episode_0051

Gynophobia subsides.

As the trauma that had been bothering me eased, my life at the academy gradually changed noticeably.

“Ha-hwi, sub!”

As I entered the classroom, a female student greeted me without hesitation.

It was a female student named Dandelion.

I accepted her greeting normally.

“Yes. Hello.”

The volume of his voice was appropriate and he did not stutter.

“You come really early these days?”

“Recently, I’ve been running to and from school.”

“Run? Why?”

“I want to do some physical training before taking the exam.”

“Ah. If you look closely, Ha Hwi seems to be a hard worker.”

Small talk is now possible to some extent.

Not only Dandelion but also other female students were able to talk back naturally.

“Ha-hwi. Good morning…!”

“Okay, good morning.”

The female student who greeted me in a low voice this time was La Yuhee.

Usually she never greeted me first.

However, because I had said hello first before, I gathered the courage to say hello to him willingly. Although he still appears cautious due to his timid personality.

In addition, I exchanged greetings with other female students.

Of course, I couldn’t smile yet.

To be precise, it was awkward to smile widely, so I always kept a blank expression.

Well, there wasn’t a big problem even if I didn’t have to force a smile.

Because there is no disruption to friendships.

The female students whispered as they saw me change.

“Ha-hwi’s personality has changed a lot recently.”

“Yes. In a good direction.”

“Ha Hwi finally opened his heart to us.”

“I still wonder why Ha-hwi was so cold at the beginning of the semester? Did anything bad happen at that time?”

“If you are a bit shy, you might be like that.”

“At first, I thought Ha Hwi had misogyny.”

“Do you have megalomania? Why does a handsome man hate women?”

“What is delusion of grandeur? I’m sure there are a lot of kids who had similar thoughts as me. There was also a rumor that he was not interested in women at all.”

“Mmm. Their expressions become brighter and they accept conversations better, so they are more likeable.”

“Don’t be likeable. It’s rude to Ha-hwi.”

“That’s right. Don’t hurt Ha-hwi by showing your affection unnecessarily.”

“But he still doesn’t reply to text messages…”

“Sometimes you do things differently than before. Where is that?”

As the female students said, a lot has changed.

My personality changes, my relationship with the girls changes, and because of that, the atmosphere in our class 3 also changes.

“ Now that I think about it, in the past, there were many kids who looked at Hahi and called him cheap. Ha-hwi is so kind, but they even spread rumors just because he is quiet and shy… I might reflect on it.”

“En? Didn’t you also believe in nonsense?”

“I didn’t believe it.”

“All the bitches who spread strange rumors should be punished.”

“So. They also spread false rumors that Seo Yi-eung’s parents were gangsters.

Strange rumors about me and Seo Yi-eung also disappeared.

The rumors didn’t naturally disappear because I changed.

To hear from the rabbits.

It is said that Isabella secretly worked hard to explain things behind the scenes.

They said that Seo Yi-eung and I worked hard alone to change our image to a positive one.

I deliberately didn’t say thank you for that.

I was trying my best to pretend not to know.

Because it’s not the right time yet.

Isabella is secretly shy.

That’s probably why he secretly gave me help.

So, after some time has passed, I was planning to say thank you later.

anyway.

“Kang Ha-hwi. When are you going to take the test?”

“I plan to take it about a month ago, or about 15 days ago.”

“I see.”

Jang Moo-geon is talking to me from the front seat.

Gil Taehyung is standing next to him and using his cell phone.

I maintained a good relationship with the male students, and the three of us naturally became the center of class 3. I guess it’s because there are so few men.

‘Originally, I was cautious that it would only be okay as long as it wasn’t Assa…’

Although it was burdensome, it didn’t feel too bad.

And I decided to enjoy this situation as much as possible.

There is not much time left where we can peacefully gather in the classroom and have meaningful conversations.

‘Is there only about 3 months left to enjoy something like this? I’ve finally become friends with my classmates, but I’m a little disappointed. The 17th Academy is a 4-year program… No, it would have been better if it was at least a two-year program.’

One year feels really short.

For your information, three months passed, and for the remaining six months, I only entered the dungeon day and night, so my status was only a student, but in fact, it was no different from working as a formal hunter.

In other words, as I said before, it was no different from graduation.

‘Well, it’s not like I’m saying goodbye to my classmates… After conquering the dungeon, we can get together and play. Or we can get together on the weekend.’

Of course, it won’t be easy.

When you come back from the dungeon, you’ll be so tired that you’ll want to go home right away. Also, I would like to rest well at home on the weekends. The only people who want to play are people who are full of energy.

‘When that time comes, I might just want to rest and stay at home… ‘Let’s think about it then.’

With that in mind, I looked around the classroom.

Even though I didn’t feel attached, I took note of each and every one of my classmates who I had become a little closer to.

‘Now there’s no friend whose name I can’t remember.’

As I looked around the classroom, I was clearly imprinting the sights that would one day become memories in my mind.

Wiggle, wiggle.

Seo Yi-eung, who was sitting next to me, was seen shaking his legs with an anxious expression.

I tilted my head and asked.

“What’s wrong?”

“···What?”

“Your legs are shaking violently. Are you not feeling well?”

