episode_0094

When you say you make something with sincerity, it is correct to say that you literally put your heart into it.

How can we know what that heart is? How much heart is in it is not even visible to the eye.

The level of completion of the work? Well, I’m not sure about that. If it’s cooking, I think that even if it’s not very tasty, if you really put a lot of effort into it, it should be delicious.

Of course, if it’s a dish that you really made with all your heart, it won’t be completely tasteless. It won’t be poisonous either.

If you’re only concerned about taste, you can just buy it from a place that makes good food.

But if you buy something expensive, of course, they say that the more money you give, the more you show your heart, but that seems like you’re just giving too much of your heart for money.

So is it time? If it takes a long time to make something, can we say that it is made with a lot of effort?

This also doesn’t seem right when you think about something like kimchi stew, which is made by just boiling it for an hour and then doing something else.

In the end, the point is that whether you put a lot of effort into it or not is very subjective.

As I thought about it, I began to wonder if I was really putting my heart and soul into making Hamshik Min-ee-cheo.

If I had finished making it and gone to bed yesterday, this wouldn’t have happened. I’ve been making and attaching Hamshik’s fur for the second day, and something about it taking so long bothered me.

To be exact, it wasn’t that I wasted time, but it was a shame that I couldn’t hug Hamshik while I was making Min-ee-cheo.

If I make Hamshik, will he like it? Wouldn’t Hamshik like it more if I hug him?

Of course, Hamshik was always annoyed by someone clinging to him.

Perhaps because of these distracting thoughts, I still couldn’t finish eating ham until the sun went down today.

“Hamshik has no hands! He has no feet! Now, Namin has to do everything Hamshik tells her to do!”

“Keeek!”

Since all the hair was attached, I was planning to attach the hands and feet tomorrow, so I cleaned up the rubber clay and finished filming.

The color bird saw that and started to scream, and Hamshik screamed in response.

Now, even that screaming isn’t so loud. It just sounds like a complaint or a prank.

“It’s not finished yet. I’ll just finish it and attach it. Na-rin will be getting off work soon, so you guys should clean up what you were playing with.”

So, he could respond without making a big deal out of it. Hamshik also didn’t say anything more, perhaps because he was just joking and screaming along with Saekmusae.

“I want to live here. It’s the new house I made with Hamshik.”

However, the color-changing bird still seemed to want to play more. Perhaps it was nice to see Hamshik moving around so actively.

Or maybe they really liked their own home made by connecting together several boxes of different sizes.

Hamshik is a craftsman who makes houses by gnawing on holes with his front teeth and connecting boxes that are just straight pieces of paper. So, in my opinion, it was a pretty decent house.

The lower part was taken care of by Hamshikki and the upper part by Saekmusae, so the composition was very different and not harmonious.

The bottom is made by connecting small boxes together to create a maze. The top is a large box with two entrances, and the Saekmusae decorated it by gluing together the things that Hamshik had gnawed and spat out.

“Hmm, honestly, it looks like a skull and crossbones wearing a wreath… … .”

I was just thinking about the structure, but when Jihyun spoke, it seemed plausible.

Two eye holes for the color-changing birds to pass through. Two nostrils for the hamsters to pass through. And underneath them were boxes that were attached in a row, making them look exactly like teeth.

Of course, this is what it looks like from the front, but it’s different when viewed from a different direction. I thought that if Narin saw it like this, she wouldn’t be scared.

“Then let’s ask when Na-rin comes. But if she says no, we’ll clean it up and only take it out when we’re playing.”

“Okay.”

So in times like this, you can use your older sister Narin’s shield. Ah, is this why when you were little and asked your parents if you could play, your mom told you to ask your dad, and your dad told you to ask your mom?

Hamshik, who was in good condition after making a house out of boxes, suddenly ran towards the front door. Perhaps he felt a presence outside.

It was a long time since I saw such a lively sight, so tears welled up in my eyes. But I didn’t want to ruin the mood by crying on such a nice day.

