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Underneath, Han Hwarin was kneeling and sucking on someone’s foot when a commotion erupted from the lower floor.

“…Park Taei?”

” … ”

As if asking for attention, Han Hwarin nipped at my foot.

“Unnie, I’ll go check the situation!”

In a rush, she smacked my buttocks hard and went downstairs to find the source of the noise. With many people around the source, it wasn’t hard to locate.

“I didn’t do it!!”

“There are more than one or two witnesses who saw you break it.”

“Why would I break such a damn glass!!”

Turning my head, I saw that the glass wall between the rest area and the restroom had been partially shattered by a strong impact. The massive spiderweb crack in the middle of the wall looked like it could collapse at any moment, making me uneasy.

“The witness who testified against you, where is she? Let me see her face.”

“For the safety of the witness, their identity will be protected… And are you really talking back to the teacher now?”

“Ugh.. frustrating as hell. Damn it.”

Park Taei gritted his teeth. Even from a distance, his frustration and anger were palpable. Despite feeling it before, Park Taei surprisingly refrained from using violence against adults with social standing.

“If he had resorted to violence recklessly, he would have been in jail long ago.”

That made it even more frustrating. Normally, he would have kicked someone to resolve the situation, but now he was just cursing and trying to control his anger. While he might be holding back, to the teacher, he probably seemed like a rebellious troublemaker.

“Is that him?”

“Seems like it… Rumor has it he’s a total delinquent.”

‘Hmm.. I usually don’t believe rumors about people, but this time they seem spot on.’

“Jiyoon is already here? Looks like things got resolved with Hwarin?”

Among the gathered people, there were a significant number of “unni” figures present.

Their expressions couldn’t completely hide their delight. Upon closer inspection, I noticed Park Taei, pushing through with determination, looking agitated at the edge of their gazes.

‘Ah, so that’s what happened.’

Finally, I understood the situation 100%. The unnis hadn’t mentioned Park Taei out of wounded pride, but they hadn’t forgotten the grudge. Realizing that revenge couldn’t be achieved through force, they were burying Park Taei politically.

‘It’s scary, terrifying… I thought it was cute how Park Taei stood up to them, but female bullies are just as dirty and scary as male ones.’

Now I realized that the position of the glass wall was ambiguously outside the range of the CCTV cameras. It was a structure that could only gain strength from testimony.

‘The teacher probably started with an investigation based on testimony, but due to Park Taei’s appearance and bad attitude, suspicion turned into certainty.’

Park Taei’s hand trembled. If provoked further, he would lose control and lash out at the teacher or anyone else. Whether he knew it or not, the teacher’s scolding was escalating with time.

‘…Let’s help out, this is a chance to get closer.’

“Just suspecting someone based on…”

“Taei is right. In fact, it wasn’t Taei who broke the glass, it was me.”

“…What are you?”

“Shh, don’t say anything, my little kitten.”

“???”

Ignoring the stunned Park Taei, I stared directly at the teacher, who was grinning foolishly. Feeling unexpectedly guilty, I pointed at the cracked glass.

“I have a sudden temper and couldn’t bear it anymore, so I punched the wall…”

“…Does that make sense?”

“I’m sorry for running away like trash!!!”

The impact was so strong that it made a loud ‘thud’ on the floor, resonating painfully.

“Wha..what, what?”

I could sense the teacher visibly flustered.

“Jiyoon…”

Hayoon choked up. She must have come out upon hearing the commotion, unbeknownst to me.

Hwayoon tended to avoid the Department of Dance subtly. Adjusting to the atmosphere for my friends made it difficult to pay attention to Hwayoon. While my friends found her attractive in their own ways, our personalities clashed, causing Hwayoon to slip away from them when I wasn’t around.

“Seems like she ran off while I was with Han Hwalin.”

Not only Hwayoon but also my friends were taken aback by my sudden actions.

“…Lee Jiyoon, follow me to the office along with Park Taei.”

“Huh? Don’t you trust what I say?”

“You two seem unaware that you’re trying to deceive me!”

“Huh?”

Dragged to the office, we faced the teacher’s outburst head-on. It seemed like things were about to go downhill.

“I couldn’t even step on a teacher’s shadow back in my day!!”

“Oh… the unfelt Confucian scent…”

We received a lecture typical of a teacher in his mid-thirties in the Chinese character classroom.

“Go kneel over there with your hands up!”

Park Taei and I ended up standing punishment next to the water dispenser. The space was so cramped that our elbows could touch. I glanced at Park Taei curiously.

“It’s truly unexpected… enduring such an unlikely scolding silently and obediently…”

I thought Park Taei would resist the old-fashioned teacher, but he simply nodded expressionlessly. The disparity between his current demeanor and past behavior left me speechless.

“Maybe he’s a model student deep down?”

“You son of a b****…”

“…Well, maybe not.”

Park Taei glared at the teacher as if ready to kill. Our posture while being punished was impeccably executed.

“Keep your hands up like that until I return.”

The old-fashioned teacher grabbed a few items and left the office.

As soon as the teacher left, Park Taei grabbed my collar and growled, “Did you really break it, you b*****d?”

I felt his grip strong as paper.

“…Even if you just grab my collar, I shake like paper. How could I have broken that?”

“Then why did you run away?”

“Because I believe you didn’t do it.”

“…What?”

“I trust you; you’re always confident, strong, beautiful, and sexy. You wouldn’t do something pointless like that.”