“No… It’s just a habit so you don’t have to worry about it.”

I know you don’t have a habit like that.

Is it because the frequency of conversations with female students has increased significantly recently?

···That seemed highly likely.

Because Seo Yi-eung has feelings for me.

It was natural for me to feel anxious when I became friends with other women.

For your information, I quickly realized that Seo Yi-eung liked me.

I show it off all the time, so I can’t help but notice.

If you didn’t notice this, you were an idiot and there was no such thing as intelligence.

anyway,

Seo Yi-eung originally pushed away the woman who approached me.

But these days, even when a woman approaches him, he doesn’t bother at all. Limited to classmates.

The reason I changed my behavior was probably because I didn’t want to ruin my friendships.

I believe that the anxiety that was buried inside was further amplified due to the consideration that killed one’s own heart.

‘This is something I can’t do anything about.’

Even if he told the female students that he had no feelings beyond friends or any romantic interest in them, it didn’t seem like Seo Yi-eung’s anxiety would be alleviated.

However, I couldn’t push my classmates away again for Seo Yi-eung’s sake.

If she were my lover, I would have been willing to make that decision… Because Seo Yi-eung is not my lover, and it’s not like I like Seo Yi-eung.

‘No, what… Although I like it… ‘I still don’t know if this is something I like as a friend or a rational attraction.’

I decided to turn off my nerves for now.

Because I don’t think there is any way to relieve Seo Yi-eung’s anxiety.

It will gradually get better as time goes by.

Let’s take our eyes off Seo Yi-eung,

“Sleep! Class is about to start, so take a seat, carrot!”

Professor Santoto entered the classroom.

I was 10 minutes late.

“Lotus rootLotus root~”

Forest Toto also came into the classroom flexibly shaking his butt.

“Carrot? Forest Toto, why did you follow me? Please wait in the professor’s office.”

“I don’t like it. We will sit on Kang Ha-hwi’s lap and take classes together. Lotus root.”

This is how a boring yet peaceful class began today.

***

School dismissal time.

I stopped by the professor’s office for a moment.

There was something to check.

“Professor, instructor. There is one thing I want to ask.”

“Carrot?”

“Lotus root? Why do you suddenly look serious? Scary.”

“···You don’t really think that you’re secretly dating me, right?”

The reason for asking this question was simple.

Meanwhile, the rabbits told me that they were secretly dating me.

At first I thought it was a joke.

But the longer I went, the more I started to feel like it wasn’t a joke.

If I really thought the rabbits were dating me, I had a duty to correct that assumption. Because I don’t want the rabbits to get hurt later.

The rabbits blinked and looked at each other, then turned their gaze to me.

“What do you mean all of a sudden? Isn’t that obvious, carrot?”

“It’s unexpected. Kang Ha-hwi Weren’t you thinking that too, Yeon-geun?”

The prediction was correct.

These crazy rabbits were really dating me on their own terms.

“No… It really wasn’t a joke, it was serious?”

“Do we think our hearts are playing a joke? Yeongeuneun!!”

“Ha. This is absurd. Stop telling jokes that aren’t funny. It’s not fun, carrot.”

I was even more absurd.

I want to ask what bullshit this is right now.

First, we decided to calm down and talk slowly.

To find out why these paranoid rabbits think they are dating me.

***

The inside of the professor’s office has become deserted.

Kang Ha-hwi and the rabbits talked calmly.

Forest Toto and Santoto explained in detail why they thought they were dating Kang Ha-hwi.

*

Kang Ha-hwi often patted Forest Toto’s butt.

Touching the buttocks meant that there was some level of romantic interest.

Ha-hwi Kang occasionally stroked the ears of the rabbits.

For the rabbit monster race, this was the meaning of confession.

Of course, up until this point, the rabbits weren’t sure either.

But one day, Kang Ha-hwi took a decisive action.

That was, he kneaded the soles of the rabbits’ feet because they felt soft and pleasant to the touch.

Touch the soles of your feet.

This is an act of courtship and the meaning of a marriage proposal.

The rabbits massaged Kang Ha-hwi’s feet in reverse with anxious thoughts.

however! Kang Ha-hwi did not show any objection! I actually liked it!

At this time, the rabbit sisters were finally convinced.

They said that Kang Ha-hwi and they became lovers.

After Kang Ha-hwi looked up the characteristics of the rabbit race on the Internet, he confessed first, the way rabbit monsters do, and they accepted his confession.

As an aside.

The rabbit monsters were a race of people who did not develop a romantic relationship by asking each other to date separately, but became lovers only by touching each other’s soles.

“After listening to it, I could easily have misunderstood… There is a difference in confession culture…”

Kang Ha-hwi understood rabbits.

There are places in foreign countries where there is no confession culture at all.

There were countries where people naturally confirmed their feelings through dating and continued dating without making a direct confession.

“Anyway, don’t be mistaken because none of the actions you just mentioned were meant to be courtship. I am a human living in Korea. If you are going to confess, of course you should convey it clearly and verbally.”

Kang Ha-hwi spoke firmly.

“Ttanggeun···?”

“Yeon, Geuneun…?”

It was the moment when the rabbits’ pink world turned gray.