Chapter 53 (Please Teach Me Tutor)
Episode 53: Please forget that you ever met me.
<Kim Si-woo’s POV>
The suspicious sunglasses girl, Han Mina, looked at me hesitantly. She was still wearing sunglasses and a mask pulled down low.
Honestly, I was surprised.
I even suspected that the status window I saw when I held her hand to give her my number was fake. How could such a timid, inarticulate, perverted woman be Han Mina?
And how could such a woman shine so brightly in front of the TV?
Did I see it wrong?
I even thought that they were just namesakes.
However, it was Han Mina.
Even though her face could be covered by a mask and sunglasses.
‘You can’t hide your hair.’
Wavy, ash-colored hair. The beautiful color commonly referred to as ash color was not a color that could be easily forgotten once it was seen.
I was surprised to see Han Mi-na’s appearance was different from that on TV, but what surprised me the most was her ability.
-Active: Hypnosis (S)
– You can control any opponent you want.
Hypnosis.
The hypnosis that can control others.
That’s probably Han Mina’s ability.
The mental attack she used on me was probably hypnosis.
She must have tried to hypnotize me into giving me the bracelet because that was the easiest thing to do.
She must have panicked when the hypnosis didn’t work, and she must have gotten caught up in my pace without even realizing it.
‘When I think about her appearance on TV, I feel like she’s hypnotizing herself to maintain that shining star look.’
She used hypnosis on herself to change her extremely timid personality.
I’ve often seen hunters like that.
Those who cast mental magic on themselves to awaken themselves.
In general, they often used it to change timid personalities or temporarily change fearful personalities.
It’s like taking a clear-mind pill before a presentation.
Judging from the way she treasures her bracelet, it’s probably some kind of symbol she uses on a regular basis.
To confirm that she’s under hypnosis.
The color of the bracelet changes depending on the person’s emotions. Given the personality that changes to two extremes like the two sides of a coin, it may have been a tool to distinguish between a personality that is under hypnosis and one that is not.
‘The spinning cell phone screen might be a tool to demonstrate that ability.’
She was a fun woman.
At the same time, it was an ability that I coveted.
It was an S-class skill.
If I could only have the hypnosis skill, I could hypnotize and drive away those who tried to threaten my identity like I did with Markson, and I could even use them.
But unfortunately, she didn’t seem to need tutoring.
Even though she is also active in the entertainment industry, she said her grades are among the top.
Just as I was wondering how to approach her, she appeared in front of me. She was a pumpkin growing on a vine.
It was a bit sudden, though.
Now was a big turning point for recruiting Han Mina.
I asked, pretending not to know anything.
“The bracelet girl from back then?”
“Oh, that’s right. The bracelet……”
“Aha, you took my phone number, but why did you come here in person?”
“The house is nearby, but more than anything……”
Hesitating.
Hesitating to the point where it felt a little stuffy.
That Han Mina is like this.
If I recall her on TV, she would have told me the reason and found the answer by now, right?
“I called you, but you didn’t answer…….”
Huh? Was that so?
“I didn’t receive it?”
“Yes, sir. You were busy, weren’t you?”
I hurriedly took out my cell phone. It said I was out of the office.
“Oh, there are five.”
“That’s why I came looking for you. Ha, hahaha.”
I was so busy with Marcus and the series of things related to him that I couldn’t
even answer the phone because I was so preoccupied with the thought that if I got caught here, everything would be over.
I was so busy that I couldn’t even check if I was absent.
It’s a blessing in disguise.
She came all the way here thanks to it.
“I’m sorry. I don’t usually answer calls from numbers I don’t know.”
I made excuses and covered up the situation.
“Oh, I see. Hahaha. It’s, it’s okay. I’ve only called a few times.”
Don’t argue about five missed calls.
“So what’s the matter? If it’s because of the compensation, you don’t have to give it to me.”
It wasn’t what I expected anyway. I thought it was money I wouldn’t receive.
“Ah, that, that’s not why……. Of course! I’ll compensate you! But……. There’s something more important.”
More important?
“What’s going on? Feel free to talk.”
“Th, that… Could you please take a look at this for a moment?”
The woman who finished speaking held out her cell phone.
It was that time again.
The screen was spinning.
[You are attacked by powerful mental attack.]
[You were able to withstand it thanks to the influence of SS-class charisma stat.]
It’s hypnosis again.
This woman is trying to do something to me again.
I felt eyes looking at me through the sunglasses.
“Come, follow me.”
What do you want me to do?
Let’s just match the rhythm.
Right now, it’s important to figure out what she wants.
And catching that kind of thing was my specialty.
To be a private tutor, it is essential to know what the student needs. It is the same for a hunter.
Finding out what the team members lack and what they want and adjusting to that is essential for a good hunter.
“Okay.”
I answered in an awkward tone on purpose.
“Sat, it worked.”
Her face brightened and she seemed more confident. Han Mina took the lead and I followed her.
There was no distinct presence of people in the alleyway she was walking down. It was definitely not an ambush or a move aimed at me.
‘Do you want to hide your identity?’
There’s no way they would have hypnotized you just to give you a reward.
***
<Han Mina’s POV>
Han Mina, who got her bracelet back and returned to her entertainment activities, thought about the man who found her bracelet at the convenience store all day long.
The man whose name she didn’t know but whose face she only knew.
He was the only person among the people she had met who didn’t respond to her hypnosis.
