episode_0068

“It was a very busy day.”

“That’s right.”

I was currently walking through the city alone with my manager.

It was after having a quick dinner at a restaurant near the station and seeing off Yoo Seol, the vice president, and the secretary who live in the dormitory.

In the case of the manager, it seems that the apartment in the new city is his home.

From what I heard, it’s a very expensive house… .

After all, it wasn’t for no reason that the manager secretly exuded cuteness that he couldn’t hide.

There is a reason for everything in this world.

“Junior. Thank you for going along with my efforts today.”

“What? It’s fun because it’s a new experience for me too.”

“I’m so glad you said that.”

Even though I can’t help but be taken aback by the manager’s actions, I think I’m having fun participating in the club activities.

Drawing is something you draw every day, and if you only watched cartoons in club, you might have thought it was boring.

Actually, that was the activity I had in mind when I first joined the subculture club.

Still, in that respect, the cosplay experience, which I had never experienced before in my two lives, was a fun, if annoying, experience.

It’s never a bad thing to have an unexpected experience in a club activity you didn’t expect.

Also, I learned a new relationship.

I glance at the cell phone in my pocket.

It was a cell phone with Jenna’s saved number in it.

I don’t know when we’ll see each other again, but… .

No, if I think about it, I think I’ll see you again at least once before the cosplay competition.

Anyway, what I wanted to say was that I was able to meet good people.

“No one joined the club last year, so I can’t tell you how happy I was that a junior joined the club this year.”

That’s right.

The manager, deputy manager, and secretary are all third year students. If I hadn’t joined, the subculture club might have been shut down right away next year.

Yoo Seol also said that he changed clubs because of me.

“I’m glad. Well, I think I joined the club well.“

“Hehe. As expected, you are my junior.”

The manager smiled softly and expressed his gratitude to me.

Then, he turned his gaze away from me, turned his back, and continued speaking.

“… Actually, I don’t know if that’s why I treated my juniors more mischievously. Because I waited a year for my junior.”

“The manager was somewhat like that.”

“Ugh… . I’m sorry.”

“It’s a joke. Well, it was okay.”

When I laughed out loud, the manager sighed as if he was relieved.

“I hope we can remain close even after we graduate.”

“Of course.”

… Because the manager is also a valuable customer.

Although it has been less frequent since we met at the club, the person who has helped me a lot in continuing my painting activities so far is the manager.

Now, beyond that, I know that he is also a good person.

Of course, the same goes for the other members, the vice-president and general secretary, and my senior, Yoo Seol.

I thought I walked quite slowly, following the manager’s pace, but as I walked and talked about various things, I quickly reached my destination.

At the entrance to the apartment complex, I said goodbye to the manager.

“Junior. See you on Monday! Enter carefully!”

“Yes. The manager should also come in.”

The manager waved his hand until I walked away.

After seeing the manager off like that, I walked home while being seen off by the manager.

The evening glow is disappearing beyond the boundary between sky and earth.

Now the sun is slowly setting. It was proof that summer was approaching.

Still, it was nice to not have to walk down a dark street.

On the weekend, I had a relatively hard work day, but the walk home was light.

I became a high school student and am living like a pretty popular person… .

If I continue living like this, my MBTI may change from I to E.

* * *

On Sundays, I stayed indoors and found my identity.

What is E? I am also I.

After spending time outside every day for the past dozen days, I was so happy to spend the whole day relaxing at home for the first time in a long time.

As expected, I’m inside the blanket.

Of course, I wasn’t playing around.

It’s not urgent, but I’m behind on some work, and I also have to draw pictures for goods to be sold at the festival.

Still, the energy difference between working at home and doing outdoor activities was incomparable.

After spending time at home, I woke up on Monday morning with smooth skin and full of energy.

“… Hey, aren’t you still smiling today for some reason?”

“What?”

“Look at this! “Did I eat something wrong?”

hmm. Hong Yeon-seo seems to be making a bit of a fuss today.

I’m the same as usual.

“… … That, no. No.”

Seong Yu-rin clenched and opened her hands in the air as she tried to say something.

“What is it? Why don’t you talk? Huhuhu.“

“Ugh… . Oh, let’s run quickly.”

Okay, okay. I have to run quickly.

After quickly warming up, I warmed up my body by taking steps in place.

As I moved my moderately relaxed body and started jogging, it felt like my body was flying.

My condition is really good today.

“Grunt. I don’t know. It’ll be okay at school… .”

“Ugh… .”

I could hear two voices murmuring something behind me, but that wasn’t important right now.

