Chapter 15: The new counseling department takes over from today.

Right after the end of homeroom, I jotted down the contents of the message sent by Na Yuna in my notebook and ran a simulation in my head.

‘The location of the ambush is the same as in the original, but what I’m most curious about is the exact timing.’

I’m worried that my intervention in the original story might have changed the timing of the rotary ambush.

I guess I’ll have to stick with Kim Noeul for the time being.

I raised my head and looked at where Kim Noeul was.

Male students were huddled around her.

“Noeul, I heard you established the counseling club. It suits you.”

“Thank you.”

“Can I join too?”

“It’s not the recruitment period yet…”

It was fascinating to see the men working hard to somehow make a connection with Kim Noeul.

It’s like the numerous female hyenas approaching an alpha male student in my previous life…

Their envy and jealousy could have been directed at me.

Because Kim Noeul and I are using the club room alone together.

But after the Ahn Hyojin incident, the bullying towards me disappeared, so surprisingly, no guys were picking fights with me.

Heo Yoonsoo, who was the leader of the bullying, now bows his head whenever he makes eye contact with me.

‘Come to think of it, Ahn Hyojin…’

Ahn Hyojin’s seat was empty.

After being beaten by Kim Noeul, she barely came to school.

She wasn’t a girl who cared about attendance in the first place.

In the original, Ahn Hyojin wasn’t highlighted much after this incident, but she appeared occasionally.

For example, Jin Heeyoung, the existing counseling club president, goes to meet Ahn Hyojin.

‘Probably to get information about the two of us.’

Vibration.

I felt a vibration in my pocket.

It’s a text from Na Yuna.

[Na Yuna: Is it really okay?]

Na Yuna seemed terrified after learning of Jin Heeyoung’s intention to ambush Kim Noeul and me.

She was even more scared than us, the actual targets of the ambush.

[Me: Don’t worry They said there aren’t many people, right? If it’s just two or three, we can win.]

Of course, saying this won’t reassure Na Yuna.

A ‘delicate male student’ saying he’s confident won’t be believable.

Besides, she probably doesn’t think Kim Noeul can easily handle three delinquents who are known to be good fighters.

Every time I see Na Yuna like this, I get confused due to cognitive dissonance.

Because I know all of her character settings.

At school, she’s an outcast at the lowest level without a single friend, but in the internet space, she’s different.

‘I hope Na Yuna can overcome her trauma well.’

I finished my thoughts and left the classroom.

Going down to the first floor, I saw Kim Noeul, who was showing me her back near the entrance.

Perhaps because the weather had warmed up, she had taken off her outer top and tied it around her skirt.

Her bra straps were clearly visible through her white shirt.

I was used to such sights now.

Rather, if a man paid attention to such things, he would be labeled a pervert.

I approached her and spoke.

“Kim Noeul, let’s go home together from today.”

Kim Noeul turned around and looked up at me.

“What? What do you mean?”

“Do you think Jin Heeyoung will just let it go? Like the girls who tried to attack us before, she might do it outside of school too.”

“…Ah, right.”

She had a dazed expression, then returned to her usual class president expression.

“I was thinking the same thing. You’re too fearless as a guy.”

“That’s why you said you’d help me.”

“…….”

She abruptly turned her head and walked out of the entrance, saying, “Let’s go quickly.”

Her nape was red.

We exited Haneul High School to the right and walked through the campus full of cherry blossoms.

Just looking at the background, it was a scene you’d see in a youth romantic comedy.

‘Even though the reality is a world where delinquent girls rule.’

“They planted the cherry blossoms well.”

When I casually threw out a remark, Kim Noeul looked at me curiously.

As if she didn’t expect me to say something like that.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“I was surprised that you were unexpectedly sentimental.”

“…I’m pretty stoic. Other guys are busy taking pictures.”

Saying that, I pointed to two male students in the distance.

The two guys were taking selfies with their arms around each other, with the cherry blossom tree as the background.

“You’re… a bit of a strange guy.”

I couldn’t refute Kim Noeul’s subsequent words.

The other day, when I grumbled at Kim Noeul, whose bra was clearly visible, to cover up, she accused me of being a pervert.

We left the campus and entered the rotary alley.

Male students studying in cafes, female students rushing to PC rooms, student couples walking with their arms around each other… The fresh scent of youth emanated from everywhere.

“Senior Na Yuna is very worried.”

“She would be. It would be different if she didn’t know at all, but she already knows Jin Heeyoung’s intentions.”

When I brought up Na Yuna, Kim Noeul said it was understandable.

Kim Noeul, agreeing with my words, stopped walking for a moment, took my hand, and changed direction.

She entered a narrow alleyway instead of a wide road.

Suddenly being held by the hand, I was startled and my face heated up.

“What? Why are you suddenly coming in here?”

“Didn’t you notice? There are girls following us.”

“…They’re fast.”

Jin Heeyoung’s handling of things was very neat.

