episode_0116

The time when darkness began to fall.

The streetlights on the promenade gradually turned on, and students gathered one after another at the Hwayang Hall in the cradle.

A grand dinner had already been prepared on dozens of meters long tables.

Bright lights and cheerful music filled the air.

Because all the students, except for the third-year students who were almost half active, had gathered together, the wide Hwayang Hall was packed with people, leaving no room to move.

A banquet for the purpose of pure enjoyment, without any educational schedule, was in itself unusual, so the students who were tired of the brutal education melted into the fun.

For today, the professors seemed to have decided to turn a blind eye to the deviation and did not show up at all.

However, they only left a threat that they would be subject to severe disciplinary action if they made a disturbance outside Hwayang Hall.

However, in the ripening atmosphere, he was sitting alone with a pitiful expression and a sad expression.

“… ”

It’s not specifically because of the situation she and Jeokhwa face.

Compassionate was already regaining some of his former influence.

Although there were some who climbed up without knowing the topic, they naturally died down after a few people were chosen as examples and thoroughly crushed.

Of course, like on the first day of returning, there were no more incidents like leaving graffiti on the exterior walls of the dormitory.

In addition, he even showed off his deep bond with the ‘Prince of Black Lotus’, so it was a situation where people were approaching him one after another to make friends like before.

It wasn’t the background that blocked the students’ approach, but rather the look of compassion on Ha’s face as the cold wind blew through him.

Those who snooped around to talk to him at least once had to flinch and turn away due to the vicious force.

“Ha… ”

Yan Yanha sighed and continued to sip the clear liquid in the glass.

She was not at all bothered by the strong alcoholic smell of the distilled liquor and the burning sensation on her throat.

All afternoon, my pity was hanging limp like damp clothes.

She took another gulp from her drink and rattled the package of candy in her arms.

“… ”

The plan to hand it over indifferently has long since passed.

The moment I saw the box containing carefully packaged cookies and candies. She was completely dominated by the sudden feeling of entitlement.

I could confidently say that the sincerity that went into it was second to none, but I had no choice but to admit that the difference in the results was as big as heaven and earth.

The act of unintentionally hiding the box could also be said to be an expression of such feelings.

I regained my composure late, but now it was impossible to put it back in its place.

It was still stored in a drawer in Yeon Myeong-ha’s bedroom.

Yeon Myeong-ha poured the remaining alcohol in her glass into her mouth and stared at the table on the other side.

Three female students were sitting side by side talking excitedly about something.

Choi I-re, Kwon Yuri, and… Seoyeon Baek.

“It’s not like that… now stop… ”

“Don’t lie… hurry… ”

Baek Seo-yeon, who heard Kwon Yuri’s whisper, lowered her head with a shy expression.

“… ”

He glared at her with even harsher, pitiful eyes.

All the worries she had right now were due to Baek Seo-yeon.

Feeling pity, I pondered the memories from before again.

And the confidence becomes deeper with the reverberations.

-Okay…

I felt the urge to run to Baek Seo-yeon and slap her in the face right away out of pity.

However, the fact that she could not guess the reason made her hesitate.

Baek Seo-yeon and the masked male student have already had one major conflict since the beginning of the semester.

Paecheon and Heukryeon’s relationship is also something that cannot be said to be good even with empty words.

Even now, the political section of the newspaper is reporting their clashes in the Supreme Council every day.

‘… Did you have a crush?’

Although it sounds absurd at first glance, it was actually a persuasive guess.

Because the relationship between you and him was never this deep and intertwined from the beginning.

But he immediately shook his head in pity.

Even she was well aware of the fact that Baek Seo-yeon showed off her deep affection for her fiancé whenever she had the chance.

A sincere response that can never come from a relationship formed politically.

So, even if I didn’t know anything else, I felt pity and was curious about the identity of my fiancé.

However, to say that it was for the purpose of trapping him, he didn’t leave any clues to guess his identity, he couldn’t have mistaken the locker, and he even put too much effort into it…

“Ha… ”

In a fit of indignation, Yeon Myeong-ha took a new glass and took a gulp.

She turned her gaze toward the first-year table.

And I was able to find the target without difficulty.

A male student wearing a sleek white mask was sweating under the crowd of people.

“Chi… ”

Immediately, Yeon Myeong-ha shot him a sallow look.

Suddenly, sadness and loneliness overtake her.

The fact that most of the people she kept talking to were female students made her even more uncomfortable.

In a way, it was a natural phenomenon.

From the moment he was officially recognized as the second son of Heukryeon in name and reality, words such as mask and traveling servant were meaningless.

Even that is so unique that hundreds of people will be lining up to take it out.

Of course, she was worried about his unsociable personality… However, I never wanted it to look like that.

In addition, the growing anxiety that permeates her makes her even more anxious.

The moment I saw the candy box from earlier. I was reminded of a fact I had forgotten until now.

The possibility that someone might take him away.

“ugh… ”

Yeon Myeong-ha’s fingers that were holding the glass trembled.

Just imagining that part of the world makes me shiver with terrible chills.

It was the only meaning of life left to him.

Of course, I didn’t think he would pay attention to such vulgar women.

Although he promised to hug me soon, he was a man who treated even himself, a peerless beauty, like a stone.

The only thing that can compare to that is Baek Seo-yeon of Paecheon.

‘… okay. Baek Seo-yeon… ‘

It was something I didn’t want to even imagine, but if Baek Seo-yeon decided to seduce him, there was nothing she could do to stop it.

