Chapter 3: …Oh, hey.
Ring-ring
Click.
“Ah.”
I rubbed my throbbing head after turning off my phone alarm.
“Why am I so tired?”
I stumbled and got out of bed.
Pee-ing
Thud.
But because I felt my head spinning, I had no choice but to collapse back onto the bed.
“Ugh…”
Strange.
I’ve never had a headache this bad before.
I wasn’t even this tired on days I stayed up all night.
With my hands that didn’t move well, I used my ability.
Wo-o-oong
“Hoo-oo.”
I feel better.
I stared blankly around.
It’s a room.
My room in the dorm.
Bang Bang Bang
“Ha-neul! What are you doing!”
I heard a voice shouting from outside the door.
I walked to the door with a staggering gait.
And without much thought, I immediately turned the doorknob.
Balk-eok
A girl in a school uniform was standing in front of the door.
“You didn’t answer your phone! What are you doing!”
Phone? What phone?
“Are you… just now waking up?”
She covered her mouth as she looked at my disheveled appearance.
“You’re going to be late! You don’t even have time to wash, so pack your things quickly!”
I scratched my head as I watched her jumping around.
“Late?”
“Yes! You didn’t hear the alarm, and you didn’t hear the phone ringing. How deep did you sleep?”
I didn’t feel it much, so I slowly moved my feet.
“Ugh. Move it, you slowpoke! Are you going to take responsibility if I’m late too?”
‘What’s the point? The school building is right next door.’
Isn’t that the advantage of living in a dorm?
Swish
I picked up the phone that was lying next to my bed.
13 missed calls
Baek Seo-rin
Baek Seo-rin
Baek Seo-rin
There are missed calls from one person.
‘Oh, really?’
The time felt strange.
‘Why are there only 5 minutes left until class starts?’
If I had woken up according to the alarm, I would have had an hour left.
Looking at the time the first missed call came in, it was 30 minutes ago.
“Hurry!”
I finally understood Seo-rin’s panic.
I immediately ran outside.
I was in my school uniform because I fell asleep without changing into my pajamas, so there was nothing to be concerned about.
Da-da-da-da
“Hoo-ahhh…”
I’m already out of breath after running so much.
I stopped and used my ability.
The overexerted lungs and legs regained their best condition.
Swish
Before starting to run again, I peeked at the phone to check the time.
There are 2 minutes left.
‘Aish. There’s no way.’
No matter how much I can run constantly, my physical abilities are only those of an ordinary girl.
It’s impossible to cover the remaining distance in 2 minutes.
“Yu Ha-neul!”
At that moment, a gust of dust swept over me.
“Get on, you idiot!”
Seo-rin knelt down in front of me.
I got on her back without a word.
Every second is precious now.
Ta-da-da-da
Seo-rin was very fast.
The ability she has, which is physical enhancement, caught up with me quickly despite starting late.
Even with me on her back, her speed was very fast.
“It’s… my fault…! Why did I wait for you!”
Seo-rin clenched her teeth.
“I’m sorry.”
I couldn’t make an excuse because it was purely my fault.
“Your responsibility if we’re late…”
“Late.”
A male teacher with muscular muscles muttered.
“…I’m sorry.”
I apologized on behalf of Seo-rin, who was glaring at me while panting.
She was fast, but no matter how much it was Seo-rin, it was impossible to keep the time with me on her back.
“State your name.”
“Yu Ha-neul, Class B, 1st grade.”
“Baek Seo-rin, Class A, 1st grade…”
Sa-gak Sa-gak
Our names were added to the death list where the names of the latecomers are written.
“Go to the classroom for now. I’ll call you later.”
Seo-rin nudged me and grumbled.
“This is all because of you! There’s no one else late besides us!”
As she said, it was true.
It’s not even the beginning of the semester, and it’s the end of the semester, so there are no students clumsy enough to be late.
“I’m really sorry.”
“Why are you suddenly acting like this, when you usually don’t? Are you sick?”
Sick…
Am I sick?
I don’t seem to have any memories of suffering from an illness after gaining the ability of self-healing.
‘My head is a bit hazy.’
It seems like a serious situation to the point where I couldn’t hear the phone ringing more than 10 times.
I think I should take some medicine.
“Are you really sick? Want to go to the infirmary together?”
