HIDDEN CARD: Hidden Card

ESPER: Psychic [09]

After clearing up the scene, Yeoju entered the guardian's office with Mirae, Namjoon, Hoseok, and the children responsible for this incident. Since this kind of thing happened often, there was no need to tell the teachers about it.

단미래

"Hey!!!! Are you guys crazy?!?! Who the hell wants to go in there!!!!"

“I’m… sorry…”

단미래

"This won't end with just disciplinary action. Do you know how many people almost died because of you?!?! Tell me now!! Who arranged this!!!"

"……."

As Mirae, with her hands on her hips, yelled at the top of her lungs, the kids all looked at one kid. Jin Ha-jun. He was a freshman in high school, I think. I don't know why someone I knew would do that.

김여주

"hey."

"……."

김여주

"Answer. It's you who's calling."

"…yes."

김여주

"Why did you do that? The teachers must have told you where you shouldn't go, both inside and outside of school."

"……."

Why was he acting so irritable? Yeo-ju stared intently at Ha-jun, who hadn't responded. It was a desperate attempt to get an answer, no matter what.

한서준

"Hey, ma'am. You look like you need treatment right now. Get it done quickly, and I'll be right here."

김여주

"Fine. What are you doing with just something that was a bit much? Well, if it weren't for those people, I wouldn't be this hurt."

"……."

단미래

"You guys!!! Won't you answer what the heroine says right now?!?!? Yeah!! I'll twist your balls off!!!"

김남준

"Uh, sir, senior. Violence is not allowed."

The children flinched at the thought of Mirae reaching out and strangling them at any moment, and Namjoon was sweating profusely as he tried to catch Mirae from the side.

He had such a bull-like personality... If he recognized an enemy, he would immediately snap his horns at them. Of course, the enemies he recognized were only those who offended the heroine.

“I’m sorry… I was just trying to tease the juniors, but I didn’t know they would actually go… We just followed them in a hurry when we found out they had gone…”

김여주

"Really? Then which of you four will take responsibility?"

"…yes?"

김여주

"Because of you, five Guardians were moved, and because of you, those five couldn't even attend school properly."

김여주

"Well, I don't care, but our Guardian Chief, who values ​​grades, was harmed. Who will take responsibility?"

Since when did you take care of me…? Seojun could be heard grumbling behind her, but it was immediately silenced by Mirae’s sharp gaze without Yeoju having to turn around.

김여주

"Why can't you say anything? Who will take responsibility?"

“Well… I, I will take responsibility… But… What kind of responsibility should I take and how…”

At the female protagonist's urging question, Hajun, the man who initiated this incident, took a step forward. Unable to bear to even look at the female protagonist's face, he lowered his head as he asked, and then heard a loud bang.

김여주

"What are you responsible for? You should just twist the ball."

After hearing the female lead's words, Hajun collapsed to the ground. It was a reaction slightly, if not significantly, different from what Mirae had said earlier.

The children weren't the only ones who felt a chill at the heroine's words. Hoseok, standing quietly beside Mirae, whispered a question to her.

정호석

“If you keep doing that, you’re really… going to kill me…?”

단미래

"Huh? What? Oh, heroine? That's a joke, heroine. Why? You just copied what I said. Isn't it so cute? Oh, I want to bite you."

Yes. The heroine was joking. Those who didn't take her words as a joke would just break out in a cold sweat...

Yeoju arrived at the classroom just before the next class began. This class was a choice between construction, hunting, and assisting, and Yeoju was automatically assigned to hunting.

The Guardian's job was to eliminate Walta and Volta, that is, to kill living beings, so the only class he could take was hunting.

Because she arrived later than the other students, there was only one seat left, and Yeoju didn't even bother to look around to see who was sitting next to her.

김태형

"Oh! It's Yeoju!"

김여주

"……?"

Ah, I should have just turned around. Hearing a familiar voice, I stopped trying to put in my earphones and glanced to the side.

Next to me was Kim Taehyung, and in front of me was Jungkook and Jimin. Well, since they were also Guardians, it wasn't particularly surprising that they were taking this class.

"Hey, be quiet over there! Today's lesson is, we're going to kill a rabbit here."

"Huh?! A rabbit?!?!"

"There are many scary things in the world. Many of them are ferocious animals. One day, this rabbit might eat us."

김여주

"……."

Those terrifying beings. They were clearly referring to the anti-government forces' creations of Walta and Volta. I'd always known that teachers and the government were hiding the truth from students and the public.

