After the rain, the ground hardens.

I held Dayeon for a while without saying anything, then made eye contact with her and said.

“Da-yeon, why are you crying? Huh?”

“no…”

“What’s wrong… you have to tell me so you know…”

When I looked up at Dayeon, she closed her eyes tightly, avoiding my eyes.

And tears begin to flow from Dayeon’s eyes.

“Is Taeoh… good…?”

“What?! Am I crazy? Why me?”

“But… I saw it…”

“What? What did he confess?”

“huh…”

“Then didn’t you hear what I said later?”

Dayeon looked up at me with her moist, round eyes.

“…What…?”

“Haa… I thought Dayeon was shocked by what I said to Taeo…”

“lie…”

I made Dayeon sit down, and I also sat on the floor.

“Why do you think I’m lying to Dayeon?”

“Then… why were you looking for me and Tae-o…”

“I was looking for you in a hurry because you disappeared, but you kept holding me back, it’s annoying.”

“still…”

I was convinced when I saw Dayeon’s expression.

“I didn’t even see you shake it off… haha…”

“…..”

I thought for a moment about how to persuade Dayeon.

But there was no evidence to show right now, and no answer was visible.

So I decided to turn around and talk.

“Da-yeon, come to work.”

“huh…”

I held Dayeon’s hand tightly.

“I was always taller… but now Dayeon is taller…”

“…huh.”

I leaned slightly on Dayeon.

“Don’t cry… I think Dayeon will go crazy if she cries.”

“…..”

“I was really dizzy when I saw Dayeon crying… When I came to my senses, Dayeon was no longer there… So I searched the third grade classroom like I was catching a mouse?”

“…..”

“I might get scolded when I go back… I was relieved to find Dayeon underneath… she was crying… really…”

“…sorry.”

“No, because I didn’t know why… But, I feel relieved because we’re holding hands like this.”

As Dayeon listened to me, her eyes became red.

“Don’t go away from me… Dayeon. I… can’t survive without Dayeon…”

“I’m sorry… me too… me too… I’m sorry… Siyuna…”

I looked at Dayeon’s face for a moment and wiped her tears with both hands.

“No, why do you keep feeling sorry, Dayeon? It’s because I wasn’t able to convince you. Shall I tell you in detail what Kim Tae-oh said?”

“…..”

Dayeon was speechless, so I slowly tried to recall her memories and get her to speak.

“No, I trust you.”

Dayeon nodded at me, and I smiled and then looked at the floor with a straight face.

“Because of Kim Tae-oh… there’s nothing I like about him, you bastard…”

“Don’t do that…”

“김태오… 개새끼… 죽일 거야.”

“Huh?! No!!!”

After talking with Dayeon for a while, I looked at the teacher coming up to us.

The teacher looking at the broken door… Because Dayeon woke up, I woke up too.

“Who did it?”

“I am.”

I guess I’ve become a problem at school.

As expected, the teacher made an expression that said…

“Haa… why did you do that?”

“I’m sorry. I thought Dayeon was trying to commit suicide.”

The teacher is shocked to hear my story.

Dayeon was also very surprised and suddenly looked at me.

“I misunderstood, it was because something sad happened to me alone… but it’s my first time seeing you, so I’m sorry.”

“No… I guess I did it to help my friend…”

“yes.”

“So… will there be more?”

I looked at Dayeon, and Dayeon smiled and shook her head.

“No, it’s okay now.”

As Dayeon and I passed the teacher, we made eye contact and silently laughed like bad boys.

Kim Tae-oh did not speak to me after that day.

And now that it is the second semester midterm exam period, the kids are concentrating on their studies.

Dayeon, Kim Tae-oh, and Park Ji-hoon also study quite hard.

One thing that was different was that Dayeon was studying in advance what she would learn in high school.

As I look at Jihoon Park’s forearm with thick veins holding a pencil, the thickness is now similar to that of my father’s arm.

Jihoon is slowly growing taller and his body is also becoming thicker.

I looked outside while twirling the pen brilliantly.

The sky without a single cloud was quiet as if time had stopped.

The only sounds that came to my ears were the children’s turning the pages of their books and their breathing.

As I rested my chin and looked outside blankly, I saw cars passing on the road and many children running around the large playground.

“It’s peaceful.”

