Chapter 154 – Gong Yeong-Bae’s End (3)

Saturday 1pm.

The kids in our class started to gather in the classroom one by one.

The people who came first, including Yuri and I, picked up their desks and moved them out into the hallway. In the classroom, a guy who was good at using computers took the laptop lent by the teacher and connected it to the classroom TV to share the screen.

Even while we were preparing, children continued to flock to the classroom, and other than our class, I saw students from other classes also coming to practice for the group talent show and going into their respective classes.

We watched the song from beginning to end as the screen was shared, and virtual avatars showed up on TV showing the choreography of the song we were practicing.

“Does it look worth it?”

After watching the dance, we made that assessment.

The choreography is not as difficult as you think.

At this level, even someone with a body like Yuri who isn’t very confident in dancing can still follow along.

After that, we continued to sweat and practice our group choreography.

One guy who was basically a very good dancer and knew the choreography of this song, instead of following the choreography with us, stood at the table and watched our movements, and went to the child who had mistakes or deficiencies and kept correcting their posture. .

Bam! Bam, bam!

“Wait a minute, wait a minute. At this time, don’t look straight ahead, just think you’re looking at the floor next to you, and turn your head to the side. Again.”

“Seongjin, bring your legs together and spread them out!”

“Youngbae, put more strength into your body and look more disciplined! I’ll go again!”

1 hour, 2 hours…

Even though it was a choreography that required less physical effort, everyone became covered in sweat as time went by, and the class president and vice-class president, who had been away for a while, returned to the classroom with a bunch of kimbap and drinks from a convenience store.

“Everyone worked hard! Anyone who wants to eat during the short break should bring some kimbap and a drink! One per person!”

“Did you buy it with your own money?”

“I left the card for the teacher to buy it for me. I bought it for the perfect number of people, so don’t think about secretly taking more! I’ll check it!”

I grabbed a piece of kimbap and a cola, sat down on the floor of the classroom where all the desks were empty, and started eating.

It hasn’t been that long since I had lunch, but I was still quite hungry, probably because I used up my body quite a bit.

While I was engrossed in my meal, Gong Young-bae sneakily approached me and sat down next to me, keeping a little distance from me.

“What? When did you declare war and now are you sitting next to me like this again?”

“No, I just feel like I owe you an apology.”

“Ah? Apple?”

When I asked a question, Gong Young-bae looked at me with the smile of a winner full of composure.

“No, if you think about it, Han Seong-jin, you saved Yuri last time when Yuri was almost in trouble. You saved me too. But I feel like you’re doing something terrible by taking Sooyeon away from you like this.”

“If you’re so sorry, why don’t you just take your hands off Suyeon?”

“I apologize for that. Still, I will take Sooyeon with me. And Yuri, too.”

“What? Even Yuri? Are you trying something with me?”

“I don’t intend to do that. If you were really caring for Yuri or Suyeon, I would have just accepted it, but you didn’t, right? While dating Yuri, you touched Suyeon and Yumin’s older sister. You, the one who hurt Suyeon like that, should make Yuri happy. Do you think you can?”

“So, following Soo-yeon, you will also take Yuri? Because of my karma?”

“… Okay.”

“Are you trying to say that the guy who hurt the girl doesn’t deserve to have her?”

“That’s right.”

“Hey, when I hear you talking, you’re acting like it’s not like that?”

“I’m different from you. I don’t do anything to hurt them.”

“Really? Can you take responsibility for your words?”

“Of course. I’m not saying I can’t take responsibility.”

It’s a coincidence, but I’m just repeating what someone often said.

I held back the snort that came out of my mouth and glared crookedly at Gong Young-bae.

“Really? You can take responsibility for your words? So if you hurt them, you can accept whatever happens to you too?”

“… Okay.”

“Don’t change your mind, okay?”

“?”

Gong Young-bae probably thought my answer was a little strange and tilted his head and tried to say something more, but then the class president brightened the mood as the break ended.

“It’s 3:30! Let’s practice for two more hours and call it a day! Now, everyone goes back to their seats!”

Yuri, the student council president, also obediently followed the class president’s instructions for now, sat down on a chair and began practicing the choreography again.

As Gong Young-bae and I stopped fighting and started practicing again, the spark between us died down.

Just before practice started, I took out my phone and sent one last message, then locked the phone and put it in my pocket.

Another 2 hours.

After finishing practice, everyone was completely exhausted, sweating profusely and lying on their chairs or slumped on the classroom floor, panting.

The same goes for Eunji and I, who both have fairly good physical strength.

