Chapter 1076 – [The True Story]
Eden’s first day of school, which is bright in the new semester, was the same every year. The only things that had changed were the age, the teacher, and a few classmates who had changed.
There were many children who were in the same class even when the grade changed. If there were about 10 classes with 4 or 50 students in each class as in the past, it is because, due to the low birth rate, there are only a few classes with 1 to 20 students in each class these days.
There are many children who are in the same class as the number is small. It was good to be able to meet Eden’s childhood friends whom he had known for a long time.
“Oh!!! Hi Eden!!!! We’re in the same class again this year!!!!”
“Hello, Jongseong-ah!!!! But last Christmas, did you share presents with Santa?”
“Yes, I went to Australia this year”
“Awesome!!!! Have you seen kangaroos and koalas?”
“I saw it on the way back. But kangaroos have more muscles than I thought, and koalas stink.”
“It can’t be helped!!!”
She talks to Jong-seong, a friend of hers since kindergarten, and next finds a familiar face in her.
Like Jong-seong, Da-hee has known her since kindergarten. Of course it was the same class this year as the worst was what caused Eden to put her friends in the same class.
“Dahee!!! We’re in the same class again this year!!!!”
“How can you be in the same class for four years in a row? Isn’t this just too bad luck?”
“You must be lucky!!! That’s how it is meant to be!”
“Don’t say anything terrible. It’s going to be hard to take care of you like a golden retriever again this year.”
“My house is a golden retriever, do you want to see it?”
“Why does the story go over there?”
However, among the children in the same class, there were not only good ties. It’s a little different now, but there was also a relationship that started as a bad relationship.
Drooling!!!
The child who opens the classroom door and enters is Soon-wook, who had previously fought with Eden. Of course, after that, the worst thing was that he talked to the house over there and his family situation was relatively better.
Children lack ideas, but they are not fools. Soon-wook, realizing that Eden was the reason why he didn’t get hit or heard yelled at by his father at home, Sun-wook became uncomfortable dealing with Eden.
And that awkward feeling causes friction with Eden. Of course, compared to the past, it has improved tremendously, so it could be seen as a fight between children.
As soon as Shun Ui found her Eden, he shouted at her loudly.
“Hey!!! Choi Eden!!!!!”
“Oh, are you in the same class? It’s amazing.”
“It just went well. You fight me again!!! I worked really hard in taekwondo during this winter break? If we fight again, I can win!!!!!”
“Yeah, I don’t fight~, and you’re a sucker for fighting.”
“Hey!!!!!!”
It sounds like provocation, but it’s teasing. The difference was whether there was malice or not.
As he said, after being disgraced by Eden, Soon-wook devoted himself to taekwondo to avenge the insult. He is a talented kid and has a good physique, but his motivation is also clear, so he is building up his skills to the extent of being noticed in the dojo.
Even now, among children of the same age, he is strong enough to have no one to deal with except for those who have learned internal skills because they belong to the unmanned sect. More than just that though Eden is stronger.
“Well, I’ll fight you once if you beg for it. But are you thinking of asking me to follow you to the school rooftop?”
“But if we fight there, rumors will spread and the kids will come and the teachers will come”
“Then where are you going to fight?”
“Come to our dojo after school. I told the master and got permission, and if we fight there, it’ll be a sparring, so I won’t interfere.”
“It looks like you came prepared and determined. Yes, I’ll tell you when I have time.”
“Don’t run away, you”
“Does that sound like something I would say?”
Punching each other often happens even in adult society, so it’s no wonder that kids are shocked.
It’s better to solve it by solving it like this. At least if you fight in a taekwondo gym, you can play sparring instead of just fighting.
After talking like that, it was class time before I knew it. The new homeroom teacher of Eden’s class enters the classroom and greets the children.
“Hi guys? Would you like to have a seat? It’s class time.”
“Yes, teacher!!!!”
Children sit in their seats. Since it is her first class, the homeroom teacher first decided to spend time getting to know each other through her self-introduction.
“The teacher’s name is Kim Hee-yeon. She will be teaching you for the next year. So please take good care of her in the future.”
“Yes, teacher!!!!”
“Some of the kids in the same class today might know each other, but there are probably some that don’t, right? So, let’s start with the people in the front row and introduce ourselves so we can get to know each other.”
