"Hello!"
"Ah, hello."
Surin Moon had her long blonde hair in a ponytail, and was wearing the uniform, setting an example as the student body president. To make sure that I wouldn't scan her body, I made strong eye contact.
"Do you mind if I sit here?"
"Oh, no, of course not. You can sit."
But suddenly joining seats?
Surin Moon naturally placed her clutch bag on the next seat and placed her jacket on the chair, not minding how flustered I was.
"You must like that drink, hm?"
"Excuse me?"
"The clair rose latte. The owner said that I'm the only one who orders it. He was going to get rid of it from the menu, but kept it for me. I'm glad that somebody else likes it."
"Ah…yes. I like it. It has an addicting spicy aftertaste to it."
"I know, right? I wonder why nobody else appreciates this."
slurrppp
It was cute to see her talk passionately about the drink after finishing her second one.
I wish I could give her the rest of mine, too.
★ Heroine Status
[Surin Moon]
– [ Friendliness : 25 ]
– [ Sexual Desire : 15 ]
– [ Hunger : 30 ]
– [ Tiredness : 70 ]
Her friendliness had raised 5 points since the last time. Why did it go up? I hadn't done anything.
"Sorry about the cafeteria earlier. I wanted to talk to you, but there was too much attention."
"No, sorry about that last time. I had no idea that you were the student body president."
"It's alright. Since we both made mistakes, we can let this pass."
Slide. Surin poked her head out and made eye contact. From the sudden closeness, I backed up.
"Wh…what's wrong?"
"So weird. I haven't seen you a lot, but everytime I see you, I feel comforted as if we have known each other for a long time."
"…"
'She has the right characteristics of a heroine.' was a good explanation for this.
I was glad that she felt familiar. It was easier for me to seduce her.
"Ah, then you can talk informally. I'm in first grade, hehe."
"Really? Then I will speak comfortably, you should too."
"Yes, president."
"I said comfortably. We are only 2 years apart."
"But still..how could I…"
Glare. She gave me a scary look.
"Follow me. noo-na."
"Nooo..naa"
"hhhh..I mean, hmph. Yes. Just like that. Call me noona. Surin noona is better."
"Okay, Surin noona."
"Kphhh"
Everytime I called her noona, she twisted her body as if she was some soldier who recently returned from base camp and was called oppa.
'Surin, why are you so damn easy…
Surin Moon was knocked out from the single word [Noona].
Had I ever made a woman smile with that word? I felt kind of proud of myself.
I saw Surin, who had her mouth covered to hide her smile.
Flash!
Then, I heard a camera flash from near the window.
When I looked over, I saw a guy in a long black coat running away.
"That bastard."
I got up to go after him.
"It's alright, Hoyeon. Sit.
"But why? He's a paparazzi. I will be able to get him if I chase now."
Even though I changed to magic, I should be able to catch a mortal.
"That guy is not a mortal. Even if you go after him, he will refuse to admit that he took pictures. I mean, he can't really do much with just a picture of me and a guy together, so it's fine."
Surin Moon already seemed to have accepted it.
"Non-mortals are stalking you? Does this happen a lot?"
"Yeah, I'm tired of keeping track. I'm not even a celebrity, I had no idea that I would be concerned about paparazzi."
Surin let out a sigh then sucked on the clair rose latte.
'The stalker incident should begin soon.'
The main event for Surin, 'The stalker incident,' should begin soon.
The main character solves this case and gets closer to Surin.
I already knew who the stalker was, but it was even before she had a stalker and I would get called a crazy person if I stepped in now without evidence.
"Anyways, I saw your 1 on 1 match. You were pretty skilled."
"What? How did you see that?"
"It was uploaded on everyday. I guess they did it without your permission."
It was not my concern that my video was uploaded on everyday. What mattered was the 'stalker incident.'
I had to take part in the 'stalker incident.' Not in the beginning, but when Surin is having a hard time.
It was sorry to say this, but seducing her becomes easier that way.
"…well, that's okay. Hey, umm noona, by the way.."
"Yes?"
"If you need help, let me know right away. I will help you no matter what. As you saw, I have some things I can do."
