After that, until the time for the race, nothing special happened.

I sat in the stands, watching our classmates participate in the race and some kids from the dance club performing.

‘It feels quite energetic.’

Without doing anything, feeling mentally exhausted already, I yawned, experiencing the sensation of becoming an old person.

It was when I was sitting there blankly for a while.

“You’re going to run the mission race, right?”

The class president asked, and I replied, “Yeah.”

Looking at me as if surprised, the class president nodded soon after.

“Well, okay. We needed one more player anyway.”

Coincidentally or thanks to the system, the kid who was originally supposed to run suddenly couldn’t do it, creating an empty spot. Thanks to that, I could participate in the mission race.

I wondered if it was because I accepted the quest that this happened. But since I knew I couldn’t get an answer anyway, I just let it go.

In the place where the class president disappeared, Yoo Hina gazed at me curiously.

“Lee Joo-eun, what’s going on? You’re going to the race?”

I gave a vague answer, “Just felt like I should do something too.”

Then, Yoo Hina happily exclaimed, “Yeah, good idea. It was really frustrating to see you sitting there like a grandmother who’s lived her life, so it’s a relief that you finally came to your senses!”

…Was I really like that?

I had some thoughts like that myself, but hearing it from someone else was somewhat shocking. Struck by the impact of Yoo Hina’s words, I turned my head away.

Anyway, as I was sitting like that, it was time for the mission race before I knew it.

‘Well, is this the beginning?’

I took off the dinosaur leather I was wearing, threw it away, and went out to the field in short-sleeved and shorts gym clothes, lightly stretching my body.

I’m not particularly good at running, but… since luck plays a bigger role in the mission race, maybe I could get first place?

‘It doesn’t have to be first place among all the students; I just need to be the fastest among the six.’

With the system’s encouragement, I confidently stood at the starting line.

The rules for the mission race were simple. Run straight, receive a mission in the middle, perform the mission, then run to the finish line.

‘Please be an easy mission. Please.’

I silently prayed while waiting for the starting signal.

However, I overlooked something.

My luck was not at the level of ‘that’ kind of problem.

“Start!”

Beep!

With the sound of a horn, the kids rushed out from the starting line.

I ran without falling behind. At least, I wasn’t slower than the others at the start.

But.

Thud!

“Ouch!”

I couldn’t even run much before falling to the ground.

‘It hurts!’

I fell very dramatically. Checking the spot where I collided while falling, my knee was scraped, and it looked like it might bleed if some time passed. ‘Ugh, it hurts.’

I had bounced out so energetically and then immediately fell, damn it. I buried my face in my palms.
‘No, I can’t just stay like this.’

After a brief moment of contemplation, I sprang up from my seat.

‘Even if I die, let it be at the finish line.’

I couldn’t stay still as if the quest window was flickering before my eyes. Eventually, with blood streaming from my knee, I ran to the place where they were giving out missions.

The teacher distributing the missions asked me with a concerned tone, “Oh, are you okay?”

“I’m okay!”

Almost snatching the mission paper, I quickly unfolded it.

The most handsome person in our school!

“Huh?”

I twisted my face.

‘What on earth is the standard for a handsome person?’

Is it okay to put something this subjective?

No, if you’re going to give a mission, you should provide a question with an objectively correct answer! I was already panicking since I fell at the beginning, and now, with a mission like this, it felt like I was going crazy.

‘But I can’t help it. Let’s just go.’

Clutching the mission paper tightly in my hand, I headed towards the stands of the sports field, where I needed to find the ‘most handsome person’ among all these people.

‘Now, what should I do?’

My mind went blank. Then, when I happened to turn my gaze towards the teacher distributing the missions, I saw a kid bringing someone and then returning.

It seemed like if the teacher judged that it wasn’t the correct answer, they would turn them away.

‘So, I have to bring the truly handsome person?’

I was just going to bring the school principal, trying to be obsequious!

Even if you look at it favorably, the school principal wasn’t an objectively handsome man.

Of course, I’m not sure if the mission teacher could confidently turn away the school principal in this situation… Anyway, it wasn’t the time to attempt such an adventure. I had to get first place.

‘Now, who could be the handsome one?’

At that moment, I heard someone’s voice.

“Lee Joo-eun!”

I turned my head in that direction. Seon Woojin was approaching me.

“Are you okay?”