Became a Human Rights Advocate

57 – Episode 11. Midterm.

＜12＞

The strange pain I felt in my chest disappeared like a ghost when I woke up.

I start my daily routine thinking that maybe it was because of my mood.

After finishing my day at the playground with Baek So-so, who looked like he was going to collapse at any moment, I went to school a little early as usual.

Because of learning mathematics from Chae Hee-rin until late at night after school, I mostly rely on self-study in the morning to study other subjects.

It was a bit disappointing, but it was unavoidable, a little after the midterm exam that the increase in intelligence stat was achieved through studying in the morning of the 50th.

Because I didn’t run out of stamina anymore, I was able to concentrate properly during class without sleeping. As the exam was not far away, I often took the paper test, but judging from the scores, I don’t think I need to worry about subjects other than math.

And it’s time for lunch.

“Hmm, Junior Shihyeok’s weakness is mathematics.”

“What about seniors?”

When I asked that, the newspaper club senior crossed her arms and let out a laugh.

“I gave up completely. Mathematics and I are not compatible.”

“Could you tell me to speak proudly?”

“Eight. There is no need for mathematics to inform the truth of the world!”

After saying that, the senior closed her lunchbox with a bang. Unlike me, who eats from the canteen if Baek So-so doesn’t take care of it, my senior always carries a lunch box.

“You said you make your own bento box.”

“Yes. Because cooking is my hobby. More than that, junior Si-hyeok, are you busy with something in about 4 weeks?”

“No.”

“Then, if you have time, the Newspaper Club’s bazaar activities-.”

“I will decline. I think something busy will happen by then.”

I shook my head resolutely.

At my stubborn refusal, the senior inflated her cheeks. Since the small senior is doing that, she’s like a pet hamster.

“Well, junior Sihyeok isn’t even in the newspaper department, so I can’t force him to ask.”

After a moment of pouting, the senior nodded as if he couldn’t help it and said that.

Actually, the fact that something busy happens is not a casual comment.

At the soon-to-be bazaar, the special departments will come together after a long time.

Well, it’s not an event where serious incidents happen. I’m going to play around in moderation and find something to buy.

“Then junior Sihyuk, study hard.”

“Senior too.”

After a short lunch break with her senior, she goes back to her classroom and takes the rest of the afternoon class.

And as soon as it was after school, I left school and headed to Exdonald’s, the place where I met Chae Hee-rin.

When I went up to the second floor and went to my usual seat, Chae Hee-rin, who had a pile of French fries next to her, raised her hand slightly to greet me.

But today, on her face, Chaehee Rin, there was a strange object that wasn’t normally there.

“… What glasses? Were your eyes bad?”

“No, good. These are prescription glasses.”

“Why?”

Why did you bother to put her face fasteners on her face? Wearing her glasses did not fade Chae Hee-rin’s beauty, but I feel a strange repulsion.

Perhaps noticing my gaze, Chaehee-rin frowned and opened her mouth.

“… It’s just for change of mood. Do you have any complaints?”

“Not like that.”

“Then stop talking nonsense and sit down.”

“Yes.”

Today’s Chae Hee-rin looked worse than usual.

Is that the day?

Of course, it didn’t come out of her mouth. If I ask this, she will roast me just like Chaehee Rin’s personality.

After all, when dealing with this guy, she’s moderately kind, and it’s best for her to move on.

I held out the palm of one hand to Chae Hee-rin while ruminating on the ‘how to deal with Chae Hee-rin’.

Chaehee Rin watched my palm with a frown for a moment, then took out a card from his wallet and placed it on it.

“Thank you every time.”

“… Ha.”

I went downstairs and ordered food and drinks, leaving behind Chae Hee-rin, who let out a shallow sigh.

… Is it strange too?

It’s a new feeling, but there’s something strange about the picture.

I feel like I’ve become something that is often referred to as a rotten pillar from the West.

I was waiting for the food to come out, thinking about such miscellaneous things, but I felt a strange sense of difference outside the store.

What is it? … It’s like there’s something that doesn’t fit the landscape.

I was soon able to find the cause of that heterogeneity.

An alley between buildings across the street. Someone in Lolita fashion, similar to what Ast was wearing last time, is standing.

Pale skin, frizzy curly hair, and eyes with a madness that can’t be hidden.

Leada, one of the executives of the Zetas family.

Why is he here? For a while, I wondered.

I noticed that Leah’s glowing gaze was not straight ahead, but slightly upward.

… Chae Hee-rin.

Are you aiming for Chae Hee-rin?

You don’t intend to fight here, do you?

That hopeful observation vanished as soon as I looked at the water wriggling beneath Leah’s feet.

That crazy second grader woman.

I’m about to do something now.

“The hand who ordered iced americano with chocolate corn- Wait, please don’t run indoors!”

Ignoring the words of the clerk shouting at me, I kicked the stairs straight away.

