I Became the Academy's Disabled Student-Chapter 303: The fear is a bundle of accidents (2)

“Phew...”

In the underground training room of the mansion.

After completing a vigorous workout, Hong Yeon-hwa's body was drenched in sweat.

Her skin glistened with moisture, and her lightly worn clothes were damp as if she had soaked them in water. Sweat was also pooled on the floor beneath her.

It was almost as if she had been drenched with a whole bucket of water.

“Ugh.”

Letting out a hot breath, Hong Yeon-hwa carelessly sat down on the floor, where there was no puddle of sweat.

She lightly rubbed her body with a cold towel around her neck, making her body tremble.

Having moved intensely for a moment, her body warmed up, but it helped calm her growing desires a little.

It was the truth that if your mind is chaotic, you should move your body.

...

‘Shit, it's coming back again.’

It hadn't been three minutes since she sat down, but the desire slowly started to rise again from within. She furrowed her brow.

Despite her outward appearance, recently, Hong Yeon-hwa's insides had been tumultuous and troubled.

‘Well, it’s inevitable, right?’

Hong Yeon-hwa mused to herself as she sat on the floor.

‘Who could be fine in this situation? With every passing day, my thoughts are getting more and more complicated, it's only natural.’

She answered herself.

It was the fifth and last day of the Birth Festival. A promise she made with Lee Ha-yul, even if it was forced. The big day was... tomorrow.

She had been eagerly anticipating it every day, but now that it was almost here, her head felt more complicated for no reason.

‘Did I prepare properly?’

She had prepared the room. She could have done it in either Hong Yeon-hwa’s or Lee Ha-yul's room in the mansion, but she had decided to book a fancy inn outside.

She had rented it in advance, made preparations inside, and even got the clothes and underwear she would wear that day...

What other preparations? She had done her best with the help of Choi Ji-yeon. She had no experience in such matters, so she had no choice but to seek advice from someone experienced.

Even after all this preparation, she still felt uneasy.

At the same time, she was excited, her head filled with thoughts of tomorrow, imagining everything that had yet to come...

‘Ugh.’

All sorts of imagined scenarios tangled in her mind. When fear started mixing with them, the desire and emotions intensified, making it hard to control...

Lately, she had been exhausted from trying to calm the Fire of Fear.

That was why she had just teased Lee Ha-yul so mercilessly.

Just watching him, she felt like grabbing him and doing something, so she casually teased him while pretending to be nonchalant.

‘...In the end, isn’t it Ha-yul’s fault?’

Hong Yeon-hwa suddenly had a bold thought. It was the classic trick of the Fear Fire wielder: shifting the blame.

She had done the same today.

No matter how much Hong Yeon-hwa had asked, seeing him blush and avoid eye contact while wearing such an outfit, and still sneaking peeks at her and cautiously approaching...

“Seriously, I’m going crazy.”

Coming to her senses late, Hong Yeon-hwa shook her head violently. The fantasies burning inside her were unsettling and filthy...

She even felt a sense of disgust with herself. Wasn’t she just desiring too much from him?

She started to worry that Ha-yul might realize this side of her and find it disgusting.

‘...But even so, he probably wouldn’t mind that much.’

Hong Yeon-hwa immediately dismissed that thought with a strange expression.

That puppy-like boy? Furrowing his brows? With a disgusted face? At me?

Although it might sound arrogant, she couldn’t imagine Ha-yul hating her.

No matter what Hong Yeon-hwa did, it seemed like Ha-yul would eventually obediently fall into her arms...

“...I’m thirsty.”

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After sitting for a while.

The water she had brought was long gone. The cold towel had warmed up, and the sweat she had wiped off started dripping again.

Meanwhile, the thirst in the back of her tongue felt sharp.

The Fire of Fear, which hadn’t been properly suppressed, made the thirst grow deeper.

Unable to endure, Hong Yeon-hwa finally stood up.

She decided to take a shower first, maybe meditate quietly in her room for a while, and try to calm the Fire of Fear.

The door, which had been firmly shut, opened. A relatively cool breeze from the hallway hit her body.

“Huh?”

She stepped into the hallway without thinking much, blinking in surprise as she sensed something odd.

The door opposite her was open.

‘Wasn’t it closed just a moment ago?’

Hong Yeon-hwa tilted her head but then glanced over, curiosity causing her to glance at the door.

She didn’t know exactly what that room was for. She had heard it was a laboratory? She knew Ha-yul had been going in and out of it recently.

“Hmmm.”

What could he be doing? Hong Yeon-hwa slightly poked her head inside.

‘It’s just a research lab.’

There was nothing special inside.

The lab was filled with complex instruments and devices. It might be something fascinating to an ordinary person, but Hong Yeon-hwa had seen many such facilities in the Fear Fire family.

It seemed like Ha-yul, who had various talents, was messing with something.

Hong Yeon-hwa wasn’t particularly skilled in this area. Realizing it wasn’t something she could help with, she pulled her head back.

“Hmm.”

She tried to pull back, but something caught her eye at the very edge of her vision.

Among the glass test tubes fixed on a rectangular table, the central test tube contained a liquid.

The moment she saw the alluring pink liquid through the transparent glass, Hong Yeon-hwa's eyes widened.

‘I want to drink it.’

