Chapter 146 – Chapter 146
Looking back, even though Eunji gave me a sigh when I was with her, she never said that she was having a hard time or that she was sick.
Until she met her, she wouldn’t have been able to leave the house and meet people, and even though that must have been the hardest thing for Eun-ji, she showed such a courageous side.
To the extent that she didn’t notice him, she always showed a strong and bright side.
“Valet? What, are you deaf now?”
“I didn’t eat.”
“Then why don’t you answer? Is the princess funny?!”
Snarky words. Do-kyun, who was listening to him, reached out and placed a hand on Eun-ji’s head.
Flinch. Eunji’s body trembled.
“What, what? Will you let go of this?”
A new energy began to appear in Eunji’s eyes.
‘… That’s great.’
What is a child, isn’t this enough to be an adult to the point of overflowing?
‘A child… I was a child.’
I couldn’t look at the other person properly, I was just making my own judgment because my eyes were blurred by the appearance. What if this is not a child?
“Servant, do you really want to get hit? Does the princess really need to be beaten?”
A constant grumbling in my ears.
Do-gyun listened intently to him for a moment, then removed his hand and placed a chestnut on Eun-ji’s head.
Just-!
“Ouch!”
“With burly hair.”
Food. As Do-gyun tried to speak with a smile, Eun-ji glared at Do-gyun with bulging eyes and began to cheer up.
“What, what! Did you hit the princess? Are you crazy?”
“Even though.”
“I-so-so-so…”
Eun-ji pointed her finger at Do-gyun as if it was absurd and stuttered her words. Do-gyun adjusted his complexion at the sight of him, smiled, and continued his speech succinctly.
“If you just stand there like that, can’t you look around within today? Here is the ranch experience course. Aren’t you going?”
“Oh… !”
Eunji’s body shuddered. Eunji hugged her forehead and glared at Do-gyun for a moment, then she walked past him with strenuous steps.
“Today is a special passing because the princess has a busy schedule! Just do it again!”
“Oh, thank you.”
“Profit… !”
Eun-ji, as if trying to show that she was angry, moved her steps while moving her shoulders.
Do-gyun followed Eun-ji two steps behind and looked at the back of her head, who was deeply troubled.
‘… I can do it anyway.’
You could have said that it was difficult if it was difficult, or that it was painful if it was painful.
That foolish little boy was enduring it with an uncharacteristically grown-up attitude.
Add up
‘… They’re about to go.’
I was trying to break up with so much patience.
*
Do-kyun looked at the excited Eun-ji while stroking the donkey.
At first glance, you could feel that it was not at all different from usual, but if you focus on it, there are times when you can see that it has subsided moment by moment.
Should it be a late realization? It was only now that I could see that Eunji was getting ready to leave.
Do-gyun felt his stomach churn.
His mind was complicated. Worries come to mind
Should I block it? Should I tell him not to go, let’s stay together a little longer?
His heart longed for Eunji to remain, but Do-gyun knew that if he followed his heart, he would not be able to let go of them even for the rest of her life.
If the time comes when you have to let go, it would be right to let go. It would be right for Eun-ah or for other personalities.
Fist clenched tightly.
Do-gyun looked at Eun-ji again as he tried to contain his stomach.
That unusually bright little boy decided to leave on his own.
… As Ko Eun-ji, she chose this day, as she herself said, Princess’s Day.
If he had to block it, then it would be a short reprieve.
Aren’t you a determined kid? Isn’t he a stubborn little boy who seldom thinks of letting go once he makes up his mind?
Even if you add a bit of respite, he will end up making the upcoming breakup even more difficult.
The more time you spend together, the harder it will be to break up.
Maybe Eunji is wiser than herself. He may know when it’s time to back off.
Maybe that’s why he wants to leave without saying anything.
But.
‘… I don’t like it.’
Even if everything else was put aside, it was unacceptable to let Ko Eun-ji go through her years without being understood.
