LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 90 - Was this the practice they meant? (1)
Chapter 90 Was this the practice they meant? (1)
Turning back time a little, right after Yu-jin and Seol Ha-yeon left the classroom for their mission.
A strange atmosphere lingered in the classroom.
It was mainly due to Shia and Alice.
-Gulp.
‘Yu-jin somehow managed to handle it well… but did he really leave again?’
‘Another showdown. No, is it going to be a power struggle?’
The cadets were simply scared.
The intense power struggle between the two that had just unfolded.
They feared that the fight, which Yu-jin had barely managed to mediate, might break out again.
And the ones under everyone’s watch.
Alice and Shia…
‘This is so awkward, I’m dying.’
‘What should I do? It’s too awkward!!’
They were surprisingly feeling awkward.
Earlier, during the power struggle.
Looking back on their fight.
Yu-jin lent me his clothes. He hugged me at the gate.
Hehe. I took a bath with Yu-jin. We’re going to the movies this weekend.
…When I said that, I was too heated to realize.
Thinking about it calmly now, those were quite embarrassing lines.
It was only natural that both of them felt awkward afterward.
‘It seems like I’m a girl who has fallen for Yu-jin…!!’
‘Does she think I’m completely smitten with Yu-jin?’
Their pride also contributed to the awkwardness.
After all, they had only known Yu-jin for two weeks.
Falling in love in two weeks? Ha. No way.
I’m not that easy of a girl.
Thinking this way, they started to feel self-conscious and awkward, worried the other might misunderstand.
‘How could it be… Then again, if I had spent two weeks looking at his face every day, it’s understandable.’
‘Is that the hypnosis? When he smiles with that face, it’s like hypnosis.’
The others thought, ‘There’s no helping it, it’s like being hit by an 8-ton truck,’ but anyway.
The awkwardness between the two was finally resolved when the class began.
“For today’s class, hmm, what did Ha-yeon teach last week….”
-Swish.
[Miss Shia. I’m sorry about earlier. I was just happy about Yu-jin lending me his clothes and wanted to brag.]
When the substitute instructor, who had hurriedly run in, began the lecture.
A piece of paper slid over from the side of the desk.
It was a note from Alice to Shia.
A faint smile appeared on Shia’s lips.
‘If we have another power struggle, Yu-jin will be troubled. Let’s just move on.’
[It’s okay. I was being childish too. Let’s forget it happened.]
[Thank you, Miss Shia.]
‘For Yu-jin’s sake, I can lower my head first. After all, we are comrades of the Solipdan.’
A smile spread across Alice’s lips too.
It was typical of them to fight and reconcile over Yu-jin.
-Swish.
[Anyway. So, do you like Yu-jin?]
[Me? I only see Yu-jin as a fellow Solipdan member. For now.]
[I see. For the record, he’s just a guy friend to me. If he begged me to date him, I might consider it.]
Next was a mutual test of feelings.
Thanks to that, a soft atmosphere flowed between them.
[Then… What do you think of Ninomiya?]
-Frozen.
The peaceful atmosphere was quickly shattered.
The last candidate among those who liked Yu-jin, Ninomiya Aika.
The name of the world’s strongest person had come up.
[That woman? Unlike us, she seems like she would be overly enthusiastic, doesn’t she? Honestly, she looks a bit easy. I understand falling for him in two weeks.]
[I think so too. If she didn’t see him as a man, she wouldn’t be living with him.]
Shia and Alice’s eyes narrowed.
A strange sense of deja vu was a bonus.
‘What is this? I didn’t notice when I was alone, but being with her gives me a strange sense of deja vu.’
‘I feel like Ninomiya might step in and steal Yu-jin away….’
It was a similar feeling to when they first saw Yu-jin.
When the two quarreled over Yu-jin…
They felt certain that Aika would step in and monopolize Yu-jin.
For some reason, both felt an inexplicable urgency.
[By the way, did you know? Ninomiya left the front door open the other day and wore revealing underwear….]
[Oh, so that’s where the swimsuit Haru was wearing came from?]
