The Hero
Volume 8 – Motive
Chapter 7
Haneul laughed out loud as he saw Minah acting like a child.
She felt like someone who was from another planet, and it was always like that. Even in World A, she was that type of existence. She was a person that was completely unrelated to him, so when he had found out that she was his girlfriend in World B, Haneul didn"t know what to do. It felt surreal.
However, now Minah felt like a normal person to him.
"What"s so funny?"
"Just, I think I"ve now become more comfortable around you."
"I haven"t changed. If anyone changed, it"s you."
"That"s true."
Haneul released all of his burdens.
The fact that he was his girlfriend, and her fantasies about him from the past.
Haneul felt that he was too obsessed with such stupid things. He was himself.
If he was to continue comparing the him from now, and the him from the past, there would be no end to it.
"Whatever it is, I am myself."
Even though it was something he had thought of himself, Haneul felt that this was a clear answer.
From that point on, Haneul was able to speak with Minah without any issues. Although it was abrupt for Minah, she continued to respond back to Haneul, and it began to get closer for them to separate.
The topic they were currently discussing was about Minah"s plans for the next day.
"I had promised the teacher that I would help him tomorrow. It seems like he"s going to be discussing topics regarding rifts, so he had invited several Heroes that had actual experience being in one. I will also be talking about my experiences."
All Candidates had the potential to awaken their powers and become Heroes someday. This was the reason why they didn"t neglect their training and their studies, so it was a great experience for them to be able to hear stories from experienced Heroes.
"……….Do you want to come tomorrow too?"
"Tomorrow?"
"Yeah, I think you would be able to talk about much more things compared to any other Heroes."
"Who knows. I would be thankful if there wasn"t an uproar from me partic.i.p.ating in it."
He remembered the time when the Dean arranged an interview for him without his consent, and hadn"t heard from the Dean since.
"It"s going to be a great place for you to be at. Why don"t you come? It"s the first cla.s.s tomorrow, so you"re probably going to have to wake up really early to get to school on time. So…….."
Haneul did not say anything, but Minah continued to speak.
"If you, well…..want to do it, then you can sleep in my room……."
As Minah averted her eyes and her face flushed, it happened.
Haneul, who was lost in thought, suddenly yelled out and cut Minah off.
"Ah, I forgot. I promised to go to the Hero Organization again tomorrow."
Having been lost in thought for so long, Haneul wasn"t able to hear Minah"s words properly.
"Sorry, but what did you just say right now?"
"Forget it. Alright."
Minah responded back coldly.
As Haneul was surprised from the sudden change in att.i.tude, a familiar town appeared.
"Sorry, I completely forgot that I had promised the Organization that I would visit them again tomorrow. I"ll call you if I have any reasons to go to school."
Minah did not even look at Haneul as he got off the bus. Then, she stared at him through the window with fierce eyes, and shaped out a word with her mouth.
"Idiot?"
Haneul had a confused look on his face.
The time was past 11 pm, and only a few cars were driving on the road.
Haneul"s house was at the outskirts of the city, so during this time, there weren"t many people who were walking around.
"It"s late. I should hurry and get home,"
He quickly moved his feet towards a dark road, which was a shortcut, and although it wasn"t a road that was properly maintained, it was the quickest way for him to get home.
Suddenly, he felt the presence of a person in front of him.
It was a pedestrian, but Haneul walked past him without any regards,
Right at that moment.
Shiver.
Clank clank clank.
The ring on his finger radiated a bright light, and quickly wrapped around his body.
Chapter 7 Completed.