44 – Childhood story-1 (past side story)
The earliest childhood memories I have are memories of being in unknown laboratories.
I don’t remember anything before that. It could be that I don’t remember it because it’s too young, or it could be that something was done in the lab.
This story is a memory of my childhood, which is long and short if long.
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“Stand upright.”
The instructor looked at us and said. It seems to me that you are already standing well with the distance, but can’t you just start?
I’m running out of time
“It doesn’t matter what you did before, what you did, or what name you had. Here, you guys will live with your numbered name.”
Instructor, even if you say that to the children, they won’t understand. What are you talking about with a kid like us?
Looking around, I wonder what kids my age are talking about? He was tilting his head with a smile on his face.
“Let No. 17 stay still.”
‘Yes, I understand.’
When I think about it, there are many things that I am not like my peers. Would you say it was mature?
To put it in a good way, it was like an adult, and in a bad way, it was not like a child.
“I’ll start training from now on.”
The other kids got through the hard-followed class quite well. While others take private lessons with the instructor dozens of times, I have never been called by the instructor.
But if you ask me if I was the best kid here, it wasn’t.
Second place in my later years being pushed by first place, because that was me.
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No. 1, I didn’t put a lot of effort into it, but I’ve never beaten a boy with a girl named No. 1.
To be honest, number 1 was just a crazy bitch. Doesn’t he move his body in a growing water tank, doesn’t he exercise with a rice in his mouth saying it’s a waste of time to eat?
To be honest, number 1 was f*cking strong. On the first day at the facility I remember, I endured 7 minutes against the instructor in the mock evaluation, so I couldn’t forget the instructor’s trembling eyes in embarrassment.
There was no way ordinary kids could win against an instructor who did that much.
When it comes to that, they don’t even say that you’re a crazy bitch. He didn’t speak like a child, and he didn’t act like a child.
It wasn’t a moderately mature like me, but it sounded like an old man’s tone.
“Even though I’m borrowing my young body, I’m not weak enough to lose to a child like you.”
Thinking about it now, I sometimes wondered how a middle schooler could come at the age of 5, but at the time I thought it was just that kind of kid.
That’s how I lived for a long time as a 2nd place for 10,000 years.
Unlike the special effect of the water bottle I put in every night, I’ve never felt muscle pain, and it was very refreshing when I woke up in the morning.
Except for No. 1, I have never lost to any of them.
When a year and a half passed like that, a girl started to come into my eyes.
Did you start having unrequited love at that age? It wasn’t. Number 97, who was nicknamed the failed student, started to fall behind slowly from the first day, but these days, the time the instructor is attached to the child has increased to the point of being 10% of the total time.
I wouldn’t say anything if it just took up the instructor’s time, but because of that, it was a problem that the class kept ending late.
After thinking about it for a few days, I came up with an amazing method.
“So, you’re going to help Room 97?”
“Yes, I don’t have to fully concentrate on the instructor’s class anyway.”
“That’s right, kids like you and No. 1, frankly, are slowly running out of things I can teach them.”
The instructor also gave the ok sign easily.
There was no need to delay, and the plan was put into action right away.
“Hey! Room 97.”
“Huh? Who is it?”
“Can’t you see the name tag? It’s number 17.”
I had never talked to No. 97 before.
Most of the things I talk to are honor students, and even with them I couldn’t speak enough to say a word or two a day.
97 was the same. I found out later that her personality was friendly and lively, but because of the label of a failing student, I couldn’t easily approach other kids.
“Yeah, but why did you call me?”
“You’re so behind that you keep getting late for breaks. I don’t want to see that, so I’ll help you in the future.”
“hehehehe, thank you!”
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Number 97 smiled brightly and hugged me. At that time, I was shy and quickly took it off, but considering the age of No. 97 at the time, it wouldn’t have been too strange to hug a child of my age who approached me first.
“Now, follow me. I’m doing it like this.”
“Like this?”
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No. 97 was far less talented than I thought. No matter how many times I said it, I couldn’t understand. In the end, I had to hold her body and move her myself to understand it.
Since I stayed by her side throughout class, I was able to keep up with today’s progress.
“No. 17 is coming!”
“First of all, I think I need special training…”
With the idea of investing for the future, I invested all my waking hours in No. 97.
I stayed by her side with the mindset that if I taught her properly once, I would do well by myself from then on.
“Ahahahaha, your face looks very nice these days, did you like No. 97 that much?”
“What did you say…”
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No. 97 was never good. hehehehe, the way he hugged me was cute, but to be honest, it was much more of a nuisance than a good thing.
“No. 17! How do you do this?”
“No. 17! Help me with this!”
“No. 17 is coming! Thank you always!”
After I became interested in No. 97, No. 97 called me whenever something happened. I relied on me for things that were really insignificant, such as what would happen if something happened in a small facility.
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No. 97 needed me, and that fact piled up something in my heart.
It can be a strength for #97. Number 97 needs me. To #97, I am a useful being.
It was when I did everything in my power to prevent No. 97 from being expelled when this feeling reached its climax.
“As you all know, there are people who are falling behind a lot. It’s not that the facility’s operating cost is insufficient, but there’s no need to leave those who only interfere with other people. After a month, we’ll conduct a test for the bottom 20 people. . If you don’t pass the test, you’re kicked out.”
The lights went out on fire. Room 97 escaped last place thanks to my help, but to be honest, I was not sure if I would be able to pass the test the facility manager said.
I did everything I could to get him to pass the test.
He’s been the only one interrupting my time so far, so isn’t it better to just let him fall?
Even if it was a waste of investment so far, I couldn’t do that.
I didn’t know what a sunk cost was at the time.
“Huh? Is it cold?”
“Yes! Let’s try our best not to get kicked out. No, let’s never get kicked out.”
“Isn’t it okay to just leave?”
Contrary to my anxious mind, No. 97 was carefree.
“Can’t we just be kicked out together? Let’s go out and live by ourselves.”
“I’m kicking you out of this facility, but would you just let me out? You’re sure to be killed or cut with a knife and dissected.”
“Hee! I hate that!”
It wasn’t until I directly put fear into it that they followed my words.
After training hard for a month, it was really close.
“Instructor! I think it’s okay to get 60 points if it’s the 97th.”
“I’m going to do the scoring. No. 97 got 59 points right, it’s a waste, but that’s how my eyes judged it.”
“I’ll subtract the first point and give it to No. 97!”
That line was probably the most childlike of all the things I said at the facility.
I waited impatiently to see if No. 97 would fall by just one point, but fortunately the score cut was 55 points. The lowest score was 54, so no one was kicked out except for one.
“No. 17! I’m attached.”
“Yes, well done.”
I stroked #97’s hair.
“It’s thanks to No. 17!”
Yes, it was thanks to me, the thought that I saved No. 97’s life, the thought that No. 97 is alive thanks to me, the thought that I am a person who means a lot to No. 97 filled my head.
“Ahahahaha, I know what you’re thinking about. But don’t cling to them too much, because one day you’ll get a lot of blood from them.”
I ignored that and passed it on.
Because #1 didn’t know anything about me and #97.
Her words came true, who knew my mind would be shattered?