Academy Silver Gatekeeper

173 – One Round – 1

I heard that my son-in-law not only has a good heart but also good cooking skills.

Irina’s parents received the birthday award with tears in their eyes.

Well, seeing that she was eating well made me think she was doing well.

Since it was my birthday, I felt like I needed to do something more, so I even finished washing the dishes.

Then, her mother seemed to be deeply touched once again and patted her on the back.

If you leave something like this to Rina, she will eat the whole thing without leaving a single dish behind.

“Without even a joke, the dishes he broke will cost an entire apartment.”

What was your first thought when you heard that? I wish it was a joke.

How much money do you have to spend on food to pay for an apartment just for the cost of dishes?

But after hearing that, her father, who was bringing her dishes, added.

“Actually, it might be a little more than that.”

A thought comes to mind at this point. I wonder why they didn’t stop the bowl destroyer.

To that question, the two people gave a very concise and obvious answer.

“She insists on doing it herself, so how can I stop it?”

That is correct. What parents can break the stubbornness of their child?

Isn’t Irina the one who even earns the money for the broken dishes?

You can’t say anything when you make your own food and earn your own money.

Anyway, I cleaned up after everything and had a cup of tea.

I barely managed to stop myself from making dinner and left my parents’ house.

It’s your birthday, so why are you preparing someone else’s table? You have to spend every day.

“Oh. Seojin oppa, I think you got a really good score today?”

I just stared blankly at Lina who said.

I’m sorry, but my score was perfect from the first time we met.

Rather, he was asking why he was doing that because he was with you with this score.

“What are you going to do now? If you don’t have a plan, come with me…”

“I’m going to meet my teammates for dinner in the evening.”

After all, Koreans grow closer together by eating together.

We are originally close, but if we eat together, we can become closer.

We will continue to work together in the future, so it would be nice if we became closer.

“What. Then Kim Soo-hyun is there too.”

“Yes. Because Soohyun was on my team in the first place.”

“Me!”

Lina, can you please do me a favor and do some work for the country?

Even if an accident occurs every time, we treat it properly and make up for it with taxes.

If that’s the case, it’s right for you to work overtime every day.

“I want to join that team too.”

“… “What?”

“There’s no law that says you can’t join a clan just because you’re S-rank. So, I’m there too, where am I? Magic Tower? Okay. “I said I would go there and join your team.”

The thought that came to mind as soon as I heard that was-

Two S ranks per team? Would the country just watch that quietly?

It’s not like Han Ji-yoon or I were members of a clan first.

Are you crazy enough to change important talent from belonging to the country to belonging to a clan?

Even other clans will put a great check on the Mage Tower.

Even if that’s not the case, they give me subtle looks because of my presence.

Does that include an incredibly powerful being called Irina?

‘I guarantee that all other competing clans will go crazy and try to keep the Magic Tower in check.’

So I tried to say straight away that it wouldn’t work.

A kid who had no idea about a clan in the first place suddenly asks what kind of clan it is.

He added, “What are you going to do with your clan activities while ignoring the association’s orders?”

“It’s not fair! “I will continue to be by your side!”

“If anyone hears it, they’ll think they’re falling! Since we are in the same S rank, we meet occasionally, and we can see each other again when we go to work at the association! “If it falls right now, my neighbor lives just a stone’s throw away, so why should I regret it?”

Su-hyeon is staying at Kang Min-seong’s home by the river.

On the contrary, Lina is staying in a special residential area with me.

Even the distance is close, so it only takes 5 minutes to get from Irina’s house to mine.

No matter how much you say it’s a clan or team activity, it’s not something you do every day.

Rather, there will be more time to see and meet each other at the academy.

You didn’t say anything about that part at all, so why are you so obsessed with the team?

“Oh, I don’t know! I want to join that team too! It’s okay to be an honorary team member! Just let me in! Do it!”

“Why are you asking me that? “Am I the Mage Tower Clan Master?”

“That means if the Mage Tower Clan Master gives permission, you will be accepted as a team member, right?”

“That’s what I’m saying, but it definitely doesn’t mean it’s going to be like that. Please.”

Clan Master. It’s nice to see Kang Hana’s father fainting.

S rank coming into the clan? Of course, this is very welcome.

Even if the government looks at you with a harsh look and competing clans put all kinds of checks on you!

The benefits and social growth will be overwhelming.

However, if the S rank is Irina, the problem is slightly different.

Even the association can only control it through parents.

That too is ultimately a personal choice, and if you turn your eyes away, it will be a disaster.

At least the government is providing cover, so how are we holding on?

It is almost impossible for a clan to cover such a fearsome woman.

No matter how magical the tower is, it won’t be able to handle Irina’s power

“You mean I’ll be an honorary team member? “I don’t do any activities and just belong to the team!”

It’s so strange that you say you won’t work and have fun.

When she changes to a clan, the association she used to work well in can no longer give her work.

