I Became the Only Buffer in the Academy

119 – Their Purpose – 2

“It’s here.”

Siyeon Jin held my hand and leaned on me until the bus stopped. She kept saying nothing, so I thought she was asleep, but as soon as I spoke to her, she slowly took her head off her shoulder.

“…Already? Arrived too soon.”

“Is it fast?”

It looks like you’ve been driving for thirty minutes.

“mmm…”

Siyeon Jin slowly got up from her seat and was still holding my hand. She led me off the bus and looked around.

“Ah. Over there.”

“Do you know any shops?”

“Uh. I looked for it yesterday.”

After saying that, Jin Si-yeon took my hand and moved her steps.

“But how long are you going to hold your hand?”

“…Don’t like it?”

“No, rather than dislike.”

“Then can’t I just stay?”

“It won’t work.”

Unlike Jin Si-yeon, she has a lot of childishness. When I was with other people, I wasn’t the type to cling to others like this. She must have been very surprised.

“Then, at least until we get to the store…”

“Yes. Yes. You can hold on to her until she returns to the academy.”

“Huh? Really?”

Jin Si-yeon’s complexion noticeably brightened.

Yes. I like it by holding hands, but how can I let go?

People naturally want someone to be by their side when they are having a hard time. No matter how strong Jin Si-yeon is, it is only natural that she has difficult times as a human being.

It’s even more like that when I think about how I was shaking earlier.

“Then where should I go?”

“Over there.”

Jin Shi-yeon walked towards her. She walked around the fairly wide stream and when she arrived near the beach, she said as she watched the reddish sunset.

“Pretty.”

“Yes. By the way, where is the raw fish restaurant?”

I think it’s been over 30 minutes since I walked with her hand. Wouldn’t it be better to just take a taxi?

“Are you hungry?”

“No. You might be hungry.”

“It’s still okay. Let’s watch the sun go down.”

Then she just sits down on the floor nearby. Holding her hand, I naturally sat down.

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Nothing was said. Jin Shi-yeon leaned her head on my shoulder again.

“Is it very difficult?”

“…I wouldn’t say no.”

As an officer of the student council, as an academy cadet, and as the successor to the true family.

It must be a lot for one person to do. Her shoulders have a lot to carry.

So, there must be times when you want to lean on it like this.

“I’ve said it before, but tell me when you’re having a hard time. I can lend you my shoulder.”

“…Thank you.”

“Say something.”

After Jin Si-yeon’s short reply and my brief reply, nothing else was said. But there was no awkward atmosphere.

It’s just a normal, peaceful atmosphere.

It was only when the sun went down and the light came out from the street lamps around that Jin Si-yeon got up from her seat.

“Let’s go now.”

“But where do I go?”

“Are you hungry?”

“A little.”

“We’re almost there.”

Speaking softly, she took my hand and led me. How far had she gone from where she sat earlier? She found a raw fish restaurant that looked quite classy.

“Are you here?”

“Yes.”

“It’s a bit different from the raw fish restaurant I thought of.”

“What were you thinking?”

“I thought it was just an ordinary raw fish restaurant by the sea.”

“If they sell sashimi, it’s a sashimi restaurant.”

“Hmm. Is that so?”

Just looking at the store, it looks very expensive. Of course, it’s not that I don’t have money…

“I’ll just live here, so you can buy it at the cadet cafeteria later.”

“Huh? No. I’ll live.”

“I know why you save money, but I can’t ask you to spend it.”

The reason I save money is to buy equipment and skill books for later. Perhaps she was aware of that, so Jin Shi-yeon went inside without thinking about it, and she said leisurely.

“Hello. Can we have dinner for two now?”

“Yes, of course.”

An employee who looked classy even in the clothes he was wearing led us inside.

It was a small room on the third floor. The waitress who guided us to a room with a beautiful view of the sea gave us a menu, and Jin Si-yeon read it for a while and said calmly.

“Course D, please.”

“Yes.”

“Hey. Course D is very expensive. Is it okay?”

How can you spend hundreds of thousands of won on a single meal? When I panicked, Jin Shi-yeon shook her head.

