Chapter 9 – Episode 9 Teacher Hong Soo-Jeong (2)
“What do you mean?”
Yeji asked, pretending not to know.
“Why, you guys are working so hard these days, you won’t say you don’t know?
For a moment, I almost used the word ‘I’m out’, but I managed to swallow it.
It wasn’t an insult or something you shouldn’t say to a student, but there was no need to make the atmosphere any worse.
Yeji, who had a sharp expression on her face, smiled and answered.
“Oh, that? But why is that?”
Sujeong sensed possibility in Yeji’s reaction. First of all, he didn’t feel much aversion to the topic of conversation, and he thought the act was simply a joke.
“Don’t you feel so sorry for those students?”
“It’s a pity… I guess they’re taking that into consideration, too, aren’t they?”
“Even so…”
Sujeong paused for a moment and took a sip of herbal tea before continuing.
The fragrant herbal tea scent calmed my mind and helped me organize what I wanted to say next.
“So many students quit. I’ve been working here for a long time, but I’ve never seen so many students quit in such a short period of time.”
Yeji quietly waited for Sujeong to continue.
“Isn’t that why he was too harsh on other children?”
In fact, Yeji had no ill feelings towards the children she had been following. As for her humiliation as a loser, it was only Zinc who took the lead rather than herself … So she felt even more insensitive to Yeji.
Even so, she didn’t like hearing nagging.
“But what does that have to do with you, teacher?
Once she got to this point, it was somewhat successful in getting her to empathize with her own thoughts. If she had been so rebel that she didn’t even try to understand in the first place, she would have been out of this place already, or she would have been fighting herself.
‘Maybe if I end up fighting this kid…’
She, like other children, may have been in a miserable state after being beaten so badly.
However, what she saw in Sujeong was that Yeji was not a child who behaved so recklessly. According to her fellow teachers, she participated in class and had excellent academic performance.
“Of course it has something to do with me”
It’s important from here. No matter how much emotional sympathy she approaches, if she cuts off the justification and relationship, she has no justification to continue.
“If we keep going at this rate… The number of enrolled students will decrease so much that I might lose my job, right?”
Of course it was a joke.
Although there were more students dropping out or transferring schools than before, it was never at the point where schools had to close. Even if something like that were to happen, as a civil servant, all he had to do was transfer to another school.
But looking at Yeji’s expression, it seemed like she really believed it. It seemed like the fact that I had been trying to act like an adult since I was young had actually led me to believe in these ridiculous stories.
Sujeong, who saw Yeji lost in thought with a vaguely serious expression, thought that Yeji was cute.
“And… I feel sorry for those kids.”
“…?”
Yeji looked at Sujeong, who said the same thing as before, as if wondering what she meant.
“As you know, this is like the last line of defense for graduating from special schools. If they can’t survive here and leave, they end up graduating from middle school, let alone going to college.”
“You can transfer to a general special school or another vocational special school, right?”
It was clearly the student’s choice to drop out or transfer. Although she had no choice if she chose to drop out, Yeji knew that there was also an option for her to graduate by transferring to another school.
“Will those children be able to adapt well if they go to another school?”
When Yeji heard those words, her eyes wavered for a moment.
“As a teacher, it’s a bit hard for me to say this, but it will be difficult for children who have lived a life of studying and building up their lives to adapt to a regular special school. There are more classes and homework than here. . , And they have to do environmental cleaning, education office inspections, volunteer work, etc. Even if you don’t like it, there are things you have to do to show it.”
Yeji was just quietly listening to Sujeong’s words while looking at the teacup filled with herbal tea.
She was not ignoring Sujeong’s words, but listening and thinking deeply.
“Not only that, just because you transferred from a business school, it will be difficult for you to get along with other students. Students at regular schools will also have memories of being bullied by you.”
Sujeong took a moment to catch her breath and continued speaking.
“And if you transfer to the same vocational special school, your life will become even more difficult.”