"Haha. Okay. Thanks."
Surin was looking at me like a big sister looking at her baby brother. I was a little embarrassed.
"I will go then, Surin noona."
"Okay, take care. Oh, wait!"
Surin grabbed something from her bag and handed it to me.
"Give me your number."
*
Everyday.
It was an online community that all the students of the academy used.
Information about a skilled student, guilds, new dungeons and more were shared among the students.
There was a forum as well, and a post from Wednesday night flipped out everyone.
[URGENT NEWS! STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT HAVING DATE WITH A GUY?]
The post only had a picture.
Surin had her mouth covered to hide her smile and a guy was smiling next to her.
It seemed like a couple on a date.
The post got over 500 likes and was on the top of the lists.
[I mean, it doesn't make sense that she is single.]
[What boyfriend? There was a similar photo last time and he was just in the student body club with her.]
[No no, that was because he was ugly. Look at this guy. This is why you play within your league. FML]
[DIE DIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIE]
The insignificant post threw an asteroid in the community forum and spread like a virus.
[URGENT NEWS! THE IDENTITY OF THE MAN IS FOUND]
[Who is it? Model? A celebrity?]
[Victoria Academy newbie Hoyeon Lee of the A class. He is in the same class as I am!]
[Fuck, a first-year? Even I, in the second level never got to even talk with Surin. I should teach him some respect tomorrow.]
[Isn't Hoyeon Lee the guy with the golden eyes from that 1 vs 1 video? He seemed super strong.]
[Message was deleted.]
[LMFAO. He ran just like that.]
Hoyeon Lee.
From the last exam, the teachers and Alice had noticed this new prodigy, but the rest of the students still were not aware of him.
The video of battling Lucy one on one was posted, but few knew who he was.
[Hoyeon Lee is the guy who was ranked level 5 but was able to defeat the level 7 scrap monster in one go.]
[What? Why would a level 5 be able to be in the A class?]
[Apparently he broke level 7. If it's not that, then what would be impossible for him, being the boyfriend of the granddaughter of the chairman?]
[Seriously, this is unfair. He is hot, skilled…I feel like a loser.]
[But above all, the fact that he's dating Surin Moon makes me feel the worst.]
[I agree. He has got everything.]
The most surprised people were the first year level A class students.
"Hey, did you see everyday? Apparently Hoyeon Lee is dating the student body president."
"What? For real?"
The class A was louder than usual this morning.
One guy let out his anger.
"What does Hoyeon Lee have that I don't?"
"Are you seriously asking? With his kind of features, he doesn't have to work a day in his life."
"…"
From the blunt fact that a female student shouted out, the guy with a sad face just sat back down in his seat.
Since it was still in the beginning of the school year, there was not much drama to talk about.
This gave the rumors of Surin and Hoyeon dating even more scandalous.
Of course there was no hard evidence, but the name of Hoyeon was now known to all.
That moment.
Drrrrr-
Hoyeon Lee, the center of gossip, walked into the classroom.
*
Friday morning.
On the schedule today, there will be only theory classes and no training. This is why I practiced last night. Since I had already read the textbooks and major research papers, I had decided to let go of studying for a while.
"Ha….so sleepy."
I have become used to waking up at the dorm now.
When I opened the curtains, the pleasant morning rays covered my body.
I'm a night shower person, so I just washed my hair and face.
I wore my uniform and headed out. It was fun because it felt as if I was reliving my college days. For now.
On the way to class, I felt a weird sense of glares at me. The guys who were talking in the corner over there, for example. They seemed to be looking at me, was I overreacting?
"Hoyeon Lee blah blah blah"
"….gonna kill…."
I couldn't hear them completely, but I thought I heard my name. Maybe because of the 1 vs 1 video on everyday that Surin mentioned.
Feeling leery, I sped up to the first year class building.
Drrrr-
When I walked into the A classroom, all eyes turned over to me.
But the eyes never returned. They kept staring.
Woah, what is going on, guys?
With over 30 people just staring without a word, I got a little frightened. Should I go back out? I was contemplating when Young Han Kim came over.
