“Hey, lady~!”
" ..under "
From that day on, the kid became incredibly attached to me. The other kids thought his behavior was strange. Of course they would, but I couldn't understand it either.
Cock,
"Our heroine~ Unfortunately, it's a moving class now?"
"Hey... don't wake me up. Before I kill you."
"Why are you so harsh only to me? Huh? It makes me sad when I do this."
“Then you don’t have to do that to me.”
“That won’t do!”
"Then I can't do it either"
“Tch.. I guess there’s nothing I can do about it then.”
" .. really "
I'm tired of asking now. They won't answer anyway, so what's the point of me just being the one who's always acting like a fool?
at that time,
bang,
“Hey, why aren’t you coming out when I tell you to?”
“ … ”
He's desperately trying to drag me down to the floor again. What grudge does he have against me? Or is it even a grudge?
I just kept my head down, thinking that I would be dragged away by the collar and beaten again.
at that time,
“I was holding on and couldn’t get out.”
" what? "
“ ..? “
"I threw a tantrum asking the heroine to play with me, sorry"
"Ah.. no. Well, if it was you who sang it, Beomgyu.. "
The bullies would melt away in an instant if that kid smiled once. What's so great about that kid's smile? He just seems stupid.
They left again in a huff and the kid smiled at me and said:
"How was it? Did it help you this time? I know~"
“..how can you be so unlucky?”
“I’ve heard that story a lot since I was little, so it doesn’t really bother me, right?”
“Since childhood?”
“They say that everyone is handsome, has a good personality, and has a good physique, so they are unlucky.”
" her.. "
I knew that kid was really talented, but I was really unlucky because it seemed like he knew it too.
“Oh, right, ma’am, when do you have time?”
"No. I have to work part-time."
"I'm done with my part-time job! It's okay if I'm really late."
".. When it's all over, it's 2 AM, why?"
“Let’s exercise together”
" what? "
“Exercise! Let’s learn to exercise together.”
"Don't be ridiculous. You're not in a position to learn sports leisurely."
“But...”
“Or you can learn it yourself.”
"What? That's not possible. Absolutely not."
“.. Then come up with a valid reason.”
" uh..? "
“Come and make a reason for me to learn to exercise with you. No, just make a reason for me to learn to exercise.”
“Then will you exercise with me?”
“If it’s valid, then it’s a reason to do it. You have to do it.”
“Really?! I’ll make it right away and come back!”
It was all just incomprehensible behavior, from start to finish. I couldn't understand why they suddenly wanted me to learn exercise, nor did I understand why I had to learn it together.
Maybe that child is someone I couldn't understand from the beginning.
As time passed, it was time to go home from school, and I packed my bag to head to the convenience store as usual.
at that time,
widely,
"I figured it out!"
"..what is it"
“You must have something precious to you too.”
" what? "
“If you want to protect something precious, you have to learn how to exercise!”
".. I'm sorry"
” ..? “
"I don't value myself. Of course, neither do other people."
" .. still! "
"Learn on your own. I'll go."
I shook your hand and tried to leave the classroom, but you came back in front of me and blocked my path.
“What are we going to do now?”
“Ah, let’s learn together.. okay?”
".. I'm late for work. Are you going to take responsibility if I'm late?"
" tooth.. "
I was trying to pass by that kid,
“I can’t keep getting hit by them.”
” ..!! “
“Do you think they’ll only hit you like that now?”
".. I said that's not your part-time job.. "
"So, you're the one who should be protecting yourself, not me."
” … “
"Let's learn sports instead of fighting, you have to protect yourself"
” … “
“You won’t be relying on my help in the future, so you have to work hard to protect yourself.”
It was the first time. The person who told me to protect myself, and all this time, I thought only someone other than myself could save me.
I thought I couldn't do anything and that the best I could do was just take the hit.
“.. really”
"The younger brother I know will tell you. Let's learn together."
“What… are you the manager?”
“Yeah! You’re the boxing manager.”
" .. okay "
So I started learning to exercise. To protect myself, without any help from anyone.
I also had a glimmer of hope. If I could protect myself someday, wouldn't I also come to cherish myself?