chapter 18
7. Hana Choi made this suggestion? (2)
Baek Ji-yu entered a cafe in Theia.
After the entrance ceremony, there is no separate schedule for freshmen today.
Orientation for Common Theory subjects this week of admission. Other than that, orientation for academy life is everything.
So, the true entrance ceremony is Friday’s placement evaluation. The cadets seated in the cafe were talking.
“It seems that during the placement evaluation, the application for the department of hope is also made at the same time.”
“Instructors from various faculties directly participate in the evaluation. It would be better to put a snow stamp on it.”
“I decided to have an opening party with the kids as soon as the evaluation was over. Will you guys come too?”
Baek Ji-yu carefully settled down in the corner of the cafe.
There were many cadets in the cafe. especially the girls.
The percentage of awakened people is originally higher in women than in men. The Awakened Academy, Teiara, wasn’t particularly strange.
However, even the female students were burdensome to Baek Ji-yu. Especially those who look insignificant.
‘Ah, it’s still too much for me to be in a place with so many people.’
There were many people, but no one paid attention to her. I was using the skill, stealth, activated by her authority.
Junwoo said that he became much prettier than when he was in high school.
There was no way the habit of those gloomy Chinta days would disappear anytime soon. Even so, the fact that she came to this cafe full of celebrities.
As expected, it was because I was concerned about the two people sitting at the table over there.
However, there were so many people in the cafe that I couldn’t hear the two of them properly.
“… party… ?”
“…Lee Jun-woo… I need!!”
I was startled by the muffled words.
‘green onion… A party?’
And, unlike her, a classmate who has the appearance of an insider more than anyone else.
Hana Choi.
Of course, she entered this place with Baek Ji-yu’s childhood friend Lee Jun-woo a little while ago.
so it shouldn’t be I was so curious about what Hana Choi was up to to Jun-woo, so I ended up following her.
‘It’s a party… no way?’
because of that pretty face. Even if you stay still, people around you will flock to you at first.
I heard that Hana Choi slept most of the theory class except for practical training.
Even during breaks, of course. Even with that appearance, in fact, friendships seemed to be no different from her own.
So, there were many strange rumors about Hana Choi.
– Because you’re so pretty… Actually, I don’t even know if I’m hanging out late with other school bullies.
– really? Then again, the other time…
There were even rumors that he had been seen with someone from the underworld.
But Baek Ji-yu did not believe that fact.
I can tell because it’s the same woman. If you’ve gone down a really bad path. There was no way I could have a smile like that.
The day I was late because I overslept because I had been playing War World all night. I happened to see Hana Choi near a high school.
Choi Hana, who had been squatting for a while watching the cat on the side of the road.
I saw all of them putting their index fingers on their cheeks and making all sorts of facial expressions to make friends with the cat.
In the end, when the cat responded, Hana Choi laughed.
‘really… Her smile was pretty too.’
So there’s absolutely no way such a pretty person would be involved with people from the underworld. Even so, his intuition was quite accurate.
‘Ah, no, that’s not important right now!’
Anyway, I believed that Hana Choi was a good person.
so a little while ago. My heart sank when I heard that party proposal.
All of the academy’s cadets are adults. He might have suggested to Jun-woo the opening drinking party, which is the privilege of celebrities.
‘me… Not bad, but… ‘
Perhaps, because Choi Hana had never heard rumors that she was dating a man.
Rumors are circulating that he’s dating a girl, so there’s nothing to be wary of.
‘Junwoo’s ideal type… It’s because she’s a cutie like Ha Ye-eun.’
The problem is the other female students who are coming to the school opening party. Junwoo returned to his old face last winter while staying at her house.
No longer Golden Sun, but with a handsome face from middle school. No, he is more handsome than he was back then.
‘I’m dying of worrying about Ha Ye-eun… If other female students flirt with Jun-woo… ‘
I didn’t even want to think about that. I hate NTR.
‘Oh no… Because I’m not Junwoo’s girlfriend… Because Junwoo is just a friend… It’s not like that… ‘
Still, that party bothered me too much.
If that didn’t work out, I thought, why don’t she join the opening party too?
I felt terrified of the opening party, to the point of suffocating at the moment.
‘huh? What is that?’
Junwoo took something out of the paper envelope. There is a resume with at least one ID photo attached.
