“Well, thankfully, it’s not an adverse reaction related to Trait. It doesn’t seem like a cold either. If I had to say, it looks like a mild fever due to fatigue.”

Only after the opinions of the attending physician and several Trait studies specialists aligned did the family breathe a sigh of relief.

“I told you I wasn’t really sick…”

Toward Joo Tae-hyun, who mumbled in a completely cracked voice, Joo Yun-woo glared without being scary.

“Tsk. If only you couldn’t talk.”

“I’m sorry, Madam. I was so surprised, because he had a fever…”

“It’s alright, Madam. I would have been the same.”

“That’s right, honey. You did well. You did really well.”

Chairman Joo finally let out a sigh of relief. What else could he do? When the youngest says he’s sick, and even has a fever, the sky just turns yellow.

Just a Suppressant, even though they have money to burn, they almost lost the child because they didn’t even think to give him one. No matter how much time passes, there’s a scar that becomes more prominent rather than fading. For the family, Joo Tae-hyun collapsing was exactly like that.

However, Joo Tae-hyun suffered for about a week longer after that.

It was a mild fever, but because it didn’t improve easily, he went to get a comprehensive health checkup today. Fortunately, there was nothing wrong, and rather, the Trait/Phenotype-related figures were much more stable than before, so they even received a recommendation that it would be good to be more actively involved in external activities than now.

‘The figures have improved?’

‘Yes. Did you happen to come into contact with another Trait/Phenotype user at that event?’

Seo Baek-han’s name immediately came to mind. He even stroked his hair, but somehow he didn’t want to talk about it in front of his parents. Above all, he wasn’t only with him at the concert. …So, Joo Tae-hyun told a lie for the first time in his life.

‘…Well, it wasn’t really contact, more like a light greeting.’

‘Ah ha. So it seems like it helped. To explain vaccines simply, it’s ultimately injecting germs. It allows our body to develop resistance, learning how to fight through fake germs. I think that kind of process is necessary for the youngest young master as well. Meet people often, and in the process, encounter Trait/Phenotype users often. You can continue to be active like you are now.’

‘That’s… But…’

‘You can trust me. The more external activities you have, the fewer times you’ll be sick like this. The thing about comprehensive checkups is that you can’t say there’s no burden at all. You know, taking CT scans and poking around the body, if you get them too often, it can actually increase fatigue.’

‘…Hmm. I see what you mean. I guess growing our baby’s immunity includes this meaning too.’

‘That’s right, Chairman. Ah. And youngest young master. There are signs that your wisdom teeth are coming in, have you felt itchy at all?’

‘Wisdom teeth…?’

The doctor said it wasn’t yet at a level to discuss treatment, and if they grow straight, there would be no need to extract them later.

‘Of course, if they touch a nerve during the growing process, or if they grow crookedly and interfere with the space for other teeth to grow, or if they rot, then you’ll have to pull them out. But for now, you can just watch them.’

In the dental panoramic photo that the attending physician showed, a small tooth was visible at the very end of the even teeth. That thing, which seemed smaller than a fingernail, was said to be a wisdom tooth.

Wisdom tooth.

A tooth that erupts when you become an adult, despite not serving any purpose.

When he asked his parents why it had such a pretty name, they said they didn’t know the exact origin, but it was called a wisdom tooth because it grows around the time you learn about the emotion of love.

‘Mom was in so much pain. It didn’t even rot, but the process of breaking through the gums itself was so painful. But they say that feeling is similar to when you’re lovesick.’

‘……I see.’

‘Why are you scaring the child already? It’s a process everyone goes through, so there’s nothing to be afraid of. They say in English it’s called a ‘wisdom tooth’, so it must have a similar meaning everywhere. Meaning it comes out when you’re about to get smart. Hehe.’

‘Come to think of it, why did you suddenly get wisdom teeth? Did you meet someone you liked at the concert?’

His parents’ playful teasing was a bonus.

