episode_0077

“Isn’t it pretty good?”

“Yes, the speed is also increasing.”

“I feel like I’m running as usual.”

As a result of sincerely devoting myself to practice without being conscious of the gaze of others as much as possible, I was able to achieve some encouraging results.

Basically, I followed Seong Yu-rin’s tempo, as I have relatively good athletic ability, and Hong Yeon-seo matched my pace last, and the three of us were gradually able to get a feel for running in a 3-4 form.

“Amazing. The three of them really move as one body?”

“It’s faster than if I just run… .”

Lee Se-ah and Lee So-yoon, who were watching, also clapped their hands in admiration.

“It’s easier said than done to keep in step with others, but in reality it’s difficult. As expected, you have good athletic ability, you. My eyes are not wrong?”

“Thank you. Since you said it, it’s a bit… .”

This is said by a guy whose athleticism is second to none, so even though he has a lot of energy, it also feels like a deception.

Of course, of course, Hong Yeon-seo did not mean it that way.

“What! Is it purely a compliment?”

“He actually hit me right away.”

“Heh. That’s me, it’s about this much.”

It was Hong Yeon-seo’s attitude, confidence radiating from her whole body, as if it was natural.

The source of that confidence must be the skills developed through talent and effort.

“Let’s leave it at that for today. It’s almost time for dinner, and I think all three of us have caught up.”

I had been practicing for quite some time, and I was hungry, so I decided to call it a day and go.

“Hmm~ Well, I guess so.”

Although Hong Yeon-seo showed signs of regret, she still accepted it obediently.

As soon as my words fell, Seong Yu-rin immediately untied her leash and widened the distance between her.

It seems like he was very conscious of the gaze.

If you look at his face, he looks like an indifferent person who is completely ignorant of such things, but on the inside, he is just a fool.

I noticed Seong Yu-rin’s appearance and looked around, and as expected, many people were passing by.

Moreover, there is an old man sitting on a bench, looking at me with a somewhat happy look in his eyes… .

There are women who do light exercise and watch a drama with eyes full of interest.

“If you’re done, why don’t you go and have dinner?”

It was Isea’s suggestion that came to me while I was gathering the string.

I’m fine.

Because my parents aren’t at home.

Yeon-seo Hong quickly accepted the offer along with me.

Not only did he not want to eat the school food he eats every day, he said he only needed to go in until curfew.

Lee So-yoon also seemed to have contacted the house in advance, and the last remaining member, Seong Yu-rin, called briefly and decided to join us for dinner to see if things had gone well.

“You very willingly gave permission. It seemed like something would be strict.”

I guess rich families have that kind of image.

But this guy doesn’t have any bodyguards and is quite free in his external activities.

“I said I was with you.”

“… Huh?”

“He said he understood and hung up.”

“… Mother?”

“Yes.”

what.

Did I at least leave a good impression the last time I saw you?

I’m not sure… .

Lee So-yoon, who stuck her head out from behind Lee Se-ah, said the same thing.

“When I told him that I was going to eat with Se-Ah, Jin, and my friends, he immediately gave me permission.”

Because your mother visited me a lot when I was in middle school… .

Moreover, he thanked me for saving my daughter from a recent incident and gave her lots of gifts.

Why? The accident in which Lee So-yoon almost got hit by a car.

It’s a bit boring now, but I think that’s probably because it’s part of the original storyline… . Even if I wasn’t there, nothing major would have happened.

Still, since I don’t know what people do, I felt fortunate that I was there.

After that incident, Soyun’s mother, who knew that my parents were not at home due to work, prepared a lot of side dishes for me, so I am eating well.

… … I think it’s a bit rude from the point of view of the recipient, but it seems like your cooking skills are not that good.

Anyway, the five of us finished our busy day of work and left the park to have dinner.

The dinner location was decided to be a snack bar with nothing special.

It was a place I used to go to often when I was young, but as I got older, I visited less often.

… Well, even though I’m a high school student. Getting older means getting older.

“Oh my. These are faces I haven’t seen in a long time. You’ve grown a lot! Are there new friends next to you?”

“Hello~”

“It’s been a while. Madam.”

I greeted the old owner, sat down, and asked her to place a fairly large order.

It was a bit funny to see Hong Yeon-seo greeting people energetically, but Seong Yu-rin’s hesitant appearance.

“You are five, but do you eat this much? Is it because it is the growth period?”

“Ah, haha… . That’s right.”

It’s time to eat a lot. … Yeonseo Hong.

We rushed to put our chopsticks into the various snack sets that were quickly prepared.

Tteokbokki, kimbap, fried food, sundae… . Basics of snack food. I felt that classic taste.

