Chapter 58.2

Chapter 58 (Continued)

“I’ll pay you back for this later.”

Baek-seo lightly shook the banana milk and said.

“It’s fine. It’s not a favor worth creating a sense of debt.”

“Hmm, I see?”

She threw the empty banana milk carton into a roadside trash can.

Next to it was a trash can for leaves, where Park Minhyuk was stuck, but I ignored it, thinking he was crazy.

“Take care.”

I entered the party location first.

Baek-seo was popular among the male students, and many members were gathered at the party location.

To become the next leader, I couldn’t afford to be disliked by them. So, I wanted to distance myself from Baek-seo for now.

For some reason, Baek-seo watched my back as I left.

After returning to the party, I occasionally glanced out the window. For some reason, Baek-seo stayed outside the building instead of coming in.

She spent quite a while leaning against the outer wall of the building, drinking banana milk. Maybe she was on her smartphone.

‘…Looks like she’s bored.’

The welcome party didn’t seem to interest her.

I might have been included in that category of ‘boredom.’

I then realized why she took the banana milk from me. She probably wanted something to drink while spending time outside.

Ignoring Baek-seo, I focused on the welcome party.

Eventually, Baek-seo returned to the party location, greeted the seniors, and then left.

***

“What are you thinking about?”

Baek-seo’s quiet voice interrupted my recollection of the past.

We had just showered after spending time in the pool. Seeing the banana milk in my hand had reminded me of last year.

“Just suddenly thought about last year’s welcome party.”

I poked a straw into the banana milk carton and took a sip. It was sweet.

“Leader, you gave me banana milk back then, right?”

“Yeah. And Park Minhyuk was stuck in the trash can.”

“Really? I don’t remember that.”

It was quite noticeable.

A rather memorable scene.

…Well, it makes sense.

Baek-seo was bored at the welcome party back then. She probably didn’t care much about the antics of the students.

Come to think of it.

“…I suddenly got curious.”

“Hmm?”

I thought now was a good time to ask.

“What did you think of me back then? When I was walking around saying I’d become the leader with you there.”

Baek-seo, who was sipping her banana milk through the straw, paused to think before answering.

“To be honest, I didn’t think too highly of you.”

As expected, it wasn’t a good impression.

“But I was a bit curious. Whether your ambition was genuine or not.”

“I see….”

So, at least she was curious.

“In hindsight, I guess it was a good thing.”

“What was?”

“It gave me a chance to talk to the leader.”

“…I see.”

Baek-seo smiled gently.

“Let’s go have dinner.”

It was getting close to dusk.

***

Park Minhyuk was walking along the mountain road, following the guardrail.

─ Report, Secretary. Did the Leader and Vice-Leader show any affection?

“Retreating for strategic reasons.”

─ What? Why!?

“It’s already tough with just the Leader and Vice-Leader, but with the Mayeon High School Leader too, how am I supposed to keep watch?”

Minhyuk said to Ha Yesong, who was playing a scenario over the phone.

─ Are you really that weak? Show your true hiding skills, the ones you honed in trash cans!
“That’s… kind of insulting…. Anyway, I don’t have the confidence. Who knows what trouble I’d get into if I get caught?”

Ahn Woo-jin, Oh Baek-seo.

And the Mayeon High School Disciplinary Committee Leader and Vice-Leader.

It was nearly impossible to secretly watch them up close.

Unless he used some special method.

─ Then… it can’t be helped.

Yesong accepted and changed her tone.

─ Let’s go with Plan B!

***

The people at the campsite were preparing dinner at the outdoor tables.

The campsite provided the food, so all we had to do was go to the table.

‘There’s no romantic aspect of grilling the meat ourselves. But with just the two of us, this is nice too.’

Grilling meat is romanticized, but it’s hot and tiring.

Given the situation, it was better to comfortably enjoy delicious meat.

‘They’re….’

The Mayeon High School Leader and Vice-Leader were eating meat together.
I made eye contact with Leader Lee Jae-ho. We narrowed our eyes at each other for a while before turning away simultaneously.

‘Pretending not to know each other is best.’

Nothing happened. It was better for both of us to let it go today. So we made a silent agreement.

Baek-seo and I took pictures of each other while eating. At some point, I glanced towards where Park Minhyuk had been.

‘He’s been gone for a while.’

I didn’t know where he went.

‘What are they up to….’

Even if Ha Yesong wanted unlimited meat, I didn’t think she would skip a meal for whatever scheme they had.

“Hm?”

Towards another log cabin.

I briefly saw a familiar face by the window.

A female student with puffed cheeks as if she had stuffed something in her mouth like a hamster.

When she noticed me looking, she quickly ducked with a surprised expression.

‘Why is she there…?’

It was unmistakably Ha Yesong.

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