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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Chaos
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Now you’re saying we’ve met? I have no idea who this person is. Who was she?
“Who are you?”
“By any chance, didn’t you briefly teach new recruits at Secreto?”
There was such a time.
When the hero in charge of new recruit training suddenly became vacant, I had to step in and teach.
“I was trained by you back then, senior. It was so impressive that I’ve never forgotten it, and now I meet you here.”
“Ah, is that so? It was a temporary position, so I don’t remember all the trainees individually. I’m sorry.”
“It’s alright. Thanks to you, senior, I was able to give today’s lecture easily.”
I wondered what she meant, and then it suddenly dawned on me.
The lecture material this hero brought was just a slightly redesigned version of what I had created when I was a temporary instructor.
“No wonder I couldn’t find you no matter how much I looked, you were at the academy?”
“Yes. Well, it just happened that way. If it was when I was an instructor, it must have been quite a while ago. Seeing you hold on so well in Secreto until now, I feel a belated sense of reward.”
At my words, the hero smiled and looked back.
The male hero who came with her was holding a laptop under his arm and smiled at me.
“Hello, Instructor? I was also trained by you along with this friend.”
“Nice to meet you.”
“We’d like to talk more, but we have to return immediately. If there’s a chance, we’ll visit you again.”
“Sure. Please do.”
“I’m Trickymist, and this friend is Masharatz. Please be sure to remember.”
The male hero told me his and the female hero’s callsigns.
“I’ll remember.”
The heroes greeted me, passed by my side, and left the seminar room.
What a strange thing.
I had lost all my memories and was lost in the delusion that I had been possessed by a strange novel, yet everyone else remembered me.
“Professor Kyo? What are you doing? Let’s hurry out and get something cool to drink.”
Professor Jin Se-young approached me and subtly linked her arm with mine.
“Let’s go. I’ll buy.”
“Hoho. That’s great. Professor Yoo! Professor Kyo is buying coffee!”
At that, Professor Heo Tae-hyun smoothly approached from over there.
“Thanks, Kyo Soo-hyun. I’ll enjoy it.”
“Oh my, oh my? I didn’t call for Professor Heo.”
“What’s the difference? What’s good is good, huh? Isn’t that right?”
I smiled and nodded.
“Professor Heo, you should come with us too.”
“You’re a really funny person, seriously.”
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While drinking coffee at the campus cafe we frequented with Yoo Hee-won and Han Min-ha, we talked about things professors would talk about.
That included things about the students we guided.
“You guys know Song Do-yoon, right?”
Professor Yoo opened her mouth.
“I know her. She’s the upper-class kid who got completely beaten by Min-ha during the last evaluation.”
“It seems like she’s going to drop out.”
At those words, Professor Jin was surprised and chattered.
“Why? Why is she dropping out? Isn’t her academic performance good? Wasn’t that why she wasn’t demoted and stayed in the upper class?”
“That’s true, but the reason for dropping out isn’t always just about grades.”
“Then what could it be? Ah, I know.”
Professor Jin lightly hit her palm with her fist as if she understood.
“Isn’t it because she can’t adapt now that the classes have been split up into teams? She used to just follow Hee-won around. But this time she was separated from Hee-won, and she also lost to Min-ha, a lower-class student, in front of everyone. Maybe that’s why?”
“You’re right. It seems so.”
“Poor Do-yoon….”
Professor Jin looked crestfallen, but I didn’t feel any particular emotion.
I already knew what kind of kid Song Do-yoon was through Han Min-ha.
A gloomy, taciturn child with very strong jealousy and obsession.
Moreover, her social skills were lacking, so if she hadn’t volunteered to be Yoo Hee-won’s right-hand man, she probably wouldn’t have established a proper place in the class.
Following Yoo Hee-won around like a shadow was partly due to her preference for the same sex, but more importantly, it was a way to adapt to the academy with Yoo Hee-won’s backing.
Now that she was separated from Yoo Hee-won, she must be feeling quite lost.
“I don’t know what will happen, but I think that’s what it will come to. I’ve had several meetings with her, but she just won’t talk.”
“Heeey. Isn’t there some way? It’s too much of a waste for Do-yoon to drop out with her grades.”
“Or we could try changing her team.”
At that, Professor Heo, who had been quiet, suddenly spoke.
“It won’t work.”
“Why? Why won’t it work?”
“If changing teams would have solved the problem, the talk of dropping out wouldn’t have come up in the first place. With her personality, it’ll be the same wherever she goes.”
Professor Heo was right. The team wasn’t Song Do-yoon’s problem.
