Chapter 52
Translator: True Detective
Chapter 52 - How to Deal with Abnormal Situations (1)
Min Jaeyoon.
She was none other than one of the heroines in <Academy’s F-Class Commander>.
Curly white hair reminiscent of a sheep and curled horns on the sides of her head. Simple-looking eyes, gray eyes, and brownish skin.
Like this, her overall soft appearance and aura couldn’t make anyone think that the job she received from the system was ‘berserker.’
Besides, she had one more scary factor besides her job…
I recalled her actions in the novel.
[Yuhan, who are you with? Why are you together? Why? Why? Why? Why?]
[If I die with Yuhan, Yuhan will be mine forever, you know…?]
Hmm…
In fact, even among readers, there was a lot of disagreement about the moe element of obsession.
(‘moe’ used in slang refers to feelings of affection, adoration, devotion, and excitement felt towards characters. source: wikipedia)
I’m equally scared of her. To the point where I thought it would be better to stick around with a swindler.
Moreover, I finally remembered why Min Jaeyoon was the subject of intensive surveillance. I wanted to hit myself on the head for forgetting about it for a moment.
The problem is that I’m a sunshine character.
Even though I try to distance myself from her because I’m worried about Min Jaeyoon’s obsession, the character I play doesn’t have the option of ignoring this naive, foolish child!
Why am I acting this far, you ask?
In acting, details are everything. If Scammer and Min Jaeyoon encounter each other and my topic comes up, I have to make sure that they don’t feel uncomfortable.
“Hi!”
Although I was very nervous, I smiled brightly at Min Jaeyoon. I sat down next to her and asked as calmly as possible.
“What is your name?”
I guess she didn’t expect me to talk to her first. Her eyes widened as if she was surprised by my question, and she stuttered to answer.
“M-Min Jaeyoon.”
“I’m Kang Nahyun. Please take care of me!”
I don’t know anything. I don’t know anything.
Damn it. The concept of naivety is holding me back here.
I smiled brightly and held her hand. Min Jaeyoon trembled, yet she didn’t throw away my hand.
“A-Are you okay?”
“Hm? What?”
“Well, I have magic attribute, but I’m not good at handling magic, so… I keep causing harm to people who come into contact with me…”
This is the beginning of all Min Jaeyoon’s problems.
Due to her magic attribute, she keeps unintentionally placing curses on people around her.
“Uhm… First, I think I’m okay, though?”
I squeezed and unfolded my slightly tingling finger, speaking as if nothing was wrong.
“And if you’re not good at controlling it, just practice to get better at it! I just recently awakened, so I’m still immature at everything. Let’s cheer up together.”
Cheer up! As Ishouted and held both of her hands, Min Jaeyoon’s eyes became red as if she was touched.
“Yes…!”
I think she has taken a liking to me, though…
Hmm, whatever. This much is going to be fine.
…Right?
***
“Nahyun…! Where did you go?”
I will start with the conclusion.
“Look at this! I feel like I can control my mana a little better than yesterday…!”
It wasn’t.
Min Jaeyoon started following me around.
Once I showed favor to her, she behaved like a duckling that hatched from an egg and saw its mother for the first time.
“Nahyun, you’re a really good girl…!”
Maybe it was because I was feeling lonely after being separated from my friends due to my exile to the intensive surveillance unit, but I myself thought that she was quite cute as she followed me with innocent eyes.
However, Min Jaeyoon was still a bit tiring.
“Compared to that, I’m so inadequate…”
She’s like this again. I patted Min Jaeyoon, who was drooping.
“It’s fine. You’ve become good at controlling curses now, right?”
“Ugh, but because of me, Nahyun, you’re caught up in my curse…”
I said with a bright smile.
“We’re friends. This is okay!”
…In fact, her hesitation every time seemed similar to that of my younger brother, Kangyoo, when I first met him.
So I was worried, and even though I knew I shouldn’t do this, I kept getting closer to Min Jaeyoon and treating her kindly.
Whether she knew it or not, whenever I treated her kindly, she would jump with joy and her eyes would shine.
“Nahyun! Take this…!”
“It’s cookies. Did you make it yourself? How cute.”
“Yeah…!”
One day she even gave me cookies she made herself.
I carefully accepted those, which were lumpy and ugly as if they had been made for the first time. Then I took a bite of a cookie, looking at her expectant eyes.
It was tasteless.
Still, for a beginner, it was well made. So I praised her.
“Mmm, it’s delicious! Jaeyoon is good at baking!”
Then she smiled brightly as if she owned the world.
The reason I’m doing this is actually just to maintain my character, though. A part of my heart tingled.
“Aah.”
“A-Are you okay?”
“Mmhm. I just bit my tongue.”
And the more she liked me, the more powerful her ‘curses’ became.
I smiled, hiding my slightly blackened fingertips. If I reveal that I’ve been cursed, she’ll end up crying, so it’s better to just ignore it.
