Chapter 132 – GOY 132
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He had said that if Joo Seung-hyuk’s feelings didn’t change even after this semester, he would wear a couple ring. That meant more than simply wearing matching rings; it meant becoming actual lovers.
Suddenly, a wave of regret washed over him regarding that choice. Could I really handle this obsessive yandere…
“Our schedules are the same?”
“Yes. I matched mine with yours, Hyung. Did I do a good job?”
Joo Seung-hyuk gave a beaming smile and wrapped his arms around my waist. Looking up at me with sparkling eyes, his expression left me speechless.
He looked just like a puppy wagging its tail, pleading, ‘Praise me!’ When he looked at me with those eyes, I couldn’t bring myself to scold him even if he had caused a massive disaster.
“Yeah. You did well…”
I stroked his hair. Well, if our schedules overlap, it’s better since I won’t have to wait alone during free periods…
“But is it okay? You [unauthorized copy]didn’t force yourself to take a lecture you hate just to match mine, did you?”
“No. It was a lecture I wanted to take anyway.”
“Then that’s a relief. Ah, I should head out now.”
At the Esper Academy, it was tradition to wear uniforms all day on the first day of the semester, regardless of whether the class was theory or practical training. As I checked the time and hurried to fasten the buttons of my uniform, Joo Seung-hyuk stood up and took my hand.
“I’ll do it for you.”
“No, it’s fine. I just need to close the buttons.”
“What if you make a mistake and a button you like falls off? You can’t be crying on the first day of school.”
“…….”
The thought briefly crossed my mind that maybe it was finally time to confess that I wasn’t a button maniac, but I kept my mouth shut.
Joo Seung-hyuk probably knew anyway. He was likely just doing this because he found it fun to tease me.
While I remained silent, Joo Seung-hyuk fastened the buttons of my uniform all the way to the top.
“It looks good on you.”
“Thanks. You look great too.”
Joo Seung-hyuk always looked stunning in the black Esper Uniform. Actually, he looked great in anything. Even if I were to go back to the day of the freshman welcome party, I would probably end up telling him he was handsome.
“Shall we go?”
“Yeah.”
We left the house hand in hand.
From the moment I realized the original plot, I had always dreaded this moment.
But now, even though today was the day <The Swamp of the Guide> officially began, I wasn’t afraid. Even though I was with the man who kills Lee Yeon-soo in the original story, I felt a strange sense of relief instead.
What exactly was I relieved about?
The fact that even if Joo Seung-hyuk felt a fateful attraction to someone else as per the original plot, he didn’t seem like he would kill me? Or was I finding solace in the fact that his obsession was unlikely to vanish suddenly?
Despite how hard I had tried to escape from him, I didn’t know what this feeling was…
My own heart was in turmoil. I didn’t know what to call this emotion…
A black sedan entered the main gate of the Esper Academy.
Has it been two months…?
It felt like it had been much longer since I last came to school. A lot had happened during the break.
“Do you like being back at school?”
“Yeah. You?”
“I like anything as long as I’m with you, Hyung. I don’t want to be apart from you for a single second.”
So he doesn’t actually like the school. Still, it’s a relief he didn’t say he wanted to destroy it.
Unlike usual, Joo Seung-hyuk parked the car in the West Wing parking lot, where the Guide lectures were held.
“Seung-hyuk-ah, you’re parking here…?”
“Yes. We’re going to my place together after the lecture. It’s more convenient to park here.”
He declared that we would be returning together. He had just put a definitive seal on something we had previously only agreed upon tacitly.
“Why? Do you dislike it?”
Joo Seung-hyuk quietly searched my eyes. His pitch-black pupils wavered cautiously, as if he were worried I might say no.
“No. Why would I dislike it?”
“You don’t?”
The corners of his eyes crinkled. I thought his eyes were quite sharp, but seeing him smile like that, he was nothing but a puppy. Seeing him so happy made me feel good too.
Besides, I didn’t actually have a strong desire to stay in the dormitory. I liked being with Joo Seung-hyuk right now.
“Yeah. I just thought it might be inconvenient for you if we parked here.”
“It’s not inconvenient at all.”
Joo Seung-hyuk shook his head, gripping my hand tightly. Looking into those black eyes staring intently at me, I felt certain once again.
Just because the second semester had started, it didn’t mean Joo Seung-hyuk’s heart would change.
“Let’s get out. You’ll be late if you have to go to the East Wing.”
“I don’t care if I’m late.”
I care… I didn’t want Joo Seung-hyuk to be late because of me.
“Still, you can’t be late on the first day.”
“Alright. If that’s what you want, I guess I have no choice.”
