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[rock music playing]

CHAPTER 39: USE A BIT OF SENSE AND FIGURE IT OUT YOURSELF

[Eui-ju panting]

Mr. Ga! Mr. Ga. Wait, Mr. Ga.

Sir, I have something to tell you! Wait just a moment. Wait, Mr. Ga.

Hold on. [panting]

Just a second.

What is it?

[hopeful, tender music playing]

I…

I…

The after-school class is too much for me!

[owl hoots]

[exhales heavily]

What?

[sighs] I…

I keep…

[comical music playing]

[sighs] …skipping my homework,

and dragging the rest of the class down.

It's emotionally exhausting.

This sense of guilt is taking a toll on me.

[sobs]

Can't you find any motivation to give math a shot?

[pants]

What happened to your promise from ten years ago?

You sounded so sure back then.

[stammers] Huh?

I'm talking about you. Yeo Eui-ju.

About me? Really?

I had no doubt in my mind that you'd be good at math.

But…

You said I made a promise to you? What promise?

Forget it.

Huh? Mr. Ga. Hold on, please.

EPISODE 13

I don't understand what kind of promise you're talking about.

Mr. Ga! Oh.

Did you clean the classroom?

[stammers] I forgot.

Goodbye then.

[huffs]

[curious music playing]

A promise?

I don't think I can do it.

I just can't do it.

Then just write him a love letter.

-A letter? -Yes. You're a writer.

Use your writing and confess.

Confess?

[ding plays]

[mischievous music playing]

WE WERE FRIENDS - EPISODE 9

[scoffs]

I'm here.

Oh, I wonder why I didn't think of this earlier. Huh?

I can just confess my feelings for him through my writing here.

Eat up. I know you're hungry.

This looks great.

Did you choose me?

Or do you just wanna get away from Kang Tae-ha?

-What's the difference? -There's a huge difference!

I don't wanna be someone's refuge.

It's just too painful to think of Tae-ha.

But I feel a little more at ease when I'm with you.

So, that's all I am to you? A little bit of comfort.

-That's harsh. -[patrons murmuring]

I'm sorry for being selfish.

It's okay, I'm just as selfish.

If I stay by your side when you're confused,

maybe you'll choose me in the end.

IN THAT MOMENT, YOON DECIDED TO SHOOT HIS SHOT

Si-on, I like you.

[comical, awkward music playing]

[sighs]

The truth is…

I've had a crush on you for a long time. Since we were in high school.

[groans]

If I don't tell you today, I might just regret it forever.

[sighs]

How can you not see how I feel? Isn't it obvious?

Can't you just use some common sense and figure it out on your own?

I have feelings for you.

Every time you see me…

[gulps, stutters] …my heart races like crazy.

I get so nervous when I see you or walk past you.

It's happening right now.

When you gave me a hard time and were mean only to me,

even when you embarrassed me for being bad at math.

I never hated you, you know?

I like you. I like you.

I like you, Ju Si-on!

[shudders]

[sighs]

[patrons applauding]

[chuckles]

[sighs]

So, you couldn't write the letter?

[clicks tongue] Well. Maybe I'll do it later.

-Geez. When exactly? -[chuckles]

But I don't think that It'll make any difference.

Even if muster up the courage to express my feelings for him,

he obviously won't like me back.

-Hello, Mr. Ga. -Hello, Mr. Ga.

Hello, Mr. Ga.

[student] Did you see that?

[whispering] Go on. Go on. Come on, go talk to him.

Mr. Ga.

[stammers, clears throat]

[sniffles] Di…

Did you perhaps read the new episode that I posted yesterday?

[stutters] What did you think?

[comical music playing]

Choi Yoon's sudden change seemed off.

Why would he say that? It was too random.

What's wrong?

What? What did he say?

Nothing.

-[sniffles] Let's go. -Huh?

[class] Good morning!

Did everyone bring their homework assignments?

[class] Yes.

[Woo-su] Don't think about finishing them now. Please turn them in.

[students] Okay.

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

[giggling]

Who didn't do it?

Me.

Stand up.

Why didn't you do it?

I forgot about it.

You forgot?

How could you forget doing it?

What's your priority among all the things you have to do? Isn't it studying?