Even if Eun-ji leaves, she has to shake off all the pain of the time Eun-ji has lived and leave.
Not because I had to leave, but because I was really happy now. That was what Do-gyun thought was a happy ending.
Will be remembered longing will remain
However, there shouldn’t be any regrets.
At the moment of parting, I had to think that I did my best. I should have been able to spend it laughing.
Today had to be such a farewell without regret so that this moment wouldn’t be just sad when I remember this moment someday.
“Kyaaak!”
In the distance, Eunji is seen screaming as she is being licked by a donkey.
I see myself standing still, then staring at the donkey again.
Seeing that, Do-kyun wiped his face once to adjust his expression, and then moved toward Eun-ji.
If today is your last, all you have to do is just do your best.
*
I looked at the giraffe and exclaimed.
“Wow…”
Really big. Not going to lie, he was so tall that he only needed 8 people to catch up.
How do you keep up with that long neck? While looking at him with his mouth wide open, the attendant spoke to him.
“Are you curious?”
“What, a little.”
I said that and looked at the attendant.
He was laughing with a calm, slightly subdued expression. I’ve been in this state ever since I came out after seeing the penguins.
I kind of knew why I was doing this.
‘… I must be very quick to notice.’
He noticed that he had made a slight mistake, and since he has been doing that the whole time, a sigh comes out.
‘… This is why I didn’t want to say it.’
That wretched attendant would get so restless right away if my complexion deteriorated just a little bit, so I didn’t want to talk about it.
If you just have fun all day long, where will you go? Seeing such a sad face makes me weak for no reason.
I tried to suppress the discomfort that was welling up inside me, then got up and spoke to the attendant.
“So, where next?”
“Uh… , The wild meadow ends here, and the next safari.”
“Safari?”
“Where the beasts are. There are things like lions and tigers.”
Flinch. My body trembled at the word beast, and the attendant who saw him laughed meanly.
“Choo?”
“Jjoo, what a joke!”
I made an effort to harden my expression and then took the lead.
“Hey, beasts are nothing in front of the princess! Guide me!”
“Why did you go first when you said to guide me?”
“Ugh… !”
I was filled with anger and glared at the attendant as I continued.
“Don’t grab the horse’s tail! This is so that the princess will not be rude!”
“Huh.”
The sarcastic servant took my hand.
“You have to hold on tight.”
I looked at the attendant’s hand that was stacked on top of mine. Big, warm hands. It was a little rough, and it was also a bumpy hand that made my stomach tickle for no reason.
“… Do not order the princess.”
I was embarrassed by the feeling of the large hand covering my hand, so I poured out blunt words for no reason, and the attendant smiled ugly again and led me away.
The back that took a step ahead seemed bigger than mine.
It was the back of an attendant who always accepted everything, even if it was just trembling.
It was the back of an attendant who found me no matter where I was.
It was the back of such an attendant who was so grateful and relieved.
‘… That’s why I wanted to go quietly.’
I’m sorry for always taking care of you, and I’m thankful again. I was ashamed that I always grumbled despite all the hard work, and I was embarrassed to say thank you again. So I wanted to go quietly.
‘Chi…’
When I noticed it like this, I felt like I was about to burst into tears.
*
Climbed into the safari’s caged car.
Eunji tilted her head as she looked at the iron bars attached to the window of the car.
“Servant, why is this here?”
“Everything that comes out of here is a beast. It was prepared to break windows and eat people.”
Startle. Eunji’s body trembled.
Do-gyun became more playful than him and whispered to Eun-ji in a sly voice.
“Be careful, even if you do this, people will be eaten every once in a while.”
“No, I know it’s a joke!”
“Well?”
Do-kyun giggled and enjoyed Eun-ji’s reaction.
… I tried to make it look that way.
However, did he not have a talent for acting?
Eunji, who was looking at my expression, sighed.
