We sat alone for a while and started talking.
It wasn’t because either of us said it first, it was because of Yuna, who really knew me and her as siblings.
Lee Yu-na strongly insisted that the two of us be able to have a conversation, saying that it was clear that there was something urgent to talk about, and surprisingly succeeded in breaking Han Soo-young and Jin Ye-seul’s will.
“It’s been a while since I’ve worn it, so it’s very awkward.”
Sitting on the chair, Yeeun Lee trimmed her outfit while fiddling with the sleeves of her school uniform.
Sitting in front of her, I immediately asked the reason for her unexpected visit.
“What happened all of a sudden? And then you wear your uniform… .”
“What happened all of a sudden, what questions do you have?”
Ye-eun Lee gave a sullen expression to my question.
I decided to ask the question a little euphemistically.
“I didn’t hear anything from Shin Woo-seok. Of course, I thought that if the head of the family returned to the academy, there would be calls or comments.”
“It’s because I didn’t tell you.”
Ye-eun said so and shook her head.
“Maybe you don’t even know I’m here? I only know two people. They are both as heavy-mouthed and reliable as him.”
“Aha… .”
“It’s because Jihyuk wants to see your surprised face… Now that I see it, it looks like I’ve done something wrong.”
“Yes?”
“Ah no, it doesn’t look like I’m very happy when I come… It seems rather annoying… .”
Yeeun Lee wiggled her feet back and forth while staring at the ground for nothing.
It was a time when I felt a certain sense of insecurity from the way I looked at this side of the eye with a glance of my head every time I spoke.
“As I said before, every time Ji-hyuk hears that you are getting better, I actually worked by reducing the amount of time I slept to go to school together… So I ran out as soon as I heard that you were no longer in a wheelchair… .”
Yeeun Lee, who had been talking up to that point, made a sound by tapping the table with her fingernail.
“I’ll just go back.”
With those words, Yeeun Lee really started to get up from her seat.
Here I was like, ‘Oh, really? Goodbye, then.’ I knew very well what would happen, even the idiot.
“Hey, why?”
I quickly shook my head and stretched out my hand.
I tried to grab her hand, but even though I got hold of her sleeve in the freeze, I pulled it off.
Then, Yeeun Lee stopped in a staggered position as if she could not win against my strength.
“What, why, put this down sooner than that.”
As she said that, she waved her arms as if trying to shake my hand away.
But I grabbed her wrist with a firm hand, gripping her sleeve.
“sit down please.”
“Jihyuk, are you saying you want to do it with me now? Really let it go!”
Aside from that her strength in the original was A, considering that my strength was still weakened due to the penalty, it did not make sense for her to push me with her strength.
Above all, due to the nature of the World Tree, if she truly radiated power, I could not disobey her.
… Of course, as soon as I noticed this, she must have known it too.
I moved and half-forced her into a seat before she was shy.
“It’s not like that. just… The head of the household, no, your sister also said that, didn’t you? It’s meant to surprise me. I was really surprised by that.”
“… … .”
She seemed still angry at my words, but she looked at me with a slightly relaxed expression than before.
Then, instead of his drink in front of me, he grabbed my glass and gulped and drank it.
“Oh, sweet.”
Yeeun Lee frowned slightly and gave me advice.
“Jihyuk, if you only drink something sweet like this, you will suffer from rot later on? Are you brushing well three times a day?”
“Yes, yes.”
“Hmm… .”
She licked her lips as if in doubt, and carefully set the glass down.
Then he spoke to me in a sharp voice, still grimacing.
“Don’t think you can move on to calling me sister when you are sad like that every day.”
I couldn’t help but flinched at her words.
I forgot about her because she was so kind to me, but she was evaluated as cold-hearted because the distinction between public and private was not clear.
And if you look at things up to now, it was definitely what she said.
I smiled, barely holding back my disgust at myself, who had already considered calling her a sister as a reward.
“haha… .”
Stabbed, I smiled awkwardly and asked her.
“Then what should I do to get rid of my anger?”
“That’s what Jihyuk should think of.”
“… I’m so sorry. Please help me to correct my mistake.”
“… … .”
As she bowed her head slightly and spoke in a serious voice, Ye-eun Lee tapped the ice with her straw without saying a word.
Then he muttered, avoiding my gaze.
“Well, there is one way, but… .”
Looking at it as if it were something, she continued to tap the ice with a straw.
The sound of glass and ice collided with each other was particularly disturbing.
As if to represent her hesitating feelings.
“Well, if you take a picture and go out to play… .”
“A picture?”
“It’s not just a picture… .”
She was curiously hesitant, and continued to look into the eyes of this side.
