50 – Korean Superhuman Specialized High School (4)
Unaffected by Yeowoon’s somewhat gloomy emotions of not being able to approach her brother, the theory lecture was followed by practical training.
Due to her complete lack of awareness caused by the unexpected situation, she couldn’t even realize how the class went, and the class time passed in the blink of an eye.
Finally, lunchtime arrived.
As soon as the bell rang, Yeowoon, ignoring the crowd of female students flocking around her, left the classroom with Teacher Park Sooyoung.
Her friends gathered around Yeowoon, who was staring blankly at them.
“Let’s go eat.”
One of her friends lightly tapped her shoulder while she stood still. But there was still no reaction.
“What’s wrong? Yeowoon?”
“Is something wrong?”
Only then did she come to her senses at the words of concern from her friends.
“Hmm… No, nothing. Yeah. Let’s go eat.”
Even though she was just standing still, somehow her exhausted body led her to the cafeteria, and Reyooun moved with her friends.
The size of the cafeteria was as impressive as the school itself.
The number of students attending the school was so large that it could accommodate them comfortably, unlike a typical high school. The building was quite large and spacious.
Even the menu was not simply a predetermined meal distributed to the students. They could order various types of food as much as they wanted.
And it was all free.
Of course, the tuition was expensive enough to cover that.
Reyooun was still not in her right mind even when standing in front of the kiosk to pick up the food voucher.
Not knowing what she was ordering, she randomly chose something and received the food at the counter before sitting with her friends.
But she was at the age when she was always hungry.
Reyooun, stomach growling, picked up her utensils.
In the distance, she noticed her brother, Yeoul, also having a meal.
He was sitting with people who seemed to be teachers.
No matter how much she looked, it seemed futile. She just couldn’t adapt to the fact that her brother was in this school.
Looking at her brother, not even sure if the food was going into her mouth or nose, she couldn’t help but be annoyed that he hadn’t told her he would be attending this high school.
This won’t do.
She took out her smartphone and contacted him.
[Brother]
[Why are you at Hancho High School?]
[Did you become a teacher?]
[Is this where you found a job?]
[Why didn’t you tell me anything?]
[I was surprised -_-]
Tap, tap, tap. She quickly sent multiple messages.
As if hoping that her brother would check right away, she stared at him intently, but he was completely focused on his meal.
Meanwhile, Reyooun’s friends, who had sensed something strange about her since earlier in the classroom, watched her absentmindedly eating her food, their gaze fixed in the distance.
Following their gaze and turning her head, she saw that the destination was none other than Yeoul. Confirming this, they exchanged a sinister smile.
Reyooun’s usual behavior.
She, who never even gave this much attention to a man.
And yet, she was interested in this man.
A silent communication exchanged through their gazes.
After that ended, the girl sitting next to Lyeowoon gently nudged his shoulder.
“Eek!”
She exclaimed.
“Ah!”
Lyeowoon, startled and dropping his spoon, looked at his friends who were laughing while soaked with amusement.
“What, what is it!”
Lyeowoon growled like a startled cat, but his friends were not bothered by such things.
“Why are you so surprised?”
“Lyeowoon, what were you doing?”
“You’ve seemed really absent-minded since earlier.”
“Uh, um…? No, it’s just that. I had something on my mind…”
“For something like that, you were staring somewhere intently.”
“Oh my, who was there to distract you so much?”
“Oh! It’s the new teacher, isn’t it?”
“Oh, the one who was supposed to be really handsome?”
Teasing Lyeowoon, his friends grabbed onto the tails of their words.
Even their expressions were undeniably mischievous.
“I thought Lyeowoon wasn’t interested in guys.”
“That’s not it, he just had really high standards.”
“He’s a sucker for good looks. So it was like that.”
“Well, it’s not like that!”
Lyeowoon tried to refute them in a strangely annoyed manner, but…
He couldn’t figure out why his brother was here in the first place.
He had impulsively claimed he was his brother after seeing the resemblance, but then he thought that there might be a possibility of causing harm to him.
“Or is it…?”
“But, he really is good-looking. There must be a reason why Lyeowoon was staring at him.”
“I said it’s not like that…”
It’s not like that, it’s because I’m his younger brother….
Unable to say such words, Ryoun could only utter words of denial.
