Guide Me If You Dare novel Chapter 150

Chapter 150: NOH YIHUN (6)

9%.

Yihun almost laughed when his compatibility rate with Charles Kang came out.

It was the lowest of the entire compability test that he had taken so far.

"What a shame," Charles Kang said, smiling sadly, after seeing the result. "I wanted you to be my temporary Guide."

"Why, sir? You have Ni-ki," Yihun wondered outloud. "Isn’t he your Guide?"

"Is he now?"

To be honest, Yihun wasn’t sure.

Ni-ki is supposed to be an E-Class Guide like us, but sometimes, I feel like I’m facing an Esper.

But he had a feeling he shouldn’t be too curious.

Hence, Yihun changed the topic.

"Sir, what am I supposed to do now? Taesan Hyung-nim has been released as my Esper. He’s getting ready to enter a dungeon after he got promoted to C-Class."

"You won’t guide any Esper for now."

"Then what am I supposed to do, sir?"

"You’ll master the technique that you’ve learned so far, Yihun-ah," Charles Kang said, smiling. "You don’t need an Esper to get stronger."

Yihun didn’t respond since he didn’t want that conversation to carry on, but he wondered...

Why do I need to get stronger?

***

"YIHUN-AH, you’re seriously hated by half of our class."

"Is that so?" Yihun asked indifferently, his eyes glued to the notes. For this month, the E-Class Guides were taught a sign language that only their class would understand. He didn’t know what for, though. "Thanks for telling me, Janela Noona."

Janela was the oldest girl among the Top 12.

And the oldest boy would be...

"You should be careful, Yihun-ah," Erwan, the oldest boy among the Top 12, said in a calm yet worried voice. "I don’t know what’s happening, but it seems like Ni-ki is planning something against you."

Yihun raised his head.

For that month’s activity, the Top 12 were divided into four groups— three members for each group.

Luckily, he got grouped with Janela and Erwan.

They’re like the mother and the father of the Top 12— they’re both calm and reasonable.

"Yihun-ah, it’s suspicious how Ni-ki is leading half of our class."

The "half of their class" that Janela mentioned was the E-Class Guides who couldn’t make it to the Top 12.

Ni-ki isn’t a part of the Top 12, so he spends more time with the other half of the class.

"I noticed it back then, but that kid really tried to kill you, didn’t he?" Erwan asked worriedly. "Yihun-ah, Teacher Kang is fond of you. Why don’t you ask him to protect you from Ni-ki?"

"Ah. I think Teacher Kang is showering me with attention on purpose," Yihun said casually. "I believe he’s using me to bring out Ni-ki’s full potential. So, I don’t think he’ll help me even if I ask."

"Then what are you going to do?" Janela asked worriedly. "Do you want us to gather our fellow Top 12 E-Class Guides? We all want to protect you, Yihun-ah."

Okay, that was surprising to hear.

"You do?" Yihun asked worriedly. "I thought you all hate me because I always top the class."

Erwan and Janela turned to each other, and then they laughed softly.

"Why? Noona? Hyung-nim? Did I say something funny?"

"Yihun-ah, we don’t hate you," Erwan said. "Admittedly, we feel jealous from time to time. But it’s normal, isn’t it? We use that jealousy to catch up with you."

Oh.

Yihun was relieved to hear that.

"But the others outside the Top 12 seem to hate your guts, Yihun-ah," Erwan said in a serious tone. "I think Ni-ki is manipulating them into hating you."

Right.

***

And most of them brought snacks and drinks that I often eat.

I was a kid who never really blended in with my peers because of my difficult personality. But I’m responsible for this hyungs and noonas. They often get in trouble because of me. So, maybe it won’t hurt to try and get along with them, right?

We’ve been together in this Lab for two years now, and I have a feeling we’ll be together longer. So, it doesn’t hurt to be friends with them.