00:01He slammed one hand down on the books on my desk.
00:14Jace looked like he had just eaten something gross.
00:20Someone at the door threw the ball back to Jace.
00:23He spun the basketball on one finger and looked at Caleb with open provocation.
00:27Caleb clenched his teeth, then lowered his head to look at me.
00:31Only then did he realize I had already started arranging my desk.
00:37Jace clicked his tongue.
00:39Why are you still here?
00:41The bell already rang.
00:42Caleb's hand tightened without him noticing.
00:50I frowned and said nothing.
00:52He finally gave up.
00:53He shot Jace a vicious look, then left while turning back every few steps.
00:58I let out a breath.
01:01Thanks.
01:04Huh?
01:08Are you talking to me?
01:09Jace pointed at himself.
01:10I nodded.
01:11He suddenly stood up straight and threw the basketball into the trash can behind me.
01:15It looked like muscle memory.
01:17I stared at him in shock, not understanding what that was supposed to mean.
01:21Then I realized his face had turned even redder.
01:24Reflex.
01:26You...
01:27You're welcome.
01:28I couldn't help lowering my head and laughing.
01:30His movements went even stiffer.
01:32Switch seats with me, even though I told him again and again.
01:37It was winter, and the trash was emptied often, so there was no smell, but he still firmly
01:43made me sit in front.
01:45You look like the tidy type and you're a good student.
01:49How could I let you sit there?
01:50As if he had made up his mind to be a good class president, he handled everything for me
01:55as a transfer student.
01:58So when the teacher called us into the office and asked if I could help him improve his grades,
02:02I hesitated, then nodded.
02:07School life was dull, but full.
02:09Relying on the memories from my last life, I had already started quietly teaching myself
02:14high school courses.
02:15To go home less often, I signed up for all kinds of extra classes on weekends.
02:20Every school break, I simply enrolled in some overseas camps.
02:24Besides studying, I also started trying to see more of the world.
02:308 in the morning to 10 at night.
02:32More discipline than most working adults.
02:38At first, mom and dad still came to school every few days to see me.
