Chapter 67 – Chapter 67- The Shadow Family

Afternoon classes at shaman and yōkai academies are usually conducted in two ways.

One is the same theory class as before, and the second is practical class.

And unlike the beginning, as time went on, the afternoon class became more and more like a practical class.

Today, as always, our class moved to the training ground to practice their own sorcery and witchcraft.

Except for me.

“Han Jun-ah, do you have a newly installed shadow family at the back of the school this time? You can go there.”

The homeroom teacher pushed her glasses up the rim of her horns and smiled shyly.

“…?”

The children looked at me with curious eyes.

Mostly, it seemed that he was curious about my connection to the Shadow House.

There were a lot of eyes and attention, but now that I’m used to them to some extent, I shrugged my shoulders.

“Yes, thank you.”

In the first place, from now on, I had to get noticed, and I had no choice but to be noticed.

The guy who was kidnapped somewhere at the same time that the score he scored during the midterm registered the highest score ever.

The guy who goes with the muscular and muscular Kim Cha-ryeok and the handsome Darae.

The one that Miho and Seolhee cling to, worthy of being called the most beautiful woman in school.

Even if I roughly list this much, it was because I was full of attention.

In addition, Kim Ji-hye’s intention, which she openly expressed that she was related to me this time, gave me some hints in advance.

Conflict with other forces within the academy.

In order to protect me from that, I decided to clearly reveal that the shadow family was protecting me.

So, starting today, unlike the other classmates, I will be skipping afternoon classes in the name of taking special classes as a shadow family.

“Welcome well, Han Jun-ah.”

Standing in line, heading to the training ground, Miho waved his hand at me.

With a cute smile, the image of Miho wagging her four white tails made me laugh.

“…Well done.”

Even Seol-hee, who is blunt but speaks properly while looking into my eyes.

It showed a unique affection, and it was lovely.

And the eyes of the classmates looking at me were full of life.

“……”

I felt like I had to cancel the fact that I had become accustomed to it.

Those gazes full of malice and intent to kill were not something I could handle even if I had gotten used to it.

But because I had to carry the weight of the harem.

I confidently deflected the gaze of my classmates and headed towards the shadow family.

Back of the school.

I’ve seen the shadow family’s building over there a few times.

A structure with only skeletons and a few shamans gathered.

In the world that existed before, I couldn’t imagine that a building would be built in two days in this state.

Because this world has sorcery, two days was not enough, so it overflowed.

This is because the basic outlines could be made in an instant with the Five Steps installed on the floor, and at the same time, decorations could be blown into it.

In fact, I finished the entire building on the first day, and on the second day, I spent time moving the stuff inside.

Only now can I visit.

“You’re arrogant.”

And now, the feeling of seeing the perfectly organized shadow family was like this.

Tiles decorated the curved roof in a stylish way, and the pillars that seemed to be supported by wood made it reminiscent of the old hanok.

However, there were sophisticated parts to simply call it a hanok.

It is as if the building has only the stylishness of a hanok and the sophisticated senses of a modern sense.

A wooden sign was hung on the top of a magnificent building that no one would like or dislike, and on top of it, Chinese characters were written in sperm as if written with a brush dipped in ink.

‘Shadow’

Shadow spirit.

To introduce it with just one letter, it seems arrogant in a way.

That’s why I looked at the building of the Shadow House, which looked so confident.

Without realizing it, I felt better.

I couldn’t hide my excitement, and I approached the shadow family with excitement.

At the main gate built in front of the building, two people stood guard, like gatekeepers.

Both were wearing suits.

One was a large man, and the other was a beautiful woman with narrow eyes and a ponytail.

At first glance, he looked like a shaman belonging to the shadow family.

In addition, look at the guarding of the main gate to the family and the subtle atmosphere flowing around.

It seemed that he was a shaman of great skill.

I had to meet Kim Ji-hye, who was waiting inside, so I cautiously greeted them.

“Hello.”

Wriggling

Upon receiving my greeting, they moved their bodies and looked at me.

“Who are you?”

“Ah.”

Don’t you know my face yet?

Contrary to what I thought they would recognize me in an instant and let me in.

Their faces were twisted, and they stood there silently.

It’s okay, I felt ashamed because I thought I was mistaken.

“Keuheum, keum. Today, I decided to meet the head of the shadow family and learn magic…”

“Oh, that’s him. Please come in.”

When I calmly told them about my arrival, they nodded and opened the front door.

And one person guarding the front door, a woman with a narrow ponytail, went inside with me.

“Let me guide you.”

The woman who greeted politely closed the front door with a gesture that exuded elegance.

Kiki-Ik, Tak.

Even in that gesture of bending down and closing the door, I could feel the scent of coriander.

That time when I think in my heart that I am a cool shaman.

After closing the front door, the woman suddenly fell to the floor, spitting out words that did not fit the mood.