And the method was similar.

Just like they surrounded us at school, this time too, they quietly surrounded us.

The reason Kim Noeul entered a deserted alley was simple.

If we were surrounded in a wide space, it would be difficult to deal with a large number.

She intends to face them in a narrow path instead.

And in Hakdo, even if you take the main road, ambushes still happen.

Because it’s Hakdo.

And if they’re Ojakgyo members, passing students will bow their heads and walk away.

This is the current state of Hakdo.

Something is seriously wrong.

I cooperated with Kim Noeul to correct this wrong phenomenon.

“Wow~. You noticed we were following you?”

Two female students who appeared stealthily from the front alley revealed themselves with grins.

One had her bangs fixed with a pink roller.

The other one blew bubble gum with her hair in a high ponytail.

As expected of delinquents, their shirt buttons were almost unbuttoned, revealing their chests.

“That’s why I warned you. You wet-behind-the-ears brats.”

This time, Jin Heeyoung appeared from behind.

Ahn Hyojin, with an anxious expression, was also next to her.

“Ahn Hyojin? You haven’t been coming to school…”

Kim Noeul, who was looking for Ahn Hyojin’s whereabouts as the class president, narrowed her brow at seeing Ahn Hyojin appear with Jin Heeyoung.

The situation of her beating someone up and then looking for them herself seemed somehow comical.

“Hey, Ahn Hyojin. Were you really beaten by those two?”

“…Yeah.”

Jin Heeyoung tapped Ahn Hyojin’s shoulder and thumped her own chest as if to say not to worry.

“Then you should have told me. I would have called people to educate them. What’s with you getting beaten once?”

“You can’t underestimate them. That Kim Noeul is incredibly strong. The guy is also weird.”

“Strength or whatever, there’s no match for numbers.”

Jin Heeyoung walked out with a confident expression.

The other two delinquents also approached us.

“Jin Heeyoung, I’ll get the money right after this is over.”

“Do whatever.”

Kim Noeul distanced herself from the girls, keeping me behind her.

She looked nervous facing four girls.

They’re not just any four.

Two are famous delinquents from Haneul High School, and the other two are Ojakgyo members.

At that moment, someone’s image overlapped with Kim Noeul’s back.

The image of a blonde girl who blocked my way against a thug in a bathroom where red flames were soaring.

Why did that thought come to mind now?

“Kim Noeul, can you handle it alone?”

“Yeah.”

“I don’t believe you. If it’s too hard, I’ll take care of one.”

“You…!”

“We agreed to compromise.”

“…D*mn it.”

Kim Noeul gritted her teeth as if she had no choice and turned her body towards the Ojakgyo girls.

Naturally, Jin Heeyoung & Ahn Hyojin and I faced each other.

“Wow, what’s with her? Abandoning the guy?”

“A couple will break up today.”

The two Ojakgyo female students talked and warmed up.

Kim Noeul untied the outer garment tied around her waist.

And she unbuttoned a few of her shirt buttons.

The two female students narrowed their eyes at Kim Noeul’s revealed figure.

“Did you say Kim Noeul? What did you eat to get so busty? Share the secret.”

“…….”

“That guy must like it. You’ll do all sorts of things with your chest, right?”

“Stop talking nonsense and start already.”

Kim Noeul raised both her arms, not wanting to waste time on trivial banter.

The two girls, who didn’t get any harvest from dirty talk, rushed at Kim Noeul.

The ponytail girl aimed for Kim Noeul’s solar plexus and threw a back turning kick.

Kim Noeul tried to grab her ankle, but retreated to avoid a punch flying towards her face from the side.

The roller-haired girl, trying to close the distance, threw a second punch.

It was a straight punch with her waist twisted to increase the punching power.

It was an attack with a large follow-through, so Kim Noeul thought of blocking and counterattacking this time as well, but another kick comes from the side.

Kim Noeul frowned and distanced herself again.

It’s a strange timing.

The roller-haired girl’s punch, and the ponytail girl’s kick.

It was a joint attack as if they would never allow her a chance to attack.

Kim Noeul’s expression hardened.

It’s different from Ahn Hyojin.

She was flustered by the combined attack of the two who were used to fighting.

Meanwhile, the two female students were also flustered.

“There was a reason she was acting up… Why isn’t such a girl known?”

“Yeonhwa might be interested.”

“Ugh, to be marked by her, Kim Noeul, you’re really unlucky.”

After saying that, the two rushed in again.

Kim Noeul caught her breath and steeled herself.

‘It’s hard to win without getting hurt.’

To attack one, she has to allow the other’s attack.

Kim Noeul stared at the roller-haired girl’s fist flying towards her.

And she gritted her teeth and let it hit her cheek.

Kim Noeul’s head turned, but she held onto her consciousness and grabbed the incoming kick with both hands.

“Huh?”

The girl whose ankle was caught lost her balance and fell as Kim Noeul raised her arm.

“Hup!”

