chapter 27
27 – That was it (8)
What did I just see…?
Are you saying that I… worked in Secreto as a team with Han Min-ha’s parents…?
what kind of absurd…
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Maybe it’s a setting that’s not mentioned in the original work, so you don’t know?
As soon as Professor Hyun-hyun saw a picture of Tae-woo Han, whom he had been close to in the past, the trigger suddenly activated and a memory of the past, in other words, a setting came to mind.
There’s a chance that…
If so, it fits to some extent.
Why is there no record of my past activities on the internet, and why was a C-class hero, not a B-class, able to become a professor?
It’s all because I was Secreto.
Is this the rice cake of a novel…
If that’s the case, the dream I have every time, and the scene that came out at the end of the fantasy I just saw, must be rice cakes.
I don’t even know if I need to trigger another trigger to find the answer to that scene.
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Maybe… this could be a side quest…
For example, guessing fragments of the possessed character’s past…
I’m not interested in that.
I only have to complete the main quest.
Looking at my wristwatch, a lot of time had passed since I entered the archives.
I hurriedly looked through the school records of Han Tae-woo and Seo Ji-ah, looking for clues.
But nothing special.
Normal grades and normal academy life.
The only unusual thing is that they both came from an orphanage, so they have no family relatives.
So after both of them went missing, Han Min-ha was left alone.
That was it.
Of course, the two of them got married and gave birth to Han Min-ha after graduation, so there is no record here.
In the end, the only thing I came up with here was the setting that I was a member of Secreto in the past and was a team with Han Min-ha’s parents.
Hmm…
Just in case, I searched the archives a little further and found Professor Hyun’s academic record.
Again, it was normal.
Life at the academy was as dull and achromatic as it looked.
I was also from an orphanage. In the same place as Han Tae-woo and Seo Ji-ah.
What is this… isn’t it too expedient?
How come all the main characters are orphans?
“Professor…! Is it still far?”
I heard Chae Ga-yoon calling me outside.
“I’m leaving now.”
After taking all the school records with my cell phone and putting them back, I quickly left the archives.
I was able to escape only after I promised Chae Ga-yoon, who asked me when he would buy me food, that I would go there as soon as possible, that is, within this week.
On my way to the lecture hall to prepare for the next lecture, I just thought about my work in the archives and my plans for the future.
First of all, I found out that Han Min-ha’s parents were Secret and that they were on the same team as me.
Originally, I was going to find out step by step based on the basic information of the school register, but somehow I found out everything.
This is very important information.
At least I can tell Han Min-ha who his parents were, what they did, and why they were listed as missing.
But before that, I need to have a deep conversation with Han Min-ha.
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My guess is that he’s refusing to be a hero because he’s traumatized by the disappearance or death of his parents.
But even so, it must have been that a child with no family relationship could do nothing, so he entered the academy at the recommendation of the Management Bureau.
Let’s go to Han Min-ha.
Let’s talk to Han Min-ha, and look at the situation and tell him.
What kind of people were Han Min-ha’s parents?
He rummaged in his pocket and pulled out a piece of paper.
A total of two sheets, one with Yoo Hee-won and the other with Han Min-ha’s timetable.
If you want to have a guidance meeting, you have to find a time zone that is open to everyone, so you always carry it with you.
Coincidentally, Han Min-ha was taking an empty class at this time, so I called to talk for a while.
But Han Min-ha did not answer the phone.
Judging from the fact that there is no separate voicemail announcement, it seems that it was intentionally cut off in the middle.
What are you doing?
* * * * *
“Why don’t you answer the phone? Who is it?”
Sitting at an outdoor table in front of the store and eating bread, Yoo Hee-won pointed at Han Min-ha’s cellphone with her chin.
“Uh…? Ah… Ssss… Spam…”
He sighed and slipped his phone into his pocket.
I couldn’t say that the professor had called.
Han Min-ha was already aware of the situation and the way it was going, and he knew very well that there was nothing to gain from the fact that he seemed to be in contact with Yoo Hee-won separately from the professor.
Han Min-ha was afraid of being misunderstood by Yoo Hee-won.
It wasn’t that he was afraid that Yoo Hee-won would torment him.
It was because he hated falling out with Yoo Hee-won, who was the classmate he talked to the most at the academy after admission and who came to the cafeteria for the first time.
Even though I know that it is because of the professor’s request that they forcefully drag them to the cafeteria and feed them the most expensive bread and drinks.
Still, hypocrisy is also good, and Han Min-ha was only grateful for such false interest.
“Ouch!”
