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As the sports day approached, the overall atmosphere at Jinsu Academy became very
heated. Of course, the boys' main interest was soccer, but there was talk of many
other sports, the biggest of which was the borrowing race.
"How many couples will show up this time?"
"I wish you could tell me this time what the content of the note was."
"You're never going to tell me? You always said that."
"If I apply to join the student council now, will I be able to referee it during the sports
day?"
"You idiot, are you acting like a slave in the student council just to see that?"
Race to borrow items. In the grand scheme of things, it's just a normal lap around the
playground track, but this time they mixed it with obstacle running to increase the
amount of things to see. There is also a course where you have to reach for a donut
hanging from a structure and put it in your mouth just by jumping without using your
hands, and the highlight of it all is, as the name suggests, 'borrowing things.'
In order to pass the finish line, you have to borrow 'something' from someone and
hand it to the judge, and there are all kinds of things there. And, as a long-standing
tradition in Jinsu Academy, it is said that there is a note written in this note that says
'the person you like.' The problem is that if you reveal the contents of the note, you
will be disqualified, and the referee will never tell you about it, so no one other than
the referee who confirmed it with the person involved will know what content was
selected. Because of this, when a woman borrows something from a man or vice
versa, everyone thinks that she has chosen 'the person she likes,' and regardless of
what she actually chose, many cases of this lead to them developing into a couple.
Seeing that the borrowing race was naturally included in this sports day, everyone was
interested in who would be the couple this time. Most people, regardless of gender,
who voluntarily want to participate in this sport have a desire to connect with
someone.
As everyone was talking about the upcoming sports day and the excitement was
growing, the teacher who entered the classroom broke the tension.
"Hey guys. The sports day is great, but you have to worry about the exam before that,
huh?"
"Sir, we have a sports day soon. Can't we just practice outside?"
"The exam is in two days, and these guys are just thinking about having fun. Quickly
open the book."
"Aww~"
"What kind of aww is that?"
As the teacher said, the May sports day is just around the corner, but what is even
closer than that is the May exam. Although everything else was the same as the April
exam except for the subject matter, it was also a period with some special meaning
for Jeong Eun-ji and me.
Jeong Eun-ji, who almost lost her life after taking matters to a level that no one could
handle, seems to have learned a lesson from that incident and has made a new
challenge, saying that this time we will not do anything and let it be our own game. Of
course, her penalty... Especially if Jeong Eun-ji loses again, the penalty she will receive
is enormous. After hearing that we were competing again, Yuri sighed and gave up
mediation, saying, 'I don't know anymore, do whatever you want.' And so we entered
the second round. Instead, this time, without the help of Yuri or Choi Soo-yeon, we did
it on our own.
The May Exam Showdown
And in the exam...
...
"Ha... Do you really have to go to the end like this? You didn't even tell me what you
were betting on this time..."
Yuri sighed and looked back and forth between me and Jeong Eun-ji before checking
her report card. From her perspective, it was hard to understand the two of us acting
like idiots.
"I can't live like this after being humiliated like that last time! This time, I will definitely
win and get revenge!"
"No, what if I lose again..."
Yuri had her reasonable concerns, but Jeong Eun-ji, who is considered to be in this risk
group for gambling addiction, was just pounding her heart.
"I'm Eun-ji, Jeong Eun-ji! I do it when I have to! I studied really hard, right?
Furthermore, I'm confident this time!"
"Seong-jin, you should just stop like this. Are you going to fight about test scores all
year like this?"
"I stayed still. She came and attacked me. And it looks like she has no intention of
backing down?"
"I understand! So, Yuri, you check. Now, here's my tag."
"Ha... Next time, I won't even check this. You guys should compare it among
yourselves. Give it to me."
Yuri received her report card from me and Jeong Eun-ji and unfolded her report card
with a sigh.
"Eun-ji's average score was 69 points."
"Look, I've climbed a lot! That's how hard I worked!"
"And Seong-jin... Uh..."
Yuri unfolded my report card and looked at Jeong Eun-ji with a helpless expression.
"Seong-jin... Average score 70 points."
"!!!"
"Nice! Right! Did you see that? You said no to me!"
Eun-ji Jeong's eyes widened. She snatched the report card from Yuri's hand and
quickly scanned it with her eyes. And those eyes and expression quickly became
stained with despair.
2nd consecutive loss. Since she lost twice in a row to Han Seong-jin, the worst bully,
it was inevitable that even what little pride Eun-ji had left would be shattered.
"Hey, do you remember the bet you made to go first? Do you even remember what I
bet? Don't think about falling out?"
"..."
I patted the head of Jeong Eun-ji, who was half unconscious, and did some teasing,
but Jeong Eun-ji couldn't even think of shaking it off. All she did was mutter the same
words over and over like a lost person.
"It's ridiculous... It's a 1-point difference... It's only a 1-point difference... Furthermore,
it's ridiculous..."
"But the front numbers are different. You are in the 60s, and I am in the 70s. Please
take care of me from now on?"
"Ugh... Ugh... Ugh..."
As Jeong Eun-ji's body began to tremble, Yuri quickly took me with her and walked
away.
Unable to overcome her anger, Jeong Eun-ji remained alone in the classroom after
everyone else had gone home and burst into tears.
