When I went outside and checked the time, it was already lunchtime without me realizing it.

Since there was a school meal today, we decided to have a simple lunch at the cafeteria and then wander around again.

While eating lunch, I looked at the festival pamphlet. It had the festival schedule and information on what was happening where.

“There will be fireworks in the evening.”

At my words, Seon Woo Jin asked.

“Are you going to stay until evening?”

“How about you?”

Seon Woo Jin thought for a moment and said.

“If you’re staying, I’ll stay too.”

I smiled brightly.

After finishing our meal, we walked out of the cafeteria. We strolled around the campus, taking a walk to help with digestion.

“The weather is nice.”

A clear sky. Slightly hot sunlight. It was a sunny day befitting a festival.

Perhaps because the weather was good, my mood was also great. I walked leisurely, feeling at ease.

Just then, I saw Seol Yu Bin talking to someone in the distance.

But next to Seol Yu Bin was someone I couldn’t have imagined.

I exclaimed in surprise.

“Ji Seung Hyun?”

In case you forgot, Ji Seung Hyun is the sub-male lead in the original work who was diagnosed with heart cancer and exited the story last time.

He was wearing a hat pulled down low, so I couldn’t see his face properly, but I could instinctively be sure that it was Ji Seung Hyun.

“Seon Woo Jin, look over there. That’s Ji Seung Hyun, right?”

“Who’s Ji Seung Hyun?”

Seon Woo Jin asked with a disgruntled expression. He seemed to have some dissatisfaction.

“Don’t you remember? We went to the amusement park together last time.”

“Amusement park?”

Only then did Seon Woo Jin seem to recall and say, “Ah.”

“Wasn’t he hospitalized? Why is he here?”

I know, right?

I haven’t heard from him in a while, so I don’t know what’s going on either. Did he come because of the festival?

“Let’s go over there.”

I dragged Seon Woo Jin along and approached Seol Yu Bin and Ji Seung Hyun.

“Ju Eun!”

As we got closer, Seol Yu Bin recognized me first and greeted me. At that, Ji Seung Hyun also turned his head this way.

“Ah.”

As our eyes met, Ji Seung Hyun smiled.

“Long time no see, Ju Eun.”

Although he had lost some weight, probably due to his illness, his face was still handsome. I smiled brightly, happy to see him.

“Are you doing okay?”

Ji Seung Hyun smiled and nodded.

I had been quite worried, but he seemed to be in better condition than I expected. What a relief. Can this be considered a happy ending for Ji Seung Hyun too?

“But why did you come today? Because of the festival?”

Instead of answering my question, Seol Yu Bin replied.

“My elder sister is performing today, so he came to watch.”

“Performance?”

Why is Seol Yu Hwa performing?

Seeing my puzzlement, Seol Yu Bin added an explanation.

“My elder sister is in a band.”

For a moment, I was at a loss for words.

Right. It would be disappointing if there was no band in a teen novel. The female lead ended up becoming the band’s vocalist after all…

‘But wait, Seol Yu Hwa isn’t even a student at this school in the first place. On what basis is she performing?’

There were more than a couple of things I wanted to nitpick, but I held back. Instead, I asked something else.

“When is the performance?”

“It will be soon.”

Seol Yu Bin said she was on her way there right now and asked if we wanted to go together.

I looked back at Seon Woo Jin. He said indifferently.

“Do as you like.”

So we went to watch Seol Yu Hwa’s performance.

“Ah, but I was really surprised. I never imagined I would meet you here.”

At my words, Ji Seung Hyun laughed.

“Should I have told you in advance? That I was coming here.”

“No, I should have contacted you first.”

To be honest, I had been so preoccupied with various things that I hadn’t thought to check up on Ji Seung Hyun.

“How have you been doing lately?”

I had a fairly intimate conversation with Ji Seung Hyun, whom I hadn’t seen in a long time. After all, there was a lot to talk about and a lot to be curious about since he had been through a major event.

Fortunately, it seemed that Ji Seung Hyun’s treatment was going well. Above all, thanks to discovering the disease at an early stage, the prognosis was good. Although I don’t know the details.

Ji Seung Hyun smiled.

“You don’t have to worry too much. The hospital also said it will turn out well.”

If he says that much, then it must really be okay, right? Hmm. I can only hope so.

Seeing Ji Seung Hyun’s condition with my own eyes and hearing directly from him that he was fine, I felt relieved.

I was in a good mood. Seol Yu Bin, Ji Seung Hyun, and even though I haven’t seen her yet, Seol Yu Hwa all seemed to be doing well.

At first, wishing for their happy endings was simply because of the quest, but now it wasn’t. I wished for my ‘friends’ to not be sick.

“I’m glad. That it’s going well.”

I spoke sincerely. Ji Seung Hyun also smiled brightly, as if my feelings had been conveyed.

Now that I had a good conversation with Ji Seung Hyun, it was time to pay attention to the other side…

I glanced at Seon Woo Jin.

As expected, Seon Woo Jin was standing with a sullen face, looking displeased as he gazed elsewhere.

