The Chick Class Hunter is Being Filial - Chapter 53

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Chick Class Hunter is Being Filial! Episode 53

“Jjang Nayeon. When we debut, let’s eat three Chocolate Conch Breads each.”

“Won’t we not be able to eat them once we debut?”

“We’ll eat them. What, are they going to cancel our debut just because we ate some chocolate bread? It’d look weird if only I ate them, so you have to eat too. Got it?”

“Got it. Then I’ll eat 6 in front of the Store Owner so you don’t have to worry about me.”

“What’s that supposed to mean. Eating 6 would just make you a pig.”

They had spent nights laughing and dreaming of the future.

“Jjang Nayeon. When we debut, let’s wear Heart Sunglasses together and go to Garosu-gil. If anyone recognizes us, we’ll say it’s not us.”

“Okay.”

“Really?!”

“Yeah, let’s do it.”

“You just say yes to everything I suggest.”

“I like everything you want to do.”

They had promised to do everything together.

“…You awakened?”

“Yeah. A-rank, they said.”

“Wow, as expected of Jjang Nayeon. You succeeded. Congratulations…”

But when Shin Nayeon awakened as soon as she turned 19, her high rank and pretty looks drew too much public attention, and they grew apart.

Shin Nayeon pressed down her racing heart.

She was so happy to see her face like this that her body felt feverish. She wanted to hug her right away and tell her how much she had missed her.

However, Romi asked with a displeased expression.

“What are you doing here. Why did you come?”

“Romi. I didn’t expect to see you here. I went to your Entertainment Agency several times, but they always said you were busy. Take it easy with work. You have a weak body too.”

Gritting her teeth, Romi turned her gaze away from Shin Nayeon and crossed her arms.

From the moment she spotted Shin Nayeon, her heart had been burning with anger that she couldn’t bear.

Shin Nayeon hadn’t changed at all. Then and now, she didn’t even know she was being openly snubbed. So clueless.

“Don’t tell me you shamelessly came here to see me?”

“Ah, I came following my precious Younger Sibling. My Younger Sibling and Wuju met at a Theme Park and became friends. How did they meet like that? Isn’t it amazing?”

Shin Nayeon spoke with a bright smile, unable to read the atmosphere from that fierce voice.

That unchanged appearance still turned her insides upside down and eventually made her explode.

“Hey, do you even have things you care about?”

“Huh?”

“You don’t have anything like that. You’re just good at throwing things away.”

“What’s that supposed to mean. I care about lots of things too. You too…”

At Shin Nayeon’s gentle response, Romi’s lips twitched.

Shin Nayeon never knows. What thorns are hidden in her words.

“I’m talking about how our debut fell through because of you.”

“Huh?”

“Why would I become an actor when I could be a singer? Our debut group fell through, didn’t it, after you left. So why would I want to meet you?”

She had only grown older while remaining with the small entertainment company. The company’s situation changed drastically every day, and Nayeon’s departure was a good excuse to dissolve the debut group.

“Nayeon is pretty and dances well too. She works hard at whatever you tell her to do, so she stands out more. You need that level of star quality to succeed even after debuting, but she just up and left without any sense of responsibility after awakening, which put us in a difficult position too.”

The CEO rambled on about stories Romi hadn’t even asked about. She didn’t listen to any more talk about the company’s circumstances. She couldn’t even hear it.

Just like that, as Nayeon left, Romi’s dreams came to an end too.

Everything they had dreamed of together every night, all of it.

“What do you mean by that…?”

“Coming to the entertainment agency? Busy? What could you possibly be busy with? My debut fell through and I worked part-time jobs. But you kept coming around. So I told them to tell you I was busy.”

At first, she was embarrassed. She was ashamed to show Nayeon, who was receiving the spotlight, her unsuccessful self, so she avoided her.

Still, the second emotion she felt toward Nayeon, who kept knocking on the agency’s door, was resentment.

She didn’t believe everything the CEO said, but in such a hopeless situation, anything could be picked up and used as a reasonable excuse for rationalization.

