On the first day of March, breaking the long silence of winter, the campus of Cheongok High School was filled with a fresh and unfamiliar vitality as the new semester began.

The murmurs of students in stiff, well-pressed new uniforms rippled through the hallways like waves,

And the unique scent of paper from freshly printed textbooks permeated the cold classroom air.

Even amidst the remnants of winter that had not yet fully vanished,

The wind blowing through the gaps in the open windows carried the coolness and freshness of early spring, sending a pleasant shiver whenever it touched the skin.

Soon, the long bell announcing the end of classes echoed through the campus.

The vast playground, which had been holding its breath all day, began to radiate the hottest energy of youth as if it had been waiting for this moment.

Under the afternoon sunlight stretching long past the school's main building,

A refreshing vitality poured down onto the wide soccer field, where the grass had not yet turned fully green, creating a strange mix of tan and emerald.

The sharp friction of spikes busily brushing past the track where dust rose lightly,

And the sound of rough footsteps kicking off the grass combined to make the entire campus resonate loudly.

On the field, soccer uniforms with vivid contrasts of black and blue were busily crossing through the wind.

Every time the soccer balls, drawing parabolas with a 'thump, thump' sound from all directions, shook the white goal nets violently,

The boys' heavy breathing and energetic shouts spread across the field,

Along with the sound of coolly opening ion drink cans after intense sprints,

The heat of the moment when sweat drops fell onto the grass, And the dynamic movements urging each other on.

The overwhelming heat and energy unique to the soccer club, enough to melt even the cool early spring breeze in an instant, filled the entire wide field without a single gap.

A new semester in early spring, where perhaps even the existence of checks and jealousy is waking up.

The warm youth at Cheongok High School was beginning.