Chapter 258
After finishing off the long-awaited lunch, we left the cafeteria.
This high school, which we use as a filming location, had a structure where you could see a canteen as soon as you came up from the cafeteria on the first basement floor.
"Let's raid the cafeteria!"
"I just pulled something sweet, and that's great."
"Café! Cafeteria!"
As soon as we saw the cafeteria, the members all ran out excitedly.
As if I was being swept away by a rapid current, I was forced to move my legs quickly between Yoo Min-ha and Chae Eun-gyu.
"Ah, finally! I can finally do what I wanted to do!"
"Lower your voice. Are you going to burst my eardrums?"
"I don't care!"
I think I know why Yoo Min-ha was so excited.
When we received our first settlement in our lives, Yoo Min-ha only made one wish despite seeing the enormous amount of money that was beyond our imagination, and that was, "I can go to the store and say, 'Please give me everything from here to there!'"
I didn't know that the day would come when this small wish would come true so quickly.
Yoo Min-ha, who sometimes shows off his otaku side even more than me, is very excited about shouting this line today.
Of course, he didn't care about the health of the eardrums of the people around him.
When the members made all sorts of noise and rushed into the store, the store owner was surprised and then smiled awkwardly.
She seemed a little overwhelmed by our extraordinary energy.
Kang Si-yoon patted Yoo Min-ha on the shoulder and urged him on.
"Hey, Min-ha. You have to say the lines you prepared quickly. If not now, there's no chance."
"I'll do it right now. Aheem, ahem!"
Yoo Min-ha cleared his throat and pulled out his card from his pocket.
Next to him, Kang Si-yoon and Heo Yu-bin stretched out their hands toward Yoo Min-ha's card, acting as if they were holding a sacred being before their eyes.
Everyone was really working so hard.
"Presidddeennnt!"
"Oh my, it looks like you've boiled a train."
"...Do you have any earplugs?"
Chae Eun-gyu and Ji Yoon-chul quietly covered their ears next to him, but Yoo Min-ha waved his hands vigorously without paying attention.
"From here to the end! Give me everything!"
A line that would come out of a typical chaebol drama.
Usually, an actor who says something like this would be playing a very picky and rude character.
However, Yoo Min-ha said it with an innocent smile, so he just looked like a cute and immature younger brother.
"I'm asking just in case, are you really going to buy everything?"
"Don't worry, I'll swipe it all with my credit card!"
"Min-ha is buying all the snacks for the staff today. Everyone! It's a party, party!"
Song Hyung-bin, who gave Yoo Min-ha the final confirmation, gave a thumbs up to the staff who were following us.
Then, a loud cheer was heard.
In particular, the camera staff who had been running behind us from the cafeteria to here with their heavy cameras looked very happy.
"Min-ha, can I just pick whatever I want to eat?"
"I didn't really want to buy you anything to eat."
"I can? Thank you! You're the best after all!"
"Huh?"
Kang Si-yoon, who had taken advantage of this gap to grab the snacks and ice cream he wanted to eat, winked.
Heo Yoo-bin then swept up the candy and three bags of ramen in front of him.
"I'll eat well, Min-ha!"
"Huh, huh."
He had a look on his face like he didn't know why things were like this, but it was already spilled milk.
Chae Eun-gyu, who was standing behind me and Ji Yoon-chul, disappeared at some point, and I wondered where he had gone.
"Karis, do you want some ice cream too? This is so delicious? You probably haven't had it in Estonia."
He handed me a cone of chocolate ice cream.
So I decided to just ask him.
"You don't know my taste."
"Huh? You don't like ice cream, do you?"
"That's not it. I like vanilla, not chocolate. Bring me back the vanilla ice cream."
"Okay."
Chae Eun-gyu was about to go back to get my ice cream when he suddenly noticed something strange.
"Wait a minute. Why am I doing this?"
"Oh~ You look like a common friend, so don't worry and just bring it over."
"Something seems wrong."
Thanks to Yoo Min-ha's generous card swipe, we left the store with plenty of ice cream and snacks.
Then we sat on the stairs where we could see the empty playground at a glance and opened the ice cream wrappers we each chose.
"It really brings back old memories."
When Chae Eun-gyu looked out at the playground with a hazy expression, Ji Yoon-chul said what Kang Si-yoon would usually say.
"...When you say back in the old days, you mean when you were in elementary school. We're only high school students now."
"No, back when I was a high school student."
"...Did you repeat a year?"
Chae Eun-gyu was so lost in his memories that he ended up saying something that completely destroyed the worldview of Seleste High School.
Fortunately, Ji Yoon-chul's unintentional ad-lib caused everyone to burst and naturally moved on.
Kang Si-yoon chewed on the Hallabong-flavored ice bar and went over the content from the previous meeting.
"While Eun-gyu was reminiscing, there's something I've always wanted to do. Cops and Thieves."
"That's right, Cops and Thieves!"
"That was just something I said."
"Hey, judging by your expression, it definitely wasn't something you said just for fun. There's still a lot of lunch time left, so should we do it?"
To play Cops and Thieves, you need a wide space.
It's essential to have an environment where everyone can run around freely, with rules similar to tag.
Today's school playground, where only we are, boasts the best conditions.
"I agree! It'll be fun if we do it after a long time."
"I did it when I was in elementary school and haven't done it since."
"...Let's do it right now."
"It'll be perfect for digesting what I ate."
The members all agreed to the game, saying it was okay.
