Third grade.

Now that I am 16 years old, my physical growth seems to have reached a certain level.

And my heart grew bigger and bigger as if answering my faith!

‘Hehehe…’

As I was exercising more and more vigorously thanks to my growth, my dad looked at me.

“I think you’re being too… harsh.”

When you apply strength to your buttocks, the plump buttocks you see in the mirror are impressive.

“Oh…”

“Kim Si-yoon… I told you not to do that.”

“Okay, don’t look at me with a straight face.”

After taking a quick shower, I changed my clothes and went out.

I started walking along the Han River with Dayeon for morning exercise.

And I ran into Park Ji-hoon, who was also exercising at the Han River.

“Heo Eok… Heo Eok… Nice to meet you, Da-yeon. Heo Eok… Where are you going?”

Park Ji-hoon, 186cm tall.

I used to be the size of a rat… but now it hurts my pride to have to look up for so long.

Jihoon, who was panting in front of me and Dayeon, looked at Taeoh behind us and spoke to him.

“Shall we spar after a long time?”

“I’m at work.”

“We can go together~”

Tae-oh noticed Dayeon’s gaze.

Even though I said that, I think I wanted to compete with Jihoon for the first time in a long time.

We headed to Jihoon’s training ground to watch Jihoon and Taeo spar.

Before entering the training center, I stopped by the convenience store in front of the entrance.

“Hey Jihoon.”

“huh?”

“Listen to this, Kim Tae-oh, you too.”

“”…..””

I bought a bunch of drinks, let them both drink them, and then went upstairs.

People who welcome us… to be precise, only me and Dayeon.

Then, he spots Tae-oh, who hasn’t seen him in a long time, and his eyes sparkle.

While Park Ji-hoon and Kim Tae-oh were getting ready, Dayeon and I were playing a game on our phones, leaning on each other’s shoulders.

“Ah… I lost again…”

“Si-yuni… you were good at it?! You just have to work hard!”

“Dayeon… you… you don’t even do this except when you’re with me.”

“No! Every day…”

When I turned on Dayeon’s record, 10 hours of play time was listed, while mine was 250 hours.

“”…..””

Without saying a word, I took out a mustache cookie from the bag next to me, and the two of them came out dressed in sparring clothes.

I whispered to Dayeon, whose eyes sparkled when she saw Taeoh.

“Do you still like Taeo?”

Dayeon’s face suddenly turns red.

“huh…”

“Tae-oh must be nice~ Dayeon likes it, and these days, she seems to like it even more than me~”

“Huh? Oh, that’s absolutely not true.”

I looked at Dayeon, who was looking at me with a straight face, and laughed.

“Ahaha”

I put a cookie on Dayeon’s writhing hand.

“This is a new flavor, it’s delicious, try it~”

Park Ji-hoon and Kim Tae-o warmed up for a while and entered the cage.

“Oh, it’s starting~ Park Ji-hoon, lose~ Get hit by Tae-oh~!”

“Yeah, that doesn’t happen~”

The game started, and Tae-oh recognized Park Ji-hoon again.

I just blocked the fist with my arm, but Tae-oh’s body exploded…

Teo, shocked by the power as if he had been hit by a car, gave up guarding.

Tae-oh is aiming for a counter while dodging them all, thinking that a fist like that will extend if he passes by.

Jihoon must have been training mainly in boxing, so he habitually and gently dodged Taeo’s punches, which were so fast that he didn’t even notice.

The sight of Ji-hoon, who at first avoided using a mixture of guards, but then began to dodge lightly as he got used to Tae-oh’s fist, was quite spectacular.

“Oooh!”

Tae-o gently dodges Tae-o’s high kick and lands a leg kick on the other leg, and Tae-o rolls around in the air and falls down.

Although he might have despaired of being pushed one-sidedly, Tae-oh was smiling.

As the round ended, Tae-oh spoke while lying down.

“Just wait one more year.”

“So you’ll never be able to beat me for the rest of your life?”

“Then… just wait one more year…“

“Okay, I’ll wait and die first. Get up when you’re all rested.”

Tae-oh, who was looking at the ceiling, nodded and got up.

Teo started mixing elbows with his existing strikes, and the moves were consistent with Teo’s style that I had seen.

