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Safety device (1)
The official schedule at Hunter Training High School begins at 9:00 a.m. This is when morning classes for general subjects begin.
Students’ schedules also change accordingly. Of course, it is natural that they will vary slightly depending on individual preferences.
For example, Oh Hyun-wook, Kang Tae-woo, and Sun Soon-jin wake up at 6 o’clock. After a quick wash, the three begin their morning exercise at the gym at 6:30. Recently, Seo Han-seong has also started joining them, as if he had experienced some change in his state of mind.
At 6:30, when the sound of commotion can be heard from the playground, Yu Ji-eun wakes up. Yu Ji-eun, who has not yet officially entered Yangseong High School but lives in the dormitory with her older sister, quickly changes her clothes and runs out after seeing the playground outside the dormitory window. It is around 6:45 when Yu Ji-eun starts running around the playground, following the prospective third-year students.
At around 7 o’clock, Hong Seok-young sneaks out and watches the kids. There are rare days when Woo Hee-jae comes out, but since he usually doesn’t go to work until after 9 o’clock to take care of his younger sibling who is in elementary school, it doesn’t happen often. When I was at the pension, I rolled around on the dirt floor under Woo Hee-jae’s supervision from the morning… .
But today was a rare day at Yangseong High School, when Woo Hee-jae came to work early in the morning.
Woo Hee-jae came out to the playground, dragging his feet. His eyes, which had been watching the children running around the playground with a listless face, suddenly became sharp.
As soon as the children noticed the signs and shrugged their shoulders, Woo Hee-jae’s nagging continued.
“You’re slowing down. How many times do I have to tell you to keep a steady pace? Are you tired already? How many minutes did it take to run before you got tired?”
Even after saying that, he started running behind the children. The children’s feet started to get faster and faster as he heard the nagging from behind. Despite the cold air of the winter morning, the children started to sweat profusely.
This guy, why did you come out so early in the morning? You should have come out later than that! No one could bring themselves to ask and just grumbled to themselves.
The reason for Woo Hee-jae’s early arrival at work was revealed when Hong Seok-young appeared.
“Oh. You’re here?”
“hello.”
“Ah, hello! Ha, seo-yo, huh, teacher!”
“If this continues, the kids will fall asleep starting from the first period.”
Hong Seok-young chuckled and then asked Woo Hee-jae.
“What time is Irok coming today?”
“It’s two o’clock.”
“Are you going to pick her up?”
“Yes. While I’m out, I’m thinking about watching a movie. There’s a movie that Irok said he wanted to see.”
“Didn’t you take me from the Taekwondo gym to the ski resort? Aren’t you tired?”
“He must have better stamina than them….”
The reason was none other than Wooirok’s absence due to the Taekwondo gym’s winter camp.
Hong Seok-young also started running next to Woo Hee-jae. For some reason, she didn’t want to come out in the morning. Yoo Ji-eun was very sad, but she still moved her feet busily.
Morning exercise ends before 8 o’clock. The children, who were drenched in sweat more than usual, were breathing heavily, hurriedly greeted each other, and ran to the cafeteria. They were at an age when they were very hungry. Hong Seok-young and Woo Hee-jae watched their backs and laughed for a long time.
Only after the kids in their gym uniforms disappeared into the cafeteria, did the kids start to sneak out of the dorms. Yoo Hye-eun and Choi Jin-woo yawned loudly and entered the cafeteria. Yoo Ji-eun, who had discovered her sister, forgot how panting she had been and jumped up and down to her sister’s side.
Yoo Hye-eun looked at her younger sister in surprise.
“What happened to you today? Why are you sweating so much?”
“Both the principal and Mr. Woo came out….”
“Oh my. Hurry up and eat and then go up and wash up.”
When the kids who had gone in first had finished half of their meal, Han Eun-young and Lee Seung-yeon, dressed in their school uniforms, came hurriedly into the restaurant. Unlike Han Eun-young, who was neatly dressed in her school uniform, Lee Seung-yeon had her tie rolled up and stuffed into her pockets. The two greeted Hong Seok-young and Woo Hee-jae with a flinch.
“hello teacher.”
Unlike Han Eun-young, who calmly greeted them and entered, Lee Seung-yeon loitered around in front of Hong Seok-young and Woo Hee-jae.
“Ha… I usually exercise in the morning. But today, for some reason, I feel a bit chilly. I think I have a cold…”
“Go and eat something.”
“bon appetite!”
This is how a morning at Hunter Training High School begins… .
“hmm….”
Woo Hee-jae, who was checking on the children one by one with a tired face as they emptied their plates and received another for the third time, ate all of it cleanly, and then took apple juice out of the refrigerator at the entrance of the restaurant and slurped it before leaving, opened his mouth.
“Where is Park Seo-hyun?”
* * *
“… … !”
Park Seo-hyun opened her eyes wide.
As soon as I opened my eyes, I checked the window. I had carefully covered the window with thick black curtains before I went to sleep, so no light came in.
Park Seo-hyun slowly inhaled and exhaled, then checked the cell phone she had placed on the nightstand.
[08:42]
“evil!”
thud!
With a single scream, Park Seo-hyun got out of bed. It would be more accurate to say that she rolled off rather than got out because the blanket got caught on her feet.
I don’t know what kind of mindset I had when I prepared this. Anyway, it was 8:55 when Park Seo-hyun washed up, changed into her uniform, and left the dormitory.
As I almost rolled into the classroom, my friends looked at me with wide eyes.
“What? Seohyun, did you really oversleep?”
“…huh.”
Park Seo-hyun nodded quietly, stroking her messy hair that she couldn’t straighten.
“What’s going on? Park Seo-hyun overslept?”
“I didn’t hear the alarm….”
