153 – 31. The Fortune Teller’s Past
Aileen was not in a good mood.
Ever since I acquired the general skill Through ‘Prayer’ during vacation until now.
Aileen, and the saint, could not help but lament the reality.
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“In the end…….”
‘It’s like this, sister.’
She still remembers. While she was trying to obtain , A being spoke to her.
I was able to recognize it instinctively.
That’s definitely a god.
Still, there was no awe or emotion.
For Aileen and the saint, the only god was Namgoong Min.
The god who spoke was nothing more than a pagan god.
Even if that god had not talked about Namgoong Min, he would have consistently ignored him.
‘…… Goddess.’
I didn’t know God’s appearance, form, or identity.
The words she spoke to her were clearly those of a woman.
The goddess and Eileen, a saint, made a kind of contract.
The goddess had no intention of obeying them, and they also had no intention of following the goddess.
The commonality of Namgoong Min brought them together.
The goddess bestowed On the saint and Eileen, and the saint and Eileen followed the goddess’s advice.
After that, she made several efforts.
I tried to find the diary and tried to stop Namgoong Min from going to the Korean Empire.
However, all attempts failed.
The goddess’s voice has also not been heard since the day Namgoong Min went on a trip with the warrior.
Nevertheless, the saintess and Eileen were not embarrassed. From the beginning, she moved only for Namgoong Min and held her hand for that reason, so there is no way she could waver now.
And now.
The saint and Eileen were able to understand the goddess’s words, telling them to find the diary.
An object that forcibly reveals the past of their god.
Of course, it was an item that had to be found, and it was a sacred relic.
‘Was it Namgoong Min’s happy past?’
‘But now…….’
Four observers observe the past one by one.
The past as seen by the non-believer in psychic abilities was a happy family, but now the atmosphere is different.
Eileen’s eyes wavered when she saw Namgoong Min’s parents covering her head, sitting at her table on a dark night.
“What should I do…”
“How much do you owe…?”
“……1.2 Billion. Damn, it’s all because of me…I’m sorry…”
“I’m sorry, we’re a couple. We have to think about our children.”
“Yes…That’s how it should be…”
“First, I need to move. If I sell the house, I will be able to repay half of it.”
“But this house…”
“It’s my parents’ legacy. But a house is just a house. It can’t be more important than family.”
“…I’m sorry for being such a stupid husband.”
“Ugh, even if you blame yourself, the debt won’t go away. If you two work hard to pay it off, you’ll be able to do something until the kids grow up.”
“……Yes!”
Father’s failure and huge debt.
My mother, looking at my father who was blaming himself, was comforting him as much as she could.
A couple showing mutual trust and love.
But the cold reality remained the same.
I have to sell the beloved home I inherited from my parents and move.
In that cruel reality.
‘…… Sister, over there.’
‘Huh?’
‘Beyond that door…….’
‘……… No way.’
Eileen, who noticed a presence beyond her door, urged her saint, and the saint went towards her room and looked through the crack in her door.
It was the children’s room, that is, Namgoong Min and his younger sister.
Unlike her sister who was sleeping soundly.
Namgoong Min, who was awake, had his ear glued to her door and was listening to all of her stories.
‘……… Oh my god.’
‘Namgoong Min oppa…….’
Does this mean that even elementary school students know what to know?
Young Namgoong Min, who was shedding tears for a moment, approached his sleeping sister whimpering.
He covered her disheveled sister with the blanket again and lay down next to her.
“If mom and dad both work….”
“……Wow.”
Pat. Pat.
Little Namgoong Min patted his sleeping sister and looked at his younger sister endlessly.
What’s wrong with a child sleeping soundly?
“I will take care of our Jisoo.”
“Ugh…”
“Did you answer just now? hahahaha……Don’t worry, I’m your older brother.”
I will definitely protect you.
Namgoong Min wiped away his tears and fell asleep next to his younger sister.
‘…………….’
‘…… ‘Aileen?’
‘Me too…… ‘I’ve been like that before.’
‘Huh, huh? Did she have a sister?’
‘No……… I overheard my parents talking.’
The saint does not know everything about Eileen’s childhood.
Therefore, she focused on Eileen, who began her story as if blessed.
‘Mom…… Since olden times……… In front of me…… She was brave…… ….’
