The Eight Princes of the Eri Kingdom
05. The Beginning of Bullying
시우민
"Contact me after school. I'll go home with you today."
엘리시아
"Yes, I'll contact you when I'm done haha"
시우민
"Okay, okay, see you later."
엘리시아
"Yes, brother, take care:) "
The thought of going home with my brother later made me smile without realizing it.
김예림
"Elysia!"
It was my friend Yerim who called me.
엘리시아
"Yerim, did you do well on your test?"
김예림
"Yeah, I saw it well~ I passed!"
엘리시아
"I passed too!"
While I was talking with Yerim about the exam in the classroom, Iris passed by us, chattering away with her friends.
에리스
"Ugh, freezing powers? Even if he had them, it'd be pointless. Do you think he could use them well? He doesn't look like he could even beat me..."
김예림
"Huh, what are you good at..."
엘리시아
"Let's just ignore it. But that doesn't change the fact that his freezing power is number one."
Ignoring Eris, I continued the conversation I had with Yerim.
에리스
"Look at you acting all the way to the end."
While I was talking to Yerim, I heard a familiar voice outside.
백현
"Elysia!"
As I went out of the classroom at the sound of a voice calling my name, Baekhyun was standing in front of my class.
엘리시아
"What brings you here, Baekhyun?"
백현
"Siu-min hyung told me to look after you while you were at school, so I, your older brother, came~"
Baekhyun hugged me so tightly that it took my breath away.
엘리시아
"Ah, brother, I'm suffocating!"
최연준
"Elsie... Hey Baekhyun, what are you doing? Wow, I should tell Siu-min hyung about this."
Yeonjun's older brother saw me hugging him tightly.
백현
"Hey, don't say anything to Yeonjun Choi! I'll see you later, Elysia!"
Baekhyun's brother ran far away to stop Yeonjun's brother, and when he went back into the classroom, Yerim, who had been there until just now, was gone.
As I was sitting alone waiting for Yerim, Eris and her friends came to my seat.
에리스
"Hey, what's your relationship with Baekhyun?"
에리스의 친구들
"That's right, that's right. And what's your relationship with Yeonjun Uncle?"
엘리시아
"Baekhyun's older brother is my cousin, and I've known Yeonjun's older brother since we were young."
에리스
"What about cousins? Don't lie! And you've known each other since you were little? Heh, you?"
Eris laughed at me and said.
엘리시아
"You ask His Majesty King Xiumin yourself. I'm really Baekhyun's cousin...!"
slap-)
에리스
"Who are you to speak His Majesty King Xiumin's name so carelessly?"
Eris didn't listen to what I said and hit my cheek hard.
Perhaps because Eris's superpower was her sixth sense, her cheeks quickly turned red and pain began to set in immediately.
엘리시아
"Hmph...Hmph-.."
에리스
"Are you really a crybaby like they say?"
김예림
"Hey, Eris, stop it!"
Fortunately, thanks to Yerim and her other friends, Iris stopped, and then the teacher came into the classroom.
김태연
"Eris, Elicia, follow me to the teacher's office right now."
I followed the teacher to the teacher's office, and since Subin was a witness to the situation, she also went to the teacher's office with me.
김태연
"So, can you tell me what happened?"
엘리시아
"After Baekhyun came to my class, met me, and left, I was the only one left in the class. Suddenly, Eris and her friends came up to me and asked what my relationship was with Baekhyun and Yeonjun."
엘리시아
"So when I told her that Baekhyun and Yeonjun were cousins and that I've known Yeonjun since we were little, Eris didn't believe me... So I was going to tell her to ask His Majesty King Xiumin herself... But before I could even finish my sentence, she slapped me hard in the face."
김태연
"Subin, is what Elicia said true?"
최수빈
"Yes, it's true. I saw it clearly."
에리스
"They're lying! I never did that!"
김태연
"Where did you raise your voice in front of the teacher!"
The homeroom teacher was upset and said that she would contact Iris's parents and also contact Siu-min's older brother.
After a while-)
Iris's parents entered the teacher's office first, followed by Siu-min's older brother.
