Chapter 325 – 62. Let’s Be Friends (3)
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It’s strange.
Lee Ji-yoon, he definitely seemed to be listening from behind.
She leaned her tired, hazy head against Sua-chan and eased her heavy eyelids.
… The girl who borrowed her boyfriend for a day yesterday.
And the next day, the girl came to school with a kiss mark left on the back of her neck.
Even after bringing in such a suspicious combination, she wouldn’t have been sleeping comfortably on her desk like always, right?
If it were me, I would have taken out that old earphone and overheard this conversation.
But…,
‘I came here after lying in bed and chatting with the health teacher,’
Even though I said something that could easily be misunderstood, there was no response.
Umm~…
Am I just a bit clueless?
I’m not sure yet.
Hmm.
“Ah, that’s right. Sua-chan.”
Sua-chan leaned on her shoulder and waited for her to cuddle for a while.
I called out to her and scribbled her writing on her blank notebook so that I wouldn’t be criticized for no reason.
A round Korean font that took a lot of effort is embroidered in a corner of the notebook.
| Have you become friends with Seoyeon?
Actually, what is the point of becoming friends?
At most, I forcibly dragged two people to a downtown area once.
As I had expected it anyway, the Korean drawn below my writing also contained similar content.
| Not really…
| Did you get the contact information back then?
| Yes.
Well, it didn’t matter.
It was a project I started to attract Seoyeon to this side, to get a lot of praise from Seo Woojin, and to socialize Sua-chan, who is still awkward around people, a little more.
First of all, you definitely achieved the second one, right?
For the first time, it seems like Seo Woo Jin is doing it all by himself.
So this…, It would be okay to take it easy a little.
Hmm – I let out a light sigh and scribbled a few more words in my notebook before collapsing on my desk because I was tired.
“…”
The new cute toy is,
I wonder how it will be fun to handle.
Thinking about this and that.
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I guess it’s because the white robe or something like that stands out.
When I walked around the hallways to explore when the health room was free, students passing by would pretend to know me.
Most titles are health teacher or health teacher.
From 1st grade to 3rd grade, even the teachers all called me by the same name.
One person.
There was a special exception.
“Ah, Woojin!”
“Sister?”
I was looking down at the central hall with a paper cup from the railing on the second floor of the main building.
Lee Ha-yoon, who was wearing a cute gym uniform instead of her usual academy uniform, came towards me, shyly waving her hand.
So much so that you can embrace it if you want.
So much so that my shoulders barely touch his. Close.
Usually, he feels distant like everyone else, and when he sees me, he uses titles like health teacher or ‘Hey there.’
I guess it’s because the surrounding area is quiet now.
“Are you wearing gym clothes? The evaluation is over, but are you still sparring?”
I thought about offering him the coffee I was drinking just now, but I thought I would physiologically dislike it, so I stopped and asked.
Unlike the first semester of the first year, which mostly follows a rigid curriculum, it is said that appropriately customized classes are prepared for each student from the second semester to graduation of the third year.
It’s a story that has nothing to do with me, but I remember it as if I had reviewed it because I heard it a few times from people around me.
Therefore, I knew that Lee Ha-yoon often learned various things from current evolution heroes.
Are you not resting even after the exam is over?
When I asked, looking at the beads of sweat next to the bright smile, the answer came back right away.
“Ah, that’s because my popularity has grown…”
“Popular?”
“Originally, I was last in the 2nd year of evolution, but before I knew it… I had become a lot stronger.”
“… Ah.”
“So, among the kids in the same evolution group, uh… Friends with that kind of mentality, they keep begging me to spar with them…”
Become stronger.
In any case, it probably means that I have some share.
Basically, without Lee Ha-yoon’s efforts, it wouldn’t have happened like this.
I smiled softly because it felt good somehow, and Lee Ha-yoon, who was imitating my posture next to me and looking down under the railing, also smiled brightly.
But that too for a while. The face that had been full of smiles slowly began to harden.
Rather than being frozen with a bad feeling, I felt somewhat tense.
I wondered if there were any friends from the same grade around me, but I couldn’t see anyone in particular.
Now that I think about it, if that was really the reason, Lee Ha-yoon would have opened a reasonable distance in the first place.
What is it?
There is no specific place to point to.
“Hey, Woojin?”
“Yes.”
“Well, I’m just asking in case…”
A short silence.
Just before the silence turned into awkwardness, Lee Ha-yoon let out a stuttering voice.
“Go on a trip abroad. Do you like it?”
“…”
So, common sense.
When I thought about it with common sense, it was clear that that question was just a hint that he wanted to go on a trip with me.
I still don’t know if I had to ask that nervously.
Was he worried that he might look like a snob because it cost a lot of money?
Once I had roughly put it together, I smiled softly and opened her mouth so that she wouldn’t worry.