“If you’re going to eat, you should eat properly.”

This is why rich people!

Is it because he ordered something expensive anyway?

Something different from the beginning. Wine to drink as an aperitif came out, and a luxurious dish that I didn’t even know the name of.

“What is this?”

“It’s abalone. Does it come out first with grilled butter? Eat it with salad.”

I don’t even know what to eat. I just calmly followed Jin Si-yeon’s eating and put it in her mouth. Wow. It’s really delicious…

“I’m not saying cheap food is bad, but expensive food is worth the price. I’ve been here with my father before.”

“Huh? Really?”

“Yes. Even I, who don’t pay much attention to the taste, had a good meal. I wanted to bring you here.”

“I’m just grateful for that.”

“Let’s have a drink.”

Jin Siyeon poured wine into my glass. Soju or beer, not wine. This makes your mouth feel good.

“Isn’t it often that you went out for dinner like this with the other guys?”

“I can’t say no.”

Especially, I went out to eat with Elizabeth and Yu Choa a few times.

Jin Si-yeon’s expression hardened slightly at my words.

“…Already like that…”

“Huh? What?”

“No. Nothing. There are a lot of dishes here and they are delicious…”

Then the door opened. Next came sashimi and sushi. The quantity doesn’t seem like much.

“The amount is small.”

“Because it comes in a variety of ways. Try it and tell me if it’s not enough.”

Is that so? Then you must eat hard.

Meal time was enjoyable. There were some dishes I had never tasted in my life and I didn’t even know the names, but the taste itself wasn’t bad.

Oh my God. I never thought I would be able to eat sashimi sprinkled with gold dust in my life.

“Ah. It was delicious.”

“Really? That’s good. Aren’t you lacking?”

“My stomach feels like it’s about to burst.”

Since there are so many different types of dishes, even a small amount can make you feel full.

After Jin Si-yeon smiled, she took a sip of wine and turned her eyes to the outside. She gazed at the calm sea in silence, then set her glass down and looked at me with a sharp gaze.

“But why did you do that earlier?”

“A while ago? What. A baseball player?”

“Yes. The baseball player was definitely aiming for me, and if it were me, I could have won even if the baseball player came along.”

“Well, I guess.”

“What you should have done then was to protect yourself as much as possible. But why did you do that?”

Why did I drag the baseball player to my side?

This is a difficult problem. Of course, as Jin Si-yeon said, letting her baseball player attack her might have been the right choice.

“But no matter how strong you are, it must have been a dangerous situation. In fact, I was going to use the curtain of brilliance, but the opponent is a baseball player, right?”

The baseball is one of the monsters known for being cunning. And I tried to attack Jinshiyeon more than Ogre. I didn’t think that just because I blocked it once, I wouldn’t attack again and again.

Of course, it would be a different story if I couldn’t defend or evade at all, but since it wasn’t like that, it was the right decision to drag it towards me.

“Didn’t you trust me?”

“No. I believe.”

“…Everyone is confident.”

“What if Buffer doesn’t trust the dealer? It’s just that he doesn’t have to put too much pressure on himself. And you really don’t trust me?”

“That can’t be!!”

I was startled by the strong cry. Siyeon, who opened her eyes wide and pushed her body forward, turned her body back with a slightly reddened face, as if she was surprised herself.

“…There is none.”

“Yes. I learned how to evade from you. I thought that would be enough to hold out until you caught the ogre. So I just did it. And I was hurt, but I avoided all the fatal wounds, right?”

I did it because I could. Isn’t that wrong

“…Really you. But next time something like this happens, don’t do it.”

“I don’t like it.”

If this happens, I will do it again. If there is something I can do, I should do it. Why not?

“… Ha ha.”

Jin Siyeon let out a big sigh. And she looked at her hand in silence, then nodded her head.

“…If you really want to come out like that, I can’t help it.”

“Oh. What are you going to do?”

She rose slowly from her seat. Are you going to hit me?

“…I can only get stronger.”

“Uh…Why did the conclusion come so suddenly?”

