146 – Forest Learning, Start!
Arriving at the teacher’s office, Hyunjin knocked lightly on the door and entered.
“What, Kim? What is the office like? … ?”
As soon as I opened the door to the teachers’ office, Akiko-sensei and Hyunjin met eyes, and it was Akiko-sensei who spoke first.
“Ah, Himekawa-sensei. Good morning.”
“Yes, good morning. Mr. Kim. So what’s the matter?”
“I was wondering if I could find out a little bit about the schedule for forest study.”
“Oh. How does Kim know that?”
Sensei Akiko answered with a smile at Hyunjin’s words.
“I heard it thanks to Kiba.”
“Haa…… Are you Kiba-kun again?”
Akiko-sensei let out a sigh of relief as the ground burned out.
“Is something wrong, Himekawa-sensei?”
As Hyunjin asked cautiously, Akiko Sensei said as if pouring out to Hyunjin.
“It is said that there is a blacksmith on campus who buys and sells information, but there are rumors that the source of that information is Kiba-kun… ….”
“Did that happen?”
Hyunjin listened to Akiko-sensei’s words and thought while nodding her head.
‘Certainly, if it’s him, that might be the case.’
I agree with Akiko-sensei, since it was actually Sojuro who brought information every time.
“Thanks to that, all the plans I had prepared went to waste, and the teachers in other classes were also in trouble.”
“I will tell Kiba.”
“Oh, would you? I’m glad I heard it!”
Sensei Akiko answered Hyunjin with a smile.
“So, I would like to ask you some questions about your study schedule.”
“Forest study, what are you curious about?”
“Oh…… Unexpectedly, you speak in an easy manner.”
Hyunjin answered Akiko-sensei’s words with a shy expression.
“The rumors must have already spread, so it can’t be helped.”
“Hmm, I was curious about the preparation of the study group or something like that.”
“Although this is something we would have talked about in HR class…… Well, it seems that there is something about coming and expressing curiosity in person?”
“I think a group of 6 would be a little short.”
Akiko-sensei smiled and replied to Hyunjin’s words.
“Not enough…… What does that mean?”
“There is such a thing as one person I am close to.”
“Such a problem… ….”
Akiko Sensei rested her chin on her hand for a moment and pondered.
“About that part, I’ll put in one more person with my authority.”
“Is that okay?”
“Yes, it’s okay for now. Anything else?”
“I want to ask about things like cooking.”
“Cooking? Oh, maybe that will be done freely by each group.”
At the words of Akiko, Hyunjin thought that he should prepare in advance.
“Ah, thank you.”
“I’m glad I was helpful. Is there anything else you need?”
“No, that’s fine.”
“Oh, and the interim study is scheduled to begin this week! Enough!”
Sensei Akiko left those words and disappeared.
“Hmm.”
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Now it’s time to prepare for forest study.
Hyunjin went back to the classroom to make sure.
***
A few days after that.
Forest learning started as scheduled, and Hyunjin was able to form a group of eight members, including Aisha and Yasuu, as planned.
“It is a very dense forest!”
After getting off the bus and completing a brief personnel check, Ms. Akiko explained the background of her in-person study.
The main content of forest learning is simple.
He said the purpose was to experience forest life while living in the mountains.
The expected itinerary is 2 nights and 3 days.
In the meantime, it was a learning activity where I had time to dig vegetables and mushrooms in the mountains and cook myself.
Hyunjin had never experienced anything like this before, so he was really looking forward to it.
‘Three days and two nights in the mountains…… ‘
When I was in school, at least a similar experience would be an activity like a retreat.
Of course, it’s not as serious as forest learning.
“The plan for this forest study is very different from the forest study! First of all, no meals are served!”
Ooh!
There was a growing voice of disappointment along with the students’ boos, but the students immediately turned into a riot at the words of the homeroom teacher, who led them.
“Originally, it was planned to provide lodging, but this forest study plan is to rent an entire campsite, pitch a tent, and stay overnight!”
Wow!
Hyeonjin’s class teacher was Akiko-sensei, so she answered.
The students are enjoying themselves because they have a new experience with a tent, not resting in an already built building.
There are many cases where it is difficult to do outdoor activities even if you want to do it on a regular basis.
There’s a lot to prepare, and it’s tricky.