So, Hamshik was dragged away while holding onto his butt hair.

If I had reacted a little faster, I would have climbed on Hamshik and followed him, but I hesitated for a moment because I was touched by Hamshik going out to greet me.

But usually, Hamshik has to come back empty-handed several times before Narin comes back. But today, for some reason, for the first time, the sound of footsteps coming from the hallway stopped in front of our house.

And the sound of the front door password being pressed with a familiar beat.

“Narin is my older sister!”

“Oh, Na-rin came early today? What brings you here?”

Saekmusae and I just followed along because it was fun to move around with Hamshik, but Jihyun, who knew that Nalin wouldn’t be home at this hour, came to the front door late.

But it was already too late. Narin opened the door and came in.

But for some reason, Narin’s face was filled with worry.

“Hey guys, are you okay? They said there’s a ghost.”

“Huh, a ghost? I don’t think we’re old enough to be scared of that!”

Where in the world are there ghosts? … … As soon as I thought that, I remembered the ghost lady in the basement restaurant of Na-rin’s company.

It’s become a world where you can see ghosts with your own eyes, right? Then, ghosts can actually appear in your house.

Flying, and even breaking through walls. Wow, isn’t that a really cool thing about ghosts?

No, I can’t eat delicious food. While her own doubts and realizations came and went in her mind several times, Ji-hyun worriedly asked Na-rin if something had occurred to her.

“Who told you that?”

“There’s a resident group chat room here. It’s easy to file complaints about things like rust or no electricity. There was a story about ghosts appearing there.”

“Hmm… … . I think that’s us.”

“Huh?”

“We went to separate trash during the day, and I was dragging the garbage bag, so I guess they misunderstood that I was moving it on my own.”

Oh, that’s the story. That’s right, the guy next door mistook us for ghosts.

“Hehehe, that’s right. So I went back and told him it wasn’t a ghost, but he still didn’t believe me! He must have been scared because he heard our voices on the intercom when we couldn’t see him. The sack was just ringing the doorbell.”

“I guess I should have done peekaboo!”

So I also joined in on what Jihyun said, and Saekmusae also shook his head wildly and had fun.

If a person did that, it would be really scary because their head would dangle. But when a parrot’s head looks like that, I can’t help but laugh just by looking at it.

But Narin’s face was still serious.

“You probably wouldn’t have just walked around in front of other houses. If you did, you would have just gone down this hallway and gone down.”

“Yes, that’s right… … ? Does that mean that there are stories of ghosts being seen on other floors?”

“Yeah. He said he saw it during the day too. No one has been physically harmed by it yet, but it might come to our house.”

A ghost? Is it really walking around this building?

… … I was starting to get scared, but I kept thinking about the ghost in the kitchen giving the recipe to the tentacles, so I didn’t feel that scared.

Why, instead of a chef who can’t cook, there’s a rat that climbs on top of his head and controls him.

If you meet them on the street, you might think they’re a bit gross or dirty, but in some cases, they can be good.

Of course, such cases are extremely rare. There are hamsters that are like hamsters, and there are also kitchen ghosts that feed us.

There can be plenty of good ghosts in the world, of course.

If you tell me a ghost story from your past life, I would have whined and said that such a thing didn’t exist in the world, but I would have slept without ever leaving the blanket.

Now that I know it really exists, it’s not that scary.

“Namina, don’t be too scared. Even ghosts move around cautiously when they know they can be seen. In the first place, ghosts rarely use physical force.”

“Ah, aren’t you scared? Jihyun, don’t be scared!”

“Who would believe you if you said that while hugging Hamshik?”

“I held Hamshik because he might be scared. Right, Hamshik?”

“sigh.”

Something strange came out of Hamshik’s mouth. The corners of his mouth didn’t go up or anything. Could it be that he was laughing?

But looking at Hamshik’s calm face, I thought that a world with ghosts wasn’t so bad.

After Hamshik dies, it would be nice if he came back as a ghost.