Chapter 96 – Chapter 96
The next day, while Do-gyun was packing his things after the ritual, his mother, who was watching him, started talking to him.
“Did you miss anything?”
“Yeah, I think I got everything.”
“Let’s see.”
Do-gyun smiled as he looked at his mother, who was looking at his luggage more diligently than he did.
“Well, if anyone sees it, you’ll know it won’t come back. Even if you miss it, you can come and pick it up next time.”
“Come often and say that. A kid who doesn’t even poke his nose unless it’s a holiday.”
Flinch.
Do-gyun’s body trembled at the reprimand he heard.
It was a theory.
Even though it wasn’t that far away, isn’t it himself that he didn’t think of going to visit it unless it was a holiday?
As she was at a loss for words to say and her lips were pursed, Eun-seol, who had been stroking Porong by the two of them until the day before, opened her mouth. The tone was a friendly, awkward tone no matter how you listened to it.
“Don’t worry, I will take good care of Mr. Do-gyun.”
“Yes, boy. Please take good care of our son. I’m very worried about whether I’m eating properly…”
Saying that, Do-gyun’s body trembled again at the eyes glaring at me, and then Eun-seol laughed for a moment. Do-gyun, who had packed all his belongings, went out with Eun-seol and put his luggage in the trunk.
“Then I will go. Call me if anything happens.”
“Ugh, something is happening in this village. Keep in touch with you.”
It was a harsh word until the moment he left, but Do-gyun felt his mother’s worried expression in it and let out a small laugh.
“Funny… Go ahead. If you are late, the traffic will be blocked.”
A thump heard again. Do-gyun nodded his head at him, then said goodbye to his father and got into the car.
“Dad, then I will go.”
“Okay, good going.”
“Yeah.”
Do-kyun climbed into the car and started driving, looking at his parents in the side mirror.
It’s cold, but I should have just walked in. My parents stayed there until my car entered the alley.
*
It took about 3 hours to get back. Arrive much faster than departure. After entering the house and packing up, Do-kyun stretched out and spoke to Eun-seol.
“Uh… I had a hard time. After all, home is the best.”
Do-gyun, who spoke to her, thinking about how a house where he lived two months or more was more comfortable than his hometown, where he had lived his whole life, smiled as he saw her sitting on her sofa with her eyes closed.
“Sleep?”
“…I don’t sleep.”
A late answer. Were you very tired? He seemed to have been dozing off the whole way, but his tone was still bloody.
“I had a hard time driving.”
“What. The car didn’t stop like that…”
While she was talking, Do-gyun felt something strange about Eun-seol’s drooping figure, and spoke to her with a worried expression on her face.
“Where is it not good? Are your legs hurting?”
“…”
Silence comes back. As Do-gyun deepened the worry that floated over his complexion, Eun-seol, who glanced at him, opened her mouth.
“I was thinking.”
“What?”
“Go Eun-ah.”
A word spoken suddenly. In response, Do-kyun let out an ‘ah’ sound and hardened his expression.
Come to think of it, the time to take off the cast was approaching. When this cast is released, Eun-ah returns.
Do-kyun remembered Eun-ah right before her legs became like this. A month ago, Eun-ah was not in a good condition. Little by little, I became aware of the gap between delusion and reality, and the time I was in a daze grew longer, and there was a moment when I showed anxiety.
Eun-seol, who glanced at Do-gyun for a moment, opened her mouth again.
“…I’m worried because it’s the first time Go Eun-ah has been asleep for such a long time.”
“…Never?”
“Never. Because I’ve never been hurt so badly.”
Do-gyun opened her mouth, feeling that the question she had raised before came to mind again.
“Time gap. Are you worried about that?”
After I started to intervene in earnest, Eun-a became more aware of the flow of time than before. She waited for Christmas or New Year’s Day to arrive, and she made her plans by checking when and where she would go this year.
At the time, I thought it was for Eun-ah.
“Yes, a month and a half is not such a short time. Half of the season just flew by, so you will feel the gap.”
Her reply made Do-gyun realize that the choice was dangerous.
“…”
Was it too hasty a decision?
A belated thought came to my mind that there is a possibility that Go Eun-chae, feeling impatience due to my actions, may have made her leg that shape.
Eun-chae Ko might have deliberately created this situation to shake Eun-ah and break Eun-ah’s spirit once again at a time when she had not completely separated.
Impulsive and self-destructive. She is greedy and knows no compromises.
However, that didn’t mean Ko Eun-chae was stupid.
Ko Eun-chae is tenacious and knows no mercy. That is to say, she does it anyhow.
If Eunah, who becomes the main body, is shaken, even if it is Eunseol, it will be difficult to take control.
While continuing the accident, Do-gyun opened his mouth because he remembered something about him.
“Is it because Eunji came out of her parents’ house because something went wrong?”
At the time, I was so distracted that I thought it wouldn’t be a big deal, but Eun-seol, who came back after Eun-ji was asleep, was definitely different from usual.
She had to assume the worst. If Eun-ji really came out because there was a problem with her control, then it was necessary to change the route to deal with Eun-ah who will come out later.
Do-gyun’s gaze turned to Eun-seol. Eun-seol glanced at her gaze, then closed her eyes again and spat out an answer.
“It wasn’t a big deal. It’s something I need to be more conscious of.”
“Are you really okay? If anything is dangerous…”
“Okay.”
The answer given over and over again.
To that, Do-gyun bit his lip and spat out the words.
“…Let me know if you have any problems. Still, isn’t it better to worry about it together than alone?”
