Chapter Index



    Park Ji-hoon vs. Kim Tae-oh.



    Saaagh, saaa

    A sound that made anyone who heard it know that someone was drawing behind them rang out in the quiet class.

    The teacher supervising the exam slowly approached me.

    As expected, the teacher, who thought I had given up on the test, looked at the answer sheet and flinched at the descriptive questions written down.

    “Si-yoon…?”

    When I looked at the teacher, the teacher smiled awkwardly.

    “Would you like everyone to be a little quiet while taking the test?”

    I naturally took out my sketchbook from under my desk and put a piece of paper on top.

    Anyone could say it was cheating, but I had already handed over the test paper to the teacher.

    The sound of a pencil has become quieter.

    Saaa…

    However, the sound was sufficient to fill a quiet classroom where even breathing could be heard.

    After the test was over, I stretched out.

    “Ah, it’s hard…”

    “What’s so difficult for you… It’s ridiculous…”

    Park Ji-hoon’s gaze went down and he slowly began to open his mouth.

    And Tae-oh and Dayeon, who confirmed Ji-hoon, looked at the picture I drew and opened their mouths.

    A test paper that contains the classroom as seen from my perspective in the picture…

    The quality was so high that it was difficult to guess who was behind whose back.

    In particular, the light expression in the brightly lit classroom looked peaceful.

    In contrast to him, there were children who were solving problems more intensely than anyone else.

    The appearance even seemed dynamic.

    “Wow… that’s crazy…”

    Dayeon nodded in approval to Park Jihoon’s words.

    Kim Tae-oh also opened his mouth.

    I reached out to Jihoon Park.

    “Bring it.”

    “…..”

    I took the test paper from Jihoon Park, who didn’t want to give it to me, and graded it quickly.

    It seemed quite wrong, but even so, I could see that he had suffered quite a bit for Park Ji-hoon.

    Of course, the words that came out of my mouth were different.

    “Oh you idiot, is this wrong?”

    I graded Dayeon’s test paper, which had a confident expression that was different from her Korean counterpart, and she got all the correct answers.

    “Oooh~ Da-yeon-sseu~”

    “Wow! Siyunsse~”

    Kim Tae-oh, who was probably seeing Dayeon in good condition for the first time, looked a little surprised.

    Dayeon was conscious of Kim Tae-oh’s gaze and tried to keep a nonchalant expression.

    “As expected, Dayeon is smart.”

    “huh…”

    When I extended my hand to Tae-oh Kim, he flinched and handed it over more obediently than I expected.

    And 100 points written on the question paper.

    “”…..””

    Kim Tae-oh made eye contact with Park Ji-hoon and smiled.

    Park Ji-hoon, who saw those eyes, turned his neck and made a popping sound, said.

    “Is this society any good?”

    “More than you.”

    Before I knew it, Kim Tae-o had moved to a place further away from me, and the two in front of me started solving the problem like crazy.

    Like other tests, I cleared social studies in 3 minutes and 30 seconds and was looking straight ahead with my chin resting.

    This time, the teacher approached us again, checked the descriptive questions, and then returned.

    At Korean-Chinese middle schools, it seemed like teachers did not communicate with each other.

    ‘I’ll tell you something, like having a meal together… It’s so annoying.’

    I started sleeping on my stomach, and the sound of my breathing spread throughout the classroom.

    And Park Ji-hoon wakes me up. It seemed like exam time was over.

    Tae-oh Kim and Ji-hoon Park held out test papers in front of me.

    “You’re both so fucking stupid, how can you be so confident?”

    “”…..””

    With the two of them suddenly becoming quieter, I took the test paper and graded it.

    Knowing that I had a competitive spirit, I deliberately added up all the scores and wrote them down.

    When Kim Tae-oh’s score reached 75, Kim Tae-oh stiffened.

    However, Park Ji-hoon’s score was 74 points, and Park Ji-hoon, who was laughing at Kim Tae-oh, became completely dumb.

    Kim Tae-oh, perhaps proud of beating Park Ji-hoon, hid his emotions but nodded as if it was natural.

    Park Ji-hoon’s anger level rose after seeing that.

    “Men are science…”

    “If you’re a Korean… shouldn’t you know history?”

    Looking at Park Ji-hoon, who is truly on fire with 1 point, it seems as if he is 14 years old.

    In the end, based on average, Park Ji-hoon won.

    I was amazed at the truly unexpected result and tapped Park Jihoon on the shoulder.

    “You worked hard.”

    “right?”

    Jihoon Park received a compliment from me and then pointed his finger at Taeoh Kim.

    “You pretended to be noble, but you made your hair look bad, ahhh~ I got a score.”

    “…..”

    I saw Park Ji-hoon whose shoulders seemed to reach the ceiling.

    “There is an old saying that it is said to be both civil and military… This is what it means to me.”

