episode_0079

“Now, wait a minute. I said the lady came. Now?“

I nodded and answered Isea’s question.

“Uh. When I went home last night, he was there. I’ve never contacted you in particular, but I heard you came after hearing from your mother that it was a sports day?“

“My mom!? Ugh. I didn’t hear anything.“

For some reason, Lee Se-ah was pouring out resentment towards her mother.

Lee So-yoon fidgeted with her hands and muttered to herself.

“So suddenly… .”

“That was the same for me too.”

As if responding to that self-talk, I spoke quietly and Lee So-yoon jumped.

“You, I’m different from you!”

What’s so different… .

“Ugh, mmm. Should I call my mother now too? W, after all, the parents of both families meeting together… … .”

Seong Yu-rin held her cell phone tightly and fell into deep worry.

“Should I at least put on makeup? ?”

“You have a game to play in this morning and afternoon, so what about makeup? It’s no big deal. At least my friend’s parents come to the sports day.”

“Is that so?”

After saying that, Hong Yeon-seo took a deep breath and continued speaking again.

“You. I’m not very delicate in these areas, really.”

“Just do it as usual… .”

Even if you don’t dress up, your usual appearance is unique and beautiful.

Since she’s a girl, I know she wants to dress up, but it’s okay if she doesn’t have to.

“Anyway, let’s go. Are you going to keep standing here?”

I restarted the four broken robots and took them to school.

“I remember the entrance ceremony.”

“That’s right. It’s the first time we’ve gathered in one place since the entrance ceremony.”

There was still a lot of time left until the sports day started, but there were many students who arrived earlier than us, so the playground was already crowded.

Class C… . Is it there?

There was a sign rising high, visible from afar.

We were also able to confirm that Teacher Chae-yeon Jeong spotted us next to the sign and smiled and waved.

“Guys~”

Since there were only a few people in our class yet, the teacher’s face was empty.

“Hello.”

“Hello~ Are you all okay?”

“Yes!”

“Yeonseo is always cheerful and I like it. Let’s wait until the other kids come too.”

A temporary awning net was installed where each class would gather, providing cool shade.

In addition, simple chairs were provided so you could wait comfortably.

In the case of that chair, I also moved it while working as vice-team leader with Se-ah Lee.

Considering that the position of the shade will change as the sun moves, I found the optimal position and was about to sit down and rest for a while when I heard the teacher’s call.

“Hey, Jin?”

“Yes?”

“Teacher, can you help me for a moment? I prepared water and drinks in the icebox, but it was difficult to carry them all by myself.”

ah. Cool water and beverages are a must at sports events.

“Yes.”

Other children offered to help, but they declined.

It won’t be that much, so let’s finish it quickly.

I followed the teacher across the podium and went to the main building lobby.

As I said at the entrance ceremony, you know that the main building overlooks the playground, so the distance wasn’t that far.

In the lobby, there was a huge number of ice boxes that I had not seen yesterday, lined up in half-by-half.

Let’s applaud the people who brought this to this point yesterday.

The task was probably to load water and beverages into a truck and bring them to the front of the main building, then unload the loaded items from the vehicle and place them in a prepared ice box.

Also, such simple loading and unloading work is quite difficult.

… … Wait a minute, aren’t you the vice-president and the secretary-general?

After a brief moment of rational reasoning, I headed to the icebox in front of our class sign.

One with water and one with drinks. There were a total of two boxes.

“You can go back and forth twice.”

I think I could lift one by myself, but I think it would be too much for you.

I shared the first box with my teacher… I put it away.

“Mi, sorry?”

The height that the teacher could barely lift with both hands was about 1cm above the ground, so it was impossible to move it like this.

“As expected, calling Yeonseo and other children to help… . Wow.”

When I grabbed the handle the teacher placed and lifted the icebox by myself, the teacher’s eyes turned round.

“Trigram, are you okay? Watch your back?”

It was a little heavy, but it was worth carrying.

The teacher didn’t know what to do and carefully supported the bottom of the icebox.

… As a result, we naturally ended up facing each other, which was a bit strange.

After walking a few steps, the teacher seemed to have noticed and turned around, making a strange sound.

“Huh.”

In the end, the teacher only touched the box with his hands, holding the box in a position that required very little force.

The teacher was impressed as we moved all the boxes in two round trips.

“Jin Lee is very strong. It wasn’t obvious from the outside, so the teacher didn’t know.”

“Haha… . What.”

I didn’t really look like I had any muscles on my body, and I didn’t have to go anywhere to show off my strength.

I’ve moved textbooks once before, but it was the first day, so it’s probably hard to remember.

