episode_0160

Before the application for Jinsuje’s individual/team talent show, all hopeful participants had to briefly show what they would do in front of the student council.

and…

“Can’t I just not do it now?”

I asked Yuri while waiting for some kind of rehearsal in front of the student council.

Yuri, who was standing next to me, seemed to be shaking and stamped her feet in place, but quickly shook her head.

“No. Are you saying you’re better at guitar than I thought? If you have that level of skill, you can’t let it go to waste. Starting from a festival like this, you should show off what you are good at, one by one. Do you know anything? Will this lead to a career path in the future? And this is your last chance.”

“But there’s no need for you to get caught up in something like this.”

I was waiting for my turn with the guitar on my back, and Yuri was next to me.

Because we both also applied to participate.

To be precise, you could say that Yuri invited me to participate.

When I was in my first and second year, I hung out with a bunch of gangsters, so on the day of the launch festival, I wasn’t even at the academy and was wandering around in random places, so this was actually my first and last time participating in the launch festival.

Yuri told me that I needed to make good memories before I graduated, and encouraged me to participate in a talent show using my guitar skills.

And at the same time, he said he would join me and submitted an application for participation as a two-person team.

At lunchtime, while I was waiting in line in front of the student council room with a guitar on my back, the kids who were returning to class after eating came out, recognized Yuri, and exchanged a word with him.

“What is it? Han Seong-jin and Lee Yu-ri, are you applying for a talent show?”

“Oh, that’s how it happened.”

“Gitane? Did you know how to play guitar?”

“Just a little?”

“Oh~ Can you hit it once? I’m curious.”

“Why, at least ring the school bell?”

As I said that, I took out the guitar on my back and roughly rang the school bell.

Naturally, since it was a song without any impact, the boys looked a little disappointed.

“But what should I sing? Are you applying alone or is Yu-ri Lee doing it too?”

“We’re doing this together. Yuri dragged me here to do this.”

“Who pulled it?! I just want to make memories for you-”

“A very happy couple. 부럽다 한성진 개새끼야~”

“Mr. Lee, have you ever been hit on the head with a guitar? Won’t you go quickly?”

“But what are you going to sing?”

Then Yuri answered the kids’ questions instead.

“That’s a secret. Who tells you that in advance of the festival? And go quickly. The hallway is narrow.”

Only after Yuri pushed the other kids away did the waiting line become quiet again.

Instead, I felt that people in front and behind the waiting line, who belatedly realized that I was the infamous Han Seong-jin, were occasionally glancing in my direction with anxious expressions.

Well, I wasn’t trying to argue, I was just looking at people, so I was thinking about doing that, but seeing that I’m still receiving this kind of attention from some people even though October is almost over, I realized that my life was truly without an answer.

The kids in my class are all acknowledging that I’m not that guy anymore, but other classes and grades won’t.

“Yuri, after the talent show is over, do you have time to ask each team or individual about their thoughts or an interview?”

“Huh? Uh… it exists, right? If you participate as a club, there are cases where it is done to promote the club or something else.”

“Really? Good.”

“Why, what are you trying to do?”

“That’s a secret.”

“Ah, so shameless! I’m participating with you too!”

In the end, Yuri went into the student council room with me without finding out what he wanted to know.

In order to conduct a quick screening, all the various fixtures in the student council room were pushed to the corner, and only a desk and chair for three student council members were placed at the end.

When Yuri entered the student council room, which had a fairly spacious space, the student council executives looked at Yuri with curious expressions.

“I saw your name on the application, and senior Lee Yuri is really participating.”

“So… you’re doing it with your boyfriend, right?”

“That’s right. I’m the student council president, so please don’t be lax in your evaluation and be fair, okay?”

“Yes, I understand!”

“Then, I’ll play some MR on my phone. I thought Yuri would be very embarrassed if I sang without anything.”

“Ah… yes.”

I played the MR of the song we were going to sing on my phone and sat down on the chair.

As Yuri sat down on the chair, I started playing the guitar and Yuri also sang to the MR accompaniment and the notes of my guitar.

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“I have to decide after seeing all the other teams, so I will let you know the results tomorrow. Thank you for your hard work, senior!”

“I really enjoyed Yuri’s song!”

“It’s really embarrassing, so don’t go anywhere and talk about it, okay?”

“Yes~”

After finishing the audition, which was so small that it was embarrassing to even call it an audition, Yuri and I held hands and went back to the classroom.

As I walked away, I playfully poked Yuri on the cheek.

“My girlfriend, you sing better than before? Did you practice secretly?”

“Well, that’s…”

“Huh? Because you want to look good to me?”

“Yeah, right! I wanted to look good, so I secretly went to a coin karaoke room and practiced alone! Well, can’t you do that?”

