I regretted agreeing to help Yuhuina with her studies.

A sigh escaped naturally.

‘Well, getting angry here won’t change the past.’

Let’s respond calmly for now.

I calmed my excitement and spoke calmly.

“Where was it difficult?”

In response to my question, Yuhuina rolled her eyes as if contemplating for a moment.

“Just everything from the beginning?”

What am I going to do with this for real…

I genuinely worried about Yuhuina’s grades.

At that moment, Seong Ji-chan entered the infirmary.

“What’s up, haven’t you two left yet?”

“Ji-chan!”

Yuhuina immediately got up and ran towards Seong Ji-chan.

“What’s going on here?”

The vitality returned to Yuhuina’s face, which had been gray just a moment ago.

Seeing the enthusiastic welcome beyond his expectations, Seong Ji-chan was surprised and flinched.

“It’s me… just.”

“You don’t have any other plans, right? Then, can you wait for me until I’m done? Let’s go home together!”
“I got it.”

Hee-na… Now is not the time for you to see Seong Ji-chan. Think about your future report card…

I looked at Hee-na, who was talking with Seong Ji-chan, with a pitying gaze.

By the way.

‘He’s here again.’

Seong Ji-chan often stayed in the infirmary after school.

It wasn’t a coincidence that he was alone in the infirmary during the last attack at Haesung High School.

‘Why on earth is he staying?’

I couldn’t resist my curiosity and asked Seong Ji-chan.

The answer was like this.

〈I don’t want to go home.〉

It wasn’t just simple rebellion; there seemed to be some complicated family circumstances on his side… I didn’t want to know more, so I didn’t ask.

Probably a family background like a typical Insoo.

“Ji-chan, did you hear about our test from our homeroom teacher? The one we took recently…”

Meanwhile, Hee-na, who seemed to have completely forgotten my presence, chattered away with a bright face.

‘…There’s no sign of her turning back this way at all.’

Yeah. Since Seong Ji-chan came in, today’s study is over.

I gave up cleanly and started packing my bag.

“Oh, but what happened to him?”

Huh?

I raised my head at Seong Ji-chan’s sudden words. Hee-na asked curiously.

“Who are you talking about?”

“He, you know. The guy we went to the amusement park with last time.”

Could it be she’s talking about Seol Yubin?

“I haven’t seen him lately.”

Right.

‘What happened to him?’

Seong Ji-chan, being a boss-like character, wasn’t the type to be particularly interested in others.

‘I thought I wouldn’t even notice if Seol Yubin was gone.’

Still, it seemed that he recognized him as a somewhat familiar person after seeing him a few times.

Hee-na seemed to realize it only now, widening her eyes as if surprised.

“Really? Come to think of it, I haven’t seen him lately.”

Maybe you didn’t know…

Maybe Hee-na is even more indifferent than Seong Ji-chan.

At that moment, Seong Ji-chan asked me.

“Don’t you know anything?”

“Huh?”

In my mind, Seol Yubin’s letter flashed by.

‘I know… quite a lot.’

But it was such a personal story that I couldn’t figure out how much to say.

While I was hesitating about what to say, Seong Ji-chan spoke.

“Oh, is he not coming out because he’s sulking?”

Huh?

“He said he went to push them at the amusement park, right?”

“…….”

As expected, everyone knew without saying anything.

Hee-na, sounding surprised, raised her voice.

“What? He sulked?”

Seong Ji-chan shrugged.

“Wouldn’t it be sulking? The guy clearly didn’t seem interested.”

…Did he know that much.

Well… I thought it was an expected result. So I tried to minimize the shock.

‘In the end, I failed.’

The memories of failure brought tears to my eyes.

Come back, Seol Yubin… It’s not too late yet…

Hee-na said with a serious expression.

“It’s shocking. I helped so much, and it failed.”

“It doesn’t mean it would have worked if you helped.”

“But still! I worked hard!”
When Hee-na mumbled, Seong Ji-chan smirked.

“I should ask him later. Whether Hee-na’s help was effective or not.”

As I looked at Seong Ji-chan’s face, I suddenly got lost in thought.

Oh, maybe.

‘Is this the moment Seong Ji-chan starts paying attention to Seol Yu-hwa?’

In the original story, Seong Ji-chan one day starts showing interest in Seol Yu-hwa, saying, ‘Something is different.’

Back then, I thought he recognized the uniqueness of the female lead just because she was the female lead, but now I had a different thought.

‘Could it be that the original Seong Ji-chan also knew the original ‘Seol Yubin’?’

So, he noticed the change from ‘Seol Yubin’ to ‘Seol Yu-hwa’ and made such remarks.

In the original story, it’s not revealed what Seong Ji-chan did during his freshman year, but I thought he could have spent enough time in the second infirmary.

‘Well, if that’s the case.’

What I am seeing now… Is it the scene where the male lead raises a flag for the female lead?

‘…….’

It feels strange to see Hee-na in this situation.

Somehow, Hee-na seemed very pitiable.

Contrary to my concerns, surprisingly, the school continued to be peaceful.

It’s been a few weeks, but Seol Yubin—or Seol Yu-hwa—was nowhere to be seen.

‘Is Seol Yu-hwa… still not in Korea?’

It could be possible.

Since the development is different from the original, the current Seol Yu-hwa might have circumstances that prevent her from coming to Korea immediately.

‘Well, would the world’s No. 0 be that free?’

Thinking that way, I felt strangely relieved. With a lighter heart, I opened the diary.

‘How about thinking about what to do for the first time in a while……’

At that moment, Short-hair rushed into the classroom and said, “Hey, guys! Have you heard the rumor?”