NOVEL NEXT Chapter 490
“Hello, this is Ha-ru TV! Today, I’m going to film a vlog of our math trip to Jeju-Jeju-Jeju Island.”
“Wow, is Lee Ha-ru filming a vlog? VVV.”
“V? VVV? Oh Seo Yu-na, that’s so lacking in sense! You should do it the other way! Gyaru peace!”
“Uh, whatever TV, Ha-ru TV.”
“Now, we have a very special guest here. Please take off your mask and reveal your identity!”
“Na-me isn’t wearing a mask? So do I have to peel off my skin?”
“Hahaha. Na-me, please peel off your skin and reveal your identity!”
“Uuuuu, let go of me!”
Friends on both sides pulling at Na-me’s cheeks.
Is this really a vacation or child-rearing? I can’t tell.
“Ughhh, Na-me is so cute! You guys, have you ever seen such plump, squishy cheeks? Only available here for a limited offer of just 100 won!”
The math trip hasn’t even started yet.
We’re just waiting for the airplane, yet I feel like my energy has already been completely drained.
With about an hour left, we wandered around the airport.
While resting against the wall for a moment, my friends suddenly handed me Pororo juice they bought from the convenience store.
“Thirsty? Here, have this.”
“Uh, okay. Thanks.”
Chug chug—
As I gulped down the drink, Yu-na and Ha-ru approached from both sides.
They struck the same pose as me and gulped down the same drink.
“Ughhh, this is bitter! Is this the taste of life? Chomp chomp.”
“You’re ten years old!”
Yu-na poses in various modeling stances.
Even drinking a beverage is a real production.
Ha-ru stifled her laughter and zoomed in the camera to its max.
Yu-na’s flaring nostrils got captured on camera.
She didn’t even notice and kept striking her killer poses.
“Oh wow, Seo Yu-na’s totally got an aesthetic angle! Yu-na, don’t you feel the gazes of others!”
“Not at all! When I drink like this, it feels great!”
“Kya hah hah hah! Look at her nostrils.”
“Hey, what are you filming?”
“Guys! Let’s get in line to board the plane now.”
At the homeroom teacher’s call, the Academy friends scattered around the airport slowly gathered.
We lined up neatly in front of the boarding gate.
There were so many travelers heading to Jeju Island besides the Academy students.
As soon as I took off my hat and sunglasses, I felt countless eyes piercing into me.
In the meantime, Yu-na wrapped her arm around me and hummed an overseas pop song.
“Woh woh woh~ Painting downtown in light~ Yay yay blazing our own trail~ Making chaos in a world!”
“They don’t know that song.”
I felt embarrassed and just nodded my head to greet them.
“Ha ha, it’s okay, you’re cute.”
“Are we cute? Thank you!”
“Just hurry up and move forward. We’re gonna lose our spot!”
We gathered together in groups to take pictures in front of the airplane and successfully stepped onto the aircraft.
Since they had good manners, the friends didn’t cause a ruckus even inside the plane.
“Phew, now I can finally rest.”
Luckily, I ended up in the very last row.
I put on my sleep mask and reclined my seat back.
“Hey, NoName! NoName! Look here, peekaboo!”
A whispering voice near my ear.
I slightly lifted the mask to see devilish girls giggling on either side of me.
The camera was getting closer to my face.
Now it was my turn.
“Show us something cute, Na-me!”
“What cute thing?”
I gave a lame peace sign.
“Do the cute thing you always do!”
“When have I ever done that? I don’t know how!”
I made a finger heart to show them.
“Aaaaah, no! Quick, do something cute!”
“Like this?”
I timidly placed my index finger on my cheek.
“Huff, so cute!”
Only then did the girls buckle their seatbelts with proud expressions.
Anyway, it’s tough to match their rhythm.
Once we got on the plane, we chatted via hologram.
[Sephiron Academy Class 4-A]
[Seo Yu-na: NoName just acted cute all by herself LOL!]
[Hwang Hyejeong: Oh hurry, send a pic!]
[Han Seori: Oh sh*t, is today the day we have a plane crash? Guys, thanks for 3 years of hard work, and let’s meet again smiling!]
“Hey, you guys are the ones who made me do it.”
“Kik kik.”
Are they slandering me just because I’m not in that group chat?
I poked Yu-na’s side and thigh repeatedly to bother her.
I made sure to cover her mouth tightly with my hand so she couldn’t scream.
Yu-na stuck her tongue out between her parted lips and tickled my palm.
“Yikes, spit!”
“Ew, that’s tasteless.”
“Just wait until we land the plane.”
“Ah hahaha… Na-me, just look at me once. Oh right, I’ll invite you to the group chat.”
[Sephiron Academy Class 4-A]
[NoName has been invited.]
[Lee Ha-ru: Hi hi.]
[Bae Yohan: Hello.]
[Hong Jun: Tyrant has appeared.]
[Kim Han-gyeol: Hey, why is a 1st grader here? Under 130cm is a no-entry zone.]
[NoName: Well, I can’t make you into 120, can I?]
[Kim Han-gyeol: ヾ( •́д•̀ ;)ﾉ]
[Han Seori: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
It felt nice to gather with my classmates after such a long time.
Of course, the topic that couldn’t be missed was the National Exchange Tournament.
“Are you guys ready? Are you hurt? Can we seriously beat the United States? How will you hit the opponent’s head?” and so on.
I summarized my answers to all these questions simply into one line.