It’s still worth holding on to, and I’m trying really hard to control my magic.
I bought a new curse-resistant bracelet and put it on, so it’s okay.
And…
Since we were going to be together for a while, I wanted to see her smiling more than crying.
As soon as I found out that I was in the same class as Min Jaeyoon, I looked for an item that could deal with the curse.
There was an item that could be purchased for less than 300 million won that I got during the last club activity.
[Haeju’s Bracelet (E-Class)]
– Protects the user from curses.
(i’m not sure what haeju means so i’ll keep it like that)
The reason Min Jaeyoon thought she had become better at controlling curses was probably because I wore this bracelet.
“Maybe I’m getting better…!”
“I’m glad.”
“It’s thanks to you, Nahyun.”
She smiled brightly as if she was really happy.
“I guess Nahyun is my goddess of luck!”
“I don’t think so.”
I felt burdened by her sparkling eyes, so I tried my best to avoid looking into her eyes.
“So I don’t want to let you go.”
…I heard something ominous, but I guess it was just the mood, right?
Her obsession somehow reminds me of the recent Scammer. For a moment, I recalled a faint memory(?).
In particular, the part where I appeared a few days ago was particularly impressive.
What is Nahyun doing? I couldn’t concentrate on training because the thoughts kept coming to my mind.
“This brat! Do it properly!”
In the end, I heard something from Yggdrasil.
Today again, Na Yuri looks at me with cold eyes. I think I understand now. Na Yuri endured it because Nahyun was there. Indeed, who would like me, such a piece of trash?
I miss Nahyun. As I was walking with drinks, thinking about that, Choi Soojung was next to me and nudged me with her tail.
“What’s this~ Why are you so dazed these days~?”
“It’s a bit like that.”
“Are you having a hard time because the person you like is far away?”
As soon as I heard that, I accidentally dropped all the drinks I was holding.
Kakang! There was a loud noise, but it wasn’t the time to worry about it.
“What, what is that!”
“I’m talking about Nahyun, Nahyun~ Whoaa~ Your face is red.”
“It’s not like that!”
I shouted to Choi Soojung, yet she didn’t seem to believe me at all.
During the competition, he seemed to be okay enough to provoke his opponent, but I wonder why he’s doing this again…
Scammer’s mentality was still weakened, and his dependence on me was at an enormous level.
I can guess why this guy is in this state.
Now that he has realized that this isn’t a game but reality, he must be relying on me because I’m the only one who has fully accepted his ugly side.
And I think Scammer’s feelings for me are closer to affection for a close friend than love. He even said that himself.
Could it be that Scammer is an idiot who doesn’t know the true nature of his emotions?
Anyway, I can only hope that time will resolve this issue. As his relationships with other friends deepen, he will become less dependent on me.
If I’m by his side, he’ll only rely on me, so it’s a good thing that we can keep this distance. Have a healthy mentality, Scammer.
While thinking that, I hugged Min Jaeyoon, who was hugging me.
“You’re just blanking out…?”
“Ah, yes.”
“…I’m with you, you know, just look at me.”
Whoa. I just got goosebumps.
I turned my gaze to her, raising the corner of my lips with an effort.
There was strangely no sparkle in Min Jaeyoon’s eyes.
Wait, wait. There’s no way, right? No…
I asked a question to test the ominous premonition that was passing through my mind at the moment.
“Jaeyoon, what would you think if I had a lover?”
“Lover?”
Her neck was bent at an odd angle. The expressionless face with no smile somehow added a chill to her cute face.
“Can you not… have something like that? Let’s stay with me for the rest of our lives. Hmm?”
She snuggled into my arms and started chattering.
“How about going abroad when we graduate? The two of us living together in a foreign country! It’ll be fun!”
Tingle, tingle. The area where her skin touched began to throb again. Her black magic faintly flickered and enveloped me.
“…Umm…”
“Why? You don’t wanna?”
Yeah. I like living with my family.
But I had a feeling that if I said this, it would become X.
“I dream of becoming a hunter working in Korea, so I don’t think that will be possible.”
“Then I’ll make some concessions…”
Min Jaeyoon said with a sullen expression.
“Instead, you can’t abandon me, got it?”
She looked at me with eyes like an abandoned puppy.
“…Who abandons who.”
I knew very well that she didn’t want to be abandoned, so I hugged her and patted her back slowly. So that she can feel safe.
“Rather, I want to ask you a favor. Will you continue to be friends with me?”
I felt her breathing stop for a moment at those words.
Not long after, a brighter voice was heard.
“Yeah!”
When I heard her voice drunk with such joy, my heart somehow felt fuzzy.
“I’m so happy!”
Because you’re so similar to my younger sibling.
***
Haeju’s Bracelet that prevents curses.
It was performing its role well enough for the price of 300 million won, but it was no longer enough.
Because…
“…Nahyun? …What are you looking at? Communication? Other people?”
Because Min Jaeyoon started to become obsessed with me.