Chapter 40


    An order came from E today.


    It was an order to find a book in the school.


    When asked what kind of book it was, E nced at Suho and Kyeong-min and smiled lightly, saying it was a secret.


    She made two teams, Kyeong-min and Suho and me with Eun-jeong.


    That''s how I started looking for books with Eun-jeong without knowing why.


    I thought, if it is a book, wouldn''t it be in the library?


    But it''s like finding a tree in a forest.


    If it''s a special book, we won''t find it there.


    I should have thought of that before searching the entire library...!


    Eun-jeong and I were exhausted from searching books, so we trudged along until we stopped at the sound of a voiceing from beyond a ssroom.


    E and the boy''s team seemed to be having a conversation.


    She wasughing through the crack in the door, and Kyeong-min and Suho were desperately making excuses for something as if they were embarrassed.


    Looking closely, there was a book in Suho''s hand, which seemed to have a lot of apricot colors... Is this a book for adults?!


    "Oh my gosh, kids these days are so fast~ I asked to find a book and you''re reading this one!"


    "No! This is a book from the teacher''s bag. I just found it after looking through it?!"


    When Suho approached while as if having a seizure, E deliberately stepped back and said something like "I''m afraid, I should tell Ha-rim."


    Uh... Hmm.


    This is E''s prank.


    Noticing the general situation, I opened the door and entered.


    E and the boys were frightened by my appearance.


    Judging by her reaction, she must have been joking around about telling me.


    E also has a cute side. It''spletely different from when we first met!


    "What a mean prank!"


    When I said this with a smile, E shyly avoided my gaze. Cute!


    I took the adult book in Suho''s hand.


    On the cover, a blonde haired foreign model wearing an unconventional swimsuit was posing.


    The age was also written in the cover, but 20 years old... Compared to her mature face and body, she is very young.


    When I noticed it was a blonde westerner, I reflexively looked at E.


    Come to think of it, E is too mature to be said to be the same age. And a specific part...


    "Where are you looking!"


    E turned around in embarrassment.


    She acts like that whenever she''s in trouble.


    Maybe it''s a habit?


    I thought that this was enough punishment for teasing Suho and Kyeong-min, so I asked E.


    "Is this the book we needed to find?"


    E turned back as interested in my question, and then slightly raised the corner of her lips.


    "Did you notice? It''s Ha-rim after all."


    E exined the monster this time.


    These days, we defeated a lot of monsters, so we got used to exterminating them.


    "This monster is a molester monster!"


    "Mo... Lester...?"


    "Anyway... It''s nothing special. It''s not dangerous, and frankly, it won''t be a meaningful experience, so I''ll take care of it myself. You guys can watch."


    E exined that the monster is abination of the fear of finding a sex offender in a subway train and the existence of an old bachelor.


    She said that if you give words offort to the bachelor ghost, it will naturally vanish.


    E took us to the subway station and waited for a while.


    The members looked at me with anxious eyes.


    Is this okay?


    Their eyes said that.


    Well, since E is also a girl, wouldn''t she be treated harshly? It''s not that I didn''t think the same. Suho and Kyeong-min tried stopping her.


    However, E tilted her head as if she didn''t know the reason at all, then muttered something iprehensible.


    "Dangerous? Don''t worry, it won''t target you guys. There could be no such element in the first ce. If an event like that targeted you, this world wouldn''t even exist."¹


    E, I''m talking about you- Before I could even say that, she had gone inside the subway train.


    The train door closed with a click. What now...


    It was quiet at first.


    Is there really nothing?


    E is a girl, but she is also strong. If she spreads her aura, wouldn''t other monsters be reluctant to touch her?


    "Hmm? Now... wait, why me?"


    But soon E''s embarrassed voice was heard.


    "Kyaaaa?!"


    Wow. It''s the first time I''ve seen E scream like that.


    I started to worry about her.


    We ran to the closed door and started banging it.


    "E! Are you okay?"


    "..."


    Creak... The door was forced open.


    E didn''t say anything.


    Her whole body was wet with blood. The knife in her hand was also bloody.


    The ghost has beenpletely gutted.


    E had a face that could explode at any moment with shame and anger.


    Without saying a word, we moved out of the way for her to pass.


    Bam!!!


    She kicked the vending machine next to her and broke it as if her anger was not going away.


    "E... I think the self-awareness of being a girl is a bitcking. When she sits in a chair she spreads her legs like she''s wearing pants, for example."


    "Alright... Then I''ll fix it!"


    "Is this really Eun-jeong?"


    "Haha..."


    The next day, E was running away from Eun-jeong.


    If she run away to the mirror, she won''t be able to get caught, but it seems that E has a lot of affection, so she can''t run away ruthlessly like that.


    Maybe E is the type who is easily swayed by <strong>bad friends</strong>?


    Of course, I''m not saying Eun-jeong is a bad friend!


    Ah, in the meantime, E was caught by Eun-jeong.


    "...Why do you look like that?"


    "Huh? Nothing."


    The next day, E acted a bit more modest.


    When I asked Eun-jeong what she did.


    "This is a secret, but if you strongly believe that E smells like roses, the scent of roses be stronger. So..."


    "So?"


    "I hugged E in front of Suho and Kyeong-min and kept muttering that she was a girl."


    "..."


    I don''t understand English.²