The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 166

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“Here, take this. Class President.”

 

Joo Na-hyeon handed me gym pants.

 

It seemed I didn’t need to change completely, just roughly put on the pants under my skirt to participate in the dodgeball match.

 

I looked enviously at Han Da-min’s outfit and fumbled to put on the pants.

 

Then, following Joo Na-hyeon’s guidance, I stood in the arena where we would play dodgeball.

 

As we entered, Joo Na-hyeon’s junior athletes who had been standing on the platform also divided into teams and entered the arena.

 

Honestly, when I saw them standing on the platform, I was overwhelmed by how different their muscle mass was and wondered how we could possibly beat those people.

 

But seeing how relaxed the athletes who joined our team looked, I felt somewhat relieved.

 

I didn’t know how good judo athletes would be at dodgeball, but maybe if just the two of us played well, we could win?

 

“For you two, I’ve put some friends who are particularly good at dodgeball on this team. Could you raise your hands?”

 

At Joo Na-hyeon’s words, the tallest athlete on the team and an athlete who was bouncing a dodgeball like a basketball raised their hands.

 

“Please take care of us.”

 

I said it sincerely. These were the people who would lead our team to victory.

 

The athlete facing me smiled shyly and spoke in an extremely excited voice.

 

“Hueee, yes!”

 

Then Joo Na-hyeon laughed and put her arm around her shoulder.

 

“By the way, this friend is a huge fan of a group called Flora.”

 

“Oh, really?”

 

“Wow!”

 

No wonder she had been staring at us intently from earlier, to the point where I couldn’t help but notice.

 

So much so that when I said something, I found myself looking at her instead of the other athletes.

 

When I spoke with such delight, Joo Na-hyeon tilted her head as if puzzled.

 

“Huh? Why are you both so happy when I said she’s a Flora fan? Are you perhaps Flora?”

 

“…Ah! No, we’re not.”

 

Han Da-min said awkwardly.

 

Right now, we were a detective and a student, not Flora.

 

“Ahem, what’s your name?”

 

At Han Da-min’s question, the athlete fidgeted and spoke in a very small voice.

 

“It’s Jung-hwa. In Jung-hwa. Um, I’m the same age as Ji-ye, so you can speak comfortably…”

 

“You’re the same age as me? We’re friends then.”

 

“Gasp, she held my hand!”

 

When I cheerfully grabbed and shook Jung-hwa’s hand, she made an exaggerated fuss with dramatic reactions.

 

Seeing this, the athletes burst into laughter.

 

“She’s falling for it, she’s falling!”

 

“Isn’t she going to faint today?”

 

“I’m dying of embarrassment, seriously!”

 

From their reactions, it seemed Jung-hwa was already famous among the athletes as a Flora fan.

 

As the athletes chimed in from around us, Jung-hwa’s reactions seemed to get even bigger.

 

“Alright, let’s continue talking after the game is over. Shall we start the game now?”

 

The heartwarming atmosphere seemed endless. Finally, Joo Na-hyeon stepped in to organize the situation.

 

A dodgeball game with a total of 24 people, 12 per team.

 

We stood facing the opposing team, mixed in among the athletes.

 

‘Wow, their intensity is…’

 

Even though they’re judo athletes, why are they taking ready positions for a dodgeball game?

 

I played this a lot when I was in school, but even though it’s just a game, I was starting to feel nervous.

 

Am I nervous because it’s a game, or am I nervous because I can imagine how much it would hurt to get hit by a ball from those athletes?

 

Either way, the dodgeball game began in an atmosphere that was quite tense for a mini-game.

 

“Now, one person from each team come forward to decide which team gets the ball first.”

 

Jump ball. The opposing team naturally sent forward their tallest athlete.

 

Compared to them, our team…

 

“For this, one of you two should probably go out there.”

 

“Huh?”

 

“Who wants to go?”

 

Unlike the other team, they seemed to want to go purely for entertainment value as they immediately tried to send Han Da-min and me out.

 

Even though our team was full of people taller and more athletic than us.

 

Right, it’s filming so it makes sense that we should do it.

 

I was about to reluctantly suggest rock-paper-scissors and looked at Han Da-min.

 

Han Da-min let out a deep sigh and stepped forward.

 

“Fine. What rock-paper-scissors? I’m a bit taller so I’ll go.”

 

“Unnie…”

 

Da-min…

 

I looked at Han Da-min with moved eyes. She probably noticed that I was subtly reluctant to do it.

 

Well, honestly, if I had to do it I wouldn’t back down, but I was honestly a bit scared.

 

I wasn’t confident about competing for the ball while bumping bodies.

 

‘I’d be lucky if I don’t get bounced backward and fall over.’

 

This would have been the same for Han Da-min, so I wasn’t planning to push it onto her. But for her to step up first.

 

Meanwhile, Han Da-min had somehow already positioned herself in front of the opposing team’s athlete and was calmly stating her intentions.

 

“You look so delicate that I’m a bit worried you might get hurt. I’ll go easy on you.”

 

At the opposing athlete’s provocation, Han Da-min smiled.

 

“Even though I may look weak, I have core muscles trained through dancing. Plus my jumping ability is pretty good, so you should be the one getting nervous.”

