Chapter 31 Global Youth. (2)

 

A sudden notification about changes in Pentagon Academy’s rules was posted at night.

 

People were confused by the unexpected news…

 

[Korean Awakeners Minor Gallery]

 

Title: They say they’re lifting the SNS ban for cadets now?

 

(Pentagon Academy Outstar notification screenshot)

 

There was a lot of talk about the censorship, and they finally lift it now.

 

Looks like Haru finally got a grip.

 

ㄴ Oh, good.

 

ㄴ (Squirrel giving a thumbs up meme)

 

No one was really confused.

 

The ban on cadets’ SNS was always a controversial rule.

 

People weren’t going to be confused just because that rule was gone.

 

In fact, most people were happy about it.

 

[Korean Awakeners Minor Gallery]

 

Title: If DMs open, I’m going to beg the Hypnosis Guy right away, lol.

 

(Green frog crying meme)

 

Please, implant a microchip in my brain, Yu-jin.

 

I don’t want to live a life where all I do is eat and poop.

 

Please save this poor Awakener.

 

ㄴ Just turn off your phone and live your life.

 

ㄴㄴ How can I live without hypnosis?

 

ㄴㄴ It’s not easy.

 

ㄴ But seriously, I’m curious about hypnosis.

 

ㄴㄴ There’s an analysis by a psychiatrist saying that if it’s true, just a little study can make you a top-notch psychotherapist.

 

ㄴㄴ Why such a useful ability?

 

[Korean Awakeners Minor Gallery]

 

Title: I want to ask him to hypnotize my little sister.

 

(Uselessly cute character illustration)

 

After my sister got into a car accident,

 

She got CRPS, a disease where even the slightest breeze causes immense pain.

 

They said the cause is a miscommunication of pain signals in the brain.

 

She cries every night because of the pain.

 

Could hypnosis help?

 

I want to grasp at straws.

 

ㄴ Stay strong…

 

ㄴ Patients with brain issues…

 

ㄴ I clicked to post a supportive comment, oops.

 

ㄴㄴ You trash.

 

ㄴㄴ (Get out of this village meme)

 

Yu-jin’s unique talent, complete hypnosis, was attracting worldwide attention.

 

It might sound like a dark and sinister ability at first glance…

 

But it’s also an ability with countless good uses.

 

Many people were interested in the ability called hypnosis.

 

And now, the SNS activity of cadet Seo Yu-jin, who was expected to stay in the academy for four years, was allowed?

 

Moreover, external activities became possible?

 

For those who desperately needed hypnosis, this was incredibly good news.

 

And it wasn’t bad news for ordinary people either.

 

As a result, the name “Seo Yu-jin” started to be mentioned here and there on the internet again.

 

[Awakeners Minor Gallery]

 

Title: Don’t expect too much from a cadet.

 

Hypnosis Guy is still a freshman.

 

There’s analysis showing his abilities are below average.

 

People are expecting hypnosis to cure all mental illnesses.

 

Don’t seriously expect too much.

 

ㄴ That’s right, ㅇㅇ.

 

ㄴ If people have high expectations and it doesn’t work, they’ll definitely blame the Hypnosis Guy.

 

ㄴ There’s no way he would be allowed to go out for external activities to treat people.

 

ㄴㄴ Maybe if you beg in DMs, he might do something.

 

ㄴㄴ It’s impossible because it’s illegal under medical law.

 

ㄴㄴ The only person who can legally do that is Ryu Soo-yeon, an Awakener from medical school.

 

ㄴ Ah.

 

ㄴ For real, too much hype.

 

Some people reacted cynically.

 

Even if they called him the next S-rank, he was still a cadet.

 

Their reaction was, “What do you expect from him?”

 

This was a reasonable statement, so people who were briefly excited calmed down again.

 

Just as they had over the past few days.

 

However… After one particular post, those reactions completely changed.

 

Thanks to S-rank 7, Bojji Kkong.

 

[Minor Gallery]

 

Title: Necromancer Subjugation???

 

(Kkong Outstar screenshot)

 

I was wondering why he came to Korea.

 

Was it to meet the Hypnosis Guy?

 

And he seems to have gotten information from him?