＜13＞

Looking at Lee Si-hyeok’s back as he slowly descended after receiving her card, Chae Hee-rin militantly put two or three French fries into her mouth.

“… Him and me?”

In Chae Hee-rin’s mind, the words Victoria said right before school came to mind.

‘Heerin. Rumors are very popular these days. Is that true?’

‘My Heerin is busy dating an ‘inferior student’ outside.’

‘Have you stopped aiming for the top? Falling for a man at this critical time. From what I’ve heard, his face looks pretty smooth.’

‘Rival… I thought so, but it’s a bit disappointing. Well, it’s not bad to play around with the theme. What if I go to transfer school altogether, Heerin-ah?’

Before she could answer, Victoria disappeared like her own storm, leaving only her own words.

It was absurd for a while, but when I thought about it again, I guessed something.

‘There were a lot of guys who were strangely fussing along this week.’

I wondered if he had lost his fear as he had been in poor condition for quite some time, but apparently that wasn’t the case, strange rumors were circulating.

Well, it’s not something Chae Hee-rin should worry about.

In Cheongmyeong, there was a strange culture of tabooing dating, but she was not interested in Chae Hee-rin.

It’s because the guys who have been distorted by the stress related to grades are just doing childish things like elementary school students.

Even if Chae Hee-rin is actually dating Lee Si-hyeok, who the hell would take issue with it?

‘I have no intention of doing that.’

The reason I met Lee Si-hyeok is to improve my grades.

She studied with Lee Si-hyuk for several days and Chae-hee-rin was lowering her evaluation of Lee Si-hyuk day by day.

Lee Si-hyeok is a man with no merit other than that he has a slightly regenerated face and that he has a talent to the point of being awarded in the ability application subject.

There is no chance of dating a man like that.

‘… Shall we just do it today?’

I have already pulled out most of the things that could be picked out by Lee Si-hyuk.

In the first place, the only thing Chae Hee-rin lacked was data.

Theory has already been studied to the fullest.

Now that we have safely filled in the missing data through Lee Si-hyeok, there is no reason to continue this study group any longer.

‘It was a give-and-take relationship in the first place.’

Is Chae Hee-rin’s superficial idea.

In fact, there was another reason why the evaluation of Lee Si-hyeok dropped sharply.

A very childish reason that even Chae Hee-rin herself is not aware of.

This is because Lee Si-hyeok rejected Chae Hee-rin’s proposal to come to Cheongmyeong last night.

Yesterday I accepted it coolly, but the more I think about it, the more I can’t help but feel worse.

Over the course of a day, in Chae Hee-rin’s brain, a process was underway to make the fact that she had a goodwill towards Lee Si-hyuk into a ‘nothing’ in the first place.

It is an accidental circuit like Chae Hee-ryun with a twisted personality.

Of course, Chae Hee-rin herself will never admit it.

“Chae Heerin!”

“Ha ha.”

Lee Si-hyeok, who came up again before he knew it, called his name.

Just hearing that voice made Chae Hee-rin feel strangely annoyed.

“Damage!”

“What?”

What the hell is this man talking about all of a sudden?

While Chaehee-rin was dumbfounded for a moment, she heard a clang and glass-shattering sound from behind her.

Startled by her voice, the moment her head, Chae Hee-rin, turned her head, her huge mass of water and shards of glass rushed towards her.

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‘Danger-.’

Chaehee Lin raised her hands to cover her face and closed her eyes tightly.

However, her body was only a little wet, and the pain she expected did not come no matter how much time passed.

Chae Hee-rin opens her eyes again. Someone in her is hugging her from in front of her.

Her body temperature, felt by her skin touching her, is quite hot… , Unexpectedly, the muscles under her clothes are toned.

“Are you okay?”

A low, serious voice rang in Chae Hee-rin’s ears, far from her usual frivolous tone.

Thumping-

“I… I’m fine.”

“Okay then.”

Saying that, Lee Si-hyeok untied his hands around Chae-hee-rin and turned her body towards the broken window.

Blood was leaking little by little from his back, which had been studded with tiny pieces of glass.

“You, back!”

“This is fine.”

However, Lee Si-hyeok, the person in charge, spoke calmly and looked down at the outside with a stiff face.

A trustworthy appearance that is 180 degrees different from the stupid attitude he showed at the booster factory last time.

Thumping-

“Looks like he ran away. But I have already identified who the culprit is.”

“Uh… uh.”

“First of all, contact Mr. Joo Joo-. Hey, are you listening, Chae Heerin?”

Lee Si-hyeok frowns and calls for Chae Hee-rin.

Such Lee Si-hyeok, Chae-hee and Rin couldn’t look straight at her for some reason.

‘… Wait a minute. What is this?’

Thumping-

Chae Hee-rin’s heart beats like crazy.

… She must have been taken aback by the sudden situation.

It has to be.

‘What is this!’

If not,

The name of this emotion that has now risen in Chae Hee-rin’s heart is definitely-.