7 – I’m discharged
A small cafe located in Sangdang-gu, Cheongju.
At the place where business hours were over, a woman was cleaning the store for the last time while organizing the work.
A beautiful woman with black hair and dark eyes.
Han Soo-young.
Despite the age of her early 30s, she only looked like she was in her early 20s, and stopped mopping for a while feeling a little tired.
“after..”
She let out a small sigh, containing the hardships of the day.
At that time, a small but distinct voice began to be heard next to Suyeong.
“Mom, are you having a hard time? Can I help you?”
A cute little girl looking this way with bright eyes.
Hanran.
Han Soo-young’s real daughter, and a girl who turns 13 this year.
Her looks literally had a motherly look to them that made you think that if you could turn Suyeong back to a 13-year-old, she would be almost exactly the same.
If there is only one difference, it is that unlike her with black eyes, she has a slightly unusual eye color with vivid red light.
Watching her daughter’s eyes wide open while looking at herself like that, Soo-young answered, feeling as if the fatigue she had accumulated throughout the day was slowly fading away.
“no. are you okay. Anyway, it’s almost over now. Please wait a little longer, Lana.”
“Yeah, okay Mom. Then I’ll keep studying. The math test tomorrow will also be 100 points.”
“Yes, it is wonderful, my daughter. You must study hard and become a great person. Understand?”
“Yes mom! I will definitely do it! promise!”
So, Soo-young shows a smile on her lips while listening to her daughter’s cute promise.
Then she moved the rag in her hand again and began vigorously scrubbing the table.
at that time..
-Tiriling~
“Oh, sorry. End of business hours now… !”
Han Soo-young, who opens the door and automatically talks to the incoming guest.
However, in the next moment, Sooyoung’s face began to show deep surprise as she recognized the person she saw in front of her.
“It’s been a while, sister.”
“Jin Hyun!”
Nice to see a face again after almost 2 years.
In response, Sooyoung threw the rag and hurriedly ran over and grabbed his hand.
“How much is this? without any contact. Wasn’t it when you were busy with work? No.. More than that, why is your face drawn so much? Haven’t you been able to eat for a while?”
“hahahaha.. Well, I had a lot of work. The reason I came without contact was because I wanted to surprise you a little bit after a long time.”
“Really… anyway, welcome back. Sit down. Can I get you something to drink? Or something to eat…”
“Didn’t I just say the business was closed? Anyway, I’m sorry about this…”
“Where is there anything to be sorry about? My older sister is taking care of my younger brother, so hurry up and tell me, I’ll even deliver it if you’re really hungry.”
“hahahaha.. well then. You don’t have to order it, I’ll ask for a cup of cocoa that my sister made. It’s not like I’m particularly hungry.”
“okay? Okay then wait a minute.”
*
She kindly welcomes me when I arrive late..
Han Soo-young.
My older sister, whom I have always been close to since childhood.
They weren’t related by blood, but to me, who grew up as an only child, I could call them more important family members than my real sisters.
And… the woman I once truly loved.
Although I couldn’t be with her due to various circumstances,
My older sister, who basically has a personality that makes others feel comfortable, has always been a spiritual haven for me.
If you think about it, it would have been almost impossible for you to have stayed sober for that amount of time in that hell if you hadn’t kept in touch with that older sister.
And now, as I look at Suyeong noona who is happy to welcome me, who has just escaped from that hell,
I’m finally starting to feel at home.
‘Really… I think coming here right after being discharged was a really good choice.’
As I sat in the chair and smelled the sweet cocoa my sister was making, I felt as if the hardships I had been through so far had been washed away.
at that time..
“Geee..”
“yes?”
A cute voice from the next moment.
At this, my gaze turned to the child who was sending a curious look while looking at me.
Hanran, the daughter of Sooyoung’s older sister.
I was a child who used to play with me often before I was recruited to the Hunter Guild, but somehow I didn’t feel as if this child recognized me now.
