“Uh, what is it? Aren’t you Mr. Yangchi, who has been suspended?”
As I was heading to the archery club, I heard a familiar voice.
When I turned my head to look, Ivan was looking at me with a playful smile.
“Oh, you poor bastard. Are you flirting with number 1 right now?”
Hearing my answer, he snickered and naturally approached me.
We walked together and started talking.
He talked about things like that the weather was nice or that theory classes were really boring, and then he said, “So,” he asked me, breaking my luck.
“What the hell did you do that got you suspended? There were three other people there.”
Ivan tilted his head slightly and muttered.
“Honestly, I don’t know about you and the other two, but I didn’t think Han Soo-young would ever get suspended.”
“Well. They said he was just sneaking out.”
“Only that much? It’s not that he went out without permission several times, but at least once would be a warning or a penalty point… … Aha.”
He nodded as if he knew.
“The incident happened in Yeouido. That’s why. I guess it must have been that I got dumped out of luck?”
“I know you well.”
“But where are you going now?”
“Let’s go to the archery hall for a while. Are you like that?”
“ah… … .”
He responded with a dissatisfied expression on his face.
“I heard that your mother was nearby. He asked me to meet him.”
“ah.”
Belluna.
Sometimes calling herself Bellona, she was a high spirit of the wind and could be called Ivan Hunt’s biological mother.
She even made me a ring to hide the spirit’s scent, and as she is a spirit, she has a different perception from ordinary people in many ways, which made Ivan genuinely uncomfortable with her.
In addition, Belluna also had Ivan’s own energy, so she was curious and treated as if she cared for cute animals, but didn’t really think of him as her son.
But in the end, they realize their love for each other and sincerely accept them as family… … That was the story of the two.
But looking at Ivan’s face now, it still looked like a story from the distant future.
“Yeah, say hello. He also said that he is really grateful that he is still using the ring he gave to you before.”
“okay. I will. … I don’t know if that person still remembers you.”
The last one sounded like a complaint.
Then he mumbled something strange.
“Actually, it’s the first time she, or her mother, has come to visit me like this. I thought I had something urgent to tell… … Even though I’m a mean person, I don’t say anything stupid.”
“Um, I don’t know.”
To say the least, the relationship between him and Belluna did not appear to be very bad on the surface.
Frankly, it was difficult for me to understand his feelings because I did not have a good relationship with my mother, even with empty words.
Then Ivan gave me a slightly mischievous expression and immediately apologized to me.
“Oh, I’m sorry. Have you ever felt bad?”
“not really? What could it be?”
“Then I’m glad… … .”
Then we parted at a fork in the road.
Ivan said we’ll see you later and added a word.
“Next time, if you ever get hit, you will be suspended by yourself. Think about how it would feel to me, the leader, if three people were missing from a group of six.”
“Okay, next time, I’ll try to get everyone but you to be suspended.”
At my words, he burst out laughing out loud as if he was happy.
Then he waved to me once and walked towards the gate.
I headed straight to the archery club.
Although it was a sudden appointment, it was because I thought there was no need to keep Lee Ye-eun, who is a senior and important person, waiting.
And as soon as I entered the club room, I witnessed a very embarrassing scene.
“eww… … uh… … .”
“Yeun-ah, can you really not go to the health room? Why is he suddenly doing this… ?”
Lee Ye-eun, lying on her bed, put a towel on her forehead and made a moaning sound.
Next to her like that, Kang Kang-kyung had a genuinely bewildered expression on her face.
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Once, while gently fanning Lee Ye-eun, she found me and motioned for me to come.
“Ah, Jihyuk! Come on!”
I approached her and asked.
“What happen?”
“I don’t even know… … Suddenly lying down like this. I wondered if it was dizziness or anemia, but I’ve never had anything like that before.”
“Wouldn’t it be better to go to the health room first?”
“I said so too. But you keep saying it’s okay. I can’t even force it to go away… … .”
“Shall I tell you?”
“you… ?”
Kang Kang-kyung looked at me with a questionable expression on her face, and then nodded her head.
“Yeah, give it a try. But because I didn’t want to hear what my friend of ten years had to say, I just covered my ears and ignored it… … .”
“You should try it though. It seems a bit serious.”
With Kang Kang-kyung’s permission, I leaned over and whispered to Ye-eun Lee in a quiet voice.
“Senior, this is Yoo Ji-hyuk.”
“Ugh… … Ji-hyuk?”
“Yes, I fold.”
Then, Yeeun Lee gently removed her arm that was covering her eyes and looked at me with a glance.
Her face seemed to have turned a little more red because of her mood.
“Are you okay? Yeon-kyung told me that I suddenly had a bad fever.”
“Yes… … It’s a little dizzy… … .”
“Why don’t you go to the health room once? It will be difficult for you to go alone, so I will help you.”
Lee Ye-eun immediately responded to my words.
“… So is it? Sorry for the trouble, but I’ll ask you a favor… … .”
“Eh?”
Next to him, Kang Kang-kyung made a strange noise and opened his mouth.
With that or not, Yeeun Lee sobbed and got up.
“Yes, yes, yes. Then get on me I will run to the hospital in no time.”
“… … .”
At the words of Kang Kyung-kyung, who was about to squat down as if to come to her senses, she was silent for a moment and then shook her head.
“No, without you, there is no one to control this place. Yeon-kyung, you are here.”
And then she looked at me.
“He, Jihyuk, no, I’ll ask my junior.”
At her words, Kang Kyung-kyung looked shocked.
But whether she knew it or not, Yeeun Lee quickly got up from her seat and said to me.
“Would you like to go to the infirmary with me? support… … .”
Yeeun Lee was big and cleared her throat.
“… You don’t have to do it, but I’m afraid I’ll be in trouble if I fall down again on the way.”
