156 – Lock-on
I guess I don’t have to worry anymore. She had heard stories about Yuuki from Seo-ah several times, but she found nothing unusual.
Seo-ah turned her head and spoke curtly again today.
“Nothing much. “I ate normally today, played games, and slept.”
“Are you not studying?”
I was worried in a different way about Yuuki’s every move, but when I think about it, I wasn’t in a position to say anything.
I also didn’t study.
“Well, it’s Yuuki. “Here, I suddenly became a high school student and am preparing for midterm exams.”
Seo Ah shrugged her shoulders and said.
You were preparing for the midterm exam.
Now that I think about it, she remembers that when we all gathered together to study, she was able to solve problems without any problems.
“Can I ask you one question?”
I was curious about her, so I asked her.
Seo-ah frowned and looked this way.
“I don’t know if it’s okay to ask this. Seo-ah, what kind of person were you in your past life?”
She returned only her silence to that question.
Did I ask something uncomfortable?
But I told you my name before. There was an expectation that maybe he would say it lightly.
“You know what to do?”
“Huh?”
“If you know that, how are you going to use it?”
That is correct. In this world, it was useless to find out about past lives.
“I want to know about you. “That’s it.”
So, I honestly said whatever came to mind.
Seo Ah turned her body around and lowered her head.
“What… What are you talking about all of a sudden? .”
“Seo-ah, I can’t help it if you’re uncomfortable. Sorry.”
Unlike me, this was the question that came to her mind as she watched her solve problems in her advanced studies with ease.
This could just be my brain being bad.
No, that’s probably it.
“He was just an ordinary person.”
She said with her body still turned.
I was momentarily stunned by her childlike answer. I guess so. There’s no way it’s an alien.
“…… I see.”
I thought it was an expression of her childlike rejection, but when she nodded her head silently, Seo-ah turned around and tried to yell at her.
“What! “You!?”
“Huh?”
“Isn’t it better to talk about yourself first before asking other people about it?”
Could it be shameful to reveal one’s past life? I scratched my cheek and said, wondering if I was lacking in delicacy.
“Sorry. I was an office worker. “As you can see, my hobby was enjoying comics and games like this.”
“Huh, huh.”
I glanced at Seo Agana, who somehow, since entering this world, her way of speaking and behavior had become similar to that of her cartoon character.
“Rice, it’s not a big deal. “She suddenly asked me how proud she was of me for asking such a question.”
“No, I’m not trying to show off.”
She stopped what she was saying.
Seo-ah was a difficult person to deal with, but as she continued to meet her frequently, she was getting to know her little by little.
The instinct for self-defense that seems excessive.
A victim mentality that asks how good you are when you only asked about your past life.
I don’t particularly blame her, but I think her past life probably wasn’t easy either.
“Sorry. “You asked me something pointless.”
She tried to understand her as if she were a psychological expert, but she was not a flawless human being like me.
That could well be the reason why Seo-ah was frustrated and reacted coldly towards me.
“Sir, there is no need to apologize. I don’t mean to laugh at you… !”
Then she was rather embarrassed and raised both her hands.
“No, I mean… !”
One more thing I realized about her.
“…… I was a painter. Very shabby and without skills.”
Not being honest.
Seo-ah muttered with a droopy expression.
“Ah.”
Come to think of it, she was quite good at drawing.
She expected that to be the case, but when she actually heard it, she seemed strange.
“That’s amazing. “I’m jealous that you’re good at drawing.”
“They say someone is good at drawing. “Didn’t you hear what I just said?”
She grumbled as she avoided my gaze, but she spoke without change.
“From the eyes of an ordinary person like me, Seo-ah can draw well enough. “I just want to see her one more time.”
“Uh, when did you see it!? “I never showed it to you!”
She was embarrassed and didn’t seem to remember the conversation they had at the beach during summer vacation.
“When we all went to the island together. “You drew Takase-senpai surfing.”
“Ah… ….”
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Then, as if it had occurred to her, she opened her mouth.
“Ugh… ….”
He smiled and said to her as she lowered her head in embarrassment.
“If you feel like it, show me another picture. “Because it was very good.”
She turned her body away and there was no answer for a while.
“…… Okay.”
She soon returned her answer in a small way.
“Ha.”
With a sigh, Seo-ah looked back at me.
As she turned around, she was shocked, and then looked in front of her and got angry again. She was busy in many ways, but I had fun.
Anyway, I knew that Seo-ah was on the same team as me.
At least she doesn’t have any ill will towards me. Just knowing that made me feel reassured.
“I’ve been telling you about Yuuki’s movements, but there’s something more important than that.”
She extended her index finger toward me and gave me a knowing look in her eyes.
“Is it important?”
“You.”
Seo-ah pointed at my face with her outstretched index finger.
“What happened to you? “I told her, don’t get close to that girl.”
Oh my.
I had nothing to say and walked backwards with a bitter smile.
“Every little thing about that woman spreads widely. “Did you think I didn’t know?”
I thought you found out that I exchanged numbers with Yanase and even cleaned my house. Fortunately, that didn’t seem to be the case.
“I told you to ignore it. Why did you help Yanase?”
She personally came to class 2-a and handed me a cookie.
It seemed like the incident had spread throughout the school.
It’s really fast too.
For your information, the hyenas ate all the cookies as soon as they entered the classroom.
Yuuki and the other male students one by one. And Shiraishi too.
The news about the gift of cookies that I had never tasted was passed down to Seo-ah through the students’ mouths.
“But you can’t ignore a fallen person.”
“Even if it wasn’t you, someone else would have helped. “Yanase is that kind of woman.”
