episode_0076

“Yes. It’s okay.”

After finishing her phone call with her parents, Jiwoo Yoon relaxed and fell onto the bed.

“What are you saying?”

Lee Se-ah, who had been silent next to her while the call continued, carefully asked a question.

Yun Ji-woo turned her head and answered.

“They say they will come right after work.”

“I see.“

“… He also talked about you guys.”

“… … Really?”

Se-ah Lee’s eyes widened slightly, and the two people next to her also slightly raised their heads and looked at Ji-woo Yoon.

“He didn’t say anything, so don’t worry about it. By the way, how was the game?“

“You mean continuous running? I somehow turned things around. Yeonseo was amazing.”

At Se-ah Lee’s words, Hong Yeon-seo, who had drawn attention to herself, crossed her arms and pursed her lips.

“Jin Lee too.”

When Seo Yi-jin’s name came up, Yoon Ji-woo’s brow twitched.

Ise-ah, who noticed the strange change, sighed softly.

“Ah. okay. Well done. Anyway, I’m sorry. I fell awkwardly. My legs are like this so I miss sports days now.”

“Ugh… . I can’t help it. I hope you get better soon.”

“Well. Even if you can’t do it, you have to wear a cast for at least two weeks.”

“… Ah.”

Feeling embarrassed for no reason, Ise-ah put her hands together and wiped the back of her hands.

Hong Yeon-seo, who was watching the conversation between Yoon Ji-woo and Lee Se-ah, leaned back comfortably in her chair and muttered in a passing tone.

“But they said they found all your pinch hitters. I am resting comfortably.”

The content of the words was ordinary, but somehow everyone present felt that Hong Yeon-seo had a sarcastic attitude.

Of course, the same was true for Yoon Ji-woo, so the expression on his face when he heard those words was never good.

Lee So-yoon, who saw Yoon Ji-woo’s crumpled face, carefully stopped Hong Yeon-seo.

“Woah, Yeonseo. what’s the matter… .”

When Lee So-yoon shook Hong Yeon-seo with anxious eyes, Hong Yeon-seo changed her complexion again.

“Ah. sorry. I won’t say much anymore.”

The sight of Hong Yeon-seo turning her head and smiling at Lee So-yoon looked like she was smiling so brightly that her thorns had disappeared.

Yun Ji-woo frowned even more and tried to coax him, but in the end, he didn’t say anything.

“… What did the doctor say? Can you go to school starting tomorrow?”

Se-ah Lee, who noticed their discomfort, changed the topic again.

“Uh. It’s not bad enough to be hospitalized, so I’m planning to be discharged at night.”

“Thank goodness.”

Yoon Ji-woo chuckled at Lee Se-ah’s words, which were sincere and not at all false.

Yoon Ji-woo’s sudden laughter made the three people present look at her with questions, but Yoon Ji-woo shook her head.

Yoon Ji-woo knows what she was thinking and what the meaning behind her smile was. Only he knew.

The inside of the hospital room was once again quiet.

Ise-ah glanced towards the door.

“Are the kids a little late? We were going to give you something to drink after going to the convenience store so you can rest comfortably… .”

“Let’s do something together.”

Yun Ji-woo muttered softly after hearing Lee Se-ah’s words.

Yun Ji-woo’s face, with the corner of her mouth twitching, seemed to be holding back laughter.

Yet, his gaze remained focused on Hong Yeon-seo.

“… Well, it looks like he’s having trouble deciding what to buy.”

To Yoon Ji-woo’s counterattack, which was not a counterattack, Hong Yeon-seo did not react and looked at the distant mountain.

Lee So-yoon answered on his behalf.

“Oh, by the way. Come to think of it, Seaya. When Jiwoo has become like that, wouldn’t it be difficult to do the class president job alone?”

Hong Yeon-seo, who was still, spoke to Lee Se-ah.

Ise-ah was taken aback when she heard that question.

That’s because I told everyone what happened in the teacher’s office on the way to the hospital.

therefore… .

Hong Yeon-seo already knew that Seo Yi-jin had decided to take over Yoon Ji-woo’s vice-team leader duties.

Yoon Ji-woo, who did not notice Lee Se-ah’s embarrassed expression, opened her mouth.

“That’s right. You must be busy preparing for the sports day. … Why don’t you do it for me?”

“Hmm~ I’m a bit busy because I have a lot of sports to compete in. I’m sorry, Seaya.”

In fact, it was the vice-captain’s job that had nothing to do with participating in the game, but Hong Yeon-seo refused.

“He, he. ha… .”

Se-ah Lee sighed and continued.

“Earlier, I went to ask the teacher where the hospital you were at was. The teacher entrusted Jin-i with the duties of vice class president.”

“… What?”

Yoon Ji-woo bit her lower lip.

