episode_0040

Chaos came to Hwayang Hall again. Even if you knew the relationships between students well, it was common to think that they would choose someone else.

The fact that Yoo Jin-hyeon nominated Yeon Myeong-ha as a mentor was the same as openly declaring war on someone who was in the same position.

The sound of teeth clenching could be heard next to Seungheon. Ye-seo was glaring at the masked male student on the podium with extremely angry eyes.

“How dare that bastard ignore my sister?”

Then he soon changed his attitude and started thinking about something.

“… No. Is it good to have one less competitor? If this goes on, it’s almost certain that I’ll be working with Seoyeon… ”

“Crazy bitch.”

Woojin spoke clearly while looking at Ye-seo, who was showing symptoms close to manic depression.

“He’s an unpredictable friend… ”

Seungheon smiled bitterly as he watched him come down from the podium. On the other side of where they were standing, the appearances of Baek Seo-yeon and Yeon Yeon-ha were in stark contrast.

Baek Seo-yeon was smiling with a slightly lonely smile. At first glance, it seems a bit disappointing that the junior who took first place chose someone else.

However, instead of pity, his face was wrinkled as if he did not like it. It was an expression that someone who heard insulting words would make.

To them, this event is practically a formality. If you were a student from a prestigious family, it was common for you to communicate with seniors from the same background before the mentor nomination ceremony.

However, looking at Yeon Myeong-ha’s rotting face, it seemed clear that it was a one-sided nomination without even the slightest prior conversation.

“Why are you doing this? ”

Seungheon muttered. He briefly became a hot topic as a new student recommended by Mr. Heukryeon Sa, but the general consensus so far has been that he is a weirdo who does not live up to his name at all.

Various rumors were added, such as that he was an extremely ugly and ugly man who was wearing a mask, or that he had a sinister personality and was threatening and taking innocent female students with him.

The best way for him to turn around his evaluation is to use the momentum of taking first place this time to increase his network by joining forces with a mentor and gradually achieve good results in various tests and assignments.

But feel sorry for the person who chose you.

Seungheon had also heard rumors about her even before entering school.

Unlike the rumors currently surrounding Jinhyeon Yoo, the crucial difference between the two was that most of them were true.

He has an arrogant personality with a sky-high nose, and he looks down on and despises students from Korean-American families or from the outskirts, and even if they are from prestigious families like him, he mercilessly throws them away if they go against his wishes.

Although they themselves did not think so at all, there were quite a few students who at first glance agreed with sympathy’s actions.

This was also the reason why Yeon Myeong-ha had not completely lost her position yet.

But even those people were reluctant to get close to her personally. This can be seen in the fact that, other than Jin-hyeon Yoo, there is not a single freshman with top grades who named Yeon Myeong-ha as their mentor.

The antipathy towards her was so severe that recently, ridiculous rumors were spread about her glaring into space alone and sometimes even getting scared.

There was no way that such a person would get along well with Yoo Jin-hyeon, who was known for being an outspoken eccentric.

Moreover, he is not a direct descendant of the Heukryeon Sa clan. Looking at his actions so far, the predominant assumption was that he was a person who had no place in the capital or nearby provinces and was rolling around in a remote area, and ended up being admitted to the cradle after being noticed.

Personality, origin, each and every one of them are known factors that go beyond pity and dislike to almost loathing.

They both have something in common: they stand on opposite ends of the spectrum from Baek Seo-yeon, but other than that, their connection is very weak.

As of now, it seems more likely that the evaluation will go in a bad direction, let alone a reversal.

“Seungheon. Who are you trying to nominate?”

“I am senior Yoosung. He is a senior from a family that has many connections with our Dyne Heavy Industries. And Yeo-wool said he could never have a female senior… ”

Seungheon answered Woojin’s sudden question.

“But what about you? Oh, did you say senior Yeon Myeong-ha?”

“It was like that, but the situation has changed a bit. now… ”

“Hey. If you nominate Seoyeon, I will really kill you.”

Yeseo suddenly intervened in the conversation between the two.

“That’s bullshit. I’m going to do it with my sister, so don’t worry.”

Woojin dismissed it with one word.

“With your sister? Why suddenly?”

“Ah, well, even if I die, Senior Companion Ha says no. I’m currently working on a project collaborating with the Paecheon Baek family, and they’re asking me if I’ll take responsibility if something goes wrong… I really thought I was looking at a crazy bitch.”

