episode_0039

Slowly I looked at Yusera. It seemed like she was annoyed that she didn’t get permission.

It was so funny to see him sitting there with such a pouty expression.

This is really funny.

As I continued to stare, Yusera looked in my direction, perhaps sensing my gaze. I raised the corners of my lips as if to sneer, and she immediately turned her head away, perhaps annoyed.

Is this refreshing?

I decided to close my eyes leisurely and enjoy the breeze.

The air was really clean.

*

A dark space with no lights on.

It was a square-shaped space, not very large, but not small either.

Lee Ji-hye is currently sitting on a chair in her room, lost in thought.

Naturally, the thought was about Kim Seo-jin. I always think about who he is, but this time it was a little different.

Slowly retracing her memories, Lee Ji-hye recalled what had happened yesterday. Yesterday, she spent most of the day with Kim Seo-jin. The reason, of course, was to get to know him.

So what was the result?

In fact, Lee Ji-hye herself doesn’t know much either. It felt like she had learned something, but it didn’t.

He continued to train continuously and improved his skills by personally identifying his weaknesses. Looking at this, Kim Seo-jin can be thought of as someone who is somewhat cold and strict with himself. However, when I think about when I had lunch, I also get the feeling that it is not the case.

It was so ambiguous that it was hard to even call it a minor incident.

It was just him asking me to eat anything for lunch, and I immediately tried to have a conversation with him while we were eating. Of course, contrary to what I had expected, it turned out to be a very friendly conversation.

Most of the questions I asked were answered.

Of course, it was just a small question.

Things like what your favorite food is, or what your hobbies are.

‘What’s your favorite food? Hmm, I like ramen, but if you want something that’s not instant, I like kimchi stew.’

‘My hobby is reading web novels. Do you read anything like that, Ms. Lee Ji-hye?’

Conversely, there were also times when I asked questions in reverse.

It was a meal that felt like a meeting where I was introduced by a friend. It wasn’t that awkward.

Above all, it was good to get to know Kim Seo-jin.

That’s why I couldn’t help but worry. It must be because this can’t happen when I think about Yoo Soo-ho. I could tell even when I thought back to when I had a meal with him in the past.

When asked several more times, Yoo Soo-ho answered with a blank expression.

‘What are you going to do with something like that?’

After that, he didn’t say anything about himself. He sometimes said things like he didn’t like certain things, but he didn’t say anything about what he liked. It was the same even now. That’s why Lee Ji-hye, who first thought of Yoo Soo-ho, couldn’t help but be a little surprised.

‘Is this what it was like when I was in high school?’

That might be the case.

Kim Seo-jin is still young. When I think about it, I can understand to some extent.

‘Then, if you start doing well from now on.’

I think that if he is well-cared for, he might become more gentle than Yoo Soo-ho. I think that he might grow up a little differently. Of course, it might be impossible because of his innate personality, but at least Lee Ji-hye thinks so.

Finally, Lee Ji-hye recalled the last answer she had heard from Kim Seo-jin the previous evening.

‘A person you like? Just, if their personality matches mine, I like most people. If you’re asking for my ideal type, I think it would be someone who’s just pretty.’

I burst into laughter for a moment.

‘How childish.’

It was serious at the same time.

He answered such useless questions well. He even gave me a friendly smile and spoke in a soft tone. However, he avoided answering any questions that seemed to have even the slightest intention of hiding something.

In my head, I could already recall the time when Kim Seo-jin had refused to answer.

‘I’m sorry, I can’t tell you.’

‘That’s a bit difficult, isn’t it?’

‘Hmm, Lee Ji-hye, you should find out about that yourself. It’s okay if you find out about it yourself.’

Lee Ji-hye stood up from her seat.

I’m done thinking. Since I still have time, I can think about it later. Now it’s time to get to work.

Lee Ji-hye, wearing light gear, went straight out of the room.

From now on, I will be working as an S-class hunter. He walked with a serious expression, clearly different from before.

*

Time passed quickly.

Because I haven’t been able to sleep properly lately, I could lose consciousness even if I just closed my eyes. To be honest, I was almost unconscious.

When I opened my eyes, I could see that the cadets hadn’t come out yet. That told me that we had come out very quickly.

I could once again feel how strong Yusera is.

I took a look around.

I couldn’t see Yoo Seora. It seems like she went to where Seo Jaehyuk was without Joo Hyuk knowing. After looking around a little more, I could see that Joo Hyuk wasn’t there either. It seems like she’s chasing Yoo Seora.

‘Come to think of it, was it this time?’

My memory is a bit hazy, but I remember that the scene where Seo Jae-hyeok and Lee Joo-hyeok met was today.

For Seo Jae-hyeok, Lee Joo-hyeok was a very important figure, as he was just a teacher in the early stages. Of course, in the middle stages, he received training from a more amazing being named Yoo Soo-ho.

Anyway, meeting the main characters is definitely important. That’s why I really want Lee Joo-hyuk to meet Seo Jae-hyuk right now.

Since there was nothing I could do, I had no choice but to stay still. Once I woke up, I couldn’t fall asleep because I wasn’t sleepy.

‘Should we just have a chat?’

I could still see Kim Sun-yool and Kang Ha-hyun. The two were continuing to chat lightly. If this continues, they’ll become best friends.

“Ugh.”

I stretched and slowly got up.

Feeling a little refreshed, I organize what I have to do today.

‘I plan to meet the key person during lunch time.’

Other than that, there wasn’t much to do.

Either by forming relationships with them, I can make Seo Jae-hyeok stronger, or I can become stronger myself.

And not only that, I have many areas where I am immature, so it would be good to utilize those as well.

I even thought about moving seats once.

