Judo Club's Jeon Seon-bae
One sundae soup, one ox head hangover soup, and two bone hangover soups. Yeoju, who had come to have lunch with friends for the first time in a while, listened to Eugene's incessant chatter with one ear and let it out the other, silently devouring the meat from the bone hangover soup. Normally, Eugene would have quickly grown tired of Yeoju and Dami's silence, but today, a new person had joined their ranks, and the conversation was nonstop.
"Wow, really?! I go there often!"
It's because of Ajin, who responds with "Wow," "No," "Really," and "Amazing" every time he says something. Eugene must have felt lonely hanging out with Yeoju in Group A after she moved to Group B, so she begged Dami to let Ajin hang out with her. She said she liked her the most about her: she's cute, articulate, outgoing, and especially the fact that she likes Yeoju.
Dami, who never really stopped anyone from coming or leaving, gave permission, telling them to do as they pleased, and that's how the current party was formed. I heard later that Dami regretted her decision to go with Ajin about three days later.
The female protagonist was able to moderately calm Eugene's high tension and make her maintain a suitable silence, but Ajin, who was the complete opposite, only increased Eugene's tension.
Yeo-ju looked at Dami with pity, who seemed to have lost some weight in the past few days. She placed a nicely cut piece of radish kimchi on Dami's spoon. Dami nodded in gratitude and put the kimchi in her mouth.
"Oh, right. Did you hear that? A few days ago, someone saw Yoon Yeo-ju and Seok-jin fighting on the street."
"...."
"Yoon Yeo-ju was crying, screaming, and yelling, but Seok-jin just hugged her and apologized to the people around her."
Stop. The spoon that Yeo-ju was using to scoop up the soup stopped in mid-air. Seeing this, Dami tried to change the subject to Eugene, telling her to talk about something else, but A-jin, who was faster than her, joined the conversation.Aren't you two dating? If you're fighting on the street... does that mean you broke up?Dalgeudak. The female protagonist, who had lost her appetite, finally put down her spoon.
"I don't know, I don't think so. I briefly ran into Seokjin at the library earlier, but he took a call from Yeoju Yoon and left. From what I heard, it seemed like Yeoju Yoon was sick."
"Hey, hey. Let's talk about something else. You keep talking about other people's boring love stories."
"What are you talking about! Other people's relationships are the most fun! By the way, how did your blind date go? If you went on a blind date, you should tell this girl the results right away~!"
Fortunately, the conversation went in a different direction as Dami had led. It seems she didn't know that the next topic would be her love life.Hey, where are you going, senior?Ajin asked the female lead who was getting up from her seat.
I have training next. I'll go first. You guys eat slowly and go.The woman put ten thousand won on the table and packed her bags and left....What did I do wrong...?When Ajin noticed the uncomfortable expression on the female lead's face and lowered the corners of her eyes, Dami sighed and shook her head.
* * *
Yeoju changed into her uniform in the locker room and headed to the training ground. There was still about an hour left until training began, but knowing that someone would already be training ahead of her, she felt comfortable leaving early.
"Oh, ma'am. What's going on? There's still an hour left."
"I was just trying to warm up before we started. Did I bother you?"
"No, not at all. It's nice to have someone to talk to."
Jungkook, who was drinking water while sweating, smiled brightly. The female lead, who felt strangely uncomfortable at that smile, turned her back on Jungkook.Lady.I hear a call. After what happened with Yoon Yeo-ju at the restaurant, Jung-guk started calling her name more and more often. Yeo-ju was quite embarrassed by it.
"If you don't mind, could you be my opponent?"
"...Me?"
"Yeah. I did everything I could on my own and was waiting for Daeshik, but he overslept and said he'd be home in an hour. I felt it was a waste to just rest until he got home."
"ah...."
The female protagonist, who had been watching Jeong-guk's actions of tightly closing the cap of the water bottle and placing it on the stage, nodded.Yes, I will try.I had to grab this opportunity because I never knew when I would get another one.
The two men stood facing each other on the mat, respectfully taking their stances. Yeoju didn't know exactly how skilled Jeongguk was. She had only heard Daesik call him "scary" after his match. If she had known this would happen, she would have at least checked him out occasionally during training.
"What are you thinking about?"
"...!"
My right shoulder, which was outstretched, was grabbed. I flipped over...! Trying to avoid being pulled by Jeongguk, I brought my elbow closer to my body, but my leg was caught. My body, leaning on Jeongguk's arm, floated and fell to the floor.
thud-
Her back hit the mat with a loud thud. The heroine's gaze instantly turned to the ceiling, and she opened her mouth unconsciously. "Wow... That's fast. Even with the significant weight difference, she could have lasted three minutes against other men, but against Jungkook, she was pinned to the floor in less than 15 seconds."
"Good defense."
"...."
"I was surprised too. You were about to flip over, but you immediately changed to supporting yourself."
"...again."
"huh?"
"Please do it again."
Yeoju, who had suddenly gotten up from the mat, faced Jeongguk and took a stance. Jeongguk, who saw Yeoju's eyes that had begun to sparkle more than before, opened his eyes wide for a moment before smiling.Yeah. You've done it once, so now try to get out of it.Jungkook lowered his posture.
