episode_0082

It’s been quite some time since I started studying.

The space we were in was really quiet.

In particular, the atmosphere was so unexpectedly passionate that I had no choice but to do my best.

It was truly a tiring time.

“Oh my.”

I find myself yawning without realizing it. My body feels tired for no reason.

As expected, studying doesn’t suit me. That thought suddenly came to my mind. Why on earth am I doing this? No matter how much I think about it, studying doesn’t suit me at all.

‘I think I’ll go out for a bit.’

It was even funnier that he had been taunting and picking a fight with Yoo Seo-ra just a moment ago. That expression was really funny. Of course, it was a little dangerous.

But now, it was still a bit boring.

I raised my head for a moment and looked around.

Seo Jae-hyuk was studying hard, solving the problem book. He was writing down the solution while scribbling down words, and as he was doing so, he was concentrating without saying anything, and I realized that he was definitely different from me. Above all, seeing him made me feel a sense of inferiority for some reason, which helped me focus on my studies again.

I turned my head and looked at Choi Na-yeon this time.

She also had her head down and was looking at her desk intently, and her concentration was excellent, befitting her title as the top student in the entire school.

But sometimes, when I look at her, she suddenly raises her head as if she feels my gaze. Then, she smiles awkwardly, but then immediately lowers her head as if she feels embarrassed.

What’s the problem?

‘Phew.’

This time I looked at Yusera.

As expected, she was good at studying and focused well, but she often glanced in Seo Jae-hyeok’s direction. Because of my actions, there were times when she made a dissatisfied expression called Yoo Seo, and there were many times when she glared at me.

The life was beyond words.

‘Everyone is concentrating properly.’

It seemed like I was the only one who couldn’t study properly. I was dissatisfied with that, and I found myself frowning without realizing it.

Why is it only me who is like this?

‘Let’s try again.’

Anyway, I couldn’t afford to keep getting lost in random thoughts. So I decided to focus again.

Even though it was only for a short while, I was studying with concentration. I knew the basic concepts thanks to what Yusera had taught me before, so I was able to catch up with the progress.

Ah, I suddenly want to go back to the time before the regression, damn it.

I’ve never felt so at ease as I did then.

I didn’t really worry about the future.

But now.

‘Fuck.’

There’s so much to think about.

I had a headache because I had so many things to worry about right now, and it was hard to concentrate on anything.

I never thought that I, who hated moving my body the most, would now think that moving would be more comfortable.

Life is so… … .

I stared into space for a moment, lost in thought. But I quickly came to my senses, and just like that, I picked up my mechanical pencil again.

“There, there.”

At that time, Choi Na-yeon spoke to me in a small voice.

“Is there anything difficult? I, I’ll help you.”

I guess he thought I was just sitting still because I had encountered a difficult problem and couldn’t solve it. I tried to say that I was okay, but since I couldn’t concentrate anyway, I decided to at least listen to the solution.

“Then, please help me.”

I showed Choi Na-yeon the problem I was solving.

If I think about it, this isn’t mine. The original owner of this was Seo Jae-hyeok, but he gave it to me, telling me to unpack it. If I think about it, I feel like I’m learning something by unpacking this.

“Where, let’s see.”

She approached me with a gentle expression.

If you think about it, Choi Na-yeon usually has a cold and ruthless aura, but strangely enough, she shows signs of becoming softer when she’s around me.

Does that mean you trust me that much?

Then I guess I have to somehow create more trustworthy people.

“Ah, this is easy. You don’t have to force yourself to write a formula, just listen.”

Choi Na-yeon, whose voice had been trembling until just a moment ago, seemed to have relaxed somewhat and was speaking at a reasonable speed.

I thought it would be easy to just listen anyway, so I stayed still, and the explanation was surprisingly easy.

“How is it, simple?”

She smiled innocently.

Then, as if realizing what he had done, he blushed and stepped away from me. Well, we were a bit too close.

I also tried to shake off my unnecessary nervousness and spoke as if nothing had happened.

“Yes, thank you for explaining.”

Nodding vigorously, Choi Na-yeon looked back at the workbook she had been studying. She was staring at it so intently that she almost fell into the book, which made her nervous for some reason.

After that, of course, it became quiet again.

If it’s a study atmosphere, you could say that this is right, but if you think about it, it feels a bit too much. No matter what, isn’t it necessary to have some conversation?

But despite my concerns, still no one spoke up.

Look at all that nonsense, they’re all assholes.

I too need to open my mouth.

“Uh… ….”

Shit.

I don’t know what to say. If you think about it, is it really necessary to talk while studying? I don’t understand it since I always studied alone.

“Hey, Seo Jae-hyuk. What are you studying now?”

First, I should talk to the easiest person, Seo Jae-hyeok. So I raised my voice, and the guy suddenly looked flustered. It seems like he didn’t expect someone to talk to him here.

Puppy, you’re scared.

“Please tell me that you are studying anyway.”

“Ah. That, that’s it. Uh-uh.”

Seo Jae-hyeok showed me the title of the workbook without saying anything. To summarize, it tells me how to use mana efficiently and how to use mana in this situation.

If you look at it this way, it may feel like some kind of physical education class, but in reality, it’s just math.

No, why the fuck are you linking that to math?

But I had no choice but to ignore it.

“Oh, you were doing math too.”

“Yeah, to be exact… … .”

“Okay. What’s the use of math anyway?”

I just sorted out my thoughts. If I continue like this, it’ll get quiet again.

