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LifeOnce Again CH 170

Author:Wise Dragon Category:Unreal Update time:2022-12-22 05:32:02

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“The tteokbokki here is great, Im telling you.” Jiyoon followed her friend to a restaurant.

It was a small one that was a bit of a way from school.

The walls were decorated with childish drawings, it was a calming place.

“Youre surprisingly good at finding places like this.” “Finding good restaurants is a responsibility of any good student!” Jiyoon laughed along quietly with the rest of her friends, before ordering tteokbokki, kimbap, and instant noodles.

Her friend suggested they pay in advance.

Jiyoon quickly took out her wallet as well.

“You dont have to pay, I told you Id buy for you, remember” “But...” “Just pay for my food next time.

Alright, the rest of you, pay up.” Jiyoons five friends paid up.

Jiyoon tried to sneak in a thousand won, but her friend caught on and slapped her hand away.

In the end, her bill was returned to her wallet.

“The acting club did look fun.” “Oh, yeah.

The album they showed had a ton of fun pictures.

I wanted to join in!” “Me too, me too.” Their topic of conversation quickly shifted towards that of the acting club.

Jiyoon picked up a steaming piece of rice cake as she listened in.

“But I dont know about the time investment.” “The handsome senior said they were going to lessen it, though” “Well, theyre still going to meet up more than other clubs, right Going to school on the weekend… ugh.” “Really I think it might be pretty fun.” “Youre thinking of joining” “Nope.” “What the, I thought you would.” “Im just sharing my opinion.” While her friends were giggling amongst themselves, Jiyoon took a small sip with a slight nod.

“Jiyoon, come on, say something.” “Yeah, youve been quiet for a while now.” Jiyoon smiled nervously when everyone suddenly started looking at her.

“Is the talk about the acting club boring” “No! Not at all...” “Then why arent you talking Are you bored” “...I couldnt find the right time to jump in.” She fumbled with her fingers as she talked, she didnt dislike talking at all.

In fact, she wanted to try gossiping really hard like all the other girls.

The problem was that she never knew where to start.

“Couldnt find the right time” “Yeahh.” “Hah.

Just talk.

Its not like youre presenting.” “Right, right.” “But...” She was like that from a young age.

Whenever it was her turn to talk, her head would turn completely white.

Not one of her friends made fun of her for it, but if she had bad friends… she didnt even want to think about it.

“Ugh, youre worried about something so pointless!” “Hey, but its really like Jiyoon though! So cute!” “So thats why youre quiet all the time” Jiyoon nodded, her friends laughed loudly around her.

“Then again, itd be odd if Jiyoon suddenly started talking a lot.” “Alright, Ill talk more in her stead then!” “You need to talk less.

If you just talked a little less, youd have a boyfriend already.” “What the, youre taking it there now Do you have a boyfriend” “Our class doesnt have any lookers.

Theyre all stupid!” “I kind of get it.

Theres four of them, and thirty of us.

Its only obvious that theyd feel self-conscious.” The talk shifted over to boys.

There were a total of 35 students in the second design class.

31 of them were girls, and 4 were guys.

A week had already passed, but the boys couldnt properly settle into the class.

Their table started getting noisy again, so Jiyoon hid in all of the noise.

She was happy with staying quiet for now.

Her friends were talking about some of the handsome guys in class.

But in the end, everything circled back totheres no one good in our class.

“Come to think of it, that senior in the acting club was really handsome.” “Tall, too.” “He has a great body, too.” “Oh my gosh, you pervert.” Jiyoon thought of senior Geunseok.

The one that was really confident as he talked.

“Hes kind of annoying though.” “For sure.” “He must think hes a prince.

100%.

Looking at him gesture at the other two to praise him was so irritating.” They laughed for a bit before turning to Jiyoon again, Jiyoon widened her eyes like little plates.

“Jiyoon.” “Yeah” “What do you think of that senior” “Me” “Just for fun.

