episode_0199

“No, these people! The grill is already so heavy that it’s killing me, so why block it at the entrance…”

The Wolbok Party members who came in, pushing away the lead Wolbok Party members whose feet had become stiff, also made eye contact with the black cat.

The cabin suddenly becomes quiet.

An awkward silence fell between the frozen black cat and the Wolbok party members who froze upon seeing such a black cat.

How long was the awkward silence?

‘You ask!’

‘No, these people!’

Jinseo, who was physically pushed by not only silent hand gestures but also tangible hand gestures, was thrown out of the group.

“Huh, hmm. We had an appointment with the Hocheonan ronin… so we gathered here… and the head of the family…”

“…me too.”

“That’s right! Hehehe.”

The hut was quite large, but even so, it was quite cramped once all 20 Wolbok party members entered.

The crater in the center is already occupied by a black cat. In that situation, Wolbok Party members are standing awkwardly at the entrance.

The eyes of the Black Cat and Wolbok Party members shook as if there had been an earthquake.

I can’t go out like this, but I can’t sit next to the black cat, and I can’t do this or that!

‘Should I hide in a corner…’

The Wolbok Party members are shocked when the black cat wakes up. And the black cat is once again frightened by the movements of the Wolbok Party members.

When the black cat froze in a state where it neither stood up nor sat down, the Wolbok Party members were unable to do this or that and only moved their hands!

As this unexpected situation repeated, the black cat mustered up courage.

“…for now…sit down.”

“Ah, I understand! Let’s all take a seat!”

Rumble.

On one side sat a black cat hugging his knees, and on the other side sat about twenty members of the Wolbok Party. The moment when all the Wolbok Party members who were shaking in Busan took their seats.

An awkward silence began to flow again.

The black cat fixed its gaze on the bonfire, and the members of the Wolbok Party began to look the other way when they saw the black cat frozen in that state.

“Uh huh, doesn’t it look like the rafter over there is a little bent?”

“Now that I think about it, it seems like it’s slightly bent.”

“There was a stain in this place…”

But there was a limit to this or that distraction, and soon the noise died down and quiet silence reigned in the cabin.

Crack. Crack.

It’s a breathtaking secret room with no noise other than the sound of burning firewood, even though more than 20 people are in a small space!

‘senior! ‘When will you come?’

‘Hocheonan! When will it come?’

The Wolbok Party members and the black cat desperately searched for Hocheonan.

It was half an hour later when Ho Cheon-an appeared.

*** ***

I hope this body, Hocheon-an, becomes friends~

“Why are you so late!”

“Senior! Why are you coming now?”

Seeing the Wolbok Party members and the black cat greeting me with their eyes wide open, it seemed like things were going very well.

Seeing the Wolbok party members and the black cat arguing, I crossed my arms and got angry.

“No, it’s too late for me to say this, but wasn’t this too much?”

The Wolbok Party members and the black cat seemed momentarily dumbfounded by the situation in which the guy who farted got angry. In the meantime, I fired out words like a machine gun.

“You complain and then you are not prepared for anything. Are you planning on eating grilled meat or not? Also, did you draw a line with chalk? Why are they all gathered in a narrow area? I’m sweating so much. Make it a little wider!”

“Uh, uhh…!”

Due to my assertiveness, the Wolbok Party members were pushed towards Heukmyo. Although Black Cat and Wolbok Party members were shocked, there was no reason to widen the distance again!

“You should at least put a grill on it… Try putting your feet up on that side!”

“Do you mean like this?”

“No, you should at least put a stone on it because you are so clueless! Someone please pick up a rock!”

The people who were just looking at my mouth out of awkwardness began to move one by one towards my stick.

The Wolbok Party members are actively moving as if they thought this would be better. As a result, before we knew it, the meal was completed, with me, the black cat, and members of the Wolbok Party all mixed together around the fire.

“Meat is rising.”

Chii Iik.

A delicious sound resonates as the heated pot lid meets the meat. After all, wouldn’t it be pork belly with a pot lid for a company dinner? It’s just a shame there’s no kimchi. Tofu, mushrooms, chives, etc. were all prepared.

