Chapter 283

Chapter 283

I unexpectedly found myself going to In-Ah's house.

The reason why I readily accepted her sudden invitation was not only because I had no other plans after school, but also because I had plenty of reasons to visit her house.

I wanted to check on Yoon-Ah's condition and I also wanted to study together with In-Ah to prepare for the upcoming exam.

While I could probably get a high score on the final exam with Legba's help without studying, I still preferred to study.

This was because there was no guarantee that Legba knew all the answers to every problem.

[Do you think there will be something that I don't know?] Legba said. He seemed to disagree with my thoughts.

However, there were things that even Legba didn't know.

There would definitely be problems that I wouldn’t be able to solve with Legba's help alone. When I encountered such a problem, I would have to solve the problems with my own determination and abilities.

When I was almost at In-Ah's house, she suddenly looked at me with her brow furrowed and said, "But something's a bit strange. You have better grades than me, so why are you learning from me? Isn't something wrong with this?"

"You are better at studying than me. Grades are a separate thing," I replied.

"What are you talking about... If you have better grades, then you are better at studying too."

"Getting first place last time was just luck."

"You always say it’s luck. I can’t tell whether you're being humble or arrogant... Anyway, this is what annoys me about you." In-Ah replied bluntly.

I stared blankly at her and said, "Why do you always say you're annoyed?"

"What? When did I always... Do I always say that...?"

"Yes."

We exchanged a meaningless conversation as we entered her house. The living room was neatly organized, and there was no sign of any noise or activity in the house.

There was one door in the corner of the house that was tightly closed, and beyond it, faint rustling sounds could be heard. It seemed like that was Yoon-Ah's room.

The sound of the door opening would have undoubtedly been heard inside her room as we entered, but Yoon-Ah didn't show up at all.

In-Ah stared at the tightly closed door, clicked her tongue, and then said, "I’ll tell my sister to come out. She was the one who requested me to bring you, and yet even after I’ve brought you here, she won’t come out.”

She walked briskly to the door and pushed it open. Then she had a conversation with her sister inside. I couldn't hear what they were talking about.

Meanwhile, I pulled a chair from the living room and sat down. I waited for the two of them to finish their conversation.

"Ugh, seriously..."

Finally, after their conversation ended, In-Ah let out a frustrated sigh and came out of Yoon-Ah's room. Yoon-Ah still wasn’t showing herself. In-Ah shook her head and sat across from me.

"Is she not coming out?"

"Yeah, she said she'll come out later... Forget it. I don't want to talk to her anymore. Her tone of voice is rude."

"She takes after you."

"What?"

It was a joke, but In-Ah seemed genuinely angry. I quickly reassured her that it was nothing and shifted the topic of the conversation to studying.

In-Ah, who was looking at me with a slightly displeased expression, let out a deep sigh and took out a book from her bag.

"Let's study. If there's something we don't know, let's ask each other."

I nodded at her words and took out two books from my bag. One book was for studying for the exam, and the other was a book I usually read.

In-Ah quietly started studying, and I also studied next to her. When I wasn’t able to concentrate very well, I opened the book I usually read and started reading.

Although In-Ah said that we should ask each other if there was something we didn't know, we hardly asked each other anything. Gét latest novel chapters on nov(e)lbj/n(.)c/om

Even if there were parts I didn't know, I tried to solve them on my own without asking her. And it seemed like In-Ah didn't have any parts she didn't know.

"Hello," I said.

Yoon-Ah blinked her eyes, which were wide open like saucers. Then, as if belatedly regaining her composure, she quickly lowered her head and said, "Nice to meet... No, I'm sorry.”

“No need to apologize. What are you sorry for?" I said with a chuckle as I watched her hastily greet me.

Seeing Yoon-Ah speaking normally, I naturally burst into laughter.

Suddenly, memories of when Yoon-Ah was still a zombie flooded my mind. Back then, she couldn't speak at all, and it was a relief if she didn't bite my arm while screaming.

Although she had been in such a state, she was now talking like a normal person, in a way that was not all that different from In-Ah. I couldn’t help but get a bit emotional.

There was a time when I was frustrated that I couldn’t reveal to anyone that I was the one who had treated Yoon-Ah.

But not anymore. Just seeing that Yoon-Ah was healthy was enough to put my mind at ease.

"I apologize for my late greeting."

In-Ah glared at Yoon-Ah and scolded, "Yes, you were too late. You can't just lock yourself in the room after calling someone over."

Yoon-Ah glanced at In-Ah and then bowed deeply to me before going back into her room.

"That little... I went through all the trouble of calling you over just for her to say that... I'm sorry. I asked you to come because of my sister, but in the end, you weren’t able to see my sister for that long."

"It's okay, it's enough," I said with a nod.

The nod was to indicate that it was completely fine. There was no need to hear a long thank you. Just seeing Yoon-Ah living and speaking normally was truly enough.

***

I continued studying with In-Ah, and when it got dark, I left her house. Perhaps because it was winter and the days were getting shorter, it quickly became dark outside.

Even though I said it was fine, In-Ah still came out of the house to see me off.

"Hurry back inside. It's cold," I said as I gestured for In-Ah to go back inside quickly.

She shivered from the cold but smiled and said, "You traveled a long distance to get here, so I should at least do this much. I wish I could walk you back."

"Traveled a long distance my ass. The dormitory is right in front."

In-Ah waved to me as she said, "Still... Anyway, be careful going back."

After waving my hand toward her, I turned around and walked away. Even with the streetlights lighting up the way, it was still a dark night.

I pondered on when it would be the right time to meet Sung Yu-Da as I headed toward the underground chapel.

“...”

Suddenly, I felt a gaze and a presence from behind. It seemed like someone was following me. Was it one of Joseph's subordinates who was assigned to monitor me?

However, it seemed too sloppy to be Joseph's follower. They were tailing me in a very careless way as if they weren’t even trying to hide their presence.

Nevertheless, it wouldn't hurt to be cautious. I changed my direction from heading toward the underground chapel to the dormitory. I couldn’t enter the underground chapel when someone was following me.

I continued walking as I gradually closed the distance between the person who was following me. And then I took advantage of a moment when they wouldn’t be able to hide their appearance from me to quickly turn my head.

"Huh?"

The person who had been following me the entire time was truly a surprise. The person not a spy sent by Joseph, nor a clergyman of the Romanican church. It was none other than Yoon-Ah.

She was hunched over, seemingly startled by how I had suddenly turned my head. I approached her.

"What's wrong?"

"I don't think I thanked you earlier," Yoon-Ah said.

After saying that, she hesitated for a long time before finally looking straight at me as if she had made a big decision.

"...And, I wasn’t able to say long time no see," she added.