[We’ve experienced so much together during the day. Can you imagine what happens at the dorm?]
[No way. There’s definitely something going on.]
Thus, the investigation narrowed.
The hidden shady aspects of Aika slowly surfaced.
[She might have tried to seduce him in a naked apron.]
[Isn’t that a bit too much? What kind of woman does that?]
[You haven’t seen it, Miss Shia. There could be even more revealing things. Like a string swimsuit… a swimsuit that looks like this.]
[Who would wear such a crazy outfit? It would dig into the crotch.]
[Actually, Yu-jin chose those clothes. He’s so naive that he probably didn’t realize how revealing they were and just picked them randomly.]
-Frozen.
‘Hehe. Yu-jin… No. Even so, this is too much. How could anyone wear such perverted clothes.’
[Even if he picked them, there’s no way Ninomiya would wear them. She’s not an AV actress.]
[Did you forget? Ninomiya is Japanese! From a country full of perverted manga! She would wear such clothes without a second thought!]
Alice sharply criticized Aika’s attire.
It wasn’t something a ‘pupil’ expert from the UK should say, but it was certainly convincing.
Shia, who was wavering, finally conceded.
[I don’t know much, but if you’re so sure.]
[Yes. So, when Yu-jin comes, we need to ask him. Does he like that woman? If not, did she do anything weird?]
Thus, Alice announced her plan to hold an inquiry.
They had let it slide last time…
But this time, Shia was on her side.
This time, they would get the truth from Yu-jin.
It was why they called Yu-jin as soon as he returned to the classroom.
“Yu-jin. Sit here for a moment.”
“Let’s have a talk.”
“…?”
Golden eyes widened momentarily.
Yu-jin was just puzzled.
He was here to talk about the gate practice, expecting a scolding.
But before he could even bring it up, the atmosphere already seemed punitive.
It was no wonder he couldn’t grasp the situation.
But… only for a moment.
Once he realized what was happening, chills ran down his spine.
‘What is this? Did I do something wrong? This isn’t going to end with just a scolding!’
What? Sit here for a moment. Let’s talk?
Isn’t that the number one phrase married men fear the most, according to FXX?
An instinctive sense of crisis washed over Yu-jin.
He began to search for what he might have done wrong.
Was it because of the gate?
No. They couldn’t have heard about that already.
Was it because he skipped class for the mission?
They’re not the kind to scold me for being dragged away by the Chairman.
‘…What is this? No matter how much I think about it, I haven’t done anything wrong.’
Having no guilty conscience made it even scarier.
Some might say being innocent isn’t enough,
[Hehe. Yu-jin. Did you have fun with Kkong?]
[Yeah~ Hic. That guy was having a hard time after catching a necromancer. I stayed with him for three days and nights. Drank so much I can’t even remember….]
[Do you even remember our wedding anniversary yesterday?]
[Huh.]
Married Yu-jin knew.
If you know what you did wrong, at least you can apologize.
I wouldn’t even be able to recover if I didn’t know what I was being blamed for.
-Shiver shiver.
‘Alice was angry for almost a week back then… She finally forgave me after ten hypnosis sessions.’
My hands trembled in fear.
Unlike when I was half-jokingly freaked out about Seol Ha-yeon’s underwear, this was truly terrifying.
It was a natural reaction as a married man.
“What’s wrong? I told you to sit down.”
“Yeah. We have plenty of time until the next class. Let’s take it slow….”
“…….”
-Clench.
I clenched my teeth.
My hands were tightly gripped, with my nails digging into my palms.
A spark of determination flashed in my golden eyes.
And then, Yu-jin…
-Boom!!!
“I’m sorry!!!!!”
He quickly chose to surrender unconditionally.
He bowed his head so hard it almost cracked the floor.
It was a powerful bow.
“Yu, Yu-jin!? What’s wrong!!?”
“Are you okay?! I heard the floor cracking just now.”
“I don’t know what I did wrong, but I’m really sorry for everything, including that!!!”
-Bang bang bang bang.
He even pecked at the floor like a woodpecker.
