"Sihyun!"
Bang! People rushed to the fallen Sihyun. The teachers who were tidying up the messy ship, the students who had been watching Sihyun and Russ's conversation from afar, and the students of Class A—all gathered around in the bustling crowd. Among them, it was Seowoo who embraced the fallen Sihyun.
In the panic state of Sihyun's fainting, he looked at the people approaching with eyes that had sunk into a daze. Oops, the kids stepped on his foot. Meanwhile, Seowoo's gaze turned back to the teachers.
"Is there an intact cabin?"
In response to the question with a lower tone than usual, the teachers guided Seowoo and Sihyun to a cabin. Class A followed behind, and Russ, who had been sitting, stood up.
Slowly, Seowoo, who had laid Sihyun on the bed, stared at the still unconscious Sihyun. He had been leaning on the railing since he woke up, seemingly because he had been gazing at the sea.
Crazy guy.
Hamin's words, which were clearly an answer to the teacher's question, ended in a muttered whisper. Puckering his face as he checked Sihyun's condition, the teacher diagnosed it as a simple fainting spell. The kids sighed in relief.
"Do you know why he fainted by any chance?"
"...He said he was fine, leaned against the railing alone, and collapsed in front of the railing. Since he woke up, he's been leaning against the railing, probably because he saw the sea."
Nuts.
Hamin's words, which were clearly an answer to the teacher's question, ended in a muttered whisper. Puckering his face as he checked Sihyun's condition, the teacher diagnosed it as a simple fainting spell. The kids sighed in relief.
"Do you know why he fainted by any chance?"
"...He said he was fine, leaned against the railing alone, and collapsed in front of the railing. Since he woke up, he's been leaning against the railing, probably because he saw the sea."
Nuts.
The simple diagnosis of fainting from the teacher did not sit well with Hamin. He sighed at the sight of Sihyun, who had fainted again after putting behind the panicky day. Discomfort and unpleasant emotions surged. He had said he was fine.
Pathetic.
The uncomfortable and unpleasant emotions grew. He had said he was fine.
Seowoo, who had been silently observing, spoke up. "Trauma."
"...."
"Looks like he didn't realize it himself. He seemed fine, but suddenly collapsed."
Russ, who spoke without hesitation, sat on the bed and lifted Sihyun's eyelids. A sigh escaped from him as he confirmed that fainting was indeed the case. Saving him from collapsing. Russ, who had closed the door after looking at Sihyun with a twisted expression, made a simple conclusion.
"What should we do?"
"Huh?"
"Looking at his condition, it seems impossible to take him on a boat to school like this. Should I teleport him?"
"...."
"Or leave him alone to faint again while looking at the sea."
It was half a coercion. Russ, who looked at those who were trembling at his words, stared at Sihyun's fallen form. He had gone through all sorts of troubles to save him. There was no separate scarecrow in the bustling crowd.
He said he had less imprint because it hurt.
He thought it was a lie, but it seemed to be true. Looking at the helpless Sihyun, Russ narrowed his eyes. If he left him in the hands of these incompetent people, he might create trouble again next time. If he went back to the United States like this, he might hear that the Quadra had gone to Korea. Russ, looking at the awakening people who had no answer, narrowed his eyes. They were incompetent and now even frustrating.
"Did you forget to answer?"
Should I just take him away? Acting on a brief impulse, Russ patted Sihyun's hair. His pupils sank slowly. There had been frequent occurrences of cracks lately. It was happening worldwide, not just in the United States. He thought it was the best news he had heard recently. Still had two imprints left. Even the imprinted class was a healer and a copy.
It was valuable.
So it was even more tempting. If I took him, I could easily raise him to the level of an awakening person. Especially since it was Korea. Russ, who had gone through conflicts, thought of a certain annoying twenty-year-old and reached out to Sihyun, who had been extended to him.
"Grow him properly before I take him away."
As a warning, Russ muttered. As Russ opened the door and went out, the teachers and awakened people who had been watching him intently all sighed at the same time.
"For now, let's leave Sihyun alone to stabilize. There's still a lot to organize."
"...Yes."
Upon the words of the head teacher, the dark-faced teachers looked at Sihyun and then left without saying a word. The awakened people also followed them, leaving only the Class A students in the wide room. The A-class members, who remained in the room, looked at Sihyun with bated breath. The boy lying as if dead proved that he was alive by emitting a very faint breathing sound, gently rising and falling his chest.
The first to get up from the seat was Daun.
"...I'll go help the teachers."
Although she said so, everyone knew that it was because it was hard to keep looking at the lying Sihyun. Since the atmosphere was even more tense than when Sihyun fainted for the first time. Hamin, who remembered Sihyun's actions just before being taken away by the Irregular, frowned.
No one could move recklessly. Even the teachers were cautious, and in the situation where everyone was frightened, Gangsihyun rescued a girl he didn't know, promising to protect her. Then he got taken away in her place. Everyone recalled that tense moment when no one in Class A could help Sihyun. It was a helpless moment.
Into the silence, Hamin, who clenched his fist, remembered Sihyun's actions just before being taken away by the Irregular.
