Academy Silver Gatekeeper

161 – Night With the Witch – 1

If you were to ask Seojin Baek to tell you about the good things about belonging to the Academy, this is what he would say.

It is said that it is now possible to use monthly leave without worrying about what others think. Okay. Just like today!

It was Kim Soo-hyun who happened to make Friday a public lecture.

Since the wish rights overlapped, Baek Seo-jin also willingly decided to use the monthly car.

Both as an Academy judge and as an S-class member.

“Hey, Chairman. That… About Soohyun. I’d like to tell you and hear your opinion…”

It’s not anyone else, but Kang Min-seong’s beloved granddaughter.

So, with a slightly worried mind, I tried to secretly tell him about the future.

But what came back was Kang Min-seong’s bright smile. And this was the answer.

“If it’s not harmful to Suhyun, you and Suhyeon should talk about it alone. Aren’t we all adults? But I don’t know if you’re asking me about what happened between the two, Examiner Baek Seo-jin.”

It was Kang Min-seong who patted Soo-hyeon on the shoulder, saying to take good care of her.

With tacit permission and consent, Baek Seo-jin was finally able to win over her heart.

Okay. As you said, they are both adults, so why do they keep getting strangely worried?

“Examiner!”

In front of me, Kim Soo-hyun is waving his hands and smiling brightly.

Baek Seo-jin, who saw that, smiled and approached her side.

“You look pretty today.”

“Yes, is it pretty? Really?”

“Huh. Much more than usual.”

I can definitely feel that they gave me a lot of strength because it was an important day.

Wearing makeup that I don’t usually wear, a light pink blouse and a black skirt.

The atmosphere, which had been a bit subdued, had transformed into a lively one today.

“Examiner, examiner. “This is my first time going around without those bodyguards!”

It was a time when I was very lacking in ability. Anyway, because I was a person by the river.

Because she needed safety more than anything, bodyguards were always on standby around her.

Kim Soo-hyun also knew that it was not overprotection.

She simply accepted that she was too weak and worthless.

However, the shield also became a barrier that distanced oneself from the world.

But that won’t happen anymore. There is someone more reliable than a hundred or a thousand bodyguards.

He also saved Kim Soo-hyun several times from the clutches of the ‘elder’.

As a bonus, her skills are now such that she can easily suppress most villains.

“So you like it?”

“Yes. “I felt a little sorry because they always had to follow me wherever I went.”

Kim Soo-hyun doesn’t usually have an outgoing personality, so he stays quiet.

As I felt sorry for the security guards there, I became even more trapped.

Then, her original destiny was to be kidnapped by villains and even brainwashed.

“Hehe!”

But now she was smiling happily, hugging Baek Seo Jin’s side her her her her.

“The Hydrangea Festival is in full swing these days, Judge. “I really want to go!”

“Soohyun, do whatever you want. “Today is your day.”

I guess I got permission, and it’s not like I don’t have any intention.

Baek Seo-jin also wanted to see Kim Soo-hyun smiling brightly today.

The good thing about becoming S grade is that there are no restrictions on using national facilities.

Thanks to this, I was able to freely use portals that others would find expensive and their gums shaking.

Isn’t this an excessive benefit? Is it okay to use it to fulfill personal interests?

If you are aware of what S-class is, you cannot say such a thing.

This level of benefit is not even a benefit. If only we could keep it in the country.

“Welcome to Jeju Island.”

The portal administrator confirmed that the user was Baek Seo-jin and gave a greeting that was almost 90 degrees.

Since it is an S rank, it is a natural reaction to a person with a special ability who has been most active recently.

However, it was not an easy burden for Baek Seo-jin.

‘I want to say hello too. Wow, it’s uncomfortable.’

Always say hello first, or do the same even if you receive it first.

As Baek Seo-jin, who was one of these two, this kind of treatment was bound to be a bit unfamiliar.

Han Ji-yoon and Irina expressed the opinion that we should adapt.

“Oh, and. From now on, whenever I go out somewhere, I will either wear glasses, sunglasses, or a hat. Okay? Why? Of course, they’re afraid of causing trouble! Does this oppa think that people’s attention is so great?! “Once you experience it, you will know that this advice becomes your blood and flesh!”

Perhaps because it happened to be Jeju Island, the sunlight was a little stronger than other places.

Thanks to this, there is no problem even if you wear sunglasses openly.

“Suhyeon. How about me?”

“Cool! But, it’s also a little strange!”

“Suhyeon, do you want to use one too? “I prepared yours too, just in case.”

From Baek Seo-jin’s point of view, I really just bought one more pair of sunglasses.

It seems that it was received completely differently by Kim Soo-hyun.

His eyes widen and his hands tremble as he stands holding his sunglasses.

“The examiner thought of me again…”

“… Soohyun?”

“Okay, I’ll use it well! Examiner! “I’ll keep this forever!”

