Chapter 18 Part 6: Adaptation.

Honestly, watching from the sidelines would have been fun too.

But I didn’t want to get involved in any unnecessary trouble.

Besides, knowing Siwoo’s personality, he would have definitely asked me a question.

Like, was his question that offensive…

Well, he probably would have gotten hit more by Sia.

And I wasn’t wrong.

Siwoo ran out of the classroom, and Sia immediately lunged at him.

I watched the perfect sidekick, suppressed a laugh, and headed to the changing room.

I didn’t have the guts to change clothes in front of others like Sia.

I could if I had to, but I didn’t want to.

As I was walking towards the changing room, I happened to see some familiar faces.

It looked like Kim Aram and Jang Yuna were also wandering the hallway looking for the changing room.

I called out to them without hesitation, and the three of us started searching for the changing room together.

Luckily, we found it soon enough.

I went inside and took a look around.

The changing room was like a huge storage room.

There were lockers where you could change and store your clothes.

I was worried about cleanliness, but it seemed unnecessary.

The floor was shining, and even the unlocked lockers were clean inside.

So, I felt relieved and started looking for a suitable spot.

And somehow, I ended up near Kim Aram and Jang Yuna.

It wasn’t intentional, so it was quite surprising.

I didn’t mean to follow them.

Anyway, I opened a locker and quickly changed my clothes.

I had been through too much as a test subject to be embarrassed by this.

So, I changed without paying attention to the other girls.

But the problem arose elsewhere.

My aunt must have bought the wrong size for the gym uniform, because it was tight around the chest.

Everything else was fine.

The sleeve length was good, and the shoulders weren’t uncomfortable either.

It was just a little tight around the chest, which made me 고민.

I could get a larger size, but then the other parts would be too loose.

I thought for a moment and decided to leave it as it is.

Well, gym clothes tend to stretch with wear anyway. My chest will stretch too.

“…Yuna, what are you doing.”

“B-But…!”

I closed the locker after putting in my uniform and looked at the two.

Jang Yuna was huddled in a corner, trembling, seemingly embarrassed by other people’s gazes.

Kim Aram was looking at her with a pitiful expression.

I could understand.

She might be a very shy student.

So, I watched for a moment and then appeared like a relief pitcher.

“You look like you need help, right?”

“Yeji!”

Jang Yuna looked at me and sniffled.

Kim Aram immediately started complaining to me that she couldn’t understand Jang Yuna.

Well, honestly, it seemed a bit serious.

There’s no need to tremble like that. Usually.

But it wasn’t incomprehensible, so I suppressed a laugh and said to Jang Yuna.

“Do you want me to cover you?”

“Yes, yes. I’d appreciate it if you could do that.”

“Haha…”

Jang Yuna was like a dog.

I don’t know if I should use this expression for a person, but she was like a really cute big dog.

I watched Jang Yuna wagging her tail for a while, suppressing my desires.

If I could, I wanted to hug and pet her.

Of course, I decided to hold back because we weren’t very close yet.

Kim Aram said she didn’t understand Jang Yuna, but her heart seemed to disagree.

She helped me cover Jang Yuna so she could change her clothes.

Jang Yuna slowly changed her clothes, and kept touching her clothes as if she felt a little uncomfortable.

Kim Aram watched Jang Yuna for a moment, then calmly changed her clothes.

But suddenly, she looked at my and Jang Yuna’s chests and froze.

I could roughly understand the situation, so I pretended not to notice her gaze.

It’s not like she looked to compare on purpose; her gaze must have just drifted while changing.

Immediately after, Kim Aram looked dejected for a moment.

Her ears drooped, and her tail dragged on the ground weakly.

She seemed to be feeling a lot of self-doubt.

She even muttered a small curse.

So, I was going to let it go casually.

But Jang Yuna didn’t seem to think so, and awkwardly smiled and encouraged Kim Aram.

“Y-You can grow bigger too. Fighting.”

“…You’re really mean.”

“…Huh? Why, why? Did I do something wrong…?”

I suppressed a laugh while watching them.

It would have been better to pretend it never happened.

But Jang Yuna was too kind and pure.

Knowing that I couldn’t blame her for that, Kim Aram didn’t say anything else.