Joo Seung-hyuk kissed my cheek and unbuckled my seatbelt.
The moment he stepped out of the car, he gripped my hand firmly. He really doesn’t want to be apart for a second.
Standing among the students in white uniforms, Joo Seung-hyuk’s presence in the black uniform was even more striking. However, everyone pretended not to notice and walked past busily, until one person shouted my name loudly.
“Yeon-soo seonbae!”
Kim Joon ran toward me with a bright smile. The moment I saw him, my heart sank.
“Joon-ah…”
“Seonbae, it’s been a while.”
“It has been a while.”
“I was worried because I couldn’t get in touch with you during the break.”
“Sorry. My phone was broken. But… did you get taller?”
Kim Joon had become remarkably more manly. He seemed a bit taller, and his already good physique had become even more toned.
The fresh-faced look from the first semester had vanished, and he had become a handsome man. I thought he was good-looking back then, but now even the aura he radiated was sophisticated.
I realized why the main story officially began in the second semester in the original work.
Since Kim Joon had become this handsome, it was only natural that Joo Seung-hyuk’s gaze would linger on him.
His appearance, which had already been Joo Seung-hyuk’s type, had evolved even further into his style. It was as if he were tempting him, asking, ‘How could you not fall for this?’
“I grew 2cm. I gained weight too. That’s why the uniform is a bit small.”
“It’s probably muscle, not fat. Did you work out?”
“Yes. I decided to aim for Combat Guide, so I have to work hard.”
I could feel a refreshing energy coming from Kim Joon. I should have been cheering on a Hubae striving for his dream, but an unknown anxiety enveloped my entire body.
I slowly turned my head to look at Joo Seung-hyuk.
Joo Seung-hyuk was looking at Kim Joon. Seeing the face of the main uke filling those black eyes—which until now had held no one but me—made my heart drop.
Why, why are you looking at him…?
I stepped firmly on his foot. At that, Joo Seung-hyuk looked at me with a somewhat surprised expression. Naturally. I was a hundred times more surprised than he was.
‘Lee Yeon-soo, what are you doing! How dare you get dirt on the Obsessive Madman’s shoes! Are you out of your mind!’
“S-sorry. My foot slipped.”
“Is that so?”
It was a clumsy excuse even to my own ears, but Joo Seung-hyuk didn’t get angry.
“Yeah. We’ll be late. You should head to the East Wing.”
“Yes. I will.”
Joo Seung-hyuk kissed my cheek and walked toward the East Wing.
As I watched his retreating figure with an uneasy heart, Kim Joon spoke to me.
“Seonbae, there’s something I want to say…”
“Lee Yeon-soo!”
But before Kim Joon could finish his sentence, Kang In-ho ran over calling my name.
It was the first time I’d seen that guy look so urgent. Was something wrong?
“In-ho-ya, what’s wrong? Did something happen?”
“You, what’s your first lecture?”
“Me? Introduction to Gate Law.”
“Me too, let’s go together.”
“Huh? Oh, okay.”
Did he run all this way just to attend a lecture together?
It was strange, but I nodded for now.
“Joon-ah, see you later.”
“Ah, yes. Seonbae!”
While I was waving to Kim Joon, Kang In-ho spoke as if urging me.
“Lee Yeon-soo, let’s go.”
“Yeah.”
It seemed he really had something to say.
I followed Kang In-ho. However, he didn’t say a word the entire way to the classroom.
Did he just want to walk to the classroom with me? But he was too quiet for that to be the case.
“In-ho-ya, did you have a good break?”
“Yeah.”
When I asked a question to break the awkward silence, I received a one-word answer.
In the end, he didn’t say anything significant until we reached the classroom.
Why on earth did he call me?
From 6 PM, there was an opening general assembly for the Guide Department in the grand auditorium. I heard the Esper Department was holding theirs in the auditorium of the KR Building.
Actually, until I came to school today, I had no intention of attending.
I’ve never been one to enjoy such gatherings, and while it might have been different as a freshman, I wondered if there was any need to participate in the second semester of my second year.
However, the Student Council President personally visited and asked me to attend, so I couldn’t possibly decline.
When I was facing nationwide criticism over the incident with Aaron, the Student Council had taken my side, prepared to be hated themselves. When I told them I wanted to repay them, they told me it was only natural and instead worried about me.
So, attending a mere opening assembly was something I could certainly do.
When I explained the situation, Joo Seung-hyuk surprisingly gave his permission easily.
Though he did add the condition: ‘Don’t drink alcohol.’
But even if Joo Seung-hyuk hadn’t said it, I had no intention of drinking.
Alcohol is my enemy.
However, contrary to my will, a problem immediately arose.
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