episode_0249

“Let me introduce myself formally. I am Professor Kang Do-ah of [Euncheon Academy] Manahak.”

After class, it’s time for everyone to catch their breath.

Eun-ha, who was waiting for Kim Sa-rang in the hallway, stroked the smooth back of the professor’s hand as she briskly approached and greeted him.

Professor Kang Do-ah of the Academy.

Her sapphire blue hair reminds me of a debt collector.

However, unlike Kang Na-ri, who had a very shabby impression, this one looked like a robber wandering around the street.

“… … .”

[Red Woman], who had been looking at the galaxy with a chubby face from the side, quietly returned to the music room.

Eunha quietly watched the backs of the three cadets who had passed by her earlier.

“My younger brother is always in my debt.”

“You were saying I was doing manual labor earlier.”

“If it’s my brother who’s involved in private loans, wouldn’t it be okay to do hard labor for a few years?”

Indeed, Kang Na-ri’s older sister.

He is a kind but strange person.

Swish…

Professor Kang Do-ah, whose fierce expression is covered by glasses, hands over a business card with a simple design.

Eunha, who had received the business card, took out her D-class hunter ID and showed it to Professor Kang Do-ah.

A hunter ID, not a business card.

Professor Kang Do-ah, who held out her hand to receive the business card, made a puzzled expression. Eun-ha was satisfied with showing that she was a D-class hunter, and put her hunter ID card in with a proud face.

“… … You are unique, like a younger sibling.”

“This is Eunha. I work with Kang Na-ri.”

“Galaxy?…… Ah, you’re the…”

Did the name Eunha come to mind when you heard it?

Professor Kang Do-ah looks at the galaxy with a look of interest.

From below, up, past the thighs, hips, sunken waist and breasts larger than the head, we examine the face of the galaxy.

And then exclaim in admiration.

Professor Kang Do-ah’s eyes are drawn to Eun-ha’s chest as if drawn to a magnet.

I’m amazed once again.

What could it be?

It seems like he heard something from Kang Na-ri.

This time, it was Eunha’s turn to make a puzzled expression, and soon Professor Kang Do-ah took off her glasses and held Eunha’s hand with a bright smile on her face.

“Professor Kang-do?”

“I’m Kang Do-ah. You can call me Unnie Do-ah.”

Kang Do-ah, who took off her glasses, was a beautiful woman with wicked eyes.

The academy students who came out of the classroom during break time glanced at the disorderly galaxy…

Soon after, he spots Professor Kang Do-ah taking off her glasses, looks down, and goes his way.

There won’t be any students who climb up without permission.

Galaxy, who suddenly grabbed his hand, smiled kindly.

“I’m definitely falling in love with you… Please take good care of my little sister.”

“Yes. Of course.”

Of course, we are both cafe employees, so we have to take good care of each other.

That would be the meaning of “please take care of me”. Probably.

Eun-ha nodded readily, so that Professor Kang-do-ah, who loved her younger sister so much, could feel at ease.

… … .

… … .

“Then I’ll go prepare for the next lecture. If you need anything, call the number on the business card!”

“Thank you.”

“Tell Nari that you’ll come over and play when you have time!”

After a while,

Eunha had a proper first greeting with Kang Na-ri’s older sister.

She waved her hand and saw off Professor Kang Do-ah as she left.

He was a decent person, except for his scary face.

Compared to the people from the [Blue Dragon Family] I’ve met so far, isn’t he the most normal person?

I absentmindedly touched the back of my hand and felt skin without a single wrinkle.

‘It would be better not to tell the professor… It’s better for everyone that way.’

He looked around the classroom with a kind smile.

The cadets who were looking at the galaxy with bewildered faces flinch and avoid eye contact when they meet her eyes.

If you look to the side without paying attention to them, you can see Kim Sa-rang sleeping comfortably.

[Changcheon Sword Song] Kim Sa-rang, the only daughter.

And just a moment ago, three cadets passed by Eunha.

Obviously, what will happen today is,

Because whichever way you roll, you’ll disappear into the darkness.

I ended up just chatting with Professor Koo Tae-ah and then parted ways.

‘I hope everyone has a happy ending……’

That would be tough.

Eun-ha looked at Kim Sa-rang, who was sleeping soundly, and then left.

Thump, thump.

In the direction that the three cadets left earlier.

He walks with a leisurely gait like an old man.

… … .

… … .

Someone once said that hesitation is born of fear.

After countless subtractions, we make choices and gain the strength to move forward through the subtraction.

“Sigh…”

Eunha exhaled, sitting on a wooden bench outside the building, in the quiet back hill.

The air is so clean that no one would think it’s a prestigious academy.

