Chapter 30: The main character stands out because it’s ‘common sense’, right?

Rumble.

The classroom, which I entered late because I was soothing Baek Ahra, was already right after the morning assembly had started.

“I’m sorry~. Something happened on the way…”

“Are you late again? Sit down quickly.”

Since the morning assembly had already started, it was true that I was late.

But, today I felt wronged by that word, late.

‘I really came early today.’

There was also a frustrating incident when I was trying to enter quietly through the back gate and met the student guidance teacher.

-Student Kim Hayeon, are you late again?

-Teacher, there’s a reason for this…

-I don’t need excuses. Come to my office during break time.

-No, Teacher. I was sick and collapsed at the back gate, and Hayeon was taking care of me and we were coming together now.

-Ah, really? Are you feeling better now?

-Yes, I’m much better.

Even though Baek Ahra was right next to me, she only pointed at me and asked if I was late, and then she believed Baek Ahra’s explanation and let us pass.

If it weren’t for Baek Ahra’s active explanation, I would have been scolded for being late today and listened to nagging.

‘…Well, even if I were the student guidance teacher, I would believe the disciplinary committee president rather than me.’

Was it said to do self-reflection?

Yeah, self-reflection is important.

I lived recklessly in my previous life, and I’ve had a tough life in this life as well, but I can only try to live quietly for the rest of my school life and not lose my reputation any more.

Graduate from the academy safely like that, enter the affiliated university, and then get a decent job.

Such a mundane but dream-like life was my goal.

With that determination, I head to my seat by the window.

‘That, that child is a transfer student, right…?’

‘Really? No way…’

‘Wow…’

‘Sister…’

‘…?’

But, the state of the kids around me was somewhat strange.

It was familiar for the classroom to become noisy because I entered the classroom during the morning assembly and went to my seat.

However, the reason why the classmates were noisy now seemed to be for a different reason than my entry.

Gazes that looked at someone other than me little by little.

As I approached the destination of those gazes, Sejeong was there.

‘What is it?’

Why are they looking at our protagonist lady?

Except for a brief period when she transferred, Yoon Sejeong didn’t have many people approaching her.

Sejeong herself wasn’t the type to like to actively talk, and her appearance also maintained thick glasses and braided hair, so honestly, it was a bit rustic, so the kids with high standards didn’t pay that much attention to her.

After her ability awakens, her hair turns white, her eyes turn golden, and the fact that she is of the princess’s bloodline is revealed, she naturally receives all the attention of the kids, but that wasn’t the case now.

Well, until yesterday, everything went well without any major incidents.

Therefore, I thought there wouldn’t be any special events today.

‘…She let down her hair?’

There was such an event.

My seat is next to Yoon Sejeong’s.

To sit in my seat from the back door I entered, I had to pass behind Yoon Sejeong.

So, as a result of naturally looking at Yoon Sejeong, pretending that, she looked different from yesterday.

First of all, she let down her braided hair.

The long hair that was hidden in the braided shape was going over her shoulders, and the hair that felt solid seemed to be happy to be freed, sparkling and beautifully absorbing the bright light.

In addition, when I looked closely, there was even a pretty silver pin attached to her bangs.

‘It’s the one I bought for her yesterday?’

After buying the aprons, it was a silver pin that I bought secretly without Sohee and Jia knowing.

-For me? But, I don’t think a pin like this will suit me…

-No, you have fair skin. I think it will suit you…hmm, this much should be enough. I chose the smallest one I could find because you might feel burdened by the shape, how about it?

-…Thank you. I’ll cherish it.

‘I’m glad it suits her, but…’

Somehow, it seemed to suit her in a different way than I thought when I gave it to her.

Hasn’t she changed too much?

Even, when I glimpsed her side profile, I couldn’t see the frame of the glasses she always wore.

‘Did she even take off her glasses?’

The reason Sejeong wore thick glasses was simply because her eyesight was bad.

-Le, lenses? I, have bad eyesight, so I can’t wear normal lenses…

When I asked her on the first day, she said that she couldn’t even wear lenses instead of glasses.

Therefore, it couldn’t be that she was wearing lenses, so where did she sell her glasses?

‘Could it be…’

It was a guess.

But, it was a guess that was almost certain.

‘I just want to check her eyes.’

However, because Yoon Sejeong was turning her face away from me and closing her eyes, I couldn’t check her front face.

‘…Why is she doing that?’

-Hayeon, good morning!

Originally, she was a child who would immediately turn her face towards me when I came, so this situation was very unfamiliar.

It’s like, she’s sulky…

‘What is she sulky about?’

I had no idea.

I didn’t know why Sejeong suddenly changed her atmosphere to that extent, and I didn’t know the reason for the attitude she was showing now.

While only question marks were increasing in my head, I first sit in my seat and organize my bag.

Until then, Sejeong was turning her head away from me.

‘Seriously.’

I don’t know what she’s sulky about, but if she’s going to be like that, I also had an idea.

“…Then, I’ll end the morning assembly with this.”

As soon as the morning assembly ended, I poked Sejeong’s shoulder.

“Sejeong.”

And, I called her name.

“…”

However, even with a series of processes, Sejeong showed no sign of looking this way.

But, if I was going to end here, I wouldn’t have started.

“Sejeong?”

This time, I poked her back.

Flinch.

This time, there was a little movement.

Besides, the back of her ear, which was slightly exposed because her long hair covered it, was also a little red.

“Sejeong.”

This time, I poked her waist.

