The next day, the two + one high school students had to attend school once again.

At this time, Yeo Haru wasn't like on the first day. He didn't bow his head all the time and would occasionally try to observe his surroundings.

Meanwhile, Rayen had to go to his own classroom. The first thing he did was sweep his gaze inside to find Plotter No. 4 (Yoo Gyeo). However, the short figure was nowhere to be found.

Rayen could only head toward his own seat.

After a while, Plotter No. 4 (Yoo Gyeo) finally arrived. He was behind Choi Jaehan as the two entered. Yoo Gyeo noticed Rayen's gaze and briefly raised his head.

The two met eyes.

Choi Jaehan also noticed Rayen's presence. He smiled widely before trotting over toward his table.

"Good morning, Bro."

"... Yeah, good morning."

'Hopefully, it would truly be good.'

However, just seeing them was enough for Rayen to feel his head ache. Fortunately, before Choi Jaehan could even speak, Ms. Jin also arrived.

Unwillingly, Choi Jaehan closed his mouth and begrudgingly headed toward his own seat.

Rayen sighed.

At least, luck was still on Rayen's side.

After Ms. Jin checked the class's attendance, she closed the class list in her hand and looked at the students.

"Later afternoon, there will be another batch of special students arriving. That's all for homeroom."

Ms. Jin headed out of the class with hurried steps. She still has so many documents to work on.

"New students again?"

"I thought it was hard to get into Gyeongwon? Why are there so many new students?"

...

The entire morning passed without Choi Jaehan ever being able to bother him. As soon as the bell rang, Rayen immediately stood up and dragged Yoo Gyeo (Plotter No.4) away.

Choi Jaehan could only watch silently.

Yoo Gyeo let Rayen drag him out of the Grade 12 area. Before they entered the floor for Grade 11, Rayen stopped dragging him. However, Yoo Gyeo still followed behind until they arrived at Xu Jiji and Yeo Haru's classroom.

As soon as the two youngest members left the classroom, they encountered Rayen.

"Brother!"

Rayen nodded at them. "I have some good news for you."

Xu Jiji blinked. "What is it?"

"We have a new member."

"New member?"

Rayen nodded, his gaze landing on Yoo Gyeo three steps away from him. Xu Jiji and Yeo Haru all followed his gaze and their eyes widened.

"H-Head Manager?"

"Shorty Manager?"

Xu Jiji and Yeo Haru simultaneously exclaimed.

"... Who the hell is Shorty Manager?" Yoo Gyeo (Plotter No.4) said in a sharp tone, but then he looked around before smiling awkwardly. "A-Are you picking a fight?"

"....." Xu Jiji and Yeo Haru turned to Rayen.

'Why did you suddenly cower?'

"Wait, it's not him..." Xu Jiji said.

If not for the slight stutter, the two wouldn't have doubted Yoo Gyeo. For all they knew, their head manager was always overconfident. Although he was short, he would always do his best to puff his chest out to make himself look big.

But this guy in front of them...

Upon taking a closer look, although Plotter and this person looked similar, there were differences in their face.

"Are you not our Head Manager?" Xu Jiji asked.

"I-I'm not."

"But why do you look like him?"

"I-I don't know what you're talking about."

Xu Jiji stared at him with doubtful eyes. A few moments later, he sighed in relief.

"He's definitely not him."

Rayen laughed inwardly. It might not be him, but he's still him.

"So, is he gonna be our other member?"

Rayen nodded.

"W-Wait. I haven't been informed of this. What member?"

Xu Jiji once again turned toward Rayen in confusion.

"Oh, right," Rayen exclaimed. "Here."

From his pants pocket, which also contained his dimensional pocket, he took out the membership form and handed it to Yoo Gyeo (Plotter No.4).

Yoo Gyeo took the paper from his hand and took a look at it. His name was listed among the members. He looked up toward Rayen.

"....."

"I know you're Plotter's other incarnation," Rayen said.

Xu Jiji and Yeo Haru tilted their heads at the term. What does 'other incarnation' mean?

Rayen continued, "We need a member to form a club in this school, and we can't just recruit anyone as one of the founding members."

"S-So..."

"So I included you."

Yoo Gyeo looked back down at the paper. "I..."

Rayen raised one of his brows.

"I refuse."

Before Rayen could ask why, Yoo Gyeo pushed back the form toward him and walked away. Rayen could only stare at his back dumbfounded.

Rayen blinked.

'Did he just reject me?'

...

After spending the entire break in dejection, Rayen headed back toward their classroom.

He hadn't considered the possibility of Yoo Gyeo rejecting him. Wasn't he supposed to be another Plotter? So, shouldn't he be helping Rayen and the group too?

Yoo Gyeo (Plotter No.4) was silently sitting in his seat. He could feel a sharp gaze stabbing him on his back, so he lowered his head and covered it with his book.

Just then, Ms. Jin entered the classroom. Rayen headed straight toward his seat. Once again, Choi Jaehan wasn't able to initiate another conversation with Rayen.

Rayen looked straight ahead toward Ms. Jin who had picked up the small chalk resting on the table. She turned her back and started writing right away.

The entire class clamored as she wrote two names on the blackboard.

Meanwhile, Rayen, in his seat, pursed his lips.

"....."

The two names on the blackboard, although they were written in Korean, were definitely familiar to him.

"Tachibana, Yuzuka"

"Nanase, Miles"

Ms. Jin clapped her hands and faced the students. The entire classroom suddenly went silent.

"Okay, you have two new classmates again. Be good toward them," Ms. Jin said, addressing her students before looking outside the door. "Please come in."

As soon as she said that, two figures emerged from the door of the classroom — a boy and a girl. The girl looked downward as though she was afraid of the multiple gazes landing on her. Meanwhile, the boy's back was hunched, his blonde hair messy. His posture was so lazy, and his expression blank.

Their temperaments were still as Rayen last remembered.

As though sensing Rayen's dumbfounded gaze, Yuzuka looked up and met his eyes. Miles peeked at her at the corner of his eye and followed the direction she was looking. He also met Rayen's dumbfounded expression.

After introducing themselves in front of the class, the two sat down in the empty seats that Ms. Jin pointed at.

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A/N:

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