My mind cleared up at Seo-rin’s words.
“No, no, no!”
I urgently expressed my refusal.
I’m never going to the infirmary.
“What? Why are you so scared?”
Seo-rin looked displeased, but there was nothing I could do.
The infirmary is a dungeon that you must never go to, no matter what happens.
The place where the final boss resides.
Unless it’s an injury that would kill you if you don’t go right away, it’s best not to go to the infirmary.
“It’s okay. I’ll get better after resting a bit. After all, my ability is also a healing type, right?”
“Still, the infirmary is free anyway. Going once…”
“I’ll go first! See you later!”
I ran to the classroom first, cutting Seo-rin’s words.
I can hear what she’s saying from behind, but it’s no use.
I’m never going to the infirmary.
Ddrr-euk
“Hello, Ha-neul!”
As I opened the classroom door, the children greeted me.
“Uung. Hello.”
“Are you sick?”
Does it show that much?
Well, I’ve been keeping my tension high all the time.
Although it’s a personality created for the sake of everyone’s favor, the children who think that’s my true personality seem very unfamiliar with my listless state now.
“I didn’t get much sleep.”
When I mumbled, the children stopped talking to me, taking care of me.
I slowly went to my seat.
“Hello.”
The boy in the next seat, who was sitting first, shyly raised his hand.
“Hello, Yu-seong!”
Unlike the children earlier, I greeted him energetically this time.
A VIP who holds my lifeline. I can’t neglect the main character of this world.
Even though it’s annoying, let’s do our best.
Ddrr-euk
“Heuee…”
I made a drooping sound as I sat in the chair.
“Are you okay?”
Yu-seong asked me, looking at me.
The beginning of the conversation I’m used to now.
‘It’s worth it to change the seat by talking to the homeroom teacher.’
Being right next to him seems to have increased the time to talk to the main character more than before.
I can’t leave it out since these trivial conversations deepen our friendship.
My goal is to get into the main character’s eyes.
The ‘people who must be saved’ list Han Yu-seong is writing in his mind.
I’m doing this to be included in it.
“I’m unusually tired today…”
“Did you sleep late?”
I thought about what Yu-seong said.
I wonder. When did I fall asleep yesterday.
“…I don’t know.”
My memory is strangely hazy.
What is it. Should I go over it one by one.
First, I went to school, and then…
“Not getting enough sleep isn’t good for your body. How important is sleep?”
Yu-seong spoke to me the moment I was trying to recall what I did yesterday.
‘Ugh.’
Forget it.
It’s probably nothing since I forgot.
If something shocking and important had happened, it wouldn’t have been forgotten in my mind.
I said to him, who was looking at me with concern.
“Thanks for the advice.”
I snickered in my mind as I said that.
Sleep?
Although I’ve found quite a bit of leeway these days, the beginning of the semester was a real war.
I have to figure out the limits of my ability, acquire basic knowledge of this world, and try to remember the events that happened in the novel and design the future.
I really didn’t sleep back then.
There were times when I didn’t lie down for almost a week.
But the main character didn’t know I was suffering like this, and he slept soundly every day.
Because he has the talent to become strong easily without struggling like me.
Ah, of course, I’m the weird one.
If I didn’t have the ability to super-regenerate, I wouldn’t have been able to endure this abnormal schedule.
Objectively speaking, Han Yu-seong is also a hard worker.
But still, I can’t help but resent him.
‘Control the expression, control the expression.’
I straightened my face, which was about to be distorted.
I can’t let him see these true feelings.
Because I have to be a bright and positive girl for everyone.
That’s the way to get everyone’s favor.
I took the mirror out of the desk drawer.
Dalkak
And I started to groom myself that I couldn’t do.
It’s nothing much.
Brushing my hair properly and removing any foreign substances on my face is enough.
Because I have a pretty face thanks to my ability, I don’t even need to wear makeup.
“Um. Done.”
After finishing to some extent, I looked in the mirror and smiled.
It’s an act I habitually practice for a natural smile.
But I gave up after a while.
‘I’m more tired than when I endured for a week.’
I’m so, so tired and exhausted.
Is it really serious?
While I was having all sorts of thoughts, the front door opened.
I wonder when she’ll eventually find out? It’s rare for an MC to be immediately caught and used by the final boss without the former being aware of it..