episode_0071

“Are you okay?”

“Ugh… . It’s hard.”

Lee So-yoon gulped down the water that Lee Se-ah gave her with an expression that made her feel like she was dying.

“If you work too hard, you might end up with muscle pain on the day of the sports day?”

Hong Yeon-seo, without a single drop of sweat, said while massaging Lee So-yoon’s legs.

Some people are almost dead.

This is why basic physical strength is so important.

Lee So-yoon, who was drinking the water of life as if drinking water from an oasis in the desert, exhaled heavily.

“Puh haa. Oh, for some reason I didn’t want to lose today.”

Even though she was exhausted, Lee So-yoon spoke while clenching her fists.

“It’s nice to see you working hard.”

“Right!?”

“Yes, yes.”

It was heartwarming to see this little kid running so hard to do anything. If I say that, I’ll get scolded, right?

Lee So-yoon felt better at the moderately gentle praise.

After all, people have to be careful about what they say.

“Let’s sleep. Even if it’s hard, walk at least a little bit rather than sit.”

Hong Yeon-seo put her hand into Lee So-yoon’s armpit and pulled Lee So-yoon up, as if pulling out a radish.

“It’s hard… .”

“If I rest now, will I suffer more tomorrow?”

Boo.

Lee So-yoon made a crying sound and took heavy steps following Hong Yeon-seo’s guidance.

In front of the podium, I saw teacher Jeong Chae-yeon gathering the children together.

“Class C, come here~ Let’s go quickly!”

We slowly moved towards the podium, keeping pace with Lee So-yoon.

As everyone gathered, the teacher, who went up the steps of the podium and focused our attention on himself, folded his arms.

The adult’s volume, which was not covered by the school gym uniform, was highlighted.

“Everyone did a great job practicing today. Please note that there will be a ball game and running practice tomorrow afternoon as well. Today’s funeral will end here. If you’re late, there will be a lot of people in the shower room. Let’s go first, wash up, change clothes, and work hard in club activities!”

The teacher quickly finished the funeral and freed us.

No matter how big the school was, it was difficult for the shower facilities to accommodate all the students, so whoever went first was the owner.

“Wow! Teacher, you’re the best!”

The envious eyes of students in other classes caught our class’s running back.

We go first!

* * *

“Junior. Are you playing soccer hard today?”

“Ah. Have you seen it?”

“Yes. I only saw it briefly while passing by.”

“I feel somewhat embarrassed.”

“What. It was very cool. It was also refreshing to see such an active junior.“

hmm. In front of the manager, he almost looked like a painter, so it must have been new.

“What is it? Please join the conversation too.”

“I saw my junior playing soccer earlier.”

“Heh. Something doesn’t suit me.”

Yu Seol blinked and looked at me.

“Even though I look like this, I’m also exercising.”

… The only exercise I do regularly is jogging in the morning.

“Really? That’s amazing. Didn’t you study well? For sure. You were the valedictorian of your first year, right?”

“That’s amazing. My junior is.”

“… Thank you.”

I took a sip of hot chocolate and averted my gaze.

“Ah. Come to think of it, you checked your email. Manager?”

“Oh my! that’s right. I was going to talk about that. The first thing that came to mind was the image of my junior playing soccer earlier.”

The surprised manager came carrying the deputy manager’s laptop.

For your information, the vice president was watching an animation.

“Awesome. You’ve already completed two.”

“Ugh! You mean goods? Really?”

“Yes. What.”

Yooseol, startled, grabbed me and poured out questions.

“Oh, no. Did you just draw all day on Sunday?”

“I don’t really have anything to go out.”

On Sundays, I was stuck at home and the only thing I could do other than occasionally playing mobile games was drawing.

Including the sketches I made at school and the brief work I did on Saturdays, I completed two illustrations in two or three days.

“I’ve just started… .”

“You do it at your own pace. Just think that I did it abnormally fast.”

“Easier said than done!”

Yoo Seol left those words and quickly went to his seat.

“Take it slow. You still have about a week left.”

Despite the manager’s words, Yoo Seol moved his hands eagerly.

“When I saw it completed like that, I thought I should work hard too… .“

I think I unintentionally became motivated by Yu Seol.

Well, that’s a good thing.

“Anyway. You drew it really well. It was hard to believe that I drew it quickly.”

“Thank you.”