However, the awkward atmosphere was unavoidable.

I enjoyed the awkward atmosphere and headed to the sports field with them for class.

The impression I got after arriving at the sports field was…

It was indeed huge.

This academy just made everything huge, everything I saw was gigantic.

Besides, it looked like it was in great condition, so there wouldn’t be any problems no matter how we moved.

“Wow, so this is what the auxiliary sports field looks like…!”

“…Auxiliary, sports field?”

“Huh? Yeji, you didn’t know? This is the auxiliary sports field.”

“No, I didn’t. Yuna. Can you explain a bit more?”

“Of course. There are several more auxiliary sports fields, and it’s convenient to think that each class uses one.”

“…The main sports field?”

“They said it’s used for group events or training. I don’t know the details either.”

“Thanks for letting me know.”

I smiled as I said that.

But I was starting to get tired of the scale of this academy.

This academy must have been built on a mountain, but I couldn’t understand how they carved the mountain to get this much land.

Moreover, the auxiliary sports field was larger than the sports fields of most schools.

I had no idea what the main sports field was for.

And each class uses one of these auxiliary sports fields.

Even if there aren’t many classes and the academy operates with a small, elite group, it seemed excessive.

Considering that there are at most 30 students in a class and 3 classes per grade, it still seemed excessive.

Even if there were only 9 classes, there was no reason to use so many sports fields.

Honestly, I thought it was an over-investment.

No, thinking about it again, it might not be.

Because of this level of investment, Busan International Academy is famous.

So, I changed my mind and waited for the teacher with the other students.

The teacher arrived a few minutes before the class bell rang, and it was someone I knew.

It was the physical education teacher who told me to hurry up during the entrance exam.

The teacher looked around for a moment, then clapped his hands to gather the students’ attention.

And he confidently stood at ease and introduced himself.

“Nice to meet you, students! I am the physical education teacher who will be in charge of your 1st year, 2nd class, Kang, Han, Sung! My ability is simple and strong, physical enhancement. Well then, please take care of me!”

It was a really good ability for a physical education teacher.

Since it’s a physical enhancement type ability, he’s probably good at strategies that utilize physical abilities.

So, it’s a different kind of strength from Invisible Man.

If I were to face him, I’d have to gather information and then strike at once.

The reason I’m analyzing the physical education teacher like this is simple.

This is the first physical education class at the academy.

And unlike other classes that only explained the overview, something seemed to be happening from the first class.

I don’t know much about the academy’s physical education classes…

But usually in this kind of fictional work, they do something like sparring from the first class.

So, the physical education teacher seemed likely to do something sudden.

That’s why I didn’t let my guard down.

This academy had a lot of improvisation.

It wouldn’t be strange if they suddenly started sparring.

My thoughts weren’t wrong, the physical education teacher chuckled and declared.

“It wouldn’t be right to change into gym clothes and not sweat! Well, from now…!”

I tried to suppress a laugh and tensed my body.

First, I was going to retreat.

And I was planning to observe the teacher hunting other students, then slowly activate my ability and fight back.

If I did that, I thought I could fight pretty well.

I don’t know how strong he is, but it seemed like it would be fun.

“We’re going to start playing tag, so! Everyone knows their number, right?”

“…Huh?”

I made a dumb sound and looked at the teacher.

The physical education teacher deliberately smiled slyly and immediately explained the rules.

Students with odd numbers are one team, and students with even numbers are another team.

And they would play tag for 20 minutes.

Of course, they couldn’t go outside the auxiliary sports field.

They could use their abilities, but not for direct attacks.

It was good that they called professional personnel to prepare for any unexpected situations, so there wouldn’t be any serious injuries.

So first, the odd number team is it. Then the even number team is it.

Finally, the teacher will be it, and the team that wins the most will get ice cream and drinks.

Well, what.

Honestly, I was disappointed, but this was okay too.

Playing tag seemed pretty good too.

Besides, my number is 16, an even number, so I could observe and borrow the odd number team’s strategy.

So, the odd number team sat on the bench and waited for a while, and the even number team spread out widely on the auxiliary sports field.

And at the signal of the physical education teacher, the game of tag began.