episode_0078

The vice-president and secretary came into the club room after about an hour.

Both of their faces were tired, but they looked like they had just taken a shower.

After listening to the circumstances, I received a lot of demerit points and received a store to offset the demerit points. After doing the work of moving heavy objects as a school volunteer, I was late because I had to wash up in a hurry.

Although he is quiet in the club room, he seems to be quite the troublemaker.

Maybe it’s because I only watch cartoons here.

Still, I have to say that I can feel the room becoming more lively since there are definitely more people than just the two of us.

Thanks to this, we became noisy and had a fun time at the last club activity of the week.

… I have an appointment over the weekend, isn’t it the last time?

* * *

“Huh?”

I returned home after finishing my club activities, and for some reason the lights in the house were on.

I was sure it wasn’t a thief, and when I opened the door, my suspicions were correct.

“Mother?”

“Ta-da. surprise! Is Jin coming now? You didn’t eat dinner, right?”

obviously.

Even if there were people who knew the house password, who else would it be other than family?

Even if you don’t open the door, it’s obvious it’s your parents.

My father was busy or not, and it seemed like only my mother came down for a moment.

Even though she was now approaching her forties, my mother looked like she was in her early thirties with a little MSG added.

If I styled my clothes a little younger, I could fool strangers into thinking I was in my twenties.

As an aside. Of course, it’s one-sided since I don’t know my parents, but they can be said to be my second parents… .

Although my parents from my previous life still remain vivid in my mind, that doesn’t mean that my parents are strangers, so I think I will do everything a child should.

“I didn’t eat it… . What happened without any contact?”

“This guy. The way you talk to your mom is too harsh~ They say you grew up too quickly when you were young and you don’t have a cute taste.”

That’s because the content is for adults, so there’s nothing we can do about it.

With a secret in my heart that I couldn’t bear to tell, I threw my bag on the bed, washed my hands, and went to the table where the smell of food smelled familiar, even though it had been a while.

“Sports day tomorrow? I also heard about it from Se-ah’s mom. Why didn’t you tell your mom? I almost missed it without knowing.”

“No, I was afraid you might be busy.”

“Umm~ Your dad is definitely busy so he can’t help it, but your mom is okay for a day or two.”

While saying that, my mother filled a bowl full of freshly cooked rice and gave it to me.

I don’t know since when I came here to shop and prepare, but I could see the side dishes in the refrigerator, but the table was filled with various side dishes that had just been made.

“I think I did too much… .”

“It’s okay. That’s all I’ve put on the table right now, so put the leftovers in the refrigerator and eat them within the week. When it comes to rice, don’t just eat instant rice every day. If you have rice, try cooking it in a rice cooker… … … … ”

“Oh, I understand.”

I dodged the massive nagging bomb by putting a spoonful of rice in my mouth.

… What about instant rice? I eat instant rice because I care about the environment.

If you cook rice in a rice cooker, you have to wash all the dishes. Wash the rice cooker, wash the spatula, and wash the dishes you eat every time.

Then the amount of detergent used there is enormous. That’s all environmental pollution.

On the other hand, how good is it that instant rice only needs to be separated and collected?

… … I made excuses here and there, but in the end, I just didn’t do it because it was too bothersome.

Still, it’s been a while since I ate home-cooked food… .

It tasted warm.

* * *

After finishing the meal, I helped clean up afterward, and had a chat with my mother for the first time in a while over a cup of tea for dessert.

Today, I did some goods illustration work and planned to go to bed early, but since it’s been a while since my mother came, I should at least talk to her.

“Will you come tomorrow?”

“Yes. I have to go see how well my son is doing. You don’t know how much I felt bad about not being able to go to the entrance ceremony.”

I was completely fine, but if I were a normal high school kid, I might have felt a little sad.

Even during the entrance ceremony, my parents kept calling me and saying they were sorry, even though I said it was okay several times.

“Then go up again the day after tomorrow?”

“Ugh~ I guess I can’t wait until the day after tomorrow, so I have to go back tomorrow evening.”

“Ah… .”

My mother apologized, probably because she misunderstood my agreement as being sullen.

“Sorry? I think I will continue to be busy this year.”

“What? Thanks to you, I am going to school so comfortably.”

