Today was the last day of the festival, and the day I was supposed to go up on stage to perform the sword dance. It was a truth that I wanted to escape, and I had been trying my hardest to think of something, anything else. Thanks to Yves, however, I ended up thinking about … Continue reading I Don’t Want to be an Ojakgyo (135)

Eric stared at Shuraina as she blocked all of his attacks and didn't miss a single opportunity to strike back like she was a monster. Eric was assured in his defeat. No, now he was getting nervous about what came after his defeat. The tip of Eric's sword was shaking. He stupidly wondered why his … Continue reading I Don’t Want to be an Ojakgyo (133)

It would've been normal for the training hall to be empty because it was a weekend, but a group of boys were situated in the middle of the hall. Seeing the red pattern on their uniform, they were from the red class. Usually, I would've just ignored whoever was in the hall, but I saw … Continue reading I Don’t Want to be an Ojakgyo (132)

"Huh? What's with that face of yours? You're going to make people misunderstand what's happening here--they're going to think I'm bullying you. Hylli, am I bullying him right now?""It's a tear-jerking scene of you guys sharing fruit with each other." Hylli stared as Swanhaden shamelessly asked him. With a disbelieving sigh, Hylli played along. During … Continue reading I Don’t Want to be an Ojakgyo (130)

For today's lunch, we got a massive watermelon. There were also a ton of oranges and apples. Eric, who finished his lunch and was leaving the cafeteria, couldn't believe the sight that had unfolded in front of him. The widely influential but generally silent, powerful future Blanche duke and the famously modest, intelligent, and skilled … Continue reading I Don’t Want to be an Ojakgyo (129)

After Eric finished his sword training, he came over to where I was. When Eric approached, Swanhaden turned his body around to avoid seeing him. He claimed he was coming to see me, but his eyes kept chasing Hylli and Swanhaden the entire time. Eric had a smile pasted on his face as wide as … Continue reading I Don’t Want to be an Ojakgyo (128)

Cory generally tried to soften his expression whenever someone looked discomfited by his face, but he didn't try at all for Eric. Cory wasn't the type to try to look gentle for strangers, so he probably wasn't doing this just because it was Eric. "Do you want to go to our afternoon class together?" Eric … Continue reading I Don’t Want to be an Ojakgyo (127)

It had been approximately a week after Eric confessed to me. You guys know how old-timey couples count how many days they've been together? This world didn't have an app or anything that counted the days for you, so I folded my fingers to count how many days it had been since I had begun … Continue reading I Don’t Want to be an Ojakgyo (126)