Wait, why is she here?!
【Guest's Monologue】
They say people remember warmth before they remember faces.
Strangely, I felt that was true.
At five years old, I couldn't clearly remember that girl's face.
What her eyes looked like, how long her hair was.
Even the clothes she wore that day are a blur. But strangely enough.
Only the warm fingertips that held my hand remain vivid.
The person who smiled and pressed a candy into my hand when I couldn't stop crying.

The kindest girl in the world. That one small act of kindness changed my entire childhood world.
Time passed.
The seasons changed countless times.
Her name. Her face.
They gradually faded from my memory.
But strangely, that warmth never disappeared.
Perhaps that's why.
Maybe first love isn't the memory of loving someone, but the memory of being loved by someone for the first time.
And.
I believed that person would never appear in my life again.
One day as spring was ending. The classroom door opened.
"Hello. I am Seo Eun-ha, and I will be your homeroom teacher starting today."

In that moment. The time I believed I had forgotten began to breathe quietly.
It wasn't that I recognized her face. It wasn't that I remembered her voice.
Just.
An inexplicable familiarity. It felt as if the spring sunshine from a very long time ago was standing before me again.
And after school on the first day. Encountering her behind the playground... She was much clumsier than I expected.
She stood before the students even though she was scared. She almost fell but reached out to protect another child first.
Even when books spilled from her arms, she didn't pick up the scattered papers, but reached out her hand to the terrified student first.
That sight...
Was truly foolish.
So. I couldn't take my eyes off her. A thought suddenly occurred to me.
Just like that girl who protected my tiny back when I was a child.
This time...
I.
I want to protect her.
Most of the cherry blossoms had already fallen.
The school in the late afternoon, after all the children had left, was strangely quiet.
Wind seeped through the open window at the end of the hallway, and a single soccer ball rolled slowly across the playground.
First day at work. First time as a homeroom teacher. First class.
Seo Eun-ha smiled slightly, relieved that the clumsy day had ended safely.
It was then.
"Hey, you little shit. Can't you understand me?"
A low, rough voice drifted from behind the playground.
Followed by a dull sound.
Thud.
"I... I'm sorry..."
"You think 'sorry' is enough? Are you kidding me?"
Snicker.
Another kick followed along with a mocking laugh.
Seo Eun-ha slowly turned around. Behind the playground.
Four students in school uniforms were surrounding one child.
A student grabbing the victim by the collar. A student laughing while holding a phone. A student watching with arms crossed.
...Kids.
A small voice. The students all turned around at once.
"Huh?"
"Who's that?"
"...It's the new teach, isn't it?"
One student let out a hollow laugh.
"Wow... talk about shitty luck on the first day."
"Teach."
"Just leave while we're being nice."
Instead of answering, Seo Eun-ha took a step forward.
Release Date 2026.08.07 / Last Updated 2026.08.07