episode_0010

“Okay then, pack all your luggage and get on the bus!”

A few weeks passed, and the day of the school trip arrived.

The time it took to reach our destination, Jeju Island, was not very long. It takes about 1 hour by bus or 1 hour by plane.

Of course, it will take a while to get on the plane, but it won’t take that long.

“Sihyeon, aren’t you sleeping?”

“You go to sleep first, then I’ll sleep.”

Fortunately, we boarded the plane quickly without any trouble and were flying straight to Jeju Island.

Seating arrangement was simple.

We sat in a group in each row, and me, Riya, Yuwon, and Hoyeon sat in that order.

Since there are at most 4 people, the seating arrangement is comfortable and there is no need to sit separately, so that’s a good thing.

“Deadline…”

For your information, in the case of amusement parks, the rush lasted until the day before, so I was stretched out as soon as I got on the bus or plane.

I guess I haven’t been able to sleep properly the past few days. I probably consumed it almost to the point of energy drink addiction.

“Umm…”

And Riya, too, just finished saying those words and went to sleep, covering herself with a blanket.

It looks like you slept quite late last night, so you must be tired. I could barely sleep on the bus.

‘I should read a book.’

I wasn’t sleepy. It was partly because I slept so quickly yesterday, and I didn’t really sleep at all.

Why did you sleep so early? There may be many reasons, but the biggest reason was that I was looking forward to this school trip.

I have a hard time sleeping when I have something to look forward to.

‘I haven’t had time to read it lately, but it’s good.’

I took out the book I had previously taken out of my luggage and opened it.

It’s a fairly famous classic novel, and it’s quite interesting. This is a novel I read once before and am currently reading again.

It was quite interesting that the main character killed his father, his lover, his traitor, and finally died himself.

It’s a fresh development and shock that I’ve never felt before.

When I was killing time by reading that book.

Suddenly the plane shook a little.

Tuk.

“….?”

“Sihyeon….”

Riya’s head slipped and fell on my shoulder.

It wasn’t heavy at all. No, honestly, it would have been nice to not feel any weight at all.

However, the reason I’m concerned about Riya’s head leaning on my shoulder is. It was because of her hair shaking and tickling his neck.

Her silky silver hair swayed little by little, gently tickling my neck.

‘long time no see…’

Until about elementary school, there were many times when she rested her head on me when I was sober.

But when I entered middle school, what can I say…

Should I say that I avoid doing that myself?

Sometimes, when he instinctively leaned on my shoulder, he stiffened as if he had been struck by lightning, then his face turned red and he immediately hit his head again.

So it was a long time since she leaned on me. But when it happens like this.

“Ha….”

My face turned red. I was embarrassed.

No, there was a feeling of shame, but… there was a feeling that was difficult to describe in words.

‘suddenly?’

This level of contact with Riya had not happened once or twice. Even recently.

But it was strange to suddenly have my heart beating at this level.

‘is not it?’

When I think about it, it seems like my heart beats faster every time that happens.

Saruk-

“Huh….”

At that time, Riya, who had been quiet until now, moved her head and tickled my neck again with her hair.

For some reason, it was difficult to withstand the faint tingling feeling that was creeping up my throat.

The moment you semi-automatically twist your body and look to the side.

“….”

“….Keep doing what you’re doing.”

I could see Hoyeon’s slightly sad eyes looking at me and Riya.

The silence that came for a moment.

After a very brief moment of silence, I turned my head, put on my earphones, and focused on the novel again. No, I tried.

“..I miss Haryeong.”

I heard something next to me.

Anyway, not long after that, the plane we were on arrived at our destination, Jeju Island.

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“Then we will gather here again in 30 minutes.”

The accommodation wasn’t that bad. No, if it was given at school, it could be said to be quite good.

The layout of the accommodation was simple.

The men’s hall and the women’s hall. Among them, the men were divided into groups. In the case of the women’s building, they were just assigned to a large building.

Since we were three men, we were given the smallest room in the hotel, but fortunately it wasn’t too cramped.

“Today, I just eat and the recreation is over.”

“It will be difficult starting tomorrow.”

Today’s schedule was technically one, so it didn’t seem difficult.

Since it’s probably the first day, they seem to be trying to take it in moderation and not move too far.

Of course, it will be difficult starting tomorrow as we have to go to all kinds of places.

The best food I ate after unpacking was fried rice. When it comes to standard food, it is standard food.

The taste wasn’t bad. If you think of it as school food, it was really, really delicious.

