episode_0029

“Ah.. I’m tired.”

When the weekend is over, isn’t it common sense to go to school or work with a lighter body, as if the fatigue has gone away?

But I guess I was living the wrong life, and the fatigue was pressing down on me like a burden.

Geum Taeyang always had to be a threat to others with his high tension and constant shouting of ‘woohyo~~’, but now I have come to realize that those people live with fatigue just like everyone else.

Even on days when they were sleepy, heavy, and not in a good mood, they had to be a threat to their boyfriends who had girlfriends. The martyrs who increased their tension to commit bad acts even though they were in pain in order to maintain a uniform routine. Perhaps, the true Goth was none other than Geumtaeyang.

“Should I go back? No, no.”

I stopped walking for a moment and was contemplating whether I should actually climb over the fence and go to school this time, taking advantage of my previous experience of struggling. It seems like Yeji Lee always goes in and out of the fence next to the school, and if Lee Yeji can get over it, the probability that Lee Jiwoon can’t get over it is zero.

After changing the route like that, I suddenly remembered the events of yesterday and started heading towards the front gate again. Hongseol does not go to school today. He said so himself, and even if his sister tried to dissuade him, he would not listen, so it was quite reliable information.

So, like now, I took a powerful step towards the front door without any worries.

“That cross bag. Give it to me.”

This time, instead of Hong Seol, the head of Do Choi-mi’s leadership team, a balding man from the student department was waiting for me. What was your name? I don’t know, but I think he was one of the teachers who really disliked Lee Ji-woon.

“Here.”

“Don’t be rude to the teacher.”

“It’s a bit weird to be the only one who picks on me and inspects my belongings. If you’re going to do it, let all the students passing by do it.”

“Because you are a person of interest.”

“So you gave it to me, right?”

“Malpponsae…”

“I gave you a bag and gave you an honorific name, so what’s the big deal? I know you feel bad for me, but please don’t be harsh on me, teacher.”

As soon as I got to school, I didn’t feel good because instead of seeing the pretty Hong Seol, I saw a pot-bellied, balding man who looked like something you would only see at work.

On top of that, that guy kept making unnecessary arguments with me, so I couldn’t help but feel the heat boiling over from my danjeon. Is this the reverse experience of the front gate on the morning Hongseol was there?

Looking around, the expressions on both men and women’s faces were not very good. Did you all have the same thoughts, you amazing guys?

“Nothing in particular?”

“…Raise your arms. Because you might have something hidden in your pocket.”

“You are putting in a lot of effort to catch the number of cases.”

But contrary to the pot-bellied man’s feelings, I wasn’t hiding anything. In the case of smoking, which would be the most problematic, Hong Seol had agreed not to smoke on campus, even considering what he had said before.

Of course, it would be difficult, but I still had to quit smoking, so it was worth enduring. Unfortunately, it seems like the stress of quitting smoking is already leaking out because of that teacher.

“….Let’s go.”

“Yep. Good luck~”

After saying something sarcastically, I walked away from the man who was giving me sharp eyes. Of course, that didn’t mean I was this rude to all my teachers.

Since ancient times, if there is someone who dislikes me, hasn’t it been said to give that person a reason to dislike me? It seemed like that guy hated me from the beginning, so he was just trying to create a reason for that from now on.

“Ji-woon! It’s coming sooner than expected?”

“Hello, teacher.”

I nodded lightly and said good morning to Teacher Dain Choi. She follows next to me, smiling brightly, wondering what’s so good about it. Except for the size of her mom’s pockets and her age, she was a woman who closely resembled Park Ha-eun. To the point where I wonder if she really is a hidden sister.

“You had a hard time starting this morning, right? Teacher Kwak Jae-woong seems to dislike you. He’s an advisor to the student council, and he said he’s been waiting for you even before you joined.”

“It’s okay. This isn’t like this for a day or two.”