"Good morning."
"Yeah, good morning. What's up with everyone? Did something happen?"
"It's because of you, Mr. Scandal- man"
Scandal-man? Then I remembered what happened with Surin Moon last night.
"Perhaps because I was in the picture with Surin noon..I mean president?"
"Yup. That one picture flipped everyone up. Are you really dating her?"
Hmm, what would happen if I were to tell them that I did?
The best result would be that I go out with Surin Moon. But my goal was not to date her. I had to seduce the heroines.
The worst case would be that I would lower her friendliness towards me and I don't get to date her at all.
It was right to just let it pass.
"No, I just ran into her at the cafe by coincidence. We just spoke a few words, since the drink that we liked were alike."
"The same drink let you sit together?"
"We had met before."
"…really? Then that's fortunate."
Something iffy was in Young Han's expression, but what could he do? I said so.
"Told you, it wasn't it."
"Uh huh. You were the first to say that you would exit out of her fan club."
"Just shut up, will you?"
I finally got to my seat, and the class was loud again.
I still had time before class started, so I got out my phone and saw a notification.
[Hoyeon, you are not really dating the student body president, right?]
It was Rumy who sent the message.
When I glanced over at Rumy, she was talking cluelessly with Lucy.
[I am not.]
[Really? Phew.]
One would think that she was already my girlfriend or something. I stopped the conversation, since I didn't find the need to reply.
"Alright everyone, good morning."
The homeroom teacher, Jin Hyuk Kim, walked in. He was in an all black suit with his hair combed back again.
"Morning, all. I have an announcement today. Starting next week, the new students will be able to participate in after school clubs. Submit at least one organization of your choice by next Friday…"
After the boring announcement, everyone got busy preparing for the morning classes.
"The next class Mana studies is so overrated."
"Why? I'm excited. I heard that it's the most useful course offered here."
Mana studies fell under the theories category, but had many labs.
I was excited for the class, since a lot of hunter techniques are taught here.
"Hmm."
I think I was too studious recently, when I should have been busy seducing the heroine.
I had a date with Rumy on the weekend, and for Dauen Nam and Alice, I could only start seduction after placing first in the written or battle exams. Surin was in a different grade level, and the remaining heroine I will meet this weekend.
So the one I could at least talk to now was…Lucy.
When I looked around the room, Lucy was packing for the class with Rumy.
★ Heroine Status
[Lucy]
– [ Friendliness : 27 ]
– [ Sexual Desire : 5 ]
– [ Hunger : 40 ]
– [ Tiredness : 20 ]
★ Heroine Status
[Rumy]
– [ Friendliness : 35 ]
– [ Sexual Desire : 30 ]
– [ Hunger : 15 ]
– [ Tiredness : 40 ]
Both of their friendly scores weren't too bad.
Should I at least go make a conversation? Since I am in the same group as Rumy, I should have something to talk about.
"Hey Rumy, did you send our picture to the professor?"
"Ah, Hoyeon. Yes, I sent it right away that day."
"You two seem close?"
Lucy spoke with thorns in her words. For someone with a friendly score of 27, she seemed dismissive.
Lucy was always protective when it came to Rumy's friends. She didn't even realize that the reason Rumy didn't have friends was because of this over protective nature. Rumy was not the type to complain, so this was just an awful pattern.
"Hey Lucy. I'm just trying to stay close to my group members, that's all."
"Well, then. You are not a bad guy. But if you guys meet outside of the classroom, I won't let you slide. Got it?"
"Haha, no way…"
"…."
"What's up, Rumy? Why are you so silent all of the sudden? Someone might even assume that you guys planned a weekend date or something."
"No, it's not like that."
"…."
Rumy's eyes shook without a focus. I guess she really can't lie.
"... hey."
"I think that the assignment was successful, so I will head over. See you next time, Rumy. Bye, Lucy!"
It was best in these kinds of situations to flee. Because I am the 'bad boy' type.
"Hoyeon Lee, come over here. What the hell did you do to my innocent sister?"
"Lucy, wait, I will explain. You cannot use magic here!"
Wasn't the bad boy type who she liked?