My Ancestor is Watching Me! — Chapter 14

NOT HAVING AN ANCESTRAL SPIRIT...

IS AN "ERROR."

THAT'S THE ONLY WAY I CAN THINK OF IT.

UNLESS THEY CAME INTO EXISTENCE NATURALLY IN THE UNIVERSE.

OTHERWISE, IT'S PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE.

MOSS BANK

This month's spending: -3,857,345

THIS IS BAD... I GOT TOO CARRIED AWAY HAVING FUN.

Luxury hotel stay + private pool villa + premium spa treatment, floating breakfast included.

omakase and Culinary fine dining. (Barely ate anything.)

Clothes and shoes as gifts for Taeheon...

And lots of dates...

I EVEN SPENT THE MONEY I NEEDED FOR RENT. WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?

I SHOULD ASK THE DIRECTOR IF I CAN GET MORE HOURS AT THE ART ACADEMY...

TAEHEON, YOU'RE HOME?

YEAH. I'M EXHAUSTED.

I'M GOING TO SHOWER FIRST.

THE RENT...

HE'LL PROBABLY GET MAD IF I ASK HIM TO PAY, RIGHT...?

TAEHEON, WHAT'S THIS?

WHY DID YOU SUDDENLY SEND ME MONEY?

OH, THAT? YOU SPENT A LOT THIS MONTH.

AND ABOUT THE RESTAURANT THE OTHER DAY... YOU HAD BEEN REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT,

BUT YOU DIDN'T EVEN GET TO ENJOY IT PROPERLY.

ALL BECAUSE OF ME...

TAEHEON...

JUST HANG IN THERE A LITTLE LONGER. I'LL MAKE LOTS OF MONEY AND GIVE YOU THE LIFE YOU DESERVE.

YOU WERE NEVER MEANT TO LIVE LIKE THIS.

IT'S ONLY BECAUSE YOU ENDED UP WITH SOMEONE LIKE ME...

JUST AS I THOUGHT, TAEHEON IS RESPONSIBLE.

HE'S HANDSOME, AND HE'S RESPONSIBLE AS WELL.

A SICK MOTHER, AND A FATHER WHO PASSED AWAY LEAVING NOTHING BUT DEBT.

SEEING HIM ENDURE SUCH A TERRIBLE LIFE IS HEARTBREAKING, BUT ALSO ADMIRABLE.

EVEN LIVING IN THAT PIT, HE STILL PUTS OTHERS BEFORE HIMSELF.

UNLIKE THAT GUY, WHO DOESN'T KNOW THE FIRST THING ABOUT RESPONSIBILITY.

THERE AREN'T MANY MEN YOU CAN TRUST LIKE THIS.

I'M HAPPY.

BY THE WAY, SOON-AE. HOW HAVE THINGS BEEN WITH YOUR FATHER LATELY?

MY DAD? WHY ALL OF A SUDDEN...?

HE CONTACTED ME ABOUT THE RENT NOT LONG AGO, BUT WE DIDN'T REALLY TALK.

I JUST HAD A FEELING...

BE GOOD TO HIM.

WHY SHOULD I...?

IT'S AWKWARD ENOUGH THAT HE ONLY CONTACTS ME BECAUSE OF MONEY.

HE'S STILL YOUR FATHER.

YOU DON'T REALIZE IT NOW, BUT WHEN THE DAY COMES THAT YOUR PARENTS AREN'T BY YOUR SIDE ANYMORE,

YOU'LL REGRET IT.

I'M ONLY SAYING THIS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT YOU TO HAVE THOSE REGRETS.

I DON’T LIKE CONVERSATIONS LIKE THIS...

HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT KIND OF PERSON MY DAD IS...

BUT THEN AGAIN, TAEHEON'S FATHER IS TRASH TOO.

DOES IT REALLY MAKE SENSE TO TAKE CARE OF SOMEONE LIKE THAT JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE YOUR PARENT?

...AM I THE ONE BEING TOO HARSH?

DAWON!

