Chapter 66 (Please Teach Me Tutor)

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Episode 66: Hypnosis, Han Mina.

It’s morning.

A delicious smell wafted from Yu Ah-ra’s studio.

Sizzling.

Even while living alone, Yu Ah-ra rarely cooked.
Most of her breakfasts at home consisted of Yoplait or cereal, and sometimes she would boil the Sundae soup she bought the day before.
She didn’t have enough money, and she had no talent for cooking.
It’s been a long time since Yu Ah-ra stood in the kitchen.

“Ugh…….”

Yu Ah-a, who was wearing an apron, bit her lip and looked at the yellow scrambled eggs being cooked in the frying pan. The timer in her hand was ticking away.

Ring ring ring!

“Now!”

Yu Ah-ra used all her might to flip the scrambled eggs with a spatula.

Chewy!

The golden-brown fried egg roll showed off its appetizing appearance. The moment she saw its magnificent appearance, she unconsciously clenched her fist.

“Okay!”

Because she was not used to cooking, she had burned and cut her fingers many times, so she had a lot of bandages wrapped around her fingers.

Yu Ah-ra had been feeling depressed after losing to Baek Han-beom in the monthly evaluation.
The loss was bad enough, but what made it harder for her was the fact that it was Lee Hye-ri, not her, who received the award from Kim Si-woo.

Even though Kim Si-woo told her that she was his first disciple, she wasn’t completely relieved.
Yu Ah-ra was also angry at herself. At the fact that she couldn’t defeat Baek Han-beom in the end.
But she couldn’t always be sad.

Yu Ah-ra felt the need for a change of pace as woman. She needed to divert her attention to something unrelated to Hunter.

That was the reason she chose cooking.
The reason she chose cooking, and especially egg rolls, was because of Kim Si-woo.
That’s what she heard from him, when visited Kim Si-woo’s house right after the semester started.

-I like scrambled eggs. My mom often makes them for me.

That was the motivation.
She heard somewhere that men feel better when served cook their favorite food. So, she started practicing cooking.
She watched a lot of YouTube videos on the internet and practiced, and even bought a timer for this purpose.

It was her way of appealing to femininity.
Why appeal?

‘If the teacher looks favorably on me, he might give me more lessons.’

Because of that, Ah-ra got various scars on her fingers, but this too was a medal of honor.

“I have class with the teacher today, so I’ll go home later and make scrambled eggs and ask him to eat dinner with me.”

That was when.

Ding-dong.

She heard the doorbell ring.
Who is it at this early hour?
Is it the teacher?

“Who are you?”

Yu Ah-ra looked at the person who rang the doorbell with a little anticipation.
An unfamiliar face.
A woman with short red hair was looking at the doorbell screen.

-Hello. Is this Yu Ah-ra’s house?
“Who are you?”

There was a hint of wariness in Yu Ah-ra’s voice at the stranger’s visit.

– I want to talk inside.
“I’m sorry, but I don’t believe in Taoism. I don’t believe in religion. I don’t have money, so I can’t even go door-to-door to sell.”
– Do you think I came here for that?
“That’s not something you should say when you don’t even know who you are.”

The short-haired woman looked around and spoke in a lowered voice.

-I’m from Daesung.

What?

“Daesung?”
– Yes. Didn’t Professor Park Ji-yoon say that last time? Daesung requested disclosure of our Ah-ra’s information.

Yu Ah-ra remember.
At that time, the person that Professor Park showed me as a profile was named Kim Hyun-jung.
She heard that she was the scout team leader at Daesung.

“I clearly remember refusing your request to disclose information?”
– You did.
“Then why are you here? How did you know my address? If you clearly refused my request to disclose information, then your address would also be…”
– It’s Daesung. There are many ways to find out your address.
“How rude. I clearly refused. Is this how Daesung usually handles things?”
– Not everyone is like this, and it’s only for students, Daesung is very interested in. I would like to have a serious talk with Ah-ra. If you have any trouble talking due to issues at the Academy, we will resolve it…
“I’m sorry. I have nothing to say.”

Yu Ah-ra had no intention of talking to Daesung. She had heard from Professor Park Ji-yoon that they would approach her.
But she didn’t want to talk more.
She had already made up her mind.
Daesung was a story from a completely different world.

-Why do you keep avoiding us? We want to be with you on a good note for Yu Ah-ra…
“Well I’m not interested.”
-Do you already have a guild in mind? If not, is there another reason you can’t meet us?
“What?”
-I heard that the Academy manipulated Ah-ra’s test results. If the Academy is threatening you, we’re telling you that we can help you. Our Daesung said to the Academy cadets… …
“Don’t be ridiculous!”

