Side Story 72. The Story After (72)

Lee Hoyeon’s house is busy from the morning.

Especially when departure times overlapped, it was even more so.

“There’s something I don’t understand.”

“What is it? I’m busy right now, so tell me quickly.”

Chika chika.

Liliana looked at Lee Hoyeon while brushing her teeth.

Today is also a day she’s going out after a long time.

It’s because an offer came in from the internet broadcast she did as a hobby.

“Ah, you’re worried about me? Don’t worry too much. I’ve roughly grasped the human world now. I won’t make mistakes.”

“No. That’s not it. Liliana. You surely have a bathroom in your room, so why are you coming here to prepare?”

“I’m not the only one doing it.”

Liliana turned her head.

Nam Dahee, the youngest girl in this house, was brushing her teeth next to Lee Hoyeon with her eyes half-closed.

“Oppa. I’m sleepy…”

“Dahee is still young.”

“Hmm. According to my information, middle schoolers nowadays are treated as quasi-adults in the human world.”

Liliana groaned, looking uncomfortable as she glanced at Nam Dahee.

Her succubus blood was howling.

“What’s wrong?”

“It’s nothing.”

Liliana thought.

‘Apparently, human girls these days move fast.’

‘A dangerous target.’

Fortunately, Lee Hoyeon doesn’t seem to see Nam Dahee as a romantic interest, but naturally, the younger the girl, the stronger the competition.

As a succubus, she needed to be cautious.

“Liliana-nim. As expected, you’re very perceptive.”

“Right? I’m not being weird, am I?”

“Yes. I had the same thought.”

“Scarlet. What are you talking about? And why are you here again?”

Why were they gathering in her bathroom since morning?

Lee Hoyeon couldn’t understand.

“Dahee-ya. Walk slowly.”

“Yeah. I’m happy because I’m going to the Academy with Oppa after a long time.”

After somehow finishing preparations.

Lee Hoyeon headed towards the Academy with the Nam Daeun and Nam Dahee sisters.

“Hehe. I should brag to my friends at the Academy that I went to the amusement park with Oppa.”

Nam Dahee smiled and held Nam Daeun’s and Lee Hoyeon’s hands.

She felt so good having people she liked on both sides.

“Oppa. When are you coming again for the middle school lecture?”

“…Trying to become popular again?”

“Ung.”

Lee Hoyeon smiled faintly.

After all, things like that are important when one is young.

If Nam Dahee liked it, Lee Hoyeon liked it too, so he nodded.

“The middle school lecture seems a bit difficult. There are unexpectedly many things to do inside the Academy.”

“Ah… I see.”

Nam Dahee nodded, looking disappointed.

It wouldn’t be difficult if Lee Hoyeon decided to, but Nam Dahee didn’t want him to go that far.

“The middle school lecture is difficult, but… pretending to be close isn’t hard.”

Actually, going to the middle school lecture just to show off his friendship with Dahee isn’t cost-effective.

Isn’t it enough to just show them walking around together?

Ttak-.

Lee Hoyeon snapped his fingers.

Then, the perception-hindering magic that surrounded them was undone.

“Uh, excuse me, isn’t that Lee Hoyeon?”

“Eh? Huh?! It really is him. Who’s next to him?”

At the same time, people’s gazes focused on them.

“Hoyeon-ah. Is it okay even without using the perception-hindering magic?”

“Well… let’s leave it be. Because Dahee likes it.”

Although Nam Daeun worried, Lee Hoyeon didn’t particularly care.

Anyway, since it’s already known that he attends the Academy, shouldn’t this much be okay?

As long as Dahee likes it, that’s all that matters.

Chalk-chalk.

“…?”

At that moment, he saw platinum blonde hair disappearing through the crowd’s gazes.

Was it a reporter?

It’s already a commotion.

Lee Hoyeon tilted his head and headed towards the Academy.

*

Actually, Lee Hoyeon had released the perception-hindering magic without much thought.

He thought it wouldn’t matter since it was already known that he attended the Academy.

However, the repercussions were beyond imagination.

“Oh, Oppa. I’m scared. I don’t want to come to the Academy with you anymore.”

“…”

Nam Dahee was walking, already hiding behind Lee Hoyeon.

Thanks to Lee Hoyeon, too many people had gathered, and the streets around the Academy were gridlocked.

Reporters, celebrities, ordinary people, etc., who came to see him. At least thousands of people gathered at the Academy entrance.

“You must not enter the Academy!”

“Even one step inside will result in a fine!”

Thanks to this, only the Academy Student Council had a hard time from the morning.

Lee Hoyeon bowed his head to the Student Council members as he passed through the main gate.

“I’m sorry, seniors.”

“Not at all! Cadet Lee Hoyeon!”