Clean and fancy movements.

Taeoh’s fists stretched out beautifully without any unnecessary movement seemed to indicate that a fighting genius was here.

If the other person wasn’t Jihoon…

When Jihoon moved his foot to kick, Taeoh pushed Jihoon’s moving thigh with his foot, increasing the distance.

The director, who was watching the scene, was astonished by the 16-year-olds’ performance.

Now, even if Jihoon does it roughly, adult amateurs take it lightly.

and UMM middleweight Jeongsu Oh.

He had already risen to 6th place in the middleweight rankings and was gaining global recognition as the Korean Zombie.

His sparring partner was always Jihoon.

According to what the director said, Ji-hoon beat Oh Jeong-su at a ratio of 6:4.

In the past, Oh Jeong-soo said something in public while ranking 4th.

-“There is a 15-year-old monster in Korea. Hahaha, when that child grows up, UMM will face a monster.”

People who like UMM heated up the community to guess who the monster was.

The monster Oh Jeong-soo was talking about was Ji-hoon, and since he had no experience participating in actual competitions, the others had no way of knowing.

Kim Tae-oh, the little monster of HSW who was struggling against Park Ji-hoon, who had become such a monster, was enough to make the director open his mouth.

No matter how much he was struggling, he was a promising player with unrivaled potential, excluding Park Ji-hoon.

Dayeon and I were eating snacks and observing.

“Wow… Tae-o has gotten really strong?”

“Yeah! Taeoh is cool~”

“What about Jihoon?”

“Ugly.”

‘I asked for no reason…’

I tried to apologize to Jihoon in my mind, but Jihoon shouted because I heard the story.

“Hey! Isn’t that too blunt?!”

Tae-oh was embarrassed when he looked at Dayeon and dodged Tae-oh’s fist without even looking.

And Jihoon looked at Taeoh and said.

“As you become stronger, I will become stronger as well. Can you keep up?”

“of course…”

“Haha, I really like you.”

“Same.”

Seeing them saying cringe-worthy lines to each other makes my hands and feet cringe even more.

Dayeon’s eyes sparkled as if she liked that look.

Well… Dayeon has liked things like that since she was young.

And didn’t I seduce Dayeon, saying that if they become rivals, Kim Tae-oh and Park Ji-hoon will become friends?

After Jihoon watched for a while, he lightly jabbed Taeo, who was losing stamina, and Taeo, who was hit on the chin, lost strength in his legs and sat down.

“Really… strong…”

“okay?”

Tae-o, lying on the floor, looked at the bright ceiling and smiled.

Jihoon also saw this, put his fingers on his eyebrows so that his eyes were covered with his palms, looked up at the sky, and laughed heartily.

“…Are you filming a movie? That’s so fucking cringy.”

“”…..””

The hall became quiet after my words.

I was lying on a chair in the club room.

Dayeon, Jihoon, Taeo, Minji, and Junsu are studying in the club room.

In contrast, I was wearing sunglasses and drinking a Gold Hawaiian drink in an ice cup with a straw.

Feeling peace and quiet, I enjoyed the luxury of leaving the air conditioner on full blast and the windows open.

At that time, someone came to break the silence.

That’s right, the vice president.

“Chairman!”

“what.”

“Is there a school field trip meeting this time?”

“do it yourself.”

“yes”

Even though he knew I would react this way, the vice president wanted to see my face one more time.

This is the kid who confessed to me last year.

“Oh, that’s right. This third year, we are going to Korea.”

“Yes? Why?”

“Because I don’t want to take my passport.”

“Ah yes.”

The vice president noticed Park Ji-hoon and Tae-o glaring at him due to the silence broken while studying, and quickly went out.

After the vice president left, Park Ji-hoon spoke to me.

“What are you doing.”

“I’m enjoying the peace.”

“You’re acting so arrogant.’

“…?”

I slightly lowered my sunglasses and looked at Park Ji-hoon.

“sorry.”

“If you’re bored, don’t argue with me. Go outside with Taeoh and play ball.”

Park Ji-hoon glanced at Kim Tae-oh at my words, and Kim Tae-oh glanced at Dayeon as if he couldn’t resist the temptation.

