episode_0007

After hearing Yuna’s question, Yoosung opened his mouth with a calm expression.

“Ah, if that’s the case, boys did come by once or twice in the past…”

“December?”

“I kicked them all out again.”

“Why?”

Yuna asked.

“Hmm…I didn’t think I really needed this house.”

Han Yu-seong recalled an old memory.

The current situation before his younger sisters arrived.

“…”

“It’s probably not a very pleasant story to hear. Because most of them were self-employed.”

“I don’t know what it means.”

“Hmm… To give you a hint, let’s say this is a common occurrence when a strange man lives together in a household with many young women. At the time, it was a bit extreme, so I couldn’t leave it alone.”

“Ah.”

Yuna was convinced for a moment.

Those were the thoughts he had been having with him just a moment ago.

Does that mean he has already experienced something similar?

“I also think it’s okay to have at least one younger brother rather than just having girls, but it’s probably not possible for the time being. Because the number of people is saturated and they won’t be very welcoming because of what happened in the past.”

“…I guess so.”

“Is that all you’re curious about? I think there’s still a lot of time left.”

As he said, the milk that Han Yu-seong gave him was still almost in its original condition.

Compared to how hot it was when you first put it on your tongue, it has cooled considerably, but it is still a bit hard to eat.

Serving this among the many drinks must have been a form of consideration to encourage conversation for a long time.

From the story just now, I was able to understand why he was loved by the people here.

Well, it would be unreasonable to hate someone who is so kind, affectionate, and thoughtful.

The image of the ideal older brother that every woman dreams of at least once was right in front of her eyes.

So, have all the questions been resolved? If you ask me, that too is a bit subtle.

The sense of discomfort that still lingered in a corner of her heart was frustrating her.

But no matter how much I think about it, I don’t know the identity of that sense of discomfort.

‘Even so, isn’t the reliability too high?’

I know very well that he is the ideal older man.

There is also a high possibility that she has bad memories about men due to previous events.

But is it really possible to do something like what we saw today simply because of that?

The reliability is so high that it’s surprising.

It reminded me of a time when I had to select someone to sleep with him due to a lack of seats.

Many women immediately agreed to sleep with me without hesitation.

It makes no sense for siblings to sleep together in real life, not in cartoons or animations that otakus often watch. And that too among people who are already adults.

Even now that Yuna realizes that Han Yu-sung is a good person, she doesn’t think about sleeping with him.

If she had been forced to stay in the same room as him, she would have flatly refused.

I probably declared that I would rather sleep on the living room sofa.

It’s not a matter of him not looking at her with dark intentions.

This is a sense of vigilance that any woman should naturally have.

When I opened my eyes in the morning, my cute little sister was sleeping under the blanket. This was just a man’s delusion.

“Now that I think about it, I said I don’t think I need this house. You said that, right?”

As I was thinking about such things, his words from before suddenly passed through my mind.

‘Hmm… I didn’t think I really needed this house.’

The tone of speech seemed as if it had some purpose.

What do the people who live here have in common?

You did “, right? But why is that?”

“When I think about it. When I first entered the facility, I had never heard of a place like this.”

A facility with strict regulations and a share house where you can live freely.

If you ask 100 people to choose between the two, 100 will choose the latter.

This is especially true for people who often see cockroaches crawling under their pillows while sleeping in outdated facilities.

That’s why I thought there might be some kind of condition to come in here.

“That’s right. Because only people who were not accepted by the facility or the orphanage came here.”

“…Yes?”

“It means that it is a place where only people who cannot live there due to serious disqualifications gather.”

Han Yu-seong, who said that, still had a calm expression on his face.

He briefly turned his head towards the room where the other children were sleeping and opened his mouth again.

“Rather, this is probably the first case like yours? Even though I was able to live at the facility normally, I came because there were no seats.”

“… grounds for disqualification. Are you saying that you can’t be independent because you don’t have parents?”

“In that case, I would have grown up in an orphanage until I became an adult. If you are abandoned by your parents, go to an orphanage, or if you have no place at home, go to a facility. This is common sense, right?”

“That’s right…”

I nodded my head heavily.

“…”

“Oh, sorry, I’m awake?”

In the midst of all this, the door was opened and a small figure appeared.

A tiny girl whose body is so small that you can barely see her if you look down from under the table.

Was his name Choi Ran?