Knock, knock.
They gradually closed the distance between them, batting away hands reaching for each other's collars. When Jungkook approached, Yeoju dodged, and when Yeoju approached, Jungkook dodged. The moment Yeoju grabbed Jungkook's collar and pulled, Jungkook pressed closer to her and struck her on the back of the leg.
thud!
The heroine, who was lying flat on the floor at a right angle, pulled Jungkook's chest collar to the side, frowning as his head rang. Jungkook, who had been holding onto her shoulder tightly, worried it might hurt, rolled over, pulled by her strength. This time, Jungkook pulled her back and rolled over again.
The two people, who had been rolling back and forth, changing directions, finally stopped when Yeo-ju's shoulder touched the wall. Jeong-gook's hand was on Yeo-ju's shoulder, and Yeo-ju's hand was on Jeong-gook's collar. Their eyes met as they gasped for breath.
"...."
"...."
...Go, close. The belated sense of distance startled the heroine, who was the first to pull her hand away. Her wide eyes filled Jeongguk's face. For some reason, even as time passed, Jeongguk didn't let go of her shoulder, so she averted her gaze and placed her hand over his. Her face, obscured by Jeongguk's shadow, flushed bright red.
"Seo...senpai..."
"...."
"senior...?"
"...ah."
Only after the female protagonist called Jeongguk twice did Jeongguk's body move away....sorry.After saying those awkward words, Jeongguk turned his back on Yeoju....Ah, I, I, I'm fine... Okay.The female protagonist, who was noticeably avoiding Jeong-guk, spoke, but received no response. Her earlobe, which she had glimpsed, was red as if on fire.
* * *
"Jungkook, what's wrong today? Are you feeling unwell?"
"...no."
"No, Inma. The kid's eyes have been frozen since a while ago and he can't even concentrate."
"...sorry."
"If you're sorry, hold the uniform straight. It'll all come off after a few times."
Jungkook stood up from the mat and apologized to the instructor. It had been months since the instructor had been in charge of Group A training, and the instructor had been in charge of Group B training, after the professor's accident. He had never made a single mistake in that time, but today, he was easily knocked down by a simple attack. The instructor couldn't help but ask Jungkook with a worried look on his face if he was okay.
The fellow trainees and seniors training nearby glanced at Jungkook, who was sparring with the overachiever, with surprised eyes. They said even monkeys fall from trees, and Jungkook made a lot of mistakes. They wondered if something was really wrong with him, seeing him so absent-minded. Amidst all the speculation, there was someone who made mistakes just like Jungkook, or even more than him.
"Honey, didn't you eat today? Why is the child so weak?"
"...sorry."
"I'm not saying you should be sorry. Don't the kids buy you food? It seems like Daeshik and Jeongguk are hanging out together these days. I'm going to get rid of those damn kids."
"Oh, no! Let me try again!"
The heroine quickly rose from her seat, clutching her stiff shoulders. But before she could even find her bearings and grab the other man's collar, her body was lifted into the air and pinned to the floor.
thud!
This marked the thirty-ninth time Yeoju had been knocked out. Daesik, who had been watching the sparring between Jeongguk and Yeoju, leaned against the wall, sipping water, and slyly whispered something to his classmate next to him.
"Hey. Jungkook and Yeoju, don't you think something's up?"
"what."
"No, you two are suddenly doing something you never do today. You were alone in the training grounds before I came, what happened then..."
"What are you saying, don't you see who's taking on both of them right now? Just holding out against boxing champion Ma Dong-seok for an hour means he's done everything he could today. And on top of that, damn it. I doubt he's even human. He's taking on UFC champion Ma Dong-soon and he doesn't even faint, he keeps getting up. Isn't he a zombie? Man, all four of them are fucking scary."
"...."
Goosebumps ran down his spine, Dong-gi's shoulders trembled and his face crumpled. Dae-sik's gaze shifted from Jeong-guk and Yeo-ju to Ma Dong-seok and Ma Dong-soon.
The ultimate duo at Korea National Sport University (KNU), twins Ma Dong-seok and Ma Dong-soon. They cherished each other dearly, entered the same university and department, and Ma Dong-soon challenged himself in the UFC during Ma Dong-seok's two-year military service, ultimately winning the title. Their story is legendary at KNU. Recently, Ma Dong-soon was hired by the department head, who was on leave. There were even rumors that he was now aiming for the KNU/KNU duo.
Jungkook, lifted by Ma Dong-seok's shoulder, was thrown to the ground, while Yeo-ju, held by Ma Dong-soon, was lifted into the air. Dae-sik, unsure of seeing the last of them, put down his empty water bottle and followed his friend.
"Hey, let's just do it until we pass out."
"Call. My junior is working so hard, so I should try too. Come in, you punk."
What happened between Jungkook and Yeoju... Oh dear, I guess I've been needing a lot of romantic cells lately. Daesik shook off his useless thoughts and focused on training. Since it had come to this, he vowed to become a friend worthy of them both.
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