Chapter 439

[Extra] SSS-Cla.s.s Barbarian (1)

These days, novels in which the protagonist becomes a hero by being summoned to a world of fantasy has become popular.

Huh? What are you talking about? Its been a while since that trend ended. Novels right now are all about heroes getting vengeance after being betrayed by their comrades.

Really? I think the latest trend is about regression, reincarnations, or resurrection.

Should we really talk about this on our high school field trip bus?

It would be nice to discuss what to enjoy at our destination, but my friends didnt seem to care about that.

Fantasy.

Wouldnt it be better to worry about the upcoming college entrance exam rather than wasting our time on such unnecessary topics?

I looked out the bus window.

Clouds, sea, waves, trees, people, buildings, roads, cars, buses, trucks

The unique landscape was perfect except for the congested traffic along the coastal road.

What about you, Han Soo? What do you think is the latest trend?

Wait. Hes totally lost his mind.

Yeah. Whats he doing staring blankly out the window?

I dont know. Maybe he has a girlfriend hidden over there?

That cant be it. Our Han Soo isnt capable of that.

Right. You went too far.

While I was enjoying my school trip, my friends eyes turned to me.

How should I answer

If I were to lie about having a girlfriend, I wouldnt be able to handle the aftermath, so I pretended to be interested in their conversation.

Fantasy novels that are popular these days are about revenge.

It wasnt just revenge.

Defeating the vile demon king, slaying the powerful evil dragon, destroying the oppressive empire, saving the world in peril, completing their vengeance

That was where the prologue would begin.

Haha! Thats silly.

Yeah. Who would read a boring, combat-lacking novel?

The protagonist will live the rest of their lives in happiness after defeating the demon king. Is there a need to write something so mundane as a novel?

Leave me be.

By intervening in a topic I wasnt even interested in, I became the laughing stock of my friends.

But I didnt feel like arguing.

I wasnt certain if they found our conversation extremely annoying, but even the female students eyes were on me.

However, when our eyes met, they turned their heads away immediately, pretending to be disinterested.

I wished my friends would just remain silent until we reached our destination.

But after hearing Han Soos words, Ive grown a little curious. What would the hero do after defeating the demon king?

Wouldnt they have a baby with the princess? I dont know

The heros the strongest in the world. Wouldnt they have a good life somehow?

How would they do that, though?

I dont know.

My friends talked about a new topic for a while.

And this time as well, they turned their attention to me.

Why couldnt they just leave me alone?

But, as always, they compelled me to answer.

I reluctantly answered.

If there were no enemies around, the hero would probably go on a journey to find and cull a new evil.

Even if there was a limit to such a plan.

*****

Dont go too far. Make sure you get back to your hotel by 6 oclock!

Yes!

Yeah~

Arriving at the school destination, we were given free time as soon as we unpacked.

While the other cla.s.ses seemed to be closely accompanied by their homeroom teachers, ours were quite unshackled.

That was good news for me, considering I could use this time to visit the tourist attractions and restaurants that I had researched on the Internet in advance.

Still

My ears felt itchy.

Girls, if a suspicious man talks to you, go to Han Soo~

Yes, teacher.

Yeah, to Han Soo.

I wondered why my name was mentioned in their precautions, but they didnt seem to mean anything malicious by it.

Did I look that funny?

I didnt know why the female students glanced at me and smiled.

Han Soo is as popular as always~

Hey! Youre making me envious!

Were not kidding. Im really envious as well.

Come with me, Han Soo!

If hes by my side, Ill feel safe and rea.s.sured!

What were these b.a.s.t.a.r.ds telling me, who had never been in a fight?

But I didnt refuse.

I had been pretty lucky since the old days, and I had never been in an argument with the notorious delinquents in our neighborhood.

If you want to hang out with me, feel free to!

It wasnt bad for me either, anyway.

As the number of people accompanying me increased, the risk of being followed by a suspicious person decreased.

If my friends were with me instead of our forgetful and carefree teacher, I would feel rea.s.sured as well.

Hmm. Should we come with him?

Lets join Han Soo too.

Our safety would be guaranteed that way.

Is that really your only reason?

I dont want to keep talking about this anymore.

The girls, who always flocked together in school, secretly joined our group.

Was it because the teacher, who was supposed to have lunch at a sus.h.i.+ restaurant, said something strange? Our party suddenly grew in number.

Well, the more people we had, the safer we were, so I found nothing wrong with it.

Everyone. Please make sure Han Soo wont be called to the police station.

Okay.

Sure~

Please protect them, Han Soo.

Will do.

We finally officially began our field trip after roughly answering our homeroom teachers jokes, who still decided to neglect us.

*****

As a tourist destination with a beautiful sea, various groups gathered here.

Foreigners, solicitors, street vendors, students, children, the elderly, couples

Hence, various incidents and accidents occurred constantly.

For example

I went to a restaurant, which was rumored to have a delicious curry, only to be seated next to the girl said to be the prettiest in my grade.

That went to show the unexpected could happen at any moment.

Even now.

People are gathering over there. Is there a celebrity here right now?

