I Became the Academy's Kibitz Villain [part 1]

Chapter 179: Crisis As Opportunity (3)

Morning.

Baek Seol-hee woke up from a deep sleep, her mind still groggy.

She remembered falling asleep extremely exhausted the night before, but her whole body felt surprisingly refreshed upon waking up.

It felt as if all her accumulated burdens had been lifted.

She woke up feeling so deeply rested she wondered if it was even possible to feel happier than this upon waking.

When had she last felt this way?

Right.

That day, in Ulleungdo—

"!!"

"Are you awake?"

Startled by the whisper-like voice coming from right beside her, Baek Seol-hee felt her heart drop.

"Ji, Ji-hwan...?"

"You seem still half asleep."

"Why are you... Ji-hwan?"

"Teacher, the soup is ready."

"Okay. I'll be right there."

Another woman's voice came from the direction of the kitchen.

Baek Seol-hee initially thought, 'Who is that woman?' but then realized it was Yumir's voice.

But why?

Why were they both in her room?

"I left my Taeguk Watch here. Yumir opened the portal. Keeping it in my room was uncomfortable, so we moved here."

"Oh, that, right. I have been getting continuous... Ah!"

Baek Seol-hee reflexively reached for her bedside table.

"The messages...!"

"There weren't any urgent ones. We would have woken you if there were."

"......Ah."

Baek Seol-hee's face reddened, feeling like she had caused some sort of farce.

"To check the Taeguk Watch first thing upon waking up. The life of a hero really is tough."

"......Something feels odd."

"What is it?"

"Us...."

Baek Seol-hee pointed back and forth between herself and Do Ji-hwan.

"Didn't we agree to speak informally...?"

Do Ji-hwan, who had been looking at her expressionlessly, felt relieved that Baek Seol-hee remembered correctly.

"Really?"

"You remember well."

Do Ji-hwan relaxed his expression and gently stroked Baek Seol-hee's hair.

"Get up. The meal is ready."

"The meal is..."

"I brought ingredients from my fridge. It's fine. I didn't open your fridge."

"!!"

Baek Seol-hee suddenly snapped back to full alertness.

Wait.

They entered her room?

Yes, they did.

Yumir had agreed to stay in this room like a night watchman, and during that time, she had tested her indomitable will against Do Ji-hwan.

But it was unexpected for Do Ji-hwan to enter this room.

The fact that Do Ji-hwan entered meant she hadn't cleaned up her room before moving to Do Ji-hwan's room –