‘Are you trying to say that I manipulated you?’
‘Me? ‘
‘That I shook the Academy to avoid being expelled?’

It was a funny story.
‘What power do I, a mere student in Class D, have?’

“I never manipulated anything! The Academy never used me!”
– No. That’s not what I meant. I just thought that we could be helpful in many ways… … .
“No!”

Yu Ah-ra absolutely hate this. She didn’t want to talk to this rude person anymore.
Yu Ah-ra turned off the doorbell.

“Ara-ssi, Ara-ssi?”

The rude woman who had knocked on the door for a moment soon gave up and became quiet.
After confirming that Kim Hyun-jung’s presence had faded away, Yu Ah-ra carefully cut and ate the still-warm scrambled eggs.

It was delicious.
It would have been great if it weren’t for that rude visitor just now.

It was such a shame.

“I think I’ve gotten better at cooking too.”

Yu Ah-ra, who was eating scrambled eggs, laughed heartily later, imagining Si-woo’s reaction when he eats the scrambled eggs.

***

“What day is today…….”

Arriving at school, Yu Ah-ra bit her lip as she saw a familiar guest standing before her.
It was Han Mina, a popular celebrity from the Korean Academy who had been in the same grade as her until last year.
She had come to class 23-A to look for Yu Ah-ra.

“Nice to meet you. Yu Ah-ra.”
“…… Mina, why are you here?”
“Why are you acting so awkward? It’s not like I’m in a place you shouldn’t be.”

“We used to be so close…?”
“We were in the same grade last year, after all. We’re the same age.”
“I don’t think I ever talked to you separately, Mina.”
“Was I?”

Unlike Yu Ah-ra, who was in Class D since the year she entered the class of 22, Han Mina started in Class B.
And with the help of her capable colleagues and acquaintances, she grew steadily and is now in Class 22-A.
She had no way of contact with Yu Ah-ra, who was a repeat student last year.

“I came here because I wanted to ask you something separately.”
“What do you want to ask?”
“Yeah. It’s a bit awkward to ask in a place with so many people… Should I meet you separately for a moment?”
With the appearance of superstar Han Mina, many people’s attention was already focused on them.

“Isn’t that Han Mina? She’s really pretty.”
“Wow, her hair color is really pretty. Did you dye it?”
“But even Yu Ah-ra doesn’t look that pretty.”
“Idiot, are you squinting your eyes? Anyone can tell that Han Mina is pretty.”
“Unnie Mina is really pretty… Should I ask her for her autograph? Should I?”

Regardless of gender, everyone was looking at the superstar Han Mina with admiration.

“It doesn’t matter, but what’s going on?”
“Just follow me. I’ve already reserved a consultation room over there. Let’s go there.”

Yu Ah-ra followed Han Mina to the counseling room where only designated people were allowed to enter.

Thud.

The door closed, and Han Mina took a deep breath and opened the door first.

“Ah-ra, you have to be honest with me.”
“What’s going on?”
“You’re taking private lessons, right?”

Tutoring.
Yu Ah-ra’s eyes sharpened at the words that came out of Han Mina’s mouth, not someone else’s.
What is this?
Who is this woman to suddenly bring up the topic of tutoring?

Could it be that this woman also doesn’t know Si-woo? Does she want to learn from Si-woo? Or is she just interested?
What is it? What is it?

Wariness and hostility naturally arose.

Yu Ah-ra suddenly felt uncomfortable. She was already annoyed by what happened this morning.

“What’s going on?”

There was an edge to her voice.
No. Calm down.
Maybe not.

“That teacher Si-woo who taught you. What kind of person is he?”

It’s the year of the fox.

The sensor in Ah-ra’s head sent a warning. It’s dangerous.
Teacher Si-woo is in danger.
Lee Hye-ri is already burdensome, and Han Mina too?
Yu Ah-ra bit her lip.

“Why do you care about that?”
“Huh, huh?”
“What do you care about? You don’t know what kind of person Mr. Si-woo is.”
“Oh, that’s right.”

A brief pause.
And Han Mina’s face turning red. Her breathing became rough and her eyes shook.
The moment Ah-ra saw that, she was sure.

This woman liked Teacher Si-woo.

‘No. No. Absolutely not!’

