episode_0287

Scenes passed by outside the vehicle. The gradually decreasing height of the buildings told them that they were heading to the outskirts of the capital.

That back seat.

Lee Hyeon, who was sitting, let out a deep sigh as if he couldn’t bear it any longer.

“… Seniors.”

Even using honorifics.

He was sitting in the middle of the seat, unable to move.

Because of the two female students who were pushing each other to the limit from both sides and clinging to each other as if they were one body.

“Aren’t you embarrassed in front of your juniors?”

“… ”

“… ”

And Baek Seo-yeon and Yeon Min-ha, who just let it slide as if it was nothing and act like it was nothing.

Meanwhile, Yeonmin, sitting on the left, was slightly sticking out her lips as if she was dissatisfied with something. On the other hand, Baek Seoyeon, sitting on the right, had a face that couldn’t be brighter.

That is, because he took over Lee Hyeon’s dominant arm, who is right-handed.

“Sigh… ”

At the attitude of those two, Lee Hyeon let out a sigh of resignation again.

Soon he turned his gaze to the opposite seat, which was positioned so that he could face them head on.

A girl with a gloomy look soon catches his eye.

The green-eyed girl couldn’t even hide her envious expression as she glanced back and forth between Baek Seo-yeon and Yeon Min-ha, who were sitting on either side of him.

But it was highly unlikely that anyone would give up their seat.

“Jin Ye-seo.”

“Huh, huh? Why?”

And Jin Ye-seo answered Lee Hyeon’s call as if she had been waiting for it.

Lee Hyun’s worries deepened as he saw the face that was longing for attention.

It has only been a few days since he made such a shameless declaration with his own mouth, so it is only natural that Jin Ye-seo cannot be left out.

But the seats on both sides are already occupied by seniors who are cold-blooded…

“Want to sit together?”

“Huh… ?”

After thinking for a moment and looking down, Lee Hyeon opened his mouth, but Jin Ye-seo, who noticed the sharp gaze of her seniors in that split second, shook her head.

“Oh, no…! I don’t really… ”

“Want to sit on my lap?”

And at his words, the atmosphere inside the car changed in an instant.

“Jeong, really… !”

It was the moment when Jin Ye-seo, who had finally revealed her true feelings, shouted without realizing it.

For a moment, two pairs of gazes that felt more fierce than those of a demon suffocated her.

“… Hibap.”

Jin Ye-seo lowered her head and shrank down without being able to finish her words.

After seeing that, Lee Hyeon felt even more troubled.

“Didn’t we make up?”

“This is a different problem.”

Baek Seo-yeon answered Lee Hyeon’s question, who had turned his head, in a refreshing voice.

“You have to protect what you have to protect.”

“Hmm, that was a remark I quite liked just now.”

Lee Hyeon made a dumbfounded expression as he saw Baek Seo-yeon and Yeon Min-ha giving and receiving to each other.

He shook his head and spoke to them both.

“When I come, I’ll be riding with Jinyeseo, so know that.”

“Huh.”

“chi… ”

Then, the two of them immediately puffed out their cheeks as if they were dissatisfied.

But that doesn’t mean he showed any particular resistance.

The current fight is within the acceptable range. However, if Lee Hyun intervenes, then there is no choice but to follow.

It was an unspoken rule that had become ingrained between them.

“Oh my… ”

Lee Hyeon let out a sigh that clearly showed his fatigue.

He turned his gaze outside the speeding vehicle.

The group is now headed to a residential area in a lower-middle class area on the outskirts of the capital.

In other words, it was the place where Sa Jae-hyeok and his older sisters, who had been discharged from the hospital, had found a new residence.

Sa Jae-hyeok, whose arm was amputated, submitted his military service, and his older sisters naturally followed him and left the military.

The reason he joined the military in the first place was to satisfy his empty desire for nowhere to go and his desire for revenge against the witch.

My time in the penal corps had already ended, and with all that out of the way, there was no reason for me to stay any longer.

Of course, that doesn’t mean he returned to his hometown of Heukryeon. Despite Lee Hyeon’s repeated persuasion, he settled down in a shabby area on the outskirts of the capital.

There were still a few days left until the school term officially resumed. Lee Hyun decided to visit them while he was at it.

I had to check on my sisters and tell Sa Jae-hyuk something.

It also had to do with his decision to accept all three.

“So why did you follow me in the first place… ”

Originally, Lee Hyeon had planned to visit them quietly alone.

However, there were not three people who would miss his schedule, and Lee Hyun ended up allowing them to accompany him despite their persistent pursuit.

“What are you talking about? You are going to be my family in the future, so it is only natural that I should come see you.”

“Oh, that’s right… ”

As Yeonmin-ha spoke, Jinye-seo nodded in agreement.

At first glance, it sounds polite. But their intentions were different.

