My Gumiho's

Mountain Spirit

"I feel like a fool" Lee Byeol said in his heart.

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The next day Lee Byeol was pensive in his class.

"I hate myself for worrying about something that happened hundreds of years ago" he said in his heart

"Well.."

Myung Sik who happened to pass in front of Lee Byeol's class stepped in and sat down across from Lee Byeol.

"What's going on? why breathe that?" ask Myung Sik.

"Did the guy you were dating trouble you again? Ask Myung Sik.

"What?" ask Lee Byeol.

"I was expecting something?" ask Myung Sik.

"Hahh when you suddenly ask about a man's first love. His first love showed up?" ask Myung Sik.

"Not so" said Lee Byeol.

"Forget it you don't have to think about the past. You can't undo what happened" Myung Sik said.

"I know that" Lee Byeol said, then fell silent.

"But I'm jealous" continued Lee Byeol.

"I hate how silly I am, but that's how I feel. What's wrong with me?" lee Byeol asked at the end of his sentence while turning towards Myung Sik.

"I think it's natural. There are moments in everyone's life when they step out of their comfort zone. It happens once you like someone" Myung Sik said.

They remained silent for quite a while.

"It happens when you like someone" continued Myung Sik.

A little while later Lee Byeol stepped up after his class was over and was about to go to the cafeteria.

On the way Lee Byeol passed by Kim Ye Joon who had just come down from the top floor using the stairs.

Kim Ye Joon instantly pulled out the candy he was on ****.

Lee Byeol was trying to get away from Kim Ye Joon.

"Jeogiyo (excuse me)" Kim Ye Joon confronted Lee Byeol.

"How are you preparing for the exam? you start tomorrow, don't you?" ask Kim Ye Joon.

"Why do you care?" ask Lee Byeol.

"I want to wish you good luck, oh and yes I quit smoking you said you hated it" Kim Ye Joon said.

Lee Byeol was silent.

Suddenly appeared Mi Young who embraced Lee Byeol's arm.

"Lee Byeol-ah let's have lunch" Mi Young asked.

"What's? with me?" asked Lee Byeol in surprise.

"Is there another Byeol here? come on" said Mi Young.

"Kim Ye Joon, what you have to stop is your interest in Lee Byeol, not smoking" Mi Young said, then took Lee Byeol away from there.

Kim ye Joon seemed to snort when he heard Mi Young say, he turned to look at the two of them who left just like that.

The canteen

"Why have you been like this to me lately?" ask Lee Byeol.

"What-like?" ask Mi Young and continue eating.

"I mean you've always been around me lately and now suddenly want to eat together" Lee Byeol said.

"Because I asked Me..." Mi Young stopped her speech.

"You're being asked to do this?" ask Lee Byeol

"That's... The monk I know asked me..." Mi Young placed the spoon she was holding and clenched her hands together in front of her chest.

"To be kind to others" continued Mi Young.

"That's how I was able to gain virtue and end up in heaven" Mi Young said with a smile.

"So it seems that you are a Buddhist" said Lee Byeol.

"Em well, that kind of thing" Mi Young said.

"But I don't even expect to go to heaven. I just want to live according to my destiny and place, enjoying this troublesome life to the fullest. That's all I want" continued Mi Young.

Lee Byeol chuckled.

"Mi young-ah, sometimes you seem to have years of experience, in the way you talk"

"Why are you criticizing me when I'm being nice to you" Mi Young protested.

Lee Byeol swallowed his food and spoke.

"Criticize you? acting like an experienced person is a good thing" Lee Byeol said.

"Let's know, I hate it when people say I look as experienced as if I've lived for years. It seems that humans think longevity is a blessing and want to live forever" Mi Young said exasperatedly.

"Imagine if you live almost forever, what do you think it's like?" ask Mi Young to Lee Byeol.

A few hours later.

Lee Byeol is out of college. Seen from the top of the building someone with a black coat was observing Lee Byeol.

He was the white-clothed man who met Lee Byeol at the bookstore a few days ago.

The man smiled.

"I didn't expect you'd find me" he said, then turned to his side.

It turned out that Mi Young was already there by teleportation.

"For a long time no see Fox" said the handsome man dressed in black.

"Don't call me a fox, now I'm human" Mi Young replied proudly.

"Then live like a human being. Stop coming to a place like this with his silly magic" the man said.

The smile on Mi young's face faded, she immediately turned towards the man with a face of caution.

"Don't be afraid, I don't mean to ruin your life right now" the man said.

"Ehemm" Mi Young cleared her throat.

The man smiled.

"Your old man knows about this, right?" ask Mi Young.

"Know what?" ask him casually.

"The mysterious events that happened around Hyun Su" Mi Young said.

The man just smiled.

"I can tell from your face that you know. Help her" said Mi Young.

"Isn't this not his job?" said the man was cute.

"If you have something to say, just say it" said Hyun Su who suddenly appeared there.

Then he stepped closer towards the two of them as smoke surrounded around them to disguise their existence from the humans.

All three creatures believed to be myths by humans are now gathered there.

"Hyun su-ah, what did you do to this day? Mi Young is younger than you. But he's been a human for a long time" said the man Mi Young called the old man.

"I said I wanted to be human, and then you told me to gather human energy to be human. I knew you weren't the nicest man since then" Hyun Su said.

"It would be nice if you just kept quiet and watched me until today" Hyun Su continued.

"Fun? it may not look like it, but I'm a mountain spirit. What's in it for me to bother you? my job is to guard your destiny, that's why I'm watching him" said the man, who turns out to be a mountain spirit.

"You mean you're the reason she's safe?" ask Mi Young.

The mountain spirit man nodded as well. "Of course, he was protected by my magic spell" he replied.

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