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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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Fortunately, the work as the secretary itself wasn’t as much compared to those who had other duties.
The main task was organizing the student council meeting minutes.
It was an extremely easy task for me, who had written notes every day in my previous life.
They did mention various miscellaneous tasks, but they said they would explain the details later.
Since I also had experience as the student council president, I was familiar with how the student council operated to some extent.
Who was the secretary when I was there…
Secretaries seemed to be taken by people with particularly low presence, so I thought it was fortunate in a way.
Si-hwa and I, who received a brief explanation, left the student council room.
“…Yoo Si-hwa.”
Still, I had to address the parts that needed to be addressed.
“Yeah.”
“Why… do you keep approaching me?”
Honestly, there were too many things that didn’t make sense from the first day.
How did she find me when I was in a different class?
How did she know and call my name without me telling her?
And she kept dragging me around using this excuse and that excuse, but what was the reason for that?
“…I fell for you.”
“What?”
“I fell for you at first sight. Choi In-wook.”
Her blue hair fluttered in the wind blowing from the window.
“I know there aren’t many girls prettier than me, but that girl in your class, Ha-rin. She’s cute.”
That’s true, but… not that, but fell for me at first sight?
That [Ice-Blooded Princess] Yoo Si-hwa. Fell for me? At first sight?
My mouth gaped open.
That couldn’t be.
It was clear that something was wrong with this world.
The Si-hwa I remembered wasn’t a girl who would make such a romantic love confession.
“You… what did you just say…”
“I said Yoon Ha-rin is cute. What? Do you actually have a crush on Yoon Ha-rin or something?”
Si-hwa frowned.
“No, no. Not that, before that.”
“Then is it true that you don’t like Yoon Ha-rin?”
Si-hwa tilted her head slightly.
That I don’t like Ha-rin…
Both in my previous life and this life, Ha-rin remained in a corner of my heart.
How could I forget her?
My first love, Ha-rin, whom I married after three years of dating.
But there was no reason to tell that to Si-hwa of this life now.
“Yeah. Seriously. Ha-rin and I are just classmates.”
Si-hwa squinted her eyes.
“I’m sure you didn’t even know her name until a few days ago, but it seems you’ve become friends?”
She was as sharp as ever in this aspect, no different from her previous life.
“Yeah. Ha-rin became my pair through a draw.”
For a moment, Si-hwa’s eyes wavered.
“That… did you choose Yoon Ha-rin?”
“No? Ha-rin said she had no one else and asked to pair up with me?”
There wasn’t a single lie in what I said.
No, but there was a more important thing to talk about than that.
“What you said about falling for me. Is it true?”
I asked Si-hwa back.
“Yeah. I’m not the type of person to joke about this kind of thing.”
Her sunken blue eyes were telling me that her words were sincere.
“…What’s the reason you like me?”
“That’s…”
Si-hwa, who trailed off for a moment, looked out the window.
“A secret.”
I thought about asking her to tell me one more time, but knowing Si-hwa’s personality, I knew she would never tell me, so I didn’t bother asking.
Instead, I threw another question.
“If I can’t accept your feelings. What will you do?”
Of course, Si-hwa was a strong candidate for my marriage partner in this life, but nonetheless, I needed to test the waters.
“I never said to accept it. Choi In-wook.”
Taken aback by the completely unexpected answer, I was at a loss for words for a moment.
So, are you saying that wasn’t a confession just now…?
“You… don’t have to do anything… Just… be there.”
What does that mean?
I tried to understand in my own way, but I couldn’t figure out what she wanted at all.
“I’ll go first.”
Si-hwa, who was looking at me with slightly sorrowful eyes, turned her back and left me in the hallway, going down the stairs first.
Was Si-hwa such an inscrutable child when she was an academy student?
I thought I knew her better than anyone else, but the thought that it might be my misunderstanding crossed my mind.
* * *
I had to create a body that could control mana.
Although it pained my heart to think that I had to do this nonsense again in this life like in my previous life, it was a necessary process.
There was no need to make unnecessary mistakes like this afternoon again.
But as expected, my body as a freshman at the academy was truly pathetic compared to my body when I was active.
“Haa… Haa…”
Being drenched in sweat from this level of aerobic exercise was not only embarrassing but also shameful.
My body was really too weak.
There was a gym I had registered for at this time, and it was perfect for using the space widely when it became deserted at night.
I lay on the gym floor with my legs drained of strength and tried to focus mana on my fingertips.
Good. Although it was a very small difference, it seemed to follow my will better than during the day.
If I just pushed my body hard like this for just a month or two, it seemed like it would work out somehow.
