Chapter 183
Permafrost (4)
After dinner, I was in charge of cleaning up. I am also a rough person with minimal socialization, so I was at someone else’s house, and someone else even cooked food for me, but I thought of doing this of course.
As I was shaking off the water from my hands and putting the washed dishes on the dish rack in the corner of the kitchen, I heard Nikolai’s voice behind me.
“Did you say Golden Sun? Can I help you?”
Seriously, like his nickname, his voice sounds like a dog.
When I turned my head, a blonde Byeok-an with a half-rotted smile that could be called fresh from the girls’ point of view, but from my point of view, was approaching.
“No, I’m almost done.”
I turned my gaze back to the sink. And the answer that came out of my mouth was so dry that I couldn’t believe it myself.
“okay?”
“uh.”
With a ‘dang’ sound, I put the last pot of silver on the holder and rubbed my hand on the dishcloth hanging nearby. I rubbed the dishcloth as hard as I thought it was an unlucky face.
and turn around
Nikolai was staring at me.
Crazy bastard, what the hell is there to see?
“By the way, aren’t you going home?”
“Oh, I have to go. still… … I was waiting because I was anxious to leave it to the customer to clean up and be comfortable.”
“… … .”
In an instant, goose bumps and goose bumps all over my body. I felt it. This guy, this guy is the type of main character that could only come out of a harem manga.
What is it, that line that seems like you’re being nice? Hearing it from the same guy makes me shiver and my limbs seem to disappear, ueek—.
When I moved my feet into the living room, he came out after me, so I was teasing my mouth without realizing it.
“… … It’s all over, so go away. Let me rest too.”
“Sorry, you must have been tired from coming here today, did I bother you too much?”
It’s dizzy, really.
Obviously I said it casually, but what came back was an unmatched warm response. If he hadn’t been the man who looked after Anya’s house, I would have kicked him out of the house with Jim.
“Aren’t you going to school tomorrow?”
“Did you graduate early through the GED?”
“A job is… … ?”
“I’m a civil servant, so I go to City Hall in the morning, but it’s not that urgent. why?”
Crazy, are you going to work at City Hall?
Seeing her wasting time like this, I thought she was an unemployed person, but to have a stable job… … . The hostility towards the guy in my heart rose even further.
Originally, it was a civil service exam that only those over 18 could take, but I knew that the age group was expanded due to the self-governing province and lack of manpower in Primorsky Krai… … .
You are so perfect… … ?
My hands and feet are trembling. If I talk more, sooner or later, I think I’ll fall by the back of my neck.
If it stays like this, he’s really going to sit down and do something annoying, so I decided to lighten the load.
I quickly lifted Nikolai’s bag from the corner of the living room.
“uh… … ?”
“Baby-! Nikolai Gandae!”
“uh!?”
I shouted out loud on behalf of the guy. Looking at Nikolai’s face with a puzzled look on his face, it was as if his stomach had been slightly pierced.
I know. That what I’m doing now is childish.
But what, what?
When I see Nikolai talking to Anya, a fire burns inside me.
Since ancient times, humans have been extremely subjective creatures, and I was such a snob that I could be faithful to my own feelings.
“Are you leaving now?”
The first to respond was Elizabeth, who was sitting on the sofa in the living room watching TV. The appearance of her scratching the back of her head and dragging her slippers straight out was completely different from her dignified appearance at a public event.
This was her.
“Are you going already?”
“go?”
Following Elizabeth, Anya comes downstairs, rubbing her wet hair with a towel, and Desiree in blue pajamas.
Looking at Anya’s expression of regret, I suddenly thought that if she stayed like this, she would go out to meet me, and I became impatient.
“It was too late. Nikolai said he has plans tomorrow, and we have to leave early in the morning too. yes?”
“uh? uh, uh I have to go to work tomorrow morning too.”
“Oh, then wait a minute… … .”
“I’ll come to pick you up—!”
Nikolai looks down at me. And then I see the back of Anya going up again. A strange expression appeared on the boy’s face when he looked at me again.
It was like looking at a sad creature.
… … why are you looking at me like that
Suddenly I was reminded of what I was doing. It was ugly. However, there is no shame in looking up to the sky.
How did I raise Anya? No, rather than raising them, they freed them. Anyway, how did you do it, but to see a dog-bone-like guy who doesn’t even know the basics get away with it?
I found a winter coat on the hanger, put it on, and tossed a man’s jumper that wasn’t mine at Nikolai. The only men in this house are me and him. This must be the guy’s.
But after consulting with me, he just stared blankly at me.
“Aren’t you wearing it?”
“what?”
“outerwear.”
“Ah, it’s okay. You can go like this.”
“… … Well, do whatever you want.”
It’s none of my business. I even handed the bag to the smiling guy and put on my shoes.
The door squeaks open with a ‘knocking’ sound. The night when the sun went down was incomparably colder than the daytime. bones are cold The expression was just about right.