“I like it. To be honest, I haven’t really been anywhere yet.”
“… Oh, really?”
“Yes. At most, I only went to Japan for a few days.”
“… Japan…”
Did it work?
Lee Ha-yoon’s face, which had been visibly stiff, softened slightly.
And then the next question.
“If it’s Japan, yukata or kimono…”
“Yes. I saw it often because it coincided with a festival, and it was pretty.”
“… Um…”
“I guess it was Natsumatsuri back then?”
“Well, then. What about the West?”
“If you say in the West, North America? Or Europe?”
“Europe… Europe?… Hmm. If I had to guess, it would probably be closer to a European feel…”
“I don’t have any particular thoughts. If I had to choose, I would say I like it more than I dislike it.”
“… Aha.”
“Why? Do you want to travel to Europe?”
“Uh, no, no! It’s not that I want to go, it’s that… Jiyoon…”
“…”
“Hayoon.”
During the question-and-answer session, which was a bit of gibberish, a familiar voice was heard from afar.
When I lifted my lowered gaze towards Lee Ha-yoon, what I saw was her dark red hair that was easily noticeable even from a distance.
The back of her hand, busy wiping away the sweat that had trickled down to her chin, is caught in the eye.
Maybe it was because he felt bad, but his gray eyes were slightly frowning.
Unlike Lee Ha-yoon, her gym top was pulled down to around her elbows without fastening the zipper at all.
Subtle hostility towards me.
Her voice was stuck on her tongue for a moment as she couldn’t remember her name, but luckily she was able to get her name out of her head after a while.
Dabin Seol.
With one hand in the pocket of her gym clothes, her steps came closer.
Next to her, there was also a friend whose name I didn’t know.
“Hello, teacher!”
“Oh, yes. … Hello.”
Still, should she feel fortunate that he greeted her warmly?
As I was saying hello to the girl whose name I didn’t know, Dabin Seol came closer than she expected, putting on her gym clothes and starting to look at her face.
… I don’t know if they’re trying to put pressure on me or if there’s another reason, but either way, it’s so breathtaking.
Whatever the reason, it’s because of Lee Ha-yoon next to me. And it’s obvious that it’s because I don’t like it.
Even though I gave a rough explanation last time, I can’t believe how much you hate me if you keep doing this…
After thinking about it for a while, I briefly said hello to Seol Da-bin.
There’s a saying that says you can’t spit on her smiling face.
“Hello…”
“What are you doing here, Hayun? There are so many kids looking for you right now.”
“… Well, I was just taking a break to say hello…”
“Greetings?”
“For the consultation I gave you last time. Thank you then.”
“… Okay, so just come. Since you’re not here, everyone is fighting with me.”
But even if you can’t spit, it seems you can just ignore it.
As she was awkwardly scratching the back of her neck, Seol Da-bin took his hand out of her pocket, grabbed Lee Ha-yoon’s wrist, and pulled her toward him.
If a man had pulled Lee Ha-yoon’s wrist in that other way, he would have been quite offended.
Still, since the opponent was Seol Da-bin, I didn’t get annoyed or anything like that.
I don’t know if he hates me to no end, he saw me with Han Su-ah.
So, in a way, that level of caution is natural.
He must have been holding back quite a bit just by not telling Lee Ha-yoon about it.
So, as I kept my mouth shut, as if I were a Korean stuck somewhere in a foreign country, the girl who came with Seol Da-bin happened to be talking to Ha-yoon Lee.
“What? Hayun, have you ever received counseling from your teacher?”
“… Ah, yes. Just once.”
“Teacher. Teacher. Do you also provide counseling when asked by a student?”
“Of course, I can’t do everything because I have only one body. If I have time, I can do as much as I want.”
“Then, if you have time, can you give me some advice? It’s embarrassing, but it’s love advice~…”
“Hey, stop talking strangely. There is a separate counselor in the first place. This person is just a health teacher.”
“But… Hayun…”
Dabin Seol growled at her friend, as if she had been holding back and spitting out a single word, and looked at my face again, wriggling her eyebrows.
… I felt this way when I was investigating Seol Da-bin in the past, but he was just as sharp as Han Su-ah, so it was difficult to even open his mouth.
Saying ‘I’m at least kind to my fans’ is meaningless to me as it’s practically like being treated like a villain.
Therefore, I had no choice but to smile softly, so I slowly let out my voice while smiling at Seol Da-bin and Ha-yoon Lee.
“If you need counseling, I will do my best, so please feel free to come. The same applies if you are injured. All three of you.”
How to change that expression to make it a little softer.
There is no other way than to take time and gain trust.
I waved the hand that wasn’t holding the paper cup and waved them off.
“I’ll definitely go next time! Teacher!”
“…”
Unlike the other two, Seol Da-bin doesn’t even look at me anymore.
For a long time.