If the Chairman saw, he might say, ‘Three Kneelings and Nine Kowtows…?’ with a sense of despair.
The effect was clear.
-Murmur murmur.
“What? What’s wrong with Yu-jin?”
“Did he do something wrong… There’s no way that decent guy would.”
“Did they pick another fight with him? Gaslighting?”
“Oh my. They’re making him do that in front of everyone. Scary, scary.”
Public opinion quickly flowed in Yu-jin’s favor.
It was an unexpected turn of events for Alice and Shia.
They only wanted to talk, but why was he acting like this?
It made them seem like the real villains.
“We’re not trying to blame you for anything, so get up quickly! What are you doing, embarrassing yourself like this!”
“Does it hurt? Should we go to the hospital….”
“I must have forgotten something because I’ve been so busy lately! I’m really sorry!!”
-Murmur murmur.
“Oh my. Helping with an A-rank gate, dealing with terrorism. And helping with Vietnam’s liberation, just because he forgot something?”
“Indeed, a second-generation chaebol. Scary, scary.”
“I didn’t see Alice that way, but she is British after all.”
“……This isn’t about that! Get up quickly, you idiot!!”
“Why is Britain even coming up here!?”
Surrounded by Yu-jin, it looked like they were the bad ones, no matter how you looked at it.
* * *
I, who banged my head without thinking, because my wives seemed angry.
But…
“So, you’re asking if the master wore strange clothes?”
“Yes. We just wanted to ask that, but you….”
“My face is still burning….”
In hindsight, it really wasn’t something to apologize for.
They were just asking if anything happened with the master.
…Still, this concerns the master’s dignity.
Should I give some cover?
“There’s no way. The master is a woman too. Naked apron? Why would she wear something like that?”
“You can be honest, Yu-jin. I’m sure I saw an unnecessarily sexy apron….”
“I, Seo Yu-jin, cannot lie until the hypnosis is lifted. The master never wore a naked apron.”
I simply denied it with hypnosis.
…Although it was a wordplay saying she wasn’t completely naked.
I lifted the hypnosis right after I said it.
No one else would know.
Alice was at a loss for words.
“No way….”
“See? No matter how much it’s Ninomiya, she wouldn’t wear something so perverted. That’s something you’d only see in adult videos.”
“…….”
‘Well, she did wear something even more revealing than that.’
I was also at a loss for words. Anyway.
Taking advantage of the moment, I spoke up.
It would be dangerous if the topic of the master’s clothes continued, so I tried to change the subject before that.
“Besides that, I actually have something to apologize for.”
“What else? If you apologize for something trivial again, I’ll really get mad….”
“You’ll now have to go on gate strategy practice once a week. One-on-one with me.”
“……What?”
I explained quietly.
The promise of S-rank gate strategy practice with Kkong.
It was a good opportunity, so I recommended you, but they forced gate practice to make sure you can handle yourselves.
I’ll be doing it four days a week. You’ll be doing it once a week.
“Sorry. I was going to surprise you, but it turned out like this….”
“I’m fine with it! I’m already looking forward to practicing with Yu-jin!”
“Hehe. I was planning to go on gate practice with you anyway. This works out well.”
Surprisingly, they weren’t angry at all.
They even asked if they could do it more, saying once a week wasn’t enough.
…My wives are so diligent, I’m falling for them.
They’re still freshmen, but they’re already so eager.
I’m falling for them.
“That’s a relief. Well then, please take care of the practice from now on.”
“Yes! I’ll be counting the days!”
“Look forward to it. I’ll show you a cool side of me.”
Anyway. The gate strategy practice issue was resolved without much fuss.
Well. It might be a bit dangerous for my wives with their current skills…
But the number one clan in Korea, the Cheonhwa Clan, will be cooperating.
There shouldn’t be any big risks.
I’ll just enjoy the dates, trusting the clan seniors…
* * *
The next day.
-Mutter mutter.
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“This is practice, it’s just practice….”
“…….”
What are the seniors thinking, making it a sex education practice instead of strategy practice.