“…?”
She lifted her head and looked at her crystal as if asking what it meant.
“Those kids know better what it means to transfer from a vocational high school. Of course, they can’t just leave it alone. You guys have an app called ‘Pigeon’, right?”
Yeji fiddled with her cell phone, which she knew but rarely used.
“It’s an app that is linked not only to the same school but also to other schools, and it allows bulletin boards and messages to be sent, right? It will all be shared about why the students transferred and what happened to them before they transferred , I guess.”
“…!”
In fact, when a transfer student came, they would ask a friend from the transfer student’s previous school, or they would just ask anonymously. Then, it will be revealed clearly what kind of shame the child has suffered.
Perhaps because of the sense of belonging as students of the same school, generally, in order to protect students, what happened on campus was shared only within that school. However, if you transfer to a new school, there is no need to protect it anymore, so it spreads right away.
No matter how successful a child you were or how determined you were to start anew with a fresh mind, if you were in a place where you had no close friends and the other person had insulting information about you, you would only become new prey.
He didn’t care what other children did or how he was humiliated. Yeji only thought about that moment and never imagined that it would continue.
‘So what?’
However, there was no significant emotional change.
‘It’s because those kids are weak. If you don’t like it, you can just stay here, right? Or win.”
The moment she sighed and was about to say that it had nothing to do with her, Sujeong’s words came out a little faster.
“In the end, what happens if you go out into society without going to college or graduating from a special school? I’m sure there were children who tried to go to college without much trouble. Just like you, Yeji.”
“Did you know?
“Well, it’s easy to infer. Every year, there are several kids like you who have excellent grades in middle school but choose the business field. It’s advantageous to get academic grades and there are also industry selections. Yeji, I thought you were like that too, but somehow, your fighting skills are even better. “
Yeji’s ears heated up slightly at the sudden compliment.
Yeji’s grades were ranked 5th in the entire school, and her grades were better than most children who focused on their studies. It was thanks to the tutoring she received from a young age, but she also had a great influence on her studies during her class.
“If you are a third year student, you will be wasting almost three years of hard work. When you go out into society, you will not be able to work at a large company or work the job you want.”
Perhaps because she thought about going to a good college, her cold aura softened slightly when the topic came up.
Sujeong, who noticed the energy of her, added a joke to her to lighten her heavy mood.
“Ah, in the worst case scenario, I might end up selling my body in a brothel.”
Looking at her partner’s expression, it seemed like he was serious and not joking. But it seemed like her intentions worked out well.
Yeji was a bad student who loved fighting, but she beat strong opponents and she just liked winning itself. She enjoyed the feeling of elation and superiority she felt when she won in competitions with others, as well as in her studies. She didn’t really have a great desire to dominate the school or enjoy humiliating others.
She only gave the person who challenged her a cruel stomp so that they could never climb up again, and now she was no longer interested in most students.
After she reaches max level in an online game, she only hunts for the quests or boss mobs she needs. Who would bother to hunt each and every random mob in the field?
“Of course, I know that I cannot interfere or force you. Still, I think Yeji will understand my request at least a little.”
“Why do you think that? I’m seeing you for the first time today.”
“Hmm…”
Although she wasn’t as good as Soo-jung, she knew that Yeji had some attachment to the society called school. Of course, since she is currently in the position of a top predator, she can’t help but enjoy school life, but she also felt like she was trying to maintain the school system.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, she helped her teachers calm down children who were noisy.
And at first she behaved well and without incident.
‘She doesn’t seem to know much about herself.’
Sujeong said with a grin.
“Just so you know, my parents are the CEO of K Construction? If I get fired from school later, I might have to look good, hehe.”
Yeji opened her eyes wide at her absurd joke and was unable to hide her embarrassment.
After the consultation, which was not her consultation, Yeji made a suggestion to A-yeon, who was waiting for her.
“Ayeon, why don’t you go to my house?”