Dayeon smiles and nods.

Tae-oh suddenly got up and slapped Park Ji-hoon.

“Gazua!!!”

Tae-oh suddenly became excited and dragged Jun-su outside.

Ji-hoon and Tae-oh quickly became close friends, and these days, it seems as though Tae-oh’s personality was infected with the Park Ji-hoon virus.

Still, Tae-o closes the door tightly on his way out.

Only me, Dayeon, and Min remained in the club room.

I quickly got up and handed Dayeon a handkerchief and a drink.

“are you okay?”

“Sister! Are you okay?”

“Yes, unlike Siyuni, I don’t feel that much pain.”

“”I’m jealous~””

“Hey, why are you jealous of something like this…”

“You don’t know? I feel like someone is sticking a fist in my lower abdomen…”

Minji looked at me and was shocked.

“Is it that much?”

“really…?”

I nodded while receiving two gazes.

“Yeah… It doesn’t usually happen, but it happens sometimes, but then my face gets pale and I have a slouched posture and my back hurts… Da-yeon, should I turn off the air conditioner?”

“No~”

“Tell me when you want to go to the bathroom, don’t go alone.”

“Yeah, better than that, how do you solve this problem?”

I looked at the CSAT questions that Dayeon was struggling with and explained the solution process.

Kim Tae-oh, Park Ji-hoon, and Heo Jun-su playing outside the playground… Before we knew it, even the soccer club had joined in and all the players were playing.

“It’s not easy to do that during exam period.”

“I know…”

“sister!”

When I heard Minji call me, I looked up and saw Minji showing me a math problem.

“How do I solve this?”

I left Dayeon behind and helped Minji study.

Before we knew it, the bell rang, and those who had finished showering came back.

I said while looking at Kim Tae-oh.

“Is Jihoon still a shrimp?”

“hey!!!”

Kim Tae-oh chuckled and shook his head.

“I thought it was true when they said it was a shrimp, but it wasn’t at all.”

“oh?”

Park Ji-hoon said while looking at Kim Tae-oh.

“do not do that.”

“It’s a compliment.”

“So, don’t praise me for something that’s mine.”

“…i get it.”

Well, Jihoon’s size, which sometimes grows as a physiological phenomenon, was not at the level of the shrimp that I remember.

We parted ways with Minji and Junsu for the funeral, and on the way to class, Dayeon spoke to me.

“That’s right, I heard grandpa gave me a gift?”

“me?”

“Yes, come hang out with me at the headquarters after the exam.”

“You’ve been visiting me often lately… You’re not feeling well, are you?”

Dayeon thought for a moment and nodded.

“Hmm… I didn’t hear that? I don’t think there are many people my grandfather’s age who would correct me like that…”

“Still, if you run such a large company, there can be a lot of minor illnesses due to stress.”

“Yes, so you get diagnosed once a week.”

I forgot for a moment that this is the 21st century.

It will not be easy for a wealthy person to live a short life in the 21st century.

There is even a saying that even if you are about to die, a doctor will save you.

“I see. You must be healthy…”

Since test time was approaching soon, I quickly repeated solving the problems.

The test started, and everyone seemed to be used to the sound of my breathing by now, so they didn’t pay any attention to me.

Average score: 100 points.

I achieved the feat of scoring an average of 100 points in 8 exams in the 1st and 2nd years combined.

Looking at the grade rankings posted on the bulletin board, Dayeon was in second place after getting one question wrong.

In the past, if she made even one mistake, Dayeon would look like she felt pain, but now she just laughs it off.

“Oooooh Da-yeon-sss~”

“Wow!~ You’re in second place!”

“Hehe… It’s still not enough for me… but it’s still amazing…”

“Hehehe… I’ll get over it someday!”

And Kim Tae-oh was 192nd, and Park Ji-hoon was 233rd.

You might be wondering why the ranking is so low, but it’s harder to find a kid who can’t study at this school.

This is because they are either born with intelligence or receive an education based on enormous wealth.

The sight of two people staying up all night studying can be said to be quite unfamiliar.

“As expected, I’m ahead in my studies.”

“Just wait one year…”

“If I wait, I might die first…”

“This bastard… said the same thing as me…”