Sa Jae-hyeok and his group are the family that Lee Hyeon trusts and follows the most.

If you show them a good side, get to know them, and earn points, you will definitely take the lead among the three.

I’ve already accepted that we share Lee Hyun. But there is a strict hierarchy.

It’s not like I’ve given up on the fierce struggle within it.

The three people had the same thought.

“Ugh… ”

But unlike the other two, Baek Seo-yeon’s expression was dark.

She bit her lip and beat her chest with an anxious expression.

About half a year ago. That is, when I met him again at the academy without even knowing the identity of Lee Hyun, who was wearing a mask.

Baek Seo-yeon once verbally abused Lee Hyeon about Sa Jae-hyeok and his sisters.

Although Yeonminhana Jinyeseo also threw out a few words about them, the words she said were unusually strong.

Of course, Baek Seo-yeon also had her share of grievances.

At the time, she knew that Lee Hyeon was dead, and naturally, she harbored great hatred and a desire for revenge against those she believed were behind it.

It was a time when the only rumors about Sa Jae-hyeok were that he was a loser and a womanizer.

So, it was a situation where it was impossible for Lee Hyeon, who was considered a member of their group, to hear good things about them.

But now, I just have so much regret.

“I told you it’s okay.”

And Lee Hyeon, who noticed her worries, spoke to her in a comforting tone.

“I told you. The captain and the older sisters aren’t the type of people who care about that kind of stuff. And actually, the rumors aren’t wrong. Rather, the older sisters would probably like it, right? Because they have something to tease them about.”

“Ugh… Don’t do that… ”

“Tsk tsk, what’s the use of regretting it later?”

And then a quiet voice was heard from the side.

Yeonmin-ha, who had been taking a somewhat shy stance for no reason, secretly scratched her.

“That’s why you should have behaved properly like me.”

“… ”

Lee Hyun looked at her for a moment, speechless.

Yeonmin-ha gives that kind of advice to other people?

It was a little bit ridiculous, considering the rumors about her last year.

“… What, why?”

“… No.”

The face of Lee Hyeon, who was trembling, made Bon Yeon-min look as if he was embarrassed.

Lee Hyun immediately changed the subject, but the stinging gaze did not go away.

And finally, the vehicle stops at its destination.

“Here is… ”

They got out of the vehicle in order and looked around.

A shabby landscape that was barely a slum, but far from an upscale residential area, immediately came into view.

Lee Hyeon, holding a piece of paper with the address written on it, walked ahead, and three people followed him in a line.

“… Even so, the successor of the Black Lotus lives in a place like this… ?”

Yeonmin-ha grumbled lightly as she walked.

Although it is narrow, it is a relatively clean and safe street.

But it was far from enough to please her eyes, who had grown up so nobly.

Jin Ye-seo also seemed to have similar thoughts to her.

On the other hand, Lee Hyeon looked puzzled when he saw them.

“Why? Isn’t this a good enough place? It seems better than our old town… ”

“Right. What’s wrong with this place?”

And Baek Seo-yeon, who had intervened, agreed with what he said.

She approached Lee Hyeon.

And then he linked arms with them in a friendly manner and said, glancing at them both.

“What would kids who grew up well without suffering know?”

She is the only one of the three who spent her childhood with Lee Hyeon.

Yeon Min-ha and Jin Ye-seo, who remembered this belatedly, made regretful expressions and added their excuses.

“I thought so too. I just said it because I thought you could take me to a better place!”

“Me, me too… !”

“Oh my, excuses. What do you know? You haven’t even gotten your hands on water.”

Baek Seo-yeon had never gotten her hands wet.

She lived in an unusually splendid mansion even in that pioneer village, and even though she was an abandoned child, she was always attended to by three or four servants.

But in her mind, Seo-yeon was already a strong and courageous girl who had overcome her difficult childhood with the power of love.

The birds walked with a thumping pace. They finally arrived at the address written on the paper.

A house that is neither too luxurious nor too shabby.

After checking the address, Lee Hyeon approached the front door and rang the doorbell.

The three looked dumbfounded at his unexpected actions.

“Sleep, wait a minute!”

“… Why?”

“Jun, you should prepare… Why are you pressing it so suddenly… !”

They quickly fixed their hair and clothes, leaving Hyun Lee behind with a bewildered expression.

In any case, first impressions are the most important.

And after a while.

“Our Hyun!”

Finally, the door burst open and someone shouted inside.

“Why are you so late! Do you know how long my sisters have been waiting for you? Huh?”

“Sister Chaewon… Ugh.”

The first woman to appear, a short-haired woman, ran over and hugged Lee Hyeon.

His face, which had been greeting me, was instantly buried in her two voluptuous breasts.

“… Huh?”

Any thoughts of having to look good disappeared in an instant.