Anyway, it was my second life. I made up my mind to endure this much hardship to live comfortably.
After returning home, I took a cold shower and sat at my desk again.
I opened my notebook and optimized my after-school training routine according to my current physical condition.
I came up with several courses and chose the best option among them, and only then could I lie down on the bed with a relaxed mind.
I had decided to enjoy this life a little, but seeing myself doing this again, I let out a bitter smile.
I fell asleep with the determination to prepare a solid foundation for a slow life starting tomorrow.
* * *
I knew in advance what day it was because it was written in large letters on the student council room chalkboard.
It was the day of the club promotion.
Today’s classes were held only until the morning, and from the afternoon, each club freely encouraged new students to join.
It was an undeniable fact that clubs were the optimal group for 20-year-olds to find entertainment or romance.
The hallway was already bustling with students.
[Yes! After all, isn’t the travel club the best for a club! Make friends and find lovers! How about our travel club?]
[Eh~ Isn’t everyone here aiming to become a hunter by entering the academy? Then how about the Monster Research Club, where we study monsters in depth?]
Ugh. So noisy.
Students started promoting until their throats went dry.
While some clubs were promoting verbally like this, there were also clubs that directly showed performances.
A dance performance was in full swing on the athletic field visible through the window.
Male students were cheering for the female students dancing in formation to popular songs.
[Noona, I’m dying!]
[Kim Sae-rin from the dance club is the best! I love you!]
The lively music was probably the latest music at that time, but it felt like a nostalgic song to me.
Of course, it wasn’t a bad feeling either.
This feeling of realizing that I had really traveled back in time.
However, I wasn’t particularly interested in the so-called “popular” clubs.
Because clubs that excessively demanded participation were more likely to interfere with my slow life.
So I arrived at this place.
This place where dust had accumulated despite being a club promotion day.
I moved my steps to where the rooms of unpopular clubs were lined up.
As expected, there seemed to be reasons for their unpopularity.
Even their names didn’t look easy.
[Monster Biochemistry Department]
Who the hell thought of combining monsters and chemistry?
[Oriental Painting Research Department]
Not even drawing oriental paintings, but researching them…
Uh… it was too much for me.
[Torture Research Department]
This is even worse than oriental painting research.
Pass.
[Deforme]
It was written in English in cursive, and I had no idea what it meant, but I thought the name was cool.
Anyway, although I didn’t know what kind of club it was, I knocked and opened the door to go in.
And I couldn’t help but be shocked.
Because as soon as I entered, what I saw was a ridiculously high-quality monster drawing on a rather large drawing paper.
I got goosebumps again at the drawing that was so full of vitality that it felt almost alive.
But when I looked around thinking there was no one here even though it was a club promotion day, at that moment, a long-haired man crawled out of the blanket in the corner of the room like a zombie movie.
“…Are you a new student?”
“Ye… Yes, but?”
The man who popped out of the blanket ran up to me and clasped my hands.
“You came to the right place! Come on! First, have a seat here! Ah! I’m the head of Deforme here!”
He sat me down at the desk without hesitation and began to explain about this club.
“Our club is the Monster Drawing Research Club. Did you know that before coming in?”
No. If I had known, I wouldn’t have come in.
“Hahaha… No?”
“Look at this drawing. Isn’t it really well drawn?”
He pointed to the drawing that gave me goosebumps and said.
“It’s a drawing that a new student I’ve known since before admission gave me as a gift when joining our club, and it’s really amazing! Ah! Of course, you don’t need to draw this well at all.”
“In fact, as you can see from the room, we have few people and hardly do any activities, so it’s a club where we just slack off and kill time.”
Surprisingly, this part matched my needs to some extent.
Although it was a bit unpleasant, if what he said was true, I thought my desired slow life might be here.
“And I’m not lying, but the friend who drew this picture is really pretty? You’ll probably like her too?”
Actually, since I had already married beauties three times, I didn’t have high expectations, but I was still curious because he emphasized it so much.
I wondered how beautiful she was to emphasize it to this extent.
Anyway, unable to resist his endless promotion onslaught, I ended up signing the membership application.
I thought I had no talent for drawing at all, but he said it was okay if I couldn’t draw well, so it didn’t seem to be a big problem.
Seeing the head being so moved by the fact that a new member had joined, it became difficult to say I would go to another club now.
As I finished joining and was about to say goodbye and leave, someone opened the door and entered the room.
“Hey, why are you coming now! I bragged about you so much!”
It seemed the pretty new student he mentioned earlier had arrived.
I turned around with anticipation, but I froze for a different reason.
Because she was my third ex-wife.
Ye-na.
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