And doing homework?

Are you gonna keep this up?

No, sir.

Add more problems to the assignment you didn't do,

and bring it in by tomorrow.

Yes, sir.

Sit down.

Turn to page 99.

[whispers] Did you do something wrong? Why is he so harsh on you?

I don't know. I'm screwed.

Why do you think math is so strict?

CHAPTER 40: YOU THINK YOU COULD HIDE IT?

He says there will never be partial points for any of the math quizzes we take. Ugh.

[sighs] He's cold-blooded after all. He's like an AI.

He's just doing it his way, isn't he?

That might actually be fair.

What're you talking about?

So what if he has a handsome face?

My point, exactly.

That's what makes him even more annoying, you know? He looks like a prince.

But his personality is nasty as hell. It really kills the fantasy.

His personality is not that nasty. He's just a little cranky.

That's weird for you to say. Huh? You used to talk crap about him.

Why are you on his side now?

I did? When did I?

[chuckles]

Nuh-uh.

Do you maybe… have a crush on him?

[amusing music playing]

Huh?

Hey! Watch what you say now.

She's not crazy.

[chuckles] Right?

[chuckles] I went too far, didn't I?

-Yeah, you crossed the line. -I'm sorry. My bad.

[laughs] Time to go. We're off, Eui-ju.

Goodness.

Love and cough can never be hidden, you know?

[whispers] You think they know? They couldn't have noticed it, could they?

[sighs] I have to be careful.

Don't you think that web novel is based on our school?

-You think? -The characters are like our teachers.

Kang Tae-ha is the PE teacher and the rich one is the Japanese teacher.

Here, check this out.

"A beige cardigan on his shoulders and an old brown leather watch on his wrist."

-This is the Korean lit teacher. -[gasps] You're right.

Actually, I saw him wearing that same cardigan today.

-I'm telling you. -And it's the same for math too.

I saw him lift his pinky finger when he pushed up his glasses in math class.

-Five out of five times. -Seriously?

-[gasps] -That's exactly like Ju Si-on.

I'm rooting for Ju Si-on and Choi Yoon.

I'm rooting for Kang Tae-ha and Choi Yoon.

WE WERE FRIENDS

[Ha-su, softly] Ju Si-on. Kang Tae-ha. Choi Yoon?

…AND TURNS HIS WATCH TO LOOK AT IT

"Then Si-on says,

-"When a single star is born…" -"When a single star is born,

a massive cloud of dust surrounds it, blinding everything in sight."

[both] "That's why people say stars are born out of chaos."

This problem seems complicated, but it's simple once you solve it.

No math problem can be more complex than life,

no matter how difficult it is.

[Ha-su] This is… exactly what Mr. Ga said.

Could someone in my class be writing this?

If she is, it means…

she's also in the after-school program?

Ms. Yeo, put some heart into it.

-I want actual emotion. -Come on, she can't say that.

Your drawing must be pretty bad

-for her to react like this. -When it comes to drawing, you see…

-What do you know about drawing? -Okay, my bad, Ms. Art Teacher.

Yeah, whatever.

-I couldn't believe that when she told me… -No way!

-[gasps] -What is it, Jenny?

-Are you reading something? -This is great.

-Fifty Shades of Mr. CEO. -[gasps, squeals]

The male lead finally confessed his feelings!

[gasps] That's insane. How?

He went wild. Like this. Pow!

-[gasps] -[clears throat]

"You know I need you by my side."

-[Yeong-jae laughs] -"You can't quit."

[both squeal]

The comments say the female lead

will go to the male lead's house in the next episode.

Maybe he'll act like he's sick. It's a totally obvious trick.

[breathes deeply] But those clichés work well despite how obvious they are.

-Exactly? -Mmm.

[Jenny] Why is it so exciting when it's so cringy?

Romance novels are a guilty pleasure.

-You just can't resist! -I know!

Those amazing writers' pieces are all kinda the same in a way, right?

What is it? Are you stuck with your writing?

You said you finished it.

What if becomes a mega hit?

Mega hit? [chuckles]

Aw, you'll be the first to hear the news, then.

[Ha-su] That's right.

Yeah, I'm at school. It's all right, I can talk.

Oh, the movie we watched that day?

