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“Umm… I can’t do it…”

Nine years have already passed since Sihyeon and Riya met.

Spring break of the third year of middle school.

Riya decided to meet Sihyeon in the afternoon for the first time in a while.

This is quite surprising, considering that the two were almost always together during vacation.

And the reason was very simple.

Today is February 14th.

Because it was none other than Valentine’s Day.

“Chocolate…”

Riya’s plan was this.

From a.m. to 3 p.m., we make and package the chocolate that we had seen online until yesterday.

And at 5 o’clock, when Si-hyeon’s kendo practice ends, he personally visits her and delivers the message.

It was a perfect plan.

If it were not for one variable, it was planned to be implemented right away.

“I ruined it…”

Riya’s chocolate was ruined.

And that too in a very miserable way.

The reason is simply failure to control the amount of chocolate.

Because of that, her ambitious plan to make chocolate bread completely collapsed.

“Daughter, you should have just bought it like last time.”

“Last day of middle school…”

Until last year, I just bought it and gave it away. Because I didn’t know how to make it.

But starting this year, when I was entering my third year of middle school, I wanted to make it myself.

My initial greed was too much.

When I think about it now, I wonder why I even thought of making it into bread.

“Help me?”

“…No.”

Eugene asked Riya from the side, but she shook her head.

If Eugene’s skills were the same, she could make chocolate bread… but she didn’t want to get help.

Still, it was my first time making chocolate and I wanted to do it alone.

“I’ll buy it again.”

The time is now 4:30.

If all you had to do was buy chocolate, melt it, and let it harden, it was barely possible.

Lee left the house so quickly.

Choi Harin, who was looking at her back, said to Eugene.

“Sihyeon is so blessed. Where else can there be a girl like our daughter?”

Riya, who entered the third year of middle school, became much more beautiful.

Until her first year of middle school, she was more cute than beautiful, but now she is truly beautiful.

As secondary sexual characteristics appeared, female curves began to appear on the body, and the short arms and legs became thinner and longer.

Thanks to Russia’s unique white skin, her skin was still like milk.

Even though he didn’t seem to care about that silver hair, he continued to take care of it when he was with Sihyeon.

Even though she has long hair that reaches down to her waist.

Considering that Riya doesn’t usually like self-care, it was an amazing thing.

“But there is no one like Sihyeon.”

“That’s right.”

The same was true for Sihyeon.

He was tall before, he was tall now, and he was still growing.

I have been in good shape since I did kendo and other sports since I was in elementary school.

His eyes were still sharp, but his appearance itself was very handsome.

To put it simply, decadent beauty, or cold-blooded man.

He had that image at school.

At school, Riya and Sihyeon were quite popular.

They both have outstanding looks, so it’s only natural that they are together.

However, not many people approached it because of its unique atmosphere.

And one thing that is obvious is that it is obvious.

The rumored relationship between the two at school is that they are lovers.

“I hope we date soon.”

If someone you know says, ‘You’re saying this isn’t a relationship?’ It’s enough to do it.

Although we are in a relationship where we always take care of each other on Valentine’s Day and White Day.

Although we still occasionally sleep in the same room.

Surprisingly, the two are not dating yet.

Quite surprisingly.

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“Thank you for your hard work!!”

5pm.

As soon as the kendo training was over, I immediately changed into the clothes I had brought.

I was covered in sweat and felt uncomfortable, but unfortunately there was no shower room in this kendo gym.

‘Because it’s not a big kendo gym.’

Still, since my house was nearby, I could just go back and wash up.

So, I left the kendo gym covered in sweat and holding a long bamboo sword on my back.

‘Nothing really changes even if I become 3rd Dan.’

Currently, I was a 3rd dan kendo.

I’ve been doing it since elementary school, so if it’s fast, it’s fast, if it’s slow, it’s slow.

No, it was noticeably faster compared to my previous life.

“It’s cold.”

It was early February, so of course it was quite cold.

It’s not below freezing, but… the weather is not enough for such a thin windbreaker.

But I was sweating like this and I didn’t want to put anything on top.

‘Let’s just go.’

My house is 5 minutes away, so everything will work out.

Well… if you catch a cold, you stay away. There is no kendo class tomorrow anyway.

“Hey, can you just go home?”

The person who called me at that time was none other than Hoyeon.

My relationship with him was one of the few relationships that started in elementary school and continued until now.

Moreover, we are in the same class at school this time.

I was honestly thankful because this guy was the only close friend of the same sex so far.

Even if I didn’t contact him first, he kept approaching me first.

The lack of rational interest in Riya was also significant.

“What about the academy?”

“It just ended. I guess you and Kendo are finished now?”

“Yes. Right at home.”

“Isn’t it cold?”

“It’s cold. Just run and go.”

“In this weather…?”

As he said that, Hoyeon looked at me like I was crazy.

Well, it’s cold, but it’s not that cold. Is this enough to be considered crazy?

Even if you fail, the best you can do is catch a cold.

It wasn’t a particularly big risk.

“More than that, did you get chocolate?”

“Chocolate?”

“Today is Valentine’s Day.”

ah.

Now that I think about it, I forgot.

February 14th, Valentine’s Day. The day when a woman gives chocolate to a man.

Of course, I haven’t received anything in particular yet.

Honestly, it was natural.

As Valentine’s Day was the first day of school, there was no one other than Riya who would come to me and give me chocolate in person during the vacation.