If it’s going to be like this, why bother studying together and making a fuss? Just do it alone. I said with that kind of mindset.

“Come to think of it, senior Choi Na-yeon is really good at math. Why don’t you learn it? It’s okay, right?”

I asked Choi Na-yeon casually.

“Oh, yeah? I, I’m fine.”

Ignoring Choi Na-yeon’s slightly flustered words, I looked at Seo Jae-hyuk. What are you doing? Go quickly.

“Huh? That, that’s right.”

Seo Jae-hyeok looked in the direction where Choi Na-yeon was and smiled awkwardly.

“Okay, please take care of it?”

Choi Na-yeon nodded at those words.

But his expression was clearly different from when he was talking to me. No, why did he have to be so serious? He’s a good guy.

I just looked at him without saying anything. Okay, let’s get to know each other a little better this time.

So I was trying to ignore it and focus on my studies. Then, someone stabbed me in the side with a mechanical pencil.

Looking back, Yoo Seora was looking even more serious than Choi Nayeon.

Are you a little scary?

It seemed like she was dissatisfied with the current situation.

“What.”

I think I know why Yoo Seo Ra is acting like that. It seems to be jealousy. I think I was too insensitive about this part.

Still, this was all I could do.

“I’m good at studying too.”

“Why is that.”

“You can ask me to do that.”

“Will you teach me how to study properly?”

After hearing the answer, Yu Seo-ra couldn’t say anything. It seemed like it was stabbing her somewhere in her heart. But she still has a conscience, right?

“Okay? Now go back to your studies.”

After I finished speaking, I looked back at the book. I felt like I was starting to feel lazy about solving the problems. I thought that it might be better to just do a memorization subject.

It was while I was looking at the problem I had been solving for a while that I was thinking about it.

“Have you solved it that far already?”

Yusura spoke as if she was seeing something new.

“Why? This is the test scope. Are you being sarcastic?”

When I blurted out the words as if I was deliberately annoyed, he shook his head as if he had misunderstood me as a will.

“You definitely didn’t know this before, right? That’s what I remember.”

At those words, I closed my mouth for a moment.

It seemed like he was saying something because it reminded him of what he had taught me before the return to the past. Of course, I had gotten better at studying compared to back then.

“Well, that’s right.”

I answered briefly.

And then, feeling a bit awkward, I got up from my seat.

“I’m going to get some fresh air.”

So I went out of the room.

*

Time passed and it became evening.

If it were a normal person, we would have eaten dinner together and left, but as expected from those brats, we decided to just go back to the dorm without saying anything.

“I stopped by for a bit because I have somewhere to go.”

Seo Jae-hyuk spoke to me with a smile.

Of course, having seen the original, I know where the guy is going.

‘It must be your house. Yeah.’

It seemed like he wanted to say hello to his parents since he was out anyway. Since the story wasn’t particularly special, I just ignored it.

“Then Jaehyuk! Me too… … !”

“Oh, no, Sera. I want to go and come back alone. Is that okay?”

Yu Seo-ra, who closed her mouth for a moment at those words, simply nodded slowly.

“Okay, I’ll go. Bye. Goodbye, Senior Choi Na-yeon. Today was really helpful!”

Seo Jae-hyuk left with a bright smile.

“It was tea.”

Kang!

As soon as I finished speaking, Yusera threw a punch at me. You little brat, you’re doing this to me just because I teased you.

I just look at her with a blank expression.

“Huh, why are you doing that with just that?”

“Shut up.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Yuseo distanced himself from me.

“I’ll go separately.”

“Okay, I understand.”

“…….”

Yuseo quietly walked away from me and went somewhere else. It seemed like she was embarrassed and, more than anything, annoyed.

Well, I did piss you off.

I stayed still and then turned my head to Choi Na-yeon.

“Then shall we go now?”

“That, then.”

Choi Na-yeon was clinging to me, and I thought maybe she was too close. But seeing that she didn’t seem to mind, I decided not to care. So I decided to just walk.

Time passes.

I just walked quietly without saying anything.

I keep walking, but no matter how much I think about it, I feel like I have nothing to say, so I feel awkward for no reason.

We were already a little awkward together, but I was worried that things might get even more awkward if we kept going like this. So I walked for a while and looked around.

As I was looking around, wondering if there was anything there, I saw a restaurant in the distance.

‘Should I suggest that we eat together?’

But I didn’t have any money so I was hesitant to make the offer. Thanks to that, I had no choice but to keep walking while maintaining this quiet atmosphere.

‘Shit.’

This is really too much.

I was just walking with that feeling.

“I, I mean over there.”

Choi Na-yeon pointed to the restaurant I was looking at with her hand, her face slightly red. Then her pretty lips opened.

“Would you like to have dinner together there?”

Why are you talking so awkwardly about that?

I almost looked nervous for no reason, but I answered as relaxed as always.

“I wonder? But I don’t have any money, sorry.”

When I smiled and declined, Choi Na-yeon looked at me with big eyes as if nothing had happened and said,

“Okay, it’s okay. I’ll buy it for you!”

You’re buying it for me?

Are you an angel?

For a moment, I almost exclaimed in admiration without realizing it.

This guy, I was touched for a moment.

Her voice sounded like God’s this time.

“Is that okay? Then I’m sorry.”

“I’m fine. Then shall I go in?”

“Then, I will gratefully accept it.”

Choi Na-yeon walked ahead. I followed her, feeling a little better.

No matter how much I thought about it, today really seemed like a lucky day.

As long as nothing happens.