Joo Tae-hyun gently rubbed his lower left jaw, where he couldn’t feel anything yet. Then, as if it were a habit, he fiddled with his phone.

After deleting Seo Baek-han’s name from his search history, he typed in wisdom tooth. Then, in the dictionary, the word lovesickness appeared as a related search term.

A disease caused by desperately missing someone you have feelings for, not medically verified, accompanied by symptoms similar to a cold such as mild fever and flushing…

He thought that both wisdom teeth and lovesickness were heavy words that didn’t suit him, who was only twelve years old. Above all, didn’t he not even have someone he had feelings for yet? The boy was already overwhelmed and tired just thinking about how he would live in the future. …Or so he thought.

Joo Tae-hyun closed his eyes, burying himself deep in the seat. Thanks to the spacious back seat, he wasn’t uncomfortable at all even though he was sitting between his parents. Because he’s been feeling drowsy as soon as his head hits the pillow these days, Joo Tae-hyun fell asleep again before he knew it.

On the pale face of the boy reflected in the rearview mirror, a faint feverish blush was present.

Thirteen years old, early summer.

This year in March, Joo Tae-hyun entered a certain private middle school in Gwangjin-gu. It’s called a private middle school, but the entrance fee and tuition are at the level of a foreign university, so it’s a school that you can’t even set foot in unless you’re from a reasonably wealthy family.

In fact, Joo Tae-hyun wanted to go to an ordinary public school. However, he thought there was some truth in his parents’ words that his situation was not ordinary, and he also agreed with his Hyungs and older sister’s words that it would be good to be in an environment with many friends who could understand his special background since he had never experienced school life due to Emergence fever.

Above all.

Chat

Ah, my friend also came out of that school

The curriculum is said to be good

Work hard on your activities 🙂

AM 1:13

Seo Baek-han also said that this school wasn’t bad, so he gained courage.

The distance from the main house to the school wasn’t short, but since he promised to always have a driver accompany him when going to and from school, the slight distance wasn’t much of a problem. From the beginning, there weren’t many school candidates in Seoul that received the approval of the entire family.

Chairman Joo Il-wook, knowing how terrible the road conditions in Seoul are during commuting hours, was reluctant to the end, saying it would be a disaster if our baby got carsick. However, the advantage that it wasn’t too far from the DH Group headquarters as well as Director Yoo’s gallery to the school won everything. If something happened, any member of the family could rush over immediately, and although it shouldn’t happen, in case of an emergency, there were also many large hospitals around the school that could arrive within 20 minutes, so from the family’s perspective, there was no better option than this school.

His opinions weren’t all reflected, but Joo Tae-hyun was happy anyway. He was looking forward to the peer society he was experiencing for the first time, and he was also curious about what it would feel like to take classes with friends. He was excited even though he heard that the first grade classes might be boring because he had already learned everything.

He was so nervous the day before the entrance ceremony that he couldn’t even sleep.

It wasn’t in a bad way, it was a pleasant tension accompanied by excitement.

“Ooh. Joo Tae-hyun? I’m seeing him for the first time.”

“I know. He’s pretty good-looking too? He didn’t show his face, so I thought there was something wrong with him. Anyway, let’s hang out with us from now on. Don’t hang out with the nouveau riche and lower our status.”

However, that excitement didn’t last even half a day, or rather, it was completely shattered during the entrance ceremony.

When Joo Tae-hyun plucked up the courage to approach his friends slightly, everyone held up their phones to his face first.

“Tae-hyun, here. Here… Oh, I can upload this picture, right?”

It seemed like the kids here understood Joo Tae-hyun’s unique background. However, that was far from the duty that his family had emphasized or the privilege that Seo Baek-han had mentioned. A driver as well as a bodyguard sticking close, somewhat expensive consumables for a middle school student, a special credit card that an ordinary office worker couldn’t even get… Those kinds of things.

By Zephyria

Hello, I'm Zephyria, an avid BL reader^^ I post AI/Machine assisted translation. Mostly BL. Check my Ko-fi for more HSA chapters~

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