Ch 186
Became a swordsmanship instructor at the academy
Chapter 186
Se-jin's expression doesn't look good.
Was it too much of an unreasonable request after all?
She's doing guild work while also visiting Master and Luciel almost every day, plus training on top of that...
Still, there's no helping it.
After listening to Do-hyun and Ji-sung's conversation, it seems like Do-hyun's family situation has gotten worse...
Of course, Ji-sung said he would help and Do-hyun accepted the help, but something feels off about it.
To properly understand the whole situation, Se-jin's help is essential...
"Would it be a bit difficult?"
"Are you calling that a proper request?"
"What, are you two fighting? I'm on Se-jin's side."
"I'm also on our grand-disciple's side."
Luciel and Master came over and glared at me... Geez, everyone's being too harsh.
"Fighting? What fighting. It's not like that, so go away."
"No. Great Master can leave, but Luciel should know about this."
"No, asking to look into Do-hyun's family doesn't seem like something Luciel needs to know about."
"Huh? That's not even difficult. I'll look into it for you right away tomorrow."
"Huh? Then what's the reason for..."
"You said you're going on a date with Eunseo on Children's Day!"
So that's why her expression looked bad.
"A date? You're going on a date with that girl who looked into your identity last time?"
...Luciel's expression doesn't look normal either.
"I, I talked about it earlier."
"When? I don't remember hearing about it."
"I mentioned it as soon as I arrived while giving you the chocolate bar..."
"I wondered why you bought so many chocolate bars. You distracted me with that and tried to slip it by like that..."
Honestly, I was trying to slip it past while her attention was focused on the chocolate bars...
"It's just one day..."
"Just?"
"One day?"
When I see times like this, the two of them really get along well.
"Ah, no... Well, honestly, I spend a lot of time with you two."
"I'm always here and you're at school."
"Since the teacher is at school every day, we only see each other briefly in the evening, but you'll see Eunseo at school every day, won't you?"
She's attacking relentlessly without pause.
"Even though I'm at school, we're clearly in different grades. Luciel might not know, but Se-jin, you know that."
"Still... you're both in the same student council."
"Right."
This Luciel, she's taking Se-jin's side without even knowing properly.
"But... I've been on many dates with you two, but I've never done anything like that with Eunseo. Didn't you say fair competition would be okay last time?"
"That, that's...!"
"It's Children's Day, so please understand."
"What does Children's Day have to do with it? Is Eunseo a child?"
"Well, school is closed. Doesn't that make her a child?"
I quoted exactly what Eunseo had said.
"That's completely nonsensical..."
"Then I'll be a child too. I'm also a child, so play with me!"
"Uh, hey... Luciel? Being a child isn't something you do just because you want to..."
Her mental age is childish, but by age she'd be a grandmother... Never mind.
It's better not to say this.
"I don't care. I never said anything about fair competition like Se-jin did, so I don't like it. Play with me during the holiday."
"Even if a hero is lustful, if he makes his first wife cry, he's no good."
"What do you mean made her cry... Master, please stay out of this... UGH!"
She suddenly gave me a flick on the forehead, this is really... too much in front of the kids.
"Well done. Master! ARGH! Why are you hitting me too!"
Luciel, who was laughing beside us, also got smacked.
"Didn't you speak as if you were talking to a subordinate?"
"What are you saying. Honestly, old man, you're just being difficult for no reason."
"Old man?"
"You are an old man."
Master tried to hit again, but Luciel had already spread her wings and escaped.
"Master and Luciel really get along well."
"Don't try to slip away like that."
"Tsk, it didn't work. Then what should I do? I already made a promise."
"Fine. But on the 6th, you're going on a date with me, okay?"
"Huh?"
"You said school is closed. I'll take a day off that day too, so we're going on a DA-TE, okay?"
"Ah... Okay."
"AHEM, it's a secret from sister Luciel."
"O, okay."
Anyway, the 7th and 8th are also holidays.
I can spend those days with Luciel and Master then.
***
"Chan-seong, is there anything you don't know?"
"Yeah. I'm fine."
"Hey, Min Chan-seong, not knowing something isn't shameful. Not asking when you don't know is what's shameful."
"I really don't have any."
"Then try solving this problem 24."
The problem Nam Ji-hyeon handed over was math.
