Middle School Student

This is middle school, right?

As I entered the school with my parents, I was shocked by the students I saw.

Seriously, everyone is so damn tall.

Just walking by, they’re all a head taller than me.

Guys? No, I mean the girls!

Even though they’re in middle school, most of the guys looked easily over 170cm, and the girls were all over 160cm.

I don’t remember exactly how tall I am right now, but it was in the early 140s.

‘Are these the middle schoolers these days…?’

Even when I was a guy, I thought kids these days were tall, but it seems like the average height has increased even more in this era.

,Wow… Dude, check it out. There’s a super cute little kid.,

,Cute little kid? Gasp! Awesome! Wh-what is it!?,

,Isn’t she incredibly cute? Right!? Look at her holding hands with her parents.,

,Why is she here? ,

,Isn’t it possible that one of our school’s students has a child?,

,OMG, does that mean that little kid is the younger sibling of one of our students?,

On the way to the principal’s office, many students stared at me like crazy.

,So cute… How can she dress so well?,

,I think those gloves are so cute too. She’s like a real princess…! ,

The female students think I’m the younger sibling of a student attending here, but sorry.

I’m going to be a student here soon. Sigh.

==

Yeon Ji-su, the homeroom teacher of Class 1, Grade 3 at Asan Middle School, was on her way to the principal’s office after receiving a call from the principal.

‘He said he had something to say about the transfer student today.’

Three days ago, he told her that a transfer student would be coming to Class 1, Grade 3, and because she was a teacher he trusted, he asked her to take good care of the student.

At that, Yeon Ji-su realized that this wasn’t an ordinary matter.

She’s been working as a teacher for 8 years. And as a homeroom teacher for 3 years.

During that time, there had never been a case where she had to go to the principal’s office or meet separately because a transfer student was coming to Asan Middle School.

But…

‘Just what kind of kid is transferring that he’s acting like this.’

What’s even stranger is that there are several procedures required for a transfer.

However, those procedures usually take time, but this time, the transfer was confirmed in just 2-3 days.

Asan Middle School is a prestigious middle school, so many children of famous people come here, but this was the first time the transfer process had been completed so quietly and quickly.

‘Please let her be a good kid…!’

With a trembling heart, she knocked on the principal’s office door, and after hearing the principal tell her to come in, she opened the door and entered.

Kkiiik.

When she entered the principal’s office, the first thing she saw was, of course, the principal.

And next to him, she saw a man and a woman who looked like parents, and between those parents was a girl.

‘She’s wearing a mask even inside? She looks familiar, but anyway, this kid is incredibly cute and pretty. Is she an actress?’

,Yeon Ji-su-ssi, thank you for coming. This child is Lee Arang-ssi, who will be attending our Asan Middle School from tomorrow.,

,Huh? Who?,

She looked around, trying to find the student who would be in her class, but she couldn’t find her anywhere.

‘What’s going on? There’s no one here who I can call a student?’

,Ahem. Ahem. Yeon Ji-su-ssi? This is the girl here.,

The principal introduced her again, and only then did she realize that the girl in front of her was her student.

,Huh? Ah, I’m, I’m sorry…?,

No matter how she looked at it, she couldn’t believe that this young girl, who looked like a third-grader, was a middle schooler.

That’s because her nephew is a fifth-grader, and he was taller than this girl.

,We made this arrangement separately because there’s a reason. Arang-ssi is a little different from the other kids.,

Different indeed.

Small height and insanely pretty and cute looks.

She has a doll-like visual.

‘Is it because she’s wearing a dress and gloves? She really looks like a doll.’

The principal, who said he would explain the reason, made eye contact with the parents, knelt down, met Arang’s eyes, and carefully spoke to Arang-ssi.

,Arang-ah, if it’s okay with you, can I tell the teacher about Arang’s condition?,

,Yes. But can I say it?,

,Yes. Of course.,

Her voice was as beautiful as her appearance. And her clear voice made it seem like she wouldn’t cause any trouble.

,Hello. Teacher-nim. My name is Lee Arang, and I will be attending Seoul Asan Hospital, no, Asan Middle School from tomorrow.,

She bowed vigorously, and for a moment, she was so cute that I almost stroked her head.

,Please take good care of me this year, Teacher-nim.,

Even though she’s in the third grade of middle school, there are still many children who haven’t grown up mentally.

But the newly arriving Arang-ssi was mature in her actions, speech, and word choice.

