“We’re really not anything to each other!”

I said, pointing at Seon Woo Jin.

“Look at him…! He looks like he has no thoughts! How could he possibly do such a thing…?”

“I was the one who got pounced on.”

Seol Yu Bin rolled her eyes, seemingly perplexed.

I asserted strongly once again.

“What you saw isn’t really what you’re thinking! Hey, you say something.”

I grabbed Seon Woo Jin’s sleeve and shook it vigorously. Then Seon Woo Jin said indifferently.

“What should I say? That I was unilaterally taken advantage of?”

Hey!

In the end, with Seon Woo Jin’s full support, the incident was concluded as the fault of the pervert Lee Ju Eun.

‘Fine. Let’s just give up.’

I heaved a deep sigh.

“…But how did you come here?”

At my question, Seol Yu Bin timidly glanced around, then began to explain hesitantly.

“The teacher… said you were trapped here…”

So the situation was like this.

Lee Yeon Ho had banned me and the Three-Man Band from entering the infirmary, but he allowed Seol Yu Bin to continue going in and out of the infirmary.

So earlier, Seol Yu Bin was studying in the infirmary when Lee Yeon Ho happened to call.

After hearing about Seon Woo Jin’s situation, Lee Yeon Ho thought for a moment and told Seol Yu Bin to go instead…

“Ah, no…!”

At that moment, Seol Yu Bin interjected.

“I, I! Said I would come.”

Huh?

When I looked at her, Seol Yu Bin was startled and lowered her head deeply.

Seol Yu Bin said in a very small voice.

“Last time… it was you who took me to the infirmary, right? I came to say thank you for that…”

This is unbelievable. I was touched.

‘So my efforts paid off.’

I thought she might think I was weird for opening the curtain without permission when she was crying.

I guess sincerity does get through after all.

Yu Bin…! Let’s be good friends…!

I looked at Seol Yu Bin with sparkling eyes.

At that moment, Seon Woo Jin said.

“Sung Ji Chan did that.”

I glared at Seon Woo Jin.

‘This guy’s efforts were for nothing.’

Just wait and see what I’ll do for you instead.

Seol Yu Bin said with a flustered face.

“Ah… I’ll thank him too…!”

I elbowed Seon Woo Jin and laughed softly.

“Anyway, thanks for coming all the way here. If it wasn’t for you, I might have been trapped until tomorrow. You should thank her too.”

“Oh. Thanks.”

Seon Woo Jin said with a face that didn’t look thankful at all.

Seol Yu Bin smiled awkwardly and watched us cautiously.

“Th-Then. I’ll be going…”

Then she ran away without looking back.

“…She’s gone.”

I watched her retreating figure dejectedly.

Seon Woo Jin stared blankly at my face.

“Why are you staring?”

“Just. You looked extremely desperate.”

…Did I look at her that longingly?

It seems my true feelings showed without me realizing.

Anyway.

“Thanks for coming too. You saved me.”

I expressed my gratitude honestly.

This was sincere. If Seon Woo Jin hadn’t come, Seol Yu Bin wouldn’t have come either, and then I would have had to either get help from the system or stay trapped until tomorrow.

‘Even though he pretends not to, he seems to secretly care for those around him.’

Despite being trapped in his cool guy concept, he was unexpectedly useful.

Then Seon Woo Jin said shamelessly.

“If you’re thankful, do my homework for another month.”

“That’s a bit much.”

And so the gym storage incident came to an end.

With the gain of Seol Yu Bin, in a way.

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After returning home, the first thing I did was charge my phone.

“What on earth did you do for the phone to turn off?”

My phone wasn’t fully charged this morning, but it shouldn’t have turned off just from being left alone.

‘Seeing that it’s off, someone must have been playing with it…’

I don’t know what they did, which is scary. Next time I’ll make sure to lock it.

I rummaged through my phone looking for traces of Ban Ha Min.

‘It doesn’t seem like anything was touched.’

Did he just look at photos or something?

Well, since phones don’t leave traces, there’s no way to know what he did. There’s no real point in looking like this.

I absent-mindedly pressed the contacts.

♡♥♡Universe’s Cutest Ha Min♥♡♥

“…”

So this is what he did.

Just in case, I checked the call history and found a record of a call made to Ban Ha Min’s number.

Hmm… Now he knows my number too.

I was prepared, but it felt unsettling. Like I had crossed a river that shouldn’t have been crossed…

Just then, my phone vibrated.

「♡♥♡Universe’s Cutest Ha Min♥♡♥: Do you fall for Ban Ha Min when you eat a banana?」

Should I kill him…

I immediately deleted the message from Ban Ha Min.

Just in case, I checked my messages and found dozens of similar messages. I deleted them all and blocked the number.

“Sigh.”

I’m exhausted.

‘I’ve been through too much today.’

Just adding one Ban Ha Min to my life has increased the difficulty this much.

Now that I think about it, the problem wasn’t the Three-Man Band, but Ban Ha Min. An uncontrollable troublemaker. I was more afraid of the future with Ban Ha Min.

