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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Chaos
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For five heroes to be flying in the same direction at the same time was indeed a bit strange.
It wouldn’t happen unless it was something considerably serious.
I took out my phone and checked my messenger and the news, but there was nothing.
It might not be a big deal, but… I had a bad feeling.
“Professor! I’m really telling you to come in!”
Yoo Hee-won shouted, splashing water wildly at Han Min-ha.
“Ah, yes. It’s okay. I’ll stay here.”
I refused once more and slowly put my phone back in my pocket.
Seeing my expression, the head manager asked with a somewhat worried look.
“What’s wrong? Did something happen?”
“No. It’s nothing. Nothing at all.”
It was also possible that their flight paths had just coincidentally overlapped, or that those heroes were from Secreto.
If they were from Secreto, it wouldn’t be strange for three or four of them to move together.
Perhaps they were training new recruits in formation flight.
Right.
For today and tomorrow, let’s just relax.
I leaned back on the sunbed again and drank my cocktail.
Yoo Hee-won and Han Min-ha joyfully (?) splashed water and swam, moving around the pool.
Han Min-ha’s figure was so absurdly curvaceous that it was embarrassing to look at.
Yoo Hee-won was also considerable, but next to Han Min-ha…
When that thought occurred to me, I strengthened my Mental Barrier.
Critiquing my students’ figures, this truly warrants revocation of my professorship.
Han Min-ha and Yoo Hee-won showed no signs of getting out of the pool all afternoon.
Han Min-ha, who was initially subdued by Yoo Hee-won’s intensity, was also smiling brightly by now.
Hearing the children’s clear laughter made me feel good too.
Indeed, the academy is better than a place like Secreto.
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Dinner was also excellent.
It was a different course meal from lunch, and this time the chef himself came out and explained each dish.
I couldn’t remember everything, but one thing was certain: it was incredibly delicious.
After finishing the meal, we all went up to the second floor.
From the second floor onwards, it had a typical residential structure, but the floor space was enormous.
“How many pyeong is it?”
“A hundred pyeong? I don’t know?”
We dispersed to our respective rooms to rest for a bit, planning to gather again.
Nothing special, Yoo Hee-won suggested watching a movie.
Movies are good.
Entering my room, I lay on the bed and opened my phone.
It was to look for anything related to that suspicious flight I had seen earlier in the day.
But, as expected, nothing came up.
They must have really been training.
“Hurry up and come out!”
I don’t know how much time had passed, but I heard Yoo Hee-won shouting from outside.
When I went out, Yoo Hee-won, who had changed into comfortable clothes, was standing in the middle of the living room, yelling.
“Han Min-ha! Hurry up and come out!”
“Uh, uh! Alright!”
As Han Min-ha rushed into the living room, Yoo Hee-won beckoned with her finger.
“Let’s go watch a movie.”
“Are we going to a movie theater? Then let me just grab a jacket. It might get cold in the evening…”
As Han Min-ha was about to go back to her room, Yoo Hee-won grabbed her by the scruff of her neck.
“Why go to a movie theater? The basement here is a movie theater.”
“It was a mixed-use complex?”
“Ah, what are you talking about?! It’s a movie theater I use by myself.”
“Huh…”
Right.
If there’s a swimming pool, of course, there should be a movie theater too.
Without that, it couldn’t be called a rich family’s grand mansion.
Han Min-ha scratched her cheek with a bewildered expression, like someone dropped into another world.
“So there are things like that…”
“Hurry up. I told them to prepare it in advance.”
We followed Yoo Hee-won into the elevator and went down to the basement.
There really was a movie theater in the basement.
Of course, the scale was much smaller than an outside movie theater.
But with a large screen on one wall and cozy recliner seats, it was a real movie theater.
And wasn’t that a staff member diligently operating a popcorn machine at the front?
“This is amazing, Hee-won. How on earth do you manage in the dorms during the semester?”
“Just somehow. What can I do? I can’t remodel it just because of that.”
“By the way, what movie are we watching?”
Hearing the title Yoo Hee-won mentioned, Han Min-ha’s eyes widened in surprise.
“That’s the latest movie currently showing, isn’t it? How can you watch it at home? Did you illegally download it?”
“Ah, seriously… Really… Haaah… You…”
Yoo Hee-won shook her head as if she didn’t even want to say more.
We settled into the plush recliner seats.
However, there was a slight difficulty in choosing seats.
Yoo Hee-won quickly sat in the middle seat and tried to make Han Min-ha and me sit on her left and right.
At that, Han Min-ha hesitated and suggested.
“Perhaps… wouldn’t it be better for the Professor to sit in the middle?”
“What are you talking about? I’m the owner here, so I should sit in the middle, right?”
“That’s true, but… still, it’s the Professor. It’s a bit much to make someone like him sit on the edge.”
“Eehng? Shut up! I’m going to sit in the middle!”
When Yoo Hee-won spoke firmly, surprisingly, Han Min-ha didn’t back down and retorted.
“No. It’s right for the Professor to sit in the middle.”