 

Is Vietnam going to rise again?

 

ㄴ Why would he ask that in Korea?

 

ㄴㄴ The scarier part is that he got an answer…

 

ㄴ Too much hype? He’s addicted to SNS, they say.

 

ㄴㄴ He usually doesn’t make such statements to avoid giving false hope.

 

ㄴㄴ It’s probably 100% certain information.

 

ㄴ How would the Hypnosis Guy know that…?

 

The 0-rank villain who overturned Vietnam, the Necromancer.

 

A post claimed that Yu-jin had given important information needed for her subjugation to Kkong.

 

It was hard to believe.

 

The Necromancer was a dangerous villain who could overthrow not only Vietnam but the entire Eurasian continent.

 

Even the United States warned they would launch a nuke if necessary.

 

But information about such a person? From Yu-jin?

 

…How?

 

Everyone was baffled.

 

Including Yu-jin himself.

 

– Tilt.

 

‘Amid all this chaos, now what’s this?’

 

While the world was in turmoil, Yu-jin’s surroundings were also in constant uproar.

 

Aika, the walking strategic nuke, declared she would stay in Korea.

 

The Chairman, who was expected to object, allowed it with only a condition of secrecy.

 

Moreover, the SNS ban that was never lifted in the first round was lifted.

 

It would be strange if there was no commotion.

 

And then, when Shia told him to look at something.

 

Kkong publicly declared himself Yu-jin’s friend.

 

Goosebumps rose on Yu-jin’s arm.

 

‘My friend Yu-jin? Ugh, that’s cringeworthy.’

 

[Seo Yu-jin – ㅇㅋ]

 

He quickly replied.

 

Don’t be embarrassing, there’s no need for a thank you between friends. Let’s just drink, etc.

 

He condensed numerous meanings.

 

…Without considering how people who didn’t know their relationship would view this.

 

[Minor Gallery]

 

Title: Is the Hypnosis Guy for real?

 

(Outstar Yu-jin comment screenshot)

 

It’s the official account of an Academy certified Awakener.

 

That’s really the Hypnosis Guy himself.

 

ㄴ To say ‘ㅇㅋ’ to S-rank 7, lol.

 

ㄴ The real friend vibe, though.

 

ㄴ The Vietnamese are going crazy in the comments, asking how he dares speak informally.

 

Even if Yu-jin was the next S-rank, even if Kkong called him a friend.

 

Yu-jin was a cadet. Kkong was S-rank 7, a hero of Vietnam.

 

Their status difference was like heaven and earth.

 

But to speak so comfortably?

 

Even though he provided high-level information, it was overly rude.

 

People expected Bojji Kkong to be furious…

 

[Võ Chí Công – SDK ㄱㅊ? Know a good place for sundae soup]

 

[Seo Yu-jin – What’s SDK, you otaku]

 

[Võ Chí Công – Sundae soup]

 

[Seo Yu-jin – Such a shorten-er; anyway, I’ll treat you to boiled pork too if you catch the Necromancer]

 

[Võ Chí Công – Alright, see you within this month]

 

…Instead of getting angry, he replied casually.

 

Even people unfamiliar with Korean culture could tell they had a very informal relationship.

 

The reaction was explosive.

 

[Minor Gallery]

 

Title: I’ve never seen Bojji Kkong act like this, wow.

 

(Yu-jin, Kkong comment screenshot)

 

He always used honorifics in Korean.

 

But he seems 200% local with this guy.

 

How did they get so close in one day?

 

ㄴ Did he use hypnosis? Honestly, who wouldn’t be tempted by Bojji Kkong?

 

ㄴㄴ Agreed, can’t resist Hypno-Kkong.

 

ㄴㄴ (Moderator) Seven-day ban for spreading rumors.

 

ㄴㄴ (Let the praise for the moderator begin meme)

 

ㄴ But isn’t that basically a declaration that he’ll catch the Necromancer within a month?

 

ㄴㄴ What high-level information did he receive to post that officially?

 

ㄴㄴ No idea… really, no idea…

 

Why were they so close?

 

What information did Kkong receive to confidently declare he’d catch the 0-rank villain in a month?

