298 – EP.11 Transformation-3
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“It’s dark.”
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As daylight saving time ended, the moon that had delayed going to work began to rise again.
As I moved around to avoid the crowd of police and paramedics, it was already night.
“That’s right.”
A man was walking down the street carrying a woman on his back.
People’s attention was focused on a young man carrying a student wearing a school uniform.
“Is it heavy?”
The woman asked while sniffling. Perhaps because I was crying for the world to go away, my voice was very quiet.
“It’s heavy.”
The man answered, bouncing her back up as she slowly sank down.
“Seeing-“
As if the man’s answer was not correct, the woman kicked his side with her leg, even though her eyes were red and swollen.
Of course, I wasn’t in the right position, so it didn’t really shock me.
When a man walking down the street came to a fork in the road, he turned to take the relatively narrow path.
As he turned his body, a familiar alley appeared, and he paused for a moment to take in the alley.
‘It’s been a few days since you left. Does it feel like a long time?’
He sighed and barely managed to stop himself from laughing.
He started walking again, lifting the woman who was going down.
The familiar surrounding scenery caught the woman’s eyes. The woman buried her face in the crook of his neck.
I could smell dirt, sweat, and a faint smell of blood.
“Mister.”
The man felt hot breath.
“Why?”
At the blunt man’s words, the woman pulled the arm around her neck a little tighter.
“Thank you.”
“What?”
“It’s just… Everything.”
“Is that so?”
The man continued to walk looking ahead.
In response to that indifferent response, Kim Seong-ah rubbed her face.
“It’s true.”
“Yes, yes.”
Silence again. The man shuffled through his alley.
A few passers-by looked at them strangely, but when they saw their scruffy facial features and tattered clothes, they convinced themselves and passed by.
“Mister.”
Kim Seong-ah called him again.
“Why again?”
He said as he watched her house getting closer.
“Are you going home?”
“Then where are you going?”
“Are you going home too?”
“…….”
“Are you coming home too, uncle?”
Kim Seong-ah’s arms gained strength.
“Right?”
Kim Seong-ah’s voice is powerful, as if confirming or inquiring.
Meanwhile, the man’s steps stopped in front of the gate.
He tapped her thigh twice with his hand. It was a signal to get off.
Seongah Kim carefully placed her feet on the ground. Although she had a magical girl body with greater durability than that of an ordinary person, the aftereffects of being hit directly by the Four Heavenly Kings’ attack still remained.
As the soles of her feet touched the ground, a tingling sensation flowed up to the top of her head.
“Ugh….”
“Are you okay?”
“It’s okay. I can walk.”
She moved her feet carefully and opened her front door. The door opened and there was a sound of old hinges.
Kim Seong-ah entered the gate and put her feet out in her yard.
“Uncle… Please come in.”
With the gate between them, the two face each other.
“…Ugh.”
When he saw her glaring eyes, he let out a self-deprecating sigh and followed her into her house.
When Kang In-ho came in, Kim Seong-ah smiled without even realizing it.
Walking toward home, Kang In-ho saw the weeds that had grown profusely during his short absence.
‘Have you been busy? ‘It’s not maintained at all.’
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When he entered the house, he realized that his thoughts were wrong.
“Ugh… I need some cleaning…”
He covered his eyes with his palms as the living room and kitchen became a mess.
“Oh, I’m a bit busy….”
Kim Seong-ah, who had been concentrating on bringing him into the house, looked at his shocked face and came up with an absurd excuse.
“I’m busy, hey…”
He went to the kitchen and frowned when he saw the sink.
“Ah, there! Ouch!”
When Kim Seong-ah tried to enter the kitchen with her feet, Kang In-ho picked her up.
“Ah, uncle….”
Her princess Kang In-ho, who lifted her into a holding position, walked her to the second floor.
Boom!
“Please drop me off, uncle. It’s a little disorganized…”
Despite Kim Seong-ah’s pleas, Kang In-ho kicked the door open, and her room opened.
“Look at this. Are you a human or an animal?”
Clothes scattered here and there, panties and bras hanging on chairs like a work by Salvador Dali were clearly displayed.
“Ah, uncle!!!”
Kim Seong-ah struggled in his arms, but he did not let her go.
“How can I live a messier life than before I came?”
When his somewhat angry voice fell from above, Kim Seong-ah turned her gaze to his chest.
Just as she was about to bury her face in his chest, Kang In-ho dropped her to the floor.
As she was rubbing her numb buttocks, Kang In-ho turned around.
“Clean up your room, wash up, and come down. … Let’s talk then.”
“Ah, okay.”
Kang In-ho came back down to the first floor and put on his apron and his rubber gloves.
He began to thoroughly wipe down the surrounding area with detergent.
Remove rotten food that was not properly filtered and old dirt stuck to the edges.
As I spray water on the area treated with detergent, the sink gradually returns to its former appearance.
At this time, separate recycling is also carried out. Garbage was mixed in haphazardly without proper separation.
“Ugh… I’m crazy.”
He belatedly blamed her own actions for saving her, but he thought he would have done the same thing if he went back in time.
‘Because the body moves as it pleases.’
I don’t know if it was her sense of responsibility as an adult or her pity for Kim Seong-ah, but she blocked Tols’ attack.
“Because of this guy’s foolishness.”
[You are all good, but there are just two problems.]
[Being angry out of anger or being rude.]
The words of a senior at the company played in my ears.
With a bitter smile, he continued cleaning, and after about an hour, he succeeded in restoring it to its original appearance.
“It’s hard.”
As I sat down on the chair at the dining table and wiped off the sweat with the back of my hand, I heard the sound of someone coming down from the landing.
“I cleaned everything up.”
Kim Seong-ah, who had suddenly become fluffy, was looking at him with a wary face, wearing a thin t-shirt.