This was not his problem, but the difference that had developed between her and Baek Seo-yeon.

Jeokhwa, who has fallen and is crawling on the ground, and Paecheon, who is steadily on the upward path.

There was no need to say which one was more suitable as his opponent.

Feeling pity for my future, I continue to drink strong alcohol.

Neatly emptied glasses gradually pile up on her table.

At first glance, she seemed fine, but instead of reason, which had already become loose, impulses filled her head.

Eventually, something caught her and she jumps up from her seat.

And still walks with straight steps.

The place she headed to was the first grade table across from us. Among them, it was a place where a lot of people gathered.

“Oh my… !”

“Senior Yeon Min-ha… ”

The crowd filling up the front steps aside, startled by her harsh gaze.

I didn’t even respond with pity and kept walking.

The students gradually open the path, and eventually Lee Hyun, whose view was blocked, also recognizes her.

“… ”

Yeon Myeong-ha stood in front of Lee Hyun and glared at him without saying a word.

However, Lee Hyeon greets Yeon Myeong-ha in a carefree voice.

“What are you doing here?”

In that tranquility, somehow, a lot of heartache fills Yeongyeonha’s heart.

From the looks of it, he seems completely unaware of her emotional distress.

Yeon Myeong-ha spat out a sharp expression, filled with sadness and a bit of bewilderment.

“Follow me.”

Then he turns around and disappears outside Hwayang Hall.

The students around him whispered quietly at his sad tone and attitude.

“Why are you acting like that all of a sudden?”

“You must be angry… His true personality is still the same… ”

However, Lee Hyun did not think much and followed her without difficulty.

***

Being harassed by people was starting to get too much for me.

The unpleasant tingling sensation every time I touched my body became even more irritating.

I thought he appeared at the right time to help me, but he didn’t stop walking ahead even when I went deep into the garden of pity.

“Senior?”

In response to Lee Hyun’s question, which belatedly made him feel puzzled, he took pity on him and only then did he stop walking.

Then he turns around and heads towards Lee Hyeon again.

The eyes of Yeon Myeong-ha, who were glaring at him, were filled with an evil red glow.

Lee Hyun, who saw the momentum, asked a question as if he didn’t understand the meaning.

“Why are you doing that?”

“Did you like it?”

“What do you mean?”

“Was it nice to receive a lot of candy?”

He realized too late that Yeon Myeong-ha had not called him to help him.

I sighed inwardly, having a feeling that it would be a troublesome task.

“It wasn’t very good.”

“… Lie.”

He said it with sincerity, but for some reason, he didn’t seem to believe what he was saying out of pity.

Lee Hyun belatedly realized that Yeon Yeon-ha was somehow different from usual.

The smell of alcohol wafted everywhere, and my pupils gradually lost focus.

Before I knew it, my pale skin was flushed with redness from the alcohol.

For some reason, there was moisture forming around my eyes.

“Senior.”

“Men are all the same… As soon as a woman approaches me… ”

“Senior Minha.”

“Before, I was surrounded like that… Heavily… ”

Lee Hyeon swallowed his saliva at Yeon Myeong-ha’s absurd slander.

I was wearing a mask all the time, but what about bugs?

Although she wondered if she was drunk and acting drunk, Lee Hyun felt the need to calm her down first.

However, no matter how you look at it, it was not a situation where good words could be persuaded.

If it were her usual self, she would have been so drunk that I felt sorry for her and had lost control.

“I understand. Because that’s what it’s all about… But no matter what… ”

“Compassion.”

He cut off Sympathy’s words and suddenly blurted out her name.

If you were drunk and couldn’t have a rational conversation, you needed to be a little more forceful.

“Sigh… ”

Then, Yeon Myeong-ha let out a loud moan and flinched.

The slightly uncomfortable feeling I felt was erased by remembering the fact that Yeon Myeong-ha was younger than him in the first place.

Lee Hyun looked around, found a bench, took the first step, and sat down.

“Whoa, how dare you call your junior by my name like that… ”

Although the momentum had subsided, the pity was still continuing its timid resistance.

“Sit down.”

“… ”

However, at the high-handed tone that was spoken again, Yeon Myeong-ha flinched again.

He bowed his head and stood there for a moment, then took a quick step and gently placed his body on the edge of the bench.

Then, before I knew it, I moved my body and rested my head on his shoulder.

With one hand, he was holding onto one of Lee Hyun’s fingers.

Still, it seemed like some amount of reason still remained.

Lee Hyun, who thought he had finally calmed down a little, opened his mouth again.

“It wasn’t very good. People and candy. Don’t you know my personality?”

“… ”

“And I threw all the candy in the locker into the trash can.”

“… ”

After being silent for a while, Yeon Myeong-ha opened her mouth again and asked.

“Really… ?”

Lee Hyun nodded slowly, looking at those sad eyes.

Although I received candy directly from some friends… There seemed no need to say that now.

“It’s true. If you’re curious, ask Seungheon. Because you saw me throwing it away.”

“… ”

After hearing the answer, Dong-Ha lowered her head again, but it was clear that the anxious tremors she had felt just now had definitely subsided.

“… That’s right… ”

“But senior.”

Yeon Myeong-ha was about to answer in a slightly more genuine voice.

“Huh?”

“Could it happen to me… Do you have anything to give?”

Hearing a voice filled with a bit of curiosity and anticipation, Yeon Yeon-ha looked at him with a surprised expression.