“Gwa, are you okay?”

I was startled and helped the narrow-eyed woman lying on the floor.

Then, the narrow-eyed woman trembled as if my touch had bestowed her with some grace.

“Bocchan. Bocchan, I wanted to see you. Ughueueug!”

A narrow-eyed woman holding my hand and weeping.

Only then did I realize that this woman from earlier hadn’t ignored me.

I realized that I had intentionally ignored it outside the front door.

* *

Once, grabbing me and giving her a big bow, she revealed her own name.

Sihee Kim.

After Kim Si-hee said that she was Kim Ji-hye’s secretary, she looked at me with bright eyes.

Actually, it’s a narrow eye, so I couldn’t see the pupil closely.

Kim Si-hee was immersed in me to the extent that I could feel how shiny it was.

“Bocchan, I wanted to see you. Do you remember me?”

“Yes? When have we met?”

“Oh, don’t you remember? Then, if you look at this picture, you might remember.”

Kim Si-hee handed over a picture from her arms.

The picture was of my childhood.

Judging by the way she was wearing a yellow hat and smiling brightly, it was definitely me in kindergarten.

Besides, judging from the huge cotton candy in her hand and the rides around her, it was the first time she went to the amusement park with her grandmother in kindergarten.

“Are you with her grandmother?”

Perhaps it was because her memories of her childhood were long gone, but she couldn’t remember Kim Si-hee’s face.

“I’m sorry to say this to Kim Si-hee, who was looking forward to it,” I said with a shy smile.

Then, Kim Si-hee shook her head.

“No, at that time, the old man threatened me even if he approached the boy. Even if I wanted to go with him, I couldn’t go with him.”

“Uh…? Then, how about this?”

Kim Si-hee quietly pointed her finger at her cotton candy in my picture.

Seeing that I didn’t understand, Kim Si-hee put on a slightly disappointed expression.

“I was the one who made the big cotton candy.”

“Yes…?”

“I made it twice as big as before. I still remember the young boy smiling brightly at that time.”

Kim Si-hee also took out a couple of other photos.

In the photo, I was holding a large bowl of food with a bright smile.

“I made this, too, and I made this too. Whenever I had free time, my hobby was to sneak in as a part-time job and cook food for the young master… In the end, if the tail is long, I’ll catch it, and there was a time when the elders found me and almost died.”

“That… Is it?”

Kim Si-hee smiled brightly and nodded her head.

“Yeah, it’s because cooking is my hobby after all.”

Kim Si-hee snapped her fingers.

As Kim Ji-hye did the trigger-like action of her incantation, a sandwich piled up in her wrapping paper appeared in her Kim Si-hee’s hand.

“I think you had a poor lunch today, so I made it.”

“Ah… Yes.”

Kim Si-hee handed her a sandwich and handed me her ballpoint pen as well.

“Could you please sign this picture too?”

“Muh… Of course.”

It was nice to be polite and kind to me.

There was something burdensome about Kim Si-hee’s affection as she looked at me with twinkling eyes like a girl fan watching an idol.

Still, I couldn’t ignore the kindness shown to me, so I munched on the sandwich I received.

As if it wasn’t a lie to say that cooking is a hobby, the sandwiches were amazingly delicious.

“It’s delicious, thank you.”

“Huh!”

Poor Kim Si-hee.

Apparently she was a huge fan of mine.

So I went inside Kim Si-hee and her shadow family and walked down the hallway and saw several shamans.

As if revealing the fact that they had just moved in, they were busy moving their belongings.

But when they saw me, they stopped all their actions and bowed their heads.

“Welcome, young master.”

“Yes… Yes, hello.”

Everyone greeted me politely, to the extent that it was an exaggerated welcome.

However, as if this were natural, Kim Si-hee happily nodded her head.

After being greeted by dozens of shamans, I finally arrived at one of the rooms.

Unlike other rooms, this room has a classy look.

I was able to notice that Jihye Kim was in this.

Kim Si-hee politely opened the door, and she acted with her fingertips to enter.

In her room, Kim Ji-hye was sitting at her desk, smoking a cigarette, scribbling her papers.

“Are you here?”

“Yep.”

Seeing my bewildered appearance, Kim Ji-hye smiled as she guessed to some extent what she had done before.

“You won’t be used to it at first, but get used to it from now on. After I retire, you’ll have to take over the head of this family.”

“Am I?”

“Yes, in the first place, I’m not the shadow family’s lineage, so I’m just the temporary head of the family. And in order for you to take over the shadow family, you know what magic you need to learn today, right?”

Kim Ji-hye got up from her seat and snapped her fingers.

As if the time had finally come for her, Kim Ji-hye, with a meaningful expression on her face, told me.

“Shadow shikigami. It’s your turn to carry on your father’s vision, who raised the lowest-ranking family to the highest-ranking family.”