Calibrating the NTR Drift in the Light Novel - MTL

The not-so-wide alley was dark and deserted.

Because she didn't want Han Seong-jin following her, Lee Yu-ri just walked into any alley and immediately regretted her decision, but she didn't want to go back either.

'What happened? It's the direction I'm going home anyway, and passing this way is actually a shortcut, so it's a good thing. It's better than following such a bastard… '

Yu-ri Lee turned the corner along the alley, and at that moment, there were five male students in front of her with cigarettes in their mouths.

"Eck."

"Uh? "What is it?"

"Did you say girls would come too?"

"It's not. Who is this? "I was surprised because I thought it was a salt bird."

'Ugh, the smell of cigarettes… '

Yuri Lee frowned because of the cigarettes the boys were smoking.

Looking at her hair, which was very long for a student, and her rough attitude, and the way she had a cigarette in her mouth, I could tell that she was the same type of bully as Han Seong-jin.

Still, Yuri calmly took a deep breath and carefully took a step forward.

'Yeah, I'm just on my way home. 'Nothing happened.'

And as she walked forward little by little, she said.

"I'm sorry, but I'm on my way home right now. "I'll pass by."

"You're going home? Yes, Gina."

Surprisingly, the gangsters willingly opened the way.

Yuri Lee let out a sigh of relief and quickly walked past her gang.

However, the moment Yu-ri Lee tried to pass between them, her bullies immediately surrounded her.

"What?!"

"But, if you want to go home, you can just follow the road. Don't you think coming here has a different meaning?"

"For example, did you want to play with us?"

"W-what do you mean! I don't even know who you guys are! "Get out of the way, so I can pass by!"

"It's fate that we met like this, so how about we hang out for a bit? "It's not like I came here without knowing what I was doing."

"Hey, now that I look at her face, she's gorgeous. The fucking straw is so fucking big."

"Rain, let's get out of the way!" "I'm going home!"

"Oh, who said they wouldn't send it? "I just want you to hang out with us for a little bit before you go home."

"Aaaaah! W-don't you let go of this?!"

The smell of the cigarettes they had been smoking just a moment ago wafted from the gangsters' bodies, and the smell and the situation she was in made her feel like she was going to vomit at any moment.

'No way… Anyone… Someone please help me-'

When Lee Yu-ri screams inside.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

A low, deep voice that I had become particularly familiar with today came from the direction I had come from.

When he turned his head back with both arms held by the gangsters, there was a very tall and well-muscled man standing there.

When Lee Yu-ri saw him trotting away holding a convenience store bag in one hand, she felt like crying out of relief.

Even though he was a bully that I hated so much.

"Ha, Han Seong-jin!"

"What, Han Seongjin?"

"Could it be that Jin Su-gyo is Han Seong-jin? "Isn't it?"

"Hey, what are you doing to our president?"

As Han Seong-jin approached, the gangsters got scared and started to back away.

Even though he didn't do anything, he made the gangsters back down with just his presence.

"What are you doing?"

"You, it has nothing to do with you. We didn't come to fight you either, so just go ahead, and we won't do anything-"

"Ha, these bastards don't understand."

Han Seong-jin tilted his head to the side, still holding the convenience store bag in his hand.

"You are asking me what you are doing to my woman, you bastards."

"!!!"

The boys' complexions turned pale, and they swallowed their saliva.

At the same time, the restraints holding Yu-ri Lee were released at once.

Normally, Yuri would have screamed, 'Who is your girl!', But she instinctively felt that it was better for both of us to just stay quiet for now.

"Lee Yu-ri, come behind me."

When Han Seong-jin made a gesture, Yu-ri Lee ran and clung to Han Seong-jin's back like a dog that listened to her.

"Hey, looking at your school uniform, you're Eunbong School bastards, right? "You probably tried to touch my girl, huh?"

"Oh, no! We really didn't know! "I didn't do it on purpose because I knew, but I really had no idea-"

"Whether you knew it or not, that's not an excuse for what you were just about to do."

Han Seong-jin walked forward and closed the distance between her group of bullies, and Lee Yu-ri followed closely behind Han Seong-jin.

"And there's one more thing you didn't know."

"…?"

"You said earlier that you wouldn't do anything if I just went, right?"

"Well, that's-"

"I guess I was mistaken."

Whoa!

Han Seong-jin swung her fist and hit the chin of her bully who was in front of her.

The guy who was suddenly attacked fell sideways like a broken wooden doll.

"It's me, not you, who decides whether to do something or not."

"What the fuck-"

Deciding that it was already too late to run away, the remaining four gangsters attacked Han Seong-jin.

"Aaaaah!"

Lee Yu-ri screamed at the sudden violence and grabbed Han Seong-jin's collar even harder.