Honestly, even in my previous life, I was least friendly with math and had the worst scores in it, but it doesn't matter.
Kang Shin-hyeok is good at studying.
English is a bit weaker, but that's only compared to other subjects, and he only struggles a bit with conversation; he's quite good at exam English.
"This can be solved simply by drawing a function graph. Here on the x-axis..."
She looks slightly surprised as I solve it with an explanation.
"There. If you do it like this, the answer is 12?"
"What? Were you really just lying in the hospital for 2 years?"
"I studied hard after waking up."
"Ma... maybe because you're a magician, you're only good at math? Then try this one too."
She brought other subjects and kept making me solve them, and though it was slightly annoying, I still gave fairly kind explanations and solutions.
Well, naturally they were all correct answers, and Nam Ji-hyeon became dejected.
"Ji-an, was Chan-seong originally good at studying?"
"Huh? Well, I don't think he was completely bad at it."
"Still, he was lying in the hospital for 2 years... It's somehow unfair."
"Don't you have any more questions? Then go do it by yourself. Or go teach Ji-sung... UGH!"
She suddenly pinches my side.
"What good is being smart when you're so annoying?"
...She gets like this whenever Ji-sung is mentioned.
Does she hate him that much?
Then how did she become a heroine?
Honestly, Nam Ji-hyeon wasn't a heroine I liked much, so I don't remember well.
"Right, Ji-hyeon. If you ask too often, Chan-seong can't do his own studying either."
"Yes, yes, I understand. But when did those guys become close?"
The guys Nam Ji-hyeon is pointing at are Kim Do-hyun and Lee Ji-sung.
Kim Do-hyun is stuck right next to Ji-sung, helping him solve problems.
"Really. They've been stuck together since we studied together yesterday."
I think it's because of their conversation the day before yesterday...
It is a bit strange that Do-hyun's family suddenly became difficult, but anyway, Ji-sung helped resolve it well.
I also asked Se-jin to look into it.
Well, all roads lead to Rome.
Though it's a bit late, now that the two have become close, I hope things go well according to the original story.
So I don't have to worry about it.
"Isn't everyone going to eat?"
"It's already evening."
"You're going to continue after eating, right?"
"Of course."
Aren't they all tired? As expected of teenagers, they're overflowing with passion.
"I'm planning to stop here for today."
I've already gone through the exam range once for each subject, so there's no need to do more.
It's not like I'm aiming for perfect scores, and sitting here continuously is too much of an ordeal.
"Min Chan-seong, aren't you being too relaxed? The exam starts tomorrow."
"As you said, since the exam is tomorrow, I need to manage my condition. And someone said studying is something you do regularly."
"How annoying. You didn't forget about our bet, right? Just try scoring worse than me."
"You're the one who should worry. I'm leaving first."
I teased Nam Ji-hyeon and came to the cafeteria, but... What is this?
For Korean food, it's loach soup and fried croaker, and for Western food, it's pineapple pizza and kimchi pasta.
Both are completely terrible.
I wonder if the nutritionist changed; lately there seem to be a lot of strange menus. I really wish they'd stop.
I left the cafeteria behind and came to the convenience store, but maybe because the menu is terrible, it's packed with people.
I barely managed to buy ramen and looked for a seat, but the inside was already full.
I came outside, but it seems like there are no seats here either.
I should go to the dormitory lounge.
"Hey there, first-year."
I turned around and it's Minhee.
"Oh? Senior. Are you also going to eat ramen?"
"Yeah. The menu is terrible. The Korean food is like that, and the Western food is really... Who would eat something like pineapple pizza."
Minhee has the exact same taste as me.
"Right."
"Are you looking for a seat? If you're alone, there's a seat available. Want to eat together?"
"Ah, I was just going to go to the dormitory lounge..."
"No need to be awkward. You're a student council member. Let's eat together?"
I was almost forcibly dragged to the seat, and only Eunsu is there.
Originally, Jinsu and Minhee, Eunsu and Eunseo, these four almost always stick together.
Come to think of it, Eunseo likes loach soup, and Jinsu eats well without being picky.
"Why are you so late... Huh?"
"I saw him wandering around because there were no seats, so I brought him."
"Ah, I see."
"Ah, hello, President."
