Chapter 13: Extras play dodgeball with the main character.

After lunch break, it was 5th period, physical education.

“Okay, is everyone here? Class president. Check.”

The physical education teacher’s voice reverberated loudly in the gymnasium.

The class, including us, sat on the stands, and the class president was being worked hard by the teacher again today.

There was no need to worry.

She volunteered for it at the beginning of the semester, so she should be able to handle that much.

“A total of 32 people. No absences.”

“Good. Class A has an even number of people now, right? So, today, we’ll pair up in twos for the first time in a while. There are no restrictions on partners, just get together with someone you get along with.”

‘…Who should I pair up with?’

Anyway, the people who would do this were set.

Pair up with Sohee, or pair up with Jia.

I felt like I was on the outside among the classmates, so I didn’t talk to anyone other than those two.

‘I look like a total loner when I look at it like this.’

“Hayeon-ah, do you want to pair up with me?”

As I was thinking about my situation, Yoon Sejeong spoke to me from the side.

‘Otherwise, she wouldn’t have anyone to pair up with either.’

In the comic, she mainly paired up with Sohee or Jia until Baek Ahra intervened.

Of course, the purpose was petty bullying.

Fortunately, physical education was because the teacher was close to the kids, so they didn’t do anything noticeable, but they still did things that were annoying enough for the person being bullied.

For example, lightly grabbing the collar to make them lose their balance.

For example, when playing dodgeball, pretending not to catch the ball and letting it flow back to hit them in the face.

‘…When I think about it again, I really bullied her in a petty way.’

If I had been subjected to that, I would have paid them back double.

When you hear it, you might wonder if that’s bullying, but if each of those things accumulates on one person, that person is driven into a mentally cornered situation.

There isn’t a grand reason for a person to want to die.

One day, because the orphanage gave me less food than usual.

Another day, because I didn’t have money in my pocket and couldn’t even buy a pen.

Because even the orphanage director didn’t know my birthday, and the kids around me teased me for being an orphan.

People, that’s enough to make them want to die.

“Shall we?”

That’s that, and now it was right to focus on this child in front of me.

If she reached out her hand, I had to grab it.

“Okay, then the two of us…”

“Wait!”

It was when Sejeong was about to take my hand to lift me up.

Sohee and Jia, who were a little far away, ran towards us.

They didn’t have to run.

“…Transfer student, that’s cheating! We always decided the order with rock-paper-scissors!”

When they got close to me and Yoon Sejeong, Sohee suddenly said that.

‘…Huh?’

Was that it?

I thought they were building a friendship because they came one by one naturally.

I found out something I didn’t know at all.

“Really? I’m sorry. But I don’t have anyone else to pair up with besides Sejeong…”

“Wait a minute, come here.”

“Huh?”

Yoon Sejeong was dragged away by Jia, who grabbed her hand.

“Hayeon-ah, just wait here.”

“Huh? Okay.”

I don’t understand.

The three of them whispered quietly in a position where I couldn’t hear their voices, and I was curious about what they were saying.

What are they talking about without me?

‘Oh, they’re moving.’

The whispering between the three of them ended sooner than I thought.

Given the time to form teams, they couldn’t talk for long.

Then what the three of them did was, rock-paper-scissors.

It was different from the rock-paper-scissors with Baek Ahra.

Looking at their faces, all three of them looked quite serious as if money was at stake.

-Rock-paper-scissors!

‘Oh, Yoon Sejeong won.’

As a result, Yoon Sejeong won against the two who put out paper by putting out scissors in one go.

Yoon Sejeong’s face, approaching me, was bright, and the faces of the other two looked gloomy.

“So, what did you talk about?”

It was difficult to ask the two of them, so I asked Yoon Sejeong, who looked happy.

“Huh? Hmm… just this and that?”

“What’s that.”

“Hayeon-ah doesn’t need to know. Okay, let’s go. I’m your partner today.”

It was hard to ask more when she said that.

So we lined up behind the classmates who had already formed teams.

“Have you all paired up? Then we’ll start with stretching.”

As the teacher showed the demonstration in front, the classmates started to follow the stretching.

-Ugh, stop…

-No. You have to go down further.

And that, Yoon Sejeong and I were the same.

“Hayeon-ah, Hayeon-ah, I can’t go any further. Save me…”

“Okay, okay. You have to go down further. You can do it, right?”

“Ugh…”

“Okay, one more time?”

Even though I haven’t pushed her body down that much, Yoon Sejeong was acting spoiled.

At best, did she go down 30 degrees?

If she’s like that, she could get into an accident while exercising, so I help her stretch as much as possible.

“…I thought I was going to die. You’re mean.”

Yoon Sejeong whined, tapping the back I pushed, but I didn’t feel guilty about that.

“You won’t die from that. More than that, push my body a little.”

“…I’m telling you. I won’t go easy on you?”

Saying that, Sejeong’s strength pushing my back was honestly weak.

She was weaker than Sohee or Jia.

That’s why the heroines will step on her later.

“Wow, your body is very flexible. Won’t your chest touch the floor?”

