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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Chaos
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Since Han Min-ha kept ignoring my calls, I eventually gave up trying to reach her and went to my next class.
It wasn’t until almost the end of the workday that I received a call from her.
[I’m sorry, Professor… I missed your call…]
“It’s okay. You must have been busy. Can we talk for a moment?”
Han Min-ha hesitated slightly.
[Now…? Um…]
“Is something the matter? Your schedule shows that your classes are over for today.”
After a long pause, she replied,
[I’ll come to your lab.]
“Alright.”
Hmm. Was something wrong?
Her schedule showed she had a free period.
She didn’t have any close friends and should have been in her dorm, so why was she so hesitant to talk?
Well… she probably had things she wanted to do alone, as most people her age do.
I organized my thoughts for the conversation with Han Min-ha and returned to my lab.
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After hanging up, Han Min-ha estimated when Yoo Hee-won’s class would end.
She thought she could probably make it to the professor’s lab for a meeting and return before then…
A meeting between an advisor and a student was a common occurrence and nothing unusual.
But for some reason, Han Min-ha felt that she shouldn’t let Yoo Hee-won find out that she was meeting with the professor alone.
So far, their meetings had always been with the three of them, and Yoo Hee-won hadn’t expressed any dissatisfaction.
She wasn’t sure how much the professors knew, but Yoo Hee-won’s personality was well-known among her classmates.
It was highly unusual for someone like Yoo Hee-won to not have at least tried to ostracize Han Min-ha by now.
Knowing this, Han Min-ha planned to visit the lab secretly.
As she hurried down the hallway, she bumped into a classmate coming out of the restroom.
“Where are you going?”
It was Song Do-yoon, a student in Yoo Hee-won’s class and the second-in-command of her clique.
Why did she have to run into her…?
She should be in class… Was she just taking a restroom break…?
“Uh…? Um… I have somewhere to go…”
“Where?”
“To the dorm… My classes are over… I’m going to change into my training clothes…”
Song Do-yoon looked Han Min-ha up and down and said casually,
“You know we’re going to train together after class, right? Did you tell the training assistant?”
“Yeah, I told them. I won’t be late.”
“Go ahead.”
Song Do-yoon gestured with her chin, and Han Min-ha bowed her head and walked past her.
Although they had only been “friends” for half a day, Han Min-ha knew Song Do-yoon well.
Song Do-yoon had a quiet personality and didn’t show much emotion, but she was cunning, with a hundred vipers hidden within.
That’s why Han Min-ha had no intention of getting close to her.
She knew that someone with her soft personality would only be used by someone like Song Do-yoon.
Although she was ostracized for being a bespectacled, clumsy, and dumb girl with large breasts, Han Min-ha wasn’t a complete fool.
Leaving the lecture hall, Han Min-ha looked at the windows.
No one was watching her.
Just in case, she pretended to head towards the dorm, then subtly changed direction and walked towards the research building.
Song Do-yoon, hidden behind a wall near the window, watched everything through her compact mirror.
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I was just brewing coffee when Han Min-ha knocked on the lab door.
“Professor, it’s Min-ha. Can I come in?”
“Come in. It’s open.”
The door opened, and Han Min-ha entered the lab.
“Have a seat. I just finished making coffee. Coffee is okay, right?”
“Yes.”
I sat at the round table and watched Han Min-ha take a careful sip of her coffee before asking,
“How are you doing these days?”
“Thanks to your help, Professor… I’m doing better. Hee-won is helping me too.”
“Hee-won? How is she helping you?”
Han Min-ha shifted her gaze behind her glasses before answering,
“Um… how should I put this… Hee-won got me some friends.”
“Haha. It’s not like being knighted. Tell me more.”
Han Min-ha told me about what had happened that morning.
Yoo Hee-won had helped her adjust to academy life by including her in her clique.
So, she had absorbed her into her group of followers.
I had simply hoped that Yoo Hee-won would talk to Han Min-ha from time to time and make a good impression on the other students.
But this was a very Yoo Hee-won-like solution.
An extremely self-centered way of thinking, handling every problem from her own perspective.
