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“… ”

A brief moment of silence separated them. Jin Ye-seo was able to regain some of her composure just by being able to relax.

She opened her mouth and let out a slightly subdued voice.

“… Then?”

“What?”

“If I really said I liked you…what would you do…?”

The male student hesitated after hearing Jinyeseo’s question. It was a question filled with half-confidence, but it seemed like he hadn’t expected her to respond like this.

He stood motionless, lost in thought. Jin Ye-seo’s eyes, looking at him, were shaking violently as if an earthquake had occurred.

After much thought, he finally opened his mouth.

“I’m sorry, but… ”

“Phew… ”

But a hollow laugh coming from somewhere soon closes the mouth that was opened with difficulty.

Before she knew it, Jinye was holding back laughter with a playful expression on her face.

The male student, who was trying to answer her question seriously, stared at her in bewilderment.

“This is really ridiculous. Wow, taking this so seriously… ”

Only then did Jin Ye-seo truly laugh out loud at the sight of the man.

In her eyes, tears, clearly from holding back laughter, were falling down.

“This is the first time I’ve seen someone ask something so openly. What did they say? ”

“… ”

“Hey. Are you mistaken because of what happened at the social gathering? I told you. That was because of my mother. I appreciate it, but it’s still bad to be mistaken like that, right? Yeah?”

Jin Ye-seo shook her head and continued speaking with a mocking laugh.

“That’s why inexperienced guys… think that if a girl treats them just a little better, she’ll like them… ”

“Who doesn’t have experience now… That’s it.”

The male student, who seemed to have hurt his pride and was about to protest, eventually gave up and let out a sigh of resignation.

“… Or else I’m sorry. It’s embarrassing, so just forget about it. ”

“How could I forget this? I think I’ll think of it every time I see your face?”

“Sigh… ”

The male student sighed awkwardly at Jin Ye-seo’s teasing that continued. After babbling for a while, Jin Ye-seo finally seemed to have calmed down a little and changed the subject.

“Ahem. Anyway, congratulations. Actually, I thought that would happen. You and Yeonmin-ha, you were always squabbling since the beginning of the semester, but you always hung out together. People like that are always dating later on.”

“… Thank you.”

He accepted Jin Ye-seo’s congratulations a little awkwardly.

“I’m telling you this for the first time too. I think you’re a trustworthy friend.”

‘friend…’

Jin Ye-seo couldn’t help but savor that sound without realizing it.

She felt terribly disappointed. For a moment, she almost gave in to despair, but she quickly pulled herself together.

Somehow, I still have no intention of giving up on him.

“… Thank you. For trusting me so much.”

Jin Ye-seo opened her mouth again, pretending to be calm.

“Anyway, I shouted out because I was a little flustered earlier… You should change your mind. You don’t plan on hanging out with guys just because you have a girlfriend, do you?”

“… Then it won’t work?”

“That, that’s not the case… !”

“… Why?”

Jin Ye-seo continued to desperately but calmly persuade the male student who asked her questions with a puzzled look.

“Hey. Think about it. 60% of the students at Yoram are girls. You’re not going to have any interaction with them? Do you think that’s realistically possible?”

“… ”

Before he knew it, he was listening to Jin Ye-seo in silence. In any case, it was not a bad sign in the current situation.

“If you keep doing that, you’ll end up losing all your connections. You don’t have many friends anyway. If you do this to me, your best friend, how much more so to other people? Huh?”

“That’s a bit different… ”

“That’s what I mean.”

Jin Ye-seo pressed on with her words, her heart pounding.

“Did you see that before? That’s what happened with me and Seoyeon. I didn’t even abandon you in front of you. But you’re treating me like cold rice right away because you got a girlfriend? Or are you trying to cut ties with me?”

“No… That’s not what I meant… ”

Before she knew it, he was noticeably flustered. Jin Ye-seo felt like she had a little idea how to deal with the man in front of her.

“And you’re the only one who can watch my practice. I can’t compete with anyone else. But if I go alone like that, what will become of me… ”

Jin Ye-seo hummed in a lonely tone. Her acting skills were so good that even she was amazed.

Of course, it wasn’t a complete lie.

“And it would be nice if you had a female friend too. Think about it. You’ll have various things to do with your girlfriend in the future, so wouldn’t you need someone around you to give you advice? Someone who can see things from the perspective of a fellow woman.”

“… ”

Jin Ye-seo paused for a moment and glanced at him. His conflict was deepening as the carpet bombing continued.

“Or what, is that it?”

And Jin Ye-seo, seeing this, could intuitively sense that it was time to strike the decisive blow.

“Are you worried that if you watch my practice more, my skills will be reversed? Are you worried that I’ll get back at you for beating me up like that before?”

She said with a mocking laugh.

“Oh my. I didn’t see it that way, but you’re surprisingly timid… ”

“Hey. Who the hell is a coward? ”

He blurted out as if his pride was hurt. Then, when Jin Ye-seo shrugged her shoulders without saying anything, he realized he had been caught and shut his mouth again.

“I’m joking. Just pretend you didn’t hear what I said earlier. Is that okay?”

Jin Ye-seo put a friendly hand on his shoulder and patted him.

“Then we’re going to start training again tomorrow? I’ve been practicing alone for a week, and my body feels really stuffy. And I have to try out that new blade you gave me. Got it?”

“… Okay.”

The man reluctantly nodded after hearing Jin Ye-seo’s words. Only then did Jin Ye-seo let out a sigh of relief.

