When you do the ice skating wrong

06 | The Strange and Warm Transfer Student

When you do the ice trick wrong_by. Gongbyeori

This article is entirely fiction, coming from the author's head.

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"What's going on over there? The other half is gone. Everyone sit down. Let's start the roll call."

The appearance of the homeroom teacher brought an end to Han Seo-won's questioning about the gum she found in her bag. Choi Soo-bin returned to her class, and everyone scattered to their seats, but everyone's expressions were not good, as if they were quite shocked by the truth they had encountered.

"Before we start the roll call, a transfer student came to our class today. Transfer student, come in and introduce yourself."

Drrrrrrrr-

"Hello, my name is Choi Beom-gyu."

We met.

I was secretly shocked that that strange and eccentric guy was a transfer student, but I pretended nothing happened and just stared off into space. That kid,

"Teacher, can I sit next to you?"

"Oh, right, the seat next to you is empty. Go sit down."

"Thank you~"

Until you make your seat next to me yours.

A place that was always empty, yet no one ever came. A place that always sat alone, lonely, has now been filled. What kind of child are you that you've filled the place closest to me?

" ...name, how did you know that at the playground?"

"Huh? Ah~ A name tag! I caught it the last time we met!"

"Ah... a name tag."

Oh, I wear a name tag on my uniform. Only then did I remember the name tag on my chest. How did you know when you wear a name tag? It was such a stupid question.

" that..., "

"Hello Beomgyu? I'm Han Seowon. Please take care of me."

Again.

I've never felt so sad seeing you, with your lovely, sweet smile, your gentle voice, and your most beautiful appearance, trying to make me alone again. Why can't you be happy if you can't make me unhappy?

"Yol~ What, are you interested in our Seowon Beomgyu?"

"I'm Lee Hyeon-seo."

"I'm sorry, but could you please go. My partner is uncomfortable."

When you, who I'd expected to accept affectionately, gave me a cold rejection, Han Seo-won's perfect smile cracked. Jang Won-young and Lee Hyun-seo were shocked and looked at you as if you were crazy, but you paid no attention.

That's ridiculous.

"Haha, no way... Yeoju, am I uncomfortable?"

" .... "

"...Yeoju?"

"Hey, if someone asks, answer,"

"If you were in this situation, would you say you were uncomfortable even if it was uncomfortable?"

A crack appeared in Seo Yeo-ju's world, deeper than Han Seo-won's smile.

In a world where Han Seo-won's smile was the law, everyone's life. No one ever failed to follow that smile, yet you, despite your gentle smile, said the seat next to me was yours.

" you... "

"Not going? Are your feet stuck to the ground?"

"Oh, really. Hey, do you know who he is and are you taking his side?"

"Once you know what kind of person she is, you'll regret treating Seowon like this, right?"

"Hey, everyone, don't do that."

"The heroine is much better than you guys at anything."

Someone's warmth flowed out next to me like that.

After class, Beomgyu parted ways with Yeoju and went to the teacher to get the transfer procedures and the supplies he would need for his future school life. He was a little late when he finally went out into the hallway with his school bag on his shoulder.

Just as I was about to go down the stairs,

"Beomgyu, are you going home now too?"

He ran into Han Seo-won, also carrying a bag, walking down the hallway. Beomgyu, unsure whether it was intentional or something had really happened, and not wanting to know, nodded without a response and began to descend the stairs.

Han Seo-won, who didn't like that indifferent reaction, didn't give up and kept chasing after Beom-gyu, speaking to him in a voice that was both urgent and sweet, as if dripping honey.

"I had some work to do at the library today."

"It looks like you were going to the teacher's office. Did you have a good time?"

"Beomgyu, do you like Yeoju?"

"You are so noisy."

In effect, the heroine's name was Seo-won's last card. She was trying to somehow coax Beom-gyu, who was practically treating her like a nobody and descending downward, into speaking. And that, surprisingly, caused Beom-gyu to burst out in a fit of rage.

"...You like it, Yeoju."

"If that's the case, I'll help you. A woman knows her own heart best, right?"

A gentle, pure, and flawless smile. Seowon surely believed that Beomgyu, like the other children, would be moved by that smile.

"Isn't there anyone who doesn't fall for a smile like that?"

"...Huh? What, "

"That smile made anyone stand by your side and do whatever you wanted. Thanks to that, you could get rid of anyone who bothered you without getting your hands dirty."

"The heroine buff is nice. Just giving her a smile can make people look like fools."

At those words, Seo-won's expression, which had always been a smile, became infinitely hardened. No, it would be more accurate to say that she became rigid.

"...what are you?"

"You don't need to know. Just know that your angelic smile doesn't work on me."

Even after Beomgyu passed Seowon and disappeared outside the school building, Seowon remained there for a long time. A fatal crack had invaded the perfect world she had built.

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