Chapter 213

Chapter 213

The chill of spring woke me up.

I must have tossed and turned a lot during the night; my feet were poking out from under the blanket.

For some reason.

I wrapped myself tightly in the blanket.

Since there was still time left, I decided to sleep a little longer.

Mother would wake me up if it was time

Ha.

An unfamiliar ceiling.

An unfamiliar space.

Realizing again where I was, I sighed and got up.

It had already been two weeks since I left home.

Even as I got used to this unfamiliar life.

Still, he wasnt accustomed to this life.

He had grown too attached to the home where he lived with his family.

There was no other choice.

It was his own decision.

To become a player.

To enter the academy.

Regretting it now was too late.

But he had no thoughts of regret.

Starting tomorrow, I should wear a cardigan or something when I sleep no, actually, I should just turn the heating up high.

All of this was being operated by the nations taxes and the groups sponsorship.

Reaching for the cardigan he was about to grab, he extended his hand to the heating remote instead.

Deciding to heat the room moderately, he got up from his spot and stretched.

Outside the window, bird songs could be heard.

And amidst the clear sound, there were voices raised in excitement.

It was the shouts of academy students starting their training from early in the morning.

Ever since he moved into the dormitory, he had heard these sounds every day without fail.

[Im fine!]

The smartphone he had left charging near his bed made a sound.

The latest model smartphone received from Sirius Groups second chairman, Han oYoung.

It was a smartphone equipped with the ability to store some of the data from the player library and it had been ringing vigorously since early morning.

The only person who set notifications to make a sound was his family.

Quickly reaching for the smartphone, he saw the messages:

Sis: Hey~ Awake? (6:45 AM)

Sis: Eunhaaa? Get up!! (*) (6:47 AM)

Sis: Todays the entrance ceremony! (6:49 AM)

He couldnt help but chuckle.

Euna had taken on the role of waking him up instead of their mother after he moved into the dormitory.

Sending a quick reply, he decided to take a shower.

I cant afford to oversleep on a day like this.

The Player Secondary Academys entrance ceremony.

This day held significant meaning for him.

Since resolving to become a player, he couldnt count how eagerly he had awaited this day.

How he had restrained his anticipation since moving into the dormitory in mid-February.

I should try to tidy up as much as possible, do I need to shave nah, maybe I can skip it for now.

The room was comfortable enough for two people to live in, and it had a bathroom attached.

Checking his face in the mirror after washing, he raised his chin to see if there was any stubble.

There wasnt any stubble.

After all, he had just turned 14 this year.

Hmm.

Today was the day he would meet Yi Yujung.

Sitting at the front of class 6, he scanned the surroundings. Although the instructor assigned to class 6 approached him amiably, he remained indifferent and focused on surveying the area.

Class 10, class 9, class 8

Then the other side would be class 1, class 2.

His gaze paused somewhere near class 2.

There was Yujeong.

In his second life.

He still remembered it vividly.

Every time he talked about the days spent in the academy with Yujeong, there was a recurring story.

I was always in class 2. Isnt that interesting?

Whats interesting about it?

Since elementary school Ive always been in class 2, class 2, class 2, and even in the secondary academy, class 2 At first, it was so boring, you know?

But?

But, you know Maybe it was all for the sake of meeting you. Do you remember when we first met?

First year of the secondary academy.

Right, the first year of the secondary academy, class 2. At that time, when I first met you, I thought, Why is there a person like this in the world? Even at a glance, you emitted a dark atmosphere.

Im sorry.

You never avoided a confrontation, always tried to win over someone you didnt like, didnt care about the other persons background Even thinking about it now, you were quite clueless, werent you?

Yeah, really.

But meeting you changed my life back then. When I was struggling with why I should live, even though life was so tough, you changed it all for me.

Thank you, Eunha. If I hadnt met you back then, I wouldnt be who I am now.

Yujeong, who was once a promising student from the secondary academy. And Eunha, who entered the academy without any background.

Two individuals who wouldnt have crossed paths under normal circumstances became close due to a chance incident.

She inadvertently became a witness to the violent incident he caused, which led to her being branded as a problematic student by the academy staff.

Their personalities, behaviors, mindsets Nothing seemed to match, yet as they continued to meet, they became special to each other.

So he hoped that in this life, she would become something special to him once again.

From now, in the year 9 of the Sun Calendar, we will proceed with the Player Academys entrance ceremony. First, we will observe the National Rite. All academy students, please stand up and face the Taegukgi on the platform.

He missed her so much. There were so many things he wanted to say when they met. Why did she dedicate herself so much? Why did she love him so much? And why did she gift him with a new life, even to the extent of sacrificing herself?

Nice to meet you, but I cant say I welcome your admission to the academy. I dont think any of you came here to be welcomed.

The principals words during the ceremony didnt register with him at all.

He kept staring at class 2, still lost in memories.

Even in this life, he needed her. She was the only partner he could trust wholeheartedly.

He needed her help on the thorny path ahead. For the protection of Ha Baek-ryeon.

So, she was the first person he planned to approach.

After the ceremony ended, he rushed through the crowd towards class 2.

Huh? What are you doing? How can you cause a ruckus in class 2?

The class 2 instructor grabbed his wrist.

The instructor was taken aback. It was as if his grip on Eunhas wrist was made of steel and wouldnt yield.

Instructor.

Eunha shrugged off the instructors grip and firmly held his shoulder. In a tone requesting a favor, he asked while gripping his shoulder so tightly that it caused a spasm in the instructors face.

Is there someone named Yujeong in this class?

What? What are you talking about?

In this class, is there no one like that?

No.

With a puzzled expression, Eunha peered down at the list.

The instructor tried to reclaim the list, but seeing Eunhas darkening expression each time he checked the list, he couldnt say anything.

Eventually, when everyone almost left the hall, Eunha managed to check every single list.

Shes not here.

He couldnt find the name he had been desperately searching for in any of the lists.

Absent.

Yujeong was nowhere to be found in any of the lists at the academy.

TLN: Welcome Readers!! This is the new project that I am taking over from my friend Bibell! I am new translating from Korean and I dont have all the names memorized so please bear with me and leave any mistakes in the comments. Thanks everybody! Im going to try to update this novel once a week as it takes a lot of time. Donation rules apply of course but these chapters will take time. If I get into a groove I will try to go twice a week. Monday and Friday.

Further Notes: First, what do you guys think of the perspective changes? Going from first person to third like that seems jarring to me. Should I actively correct it? Second, I know the numbers are off. The site we (the one given to me by Bibell) has her last chapter as 213. Im not sure why she had it as 212 on her site but Im going to match the host site for the sake of ease. You havent missed anything that Im aware of.