“Haa… Haa… Thank you for your hard work, everyone. Whoa… That’s all for today, I’ll put the desk in the hallway and see you tomorrow. For those who can’t come, please let me know in advance in a chat.”

At the class president’s words, we dragged the desks that had been removed from the hallway and returned them to the classroom.

Anyway, I had to take it outside when I came back tomorrow and practiced again, so I didn’t put it back in its place, so I just randomly stuffed it in the classroom.

“Wow… It’s so hard. Hey, who wants to go eat meat with me?”

Everyone relaxed quite a bit, but since it wasn’t common for everyone to get together like this on a Saturday afternoon, the boys immediately started gathering friends to go to dinner or a PC room.

“Han Seong-jin, do you want to go too?”

“No, I can’t go because I have work to do after this. You guys go on your own.”

“Really? Okay. Is there anyone else who can go to the PC room?”

I declined the boys’ proposals, and at the same time, I could see Yuri, Eunji, and Suyeon each declining the girls’ proposals.

Gong Young-bae’s gaze was focused on those women, and a victor’s smile was on his lips.

“Ugh, I can smell it in my mouth. I need to go to the bathroom.”

I took out a toothbrush and toothpaste from my bag and went to the bathroom in the hallway.

Everyone who was going to go had already gone, so there was no one else in the men’s room.

While brushing my teeth, I put AirPods in my ears and played a file on my phone.

I’ve already played it several times since last weekend and confirmed several times that there are no problems with the volume or playback status, but what I’m hearing today is a bit special.

– Hey, it’s been a while?

– Han Seong-jin…

The voice of another guy and I heard through AirPods.

As I listened once again to a conversation I had heard many times, I couldn’t help but smile and continued brushing my teeth.

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After all the boys and girls went home and Han Seong-jin went to the bathroom, the only four people left in the classroom were Gong Young-bae, Yu-ri Lee, Eun-ji Jeong, and Su-yeon Choi.

“Hey, guys. That’s what we wanted to talk about today…”

The moment when Gong Young-bae carefully tried to take her luck.

The classroom door opened, and a completely unexpected person appeared.

She was a little taller than Yuri Lee and had her wavy hair dyed brown, giving off a slightly more mature image.

The face of the pretty woman, wearing a one-piece dress with her shoulders exposed, sticking out her head outside the door of her classroom to look inside, was quite familiar to Gong Young-bae.

“Hey, Yuri Lee. I heard practice is over? Then come out quickly. I was waiting for you.”

“Yu, Yumin’s older sister?”

When Gong Yeong-bae saw her childhood friend Lee Yu-min, her two-year-old sister, he called her in surprise.

He, who never imagined that she, a college student, would come to Jinsu Bridge on the weekend, couldn’t even guess why Lee Yu-min came.

“Okay, I’ll go, sister.”

“Huh? Come on, sleep-“

When Yu-ri Lee tried to leave without even having a proper conversation, Gong Yeong-bae hurriedly tried to call her.

However, that attempt was blocked by Choi Su-yeon and Jeong Eun-ji.

“Oh, don’t worry, Senpai. Yuri, she said she and she would do something for a little while after practice today.”

“I said it wouldn’t take that long. I’ll just have to wait. I’ve already found a separate place to talk.”

“Where is it?”

“… That’s a secret.”

As Jeong Eun-ji blocked out any room for speculation, Gong Young-bae remained in the classroom with them for a while without knowing anything.

I waited like that for more than 10 minutes.

“Han Seong-jin said he was going to the bathroom. Did she go home? Yuri hasn’t come yet…”

“Senior Han Seong-jin, you were packing your bag earlier and leaving?”

Wow-

“Oh, wait a minute.”

When Suyeon Choi’s cell phone rang, she paused her conversation for a moment and checked her cell phone.

Then she grinned and raised her head towards Gong Yeong-bae.

“Senior Gong Young-bae? I heard senior Yuri is already at the meeting place.”

“Then let’s go too. It’s not that far.”

“You said Yuri came first? So… She’s actually thinking about talking to me?”

“I guess so? I told you all to come together.”

“Yeah, really? Then let’s go quickly. But where is the meeting place?”

Choi Soo-yeon answered those words with an even brighter smile.

“… You’ll know once you go and see it for yourself♥”

Perhaps because of her mood, Choi Soo-yeon’s voice seemed to be much higher than usual.

Choi Su-yeon and Jeong Eun-ji walked ahead, and Gong Young-bae followed behind them.

So he couldn’t know.

Soo-yeon Choi was smiling so bitterly, and Eun-ji Jeong was looking so bright red and full of anticipation.