“I should have woken you up. I thought you weren’t eating breakfast so I left you alone.”
When Yoo Hye-eun spoke with an apologetic face, Park Seo-hyun shook her head.
“No. I couldn’t get up.”
The dormitory at Yangseong High School is a two-person room. Since there are only four female students, Park Seo-hyun, who should have shared a room with Yoo Hye-eun, gave up her spot to Yoo Ji-eun. Even though she will be a high school student in March, she still couldn’t let a child share a room alone.
And deep down, I was glad to have the room to myself.
Of course, it would be difficult if I overslept without hearing the alarm like today… .
Maybe because I overslept, I don’t remember how my morning classes went. But I’m glad I already knew most of it. When Hong Seok-young asked me if I wanted to enroll in a school he was planning to build, I didn’t know it would turn out like this… .
It’s only been a little over a year, but it feels like a long time ago. I’m glad I studied hard back then. If not, I would be having a hard time now.
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“I didn’t see you in the morning….”
On her way to the cafeteria after her morning classes, Park Seo-hyun ran into Woo Hee-jae.
Woo Hee-jae stopped talking.
“…teacher?”
“Big. Oh, yeah. I didn’t see you this morning.”
“Oh, I overslept….”
“Really? What about your hair? You usually tie it up.”
“I left my hair tie behind….”
Park Seo-hyun said while caressing her bangs for no reason. Since she usually hated showing her mistakes, she realized that she looked like a mess because she had overslept, so she was worried. Woo Hee-jae nodded with a somewhat relieved expression.
“You sleep in late too.”
“Ugh… .”
“That could be true. What, maybe I slept too late last night?”
“… Yes, yes. I’m reading the book that Mr. Kim lent me.”
“It’s good to have a high level of enthusiasm for learning, but you still need to get enough sleep.”
Park Seo-hyun nodded.
“I’ll be careful. Sorry.”
“No, I’m not scolding you… I just think you’re feeling burdened for no reason.”
Park Seo-hyun opened her eyes wide. Burden?
“Even though Choi Jin-woo is your disciple, he’s your friend of the same age. You don’t have to think that you have to be perfect.”
“… … .”
“You’re still learning. Do you remember what I told you?”
“…To me?”
It will soon be a year since Woo Hee-jae started teaching children at the model high school. Let’s think back on what happened at school during that time… .
I had no idea what Woo Hee-jae was talking about. There was just too much.
Woo Hee-jae chuckled, knowing Park Seo-hyun was confused.
“Didn’t I say I’d make you a great wizard?”
“ah….”
Park Seo-hyun’s eyes sparkled through her messy hair.
“Don’t be impatient and take your time. You’re doing well now.”
Park Seo-hyun felt the tension she didn’t even know she had was releasing.
My grandfather in my memories also said something like that.
‘They say magic comes from relaxation.’
For someone who said that, he did have a quick temper… .
Perhaps this impatience also runs in the family.
He didn’t know why Woo Hee-jae was holding him back and saying such things when he had only overslept once, but in any case, these were the words he needed right now.
Park Seo-hyun nodded and answered forcefully.
“…yes!”
Woo Hee-jae also smiled proudly.
“Okay. Then enjoy your lunch… Is your head okay?”
“Yes? Yes. It’s okay.”
“I thought it might be bothersome because I was letting it go… If you’re okay with it, then it’s okay. Enjoy your meal!”
“Enjoy your meal too, teacher!”
* * *
Starting from the afternoon classes, Park Seo-hyun’s concentration also returned.
Unlike the mornings, where the weekly schedule is fixed, the afternoons are flexible. This is especially true now that it is the winter break at Yangseong High School. The afternoon class teachers, the Hunters, also have work to do, so those who have free time take turns teaching the classes.
They said they would solve this problem starting in March, so for now, I just have to attend class well.
Park Seo-hyun was sitting in the classroom with Choi Jin-woo. Choi Jin-woo glanced at his watch.
“… Isn’t that Teacher Kim’s class today?”
Park Seo-hyun checked her cell phone.
[Class this afternoon!]
There is a text from Kim Chae-min.
“That’s right… Why aren’t you coming?”
“You’re not even answering the phone.”
“I saw Mr. Kim’s car earlier. It was yellow.”
“I think you’ve arrived….”
Park Seo-hyun, who had been thinking for a moment, got up.
“I’ll go to the teachers’ office.”
“Should I go with you?”
“No. What are you two going to do?”
Park Seo-hyun left the classroom, leaving Choi Jin-woo behind. The hallways were quiet because there were few students compared to the size of the school. The noise coming from the playground was even louder.
“… … .”
Outside the window, I could see my friends huddled together in a corner of the playground. They must be doing something fun again. Park Seo-hyun shrugged her shoulders and quickly moved her feet.
Even though it was called the teachers’ office, the building was completely different. As I stepped outside the building, I felt a cool breeze. It wasn’t exactly the kind of temperature that would make me feel cold, but when I saw the white vapor rising from my breath, I knew it was winter.
“…still?!”
Park Seo-hyun, who was heading to the teachers’ office, stopped walking. Teacher Woo’s voice. That teacher rarely speaks in a loud voice.
Park Seo-hyun listened with curiosity. Bubbles rose from the shadows beneath her feet. It’s bad to secretly listen to other people’s conversations, but… .
“still….”
This is teacher Kim Chae-min’s voice.
“So what Mr. Kim is saying now is….”
Even the principal’s voice.
“… … .”
Curiosity won.
Just enough to hear a voice… .
“Why! Isn’t that a good way?”
“Where on earth are you going?”
“It’s perfect!”
“So where are you going!”
“I said I would become Mr. Woo’s disciple?!”
“Why is that a safety device?!!”
Fantasy, contemporary,