I remember.

A sequel? [chuckles] Are you serious?

[sighs] He must be talking to that woman.

[chuckles] I haven't watched it.

What's so funny now?

[sniffles]

[downcast music playing]

What's your priority among all the things you have to do? Isn't it studying?

And doing homework?

[chuckles]

Why would he say that? It was too random.

[laughs]

He's never given me that kind of smile, not even for a second.

So, this is L-O-V-E?

[scoffs]

How could you live through this every time?

Even now, it still hurts so much.

Growing pains are inevitable.

Ugh.

I wish it were all just part of a novel.

Then, I'd do everything as I wanted.

From the confession all the way to the ending.

I'd just have it all go my way.

So, are you just gonna give up?

[clicks tongue]

What's there to give up when I didn't even start it?

What did I tell you? L-O-V-E has no detours.

Nah. [breathes deeply]

I choose to stop.

I want to stop here, Go-ya.

If I keep going like this,

I feel like I'll get hit by a bicycle and a car going 86 miles per hour.

I might just end up being a bloody mess.

It's already too hard for me.

I choose to give up.

In his eyes, she's a real woman.

But I'm not.

[sniffles]

That will never change no matter what I do.

And most of all,

he looks really happy.

[chuckles] Isn't that what matters?

[whispering] Seriously…

[sobs, sniffles]

[inhales sharply, sighs]

Mmm, this is delicious.

Hey. Where were you today?

Did you meet up with that friend of yours, Na Deul-i?

-[laughs] -What're you talking about?

She's back in Seoul.

Nah, you're lying.

I can tell you saw her.

You're going out with her? What is it? Tell me, come on.

Did you decide to get back together? Huh?

-Eat your food. -He's changing the subject.

What is it? Don't be shy.

Are you embarrassed, dear? How cute.

Hey, he said no, knock it off.

-Just eat your food. -Just think about it.

So many girls approached him for his looks

only to back away once they got to know him.

-Aw, poor them. -Yeah. Tons of them.

-Mmm. -Yeah.

I was worried that he might end up with some crazy evil wizard

that would just spend his entire life throwing curses on Earth-- Ooh!

-Guys! -Ugh, you're making a mess.

Your moves are totally predictable. It doesn't hurt at all!

-Predict this, then! -Guys, we're at the table!

Stop acting like kids!

-You can't avoid a single hit. -I'm hitting you way more.

-Yoon's confession is a twist. -I didn't expect Yoon

-to hit him with a confession. -It's logically unexplainable,

but emotionally perfect.

[scoffs] See?

Everyone likes his confession.

It's not random. [chuckles]

[commentor] Maybe the writer goes to Murim Girls' High.

[unsettling music playing]

[gasps]

What… What the heck? [breathes shakily]

Does she go to my school?

She was probably just saying it, right?

-[breathes shakily] -[phone chimes]

Who's still awake? Huh?

11TH GRADE CLASS 2 GROUP CHAT DAN-JI

[sighing, breathing shakily]

[students chattering]

DOES THE WRITER GO TO MURIM GIRLS' HIGH?

Do you read web novels?

[student] No, not these days.

-Do you read them too? -[chuckles] I'm not talking about me.

There's this web novel with main characters

who are almost identical to our Korean literature,

math, PE, and Japanese language teachers.

What? Seriously?

One of the main characters is a math genius.

And his personality is just like our homeroom teacher. Isn't it crazy?

-Our math teacher? I know. -No way.

Ugh, I'm dying to know who the writer is.

If it were me, I wouldn't be able to keep it a secret.

What do you think, Eui-ju?

About what?

If it were you, would you be able to hide it?

Hide what?

What's with that straight face? I was just asking.

[scoffs]

Oh, who could it be?

[Eui-ju] She sounded like she already knew everything.

[chattering]

It's good. Mmm.

Did you hand in the math assignment? Huh?

Should I just ask her to keep it a secret?

What if I do and she lets the entire school know?

What do I do now?

Huh?

I asked about the math assignment.

You might get demerits if you don't turn it in.

Oh. Right, I should.

I'll do it later today.

Eui-ju. Eui-ju, don't forget, okay?

[chuckles]

What's wrong? You okay?