Riya also asked to meet later tonight.

“No, there is none.”

“Your girlfriend is.”

“No. And I didn’t receive it.”

“I know who it is.”

After saying that, Hoyeon took out a piece of chocolate from his pocket and held it out to me.

A chocolate that looks quite luxurious.

The packaging was pretty good too.

“Are you giving it to me?”

“Are you crazy? I received it. I received it.”

“To whom.”

“I know your junior. There is a boy named Jin Ha-ryeong who goes to the academy with me.”

After saying that, Hoyeon put the chocolate back in his pocket.

Very carefully, as if it was important.

He put chocolate in his pocket and turned his shoulders around as if he was pouting and spoke to me.

“I wish you didn’t have to go to academy. I’m stuck for a special vacation lecture…”

“Then let’s do kendo.”

“It’s already too late to pursue it as a career path.”

Unlike me, who came at 1 o’clock and stayed there for 4 hours, he came at 9 o’clock and stayed there for 8 hours.

I’ve never studied deeply in either my previous life or this life, so I don’t really know what it feels like.

“Eat this.”

Still, I felt sorry for him, so I threw him the candy I had in my pocket and kept walking.

“Oh! What do you mean, you give me this too.”

“I do it because I feel pity. I go first.”

“Thank you! I’ll pay you back next time.”

Hoyeon must have felt cold from standing still, so after saying that, he immediately moved his body and left.

I, too, was having a hard time withstanding the cold, so I was about to run.

“Sihyeon.”

“…Liya?”

A voice called out to him.

When I turn my head and look that way, what I see is none other than Lee.

She approached me wearing a rather thick coat. Holding a white envelope in his hand.

“Coat. Not wearing it?”

“Ah… I feel a little uncomfortable due to the sweat.”

“I have a cold.”

After saying that, Riya began to unbutton her coat as if she was about to take it off and hand it to him.

What you can see inside the slightly exposed coat are clothes that look thin at a glance.

These were the perfect clothes to avoid catching a cold if you wore them out in the current weather.

“No, then you’ll catch a cold.”

“It’s okay.”

“I’m not okay.”

“Umm… Then let’s go quickly.”

A white, thin hand reaching out towards me.

Riya and I, naturally holding hands, kept walking.

“It’s been a while since I came home and had something to eat.”

“Yes.”

Riya immediately answered as if there was no need to worry and turned towards my house.

cold.

Her hands were cold.

It must have been a 10-minute walk from her house to the kendo gym, so it was natural that her hands were cold since she didn’t have gloves.

“…?”

“My hands are cold.”

I immediately put her hand in the pocket of my coat.

It’s not that thick, but it’s better than nothing.

“Ahh…”

“Liya?”

“Oh, no.”

With that, we headed home without saying a word.

I’m a little concerned about the smell of sweat, but the wind is pretty strong, so I guess it’ll be okay.

“Does the sweat smell okay?”

“Sweat smell…? It’s okay.”

That was the end of it.

Silence came again, but after about 9 years, it felt natural, and I felt more comfortable than forcing myself to talk.

By the time we almost reached my house without saying anything.

“Sihyeon.”

Riya suddenly took out something from the white bag she was holding in her hand.

What’s inside is none other than various chocolates wrapped in plastic.

It wasn’t the chocolates she usually gave me.

“Did you make it yourself?”

“Yes. From the morning.”

“Wow…”

Actually, I didn’t mind buying it.

I’m a little sad that she doesn’t give it to me, but… it’s important that she remembers me.

But I didn’t know that Riya would make the chocolate herself and give it to her.

“I was going to make bread. Actually.”

“Bread?”

“Yes. Chocolate bread. Although I ruined it.”

When I heard the story, it seemed like the photos were taken in a hurry because I messed up trying to make chocolate bread.

I don’t think she or her family knew, but I knew she wasn’t good at cooking.

Because she only ruined her cooking during the giga-hour food practice in her second year of middle school.

‘I’m thankful for just this.’

That’s why I felt so good just because of this.

I immediately put one of the star-shaped chocolates in my mouth.

It was sweet.

“Sweet…”

It was really sweet.

really.

‘My tongue will become numb…’

I’ve never tasted such sweet chocolate in the world. What on earth did they put in it?

Could it be that sugar was added to the melted chocolate liquid?

I don’t know the exact details, but I did know this one thing.

I threw away rice today.

“Sihyeon…?”

But I couldn’t tell Riya that directly. It was chocolate that I made myself, but it was clear that I wouldn’t make it next time.

I closed my mouth tightly and concentrated on swallowing the chocolate, and at the same time stretched out my hand.

I held her in my arms.

“Ah…?”

“Thank you.”

“Poetry, sihyeon…?”

Riya’s face turned red in an instant. Very bright red.

Because her face was so pure, her blush-like face stood out even more.

She buried her face in Sihyeon’s chest and covered it.

It smelled of sweat… but she didn’t care.

Because right now I have a greater desire to cover my face. No, it wouldn’t have happened if it weren’t for that.

“Riya, let’s go now.”

“…Oh? Ugh, yes.”

Although the sweet smell was still strong, I finished eating the chocolate in my mouth and pulled her away again.

Leaving behind Riya, who looked a little disappointed for some reason, we held hands again and headed home.

And I say it again.

These two are not dating yet.