[NoName: Do you guys still imagine me losing? That’s strange; that shouldn’t happen…]
[Han Seori: ヾ( •́д•̀ ;)ﾉ]
[Go Kyung-won: ヾ( •́д•̀ ;)ﾉ]
[Ma Ji-hye: ヾ( •́д•̀ ;)ﾉ]
As I cracked my knuckles, my friends collectively shivered.
*
Once we arrived at Jeju Island, we decided to go straight to lunch.
The menu was cold noodles and pork cutlet.
The kids dragged heavy carriers with both hands all the way to the bus.
Han Seori lifted her carrier high and tossed it inside without help from the bus driver.
“Oh, strong, huh?”
“Hehe, it’s actually really light.”
“What’s inside?”
“Just a bunch of cup noodles and snacks, ha ha ha!”
Han Seori laughed proudly, while Ji-hye, watching next to her, clicked her tongue.
Soon after getting on the bus, a frenzy broke out.
That’s because there was a karaoke machine and disco ball onboard.
Friends who claimed they could sing or rap took it upon themselves to perform on stage.
I just jingled a tambourine from a distance to cheer them on.
“Three bears living in one house—Dad bear, Mom bear, Na-me bear.”
As the familiar children’s song played, the kids enjoyed it even more.
“Na-me bear rips people apart! So scary!”
“Seo Yu-na, come here. I’ll really tear you apart!”
“Kyaah! Teacher, help me, help!”
“Yu-na, since you’ve bothered her enough, it’s fair to take that hit.”
Unfortunately, just before a bloody incident could break out, the bus stopped.
“Gasp! I almost died…!”
“Tch. Consider yourself lucky.”
The fragrant smell of black pork cutlet buffet wafted out and tempted the kids’ hungry stomachs.
“Welcome! This is Millasa! Is this a reservation for Sephiron Academy… Huh?”
The employee at the entrance glanced at me and raised both arms in the air.
“I’ve seen NoName! Now I have to worship you.”
“Ha… Please don’t do that outside. The kids are all here…!”
Why do my fans seem so eager to make my life difficult?
“What’s worship?”
“Nothing much. Let’s hurry and go inside, Ji-hye. Aren’t you really hungry?”
“Yep.”
This was unexpectedly humiliating.
I kept my head down, hiding behind Ji-hye as we entered.
I was the first to sit down at the table with an empty plate.
Then my friends came and each brought things they wanted to eat.
“Hmm? Na-me, why didn’t you bring anything?”
“Have you heard of sampling?”
“Huh? What’s that?”
“When a population is highly homogeneous, a small sample can maintain the representativeness of the population, that’s what it means.”
I quickly moved my chopsticks and started stealing delicious-looking food from my friends’ plates.
“Aaaah, no!”
“Wow, Na-me, you little jerk!”
“Tsk. But there’s way too much salad. I hope you guys focus on bringing pork cutlet and spaghetti next time. Nom.”
“Revealing the true nature of NoName. Gets 1 million views?”
“Why? Because I’m not eating vegetables?”
People can live by eating just meat, you know.
“What you said makes no sense at all…!”
“Na-me, is it good?”
“Mmm. Of course, someone else’s pork cutlet tastes better.”
I couldn’t keep eating since I have a small appetite.
That was also the reason why I can’t do a Mukbang live stream.
After grazing on stolen meat, I laid my chopsticks neatly on the plate.
“Phew, I’m full. Normally, I don’t eat this much at this hour.”
Upon hearing that, my friends all made displeased faces.
“If we’re at a buffet, you should eat more, Na-me.”
“No way, eating more here would decrease utility.”
“Na-me, I’ll give you salad, aaaaaah.”
“No, why would I have to eat greens?”
“They say if you eat this, you’ll win the National Exchange Tournament!”
“Yeah, I’ll win even without eating.”
“You’ll grow to 170 cm too!”
Reluctantly, I tightly closed my eyes and opened my mouth.
A fork from Seori arrived right into my mouth.
The red vegetable called radicchio rolled on my tongue.
The bitter taste lingered on the tip of my tongue.
“I’ve lost my appetite. Gulp.”
I gathered the saliva in my glands and barely swallowed.
I watched the kids as they ate while resting my head on the table.
The boys were all focused on eating without saying a word, while the girls chattered endlessly and laughter echoed.
I truly felt that the kids had grown so much in less than half a year.
When I recalled when I first joined the Academy, they were little kids back then.
Fashion, makeup, and idols, they blossomed diverse conversation topics based on their interests.
During break times at the Academy in my past life, students also spent their time talking about dresses, jewelry, and engagements.
However, unlike back then, I didn’t feel left out even when I was excluded from the conversation.
“NoName!”
“Huh?”
“You said you finished eating, right? Let’s go see the dog outside! Wanna join us to watch the employees feed it?”
“Hey, are you guys going without me? I wanna go too!”
“Na-me, come on! I’m scared of the dog, you have to protect me!”
“If you’re scared, why do you wanna go see it?”
“Even if I’m scared, it’s cute…!”
“Ha. Okay, fine, let’s go.”
I linked hands with Yu-na as we walked outside the store.
On the way, I snatched a piece of tangerine from Kim Han-gyeol’s plate.
I gave a bye-bye to the boy who looked distraught and was jumping up and down in despair.
It was a bit childish, but sometimes, I didn’t mind indulging in such silly actions.