It was late in the evening and she was alone in her consulting room, so no one would have thought that.
Since the others didn’t know the details of the situation, I had nothing to say other than that excuse.
“Even if this incident was unavoidable, I am saying that you should be as careful of yourself as you are of watching over Yuuki.”
I just listened quietly to Seo-ah’s nagging because she said every single word was right.
The two of us defined ‘Yanase is a dangerous woman’ and made a promise to be on guard.
I was the one who went against that and acted as I wanted, thinking, ‘Actually, Yanase might have a story, too.’
“At most, it will be until we graduate. “If we leave it alone, Yanase will never approach us.”
Deja vu.
I remembered the advice I heard from Elena.
She told me about the evidence she found while cleaning Yanase’s house together.
However, the reason for Seo-ah avoiding her to this extent was simply her original story and her feelings.
“You know, Seo-ya.”
“Why?”
I asked, prepared for her long nagging.
“Yanase is actually a heroine who needs to be saved…” “Isn’t that possible?”
“What?”
Seo-ah shrugged her shoulders at the absurd sound of her voice.
“No, look. Yanase is also a true heroine and there have been no special problems so far. Therefore….”
“Didn’t you say it with your own mouth?”
Seo-ah said, interrupting me.
“Yanase, that woman seduced Yuuki, and she ended up being killed by Yuuki’s hands.”
I didn’t directly say that the stalker was ‘Yuuki’. As expected, Seo-ah heard it right away and understood the danger.
“That woman is a risk. No matter what happens, Yuuki cannot be a great person to kill others. It means that he is a born good person. “He is the main character of this cartoon.”
Her correct opinions pour out.
“That means Yanase turned Yuuki into that kind of person. “It’s the same type of character as the coach, the soccer team, and the kidnappers that came before.”
That far….
I almost opened my mouth without realizing it, but I stayed silent and listened.
“Yanase is a villain.”
Seo-ah concluded that.
“You can tell just by looking at it. “I knew it right before I heard your story.”
Did I hear her warning me twice not to get close to her?
If you say it this way, I had no choice but to accept it.
There are already many anxiety factors inherent in taking action on my own.
“…… “Then let me ask you just one thing.”
I finally opened my mouth.
“Okay, whatever.”
Seo-ah answered confidently.
“What you said you felt right before you heard my story… what does it mean?”
Seo-ah said she didn’t see the last chapter.
Then, there was no information about Yanase.
In that situation, I judged her unilaterally based on only my first impression of her.
I asked about the reason.
“…… “Because we are of the same class.”
In response to that question, Seo-ah muttered softly.
“Huh?”
She couldn’t hear properly so she asked again, and Seo-ah spoke loudly again.
“Because Yanase is a person like me.”
Seo-ah had an extremely serious expression.
However, she did not say anything more than that.
***
I was walking around the school grounds, with my questions not being resolved even after hearing the answers.
She had already asked Yanase to call her whatever she wanted to do, and she had actually gotten to know her hidden side.
After hearing a word from Elena and hearing her advice over and over again from Seo-ah, her heart was shaken.
Are you going to do something like this now?
Should I completely ignore and avoid contact from Yanase from now on?
At break time after class, I left the classroom and was taking random steps to gather my thoughts.
“Huh?”
I saw an unknown white tower moving in the distance.
White Tower? No, it was a tower of papers.
The white gown sways below.
Mr. Yanase?
I guess the timing is good too.
When she saw Yanase gradually approaching towards her, receiving the attention of passing students, she hesitated for a moment.
“Okay… Ugh… Ugh….”
I couldn’t sit still when I heard the whining sound of moving a heavy pile of documents.
“You’re asking too much.”
I would have helped even if the opponent wasn’t Yanase. It was a good intention that everyone had, and it was an act without much meaning.
“Ah… “It’s Minsu.”
I remember that when we first met, he was holding a pile of documents like this with difficulty.
Doesn’t this person know what moderation is?
I saw her holding more than half of her pile of papers in her arms.
“Thank you. “This was pretty heavy.”
“Can I move you to the counseling room?”
“Yes!”
Smiling brightly, Yanase took her steps. She walked ahead with a lighter step and thought as she looked behind her.
Did she bring this and no one came forward to listen?
‘Even if it wasn’t you, someone else would have done it. ‘That kind of woman.’
At that moment, one word from Seo-ah came to mind.
It was a little strange, but I decided to finish this for now.
“It’s very heavy. “How did you think of lifting this by yourself?”
“It can’t be helped. “It’s a consultation application document.”
Is it a warning that she must handle her own affairs on her own?
Even so, there are too many.
Are you really worried or do you want to confront Yanase?
I entered the counseling room and put down a pile of documents.
“Whoa…” .”
“Good job, Minsu.”
Yanase smiled as she patted me on the back.
“Since I helped you, would you like to go have a cup of tea?”
“No, it’s okay. “Class is starting soon.”
When she turned and grabbed the doorknob to leave the counseling room.
“Don’t do that.”
I felt a heavy weight on my back.
“Just have one drink and go. Huh?”
Yanase’s arms were wrapped around my waist.
Her body is touching me.
“Teacher?”
I was frozen by her unexpected skinship and called out to her, just turning her gaze away.
“Let go, please let go. “It’s going to be late.”
“It doesn’t matter if it’s a little late.”
“Why doesn’t it matter?”
I managed to free myself from her arms wrapped around my waist.
Looking back at her in surprise, Yanase was smiling at her.
“I can’t help it. Then let’s drink next time.”
He spoke calmly as if the hug just now was nothing.
“After school.”
Yanase waved her hand with a lukewarm look that was difficult to describe.