episode_0040

The eventful month of March has passed and April, which can truly be called spring, has arrived.

The cherry blossom buds visible outside the window were slowly blooming, waiting for the moment to fully bloom.

Along with that, small changes came to the ordinary daily life of the share house.

“Starting next week, Ran will be going to the same school as you guys. So, as a big sister, take good care of her.”

“…Shouldn’t I take care of it?”

Ran asked me in a slow but clear voice.

After meeting with the chairman, Ran’s aphasia symptoms began to improve.

At first, he just gave simple answers to what I said, but now, little by little, he started expressing his opinions more and more.

The reason Ran went to special classes was because he couldn’t communicate like normal children, and now that his symptoms are improving, there is no longer a need to attend special classes.

In addition, as one of the promises to the president, it was necessary for Ran to achieve a satisfactory level of academic achievement before entering high school.

From that perspective, Ran continuing to attend special classes could not be seen as a good option.

Hayun became angry after hearing Ran’s words.

“Because I’m your older sister! As the youngest, all you have to do is look up to your older sister!”

“…Look up to me, something to look at? Are there any?”

“Not just! A whopping three years older!”

“I’m not proud of my age.”

However, perhaps because I often talked on the tablet, I developed a habit of interrupting conversations like I did before.

Well, this will gradually get better.

It is harsh to expect too much from a child who has only recently learned to speak.

Hayun, who was facing Ran, started glaring at Ran.

Ran, who was about a head shorter than Hayun, did not give up and stared at Hayun.

I don’t know what it is, but it seems like there’s this kid-only fight.

You’ve said this once before, but are these two secretly on bad terms?

“Sister.”

Younha, who was caught between the two, opened her mouth to Hayun.

The way he spoke with his hands on his hips made me feel trustworthy.

“Ran also hates you because you keep acting so unmaturely.”

“…But.”

“Ranido. You can’t arbitrarily ignore people. Would you feel good if you went to school later and someone younger than you openly ignored you? Isn’t it good?”

“…I did it wrong.”

“Yes. Let’s hold hands and make peace.”

Their skill in mediating fights is as good as that of adults.

When I looked at Younha with admiration as she quickly sorted out the situation, she noticed my gaze and belatedly lowered her head while blushing.

“Sometimes, it seems like Younha is the most mature.”

“Well, that’s not true.”

Younha speaking with a shy face was cute today too.

“Am I?”

“You have a long way to go before you grow up.”

Angi blurted out a few words to Hayun, as if asking her to also praise Yunha’s praise.

At least I thought that in this house, I wouldn’t be pushed back even if I aimed at Ran.

“Chet. It’s okay, because I have Younha!”

“…Sister, it’s stuffy.”

Hayun hugs Younha next to her with a bright smile on her face, not even remembering that she scolded her just a moment ago.

Even today, the twins were in love-love mode.

“Adult, what does it mean to be cute?”

Ran, who was holding my hand tightly, looked up at me.

You don’t have to worry about the “ column. Because it’s better for Ran to stay the way she is now.”

It was meant as a compliment, but Ran’s reaction to what I said was a bit subtle.

It looked like he was pouting because his lips were poking forward and his cheeks were swollen.

“I want to become an adult quickly.”

“I hope so.”

A faint smile appeared at Ran’s cute complaint.

**

Ran’s new school transfer wasn’t the only change that occurred in the share house in April.

The house was much quieter than usual.

If it was a normal weekend, it would have been noisy with everyone watching TV and playing games, but now, except for the three kids who had fallen asleep peacefully after playing to their heart’s content, it was quiet as if I was alone in the house.

“You don’t have to worry that much.”

Knowing the cause, I scratched my head.

In April, all middle and high schools across the country conduct midterm exams.

A big event exclusively for students that cannot be missed for future advancement.

An average student would not prepare so early just because a midterm exam is approaching.

Most people end up cramming, or they give up on grades early and don’t study at all.

I don’t know if it’s a high school senior, but fortunately there is no one in this house who is a high school senior this year.