“It’s peaceful.”

Jihoon, who was studying my self-talk, accepted it.

My dad came to pick me up after school.

Since I usually like to walk, Dayeon walks with me.

Today, my dad took Dayeon home and took me to the JSM headquarters.

“Why are you there all of a sudden?”

Dayeon got out, and I sat in the passenger seat and watched my dad drive.

“Ah, the aunts said they felt sorry for you and that they wanted to go shopping together as an apology for all the members taking off their schedules this time?”

“Oh… I’m looking forward to shopping with the most famous girl group in the world.”

Dad laughed and corrected me.

“Isn’t it still the most famous?”

JSM headquarters.

Dad held my hand and led me to Dreaming, then looked at me and said with a smile.

“After playing, do I really have to call my dad?”

“Okay~”

After sending my dad away, I opened the door and went in, and the Dreaming aunts who saw me reacted in surprise.

Because a prettier me has appeared among pretty people.

I let out a short ‘huh’ laugh and shook off my flowing bob hair with my hands.

“”So pretty!!!””

The feeling of being surrounded by beautiful women recognized all over the world, well… how can I explain it further…

While taking pictures, I got into the car driven by Aunt Jisoo.

Everyone tried to hide themselves, wearing glasses, hats, or masks, but thanks to their unobstructed appearance, anyone could see that they were Dreaming.

I also wore the round glasses that Aunt Jisoo gave me.

This… felt like more of a decoration rather than a hiding.

Is it more effective than expected? If not, are the people walking around Hongdae busy?

There wasn’t that much attention.

He said he would pick out my clothes, and the Dreaming aunts were excitedly trying out clothes for each other.

I also received clothes handed to me to try on.

I started trying on various things, from cute styles to tight-fitting clothes that showed off my body, and I was impressed.

“Wow… I like the hanger, but it’s so nice, isn’t it?”

As if we were playing a dress up game, he bought everything I tried on, and I spent about two hours just changing clothes.

“You have a really nice body… you’re only 14…”

“Hey, Yua, did you like it too?”

“Hehe.”

I looked up and down Aunt Yua’s body.

I think it’s my future, so I’m quite happy with it.

And Aunt Jisoo and Aunt Yoo suggested that I get my ears pierced.

“no.”

Despite my firm words, Yua’s aunt showed her ears as if to tempt me.

“Why~ Look at this, isn’t it so pretty?”

“Are you going to get scolded by dad?”

“If you think about getting scolded, you can’t do anything for the rest of your life?!”

Was it because I hung out with women for 14 years?

Or maybe I was captivated by those sad puppy eyes…

With the intention of doing something bad, I ended up getting both my ears pierced.

Ears pierced with a clicking sound.

It didn’t really hurt.

“This is what I used when I first got my ears pierced, and this is a commemorative gift~”

As I gave each person a commemorative gift, the number increased to five.

From large rings to tight-fitting earrings, etc.

Perhaps because they are big spenders, all products were in a price range that was not easy to purchase.

After about 4 hours of hard work, and after delivering all the purchased items via courier, we sat down at a cafe.

I’ve been eating a lot these days, so I was putting a lot of things in my mouth, and when Aunt Jisoo saw me, she said,

“Where does what you eat go?”

“Hmm… I really exercise a lot~ and I need to grow taller.”

I swim almost every day and work out at the gym in my apartment with my dad, so I burn a lot of calories.

“What should we have for dinner?”

“meat.”

I answered quickly, but Aunt Yua looked at me and said.

“I want to eat raw fish~”

“Um… okay, then let’s eat raw fish. I’ll buy it this time.”

The members say I will buy it but they stop me.

But… I took something out of the wallet my dad bought me.

Everyone’s eyes were fixed on something I was holding.

Although it is black, it shines brightly, and the text written on the transparent part…

HS the black card.

“”…..””

I spoke to the pretty aunts who looked at me in fascination for a moment.

“It’s not my money anyway~ Tuna… who wants to eat it?”

“”me!!!””

We headed to a tuna restaurant that Yua’s aunt knew.

The atmosphere of the tuna restaurant was old-fashioned, as if to say that this was an expensive place.

It wasn’t so delicious that I wondered if I had to pay this much money to eat it.

The first look he gave me seemed like it was a joke, and Yua’s aunt had already made the calculation.