Whoa! Poop!

There are four gangsters, and this one is Han Seong-jin.

However, because the alley was narrow, it was difficult for the gangsters to utilize their numerical advantage, while Han Seong-jin was able to use his weight class to block the alley and engage in a field battle.

Because of his overwhelming superiority in size and strength, Han Seong-jin easily eliminated the gangsters.

The gangsters' punches and kicks were used by Han Seong-jin, but Han Seong-jin easily received them and knocked them down one by one.

It took less than five minutes for all the gangsters to stretch out and fall down on the street.

"The cubs had nothing to do, so from early evening, the five of us decided to do something to one woman. Hehe."

Han Seong-jin spat on the floor and turned to look at Yu-ri Lee.

"Are you okay?"

"Uh? Uh… "

Yu-ri Lee tried to take a step, but as soon as she realized that she was okay, she relaxed and fell into her seat.

"Ugh… "

"What's wrong?"

"I have strength in my legs… Don't go in… "

"It takes a lot of work to get to the end. Now."

Han Seong-jin bent his knees and gave his back to Yu-ri Lee.

Yu-ri Lee tilted her head when she saw that.

"What are you doing. "Pick up."

"Huh, piggybacking?!"

"Then I don't know when they will wake up, so would you like to stay here until your leg strength comes back?"

Because she didn't like it, Lee Yu-ri ended up riding on Han Seong-jin's back.

'Etc… It's big… '

Yuri Lee leaned in, thinking that to herself without realizing it.

As he left the alley carrying Yu-ri Lee on his back, Han Seong-jin broke the awkward silence and spoke first.

"I'm sorry."

"Uh? "What?"

"For lying and saying she's mine. She must have been disgusted inside. But I thought that only then would they let you go."

"That… Oh, no. It's okay."

Lee Yu-ri, who was still feeling the warmth of Han Seong-jin's back, suddenly caught her eye on the convenience store bag hanging on his arm.

In the chaos, all the lunch boxes were crushed, and the contents popped out, making them uneatable, and the PET Cola bottle was full of carbonic acid inside, so if you open the lid, something unfortunate will happen.

"Hey, lunch box… "

"Uh? Oh, everything broke out during the fight earlier. "You bastards, it was tonight and tomorrow morning."

Lee Yu-ri buried her face in Han Seong-jin's back.

She has already received help from Han Seong-jin twice today.

Once in the morning, and again now.

In addition, Han Seong-jin helped him by throwing away his food, but all he did to Han Seong-jin was his sharp attitude and sharp tone.

Lee Yu-ri felt extremely ashamed of herself.

Then she finally opened her mouth with difficulty.

"Thank you."

"What?"

"For helping me… Even this morning. And even now… "

"What else can I say? It's okay. Also, this is a place where a lot of bullies reside, so if you can, don't come here. No, not even if you can, just don't come."

"… Do you often come too?"

"Before."

I answered in past tense.

The reason it's in past tense is that from now on I won't be drinking or smoking here anymore.

"I'll take you home, so tell me the location. "Where should I go?"

"What? It's okay now! I can go alone, so get off-"

"I can still feel my legs shaking, but I'm okay. "Don't be stubborn and just tell me where your house is."

"Ugh… Room 401, Apartment xx, Building xx."

"It's not that far from my house."

And then the silence continued again.

As Lee Yu-ri, who had always been in the position of protecting Gong Young-bae and had never been protected, the emotions she felt now were very unfamiliar and awkward.

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I walked to the entrance to her apartment that she told me about, carrying Lee Yu-ri on my back.

"We're all here."

Yuri Lee lowered her head and wiggled her fingers, as if she was embarrassed that a man, or even a fellow student, had come to her house.

"Then I'm leaving. Be careful from now on, and never go into that alley. Did you understand?"

"Oh, lunch box…" !"

Yuri Lee shouted at me, spitting out an unexpected word as I was about to leave.

"?"

"Lunch box… "I'm sorry for not being able to eat it."

"The ones who made it impossible for me to eat were the ones who reached out to me."

"But I wish I hadn't gone in there for no reason…" It's my fault too. Therefore… Sorry. "I'll compensate you later."

"It's okay. "Don't worry."

"And… Thank you."

Instead of answering that question, I held out my hand and gestured for him to go in.

Yuri also slightly bowed her head in greeting, and we turned away from each other.

And the next day.

"What is this?"

I asked after seeing the small bundle that Lee Yu-ri had placed on my desk.

Lee Yu-ri was avoiding my gaze as much as possible, her face turning bright red as if it were about to explode.

"Oh, lunch box…" Because I didn't let you eat yesterday… It was made as an apology! "There is no other meaning!"