“Yes.”
Do-gyun looked at Eun-seol, who nodded slightly. A sign of deep fatigue. She said everything was getting better, but the fatigue on her face was growing stronger by the day.
*
It was more than a week after that day that the cast was removed.
Do-kyun returned home and opened his mouth to see Eun-seol walking on his own feet.
“Are you able to walk? Are there any inconveniences?”
“If I did, I would have had a cast longer.”
Do-gyun narrowed his eyes slightly at the returned answer and checked Eun-seol’s walking form.
‘It looks fine to me…’
I’m worried that I’m doing too much because I’m a human who doesn’t show anything unless it’s a big deal.
When Do-gyun glared at Eun-seol, Eun-seol turned her head to see Do-gyun and spat out her words with a low growl.
“What are you looking at?”
“…No.”
A look that is polite to him. Although he brushed off his diligence, the fear he was accustomed to in his body was still preventing Do-gyun from attacking that expression.
A sigh escaped, and Do-gyun raised his head again and continued talking as he headed towards the kitchen.
“Because I’ll cook for you. Please wait.”
“No, I will do it today.”
“Eh?”
Unexpected words.
At that, Do-gyun tilted his head, and Eun-seol glanced at the dazed Do-gyun, then passed him and continued.
“There is something I want to eat.”
No way.
“…Coriander kalguksu?”
Please don’t When I asked her question with that kind of heart, she continued to speak while shaking her head.
“No, don’t worry, sit down. I ate it for a month, so I should treat it once before going in.”
‘I can do it anyway.’
Can’t you please let me do it myself? I looked at her with that kind of heart, but she went into the kitchen indifferently, as if she had no intention of disobeying her will.
Looking back at her, for the past month she lived with her, I hadn’t had a meal that she liked because I had been cooking for her.
It was a very fortunate and happy thing for Do-gyun.
‘Did he do that on purpose?’
Eyes slowly narrow Doubts rise and unfavorable assumptions come to mind.
Could it be that he harbored a grudge over not having given me a meal of my taste for the past month? Maybe I’m just trying to eat everything I want to eat before going in.
Reasonable guesses followed.
What is it What kind of monster are you trying to create?
Do-gyun felt the heartbeat that started to harbor fear without even realizing it, and made his anxiety thicker.
The smell that started wafting from the kitchen wasn’t too bad. Even the visible ingredients were fine.
So I was more anxious.
Already deep in the heart, speculation close to the conviction that there is no normal meal will come out, amplifying anxiety.
The longer the cooking time and the more ingredients brought out, the greater the anxiety.
Has it been an hour or so?
“Come. It’s done.”
Words like the executioner’s sentence struck Do-gyun in his ears.
After understanding the words, her body belatedly trembled, and as Do-kyun slowly got up and approached the table, Eun-seol sat down first and opened her mouth.
“I think I did a little too much… Well, eat all of them.”
Eat it all. Words of command.
Do-gyun looked at the dishes that were brought to the table.
Foods I’ve never seen before.
Do-gyun’s gaze turned to the green fish.
“…What is this?”
“Coriander Steamed Salmon.”
A dish you’ve never heard of. However, the combination of materials revealed in the name was too explicit.
Then, Do-gyun’s gaze turned to the plate next to him.
“…Is this?”
“Hot Tomato Salad.”
Why does “Hot” Go into tomatoes? And why does steam rise from tomatoes?
While contemplating, Do-gyun’s gaze turned to the large bowl that seemed to be the main dish of the day.
Red hot water with a spicy smell. A lot of small green grass floated above it.
“What is this…?”
“Marathon.”
What is that? Let’s see it from the perspective of
“…I looked up mint for herbs.”
An explanation follows later.
My mouth opens involuntarily. As Do-gyun looked at him, not thinking of sitting down at the table, Eun-seol again spat out words in an orderly tone.
“Sit down.”
High-pressure tone. In response, Do-gyun had no choice but to think of the question, ‘Isn’t this food made on purpose?’.
Suddenly, a deep resentment rose from a corner of Do-gyun’s heart.
Did he not cook himself? It wasn’t. Didn’t he provide the meals on time? Nor was it. He mainly did standard types of cooking.
Yes, I admit it. Once upon a time she caught her eye. There was a time when she asked how to cook this kind of dish, and she secretly showed a cooking video.
…Was turned away. She turned away because it was a food that she herself did not have the confidence to eat. But was it so wrong? Still, he never served food that he couldn’t eat.
They were universal ingredients and universal dishes that could be eaten even if they did not suit their taste.
Do-gyun’s gaze shed a silver seol. Eun-seol was glaring at me intensely until I sat down, as if she had no intention of lifting the spoon.
A trembling body.
Do-kyun sat down with a staggering movement.
‘Bad people…!’
I hated her so much for sitting me down at this table. The smell stinging the tip of her nose definitely seemed to be a problem.
However, I couldn’t resist. The staring eyes were so frightening.
“Okay, I’ll eat well…”
“Yes.”
He looks like he’s holding a spoon after saying that. She began to eat happily.
Do-gyun’s gaze turned to the dishes again.
In that moment, I realized something.
What I put off and put off eventually came back as karma. Every once in a while she wished she had her taste, but her own greed created this situation.
Do-gyun’s eyes closed tightly as he held her spoon. Salmon meat that is torn softly gives goosebumps. Now I had to put this in my mouth.
A reoccurring fear. Followed by despair.
What followed was the time of clearing karma.