“If you were senior Jiho, wouldn’t you know that I have more money than you? Kid?”

While eating tuna, my eyes turned to the soju next to me and everyone hid their drinks under the table.

“…?”

When I tilted my head, Aunt Rize spoke while smiling awkwardly.

“Wouldn’t it be better if I didn’t drink it?”

“What should I do if my hair gets shorter here? Don’t worry, I won’t drink it…”

“”Whew…””

“No… I said I couldn’t eat it in the first place…?”

I ate tuna and whispered.

“That’s right, the card… it was given to me by my friend’s dad, so don’t let my dad find out, okay? I… could get it taken away…”

Although I spoke seriously, the aunts were smiling as if I looked like a child.

After playing with my aunts, I called my dad.

My dad came to pick me up and watched my aunts get into the car.

“Today was fun~!”

“”Goodbye~ Let’s play again next time~””

Dad also left after saying hello, and I rolled up the window.

I was tucking my hair behind my ears, so my dad naturally looked at my pierced ears.

I knew what he was going to say, but Dad didn’t say anything even after seeing his pierced ears.

Instead, I kept glancing at it.

“Shall we go to mom’s room with dad today?”

“Okay~”

I answered my father’s words and looked at the night view of Seoul through the car window.

When we arrived home, my dad opened the trunk and took out various things to see if there were any luggage he had brought with him.

“Hmm… Should I come and go twice…?”

My dad takes the luggage out of my hands when I lift it.

“Si-yoon, go up first.”

“I’m 14 years old? Give me something light.”

“…It’s all heavy…”

Without saying a word, I carried my relatively light luggage and headed to the elevator.

In the end, there was a vaguely large amount left, and Dad wanted to bring it full.

I put my luggage down in front of the elevator and took my dad’s luggage again.

“Why do you let me come and go twice? I’ll just give it to you.”

“sorry…”

I dropped off all my belongings at home and helped my dad unpack.

It was full of various clothes and side dishes.

“Did you go to grandpa’s house?”

“huh.”

“Why, come with me.”

“I’m going again this week anyway.”

“aha.”

As soon as I finished packing up my things, Dad looked at my ears.

“why?”

“Because it’s pretty.”

“know.”

Dad grabbed my wrist and dragged me towards the second floor.

The place I arrived was the room that contained my mother’s various accessories that I saw when I was young.

“Here’s a gift from dad to mom, and this is Si-yoon’s mom’s favorite?”

Inside the glass partition, there were various accessories.

“I was going to give it to Si-yoon when she was in high school, but I thought she was already grown.”

“Why are you giving mom’s stuff to dad as you please?”

“…uh?”

“Ahaha, it’s just a joke, it’s pretty… Mom will like it if I use it too.”

“Really?! I’m sure Siyun will like it if she uses it.”

“huh.”

The bling-bling drawer was so dazzling that it couldn’t be compared to the drawer containing my dad’s expensive accessories.

Now that I know the exact market price, I extracted an estimate for these bloody accessories.

‘Wow.’

Prices that literally cost hundreds of millions of dollars…

It was too much for my young self to wear.

Dad must have had the same thought as me, as he looked at the pretty, barely noticeable earrings.

“Originally I was only going to give you this~”

A round black earring that fits perfectly on the ear.

I wanted to appraise it, but I couldn’t figure out what kind of gem it was.

However, if I had to guess based on the accessories around it, it looked like a black diamond.

Of course, compared to the jewels here, black diamonds are not expensive, but the larger ones seemed to be quite expensive.

“Mom really liked this too.”

“Yes, I like it.”

When I held up the earrings and looked at my dad, he smiled and gave me the earrings.

“Wow… whose daughter is this? She’s very pretty.”

I answered while looking in the mirror.

“She’s her mother’s daughter, right?”

“…It’s shameful.”

As I smiled and pulled out the earring and put it back in its original place, my father tilted his head.

“Why? You don’t like it?”

“If you drive it to school, it will be confiscated right away, right?”

“ah…”

As Aunt Jisoo said, I disinfected my ears and inserted a transparent needle-like tool to prevent my ears from getting clogged.

My dad, who used to touch my nose often these days, has now started playing with my ears.

“Stop touching me, right? I sprayed disinfectant.“

“Oh yes…”