Of course, I couldn’t go there because I didn’t know where Seo Jae-hyeok was, but I couldn’t just sit still like this.

But what are you really doing?

As I was standing there looking around, I could see that Kim Seon-yul and Kang Ha-hyeon had arrived.

Why are you coming?

I slowly looked at the two of them with a slight sense of doubt.

“Are you up?”

The first to greet me was Kim Seon-yul, who is the same sex as me. He approached me with a slightly confused smile. It seemed like it was difficult for the two of them to talk alone. So it seemed like he was going to let me join in.

“Oh, well. Right.”

I answered lightly.

Honestly, if only I didn’t get any difficult questions asked here, I could get through it without any problems.

I feel uneasy for no reason.

I guess it was because I had a tendency to be quite the loner.

“Are you tired today? You even sleep in a place like this.”

“Well, yeah. I was a little sleepy.”

I answered naturally. To be honest, I had a hard time opening my mouth because I didn’t have the ability to lead a conversation.

Honestly, there was no need to force ourselves to become close, so why should I suffer for no reason? That’s why I didn’t talk to her first.

“What did you do last night to make you do that?”

“Yesterday?”

I think about it for a moment.

I can’t honestly talk about what happened yesterday. If I say I was with Lee Ji-hye for no reason, I might get into trouble.

I answered simply.

“I just trained outside.”

“Training outside? You must have really worked hard. That’s amazing.”

Are you being sarcastic?

Are you a little upset?

“What’s so great about it?”

I answered like that, suppressing my slight annoyance.

“No. Most of our class just plays on the weekends, which is great.”

It sounds like you’re being sarcastic. Am I being delusional?

I don’t know.

“Thank you for saying that.”

After that, Kim Seon-yul, as the representative, continued to ask me questions. I answered most of them without any problem, and Kang Ha-hyun also asked a few questions.

“What, are you seeing anyone?”

“What are you meeting?”

“The person you’re dating.”

“There isn’t any?”

“Then I’ll introduce you to someone. Oh, of course you know I can’t do it, right? I’m dating someone else.”

So what.

To be honest, most of the conversation was pointless. At least I could feel that these two were trying to be considerate. Kim Seon-yul and Kang Ha-hyun deliberately kept quiet about me being an ordinary person and about Lee Ji-hye on Friday.

As time passes, people slowly come out of the gate. Everyone walks out with an exhausted look on their face.

They were all so tired that they collapsed as soon as they came out.

“Ugh, it’s hard.”

“Why is it so annoying.”

“It was difficult too.”

It looks like everyone had a hard time at the gate.

Kim Seon-yul and Kang Ha-hyun immediately approached the other cadets. It seemed like they had feelings of wanting to help them. Of course, I didn’t have any of that, so I just stood there. On the other hand, if someone I wasn’t close with approached me, it would just be awkward and a mess.

After a few dozen minutes, everyone started to come out, even though their skills were probably similar. Since they all had the same expression, it was easy to guess what they were feeling. Anyway, most of the cadets came out.

At the same time, we could see Lee Joo-hyuk and Yoo Seo-ra returning together.

“Don’t act like that next time.”

“…….”

“No answer?”

“…….”

“Are you really not doing it?”

“…….”

“No, really?”

I just blankly watched as some kind of tiki-taka took place. I came later than expected, but I think it unfolded just like the original.

I approached Yusera while lightly stretching my body.

“Did you go and come back secretly?”

He turned his head away from my question and ignored me. He seemed still upset about my laughter.

But honestly, it was kind of refreshing.

“Hmm, is everyone out?”

Lee Joo-hyuk stepped forward and spoke loudly.

“No, there is one place that hasn’t come out yet.”

“What? Still?”

what?

Did something happen? Or maybe that group is just really bad.

I looked at Lee Ju-hyeok, thinking lightly.

“Where is George?”

“Excuse me.”

A cadet pointed to a specific gate and spoke on behalf of the group. Lee Ju-hyeok nodded and walked straight towards it.

“What is it?”

He muttered softly.

It seemed like something really went wrong. Since it had nothing to do with me anyway, I decided to close my eyes and ignore it.

Lee Joo-hyuk will take care of it. What do I have to do with something that doesn’t even appear in the original?

While I was thinking so lightly, I happened to look at Yoo Seo-ra. Unlike her, who I thought would definitely stay still like me, her expression was somewhat troubled.

As if something went wrong.

‘wait for a sec.’

Is this really a problem?

If you think about it, in the original work, Yoo Seo-ra’s class was never described except for Lee Joo-hyuk. Could it be that something like this happened?

“I’m going in and out. You guys stay still.”

After saying those words, Lee Ju-hyeok went straight into the gate. I felt a slight sense of discomfort as I watched him.

It felt like I was seeing foreshadowing, like something you often see in novels. Something big was going to happen.

I could see Lee Joo-hyuk going in and trying to follow the will. I immediately assessed the situation and grabbed her wrist.

“What?”

She answered nervously. I couldn’t tell if she was still upset or just upset that something had gone wrong.

“Just answer this. Is this a problem?”

Yu Seo-ra, who hesitated slightly at my answer, nodded slowly.

‘Oh, shit.’

Obviously, it will just pass. It must have been an incident that happened in the original work, so if that’s the case, there’s no need to worry about it.

But what if Yusera gets something from this? What if she gets a potion or some good equipment?

Yes, I can’t just stay still like this. The person I have to be most wary of is Yu Seo-line, so I’m going to go in too.

“I’ll follow too.”

“There’s no need to do that. I’ll take care of it.”

“I don’t like it when you do things on your own. Anyway, let me tell you that.”

“Well, think whatever you want.”