The Fire of Fear flared up within her. The thirst started to rise. She wanted to drink that.

Her throat was dry. The thirst, which had spread from the back of her tongue, slammed against her mouth and throat.

The thirst seemed like it would be quenched the moment she took a sip of that beautiful pink liquid.

She shouldn’t just drink whatever potion was lying around in the lab.

Her rational mind, urging her to follow common sense, retreated to avoid the inflamed Fire of Fear.

Before she knew it, Hong Yeon-hwa had already picked up the test tube.

The magic surrounding the test tube had long since been set alight by the Fire of Fear that spread unconsciously.

‘It doesn’t seem like poison?’

A small part of her mind assessed the situation. Judging from the visible information, this didn’t seem like a poison but rather a potion.

She couldn’t be sure, though. So she carefully twisted the cap off and took a slight sniff with her nose.

‘Wow.’

It smelled as good as it looked. It felt like the scent of dozens of fresh fruits harmoniously concentrated.

Of course, it wasn’t as strong as Ha-yul’s body scent, but for Hong Yeon-hwa, who was under the influence of the Fire of Fear, it was more than enough to melt her patience.

Finally, she gave it a small taste with the tip of her tongue.

It was indeed delicious. Even for Hong Yeon-hwa, who had enjoyed high-end drinks and alcohol, this tasted exceptional.

As it passed through her mouth, slid down her tongue, and flowed down her throat, it quenched her thirst.

Moreover, it poured into her stomach and instantly calmed the Fire of Fear within her.

“Huh?”

As the Fire of Fear subsided, her rationality returned.

With the flames gone from her pupils, Hong Yeon-hwa opened her mouth in confusion.

‘What did I just drink?’

The test tube in the lab. The potion inside it. It tasted good, but what kind of effect did it have?

As she tasted the sweetness lingering in her mouth, her face, which had been flushed with heat, turned pale.

“This is insane.”

Hong Yeon-hwa cursed under her breath. Whoosh! As soon as her judgment was made, the Fire of Fear burst out from her body.

The flames that arose instantly burned away the foreign substances inside her body completely.

That was why Hong Yeon-hwa hadn’t instinctively sensed any immediate danger when she drank the potion.

She had a high resistance to poison, and any toxic effects would have been erased before they could take effect by the Fire of Fear.

After unleashing a burst of Fire of Fear, Hong Yeon-hwa quickly began to move her arms.

Her fingertips were not stiff. Her muscles weren’t rigid, and there was no numbness. Had her skin turned black? No, it hadn’t.

‘...It’s not poison.’

After briefly checking her body, Hong Yeon-hwa let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it seemed it wasn’t poison.

If there had been an immediate effect, she would have noticed something. Maybe it was a type that had a latent period? But since she had burned away the Fire of Fear, it should be fine.

‘This damn Fire of Fear.’

Hong Yeon-hwa gritted her teeth and glared at the flames left at the tips of her fingers.

Because of this bastard, she had been suffering so much over the last few days, and now she had to drink this shit.

It was her lack of mental training, but still, Hong Yeon-hwa shifted the blame to the Fire of Fear and shook her head.

“Ugh, damn...”

Her heart almost dropped. She put her hand on her chest, still feeling the rapid thumping vibrations.

Leaving the empty test tube in place, she awkwardly left the lab.

‘What will Ha-yul say when he comes back... You’re going to tell me I just picked up the potion you were working on and drank it...?’

She wasn’t a street stray dog. What should she even say after drinking something in the middle of his experiment?

She trudged up to the first floor.

In the living room, filled with several sofas, Elia was sitting on one, a blanket on her knees, quietly reading a book.

The book looked quite thick. Hong Yeon-hwa scanned the title written on the cover.

‘Habits for Becoming a Good Parent...?’

It was a strange title. It fit with the cozy and soft atmosphere, but it made Hong Yeon-hwa feel a little uncomfortable.

She was supposed to be the one carrying out the big event tomorrow, yet why was someone else reading this?

“Oh, Yeon-hwa. Training’s done...?”

Elia looked up from the book when she noticed Hong Yeon-hwa approaching.

And her face stiffened.

The unexpected reaction made Hong Yeon-hwa halt in her tracks.

“What’s wrong, why are you like this?”

“Hmm...?”

Hong Yeon-hwa asked, confused. Elia's brows furrowed slightly. Hong Yeon-hwa, more perplexed by this unexpected reaction, narrowed her eyes.

Elia, her brows furrowed, covered her mouth with her hand and asked.

“...Yeon-hwa, what did you just do?”

“What do you mean, what did I do? I just worked out, right...?”

“Is that really all?”

There was a trace of disgust in Elia’s bright yellow eyes.

The figure of Hong Yeon-hwa reflected in Elia’s sight emanated an eerie, unsettling presence.

The sight of her caused an instinctive feeling of rejection.

Reading the negative emotions in Elia’s eyes, Hong Yeon-hwa narrowed her brows.

“No... What could I possibly do here...?”

Her words trailed off.

A strange sense of foreboding flashed through her mind.

Just now, Hong Yeon-hwa had drunk some strange potion without knowing what it was.

‘...’

A chill ran down her spine as a drop of cold sweat rolled down Hong Yeon-hwa’s forehead.