Students, of course, couldn’t help but be excited to learn that the school provides such items.
Except for a few people.
“Seeing people enjoying these things makes me think it’s a bit strange, after all. What do you think is better about sleeping on a hard floor rather than a soft bed?”
Amelia grumbled first.
“Oh no, I thought I would sleep on a soft futon!”
Soujuro then helped Amelia.
“I think I will just have fun.”
Ryunosuke also muttered moderately.
“I agree! Camping is always fun!”
“Ehehehe…… Looking forward to it, camp!”
Aisha and Ohana also added one word at a time.
Kanade is only hugged by Hyunjin’s side.
“Now then, set up a tent freely in the designated campground and let the personnel report!”
The school provided tents, camping sleeping bags, and other simple camping tools for each group.
“Is this firewood for firewood? It’s strong.”
“Ohh, this is tinder! Leave the lighting of the fire to the master!”
“I don’t know what this is for…… Mmm.”
The party received the tools and began to examine them carefully.
Since Hyunjin remembers watching an animation about camping, he had the energy to explain to some extent about the tools.
“Oh, that’s a tripod. It’s for hanging pots…… Let’s see, there is everything there.”
“It’s great, Jin-chan. How do you know all that detail?”
Ohana said to Hyunjin as if he was amazing.
“No big deal. It was only because I was interested in it that I found out about it.”
Hyunjin also responded smoothly to Ohana’s praise.
It was simply because I was used to this kind of behavior to some extent.
It was because I had set up a tent, which most Korean men would have done at least once, and I had actually saved up my salary and went camping.
‘Camping back then was the worst…… ‘
Considering that it was a one-time visit, it could be seen as an experience considering the amount of money spent, but the bitter memories of that time began to come to mind.
Leaving those memories behind, Hyunjin headed to the campsite for study in the woods with her party.
‘This is…… ‘
For an ordinary campsite, it was a place where trees that grew sparsely and large in each area stood out.
It felt like a seedling planted under it to avoid rain.
“Shall we go here?”
Ryunosuke spoke first.
There are definitely a lot of forests around, and since it was in the middle of the forest, I felt a sense of excitement.
Is this what childhood memories are like?
When I went down to the countryside, I thought it would be fun from Hyunjin’s point of view, considering that I used to go exploring alone in the wooded areas.
“Okay, let’s go here.”
“Hey, Jin-chan. How to write this…… “
“Give me this.”
After receiving the tent Ohana was holding, Hyunjin completed the installation quickly and neatly.
It took less than 10 minutes to set up the two tents.
Really high speed itself!
“Okay, the shape is perfect and the support is fine.”
Hyunjin looked around the area where the tent was built and alternately checked the stakes and supports.
‘Now that I’m like this, it feels like I’m back in the army. Ugh, it’s creepy.’
To get rid of the fear, Hyunjin said while inspecting the tools.
“First of all, let’s set up a tripod. Are you all hungry?”
“Ah, yes…… !”
Ohana picked up a tripod and handed it to Hyunjin.
Aisha and Kanade were salivating while stroking their stomachs, probably from hunger, while Amelia just watched Hyunjin work.
Ryuunosuke, Sojuro, and Yasuu were digging something similar to the drain that Hyunjin ordered, and only Ohana was helping with the cooking.
A total of 3 tripods are provided. Hyunjin calmly organized the situation, saying that one could be used for boiling water, one for rice, and the other for simple side dishes to eat together.
It’s not a very nice look for Amelia to be watching from afar, but from Hyunjin’s point of view, she didn’t want to get a drop of water on her hands, so she didn’t say anything.
‘Yes, I’d rather stay still.’
It’s much better than getting triggered and Amelia cooking herself.
Hyunjin decided that and started cooking.
‘Anyway, it’s a free activity.’
Compared to on-the-job learning, the schedule for the on-the-job training was quite flexible.
‘Come to think of it, he said that he prefers to source local ingredients whenever possible.’
That’s what Hyunjin felt when he heard the explanation on the schedule.
There is a limit to what you can prepare in advance.
In other words, after lunch, they had to have the experience of gathering and hunting.
‘It’s a big deal.’
Let’s start by eating lunch and think about it.
Hyunjin thought so and continued cooking.