“Our Jiwoon is really, really nice, but the whole world doesn’t know about it, right? How good is he to me, his homeroom teacher… I’ll tell that teacher separately.”

“Ah, well. That’s Okay. A person like that is not someone who listens to what anyone says.”

She was stroking my back with a gentle gesture. It was a very strange feeling. Even though I said I liked something, I never felt like I hated it.

Teacher Choi Da-in, who realized that I was harmless(?), was showing a particularly friendly side to me these days. At first, I felt like I was the subject of intensive care, but perhaps because of that, after many interviews and conversations, I felt like we naturally became close friends.

Because of that, the attention of those around me was also focused on Choi Da-in and me. A teacher who speaks kindly to the most problematic child in school. If this story spreads, Choi Da-in might become the next child correction expert like Oh X-young.

At that time, should I ask for Pozzi? Since they would probably need my help if they were to rise, it seemed like the key to this plan was to work together well and form a fraud group. Now that I think about it, maybe it really isn’t that bad.

“Now, teacher, I will go to the teacher’s office. See you later in class, Jiwoon~”

“See you later, teacher.”

As I was formulating a plan alone, Teacher Dain Choi left for the teacher’s office.

Judging by the way she was toddling around, she seemed like a woman who couldn’t even lie, let alone cheat. The fraud group’s dream-filled plan came to an end here. What was I thinking about a woman who couldn’t even steal a thousand won?

“Evil! I’m surprised.”

“Okay, I’m going to die, right? Do you like older people, Lee Ji-woon??”

As if he had been waiting, Geum Taeyang appeared at a timing reminiscent of a tag match and slapped me on the back. It was Lee Ye-ji, a woman who didn’t pass through the front door again today and was impressive in a short skirt and tight dress shirt.

Even his eyebrows were furrowed like they were now, making him truly look like a gyaru and iljin. It would be perfect to just smoke a cigarette here, but even though I was hanging out with Lee Ji-woon, I never learned how to smoke. Considering that Lee Ji-woon didn’t seem to push anything, I felt like they were really best friends.

“I didn’t like it. Since I’m the homeroom teacher, I just talk to them.”

“After you said that, the smile couldn’t leave your mouth, right?”

“….Did you get caught?”

“ Mr. Lee, really!! It’s annoying, jiuuun!!!”

The reaction was cute, so I played around with her a little, and it was impressive to see Lee Ye-ji throwing a punch with both arms as hard as she could. Of course, compared to its grandiose force, its power was far from enough, so it was far from possible to inflict damage on Lee Ji-woon’s body.

“It’s a joke, a joke. You can’t be sullen while talking to your homeroom teacher. All of this is part of social life.”

“…Really?”

“Did you just buy it after being tricked? What is the age difference?”

In fact, he was estimated to be around the same age as Choi Da-in, but since he couldn’t say that directly to Ye-ji Lee, he had no choice but to wave his hand.

I’m sorry, Choi Da-in. I felt like the guilt in my heart was choking me for treating that cute girl like nothing.

“Then… what is better?”

“Huh? What?”

“You know…what do you like best, someone older, the same age, or younger..”

Although she pretended like nothing was wrong, she asked with a subtle blush on her face. Damn, I guess I was secretly interested in Lee Ji-woon’s tastes even though I was pretending not to. Or maybe it was because he wanted to introduce me to someone he knew who suited my tastes.

First of all, the answer to that question corresponded to one of the world’s most difficult problems. The warmth of an older man. The comfort of being of the same age. The freshness of a younger person. Ah, I can’t help but feel really happy about this.

As I was pondering the world’s difficult problems with this untimely question, Yeji Lee’s eyes began to shoot towards me as if urging me to answer. After seeing that, I have to answer, but what should I say…

“Ah, now that I think about it, it’s a question I don’t have to worry about.”

“What, what, what…?”

“You can have it all, right? Whether you are older, the same age, or younger.”