Uh-huh.

[Dan-ji] This rolled omelet is so good.

[pensive music playing]

[inhales deeply, sighs]

[breathes shakily]

One of the main characters is a math genius.

And his personality is just like our homeroom teacher.

Isn't it crazy?

What do you think, Eui-ju?

If it were you, would you be able to hide it?

Ugh. What if everyone knows by the time I get there tomorrow?

[sighs, exhales sharply]

[groans, sniffles]

[PA chiming]

CHAPTER 41: NOTHING STAYS A SECRET FOREVER

-[student 1] Hey, hurry over here. -She fell asleep during class again.

You went to the cafeteria, didn't you?

[student 1] I didn't hear from you all night long.

Yeah! Oh my God, we had so much fun.

Yeah, we drove in the park, and then we…

-Hello. -[class] Hello.

All right. We're starting Gongmudohaga today, right?

Please turn to page 168.

Mr. Yoon.

Yes?

Is she going to expose it during class?

She wouldn't.

-So, is everything up to here on the exam? -Yes, that's right.

Are you okay? You're up to something, aren't you?

Nah.

[Yoon] "My love, do not cross that river."

"Yet, you have crossed it in the end."

Should I tell everyone now?

That might be better than waiting around worried.

Someone else will tell on me.

Or should I just…

DO YOU WANT TO DELETE THIS NOVEL?

[sighs]

Jenny.

-Hi. -Hi.

Did you know someone in our class writes web novels?

Really?

You and Eui-ju were talking about it.

Oh.

So, I thought you'd know who she was.

[chuckles] I have no clue.

[amusing music playing]

Well, it's a BL novel written with our teachers as the main characters.

Crazy!

It will come out someday.

Nothing stays a secret forever. Right?

[softly] Dang.

[breathes deeply]

Hey, Eui-ju, look.

I took a pic of this cat going to drawing lesson yesterday.

Isn't it so adorable?

What's going on?

Mmm.

[phone buzzes]

[menacing music plays]

SPECIAL OFFER FOR THE INTERNET

[breathes deeply]

-Hey. -[gasps] Huh?

You're acting really weird. Something's going on.

[sighs] Ugh, I already said no.

Sorry. You startled me.

Mm-hmm. Oh, okay.

[Woo-su] All right, F of x…

equals the integral of x plus 3x square plus x cube,

which is negative 10.

Thus, f of minus 1 comes out to negative 10. Not too hard, right?

-[class] Right. -[Woo-su] Let's call it a day here.

Good job.

[class] Thank you.

-[students] Goodbye. -[Woo-su] Bye.

Mr. Ga, I have a question for you.

I get why C is 6 in problem number 356, but I'm stuck on what to do next.

-[Woo-su] Is this not doable for you? -[Ha-su] It's a bit confusing.

[Woo-su] If you integrate from here, you get x cube plus 4 for g of x.

Then, just evaluate g at negative 2.

Keep in mind that the product rule can be used this way, okay?

-Okay. -Good job.

Oh. Mr. Ga.

I brought this, I thought you would like it.

You didn't have to.

Don't do it again, all right?

Yes. Okay, sir.

[Woo-su] Do you find anything else difficult?

-[Ha-su] Nothing else so far. -[Woo-su] Good.

You're still here?

-Uh… -I guess you have something to tell him.

You should've asked a question during class.

-I'll be going, then. -Bye.

What is it?

Mr. Ga, I think I'll have to…

take a break from writing the web novel.

Why?

Well, I need to focus on studying.

And I keep skipping homework. You know that.

Why the lack of confidence? It's not like you.

That's not it. I'm wondering…

if I should just take a short break from writing.

I don't know what gave you that kind of idea,

but think back to when you first started writing it.

Remember exactly why you started the novel,

the first intention that drove you.

[tender music playing]

The answer must lie there.

If you actually want to quit writing, or if it's just an excuse…

to get better at writing.

Wasn't that the reason that you started this whole thing?

[breathes deeply]

I'm not sure if it's the real reason, though.

[sniffles] But I do feel a bit better when I hear you put it into words like that.

Here, cheer up.

[ominous music playing]

[gasps]

[exhales sharply]

[breathes shakily]

[rock music playing]