And also, maybe someone you like in class” Her friend handed her a spoon like a microphone, Jiyoon just bit her lips nervously.

“Were not serious about it, so just answer as you please.

Otherwise, its going to be too quiet.” “Y-yeah.” Jiyoon thought for a second before giving an honest answer.

“Hes probably really talented for sure.

I mean, the other seniors did acknowledge as much.” “Thats true.

But what about his personality” “...E-everyones unique.” “Oh Look at you! Youre avoiding the question!“ Her friends grabbed her arms and started tickling her sides.

Of all the weaknesses Jiyoon had, she hated getting tickled the most.

“Ill talk!!” She ended up squealing.

Oh dear.

She looked at the lady inside the kitchen with a flinch, the lady was looking at her with a small laugh.

She was so embarrassed.

“The boys are all nice.

But I dont want to date anyone just yet.” “Ohh, theyre nice, huh Ms.

Choi, what do you think” “Yes.

Its game over when a girl says a guy is nice! An even worse review than saying a guy is mean!” Jiyoon closed her mouth with a slight frown.

“Alright, what about the three seniors, then” She tried to keep her silence, but a tiny jab on her sides caused her to raised the white flag.

She really couldnt handle tickles.

“They all seemed nice.” She gave her friends a small glance after speaking.

They were still glaring at her, they clearly didnt like the answer.

“What if the tall one asked you out” Her friend suddenly asked the question.

What the She just sat there nervously, but her friend was only staring harder with an odd smile.

“Ooh, I want to hear this one.” “Yeah, this ones a must! How is it Would you date him Or will you reject him” She knew there were more tickles headed her way if she feigned ignorance.

Her friends were creeping towards her, in fact.

In the end, she answered honestly.

“I dont want to date him.” “Why” “...He doesnt seem nice.

W-well, thats just my personal opinion.

That might not be the case.

N-no, not at all, actually.

Im sure hes a good person.” She was fumbling around endlessly, but her friends all nodded in understanding.

She became sorry for that senior for no reason.

“Hoh.

Finally, something bad coming from Jiyoons mouth.” “So its confirmed! That senior is a bad person!” Her friends were giggling, Jiyoon didnt know what was going on.

This was the first time she had such energetic friends in her life.

‘Its not bad, though. Talking was still difficult and she didnt like voicing her opinions, but she didnt mind the noise.

Thats because of her friends that were looking out for her.

“Are you guys going into the acting club, by the way” Her friends all simultaneously answered “no”.

Jiyoon refrained from answering.

“Eh Jiyoon, are you thinking about going in” “Really” Jiyoon shook her head, she didnt make a decision yet.

She did want to get on stage, but she was afraid of the amount of work shed have to put in.

“Just do it.

Ill cheer you on.” “Me too!” She felt like courage swelling up inside her from her friends words.

At the same time, she thought of something the other senior said.

- Ask yourself the question instead of others.

Did she really want to act Jiyoon started pondering on the question seriously.

* * * By the time they put the chairs and desks back in place, it was already 6 oclock.

“Thank goodness so many people came.” “15s definitely a good sign.

I think well get 3 members for sure.” It was a relief so many people came.

It was still a mystery how many of them would join, but this at least meant that they had a chance.

“By the way, Maru.” “Yeah” “Why didnt you become the president I heard from Joonghyuk that you were the first to be offered the position.” “Oh, that” “Wouldnt that have been better I mean, Geunseoks not bad, but...” “I dont want extra responsibility that comes with no benefits.

Its not like being a president gives you a ton of power.

Plus, jobs like those are best taken by the people who want them.” “A typical Maru response.

But it just felt like Geunseok wanted to do whatever he wanted.” “Whats so bad about that” “He said he was going to shorten practice time.

He was also beating some of the students down before they even joined.” Daemyung definitely mustve gotten bad vibes, considering how seldomly he talked badly about people.

Maru understood completely, Geunseok did say some pretty harmful things a while ago.

