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Two days later, Monday.

A normal school day.

Since I started living alone, I didn’t eat breakfast properly, so I ate only bread and milk and left home late.

It takes approximately 20 minutes to go from my house to school by bus.

It’s roughly six stops away. The distance is shorter than expected, but it seems to take about that long as the bus stops and stops repeatedly during morning rush hour. The reason I think that is because it takes less than 15 minutes to get back home.

… … Well, anyway.

As usual, it took about 20 minutes to get to school.

The building where the two first grade classes are located is the main building of the school, especially the first floor.

After passing the now familiar route to school and coming to the front of the classroom, I opened the back door without thinking.

──Drur!

“Huh? It is the main universe.”

“Hey, hey, the main universe has arrived!”

“Wow, the universe is amazing… .”

Then, everyone in the first year and second classes looked at me at once.

‘… … what?’

This unusual atmosphere.

Usually, when I come in, the kids glance in my direction, but for some reason, today it was more than usual.

If the level of attention that comes to me when there is nothing going on is around 5, and the level of attention from everyone in the class is around 10, would it feel like right now it’s around 10?

Kids who were close to me, as well as kids who were less close to me, and even kids who would normally be sleeping were staring at me with their eyes as if they were looking at some strange animal, but as someone who had just started school, I had absolutely no idea what was going on.

By any chance, did something happen while I was away…? … .

‘What is it really?’

As everyone else looks at me, I feel very strange, and strange suspicions suddenly arise.

That won’t happen, though. Although it will never happen. I wonder if they found out about the contents of the video I watched this weekend.

‘… … This time I saw something ordinary.’

“… … .”

I shook my head while thinking about useless things.

Let’s put down the bag first.

I left behind the pouring gaze and came to my seat.

I untied my bag strap as usual, hung it next to my desk, then pulled out a stool and sat down.

OK.

“Hey, the universe!”

Jaehyun quickly approached me and spoke to me.

I don’t know why, but the corners of my mouth keep rising up. With a smile that cannot be hidden on the corner of his mouth.

“Did you see this?”

Nam Jaehyun suddenly holds out his cell phone.

I did some research and found that it was YouTube shorts. That’s why, it’s a short video edited to less than 1 minute.

The video stops before it starts, and the title is [2024 Jamsil Stadium Kiss Time Legend].

“What, what is this?”

“Just take a look, you’ll know when you see it.”

Suddenly, Jaehyun played the video.

Foreign pop songs that I have heard many times are playing in the background.

It’s a very catchy melody that starts with the lyrics Love, Love, Love. This was probably the Love Actually OST, right?

Anyway, the background in the video is the premium seats at Jamsil Stadium, which I visited two days ago.

In a place where it was comfortable to sit because the tables and seats were spacious, a man and a woman were hugging each other very affectionately.

-… … !

-Uh, uh… !

When the man and woman saw their image on the electronic display board, they were so shocked that they fell down.

Then, they suddenly glanced at each other, as if they were very conscious of the person sitting next to them.

“… … ?!”

At that moment I couldn’t believe my eyes.

This is because the men and women in the video looked very familiar.

No, in fact, it is familiar to the eye and there is nothing to do. The woman was my childhood friend Aki, whom I saw almost every day, and the man was just me.

“Hey, this… .”

It’s me and Aki.

Even when I look at the dish and look at it, these two people are me and Aki.

Why on earth are Aki and I on YouTube Shorts… … ?!

I was so shocked that I couldn’t even speak properly and looked at Jaehyun, and Jaehyun, who paused the video for a moment, looked at me and laughed.

“What if I’m already surprised? There are still highlights left.”

“What? No, what… .”

There are still highlights.

Before I could ask that question, the video played again.

The man in the video. So, I looked at Aki with an indifferent expression, then stretched out my hand and gently stroked Aki’s hair.

Then, he touched the back of Aki’s neck to make him look this way and pretended to carefully grab Aki’s wrist, who was covering his mouth with his hand, before subtly holding his hands together.

-… … side.

-… … !

After that, he whispered something and kissed Aki on the lips.

It felt very short, but looking at it from someone else’s perspective, the lips touched and then separated in a much shorter period of time.

Despite all the effort put into preparing it, it was a very heartbreaking kiss.

‘… … ‘You deserve to be angry.’

Aki must have made up her mind to give permission, but she made it seem like it was going to be really steamy and kissed her like only 6-year-olds do.

… … I felt that way for a moment.

-… … .

-… … .

Immediately after our lips touched, Aki and I quietly looked at each other.

Aki stared at me with a slightly embarrassed expression.

-… … Haum.

-… … ?!

He wraps his arms around my neck and hugs me, then opens his lips slightly and kisses me.

This time it’s thicker and longer than before.