No, you don’t have to keep it forever. Please don’t keep it.

Kim Soo-hyun doesn’t know whether he knows Baek Seo-jin’s true feelings or not.

The man and woman headed to the place where the hydrangea festival was in full swing, holding hands and walking around slowly.

There were no particularly great events or overwhelming scenic beauty.

However, Baek Seo-jin liked this calmness the most.

Every day, we go through screenings, training, and even fights with villains and monsters.

There is nothing better than this to soothe a mind and body that was tired knowingly or unknowingly.

If you look at Kim Soo-hyun, who keeps looking at you and smiling.

She realized that she was smiling along with that smile without even realizing it.

Seeing a world full of flowers, gathering together and laughing with happy people.

After standing in the middle of that world and seeing it again in one photo.

“Suhyeon.”

Baek Seo Jin sat down to rest for a moment and carefully parted his lips from hers.

“Well, I have one question to ask.”

To be honest, I thought a bit about whether I could really ask this.

If you do it wrong, it can be seen as taking people’s feelings lightly.

I couldn’t help but worry about what I would do if I got hurt emotionally.

“Suhyun, I know very well that you like me very much. I’m so thankful and it feels good. However… Well, if you think about it a little, it’s a bit like that, isn’t it? So what I mean is this. Likeability and favor can be confused. Soo-hyeon, you probably haven’t thought about it like that, but it’s different when we meet again.”

Something that Baek Seo-jin has been worrying about and keeping in mind since before.

Could it be that his actions caused Kim Soo-hyun to misunderstand and ignite a huge fire?

Maybe she, being a little immature, misunderstood her favor as her crush her her.

The concern was that if such a misconception turned into a problem later on, it would hurt everyone.

“This is what the examiner said. “The reason I like the examiner is because I am mistaking my gratitude for the examiner’s favor.”

“If I had to compare it, it would be like that. Oh, of course, I don’t necessarily think that way…”

“Is that a problem?”

In fact, Kim Soo-hyun continued speaking casually.

“I like the examiner because he treated me well. Because we are human, we have no choice but to do that. And if the examiner had only wanted to do me a favor, he would have pushed me away in some way. Instead of giving me room like now.”

Baek Seo-jin thought about her words for a moment and eventually nodded.

Okay. As Kim Soo-hyun said, if she really was doing herself a favor,

If she didn’t have the slightest interest in Kim Soo-hyun, she wouldn’t have come this far.

She saved it from the Elder and changed her fate, so she probably thought that was it.

She would have stepped back, satisfied with being just another red witch who thoroughly suppresses villains and monsters, rather than a red witch who kills and hurts innocent people.

“I know. Even if it’s not as much as I like the examiner, the examiner definitely likes me too. I can feel it. The examiner’s heart.”

Even though it’s different from when we first met, it looks so different.

Baek Seo-jin, who blinked for a moment at the change, eventually admitted defeat.

“And don’t worry. I told you back then. “I will never force you to choose.”

Kim Soo-hyun comes a little closer to the side and leans his head on Baek Seo-jin’s shoulder.

“I know why you keep doing this. Because the examiner is such a good person. She must be doing this because Irina is obsessed with her again.”

“Suhyeon. That…”

“I feel the same way, so I just want to hug the judge and tell him it’s mine. I don’t want them to even talk to me, let alone approach me. But it’s not like that. Because that doesn’t work. “The relationship between me and the examiner is not that deep yet, and that would only put the examiner in more trouble.”

Although Kim Soo-hyun is extremely wary and dislikes Irina getting close to Baek Seo-jin.

At the same time, he was also trying not to cross the line he had set.

I keep reminding myself that if I cross that line, it will be Baek Seo-jin who ultimately suffers.

“I’m more worried because Soohyun said that.”

“Yes? Why, why? Maybe I did something wrong…”

“No. The more I get to know Irina, the more I feel like she’s strangely childlike, but on the other hand, Suhyeon feels more mature. It’s the exact opposite of the atmosphere I first saw.”

“If… Is it bad? Even now, I’m acting a little foolish…”

No, no. There’s absolutely no need for that. Irina is enough to be tired.

Kim Soo-hyun ended up bursting into laughter as he tried to stop him by making urgent hand gestures.

“Shall we go back now?”

“Yes! Are you going to the hotel? If that’s the case, I’d rather…”

“No. Not a hotel. But not even your family’s villa.”

“Then…”

Kim Soo-hyun, who trails off, begins to secretly notice Baek Seo-jin.

I don’t think I’ll break my promise, but I’m still anxious.

I definitely got the promise, but I was just about to worry that Baek Seo-jin might have forgotten.

“Let’s go to my house.”

“… Uh, eh. “Huh?”

“He said he wanted to stay with me for one night. Let’s go to my house.”

It didn’t take long for Kim Soo-hyun’s face to turn bright red when he heard those words.

*

It was a night with the red witch.

Hotter than any other night.