Snow was already piled up in the yard. My ears were filled with the sound of the rough wind wheezing. The volume was so high that it was impossible to have a conversation without raising your voice.
No matter how blind I am right now, this was enough to shake my head, so I shouted to Nikolai who led the way through the snow.
“Is it really okay to not wear clothes?! Are you going to freeze to death?”
“It’s okay, thank you for picking me up! You can go in now!”
“… … ?”
Do you want to go in? Still, in this weather, it’s better to go out at least to the street in front of the house, too… … Lee in… … .
After striding through the snowy field and out the gate, the guy opened the gate next door and went inside.
this crazy… … .
I swallowed what I was muttering to myself at the sight in front of me.
“See you tomorrow!!!”
Nikolai, who answered refreshingly, said, ‘Bang!’ I closed the door with a sound and entered.
I was dumbfounded and stood there with my mouth open for a moment in a daze. A few windblown grains of cold snow dug into his gaping mouth and melted on his tongue.
“Two-tweet!!!”
Spitting out a mixture of saliva and water in the mouth.
I had a hunch.
That this guy, Nikolai, is a stronger enemy than I thought.
That’s how the first night in Maritime Province ended.
* * *
‘Even if you twist the chicken’s neck, dawn will come.’
If you look at the meaning, it wasn’t a phrase that could be used now, but if you look at the sentence as it is, it suits the situation very well.
In Maritime Province, where the only chicken sold at the supermarket is a frozen chicken with a twisted neck, morning always arrives.
“Oh no, sun. haaam.”
“… … hi.”
Early in the morning, when I opened the door and went out, I saw Anya waving at me with messy hair. Thanks to the pajama top that fell while sleeping, one of her shoulders was exposed defenselessly.
She was holding a change of clothes and a wash basket in her hands as if she was about to take a shower.
Let’s yield the second floor bathroom to the landlord.
After shaking hands, we headed to the first floor through the wooden stairs.
When I stepped onto the first floor, I was greeted by the sweet and savory aroma of coffee.
“Are you awake now? How much time is left?”
When did it happen, Elizabeth, who was already perfectly positioned on the sofa, raised the coffee cup to her lips with a graceful gesture. Even so, her eyes were fixed on the news on TV.
─To mediate the conflict between the British government and the royal family this morning, the Korean Ambassador to the UK will visit Buckingham Palace and the British Foreign Office. In an unknown situation, the British government… … .
I will correct it. Looking closely, her hand, which she lifted gracefully, was trembling little by little.
“I’m going to wash up. Get the kids ready when they come out.”
“okay.”
Knowing that no matter what I said now, it would not comfort her, so I headed for the bathroom.
It took exactly 5 minutes to shower. Anything more than that is annoying. I was already confused at the thought of changing into the combat uniform I received from the military yesterday.
For distinction from civilians, quick identification of friends and family, and ease of activity, volunteers in the Maritime Province – awakened people – were given special military uniforms.
I came out, wiping my wet hair with a towel.
“Hmm, hmm!”
And I saw it in my eyes
The princess in front of the mirror next to the TV in a snowy white combat uniform, raising the brim of her beret with her index finger shaped like a pistol, as if she liked the military uniform she was wearing for the first time.
Let’s just quietly pass by.
In times like these, it’s best to just pretend you don’t know.
After getting ready, I went out with the kids. It was a bonus that the princess, who kept her form in front of the mirror until she came down from the second floor, blushed briefly when we got caught.
* * *
We went outside and waited for the driver to take us, but many people pretended to know.
Since the time when the sun rises in the evening is small in the first place, in the Maritime Province, where the day starts a little earlier, 8 o’clock in the morning was the same as broad daylight.
“oh? isn’t it? Where are you going? What are those clothes?”
“hehehe, let’s go volunteer!”
“… … okay? It’s been a while since I’ve been here, so I’m going to take a break, and be sincere.”
Next door-Nicolai’s house and the other side-Starting with the aunt’s question, the people in the neighborhood greeted them, which would be appropriate to name them as the mart man right in front and passers-by 1 and 2.
And above all.
The gold nugget next to it was annoying.
“Way to go. i’ll wait.”
… … I will correct it. If you include me here, there are five blondes, so it’s hard to name them accurately.
Again, to be precise, ‘the gold nugget that lives next door to Anya’ bothered me.
that… … Is there no Nikolai???
personal history?
How on earth can they send us off just in time for us to come out?
“Can I go home in the evening?”
“uh? uh. As long as it’s Collie, you can come.”
“Okay, look forward to dinner tonight!”
No, aside from anything else, I don’t know why you’re holding Anya’s hand. Can’t we just face each other?
I was staring blankly at Nikolai, who was holding Anya’s hand tightly.
“What are you doing? The car came, but I didn’t ride it.”
“Taeyang-kun, come quickly!”
-[The greedy usurper] urges the owner to wake up!
Even you… … .
Desiree, pouting, waved at me to come. I boarded the front seat of a military vehicle with full of discomfort.
I don’t know why, but I felt terribly uncomfortable.