“The sound is so amazing…”

“Where did you learn to cook like this?”

The Wolbok Party members said one or two words at a time, and I took their words lightly and grilled meat and vegetables.

“Now then, skilled teaching assistant! There will be a demonstration of eating by the head of the family.”

“Senior?!”

The black cat, who was frozen like a broken cat with Wolbok Party members on his left and right, was shocked and protested.

“Just eat like you normally do.”

Someone from the Wolbok Party said as they saw an earthquake occur in the Black Cat’s hollow.

“Hmph. I think it would be good if the head of the family could show me an example.”

“I don’t know how to eat this…”

Hearing the sounds coming from around me, the black cat looked down and glared at me, but I pretended not to notice and just muttered while grilling the meat.

“Oops, if you don’t eat it quickly, you’ll burn!”

The cornered black cat’s gaze became fierce. I don’t know if this will hit my side later when it’s just the two of us. However, the black cat seemed to know that there was nothing he could do about it right now and placed the lettuce on his palm.

Place vegetables on top, add golden-grilled chives, mushrooms, etc., then pick up the meat, cover it with salt, and fold it into a wrap.

“Haeup.”

And took a big bite.

“ There was a demonstration by an experienced teaching assistant~”

“Oh~”

“That’s how you eat it!”

Clap clap clap.

Why are these people even clapping? Since the situation was unexpected, even applause caught a glimpse of the black cat. A black cat with its eyes tightly closed and its body trembling in shame. The bright red ears caught my eye.

hmm.

If you make a mistake when it’s just the two of you, you might get killed.

Anyway, the Wolbok Party members each hold a wrap vegetable in their hand and start eating it to their own taste. It was noisy trying new combinations of herbs and vegetables.

It looks like the initial awkwardness has largely gone.

The Wolbok Party members and the black cat kept a strict distance from each other. Have you ever experienced a Wolbok Party member and a black cat laughing and chatting so close together? Probably not.

The beginning of anything is difficult.

If joy replaces the fear of the unknown, it is bound to lead to good results.

“Head of the family. Wrap these herbs and eat them. The taste is very good.”

“….Thank you.”

The Black Cat and the Wolbok Party members begin to talk little by little.

I grilled meat while watching that.

As I was grilling the meat, ssam suddenly appeared before my eyes.

“How long are you going to grill meat?”

It was a wrap given by a black cat. I rolled my eyes left and right without realizing it. Because the Wolbok Party members stopped and looked at me. Can I take this? While I was thinking that, the black cat forced a wrap into my mouth.

“Huhong.”

The black cat is smiling slightly, as if satisfied with having given it a shot. Yes, I chewed the ssam with my jaw diligently, thinking that it was cheaper than getting hit in the side. Ssam vegetables, fresh vegetables, mushrooms with amplified umami flavor soaked in meat oil, and even well-grilled meat.

It had a clean taste with nothing missing.

The problem started after that.

“Head of the family!”

Jinseo calls the black cat with a solemn face.

“I will offer my ssam!”

Then he ordered a fight in front of the black cat.

“No…?”

A black cat that looks embarrassed. I never expected that the aftereffects of feeding me ssam would come back like this.

He looked at me as if he was asking for help, but what I would say was already decided.

“Ah~ The ssam that someone else prepared is delicious~”

“….Senior.”

Black Cat, who had already accumulated karma by giving me wraps, had no choice but to accept the wraps offered by Jinseo. A black cat carefully lifting the cotton thread and inserting the wrap inside.

well. well.

While dozens of couples of Wolbok Party members were watching, Black Cat slowly chewed and swallowed the wrap Jinseo had given her and then spoke.

“…It’s delicious.”

“Oh!!”

Jinseo, who he likes, clenches his fists as if he has achieved something in his life, and the black cat flutters the corners of his eyes when he sees Jinseo like that.

But that was just the beginning.

The hands of the Wolbok Party members became busy.

“Head of the family! Mine too!”

