Academy Heroine’s Right Diagonal Back Seat

The Request for Family

After Yoon Si-woo asked her to become his family, Lucy and Yoon Si-woo were forever bound in that relationship. Lucy was always by his side.@@novelbin@@

"Uh, Lucy, the girls are fighting again. Should I step in and stop them?"

[Sometimes, resolving things through conflict is the least problematic solution. Don’t worry.]

"But Sister Maria said I should step in when the kids fight…"

[If the cause of the fight isn’t clear, intervening might just make things worse. Si-woo, remember when I told you not to accept invitations from the girls for pretend play? When you do, they end up fighting over who gets to play your wife. It's inevitable. Have you heard of the phrase 'beauty that topples nations'? Let me tell you a story today about how having a handsome face like yours can sometimes lead to serious trouble.]

As time passed, Lucy became not only a guide but also a teacher, offering Si-woo advice no one else could.

"...sniff... Lucy, I miss my mom and dad."

[From the way you long for them, Si-woo, your parents must have been very good people.]

"...Yeah. Even when they were busy with their heroic duties, they always took good care of me. sniff..."

[Sorrow from parting means you shared many cherished memories with them. Never forget that. If you'd like, you could tell me about your parents. Reflecting on memories is the best way to keep them alive.]

At times, Lucy comforted Si-woo in his grief, filling the role of a caregiver for the boy who had lost his parents at such a young age. Whether this truly made her family, Lucy couldn’t say. After all, she had never known what it was like to have a family until she met Yoon Si-woo. But one thing was certain: she did her best to be the family he wanted, for his sake and her own.

Years passed, and Yoon Si-woo, now growing into a young man, enrolled in Aegis Academy to become a hero. It was an elite institution that prided itself on its rigorous standards. Yet, with his natural talent for the sword and the training from one of the strongest beings who ever lived, no academy standards could pose a real challenge for him.

"I… I got in! Lucy! Thank you! It’s all thanks to you!"

Si-woo, upon being accepted into the academy, credited all his success to Lucy. But she thought otherwise.