I havent heard anything about that. Im curious, though. Why dont we go look?

Hmm. Doesnt it look like there are a lot of men out there?

Yeah.

Its probably a famous singer or actress, then. I cant see any cameraman or bodyguards, though.

Lets go!

My friends, who were bored until they saw the statue of a Buddha in a famous temple, ran to the commotion with their eyes s.h.i.+ning brightly.

I couldnt understand why they were making such a fuss.

Arent you going with them, Han Soo? Asked the girl beside me, who had changed her outfit from her dull school uniform to a splendid attire.

When I turned my attention to her, I found her eating curry.

I didnt know why she asked such a pointless question.

Do I have to?

I didnt want to break through such a huge crowd just to look at the face of a woman who wasnt even my girlfriend.

I see!

Why?

Hey, I just asked.

I see.

I thought wed have to wait for a long time, but my friends soon returned and started reporting their findings.

Shes not a celebrity, but shes really pretty.

Ive never seen such a beauty before.

I even thought she was a G.o.ddess.

I dont know all the details, but I heard the students of a famous university came here on a field trip as well.

Wow! Studying together in the same cla.s.sroom as that beautiful girl

Shes not just pretty. I heard shes kind as well.

Im envious.

The school trip seemed to have been pushed to the corner of their minds.

After a while, I finally saw the subject of their conversation.

As the crowds dispersed from the scene, they revealed a group of college students. In the middle of them was a woman standing like a rose among thorns.

She had a pure beauty and innocence that seemed to convince everyone her heart was kind to all.

Oh Hmm?

While mesmerized by her elegance, the smartphone in my pocket rang, bringing me back to reality.

Mom: You must have arrived by now. Are you having fun? (1:32 PM)

Mom: Did you already find a girlfriend? (1:33 PM)

My mother always claimed she was treated like a princess or queen when she was still a student.

If so, I couldnt help but wonder why she married someone as ordinary-looking as my father. Still, I had no complaints. It was thanks to them that I was born.

Oh! I should reply quickly.

Me: No. There is no such extraterrestrial life around me. (1:34 PM)

I couldnt believe she asked me, who did nothing but study, if I was already in a relations.h.i.+p.

Finding a lover on a high school field trip only happened in old-fas.h.i.+oned novels.

This had to be caused by the gap between our generations!

Mom: Go have fun ^^ (1:41 PM)

Me: I will. (1:41 PM)

Mom: Take a lot of pictures and send them to me. (1:44 PM)

Me: Okay. (1:44 PM)

Mom: Dont forget my souvenirs. (1:48 PM)

Me: Yes. (1:48 PM)

While answering her many commands, the pure-looking college student also left, causing the streets to return to their former state.

And we picked up our pace to follow the schedule of our tour.

This is really weird.

What is?

Im sure I took a picture of that college girl, but I cant find it.

Same!

I wanted to tell my friends that that was an infringement of photographic rights, but I kept my mouth shut since I didnt want to ruin the mood of our pleasant school trip.

She was indeed beautiful enough for others to take a picture of her and keep it, but Huh?

What did she look like?

I could remember her looking kind and gorgeous, but I had no idea what she exactly looked like.

This was troublesome.

My entrance exam was just around the corner. If my memory kept malfunctioning like this, my future would look bleak.

Han Soo.

Hmm?

Whos that girl in the photo? Your neighbor? Your girlfriend? Asked Curry Girl, sticking her head over my shoulder.

She shouldnt spy on other peoples smartphones like that

My mom.

Oh, your mother looks extremely young and beautiful! She doesnt look like you at all.

She normally wouldnt talk to me like this, but she was acting weird today.

In any case, our itinerary went very smoothly after that.

I almost got denied admission to the museum, claiming I was a suspicious individual despite not having any evidence to back it up. I wasnt surprised, though, since it always happened whenever I traveled to a distant destination anyway.

As expected of Kang Han Soo

He hasnt betrayed our expectations.

Haha! I thought my heart was going to pop out from laughing too much then.

Did you see the ticket ladys expression?

Thanks for entertaining us!

What were they even saying?

Our schedule was slightly delayed due to the museum staffs mistake, causing us to head back to the hotel past 6:00 PM.

Follow the road we took during the day to go back

Im done with the survey

What do you mean? I havent even gotten an answer yet.

Answer to what?

Didnt I ask you to eat together with me?

Thank you so much for helping out with my survey, senior, but

Do you think your insincere grat.i.tude is enough to settle everything?

Thats

She seemed to be in a difficult situation.

I didnt really like meddling in other peoples affairs, but Id feel uncomfortable if I were to just pa.s.s by.

The junior even seemed to have gone to the same university as my mother.

There would be no greater disgrace than that.

Huh? No way!

Hes really going!

Here he comes.

Prepare for stomach pains.

I feel like weve been in a similar situation before

Oh, thats right!

My friends and the female students babbled behind me as I walked forward, looking straight at the commotion.

Hey, do you have anything against my sister?

Moral code.

Whenever someone was in a difficult situation, one should pretend to be their relative or friend.