I worked hard with my legs to increase my speed.

“Hey, hey! Let’s go together!”

… In the end, I sprinted as hard as I could and got scolded by Hong Yeon-seo.

* * *

“Hello~ Did you have a good weekend? You all know that sports day is held this Thursday and Friday, right? Starting today, we will practice group sports during afternoon classes.”

Ordinance time.

There was guidance from teacher Chae-yeon Jeong about the sports day to be held during the week.

Until last week, I used to take advantage of gym class to practice my group sports, but now that there are only a few days left, I’m going to leave all my afternoon classes to practice.

“Ah! Also, haven’t you decided yet who will participate in the 3-person, 4-legged race? Are there any kids who want to do this? There must be one team.”

Despite the teacher’s words, only the children appeared to be confused, and it seemed that no children had specifically agreed to participate.

“I hope there are applicants by lunch today. Talk to your friends and decide. If you don’t show up today, the teacher may randomly select you to participate? If the class leader has an applicant, please let the teacher know.”

“Yes.”

After Lee Se-ah’s answer, the assembly ended with a good word to study hard today.

When the teacher left the class, Hong Yeon-seo left her seat and flew to my seat, as if she had been waiting.

“Jin Lee! Let’s go to a 3-a-side match!”

“… Huh?”

For a moment, I couldn’t adjust to the guy’s speed and made a sound like the wind was falling.

Hong Yeon-seo looked at me like that and continued talking.

“It’s not a difficult sport, and that’s okay. We have good athletic ability, and we work well together because we run together every morning. I’m sure we can win.”

“Even if we go out, will we win if we are the only ones to win since it is a continuous run?”

I heard that you have to form a team with another class and run in a row.

“Anyway! The odds of winning are higher, right?”

“I guess so.”

Hmm… . It’s 3 people and 4 squares… .

Although I didn’t really want to participate in the individual event, I was still a little concerned about not contributing to the class.

If it’s just running, it might be okay.

If you say “, who does the other one do it with?”

As soon as I finished speaking, the three eyes turned to me.

Lee Se-ah, Lee So-yoon, and Seong Yu-rin looked at me, then at each other, and turned their eyes here and there, exchanging words without words.

“… wait for a sec. Soyoon, you are a bit like that.”

“What, what!? Why!“

At my words, which broke up the girls’ ongoing battle of wits, Lee So-yoon ran up to me, grabbed my shoulders, and rocked my body back and forth.

“No, your stride length isn’t right… .”

“Ugh.”

Lee So-yoon’s movements stiffened at my words.

Well, there are physical limitations… .

Lee So-yoon’s small body naturally had short legs.

No matter how long Lee So-yoon stretches her legs, it is not easy for her to keep up with Hong Yeon-seo and me.

“ugh. I can’t help it… .”

In the end, Lee So-yoon was convinced and left, leaving Lee Se-ah and Seong Yu-rin.

hmm… . Actually, if you think about it rationally, it is true that it is sexual abuse.

Like Hong Yeon-seo and I, we run together in the morning, and her athletic ability is probably better than that of Lee Se-ah.

Lee Se-ah, who had been watching for a moment, puffed out her cheeks and gave up her candidacy, perhaps because she knew the truth.

“Yes! So, the three of us are going to the game?”

After traffic control was over, Hong Yeon-seo said excitedly.

Perhaps because he is a guy who loves sports, he seemed happy to participate in at least one sports day.

“Is it okay to distinguish between men and women?”

“Yes. I once saw a notice listing sports events, and it said mixed teams were okay.”

Isea answered my question.

After hearing the answer and nodding my head, I asked Isea.

“Yes. Then, tell the teacher that the three of us are leaving.”

“… Chii. I understand.”

Although Se-Ah Lee still seemed to have some regrets, she eventually gave up and left the class.

I think I’ll go to the teacher right now because I have some time before first period starts.

“By the way, you said you won’t participate in the sports day because you’re studying?”

“… … Huh?”

Seong Yu-rin, caught off guard by my question, made a blank expression.

Then he came to his senses again, shook his head and made an excuse.

“Because I do at least some running in the morning.“

ah. That’s right.

As I grinned, Seong Yu-rin returned to her seat with a groan.

After all, he’s a fun guy to make fun of.

Everyone returned to their seats, and Lee So-yoon, who was sitting next to me, called me in a dissatisfied voice.

“I wanted to do it too.”

“I’m sorry. But there’s nothing you can do about it.”

“Sing. I know.”

He seemed even more upset because he knew he couldn’t do anything about it.

I guess I should buy something from the store later to let off some steam.