“Ha. okay. I feel relieved if Jin Lee does it for me.”

Although Yoon Ji-woo’s expression as she said those words did not match the words she was saying at all.

Se-ah Lee sighed for the unknown number of times.

She realized that in order to return to the old relationship, she had to resolve Hong Yeon-seo’s hostility towards Yoon Ji-woo along with Yoon Ji-woo’s hostility towards Seo Yi-jin.

at that time. The door to the hospital room opened and several students entered the room.

“Woah! Vice class leader! Are you okay?”

“Jiwoo~ I came to visit you!”

It was a visit from other children in the class and several students who appeared to be seniors in the club.

Then, Seo Yi-jin and Seong Yu-rin came in behind them.

“We met in the lobby and came up together.”

Seo Yi-jin said that and put down one of the plastic bags in her hand on the table next to the bed.

“Drink what you want. I deliberately bought several of each type.“

Before we knew it, Ji-Woo Yoon’s bedside table was filled with all kinds of gifts for visiting the hospital.

Lee Se-ah, Hong Yeon-seo, and Lee So-yoon quietly stood up.

Unlike before, I saw Jiwoo Yoon smiling faintly.

“We’ll go quickly. Take care of yourself and see you at school tomorrow.”

After saying that, everyone followed Isea as she turned and headed toward the door.

“Ah. That’s right.”

Meanwhile, Seo Yi-jin, who was standing last, turned around and approached Yoon Ji-woo.

“… What is it?”

Yoon Ji-woo narrowed her eyes when she noticed Seo Yi-jin approaching her.

“Nothing special. The teacher asked me to make a phone call to you.”

“… Uh.”

“Yes. Here we go. Get well quickly.”

Yoon Ji-woo stared intently at the back of Seo Yi-jin, who said a simple matter and left.

* * *

“Other kids also came to visit.”

I nodded at Ise-ah’s words.

“Hmm. Because he is popular for one reason or another.”

After hearing that, Hong Yeon-seo snorted and said.

“I guess we didn’t have to go, right?”

Hong Yeon-seo probably didn’t have much of a desire to go from the beginning.

“Yeonseo… .”

It was Se-Ah who called Hong Yeonseo’s name, but Hong Yeonseo snorted.

“Heung.”

“Haha… .”

Yoon Ji-woo is also Yoon Ji-woo, but do we also have to free Hong Yeon-seo’s feelings?

They used to have fun bickering for fun, but now it feels like they are fighting sincerely.

Although it is completely understandable that Hong Yeon-seo is angry at Yoon Ji-woo.

There was a moment of silence as everyone thought of Jiwoo Yoon with different thoughts.

“Over there.”

“Huh?”

“Now that I think about it, what should we do about practice?”

“… Ah.”

After hearing Hong Yeon-seo’s words, Seong Yu-rin made a sound of air being knocked out.

“Practice?”

Lee So-yoon asked with a puzzled expression.

“Originally, I was going to practice the 3-person quadruple run in the evening.”

“Ah, ah. that… .”

It was only then that Lee So-yoon realized what he was talking about.

At the same time, he still shot an envious look at Hong Yeon-seo and Seong Yu-rin.

When words about practice came out of Hong Yeon-seo’s mouth, a question naturally came to mind.

“Then are you going to go back to school like this?”

Hong Yeon-seo tilted her head in response to my question.

“Do we really need to do that? You can do it in the park.”

“… hey. There are a lot of people at this time.”

Although it was an empty place in the early morning, the park in the evening was a place where many residents came to enjoy a walk or light exercise.

“What do you think? It’s not like I’m doing anything strange.”

“It’s strange enough.”

Lee Se-ah, who was listening to our conversation, laughed and joined in.

“Then I should go and see it too.”

“Good. Then let’s go!”

* * *

“Is this really happening here…? .“

“What do you think? You have to practice to get good at it~”

Hong Yeonseo smiled brightly and took out a cloth.

The tightly folded fabric was released and went to my ankles, and I felt Hong Yeon-seo’s fingers twitching with each other’s feet touching each other, and the soft fabric tickling my legs.

… A woman passing by glances at me and leaves.

“Fighting~”

Lee Se-ah and Lee So-yoon, who were leisurely eating ice cream on a bench next to the starting point, cheered.

I brought my other ankle closer to Seong Yu-rin.

“I’ll tie it up.”

Seong Yu-rin, who took the cloth that Hong Yeon-seo gave me, lowered her head and fidgeted to tie a knot.

“You tied it all up, right? ruler. This time, let’s start slowly, unlike in the morning.”

“Uh.”

“Okay.”

Actually, you just have to take it slow.

… I couldn’t bear to say those words out of my mouth.

If you get hit by this guy at close range, your intestines might explode.

Well, it’s just a joke.