And I saw the transcript of Theia High School. There was also a life log.
‘yo. this… Do in-laws these days have to prove documents at the school opening party?’
My heart was pounding. Baek Ji-yu’s relationship with friends written in his life book is, of course, the worst.
If it’s a trend to add that vitality part. I will never be able to attend that opening party.
That moment. More people flocked to the cafe.
‘If I do this, I might get caught.’
You can’t use stealth infinitely. Couldn’t stay here any longer.
Baek Ji-yu hid the lunch box he had packed to eat with Lee Jun-woo behind his back.
‘Since I’ve decided not to eat in the bathroom anymore… I’ll have to look for a rooftop.’
Eating school meals alone was difficult. In the end, Baek Ji-yu left without being able to steal two more people.
***
Hana Choi said to me with a determined expression. I answered.
“A party proposal?”
“yes! I need Lee Jun-woo for the party I’m going to make!!”
I was seduced by those words.
Because I know Choi Hana’s personality. I already knew what kind of party I was proposing.
‘It’s a party for future dispatch activities.’
For Theia, each class has its own department of major.
In practice, a lot of training courses and time are allocated to cooperative training activities and dispatch activities.
‘They are divided into classes by skill.’
Did Theia’s fame come from that dispatch?
The party Choi Hana was talking about was the activity party.
“No, I didn’t speak well. I will definitely help Lee Jun-woo in his party activities!”
At that, I looked again at the paper envelope Choi Hana had given me.
And he took out the document.
‘It seems like I became an interviewer.’
No, that was not an exaggeration. Hana Choi looked at me with nervous eyes.
Her ID photo was attached to the resume form.
A true photo that will pass any major corporate document screening. And there was a description of his powers and main skills.
‘Choi Hana hasn’t had her second awakening yet.’
Normally, 4-star characters have their 2nd awakening right away when they are released.
According to the original work, it was Choi Hana, which had not yet been picked up, so there was only one authority written on it.
‘So it’s rather good for me.’
If I give you a little advice, you’ll finish your 2nd awakening in no time.
However, as of now, there is a high possibility that the class of the cooperative training class will be the middle class.
‘In the same class, party members are free to choose.’
For the sake of efficiency in dispatching activities, the party composition is left to autonomy as much as possible. To put it in an analogy, it is similar to a group assignment in which the members are directly selected by the students.
In short, the least suggestion is to have her in my party.
‘why?’
In an instant, I saw the life record book included in the paper envelope.
Also, attendance records and friendships were not written very well.
‘The evaluation of my classmates is good, but I am not active in friendship… Ira.’
Perhaps because of the work in the organization she leads. I couldn’t do anything because I always lacked sleep.
When I went to her class to see An Yu-min.
I have often seen Choi Hana asleep on her desk.
‘Well, it doesn’t matter anyway… ‘
The important thing is that a very good opportunity came to me.
Perhaps Hana Choi doesn’t have a good relationship with friends like the record of the birth record.
At least, he might be thinking of setting up a party with me, who got to know his face through the last retest.
If you can’t quickly decide on a group for each group assignment and remain in the middle of the day. Because that’s pretty miserable.
Of course, for that reason, I can’t just give a happy answer.
“But the placement evaluation isn’t over yet, is it? Besides, my practical grades in high school were the worst. So I’m not sure which class I’m going to be in.”
Even so, my goal was to grow up to be able to surpass even 1st grade in 5. and Aegis.
‘I need a party member who can trust me.’
Even though he was close to being incompetent as an Awakener. I am the one who made An Yu-min, who was born with three stars, and the freshman students as representatives.
I’m thinking of putting much more effort into the new party than I did into the Aegis.
So no matter how good Hana Choi’s condition as a party member is.
Certainly, it would be difficult if you couldn’t follow me.
‘If I change like a member of Aegis. The plan is ruined.’
I’m extra And even if you passed the retest, you’re still just an unknown cadet with bad grades.
I know that Choi Hana takes loyalty very seriously, following her father’s will. As a leader who leads an organization, you may have an eye for people.
I absolutely needed that confirmation.
what she thinks of me And in fact, even if I gave in too easily…
‘It doesn’t look like much. I need a push and pull.’
after a moment of silence.
Hana Choi, who was working hard with an awkward smile like a nervous interviewer, replied vigorously.
