Seoul Dragon - Chapter 39

Seoa sighed.

Yes. This was just as expected.

"Seoa, is this really you!?"

As her closest classmate, Lee Hyejin, showed her a familiar photo spread, Seoa simply nodded.

"...Yes, it's me."

"No waaay...! So, Dragon-nim is your sister!?"

"What's with 'Dragon-nim'?"

"That's just what everyone's been calling her?"

"What's with the honorific? She's just my sister... Not even calling her by name, what kind of bizarre title is 'Dragon-nim'?"

"But she took care of that scary mutant that came to our school, right? Isn't she protecting us?"

"That person isn't really someone with that much sense of duty..."

"No, but why are you so pretty? More importantly, why are you suddenly a model!?"

"Well..."

Seoa told Hyejin what had happened.

How Seo Jin-ha, who became interested in her sister, saw her and asked if she would like to try modeling.

"Whaat...? Is that really what happened?"

Then Hyejin, looking at Seoa's confident appearance in the photo spread, nodded as if it made sense.

"Seeing this, it does make sense though? What's going on, are you not the Yoon Seoa I know?"

"Who knows."

"The world is really unfair."

"How so?"

"Some people have such good natural looks, and modeling talent too..."

"What modeling talent."

Hyejin was incredulous at Seoa's words. Then what was this magazine they were looking at right now?

Not just her sister, but Yoon Seoa herself was giving off a completely different aura now.

She had thought there was a familiar face in the magazine that appeared on the news today, but never imagined it would be her classmate.

She had always thought Seoa had excellent features, but when photographed professionally, her appearance wasn't at all out of place alongside celebrities who appear on TV after all kinds of grooming.

Hyejin was almost wondering why someone like this had become friends with her.

"Then what's this? For someone with no talent, you look too much like a celebrity, don't you? I thought you were some celebrity when I first saw this."

"Is it that level?"

"It is. I'm not exaggerating... people are looking for you everywhere right now. Check your messages."

"Why check messages all of a sudden?"

And the moment Seoa checked her messages, she couldn't help but look dazed.

People from all over were indeed looking for her.

"...Why are they like this?"

"You're not really pretending not to know, are you?"

"Please... I deliberately hid that my sister was a mutant because I expected this kind of reaction."

"Don't you think it's gone too far for that?"

At Hyejin's words, Seoa sighed. She was right.

"I suppose so."

"Just give up. It's already too late. There were plenty of people interested in you already."

"Sadly, I'm not interested."

"Here she goes again. Then who's your type?"

"I don't know... who has time for dating when I'm so busy?"

"You're living such a boring life. If it were me, I would have snagged a handsome guy by now."

"That's because it's you. First of all, there's no one in our department that I like."

"You're so picky."

"Have I ever asked you to add anything to my standards?"

"Not particularly... but, are you going to continue modeling like this?"

"I'll think about that."

"If you're already Seo Jin-ha's model, haven't you already made it big? I think you'll just keep rising."

"What are you talking about? I was just my sister's side character, I tell you."

"...Looking at how much effort went into this, you're definitely not a side character."

"Well, wouldn't they put effort into anything that goes into a magazine?"

"Ah."

"Why are you stating the obvious? Anyway, if you saw the shooting scene, I was definitely a side character. Just look at this... would they have been interested in me?"

"Well, I guess that's true. But still, the fact that you caught the eye of someone like that means you could definitely make a living as a model, doesn't it?"

"I'm thinking about it. Whether it's okay for me to go that direction... I was planning to contact Jin-ha later and ask."

At Seoa's words, envy bloomed on Hyejin's face.

"So enviiiious... to even have the number of such a world-class master craftsman."

"I only got to know her because of my sister..."

"But still, that's something! If you become a super successful model later, you can't pretend not to know me, okay?"

"I won't."

"Oh, that's my Seoa! Finally, someone around me is becoming a celebrity!"

"I'm not one yet. Don't get too excited."

"Heh, I think it's going to happen soon, very soon."

"Okay, if I do well, I'll take care of at least one person like you."

"Oh, hey, say that one more time. Let me record it."

Seoa just laughed off Hyejin's silliness.

At the same time, she was slightly worried.

She knew that suddenly receiving this much attention would increase the number of people bothering her in one way or another.

While her closest friend Hyejin was one thing, there was no guarantee that others would view her favorably. She would probably get entangled in some kind of mess.

Although her sister being the director of a national agency would deter most people from messing with her, there are all kinds of crazy people in the world, and sometimes there are those who can't control their emotions and express them in perverted ways.

Also, since she wasn't particularly close with other classmates besides Hyejin... there would likely be some unpleasant incidents soon.

That was what worried her.

Jealousy, after all, can drive people crazy more than one might think.

Probably, there would be several people who couldn't even make proper judgments.

[Jo Minhyuk: Hey lol what's this?]

What Minhyuk uploaded to the chat was the photo spread I had shot. Ah, right. These guys wouldn't stay quiet.

[Yoon Seohyun: That's how it turned out... I told Hangyeol about it last time, haven't you heard yet?]

