Chapter 5

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“Just kill me. Please. Stop…”

Haa. Yoo Eun Woo woke up, clutching her chest. Her whole body was drenched with sweat. She groaned, sat up, and caught her breath. Her roommate, who was sleeping in the bed next to her, was sleeping while she was tossing around.

She looked at the clock. 4 a.m.

After Yoo Eun Woo entered the school, it was the same nightmare every night. Nothing was visible, and there was no environment. In that impenetrable darkness, a voice whose gender was unknown kept whispering.

Pleading earnestly to stop being tortured.

It was quite strange to have the same dream, and especially a very unpleasant one every day. Besides, she started to doubt whether that was really a dream. After the dream, there would always be a strange smell.

Again today, Yoo Eun Woo grabbed the blanket and covered her nose. It smelled metallic. No matter how much You Eun Woo thought about it, it was the smell of blood. The first time she dreamt about it, as soon as she smelled blood, she thought she was having a nosebleed. After examining her absolutely fine nose, she lifted the blanket and checked if she was on her period. There was nothing. Then the unexplained smell would linger for a few moments and then disappear.

She felt like the school didn’t suit her. Yoo Eun Woo drank up the bottled water she had placed next to her and came to a conclusion. If it’s not fit, it won’t fit at all. No matter where she went, her dreams still went wild, and she could not find a single thing that she liked.

(If it’s not fit, it won’t fit at all- means that If something is not fit / cannot be fit, you cannot force it to fit – Like if she didn’t fit into society, she won’t be even if you try to force it.)

Especially Seo Jae Hee.

After Yoo Eun Woo entered City Federation Central School, the name she heard the most was Seo Jae Hee.

“Hey! Yoo Eun Woo is being rude again. Where’s Seo Jae Hee? Someone call Jae Hee!”

“If only Seo Jae Hee comes, Yoo Eun Woo’s naughty behaviour will end right this instant.”

“Did you think Seo Jae Hee will just stand by and watch you act like this? If only Jae Hee comes…”

Like the universal help centre, it was a common thing for them to look for Seo Jae Hee to solve a problem. No, even if nothing happened, they still looked for him.

“Senior Jae Hee hasn’t come yet? Ah, I really want to see Senior.”

“Did you guys watch the 5th-grade battle simulation video this time? It’s really awesome. I couldn’t borrow the recording because the library said it was reserved, but I saw a little bit of what the juniors were watching in the break room earlier, it’s really no joke. Especially Senior Jae Hee. It was so cool that I got goosebumps.”

“Irin Fabric Softener, isn’t it the one that Senior Jae Hee uses?”

“I heard that Senior Jae Hee and Senior Ye Won went to an exhibition yesterday. A picture of them has been uploaded.”

At that point, Yoo Eun Woo became curious as well. Why would the students change their faces as soon as they heard the name Seo Jae Hee? Yoo Eun Woo thought that his face was covered in gold*, so Eun Woo went and searched at the student security checkpoint on the first floor of the student centre. Seo Jae Hee’s photo was a small, square ID photo. A gentle impression with a refined smile, that was all. Nevertheless, the phrase ‘No. 1 search rankings’ glistened in the upper right corner of the search bar.

(*Korean idioms for someone who is rarely seen, as gold is also rare)

Yoo Eun Woo thought this senior’s background would be somewhat fancy, but it wasn’t. Since returning to consciousness, Yoo Eun Woo had been stuck in the military for a long time and had been living in the dark world, and saw Seo Jae Hee’s profile as not ordinary but brief. Furthermore, he was from the outskirts of the 8th city, from a countryside area where only agricultural activity was done. A poster of his must have been attached to the entrance of the neighbourhood on the day when Se Jae Hee was admitted to the City Federation Central School, and even 4 years later, the poster might still be there.

Then, is he skilled? Tuning rate 72. Damage 25%. Strategy 75%. He was not that outstanding, keeping in mind the other students at the City Federation Central School. As seen from his 58% winning rate.

It was weirdly normal. Something caught Yoo Eun Woo’s eyes before turning off the screen. Team win rate 98%, return rate 100%. Yoo Eun Woo saw Seo Jae Hee’s ID photo again. His smile was elegant/pleasing.

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