Perhaps because I moved my body quite a bit today, I was also hungry, so I worked hard with my chopsticks.

For some reason, Seong Yu-rin looks like she would eat neatly with a plate in front of her, but surprisingly, she ate it tough and well.

Even though he looks like that on the outside, he seems to be Korean.

* * *

Wednesday passed quickly.

Since it was the day before the sports day, there was a lot to prepare for, so I was called around with Lee Se-ah whenever I had free time, as the acting vice president in place of Ji-woo Yoon, who went to school on crutches.

In fact, it was absurd because most of the work that was done was just chores, such as receiving notices to hand out to the students in the class or arranging the rows of seats.

Well, there’s probably not that much work that can be done to a non-professional person like a high school student in a short period of time like a day.

However, I was dissatisfied with the fact that it took quite a while to get around because the school was so large.

“There are a lot of troublesome things to do. I’m sorry.”

“What do you have to be sorry about? You didn’t do it, and you weren’t the one who got hurt.”

“Ugh. What? That’s right. Hehehe.”

Because we were so busy moving around, the morning passed quickly, and the afternoon sports day practice and soccer preliminary game were also completed without any special events.

It was a soccer game in which the team could easily win just by keeping pace with the ace captain, who unleashed his power like yesterday.

I don’t know if that guy’s physical strength is okay. … Still, he’s young, so he’s probably lively.

The reserve player who came in as a pinch hitter for Ji-Woo Yoon also blended into the team without a problem.

… No, if I had to say it, I would have to say that it is actually a little better than before.

Ji-Woo Yoon’s connection with me, which he probably consciously avoided, was continued by a friend who came in as a pinch hitter, and the flexibility of tactics was revived and the build-up of the attack became more diverse.

The amount of passes coming my way has increased noticeably, to the extent that the captain of today’s opposing team, who had played a practice game with me, came up to me and told me that, unlike last time, I was the one who was the most difficult today.

I think it is quite possible because the midfielder’s tendency determines the path to pass in the attack build-up.

Until now, it was just a symptom, but after experiencing it today, it became almost certain.

Well, let’s stop talking about soccer for now.

Because we had a busy day, time passed quickly.

After cleaning up and saying goodbye to the kids, we moved to the club room.

“Did you have a good visit? My friend, are you feeling okay? Junior.”

“Yes. Thanks to you. Even though he was on crutches, he came to school.”

Then the manager laughed as if it were his own business.

“Good. I hope you get better soon. If something like this happens in the future, can you please tell me? As a manager, I have this level of authority. Hoho.”

He’s a really warm-hearted person.

For now, since yesterday’s incident came up, I decided to apologize and move on.

“We apologize for notifying you unilaterally only by phone yesterday.”

“No no! It’s okay if you do that. Don’t bow your head.”

Yesterday, I expressed my gratitude to the manager who helped me skip club activities and go to the hospital to visit the patient.

Club activity time is definitely class time that is included in the academic schedule. If you leave without permission, you will be dismissed early.

However, the student’s discretion is respected more than the official working hours, so students can go early even with the approval of the director.

It’s a rule that I think can be easily abused… .

Maybe it’s because it’s a romantic comedy world, but it seems to be okay.

“It will be noisy starting tomorrow.”

“Sure. Is it okay to study in 3rd grade because it is noisy?”

“Ah. I heard that classes will be moved to an annex near the dormitory building. I guess it will be quiet there.”

Like any other high school, third graders did not participate in the sports day due to taking the exam.

I heard that Dawn High School is particularly large, so they hold separate sports days for first and second year students.

Each grade takes two days to hold a sports day, so it’s hard to do it all together.

“I hope that your class wins. Fighting!”

“Thank you.”

It was the manager who put his hands together and cheered with a bright expression.

“… But, why don’t other people come?”

“Ah. Seol says she can’t come today. I guess something has happened at home.“

“It’s a coincidence. I missed it yesterday.”

“Hoho. Will I be absent tomorrow?”

“I don’t have tomorrow anyway… .”

“Oh, oops.”

So the two of us chatted.

It’s been a while since there are only two of us and we’ve been busy working, so it seems like we had a long chat while enjoying refreshments with the manager.

At first we talked about daily life, then about cosplay, and after that we talked about all kinds of subcultures.

In fact, I haven’t really shown that side of me so far, but the manager seems to be a fan of mine, so I actually have a lot of things I want to talk about.

If I had known this would be the case, we would have had a conversation a long time ago.

I’m not sure why the vice-president and secretary haven’t come yet, but… . Did something urgent come up? I passed it on.