There was no one, male or female, old or young, who was immune to her hypnosis. Even in the Academy where future Hunters were to become, her hypnosis held power.
‘Get out of here right now. And don’t come back to class until you’ve done 200 laps on the playground.’
Even when she was chasing away the annoying guy who was trying to do something to her, the most popular entertainer in the Academy.
‘You like Han Mina. You want to be friends with Han Mina.’
Even when she was hanging out with a group of jealous and envious women, her hypnosis worked really well.
Thanks to that, I was able to live my academy life without any problems while holding the title of idol.
At the same time, I was also able to become the center of the class.
Of course, she didn’t use hypnosis on her teachers. It didn’t make her grades better, but more than anything, it made her feel uneasy.
She herself was not an upright person, but she did not want to commit a crime. However, one thing was certain.
Her hypnosis would work on A-class and even S-class hunters.
Of course, since she had few points, she would only be able to hypnotize S-class hunters with simple hypnosis.
‘But it didn’t work on that guy.’
Even though I spent 10 points on the order to hand over the bracelet, it didn’t work.
There are people like that.
People who are particularly resistant to hypnosis.
I saw it on the mystery channel a while ago.
I rolled up my blanket and searched for related videos to find the root of her ability.
-Everyone is hypnotized differently.
I heard a famous hypnosis doctor give a lecture on TV.
-Some people are easily hypnotized, and some are difficult to hypnotize.
Suddenly, I remembered what the hypnosis doctor said in the video I had seen back then.
Right. That guy might just be particularly resistant to hypnosis.
There were often people who took up a lot of points.
Even though it was the same hypnosis, the points taken up varied from person to person.
Why didn’t I realize that?
I’m such an idiot.
I do that sometimes.
‘So the points left now are.’
[Current points: 100/240]
About 100 points left.
‘Would it work if I spent a little more?’
It was a thought that had been on her mind all day. That unknown man had been on Han Mina’s mind every single day for the past few days.
‘it’s annoying.’
Has she ever thought of a man for this long?
Absolutely not.
Back when she was a hikikomori1, men were like fantasy creatures.
After she gained the ability to hypnotize and became a celebrity, she was an object of fear.
If she got involved with someone wrong, it could end her entertainment career.
How scary is a scandal for a celebrity?
To begin with, she wasn’t familiar with men. The man at the convenience store kept lingering in her mind.
‘I need to meet him one more time.’
This time, I was thinking of attacking a little harder.
Since I still had about 100 points left, I concluded that if I stopped my schedule here, I could pour in about 60 points, and picked up the phone.
Thump thump.
No response.
Five times.
Unable to delay, she called Manager Kang Jeong-hoon, who was driving.
“Manager.”
“Yes, Mina.”
“How much of my schedule is left today?”
“Everything is done. You have a photo shoot this evening, but…….”
“Then let’s stop here for today.”
“Yes? Again?”
“I put it off a few days ago….”
“Please. I have something really urgent to do.”
Kang Jeong-hoon, who had been looking at her through the rearview mirror for a moment, sighed.
“Let me ask you one thing.”
“Yes.”
“Are you dating?”
“…… No.”
“You’ve been feeling like, you haven’t been able to focus during the past few days. You’veyou’re your schedules cut short before, but this is the first time you’ve lost focus on set. If that’s the case……”
“No.”
Of course, it is true that the person who makes her nervous is a man.
However, it is for a completely different reason than the ‘man’ that Manager Kang is talking about.
It is not because of romantic feelings, but because she keeps getting nervous because of a man who does not have her abilities.
“Okay, if it’s a guy problem, please tell me as soon as possible so we can deal with it if it comes up.”
“Okay, I will.”
So I came to the convenience store.
I broke the hypnosis I had put on myself.
I absolutely did not want to let anyone know that the loner girl and Han Mi-na were the same person.
And since I only had 100 points left, I had to use them sparingly.
I couldn’t run out of points when it was crucial.
Actually, I regretted coming. I couldn’t contact him. I didn’t even have the confidence that he would come to the convenience store.
I was worried that I would just end up wasting my time, but then I saw the man’s back and Han Mi-na ran over to talk to him.
And now.
[Use 30 points.]
[Hypnotize.]
“Come, follow me.”
The man paused for a moment, but soon followed.
Yes.
There’s no way hypnosis wouldn’t work.
Of course.
My hypnosis is an S-class skill.
If this man wasn’t an S-class hunter, there’s absolutely no way it wouldn’t work!
He might be someone who demands a lot of points for hypnosis. She was very nervous, but she was able to feel a little relieved.
Han Mina, who had brought the man to the alley, swallowed hard.
Now that she had confirmed that it was working, she held out her phone again to fulfill the real reason she came here.
“This is 100,000 won as a reward for finding my bracelet last time.”
Han Mina, who put 100,000 won in the man’s hand, used her hypnosis skills again.
“Please, forget everything from the last time you saw me to the moment you met me.”
You can’t let other people know that the celebrity Han Mina and the current outcast you are are the same person.
This man doesn’t know that she is Han Mina, but who knows, one day you might run into each other again and get caught.
‘Absolutely not!’
She had to cut off all ties with this man here, so she poured all her strength into it.
[Use 70 points.]
[Hypnotize.]
It was power.
I used all my remaining points to hypnotize him.
I spent all 70 points just to forget my memories with her. It was excessive, but I felt like this was the extent of what I had to do for this man.
“Huh, I don’t like it…”
Oh, oh?
T.N.
1. hikikomori- introvert, loner