THE ZOO [FF NCT AESPA]
The Part 22

The day Jeno was waiting for finally ended. Seo Seoul Senior High School became the winner in this year's meticulous smart race. The event, held at one of the TV station's studios, invited many teachers and osis representatives from each school. The whole teacher and the osis looked so happy when Jeno's team managed to collect the most value.

In the math race, Jeno, who was a little anxious about her performance, was able to collect slightly superior grades with other schools. He tried to count quickly and managed to push the button first before the other school participants answered. Song Ssaem, the school's academic section teacher and meticulous intelligent team coach who was also present as a spectator, was seen clenching his hands to pray for the success of his students who had been preparing for a month.

The race was then followed by an English debate controlled by Chenle as a student who had English skills and had good debate techniques. Jeno, Renjun and Jisung as a team, also helped Chenle answer questions posed by the opposing team, sometimes Renjun also explained the length of the topic he took. The battle of English debate is increasingly fierce when the participants look intense to hold their opinions which are certainly inversely proportional. The debate race that 4 school teams participated in each session, was dominated by the opinions expressed by Seo Seoul school and with the school having the best academic scores in the entire Seoul City.

In the English debate competition, Seo Seoul school became the second champion and managed to add value from the results of the math competition session followed by Jeno. Last is a matter of general knowledge, the race participants must answer the problem by pressing the bell first, just like Jeno did in the math competition session. At this race, Jisung looks to be able to answer smoothly. His hands were so nimble at pressing buttons and the answers expressed were often correct.

Seo Seoul School eventually became the main champion of this race after all the scores from the three races were summed up. Chenle looks the most pleased. He even jumped when the camera was highlighting him. The four of them received a prize of a large trophy and a cash of ten million. Jisung was seen holding back her cries. After the race was over and the camera died, he ran to hug his homeroom teacher who also came to watch his student.

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JREEEENGGGGG

Taeyoung rang his electric guitar. The band's song was finished playing in complete formation with Jeno on bass.

“Wuahhh,” Jeno clapping. This was his first time playing this song together. “Giselle ah..” she thumbs up on Giselle. “your voice is so cool. The better,”

“Hehe, gomawo. I practiced a lot,” Giselle gave her thumbs up.

“Yang also, the opening rap is also cool,” Jeno praised again.

“Gomawooo,” Yangyang raised his hand like going high-five long-distance.

“How's the song?” Hendery asked who stood up and walked out of the drum kit covering it.

“That's great, hyung! The arrangement, the lyrics, everything!” Jeno did not stop admiring the song that is now also hers. “aku so bad for not taking part in the making of the song..”.

“Hya, don't say that.” Hendery pats Jeno's arm.

“Ey, me and Giselle ‘kan also did not make the song, haha,” yangut yangyang relaxed. “ini made by Taeyoung hyung and Hendery hyung,”

“Taeyoung hyung who made the lyrics,” bright Hendery. “good huh? Literature club is different!” Goda.

Taeyoung, who was behind Hendery, immediately grabbed Hendery's hair to ruffle it. “Hyaaaa,”

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It's been a week Yangyang and Giselle's turn absent from club activities. In this week, all Seo Seoul students will face their final exams in semester one. For other students, it may be just a regular end-of-semester exam, but for the band club, it is the test that determines whether or not they can take part in a band race. Due to Jeno's willingness to be a member of a meticulously intelligent team, the school already approved as much as 50% for the band's clubs to enter the race in October, now just wait for the results of the exam Yangyang and Giselle to be able to complete the other 50.

“Hya. mwoya you two.” said Haechan was surprised at two of my colleagues who had not moved from his chair when the break rang. “Yangyang ah, why are you suddenly diligent in studying?” Haechan asked who slightly knocked on Yangyang's desk leg with her foot.

“Hya sst...” Yangyang stuck his index finger on his mouth. “after this Japanese test, I was memorizing,”

“Omo,” Haechan flinched in shock at Yangyang's answer which he had never heard before. “alah, baiklaah.” he said retreat regularly.

“Gis..”.

“Hya hya, you also retreated,” Haechan opened her arms to block Minjeong who was about to walk towards Giselle.

“Mwoya Haechan ah?!” Minjeong looked to gnash her forehead. He shifted his legs to the right and left to get past Haechan.

“I pass, Minjeong ah,” Giselle suddenly raised her hand. “mian. I'm not going to the canteen,”

“Hya... waeee Minjeong lowered her shoulders disappointed.

“Ya ‘kan? They're both weird, ‘kan?” Haechan started to pump up Minjeong.

“You're stranger!” Minjeong stomped her feet and flipped her body to get out of the classroom.

“Hya Minjeong ah! Gatchi ga!” Pursue Haechan who asks Minjeong to go to the cafeteria with her.

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“Aaaah..”.

BRACKET

Yangyang and Giselle both laid their bodies on the sofa inside the band room. They just let the bag fall to the floor. Finally the weeks of the anticipated exams were finished as well. Giselle closed her eyes, it felt like she was about to let out smoke from inside her head. So did Yangyang, he did not stop sighing in relief after all this time doing activities that rarely do, namely learning.

“Stay waiting for the results, yes,” said Taeyoung who sat while propping his chin on the guitar body.

“Ne... hyung..” Yangyang dramatizes his condition with a weak voice.

“Hopefully good,”

“It should be good, lah, hyung.. we both ‘kan already hard-earned,”.

“If it's not good, we can't take that race, oppa,”

“Ey, gwaenchana, don't worry too much about that race. We can sing songs anywhere. It doesn't have to be that race,” replied Taeyoung trying to appease his band members.

“Annyeong!” Exclaimed Hendery who entered the room excitedly. “Omo! Shocked!” He was slightly startled to see Yangyang and Giselle sitting weakly on the sofa. “how the test,”

“Yaa..That's it, oppa.” Giselle answered softly.

