39 – Episode 8. Ability Development.
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Edelweiss Academy, 2nd floor of the dormitory.
Being bathed in the hot stream of water coming out of the shower, my body relaxes and my mind clears up.
Suisei finally realized the destructive power of his words and blushed.
‘What the hell did I just say!’
I will make you happy.
Even if you think about it at first glance, it’s not something that comes out of your mouth easily. Especially if the opponent is the opposite s*x.
‘That… Isn’t that a complete confession!’
I didn’t mean it that way.
Of course, I sincerely wish for Lee Si-hyuk’s happiness.
Suisei is basically a sage. I don’t have arrogant thoughts to make everyone in this world happy, but at least I used to pray that the people I came into contact with were all right.
However, many things happened today, and Suisei’s mind was more confused than usual.
He lost something he treasured, met Paulo who had defeated him, and let go of Paulo instead of defeating him.
In addition to that, it was Lee Si-hyeok’s work that caused the decisive confusion.
‘I wonder if Si-hyeok is that boy?’
Su Issei began to ponder the day again as he smeared body wash all over his body.
The age group is also similar. I don’t remember exactly now, but the name the boy gave was definitely a three-letter Korean name. And I think his hair was also black… Do.
If you ask if they are exactly the same person, there is little evidence that cannot be certain. Still, Suisei thought that at least it could serve as a basis for starting a deduction.
Of course, there must be a lot of Koreans who have exactly the same conditions as Lee Si-hyuk all over this academia.
The decisive reason Suisei made this guess was that Lee Si-hyeok passed out immediately after seeing the four-leaf clover key chain.
Anyone who had nothing to do with this key chain would not have reacted so violently.
In that case, it would be wiser to ask Lee Si-hyeok directly instead of worrying alone like this, but-
‘What happened, remember… ‘
Lee Si-hyeok lost his memories of the past.
There, he seems to have tremendous trauma to the point of fainting as soon as he recalls the past.
Suisei’s heartbeat quickened as he thought of Lee Si-hyeok, who collapsed while holding his chest.
At the time when he was lost at the amusement park, his parents searched everywhere but couldn’t find the boy who helped Suisei.
If Lee Si-hyeok was that boy, as the third daughter of the Kasuga family, he had to somehow repay the favor.
Planting new happy memories in her, enough to erase the painful memories of the past she had, would be the best reward she could give.
“Still, it’s not like ‘I will make you happy!’ Suisei!”
Thinking about it again, the choice of sentence was wrong.
It was the first time in Suisei’s life that Kasuga said such embarrassing words.
Suisei turned on the shower again, her face red, cursing herself a few hours ago and regretting that she had spoken the words that came into her head straight through without filter.
And outside the bathroom, there is a woman who is blushing for a different reason than Suisei.
A roommate who has been sharing a room with Suisei for the third year in the dormitory of Edelweiss Academy, where the rule is two people per room.
Edelweiss Academy High School student council president Chloe pressed her ear against the door to her bathroom and shook her body.
‘It makes you happy? Is it Suisei? Who the hell!’
Chloe doesn’t do things like this often.
However, today’s Issei’s behavior was so suspicious that he couldn’t help but be curious.
If it was Suisei like any other, he would have locked himself in his dormitory all day on weekends and enjoyed playing FPS games.
It was surprising that Suisei, which is basically an Indian pine, went out early in the morning and came back in the middle of the night.
And as a result, the judgment was right.
‘Where the hell is that guy who claps Suisei!’
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I woke up with chills and couldn’t sleep all night.
I wondered if I had a cold, but when I asked the nurse in the morning to take my temperature, there was no fever.
By the way, hasn’t this happened before? What is it?
Is Lee Si-hyeok’s body weak or is he possessed by a ghost?
With that thought in mind, I headed to the cafe on the first floor of the hospital.
When I arrived at the cafe and looked around, I met Ju Ji-young’s eyes. When she sees me, she raises her hand and stirs it around.
“Sihyuk! Here here!”
“You’re here early.”
“What would you like to drink?”
As I sat down, Joo Ji-young asked me.
“Ice Americano.”
“Yes. As expected, Sihyuk knows you.”
“… Makina can’t quite understand the mysterious existence of Ice Americano.”
Makina, who was sitting in the seat next to Joo Si-young, walked over to her with her toneless voice.
“Look, Sihyuk. Is Makina like this?”
“Machina thinks that putting ice in a drink that is supposed to be hot is itself eccentric.”
“Why don’t you try drinking Makina?”
“I will decline.”
As Makina shook her head, Joo Joo-young smiled heartily with her cute eyes. Shortly thereafter, the drink we ordered came out.