“It’s just to make sure you don’t overdo it. There’s no particular reason.”

Jin Shi-yeon, who turned her body and went outside, only slightly turned her head and said calmly and coldly.

Wow. Nice it.

“You want to be strong for me? I’m impressed!”

“Ha!”

Jin Si-yeon snorts and goes outside. I can’t stay here forever, so she goes outside, and after she’s done her bill, she puts her hands in her pockets in the night breeze.

However, her other hand is missing and only points towards me.

“What are you doing? I don’t catch you. I heard you catch me until you return to the academy?”

Could her expressionless face be due to drunkenness? It was slightly red.

To return right away, I bought ice cream from a store near her. It wasn’t bad for her to walk toward her gate with an ice cream bite, since summer was approaching.

“I think I know how Cinderella feels.”

“It’s not twelve o’clock yet.”

“It means that even fun times come to an end. It’s hard for the two of you to move around because you’re so busy, right?”

“The original buffer is like that.”

Because buffers are more effective when there are many of them.

Jin Si-yeon looked at me and shook her head.

“…Haa. That’s it.”

“Still, if you ask for time like this, there’s nothing I can’t do. As long as the time is right…”

“…Really?”

“Yes.”

“…Then fine.”

Jin Si-yeon smiled and slowly let go of my hand.

I see a gate ahead.

She took a step forward that way and slowly turned her body to stare at me with her hands behind her back.

“That promise. You must keep it.”

It looks like you’ll be beaten if you don’t follow it.

But since I intend to protect it…

“Don’t worry.”

After hearing my answer, Jin Si-yeon’s face had a bright smile that I had never seen before.

Sleep well tonight.

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Even if you think you’re not ready yet, time has passed and the morning of the dungeon raid test has arrived. After getting ready, I headed to the gate. First year cadets were already gathered in front of the gate.

How long has it been since we went to the side where our members were and waited? Yeon-ha Kim, the representative instructor, came out in front of the gate and shouted.

“Is everyone ready?!”

Yes. A lot has been prepared for today.

Elizabeth, Jin Shi-yeon, and Max too. So did Jane and I.

Of course, I couldn’t enter the actual red dungeon, but I’ve looked around the dungeons where monsters are one level higher than the blue level, so I can only be satisfied with that.

“From now on, go through the gate first with the people called out. For now, Class A Zhang Wei!”

Movement began with those who chose the green grade. And then the blue level.

Quite a few cadets had left, leaving only familiar faces in front of the gate.

Joe of Yoo Choa, Joe of Seonghwarin, and Jinhyeok Woo, the spearman’s team who are among the protagonists in the game, although they did not build a good relationship in reality.

It was us last.

“Yoo Choa! Come out with the crew!”

“Yes!”

Yoo Choa steps out. Following her, her crew head to the gate.

“You are Tokyo. When you get there, the instructor will be there. Get the rest of the instructions there.”

“Okay!”

“The red level may still be difficult with your skills. If a monster of a higher level appears, retreat immediately. Don’t overdo it.”

“Eh. I’ll think about that.”

“I think you can tell the difference between courage and arrogance.”

Yoo Choa looked this way after answering with a smile.

When my eyes met hers, she shook her hand just like her smiling face.

It’s good to look confident, but I don’t want to get hurt.

If it flows like a game, the main story will progress when he comes out of the dungeon. Then the blades of dawn will attack their sector…

I have to participate somehow and get some rewards.

“…Why?”

“Do you have anything to say?”

I saw our crew. Elizabeth and Jin Shi-yeon tilt their heads, while Max and Jane are puzzled.

I looked around at them and said seriously.

“Let’s do our best. You guys will be able to do it well. 1St place. Can we expect it?”

You should finish as soon as possible and come out and join the main story. It’s an opportunity to get a good reward, but it’s a shame to miss it.

“Ha. Look forward to it.”

“Isn’t it a bit like not being able to receive buffs?”

Max and Jane are confident… The two of them?

Elizabeth and Jin Si-yeon did not give any other answers, but smiled confidently as if it were natural.

Mmm! You’re trustworthy!