‘……… ….’
‘If I whine…… Do anything……… You were always there for me…….’
‘…… Okay.’
‘I heard the story. I woke up while sleeping…… Mom said she couldn’t live long……… Dad and her mom talking…… ….’
‘……… ….’
‘Alone, alone……… I cried a lot…… Namgoong Min oppa……… So dignified… ….’
‘……….’
The saint, who was not a living person but the personality of the profession itself, had no choice but to hold Eileen, who was crying and talking, in her arms.
Although she shares the same body, she can comfort Eileen with her soul, the only sister the saint has.
‘Mom…… I miss you……… !’
‘…… I miss you too.’
As a sinful older sister who almost killed and replaced ‘Aileen Teddy Bear’.
As a
Saint, the saint embraced Eileen.
Until Eileen’s tears stop.
It took a bit of time.
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“…It’s me this time.”
Kim Eun-ha, who was looking sadly at the young Namgoong Min who was sleeping with her sister, realized that it was her turn.
The surrounding scenery was very different from before.
It was not a warm and cozy house, but an old and cold single room.
Her younger sister was crying in a place that consisted of only a small living room and a bathroom.
“Mom, I miss you! aaa!!!”
“Jisoo, just be patient. Mom will be home soon.”
“I want to see my dad too…Sigh.”
“Mom and Dad are working hard for us. Come on, let’s eat.”
“…Is this again?”
“Wow. Where can I even eat this?”
“……Okay, brother.”
After comforting his crying sister, young Namgoong Min forced a smile and put kimchi on the crumbly rice and fed her sister a bite at a time.
A child who must have just entered elementary school proudly takes care of her younger sister more than herself.
At that moment, a growling sound rang out from Namgoong Min’s stomach.
“Oppa…?”
“Ha, hahahaha. Why is it like this? Don’t worry about it, you’ve had enough to eat.”
“…This is the last meal. I know that much.”
“I ate at school.”
“…A lie.”
“It’s not a lie! There’s no way you would lie to Jisoo.”
“…Okay.”
Grabbing her hungry stomach, she desperately feeds the last remaining meal to her younger sister.
Even though it was only uncooked rice and kimchi, she was full and placed her little sister, who had begun to doze off, on a small blanket.
It was a cold single room, let alone a boiler, but it was still a little warm inside the blanket.
“If you’re sleepy, go to sleep, Jisoo.”
“Oppa…….”
“Oppa, I’ll go to bed later, too.”
“…Yes….”
Ssageun. Sageun.
Namgoong Min, who was patting his sister who had fallen asleep quickly, probably got up from her seat because she was tired.
She took out pizza boxes from the closet on one side of the single room and folded them one by one with her small hands.
It was a skillful move, perhaps because he had already done it many times.
“With this…Next time…Even a fried egg…”
Getting hurt from time to time, blowing on cold hands.
Namgoong Min, folding her pizza box, was smiling faintly even though he was tired and hungry.
Because there was hope.
I had no doubt that one day I would go to eat pork cutlet with her parents and her sister again.
“……………….”
Kim Eun-ha, who was watching the whole scene, squatted down and looked at young Namgoong Min.
Our Min-eun, how much hardship has she had to live through?
Although her past was very difficult and difficult, she couldn’t help but feel sympathy for Namgoong Min.
And.
The surrounding scenery has changed.
“…Ah.”
My younger sister, called Jisoo, and Namgoong Min are sleeping holding each other in a blanket, and folded pizza boxes are piled up in a corner of the room.
A small light bulb was the only light in the single room.
Underneath the light bulb, tired parents were counting their crumpled money.
“I earned it at the human resources office today. If I go as a designated driver later… I’ve earned quite a bit.”
“The supermarket also gave me a bonus. With this, I can at least buy eggs for the first time in a long time.”
“…Min folded the pizza box.”
“That little kid… Whew.”
“I have no choice but to work harder. You go to sleep now. I’ll be the designated driver later.”
“……Honey.”
“Huh?”
“I heard at the supermarket today…That there is a very brave fortune teller…”
‘…… Fortune-teller?’
Before Kim Eun-ha became interested in the name, which was also Namgoong Min’s occupation.
Her father held her mother’s hand.
“What’s wrong with you? Why are you suddenly paying attention to such a cult?”