“Oh, no… I didn’t think… I didn’t know it would turn out like that.”

Only then did Nayeon blink her large eyes a couple of times.

A base joy welled up at that sight. Romi sharpened her tongue even more.

What should I do? Now I find pleasure in seeing your hurt face.

“Even after becoming so successful, you still don’t have any sense, do you?”

“…Sorry.”

I don’t want to see your face anymore.

Recalling the gazes that had been focused on Nayeon earlier made her feel miserable again. That was the difference between Nayeon and herself that she still couldn’t catch up to.

Lee Romi fidgeted with her thumb nail where the nail polish had peeled off. Even after struggling so hard to climb up, Nayeon’s position was still far away.

What should I do?

“You’re exactly the same. Nothing about you has changed, Jjang Nayeon.”

Actually, the mission the teacher gave her was the easiest thing for Lee Romi.

I’m the one who knows you best since middle school.

For me, who probably knows you better than anyone in the world, this is easier than taking candy from a child.

Carefully selecting words that would hurt you.

“Do you know why your nickname in middle school was Jjang Nayeon?”

Just a little more…

Nayeon lifted her head and met her eyes.

“Because you’re annoying. That’s why you’re Jjang Nayeon.”

Nothing was ever difficult for Nayeon.

An easy life without worries. No concerns about grades, family matters, or the future – always happy days.

Not being able to properly form common ground with peers was a fatal flaw for children who were each going through complicated times.

“You didn’t even know you were being subtly ostracized, did you? That’s why I took you around with me.”

“…”

For a while, Nayeon couldn’t open her mouth.

It was a face that even Romi, who had known her for so long, had never seen before.

“Romi, you too… did you think that way?”

Nayeon remembered those days when Romi used to affectionately call her Jjang Nayeon.

The small dormitory where beds were crammed together. The dance practice room where they lay drenched in sweat like rain. The days when they shared music through one earphone, using your knees as a pillow.

“This song is really good. I wish we could get a debut song like this.”

“We could just ask for something similar, couldn’t we?”

“As if that would work. How long do you think life will be that easy? That’s so like you, Jjang Nayeon. …What? Why are you laughing?”

“Because I like it when you call me Jjang Nayeon.”

“Why do you like that?”

“Because we’re the only ones who use nicknames with each other. It makes us look the closest.”

“Geez. If you like it that much, I’ll keep calling you that. Jjang Nayeon. Jjang Nayeon. Jjang Nayeon.”

Lee Romi opened her mouth.

“Yeah.”

Nayeon touched the area around her heart.

The feeling of her heart dropping with a thud was unfamiliar.

She had often been told that she was fearless and lacked tension. This was a temperament that would be greatly helpful as a hunter in strategy.

Even when dealing with various media

But not at all in human relationships.

Being told she lacked tension actually meant that her ability to sensitively perceive situations was lower than others.

She overlooked subtle atmospheres and was accordingly immature in handling others’ emotions delicately.

Her mouth felt rough as if she had fallen into a sand dune.

“I always hated you too. Jjang Nayeon.”

[Skill ‘Black Leaf in the Mouth’ is activated.]

[You fall into a critical debuff state.]

As if fallen into sticky mud, she couldn’t move her body at all. Her tongue hardened like stone, and soon magical power began draining away.

The mud seemed to rise to her neck, blocking her airway.

My body won’t move.

Seeing this, Lee Romi looked confused herself.

Then, a woman’s voice flowed into Lee Romi’s mind along with laughter.

– Your friend. She has a wonderful body, doesn’t she?

It was a very pretty voice, like a marble rolling on a silver tray.

‘Teacher?’

She instinctively realized that she was the Teacher.

After blinking for a moment, Lee Romi moved her feet and lifted up the chin of the frozen Nayeon.

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“So you’re that ‘Nayeon.’ I’ve heard a lot about you.”

Nayeon could only freeze and watch as Lee Romi’s lips moved.

This wasn’t Romi.

The voice was Romi’s, but her eyes, tone, and even her expression had all changed.

A different kind of unease from before struck her mind with a heavy blow.

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