 

“Ooooh!”

 

The opposing team’s athletes responded enthusiastically as if they had received an incredible provocation.

 

These athletes are generally quite cheerful people.

 

Shortly after, the two jumped up to the sound of Joo Na-hyeon’s whistle.

 

And then.

 

“…Huh?”

 

Han Da-min clenched her teeth tight as she jumped, tapped the ball, and sent it over to our team.

 

“Oh my.”

 

Then she collided with the opposing team athlete’s body and bounced backward, staggering.

 

She actually pulled it off…

 

I hurriedly approached the swaying Han Da-min, supporting her as I stepped back.

 

“Unnie, how did you do that? That’s amazing.”

 

When I spoke with genuine admiration, Han Da-min smiled proudly and showed off her lean arm muscles.

 

“That’s why you need to exercise regularly, Ji-ye. Ra-eun and Song-i need to know this too.”

 

She always talked about exercise, and now she finally got to prove it.

 

‘But does exercising hard really improve your jumping ability?’

 

It seems more like a natural talent.

 

Anyway, now the real game was starting.

 

While I was having a brief conversation with Han Da-min, our team members had already gotten one of their team members out.

 

And the ball was now in the opposing team’s hands.

 

“Hmm~ Where should I throw this~”

 

The opposing team member was holding the ball, gauging which direction to throw it.

 

She didn’t seem to have any intention of going easy on us just because this was a variety show filming, as her gaze was fixed precisely on the two of us.

 

Han Da-min and I silently moved away from each other and stood at opposite ends of the arena.

 

“I just need to pick one of you two, right?”

 

“Hey, stop sizing us up and throw it quickly! We don’t have time.”

 

When Jung-hwa from our team shouted irritably, she looked a bit sulky and threw the ball in my direction.

 

“Oh my!”

 

It was a very accurate and fast ball. I wasn’t sure, but it looked like it would hurt if it hit me.

 

But I easily dodged it.

 

Jump balls or catching and throwing the ball back might be difficult, but I was confident in dodging.

 

My stamina might still be lacking compared to Han Da-min, but my quick reflexes and flexibility were pretty good.

 

“Ooh, she dodged it. She’s pretty good~”

 

While I was running to catch the ball that had rolled far away, the opposing team commented as if surprised.

 

I felt a bit like a child putting on a cute show among adults, but I pretended not to notice and passed the ball to any of our team athletes.

 

To deal with athletes who have good dynamic vision, a fast and accurate ball from a fellow athlete would be better than my pathetic throw.

 

Quite some time passed like that.

 

The arena that had been crowded at first now only had two from the opposing team and three from our team left.

 

This actually made it easier to dodge the ball, but instead, with more athletes standing outside both territories, once you let the ball go outside the arena, you had to endlessly defend against attacks with no way out.

 

And right now, we had lost the ball to the opponents and were continuously defending against their attacks.

 

“Huff… gasp.”

 

I exhaled my labored breathing and looked in the direction the ball had flown.

 

Even when we first started, I never thought it would go on this long and be this difficult.

 

Fortunately, our team’s remaining members were me, Han Da-min, and Jung-hwa.

 

I wasn’t sure if the opposing athletes had thrown gently or if we had dodged well, but both of us had survived well until the end.

 

“But what happens if we lose here?”

 

While I was catching my breath, Han Da-min approached and quietly asked in a tired voice.

 

Come to think of it… If we win, Joo Na-hyeon was supposed to join our team. Then what would happen to her future plans if we lose?

 

Then, somehow hearing Han Da-min’s words, Joo Na-hyeon answered.

 

“If you all lose here? Then I’ll be able to leave work early.”

 

“Ah….”

 

No wonder. They could have gone easy on us, but they were ruthlessly targeting only us. But now our stamina was gradually running low.

 

The opposing team seemed to have mastered the art of dodging, and at this rate, it felt like the match would never end.

 

‘Is it right to use up all our stamina here?’

 

Of course not. Now it was time to actively engage in the match, whether I got eliminated or not.

 

“Phew. Unnie, I don’t think we can keep going like this. Let’s try to catch the ball now too.”

 

Up until now, we had only relied on other teammates to catch the ball or went around picking up balls that had rolled away.

 

But with even Jung-hwa unable to catch the ball in this situation, we had to risk elimination and give it a try.

 

Just as I made that resolution, a fast attack flew toward Jung-hwa.

 

‘Oh, that looks like it’s going to hit her.’

 

It happened to be the moment when Jung-hwa was catching her breath and couldn’t think to dodge. Jung-hwa panicked and flinched.

 

I reflexively started to dodge but stopped, then quickly began running toward her.

 

And I blocked Jung-hwa’s front and got into position.

 

“Oh, she went to protect her.”

 

“Jung-hwa’s so lucky!”

 

“Isn’t that like a prince on a white horse? Pretty cool, right?”

 

Hearing the voices of the opposing team athletes playfully teasing, I alone stared intently at the ball with complete seriousness.

 

And finally.

 

Thwack!

 

I caught the ball and immediately threw it at the opposing team survivors who were caught off guard.

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