He kept delaying the answer, saying it wouldn't be beneficial to know, that it would hurt if he knew, and that's how it got to this point. Even though several Guardians were dying behind him, he never mentioned them.

박지민

"Are you talking about that cobra thing I saw last time?"

김태형

"Compared to that, that rabbit is so small and cute. How can I kill it?"

전정국

"……."

김태형

"But Jeon Jungkook. Why do you keep looking at Yeoju? Her face is going to be pierced."

박지민

"Kim Yeo-ju, what happened between you and him? He said he had something to tell you."

김여주

"He didn't say anything?"

김태형

"Just leave it. It's just the way trolls play in their own world. I've given up on that now."

Taehyung glanced at Jimin and Jungkook with a sullen expression, while Jungkook continued to stare intently at Yeoju. It was unclear whether he was listening to the teacher's explanation or not.

"Okay, shall we get the rabbit? Please come out from the front row."

김태형

"Hey, Park Jimin. Mine too."

전정국

"……."

박지민

"Ah, those damn guys always order me around. Hey, Jeon Jungkook. Are you doing this to me too?"

김태형

"What is that kid talking about, all by himself?"

The heroine turned her gaze out the window, ignoring their conversation. There was something about her lack of interest, and… more than anything, Jeongguk's gaze was intense.

I thought I knew what that look meant. It must have been the confrontation they'd spoken of earlier in the morning. Only then did I remember that I'd left Jeongguk alone at the training grounds.

박지민

"Hey, take it."

김여주

"I'm not going to do it."

박지민

"Miss, then you brought it for nothing. Just take it."

A rabbit, its long ears held in one hand, was passed from Jimin to Yeoju. Staring at the fluffy white fur and black eyes, I felt a bit uneasy. All I could think was, had this child been captured by force?

"Oh, I made a mistake when I signed up for the class... What kind of hunting is teleporting?! I should have gone to construction, huh..."

Just then, I heard another child talking behind me. Teleport. A brilliant idea occurred to me.

김태형

"Crazyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Hey hey, doesn't this really look like Jeon Jungkook? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ"

박지민

"What if I tie a ribbon on it, you crazy kid? LOLOLOLOLOLOL"

전정국

"……."

As I was secretly reaching out to the child sitting in the back seat and absorbing his power little by little, I saw three people chatting away next to me.

Taehyung, who has a pink ribbon tied around one ear of a rabbit with white fur, a pink nose, and pitch-black eyes, Jimin, who is laughing hysterically while looking at the rabbit and Taehyung, and… .

"……."

Even Jeongguk, who was looking closely at the rabbit that resembled him, took his phone out of his pocket and took a picture quite carefully.

Well… Looking at it this way, it seems like they do look a bit similar?

Ah, I wasn't concentrating, so I ended up absorbing more than I expected. The student whose powers had been absorbed by the heroine seemed to have lost all strength, and he fell asleep on his desk, complaining of drowsiness.

"Now, kill the rabbit to the best of your ability! You can kill it painfully, or kill it all at once. It's up to you. Those who have finished, please raise your hand quietly."

It began. Yeoju frowned and concentrated, even while listening to this absurd lecture. What she was going to do now was... teleport the rabbits outside.

“I’m sorry, Rabbit…. Should I just finish this quickly, …?”

"Oh, teacher! My rabbit suddenly disappeared!"

"Teacher, me too!!!"

“Wow, teacher. So are we all bakeries…?”

"Teacher!! The rabbit is missing!!"

Instead of eliminating all the rabbits in the classroom at once, the heroine sent them out one by one, timing them as the students attempted to use their powers. In an instant, the classroom became a scene of chaos. Taehyung, feeling puzzled, scratched his head and set the rabbits on fire.

김태형

"Huh? What is it?"

박지민

"Ah! Ah! Ouch! Ah, hot!! Damn, you're terrible at aiming!!! You almost took all your clothes off, you little shit!!!"

The rabbit in front of Taehyung vanished, and Jimin's clothes, standing in their place, caught fire. Jimin quickly used his powers to extinguish the flames, but his clothes, charred to ash, were beyond rescue.

전정국

"……."

Oh, my. Our eyes met.

Jungkook was holding the rabbit that Taehyung had tied a ribbon to in his arms, as if he liked it, and his eyes met with Yeoju's, who was using teleportation while pointing around the classroom with her finger.

The blazing gaze of those eyes. The eyes of Jeong-guk, who seemed ready to demand that she use her abilities at any opportunity, the heroine avoided them. She didn't want things to get any more awkward.