Chapter 21: [Reunion at the Entrance Ceremony] - [1]
'Today is the entrance ceremony.'
Seomun Kang Hyuk, the head of the Seomun family, did not attend the entrance ceremony for his son and successor, Seomunhyeon.
The job of congratulating him on his entrance was decided to be left to Seomun Min-hye.
"There is no need for your father to go. I will go and congratulate my brother on his entrance."
Because Seo Moon Min-hye had said this on her own, he didn't have to bother.
The sadness of not being able to see his son's entrance ceremony was completely unheard of to him.
It was a story of a faraway world for other people to see and be moved by their children's entrance ceremony or graduation ceremony with their own eyes.
As the head of the Seomun family, he was a very ruthless person.
The only thing he truly loved was the Seomun family, and his own son, Seo Mun-hyeon, was favored as an excellent heir, but that was because he was his own successor.
'Minhye has been hiding her teeth, so I can't wait to see what happens.'
And the seat of her successor was a position that could be replaced at any time, and if she proved her ability, a woman, Seomun Min-hye, could take it.
'It seemed like they had been preparing since 7 years ago.'
One day, when she suddenly took her elixir and became stronger, Min-hye, the preface, questioned her.
However, when he said that he had picked up the elixir and kept it a secret not only from himself but also from his older brother, Seo Moon-hyeon, whom he followed so well, Kang-hyeok, the preface, had a different evaluation from the preface, Min-hye.
She changed her evaluation from an innocent, smiling girl to a cunning girl who was hiding a dagger.
Unlike before that, he treated it as an insurance card in case of emergency, a daughter who could be sold at a high price when needed, and the possibility of shining the family, etc.
In particular, every time I felt the strange gaze of contempt sent toward Seo Mun-hyeon from time to time, that thought became stronger.
'It seems that he is secretly growing his strength and power in order to drive out the prefecture and become the successor himself.'
Concerned that Min-hye Seomoon might be swayed by that force, he tried to find out, but according to what he confirmed, it was related to the Yucheon Group. It was the marriage alliance of the successor of the group.
'She secured her power by trading her own gender and beauty.'
Seomun Kang Hyuk, who obtained the information, thought that this was a deal worth watching, so he did not inform Seo Mun-hyeon of this fact at all.
It was his idea that if he was the successor of the Seomun family, he should be able to overcome secret struggles.
'Hyun and Minhye. I can't wait to see who will win.'
Even between brother and sister, they would grow up fighting each other to the death.
And whoever survived would in many ways be a stronger successor.
'A sister hiding her teeth, preparing to bite her own brother's neck. I'm looking forward to seeing if Hyun can cope with this well as her older brother.'
If it failed, it was enough to abandon Seo Mun-hyeon and replace her with her preface Min-hye.
But if Seomun-hyeon wins, Seomun Min-hye won't grow up to be a dog loyal to her family, then she'll have to sell it expensively.
'If she sells it to the Yuchun Group, she'll get a high price.'
Having such a deal with Minhye Seomun at Yoochun Group would have meant that Minhye Seomun was interested in her value as a girl.
If Min-hye were to drop out, she would be able to get a fair price if she sold it on the condition that she could play with it to her heart's content.
That's why Seo Moon-hyeon and Seo Moon-min-hye will be watching to see who will be the winner.
* * *
The day of the entrance ceremony has arrived.
Up to 1,000 new students were gathered together in an auditorium large enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people.
And the families of the new students watching the new students, as well as the current students, were sitting in their chairs and watching the entrance ceremony.
'There are a lot of people.'
Seo Moon-hyeon, who had changed into an academy uniform, was looking for Min-hye Seo, paying attention to whether or not he could see Min-hye Seo in the crowd of people gathered here.
Even if she focused her senses and tried to find Minhye, her preface, her presence was not felt, as if she was intentionally hiding her own presence.
'I wouldn't have come.'
Min-hye, in her preface, said she had promised to come here, so she must have come.
She couldn't possibly lie about something like this.
Thinking so, she was Seo Mun-hyeon trying to find Min-hye, but she couldn't feel her trace anywhere.