Han Mina.
Han Mina, who is called the best celebrity in Korea, likes teacher Si-woo. She thought that if this continued, he might really get stolen.

Yu Ah-ra was trembling with anxiety, not realizing that she looked at Kim Si-woo as a man, not as her private tutor Kim Si-woo.

“I wanted to know. What he does to you?”
“What?”
“Well, you know. I overheard. You said you were learning from him?”
“…….”
“Tell me. What kind of person is he?”

A lot of imaginations bloomed in Yu Ah Ra’s head. The image of Han Mina approaching Kim Si Woo and seducing him.
The image of Teacher Si-woo being possessed by a nine-tailed fox and abandoning herself and Hye-ri.

“You don’t have to know.”
“Yu Ah-ra.”

Suddenly, she remembered that Kim Si-woo had texted her about Han Mina.
Teacher Si-woo must have been interested in her too.
It definitely wasn’t a romantic interest.
It must have been a text message sent to recruit new students for private tutoring. But it wasn’t someone else, it was Han Mina, who was called a top star.

If she tries to seduce Teacher Si-woo with that appearance, he’ll definitely fall for it, right?
No matter how stone-faced the teacher is, if a celebrity like that seduces him…No way.
Absolutely not!

“I have no intention of telling. I don’t know about anyone else, but you absolutely cannot.”
“Haa, I guess there’s nothing I can do.”

What do you mean it can’t be helped?

“Sorry Ah-ra.”

At that moment, Han Mina handed her the screen of her cell phone. The spinning screen caught Yu Ah-ra’s attention.
It was strange.

‘Why do I keep seeing that?’

“Tell me. What kind of person is Kim Si-woo?”

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Originally, Han Mine went to Yu Ah-ra to ask if I could get tutoring from him.
However, Yu Ah-ra was strangely unwilling to talk about Kim Si Woo. As if she was told not to talk about it.

Her attitude was so suspicious. There was definitely something wrong.

‘I didn’t want to do it this way….’

Han Mina, who had used hypnosis, sighed inwardly.

There must be something to hide like that. Maybe that guy has caught her off guard and is threatening her.

So, it could be that she was trying to keep a secret about Kim Si Woo.

“Just to confirm. Just to confirm…….”

To find out if the guy was weird or not. Han Mina wanted to know if he was someone she could take private lessons from.

“Tell me. What kind of person is Kim Si-woo?”
“Teacher Si-woo……?”
“Yeah.”

Yu Ah-ra, who had been staring blankly into space, smiled bashfully.

“He’s a great guy. He’s handsome, has a great body, and smells good. Sometimes, when I hug him and smell him, for a week….”
“Oh, no, not like that… As a teacher, as a private tutor.”

Somehow, Han Mina felt like she heard something she shouldn’t have.

“He’s a good teacher. Thanks to him, I was able to come this far. Even though his teaching style is strange……”
“Kim Si-woo’s teaching style is strange? What is it? Do you have to take off your clothes and stuff?”

Yu Ah-ra nodded.

“He said it was necessary for effective mana rotation. Thanks to it, my skills have also become stronger.”
“W-Aren’t you embarrassed?”
“I was embarrassed… but it’s okay now. I’m used to it. It’s not like the teacher is doing it for some other purpose.”
“Are the effects certain? For example, skills becoming a little stronger?”
“Yeah. Certainly.”

The ability part seemed certain.
The act itself was perverted, but the result was good.
Yu Ah-ra’s words couldn’t be a lie.
The person under hypnosis always told her the truth.
It seemed like there was nothing Han Mina had been worried about. She was being forced to do whatever a trashy man told her to do because he had caught her weakness.
Should she say that she was glad?
Should she say that she was sorry?

Han Mina thought it would be a good idea to get tutoring from Kim Si-woo. Both of them said he had the skills.

‘Should I force him to do private tutoring through hypnosis and then erase their memories? … .’

‘If I could just hypnotize him, made him think that he was teaching Han Mina, it would be okay even if I took off her clothes in front of him…’
She suddenly wondered why Yu Ah-ra didn’t want to tell her this fact before she was hypnotized.

“Then why didn’t you tell me?”
“Because I thought you, Mina, would seduce the teacher.”
“…… Huh?”
“What are you going to do with the teacher, you nine-tailed fox? Do you think I don’t know what you’re up to?”

Yu Ah-ra, who was clearly under hypnosis, was glaring at Han Mina.

“You’re under hypnosis, right…?”

T.N.

Even hypnotized, Ah-ra didn’t forget her mission.

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