I looked at her, telling her it’s okay.
“Hey, when I came here with Evangeline Lohengrin before… I want to go with you back then… It is.”
“… … .”
She glanced over and quickly added a respectful note.
“… yo. this.”
[Wow.]
Sbangali exclaimed as if she was genuinely admiring Lee Ye-eun’s request.
I looked at her without a word.
For a moment, I wondered if it was because of this that I had a bad feeling and abusive behavior before, but now there is nothing I can do about it.
“It doesn’t matter to me, but without Evangeline-san’s help, it will be difficult… .”
“Oh, you don’t have to worry about that. I said that if I ever asked, I would always listen.”
Yeeun Lee quickly cut off my words and opened her eyes.
“Then, if you want, I’ll do it in a different way.”
It’s like a ‘checkmate.’ I had no choice but to nod my head at her words with a strangely confident smile as if shouting.
Then, as if satisfied with that, Yeeun Lee leaned her body on the backrest and let out a small sigh.
“From now on, I can go to school with you, and make an appointment on a date. It’s really worthwhile to work hard so that my eyes are falling out.”
It was a brief moment, but I could see a wry smile.
“I like a younger brother, but it was my dream to have a younger sister, but this is how it came true… yes?”
Ye-eun Lee bowed her head and looked down while Sbangali was preoccupied with giggling and laughing.
“What’s wrong?”
“uh… Nope. Is it your mood? I could feel something tumultuous down there.”
Yeeun Lee muttered like that.
Hearing her words, he bowed his head and looked down.
[…] … .]
This time, all he could see was Henir’s shadow.
“… … .”
As I was about to say something, I shook my head slightly and looked up at her.
Then, he took out the USB from his pocket and placed it on the table.
“Have you checked?”
“no. It wasn’t compatible. I just left it plugged in until the download was complete, as indicated on the note that came with the scarf.”
She nodded at my words.
“Well done.”
“But why… .”
“A mousetrap, a very tasty mousetrap.”
Ye-eun Lee said so and glanced around.
A barrier was placed around the area by Shin Woo-seok, who had arrived unexpectedly.
It unfolded around the time we started the story.
“Only you Jihyuk knows about this.”
Yeeun Lee said so and whispered to me.
“There is one person whom I planted during nurturing.”
“Are you nurturing?”
“yes.”
She nodded.
“I was able to hear many stories from him… Especially in the details of why they’re after you.”
“Because of Milited’s children?”
“yes. And look… Upbringing is like a one-man team driven by one Choi Jun-hyung. The other members said they had almost never had contact with Milited’s children.”
“So, it’s about focusing your attention on one Choi Jun-hyung.”
“right. The other trainees are not in a position to move now. He will probably be too busy trying to sort things out for a while, including Choi Junhyung.”
She nodded quietly.
“Besides, I said Yoon Seul-hye, except for that little naughty kid.”
Yeeun Lee said so and tapped the table with her fingers.
“I heard that he asked Maxim Goldenberg, a member of the same upbringing team, to donate a large amount to the academy. And then I sneaked in a few requests, and that’s really a goal hit.”
Ye-eun Lee said with a small smile as if it was absurd.
“Are you asking for a concert?”
“A concert? Maybe that concert where idols sing?”
“Well, the call was made up, but that’s the reality.”
Saying that, Yeeun Lee made a sound by moving her nails as if she was playing.
“Increasing the morale of the cadets, some compensation for the disappointment of the fact that the commemorative ceremony has passed, and public relations to inform that the academy is safe from an accident… Anyway, excuses are good. In addition to that, he said strongly that he would invite some singers at a cheap price by mobilizing his personal connections, so I think things will go the way he wants.”
“… I can’t understand the thoughts of the superiors.”
“Originally, it’s like that. I do that sometimes.”
She smiled a little.
“And as you said, Ji-hyeok sent an investigation team to the Baltic Sea, but I don’t think there has been any clear results yet. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find anything about the other seven kinds of music.”
“Well.”
“For now, let’s wait a little longer. Most of all, although Jihyuk’s physical condition has improved a lot, he’s not completely cured. I put a mousetrap there, so wait until someone catches it.”
“… Yes. First of all, I think it would be good to gather more information and move.”
As she nodded and agreed with her words, Ye-eun Lee burst out laughing and said.
“Aww, be nice. I don’t know whose brother it is, but he listens very well.”
“… … .”
“Um, anyway. I’m done with all the important things, so I’ll just get up.”
“Are you going already?”
“Yeah, that’s right, Jihyuk was playing with your friends right now, right? I can’t keep you unnoticed for long.”
