episode_0004

While reciting the oath, Yoon Jiwoo and his group caught my eye.

Even in this vast field, their striking appearances stand out.

It was amusing to see them reciting the oath with such serious expressions.

Among them, Yoon Jiwoo, who usually spends most of his day laughing, had the most amusing serious expression.

…Was it even funnier to see myself reciting the oath at the front?

Thankfully, I finished reciting the oath smoothly without stumbling over my words, returned the booklet after greeting, and stepped down from the platform.

As I returned to my seat, ignoring the applause and gazes, Seong Yurin was staring at me.

“…Why?”

Seong Yurin, momentarily flustered, quickly averted her gaze and replied.

“…No. I just thought you did well without being nervous.”

What’s so impressive that she’s saying that?

I shrugged casually, and Seong Yurin turned her head back to the platform.

* * *

“…Uh, Seo Ijin?”

As I headed towards the bulletin board with class assignments after the entrance ceremony, I heard someone calling me from behind.

“Huh?”

“Take care of me from now on. You probably heard it earlier, but my name is Seong Yurin.”

Seong Yurin extended her hand for a handshake.

It felt somewhat awkward. In my past life, high school students didn’t greet each other with handshakes.

Still, I couldn’t just leave her hanging, so I shook Seong Yurin’s hand.

“Yeah. I’m Seo Ijin.”

As our hands met, I felt her soft, feminine hand.

I should stop these strange thoughts and feelings… like a hopeless single trash.

I tried to pull my hand back after a while, but Seong Yurin held onto it tighter.

“Huh?”

“Um, this morning… do you want to exercise together? I want to be friends with you.”

…What?

Many complicated thoughts crossed my mind in an instant.

From questioning why to the faces of her grandchildren… I should stop these hopeless single trash thoughts.

I briefly entertained the idea but ultimately thought, it doesn’t really matter.

There’s no need to push away someone who wants to be friends.

“Yeah, sure.”

I replied a bit flustered.

Upon hearing my response, Seong Yurin released my hand and extended her palm as if to offer something.

“Huh?”

When I hesitated, she clapped her hands as if urging me to give her something.

“Give me your phone. I need your number to decide when and where to meet.”

“Oh, right.”

I unlocked my phone, handed it to her, and she entered her number before saving it and returning the phone to me.

“Let’s contact each other when we have time.”

Glancing at what she saved her number as, it read ‘Yurini.’ It felt too familiar.

I quickly changed it to ‘Seong Yurin.’

With the business concluded, Seong Yurin turned and walked away.

…But where is she going?

“Hey. Where are you going? We need to check the class assignments.”

…

Seong Yurin, who had returned, had a flushed face that didn’t quite match her cool demeanor.

I wanted to go check the class assignments together, but she ran off ahead. I decided to leave her behind and look for Yoon Jiwoo.

Being quite tall, I could see far ahead, and I spotted where the attention was focused.

Pushing through the crowd, I approached and saw Seoa waving at me from a distance.

“Jina~ over here!”

For a moment, as many male students were looking at me while looking at Seoa, I felt a shiver down my spine.

How do they handle this kind of attention?

“Come on~ quickly check your classes and move to your assigned classrooms!”

Under the urging of the student leaders and some teachers, the crowd quickly dispersed, and we were able to confirm our classes.

“We’re in the same class!”

Jiwoo, who was the first to find our names, pointed with his finger.

Let’s see. There are so many new students that there are a lot of classes.

1st year Class C. Seo Ijin, Yoon Jiwu, Lee Se-ah, Lee So-yoon.

Now it feels natural that we are in the same class.

Of course, it’s natural for the three of them to be in the same class, excluding me, right?

“Good.”

It was So-yoon who let out a sigh of relief.

“Let’s go before we’re late.”

“Yeah.”

Now, with almost all the students inside, the spacious playground looks empty.

We quickly followed the new students ahead of us.

* * *

Upon arriving at our class, as expected, every seat was already taken except for ours.

As I quickly scanned the room, I noticed a few noticeable female students.

…One was the owner of striking blonde hair, Yoo Rin Seong, who could be identified just by looking at her back.

Is this school not balancing the academic performance? Putting two top students in the same class.

Well, if they had split us up, it wouldn’t have been the heroine Yoo Rin, but probably me who would have been kicked out of this class, so I send a bored thank you to the sloppy system.

Next, I saw a girl with eye-catching hair color like Yoo Rin.

A girl with bright red hair tied up behind her head.

The last heroine I knew, Hong Yeon-seo.

As a physical education specialist, she possessed exceptional athletic skills and a charismatic personality in the world of women’s handball.

Having swept through middle school level competitions and entered the prestigious handball team at dawn high school to pursue her future, her future looks bright and solid.