"Uuuuu... She's angry... Uuuuu!"
After School Training
After some time has passed. While Yuri went to the student council room again for
final preparations for the sports day, I returned to the classroom. Inside, Eun-ji Jeong
was still sitting with her head buried on her desk.
I walked up behind Eun-ji Jeong and massaged her shoulders with both my hands, and
Eun-ji Jeong, who felt that it was me just by my touch, still buried her head and
muttered.
"Don't touch me."
"I'm the one giving the orders; it's not your position to do so."
Then, Eun-ji Jeong lifted her head and glared at me with her slightly swollen eyes from
crying.
"Order? Yes, do it! Do whatever you want! Well, at least take off your clothes like last
time!? Or should I dance naked here?!"
"Hmm, that's a perfect idea. Shall we try it later?"
"Ugh..."
"Well, think about it later. Follow me."
I called Eun-ji Jeong to the playground. The sun was still shining, but there were not
many people on the playground because it was after school dismissal time on Friday.
Jeong Eun-ji, who has bad memories of 'doing something on the playground,' looked
at me with a slightly frightened expression.
"What... are you going to do?"
"It's nothing special. Let's just exercise together."
"... What?"
"It's sports day soon, and I'll be playing soccer and all that, but I think I need to build
up my stamina a little before that. So, let's work out together. You're on the track and
field team, so you have good stamina and know the exercise routine well."
"... Is that it?"
"Then why did you expect me to strip you naked here?"
At those words, Jeong Eun-ji took a step back, covering her chest with her arms.
"W-Who said that?! I thought it was strange because it was so ordinary than I
expected. Why!"
"I'll order the unusual stuff later, so look forward to that separately."
"Damn..."
"Instead, don't whine and get irritated while exercising. Think of it as teaching Gong
Young-bae and treat me gently. This is an order."
"Hah? No matter what, you can't be the same as Young-bae!"
"Actually, I have a much better body, manliness, and good looks than him, right?"
Jeong Eun-ji looked even more disdainful at those words than before.
"Well, then, shall we get some close-up training from the cute but mean-spirited Eun-
ji?"
"What are you talking about? Don't say anything offensive!"
"I told you to treat me like Gong Yeong-bae, right?"
"Damn, damn, damn..."
After that, I started exercising after school with Eun-ji Jeong. It's Friday, so I don't have
to work part-time; I have a lot of time. Eun-ji Jeong also looked suspicious at first, but
she quickly regained her composure, perhaps because she was just adding another
person to what she had been doing.
"Your posture is wrong. If you do that, it will put a strain on your back. You're so big, so
why is your posture while exercising so bad?"
"It's because I was born with it, and I haven't really learned anything. Don't just talk
nonsense and just tell me. If possible, it would be better if I could tell you in a more
intimate and personal way."
"I'm not telling you that! You're the one who asked me to exercise with you, so I'll just
do as you say!"
"Huh? Then, if I had asked you to teach me about lewd exercises from the beginning,
would you have done so?"
"Well, that can't be possible! Even if I lose, there is a line!"
And the exercise continued for a while. We finished exercising just as the sky started
to turn red, and we sweated a lot on the warm but slightly cool spring evening.
"Phew, you worked hard, Jeong Eun-ji."
"Whoa... I don't have much experience teaching men exercise..."
I took out the handkerchief I had prepared in my pocket and approached Eun-ji Jeong.
Jeong Eun-ji, who was catching her breath with her hands on her knees, suddenly
shrugged her shoulders in surprise when I approached her and wiped the sweat from
her forehead.
"Aaaaah?! What, what?"
"I'm wiping away the sweat."
"Why are you doing that? It's okay, just get rid of it."
"Stay still. This is an order."
"Ugh..."
Jeong Eun-ji was so awkward about being treated kindly by me that she twisted her
body and didn't know what to do. We weren't that close to each other, but looking at
this moment, we were very close... We might even look like a couple.
After wiping the sweat from Eun-ji Jeong's forehead and the nape of her neck with the
handkerchief, I withdrew my hand and asked.
"Hey, do you know why I left you alone like this?"
"How do I know that?"
Jeong Eun-ji answered in a complex and subtle voice mixed with feelings of
embarrassment, shame, and basic hostility toward me, but not with the same force as
before. I brought up something that had bothered me ever since I heard it last time.
"Don't be angry, but just listen. Your friend who I got pregnant and had an abortion in
middle school... I've been thinking about it every single day since then, but nothing
really comes to mind. At that time, I told you to screw off and said it was a long time
ago, but no matter what, it's not true. It seems like it is. I don't remember, but I feel like
I should apologize. Do you think your friend would even want to meet me if I got down
on my knees and begged? I'm not really trying to do anything weird when we meet, so
just trust me."
"Uh..."
Jeong Eun-ji must have been embarrassed by my words and just opened her mouth.
Knowing her middle school days, I thought, of course, from her perspective, I couldn't
imagine her complaining that I had done something wrong to someone. The words
that came out of her mouth were something I never imagined.
"... I said no."
"What?"
"Well... I found out a while ago, but it wasn't you who got my friend pregnant back
then. It wasn't you who told me to get rid of the baby..."
"... Huh?"
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