The first day of class ended normally. From the first day of school, there was no teacher to teach the class, and the children couldn’t concentrate because they were getting to know each other and chatting.
Even if it was not the first day of class, the classes after that were not much different from last year. The teachers teach the children and the children sometimes make a fuss while the teachers stop them or scold them. It’s normal school life.
However, the incident occurred about a month after the start of the new semester.
“Class is over today!!!!!”
“Hey, Choi Eden!!!! Are we going to our dojang today?!”
“Aren’t you whining too much? Men who cling like that are not popular.”
“Who, who wants to be popular?!”
“I’m busy with a lot of things to do, too. It’s the start of the new semester, and there’s already a lot to take care of at school… But, well, I’ll be there next month or so.”
“Next month?! Aren’t you just avoiding to avoid a fight?”
“What’s so scary about an opponent who’s already won once, why would they avoid a fight?”
“Hey!!!!!!”
I don’t think it’s a lie or intentionally avoiding it, but Eden told the truth even if he didn’t tell the truth. Unlike other children, she doesn’t go to an academy, but she has many things to do in Eden.
First of all, management of the Garden of Eden. Most of them are managed by Kether, but Eden also has things to do, so even when I am in school, I always go to the Garden of Eden once every few days to take care of crops and livestock. Fortunately, it does not take much time to travel because there is no limit to going back and forth through the witchcraft yongbobeop.
And not only that, but also managing Mrs. Kim Ryu-hwa’s field. It is time to sow because it is time to plant crops because the weather is gradually full. And as the crops grow, you have to take care of them as well, so time is running out.
In addition, Eden is self-taught in magic through the magic book he received from Santa. He is still a child, but he is full of things to do.
Fortunately, all of that was what Eden wanted to do. Thanks to this, Eden forgot about being tired and was engrossed in work.
“Dahee!!! Let’s go back together today!!!!”
“I’m going to stop in the middle today, so I can’t do it today”
“Where are you going?”
“It was her cousin’s first birthday party, so she said her mom would pick her up right after school.”
“Really? Then I can’t help it. How about you, Jongseong?”
“I’m going to the library for a while. I’m going to borrow some Chinese books.”
“Then I can’t do it. I have to go home alone today. See you all tomorrow!!!!”
When going to school, the worst is driving them to school, but when leaving school, walking home is Eden.
If you want, you can go home in a luxury foreign car with a driver, but that was the worst and Shion’s educational policy. If they do something that stands out, the meaning of raising Eden in Korea in the first place is lost.
And Eden liked it even more because he could go home with his friends. Just like today, when the other kids were at work and couldn’t go back together, I had no choice but to go back alone.
“Yes?”
Eden left school with her book bag, and on her way out she spotted a stranger.
How she knew she was a stranger was because she memorized the faces of every faculty member in Eden’s school. First of all, children memorize only those in the same grade, and even if seniors and juniors remember only a certain amount, the teachers memorized everything just in case.
But the opponent was not a teacher. She seems to be a visitor from outside, as she walks and looks around as if she is looking for something.
He looked around her and found Eden. And at that moment, her eyes widen, staring at her as if in surprise.
Actually, that’s a normal reaction. It’s because people in elementary school here are relatively accustomed to Eden’s appearance, and those who see her for the first time are startled and appreciative.
She fully inherited Shion’s beauty, and Eden was a dimensional beauty with her childish innocence and bright expression. She could only look at her, knowing that it would be disrespectful if she first encountered her appearance.
“Uh………”
“Hello?”
Eden offered her greetings to a man who had been bewildered for a while and she brought him back to reality.
Upon her Eden’s greeting, he realized that she was her reality and immediately brought her to her senses. However, perhaps because of the reaction, his words were gibberish.
“Oh, I’m sorry. Are you a student here? Sixth grade? On your way home?”
“I’m in 4th grade”
“Yes, fourth grade…Fourth grade?”
Since he came to elementary school, it was natural that he was an elementary school student, but looking at Eden’s development, it was rather strange that he was not a middle school or high school student, let alone a 6th grader.
Even though he came to his senses, his appearance and growth were unreasonable, and he could not come back to his senses. After hesitating for a while, he finally told the purpose of his visit to the school.
“My acquaintance is a teacher here. He said he left his wallet today, so I came to pick it up for a while. Do you know where the teachers’ office is?”
“The lower grade office or the upper grade office?”