Kim Noeul made a shout and turned her body.

Surprisingly, the girl whose ankle was caught floated up for a moment, and when Kim Noeul let go of her ankle, the girl crashed into the alley wall.

“Kyaak!”

The girl who crashed into the wall screamed as cleaning tools fell on top of her.

Kim Noeul glared at the roller-haired girl who was throwing a punch at her again.

The girl was throwing a punch aiming precisely at Kim Noeul’s chin, not flustered even though her colleague was defeated.

Kim Noeul slightly tilted her head, and her cheek was hit by the fist again.

Kim Noeul endured the stinging pain and grabbed the roller curled in the girl’s hair.

And she grabbed it with all her might and pulled.

“Ah, ahhh! Let go! F*ck!”

The girl, feeling as if her hair was being pulled out, went berserk and hit Kim Noeul’s face several times.

Kim Noeul, even while being hit, squinted her eyes, aimed at the girl’s face, and threw a punch.

Despite being a hastily thrown punch, Kim Noeul’s punch, containing unimaginable power, landed on the girl’s face.

“Ugh…”

The girl, knocked out by that one blow, had the roller ripped out of her hair.

The dazed girl staggered and sat down on the ground.

When Kim Noeul turned around, she saw the tip of a shoe coming towards her solar plexus, splitting the air.

She crossed her arms and blocked the kick.

Thud!

It was a hard shoe toe, so her arm bones vibrated.

Judging that she didn’t have time to endure the pain, Kim Noeul flew her body, wrapped her arms around the girl’s waist, and slammed her to the ground.

It’s a mount position.

The girl with her ponytail undone struggled underneath and swung her arms, hitting Kim Noeul’s chest several times.

Kim Noeul gritted her teeth, raised her fist, and hit the girl’s face.

The gum the girl was chewing popped out of her mouth.

The light in the girl’s eyes faded after being hit in the face once.

“Crazy… gorilla b*tch…”

With those last words, she stopped moving.

Kim Noeul staggered to her feet and leaned her shoulder against the wall.

‘I don’t have time for this.’

But it was hard to take a step.

Her stamina was rapidly depleted, and she was mentally exhausted.

Kim Noeul narrowly squinted her eyes and looked towards Kim Maru.

Ahn Hyojin, clutching her stomach, was rolling on the floor.

But Jin Heeyoung was holding Kim Maru’s arms and facing him.

Jin Heeyoung tilted her head back and headbutted Kim Maru’s face.

Kim Maru, unable to withstand the impact, staggered back.

“You fcking bstard! Don’t think I won’t hit you just because you’re a guy!”

Something dripped from Kim Maru’s face.

He had a nosebleed from Jin Heeyoung’s headbutt.

That blood.

The moment she saw the red bloodstain, Kim Noeul’s head turned white.

And when she came to her senses, she was already right in front of Jin Heeyoung, throwing a punch.

“Guh-heok!”

Jin Heeyoung, who fell backwards with a gasp, was then stepped on her chest by Kim Noeul’s foot and screamed.

“Kyaaaak!”

The foot stomping continued for a while.

Each time, Jin Heeyoung’s chest was crushed and changed shape.

“Hey, hey! Kim Noeul! Stop!”

Gradually, the screams became smaller and Jin Heeyoung’s reaction weakened.

“You crazy b*tch! Stop it!”

Kim Noeul finally came to her senses and stopped her foot.

Looking down, she saw Jin Heeyoung trembling with her uniform top stained with mud.

“Waaaah!”

Ahn Hyojin, whose stomach pain had subsided, aimed for Kim Noeul’s back, who was dazed, and threw a punch.
I threw a punch at Ahn Hyojin chest to stop her.
It’s similer act in previous life to punch a man’s testicles.

Ahn Hyojin, hit by the punch, screamed and lost her balance and fell.

I kicked her face to finish her off.

Ahn Hyojin was knocked out by my kick.
The situation was over, and I sat down on the spot and fiddled with my numb nose.

I smelled a fishy blood scent.

“Phew. I let my guard down. I didn’t expect a headbutt.”

I thought I was pretty cool, but I was embarrassed that I got a surprise attack from Jin Heeyoung.

I looked at Kim Noeul awkwardly, and she approached me.

She suddenly picked me up without saying anything.

A faint body scent wafted from her nape.

“Wh… what are you doing now?”

Kim Noeul didn’t answer and started running somewhere.

When we ran out of the alley, the bright sunlight shone down on us.

The surrounding students looked strangely at us running down the street in a mess.

In the midst of that, I was being held like a child in Kim Noeul’s arms.

“Hey! What are you doing, it’s embarrassing! Put me down!”

Kim Noeul mutters something small.

I couldn’t hear it well, so I focused my senses on my ears.

“No… No… No…”

She was repeating the word “no” with a pale face.

Hearing those words, I stopped resisting.

And I sighed and put my arms around her neck.

So I wouldn’t fall.