    I looked at Park Ji-hoon, who was talking excitedly, with pitiful eyes.

    ‘That bastard is worse than me at both fighting and studying, and he’s just a jerk…’

    However, Kim Tae-oh begins to ignore Park Ji-hoon.

    “Ah? Are you going to study? With that head?!”

    If I were smarter than Park Ji-hoon…

    If I had lost my test score to Jihoon Park and heard those words…

    Without hesitation, he would have casted a blow to reduce brain cells for the head that seemed to be running out of space.

    As Park Ji-hoon chuckled next to him, Dayeon said.

    “If you’re stupid, why don’t you just sit down and study?”

    Kim Tae-oh was astonished when he first saw Dayeon’s quite aggressive tone of voice.

    “Hey, isn’t this just a men’s battle of pride?”

    “What are you saying, Siyuna~ You idiot, you’re saying stupid things”

    I smiled as I approached Dayeon.

    “That’s right~”

    “Really~?”

    “huh.”

    If there’s one thing Kim Tae-oh doesn’t know, it’s that Dayeon and Jihoon were quite close.

    Park Ji-hoon also took care of Dayeon more often than expected since he was young.

    I hated him for being ugly and stupid, but…

    Now, I hate to admit it, but Park Ji-hoon is a complete gangster and is quite handsome, looking like he would look good with tattoos.

    Of course, if it’s between me, Da-yeon, and Tae-oh, we’ll become dried squid.

    Jihoon is now less ugly and less stupid.

    Jihoon Park said while looking at Taeoh Kim who was reading a book next to me.

    “Wow.. If the average is 2.4 points off, that’s 12 subjects, so I got 12 more questions right?”

    I said while looking at Park Ji-hoon.

    “Are you saying that when the average is 61.4?”

    “”…..Phew.””

    From afar, I heard one of the kids laughing.

    However, the children flinched under Park Ji-hoon’s gaze.

    Kim Tae-oh and Park Ji-hoon’s test papers were all over the floor except for the main subjects.

    Park Ji-hoon looked at me and said.

    “Oh, but it’s different from the first 5.”

    At that time, Tae-oh closes the book.

    “It’s the limit now.”

    “What? What~? Have you realized that 50 points is the limit~? Yes, yes, it is important to know your skills~”

    Dayeon flinched, as if it was her first time seeing Taeoh’s expression so serious.

    I found Dayeon like that and threw the eraser at Kim Tae-oh.

    Toouk.

    “Sit down next to Da-yeon.”

    “…..”

    Kim Tae-oh looked at Dayeon and sat down.

    Jihoon Park giggled as he looked at Taeoh Kim next to me.

    I grabbed Park Ji-hoon’s chin.

    “Dayeon is next to me… bastard… If you’re going to fight with your body, you’ll find out later… right?”

    “yes.”

    If you look at Park Ji-hoon’s always pumped body these days,

    I saw Kim Tae-oh at the canteen the other day and he seemed quite enthusiastic.

    Kim Tae-oh opened the book in silence, and Dayeon looked at Tae-oh.

    I muttered while looking at that figure.

    “Is it true that the person being protected is worried about the bodyguard…?”

    Kim Tae-oh, who flinched, nodded to himself and spoke to Dayeon.

    “I’m sorry for making you worry.”

    “Oh… no.”

    “Like I said at the beginning, I won’t get angry without your permission.”

    Dayeon smiled at that sight.

    “Ah, Taeo, you should do whatever you want~”

    “…okay.”

    Kim Tae-oh must have been waiting for Dayeon to say those words, so he got up and approached where Park Ji-hoon was.

    The atmosphere of our entire class, who knew about the rumors about the two, instantly became cold.

    Kim Tae-oh spoke to Park Ji-hoon.

    “Is there a place where you exercise?”

    “The best mixed martial arts fight is a 10-minute walk away?”

    “I will visit you two days after the sports competition ends.”

    Kim Tae-oh must have finished what he wanted to say, so he went and sat down next to Dayeon.

    My eyes lit up when I saw each popcorn set by the exact date.

    Time passed, and before we knew it, the sports competition was held.

    I put Jihoon and Taeo in the relay, but I didn’t participate in the women’s relay.

    Park Ji-hoon protested to me, saying he felt betrayed.

    Park Ji-hoon was protesting again, even though he felt this way all the time.

    We put Taeo and Jihoon in the relay, but since they were on the same team, there was no way to check each other’s speed.

    Instead, I ask Dayeon and I to press the stopwatch the moment we hold the bar.

    Jihoon’s running speed was completely different from what I remembered.

    I thought Taeo would win by a landslide, but Dayeon and I measured different times.

    For me, Jihoon was about 0.1 seconds faster, and for Dayeon, Taeoh was about 0.2 seconds faster.

    It was an ambiguous difference for these two, but when viewed as a race, there was more than a half lap gap between them and the second place finisher.

