episode_0154

Saturday 1pm.

The kids in our class started to gather in the classroom one by one.

The people who came first, including Yuri and I, picked up their desks and moved them out into the hallway. In the classroom, a guy who was good at using computers took the laptop lent by the teacher and connected it to the classroom TV to share the screen.

Even while we were preparing, children continued to flock to the classroom, and other than our class, I saw students from other classes also coming to practice for the group talent show and going into their respective classes.

We watched the song from beginning to end as screens were shared and virtual avatars showed up on TV demonstrating the choreography of the song we were practicing.

“Does it look worth it?”

After watching the dance, we made that assessment.

The choreography is not as difficult as you might think.

At this level, even someone with a body like Yuri who isn’t very confident in dancing can still follow along.

After that, we continued to sweat and practice our group choreography.

One guy who was basically a very good dancer and knew the choreography of this song, instead of following the choreography with us, stood at the table and watched our movements, and went to the child who had mistakes or deficiencies and kept correcting their posture. .

Bam! Bam bam!

“Wait a minute, wait a minute. At this time, instead of looking straight ahead, think of yourself looking at the floor next to you and turn your head to the side. Again.”

“Seongjin, bring your legs together and spread them out!”

“Youngbae, put more strength into your body and look more disciplined! I’ll go again!”

1 hour, 2 hours…

Even though it was a choreography that required less physical effort, everyone became drenched in sweat as time went on, and the class president and vice-class president, who had been away for a while, returned to the classroom with a bunch of kimbap and drinks from a convenience store.

“Thank you all for your hard work! If you want to eat during a short break, bring some kimbap and a drink! One per person!”

“Did you buy it with your own money?”

“I left the card with the teacher to buy it for me. I bought it just for the number of people, so don’t think about secretly taking more! Because I will check!”

I grabbed a piece of kimbap and a cola, sat down on the floor of the classroom where all the desks were empty, and started eating.

It hasn’t been that long since I had lunch, but I was still quite hungry, probably because I had used my body quite a bit.

While I was engrossed in my meal, Gong Young-bae sneakily approached me and sat down next to me, keeping a little distance from me.

“What is it? When did you declare war and now you sit next to me again?”

“No, I just feel like I need to apologize to you.”

“Ang? Apology?”

When I asked a question, Gong Young-bae looked at me with the smile of a winner full of composure.

“No, if you think about it, Han Seongjin, you also saved Yuri last time when she almost got into big trouble. He saved me too. But I feel like I’m doing something really bad by taking Sooyeon away from you like this.”

“If you’re so sorry, why don’t you just take your hands off Suyeon?”

“I apologize for that. Still, I will take Sooyeon with me. And Yuri too.”

“What? Even glass? Are you saying you want to try something with me?”

“I don’t plan on doing that. If you were really caring for Yuri and Suyeon, I would have just accepted it, but no, right? While dating Yuri, he touched Sooyeon and Yumin’s older sister. Do you think that you, the person who hurt Suyeon like that, can make Yuri happy?”

“So, you are taking Yuri along with Suyeon? Looking at my business?”

“…… Yes.”

“Do you want to say that the guy who hurt the girl doesn’t deserve to have her?”

“That’s right.”

“Hey, I want to hear what you have to say, but you act like it doesn’t happen?”

“I’m different from you. I don’t do anything to hurt them.”

“Really? Can you take responsibility for your words?”

“Of course. I’m not saying I can’t take responsibility.”

It’s a coincidence, but I’m just repeating what someone often said.

I held back the snort that came out of my mouth and glared crookedly at Gong Young-bae.

“Really? You can take responsibility for your words? So, if you hurt them, you can also accept whatever happens to you, right?”

“…… Yes.”

“Don’t change your mind, okay?”

“?”

Gong Young-bae probably thought my answer was a little strange and tilted his head to say something more, but then the break was over and the class president brightened the mood.

“It’s 3:30! Just practice for 2 more hours and call it a day! Now, everyone go back to your seats!”

Yuri, the student council president, also obediently followed the class president’s instructions for now, sat down on a chair and began practicing the choreography again.

As Gong Young-bae and I stopped fighting and went back to practicing, the spark that was flying between us died down.

Just before practice started, I took out my phone, sent one last message, locked it again, and put it in my pocket.

Another 2 hours like that.

After finishing practice, everyone was completely exhausted and was sweating profusely, lying on their chairs or slumped on the floor of the classroom, breathing heavily.

The same goes for Eunji and I, who both have pretty good physical strength.

