"You know that there is practical training this morning, right? Work hard, and have a good day! Ah, In-Ah, come to the teacher's office for a moment."

At the end of Ye-Jin's homeroom class, In-Ah pushed her chair in and rose from her seat. She then exited the classroom.

Several students, including Jun-Hyuk and me, glanced at In-Ah. Perhaps it was because of her mood, but everyone seemed to be scared of her.

"So why did you guys fight?" Jun-Hyuk approached and asked nonchalantly.

"I said something wrong."

"What did you say? I've never seen In-Ah that angry. This is a world record."

"I don't know. Get lost…”

I was sleepy, so I had no energy, but above all, I wasn’t in the mood to talk. I didn't answer and just lay face down on the desk. Nevertheless, Jun-Hyuk continued to talk without getting discouraged.

He said things like, “Why did you fight?” and “If you touch her today, you'll die,” and so on. They were all words that weren’t particularly meaningful.

"It looks like you’re not telling me no matter what. Should I just ask In-Ah?”

As I remained at my desk without responding, Jun-Hyuk gave up and got up from his desk. Then I left the classroom.

A few minutes later, I heard a crashing sound from the hallway. Jun-Hyuk, who had left, came back in. He seemed to have gotten hit by In-Ah because he was limping.

"You said you’d come back after asking In-Ah. Why did you come back after getting hit?"

“She didn’t answer the question, so I kept asking her when she suddenly hit me. What’s wrong with her?” Jun-Hyuk grumbled and fiddled with his shins.

Soon, In-Ah returned to the classroom. When I looked at her face, she seemed to be very angry. I wondered whether her anger would be relieved by today. No, it was entirely possible that she would not just ignore me today but would continue to ignore me in the future. When I thought about that, I felt a little depressed, and my mind just felt confused.

“Look at her face. She looks like she could kill someone. What should we do? I think you’re in big trouble.” Jun-Hyuk smiled while looking back and forth between In-Ah and me. There was no sign of concern, and he just looked like he was having fun in this situation.

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There was a practical training session in the morning. The venue was the sacred training ground. I went along with...