“Ah! Cafe Latte Unnie! Hello! ”

Occasionally, students pass by smiling and greeting the soft-spoken Galaxy.

Among the customers who visit the cafe, there are also academy cadets.

It wouldn’t be strange if someone recognized her.

“… … .”

The voices of people heard from afar.

The sound of leaves rustling in the wind.

The sound of crickets scurrying around under the bench.

The sound of something breathing overhead.

I sit quietly on the bench and think.

Rather than hesitation… it’s a time to prepare one’s mind.

Looking up at the sky, clouds are passing by.

Bbong-bbang~ Bbong-bbang~.

How long did I wait, sitting on the bench?

A trivial bell rings.

He smiled kindly and checked the caller.

The black devil Kim Sa-rang.

Eunha answered the phone immediately.

– Hello, hello…? Eunha Doryeo?

On the other end of the phone was an anxious puppy.

“It’s me. What’s going on?”

– Phew-…… Ah, ahem! I said I was looking for you! Is everything okay?

“Yes. There’s nothing wrong here either.”

– Don’t repeat my slip of the tongue…! No matter how much I looked for you, I couldn’t find you, so I was worried that you might have been taken away by an ‘evil spirit’.

“We’ve already met ‘those things’ today, so we’ll be safe for the time being.”

I barely survived the ‘demon’, but I must have been scared because I fell asleep for a moment and couldn’t see the galaxy when I woke up.

The way she speaks is so confident, but her voice is trembling, so when I listen to her, I feel a maternal love blossoming within me that I never knew existed.

‘Ah. What is it? My heart is pounding.’

Galaxy, with one leg up on the bench, looked up at the blue sky.

“So, did you sleep well?”

– … … I’m ashamed. I only wanted to show you my cool side, but that didn’t work out well… I guess it’s because I’m stupid.

An honest answer, without any excuses.

Eunha changed her phone at the sound of Kim Sa-rang’s sigh.

“You can do better next time.”

– I still wanted to do well… But, where is Eunha Doryeo?

“I came out because I had something to do.”

There is work to do.

The task of saving Kim Sa-rang and eliminating future troubles.

The future shown by [Grandpa Park] is only a possibility.

Nothing could happen and everyone could go home happily.

– Hey. Isn’t this box dangerous? Take a look with your [Close Encounter] skill.

– … … … … It’s okay. Let’s give it to Kim Sa-rang.

– So what if it’s dangerous? Even if it becomes X, it’s his life, right?

But no matter how much the future changes,

Because the malice and resentment that will remain there will not change.

A wise man can make decisions easily.

– I will do it together.

“It doesn’t matter to Kim Sa-rang.”

because,

This has nothing to do with Kim Sa-rang anymore.

That’s all there is to it.

Eunha closed her eyes, caressing the smooth back of her hand.

… … .

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“Tell this to Cadet Kim Sa-rang.”

Meanwhile, at that time.

The wall surrounding [Euncheon Academy], where the CCTV could not capture it,

A skinny schoolgirl was receiving a ‘wooden box’ from the ‘old man’ on the other side of the wall.

(Hey. Some guy handed me this and said he was looking for you. Is that you, uncle?)

It started with what my friend said.

When she handed me the emblem of the guild run by her father, I wondered if I knew him and went out to look, but there was an old man I had never seen before waiting on the other side of the wall.

“Who is that guy, and what is this box?”

A man in his 30s whose identity was obscured by a mask and hat.

She was looking at the ‘man’ over the wall suspiciously… but then the ‘man’ took out a wad of bills and the guild emblem from his bosom and handed them over along with a ‘wooden box’.

The skinny schoolgirl carefully picked up the ‘wooden box’, looking at him with suspicion.

It’s quite heavy.

What’s in it?

“It’s a surprise box. I brought it because something came up to celebrate… but it seems like the process for an outsider to enter the academy is complicated. It won’t be over in a day or two.”

“Then come next time and give it to Kim Sa-rang directly.”

“No. You have to give it to me today.”

“Why, is it Kim Sa-rang’s birthday today?”

“That’s it.”

‘Surprise Box’.

A wad of banknotes placed on top of it, and a guild emblem indicating affiliation.

It smells fishy.

“You said you were close with Cadet Kim Sa-rang. Could you please do me a favor?”

But, because it smelled suspicious,

After much thought, the skinny schoolgirl stuffed a wad of bills into her uniform pocket.

I grabbed the ‘surprise box’ and hurriedly returned to the academy building.

I turned my head several times to check the wall, but the unidentified ‘old man’ just waved his hand with a crescent moon-like smile.

Daaa …

At that moment, a bell rang from somewhere.

