Chapter 137
Chapter 137
Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 137
Chapter Title: 7th Period. No Encore Requests
"I don't want to mess around."
"...Huh?"
Lee Seo-jun spoke to the dumbfounded Seo Jae-kyeom. It was in his usual shy tone, but incredibly firm.
"There's only one more semester before we're seniors, so I'm going to study hard...!"
"Ah... uh... Good luck."
"Yeah...! You too...!"
"Yeah... gotta go to college......"
'Seo Jae-kyeom doesn't even seem to realize what he's saying right now.'
Rejected, Seo Jae-kyeom turned away unsteadily.
Watching the scene with arms crossed, Jeong Eun-seong suddenly shot his hand up.
"Teacher!"
I flinched and turned at the rare "teacher" from Jeong Eun-seong's mouth. Afraid he might say something like "Kang Da-hye did ~~!" and point at me.
But what came out of Jeong Eun-seong's mouth was:
"We should make it so kids who've been paired once can't pair up again!"
Seo Jae-kyeom, who had been slumping back to his seat, perked up. I watched their eye contact with unease.
A rare moment of unity between Jeong Eun-seong and Seo Jae-kyeom.
Seo Jae-kyeom raised his hand too.
"I agree! We should make it a class rule!"
"You're proposing a bill!"
The homeroom teacher (subject: politics), who was erasing the board, turned with sparkling eyes.
"Yes, Top Student! Eun-seong! What's your reason for proposing such a rule?!"
"It just doesn't sit right with me!"
"What?! Rejected!"
Bam! The homeroom teacher slammed the desk.
"As long as I'm the homeroom teacher for Class 2, I can't accept such a flimsy reason! The people won't buy it! Try again!"
"It's unfair!"
"In what specific way?!"
"...Just...!"
"Rejected!"
The homeroom teacher slammed the desk again. He's going to hurt his hand at this rate. Jeong Eun-seong tried once more.
"You can tell just by looking it's unfair...!"
"Rejected! Rejected!"
"Ugh...!"
Tongue-tied, Jeong Eun-seong ran his hand through his hair.
"No, it really is unfair...!"
He had the thought but couldn't put it into words, looking frustrated. The karma of always neglecting language arts. He was so immersed his ears were bright red.
"Cute."
The girls giggled.
"Come on, Eun-seong! Try again! Top Student! You can do it!"
"Just...! Just...!"
"Sigh."
Seo Jae-kyeom shook his head and pushed Jeong Eun-seong aside.
"Study a little."
After scolding him, he presented the opinion in Jeong Eun-seong's place.
"I think the purpose of seat changes is to let us pair with various friends and get to know everyone. But if we allow repeating the same pairs multiple times, it defeats the purpose. So, we should make a rule that you can't pair with someone you've been with before."
"But seat changes are 100% luck-based? Is it right for us to interfere in such a transparent process?"
"I think not intervening to adjust when things aren't fair would actually be unfair."
"Jae-kyeom supports big government!"
The homeroom teacher's face lit up as he pounded the desk boom-boom-boom-boom. Now I was genuinely worried his hand might break.
"Alright, kids! Any other opinions?! The first semester vice president spoke, so let's hear from the second semester vice president too! Se-in!"
"Yes?!"
"Do you think we should pass this rule to get to know all your friends?!"
"Uh...."
Gyeong Se-in scratched her cheek and grinned sheepishly.
"Honestly, all I can think about is pork stir-fry."
"......"
"Sorry......"
"It's okay! Pork stir-fry is delicious!"
The ultimate taste! The homeroom teacher gave a thumbs up and scanned the classroom for more opinions. Do-yeon sighed and naturally crawled under her desk.
"Okay, let's vote! Since the whole class is present, majority approval? Hands up if you support Jae-kyeom's no-repeat-pairing principle!"
"Me."
"Me too."
The girls raised their hands giggling. The boys raised theirs under Seo Jae-kyeom's fierce glare. Lee Seo-jun didn't.
"Wow! Majority approves!"
Bam-bam-bam! The homeroom teacher slammed the desk. Jeong Eun-seong and Seo Jae-kyeom's faces brightened.
"Then...!"
Are we changing seats right now?! As flushed-cheeked Jeong Eun-seong stepped forward excitedly,
"Okay, then we'll stay as is for now! Starting with the next seat change, we'll apply the no-repeat-pairing principle!"
"Yes?!"
"Why... why... why...?! Why now?!"
Why?! Jeong Eun-seong flailed his hands like a pitiful soccer player protesting the ref, unable to speak properly.
"Because!"
The homeroom teacher turned to him with a beaming smile. Madness in his eyes.
"There's this principle called no retroactivity of laws!"
"What's that?!"
"Eun-seong! We already learned this!"
"Yes?! When?!"
"Eun-seong! If you say you don't know, teacher will cry!"
"Don't cry!"
Ugh, what a mess. I shook my head and said to Lee Seo-jun,
"Should we just sit and do homework?"
"Yeah...!"
"Did you do the chemistry homework by chance? I have no idea what this says......"
"Oh, that one..."
Law of no retroactivity: All laws apply the law in effect at the time of the act; newly enacted laws cannot be applied retroactively to prior events.
Jeong Eun-seong, Seo Jae-kyeom......
You should've studied politics.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ "School trip next week, huh."
"Time flies."
"I'm excited."
"Me too."
"Who's doing the talent show?"
"Who else? Jeong Na-jun."
"What're you doing?"
"It's a secret."
"Ugh."
I grabbed my bag amid the chattering friends.
School trip.
I only remembered one thing.
'Gotta prevent that scar on Jeong Eun-seong's face.'
A scar wouldn't ruin Jeong Eun-seong's good looks, but he'd still be upset.
Other than that, well?
First, head to the study room and make a vocab book for sneaking peeks during the trip......
What to pack clothes-wise.
Since regressing, I haven't paid much attention to my appearance like before, but I don't want to go looking shabby.
The trauma from freshman year of middle school still lingers.
Whatever. I don't have many clothes anyway. As long as it's neat.
"I'm taking the bus today!"
As I waved goodbye to my friends while pondering,
"Heh heh heh..."
"Heh heh heh..."
Friends with suspicious grins blocked my path.
"Where you off to, Kang Da-hye...?"
"Uh...? Study room......"
"In a hurry...?"
"Not really... why...?"
"Da-hye."
Ye-su-a grabbed my shoulder seriously.
"We love you, but let's admit your fashion sense isn't great."
"Yeah."
Gyeong Se-in and Yeon-hee hooked their arms in mine from the side.
Kim Ga-eun and Do-yeon stood grim-faced in front and back.
Ye-su-a said,
"Da-hye, you like teen romance movies? You know that scene where friends step up and jazz up the heroine. Then the hero's eyes turn to hearts and he stands up."
"Uh...."
I've seen it a few times in snippets......
"That's today."
"Trust us."
"Yeah! We prepared everything!"
"Wha... wha...!"
But I'm not the heroine of a teen romance movie......!
But my friends were already hyped.
"Abduct Kang Da-hye!"
"Off to the abandoned school!"
"Kyaa!"
"Throw out those baggy sweatpants you always wear!"
"Right! Is this the 90s?! Who wears that?!"
"Guys, wait a sec...!"
That's because I have fashion sense from 11 years in the future...!
Guys...!
"I hate skirt leggings...!"
Skinny jeans suck! Tennis skirts suck! Shorts with black stockings suck! Lower-body vanishing act sucks!
I hate it all!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't want to wear that stuff!
"Save me!"