“Hi, Lana. Long time no see. Do you remember who your brother is?”
“yes. I don’t know anyone like you.”
“..well..”
A word from a child who relentlessly sticks dill in a clear voice.
However, if you think about it, considering the generational age and age difference, as she is my sister’s daughter, that statement was not very wrong, so from my point of view, it was a story that could not be strongly refuted.
“Um… um. That… is it? Even if it looks like this, when our ran was young, he often played with me… don’t you really remember?”
“yes. Anna. So, what are you doing, you bothering mom at this hour?”
Ran shows a slightly sharp reaction after beating a child.
As a result, I felt that it would take some time to get close to this child, and I spoke with a slightly awkward feeling.
“Well.. if you have to say, you can say that you are your mother’s close sister, right? We’ve known each other since childhood.”
“Ugh.. that’s right. That’s why, seeing you, my mother liked it that much.”
Like that, Ran nodded as if she understood, then looked back at the problem book she was looking at as if she wasn’t interested.
In a way, she seemed a bit bubbly, but looking at her like this, I was feeling a bit strange and cute.
‘That small child has already grown up this much… He has become more articulate than two years ago.’
No matter what this kid thinks of me, I’ve been this kid’s position since he was born.
And.. I did something for this child.
In any case, it was true that Ran was a child who, apart from the fact that she was simply the daughter of a close sister, felt like a stranger to me.
That was the time when I was watching the child study hard, receiving a warm feeling as if I were watching my daughter or younger brother for a while.
“Have you waited long? Now, here.”
Sooyoung noona finally makes cocoa and brings it in front of me.
At this, I began to drink it carefully with a thank you, and my sister carefully asked me as she sat across from me.
“By the way, what really happened? When I called a while ago, you said that it would be difficult to come down again this year.”
“Yeah, that’s what I said. It actually did.”
“… After all, what happened to you?”
It was Sooyoung noona who knew roughly what my situation was through the usual contact.
As such, she is well aware of how near impossible it is for me to be here.
Regarding this, I slowly put down my cup of cocoa. With a relieved expression on his face, he said to his older sister.
“Yes there is. It is something very important.”
“What is it? Maybe something bad has happened…”
An older sister who speaks with a sense of familiarity and worries.
Looking at my sister like that, I said a word that could express the current situation in a light tone.
“I am discharged.”
“!… hair… what? I… Really? But you must have said it, and in the current situation, it is not easy to do it even if you want to be discharged, but how.. did you have an accident?”
“Ha ha, no, never like that. Well, to put it simply, it’s a case of benefiting from the change in guild management policy. Anyway, thanks to that, I quickly packed my things and left on the very day I was notified.”
“Whoa.. Well, it’s good that it’s not something to worry about…”
Suyeong noona finally starts to show signs of being relieved by my words.
And after a while, the expression on her face began to change from relief to rather great joy.
“No, if you think about it for a moment, shouldn’t we be celebrating this? It means that my brother has finally escaped from that evil guild.”
“Strictly speaking, it is not. But whatever it is, it’s something to celebrate..”
Watching my sister’s quick facial expression change, I talked with a light smile, but now, seeing as my sister, it seemed like she couldn’t pass it up saying that this was a simple thing.
“Good. There’s a glass of whiskey in the fridge right now… How is it? To commemorate even a small thing.”
“Um.. well.. Jung Then, shall we do that? To be honest, I wanted to have a drink after a while.”
With those words, the look of the older sister who gave a sneaky glance.
In response, I accepted my sister’s proposal as it was after showing a slight withdrawal.
Whatever it is,
It was me who still had an emotion that could be called lingering in a corner of my heart.
I couldn’t turn down the situation of drinking alcohol while sharing my joy with such a person.
after a while like that,
Sooyoung noona pours a full glass of whiskey with ice.
In addition, while holding a glass of apple juice for Ran, who was next to us, the three of us raised our glasses and toasted.
Incest?tf.
Move on bro