Surely she doesn’t want to be an honorary team member?

“If this continues, I will have no choice but to take the last resort…”

Lina, who was in the middle of talking, suddenly closed her mouth and swung! She does and turns her head.

I suddenly looked away to see why this was happening, but nothing happened?

“… Oh. “I heard you’re a real witch.”

“Huh?”

“They say it comes like a ghost.”

Almost at the same time as Rini said-

“Examiner!”

Soohyun is crying from far away! And then something running came into view.

Literally, it’s really ‘crying’. In an instant, in front of me and Rina.

No, more accurately, he quickly got in between me and Lina.

“Are you done with your work?!”

“Huh. Well done. More than that, what’s happening here all of a sudden? “We’ll meet in the evening anyway.”

“I know, right. “We’re going to meet in the evening anyway, so why bother bothering him already?”

Rina is quietly provoking Suhyeon from the side.

But Soohyun seemed to be asking where the dog was barking. No, it’s like asking if a cat is meowing.

I completely ignored Lina and grabbed her hand.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“What? Hey. “I was the one who caught the mole, so why are you saying you had a hard time with Seojin?”

“So, you went through a lot of hardship. “She must have been under a lot of stress from looking after Irina, who was in trouble.”

“No?!”

That’s right. I was stressed, Lina.

“However…”

Suhyun, who was standing next to me and watching Rina, suddenly tilts her head.

Then, he started circling around me and even started smelling me.

“Suhyun? “What’s wrong?”

“… “It’s strange.”

“Strange? What’s strange?”

“Examiner, I keep smelling like this woman.”

Shocking-

For a moment, I trembled without realizing it. I have to keep a poker face, damn it.

I will tell Suhyun someday. There can be no eternal secret.

However, I decided that now was not the time and that it was premature.

Just recently, I had an affair with Soo-hyeon and also had a meal with her family.

And then you tell me right away that you did it again with another woman not long after that?

It would be better to secretly tell Suhyeon later, when she is in a good mood.

‘Or if Lina wasn’t by my side, she would have said something.’

First, I laid out the words I had in mind to overcome the current situation.

“That? Today is Lina’s mother’s birthday her her her her. So I guess it’s because she’s nearby to get ready together?”

“It’s your birthday.”

Soohyun asked back and then turned her gaze to Lina.

“Please tell me congratulations.”

“Huh?”

“To your mother. “Happy birthday.”

“Uh… Huh. I’ll tell you. It’s a bit sudden, though.”

It’s nothing else but a congratulatory message for my parents’ birthday.

No matter how much Lina is, she can’t say ‘I don’t like it?’

In any case, Su-hyeon’s reaction wasn’t bad, so I felt a little relieved…

“But. Examiner. Why do you call me Lina and not Irina?”

“Huh?”

… Ah. Shit. I made a mistake.

*

Reena. It is certainly. Definitely Lina, she said.

The name is not Irina like before. It’s also very friendly.

Remembering that part, Kim Soo-hyun unconsciously bit his lip.

Baek Seo-jin hoped that she would be the only person who treated her in a friendly manner.

Others. At least I didn’t want to see that happen to other women.

Especially this woman standing right next to me, Irina!

“But. Examiner. Why do you call me Lina and not Irina?”

“Huh?”

Baek Seo-jin’s expression stiffens at Kim Soo-hyun’s words.

He quickly blinked a few times and then parted his lips as if it was nothing.

“Ah. That’s right, Suhyun. That…”

“Because I decided to call it that from now on.”

The answer came not from Baek Seo-jin, but from Irina.

“What now…”

“Pretend you didn’t hear anything. Seojin oppa and I decided to do that. “I’ll call it easy.”

Upon hearing those words, Kim Soo-hyun’s expression hardens in an instant.

Baek Seo-jin, who was quite surprised thanks to this, tried to quickly intervene, but-

“Oppa Seojin. My brother is out. “If you don’t want to get lost.”

He cut it like a knife saying that this is something that he and Kim Soo-hyun will solve.

I had no choice but to step back because Irina was pushing me away with her expression.

“… “You can’t believe it, right?”

“What do you mean it’s not?”

“You came into Korea today. “Is this really a lie?”

“Huh. Actually, it came in yesterday.”

Irina’s massive bomb drop follows.

Regardless of whether Baek Seo-jin was shocked or not as to what she was doing, she continued to speak.

“I came in yesterday, but why today… ” .”

“Look at this. Why do you act innocent? I heard you already did it all. Why did you come yesterday and just rest? What you and Seojin did together. “I did it with you yesterday too, this is it.”＜ Br﹥

“…”

After hearing that, Kim Soo-hyun’s eyes sparkle with anger.

“Mr. Irina.”

I forcibly resist the urge to add ‘foot’ after ‘seed’.

Kim Soo-hyun said, trying to swallow her burning anger.

“Let’s spar with me, seriously, once.”

“It’s what I hoped for.”