It seemed like Arang-ssi wouldn’t have any problems with school life.

She’s much smaller than her peers, but she’s cute and even pretty, so I thought she would fit in well with the class, but that was a hasty thought.

Her mind stopped at Arang-ssi’s next action.

Arang-ssi’s different condition from others was none other than the fact that Arang’s arms and legs were prosthetic limbs.

She had never experienced this as a homeroom teacher, so she was flustered, but there was another event that was even more embarrassing.

That was.

A student who was enrolling with Arang-ssi… or rather, a student she didn’t know whether to call a student.

It was that an adult, not a middle school student, had come to act as Arang-ssi’s bodyguard.

When she first saw her, she just looked like a fresh high school student who had just graduated from middle school, but she was surprised that her actual age was 25, and she was doubly surprised that such a person was an elite bodyguard.

‘Bodyguard…? Bodyguard? Is it the bodyguard of the word I know?’

Bodyguard. A word that means a security guard who protects a protectee from dangerous elements.

‘So… you’re saying that an adult is going to disguise themselves as a middle school student and enroll with her to protect Arang-ssi?’

It didn’t make sense.

Arang-ssi is wearing prosthetic arms and legs, but she was standing well on her own, and she was walking well on her own just a moment ago.

,Ah…,

The question didn’t last long.

When Arang-ssi’s parents, who were wearing masks, took off their masks, she immediately realized who they were.

‘This is a disaster.’

The faces that appear on the news whenever there’s a chance were right in front of her.

Who are the couple in front of her?

They are among the top 3 richest people in the world and the people who created and invented the connector that she is wearing around her neck right now.

The couple’s faces immediately made her understand the situation.

==

When I went to school, I was told that there would be a friend to help me, but I never imagined that a bodyguard who just looked young, an adult, would be disguised as a middle school student and enrolled with me.

Of course, nothing is impossible with my parents’ wealth.

I originally have a female bodyguard in charge of me, but even I think it’s impossible for that older sister to go to school with me.

First of all, she’s over 180cm tall and her physique is bigger than most men, so the moment she goes to school… Ugh, I don’t even want to think about it.

I looked closely at the new female bodyguard who would protect me when I went to school…?

Shoulder-length bobbed hair, sharp impression reminiscent of a fox.

And she’s pretty.

‘Passed.’

The new bodyguard Noona-nim will be with me 24 hours a day until I enter the building of the Seoul Asan Hospital where I live now.

Instead, they said they would lift the curfew.

I was about to be happy when I heard that, but I stopped.

‘When I think about it, I have to go to school 5 days a week anyway, so it’s obvious.’

It was a trick.

While my parents, the bodyguard Noona-nim, the homeroom teacher, and the principals were talking, I thought carefully.

School starts at 8:30 a.m. Dismissal time is 3:00 p.m. when there are 6 classes and 4:00 p.m. when there are 7 classes.

It’s dizzying.

There are usually not many 7th classes, so let’s think of it as 6th class.

After the after-school meeting and cleaning, I’ll probably get home around 4:00 p.m., and our hospital’s dinner time is 6:00 p.m…

So there are 2 hours left.

But before dinner, I always do rehabilitation exercises, massage, mental counseling, and checkups, which usually take 2 hours, so let’s skip that too.

Then, after eating dinner, brushing my teeth, and taking a bath at 6:00 p.m., it’ll be 7:00 p.m. at the earliest.

So my free time is 7:00 p.m.

Since school starts at 8:30 a.m., and it takes 30 minutes to drive to school from here, I have to leave here at 8:00 a.m.

Breakfast is at 7:30 a.m., so I have to wake up at 7:00 a.m.

Since I sleep for 8 hours…

I have to go to bed by 11:00 p.m. at the latest.

‘Wait a minute, so I only have 4 hours to play games…’

I was playing games for 16 hours a day, but you’re telling me to play games for only 4 hours, which is a quarter of that…?

Holy shit…

This is the worst.

,Then tomorrowㅡ,

,I understandㅡ,

,I look forward to working with youㅡ,

,Oh, no, it’s notㅡ,

It seems like the adults’ conversation is over in this desperate situation.

I was going to get the textbooks that a student should have from tomorrow, but the bodyguard Noona-nim naturally took my textbooks.

,I’ll carry them for you.,

,Thank you.,

After the transfer-related matters were over, I went to the house where I was staying with the bodyguard Noona-nim, unlike before.

‘From tomorrow… I’m a middle school student…?’