Hendery chuckled at Yangyang and Giselle who were still not moving. He then placed his bag on the table.

“Where's jeno?”

Taeyoung answered by raising his shoulders. “when he invited us to gather, but instead has not come,”

Shortly after, Jeno enters the room, not alone. He brought Chenle and Jisung who were walking behind him.

“Annyeong,”

“Oh, Jeno,” Taeyoung flat voice raised her hand. Taeyoung's greeting made Hendery stand up again from his seat that was behind the drum.

“This is Chenle, this is Jisung,” Jeno instantly instantly introduced his new friend to the members of his band.

Hendery walked closer towards Jeno to observe the two first-rate disciples who looked foreign to him. “O. What's up?”

Chenle looked down again, “Annyeong haseyo, sunbaenim. We are from the charity club,” he said.

“We want to invite the band club to be one of the performers at our social service,”

“Omo,” Hendery quickly shuts his mouth. “social service?”

“Ne, our club regularly holds social services every three months. This time, we plan to visit an orphanage on the edge of town,” explained Chenle.

“we will make a small stage to entertain orphans there,”

“Wah... cool..” murmured Yangyang.

“When is the show?” Taeyoung asked curiously.

“A little over two weeks away. Currently we are still collecting goods and funds to donate,” this time Jisung also replied.

“Wah y'all must be busy,” Giselle commented. “we ‘kan just finished the semester exam,”

“Ah.. aniya.” Jisung scratches the back of his head. “mm. The parlour nurtures children from 7 to 16 years old, so I guess they will love the musical appearance,”

“We even invited a magic clown,” Chenle appealed to Jisung.

Hendery who had been silent to listen to the conversation, immediately made a decision, “Alright,” he said.

“Eh?” Jeno rounded her eyes. “Live to agree, hyung?”

Hendery nodded. “It looks exciting,” he replied with a big smile. He then asked the opinions of his band members by staring at them one by one. “how?”

Unexpectedly Hendery's question was greeted with a nod by the entire band club. They all smiled and agreed to the chairman's invitation.

Chenle and Jisung also immediately exchanged glances. They were happy to hear the decisions of the band members.

“Gamsahamnida,” Chenle looks down respectfully, followed by Jisung.

“Ey, no need,” Taeyoung flicked her hand. “so we will show you a child song?”

“Mmm... it is up to sunbae anyway.” replied Jisung while stroking his chin. “songs that are not too children should also, the important thing is to entertain,” his proposal.

“How about a song by your band?” Chenle turned to her right, where Jeno stood. “heard you guys make a song?”

“Eh? You know?” Giselle pointed at Chenle.

Chenle pointed at Jeno with her thumb. “He said, after a careful intelligent race, you will follow the band race by performing your own songs. Yes ‘kan?” the answer, ending with a slash to Jeno's arm.

“Wah..you still remember,” said Jeno slowly to his team-mates on a meticulous smart race that he managed to win. “but the song we have never performed, so..”.

“Gwaenchana,” sela Taeyoung. “again the song is ready,” Taeyoung stared at Hendery who also contributed in making music arrangements.

“Mm. Yes,” nod Hendery. “we play that song only, how? Besides not necessarily the value of Yangyang and Giselle went up,” he joked.

“Hyung!”

“Oppa!”

Yangyang and Giselle cried together.

Jeno brought herself closer to Chenle's ears and whispered, “if the grades of the two of them didn't go up, the school forbade us to join the band race,”

“Aaa.” Chenle opened her mouth while nodding slowly.

“Hya! Why did you tell him that!” Yangyang cried while pointing at Jeno.

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Taeyoung chose to sit alone by the window inside the literature club room. As usual, he was not involved in the activities of the literary club group. The club members are now deliberating at the table which they put together to form a large rectangular arrangement. Taeyoung can hear the opinions expressed by the club members. Occasionally he glanced at the club members as they chanted poetic sentences that attracted him.

Taeyoung then focused his eyes on Renjun sitting in front of him by turning the chair to face him. This first class student is reading Taeyoung's notebook. At that time Renjun sounded enthusiastic when he learned that Taeyoung was making song lyrics. Almost every club activity, Renjun approached Taeyoung to read the lyrics he made.

Renjun's small face was covered by Taeyoung's notes. Taeyoung then placed his index finger on the center of the note and lowered it. Finally he could see the face of Renjun who was still concentrating on reading with a frown in the middle of his forehead.

“The sky is shedding light, under which there is a child, that is me,” Renjun read one of the lyrics by Taeyoung. “As if dreaming, I also fly. My life is a beauty,”

“Don't be hard..” says Taeyoung flat.

“Wah... hyung changed the lyrics, yes?” Tanya Renjun who covered her mouth with Taeyoung's notes.

“You realized it?”

Renjun nodded quickly, he showed his eyes that looked sparkling. He then continued reading another lyric verse.

“The flower petals I have have withered. But now I follow a small light. That day, I left to go far away. I flew brilliantly,”

“Hya, already, stop..” now Taeyoung drops his notes to lie on the table in front of Renjun. “read in your heart only,”

“This part.”

“Iya, it's yours,” Taeyoung raises the tip of her lips and smiles at Renjun who is still pointing at the words in Taeyoung's notes with his index finger. “gomawo,”

“Heol! Hyung really entered my verse?”

“Sst..” Taeyoung placed her index finger on her lips. He hopes members of the literature club who are now writing something on a paper are not disturbed by the sound of both of them. “good, I like,” Taeyoung praised.

“Gomawo, hyung,” Renjun smiles happily with Taeyoung's praise and with Taeyoung's actions agreeing to Rejun's verse to be included in one of his lyrics. “I want to listen to your song immediately,”

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