The reason I stay by your side
The worst setting, the tragic heroine, Yoon Yeo-ju


윤여주
Phew...

Bustling break time

The children in the class are all chatting away with their friends.

Except me, of course.

???
Hey, Yoon Yeo-ju

???
hey

???
Haha is he ignoring what I'm saying?

???
Yah

Kwaak!

윤여주
ouch...!

???
Ouch~?

김오른팔
Haha ...

박왼팔
You are the heroine~

Someone grabbed my hair while I was lying down and lifted it up.

I was forcibly woken up.

윤여주
...let go

???
Oh, you seem impatient

???
Hey, you're a new grader now, so do you think I'm easy?

???
Wow, that's too bad, Yoon Yeo-ju

윤여주
...

The name of the girl who grabbed my hair and wouldn't let go is Yoon Yeo-woo.

My last name is Yoon and my first name is Yeo-woo.

This guy and I have been in the same class since 4th grade in elementary school until now, when we are in 2nd grade in high school.

You think it's a lie?

Hmm, that's true.

Oh, to be honest, except for the 6th grade, we were all really in the same class.

The elementary school I went to had groups formed starting in the 4th grade, and at that time, the fox and I were in the same group.

Even in the 5th and 6th grades, we were so close that we even shared a single bean.

When I first entered middle school, the fox gradually became distant from me and my friends.

The fox began playing with new friends every day.

Then one day, a misunderstanding arose between the fox and me,

I was afraid that it would turn into a big problem, so I was the first to back down and apologize.

I thought everything was resolved.

But the fox spread strange rumors about me, and things got worse.

At first, my friends were by my side, but as time passed, they started to leave one by one.

윤여우
hey

윤여우
Buy some bread

Yun Yeo-woo threw three thousand won bills at me.

I slowly moved my body and picked it up,

Headed to the store.

윤여주
...

윤여주
Phew...

윤여주
Last year, when I first entered high school, I went to the store alone, and now that I'm a sophomore, I'm still alone... (mumbles)

윤여주
...Still, I held out for a year. (mumbles)

윤여주
Please give me one Choco Sora Bread, one Choco Emong, and one Saewookkang.

He said, handing me the five thousand won bill that was in my pocket.


나여신
Please give me a hot bar and a picnic.

This girl who is handing me a card next to her is a famous goddess at our school.

It is said that the goddess's father is the one who will inherit the position of chairman of a large corporation.

And the goddess is the only daughter of that father...



나여신
..?

The goddess turned her head away as soon as her eyes met mine.

Sadly, I don't get along with the goddess either.

My father and my father-in-law worked together in a joint venture.

however...

My father lost most of his business funds due to gambling, and it is said that the two of them broke up because of it.

Now my father and mother are divorced, and I live with my mother who runs a snack bar in front of our school.

I haven't heard from my father, so I don't know how he is doing.

아줌마
student!!!

윤여주
yes?

아줌마
How many times do I have to tell you that I'm out?

아줌마
Take it quickly

아줌마
next!!!


나여신
Phew...

There were whispers and different laughter from some of the students watching.

I don't have the guts to face it... (Gulp)

윤여우
Thank you~

윤여주
ha...

As soon as I got to class, I lay down on my desk again.

김오른팔
Oh, that's why lol

박왼팔
This is so funny lol

puck!

박왼팔
Oh my... Ssary

윤여우
ㅋㅋㅋㅋWhy is your left arm so thick?

김오른팔
Isn't Yoon Yeo-ju crying? LOL

박왼팔
Hey, no way~

I felt like crying, but I held it back.

I've endured more than that, so this is nothing.

Every day, as soon as class ends, I head to the snack bar.

Go and help your mom with her business, help her clean up, and then go home together.

But today, for some reason, I felt like going a little late.

I took a different route than usual and took a detour, but well...!






Over there, high school boys were gathered together and smoking cigarettes.

They are all wearing plain clothes, so passersby wouldn't know they were high school students, but all the students at nearby schools would know.

