Chapter 39
The scheduled date arrived in the blink of an eye. Even though Koi had received special training from Ashley right up until the day before, all he had managed to master was barely being able to stand upright. With nerves tying his stomach into knots, he headed to the cheerleading team.
The moment he entered the indoor gym, the members, who had been stretching, noticed him and stopped what they were doing. Someone whispered something quickly, and a girl who had her back turned spun around. It was Ariel.
“You’re right on time.”
Ariel checked the time on her phone as she spoke.
“If you’d been late, you’d have been cut immediately. Punctuality is the bare minimum requirement, after all.”
Clenching a tie between her teeth as she messily tied her hair, she clapped her hands twice. Drawing the team’s attention, she pointed at Koi and said,
“This is the new recruit who volunteered to join just for this season. You’ve all heard about him, right? Today we’re doing the basic movement test, so watch and take part in the vote.”
Finishing her explanation, Ariel turned to face Koi.
“Alright, go ahead. You don’t need music, do you?”
“N-No.”
Koi nodded and adjusted his posture. Just being the only guy in a group of girls was enough to make him want to die of embarrassment—but now he had to move his body in front of everyone? If his past self had known, he might’ve just killed himself then and there.
But it was too late to die now. And Koi had to get into the cheerleading team. He exhaled a trembling breath and opened his mouth.