I headed straight to the infirmary.

‘…What? Why am I here?’

When I regained my senses, something felt off. I glanced sideways, and, of course, Seol Yuhwa was there.

‘Why did she suddenly suggest going to the infirmary?’

I couldn’t dare to understand the deeper meaning of the protagonist’s whims as a mere extra.

After abruptly saying, “Let’s go to the infirmary,” Seol Yuhwa actually brought me here. I followed along hesitantly, but… What now? I cautiously spoke up.

“Um…”

“Why.”

“Are we really going in?”

Seol Yuhwa frowned at my words.

“…”

I quietly opened the door.

‘It feels so awkward.’

Entering the infirmary, my thoughts were preoccupied.

‘Come to think of it, when did Seol Yuhwa first visit the infirmary in the original work?’

As far as I remember, it was probably on the first day of school. She coincidentally went to the second infirmary right after coming to school, met Lee Yeonho, and heard in detail about Seol Yubin’s school life.

‘Then, are Lee Yeonho and Seol Yuhwa currently in the same state as in the original?’

If it follows the original plot, that would be the case for sure.

‘Well, then Lee Yeonho should already know about the friendship between Seol Yuhwa and Seol Yubin.’

Now I seemed to understand. If I dared to speculate on the thought process of the world’s top ranker… Seol Yuhwa probably wanted to verify my statement that I am Seol Yubin’s friend.

‘Since I mentioned meeting Seol Yubin at the infirmary, Seol Yuhwa probably thought that Lee Yeonho would know whether I am really Seol Yubin’s friend or not.’

Lee Yeonho wouldn’t deny the relationship between Seol Yubin and me, so it shouldn’t be a problem.

Knowing why Seol Yuhwa brought me here, my heart lightened.

‘Maybe it’s fortunate.’

If proving that I am Seol Yubin’s friend in this way makes it easier for Seol Yuhwa to approach me, that would be better. If Seol Yuhwa views me favorably, it might delay my bad ending.

Okay, heroine. Shall we go somewhere?

I gathered my determination.

“Oh, Jueun is here?”

At that moment, Lee Yeonho, who discovered me, came over and pretended to know me. I awkwardly smiled and greeted.

“Hello.”

“Hey.”

Lee Yeonho, who noticed Seol Yuhwa coming in behind me, smiled widely.

“Yubin, it’s been a while. Come on in.”

Of course, Lee Yeonho doesn’t know about the change to Seol Yuhwa.

Seol Yuhwa, who remained unchanged even after Lee Yeonho’s greeting, spoke.

“Give me the first aid kit.”

“Why?”

“I’m injured.”
Seol Yuhwa raised her arm, revealing red nail marks on it. It seemed she got injured during the previous fight.

Seeing that, Lee Yeonho exclaimed, “Oh my! Wait a moment! I’ll quickly get the teacher!”

Lee Yeonho disappeared outside the infirmary.

‘What’s this? Is there no first aid kit in this infirmary? Why would they go outside to get it!’

In this strange situation, Seol Yuhwa nonchalantly sat down and examined her wounds.

“Hmm. Seeing it like that, she seems to have just come for treatment.”

My guess that she came to check if I am Seol Yubin’s friend might have been an exaggeration.

‘…Well, anyway, if nothing unusual happens, that’s good.’

I breathed a sigh of relief and sat next to Seol Yuhwa.

‘But wait, isn’t it class time now?’

Suddenly, I realized. I turned my head and checked the clock on the wall. It had been quite a while since the break time ended.

A sudden feeling of guilt overwhelmed me.

‘Farewell, Perfect Attendance Award…’

Before and after the transmigration, 13 years of perfect attendance were broken like this. Hopefully, the teacher wouldn’t notice my absence, but it would be difficult… Somehow, it felt bitter.

But I didn’t skip school, and I just missed one class. Would this be counted as an absence? I’ve never left a class without permission, so I don’t know.

If possible, I hope the teacher can overlook it just this once. It’s a force majeure, after all.

‘But why am I worrying about this? I’m not even going to college here.’

Snap out of it. My goal is to return to my original world. I lightly tapped my cheek.

Then suddenly, Seol Yuhwa touched me. I snapped out of my thoughts and returned to reality.

“Hmm?”

I made eye contact with Seol Yuhwa. When did she start looking at me? Feeling awkward, I met her gaze, and Seol Yuhwa spoke.

“You said you’re friends with me?”

Checking her gaze, I nodded.

“Then, do you remember the day we first met?”

“Yeah…”

In my mind, scenes of the day I met ‘Seol Yubin’ and witnessed ‘Seol Yuhwa’ floated around. Right now, she’s probably referring to the former. I tried to recall the details more vividly.

That day, I had come here because of the Spring Hunt contest. I accidentally ran into Seonwoojin after pulling aside any curtain to hide, and then… damn. My life started to get messed up from that moment.

Suddenly, tears filled my eyes. Silently shedding tears of frustration, I opened my mouth.

“Why?”

Then, Seol Yuhwa said, “Tell me in detail about what happened that day.”

“Suddenly? …Ah, well, okay. I’ll tell you. Talk.”