Calibrating the NTR Drift in the Light Novel - MTL

Since that day, Lee Yu-ri has not had lunch with Gong Young-bae.

In the student cafeteria, the person who took the seat opposite Lee Yu-ri instead of Gong Young-bae was me, Han Seong-jin.

Sometimes during lunchtime, I could feel Gong Young-bae's gaze on me, but what he was doing was none of my business.

So who wants to play with other people's hearts and act like trash?

It's been a week since Yuri Lee started eating her lunch with me.

"Hey, Han Seong-jin. By the way, surprisingly, I haven't seen you smoking?"

"Smoking? I quit."

"Hmm… No matter how I look at it, it's strange… There were all kinds of rumors going around like that until last year, so why does he suddenly look so normal this year?

There's no way it was all just rumors, and there's no way he'd come to his senses just because he was in his third year."

"Why can't that be? Then why do I have to live like an idiot for the rest of my life? Just think of it as suddenly coming to your senses."

"Aren't you falling asleep too often during class even though you're sober?"

"It is force majeure. It can be said to be the same as water flowing from top to bottom."

"Not at all. You're just lazy."

At first, Lee Yuri reluctantly complied and 'ate' lunch with me, but now we have gotten to the point where we have this kind of everyday conversation.

That's because I know most of the things about Yuri Lee, like her personality, what she likes, how she acts, etc.

Knowing information about the other person means that it is easier to win their heart.

In this respect, it was an unreasonable fight that was different from the starting point compared to Gong Young-bae…

Well, if you look at it, Gong Yeong-bae is Lee Yu-ri's childhood friend and has known her for over 10 years, so it would be advantageous for Ji to be more advantageous, but there is no disadvantage, right?

"Did you see the strange lawyer Young Woo-young yesterday?"

"I saw it. But when I saw the lady throwing a tantrum in the middle, I got so annoyed that I wanted to hit her."

"Oh, that's right! I was so annoyed while watching that lady!"

Because I knew Lee Yu-ri's personality well, it was very easy for me to form a 'community' with her, and naturally we were talking more often than we had for the first time.

…

Meanwhile, Lee Yu-ri, who did not know such circumstances, felt embarrassed that the conversation with Han Seong-jin continued so naturally.

'No… Why do we communicate so well? Does he watch dramas too? It seems like I won't see anything like that at all…?'

When I was with Gong Young-bae, the conversation was usually one-way.

He talks, Gong Young-bae listens.

She shared very few interests with Gong Young-bae, but she got along very well with Han Seong-jin, the type of gangster she hated so much.

Han Seong-jin also watched most of the TV programs that Lee Yu-ri watched, and he was also familiar with the webtoons and comics she watched.

As it was the first time in a long time that she had met someone she could communicate well with, Lee Yu-ri had forgotten for a moment that Han Seong-jin was a bully, and she often had conversations with him.

So much so that I can't even think about a conversation with Gong Young-bae.

The same hostility as at first could no longer be found in Yu-ri Lee.

…

Lee Yu-ri's change in attitude was also clearly visible when I was disciplined for cleaning up after school.

"Did you water the vase?"

"Not yet."

"You always give it to me first? Then, I'll give you the water for you, and you do the eraser on the blackboard."

"Really? You're just watching over me, you don't need to help me. No matter what, I'm still getting punished."

"Well… If I just leave it up to you, I might find it unreliable or unreliable at all…"

"I've been doing a good job of cleaning on my own without any problems, but now? Tell me honestly, aren't you just making an excuse because you want to be with me?

It seems like my cleaning supervision is a higher priority than student council work, huh? The punishment ends today, so what should I do because it's a shame that you can't be with me now?"

"Oh, that's not true?! You're making a really weird misunderstanding! I'm going to get some water, so hurry up and clean up!"

Yuri jumped up, her face blushing, and hurried out of her classroom with her water cup.

Unlike last week, when she was very business-like and just watched from afar with an obviously uneasy expression on her face, Yuri Lee was now helping me clean up after myself even though it wasn't her job.

Her expression has relaxed a lot, and to someone who doesn't know her, she appears to be just a normal, friendly man/woman friend.

Is Yu-ri Lee aware that her attitude has already changed a lot?

After I finished cleaning up, I stretched out and packed my bag.

"Oh my gosh, this damn punishment for cleaning up after yourself is over. But when I'm done, who's going to do this next?"

"Children who have a poor attitude in class or do poorly on written exams. For your information, there is a high probability that you will do this again soon because of your poor attitude in class, right?"

"What? No! It's so frustrating to do this for a week, but you want to make me do this again for another reason?"

