School campus, after class

Everyone now knows about the upcoming baseball match in two days. Soha has found out too. But something unexpected happens before that…

(Minjun’s POV – Sitting in class, looking out the window)

He sees a boy being taken to a quiet spot near the school by three students — Hyun-jin, Rowan, and Joon-woo. They're beating him up.

Minjun watches in shock through the window.

(Soha enters and notices Minjun watching something)

The moment Soha looks at Minjun, she suddenly sees a flash of the future.

Future Vision (Soha’s POV):

Minjun is saving that same boy from the three attackers.

Soha is used to seeing the future — she had discovered long ago that she could do this.

Cut to: A few moments later

Minjun rushes to the scene to stop the fight.

Minjun (to Hyun-jin):

“Why are you hitting him?”

Hyun-jin (coldly):

“What’s it to you? Stay out of our business. I’ll do whatever I want with him.”

Minjun (firmly):

“No. He’s my friend. You’re not going to hurt him.”

Hyun-jin glares but lets go of the boy. They leave.

Cut to: Minjun helping the injured boy and taking him to a bench to apply medicine.

Minjun:

“What’s your name?”

Boy:

“I’m Ji-ho.”

After treating him…

Ji-ho:

“But I’m not your friend. So why did you save me? And why did you tell them I was your friend?”

Minjun:

“If I didn’t say that, they would've hurt you even more... and I don’t have any friends. Will you be my friend?”

Ji-ho (smiles a little):

“Yeah, I will. But... if you mess with them, won’t it affect your baseball match tomorrow?”

Minjun (surprised):

“How do you know about the match?”

Ji-ho:

“Hyun-jin is really popular in this school. All the girls support him. Rowan told one of them to encourage him for the game. That girl told the whole school.”

Minjun:

“Ah... I see.”

Ji-ho:

“You can play baseball too, right? Since Hyun-jin is the team captain.”

Minjun:

“Let’s see what happens tomorrow.”

After school, Minjun heads home and takes a short rest.

Later, he plans to go out for a little walk with Ji-ho.

Since Minjun is completely new and doesn’t know the area at all, Ji-ho will stay by his side to guide him.

Minjun went to visit Ji-ho’s house. Ji-ho showed Minjun around, taking him to many beautiful places.

After all the roaming, Minjun was a bit exhausted. He decided to rest for a while and went to freshen up before taking a nap.

Once he was ready, he lay down to sleep. But his mind couldn't rest.

He kept thinking about tomorrow—

He had an important match coming up.

Worries started filling his head...

And slowly, while overthinking everything, Minjun drifted off to sleep.

The next morning, Minjun woke up early.

He got ready quickly and stepped out for school.

As he walked down the street, he noticed someone waiting.

It was Ji-ho, standing there with a smile—

ready to go to school together.

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