Han Yu-seong, who saw Ran appearing while rubbing her sleepy eyes, immediately hugged her.

Han Yu-seong, who took her back to the room while comforting her as if he was used to her, reappeared about 10 minutes later.

“That child…is there something called disqualification?”

What is “? There is nothing missing.”

“What is it?”

As he sat down, I immediately asked him a question.

According to what he said, that means that that little child was also abandoned in the orphanage.

“Aphasia. I can’t speak.”

“…Ah.”

Now that I think about it, I have never seen her speak.

I thought he was just being very shy.

“I heard that my mother tried to commit suicide when I was 6 years old. I remember it was also on the news, so it’s probably this one.”

Han Yu-seong accessed the news portal site on his cell phone and showed her the screen.

There, in large letters, was a title that read, ‘A mother and daughter in Suwon attempt to commit suicide due to extreme hardship in their lives.’

If you look closely at the content, you will find that he tried to commit suicide with a lightning bolt along with a 6-year-old girl, as he said, and the child miraculously survived.

“…I guess this is the column.”

“It’s not 100% certain. I can only guess that it might be Ran due to the timing.”

“…Is this grounds for disqualification? Not being able to speak?”

Still, I don’t quite understand it.

It is unlikely that an orphanage will reject a child who lost his or her parents simply because he or she cannot speak.

“To be precise, it is because of the trauma that occurred that day. While you were sleeping, your mom died right next to you. Maybe that’s why I don’t sleep.”

“…”

“When I first came here, there was a time when I didn’t sleep for more than 100 hours. It’s not that bad now, though.”

He laughed softly.

It was a smile that made those who saw it feel warm.

You could make an expression like that.

“…Well, roughly speaking, it’s like this. You may be curious about other stories, but bear with me. I don’t really feel like picking on other people’s painful wounds without permission.”

Then, I picked up the cup that no longer had any steam coming out of it and drank it down in one go.

“It was so cold that the chocolate sank to the bottom. For some reason, it was really sweet.”

He frowned for a moment.

Surprisingly, he doesn’t seem to be the type of person who likes sweets very much.

“So, I don’t ask about your past either. No matter what kind of life you have lived and what kind of pain you have had, you must have lived a not very happy life since you came here. But I have no intention of sympathizing with you either.”

Cold words at first glance.

However, the meaning contained therein was as warm as the warmth of the mug she was holding.

“And it’s the same for other children. Because I think that if you are a family, you have to embrace whatever flaws you have and move on. So, if you are worried that you might be abandoned later, I will tell you that you don’t have to.”

The moment Yuna heard his words, Yuna’s eyes widened slightly.

Han Yoo-seong’s words just now were a story that pierced her heart exactly.

She ran away from home and came here as if kicked out of the facility, unconsciously feeling anxious.

If this place had been created for government subsidies as she initially thought, she wouldn’t have felt this anxiety.

No matter what happened after that, she wouldn’t have been kicked out as long as government support wasn’t cut off.

However, the reality she faced was very different from her thoughts.

Everyone in the share house was nice.

They didn’t need the money that much.

She, who could be said to be an outsider, was welcomed very warmly.

happy. Along with that, my heart became impatient.

You have to prove your worth in this paradise.

Otherwise, one day I might be kicked out like I was at the facility.

“At least, take it easy until you become an adult and can stand on your own without the help of people around you. There is no need to force yourself to prove your worth or go overboard. A child is a child and just thinks about himself and no one says anything, at least not to me.”

Han Yu-seong’s hand was placed on Yeon-ah’s head.

It was the man’s hand that I hated so much, but for some reason I didn’t hate it that much now.

He gently stroked her head once or twice and stood up.

“Drink slowly and go in. Don’t forget to brush your teeth one more time before going to bed.”

“…I’m not a child.”

“Oh, that’s right. sorry. I apologize. Since I have so many younger sisters, I end up nagging them without even realizing it. Then sleep well.”

Yuna could only follow him until he went to the kitchen, put the cup in the sink, and returned to the room.

It was my first time.

The person who spoke to her like this.

These were not modest words of comfort.

It wasn’t empty sympathy.

It wasn’t a pretense to gain favor.

“…A truly amazing person.”

Yuna muttered quietly as she drank the milk he had given her, which had already completely cooled down.

Despite the chilly night air, her body felt infinitely warm.

Is it because of the warm milk he gave me, or is there another reason?

She couldn’t really tell right now.