Because they are so famous, even I, who don't have any friends, know them.

윤여주
I shouldn't have come here... sigh...

It was too far to go back, so I decided to just pass by.

As far away as possible..!

윤여주
Sigh......

Let's keep an expression that says I don't care if you guys smoke here...!

윤여주
........

I tried my best to look elsewhere and walk as casually as possible.

I guess it was an eyesore in their eyes.


박지민
hey

윤여주
!!!!!....uh..



박지민
Why are you so surprised?

윤여주
Uh... no


박지민
More than that, my friend,


박지민
Do you have 500 won?

윤여주
uh?.........


박지민
I want to eat some candy right now, but I don't have any money...



박지민
I'll give you change

???
You little punk, why are you tearing the kid apart?

I silently fiddled with my hand in my pocket, took out a coin of a different size, and gave it to the boy.

I quickly turned my eyes around, wondering, 'Is it over? Can I go now?'

The high school boys who had been huddled together from afar were now surrounding me.

윤여주
Uh... over there...



전정국
..?

윤여주
Let me pass... Get out of the way...

???
Hey, I need to get change lol

???
Right, where is the deal?

???
You crazy guy lol



전정국
Hey, the kid is going to cry. Stop teasing him.

윤여주
...(gloomy)

Then why don't you get out of the way?

How many minutes have passed...

Soon the boy who had borrowed 500 won from me appeared with a cigarette pack in his hand.


박지민
?You didn't go

???
We caught it lol

???
What the hell is that candy lol


박지민
Hey, the price of candy went up so I didn't get change.


박지민
I'll pay you back with interest next time.


박지민
Which school do you go to?

윤여주
...star...difficult



전정국
This is the school in front



박지민
Oh? Isn't that the school Taehyung will go to if it's Byeolnan High School?

???
Yeah, that's right



최승철
It's weird and I'm screwed. Now lol

윤여주
...Kim Taehyung? (mumbles)


박지민
Huh? Do you know Taehyung?

???
Hey, does this kind of person know?

Kim Taehyung is transferring to our school..?


박지민
Hey anyway, Kim Taehyung is a total thug, so don't get involved with him.


박지민
This is a secret, but I'm telling you this because you're pretty.


박지민
Instead, with this, only 500 won after deducting interest... Call?

윤여주
Oh yeah



박지민
Okay call~


전정국
He's a gangster...


박지민
Okay, my friend, go on your way now~

The boy grabbed my shoulder and pulled me out of the crowd.

He just pushed my back forward.

윤여주
Uh... I came here on the way here (mumbles)

I could hear their conversation over my back.

???
Jimin, do you like him? lol

???
They say she's prettyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

???
The two of them just fell in love lol


박지민
Hey, you piece of shit~


박지민
He must have known too, right? It was a total lie.

윤여주
...

I was scared, so I just went back the way I came.

윤여주
under....

윤여주
Today was a tough day too.

As always, bread shuttle today...

I got ripped off for 500 won as I was passing by.

A group of Yoon Yeo-woos who show up at snack bars and get free food

윤여주
I wish my whole life could be reset...

윤여주
No, I'd rather be reborn as someone else...

윤여주
I just want to hang out with Hanseongkal

I want to get angry too.

윤여주
No need to worry about money, no need to study

윤여주
I want to change into a kid who plays around...


'taehyoung kim'

윤여주
..!

'Yangachinalalaritoraijogak'

I once ran into him in front of a convenience store on my way home after school.



At that time, there was a cigarette in his mouth, and there was a girl with scary makeup around him.


There was a goddess who was still famous at that time.

The three of them chatted, joked around, and even poked each other.

When did Kim Taehyung change so much?

윤여주
The Kim Taehyung I knew was... an innocent, runny-nosed kid...

어머니
Heroine! Mommy, help me!!!

윤여주
...I'll be there soon!

It's so heartwarming to see that kid again in this state.

Female protagonist: 18-year-old Yoon Yeo-ju | Quiet and reserved, with a slightly irritable personality.