I awkwardly expressed my gratitude to the manager, who was impressed by the illustrations on the laptop, and emptied the hot chocolate I was drinking.

“I guess I’ll have to do some work soon.”

“Yes. cheer up. Oh. I’m planning to finish filming the preliminaries video this weekend. Is the time okay?”

“Yes. I will leave it blank.”

Since there are two events overlapping, it’s really busy.

I’m already going to be busy preparing for a sports day during the week and a cosplay event on the weekend, so I’m already feeling achy.

I feel like I want to quickly finish the sports day and return to my peaceful daily life.

After briefly washing the dishes, I returned to my seat.

I sat next to Yu Seol, who was working hard with a pen, and drew a quick sketch.

Since I’m already motivated, let’s try harder.

* * *

A short club time passed while Yoo Seol and I, who somehow caught fire with each other, were concentrating on drawing.

It was only when I saw the seniors leaving that I thought, ‘It’s already been a while!’ It was the two of us who wanted to do it.

Because concentration becomes deeper when we work together.

You don’t go to a place like the library to study for nothing.

People tend to be greatly influenced by their surroundings.

Anyway, it was fortunate that both of them achieved quite successful results thanks to each other’s presence.

Perhaps because of my concentration, I finished the sketch quickly and Yu Seol was able to finish the previous work.

It was a win-win motivation.

“Good job. See you tomorrow.“

“Yes. I’ll go.”

I relaxed my stiff body from working in the same position for a long time and walked towards school.

Even though I was tired, I felt good because it was a rewarding day.

As I looked around while fiddling with my phone, I saw several students walking around with their sleeves rolled up.

Seeing things like that makes me feel a bit hot too.

The weather makes you feel that the season is approaching when the color of green leaves stands out rather than the color of colorful flowers.

It may be a little early, but it can’t be helped.

Although this is a romantic comedy, the realistic problem of global warming has not been magically solved.

I looked at the sleeves of my uniform, thinking that it was a good thing I was having sports day when it was a little cooler.

For a moment, I debated whether to walk or not. … As expected, it won’t be long before it’s time to wear summer clothes, so I’ll have to be patient.

If you fold the sleeves, they leave marks and are a hassle to iron.

If you just walk around, it’s difficult to move your arms.

Still, I unbuttoned the sleeves and neck to relieve some of the heat.

I returned home, stuffing my empty hands into my pockets and playing a mobile game with one hand.

* * *

The next morning.

As always, I left home early in the morning to jog.

The refreshing and cool morning air immediately clears my mind, which had just woken up.

Once you become addicted to this sensation, it’s hard to stop going outside in the morning.

Despite the daytime heat, the air was cold even though the sun was shining.

This is the time when the daily temperature difference is large.

plod along.

When I went to the meeting place, the two of them had arrived first.

“I came out early… . What is this?”

With a playful expression, Hong Yeonseo held out a piece of soft-looking cloth in front of me.

“What the hell! A piece of cloth to tie our feet.”

“… … … .”

ah.

That’s what you practice in the morning.

When I handed over my ankle with a dumbfounded expression, Hong Yeon-seo wrapped her right ankle and my left ankle in cloth and tied them up.

Even though there was a cloth between my skin, I was still scratching the back of my head, half awkward and half embarrassed at the feeling of skin, when Seong Yu-rin quietly approached me and carefully pulled my right ankle.

Finally, the completed organic combination robot.

… … It took the form of a bizarre monster that looked like three people but had four legs.

“Yes. Shall we practice in the evening too?”

“… Let’s do this shameful thing even when there are a lot of people walking around?”

“But. It’s too haphazard to go to a game after just two days of practice.”

“Because I applied in a hurry in the first place… . If I had looked into it in advance, I would have had more time.”

“Eight. The teacher also forgot, how should I know?”

“… … Well, it’s like that.”

Seong Yu-rin, who was quietly watching the verbal sparring between me and Hong Yeon-seo, tapped me.

“… … Hey, other people are watching.”

At those words, Hong Yeon-seo carefully turned her head and looked at us to see a man passing by.

“Hmm. What do you think? Let’s go with our chests proud!“

“What is so confident about babbling like that?”

“Ah~ I can’t hear you! now. Let’s go!”

“Huh? for a moment. Wow.“

No, what kind of leg strength… … .

They say I was letting my guard down, but to be dragged around like this?

… … We had time to slowly get used to each other’s steps and strides while matching the commands.