She got up from her seat and giggled.
“Besides, it seems that the person who is in charge of the barrier is very angry, so I have to say a few words to relieve my anger. Surprisingly, once you do it, it lasts a long time.”
Then he said, winking one eye at me.
“Then see you when you go to school tomorrow? I’ll just go.”
As she pushed the chair in, she added, as if she had almost forgotten about it.
“And never forget that you agreed to go on a date with me.”
She whispered with a smile that felt somewhat pressured.
“I’m famous for paying off grace and debt thoroughly, so if I take the shichimi, will I really be quiet?”
* * *
“Oh, I’m sorry. Have you been waiting a long time?”
“No, it’s okay.”
Lee Ye-eun, who came out of the barrier, looked at Lee Yu-na, who was standing there as if she had been waiting, and gave a favorable smile.
A while ago, Ye-eun Lee had already told her before Yoo Ji-hyuk and the two of them had a conversation.
If possible, I’d like to just talk to the two of us for a while.
“But what… .”
Lee Yu-na asked with a smirk that looked like she had gone to where she had gone the other day, and even looked like a submissive in a way.
However, Ye-eun Lee already knew well that Lee Yu-na was a hamster or squirrel-like appearance, and she was like a beast.
I’m sure there weren’t one or two people who looked down on her and looked down on her and seriously got hurt.
“Well, I just want to say thank you.”
Yeeun Lee nodded her head with those words.
I wonder if she didn’t know how to bow her head to herself, so she looked very embarrassed.
“Jihyuk… No, thank you so much for taking good care of my brother. Even though I had only heard the story, I could tell that Yuna-san’s devotion was not diluted at all, and that she really cared for her with all her might.”
“Well, that’s because I’m Jihyuk’s employee… .”
At that, Ye-eun smiled slightly.
“It would have been great if I could have met someone who was sincere like Yuna Yang, simply for the sake of being an employee.”
With those words, Yuuna seemed to have relaxed a bit.
I shrugged my shoulders at the next word I heard.
“That’s why I asked to meet like this to thank you for your hard work so far. Now you don’t have to listen to Jihyuk’s side. together… .”
Yeeun Lee nodded her head.
“Did you say 18 billion? By liquidating it with this incident… .”
“Come on, wait a minute!”
Lee Yu-na cut off Lee Ye-eun’s words with an urgent voice.
Her face was flushed red, and Yeeun Lee could easily recognize that it was because of anger and embarrassment.
“Wow, first of all, I have to repay the debt to Ji-hyeok, not him. And I didn’t even get paid that much. So, please do not talk about money.”
“… Are you okay?”
“yes. please.”
Ye-eun Lee, who looked at Lee Yu-na’s wide-eyed eyes, nodded as if she understood.
“Besides, Jihyuk is still not well. So, a little longer by my side… .”
“Yeah, that’s why I’m thinking of attaching a professional.”
Yuuna stopped talking for a moment.
Without aiming for that gap, Yeeun Lee said as if she was shooting.
“Maybe I am not sure about the people I personally selected, or that I am not qualified to compare with the Yuna Yang that Jihyuk personally picked… I’m sure you wouldn’t say that.”
“No, not like that.”
“Besides, that’s really rude… .”
Lee Ye-eun looked at Lee Yu-na slowly and said.
“Sometimes I’m a little worried about having an attractive kid like Yuna Yang right next to him.”
“Jihyuk is not like that! Me too!”
Lee Yu-na shouted in a voice that didn’t even know it.
Yeeun Lee nodded her head as if she knew that.
“Yeah, I was a little rude. I didn’t mean that.”
“then… !”
“I mean, in a nutshell. Miss Yuna.”
Yeeun Lee looked at her with sad eyes somewhere.
“How much does Yuna know about the child?”
“… yes?”
“No, how many people know more about that child?”
“What… .”
Lee Yu-na muttered as if she couldn’t understand Lee Ye-eun’s sudden mumble in a sad voice.
Weren’t the two brothers and sisters?
“What… ?”
“… I’m sorry, I said something.”
Yeeun Lee quickly smiled as if her previous appearance was a lie.
However, Lee Yu-na suddenly recalled a memory she had forgotten.
Come to think of it… Before in the kitchen of the orphanage.
At that time, didn’t Yoo Ji-hyeok say that he had a younger brother?
Brother… ?
“Anyway, what I wanted to say was this. Miss Yuna.”
Ye-eun Lee said quietly as if giving advice to Yu-na, who was lost in thought.
“what… Are you talking?”
“It just means you don’t have regrets like me.”
Yeeun Lee nodded her head.
“It will be too late once you know.”