episode_0071

“Wow. Jihyun is really smart.”

“Oh, no. It’s not that I’m smart, I just knew what to be careful about when buying a cell phone.”

“That’s what they call being smart. Knowing more than others!”

“Uh, um… … . Yeah, I guess I’m a bit smart. If I said no, that would be deceiving.”

Jihyun seemed to be burdened by compliments about being smart. But after buying a cell phone together today, I realized that Jihyun is indeed smart.

Not a smartass, but someone smart enough to be useful in real life.

“Wow, how can cell phones be this cheap?”

That makes sense, the cell phone that was initially priced at two million won has now been reduced to two hundred thousand won. It’s almost ten times cheaper!

It was so expensive that I was looking for a cheaper phone, but thanks to this, I was able to buy a phone with the same performance as mine.

I bought my cell phone with the subsidy, but they said they wouldn’t cover a second cell phone with the subsidy unless the one I was using broke.

Of course. If there were no such thing, wouldn’t there have been people who would have just bought the latest model cell phones to get high while receiving the subsidy?

And when the subsidy runs out, they’ll just sell those phones on second-hand goods trading sites, claiming they’re brand new and unused.

I thought about it, and I’m sure other people thought about it too. Those who abuse the law must have done something more cunning, which is why this law was created!

Anyway, Jihyun scratched her head and talked about her own achievements as if they were nothing special.

“That, originally, you could have lived in that area. They were just trying to give you a discount while doing favors, so they just omitted that.”

“If you didn’t know, you could have just taken it and eaten it, right?”

“Well, in the past, it might have been different, but these days, they say you can’t work in the industry at all. The era of honest people has come. Instead, they have to attract a lot of customers, so they do a little favor, saying that they worked hard to get these benefits. In fact, they do the procedures for you, so it’s easy to open a cell phone account.”

“Aha.”

So you’re saying that I wouldn’t have been scammed even if Jihyun wasn’t there. But it’s true that a lot of time was saved thanks to Jihyun.

Okay, now we can film Hamsik dancing if we get the chance. We have to show it to Na-rin and our subscribers!

We can’t keep that cute and exciting dance to ourselves. Good things need to be shared with more people.

Well, since we’ve already played enough rhythm games today, I guess we’ll have to postpone filming Hamsik’s dance video until tomorrow.

When I get back home, I just need to film myself making the mini-earthquake.

“Anyway… … . Thank you for buying me a cell phone. I’ll use this to diligently manage Namin’s YouTube channel.”

“Hehehe, don’t push yourself too hard.”

“It’s a lot. Compared to when I was a graduate student and only slept 3 hours a day, it’s heaven.”

“Gasp, three hours? My body can’t handle not sleeping ten hours a day!”

Oh my god, how can a person survive on only three hours of sleep?

Of course, I was not in good health in my previous life, so I quickly lost energy, and I lay down in bed to recover a little.

But even so, three hours was too much. Don’t most people say they need at least six hours of sleep a day?

Doctors and scientists say that you should sleep for eight hours, but in reality, that is often difficult… … .

No, wait a minute. Historically, there have been people who slept little.

“Oh my, Jihyun. Now that I think about it, Napoleon and Edison said they slept three hours a day! So Jihyun is Edison!”

“What the heck is that… … . Hey, Namin. It looks like Hamshik is trying to go out. What’s outside?”

I was just joking and telling them to be like those two great men. I guess being smart and understanding humor are two different things.

Jihyun tilted her head and changed the subject. If she had shown some of her talents, it would have been okay to feel proud, but Jihyun is too humble.

Oh, is that it? The Dunning-Kruger effect? It’s the thing where once you gain a certain amount of knowledge, your confidence starts to decline.

“Hamshik-ah, are you feeling stuffy? Just hold on a little longer, I’ll be home soon.”

Anyway, since the three of us were riding together in a cramped car, and since Hamshik is already fat, the space probably felt even cramped.

But Hamshik, who usually understood what I said, moved his body more actively this time for some reason.

Well, it’s rare for Hamshik to even pretend to listen to me. But Hamshik listens to me when he needs to.

I was wondering why he was wriggling around like that and showing off his belly fat to us, when I saw that Hamshik was licking the glass window with his tongue.

“Eww, Hamshik-ah. You can’t eat that. Support.”

“Hey, wait. The direction that Hamshik is licking is… …. toward the sweet potatoes.”

“Sweet potato? Oh, that’s right!”

