The next morning.

“…It’s raining.”

I mumbled while looking out the window before going to school.

The rain that started last night was still continuing. Of course, it might have briefly stopped in the early morning, but I couldn’t be sure.

“A weekend like gold, and it’s so gloomy like this.”

In the end, my prayers didn’t work.

I sighed and grabbed an umbrella.

Even after arriving at school, there seemed to be no intention for the rain to stop. Raindrops falling in the dim sky. The rain, pouring down like this, went beyond refreshing and felt chilly.

Summer rain…

It seemed like the atmosphere was perfect for telling ghost stories.

Perhaps due to the weather, the school was generally quiet.

Moreover, today, Yuhina, Sunwoo Jin, and Ban Hamin were absent.

The only one here was Sung Jichan, but he also seemed to have disappeared all day. Maybe he skipped school. Well, it didn’t matter to me.

“Anyway, it seems peaceful after a long time.”

It felt strange to see the school, which was always bustling with various incidents, so quiet. It was as if I had returned to an ordinary school rather than the absurd world.

“Wow, it’s Ice Boy!”

Oh, never mind.

Well, that’s right. This darn school couldn’t be quiet.

“Did Sung Jichan show up?”

Judging by the kids gathering by the window, it seemed he appeared on the field.

I casually looked out the window.

There were a few Hae Sung High School guys on bikes at the school gate. And a man, presumably Sung Jichan, was approaching them across the field.

“What’s going on?”

“It looks like they’re fighting!”

They said what I wanted to say.

Since Sung Jichan wouldn’t play along with Hae Sung High School guys in a friendly way, it was probably a fight, about 99%. The remaining 1%? I don’t know about that.

“He’s fighting again today.”

Even though Ban Hamin and Sunwoo Jin are not here today, maybe it’s fine since he’s alone.

As much as Sung Jichan, the protagonist of this world, has nothing useful to worry about… Still, since he’s someone I know, I felt worried.

“Enough. Instead of worrying about him, I should worry about myself.”

Thinking about the time he ditched me last time, Sung Jichan is a guy who won’t die, leaving aside the fact that he’s the male lead. I felt the need to find a way to protect myself from danger.

I yawned and slumped on the desk.

“By the way, where can I get a real stun gun?”

If not, some other self-defense tool will do.

Seeing Sung Jichan being harassed by Hae Sung High School guys made me realize that I need a means to protect myself.

“If there’s time, I should learn self-defense too.”

But where can I learn that?

I really don’t know anything.

Why did I have to go through this suffering by being reborn in a place like this?

“I also want to be a noble in a romance novel.”

But considering my luck, even if I were reborn in a romance novel, I would probably be a commoner.

“Ah, whatever.”

Let’s just live roughly. What’s so great about life?

I fell into sleep, reminiscing about my creed after a long time.

Having filled the time reasonably, school ended. As I was about to head home, I encountered a familiar face at the shoe rack.

“Oh, hello.”

It was Ji Seunghyun.

It somehow felt like seeing him after a long time, perhaps due to my mood.

Since the last time I saw him was in the corridor… It hadn’t been that long.

“Hello, Jueun-ah.”

Perfect timing, I had something to tell him!

I greeted him and grabbed Ji Seunghyun, who was about to pass by.

“Hey, do you have a moment?”

The place Ji Seunghyun and I went to was a café in front of the school.

“Why did you suddenly grab me to say something?”

Although Ji Seunghyun always had a friendly smile, there was a slight confusion in his expression. I parted my lips.

“Well…”

How should I say this? After a brief moment of contemplation, I decided to be straightforward.

“I talked to Yubin-unni.”

Ji Seunghyun’s expression showed surprise.

“What did you say?”

“I talked about Seol Yuhwa.”

Apparently, it was an unexpected revelation, as Ji Seunghyun looked visibly startled. I drove the point home.

“Since you’re friends with Yubin, you knew that they switched, right?”

“How did you find out?”

I briefly recounted the events that had happened to me.

I happened to witness Seol Yuhwa confronting the delinquents from Hae Sung High School that night. Trying to play ignorant and walk away, I accidentally revealed that I knew when Yubin’s name tag fell due to the wind. Seol Yuhwa, who saw that, tried to eliminate me, but I pleaded and begged, eventually agreeing to become Seol Yuhwa’s underling.

…It was more or less that kind of story.

“Such a thing happened. I had no idea at all.”

Did Seol Yuhwa not say anything? In the original work, I thought they would have shared a lot, but it seems not.

Ji Seunghyun smiled gently.

“Well, now you’re friends with Yuhwa, too?”

“…If you can call that friendship.”

Probably not.

“But still, it seems like Yuhwa likes you. Considering she revealed her identity.”

…Is that something you do for someone you like?