“There are two teachers’ offices? Well, since you said you were a 4th grade homeroom teacher…… Ah, you said you were a 4th grader too, so you might be a familiar teacher.”
“What’s the teacher’s name?”
“This is Kim Hee-yeon. She is said to be the homeroom teacher for Class 1.”
“Ah!!! It’s our class homeroom teacher!!!!”
I don’t know if the person he was looking for was coincidence or inevitable, but it was Eden’s homeroom teacher. At that, the man spoke to Eden with a brighter face.
“So? Then can you tell me the way to the teacher’s office?”
“The upper class office is on the second floor. May I guide you?”
“Yes, please.”
Eden’s school is largely divided into two buildings. One was a low-grade building used by 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders, and the other was a high-grade building used by 4th, 5th, and 6th graders. So, there were also two teachers’ offices, one for each building.
Coincidentally, the office he was looking for was also where they were, so Eden decided to inform them of what had happened. It’s not that there is a calculation, but it’s a good thing, so it’s a natural thing to tell the way.
In the short time leading to the teacher’s office, the man asked Eden about a lot of things. Rather than praising a child because he is unique, it seems that he has a different purpose.
“The new semester has just started, but is it worth going to school? You… Oh, come to think of it, I don’t know your name.”
“My name is Choi Eden.”
“Eden? Are you of mixed blood or are your parents naturalized in Korea?”
“My father is Korean, but my mother is American. But he likes my father, so he became a naturalized Korean.”
“They seem to be loving parents. What a good family.”
“So I’m very happy!!!”
And when she arrived at the teacher’s office, Eden opened her office door and entered to find her homeroom teacher. Since she was in her seat, her visit to the teachers’ office was not in vain.
Because Eden is so conspicuous, Eden’s homeroom teacher recognizes the two as soon as they enter. With her bright face, she greets her visitors.
“Ah, brother!!!”
“You left your wallet and went, what kind of trouble is this? Buy a meal later”
“Thank you. But did you come after being guided by a student?”
“Yeah, I was lost, but he guided me and I was able to find him.”
The homeroom teacher called him brother, but he didn’t really look like her brother or sister. He had no resemblance in appearance.
She’s a man and woman close enough to bring her a wallet. He is called an older brother, but if he doesn’t look like a brother and sister, the answer will come out roughly. She was quick to figure out what the guy was doing with her teacher.
“Eden guided you? That’s great.”
“You learn in morality class that helping people in need is natural.”
“Still, very few people practice it directly. I want to give a prize to the good Eden, but would you like some candy?”
“Yes!!!! Please!!!!”
Anyway, that is that and this is this. Since she is not Eden who will refuse to be offered something to eat, she responds intensely.
Aware of Eden’s gluttonous tendencies, the homeroom teacher took out from her desk drawer a handful of candy that her children sometimes give for good presentations and gave it to Eden. She’s not an expensive candy, it’s a simple candy that can be bought for a few thousand won at a supermarket, but that didn’t matter to Eden.
After completing her work and receiving the award, Eden was about to leave school. When she comes home late for no particular reason, Shion is worried.
“Then I’ll go, sir. Goodbye.”
“Okay, Eden. See you tomorrow.”
“Yes!”
Eden also said goodbye to her teacher’s boyfriend (presumably). I met her today by chance anyway, so I’m not likely to meet her again, but there’s nothing to lose by saying good-bye.
She leaves a greeting that does not promise the next time and prays that Eden will not meet him again, who is somehow unpleasant.
“Goodbye uncle”
“I’m not old enough to be called Mister, but I’m still in my 20s.”
“My dad said that there is a big age difference between men, but he said he’d be a man after he went to the army.”
“Oh, um…”
Having said that, I have nothing to say. She couldn’t refute the saying that she would be an uncle after serving in the army, at the point where she understood from the point of view of herself.
Eden didn’t just say that. Not because she doesn’t want to call him her brother, but to draw a line. The kind of line she says shouldn’t come any further than that.
“I’m leaving!!!!”
Eden left her words and left her office. And she felt Eden’s gaze following her as she walked out of the office.
It is not the teacher’s point of view. If it was the teachers’ eyes, it wouldn’t have been so uncomfortable. The gaze I feel now is unpleasant from the beginning.
Eden tried to ignore that gaze. At least I won’t feel that gaze in the future.
And it was only days later that she realized that she had been mistaken.
