Chapter 0: Trouble with the Shincheonji

It was an ordinary day.

Like always, I went to school.

I studied but cut a few corners.

I played basketball with my friends right before study time.

Then, during studying, I dozed off, completely exhausted.

At 18 years old, I was in my second year of high school.

My name is Han Yeonho.

I stand at 174 cm and weigh 65 kg. The only real exercise I’ve done was playing football and basketball like crazy during PE and lunch since middle school.

This activity probably gave me some muscle tone. But that’s not to say my body was too impressive though.

As for looks, no one would call me handsome at first glance. But I wasn’t unattractive either. My slightly downturned eyes gave me a somewhat gentle appearance.

I had a warm face.

If you count dating from elementary school or in the first year of middle school, then I had a decent amount of experience.

I used to be quite good at studying until the second year of middle school. But after that, I began spending more time with my friends. Now, my grades are about average.

I’m pretty good at both football and basketball, as well as games.

In everything I do, people often say, ‘Oh? You’re quite good?’ I’ve just never been deeply invested in anything, nor do I have much perseverance.

So, I’ve never reached the ‘extremely good’ level.

All in all,

Honestly, I think of myself as above average. If you were to score me on a mock test, I’d likely be a Level 3.

To put it bluntly, my face is decent. I may have slacked off on my studies, but I’m still above average. I’m good at sports and games too.

Isn’t this above average?

Yeah.

I think I meet that standard.

I think if you compared me to tens of thousands of male high school students, I’d be relatively ahead.

That doesn’t mean I don’t know my limits.

“Do you want to date me?”

The high school girl, who would certainly make you take a second look if you saw her on the street, suddenly asked me with a soft smile.

I didn’t see myself as someone who would get a surprise confession.

Yeah, definitely not.

Yet, I wasn’t a loner. Honestly, I went to an all-boys high school so I didn’t mix much with girls. But in middle school, I used to hang out with both boys and girls.

So, despite my internal shock, I managed to respond clearly.

“Shincheonji¹, I’m not interested.”

I immediately turned around and ran off.

Wow, the Shincheonji I’ve only heard about online is here too.

Are they recruiting kids these days?

¹ – A Christian movement in South Korea often considered a cult by churches