In response to her lively reaction, her friends quietly giggled, saying that there is a taste of teasing.
Ryoun sighed, took a spoonful of food, and discreetly glanced at where her older brother had been, making sure not to get caught by her friends.
But suddenly, was he gone after finishing the meal?
Even though she checked her smartphone, hoping for a message, she sighed again when she found that there was no message and focused on her meal.
And there.
Someone who was attentively observing her.
A male student with an ordinary face and a vague impression.
* * *
After finishing a decent meal, she planned to take a walk and explore the school for the remaining time.
The place where his footsteps stopped without any clear destination.
It was a park in the middle of the city, with a surprisingly lush greenery, creating a cozy atmosphere that one could hardly believe was in downtown.
Just by breathing, it felt refreshing to the lungs.
Thinking that it was an excellent place for a walk, Yeoul strolled around the park.
Suddenly, the smartphone that had rung earlier crossed his mind.
He took it out to check.
The notification was from six text messages sent by Ryoun.
He quickly skimmed through it.
[So it happened.]
Leaving only those words, he put the smartphone back into his pocket.
Then, he attempted to continue walking.
“Huh…?”
A faint voice filled with surprise and astonishment could be heard from a distance.
Along with that, Yeoul couldn’t help but look in that direction due to the intense gaze.
What he saw was a group of female students wearing school uniforms.
He had tried to avoid them because they had bombarded him with questions earlier, causing quite a commotion.
Among them, one elf-like girl covered her mouth with both hands, her eyes widening as if she were very surprised upon seeing him.
Although it seemed like the first time they had met, Yeoul felt a faint sense of familiarity when he looked at her.
No way, it can’t be…
Muttering to herself, she slowly approaches Yeoul.
Seeing her suddenly walk somewhere as if being absorbed by something, her friends who were with her called out in confusion and tried to stop her, but she seemed to not hear anything and simply continued her approach towards Yeoul.
Finally, Yeoul and her meet face to face at a close distance.
She observed Yeoul’s face with wide eyes, as if unable to believe what she was seeing.
And then, her pupils became even larger.
Finally, confirming that her thoughts were correct.
“Yes, it’s you…!”
She says while tapping her feet in excitement.
“A while ago, I remember you said you didn’t have my contact information…!”
With a voice mixed with joy and surprise, a face vividly dyed with a pink flush, she shouts like that.
Along with that, a memory of his head brushing against hers.
Three months ago, when he was still being chased away by Leowoon.
Just like now, during a time when he was walking aimlessly on the streets, he met an elf.
He blushed and shyly asked for her contact information, but he refused due to the fact that it was not a lie and he really didn’t have her contact information.
She completely forgot about it, thinking it was not important, until now.
They met in this place, inside the park, while taking a walk.
“Yes, right…? It’s right, isn’t it…!”
When she thinks back, it seemed like the uniform she was wearing at that time was also the Hancho High School’s uniform.
The friends visible in the distance didn’t seem unfamiliar either, they seemed to be the children who were with her at that time.
He murmured that there are also coincidences like this.
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“Why… aren’t you saying anything….”
She asked, mistaking Yeoul’s silence for something else, feeling gloomy.
“I was just recalling some memories. Yes, I think it’s correct.”
“Yes, of course…!”
In response to his answer, she immediately brightened up and her eyes sparkled noticeably.
“Why didn’t you give me your contact information back then…? Was I not important enough to deserve your contact information…? No, more importantly, how are you here? Did you suffer a lot?”
He bombarded her with questions, not giving her a chance to respond.
“Just by looking at you not wearing the uniform, I don’t think you’re a student… then, are you a teacher? But I’ve never seen you before… Oh, you must be someone new?”
Was she always this talkative and inquisitive?
As I listened quietly to her words, not a sign of hesitation, I saw friends in the distance approaching this way.
Standing behind her, I hold onto each of her shoulders and shake her gently while speaking.
“Hey, why are you suddenly…going…?”
“Huh…? This person….”
The girls, remembering the whirlpool, immediately show surprised expressions upon seeing him.
“Right? The guy she introduced before!”
“It wasn’t an introduction!”
“Well, it’s not like I didn’t hear that there was no contact information. I said it all.”
“I said it’s not true…!”
As they continue to argue among themselves, Yeo-ul remains silent, simply observing the scene.