“The other ladies also… Made money through stocks after listening to fortune tellers…”
“What is that…”
“Can’t we try just a little… Just a little?”
“……….”
“Please, honey. If I earn a little… I want to use it to feed my kids something delicious.”
“……Yes, because you are a smart person.”
“Honey…!”
“Just do a little bit instead. That’s what will go in place of the kids’ fried eggs tomorrow.”
“Yes, I understand!”
Underneath my mother’s bright smile and my father’s grumbling yet accepting smile.
The light bulb went out.
Click.
It was the next scene.
When the light bulb came back on, it was the same scene as before. Jisoo and Namgoong Min sleeping, parents counting money under a light bulb.
But the parents’ expressions were completely different.
“This…Is all money?”
“Oh, that’s right! I started with only 10,000 won, but I ended up earning 3 million won!”
“Four, three hundred…hahahaha.”
“This, this is an opportunity. Honey, you know that, right?”
“…It’s not good to get too carried away.”
“I know that well, but…Look at Min and Ji-su. Even though those little kids can’t even eat snacks or have even a toy, they don’t complain at all.”
“……………….”
“It’s for the kids, honey.”
“……Okay.”
Click.
The light bulb goes off again.
Soon the light came on again.
“Uh, Mom! What kind of pork cutlet is this…?”
“My son and daughter. I’m sorry it’s not as good as the last time.”
“No! It’s so delicious! Jisoo, how about you?”
“It’s so delicious, oppa! Thank you, mom and dad!”
“…Okay, eat a lot.”
“……Mom and Dad?”
“Mom and Dad are full because they ate a long time ago.”
“…Let’s share this.”
“Minah, mom and dad are already…”
“Let’s share and eat.”
“……You?”
“…Minah, thank you.”
“Thank you, hehehehe.”
Even though it was a cheap frozen pork cutlet, the whole family couldn’t eat it to the full.
Your family was smiling happily.
Even though things became poor and difficult, the family still did not lose their togetherness and warmth.
But.
Why?
“……No.”
Kim Eun-ha shuddered with ominousness.
This heart-warming scene is from the past.
I had a gut feeling that it was going to be destroyed horribly.
Eunha Kim inadvertently took a step back and sat down.
And.
Click.
Her light bulb goes out, then comes back on.
The parents were on their knees and begging someone.
“Please Taoist Master, please give me information, information…!”
“Teacher, please, please!”
“500 Is not enough at most. Get out.”
“Please! Please, please!”
“Hey, this is a savings account. Get this at least…!”
“Hmm…20 Million won? You guys saved a lot considering your circumstances.”
“That’s all I have! Please give me that much information!”
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“Please!”
“hehehehe, you satisfy me so much, so how can I ignore your pain?”
“Master…!”
“There will be good news soon, so be patient. Come here in three days.”
“Thank you, thank you!”
Someone called a Taoist disappears.
The parents, who had been wishing well, looked at each other.
“……Honey, isn’t your savings account overextended? That’s…”
“But…I can’t help it. I already have a business. Even if it’s a small business, I need a lump sum of money.”
“If you save as a lump sum…”
“There is a limit to 20 million won. We should go back to that house. If the Taoist monk calls us twice as much, everything will be resolved…!”
“Right, right? Because he’s a Taoist! I have to trust him!”
“Of course! We’re going home now!”
“Honey! You’ve worked hard!”
“It’s you!”
The couple hugged each other. Those eyes were full of hope.
The joy of returning to a beloved home, the worry for children, the joy of leaving a single room.
And.
Absolute faith in the Taoist monk.
“……….”
Suddenly, Eunha Kim remembered Namgoong Min’s words.
──Do not trust fortune tellers.
“…No way.”
I remembered the words I said while gritting my teeth.
Kim Eun-ha closed her eyes without thinking.
I was afraid of the light bulb going off and on and moving on to the next scene.
But even when she closes her eyes, she can slowly see ahead.
The light bulb is.
“……Ah.”
Click.
Turns off.
Click.
It’s on.
“Uh…?”
“Hey, honey. It’s right here…?”
“Boo, it’s definitely the Taoist monk’s house…?”
Looking at the fortune teller’s house with ‘Closed’ written on it in despair.
The couple sat down.
Hopes were collapsing.