152 – EP.7 Festival Tour-3
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In-ho, who went outside with So-you, put on a slightly tired expression at the crowd.
Merchants who wanted to take part in the festival opened stalls, and people flocked to the festival with little to enjoy.
As they walked through a market full of people, the distance between In-ho and So-you naturally narrowed.
“Joe, stick with me a little longer.”
Turning her gaze to the store selling smoked chicken, Soyou grabbed Inho’s arm and pulled him.
In-ho felt the weight of his master on his arm.
‘Something like a date.’
Watching the teacher slowly clinging to his arm, Inho thought so.
In-ho’s footsteps stopped in front of a shop selling smoked chicken.
“Do you want to eat this?”
“Isn’t Master watching because he wants to eat? You’ve been watching since before.”
When Soyou asked, Inho answered back.
Soyou tried to say something at the disciple’s words, but soon kept his mouth shut and turned his head away.
In-ho accepted it as an unspoken affirmation.
“You’ve been starving since lunch, so you need to eat something.”
“Then, buy a little bit. A little bit.”
Namgung Soyou, still avoiding her eyes, said, and Inho obediently followed her words and bought a tongdari.
The drumstick wrapped in several layers of paper was quite hot, so Inho moved to a place with less traffic.
“Now, have a bite first.”
Inho held out a shiny chicken leg.
Soyou stretched out his hand, but Inho shook his head.
“Put it on your hand. Just eat it as it is.”
In-ho took the form of feeding him, and Namgung So-yu tucked her hair back and bit into a small piece of chicken.
I felt the texture of the chewy skin, and the juicy chicken took over my tongue.
I felt more delicious with my stomach, probably because I ate it on an empty stomach for a long time.
Soyou let out an exclamation of “Umm~” without even realizing it, and hurriedly cleared his throat to save face.
“How is it? Is it delicious?”
When Inho, who was still holding a chicken leg, looked at her and asked, Soyou nodded in response.
“Then I’ll take a bite too.”
In-ho put his mouth on the other side of So-you’s bite.
After removing the large chicken leg, Inho put the meat in his mouth and mumbled in exclamation.
“Me, give me another bite too.”
Seeing Inho happy to eat seemed to stimulate his appetite, so Soyou whimpered like a child.
Acting a bit similar to when he was his age, In-ho munched the chicken, holding it in his hand and placing it near So-you’s mouth.
Soyou bit more meat than before.
It couldn’t have been a more satisfying meal.
They took turns biting into chicken legs for a while, and the chicken legs quickly showed bony bones.
“Ah~ I ate well. It was delicious, right?”
As Inho said while wiping his greasy hands with the paper that had been wrapping paper, Soyou Namgung nodded.
“I’m still not full, so let’s go eat something else.”
Rubbing his moderately cold stomach, Inho tried to head into the crowd.
– Took
Feeling the grip from behind, In-ho turned around to see So-yu, who had grabbed the sleeve before he knew it, lowering his gaze to the ground.
“why?”
When In-ho asked, So-you clung to his arm.
He felt a slight touch on his side of his chest, but he didn’t show it.
“Sah, because there are a lot of people. Don’t fall.”
Seeing Soyou avoiding his gaze for some reason, Inho gave a gentle smile.
“Then, shall we hang out like this today? There are a lot of people.”
“Is that so?”
Soyou was delighted with Inho’s proposal.
The time to eat and enjoy continued.
Following Inho’s direction of [Let’s enjoy all the festival food!], we bought one food and shared it between the two of us.
They shared stewed pork, noodles, dumplings, and snacks.
I was worried about when I was full because I ate little by little, but after going through several shops, my stomach became full.
Is it because I solved my empty stomach? Inho and Soyou shortened their stride and watched the performances of clowns and street musicians rather than food.
“……”
Seeing people laughing, drinking, and dancing reminded In-ho of another dimension.
‘It would have been nice if we could have enjoyed the festival together.’
I thought I had forgotten about it, but the memory of the previous dimension burst out like an awl in my pocket.
“Are you Inho?”
Soyou wondered at the disciple who stopped walking and stood there.
“Oh, no. Let’s go over there.”
Seeing Inho forced to smile, Soyou tilted his head.
Clowns were dancing to the music on street corners.
It was somewhat exaggerated and ridiculous, but it was as good as the skill, Souyu looked at the scene as if he was bewitched.
“By the way, Master. That level of movement is easy for Master, too.”
As everyone cheered at the sight of a clown doing somersaults in succession, In-ho said to So-yu.
“They don’t even learn martial arts and do difficult movements like that. That’s why it’s amazing.”
“Why don’t you use that flexibility for me?”
In-ho puffed out his cheeks and muttered something, and So-you smiled.
After the performance, So-yu suggested that In-ho take a look at the moon.
In order to find a suitable place, I headed to a deserted place, and thanks to that I was able to get away from the crowded streets.
“Um…. There are already passengers here too.”
When I came here because it was a good place to see the moon, several people were already seated.
It was possible to sit in an empty space vaguely, but Soyou didn’t want to.
Somehow, it was because I wanted to see the moon with my student in a place where no one was around.
“Master, how are you doing over there?”
At the tip of Inho’s hand was a five-story pavilion.
“Isn’t there someone already there?”
“No, not in there. On the roof. There, no one would disturb you.”
“But on the roof… it’s probably causing trouble to the surroundings…”
“Ah, at this time or when. Let’s go.”
As if it was nothing, Inho waved his hand.
“Okay. Only this time.”
Just today, Soyou also nodded her head obediently, as she didn’t want to be harsh with Inho.