So why is everyone concentrating so hard on studying even though it’s the weekend when school isn’t in session?

It was because of their own trend, whose origins are unknown.

Since they feed me and let me sleep for free, I should repay them by studying hard.

For myself, I think it would be great if I could just grow up safely, but it seemed like the children felt that it was barely enough to repay the entire debt.

Han Chae-yeon seemed to be in the position of leaving the kids alone because they wanted to.

Since Yuna’s personality doesn’t seem like she would refuse something like that, wouldn’t she be joining in on this study atmosphere?

“Let’s take a quick look around.”

I got bored and went straight to explore.

smart.

“Please come in.”

When I knocked on the door, Yuna’s calm voice came back.

She had a textbook spread out in front of her desk and seemed to be studying as I expected, but Jin-ah, who was actually sharing the same room, was nowhere to be seen.

“Jina?”

“I went out to study in the library with my friends. I left early in the morning, didn’t you know?”

“Oh, I guess I woke up a little late today so I didn’t notice.”

Jina was almost the only one in this house who had good social relationships.

Ran didn’t have much opportunity to make friends because she was in a special class, and the twins were used to playing among themselves because of their physical constitution.

Yeon-ya, it’s a bit early to make friends since you just transferred to a new school, and Sujin…

‘What can I do?’

When I think about the past, I feel fortunate that no major problems have arisen so far.

It was still too early to make friends. I don’t really want it either.

With those thoughts in mind, I entered the room and was slightly surprised by the sight before me.

“That?”

“Ah…this?”

I lightly touched the black horn-rimmed glasses that Yuna was wearing.

“I feel like I can concentrate better when I use it, so I only use it when studying. If you look closely here, it’s just a pair of glasses with no prescription, right?”

Yuna took off her glasses and showed me the inside.

The glasses were definitely very thin, as she said, and they were non-prescription glasses.

“…is it a little strange?”

“No, I think it suits you very well.”

Yuna, who was wearing glasses again, hesitated and asked me, so I answered exactly what I felt.

Glasses are a fashion item that affects your face more than you might think.

In particular, this tendency is more evident in women than in men, so many women who dislike this tend to use contact lenses instead of glasses.

Nevertheless, Yuna’s current appearance wearing glasses looked very natural, as if she had always had them.

Should I say that Lee Mi-ja goes from being an older sister with a gentle smile to being a more mature and intelligent office worker?

It felt refreshing to see something I didn’t normally see.

“…Uh.”

“Why?”

“No, I guess I should say that I was a little surprised because I didn’t know if an honest review would come back that soon.”

Yuna’s face was flushed, and her eyes wandered in confusion.

Surprisingly, is Yuna the type of person who is weak to praise, similar to Jina?

“Hey…perhaps.”

“Hmm?”

“Can you teach me to study?”

Yuna’s face was very red as she asked that question, as if she was going to die of embarrassment.

“Did you study wrong in the past?”

“Well, that’s not it.”

Yuna slowly lifted up the math textbook she was reading and showed me the cover.

Since she was in her second year of high school, the textbook should have said “2nd year of high school,” but what was written there was the number “1st year of high school.”

“Due to certain circumstances, I wasn’t able to study much during my first year of high school. So I tried to force myself to keep up with the progress by checking the textbook I received in the first year, but I couldn’t make any progress…”

“If that’s the case, I’ll help you. Can I just teach you math?”

“Well, if possible, I would like to ask you in English as well.”

I also accepted another textbook from Yuna.

When I heard that I couldn’t study in the first year, I took it to mean that I didn’t understand, but I guess that wasn’t the case.

The textbooks, including math and English, were almost like new.

Due to Yuna’s conscientious nature, there was no way she would have openly slept in class, and it certainly seems like there was something going on.

“Then, shall we start with math?”

“Yes. Thank you very much.”

It was the first favor I received since Yuna came to this house.

I was planning to repay Jina for her previous request, but I thought it was a good opportunity.