And so, gathered in one place… probably the assembly of all the heroines of the 1st year Class C, looking like a love comedy world’s four beauties of dawn high.

…Since it’s a love comedy world, they might not get cheesy nicknames like the four beauties of dawn high.

The embodiment of innocence that everyone would fall in love with, Lee Se-ah.

With a petite figure and a round face, Lee So-yoon exuded a cute charm that you want to protect.

With a cold aura that is difficult to approach but somehow charming, Yoo Rin Seong.

And finally, the heavenly beauty with a boyish and energetic personality, Hong Yeon-seo, who is attractive in her own way.

The heroines with overwhelming specs were gathered in one place to the point where it felt like a love comedy world.

Darn it. Yoon Jiwu, you lucky bastard.

“Ow! Why did you hit me?”

Since everyone had to sit apart, I casually hit Yoon Jiwu’s unlucky head as he hesitated on where to sit, and I went to the back seat and sat down.

Ugh, it feels like I’m having a panic attack because it’s not a corner seat. Of course, I’m not actually having one….

Anyway, the seating arrangement will soon change when the homeroom teacher comes in.

Yoon Jiwu needs to be seated with the heroines for the story to progress smoothly.

Although there were some students who were meeting for the first time, the classroom was not as quiet as it seemed, with some students who had been friends since middle school and were lucky enough to be in the same class.

There were also extroverts like Yoon Jiwu who were trying to get along with everyone, despite being strangers.

After hanging my bag on the hook under the desk, I half-lay on the desk and fiddled with my phone.

There were girls approaching me, but I found it bothersome and awkward, so I pretended to ignore them by pretending to be asleep while looking at my phone.

‘Don’t talk to me.’ I exuded an aura, so now no one would bother me.

As I opened my eyes and glanced at the other students, I saw several leading actors who were already engaged in conversations.

Yoon Jiwu took the lead, greeting everyone and joining the popular group.

Lee Se-ah smiled awkwardly and answered questions diligently.

Lee So-yoon was trembling at the boys’ questions but somehow got sucked into the girls’ group and received a lot of affection.

Seong Yoo-rin exchanged formal greetings without a hitch.

Hong Yeon-seo seems to have already established her influence as one of the popular students in the class, along with Yoon Ji-woo.

As expected, everyone seems to be adapting quickly, just like the main characters. It’s different from being with just anyone.

– Squeak

At that moment, the classroom door opened, revealing a slender female teacher with a captivating figure.

She had long black hair that reached down to her waist, making her a charming young teacher.

…Could it be that even the homeroom teacher is a heroine?

The appearance of the young and beautiful female teacher, who looked like she could be a college student, caused the faces of the male students to light up.

“Everyone seems lively and happy from the first day, right? They say our class is half ace. The atmosphere is great from the beginning!”

Smiling brightly, the teacher standing at the podium wrote her name on the board.

Jeong Chae-yeon.

“I am Jeong Chae-yeon, the homeroom teacher for Class C of the first year for the next year~! Please take care of me!”

– Wow!!

Several male students who confirmed that she was their homeroom teacher cheered in joy.

…Ji-woo, what are you doing?

Well, it’s not like the female students’ reactions were bad.

The homeroom teacher was a person with a charm that could attract anyone, so it was understandable.

Waiting for the surroundings to quiet down for a moment, Teacher Jeong Chae-yeon smiled and spoke.

“We will have an orientation for new students until the end of the school day today. I will distribute textbooks, inform you of the timetable, elect class representatives, explain how the basic classes will proceed, and guide you on extracurricular activities that everyone is curious about. But… before that!”

Teacher Jeong hit the podium and her eyes sparkled.

What’s this feeling? Anxiety is creeping up my spine.

“Self-introduction and seating arrangement time!!”

The archenemy of five hundred thousand gamers nationwide, the self-introduction time had arrived.

…Just for reference, five hundred thousand is an arbitrary estimate.

* * *

“My name is Bae Hyeong-jun, I come from Han Yul Middle School, my hobby is gaming…”

After a long speech about his hobby being gaming, his gaming tier, looking for friends to play games with, and his goal of becoming a professional gamer specializing in games, the student finished and took his seat.

I hope that guy isn’t next in line in front of me. It’s burdensome for the person behind when it’s that long.

“Let’s give a round of applause to Hyeong-jun~ Clap clap. Next, Lee Jin!”

Oh no. Of course, it had to be me next.

Quietly standing up so as not to drag the chair on the floor, I scanned the surroundings, who were staring at me intently.

This quiet atmosphere is suffocating me.

“…I’m Seo I-jin from Saebyeok Middle School. Nice to meet you.”

Chin.

With that one word, as I sat down, absolute silence descended upon the class.

…Should I have greeted them in informal language at least?