The Next Hero's
Chapter 14: The cowardly child

Taewoon and Caeyeon were currently on their way back home.

"K-sister," called Taewoon breaking the silence that struck the car from earlier.

"Hem,"

"W-why did you know about my bullying?" Caeyeon glanced at her sister.

"I think you already know where I know about this..." At first Taewoon seemed to think. Then after that he grimaced.

Ah... That's right, Hunter Yeri was with my brother last night. It must have been him who told me this, why could I forget about last night!, Taewoon really did not remember last night Yeri already knew that he was Caeyeon's sister.

"You really don't know what it looks like."

"Taewoon just forgot about last night. Did Hunter Yeri tell you about this last night?"

"Hem, he told me yesterday."

Overnight afternoon.

"Yeah! Kwon Yeri's... Release crazy! You want to die huh!" Yeri still did not let go of her jubilee.

"You let Park Caeyeon go!"

After a long time, they began to realize that the person who was the reason they did this childish thing had disappeared from there.

"Did? Where's Taewoon?" caeyeon asked to see her sister disappear.

"Argh! It's all because of you Cae! You made my man go!"

"Once again you call my sister 'my man', I kill you Kwon Ye.ri!" Caeyeon glared and Yeri who also did not want to lose to him also cheated.

"Ah, stop..." Caeyeon stopped their childish quarrel.

The two of them sat down on the bench and started talking about why Yeri knew Taewoon.

Caeyeon did not think that Taewoon had helped Yeri 5 years ago.

He had always thought his sister was a cowardly child that Bahakan killing ants alone did not dare and did not have the heart.

And Yeri actually only told about the Taewoon system that was in the ban and about Taewoon who saved him. He didn't mention that Taewoon was bullied at school.

Caeyeon also recounts the reason Taewoon never appeared in Pulik and was known to only a few people, because it was Taewoon's own desire.

Taewoon was a very secretive and timid child, so he did not want many people to know about him.

Because their parents once said that conglomerate children must always be the target of bad people. For that reason Taewoon forced his father to keep his identity a secret.

According to Caeyeon that was indeed a very ridiculous reason.

Ah, it's worth it yesterday that he said he wasn't afraid of director Joo. After hearing Caeyeon's explanation, it was impossible for the conglomerate's son to be afraid of the old man far below them, and after hearing Caeyeon's explanation, Yeri knew the reason why Taewoon was not afraid of director Joo.

"So, the reason Taewoon never entered the dungeon was because he couldn't use the system?" caeyeon.

"Hem, but yesterday he said he could use the system again" said Yeri heard Caeyeon mutter.

"That's it..."

If he was, then why was Taewoon bullied at school because his family didn't care about him? I don't want to accuse Caeyeon of that anyway, thought Yeri. She doesn't want to have bad expectations with her best friend from High School.

"Ha... I don't know, after 7 years ago, he always ran away if he met me... "

"7 years ago? What events?"

"Ah, it's nothing." she didn't want to talk about it.

"Ih... You're always playing with secrets! That you keep your sister a secret that helped me! You know for yourself, right? I've been looking for your sister for the last 5 years! You really are heart!" annoyed Yeri.

"Hey! You think I'm a psychic?" Caeyeon glared in annoyance. "Where do I know the man you're looking for my sister! You never ask!"

"Yes, I-I don't know either..." Yeri pursed her lips.

"Then? How did you get to meet Taewoon again?"

"Ah, about that..." Yeri hesitates to tell about the events of yesterday and also today that happened to Taewoon.

"Why? What are you hiding?" caeyeon asked in an accusatory tone.

"Ha.., I don't know if you know about this or not. But clearly, I saw yesterday in the Yungsang school district that there was a student who used the power of the system. Because I was curious about it I approached the students," Yeri paused her words.

"Why did you stop?"

"Prophey! Listen to me first!" Yeri is upset to see her friend who is always impatient.

"I saw there were kids bullying someone using the system... It turned out that the bully children were director Joo Yunkang's son from the JY guild.... And, the one they bully is T-taewon.." Caeyeon instantly changed her expression upon hearing that.

Yeri who saw Caeyeon's angry expression now knew that Caeyeon did not know about this. And also Yeri was a little relieved, because it seemed like Caeyeon loved Taewoon.

But why did Taewoon always run away when he saw Caeyeon?, he thought remembering Caeyeon's words earlier.

"Let's see what else you know." This time Yeri could feel the horror from the tone of her best friend's voice.

Because of that, Yeri also told me what she knew about the bullying that director Joo's son had been doing for the past year and what they had just done to Taewoon.

As the reason for Taewoon's meeting with Yeri today, Yeri recounts that Taewoon asked her to help him tomorrow.

After saying that, Caeyeon kept quiet, then thanked her for helping Taewoon. Then he stood up and said.

"As for tomorrow, you don't have to come. You'll be in trouble if you interfere. Let me take care of the matter today" he said, leaving immediately.

"It looks like Caeyeon found her new slave." Yeri muttered as she brewed coffee in her office. He smiled at the view of Seoul from the Jurim guild building.

"Tae, why don't you say this?" Caeyeon asked Taewoon who only looked down after hearing Caeyeon's explanation.

"Pardon me, I-I,"

"Have forgotten it," Caeyeon did not want to be too hopeful with Taewoon's explanation.

Because he more or less knew the reason Taewoon did not tell anyone about it. He perfectly understood the nature of his reclusive and timid sister.

Especially after the events of 7 years ago, which makes the cowardice of Taewoon worse.