Chapter 168 – Chapter 168
On the day Eun-seol leaves and Eun-chae returns, the first thing Do-gyun wakes up on that day is always one thing.
“Let’s eat porridge, Eunchae.”
“Yeah…”
It is to cook porridge for Eunchae. It was to relieve the stomach of Eun-chae, who was suffering from a hangover.
At the end of Do-gyun’s gaze, Eun-chae, who was lying on the sofa, got up and sat down at the table.
Do-gyun shook his head as he looked at Eun-chae holding a spoon in a half-corpse state, seeing how pitiful he was for not being able to control his body from a hangover.
“Meat porridge?”
“Yeah, it’s meat porridge.”
Nod Eun-chae nodded. Eun-chae put a spoon into the porridge and began to stir and pick out the meat.
Do-gyun made a troubled face at that figure and urged Eun-chae.
“I have to eat porridge, and then I get constipated.”
“You are dead.”
Do you feel no remorse anymore? Do-kyun said that with a shameless face and let out a laugh at Eun-chae again choosing and eating meat.
How can I fix that bias?
Do-gyun, who recalled such thoughts, shook his head and brushed off the thoughts.
‘No, I said I don’t like it, but what else can I force you to do?’
It was because he thought that it was not enough to feed him good things, but he didn’t have to feed him things he didn’t like.
Do-gyun was a person who was infinitely weak when it came to Eun-chae.
Do-gyun’s gaze turned to Eun-chae again. The appearance of concentrating all the nerves to select meat even in the midst of a hangover was like a chick judge who quickly turns over the pouring chicks and distinguishes the male and female.
In other words, the craftsmanship was visible.
If you have that kind of concentration, you won’t be able to succeed no matter what you do.
Do-gyun smiled and looked at Eun-chae at the thought that came to his mind. Eun-chae, who had finished eating before he knew it, patted his stomach and leaned back on the chair.
“Ate it all?”
“Yeah, it’s delicious.”
Do-gyun’s gaze turned to his bowl of rice.
The porridge hadn’t shrunk in the slightest, only the meat was missing on top of it.
‘Hmm, I heard he’s full.’
Likewise, Do-gyun, who is infinitely weak towards Eun-chae, could not speed up Eun-chae again and began to clean the table.
After he threw away the leftovers, finished washing the dishes, and wiped the table neatly.
‘I have to wash now.’
Do-gyun recalled that thought and took Eun-chae to the bathroom.
He was still clumsy at washing himself, so it took a lot of hands, but it wasn’t too difficult because he was so calm.
Above all, isn’t it possible to brush your teeth by yourself now?
Do-gyun spat out the gargle water in the washbasin and looked at Eun-chae looking back at him.
“Well done.”
“Yeah, Eun-chae did well.”
Kick kick. A laugh escaped Dokyun’s mouth.
“Should I wash my face and wash my hair now?”
“Yes.”
Eun-chae nodded at Do-gyun’s words, rinsed his mouth, and headed to the shower.
Do-gyun followed Eun-chae, recalling his deep emotion at the thought that Eun-chae had become such a brittle child before he knew it.
*
On a sunny afternoon, Eun-chae sat on the floor of the living room with her mouth open and looked into her fish tank, when she felt something startle inside her.
Tilted his head at him. What is this? Eun-chae closed her eyes and began to focus all her attention on the flinching feeling.
It was not a strange feeling. It feels like I’ve felt it before, a feeling I’ve felt relatively recently.
Eun-chae, who had been thinking for a long time, realized that it was the feeling she felt while drawing her a while ago, and her body shuddered.
Another child she bullied.
This is the feeling you get when those children talk to you.
Eun-chae spoke to her while peering into her flinching body.
‘… Hi.’
When I spoke to her, it flinched and she responded to Eun-chae’s words.
‘Hi!’
Voice heard. It was a voice that resonated in my head, not through my ears.
Eun-chae listened to the voice a little more, and this time she spat out a question.
‘Who are you?’
‘We are us. You are us too!’
‘I’m Eunchae.’
‘Eunchae is also us.’
‘No, I’m Eunchae and you are us.’
In a short war of nerves, Eun-chae closed her eyes tightly and narrowed her eyebrows as she drove the nail in again.
‘Eunchae is Eunchae. It’s not us.’
She was a child to apologize for, but she was nonetheless, and this she definitely wanted to do. Because she is the gift of the happiest bee in the world. We weren’t
Ai, we flinched blankly at her Eun-chae’s resolute attitude, and then conveyed her agreement.
‘… Yes, you are Eunchae.’
A smile crept across Eunchae’s mouth.
‘Yes, Eunchae is Eunchae. What do we want to do?’
Like the child she met earlier, she will have things she wants to do with us. With that thought in mind, when Eunchae asked a question, we seemed to be thinking ‘hmm’, then spat out her words.
‘I want to go play with my dad!’
‘Dad?’
‘Yes!’
‘Eunchae doesn’t have a father.’
Eun-chae was no fool. Eun-chae knew. She had no mother and no father.
With that thought in mind, Eun-chae said.
‘Still, there are similar things.’
We answered that
Eun-chae pondered over our words for a while, then cast her gaze toward Do-gyun.
A person sitting on a sofa and looking at a smartphone.
‘Bee?’
‘Yes! We have to play all day!’
Are honeybees and fathers similar? Eun-chae tilted her head and continued her thoughts, then nodded her head.
