#93. A long time. That’s right.
The first morning with Jena in this life.
I opened her eyes before her and slowly got up.
What time was it?
I picked up my phone and checked the time.
11:45 AM
In general, check-out time is 11 o’clock in most places like hotels, but this is Kangchon motel.
There was no case in which the owner urged the guest to leave the room unless there was an incentive to spend one more night.
By the way, even though I woke up much later than usual, I was still feeling nauseous.
I arrived here at dawn yesterday and had a relationship with her until late at night…
Is Jena tired after finishing her part-time job?
Jena lying down with only her robe on.
She tapped her soft cheek with her finger.
She gently touched her as if she could barely touch it, but sensitive Jena frowned.
I wanted to wash first, so I got up from the bed and headed to the bathroom.
Ah.
Water came out of the shower.
How should I spend today?
There are still two days of grace before returning to the academy.
Today, I was planning to spend the day here with Jena and return to Seoul by train in the evening.
I want you to have as much fun as possible…
I’d rather go up to Seoul and have a luxurious date that I couldn’t finish…
I had to be a little skeptical about being in this neighborhood because of the talk of the dorms yesterday.
Ummm… After all, asking yourself is probably the best way to avoid making a mistake, right?
The reason why my surprise trip had to be sad for her example and her position was because I hadn’t given her any notice.
Yes. Let’s accept feedback today.
As she put on her towel and opened the door with her wet hair, Jena, who looked hazy, was sitting with her back against her wall.
“…Is it cool?”
“Yes. Good morning.”
Jenna smiles powerlessly.
“Good morning. Choi Inwook.”
Jena closed her eyes as if she was still tired.
“Would you like to wash? I’m done using the bathroom.”
“Ha-am… Wait a minute…”
Jena yawns and stretches her.
I plugged in the hair dryer and started drying her hair.
I decided that it would take quite a while for Jena to wash up and get out, so I crawled back into the blanket without putting on my clothes.
“Hayena.”
“Yes.”
It was clear that Jena’s mind was awake, but her body seemed to reject it.
Page.
When we were a couple.
Her morning greetings I often gave her.
I put a short kiss on her lips and straightened Jena’s messy hair.
Jena opened her eyes slowly with a smile on her lips as if she didn’t like my greeting.
“Come here.”
Jenna beckons to me.
“I’m right next to you?”
“Closer.”
As I moved her upper body a little further towards her, she came over to me and gave her a short kiss on my lips.
“You have to go get the answer.”
She was a little embarrassed to say that, so Jena bowed her head and turned her body over and took her feet off her bed.
“Are we going to Seoul right away?”
“Do whatever you want.”
“Yes?”
Jena grabbed her bathroom doorknob and she gave me her answer.
“Then let’s walk around here today.”
…I almost heard a voice if I had reserved a bus to Seoul again.
I’m glad.
* *
When we left the hostel, the bright sunlight was welcoming us.
June. Little by little, it was getting warmer, signaling that summer was coming.
“It’s Jena.”
“Huh?”
“Since when did you say you were in this town?”
“Me? Han… I think I settled in this neighborhood when I was about 28?”
I met Jena after I was 30, so it must be like that.
“Then, have you ever been here at this age?”
She grinned as if asking a question like that.
“I can’t. At this age, I didn’t even know the name of this town.”
“That’s right.”
Because when I was looking for a neighborhood for refuge, I looked for an area that no one seemed to know the most by name.
I was not even aware of the existence of this town even in my thirties.
Town.
The busiest area in the village.
Even though it was a Saturday morning, there were hardly any young people to be seen.
If it was Seoul, it would have been a time when a lot of people went out to play.
The street was too quiet.
Most of the people who came and went were elderly people.
“Oh!”
Jenna raised her index finger as if she had found something.
“We. Let’s go over there.”
Following her fingertips, a very familiar shop caught my eye.
“Wow… What… There was a time there too.”
“So.”
The place we headed to is [Ivory’s Alum House]
It was an ordinary alum house, nothing special.
However, the process of making every space special all the time depends on what kind of memories are accumulated there.
Even if it’s a nice building, it can be a place you don’t want to go back to if you’ve experienced a breakup there.
Even if it’s a shabby and old house, if it contains memories, it could be a warmer place than anywhere else.