Soon after, several bells ring loudly from the clock tower, indicating the hour.

“… I’ll go first today. I have to stop by the dorm and then go out for a bit. ”

The male student who heard him turned around and spoke to Jin Ye-seo.

“Okay? Okay.”

Jin Ye-seo nodded calmly.

Soon the male student left the training room. Jin Ye-seo waved her hand absentmindedly as she saw him off.

And soon, a heavy silence descended on the old training room where one person had disappeared.

“… My girlfriend.”

Jin Ye-seo muttered as she looked at the empty seat left by the male student.

At one point, she almost fell into a swamp of extreme despair, but fortunately, she considered herself to be a very positive person.

And living up to that assessment, she was determined to find an answer this time too.

Dear sister, just like you saved Baek Seo-yeon from the pit of evil.

“… Anyway, we’re going to break up, right?”

Jin Ye-seo recited in a very calm tone.

As if he had completely forgotten that he had been trying to persuade Baek Seo-yeon earlier.

***

After breaking up with Jin Ye-seo.

I headed straight for the beech tree dormitory along the back road.

The conversation I had with Jinyeseo earlier suddenly came to mind and lingered in my mind. My face also felt a little hot because of it.

Why did I suddenly ask Jinyeseo that question? Maybe it was because I was a little sensitive. Maybe it was because something that I had not noticed before and had passed by indifferently had gotten on my nerves.

“… ”

The next thing that comes to mind is the face of someone who was looking at me with distorted eyes and sobbing.

But that kid already created someone else. And that kid did it right after he abandoned me.

What kind of feelings can you express by apologizing so late with that mouth?

“Sigh… ”

But I still feel uneasy. If only I had seen her flirting with her fiancé even just once, I would have felt a little better.

“… No way.”

But I soon ended up shaking my head.

I knew better than anyone that if I had done that, I would have only felt worse.

The truth is, it’s time to accept that it’s all in the past. She’s moved on, and now I’m too.

My stupid head still doesn’t seem to accept it properly… but I guess time will solve it eventually.

While I was thinking about that, I returned to the dormitory, but there were signs of people, and Yeonmin-ha was nowhere to be seen.

I came here because I had something important to discuss, but what is it?

“Senior?”

I was able to find Yeonminha in the bedroom on the second floor. She was busy waving some papers with the door open.

“Senior, what are you doing?”

“… ”

Now, with the pen between his pitying lips, he was lost in thought.

Without even answering what I said.

As I was watching her in amazement, she suddenly turned to me and asked me a question.

“First, do you like a son or a daughter?”

“… Yes?”

The question was so absurd that I couldn’t even speak properly.

As I approached, I was finally able to discover the words written at the top of the document Yeonmin-ha was writing.

-Children’s plan

“… ”

It’s a word that makes you dizzy just by looking at it. Why are you writing such a document so seriously?

“… Senior. I think I need to explain a little bit. A plan for children… ”

“Huh? Didn’t I tell you? It’s one of the documents required for the engagement official procedure. When will you have your first child, how many children will you have, and what gender you want your children to be.”

As I was standing there dumbfounded, Yeonmin looked at me with a strange look in her eyes.

“Is this really what we were supposed to discuss?”

“This is one of the most important things the judges look for, so you have to write it thoroughly. So, why don’t you answer quickly?”

Yeonmin-ha, who had been urging, added a word.

“… I think I’d rather have a son than a daughter.”

“Senior. We’re still students. And we just started dating… That’s too much… ”

“Oh my, you don’t know? Dating while you’re a student at Cradle is like getting engaged.”

“… If that happens, then it becomes a family matter. I don’t think it’s something we can decide among ourselves.”

“By the way, my mother and father have already given their permission.”

“… ”

It really is fast. When did you and the Black Lotus couple do that again…

I feel like I can’t keep up with the situation that’s going by so quickly. I feel sorry for him, but there seems to be something else I don’t like.

She sat down on her chair, kicked the chair away, and glared at me with swollen eyes.

“What else?”

“… Just. It’s a bit unfair.”

Yeonminha wrapped her arms around my neck. As I slowly backed away, my back soon touched the wall.

“Where is the person who puts his tongue in right after asking someone out? It’s so boring.”

Yeonminha’s remark is a bit embarrassing. It’s even more so because it’s a completely true fact. There’s no need to make excuses about not being in one’s right mind.

That being said, it’s not like I had nothing to say.

“I think you liked it more than that.”

“I know. That’s why I said it was unfair.”

Yeonmin-ha, who responded calmly, stood up again on tiptoe. Naturally, I lowered my upper body a little to match her height.

So that Yeonmin-ha can do whatever she wants.

“I hate how you play with me as you please… Chewy… ”

And before I knew it, what touched my lips was the sensation of a moist, lukewarm mucous membrane.

“Sigh… But I can’t even rebel properly… I’m so pathetic and stupid… So… Sob… ”

The sound of sticky saliva mixing, the sound of breath being suffocated between close lips.

“Why is it that the more I do that… I like you more… Hehe… Chewy… ”

What can be heard in between is expressions of affection disguised as complaints.

“Sigh… It’s because of you… It’s all because of you… The fact that I became a fool, and such a shallow woman, is all… Sigh… ”

“… ”

“Hehehe… Joa… Closer… Further… ”

Now there was no sound of voices. We were lost in the act itself.

‘Hyun, you must marry me…! You must…! You promised…?’

The voice that was scattered around my ears was that of someone who could have become reality someday.