episode_0106

That night, late at night.

As I was quietly enjoying a cup of coffee while looking at the moon outside the window among the clouds, various thoughts occurred to me and I put down the coffee I was drinking.

I felt the sound of the grandfather clock ringing ten o’clock at night engulf my ears, and I stretched out and prepared to fall asleep.

I had only been traveling abroad for about ten days, but for some reason the plan was still unfamiliar.

A ceiling with fiasco paintings, reminiscent of a medieval European castle. Walls and ornaments with geometric patterns.

The room was filled with so much furniture that it was too much for me to use alone, but as expected, I could count on one hand the pieces of furniture that were properly used.

There are some chairs that I haven’t even sat on yet and just keep playing around with.

In the past, I didn’t pay much attention to such things and was indifferent, but now it feels like a very large room.

I have also changed a little bit, and spending time alone feels lonely, and there are times when I wish I had someone by my side.

Even now, perhaps because I was intoxicated by the scent of coffee, that thought lingered in my mind, so I clicked my tongue and was about to head to the bedroom across from the principal’s office to change into my pajamas.

Sigh.

A grinding sound could be heard coming from the principal’s office door.

Let’s turn our attention there.

“What’s going on at night?”

“I came because I wanted to see Elm. Hehehe.”

I see the owner of the voice quietly closing the door and looking at me happily.

Even though winter was in full swing, I was wearing a coat so thick that it seemed a bit too hot.

The person was wearing a hood over his head and a thick long coat over it, completely hiding his presence.

I feel a little sorry for the person himself, but the colors of the clothes were not matched, so it felt like the conductor fashion of a circular bridge.

“Phew. It’s a little hot. Was I wearing too much clothes?”

It seems like she dressed like that to hide her identity, but as she was thinking for a moment that she might be suspicious if she ran into someone, she began to unpack the clothes she had been wearing.

The appearance of a woman revealed as her clothes fall loose.

The woman had a somewhat innocent-looking appearance, but also had long black hair that reached down to her waist.

And she smiled brightly, looking at me with red vertical pupils that seemed to capture the endless red sunset.

“Okay, welcome.”

“Wooow.”

I see her taking off her clothes and laying them on a chair, spreading her arms and running towards me.

Yoon Sia. He was my student, and in a way, we were two people who opened up our hearts to each other.

I feel a little sorry because something like that happened around lunchtime today, but I had other things to think about, so I forgot about her existence all day.

Therefore, it would not be unreasonable to say that she felt a little disappointed. Even though our relationship became important, I couldn’t pay much attention to it.

Therefore, her eyes looking at me seemed a bit lonely, so I tried to lighten her mood and turn her face into a bright smile.

I also opened my arms and hugged her as she approached me.

“… I’m sorry about today. Don’t take Burns’ story to heart.”

“It’s okay. It’s inevitable, right? I don’t feel any resentment at all.”

“… Still.”

My relationship with her was kept a secret from the public.

If her relationship with me, who was the principal of the academy, was revealed, as she was still registered at the academy, it was inevitable that she would be viewed very negatively. Both her and me.

So I explained it well to her, and she agreed, but it was true that she wasn’t very comfortable.

A secret relationship that cannot be revealed is such a dull thing.

Therefore, we promised not to reveal the relationship externally except when the two of us were alone, and this also applied on a business level.

When public work and private relationships are mixed, they both create negative synergy.

That’s why, even in the principal’s office around lunchtime today, he treated her like a principal and student, not a lover.

However, even if I understood it in my head, I might feel sad in my heart, so I looked at her carefully, and it quickly became clear that my worries were unfounded, so I was able to nod my head with confidence.

The fire in those red eyes looking at me quickly melted and turned into a happy smile.

“So what did you do today?”

“Umm… I went straight to my room and practiced cooking a little.”

“Cooking? Why all of a sudden?”

After hearing what I said, she looked a little offended and started glaring at me playfully.

“We found out after having lunch together today. What Elm said back then was just lip service. Ugh… My fried rice was just like street cup rice covered in oil. We’ll see! Because one day, I too will hear something delicious coming from my heart!”

“No, that’s not really true.”

It’s just something that came out in vain. I guess I had more in mind than I thought when she called her pilaf “rice with oil.”

However, in order to explain it, I had to touch on the many twisted stories in front of me, so I just smiled bitterly and gave more strength to the arms that held her.

How much time has passed? They unwrapped their hands and sat down with smiles on each other.

In the meantime, I was trying to make her coffee like I did, but when I realized it was night time, I switched to a car and said, “I like things like Elm… .” He got depressed and tried to give him a new tea cup, but he said he couldn’t throw away Elm’s sincerity and took the teacup back.

As I scratch my head as she sips from her teacup, a story emerges from her.

“Now that I think about it, what is that letter?”

“Letter? What do you mean?”

As I was trying to remember what she was thinking, as there were more than one or two letters coming to me, she answered herself.

“That… It’s a letter from Taeseong. A black envelope sealed with red sealing wax.”

“Black envelope? Oh, you mean that invitation.”

“Yes, that’s it. What is it?”

