HE RETURNED AS A HIGH SCHOOL GIRL (PART ll)

Chapter 223: Imaginary Couple (6)

There was only one person on Earth who was addressed as ‘oppa’ by Kang Ra-Eun, and that was her older brother Kang Ra-Hyuk. That was how much she despised calling older men ‘oppa’. She had thought that Je-Woon of all people would understand her struggles, but...

‘He’s unexpectedly persistent.’

His tenacity was impressive.

‘It’s no surprise. You can’t become a top idol without tenacity of this level.’

Ra-Eun did not falter despite the problematic condition.

‘I’m gonna win anyway.’

She was confident since she had even been in a rock climbing club in her university for two years in her past life. She had also occasionally gone to climbing gyms even after graduating, so she didn’t feel like she would lose this bet at all.

‘If there’s one thing that’s bothering me, it’s that I haven’t seen how good Je-Woon sunbae is yet...’

Ra-Eun had not yet witnessed his skills yet, so she could not gauge the difference in their level of skill. But despite all that, she nodded confidently.

“Okay. You’re on.”

Je-Woon smiled as soon as she agreed. “You’d better not whine about it later, okay?”

“A man... I mean, a woman never goes back on her word.”

This was a battle of pride; considering Ra-Eun’s personality, there was no way that she would take back her words. Meanwhile, Director Joo Seong-Won smiled in his head once the bet had been established. ƒreewebɳovel.com

‘This’ll be fun to edit.’

He was already looking forward to the entertaining scene that would come to fruition.

***

The match was simple; the person who completed the route the quickest would be the winner. They would be doing the advanced route that Ra-Eun had just climbed.

Je-Woon started first. His bulging arm muscles were fully visible from his sleeveless shirt. His toned forearms were able to make any woman swoon. He got into position while swallowing his saliva.

“I’m ready.”

A climbing gym instructor that would be acting as the judge nodded.

“Ready... Get set... Go!”

Leap! Grab!

Ra-Eun was surprised to see Je-Woon effortlessly climbing up by treading over the holds.

‘What the hell? He’s pretty good.’

Je-Woon only had two years’ worth of climbing experience at most, but his performance had exceeded Ra-Eun’s expectations. He was nowhere near pro-level, but he was definitely in the higher echelons of amateurs. He reached the finish hold in an instant.

“23.12 seconds! Wow, that was fast!”

The instructor praised Je-Woon while giving him a thumbs up. It was an impressive feat to finish an advanced route in the twenty-second range. Next up was Ra-Eun.

‘I just have to finish it within 23 seconds, right?’

She was brimming with confidence since she had already climbed the route once.

‘Alright, let’s do this!’

She lightly warmed up her body and got into position.

“Ready... Get set...”