 

People were dying of curiosity.

 

Kkong’s account was flooded with DMs, or Direct Messages.

 

[Võ Chí Công – I can’t disclose the information related to the Necromancer subjugation, even if you ask~]

 

Kkong handled it wisely.

 

He didn’t even bother checking the DMs and posted a single message.

 

Since it was an obvious statement, people soon turned their attention to Yu-jin.

 

[To send a message, follow @SeoYoujin_Official.]

 

Unlike Kkong, Yu-jin received no messages.

 

Having been heavily criticized for his harem in the first round, Yu-jin swiftly tweaked the settings again this time.

 

Only accounts that followed each other could send messages to Yu-jin.

 

This unresolved curiosity soon turned into heated debates.

 

It was certain that Yu-jin had provided Kkong with crucial information, but what exactly?

 

How did Yu-jin obtain such information?

 

If it was due to hypnosis…

 

While many guesses and speculations swirled, one thing was clear.

 

[Isn’t hypnosis actually an amazing ability?]

 

Yu-jin’s hypnosis was far more extraordinary than expected.

 

* * *

 

The next day, after all the commotion.

 

I got to eat home-cooked food, not academy food, for the first time in a while. And right after waking up, too.

 

It was a meal prepared by my master.

 

– Fidgeting.

 

“I, I don’t know if it suits your taste… I can only cook Japanese food….”

 

“It’s obviously the best

 

! Who made it, after all!”

 

‘As expected of my wife. I love you, Master!’

 

She had said she’d stay by my side 24/7, and she really stayed at my place and even made me breakfast.

 

I was moved to tears by her warm care.

 

Of course, it was a bit awkward for a man and a woman to sleep under the same roof…

 

‘The Chairman approved it, though.’

 

Having my master stay with me in my dorm was surprisingly not a problem at all.

 

Because my master was not an ordinary woman.

 

She was the S-rank 1. The strongest who could summon her katana even if danger struck while she was asleep.

 

It was impossible for me, a man, to do anything to her.

 

[How can I stop you? But let me just say one thing. If you touch Yu-jin, I’ll sue you for assault.]

 

[That, that won’t happen!!!]

 

Rather, she worried about me doing something to her.

 

Of course, if my master did something, I couldn’t resist…

 

But that possibility was zero in the first place.

 

The Chairman must have said it as a joke.

 

– Gulp.

 

“By the way, Master. Did I do something wrong?”

 

“Mm?”

 

“Since you woke me up this morning, your face has been red. Did I do something in my sleep that I shouldn’t have?”

 

“N, no!! Stop worrying about it and eat up!!”

 

“Yes, ma’am.”

 

Thus, a wholesome meal time continued, despite a man and a woman having slept under the same roof.

 

“Hem. Come to think of it, I heard the world is in an uproar. That Bojji Kkong fellow…”

 

“Puah! Cough, cough.”

 

‘This sudden assassination attempt, seriously.’

 

The friend with the indecent name didn’t let it last long.

 

– Gulp, gulp.

 

“Sorry. I choked for a moment.

 

“Hem. My apologies. For disturbing your meal.”

 

“…Anyway, what’s up with Kkong?”

 

“Well, actually…”

 

After a brief awkward silence, my master summarized what had happened yesterday.

 

People were fussing over our comments.

 

That was about it.

 

“They’re saying you should treat people.”

 

“….”

 

‘There was no such thing in the first round. As expected, revealing my ability changes the reactions, huh?’

 

It was surprising even for me, the Hypnosis Breeder of the second round. Anyway.

 

Seeing my master looking at me, I quickly shook my head.

 

Come on, how could I treat people? That’s illegal under medical law.

 

I tried to convey that.

 

“I can’t do that…”

 

– Vrrr.

 

“…Tsk.”

 

But a sudden phone call interrupted me.

 

Frowning slightly, I picked up my phone.

 

“Just a moment, Master. I have a call.”

 

“Go ahead. I’ll do the dishes.”

 

“No, I’ll do…”

 

[H, hello? Yu-jin?]

 

“Ah, Soo-yeon noona~!!”

 

“———Huh?”

 

My grimace instantly turned into a smile at the familiar voice.