“Yes, don’t worry.”
She nodded her head as if she understood, then moved forward.
I glanced at her staggering with an awkward look, and said to Kang Kang-kyung, who was still in shock.
“First, I’ll drive you to the health room and come back, senior.”
“… … .”
Kang Kyung-kyung looked at me with no answer.
Then, with somewhat meaningful eyes, Yeeun Lee and me alternately looked at each other and nodded.
“Yes, I will.”
“Don’t forget,” she added.
“Oh, and you don’t have to come back. It seems that Yeeun had something to say to you separately, so I think it would be okay if you went there and listened to the story.”
And she showed her characteristic cheerful smile, as if she had lost her temper.
“Then, will our Ye-eun take care of you?”
* * *
I went to the infirmary with her.
The archery club and the health room were not far apart, so we could arrive quickly, and as a result of the diagnosis, there were no abnormalities.
Yeeun Lee was half lying on the bed with an awkward attitude.
I asked if I needed anything by her side, but she only shook her head.
“Uh, no, I don’t need anything… … .”
Yeeun Lee then looked into my eyes and asked carefully.
“Ugh, what is it? May I ask you something?”
“Why were you suspended?”
At my answer, she widened her eyes, startled and startled.
“Uh, how did you know?”
“Well, that’s all you have to ask.”
There wasn’t much of a secret, so I told Ye-eun Lee the circumstances in which she was suspended.
While going out with her friends without permission, when I summarized that it seemed like she was subjected to aggravated punishment because it overlapped with the dungeon haunting incident in Yeouido, for some reason, she began to get excited and angry.
“No, what is it? no… ! No way, really!”
“Seniors?”
“This is tyranny, do you dare to suspend someone for such an absurd emotional treatment?”
Ye-eun Lee, who was bubbly, began to kick the blanket that was covering her, as if she couldn’t hold back her anger.
Then, as soon as she noticed I was watching, she immediately stopped what she was doing.
“… I’m sorry. It looked ugly.”
“No, what. You were mad at me.”
I answered, hiding my slightly startled feelings somehow.
“And it will be released tomorrow anyway, huh?”
“Even though… … This is a matter to formally protest. First off, I think so. If you need my help, feel free to tell me.”
“Yes, thank you.”
… Was Lee Ye-eun such a passionate personality?
The Ye-eun I knew was cool and rational, and although kind to those around her, she was not friendly.
Her only purpose was to revive her clan and restore the glory of the world tree, which was praised as the noblest of the past.
Even though she was of the same clan, she was cold to those she did not acknowledge, and her parents were the only ones who showed her sincere smile and opened her heart.
Maybe that’s why, unlike the other playable characters, she didn’t have anything to do with a relationship of the opposite s*x, and she hated each other enough to hate each other, so she occasionally got involved with Cas Lyle, whom she often flirts with.
… Yes, as an official, it was nailed that the two could never be connected, but anyway.
Come to think of it, there were many times when she was particularly generous or kind to me.
I didn’t know the exact reason, but I knew that she had a rational interest in me, or that she never would.
‘Is it because of the branches of the world tree?’
It was the most convincing assumption.
She was half-appointed as the world tree shaman, and she was talented enough to take root in another world tree in the future.
“Hey, heh heh.”
While I was in my thoughts, Yeeun Lee coughed in vain after calming down to some extent.
Then he pulled something out of his arms and held it out to me.
“Actually, I wanted to meet you because of this, but somehow, the story came to this point.”
“This… … .”
It was decorated with various modifiers, but to put it simply, it was an application for participation in the competition.
It was also an archery competition hosted by the World Tree clan.
“It’s a historic event that our family held every year. My juniors also use bows, so this opportunity to participate… … .”
I shook my head slightly as I saw her inviting me with a very zealous attitude.
“Oh, thank you for your words… … I think it would be better not to participate.”
“yes?”
Then, Ye-eun Lee made an expression that she did not know that she would be rejected.
“Uh, why?”
She muttered with a look of perplexity.
“If you win this competition, you will have specs, and there will be prize money and prizes… … That’s right. The purpose is good because it is for donation purposes, and there are festivals and parties as a follow-up. There are many delicious things… … .”
She murmured as if adding one last time.
“Besides, we can scout separately from our clan and sign a contract… … .”
“There you are, old man.”
“That, what is it? This is very important, junior. You are still young… … No, he’s only one year older than me. Anyway, there are surprisingly a lot of kids who already go out and build their specs like this. All of this will definitely help my juniors in the future… … .”
“It’s not like that.”
I taught her a very simple and obvious fact.
“I’m a beginner who hasn’t learned that bow for less than a month yet.”
“ah.”
Ye-eun Lee had a look that she didn’t expect at all.
“I’m not very good at it, so maybe even if I participate, I will only get rid of it.”
“Well, it can’t be… … .”
Yeeun Lee had a very discouraged expression on her face, but she said in a small way, ‘My perfect plan is from the beginning… … ‘ or ‘How can I help… … ‘ he murmured the same voice.
It was difficult for me to say anything, so I sat next to him and waited, and after a while, she looked at me with a determined expression and said to me.
“Then I will help you.”
“Yes?”
“It’s archery. Whatever it is, practice is the most important thing.”
She nodded, clenched her hands and clenched her fists.
“I will teach you with all my might. It’s like a one-to-one tutoring session.”
“Yes? No, I’m fine.”
To be honest, I was hesitant to leave.
“No, this is definitive.”
Ye-eun Lee nodded her head with a firm expression.
“This time, all of our archery members will participate in this competition. This is what I decided as the vice president. So, you must attend.”
“Huh… … .”
I couldn’t help but laugh a little at her resolute words.
Ye-eun Lee did not release her hard expression even though her face was burning red as if she had heard me laugh.