But besides drinks, several plates of cakes are placed in front of Ju Ji-young.
“… I guess you like cake?”
“Is that so? I think it’s normal.”
Joo Ji-young said that and cut her chocolate cake and put it in her mouth.
Seeing her happy smile reminded me of the official setting of Legends of Academia that says ‘teacher’ likes sweet desserts.
In fact, this setting was also the reason why the ‘teacher’ was a man.
There were several episodes where I went to a cafe with students because I was wary of going to eat sweets alone.
“By the way, why did Makina come with you?”
She asked for a consultation, but she doesn’t have to bring Makina, her outsider. In response to such a curious question, Makina looked into my eyes.
Unlike the usual, the same facial expression. But I noticed a look of dissatisfaction on his face.
“Originally, the teacher was going on a date with Makina today. But Lee Si-hyuk, you-“
“Okay, that’s it. It’s my fault.”
It wasn’t Makina, it was me who unknowingly intervened.
Upon hearing my apology, Makina nodded her head knowingly and stood up.
“Teacher, Maki will come after a short walk.”
Looks like he’s trying to vacate his seat for consultation. I bowed my head towards Makina and thanked her.
“Thank you. I’ll make it as short as possible.”
“You don’t have to. Student counseling is also a teacher’s job. Makina has no intention of interfering with her teacher’s work.”
Machina trudged out of the hospital with the last words. There’s a park nearby, so I’m thinking of killing time there.
While staring blankly at her back, I felt her gaze and turned her head. Ju Ji-young was looking at me in surprise.
“Si-hyeok and you, Makina, speak quite well.”
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“… Do you see that?”
“Perhaps you know better than I do. Now Makina’s mindset is a bit disorganized, but she still gets embarrassed sometimes.”
Well, as time goes by, Ju Ji-young will get used to it.
“Is it okay to do it outside? I could ask the hospital to rent a separate, quiet room.”
“I don’t think it is necessary.”
“Yes. Can we assume that what we are discussing is the same as what we heard over the phone yesterday?”
I nodded and Joo Ji-young took out some of her files from her bag and continued.
“The teacher has some personal connections in the field of psychological counseling. I also personally know some of the best in the industry. They may not be able to come directly to Academia because they are busy, but… , You just have to listen to the teacher and do it yourself.”
“Is it really possible to erase memories or something like that?”
“It is not at all impossible. Hypnotherapy has been around for quite some time in this industry. Well, although there are individual differences depending on the person. And it’s not exactly erasing memories, it’s ‘sealing’ them.”
Lee Si-hyeok’s keyword for growth is ‘memories of the past’.
Memories that I tried to suppress and erase at first. However, as the story progresses and goes through several episodes, Lee Si-hyeok gradually grows up and tries to face his memories.
So, Lee Si-hyuk’s awakening event is closely related to Lee Si-hyuk’s memories.
The first step in the awakening event is, ironically, sealing the memory.
The event begins with Lee Si-hyeok, who has problems in his daily life due to trauma related to the past, and asks the teacher if he can erase the memories of the past.
After that, the story progresses in such a way as to face and overcome memories.
Of course, this is only indirect information obtained through the Legend of Academia gallery, not the events I played myself.
As soon as I picked Lee Si-hyeok, he came to Leoa’s world before I even raised him.
…… If all of this is like a joke played by God, I’d like to meet you and hit it. It’s a character I picked for the first time in 3 years, so it’s okay if I tried it once and then put it in.
“But the teacher wants Si-hyeok to go a step further.”
“One more step?”
“I still don’t know what kind of painful things Sihyuk went through in the past. But even if he denies the past and keeps it hidden, in the end people can’t escape the past. It will be difficult, but in the end, why don’t you work hard with the teacher so that you can overcome that memory?”
I don’t know what the real Lee Si-hyeok will answer here, but the answer I will give has been decided.
“…I will try.”
Since it is a personal trauma, it is necessary to bring out all of Lee Si-hyeok’s potential as soon as possible.
You must proceed until the second awakening event before the end of the first semester at the latest.
Because the story will progress really frantically from the vacation.
…At that time, Ju Ji-young might really collapse from overwork.
“Then take good care of me from now on. Shihyuk.”
Joo Ji-young, who would never have known such a fact, extended her hand to me with a resolute expression on her face, nodding her head.
“Please take good care of me, sir.”
Looking at Siyoung Joo, who is going to have a hard time ahead, I shook her hand that I was holding onto vigorously.
What are the chances that it will seal his memories before being Shihyuk along with OG Shihyuk’s past?