“Nothing special. They just said they would invite me to the group’s annual general meeting or something. Jang Tae-san didn’t call me, so all I have to do is show my face.”

“… If you don’t mind, would you mind if I take a look?”

Since it was nothing special, I nodded without thinking and picked up the black letter on the desk and handed it to her.

Yoon Sia accepts it and begins to read.

… Come to think of it, Helen passed this letter to me after the boy left, so how on earth do you know? Even the color.

As I look at her with some doubts growing in my heart, my expression becomes unbearably serious.

She was reading it while brushing the hair from her face behind her ear, and I smiled bitterly at the sight of her looking very nervous.

“Nothing special. It’s probably just a place to give strength to Taesan Jang’s son, who will become the chairman of Taesung. I don’t plan on staying long and I won’t accept it. So you don’t have to worry… .”

“… Elm.”

“Why are you doing that?”

“… Are you really going to go here?”

Unlike me, who doesn’t think it’s a big deal, her thoughts seem to be somehow different, and she turns her gaze to look at me and asks an incomprehensible question.

“I plan to go. This is not someone else’s request, but Jang Ah-hyun’s request. It’s a request from a disciple, so I can’t refuse it.”

When I called Jang A-hyeon’s name, her mood seemed to become a little heavier. I swallowed my saliva without thinking as his eyes seemed to have become somewhat cold.

“… okay. Well, from my perspective, it is difficult to refuse outright.”

She looked at me for a moment, shook her head, and turned her gaze to the letter in her hand with a light smile on her face that was a bit ambiguous and somewhat determined.

“… Elm, please let me come here with you.”

“You? I am the only invitee.”

There is no justification for it. Externally, my relationship with her is simple as teacher and student, but there is no reason to blatantly bring her to such a gathering.

Of course, there’s nothing I can’t do if I want to take you with me, but it’s only at the invitation of Jang Ah-hyun, who is not a person who has anything to do with me and is one of my favorite students… .

“It’s okay. Maybe they will actually like it more.”

Yoon Sia looks at me and nods as if to reassure me. Then, he gently took my hand sitting next to me.

“It’s just as Elm said. What they want is to build a base of support for the new president. From what I heard, it seemed like Jang Ho-yeon was not a very popular person in the group.”

“… Um.”

“So, if I, who has some level of public recognition, were to attend, it would be of great help to that person. Wouldn’t he be very happy?”

After listening to it, it seemed to make some sense.

She is already a popular star, so if you just go to NewTube, there are dozens of channels that show videos of Dragon Lady in action 24 hours a day.

Of course, she doesn’t particularly engage in extracurricular activities, but if you ask anyone on the street, you won’t find anyone who doesn’t know Yoon Sia’s name.

So, just having someone like that attend the event could have been a big help in gaining support within the company, as she said.

Kuuk.

I can feel the warmth from our hands holding each other.

The slightly sharp tips of her nails tickled my palm, and feeling her appeal, I cupped her hand as if it were a given.

The slightly firm feel of my palm covers my hand, a testament to the effort I put into holding the sword and practicing countless times.

“Is it okay? Oh, if you feel burdened… .”

“No. I might be able to bring one person as a guest. However, since you are a guest, there may be restrictions on where you can enter.”

“It’s okay. That’s enough to get rid of stray cats.”

“… Burglar cat?”

When I looked at her with my eyes wide open at the unexpected and incomprehensible words that came from her, she suddenly made an “oops” expression, as if she had made a mistake somewhere, and smiled awkwardly as if she was trying to lighten the situation.

… Now that I think about it, there are people who have a bit of an idea.

“Could it be that that thief cat is Jang Ah-hyun?”

“Ah, that… .”

Aren’t Yoon Sia and Jang A-hyeon completely in contact with each other? He gave me a puzzled look, wondering why he was saying that in such a situation.

Looking at her expression, I guess I guessed who the stray cat was referring to was correct, but it was difficult to understand the reason.

Are you feeling jealous or something? Because Jang A-hyeon is the person who learns my swordsmanship and martial arts training?

From her point of view, with her strong possessiveness, those characters seemed a bit unpleasant.

In fact, I have also heard other academy students sarcastically refer to them as inner circles.

… But isn’t it a bit unfair to say it so openly?

When she saw my expression hardening a little, she said something else in a quiet voice.

“That… In fact, from Jang Ah-hyun’s perspective, I would be seen as a thief cat. So I don’t know what they’ll do to Elm there. He also sent the invitation… Ugh, sorry… .”

“… ?”

After hearing her words, I couldn’t understand any more.

Was there some problem between them? What does it mean to have a relationship like a black Nero?

As I looked at her blushing face with a question running through my mind, I felt at a loss because I didn’t know what to say.

Then there is only one solution in this case.

“I don’t know what happened between you, but anyway, you’re cocky, Yoon Sia.”

“… I’m sorry. Oh, wow?!”

He smiled brightly at her, lifted her chin lightly, and made eye contact with me.

He just placed his lips on hers.

“Hmm. Ah, L… Room chwup, yep, chwwup. Hmm.”

As it was, he tickled her cute meaty tongue that she couldn’t resist and tormented her to his heart’s content.