“No, I’m really thankful. Our student council president, who only knew about studying, went all the way to Kono for her boyfriend.”

“… That’s all you need to know. Anyway, this isn’t that bad, right? You’re leaving behind a memory from your school days.”

“Okay, it’s okay. Except for you guys, I’ve never played guitar in front of anyone before, so I was a little nervous.”

“I don’t know, but I will pass. In the first place, how many people in the academy can play the guitar so freely? It’s something special in its own way, so let’s wait and practice this together with the group talent show until the festival.”

“Okay, thank you, Yuri. Thanks to you, I get to try something like this before I graduate. Whether you pass or not.”

“……♡”

Yuri must have liked my answer, so he crossed his arms tightly and walked down the hallway together, not paying attention to the stares of the other kids, back to our class.

Inside the classroom, several girls and a few boys were discussing the budget for the maid cafe.

Of course, Suyeon and Eunji were there.

“Ah, senior! Did the screening go well?”

Sooyeon ran over to me and asked about the results of the screening, but since we didn’t know the results yet, I just shrugged my shoulders.

“I did as much as I could.”

“Then it will work out! Last time I heard you play, I heard you played really well. Oh, by the way, we’re talking about how to prepare for the cafe. Why don’t you go play soccer? Then let’s talk here together!”

“That’s right, come to think of it, Seongjin, you were the first to bring up the topic of maid cafes. Have you thought about what to prepare?”

As Suyeon and Eunji asked me, the eyes of the other remaining children all turned to me.

In particular, the looks in the eyes of the boys, who were able to fulfill their own selfish interests thanks to my selfishness, were very unusual.

“You can just rent clothes…”

“What drinks do you sell?”

“Mix coffee and iced tea.”

“Eck? Is that okay? Just like that?”

“You don’t know what.”

I waved my finger at the class president’s words.

“If our class opens a maid cafe, do you think the kids who come there will come because they want to have a drink?”

“Uh… Because it’s a cafe?”

“Totally wrong!”

The class president was startled by my strong denial and flinched.

“If I want to have a drink, I’ll go to a proper cafe that serves everything. If people come to our class maid cafe, that means…”

I lined up Yuri, Suyeon, and Eunji.

“I’m here because I want to receive service from those in maid uniforms!”

“That’s right!!!”

The boys who did not go out to play soccer enthusiastically supported my opinion.

Ignoring the girls’ pitiful looks.

“Beverage quality? That doesn’t matter. In fact, as long as you’re not selling shit, you probably won’t even care what you’re selling. Do you come to the maid cafe because you want to see the maids? Do you want to eat or drink something?”

“Well, it’s still Kapende…”

” Even if you try to imitate a real cafe and add coffee beans, sugar, and cream, if you can’t sell it all, it’s hard to keep the rest. Oh, of course, for the sake of a little differentiation, it would be okay to order international shipping from Crystal Left instead of Lipton. Dessert doesn’t have to be difficult to make, so why not just buy a few cookies somewhere?”

“Anyway… isn’t that too insincere? I’m barely selling something like that, will anyone come?”

Yuri looked a little uneasy, but my opinion was firm.

“Wow. Unconditionally.”

It was the same reason why men couldn’t just pass by at a university festival where three goddesses were serving in maid uniforms together.

Even though it is known to the outside world that at least two of them are in a relationship with me, if goddesses like Yuri Soo-yeon and Eun-ji are wearing maid uniforms, no man can ignore them.

Even if no girls show up, you can secure 50% if you just grab the guys.

It’s a game we can’t lose, and it’s a privilege unique to our class that holds three goddess levels at the same time.

“Out of the three here, one customer and two servers can take turns, and those who need to serve more can take turns taking turns. I don’t know if there will be a demand for maid uniforms for girls, but boys may also need them for serving, so it would be okay to order about 3 sets of butler-like suits.

And for the mixed coffee, 3 to 5 cans of 170 cans are enough, and the taste should be as mild as possible so that there is less discomfort…”

After that, we talked about how to organize a cafe until lunch time was over.

Even the girls who were disgusted at first quickly changed their attitude and actively cooperated when they said, ‘If we make a lot of money through this and have money left over, we can have a company dinner or split the money.’

It seemed like Yuri Su-yeon thought to herself that if Eun-ji dressed up as a maid and served customers, a lot of people would come.

So, on the weekends, we all gathered together to practice a group talent show, and during the week, under the leadership of the class leader, we prepared for the festival by stocking up on necessary items within the given budget.

A week before the festival, each class began decorating with themes prepared by each class.

Now, no one cared about the empty seat at Gong Yeong-bae, and we gathered together and were busy preparing for the launch ceremony.