As a new employee of Geumtaeyang Co., Ltd., I gave the most energetic answer to Yeji Lee. I was so impressed with the answer that it was so perfect that it wasn’t a waste of time I spent thinking about it.

In a worldview where bigamy is allowed anyway, why worry so deeply? They all have their own charm, so if you chew, tear, taste and enjoy them all…

“Evil! Why are you hitting me again!!”

“….Pervert! fool! This is so bad!!!!”

“No! So why on earth are you hitting me!!!”

Unfortunately, it wasn’t the answer she wanted, as Lee Ye-ji’s harsh palm prints were engraved on my back. Why are the problems women raise so difficult? It seemed certain that talented people from all over the world who received Nobel Prizes must have been turned on by their wives.

“That’s it. It was my fault for asking you.”

“Yes, you were wrong.”

“….I’m really going to die today, right?”

“Evil! What a joke! Really!!”

“Give it to me!!!”

Air raid warning! Lang Yeji is chasing you!!

* * *

“My back is hot.”

“So, why are you playing pranks like that…”

“Uh huh. The perpetrator talks a lot.”

“Ugh.. Yes…”

In the end, in order to escape the crisis, I had no choice but to fall down and hold my back and continue acting with all my might. It seemed like I had more acting talent than Hong Seol. Yeji Lee was immediately fooled and comforted me.

Currently, I was lying face down in the classroom, and Yeji Lee was compressing my back with an ice pack that I don’t know where she got it. The ice pack wrapped in a towel was so cool, I didn’t really feel any pain, but I quietly submitted my body to the ice pack.

“Yeji’s hands are really spicy. If it hurts Jiwoon.”

“That’s right, really.”

“…If it were me, I wouldn’t hit you like that.”

“Miss Ha-eun~ Did you say that to snipe at me?”

At the words spoken by Park Ha-eun, who didn’t know when, the ice pack in Lee Ye-ji’s hand broke with a ‘pop!’ sound. I clearly remember that her strength was weak, but why does she become a Super Saiyan when Park Ha-eun is involved?

“Oh, no… I’m sorry, Yeji. It’s okay to just think inside…”

“That means you really thought about it in your heart?”

“That, that, that…”

“Stop it. Are you fighting in the morning?”

When I thought about it, I couldn’t figure out why people were huddled together at my desk this morning. It’s good that we’ve become closer to each other than last time, but it’s really burdensome to see people around me when I’m gathered at my place in the morning.

“I… Ji-woon-ah.” “Ji, Ji-woon-ah…”

As if they had heard my heart, the two beautiful girls started talking to me at the same time. Because the timing overlapped, it was quite funny that they ended up looking at each other face to face.

Anyway, when I thought about it, they both had something to ask me. I only realized it late because I was tired and my thoughts weren’t working properly, but I also had a rough guess.

“What did you do with senior Hong Seol yesterday?”

It was as expected. Did what I heard on Saturday really bother me?

Of course, I went through so many things that there was nothing to talk about. Plus, since Hongseol didn’t go to school today, the curiosity was bound to grow even more.

So my answer to that is.

“A lot of things happened, it’s a secret.”

“What, what happened suddenly? What a secret?”

“Anyway, it’s a secret.”

“…….”

Although I could understand their feelings, I couldn’t tell them everything because Hong Seol had a personal history. He probably wasn’t ready to reveal his true self yet, so there was no reason for me to go around bragging about it.

This is really a solid junior. Hongseol should be thankful to me. Even if you search all over the world, it would be difficult to find a junior like this.

“Uh, what should I do, Yeji…?”

“I definitely did that…! People who say they hate each other end up dating in the end!!”

“Say, let’s date!? Then, what happened to my senior not showing up today…”

“Ugh!! What on earth did you do yesterday, you perverted, lecherous playboy Lee Jiuuun!!!”

…It seems like the two of you have a huge misunderstanding.