I didn’t even think about it until Jihyun told me. Now that I think about it, I promised Hamshik that I would buy him sweet potatoes when I went out.

As I listened, I could feel the sweet smell of the car permeating the inside. Thanks to that, my mouth started watering and I felt hungry for no reason.

Hmm, okay. A promise is a promise. If I eat this, I don’t think I’ll be able to eat much for lunch. But I guess I can eat as much as I want with ham!

So I used the remote control to turn the car. The sweet potato vendor flinched and put his foot on the chair he was sitting on, as if he was surprised to see the RC car racing towards him.

“Hello! Please give me two sweet potatoes!”

It would be a disaster if the sweet potato vendor got too scared and stopped selling. Before that happened, I stuck my head out the window and shouted.

The streets were not quiet, and the occasional car exhaust noise was loud. Because of that, my voice might have been muffled, so I shouted.

Even that didn’t seem to be heard by the sweet potato vendor who lived some distance away.

When I was with Narin, I could speak softly and no one would understand because there was no one around. But here, it seems like it would be difficult.

“Sweet potatoes! Two!”

But in times like these, the magpie steps forward. It flaps its wings and flies right up to the sweet potato vendor’s face to deliver the message on our behalf.

Only then did the sweet potato vendor find us inside the RC car, and he smiled broadly and wrapped up two sweet potatoes for us.

“I’ll do the calculations on my phone!”

“It’s okay, it’s a service, so enjoy your meal and come back next time. But where did you put this…?”

Oh my gosh, service. It’s so cute, it makes life so much easier.

Of course, the sweet potato vendor may have given us free sweet potatoes to attract new customers, just like he did at the cell phone store.

Now that I’ve received it like this, I understand. If it’s something you’ve received out of kindness, then all I have to do is accept it gratefully.

“Wow, really? Thank you, I’ll enjoy it! Just put it in front of Saekmusae! Saekmusae, hold on to this so it doesn’t fall off!”

“Colorful bird… … ?”

“Ssaeaeaeaaaksseuuu! Gotta catch you! No one can escape my beak and claws, wee wee wee wee wee wee!”

“Ah, so that’s why it’s a color changer… … .”

The sweet potato vendor, who was momentarily puzzled by the color bird’s name, seemed to understand immediately after hearing the color bird’s exclamation.

Anyone who hears the sound of the song will immediately know the origin of the color bird. I knew it as soon as I heard it too.

Well, anyway. I got the sweet potatoes too. When I kept my promise, Hamshik became quiet again.

I wonder if he really wanted to eat sweet potatoes right now, but he had a suspicious feeling that he wasn’t regaining his appetite.

Still, it seemed like he could bear it knowing that he would be able to eat it when he got home.

The off-road RC car raced down the street with excitement. It crossed the crosswalk following the traffic lights, and received curious stares from people. Then, it waved to the people who were happily smiling at us in the seats.

If we keep doing this, aren’t we going to become celebrities? Only superstars do things like waving their hands around.

Well, then you should wear sunglasses. Of course, celebrities wear sunglasses so that people don’t recognize them, but we’re so small that people have to recognize us.

Sunglasses are cool though! … … But are there any sunglasses we can wear?

More than anything, I’d like to see Hamshik wearing sunglasses and riding a motorcycle.

As I excitedly greeted all the neighbors I encountered, I arrived home in no time.

That means it’s time for us to eat sweet potatoes!

“Okay, hamsters. Everyone, shower before you eat… … .”

I opened the front door, came into the house, parked the RC car, and safely got out of there. I was about to have our hamster friends take a shower, but then I hesitated.

Hamsik, who had already escaped from the driver’s seat, entered the sweet potato bag that was on top of the RC car.

“Eeeee. Looks like Hamsik couldn’t hold it in any longer.”

“Ahaha, that’s right. The smell of sweet potatoes is really tempting. Let’s give one to Hamshik and share one between us. But do you think Hamshik will forget that? … … He forgets on his own.”

Ji-hyeon tried hard to make excuses on Ham-shik’s behalf. However, when Saek-mu-sae dragged the sweet potato bag to the floor and tore it open, she thought that it would definitely be better to put off washing it until later.

Although Hamshik’s back is brown, his mouth and belly are white. While peeling sweet potatoes, soot got on that area.

“The ham diet is black!”

If I had eaten the sweet potatoes after washing them, I would have had to wash them again. In times like these, it was fortunate that Hamshik had a big appetite.