I don’t know what a father is, but since we said we were similar, he probably was like a father.
After finishing her thoughts, Eun-chae raised her body and said to us.
‘Yeah, I’ll play all day.’
Eun-chae was confident in playing. We giggled at Eunchae’s words, then stopped her flinching.
Inside it becomes calm.
Eun-chae feels him, then she runs to Do-do, and she is embraced by Do-gyun.
“Yes? What’s the matter?”
“I have to go play.”
“Yes?”
“Today is the day to go play all day.”
Do-gyun tilted his head at Eun-chae’s words.
‘Suddenly?’
It was because of such a question.
Eun-chae looked at Do-gyun, who tilted her head, and she expressed her opinion again with a strong voice.
“I said we should play. Today is the day I play all day with the bee.”
Us.
Do-gyun, who was thinking about who it was, soon realized that Eun-chae was talking about another personality that had now disappeared and looked at Eun-chae.
The way your eyes shine brightly.
In fact, maybe Eunchae wants to play, not us. Do-gyun, who recalled that thought, asked Eun-chae a more detailed question this time.
“What do we say?”
“He wants to play with Dad. But since Eunchae doesn’t have a father, she will play with Bee.”
Flinch.
Do-gyun, who had been shivering at the sight of him naturally doing a self-pad-lip, asked Eun-chae a question with a face full of emotion as he felt his stomach tingle for some reason at the words that followed.
“Okay, then what shall we play?”
Question passed. Eun-chae thought deeply about it, then tilted her head to the side and replied.
“Fish?”
“Yes?”
The half-question that is handed over. In response, Eun-chae closed her eyes tightly and continued to think again.
Fish. Play. Fish play. Eunchae likes to eat.
An accident that leads to fragmentary. At the end, Eunchae came up with an amazing game.
Call. Eun-chae’s eyes opened.
“Play fish eating.”
It’s more fun because we added something fun and something fun. It was said with that thought in mind, but it was a word that Do-gyun could not understand.
Do-gyun recalled his troubles with a smile as if he was troubled by Eun-chae waiting for her answer with her eyes twinkling.
What the hell is a fish eating game?
What are you playing?
Do-gyun mobilized all the knowledge he knew and was worried about finding out the identity of the play.
After thinking about it for a long time, I started to feel my head pounding.
Do-gyun thought of a play that passed through his head with a ‘flicker’.
“Fishing?”
Fishing. Activities to see, catch and eat fish. An activity that can be called ‘play’ as it is a hobby activity.
When Do-gyun, who remembered him, looked at Eun-chae, Eun-chae tilted her head.
“Fishing?”
Oh, do you not know what fishing is?
Do-kyun smiled at Eun-chae’s puzzled expression in his field of vision and continued.
“Fishing is the game of catching and eating fish.”
“Eat?”
“Yes.”
Glitter. Silver’s eyes shone.
“The fish is delicious.”
It was a spark of anticipation.
Do-gyun continued his thoughts as he felt a smile spilling out of his face again.
‘Because today is Saturday…’
There was nothing I couldn’t go to.
Tomorrow is also a day off anyway, so you can go out for a day or so.
After finishing his thoughts, Do-gyun nodded his head and agreed, then stood up and continued, just as he was holding Eun-chae.
“Shall we go?”
“Yes.”
Nod Eun-chae nodded.
A deep smile appeared on Do-gyun’s lips.
*
A fishing spot near Seoul. As Do-gyun looked at the open artificial lake, he felt his heart burst open.
‘It’s nice to be close.’
Since fishing was the purpose, there was no need to go far away, so I looked around and found a fishing spot closer than I thought.
Looking at the calmly sinking lake, Do-gyun came up with the thought, ‘I can relax and play.’ Then he turned his head and looked at Eun-chae’s expression.
Looking at the lake and having twinkling eyes looks quite fun.
Seeing that, Do-gyun spit out words to Eun-chae.
“Should we go borrow a fishing rod first?”
“Fishing rod.”
“Yes, a fishing rod.”
Eun-chae nodded. Do-gyun held hands with Eun-chae, went to the fishing equipment rental store right next to the lake, rented a fishing rod and bait, and headed to a spot in the corner of the lake.
While Do-gyun was sitting on his seat and adjusting his fishing rod, he suddenly felt a sense of nostalgia welling up inside him.
‘It’s been a while.’
When he first entered his job, he learned to fish for a while, thinking he should have a hobby.
Of course, I hated the labor required to go outside and the feeling of being in the sun, so I got tired of it, but after coming out and holding a fishing rod, the thoughts of that time came to mind.
‘It’s been a while, so I don’t know if they’ll get caught.’
Glimpse. Do-gyun’s gaze turned to Eun-chae. He looks at the bait caught on the hook and opens his mouth ‘heh’.
“This is not for eating.”
“No?”
“Yes, this is what fish eat.”
Again, Eun-chae’s gaze turned to the bait.
“The fish is delicious.”
The answer that comes out like a mumble. Do-gyun giggled while watching Eun-chae say that with a dazed face, then got up and swung the fishing rod.
Swish-. The bait flew away and fell into the lake for a while, then floated up by the float.
“Now, we are waiting for the fish to bite the bait like this.”
When Do-gyun pointed to the float floating on the lake and said that, Eun-chae’s gaze was fixed on the float.
“Wait for the fish.”
He said that with a very concentrated face. Another laugh escaped Dokyun’s mouth.
