240 – EP.10 Look at these guys?-5
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2Nd day of school. After finishing class with ease, I stopped by the supermarket and bought something for dinner.
In my short thoughts, there was a disaster that involved climbing a hill with a big plastic bag in both hands, but I was still able to come home somehow.
I should have just ordered a supermarket delivery.
I can’t figure out if it’s because I haven’t yet adapted to modern times or because I’m too old to use the benefits of civilization.
There were two reasons why I decided to change my diet of cup ramen and frozen foods.
One was because I felt like I was only buying processed foods after being possessed, and the other was because I wanted to have dinner with Yun Shia.
Considering her thin wallet, I suggested that we have dinner together on days when we had classes.
After hearing the proposal, Yoon Sia was conflicted at first, but agreed when I asked her what she was worried about now that she had eaten cup ramen before.
It was not simply a suggestion based on sympathy. It was a bit lonely to eat alone in this large house.
I can reduce my feeling of loneliness, and Yoon Shia can prevent additional spending, so I think it’s a win-win for her.
[Where are you?]
I am sending a message to estimate the approximate lecture time.
Originally, I thought I could only cook curry, stir-fried pork, and pasta.
This is because there was no need for a diverse menu as I lived alone.
However, in the world of martial arts, I had to cook while camping with my teacher, and although it was rough, I was able to build up the basics of cooking.
I whined all day if it didn’t taste good, so how can I not get better?…
The nightmare that happened when the wild boar meat that the teacher caught was burned black…
Recalling the memories of that time, I stirred the seasoned meat in the pan.
The spicy and sweet smell of commercially available seasoning sauce stimulated my sense of smell.
– Growling
I’m hungry because I haven’t eaten anything since lunch.
She was supposed to come at 8 o’clock, so there are about 30 minutes left.
I put a couple of pieces of meat in my mouth and chewed it under the pretext of tasting it.
Well, as expected….
The meat seems to be better than average even if you make it roughly.
Now that the rice cooker has moved from cooking to keeping warm, all preparations are complete.
I cleaned up the messy kitchen and washed my hands.
After putting the food neatly in dishes, I displayed it on the table, took off my apron and hung it roughly on an unused chair.
Now all you have to do is bring someone to eat with you.
It’s already 7:57.
It’s soon time for Yun Shia to come.
[Where are you?]
The number ‘1’ that appeared next to the message I sent earlier has not disappeared.
As I started setting up the cutlery, I looked at my phone.
The number ‘1’ next to the message has not disappeared yet.
[Teacher, are you late?]
You may not have seen it because you were walking, but I’ll send it to you again.
5 Minutes, 10 minutes like that.
Yun Sia did not come even after 20 minutes.
***
I was obviously on my way to class.
When she came close to In-ho’s house, Shin Jeong-ah appeared in front of her.
[I have something to tell you.]
She was surprised that her child, who had raised his claws and growled every time he saw her, spoke to her first.
[There is something her sister needs to know about Inho.]
She was someone who normally would have ignored her. However, she caught Yoon Si-ah’s attention when she said it was a story related to In-ho.
As soon as she showed her interest, Shin Jeong-ah took a couple of steps towards her.
[It’s a bit awkward to do here, but do you have a moment? It only takes 5 minutes.]
Shin Jeong-ah spoke in a low voice as if she was going to say something extremely important.
Yoon Si-ah picked up her cell phone and was about to send In-ho that she would be a little late.
But Shin Jeong-ah’s hands were folded over hers.
[It only takes a moment.]
I follow Shin Jeong-ah back up the hill.
Go down the stairs connected to the park at the bottom of the hill.
It was a park created by the city to create an environment, but it seemed to be poorly managed due to low accessibility.
Yun Sia, who precariously went down the steep stairs instead of the hill she usually walked, was able to reach a small park where her bench, pavilion, and several exercise equipment were placed.
“So what do you want to talk about?”
Yoon Si-ah asked behind Shin Jeong-ah as she walked toward her pavilion.
Up until this point, she had not felt a sense of crisis.
Maybe I underestimated the level of cruelty of students that age.
“Well, what should I talk about?”
Yoon Si-ah felt a little creepy when she saw Shin Jeong-ah smiling behind her.
She
She And she Little by little, she began to realize that something was wrong.
“I thought you were smart, but you’re so f*cking stupid?”
Shin Jeong-ah, who had returned to the way she spoke when they first met, raised her mouth and sneered.
As soon as I could feel the presence of people under the dark pavilion, fireflies began to glow.
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The long stick-shaped fireflies had red lights on their backs.
Someone grabbed it by its head and flipped it towards Yoon Sia.
The firefly flew in her arc and landed at her feet.
After confirming the identity of the firefly that was emitting acrid smoke and a pungent smell, Yun Sia swallowed her dry saliva.
“…You?”
It felt like her blood was drying up.
“Why are you telling me so?”
Shin Jeong-ah, giggling, took a step back, and black shadows with vague impressions began to slowly walk towards Yoon Sia next to her.
‘This… Inho.’
Yun Sia desperately moved her shaky legs to slowly break away from them, thinking of her student who would be waiting for her.
***
After being unable to contact him, In-ho came out of the house and waited for Yoon Sia.
At first, he waited in front of the house, then gradually walked down the hill until he noticed something and stopped.
He bent his knees and observed what had fallen to the ground.
“This….”
It was nothing special.
But Kang In-ho was suspicious of something about this soil.
He suddenly remembered the feeling he had when chasing bandits with Namgung Soyu.
This hill road is mainly used by cars. The only people walking are myself and Yoon Sia.
However, looking at the extent of the dirt and the fine marks, you can see that someone has walked here relatively recently.
Kang In-ho went a little further down the hill.
The amount of soil that has fallen gradually increases. This means that the owner of this trail came up the hill.
“It went down again near my house.”
Another unusual thing is that the trail that went up the hill went back down.
Kang In-ho turned on the light on his cell phone and shined it on the dirt.
It is a soil that is not seen anywhere nearby.
From down the hill, past the convenience store, to where Yoon Shia gets on the bus, there is no place where dirt like this can get on.
In-ho started walking down the trail.
When I got halfway up the hill, I could vaguely sense that a large number of people were gathered in the park at the bottom of the stairs.
“Ah… Please.”
In-ho hoped his thoughts were wrong.