Although Yoo Hee-won’s followers seemed like mere tag-alongs, they were individually quite skilled.
They occupied most of the top ranks and were the closest to Graford’s ideal student.
Could Han Min-ha survive in that group?
As long as Yoo Hee-won was watching, they would pretend to accept Han Min-ha, but they would be thinking differently.
Arrogant thoughts like, “Someone like that is on the same level as us?”
Anyway… the good news was that Yoo Hee-won wasn’t ignoring my request and was sincerely trying to fulfill it.
Even if her method wasn’t ideal, she probably thought it was the best way.
“That’s good. Make lots of friends. If you enjoy academy life, your grades will naturally improve.”
“I understand.”
“But I didn’t call you today to discuss your social life.”
Han Min-ha quietly waited for my next words.
“I have something I want to ask you.”
“Yes.”
“First… your poor grades are because you can barely use your Aura. You know that, right?”
“I know…”
“All the practical subjects taught at the academy involve using Aura. No matter how good your grades are in written exams, you can’t become a hero if you can’t use Aura. The best you can hope for is an administrative position in the Administration.”
Han Min-ha’s written exam scores weren’t good either.
But now wasn’t the time to mention that.
“However, your Aura is very strong and pure. That’s usually the case for children of heroes. The problem is that it’s so heavy that it requires a lot of effort to control. Most students skip that process through innate talent. If you don’t have that talent, you can’t even enter the academy.”
“Yes…”
“The fact that you entered the academy means you’ve been proven to have that talent. So, normally, you should be able to use your Aura by now. And judging by the purity of your Aura, it wouldn’t be strange if you were already in the upper class. But…”
I trailed off, and Han Min-ha lowered her head as if she had committed a grave sin.
“I’m not criticizing you. I didn’t call you here to scold you. So, lift your head.”
When Han Min-ha raised her head and met my eyes, I smiled.
“I want to know why you can’t control your Aura. As I said, objectively, you should be able to. The fact that you can’t means there’s a subjective problem, an obstacle within you that I don’t know about. A roadblock preventing you from controlling your Aura. Do you understand?”
“I understand.”
“Is it related to your parents’ disappearance?”
Han Min-ha’s eyes flickered for a moment. I didn’t miss it.
“I was wondering if the shock of both your parents, who were active heroes, disappearing at the same time might be causing you to subconsciously reject the idea of becoming a hero.”
Han Min-ha didn’t say anything.
“I’m sorry for bringing this up. But it’s my duty to find out why and help you use your Aura. That’s the only way you can graduate and become a hero.”
Han Min-ha remained silent, and I quietly sipped my coffee and waited.
After a long while, she spoke.
“You’re right.”
So that was it.
Han Min-ha couldn’t control her Aura because of her parents’ disappearance or death.
If the vision I saw was truly of Han Min-ha’s parents, they must have been a very loving family.
Those parents had disappeared in an instant, and the Administration wouldn’t tell her anything.
Left alone without even her grandparents, all Han Min-ha had was the survivor’s pension from the Administration.
She had entered the academy at the Administration’s urging, but…
Could this young girl calmly follow the same path as her parents, who had disappeared while on hero duty?
It would be difficult.
But Han Min-ha had to walk that path.
With nothing but her talent as a hero, becoming a hero was her best option.
If she left the academy and went to a regular high school, she would lead a mediocre life.
And…
After seeing the vision in the archives, I felt a strong sense of responsibility towards Han Min-ha.
Even if it was just a backstory fabricated by the author.
I looked at Han Min-ha for a moment and then spoke.
“Your parents were part of Secreto. Secreto is an organization within the Administration that carries out secret missions.”
“Secreto…?”
“You’ve probably never heard of it. It’s a group of heroes who carry out secret missions.”
Han Min-ha’s eyes widened as if she was hearing this for the first time.
“You’re probably wondering how I know about such an organization and that your parents were part of it.”
Han Min-ha slowly nodded.
“I was on the same team as your parents.”
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[T/N: He really told a student about a secret organization even most hunters haven’t heard of… Bravo. 👏]
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The mc just…..wow