She has a somewhat sullen expression. Actually, even when doing student council work, Eunsu sometimes glares at me, and somehow I get the feeling she doesn't like me much.
"Did you get water for the ramen?"
"No."
"Then while you're at it, get some for Eunsu too. We decided to take turns going so we wouldn't lose our seats."
"Ah, okay."
Minhee, did she call me over to make me fetch water?
"No, I'm fine..."
"It's okay. I have two hands."
"How considerate."
While waiting to get water, the crowd thinned out a bit.
I should buy some kimchi to eat with the ramen and get some drinks for the girls.
Minhee liked coffee milk and Eunsu liked strawberry milk.
After spending nearly 2 years with these girls and buying them various things, I remember their preferences.
"I'm a bit late."
"The crowd thinned out a bit, so I bought some kimchi. There's too much for me alone, so you can share it if you want."
"Oh, junior... you have good sense."
"You bought coffee milk too? I like that the most."
"Really? I actually bought it to give to you seniors."
"Kim Minhee."
"Huh? No, it's not. I said something unnecessary. I'm not a bad senior who steals from juniors."
"I have my own. I bought this as a thank-you for letting me eat together. If I eat at the dorm, I'd have to come back out to throw away the trash. Here's strawberry milk for Eunsu senior too..."
"Oh, Eunsu's is strawberry milk? That's what she likes most."
"Really? I just bought what was left since there were only two types..."
"You were lucky. Thanks."
"..."
This Eunsu doesn't even say thank you.
Moreover, her expression looks even more wary than before.
I bought milk and even offered it, hoping we could get along better in the future.
Did I make some mistake without knowing?
I don't think there was anything like that...
Well, we'll probably get closer as we spend time together, I thought as I put a chopstick full of ramen in my mouth.
I tried to speed up to finish quickly and go in, but Minhee is really talkative.
Since exams are coming up, she gives various advice as a senior.
I appreciate the sentiment, but I know much more than you do.
I responded appropriately while moving my hands, and finally reached the last chopstick full and immediately put it in my mouth.
"Hey, what's your relationship with our Eunseo?"
"COUGH! What?"
The ramen almost came out my nose for a moment.
Really, asking such a question while someone's eating.
"Eunsu, why are you like that? He's going to choke. Are you okay?"
"Ah, I'm fine. But what do you mean by that question..."
"Last time when we were cleaning the gym, Eunseo excluded only you."
"I was wondering about that too... That was because of computer repair. This junior is also good with computers. Chan-seong, you understand. Our president has serious sister complex."
"Haha..."
"If it were just that, I wouldn't ask such questions either. I also saw Eunseo giving you braised short ribs in the cafeteria last time."
"Eunseo gave braised short ribs?"
"That... Senior Eunseo said she had no appetite and asked if I wanted to eat it, so she gave it to me."
I didn't know she saw that.
No, even if she saw it, I don't think it's something to ask such questions about... She really has severe sister complex.
"Don't lie. Braised short ribs is Eunseo's favorite. And from lunchtime that day, she was looking forward to the evening menu being braised short ribs..."
That would have been surprising.
"Is... is that so? I just ate it because senior gave it to me, but I'm touched that she gave me her favorite thing. I should repay her later..."
"Don't."
I tried to get through it casually, but she responded completely coldly.
"Eunsu, why are you being like that to him?"
"I've been watching him because he seems close to Eunseo."
"What?"
"You always go around with two female students."
"No, that's..."
"Ah, come to think of it, Eunsu, you're right. It was Ji-hyeon and Ji-an, wasn't it? Especially that Ji-an girl, just looking at her, it's obvious there's something between you two. Are you two a couple by any chance?"
"No, no. We're in the same class now and were in the same class in middle school first year, so we're close because of that. We're not a couple..."
"I'm giving you advice, but I hope you'll be clear about your behavior. So no one gets hurt by misunderstandings."
Eunsu got up from her seat and left.
"Hey, Seong Eunsu! Why is she really acting like that? Don't worry too much about it. As I said earlier, she has a tendency to become completely sensitive when it comes to her sister. Well, I'll be going too."
Minhee also followed and left... Looking at the bench, Eunsu left the strawberry milk I bought behind too.
It seems like I'm definitely on her bad side.
I wonder if the Children's Day date will be okay.