After eating like that.

Recreation time, the only program of the day, has arrived.

“Please sit together!!”

“Do not mix with other classes!!”

Listening to the angry cries of the assistant teachers, we were able to sit down in our assigned seats, and only then was I able to see Riya.

“Accommodation. Are you okay?”

“Not bad for 3 people. What about Riya?”

“It’s okay, friends too.”

I was worried because I was alone with no one close to Riya, but she seemed to be doing better than I thought.

Well, girls have liked Riya since elementary school.

Riya didn’t really have the personality to be disliked.

When we, as well as other students around us, found our seats, even though it was a bit messy. The program has started.

‘What kind of game are you going to play instead?’

It doesn’t matter what it is, but I prefer games that don’t involve a lot of movement.

At that moment, the host who had been chatting and cheering up the atmosphere shouted out the game’s subject.

“The game we will play this time is a treasure hunt!!”

…It’s not easy.

“Treasure hunting?”

“In Jeju Island.. suddenly?”

Yuwon and Hoyeon, who were next to him, expressed doubts about the sudden treasure hunt, but the mood itself was not bad.

Because I think it might be fun.

“We have scattered pieces of paper the size of our palms on the grounds of this accommodation!”

The host’s explanation was simple.

Just like the treasure hunt we know, all you have to do is find the paper hidden in this accommodation.

A format in which points are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.

But the only difference was this.

“The final thing you need to achieve is the target written on the paper!!”

You couldn’t just have that piece of paper; you had to bring something that the paper indicated.

It could be an object or a person.

It may be something material, but it may also be something abstract.

Anyway, points are awarded if you return here with something written on that piece of paper.

“It might be annoying.”

Kang Yu-won is already mumbling and frowning, but he probably won’t stop going on a treasure hunt.

“Can I just take one from the group?”

“I don’t think it will be that difficult.”

After the host’s explanation was over, we went straight outside to look for paper.

The day was almost before the sun set. The time given was 1 hour.

Maybe after an hour it will be completely dark and you won’t be able to move around.

“Let’s go from the other side, there are too many people here.”

As Hoenn suggested, we decided to search from the other side rather than near the entrance.

The site of the accommodation was not very large, but it was ridiculous to spend an hour looking for hidden papers.

It would be even more difficult if other students had already seen it, so we headed straight to the other side where there were no people.

And finding paper there.

“Huh? I found it.”

It ended so vainly.

A piece of paper stuck between the iron bars that divide this area from the outside area. That’s what caught Yuwon’s eyes right away.

Even in the novel, he had good eyesight and observation skills, but this was too easy.

“Is it okay for it to be this easy?”

After finding it, Yuwon took out the paper from between the bars and handed it to me without bleeding.

“Why are you giving it to me?”

“It’s annoying for me to find the contents in it.”

In other words, the person does not want to find something written in the content.

I smiled slightly at Yuwon’s words and opened the paper, but for a moment I couldn’t help but stiffen.

[Important thing]

Important thing.

It was an abstract word. What is precious could be an object, a person, or something intangible.

Of course, this in itself was not a problem.

The host also explained that there are quite a few things like this.

However, the person I was concerned about was the choice of mission content that was quite difficult.

“Precious thing…?”

Yuwon and Hoyeon kept their mouths shut.

What was precious to Yuwon was the novel itself.

I brought a novel, but the place it is now is in the dorm. I couldn’t go now.

What was important to Hoyeon was Haryeong.

Likewise, not only was he not here, but it was difficult to talk about it in the first place.

On the other hand, Riya and I were looking at each other.

‘Should I tell you?’

The precious thing was definitely Riya. It was like that in the past, and it is like that now. Even if it is not a feeling of reason.

However, I was quite hesitant to say it out loud. It was okay even if it was embarrassing.

So, when I was thinking about it for a while, Riya suddenly grabbed my hand.

“Sihyeon.”

“…Liya?”

“Let’s go.”

Riya’s face was red. And at the same time, he had a stern face.

After saying that, she immediately took my hand and dragged me back to the starting point.

My heart was racing.

“Oh! You are the first runner!”

There was no one in the starting building. It was only natural that everyone left to find treasure.

“Now! Then, please tell us the target along with the content!”

There was no one.

That fact made my mind move a little more smoothly.

“The content is… precious.”

It was Riya who spoke.

However, it was I who continued to speak after that.

“The target is Riya.”

Riya’s face turned red with those words.