Woojin scratched the back of his head with his hand.

“No matter how you look at it, I think it would have been more fun that way… ”

“… Then there’s nothing we can do. But you’re really weak towards your sister… ”

“It’s a shame. If I met him in joint sparring, I was going to kill him. Woojin Choi. Are you very lucky?”

“But this bitch has been… ”

“Stop… Stop it!”

Seungheon intervened and stopped the two. Before we knew it, round tables were placed here and there with various refreshments.

Those who had already decided on a mentor chatted with their senior, and the rest of the participants also talked with each other to find someone they could work with for a year.

Suddenly, a masked male student appeared in Seungheon’s eyes as he approached the table where Yeon Myeong Ha was sitting.

***

First of all, I succeeded in scoring in the top 10% of the entrance exam. But this is just a condition for getting started.

The success of the work will be determined by how well the plan is implemented. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t worried about failure, but the only thing ahead of me was a way to do it somehow.

People were seen here and there exchanging light and comfortable greetings with each other. The surroundings were filled with a friendly atmosphere.

In the meantime, I slowly walked towards the target.

Soon, I saw a female student sitting alone at a table in the quiet surroundings.

Even that dissatisfied expression seemed beautiful and alluring at first glance.

The scent of flowers that became stronger was a clear indication of her talent.

But as the distance narrowed, the thorns that the flower contained also began to appear.

His arrogant, aristocratic thinking and his bad character of putting others under his feet were revealed in his attitude, unable to be hidden.

Her slightly disheveled hair seemed to symbolize her instability. Her face was full of emotional anxiety and deep fatigue that couldn’t be hidden even with fine makeup.

Blurry, red pupils suddenly stared at something invisible in the air. Then, with great effort, he faced the front again, and his desperate efforts could be felt up to here.

I instantly made eye contact with Yeon Myeong-ha, who felt like I was popular. The empty eyes suddenly became filled with disgust towards me.

“… ”

The urge to return the same look came to me at that moment. At this moment, I feel a little resentful of the mask that cannot leave my face.

It was a fairly large round table, but right now, there was no one else around here except me and Yeom-hyeon. The only thing I felt was the sting of hundreds of pairs of sidelong glances around me.

I heard that the big guy also wanted to nominate Yeon Myeong-ha.

However, he was caught by the ear of a female student who looked somewhat similar to him, and all he could do was listen to a bunch of nagging.

From my point of view, it is actually a good thing. In order for the plan to proceed smoothly, it is better to minimize any possible interference.

This is the third time that Yeon Myeong-ha and I have encountered each other. We exchanged glances once at the entrance ceremony, and I once stood in front of Yena when she was scared on the stairs.

None of this left a good memory, but I greeted her as politely as I could.

I also remembered what Chaewon, who had the most temperamental personality among the older sisters, had told me, and I calmed down.

Clearly, the most effective provocation begins with well-packaged courtesy.

“… Hello, senior. My name is Yoo Jin-hyeon. I am just grateful for the honor of being nominated as a mentor this time… ”

“You. What are you planning?”

However, my polite greeting was cut short by the rude question that Yeon Myeong-ha asked.

“… I don’t really understand the point of what you’re saying.”

“You’re not really stupid, are you just pretending to be stupid? Why did you appoint me as your mentor?”

“Of course, I wanted to receive instruction from a famous senior… ”

“Ha. Such a lowly bastard playing with his tongue carelessly… ”

I took a deep breath. Her every gesture and tone had an extraordinary power to make people feel bad.

I was filled with the urge to blow my jaw off so I couldn’t say any more, but I was able to suppress it with the satisfaction of getting the exact reaction I had intended.

“… Excuse me. Of course, I thought I had no choice but to nominate my senior. I heard that my sponsor’s family and my senior’s family are on good terms.”

“You’re really making ugly noises. How dare a mere recommended admission student try to match me? How dare you address the topic of a lackluster person who has been causing all kinds of trouble since the beginning of the semester… ”

Yan Yanha’s voice was full of hatred.

I heard that the relationship between her and the leader’s family wasn’t that bad, but now that I think about it, it seems like it was limited to the immediate family.

Are you saying that the sponsor is not in his class? At first glance, it seems irrational, yet thorough in its own way.

“And… I’m sure you don’t know how funny I am now because of you.”

Yeon Myeong-ha gritted her teeth almost as if looking at an enemy.