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56.1

Ch. 56.1 - Persona Gate Training(3)
After sending Hong Bi-Yeon off, Hong Si-hwa came to find the mage Milkenen, who was her original goal. It was to discuss the "Aslan Seminar," which only the best and most promising candidates could attend.

"Hmm...."

However, she came earlier than expected and Milkenen hadn't arrived yet. She sat in the reception room, sipping her tea quietly, but it was quite boring.

"Was that too much?"

It would surely hurt Hong Bi-Yeon since she mentioned her older sister.

"No, it has to be this way."

Because she had suppressed her emotions.

Mentioning her older sister... It was a painful matter for her as well, but she couldn't help it.

For the greater cause, she had to act cold-blooded in front of Hong Bi-Yeon.

"Princess."

"Yes, what's the matter?"

While flicking her fingers quietly, Hong Si-hwa turned her head with a big smile when her magic knight called her.

"I received a file from a Stella representative, and it briefly describes the past of a student named Baek Yu-Seol."

"Oh~ really? I wonder if the past that couldn’t be dug out no matter how hard I try is written there."

"I'm not sure either. However, when I asked the professors who read it, they seemed to hesitate and avoided giving a clear answer."

"Is that so~?"

In that case, regardless of its truth, it could be an interesting story written there.

"Great. Let's take a look right away."

Rip!

Hong Si-hwa lightly tore open the envelope and took out the contents. When she saw the title, she burst into a sly laugh.

[Title: Dear Mother]

"Ahaha, so the kid is still a kid, huh?"

Moreover, starting with the phrase "I miss my mother" from the first sentence, laughter naturally came out for some reason.

"What a cute little kid…"

With that thought, Hong Si-hwa slowly read through the letter.

And the more she read, the more her expression loosened.

"Hmm...."

In there, a story presumed to be Baek Yu-Seol’s past was written like a poem.

It was a story about Baek Yu-Seol’s childhood in which even going out for a meal was difficult due to poverty.

“..... Poverty."

Most of the staff and students at Stella were either nobles or wealthy.

Poverty?

If one were to be close to such a thing, they wouldn't even be able to come near Stella in the first place.

It was the same for Hong Si-hwa. Poverty was just a distant story to her, and it was only a matter of barely getting by.

There was no need to pay attention to it.

After all, there was an immense distance between them and her. Since there was no relationship, there was no need to care…

However, Baek Yu-Seol’s writing vividly described the pain of poverty.

Every day, exhausted from eating boiled ramen, the naive Baek Yu-Seol begged his mother to eat something delicious.