“Please stop by the Student Council office next time! Even just for an autograph!”

The Student Council cadets looked at Lee Hoyeon with sparkling eyes.

Although they used to tease Lee Hoyeon in the past, he had now become an unreachable existence due to his fame.

It was simply pleasing that he still called them seniors.

‘I definitely need to go to the Student Council office today.’

Who was responsible for him being able to return to the Academy?

It was all thanks to Moon Surin.

He was already thinking of expressing his gratitude.

‘Although I contact her often via smartwatch… I should still see Surin noona’s face. Besides, I’m in the Student Council too.’

Lee Hoyeon also belongs to the Student Council.

It’s a department that could exist or not, called the Public Relations Department, and I’ve only done work there a handful of times, but anyway, the Student Council is the Student Council.

“Oppa. I’m going!”

“Dahee-ya. Be careful today too!”

Lee Hoyeon watched Nam Dahee’s retreating figure with Nam Daeun before heading towards Class A.

“Daeun-ah. What’s the first class today?”

“It’s Modern Hunter Studies. Dr. Kang Hyorin’s class.”

“Ah…”

Modern Hunter Studies is one of the classes Lee Hoyeon was banned from attending.

Lee Hoyeon, who remembered everything he saw once, was a student disliked by professors of memorization-based subjects.

‘I don’t want to go to that.’

Actually, unlike other classes, that’s a class Lee Hoyeon voluntarily doesn’t want to attend.

‘Why did that Kang Hyorin person put my name in the Modern Hunter Studies class?’

Kang Hyorin is the Korea Branch Manager of the Iris Guild.

She is also best friends with Scarlet, and thanks to that, she tends to tease him every time she sees him.

Every class, she talks about the influence Lee Hoyeon has had on the world’s hunters while looking this way and laughing; it’s surely intentional.

‘Maybe I should just go to the Student Council.’

Lee Hoyeon said goodbye to Nam Daeun and walked towards the Doangri building.

Anyway, since there was nothing to learn in class, he was thinking of going to the Student Council.

The club building was completely empty because it was class time.

Ttingdong-

Lee Hoyeon rode the elevator and got off on the top floor.

As soon as he got off the elevator, what he saw was

“Wh- What?!”

The surprised Student Council members seeing him.

They were familiar faces from just a few months ago, but seeing everyone so surprised made him smile.

“It’s been a long time, seniors.”

“Oh my. Oh my gosh. Cadet Lee Hoyeon is calling me a senior. This is amazing…”

“Don’t overreact. The Student Council President-nim is inside, right?”

“Uh-huh. She’s in the President’s office.”

Lee Hoyeon exchanged brief greetings with the seniors and headed towards the Student Council President’s office.

“Hoyeon-ah!”

“Surin noona. It’s been a long time.”

“Yep yep. I’m sorry I couldn’t meet you either because I was busy.”

Moon Surin greeted Lee Hoyeon with a smile.

Lee Hoyeon shared a light hug with her and sat down.

Even though he saw the Student Council President’s office after a long time, it was still neat.

“I’m sorry for coming since morning. I feel like I unnecessarily caused trouble for the Student Council.”

“No. It’s okay. Just you coming to the Academy, Hoyeon, is a big help to Victoria Academy.”

Lee Hoyeon was already recognized as the greatest mage in the world, and the world’s top guild, the Iris Guild, had also partnered with him.

Just the fact that such a person attends the Academy makes Victoria Academy worth investing human resources in.

“Really? That’s at least fortunate.”

“Hoho. My Hoyeon still worries about me.”

“Surin noona still has a lot of work. If there are any troublemakers, just tell me. I’ll take care of everything.”

Moon Surin had already turned the Academy upside down a few times, but naturally, trash keeps reappearing no matter how much you clean it.

With the power of the Iris Guild, I can catch all the remaining bad guys in Victoria Academy.

“No. It’s because I care about it. I can only be satisfied if I see important matters with my own eyes.”

Victoria Academy was a very precious place to Moon Surin, so she wanted to manage it herself.

“There’s the father-in-law and the Chairman too, right?”

“I do better than those two.”

“Aha…”

Indeed, their abilities didn’t seem that great.

The Chairman has always liked to play, and the father-in-law must have taken a long break from work.

I should visit them later too.

If the Iris Guild helps with the Academy’s operation, Surin noona’s workload will decrease.

Lee Hoyeon immediately continued speaking.

“Right. Didn’t you say you had something to do today?”

“Yes. I plan to do a task for the Public Relations department.”

“Suddenly, Public Relations department work?”

Is there really a need to promote Victoria Academy?

“You’ll see when you see it. Let’s get ready.”

Moon Surin smiled brightly and took Lee Hoyeon’s hand.