엘리시아
"Brother..."
시우민
"What happened?"
김태연
"I know you must be busy... I apologize for making His Majesty the King come to school."
에리스의 부모님
"Why is His Majesty the King here..."
시우민
"I'm here as this child's guardian. Do you have anything to say?"
에리스의 부모님
"No, Your Majesty...!"
시우민
"Elysia, can you tell your brother what happened?"
I thought he would be angry, but instead of getting angry, he just smiled at me and slowly asked if I could tell him about this.
엘리시아
"Eris didn't believe that my cousin was Baekhyun's brother, and that she had known Yeonjun's brother since they were young... but she didn't believe me."
엘리시아
"So, I was about to tell him to ask Siu-min himself, but Eris didn't even listen to me... and said, "Why are you speaking His Majesty King Siu-min's name so carelessly?" and slapped me hard in the face.
시우민
"You dare hit our Elysia?"
에리스
"No, I never did that!"
시우민
"Then what are these reddened cheeks of Elicia? Are you saying that this is not your doing? Did you dare to lie to me?"
백현
"Your Majesty, why are you here?"
Someone's voice was heard outside the teachers' office.
That voice was none other than Baekhyun's older brother.
엘리시아
"Baekhyun, brother..."
백현
"I heard about what happened today from a friend named Subin. A girl named Eris hit Elicia without even listening to what she said-"
백현
"Eris, I'm Elicia's cousin. You still can't believe me, right?"
최연준
"Of course I can believe it, right?"
에리스
"Baekhyun, brother, Yeonjun, brother..."
백현
"Who are you to call me 'brother'? Only Elicia can call me 'brother'. It's not a title that someone like you can use! You should call not only me, but also all the princes of other families by that honorific title, including Choi Yeonjun!"
에리스
"Understood, Marquis Baekhyun...!"
에리스의 부모님
"Your Majesty, I am sorry..."
에리스
"Your Majesty, I am sorry..."
Eris and her parents bowed their heads and apologized to Siu-min's older brother.
And Eris told me she was sorry too
에리스
"I'm sorry, Elicia..."
시우민
"Be careful not to let this happen again."
김태연
"Understood, Your Majesty."
I said hello to the teacher and went out of the teacher's office with Siu-min, Baekhyun, and Yeonjun.
시우민
"You're the girl named Soobin and the girl named Yerim. Thank you for helping our Elysia."
김예림
"No, Your Majesty. It is only natural to help a friend."
최수빈
"No, Your Majesty. I was simply doing what was natural."
백현
"Thanks for letting me know."
I said goodbye to Yerim and walked home with my brothers.
Today, too, Suho's older brother was waiting for me in front of the house, and I waved my hand vigorously at him.
엘리시아
"Protector, brother!"
수호
"You worked hard today, Elysia. Haha."
수호
"How did you all end up here together? Baekhyun and Yeonjun too..."
시우민
"There was something like that for a while."
최연준
"Oh right, I forgot something. Siu-min hyung, please look at this picture!"
The photo that Yeonjun showed me was the photo of Baekhyun hugging me tightly during break earlier.
시우민
"Baekhyun Byun, explain what that photo is right now."
백현
"Ah...that's...^^"
백현
'Hey, Choi Yeonjun, see you later^^'
시우민
"Choi Yeonjun, you explain it for me."
최연준
"When Baekhyun was hugging Elisia earlier, he hugged her so hard that Elisia was suffocating. So I quickly took a picture to tell Siu-min hyung!"
시우민
"Baekhyun Byun, if you don't want to end up like Chanyeol Park, be careful. You helped Elicia earlier, so I think I'll let you off the hook."
백현
"Ah... I understand. Haha...^^ I'll be careful!"
작가
Hello, I'm the author! I'm back with episode 5 quickly.
작가
In this episode, I also included members of TUBA2, a group I've been personally interested in lately :) I think TUBA2 members will appear often too!
작가
If you've read it, please leave a comment and a rating! I'll be back later with episode 6.'^' Have a peaceful night today too:)