‘Since it’s come to this, I need to quickly solve Seol Yu Bin’s problem and end the original story.’

Right now, before the original story has really begun, if only Seol Yu Bin becomes happy, everyone can be happy.

Coincidentally, I’ve learned that Seol Yu Bin doesn’t think badly of me, so this was an opportunity.

Let’s get it over with quickly and return to the original world.

[Hiiing, that’s so mean ㅠ^ㅠ]

What’s mean?

[I want to stay with Ju Eun for a long, long time!]

This isn’t even a curse… I said while opening my diary.

“I’m not going to stay here for long, you know?”

Connecting Seol Yu Bin and Ji Seung Hyun

I circled the word ‘Seol Yu Bin’.

“Alright. Tomorrow I’ll go straight to Seol Yu Bin.”

The first goal is to get Seol Yu Bin to talk about Ji Seung Hyun. The plan is to naturally obtain information while giving love advice.

‘Should I approach Ji Seung Hyun’s side too?’

To act as a lubricant between the two, it would be good to be friendly with both sides… But what class is Ji Seung Hyun in again? I’ve had no interest in Ji Seung Hyun until now, so I have no information.

Actually, I don’t even know what Ji Seung Hyun looks like. I’ve only seen his back before.

Well, I can look it up later. I know his name, after all.

‘To think I’d be playing matchmaker when it’s not even my forte.’

I’m really experiencing all sorts of things after this possession.

Anyway, for now, the target is Seol Yu Bin. I’ll definitely connect Seol Yu Bin and Ji Seung Hyun.

[Still, aren’t you looking forward to what will happen from now on? ^0^]

“Not at all.”

I dismissed the system window with a sour face.

‘By the way, what should I do tomorrow?’

What if Ban Ha Min comes again?

It would be a problem if he doesn’t come too. I don’t know what the fan club kids might plot. If Ban Ha Min is there, they might at least be cautious, but if he’s not, they’ll surely cause trouble like yesterday.

“Ah, whatever.”

I’ll think about tomorrow’s problems tomorrow.

I closed my diary. Hoping that tomorrow would pass peacefully.

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The next day.

“…Wow.”

As soon as I arrived at school early in the morning, I couldn’t help but exclaim.

“They really did it.”

What was in front of me was my desk. The top of the desk was dirty with all sorts of graffiti and insults.

That’s right. My outcast life was just beginning!

‘I’ve only heard about this kind of thing.’

Should I be thankful that there’s no chrysanthemum flower on the desk?

Looking around, I saw some kids snickering while looking this way. Did they do this? How diligent…

I’m sorry to disappoint, but it didn’t really affect me. I’ve been through too much to have my mental state shaken by something like this…

Honestly, seeing Ban Ha Min sitting in my seat yesterday was more impactful.

‘Still, it doesn’t feel right to keep using this desk.’

Since I came to school early, there was still some time before class started. There’s an empty classroom in the old school building where they keep unused desks. I guess I’ll have to go there.

I was about to take out all the books from the desk drawer and put them in my locker, but… hmm, someone had already been to the locker too. The locker was full of trash.

I threw it all away and put my textbooks in.

‘Wait, if I do this, won’t the locker be dirty again when I come back later?’

I glanced at the kids from the corner of my eye. Their expressions looked mischievous, so they were likely to cause trouble again.

‘This won’t do. I’ll have to take everything with me.’

I stuffed the books into my bag and put it on my back. Since the desk was full, putting everything in the bag made it quite bulky.

‘It’s disgustingly heavy.’

I could already foresee the hardships, and we hadn’t even started yet.

I took a deep breath and lifted the desk.

‘Let’s go.’

Desk in front. Bag on the back.

And so, with my body laden with luggage, I headed towards the annex building, groaning.

When I finally made it to the first floor.

“Damn, this is disgustingly heavy.”

I put down the desk as if throwing it and cursed.

‘Should I just keep using this?’

But I’ve come this far… The thought of carrying this back up made me irritated in a different way.

After contemplating for a moment, I picked up the desk and headed to the old school building.

‘Yeah, just endure a little more.’

And finally, I arrived at the old school building.

“Ah, I’m really going to die.”

I collapsed on top of the desk.

The desk wasn’t the problem, it was the bag. My shoulders felt like they were going to die. It’s amazing I made it this far.

‘Let’s hurry and go back.’

I threw my bag near the infirmary and went into the annex to exchange the desk.

Now it was time to go back to the classroom.

“Hah.”

Do I have to do this again?

I sighed as I looked at the desk while wearing my bag.

‘Should I just take the desk first and come back for the bag?’

No one passes by here anyway, so no one will take it… Ah, but it’s annoying to come back here. Isn’t it better to just suffer once and be done with it? I stared seriously at the desk, having an internal conflict.

That’s when it happened.

“Need help?”

I reflexively turned my head at the voice from behind.

‘Huh?’

There stood a boy with a face I’d never seen before.