Invasion from Seoul (21)

“First, I should point out that… British Steel is an album released in 1980. It’s a bit of a stretch to call “Living After Midnight” a ’70s song. You could count it as 1971–80, I suppose.”

“Hmm, true.”

Seoha looked embarrassed. Myeongjeon turned to look at the other girls.

Of course, they had been giving it their all before, too… But even if you give something your all in everything you do, there are still degrees to that all, aren’t there? They say a lion uses all its strength when catching a rabbit, but could the effort it puts into hunting a buffalo really be the same as what it uses to hunt a rabbit?

But Myeongjeon felt that this time, they would definitely have to put in quite a lot of work. Of course, there was no telling what kind of missions would come in the later rounds. Still, somehow, even if those missions turned out to be difficult, they did not seem likely to be as difficult “in terms of ability” as this round.

“Let’s take this a little more seriously this time. We have to write an original song, too. Get ready to practice. I’ve already asked the school to let you leave early. I’ll be writing the song throughout class, too…”

“Your mom is right next to you. Is it okay to say something like that? That you’re not going to listen in class?”

“That’s not what I meant.”

Hyein seized on Myeongjeon’s solemn words. As her friends burst out laughing, Myeongjeon awkwardly tried to explain. Why was she doing this when she knew that wasn’t what he meant…? She was making him feel embarrassed.

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