    “Kitchen?”

    Today, in a relay race where four people run half a lap each, I learned that there can be a difference of more than half a lap.

    The kids in our class cheered as they took first place in the total scores of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders.

    The more points you had, the more you could exchange for food.

    – 1: Water.

    – 4: Beverage can.

    – 8: Drink pet.

    . . . . . .

    All menu items were one per class.

    By taking first place in the relay, we received 5 points for participation, as well as an additional point of ’20 points for first place’ in the four class competitions.

    5 cheer points.

    He received an additional 150 points for first place in total game time, bringing the total to 180 points.

    I looked at the menus at the booths operated by each class.

    “Oh… you can have a shaved ice party for 40 points?”

    “looks delicious…”

    “I’m ordering a Cola Petro just for the score, tteokbokki, sundae, fish cake, and kimbap to finish with shaved ice… I guess I can eat that and then go home.”

    “…huh?”

    “Is it okay to repeat it tomorrow?”

    A sports competition with some pretty interesting rules.

    As I was reading the last part of the menu, I suddenly burst out laughing at the menu that jumped from 3,000 to 7,000 points.

    10,000: Class unity first class stadium viewing.

    20,000: Semi-unity cruise Jeju Island trip.

    50,000: Overseas travel to a 5-star hotel.

    200,000: Semi-unity space travel.

    I watched the sports competition.

    An athletic competition held over a total of three days.

    I quickly calculated and spoke to Dayeon.

    “Kk? Space travel doesn’t make sense. Where should I go for an overseas trip?”

    “….I think that was put there as a joke…”

    I did the math and found that even if I got first place in everything, 50,000 points would have been difficult.

    However, if there were Park Ji-hoon and Kim Tae-oh… Since they also had individual scores, getting the score to go on an overseas trip to a 5-star hotel was not a dream.

    However, I would rather give 50,000 points and go on a trip abroad.

    I thought it would be more fun to see 30 people handing out 50,000 bottles of water each for 50,000 points, for a total of 1.5 million bottles.

    I wonder who will count the 1.5 million bottles, and I wonder how they will be distributed to us.

    When I suddenly got motivated, Dayeon noticed and stopped me.

    “…Do you think Siyuna is strange…?”

    “Huh? What are you thinking?”

    “Looking at your expression… it looks like you’re itching to have fun…”

    “Aye~”

    Dayeon knew me better than I thought.

    The women’s dodgeball team match has begun.

    Dayeon and I applied sunscreen to each other’s faces, arms, and legs and went outside together.

    There were quite a few kids who saw me for the first time, and there were many people pointing their fingers at me and Dayeon.

    The game starts.

    As I sat in a corner of the court and watched the girls having fun, the kid behind me caught the ball and hit me.

    As I was about to go to the opponent’s outline, I heard Park Ji-hoon’s voice.

    “Aren’t you doing it right!!! Someone was running to their death!!!”

    The voice booms once.

    I tried to do it roughly, but suddenly the ball flew into Dayeon’s face and she fell down.

    “…..”

    Dayeon approached me smiling brightly, but something was boiling in my heart.

    I made a promise as I brushed the dirt off Dayeon’s smiling face.

    From then on, I started to lightly press the kids.

    I caught every ball that came to Dayeon, and when I caught the ball, the opponent was out in droves.

    As I was taking pictures of Lu Bu alone, the playground became quiet.

    “Wow~~.”

    In the end, he easily won a match against a third grader and took first place.

    “As expected, there’s nothing Siyuni can’t do!”

    “of course.”

    Park Ji-hoon and Kim Tae-o also did quite well, showing them what it means to ‘eat alone’.

    Even though it was still morning time, our score was approaching 2,000 points.

    The score was 1,100 points different from the 2nd place third grade team.

    And the next event was the Golden Bell.

    ‘Mhahahahaha.’

    In Golden Bell, points are awarded for each stage.

    10 points were given overlapping from 500 people, 20 points from 100 people, 30 points from 30 people, and 40 points from 10 people.

    An additional 300 points were awarded to third place, 400 points to second place, and 500 points to first place.

    To put it simply, if you reach first place on your own, you will receive 600 points, and if you come in second place, you will receive 500 points.

    I looked at Dayeon, who was receiving private education at home.

    It was announced that it consisted of questions without a topic, and all students sat in their assigned seats.

    They were lined up in a row to prevent the class from cheating.

    Thanks to that, the faceless kids around me glanced at me.

    A problem emerged on the large screen in front.

    – This ‘god’ has hair on the front of his head and is said to be bald on the back of his head.

    So, they say that if you don’t catch it quickly when the god of ‘this’ comes, you will miss it. What is this god who comes to everyone three times in a lifetime?

    Maybe it’s because everyone has scores at stake, but it’s quite serious.

    I wrote the answer as ‘opportunity’.



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