episode_0230

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Yun Sia, sipping the salty and spicy soup, seemed to have momentarily forgotten the respect she had as a tutor.

While I was pouring hot water into the cup ramen and waiting for 3 minutes, those big eyes were stuck in the ramen lid, so I don’t think there’s any need to point out that now.

Oh my, I eat well. Eat well. I think I starved for three days.

I felt a bit salty as I was busy playing with my chopsticks and inhaling the noodles.

Strictly speaking, Yoon Shia is younger than me. It felt like I was seeing my younger brother being run over by something outside.

Otherwise, it’s like a new employee who just joined the company finishing his first overtime shift and eating ramen at a 24-hour gimbap restaurant.

Ah, hungry youth….

Feeling that harsh and salty feeling, I took out the kimchi I had put in the refrigerator. This is kimchi in a pack bought at a convenience store.

“Please eat kimchi too.”

When I opened the carton and placed it on a plate, the eyes of Yoon Sia, who was eating with her face in the bowl, sparkled.

“You… were actually a good girl, right?”

Yun Sia muttered as if she was moved.

“How do you usually see me?”

I asked bluntly, but Yoon Sia didn’t even pretend to listen to me as she chewed cabbage kimchi.

“You get paid for tutoring, but are you starving?”

I asked, sitting back in front of her.

“It’s because you’re a student and you don’t know much. Members of society cost a lot of money.”

“A member of society is… a college student who just plays and eats.”

A college student discussing social life in front of me…

At my retort, Yoon Sia put down her chopsticks and looked at me, perhaps to appease her hunger.

“Inho, college and high school are worlds apart.”

Don’t look so serious now.

“…….”

“What, what!”

I looked at her with a puzzled expression, and it seemed like she was finally feeling a little embarrassed.

“No. If you’ve finished eating, let’s go to class. I will take care of the trash, so please leave it on the table.”

20 minutes have already passed. It’s okay to skip class like this, but in order to have a solid school life, you also have to study.

And honestly, since I let go of the burden of the college entrance exam, studying is a bit more fun.

“You just sighed, right?”

As I climb the stairs, Yoon Shia follows behind me and argues with me.

“No~”

“Is this even a lie?”

Let’s go to class. teacher.

***

Although she showed a lot of sloppiness, after starting classes, Yoon Sia returned to her normal self and taught classes with enthusiasm.

I thought they only taught math, but I never thought they would teach everything except math.

“Because there is no time to read the entire passage, the most important thing in reading is to grasp the main points. In this case, the more background knowledge you have, the better.”

He seems to be a person with good teaching skills.

“But since you have no background knowledge…”

My ability to deal with people seems to be very poor.

The class proceeded in this way.

“Okay, there’s a little time left, do you have any questions? Are you doing your math homework?”

In response to Yoon Sia’s question, I took out a notebook from the bookshelf and handed it to her.

“Oh… you did it? Yeah, it doesn’t matter how much you get right. If you do your homework consistently like this…”

She stiffens as she scans her notes.

Then, I slowly look at the contents of the note.

“Huh? Did you get everything right?”

He looked at me with an incredulous expression on his face, and I shrugged my shoulders.

I am confident that the sight of a student who changed his mind and devoted himself to studying in just two days will look quite cool.

“Did you see the answer sheet?”

Yoon Sia opened her eyes sallowly.

“……”

It seems that original sin does not go away easily.

It took me quite a while to convince her that I had done my homework myself.

***

“You don’t have to take me there.”

10 o’clock at night. I was going down the hill with Yoon Sia.

“It takes a long time to walk. You might get involved with bad kids for no reason… Kids are scary these days.”

The streets of wealthy villages were well-placed and bright with streetlights, but since there were few people, I felt it would be a bit burdensome to go down alone.

“…What are you saying?”

I burst out laughing at Yoon Sia’s ridiculous voice.

Ah, I am that bad boy.

Facing the chilly wind, Yoon Sia and I continued down the hill.

As we went down the hill, Yoon Sia and I had a small conversation.

It was not about math, Korean, or English, but about Yoon Sia and me.

It seems like she and I haven’t had any conversation since we started tutoring.

Yoon Sia asked me something I was curious about, and I also asked Yoon Sia something I was curious about.

When the convenience store came into view, Yoon Sia looked at me with a serious expression.

“Inho.”

“Yes?”

“I’m a little dumbfounded that you suddenly became so cooperative. It feels like you became a different person overnight.”

That’s right.

“Yes… well…”

“My common sense doesn’t make sense, and there are a lot of things I have doubts about, but… can I think that you’ve changed your mind?”

Her direct gaze was directed at me without any distortion.

I did not dismiss those straight eyes as a joke, but slowly nodded my head up and down.

“Okay. Thank you.”

As if she liked my answer, Yoon Sia grinned and tapped my shoulder with her palm.

“Thank you.”

“No, thank you very much. Changing the tutoring time, participating so diligently in class… everything.”

Yun Sia looked back and saw the moon floating in the sky.

It was a face carrying a lot of things.

How do you know? I know this well because I had a face like that when I just joined the company.

“Are you having a hard time?”

Suddenly, without realizing it, I blurted out those words.

Yoon Sia’s feet stopped.

“Huh?”

Yoon Sia pretended not to hear.

“It must be difficult.”

Having said that, I decided not to get bitten.

“What’s so difficult about me? I’m a college student who plays and eats, and I make good money through tutoring.”

Yoon Si-ah waved her hand.

“I’m doing tutoring, going to school, and I don’t know what else it is… but I’m also handling the work that the teacher has put on me. It’s a heavy burden for college students.”

“…….”

Looking at Yoon Si-ah’s face becoming more serious, it seemed like she had talked about something too deep.

“Now! We’re all here. I’m going to buy some hot bars and go up.”

I clapped my hands to brighten the mood, and then Yoon Sia followed behind me.

“Yes, I have to walk a little further to reach the bus stop…”

Just as we were about to split, with me heading towards the convenience store and Yoon Shia heading towards the bus stop, I heard someone calling me.

“Inho.”

When I turned my head toward the sound, I saw Shin Jeong-ah looking at me and Yoon Sia alternately.

“Who is the girl next to you?”

Shin Jeong-ah, carrying a heavy black plastic bag, came closer to me and asked.