So much so that I could clearly see Aki and I’s hands and feet twitching.

-Hehe… … .

-… … .

And then, Aki leans on my shoulder.

Our love story ended there, and the video ended with a large subtitle saying [Happy love~♡].

“… … .”

I wasn’t sure about it when I was doing it in person, but when I saw it on video, it looked very strange.

“Wow, I thought this was some kind of movie.”

I was in a daze, but suddenly came to my senses after hearing Jaehyun’s teasing words.

“Who posted this?”

“I don’t know either. But you know what? This has a lot of views. It was posted during the day yesterday, but it reached 1 million views in one day.”

“… … what? 1 million?”

How do you get 1 million views in one day? Aren’t you lying?

Feeling doubtful, I clicked on the description box to check the number of video views.

[2024 Jamsil Stadium Kiss Time Legend]

#shorts #kiss time #sweet #healing #freshness #high school couple

[Likes – 22,000 / Views – 1,036,220 / Upload date – March 15, 2024]

The number of views listed in the description is 1.03 million.

It wasn’t even around 1 million, it had already easily surpassed the 1 million views that Jaehyun had mentioned.

“Look, right?”

“It’s true… … .”

It wasn’t a lie.

I lost consciousness for a moment.

Because 1 million views in one day means that this video has appeared in the YouTube algorithm. That means that most people have already seen me and Aki kissing, and that number is still increasing in real time.

‘… … No, it’s like this.’

The kids in my class were looking at me and whispering.

A scene of my classmate kissing a girl appeared on YouTube Shorts, and I’m sick of it… … ?

Even if it were me, I would make a fuss about it.

“Hey, it’s space.”

“Uh, huh?”

“The girl here is the girl in class 1, right? Are you dating him?”

“… … Huh?”

“Wow, you bastard from the universe. For some reason, he said he would come in the evening but didn’t come. Are you doing this with your girlfriend when we say we should boast?”

“Are kisses sweet? Fuck you, you traitorous bastard.”

“Juju, you fell behind in PE class.”

“시발, 시발, 십새끼, 개새끼… .”

Starting with a girl’s cautious questions, my friends’ harsh words started pouring in on me.

“Hey, how was your day?”

“… … uh? What’s going on?”

“Like this, fuck. Kiss me and fuck, what happened?”

“… … ”

What happened after the kiss?

‘… … What can happen?’

I guess I felt embarrassed after we kissed, so I swallowed my regrets and let him go when he told me to go home today. I couldn’t see you all Sunday because of Akine’s family’s event, so I was just waiting for today.

However, I didn’t think they would believe me if I said this to my friends who were already very angry.

So I was wondering what to say, but my friends seemed to take my silence with a different meaning.

“… … Fuck you, you deceiver!”

“You bastard, grab all your limbs!”

He suddenly got angry and grabbed my arms and legs at the same time.

I was caught off guard and helpless.

“Say.”

“Well, what do you say?”

“… … Tell me everything about where you did what you did and how you did it.”

“… … .”

“Don’t you say anything? … … good. I won’t let you go without saying anything.”

My friend Dong-ho, who was showing the most anger, grabbed me by the hem of my dress shirt.

“Hey, Jooju, take off all your clothes!”

“Uh… ?! Hey, where are you touching… !”

“What are you touching! Touching, what kind of Lee Jeong-hee are you?!”

Sigh.

Dongho’s fingers unbuttoned one of my shirt buttons.

Oh, this bastard. I’m not joking, I’m really taking it off… !

I moved my arms and legs, feeling embarrassed because there were girls, and I was afraid that they would notice if I was with boys. When I showed signs of resistance, the boys holding my arms and legs gave me more strength and held on tighter.

“Don’t you say anything? Even if it’s like this, even if it’s like this?”

“No, ah, hey! There are kids! You guys really… .”

“If there is, what should I do, you deceiver!”

“Okay, say it quickly! Tell me everything about where and what you did with your girlfriend!”

“… … Ah Okay! I’ll tell you. As I said, it’s a bit… !”

* * *

PE class.

Monday’s physical education class is a joint class between classes 1 and 2.

This means that Jooju and Aki can legally see each other during class once a week, and have been doing so for almost two weeks.

As of today, the two avoided looking at each other.

The reason is, YouTube shorts uploaded by someone.

Just as Class 2’s Joo Woo-ju was questioned, tortured, and beaten by his classmates because of his YouTube shorts, Class 1’s Aki was also bombarded with all kinds of questions from his friends, and thanks to that, his shame was pushed to the limit.

In this situation, it is safe to say that everyone in this school saw Jooju and Aki kissing, and if the two got close to each other and even had a conversation, they would say, ‘What, are you going to kiss again?’ Because it was obvious that I would be made fun of.