Recently, while spending time together, I found out that Seon Woo Jin gets surprisingly jealous.

I thought he wouldn’t react much to this kind of thing since he seemed indifferent to everything in the world, but that wasn’t the case at all.

Still, it’s not a big deal, he just shows his dislike.

Trying to hold back my laughter, I said.

“Seon Woo Jin, what are you doing?”

Only then did Seon Woo Jin slowly turn his head.

“Are you done talking?”

I nodded, trying to keep a nonchalant expression.

Seon Woo Jin narrowed his eyes and looked at me. It was an expression of dissatisfaction. Unable to contain my laughter at that sight, I whispered softly in Seon Woo Jin’s ear.

“Are you going to be like this every time I talk to another guy? Then how am I supposed to go about my daily life?”

“That’s why I’m not saying anything.”

He’s not saying anything, but showing it all over his face.

That look was so cute that I laughed before suddenly coming to my senses.

This is bad. To think that this door-sized guy looks cute to me.

I must be crazy. I need to get a grip.

I closed my eyes tightly and opened them again. Seeing me like that, Seon Woo Jin raised one eyebrow.

“Why are you making that expression all of a sudden?”

“It’s nothing.”

I couldn’t bring myself to say that I was trying to get a hold of myself because he looked cute.

Anyway, amidst all the laughing and chatting, we soon arrived at the performance venue. The performance venue was nothing grand, just a stage set up on the sports field. Still, it was of a decent quality for a school festival.

There were quite a lot of people gathered, more than I expected. Judging from the words like “world’s rank 0” and “Blood Flower” that I could hear, it seemed the other kids also knew who would be taking the stage.

Oh, this really feels like a teen novel.

While I was admiring it, someone came up on the stage.

“Now, everyone. Are you ready!”

Woooooah. The audience cheered.

Seol Yu Hwa grinned at the enthusiastic response.

“Then let’s begin. This song is ‘Sunflower’!”

And the song began.

At this point, according to the teen novel rules, the song lyrics should be inserted, but I will omit them. Let’s just say Seol Yu Hwa sang with a fantastic voice and the audience sighed in admiration as they watched the stage, entranced.

Suddenly, my eyes met Seol Yu Hwa’s on the stage.

I thought it was my imagination, but soon Seol Yu Hwa smiled and waved at me. I smiled back.

I’m glad. Everyone looks happy.

Like that, I stood there until the performance ended. It wasn’t a bad feeling at all.

“Ju Eun.”

After the performance, Seol Yu Bin approached me.

“My elder sister asked me to tell you thank you for coming.”

It feels strange to receive gratitude from the world’s rank 0.

“What is Yu Hwa doing now?”

“She said she has some things to take care of. She told me to say hello on her behalf.”

Seol Yu Bin smiled slightly. Seeing her face, I somehow felt relieved.

I could no longer find any traces of her past self in Seol Yu Bin now. It’s not that the past was bad, but… I was glad that the current Seol Yu Bin looked much more stable and comfortable.

“Okay. Then I’ll get going.”

“Yeah, bye. Let’s meet again next time.”

We said goodbye and parted ways. On the way, I also made eye contact with Ji Seung Hyun and waved at him.

By the way, I wonder who Seol Yu Bin likes now, Ji Seung Hyun or Jin Hae Yul? I suddenly became curious.

Watching Seol Yu Bin conversing with Ji Seung Hyun, curiosity arose in me. But I soon lost interest.

‘Well, it’ll work out somehow!’

From there, it was no longer an area for me to be concerned about. Seol Yu Bin will figure it out on her own now, regardless of the original story.

“Ah, it’s already this late.”

Suddenly, I took out my phone and checked the time, and it was already 4 p.m. It was too early for dinner, but awkward to start something new.

“What do you want to do now?”

Since I had been moving according to my preferences until now, I wanted to follow Seon Woo Jin’s wishes. But Seon Woo Jin spoke indifferently as if he had no particular thoughts.

“I don’t really have anything I want to do.”

“Really?”

I thought for a moment and suggested.

“Then shall we rest?”

We headed to the second infirmary.

‘It feels like this place is more familiar to me than my classroom now.’

I naturally went to the bed I always sat on and sat down. Seon Woo Jin also sat on the bed next to me.

Being like this, it was as if we had returned to the beginning.

“Do you remember the day we first met? It was here.”

At my question, Seon Woo Jin chuckled.

“It would be hard to forget that.”

It must have been quite an impressive entrance.

I was sleeping, and suddenly some strange girl barged in and covered my mouth.

Still, I’m curious. I asked playfully.

“What was your first impression of me?”

Seon Woo Jin thought for a moment and said.

“Do you want to hear the truth?”

…What is he trying to say? I shook my head.

“No, tell me a lie.”

Then Seon Woo Jin stared at me and opened his mouth.

“You were pretty.”

“What?”

“I said you were pretty.”

I burst out laughing.

“What is that? That’s a real lie.”

Anyway, it wasn’t bad to hear pleasant words. I laughed for a while and asked again.

“Then what’s the truth?”