The money I’m earning is really close to pocket money, and my parents actually send me a lot of money for living expenses, so I only spend what I need and save the rest for the future.

“Ugh. That’s true, but… . In times like this, you have to be pampered, son!”

“Haha… .”

I dismissed the topic with a sheepish smile.

Even if I didn’t have any memories of my past life, unless I was really young, I wouldn’t have been the type of person to be spoiled… .

Unfortunately, I will not be able to fulfill my mother’s wish.

“By the way, son?”

“Yes?”

Suddenly, my mother lowered her posture and gave me a coy look.

“I heard you have new girlfriends? I wonder if this is because he resembles someone! Your father was a single-minded mother~”

“… … .”

I opened my mouth and couldn’t speak.

This is because I was at a loss for words due to the topic that suddenly hit me.

“Mom still supports my son? It’s good that a man is pure love, but it’s also cool that he has big aspirations!”

“… … ah. … … Yes.”

“Oh my. Is he shy? My son had this side. Hehehe. Then, I should prepare to see my son’s girlfriend tomorrow.”

After saying that, my mother quickly disappeared into the living room.

Really.

I heard you have a formidable My Pace temperament.

When I finished drinking, I collected all the empty glasses, put them in the sink, filled them with water, and then came into the room.

SeAH will be very happy tomorrow.

When I was young, I often came home to play, and my mother took good care of Se-ah and loved her.

Hong Yeon-seo or Seong Yu-rin, of course I don’t know.

I think I’ve met Lee So-yoon a couple of times, but I can’t say I know him that well.

Jiwoo Yoon… . I was worried about how to explain it to my mother, but coincidentally, he got hurt and said he wouldn’t come to school on sports day.

In the end, I just put it off for a later date, but for now I can take a breather.

Because I was a little excited, I thought I was already done with painting, so I decided to go to bed early as originally planned.

If you relieve your fatigue in advance, you will have the strength to endure the forced march for a while.

* * *

On days when sports days are held at high schools in the early morning, the neighborhood becomes noisy.

This is true not only on sports days but also on days when events are held.

This is because the long uphill road leading from downtown to school is filled with various street stalls.

There are a number of stalls selling cotton candy machines and various balloons that are usually seen during events like this, but there are also many people who come to do business in earnest, such as food trucks and ice cream trucks.

It was the early morning event at the high school that caused the floating population to increase so explosively.

That’s right, there are already a lot of students and their parents come to visit, so business is bound to be good.

“Wow! stick! and! Cube Steak!”

Hong Yeon-seo’s eyes sparkled when she saw the various foods sold at such a food truck.

“Didn’t you eat breakfast? .”

“I ate it?”

“… … .”

Because I was confident, I actually ran out of things to say here.

It was Hong Yeon-seo, who showed off her appetite from the morning.

I wonder why the guy in the dorm was on his way to school, but he said he came out early in the morning and was waiting to go with us.

“Isn’t there a game in the morning? Let’s go out and buy something for lunch later.”

Lee Se-ah politely stopped Hong Yeon-seo.

Hong Yeon-seo also nodded lightly, wondering if she was really rushing to eat it.

“When will your parents come?”

Lee So-yoon, who was following me, asked everyone.

“My parents said they couldn’t come.”

Seong Yu-rin said calmly.

Usually, when I say something that bothers me, even though I say it so calmly, there is a small part that stands out.

Since he didn’t show that side at all, it seemed like it really didn’t matter that his parents weren’t coming.

“My house too… . Both of you are busy with overseas schedules.”

As Hong Yeon-seo’s parents are world-class athletes, there seemed to be unavoidable circumstances.

In the end, only me, Lee Se-ah, and Lee So-yoon’s parents will come.

“Jin’s parents won’t be able to come either, so I guess it’s just the two of us this time.”

Lee Se-ah said to Lee So-yoon.

I opened my mouth, looking at Lee So-yoon, who nodded, saying, “I see.”

“No. My mother came. I heard you’re coming around lunchtime?”

The movement of the four people who heard me stopped for a moment.

Then he looked at me and started opening his mouth.

“… … Huh?”

“… … E?”

“… … Heh?”

“… … Huh?”

A variety of reactions came out from the four.

what. Did I say something strange?