Chapter 45 (1/2)

“Well, let the emergency meeting begin.”

“Emergency meeting?”

Sajun had been looking at Miho, wondering if he was yet another rival in love, so he was confused to hear what Myohan said.

Myohan went on, without looking at Miho.

“First, about Gu Miho being bullied.”

“What?”

All the boys looked at Miho. He still looked expressionless, but he bit his lips and it clearly meant he was troubled. Myo Cheong frowned hard to hear the word ‘bullied,’ remembering his own bullies.

“Well, anyone have a good suggestion?”

“Before that, get up! It really hurts!”

“Oh, sorry. I forgot.”

Myohan had thought about it for hours. He had been visiting Class 5 every day to see if Miho was there for a week already. Miho came to school, and he was still constantly bullied. They said he was doing volunteer work as part of his punishment, so he did it after school and then went to his sister. At first, Myohan tried to ignore it. He didn’t want to interfere with someone else’s business, and he had no reason to waste time and energy on it. But…

‘Can you even remember your mama’s face?’

Idiot, was that it was all about?

“Um…”

Before any of them could talk, Miho raised a hand. He looked around and asked, “…Who are you again?”

“Byeon Sinsul, Myo Cheong, Choi Jino, Kim Sajun.”

Myohan pointed them out one at a time and said their name. But when he reached Jagyeom, he looked at Miho instead of saying his name. Jagyeom was looking away, feeling very guilty. Myohan blurted out,

“Rat.”

“Don’t call me that!”

Jagyeom got mad for a second, but he looked away again. Myohan could see why, so he sighed lightly. Miho just said he knew him.

“….I’m not really being bullied.”

“Myo Cheong wasn’t really being bullied, either.”

“Shit, what does this have to do with me?”

Myo Cheong angrily asked and stomped a foot. Jino said he was being bullied and ended up getting a punch. Still expressionless, Miho asked again, “But why do you want to help me?”

“Because he’s too nice.”

That came from O Shin. Miho had to look at his nametag because he hadn’t been introduced. Myohan gave him a dirty gaze and frowned.

“Why would I help you?”

Sinsul’s eyes widened, asking what kind of bullshit he was talking about. Myohan’s eyes shined dangerously. He coldly muttered, “I just hate them.”

That was all. It had been the same when he caught the rabbit. He wasn’t exactly up to saving Myo Cheong. He just didn’t like the situation and didn’t like those idiots parading around like kings. He really wasn’t about bringing justice. If he had been, he would have started a campaign about ending bullying months ago.

“It’s not because I’m all mighty, and it’s not because I’m too righteous to turn a blind eye on bullying.”

O Shin looked at him and smirked, but he tried to ignore him. Sinsul jumped up and said, “But I can’t turn a blind eye!” Myohan looked at Miho’s gentle eyes and said,

“It’s just that it’s disturbing me with what I must do.”

He had to capture the sheep. Even if it wasn’t for himself, it was his ultimate goal. And to do that, he had to free Miho first. He asked, “How many kids bully you in your class?”

“Three.”

Jagyeom answered it instead. There were three boys, including the class president. He said their names and sighed. Sinsul made a remark.

“Wow, our class president would kill any bullies himself.”

He thought of Yuja, who literally controlled all of his classmates with great charisma, and shuddered. Myohan also nodded.