"Then, don't doze off in class and pay attention to class. There will be a paper exam next week, and I think you failed."

What Yuri Lee said was not wrong.

As a reborn Han Seong-jin, I was diligently going to the academy, but there was one thing I couldn't do: study.

My grades weren't that great to begin with, and I forgot more than 90% of what I learned in school. Even when I looked at the textbook, I couldn't remember the content itself, probably because this guy named Han Seong-jin had a low intelligence.

I would say it feels like there is fog or a filter in my head.

For that reason, I still couldn't be said to be completely sane in terms of my duties as a 'student', but who am I?

Han Seong-jin, the person who turns crisis into opportunity!

I decided to use this lack of study ability to further narrow my relationship with Lee Yu-ri.

"Then you can teach me how to study."

"… Huh?"

"That's right, you've been top of the school for the past two years. Even if an idiot like me had to study alone for 100 days, it wouldn't be as good as getting intense tutoring from a genius like you, but it's easy for you to figure out the confusion when you teach others like you do. We're good for each other. Isn't it?"

"Why should I study for you… And you say you will study? Wow, that's the worst lie I've ever heard in my life."

"What, you're not going to teach me? I think it would be great if you taught me."

I secretly got lucky like that.

I wish you could teach me.

Depending on what you hear, choose words that openly express your liking.

However, after going to school with Yuri Lee for the past week, eating lunch together every day, and talking about various topics, I decided that this would work.

"… Do you really want me to teach you how to study?"

"Uh."

"If I teach you, will you learn hard?"

"I will try. I must have studied before in my life."

"I'm bragging about that… Hmm, hmm. Well, I can't help it. Honestly, if you studied on your own, you'd probably be at the bottom of your class anyway. And I'm telling you this clearly! I'm not asking you to like me, but I'm doing it to make sure I know everything properly. That's it, okay?"

"Well, of course I know."

"Sir, something is annoying me… So what will you do for me if I help you study?"

Yu-ri Lee pouted her mouth and came out demanding payment.

This is almost like a puppy waiting for a prize.

I laughed and asked back.

"What do you want me to do for you?"

"Even if I ask you that now, I don't really need to… Think about it slowly. I'll tell you when I think of it, so don't forget, okay?"

"Okay, okay, would you like me to notarize something?"

"What I'm saying is… I'm going to go finish up my student council work, so you can go home now. Thank you for your hard work cleaning up after me."

"Yes, thank you. Good luck with your student council work."

"Yes, goodbye."

So we left the classroom and headed in opposite directions.

But I didn't go home.

As usual, after buying a lunch box and cola at the convenience store, I sat on a bench near the academy and spent a lot of time looking at my cell phone.

Since the wait wouldn't be long anyway, the boredom was bearable.

And after some time had passed, a female student walked out from inside the academy gate.

A girl with long black hair, a very pretty face, and very big breasts.

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After finishing the student council meeting and leaving the academy, Yuri found a male student sitting on the bench across from her and lightly waving her hand.

Hair that was dyed blond in a bad way, a body so large that you could tell he was very tall even when sitting on a bench, muscular forearms, and a face that was rugged but quite masculine and handsome in its own way.

Just a week ago, when I saw that face, I would automatically get a bug-bitten expression, but now I was glad to see that grim and rough look.

I feel sad when I come out after finishing my student council work and that grumpy guy isn't near the school gate.

Gong Young-bae has never waited for him like that before, so why does that gangster wait for him like this every day?

Yuri Lee didn't hate that.

"Did you wait again? No one even asked me to wait."

"I was bored going home alone, so I did what I wanted and just waited. If I didn't want to, I just left."

"… I've been waiting for a long time, but now it won't be unfair if I go alone. I can't do it, I'll go with you."

Lee Yu-ri smiled and approached Han Seong-jin without realizing it, and soon the two walked home together.

"Did you buy a lunch box and cola again?"

"I'm a human too, so I have to eat to live."

"Are you saying it's terrible for your health? How can people survive by eating only convenience store lunch boxes? Do they eat anything other than lunch?"

"Of course I eat other things. On the weekends, I eat ramen and tuna."

"It's worse!"

"Then what should I do? Delivery food is expensive, and I don't even know how to cook."

Lee Yu-ri, who was walking next to Han Seong-jin, closed her eyes tightly and answered with her face turning bright red.

"… That… Meal… Weekend…"

"Hmm?"

"On the week and weekend…! I'll cook you food!!"

As Lee Yu-ri said that, without realizing it, she was so close to Han Seong-jin that their shoulders were almost touching.