“Hey, you crazy person! Don’t dunk! Are you bragging about being tall? Huh?”

“Okay. sorry. Sorry.”

“Don’t say you’re sorry, just don’t do it, you bastard!”

“… … .”

but.

Even in such a situation.

Aki was squatting in a place a little away from the basketball hoop, with both knees brought to his chest.

Although I was embarrassed to meet him in person, I couldn’t miss watching Joo Woo-ju play basketball.

because.

“Ugh, is this kid measuring dunks again?”

“… … Hey, take it!”

──Rock!

“No, what the fuck!”

“You don’t dunk, you son of a bitch!”

‘… … ‘Because it’s cool.’

My handsome childhood friend is tall, has long legs, an elongated body, and dark eyebrows.

The sight of Joo Woo-joo playing basketball while sweating is really, really cool.

Even though he doesn’t know the rules, the sight of Joo Woo-ju running passionately across the court shouting ‘Pass, pass!’… … .

It was so cool that it made my heart pound.

“Wow, this bastard, whenever he opens his mouth, he screams.”

“Yeah, what should I do~”

“What can I do, are you an elementary school student?”

“… … Foot.”

Even if you call me a bean pod, I have nothing to say… … .

“Ah, this kid is so tall he can’t block a dunk. Hey, how tall are you?”

“When I measured it last year, it was 183 or 4, maybe around that?”

“180 in the third year of middle school? Wow, the fucking genes are different.”

“You must grow up to 2 meters.”

‘Wow, 184…’ .’

I didn’t know it when I saw it with my own eyes, but when I looked at the numbers, I realized that the height of the universe was incredibly tall.

Because my height is 165cm. For 184, there is a difference of almost 20cm.

… … I heard that the ideal height difference for kissing is between 12 and 15 cm.

Since you can’t reduce the height of the universe, I have to be about 5cm taller to fit just in between.

How can this not work… … ?

“… … Aki!”

The moment when Aki was having a slightly wild imagination. The main universe opened his mouth softly.

Aki reflexively looked in that direction, and Jooju met his gaze.

‘Did I just do well?’

He said only with his eyes and smiled faintly like a child.

“Hey, universe! Come on, change teams and play one more game!”

“Oh, I’ll go!”

“… … .”

My heart is pounding.

Aki’s heart was pounding.

It really wasn’t a big deal, I just saw the main universe’s smile. Aki’s heart begins to pound loudly, and his cheeks heat up slightly.

Why does smiling while sweating look so sexy?

‘… … ‘Uhm.’

I don’t know if it’s cool.

After all, men are sexiest when they sweat.

“… … .”

No, because it’s a cool law… … .

“Aki, do you like it that much?”

“… … What, what?”

Aki, who was stabbed by a lever, answered in a hurry.

Her classmate Lee Ha-ram, who was watching Aki and asked a question, smiled knowingly and laughed.

“Akiya.”

“Uh, uh… ?”

“There is no one else, so just be honest with me. … … You two are dating, right?”

“… … Oh, isn’t it?”

Aki’s cheeks are getting even hotter because he’s already embarrassed.

Lee Ha-ram was confident after seeing Aki’s reaction, and pushed him even more subtly.

“It’s a lie, it’s a lie! We’re not dating, but you’re kissing me so passionately?”

“Wow, Uju~chan and I are childhood friends… .”

“What! What kind of country and what kind of childhood friends kiss each other with their lips pressed together?! It’s a lie, you two are definitely dating!”

“Ah, no… . Really, no… .”

“Don’t lie, you’re dating, right… ! Be honest and tell it to your sister! How far did it go… ?!”

“… … I don’t know.”

“Huh? Look at this guy. Don’t you say anything? Tell me quickly. This is a lustful milk cow, kissing her boyfriend in front of everyone… !”

“Mi, wheat, keu… ?!”

That was the moment when Lee Ha-ram, whose face became even more excited for some reason, grabbed the hem of Aki’s gym clothes and shook it.

“… … Uh, hey!”

Someone’s urgent voice was heard.

And then:

“Hey, be careful… … !”

puck!

Before anyone could finish speaking, a heavy sound was heard from the basketball hoop.

Aki and Lee Ha-ram turned their heads.

“… … Ugh.”

Someone stumbles and falls in place.

“Hey, universe! Are you okay?!”

“What, what is it, what’s going on?”

“What’s happening! Jooju, you just hit your head with a ball… !”

“Hey, hey! Why is he like this, didn’t he collapse?”

“First, stand up! … Hey, universe! If it’s okay, tell me quickly!”

That someone is Joo Woo Joo, who was hit on the head by an incorrectly passed ball.

Aki looked blankly at Jooju, unable to control his body.

“… … Ooh, space!”

Without realizing it, I jumped up from my spot.