SENIOR!

I WAS WAITING FOR YOU.

LET'S GO IN TOGETHER.

YOU COULD'VE GONE INTO THE CLUB ROOM FIRST...

IT'S BORING BY MYSELF.

EVER SINCE WE WENT TO THAT SHRINE TOGETHER,

HERE.

STRAWBERRY FRAPPÉ. I FIGURED YOU DON'T DRINK COFFEE.

SENIOR STARTED TAKING EVEN BETTER CARE OF ME.

AND...

I DIDN'T DISLIKE IT.

I'LL ENJOY IT.

THANK YOU, SENIOR.

IS THIS WHAT A REAL "SOMETHING MORE" FEELS LIKE?

WE'VE... BEEN ON A DATE.

WHAT COMES AFTER THAT?

I HAVE NO IDEA...

Totally clueless about dating...

DOES...

SENIOR LIKE ME?

AND...

DO I LIKE HIM BACK?

THE MOMENT THAT FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION CROSSED MY MIND,

DONGJA'S WORDS SUDDENLY CAME BACK TO ME.

*DON'T HANG AROUND THAT PARENTLESS BASTARD!

*Greatly exaggerated and distorted in Dawon's memory.

ONE THING WAS CERTAIN.

MAYBE I SHOULD KEEP MY DISTANCE...

UNTIL I'M SURE ABOUT MY FEELINGS.

SENIOR ISN'T AN ORDINARY PERSON.

Could he be an alien?

HUH?

OH, MINA'S HERE?

WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING?

I FEEL LEFT OUT.

HM?

OH, WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT AN ASSIGNMENT FOR OUR SHARED ELECTIVE...

I HAD SOMETHING I WANTED TO ASK SENIOR.

THEN I WANT TO TALK TO DAWON ABOUT AN ASSIGNMENT TOO.

DID YOU FIND A MODEL FOR PAINTING 1?

...A MODEL?

YOU KNOW, THE PAINTING WE'RE EXHIBITING FOR THE ASSIGNMENT EXHIBITION.

Just so you know in advance for the exhibition assignment...

You'll have to paint from a live model~

WE WERE TOLD TO FIND A REAL MODEL TO DRAW.

AH... RIGHT.

BUT CAN'T WE JUST USE A PHOTO INSTEAD?

THE PROFESSOR CAN SUPPOSEDLY TELL INSTANTLY WHETHER IT'S FROM A PHOTO.

IF YOU GET CAUGHT, IT'S AN AUTOMATIC F.

You can tell this is drawn from a photo. Just look at the shading.

And that one, you can already see the camera distortion in the composition. F!

THOUGH IF I MAKE IT ABSTRACT ENOUGH, MAYBE SHE WON'T NOTICE?

I'M GOING TO ASK SOON-AE FIRST.

While I'm at it, I should properly make up with her...

BUT WHY DOES SHE KEEP SKIPPING SCHOOL...?

Me

Choose

as the model

...WOULDN'T THAT ATTRACT TOO MUCH ATTENTION?

STILL, HE'D MAKE A GREAT MODEL.

HE'S GOT A BROAD FRAME,

AND THE VEINS AND MUSCLES IN HIS ARMS ARE DEVELOPED JUST ENOUGH TO BE FUN TO DRAW...

HIS FACIAL FEATURES ARE WELL-DEFINED TOO,

SO SHADING HIM WOULD BE AMAZING.

I WANT TO DRAW HIM.

WHAT AM I EVEN THINKING...?

I HAVE CLASS, SO I'M GOING.

AH, OKAY. MESSAGE ME WHEN YOU'RE DONE...!

SHOULD I ASK SENIOR TO BE MY MODEL...?

DONGJA DID SAY I SHOULD BE CAREFUL, BUT...

UM...

WELL...

IT'S JUST...

SENIOR, WOULD THAT REALLY BE OKAY?

IT WOULD TAKE UP A LOT OF YOUR TIME...

OF COURSE.

I'LL DO IT.