“What? You… Just because I invited you to my house, you’re trying to walk all over me?”
“I’m not ignoring you; I’m trying to treat the Professor with the respect he deserves.”
“Huh.”
Yoo Hee-won, at a loss for words, looked back at me.
“Professor. Would you like to sit uncomfortably in the middle? Or would you prefer a cozy seat on the edge?”
At her words, I looked at the seats; the large recliner seats looked comfortable whether in the middle or on the edge.
“I don’t mind anywhere.”
“Then sit next to me. I’ll sit in the mid—”
“No! Sit in the middle!”
Truly surprisingly, Han Min-ha shouted, cutting Yoo Hee-won off.
“Hey! Han Min-ha!”
“Pro… Professor deserves to sit there…! Sitting on the edge doesn’t suit the Professor…!”
I didn’t know what kind of absurd logic that was.
Anyway, Han Min-ha stubbornly insisted, and Yoo Hee-won, looking at Han Min-ha, let out a frustrated sigh as if she was about to explode.
“Huh… That, that busty bitch… Haaah…”
“Don’t fight, both of you. I’ll sit in the middle. No matter how I think about it, it seems appropriate for the professor to be in the middle, and the students on either side.”
Saying that, I let out a faint sigh.
Why did the three of us have to bicker like this over something as trivial as seat arrangement?
Yoo Hee-won’s intention in trying to make me sit next to her was obvious.
She wanted to keep Han Min-ha away from me.
And Han Min-ha, knowing that, was trying to make me sit in the middle.
In the end, to satisfy both of them to some extent, I had to sit in the middle.
Good grief…
When I said that, Yoo Hee-won shut her mouth and glared at Han Min-ha.
Han Min-ha couldn’t bear the gaze any longer and lowered her head.
“Now, let’s watch the movie. It’s something I really wanted to see before the break ended anyway, so this is good.”
I sat in the middle seat first, stretched my legs, and smiled.
Then, the two students also sat on either side of me.
“Start the movie!”
Yoo Hee-won, somewhat offended, shouted sharply, and the lights dimmed, and the movie began to play on the screen.
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The movie was a common, run-of-the-mill hero glorification piece.
A hero’s anthem about fighting against cruel villains, standing shoulder to shoulder with comrades, and overcoming adversity.
It would be great if reality was overflowing with such heroes, but the truth isn’t so rosy.
Still, it was indeed entertaining.
Scenes of Aura exploding without any restrictions in a big city, completely collapsing buildings, were things that could never happen in reality.
As bright flashes erupted and a large explosion occurred, Han Min-ha flinched and suddenly grabbed my arm.
Even after the dynamic scene passed, Han Min-ha didn’t let go of my hand.
Then, she stealthily moved her hand down and interlocked her fingers with mine.
I pretended not to notice Han Min-ha’s touch.
Because Yoo Hee-won, on the other side, was already holding my hand.
Yoo Hee-won had suddenly grabbed my hand the moment the movie started and hadn’t let go since.
The moment I reacted to one of them, another fight might break out.
So, I just focused on watching the movie with a very engrossed attitude.
“Oh.”
Occasionally, during crucial scenes, I would also let out short exclamations.
“Hehe.”
Strangely, Yoo Hee-won kept laughing happily during scenes where limbs were severed and blood splattered, rubbing her cheek against my shoulder.
“Professor. Does it really happen like that?”
Yoo Hee-won subtly mixed in informal speech, but given the situation, instead of pointing it out, I obediently answered her.
“It’s pretty romanticized in the movie.”
“Heee~ Then what, like minced meat?”
“It’s easier to think of it as a balloon popping. But a balloon filled to the brim with blood and guts.”
“Heek…!”
Han Min-ha, horrified, hugged my arm tightly to her chest.
“It’s horrible…”
Saying that, Han Min-ha tucked my arm between her breasts and nuzzled against it.
I didn’t know why, but Han Min-ha wasn’t wearing a bra right now, so the sensation under her thin shirt was too explicit.
Thanks to the Mental Barrier, I didn’t feel any particular emotion, but it was still undeniably awkward.
At least while Yoo Hee-won was next to me.
“Professor… I’m scared…”
As Han Min-ha pressed herself completely against me and whispered, Yoo Hee-won slightly lifted her head and glanced towards Han Min-ha.
Just as Yoo Hee-won’s gaze was about to fall on my arm nestled between Han Min-ha’s breasts.
Suddenly, a tremendous alarm sound erupted from my phone.
Beeeeep-! Beeeeep-! Beeeeep-!
“Ugh! You scared me! Professor! Don’t you know movie theater etiquette?!”
“I’m sorry, student Hee-won. But this is important.”
I shot up from my seat and took out my phone.
This was an emergency message that was set to ring no matter what, even if it was on silent.
On the phone screen, which had turned bright red, white text flashed clearly.
[RETURN IMMEDIATELY / FLIGHT PERMISSION GRANTED]
It was an order to return to the academy by flying immediately, by any means necessary.
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