episode_0102

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“It’s always a continuation of the same pattern. Would it be too negative to say “?

The storm of crazy events stopped, and I quickly blended into daily life.

My daily routine is waking up in the morning, exercising, reading a book until lunch, and then exercising around evening.

Two months have passed since the day I rushed to the emergency room.

It rains occasionally, and the autumn rain that marked the end of summer no longer falls.

This is probably proof that a cold, dry winter is coming soon.

The surrounding scenery has changed a lot, and the temperature has also changed.

My clothes for morning jogging are also much thicker than when I first started.

Personally, I did not like tight clothing, but I was forced to wear it after Mr. Garam said that it was uncomfortable, especially in my current physical condition, and that exercising on a cold day could narrow blood vessels and be dangerous.

If it’s that dangerous, why not get rid of morning jogging…

Anyway, thanks to Mr. Garam’s constant management, my weight, which had reached a plateau, plummeted once again.

My weight is now in the double digits. I am satisfied with the fact that I barely managed to avoid three places.

Since last week, I have been exercising at the center again.

The remodeling of Garam Fitness has been completed. It just hasn’t opened yet.

“But brother, are you okay these days?”

While I was waiting for the food I ordered, Hocheol spoke to me.

Recently, I was busy with Garam’s work, so I wasn’t able to focus on my main job, but Hocheol asked me to take care of some work, so we got together like this.

I left most of the work to Hocheol, so I thought I wouldn’t have anything to do, but there was still work for me to do.

So, I went to my house early in the morning, took care of some backlogged work, and went out to have lunch.

When I told him that I would miss a day of exercise due to Hocheol’s visit, Garam’s reaction was quite shocking…

“What’s the problem?”

“Ah, why is that there? Mr. Garam. You’re feeling much better, right?”

“Ah….”

It seemed like the money spent was worth it, as the center that looked shabby was transformed into a neat place.

Mr. Garam, who had been acting uneasy as if he liked this change, also noticeably brightened his face.

Except occasionally when he notices me ordering and eating delivery food, he shows his bright self as before.

I first brought up that I wanted to broadcast again, wondering if I had overcome what happened last time, but instead I told him to be more careful on my part.

So, as a compromise, we agreed to restart the YouTube channel.

“Uh, it’s gotten a lot better. He said he wanted to broadcast again.”

I took a sip of the water Hocheol poured for me.

“Thank goodness. I didn’t see anyone around me who had that problem… so I thought it would be difficult to recover.”

“There may be individual differences.”

I picked up the kimchi with chopsticks and put it in my mouth.

The cabbage crust was very crunchy.

“And what is that…”

“What else.”

“One, wasn’t it time for him to return?”

“Right? It’s been almost two months. Won’t it come soon? YouTube is okay for up to 6 months. If Oceania TV is left out of the rankings, there will be a penalty on the settlement ratio.”

Returning or not, I picked up another piece of kimchi and put it in my mouth.

Hey, it’s really delicious. I haven’t been able to eat salty food lately, so it’s filling my mouth.

“When I return, I can open the call log again. Well, we have a long way to go before it can be broadcast normally.”

“Wow….”

“Why?”

“Brother, I feel like you are cruel these days.”

“What is cruelty? What is wrong with being fucked by the same person who fucked me?”

“Hehe….”

While Hocheol was laughing at my words, the food I ordered arrived.

What I ordered was kimchi stew.

The kimchi stew served in an earthen pot was topped with finely sliced green onions and square tofu.

“What did you order?”

“I like seaweed soup.”

Hocheol answered, placing green soup similar to seaweed soup in front of him.

“Hey, do you have older tastes than me?”

“How about maesaengiguk? My grandmother used to do this often.”

Are you doing Tallulah in a shameful way?

“Eat something.”

As I was stirring up the kimchi stew with a spoon, Hocheol twitched his mouth as if he wanted to say something.

“Why again?”

He asks, swiping the soup-covered spoon with his mouth.

“Brother, do you know that?”

“I don’t know, dude.”

“Oh, please agree with me. There is a saying that maesaengiguk is given to unlucky guests.”

“Isn’t that it? The steam doesn’t rise well, so you don’t know it’s hot and get burned while eating it.”

“Oh, you know? As expected, age.”

Hocheol smiled while giving a thumbs up.

“Eat something.”

I’m talking nonsense.

I scooped out the tofu, put it on the rice, and took a big bite.

***

After eating, Hocheol suggested that we play a game of bowling to help digestion.

I wondered if the two of them had been bowling together, but there was no point in asking about the memories that were not there anyway, so I silently got into the car that Hocheol was driving and nodded.

Is it coincidence or inevitability? The bowling alley that Hocheol took me to was the one I went to with Mr. Garam the other day.

I was reluctant because it was a place that was disgraced last time, but I wondered if there would be a club today again.

Yes, I said it would catch people.

In a quiet bowling alley, club members were gathered in a corner like last time.

Fortunately, the man who yelled at me was nowhere to be seen.

Praying to heaven that they wouldn’t recognize me, I picked a ball near them.

“Mr. Seungdeok hasn’t been discharged from the hospital yet?”

A chatty-looking woman said.

“Yes, all of the injuries have healed, but they say the mental damage is significant. Last time I went to visit the hospital, I couldn’t even make eye contact properly.”

“Wow, how did such a terrible thing happen to me…”

“The world is so ugly, I can’t even walk around properly at night.”

“Have you found anything about who did it?”

“First of all, they say she is a woman… but according to common sense, it makes no sense for a woman to pull out a person’s teeth with her hands… The police were so shocked that they asked if there was confusion in their memories.”

“How could a woman do that? Anyway, we should be careful too.”

After listening to the stories of the club members, I went back to my seat to find a bowling ball.

“Strike!”

Even when Hocheol, who had struck, gave me a high five, I felt something uneasy.

***

After bowling, we headed to a cafe I often go to.

It was because Hocheol said that since I worked hard, I should quench my thirst a bit.

At the same time, we also need to discuss future work (investment).

Since I paid for lunch and the game, I ignored Hocheol’s words that he would pay for the coffee himself, and headed to the counter to place an order.

“Would you like to order?”

An unfamiliar employee welcomed me.

“Two large iced Americanos, please. Here is the coupon card.”

When I handed out my card and coupon, the employee looked around for the coupon stamp and awkwardly stamped it.

“I guess you’re new here?”

I noticed that there were two stamps on the coupon and asked.

“Oh yes, not long ago.”

“Who originally worked there…?”

“I understand that you probably quit.”

“Do you… know why you quit?”

For some reason, I felt like I had to ask, so I asked. The employee gave me a strange look, but answered me kindly.

“That car accident? I think I heard that. I heard you were hospitalized.”

“Aha….”

I returned to my seat holding the vibrating bell.

“Brother, what’s going on?”

“Huh? Why?”

“No, I think your expression has hardened a bit.”

“Ah… it’s no big deal.”

As I looked at Hocheol examining my face, the maesaengiguk he was eating earlier suddenly came to mind.