No one could move recklessly. Even the teachers were cautious, and in the situation where everyone was frightened, Gangsihyun rescued a girl he didn't know, promising to protect her. Then he got taken away in her place. Everyone recalled that tense moment when no one in Class A could help Sihyun. It was a helpless moment.
Into the silence, Hamin, who clenched his fist, recalled the moment when Sihyun was taken away by Titan. He remembered that moment when Sihyun was taken away by Titan. That moment when Sihyun, who hadn't even said a word asking for help, was dragged into the water. He bit the inside of his mouth at the vivid scene that still came to mind.
As Down left the room, Down, who had been quietly watching Sihyun, also got up and left the room.
"What's with Class A."
Uttering a chilly word. The heavy silence brought by that word made the children close their mouths. When Sihyun was taken away, none of Class A could
help him. It was a powerless moment. In the heavy silence, everyone looked at Sihyun with bated breath.
When Sihyun was taken away, none of Class A could help him. It was a powerless moment. In the heavy silence, everyone looked at Sihyun with bated breath.
The first to break the silence was Haewoon.
"The Irregular in the human form living in the sea."
"...."
In an instant, everyone's gaze turned to Haewoon. When everyone had focused only on Sihyun's fainting, Haewoon, who had persistently thought about that from the moment Sihyun was taken away, had already reached a conclusion close to certainty.
"Why did Sihyun ask about that today of all days?"
As everyone listened to Haewoon's continued story, questions arose. Haewoon then asked a question with confidence.
"Did Sihyun seem normal today?"
"A little..."
"Starting from oversleeping in the morning, being surprised by seeing the ship, worrying alone when Kraken disappeared, and the questions as well."
"You've been quiet since earlier. Were you thinking about that?"
"Yeah."
In response to Hamin's words, Haewoon, looking at the sleeping Sihyun, continued to stare at him.
"Maybe Sihyun knew about this situation."
"...."
"Well, we won't know for sure until we hear it from Sihyun."
So get up quickly, Sihyun! Breaking the tense atmosphere, Haewoon shouted to shake Sihyun, who was lying in bed. Startled, Hamin slapped Haewoon's back, and Geonu restored the tilted bed to its original state. Seowoo, who had been watching all this, rolled her eyes and looked at me.
"He should wake up already! I'll tell the teachers!"
The only one who seemed normal, Haewoon, left the room. Sihyun looked at Daun, who had just woken up, as if proving his thoughts, and cleared his throat. Daun's sarcasm was faster than Sihyun's excuse.
"You seem fine."
"...That's what I thought."
"You're okay."
"Whatever."
"You crazy idiot. You're not a hero, so why jump in there?"
In a harsh voice, someone spoke. Sihyun listened to Daun's talk for a while and apologized again. After Daun finished, it was Geonu's turn. Sitting on the chair, Geonu spoke briefly and plainly.
"I thought it would be okay, but I got angry."
"...Sorry."
After a short apology, Geonu nodded without further questioning and stood up. And when Sihyun looked at Haru, who was coming next, he thought that it wasn't me who was in pain, but Haru. Haru's face, pale and trembling, as he mumbled something, looked pitiful. Sihyun felt sorry every time Haru opened his mouth, as if he were the culprit.
After making the promise not to do that again three times, Haru finally stopped crying. Sihyun felt like he became the culprit himself. Fortunately, Haemin, Haewoon, and Seowoo didn't talk much about it. Haewoon and Haemin were forgiving, but Seowoo wasn't. To be honest, the person Sihyun thought would say something turned out to be quiet, making Sihyun even more uneasy.
Watching Sihyun, who was glancing at Seowoo, the teachers who had heard Haewoon's story approached Sihyun. They brought along a face Sihyun had seen a few times.
"How are you feeling?"
"Other than being hungry, I'm fine. Can you tell me what time it is now?"
"It's around 2 in the morning. You woke up, Sprout."
What's with this 'Sprout' again?
Although Sihyun asked the teacher, someone else answered. Seeing Haewoon's sunny response, Sihyun was surprised. He was wondering for a moment if he had fainted for an hour, but then Russ, who had come closer, sat on the bed.
"So, what are you going to do?"
"What do you mean?"
"It's hard for you to take a ship because of your trauma. If you find it difficult, you can teleport with Russ, Sihyun."
"Uh...."
Only then did Sihyun realize what they were talking about when he looked at Russ. It seemed like he had scolded Sihyun with sympathy.
"What do you want to do?"
When the teacher asked again, Sihyun, who was licking his lips in thought, blinked his blue eyes. Down, who was listening, suggested just teleporting and going, but Sihyun recalled the situation just before fainting.
It should be okay as long as I don't see the sea before boarding the ship. But it was also difficult not to see the sea at all while riding the ship.
Annoying.
I don't know how many times I apologized because of that damn trauma. Tsk, Russ looked at the sea faintly visible outside the window, and Sihyun, who felt his stomach churn again, clenched his fist under the blanket.
It's tiresome.
Thinking that only the two of them would be enough, Sihyun, who was looking at Seowoo, finally opened his mouth slowly and spit out an answer.
"I want to imprint."
Not a ship, not teleporting, but a third option.
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