-How could you not give me a call even once?

“Well, I’m doing that right now. Did you have your meal yet?”

-That’s the only thing you’re interested in, isn’t it?

“Well, it means that you’re healthy,” Maru spoke as he watched the guardrails that flashed by.

“Are you practicing even now?”

-Obviously. I have juniors now. I have to teach my juniors so that we can take the grand prize again this year. I also want a personal prize as well.

“Aren’t you being too greedy? If Myunghwa high school wins this time around, it’s the 3rd year in a row, isn’t it?”

-No, it’s the fourth.

“Then it’s about time you hand it over to us. Let’s have a symbiotic relationship.”

-Hell no.

“How cruel.”

-If you want it so much, win it from us.

A fufu laugh could be heard over the phone. Maru smiled as he imagined her with a satisfied smirk.

“Then you don’t have any time during weekdays?”

-I don’t. Sorry.

“There’s nothing to be sorry about. How about the weekend?”

-I can do Saturday.

“Then let’s meet then. Aren’t we seeing each other too little even though we’re students?”

-Well, we would’ve been able to meet yesterday but a certain someone had to go somewhere else for shooting a movie.

“...Fine, it’s my fault.”

-How was it? Did you do well?

“I think I did a decent job?”

-You don’t sound so confident. Are you sure you won’t be...