“Heup.”

“Ah, she laughed.”

Sejeong was quite ticklish, so I thought she would react if I did this, and it worked.

“…Sejeong, how long are you going to keep turning your head?”

This time, I went close to her ear and whispered softly.

“Look this way.”

Lastly, a poke to her slightly puffed-up cheek.

“…Ah, I got it, so please move away a little, Hayeon…”

It was a simple word, but just saying it close to her ear had a big effect, and Sejeong slowly looked this way.

‘Wow.’

Perhaps because she was embarrassed, Yoon Sejeong’s face, looking this way with a blush, had an extraordinary destructive power.

Even when I only saw her back, I thought she was pretty, but when I properly put her made-up appearance in front of me, I was momentarily breathless.

The highlight was her eyes, which were covered by glasses, but when she took off her glasses like this, her eyes were much prettier than I imagined from the slight glimpse.

Should I say it’s like a navy blue sky sprinkled with stardust?

To the point where only such a cliché could come out, Yoon Sejeong’s beauty, which had become a reality from a comic, was unrealistic.

‘It was understandable that the kids kept stealing glances.’

Certainly, to be a protagonist who captivates heroines, she has to be at this level.

‘So, her eyes…’

Black eyes.

No matter how I looked at it, Sejeong’s eyes were black.

They didn’t look like golden eyes at all.

Then wasn’t she awakened to her ability?

But, if so, that doesn’t explain the glasses.

“…You’ve changed a lot from yesterday?”

First, I lay the groundwork before asking about that.

“Huh? Yeah…I tried to dress up a little…how is it?”

“It’s pretty? Keep doing it. Honestly, your hair and glasses looked too stuffy.”

This was sincere.

A pretty face should be used prettily.

“Does it look like that!?”

Suddenly, she shouted that and Sejeong suddenly brought her face closer to mine.

“Uh…? Yeah. It’s pretty? The classmates are also stealing glances at you.”

“Huh? That’s…a bit embarrassing…”

Which beat should I match?

I wish she would just do one, whether it’s good or embarrassing.

“So, Sejeong.”

“Huh?”

“Are you wearing lenses now? You don’t have glasses?”

“Ah…that. Hmm…”

A pondering face.

I could roughly guess just by looking at that face.

‘Did she suddenly wake up and her eyesight got better?’

“That, you might not believe it…but when I woke up in the morning, I felt a tingling sensation and suddenly my eyesight got better.”

It’s true.

‘Certainly, Yoon Sejeong’s eyesight got better the day after she awakened to the power of healing.’

Then did she awaken yesterday?

But, from what she’s saying, it seems like she doesn’t know at all that she has awakened to her ability.

Should I ask a little more?

“…What is that? Is it like a miracle of ‘healing’ that appears in fantasy?”

‘Was it too blatant?’

But, asking so blatantly was perfect for figuring out the other person’s reaction.

“Yeah, maybe I can only say it’s a miracle…I, don’t even have a clue how this happened until now.”

Seeing her speaking without confidence, as if she couldn’t grasp it, it seemed that she really didn’t know what happened to her.

Then, did she activate her ability in the unconscious realm?

‘Because she manifested it unconsciously, it didn’t even reach the manifestation of golden eyes…’

Hmm.

It’s a shame.

If she was going to awaken, she should have awakened completely.

It was even more disappointing because I didn’t even know what caused her to awaken.

“Still, it’s good. Miracle or not, your eyesight has returned, right? It’s something to celebrate.”

“Is that so…? Certainly, it’s a good thing, but.”

“Let’s think about what happens later at that time. Just in case, get your eyes checked at an ophthalmologist.”

Of course, there will be no abnormalities.

Because the power of healing was literally the power of miracles, and just proving that was a powerful power enough to be recognized as the successor to the emperor.

“Yeah. I will. …More than that.”

“Huh?”

“What were you doing with Ahra at the back gate?”

Ah.

Huh?

“Back gate?”

“You weren’t coming, so I looked out the window just in case, and I saw you, Hayeon, coming with Ahra from the back gate.”

She saw that.

Come to think of it, it was well visible from this window.

Was she sulky because of that?

‘What were you doing is…’

If I tell the truth, I have to bring up the whole story about Baek Ahra’s family.

But if I make it up, it won’t solve the fact that I was with Baek Ahra for a long time.

This, there was no choice.

“I just got scolded for being late. She’s the disciplinary committee president, you know?”

It was a perfect lie.

A true lie made up of 10% of the truth of being late and 90% of lies.

She’ll be convinced by this much.

“Just scolded…”

Sniff sniff.

“Does Ahra use that shampoo scent?”

‘No, how do you know that.’

This young lady.

It’s only been a week since we met, but she’s evolving in a different direction from the original work.

‘In this case…’

There’s no choice.

It’s a frontal breakthrough.

“Really? Does it smell like that?”

Thump.

I get up from my seat.

And…

Hug.

“Hiyat!”

With both arms, I hugged Sejeong tightly from behind.

“Smell it more. Does it really smell like that?”

“Huh…? Uhh…?”

“Here, repeat after me. Inhale, exhale…”

“Inha, exha…”

“How is it?”

“No, yeah, it’s not like thta…”

“Really? Then what kind of scent do you think it smells like?”

“…Hayeon’s scent…”

Yeah.

My body should smell like me.

“Remember it well. Okay?”

“Uhh…”

After that, Sohee and Jia separated Sejeong, who was trying not to get out of my arms for a while, and the situation ended.