“Head of the family!”

In an instant, about 20 wraps were placed in front of the black cat.

“Ah.”

*** ***

“Head of the clan, we will leave first.”

“…Yes.”

“I will take care of the head of the family, so don’t worry and go in.”

“Yes, please.”

The Wolbok Party members, who had feasted on meat and fed themselves with black cats, left with a smile on their faces. The black cat, who had worked hard to maintain his dignity as the head of the family, collapsed in his seat.

“Wow…I’m full…”

I smiled and turned my back to the black cat. I wonder if I could bend my back and act as a human chair so that the black cat could comfortably lean on its back.

“Haaa…”

I looked behind me as I felt a black cat leaning on my back. It was a black cat that had become thin due to winter clothing, but even above it, the outline of its protruding belly was visible.

I ate 20 Gobongssam made with the sincerity of Wolbok Party members…

Isn’t it natural that I can’t move because I’m full?

I guess I’ll have to wait until I can move.

Crack. Crack.

It’s been a while since I hit a bully like that.

“Png.”

A cute burping sound was heard from behind. Well, I overate to the point where it wouldn’t be surprising if I got in trouble, but once you reach the peak level, your basic metabolism is different from that of an average person. Is it possible to digest this much?

“Whoaa…”

“How are you? Are you feeling better?”

“Ugh…I’m still having a hard time breathing.”

The black cat patted its stomach and sighed. Well, at best I broke the barrier with the Wolbok Party members by eating ssam vegetables, so I guess it was a cheap price.

“…Thank you, senior.”

I heard the black cat’s muttering from behind me.

“What. It’s about like this.”

“No. Actually…it was hard. I was flattered that I had grown a little after meeting my senior and Hyeok Kirin Daehyup… I thought that as long as I went to Wolbokdang, I would be able to get along well with the Wolbokdang members. But it wasn’t like that.”

The black cat started talking.

“If my senior had not provided me with an opportunity like this, I would have avoided the Wolbok Party members here and there without knowing what to do, and then ran away when the time came. And the Wolbok Party members must have been disappointed to see me like that.”

“Isn’t that too extreme an example? It seemed like you and the Wolbok Party members wanted to become friends with each other.”

“But I couldn’t muster up the courage. It’s only now that I think about this. Was there any reason to pull out a senior from Paldunhyeon who was in such an important period of closing the museum? As soon as I heard Cheonchil’s suggestion, what came to mind was that I hoped my senior would help me when a situation like this comes up.”

It was a pretty absurd story.

Although he said he was confident that he would succeed in reestablishing relationships by showing a different side to the Wolbok Party members, he still harbored anxiety inside. The black cat’s words about having confidence and anxiety at the same time were contradictory.

I wondered if that was the true nature of people.

“Thank you, senior.”

The voice of the black cat behind me was full of determination.

“So from now on, I will use my own strength to reach out to the Wolbok Party members.”

“Is that so.”

“I’m sorry for acting so selfishly, senior. However, it is an organization that I created and these are people who look at me and provide for me. It somehow feels dishonest to get closer to them with senior Ho’s help.”

“If so. Do that.”

Has the black cat broken its shell and grown again? It looks like he mustered up the courage and decided to move forward.

With this level of determination, it was no different than a fait accompli that the relationship between the Wolbok Party members and the Black Cat would become closer.

Not only Wolbok Party members, but even the Black Cat was mobilized to destroy the bookshelf so badly that it had to be cleaned up.

In my head, I scrapped the plan to confine the Wolbok Party members and the black cat in an appropriate place and prevent them from coming out until they become friends.

“Then what do you plan to do?”

“Umm…”

The black cat thought for a while and then spoke.

“Let’s at least say hello starting tomorrow.”

“Good.”

I felt the black cat completely place its weight on my back. Could that small weight I feel on my shoulder be my head? The unique scent of a black cat tickled my nose.

“Png.”

A small burp was heard behind me.

Crack. Cracking.

Black Cat and I sat back to back in the cabin until the belching noise stopped.