A bell sound that feels majestic.

But there is nothing like a bell tower near [Euncheon Academy].

Who played a prank on the class bell?

She turns her head here and there and chews her lips.

“What the heck…”

The skinny schoolgirl frowned and hurried her steps.

… … .

She hated Kim Sa-rang.

Because they are ‘a little’ better than you.

She is the daughter of a father who runs a mid-sized guild.

Kim Sa-rang, the only daughter of the large guild [Changcheon Swordsman].

He has a weird way of speaking and is a blockhead who always sleeps during class.

She’s just ‘a little’ prettier than me and fights ‘a little’ better.

Her father tells her several times that she should get along well with Kim Sa-rang.

The only daughter of the leader of a large guild.

It might be because of that one fact.

“Are you here?…… What is that?”

“My uncle gave it to me. He asked me to give this to Kim Sarang.”

That’s why we brought the ‘surprise box’ to the backyard of the building,

This was the reason why she and her two like-minded friends, who usually tried to please Kim Sa-rang, had to put their heads together and think things through.

“Hey. Isn’t this box dangerous? Take a look with your [Clairvoyance] skill. ”

■■ said.

The tightly closed wooden box would not open no matter how much you shook it unless you unlocked the lid.

At his words to use his skill, ◇◇ used his [See Through] skill to check inside the ‘surprise box’.

“… … .”

A moment of silence.

What’s in it?

◇◇ became lost in thought and covered his mouth.

But soon he rolls his eyes here and there, swallows the rising water, and speaks with difficulty.

“… … … … It’s okay. Let’s give it to Kim Sa-rang.”

The four people with their heads together looked down at the ‘surprise box’.

Irresponsible words.

But no one was worried about Kim Sa-rang.

(I am the Ghost of the Sword. I run alone across the grasslands and cut down evil spirits. The only person I keep by my side is my lifelong companion…)

(I appreciate your kindness, but I am more comfortable alone. Please have fun with your friends, not with a blockhead like me.)

Who would like a guy who doesn’t even bat an eye at the people they’re trying to please?

“So what if it’s dangerous? Even if it becomes X, it’s his life, right? ”

“That’s right.”

That’s why I could say things like this without hesitation.

The skinny schoolgirl stood up from her seat, carrying a heavy ‘surprise box’ in her arms.

Whatever it is, give it to Kim Sa-rang.

No matter what happens, it’s the fault of the ‘man’ who gave me the ‘surprise box’.

“What do you want to do? Should we call them to the gym storage room during lunch? They won’t know we did it there.”

“How should I call you?”

“He likes martial arts. He said there’s a martial arts manual or something in the box.”

There is nothing wrong.

Just say you didn’t know.

That’s probably it.

Sagagak…

Is it because I have bad thoughts?

The feeling of tiny bugs crawling on my skin gave me goosebumps.

… … .

… … .

‘It’s exactly like what [Grandpa Park] told me… How much must you hate Sarang to do such a stupid thing?’

and,

Three people quietly walking back, holding the ‘surprise box’

There was ‘something’ watching silently.

Passus…

‘Something’ sitting on a shabby wooden bench and looking up at the sky.

Those eyes, whose depth cannot be known, contain immeasurable wisdom.

Children leaving.

That’s why we need wisdom.

If dark emotions do not blind your eyes and you have enough wisdom,

They wouldn’t have accepted a suspicious box from a suspicious person.

I sweep my sunset-colored hair up and tap my throbbing temples.

“I realized one day that a story where everyone is happy is nothing more than a fiction.”

Someone’s words.

I hope everyone has a happy ending.

But, I hope those guys aren’t happy.

– Oh. Galaxy Doryo. I will go listen to the lecture.

“Study hard.”

– Hmm…… Well, don’t worry about the ‘demon’. I will risk my life to protect you.

“… … .”

A little hesitation.

Maybe it’s because I saved her life once, but I feel like I’ve become a lot closer to Kim Sa-rang in just one day.

“… … Then, I will also risk my life to protect you.”

Pirolongㅡ.

The phone call with Kim Sa-rang ended.

Eunha, who had been rubbing the back of her hand out of habit, got up from the bench.

The voices of people heard from afar.

The sound of leaves rustling in the wind.

The sound of crickets scurrying around under the bench.

The sound of something breathing overhead.

Swish…

A crying sound heard from afar.

The sound of fingers tapping on a glass window.

The sound of something crawling under the bench.

The sound of insects chirping overhead.

He walks, exhaling pure white breath.

To impart wisdom to the unwise.

“Where are you going?”

“To save people.』

‘Something’ headed to [Hope School] with [Red Woman].