episode_0294

The old training room in Building A.

Lee Hyeon was avoiding someone’s gaze with an awkward expression on his face.

In front of him, a blonde schoolgirl was staring blankly into space with tearful eyes.

The incident occurred because the previous day’s dirty and blatant marks still remained all over his arms and neck.

Last time, we ended up like that by chance, but I thought it was just a difference in order.

After seeing the women’s reactions, Lee Hyun felt the desperate need to change his mind.

“Hey, so this is… ”

“… Okay.”

Lee Hyeon, who couldn’t stand the thorns, was about to open his mouth while looking around.

Surprisingly, Jin Ye-seo quickly regained her composure and continued speaking as if nothing was wrong.

“Huh?”

“It’s okay.”

Lee Hyeon, who had been thinking of letting Jin Ye-seo off the hook today, asked in a bewildered manner.

“Then you forgive me?”

“I said it was okay. What about forgiveness?”

Despite repeated questions, Jin Ye-seo remained indifferent.

“I didn’t do anything wrong, well. Actually, I think that’s right too. Sisters should come first.”

“But… ”

“I said it’s okay. If you’re really sorry, then help me practice harder today.”

That must be why Jin Ye-seo called him to the training room.

Lee Hyeon ended up feeling sorry for her attitude of handing over the work so generously.

He nodded enthusiastically to Jin Ye-seo’s words.

“Training, right? Okay. Today, until I pass out… ”

“Ugh, faint… ”

Somehow, Jin Ye-seo ended up blushing slightly.

Then, he quickly made a face like, “Huh?” and shook his head.

“… No, I called you today to help me with something other than training.”

“Something else…?”

“Yeah.”

Jin Ye-seo answered while looking at Lee Hyeon, who had a puzzled expression.

She rummaged through the luggage she had brought, took something out one by one, and threw it at Lee Hyeon.

A few sheets of paper with something that looked like a collection of dialogues written on them. At first glance, it was impossible to tell what their purpose was.

Lee Hyeon looked at Jin Ye-seo as if asking for an explanation.

“Did you know that school starts tomorrow?”

“How could you not know?”

“I’m planning to apply to join the acting club when school starts.”

“… Suddenly?”

“I just wanted to try it. If not now, then when else would I try something like that? I’ll be drafted into the military right after I graduate.”

Jin Ye-seo answered calmly.

It wasn’t a big deal, but it wasn’t a particularly understandable reason.

At this, Lee Hyeon nodded and said.

“That’s true. But then you’d be really busy. With student council activities, and now club activities.”

“Well, still… ”

“That’s great. Then from now on, I’ll study alone… ”

“No, no!”

Lee Hyeon also had plans to seriously supplement his lack of theoretical studies once the semester resumed.

That’s why I tried to ask Jin Ye-seo for help like before, but I can’t help it because I’m so busy.

It is not possible to cause trouble to others because of one’s own greed.

That’s why I tried to express my intention, but Jinye glared at me and hurriedly shook his head.

“That, that’s enough time! Are you not thinking of anything else? Huh?”

“You’re thinking of something else… Stop it. It’s pointless to ask a busy person… ”

“It’s okay, I said it was okay!!”

Jin Ye-seo said with a loud voice.

“Just ask someone else to teach you. I’ll get really mad then. Do you know that I know your skills the best?”

“… Okay.”

Lee Hyeon had a very uneasy look on his face, but he eventually nodded under the silent pressure.

Only after seeing that sight could Jin Ye-seo finally breathe a sigh of relief.

“Anyway… Today, I called you to help me practice acting, not sparring.”

“Acting…?”

“Uh. Bringing a script you wrote yourself is a condition for joining the acting club. But it doesn’t feel real when I just read it, so I’m going to try it myself.”

The collection of dialogues that Jin Ye-seo gave me seemed to be a script she had written.

Lee Hyun quickly flipped through the pages of paper and began reading the script.

Since it wasn’t that long, it wasn’t that difficult to figure out the plot.

There are only two characters.

The protagonist is a bold and energetic girl who inherited a martial arts school from her father.

The villain is a thug who comes to the dojo every day and acts violently demanding that the debt be repaid.

A girl who couldn’t stand the tyranny of a bully any longer eventually represents the dojo and fights him, and ends up winning, restoring peace to the dojo… that was the rough outline of the script she wrote.

And Lee Hyun’s impressions upon seeing this are…

‘… Is this a play?’

Honestly, Jin Ye-seo, without the halo of your family, wouldn’t you have failed the interview?

Even though it’s a hobby club.

However, Lee Hyeon ended up swallowing the words that were on the tip of his tongue and shaking his head inwardly.

There is no need to mention him out loud.

Above all, I have barely managed to appease Jin Ye-seo. If I say useless things, I might invite irreparable trouble.

Moreover, now I feel indebted to Jin Ye-seo.

It would be a wise decision in many ways to just hang out with her.

“How is it?”

“… Well written. It’s fun.”

After reaching a conclusion, Lee Hyeon calmly praised Jin Ye-seo.

“Right? I stayed up all night writing this yesterday. Even I can see it for real… ”

“… ”

Lee Hyun praised her own decision while looking at Jin Ye-seo with her mouth hanging from her ear.