“… Attendant, straighten your face.”
Eunji’s head turned toward her window.
“You came out to play. The servant should be made fun by the princess, so why are you crying? The princess is losing her energy.”
His eyes were looking out the window and his expression was not visible. However, there was a hint of melancholy in his voice.
“… Sorry.”
“I’m sorry if you’re fine.”
The words that I spit out with a snort and a ‘heung’.
At that, Do-gyun struggled to smile, then swallowed his breath.
Perhaps, Eunji knows better than she does.
Today is Eunji’s last day with Do-kyun as Go Eun-ji.
So, both of them should put on a smile.
Do-kyun wiped his face with his hand. My face was hot.
“It’s hot in the car.”
“Jerk.”
“Losing.”
While crying
Although the appearance of grunting with effort is very vulgar, there is also an understandable side, so it made me laugh out loud.
As the awkward atmosphere continued, the car started.
[Nice to meet you, everyone! I am Tarzan, who will explore the safari with you today!]
Voices flowed from the speakers attached to the bus ceiling.
It was a lively, passionate voice.
The young children on the bus shouted greetings at the voice, and the bus, which moved in such a noisy atmosphere, headed first to the place where the tiger was.
[Now, see that tiger friend on the right? That friend’s name is Hodol~!]
Do-gyun and Eun-ji’s eyes turned to the window on the right.
“You.”
I saw a tiger sleeping with its belly exposed.
The big front paws twitched and the soles of the feet trembled.
“Cute…”
A red flag appeared on Eunji’s face.
Looking at Eunji like that, Do-gyun recalled the idea that the awkward atmosphere in the middle of the day was relieved like this, let out a small breath, and agreed with Eunji’s words.
“I know.”
The tongue was sticking out of the tiger’s gaping teeth.
Looking at it, I think it’s cute.
While I was thinking about that, the bus passed by the tiger and stopped at the rock where the white tiger was sitting.
[Now, the friend I will meet this time! I’m a bear friend!]
A bear was swimming in the pond outside the window.
[That bear friend is swimming in the pond. Everyone~ Do you know the name of that pond?]
Excited voices erupt from all directions.
Baths. Bear water. Restroom.
Arrogant words popped out, while giggling at them.
[The answer is gomtang! The pond over there is what we call Gomtang~!]
The inside of the car froze at the explanation I heard.
“… That uncle is like a servant.”
“What are you talking about?”
“It’s wrong.”
When Do-gyun glared at Eun-ji at the words he heard, Eun-ji smiled pouting and returned her eyes.
“What.”
“… Done. Don’t speak.”
“Take care of yourself.”
Words that follow. When Do-gyun smiled at him, Eun-ji looked at her window again and murmured.
“Heh, now I know how to be patient. Pass.”
“That bastard passed…”
I was so embarrassed that I was about to die.
The bus continued to move.
Past the wolf, then the hyena, and finally the lion.
In the meantime, Eun-ji looked outside with her mouth open, and was startled by a beast approaching near the iron window, clinging to Do-gyun.
“Servant, why is he the only one with a lot of hair?”
It was a question I asked while looking at the male lion.
“It’s because he’s a male. Only male lions have manes.”
“Why is there only one male?”
“There is only one male in a pack of lions.”
It’s a harem I wanted to say that, but the thought came to me that it was an inappropriate choice of words, and I bit his lip.
[Now, everyone! I see my lion friends over there.]
A bit late explanation. The staff continued to explain in a lively tone, as it had been so far.
[The investigator’s friend gets up. Ah, I want to play with the lioness friend next to me…]
In the middle of the explanation, the staff stopped talking.
Do-gyun, who tilted his head at him and cast his gaze at the lion again, was startled by the lion’s behavior and covered Eun-ji’s eyes.
“Yes? What? I want to see you too!”
“No, you can’t look at that.”
Outdoor exposed harem play, that lion. It was quite daring.