“Are you here?”
Even though the bell hanging on the door rang with a refreshing sound, it didn’t feel popular in the store.
A fan that rotates slowly.
Sunshine pouring out the window.
It was a scene that evoked too much nostalgia.
In the distant future, we sit again where we have always sat.
Even if Jena was thinking the same thing as me, we just looked out the window without saying anything.
Tiring Tiring.
The bell rings again.
“Aigoo, guests are here~”
It’s a very nice face, but I can’t express it.
Jena bowed her head to her master, her aunt.
“Hello~”
“Oh, young people, it’s been a while since I’ve been to our store. Yeah. What should I do?”
Voice full of emotion.
My aunt was still more than 10 years ago, so she had a more cheerful voice.
10 Years later, when we went to this store for lunch, we were the youngest people.
This restaurant, which used to be Jena’s lunch pick, was always crowded with elderly people.
“What are you doing today?”
That question I’ve heard more than 100 times without lying.
“Today’s flounder! I bought a couple of flounder at the market this morning! Can I do that?”
“Yes. Aunt.”
Jenna smiled and answered with a cheerful voice.
“It’s been a while. That’s right.”
Jena said to me, tapping her table with her index finger.
“That’s right…”
There was such a future.
She has a future where she and I go to work every day and eat lunch as if stamping a stamp.
The sound of plates going up on an iron tray.
The side dishes that the aunt made meticulously one by one were placed on the table.
“If it’s not enough, tell me. I’ll give you more.”
“Yes.”
As she entered the kitchen, I shoved the bean sprouts into her mouth.
But how does it taste…
Has it tasted like this before? Not really…?
I remember it being full of a slightly more fragrant sesame oil scent…
He raised his head and looked at Jena.
“It’s Jena.”
“Yes.”
I lowered my voice slightly.
“Isn’t it a little… Bland?”
“…You felt it too.”
Ha… It was a bit disappointing that the taste was not the same as before.
The side dishes were overall a bit bland.
Finally, simmered flounder, which can be said to be the main menu of today’s alum, appeared.
Wow.
I haven’t tasted it yet, but it looks great.
“Because it is a living creature, it must be delicious. Eat it deliciously.”
The old woman smiled affectionately, and then she went back to her kitchen.
“Boiled eggplant. It’s like I’m eating this for the first time in my life?”
Jena lifted her chopsticks and began to smear her meat.
I don’t think I’ve ever eaten…?
I’ve eaten seafood and sushi several times, but this was my first time simmering flounder.
“Me too.”
I put a large spoonful of seasoning sauce on top of the pure white rice, and then I put thick fish meat on top.
“…The only thing we can experience together for the first time is stewed flounder.”
Pooh.
I almost sprayed the contents with Jena’s sudden attack.
Embarrassed, I, Kolok, and Jena poured water into a glass of water as if sorry.
“Why are you making such a fuss? After you’ve done everything you need to do.”
“No, it is.”
“Ugh. Eat some rice.”
I can’t apologize for this…
Ha…
As I bit my chopsticks with a slightly gloomy expression, Jena shot me a word with her annoyed look in her eyes.
“Choi Inwook.”
“Huh?”
“From now on, go up to Seoul and do well.”
Of course not.
I owe her a lot of debt.
“Yes. I will.”
“Don’t be dragged around by Yun Harin and Yoo Shi-hwa, and don’t take me for the last time.”
Ah. Hit the bone
I always thought that Sihwa does the best with stinging sounds…
Looking at this figure, Jena never seemed to lose.
Weeeeeing.
Jena’s cell phone started ringing.
Jena she checked the screen, she paused for a moment and then she looked into my eyes.
“…Let’s go see Master tomorrow.”
I knew what that word meant.
“Are you ready?”
“…Yes. All you need is your body.”
That’s right…
You can now escape from the aftermath of this damn Ezion.
Is it because I’ve been living a life like this for a longer time than I thought?
I didn’t feel well.
“Choi Inwook.”
“Huh?”
“Even if I regain my magic this time.”
“Yes.”
“Never do anything beyond your ability. Don’t overdo it. Do you understand?”
Jena grabbed my hand with a tone of genuine concern.
“Of course.”
I was going to concentrate on my training from now on so that she would never have to worry about that.