Unless she changed herself, she would continue to be an outsider until graduation.
On top of that, her defeat by Han Min-ha was a fatal blow to Song Do-yoon.
Until last semester, Han Min-ha was a blockhead who fainted during the basic evaluation and ranked lowest in all subjects, on the verge of dropping out.
One way or another, it seemed she would eventually drop out.
Whether she did or not, it was none of my business.
But a few days later, it became very much my business.
“What did you say, student Min-ha?”
“Do-yoon wants to join our team… What do you think, Professor?”
Han Min-ha said, cautiously watching my expression, rubbing the tips of her toes together.
Instead of answering right away, I looked back at Yoo Hee-won.
Yoo Hee-won had her arms crossed and was smiling as if she found it very amusing.
“Did that Song Do-yoon ask you for a favor?”
“Rather than a favor… I think it’s more appropriate to see it as a request….”
“That bitch made a request? That’s hilarious. It’s more likely that you’ll debut as an S-rank hero right now.”
“No! It was for real! She said she’s on the verge of dropping out and is grasping at the last straw!”
As Han Min-ha flailed her arms, Yoo Hee-won burst out laughing.
“Did everything that was supposed to go to your head go to your boobs instead? You believe that? It’s obvious she’s trying to get in here and stab you in the back. To get revenge for losing in the interpersonal combat evaluation.”
“How would she stab me in the back?”
“Is it difficult? It’ll be over if she shoots an Eye Rays at your back during cooperative combat practice.”
“Huh… That’s murder…. And Do-yoon, she was sincere. Really.”
Saying that, Han Min-ha whispered something in Yoo Hee-won’s ear.
The smile on Yoo Hee-won’s face began to distort.
“What? She said something that crazy? Hah, then it must be true.”
“What is it? Let me in on it too. It’s a matter of whether a new team member is joining or not, so it’s no good if only the homeroom teacher doesn’t know.”
As I intervened, Han Min-ha blushed slightly and hesitated.
“Well, it’s a bit embarrassing to tell you directly, Professor….”
“I’ll tell you.”
Yoo Hee-won pushed Han Min-ha aside and opened her mouth.
So, what had happened was…..
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After finishing dinner at the campus cafeteria, Han Min-ha and Yoo Hee-won returned to the dormitory side by side.
From this semester, management TAs were controlling them to move in teams even after class.
Yoo Hee-won didn’t have any particular complaints about it.
During the early days of the advisory group, Kyo Soo-hyun had asked Yoo Hee-won to help Han Min-ha.
Yoo Hee-won liked Kyo Soo-hyun, so she decided to grant his request.
And Han Min-ha was the only student at the academy who didn’t grovel at her background.
A comfortable person with whom she didn’t have to think about whether the other person’s behavior was sincere or just a pretense to get on her good side.
Yoo Hee-won liked that about her.
Han Min-ha also liked being with Yoo Hee-won.
‘Hee-won is my only friend at the academy, hehe.’
Their rooms were at the end of the second-floor hallway of the dormitory.
Due to the new room assignments by team, their doors faced each other.
As they were about to part at their doors and go into their respective rooms, Han Min-ha cautiously called out to Yoo Hee-won.
“Hee-won. Don’t you want to hang out in my room?”
“I’m tired.”
Yoo Hee-won flatly rejected Han Min-ha’s suggestion.
A momentous schedule awaited her: she had to go into her room immediately and sort through the photos of Kyo Soo-hyun she had secretly taken today.
“Hehng. Okay. I get it. See you tomorrow.”
Han Min-ha, who had been rejected, became slightly dejected and said goodbye as she entered her room.
I even bought snacks and downloaded a movie to hang out with Hee-won today.
Can’t be helped. I guess I’ll just have to watch it alone.
Just as she changed her clothes and lay down on the bed, she heard a knock on the door.
Could it be Hee-won?!
Hehe. So Hee-won has decided to hang out with me now.
Han Min-ha, in her delight, quickly ran to open the door, only to flinch and take a few steps back.
Song Do-yoon was staring blankly at Han Min-ha.
“Uh, ah… Hi…, Do-yoon….”
“Can we talk for a moment?”
“Talk…?”
Han Min-ha had no idea what Song Do-yoon could possibly have to talk about.
If there was anything, it would be the interpersonal combat evaluation.
I don’t really want to talk about that….
However, Han Min-ha was not one to refuse easily by nature.
“Sure…. Where?”
“It’ll only take a moment. Can we do it in your room?”
“Ah, uh….”
As Han Min-ha stepped aside, Song Do-yoon slowly entered the room.
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