“…Like this?”

Thump, my chest touched the floor.

It didn’t touch with a soft feeling.

Since I was wearing a bra in the first place, I only felt like ‘Ah, it touched the floor.’

“…….”

“…What’s wrong? You suddenly stopped pushing.”

“Ah, no… nothing.”

“Okay, then let’s move on to the next movement.”

Perhaps because I took too much time, the teacher had already moved on to another movement.

“Okay, let’s switch places.”

The next movement was a posture where you stand up, so I got up from my seat.

“U, un.”

After that, Yoon Sejeong screamed while stretching, and I passed it smoothly as I usually did.

“It hurts…”

‘She’s too weak.’

I knew that she wasn’t athletic, but seeing it with my own eyes gave me a different feeling.

Yoon Sejeong was so lacking in athletic ability that I wondered if I should exercise with her later.

Of course, I wasn’t doing any other exercise now, but I felt like I wanted to help someone who was this stiff.

If we do, will we do it in the morning?

I can’t wake up in the morning… lunch break?

It seemed like it would be okay to do it on weekends.

Anyway, what we’ll mainly do will be stretching and running.

“Okay, then, since it’s the first week after the exam, we’ll play partner dodgeball. The partners are the same, and we’ll divide into left and right sides.”

‘It’s the same.’

They played partner dodgeball at this time in the original work too.

It seems that the things I can’t touch don’t change.

“Then are we on the left side?”

“That’s right.”

The kids were already talking among themselves and moving to their teams by crossing the line.

Some had happy faces, while others had apathetic faces.

People who enjoy dodgeball and people who are full of skepticism about why they have to play dodgeball were clearly divided.

‘They’re probably thinking about getting hit quickly and resting.’

I know well.

Because I’ve been like that.

If the person who got hit stood behind the person who was going to do it, and the person who was tired sat on the stand, it was quite comfortable when I didn’t want to sweat.

‘I’ll let you rest well.’

Physical education after a long time.

I felt like throwing the ball now.

So, I told Yoon Sejeong.

“…Hayeon-ah, is it really okay for me to be in the back?”

“It’s okay. Hide behind me. You’re out if you get hit.”

“It hurts if you get hit by the ball…”

“Rather, if you’re in front, I’ll get hit in the face. Just stay still behind me.”

Partner dodgeball was simple.

The person standing in front is not out even if they get hit, and the person behind is out when they get hit.

In other words, if you have the courage to catch the ball without missing it and the ability to position yourself, you can enjoy it infinitely.

“Can I throw?”

“Huh? Okay. Here.”

Our team was the first to attack.

Originally, another kid was going to throw the ball, but I succeeded in getting it.

Grin.

‘Okay, here I go.’

Catch it well.

After Hayeon threw the ball, a hard-to-see battle ensued.

Every time she threw the ball, I felt Hayeon’s whole body move, to the point where my body shook, and when Hayeon received the ball, it made a very painful sound.

But even so, Hayeon’s face, seen from behind, had a happy expression.

‘She seems to be having fun…’

Of course, this is what I think.

Just by seeing the kids flinch and throw the ball a beat late every time they try to throw the ball at the other team, I could feel that the kids were afraid of Hayeon.

“Okay, take it!”

Of course, I would also be scared if someone who said that and threw a ball like a cannon was in front of me.

Even more so since that ball is aimed at you.

‘Still…’

That person is in front of me now, so I’m not scared at all.

I felt reassured.

I’ve never thought it was good to be short, but being behind Hayeon like this, I was glad that I was shorter than Hayeon.

“Sejeong-ah, let’s go to the side!”

“Okay.”

I moved.

I took a position at the end of the line where there were no people, and I was in close contact with Hayeon.

‘Hayeon’s scent…’

The scent of plums from her hair, like yesterday.

And, the faint smell of Hayeon’s sweat from her gym clothes.

When all of that mixed together, I felt dizzy.

‘…I think I’m going to fall, should I hold on?’

My hand was now only holding the hem of Hayeon’s gym clothes.

But, wouldn’t it be okay to hold around her waist?

“Hayeon-ah.”

“Huh?”

“I think I’m going to go out of bounds, can I hold your waist?”

What if she thinks it’s strange?

What if she says she doesn’t want to be friends with someone like me…

“Sure. Hold on.”

However, contrary to such thoughts, permission was easily granted.

Is this much okay?

Or, is it because she’s focused on dodgeball?

“Then, I’ll hold on…”

Anyway, I got permission, so I held Hayeon’s slender waist with both hands.

‘Soft…’

Hayeon’s waist, which I touched, was unbelievably soft.

Are all other people’s waists like this?

“Ugh…”

‘Ah, just now.’

Hayeon’s back and waist twitched.

In addition, there was a clearly audible moan that seemed to be suppressed somewhere, although it was small.

Hayeon didn’t say anything about that and was only looking ahead, but I could see that she was embarrassed by the voice she just made from her slightly red face.

‘…Cute.’

When she was practicing smiling yesterday, and, Hayeon was cute.