While the boxes were being moved, several other children in the class arrived and started chatting.

What was unusual about people slowly gathering was the crowd that made you think that it was really going to start soon.

You can also see parents arriving early here and there.

Once you enter the school grounds, it is spacious, but the road itself is made plain.

For that reason, I scheduled a time to avoid the times when students arrive and work times, etc., but… . Because not all of these rules are followed.

* * *

Murmur.

As expected, with this many people gathered, the surroundings were very noisy.

Well, I like quiet, but I don’t hate noisy atmosphere, even at times and places like this.

Because it’s a sports day, it’s natural to be lively and noisy. On the contrary, it might be scary if there is silence here.

Isn’t there such a fear mentality?

The feeling of fear when common sense that is considered routine and natural is distorted.

Something like an empty amusement park in broad daylight… .

… It was gossip.

We had just finished the opening ceremony announcing the start of the sports day and had just returned to our seats.

“The weather is nice.”

Hong Yeon-seo, standing on the edge of the shadows, tied back her hair blowing in the wind and said.

“That’s right. I thought it would be really hot, but the wind blew and it felt cool.”

Lee Se-ah also looked cool with her usually loose hair tied up to expose the back of her neck.

Except for Seong Yu-rin, who was like usual, the other three had their hair tied up like Hong Yeon-seo and were dressed to look active.

Certainly, it was a good day for sports day as the cool breeze continued to blow.

Since we were given a break anyway during lunch when the sun would be the strongest, I didn’t think I would have to worry about the weather.

“The first game is… . Pigoon?”

There were many other competitions, such as individual sports and track and field, but they were not the sports we participated in.

The dodgeball game in which Hong Yeon-seo participated was the only game in the morning.

Because several games are held together, sports events are mostly conducted autonomously.

Basically, almost all activities take place in the main stadium, but since games are held here and there, you can leave the stadium at your own discretion and go cheering.

There may be concerns about missing a game, but organizers are assigned to each site to prevent that from happening.

– The dodgeball match between Class C and Class H will be held at the 2nd playground dodgeball stadium starting at 10 o’clock… . Participants must gather at least 15 minutes before the start of the game… .

… In this way, broadcasts are broadcast continuously, so that there are no delays as much as possible.

“Yes. I contacted my mom. Let’s meet at the dodgeball stadium.”

Se-ah Lee said as she put her phone in her pocket.

After the opening ceremony, parents were also able to cheer or have contact with students as long as they did not interfere with the game.

We decided to meet Lee Se-ah and Lee So-yoon’s mothers at the dodge ball court.

My mother said she wouldn’t come until lunchtime. Since you were in a hurry to come down, there was some work left to take care of.

“Good. Let’s go~“

Led by Hong Yeon-seo, who took the majestic lead, a crowd of people set out to cheer on the girls participating in the dodgeball game.

* * *

“Guys~ It’s here~”

When I arrived at the dodgeball court, I saw Lee Se-ah and Lee So-yoon’s mothers who had already reserved good seats.

They even laid out the mats and small parasols provided by the school, and brought simple snacks and laid them out.

Since I was familiar with them, I naturally greeted them, but Hong Yeon-seo and Seong Yu-rin showed a hesitant and cautious attitude.

Of course, whatever. Se-ah’s mother and So-yoon’s mother were both very friendly people, so it wasn’t long before the atmosphere became good.

It is clear that they did not know each other and had heard many stories, so as a friend of her daughter, there must have been a lot of internal intimacy built up.

“Why doesn’t Jin come over to my house these days? I feel sorry for you~”

… It’s really awkward to say ‘Ajumma’ with that face.

If you pass by, many people will mistake you for Se-ah Lee and her sisters.

“I’m a bit busy these days. If I think of it often, I will go out to play.”

“Jina. Are you enjoying the side dishes we provided you? If it’s not enough, should I do more?”

“Oh, no. My mother came and did a lot yesterday. I’ll tell you later if it’s not enough.”

“Yes, yes. Will you continue to be close to our Soyoon?”

Time passed quickly as we exchanged greetings and conversations with our parents.

Before the dodgeball game, Hong Yeon-seo, who was participating in the game, left.

“Fighting Yeonseo!”

“Kill them all!”

haha… . Kids these days are foul-mouthed… .

I heard some harsh words coming from our class’s cheering squad.

From what I heard, Hong Yeon-seo feels like a leader leading the girls in our class.

We also cheered for Hong Yeon-seo, soothed our bored mouths and hands with snacks prepared by our mothers, and looked forward to the dodgeball game that would follow.