Chae Eun-gyu, the reason this topic was first brought up, showed a somewhat passive attitude.
The reason, of course, was on this side.
"...You don't want me to be on the same team as Karis, right?"
"Of course! Where are you going to escape alone?"
Chae Eun-gyu didn't want to see the terrifying sight he had seen when protecting the princess during the
So he tried to become on the same team as me somehow, but in this kind of situation, the younger brothers declared that they would never put Chae Eun-gyu and me on the same team.
The method of dividing into police and thief teams was decided on as the same as last time; in other words, turn it upside down.
After turning my palm over in a fancy way several times, the result was.
"Ahhhh! Seriously, why am I such a clumsy person!"
"How did I end up becoming a thief......."
"Can't I just be in prison from the beginning?"
Chae Eun-gyu, Kang Si-yoon, Yoo Min-ha, and Heo Yu-bin became thieves.
I, Song Hyung-bin, and Ji Yoon-chul became police officers who are going to catch the thieves.
Kang Si-yoon, who had been slapping his right hand, turned his head hard and said something as if he had decided something.
"Since it's come to this, at least I won't die from Karis."
"Heh, that's funny. If you can try, try it."
"Yeah, you definitely won't catch me. If you come to catch me, I'll throw Eun-gyu and bounce."
"Hey, hey! Are you really crazy!"
The thieves' teamwork was already falling apart.
Meanwhile, we decided on our roles first.
"Who wants to be the one standing on the prison side?"
"I'll guard the prison."
"You have to guard it well. Watch out for the thieves approaching."
I looked at Ji Yoon-chul, who was on the same team as me, with my arms crossed.
"I was going to show you the difference in strength by being on a different team here. I guess I'll have to put it off until later."
"...... Come on over during gym class later."
"Hahaha! That's what I was hoping for!"
"Hey, you two, stop fighting. Let's get started now."
We agreed on the prison area where we would arrest and lock up thieves, which would be located below the stairs where we were sitting eating ice cream.
The area where we could play was set to be near the playground and the main gate of the school. If we allowed everything to go to the back where the back gate of the school was, the stadium would become too large, and everyone would get tired.
"A one-minute countdown begins! I'll chase you as soon as it's over, so run away quickly!"
"I'm going to show you the skills of this body, so you all better be prepared! I'll make you feel the difference in class!"
Now, these words come out of my mouth as smoothly as water, without me even intending to.
This time, the concept of the self content was to highlight the fierce and gangster-like personality, so my experience acting as the crown prince was really effectively utilized.
I counted down to 60 seconds while waiting for the thieves to run away.
"59, 60! Now let's go! Everyone, hold your breath!"
"Stay safe. This place will soon be overrun with thieves."
Song Hyung-bin and I each started searching in different directions.
'For now, there are no traces left on the playground.'
There are not many places to hide near the playground.
At first glance, it seems like everyone ran toward the school without looking back.
However, what you see with your eyes and what actually happens are often different.
"....."
I stood in the middle of the playground and focused quietly for a moment.
I wondered if there was any strange rustling sound somewhere. I wondered if I could hear someone's ragged breathing.
As I listened, I thought I heard something rattling from the recycling bin on the outskirts of the playground.
'It wouldn't hurt to check.'
My intuition, gained through countless battles in
I immediately ran out of the playground and headed to the recycling bin.
While running, I kept my eyes busy, checking for any suspicious movements.
The moment I reached the giant bag filled with plastic, a black shadow sprinted toward the playground with a terrified sound.
"Stop right there!"
"Eek!"
I quickly changed direction with flexible movements and ran back to the playground.
Just by looking at his back as he ran with his buttocks hanging out, I could tell who my first victim was.
"Siyoon! It's no use running away!"
"Ahhhhhh! Seriously, why am I the only one being caught right away again! Why!"
"Siyuuun!"
"Why are you coming here!"
Kang Siyoon ran away with all his might, screaming like he had seen a ghost.
However, as always, he had no strength to surpass my superior physical abilities.
When I crossed halfway across the playground, Kang Siyoon's back was already close enough to touch.
"Hey! Eun-gyu hyung ran back there! Towards the main gate!"
"That's really valuable information!"
"If you're grateful, then go there! Hey, stop coming!"
"I guess I'll catch you first and then go catch that weakling captain. You've been a huge help!"
I gathered strength in my right thigh and instantly jumped forward.
Like a lion flying towards its fleeing prey, my two arms wrapped around Kang Si-yoon's shoulders.
"Haah, haah. What do you have against me?"
"Unfortunately, I don't have any."
"But why did you come to where I was hiding in the first place! Isn't that strange?"
"I just heard a rattling sound."
"It was just the sound of a water bottle falling, and you heard it from that far away? What are you?"
Kang Si-yoon became the first guest in the prison, amazed by my incredible hearing.
Ji Yoon-chul opened his eyes wide when he saw that a thief had already been caught in less than five minutes since the game started.
"...Did you fall?"
"No! I ran as fast as I could!"
"But how could you get caught so quickly?"
"Don't be amazed, it's annoying."
After handing Kang Si-yoon over to Ji Yoon-chul, I swept my slightly disheveled bangs back and took a deep breath.
Kang Si-yoon really sold information about Chae Eun-gyu, just as he had previously declared.
There is no friend more transparent than this.
'If it's towards the main gate.......'
There are only a few places where an adult male can hide.
I slowly ran towards the main gate with a sinister smile on my face.
So that the leader of the student council, who must be hiding somewhere and shivering, can rest comfortably.
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