“But you cant say hes wrong.” “......” “Plus, if they got discouraged from joining from just that… Its better that they dont come.” “Arent you being too cold” “Did you ever see me being kind” They stepped out of the classroom after tidying things up, Daemyung walked next to him after he grabbed his bag.

“Are you really fine with shorter practice times” “Thats up to the instructor to decide.

Its not something Geunseok can change.” “But thats what he said hed do.” “Im sure president Hong can take care of it.” Daemyung stopped Maru in his path as he yawned, the boy seemed agitated.

“Arent you a bit too calm about this” “About what” “Geunseoks changing the rules however he wants.” “Rules We had rules” “No, traditions! Yeah, traditions.” “If raising morale by staying together for a long time is just tradition, then it might be better for Geunseok to get rid of it.

He didnt say anything wrong.” “Thats true, but...” Daemyung frowned sadly.

Maru thought about giving the boy a chance to think it through on his own, but felt he couldnt leave it at that.

“Alright, I want to make something clear.

You refused the offer to be president when it was handed to you, didnt you” Joonghyuk offered Daemyung the presidency after the nationals and Daemyung refused.

Maru didnt know the reason, that was all he heard.

Daemyung nodded slowly.

“I understand what youre worried about.

But I think its rather stupid that youre trying to have your way, especially when you avoided the responsibility when given the chance.” “I just… want the acting club to turn out well.” Daemyung dropped his shoulders.

What a nice kid, hed basically be perfect if he was a bit more confident in life.

Sadly, it seemed that all god decided to give the boy was a passion for acting and nothing for his manliness.

“Do you dislike Geunseok” “Not really, but,” Maru cut the boy off before he could talk.

“Be honest with me.

Dont try to speak about it in a roundabout way.” “...Honestly, I was really disappointed with the way he was shifting the blame during the summer prelims.

I know some things happened afterwards and that hes really good at acting.

I know hes talented, but I dont really like him.” “Then what should you do” “Eh” Maru scratched his eyebrows.

High schoolers were at an age where they could start figuring things out about a person, they were at an age where they could start to detect problems like an adult.

But what about the next step “If you dont like Geunseok and his way of doing things, shouldnt you have a vision about what you want to do yourself If you just complain without having a plan in mind, you might as well be a child.

Its fine that you dislike his ways.

But what about it Are you going to tell him to leave” “Thats not right.” “Then what” “...Praise him the right way” “Bingo.” A smart lad indeed, Daemyung was following him well.

“Let Geunseok do what he wants.

Hes not dumb either, so he wont go too far.

He was just saying stuff to make himself look good, not to flip over the club completely.

Im sure hes not really thinking that.” There was a kid begging for praises.

If you praise him, he does a good job.

If you complain about him, he gets angry and blames you.

What should you do in that situation Do you get angry at the kid No, thats a waste of both time and energy.

Theres one thing you should do, praise him.

Praise him to work harder and better, then the kid would work hard.

All thats left is to watch him from the back and reap the results.

“Youre right, but I dont really like that method.

It feels like… Im looking down on him.

I dont like Geunseok, but… Ah, I dont know.

I cant explain it.” Daemyungs lips curled downwards.

“Would you have done the same if I acted like Geunseok” “You wouldnt do such a thing.” “Just out of curiosity.” Maru smiled.

He already knew the answer.

“If you acted that way, I wouldve even gone to using my fists to make you come back to your senses.

But I dont care about Geunseok.” Daemyung brightened in a flash.

What an easy kid to read.

“Plus, you dont have to worry about it.

Hell step up once the club activities start.” “How do you know that” “Opportunists never do something that would so obviously harm themselves.” Right then, they saw Geunseok walk up to them from the other side.

Maru whispered to Daemyung quietly.

“Old sayings are almost always right.

Think about what it means to give rice cake to someone you hate.” Daemyung nodded.

“You guys arent leaving” “We are.” Maru looked at the club sign one more time before turning away.

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