“You don’t have to worry about that! Junwoo will definitely be in the middle class! No, with a little more time, high class would be possible… I think you will end up in the same middle class as me!”
And hurriedly spoke.
“Could you check that document, the next page where you write down the reason why you must choose me as Junwoo’s party?”
I did as she said.
Then, a document organized into about ten pages appeared.
‘A report on the merits of Junwoo Lee, the exemplary paladin of the Holy Knight Division?’
It was a document with a title that seemed to have nothing to do with me. When I read the document, there was really a lot of evaluation about me.
“I’m not the kind of person who can judge Junwoo carelessly, but… Still, I think I can work harder as a party member because I am well aware of Junwoo’s excellence!”
Like a real interviewer.
Hana Choi desperately appealed to me.
Also, the personality evaluation written in the document seems to have a considerable misunderstanding.
At least the work as an Aegis operator. The analysis of the results of the last retest was fairly accurate.
‘After all, a leader who leads an organization is different. I’ve been preparing like this.’
I had no reason to refuse any more.
Not just the party at the academy. As Unknown in the future, even the work she does with her organization.
I reached out my hand to Hana Choi, who was staring at me with nervous eyes.
“Please take good care of me.”
Then Hana Choi shook my hand with a very happy expression.
“Just trust me!”
She had a trustworthy look on her face. And vigorously shook my hand.
Then I suddenly realized that my hand was too tight.
She let go of that hand, and abruptly lowered her head.
“I’m sorry. I grabbed it too hard… Then see you next time!”
Then he hurriedly got up from his seat.
He bowed 90 degrees to me and hurriedly left. No, then he came back and handed me something.
“This is friend fee!”
friend fee? I tried to answer that absurd statement, but he had already left the spot.
‘Personality… unique.’
Unexpectedly, I remembered the character of Hana Choi in the original work, which was absurd. But when I saw what she handed me, I was shocked.
‘Isn’t this a Rain Weapons membership?’
Scarlett, the lady Choi Hana is serving.
Rain Weapons is a subsidiary of the military company run by Scarlett’s father. It was a famous arms manufacturing company.
‘It’s a pretty hard thing to get. It’s good.’
Of course, I didn’t need a friend fee. However, I got something unexpected.
As you can see by looking at the Holy Knight Sword.
Weapons with rarity can form powers.
‘It will help with the placement evaluation.’
Once I left the cafe. And he texted Jiu who was still at the academy.
***
Xia Song returned to her house.
The main house is a mansion. So the room she lived in was also very spacious.
“I bought the book you said.”
“Leave it there.”
The family employee greeted them politely.
A distant relative of her mother’s family and Song Xia’s maid. So even though he was a vampire. In reality, he was more like a guard.
“Recently, there has been noise about Aegis activities. I will not report it to the head of the family right now.”
Songxia couldn’t have been unaware that these were words of warning.
My father hates anything that damages the family’s reputation.
“And I don’t know why you told me to buy a book like this, a romance fantasy book. Don’t waste too much time on stupid things. I am now an academy cadet.”
After leaving her last words, the maid left.
Xia Song checked her smartphone.
[Evaluators and evaluation teams have been assigned.]
And I saw a familiar name in the text.
‘Why, Lee Jun-woo… ‘
Song Shia’s class assignment evaluation partner was Lee Jun-woo.
Songxia inadvertently remembered what had happened at the entrance ceremony today. That An Yu-min was looking for someone with urgent eyes.
And the face of a familiar person was seen where the gaze was directed. Although the feeling of appearance has changed a little. It was obviously Lee Jun-woo.
‘Why An Yu-min… Lee Jun-woo with those eyes… .’
It was An Yu-min who despised Lee Jun-woo. However, An Yu-min’s expression when he saw Lee Jun-woo talking to someone was strange.
I can’t quite understand the feeling, but I felt surprise and resentment.
“why… .?”
I couldn’t understand.
‘An Yu-min must have despised Lee Jun-woo?’
Still, I couldn’t figure out why he was making that face.
No matter who he is close to who has already left Aegis. That An Yu-min didn’t know.
So, in An Yu-min’s expression full of those emotions. Song Xia became anxious again like that time.
When Lee Jun-woo was in the Aegis.
Just like when he noticed that Lee Jun-woo was always chasing Ahn Yu-min.