Suddenly, Yoo Hee-won shouted out loud.
“Uh…? Why…?”
“Pour some powder on your chest. Dirty.”
“Ah… this…”
Han Min-ha hurriedly brushed off the bread crumbs that fell on his chest.
It was because her breasts were so large that if she spilled the powder, it would not fall on the table and would get caught in her chest in the middle.
“Oh, really… that…”
Yoo Hee-won muttered something, then smiled evilly.
“So, how are our students Han and Minha doing at the academy these days?”
“Me…? It’s just the same… Listening to lectures… Doing physical training… Sleeping… Having a guidance meeting…”
“Isn’t that something you should do as an academy student?!”
Then, Han Min-ha stared at Yoo Hee-won with eyes filled with a little anticipation.
Yoo Hee-won widened her eyes at that gaze and said as if threatening.
“Am I your friend?”
“No… friend… not yet…”
“Why?”
Han Min-ha munched on bread and thought about the answer to that question for a moment.
But it didn’t take long to find the answer.
It’s because Yu Hee-won couldn’t wait and opened her mouth right away.
“That’s because you don’t have good grades, you don’t have social skills, and you’re also gloomy. Okay?”
“Um… I guess so…”
“Who wants to talk to a guy like you? Don’t you? That’s why you get bullied.”
“right…”
Han Min-ha hung her half-eaten bread and hung her head.
Yoo Hee-won, who saw this, spat out annoyedly.
“Make your choice!”
“What?”
“Either you follow me and survive, or you go alone like that gloomy and get eliminated!”
“What… does that mean…?”
“Haa… It’s really fucking annoying… Did everything go to your head go to your heart?”
Yoo Hee-won rubbed her forehead and said with a sigh.
“If you’re not going to get good grades because you’re stupid, shouldn’t you at least have to adapt to life in the academy. Did you understand this far?”
“I understand.”
“Do you need friends to fit into the academy or not?”
“Is it necessary…?”
“But you can make friends by yourself, can’t you?”
“Um… I don’t think so…”
“If I follow you, will I have friends or not?”
“Uh… is it going to happen…?”
When Han Min-ha gave a slightly suspicious answer, Yoo Hee-won slammed the table with his fist.
“Uh uh uh! I think it will happen…!”
“Right? Then follow me around.”
“But… you and I have different classes and different timetables.”
“Wouldn’t it be fine if you followed me around during my break time and after work hours? You wouldn’t have anything to do then anyway.”
“Ugh… that’s right…”
So… you’re asking me to come under you now…
Han Min-ha wasn’t sure if that was the right way.
It would be better than being alone all the time, but the gang following Yu Hee-won are the complete opposite of Han Min-ha.
All of them are high-nosed children with similar tendencies to Yu Hee-won.
If you are among such kids, Han Min-ha will be treated as a black man who dived into a white people’s pool in the 19th century.
No matter how much Yu Hee-won actively protects them, oil and water cannot mix.
But I couldn’t bring myself to say the words.
When Han Min-ha didn’t say anything, Yoo Hee-won grinned and knocked on the table.
“Do you have any other opinions?”
“Huh? Uh…”
“great.”
Yoo Hee-won looked elsewhere.
There were followers who had asked former Yu Hee-won to go to the canteen, but had been rejected and had gathered separately.
“You guys, come here.”
The followers, who were worried that Yu Hee-won was angry with her for behaving rudely to the professor during the basic defense course, rushed here, relieved when Yu Hee-won spoke to them.
“You know him?”
When Yoo Hee-won pointed at Han Min-ha with his thumb, one of the followers opened his mouth.
“The idiot who passed out during the basic evaluation… Kek…!”
Another quick-witted follower stepped on the instep.
“You know. I’m not Han Min-ha from the lower class. I’m under the guidance of the professor with you.”
Yoo Hee-won nodded at the words of another follower.
“From now on, we’re friends.”
“Uh…? What does that mean…?”
“Do I have to say it twice?”
When Yoo Hee-won frowned, the followers shrank as if a murder ray was coming out of their eyes.
As expected, one or two quick-witted people reached out to Han Min-ha first.
“Let’s be close. Minah.”
“Han Min-ha…”
“Uh. Yes. Min-ha.”
Yoo Hee-won’s followers scrambled to pretend to be friendly to Han Min-ha in order not to offend Yoo Hee-won.
In the upper class, Yoo Hee-won’s words were the law, so she suddenly became friends with the upper class students who were pathetic.
He was intimidated by the pretentious greetings of his followers, and he thought to himself with regret.
Really… am I okay…?