Then, feeling sorry for no reason, he deliberately changed the subject and said.

“Anyway, I’m supposed to play this bad boy role? And you’re the main character?”

“Yeah.”

Jin Ye-seo nodded.

“But helping is helping… I don’t really have any talent for acting.”

Lee Hyeon said, recalling the captain’s evaluation of himself.

“Isn’t that just a nuisance?”

“It’s okay. I’ll do all the lines. You just have to pretend to spar.”

“Then what… How much is moderate?”

“The usual class? But I’ll do it like a real match. It’s easier to get immersed if it’s realistic.”

“… Okay.”

Lee Hyeon nodded and answered.

After taking a moment to familiarize ourselves with the script, practice began.

Lee Hyeon, who was standing face to face with Jin Ye-seo, couldn’t help but twitch the corners of his mouth at her solemn expression.

Jin Ye-seo, who hadn’t let him go, spoke to Lee Hyeon as if glaring at him.

“Hey. Be serious.”

“I’m sorry. It was a mistake.”

“You’re a loan shark right now, right? You have no blood or tears. And you have dark intentions toward the pretty girl at the dojo. You’re a vicious and bad punk who’s just waiting for a chance to get your hands on her.”

“… ? Got it.”

It seemed like strangely added details, but Lee Hyun nodded his head in a hesitant manner.

In contrast, Jin Ye-seo was truly immersed in her role.

A passion so great that I was embarrassed at myself for not being able to hold back my laughter just now.

I couldn’t show my shame in front of her again.

“This scoundrel. He finally came again today.”

Jin Ye-seo exhaled and opened her eyes wide.

Then he looked at Lee Hyeon with a determined tone and said.

“I told you clearly. I can’t give this seal to you.”

“… ”

Even without Lee Hyeon’s lines, Jin Ye-seo continued to speak smoothly.

Then how is this any different from sparring practice in the first place?

Lee Hyeon tried hard to ignore the questions that arose.

“This time, I will never let you go! For the sake of the peace of the dojo, I will definitely take you down…! Haap…!”

Jin Ye-seo, lowering her body with a passionate shout, rushed forward. From here on, it was Lee Hyeon’s job.

Jin Ye-seo, who had exchanged a few words, said with a slightly tired expression.

“Haa, haa… ! As expected, a strong opponent… !”

It was a sparring match that was half the usual length. Lee Hyeon could immediately tell that Jin Ye-seo was blatantly losing strength in the match, contrary to her words.

“Haa… !”

Jin Ye-seo dug into him again and punched him in the jaw. Lee Hyeon slightly tilted his upper body back and easily avoided the attack.

‘But I did ask you to do it like a duel.’

-Pfft!

“Ugh… !”

Lee Hyun took advantage of Jin Ye Seo’s loss of balance and lightly kicked her in the stomach. Jin Ye Seo let out a short groan and staggered.

It won’t hurt. It’s an attack that doesn’t even use a tenth of the strength I usually use. After all, the stomach is a precious part.

That’s how realistic her acting is.

“Ha, ha… !”

Jin Ye-seo staggered slightly and glared at Lee Hyeon fiercely.

“I didn’t know he would be such a strong opponent… But I can never give up… ! Haa… !”

‘Is this good enough?’

Jin Ye-seo rushed at him again. Lee Hyeon thought as he easily dodged the silent attack.

Then he turns his body, and at the same time gives her another light punch in the stomach.

-Pfft!

“Ugh… !”

And Jin Ye-seo, who let out another realistic scream, finally rolled around on the floor of the training hall.

Lee Hyeon approached and climbed on top of Jin Ye-seo. Then, he tied her up tightly so that she could not resist.

Everything was going exactly as written in the script.

Although it was a situation where the odds were stacked against them, the practice ended with a decisive blow and the thugs were chased away.

Now Jinyeseo will turn over and subdue him. Lee Hyeon felt a sense of satisfaction inside, perhaps because he successfully helped his friend practice.

“Ugh… I… didn’t do it well… ”

“?”

But what I hear is a miserable and sorrowful cry that is not in the script.

At this, Lee Hyeon looked down with a bewildered expression.

“Ah, I’m sorry… I made a mistake… Please stop… ”

Tears welled up in Jin Ye-seo’s eyes. Even her hair was disheveled from the aftereffects of the training, so she felt like she had truly become a bad guy.

“Hey, what are you doing… ”

“Do you want my body…?”

“?”

“I know, I know everything… You always steal glances at me with dark eyes… ”

Jin Ye-seo ignored Lee Hyeon’s words and continued to say things that weren’t even in the script. Soon, she closed her eyes tightly as if she was deciding something.

Then, he slightly opened his chest and opened his mouth with tears in his eyes.

“Please finish it with just my body… Don’t touch the others… ”

“No, I… ”

“Please… I’m begging you like this… Yes… ?”

Contrary to her harsh words, her eyes were drawing lines. Instead, her thighs were pressed even tighter than before, entangling him like a spider web.

As the faint smile passed by her lips, Lee Hyeon could only think of one thing.

I got hurt.