"Hyunah. Let's start."
And Isena, who was next to him, quietly spoke to him.
He kept looking around, so he was paying attention.
"OK got it."
Seo Moon-hyeon said she knew that she was not selected as the freshman representative.
However, rumors were circulating about who the representative was among the newly admitted students.
Seo Moon-hyeon was curious about the main character of the rumor that would come out right after the chairman's speech on the podium.
"Our National Hero Academy is a place that consistently selects the best heroes in the world! We will grade you thoroughly and strictly! You will learn not only strength, but also responsibility that fits the mindset of a hero, and we will reflect all of that to score!"
Hwang Jae-seok, the director of the National Hero Academy, was an elderly man with an impressive bald head.
Although he is said to be half-retired now, his skills are still one of the best among hunters in Korea, so he was a powerful hero who was officially ranked 3rd in the world.
Since there are many retirees or people living in seclusion, it was not possible to make an exact comparison, but it was said that he was ranked third among active heroes whose skills were officially confirmed.
Even in the world, he was a top-tier powerhouse, and in the eyes of Seomun-hyun, he was a great powerhouse that surpassed even his father, Seomun Kang-hyuk.
'That person is the chairman.'
It certainly looked strong enough to give goosebumps just by looking at it.
I was excited about the class at the National Hero Academy.
"Then let me introduce the freshman representative!"
In the meantime, Chairman Hwang Jae-seok's speech was over, and the new student representative finally appeared.
Rumors spread that this freshman representative was the successor of Yoochun Group, and his skills were so great that he damaged the Mithril Golem.
Those who said that they participated in the test together prove it to be true, but for some reason, all of them were reluctant to mention their names.
In particular, Seo Moon-hyeon, whenever he saw him, he made a somewhat uneasy expression.
'Who is it really?'
I was excited about what kind of person Seo Mun-hyeon would be.
"Representative of freshmen! Seomuncheon! Come up and take the oath as representative!"
And after a while, I saw a male student with dark hair coming up the podium.
It was a long distance, but Seo Moon-hyeon, a magical Awakener, could see the boy's face clearly.
"Uh?"
Seeing the boy's face, Isena also let out a blank sound for a moment and looked at the face of the boy named Seomuncheon.
He was a very handsome boy.
The tall man with black hair and white skin was the owner of a look that would draw attention to women.
'It looks like it.'
She is so much like himself.
Seeing Seomuncheon's face, Seomunhyeon couldn't shake the thought.
'No way?'
A person who had been buried in his mind for a long time came to mind.
* * *
Seo Moon-cheon caught his eyes when he saw Seo Moon-hyeon and Lee Se-na, who were looking surprised at him.
While standing on a high podium and taking the oath as the freshman representative, he did not lose sight of the two.
'Nice to meet. Moonhyun Seo. Let's enjoy the happy academy life for a while like the original story. I'll make you fall to the floor.'
Aside from thinking that way, after taking the oath as the freshman representative, I politely bowed my head and went downstairs to receive applause.
It was when the entrance ceremony was over, except for a few words from the chairman.
– Minhye, you can come out now.
I replied to Minhye Seo, that I would no longer hide my existence and that I could stay with her.
Preface Min-hye, who had been hiding her existence with her stealth artifact handed over by Leviathan, revealed herself in an auditorium crowded with her people.
"Oh! Great beauty!"
"Who is this?"
"I don't think you're a freshman, are you?"
The appearance of Seomun Min-hye, who is wearing plain clothes, not her academy uniform, but a white T-shirt and blue hot pants, is very conspicuous. There was quite a bit.
However, Seomun Min-hye was walking without paying attention to the gazes of such people.
"Ah, Minhye!"
Seomun-hyun, who found her, greeted her and called her, but Seomun Min-hye glanced at him for a moment, then turned her head and turned away from him.
I also walked towards her, so she smiled broadly at me as I was seen at close range.
"Brother!"
Then he ran up to me and showed me a hug in my arms.
"Uh?"
The sight of Seo Mun-hyeon opening his eyes in a daze caught my eye.