“Haha… Haha… Thank you for your hard work, everyone. Phew… That’s all for today, I’ll put the desk I removed in the hallway and see you tomorrow. For those who can’t come, please let us know in advance by chatting.”

At the class president’s words, we dragged back the desks that had been removed from the hallway and placed them back in the classroom.

Anyway, I had to take it outside when I came back tomorrow and practiced again, so I didn’t put it back and just stuffed it in the classroom.

“Ha… It’s so fucking hard. Hey, who wants to go eat meat with me?”

Everyone relaxed quite a bit, but since it was unusual for everyone to gather together like this on a Saturday afternoon, the boys immediately started gathering friends to go to dinner or a PC room.

“Han Seongjin, do you want to go too?”

“No, I can’t go because I have work to do after this. Go by yourselves.”

“Is that so? okay. Is there anyone else who can go to the PC room?”

I declined the boys’ proposals, and at the same time, I could see Yuri, Eunji, and Suyeon each declining the girls’ proposals.

Gong Young-bae’s eyes were focused on those women, and a victor’s smile was on his lips.

“Ugh, sweetness comes out of my mouth. I need a bathroom.”

I took out a toothbrush and toothpaste from my bag and went to the bathroom in the hallway.

Everyone who was going to go had already gone, so there was no one else in the men’s room.

While brushing my teeth, I put AirPods in my ears and played a file on my phone.

I’ve already played it several times since last weekend and confirmed several times that there are no problems with the volume or playback status, but what I’m hearing today is a bit special.

– Hey, it’s been a while?

– Han Seong-jin…

The voice of another guy and I heard through AirPods.

As I listened again to the conversation I had heard over and over again, I couldn’t help but smile and continued brushing my teeth.

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After all the boys and girls went home and Han Seong-jin went to the bathroom, the only four people left in the classroom were Gong Young-bae, Yu-ri Lee, Eun-ji Jeong, and Su-yeon Choi.

“Hey, guys. That’s what we wanted to talk about today…”

The moment when Gong Young-bae was cautiously trying to make his fortune.

The classroom door opened and a completely unexpected person appeared.

She was a little taller than Yuri Lee and had wavy hair dyed brown, giving off a slightly more adult image.

The face of the pretty woman wearing an open-shoulder dress, sticking her head out of the classroom door to look inside, was quite familiar to Gong Young-bae as well.

“Hey, Lee Yu-ri. You said practice was over? Then come out quickly. I was waiting.”

“Yu, Yumin’s older sister?”

Gong Young-bae was surprised to see Yu-min Lee, his childhood friend’s older sister by 2 years, and called her.

He could not have imagined that she, a college student, would come to Jinsu Bridge on the weekend, and he could not even guess why Lee Yu-min came.

“Okay, I’ll go, sister.”

“Huh? Now, sleep-”

When Yu-ri Lee tried to leave without even having a proper conversation, Gong Young-bae hurriedly tried to call her.

However, that attempt was blocked by Choi Soo-yeon and Jeong Eun-ji.

“Ah, don’t worry, senior. Senior Yuri, you said you wanted to do something with me after practice today.”

“I said it wouldn’t take that long. You’ll just have to wait. Anyway, I’ve already found a place to talk together.”

“Where is that?”

“… That’s a secret.”

As Jeong Eun-ji blocked any room for speculation, Gong Young-bae remained in the classroom with them for a while without knowing anything.

I waited like that for over 10 minutes.

“Han Seong-jin said he was going to the bathroom, but did he go home? Yuri hasn’t arrived yet…”

“Senior Han Seong-jin, you were packing your bag and leaving?”

Ugh-

“Oh, wait a minute.”

When Suyeon Choi’s cell phone rang, she paused the conversation for a moment and checked her phone.

Then he grinned and raised his head towards Gong Young-bae.

“Senior Gong Young-bae? Senior Yuri says he is already at the meeting place.”

“Then let’s go too. It’s not that far.”

“I heard Yuri went first? So… are you thinking about having a proper talk with me?”

“That’s right, right? Because I told everyone to come together.”

“Yeah, really? Then let’s go quickly. But where is the meeting place?”

Suyeon Choi answered those words with an even brighter smile.

“……You’ll know once you go and see it for yourself♥”

Perhaps due to her mood, Sooyeon Choi’s voice seemed to be much higher than usual.

Soo-yeon Choi and Eun-ji Jeong walked in front, and Young-bae Gong followed behind them.

So he couldn’t know.

Soo-yeon Choi was smiling so bitterly, and Eun-ji Jeong was looking so bright red and full of anticipation.