do with me? There’s nothing I can do about it.

“No. I just thought you said something a little harsh to him earlier.”

what?

Did he come to warn me by any chance because he was my colleague in the first round? He seems to have some affection for me. I can see some hope for a happy ending.

“Then should I go apologize?”

I said this with a slightly excited heart. It’s not for nothing that I call Yoo Seo-ra an emotionless psychopath. But seeing her act so affectionately made me happy.

“No. It’s too late for that.”

“Huh? What does that mean?”

“You may not know, but that guy earlier was quite dangerous.”

Oh, the warning is a warning, but it’s not a warning to not harm Park Ye-hee, it’s a warning that I did something dangerous.

I felt good for no reason.

Don’t get your hopes up.

“What’s wrong with him? Is there a problem?”

In the original work, she was a sub-heroine who didn’t have much of an impact.

I know better than anyone that there is no problem.

“Well, to put it simply, that person is extremely curious.”

“What is that?”

“I’ll probably keep following you.”

Why?

Of course, I also know that Park Ye-hee is a curious girl. So I know that the reason she followed Seo Jae-hyuk around was curiosity, but why is she following me around just because of that? In Seo Jae-hyuk’s case, he became curious from a specific incident, but I’m a little different, right?

I was just rambling.

Clearly, from what I remember, the reason he followed Seo Jae-hyeok around was because of his great sense of justice. It was cool that he took the lead even though he was weak, and I was curious about the reason why he could do that.

So it’s harder to understand.

“I don’t think you understand, so just assume it is.”

“But why are you telling me that?”

To be honest, that was the thing I didn’t understand the most. No matter how worried I was, I thought I could ignore something like this, even if it was just a will.

“I’m just warning you as a friend. Don’t be in a difficult situation.”

“Friend?”

You think of me as your friend?

I do think of you as a friend.

“Why? Well, we’re friends after all.”

“Oh, well. Okay. Thanks for the advice.”

“What’s your reaction?”

“Nothing. It’s just a little strange.”

To be honest, if it had come out of his mouth before his return, it might have been okay, but things are a little different now.

Are you being sarcastic or what?

If you’re my friend, you should at least be considerate of me. What kind of friend is someone who takes me to strange places and experiments on me?

I looked straight ahead with a small grievance. After saying what I wanted to say, Yu Seo returned to his seat.

I turned around once and looked at Lee Ji-hye again. It seemed like she had heard our conversation, but I didn’t care because I hadn’t told her any important secrets.

Some time passed and the teacher came. He said he was late because he didn’t know it was his time.