[Yoo Hangyeol: Yeah, that's right lol but you suddenly transformed into a dragon and caused such a commotion that I forgot to tell everyone]

[Yoon Seohyun: Ah... that's right]

[Heo Jihwan: It's really a complete transformation lol how does Yoon Seohyun end up in a photo spread? It feels like the two most mismatched things coming together lol]

[Yoon Seohyun: Hey, if they offer you clothes worth 10 billion won for free to take photos, wouldn't you do it too?]

[Han Taehoon: ?]

[Heo Jihwan: ? What's this about 10 billion?]

[Yoon Seohyun: The person who took my photos is Seo Jin-ha]

[Han Taehoon: Is this real? That Seo Jin-ha?]

[Yoon Seohyun: What, how do you all know her? Guys who wouldn't know the first thing about fashion?]

[Han Taehoon: That's something every Korean should know... she's one of the pillars of Korean national pride lol]

[Yoon Seohyun: For someone like that, my sister didn't know her? Even though she's somewhat interested in fashion]

[Han Taehoon: For real?]

[Yoon Seohyun: Ah... but she did say she was too busy to pay attention to the outside world]

[Yoo Hangyeol: Why?]

[Yoon Seohyun: At the time, she was just entering university as a freshman, and I was in the hospital during my mutation]

[Jo Minhyuk: Then that makes sense lol anyway, so you got clothes from someone like that?]

[Yoon Seohyun: Yeah, she gave me quite a lot of clothes in exchange for the photo shoot]

[Jo Minhyuk: How much would that be worth if you sold it?]

[Yoon Seohyun: Are you really trash? Why would you sell it?]

[Han Taehoon: Tsk tsk real garbage, that one]

[Yoo Hangyeol: Seriously lol]

[Jo Minhyuk: Well I could be curious;;]

[Yoon Seohyun: It would probably be hard to properly value them? And if I said they were my clothes, some kind of premium might be attached?]

[Han Taehoon: What's with the sudden premium?]

[Yoon Seohyun: Like "dragon's clothes"... it could be something like that lol people always strangely assign value to unusual things, like how the same thing can be an earring on your ear or a nose ring on your nose]

[Yoo Hangyeol: That does sound plausible when you put it that way anyway the photos are really impressively shot]

[Jo Minhyuk: For real, when I first saw it I didn't think it was Yoon Seohyun]

[Han Taehoon: Is this like the lighting or something?]

[Yoon Seohyun: Why, does it make you want to praise me excessively?]

[Han Taehoon: Is she on drugs? It feels like she's become a completely different person since mutating lol]

[Heo Jihwan: She really seemed like someone who would never say things like that, so I'm still not used to it]

[Yoo Hangyeol: If you saw her face often like me, you might have adapted by now lol you guys don't have any classes with her]

[Heo Jihwan: Shouldn't we do some activity or something?]

[Yoon Seohyun: What activity all of a sudden?]

[Heo Jihwan: Like, let's just go out somewhere]

[Yoon Seohyun: What's with guys wanting to go out together?]

[Heo Jihwan: It's always more fun when guys hang out together, right? Even I don't go out with my girlfriend that often]

[Yoon Seohyun: At that point, go out with your girlfriend more, seriously;;]

[Heo Jihwan: I already celebrate all anniversaries and plan detailed date courses for her, what more should I do? Sometimes we need time to hang out with our friends too]

[Yoon Seohyun: But wouldn't she be suspicious if I'm included?]

[Heo Jihwan: She knows you're my classmate, so no worries]

[Yoo Hangyeol: Then shall we go paragliding?]

[Yoon Seohyun: Um... I don't really need a paraglider]

[Yoo Hangyeol: Ah geez then just fly by yourself lol I'm just saying let's go have fun together on the weekend, and you're being so nitpicky]

[Han Taehoon: Paragliding suddenly? I'm fine with it... but where are we going?]

[Yoo Hangyeol: There are many paragliding spots in Danyang, Chungbuk, so let's go there]

[Han Taehoon: And accommodation?]

[Yoo Hangyeol: My parents run a pension there, so no accommodation fees]

[Han Taehoon: Sir!]

[Heo Jihwan: Hey, Yoon Seohyun]

[Yoon Seohyun: Yeah?]

[Heo Jihwan: That's the level worthy of our praise so Hangyeol sir, would you like me to fan you?]

[Yoo Hangyeol: I'll graciously accept that]

[Jo Minhyuk: You guys are really showing off]

[Yoo Hangyeol: Minhyuk, are you coming too?]

[Jo Minhyuk: Were you planning to leave me out?]

[Yoo Hangyeol: Lol no, of course not]

[Yoon Seohyun: Then while you guys are paragliding, I'll spread my wings and play around above]

[Yoo Hangyeol: Is it okay for the director of a national agency to play around like that? Our tax money is melting away]

[Yoon Seohyun: My mere existence prevents mutants from causing trouble, so isn't it okay for me to enjoy a little?]

[Yoo Hangyeol: I'm suddenly really jealous]

[Yoon Seohyun: If you're envious, why don't you mutate too lol]

[Yoo Hangyeol: Anyone want to push her off a cliff?]

At Hangyeol's last message, I couldn't help but burst into laughter.