In truth, I knew the reason they believed me was that they knew who actually broke it, but I had no intention of revealing the truth. It would be insane to discard friends who paved the way for me to be a leader in schoolyard games.

“In life, one must walk a tightrope.”

Mastering the tightrope, I plan to conquer Park Taei while engaging in sexual harassment with students and having sex with Han Hwalin. Ruling the schoolyard is already my personal playground.

“…You absurd woman, spouting nonsense about trusting me?”

“I really do trust you…”

Thud!

Park Taei slammed the wall. Part of the wall crumbled like Styrofoam. Quite a surprise.

She released my collar and leaned against the wall, taking a break. She straightened her eyes narrowed in a pincer-like gaze. In short, she completely ignored me.

I, too, leaned against the wall, stretching my stiff shoulders. Thanks to my advanced physical education studies, I could enjoy a refreshing and pleasant stretch.

After sufficient stretching, I rested my head on Park Taei’s sweet-smelling shoulder. I felt her flinch.

“…I can’t figure out what kind of person you are.”

“Hehe, I like you.”

” …”

I could hear Park Taei’s heartbeat in my ear. Somehow, she seemed cute.

The next day, as usual, I entered the classroom of 1-3 with Hwayoon and sat in the back row.

“Hwayoon, let’s get ready for class.”

“Mm-hmm…”

I diligently opened my pencil case and prepared for class like a good student. However, unlike usual, Park Taei walked all the way to the back where I was sitting.

Swoosh – Clatter.

“…Taeyah, hello.”

” …”

“Why are you sitting next to me?”

Even though usually ignoring my greetings, today for some reason, she sat down next to me. I wondered what her intention was.

“What’s up….”

Choyul glanced back and forth between me and Bak Tae-i with uncertain eyes. Bak Tae-i shot a glare back at the fidgety Choyul. Choyul’s expression soured.

Class started. I nonchalantly opened my textbook trying not to show my surprise. However, about 20 minutes into the class, Hayoon grabbed my right arm like a small dog whimpering.

“Jiyoon… Aren’t we doing something nice?..”

Hayoon stood with legs wide apart like a subway uncle in a tank top. Judging by her trembling knees, it seemed like she was in heat.

“Hayoon… Let’s talk later. Be quiet now, and I’ll do something nice for you during break.”

“Sigh, okay…”

With Bak Tae-i right next to us, discreetly giving a hand job to Hayoon was impossible. I wanted to touch Hayoon’s cheek right then and there, but as a person of common sense, I boldly gave up on that desire.

“…What’s this ‘nice thing’ you’re talking about?”

” … ”

“What did you mean by ‘nice thing’ just now?”

“…It’s just to focus on the class and give each other a thigh massage!”

“Even listening to it sounds perverted, doesn’t it?”

“Hahaha…”

Instead of awkwardly justifying, one could deceive the person by citing a similar action as an example.

…This class period was particularly exhausting. Two hours felt like one because of worrying about Bak Tae-i.

The awaited bell rang.

“Finally, the bell rang!”

My throat was dry from tension, so I took Hayoon to the water cooler.

Gulp gulp gulp

“Splish, splash, splish. Ah, refreshing.”

“After finishing your drink, are you planning to have sex in the bathroom?”

Hayoon tugged at my skirt.

‘I should probably educate her not to use the word “sex.” I thought my heart would leap out of my chest.’

While contemplating how to educate Hayoon, I encountered Bak Tae-i coming out of the classroom.

“Hey, Jiyoon.”

” … ”

“Follow me to the bathroom.”

It was truly endless. I couldn’t understand her behavior; something must have changed drastically overnight.

“Jiyoon, don’t go…”

Hayoon anxiously grabbed onto my clothes.

“…I’ll be back in a moment, nothing will happen.”

“I, I…”

“There’s another break time, please endure a bit today.”

I gently patted her head to calm her down.

While comforting Hayoon, Bak Tae-i stood leaning against the wall with her arms crossed, observing us intently.

I followed Bak Tae-i into the bathroom. She swiftly occupied the sink area pushing aside other students who were about to wash up. Recognizing it was Bak Tae-i, the student who was pushed aside said nothing and left.

As the two troublemakers entered the bathroom, the other students inside gradually left one by one.

Bak Tae-i fixed her makeup in front of the mirror and applied a new layer of purple nail polish.

I awkwardly smiled, looking at the unnecessary mirror, admiring my own face.

‘If you have something to say, say it quickly! I feel like I’m going to die from anxiety!!’

Before corporal punishment was banned, whenever a latecomer needed to be disciplined with love, there was always a child who volunteered to be the first to receive it. That child was me.

Before I knew it, there were only Bak Tae-i and me inside the bathroom.

The bell signaling the end of break time rang.

“…The bell rang, let’s slowly head back to the classroom.”

As I tried to leave for the classroom, Bak Tae-i didn’t go outside but instead walked deeper into the bathroom. Then, near the window, she beckoned me with a flick of her finger.

“Come here.”

” … ”

Without any resistance, I approached her.

As I got close enough, she laughed as if finding it amusing. It seemed she was surprised that I was obediently listening.

“Do you want to kiss?”

“…What?”

She lifted her skirt. Thin panties with a floral pattern revealed themselves. Simultaneously, a distinct scent emanated from under the skirt.

“Still not answering?”

As if to make it more certain, she shifted her panties to the side slightly before covering them again.

“You want to suck?”

She smirked like a little devil.

“…Yeah, damn right.”

Naturally, I couldn’t hold back.