Before the Storm.

Tae-o and Dayeon’s bodyguards headed home, and I put on the sportswear the director gave me and put on the gloves.

“You can take me today~”

“why!”

“Then you want a woman to go back alone at night? Isn’t it dangerous?”

“…Why are you a woman…?”

Jihoon’s words were sincere, but to those around him, they probably sounded like words that middle school students joke about.

I stretched out my fist as the director said.

Spong!

“…?”

The director looked at my hands as if he saw something wrong.

“Ah, like this.”

I just started extending my fist as if I was going to throw it, and moved as the director said.

The most optimized movement for extending a fist.

It’s so neat that you wonder why I didn’t know about this.

“oh…”

As I was amazed by myself, I playfully hit the punching bag and imitated the movements that Tae-oh Kim had made, and then little by little, I followed Ji-hoon Park’s movements.

Park Ji-hoon’s pupils shook as he watched the scene.

And the approaching Park Ji-hoon.

“Director, please don’t tell me about this.”

“why?”

“Unless you’re going to create a real ‘monster’…”

The director laughs at Park Ji-hoon.

I learned fighting skills by roughly tapping people as if I was joking.

And I got used to my presence, so when no one was looking at me, I put my weight on it and kicked the punching bag.

Seu-poong!

People’s eyes immediately caught my attention, but I pretended not to notice.

Judging from his standing posture, Park Ji-hoon seemed to be like that, but Park Ji-hoon, who was next to me, was actually astonished by the speed and power of my high kick.

I nodded with satisfaction and took off my gloves and threw them at Park Ji-hoon.

“It’s nothing~ You’re behind now if you cheat…”

“…I…when did I cheat…”

Weekend morning.

I quite like walking.

As long as I was with Dayeon, my father didn’t really care where I went.

The weather, which had been annoying until four days ago, was warm and even cozy.

I spoke to Dayeon, ignoring Kim Tae-oh who was following behind me.

“Do you want to go to the PC room?”

“PC room? Are there a lot of computers?”

“huh.”

“Hmm… But I don’t know how to play any games?”

I gestured to Kim Tae-oh, who was following behind me.

Kim Tae-oh has already arrived.

“Are you playing some games?”

“No… I’ve never tried it.”

“What fun do you have in life?”

“…..”

Kim Tae-o was quiet at my words, but Dayeon next to him spoke.

“…I… have fun… living… hmm.”

“Oh? Isn’t that what you said to Dayeon? We have a lot to do, right?”

“Um… right…?”

“There are so many fun things to do when you go to a PC room.”

“Shall we go!”

I said this while calling Park Ji-hoon.

“Jihoon is calling?”

“huh!”

Dayeon and I were walking along the Han River and called Jihoon.

Jihoon answers the phone while panting.

“Where are you?”

-“Ugh… I’m dying… Han River. Why?”

“Where on the Han River?”

-“Jamsubyo Bridge.”

“We’re at Hannam Bridge. Come.”

Jihoon said after taking a moment to catch his breath.

-“Ah… I’ll take a shower. About 50 minutes?”

“Then you know the fantasy PC room in front of my house?”

-“Oh okay.”

I hung up the phone and immediately went to the PC room with Kim Tae-oh and Dayeon.

There is something I learned while I was teaching Kim Tae-oh and Dayeon about the Maple Leaf game.

It means that Kim Tae-oh is worse at games than Dayeon.

‘Baby… are you the same as me?’

Looking at the way he controls, no matter what game he plays, he is 100% worse than me.

Dayeon, who loved comic books and childish things, began to fall in love with the cute characters and settings of the Maple Leaf game.

Jihoon came an hour later and put his arm over my head.

“Come to the PC room, what is a maple leaf?”

“Sit next to me and do it.”

Jihoon naturally turned on the computer and opened the menu.

“I want a mango smoothie.”

Jihoon naturally adds following my words.

I chose Dayeon’s favorite drink and asked Taeoh Kim.

“What are you eating?”

“Okay.”

“Stop fussing and eat it when it’s given to you.”

“Then I will do it.”

I don’t know where I heard that… I felt a huge sense of disconnect when I said ‘ah’ while speaking in that tone.

Jihoon mumbled that he was going to eat something sweet, not something like a 14-year-old, so he clicked ‘Ahh’ and ordered it.

I was checking the auction house until Jihoon came in, and immediately he came into the Maple Leaf game.

Naturally, Dayeon reacted as if she was surprised as Jihoon and I were both bossing.

“Wow… it’s so strong…”

Jihoon and I pull out deals that are ranked in the top 50.

The two looked at each other dumbfounded as the damage exceeded 100 billion units.

“Dayeon, if you raise it to level 10, I’ll give you an item.”

“huh!”

Before I knew it, the food I ordered arrived, and the part-time worker looked surprised when he saw my face.

Her face hasn’t been officially exposed recently, but how does her appearance change from when she was younger just because she’s older?

An hour passed and before we knew it, the two had reached level 30.

I pressed exchange and handed over the item to Dayeon.

“I wear this, and when I reach level 50, I wear this…”

I handed over the items while explaining this and that, and said to Dayeon with a smile.

“Each of these costs 10 million won in cash? It’s a growth item, so I have to return it because I need to use it when Jihoon and I develop new characters.”

“…uh?”

Dayeon seemed surprised by the price, but Kim Tae-oh, who was next to her, was about to drop his jaw.

I was lending an item worth 10 million won like I was lending a pencil… so it was worth it.

Kim Tae-oh didn’t seem to have realized yet that I was a diamond spoon…

Of course, this has nothing to do with spoons.

When I handed over the item to Kim Tae-oh, he asked me slowly.

“This too… 10 million…?”

“That’s right, so do I have to return it?”

“i get it.”

Taeo couldn’t hide his surprise at the fact that the digital pieces in the game were worth 10 million won in cash.

While I was playing the game, I received a call from Sheen.

Sheen was in the guild I created, and I started a conversation program and talked to him.

“what.”

-“No… I was holding the boss…”

“You keep trying to catch the bus?”

-“Wow… isn’t that too much?”

Jihoon giggled next to me.

“Hang up, I’m busy right now.”

-“Are you with Park Du?”

“Yes, I’m holding Ryan right now. I’ll call you again after I’m done.”

After hanging up the phone and focusing on the boss, Dayeon asked.

“who is this?”

“Huh? Oh, I have an uncle who plays this game with me.”

“Aha~”

Kim Tae-oh mumbled while hunting after receiving Park Ji-hoon’s items from the side.

“Isn’t this… 30 million won… the annual salary of an ordinary person…”

Dayeon next to me looked at me.

I looked at Park Ji-hoon, who was absorbed in eating, and said.

“Shall we play a game of Overwatch?”

Park Ji-hoon looked at me while eating ramen, broke off his noodle, swallowed it, and said.

“You’re so fucking bad at it.”

“…?”

“Ha… Shall we just play one round?”

“go away.”

Suddenly, Jihoon handed me the homemade burger he had been saving as an apology.

‘This guy wants to barter the other person’s feelings.’

I received it as is and handed it over to Tae-o.

He looks at me for a while, then suddenly blushes and eats a homemade burger.

Dayeon, who was watching with mixed feelings from the side, began to focus on the Maple Leaf game again.

While continuing to play games in the PC room, Dayeon spoke in a hurry.

“It’s 6 o’clock!!”

“Huh?! Already?”

As I quickly turned off my computer and took my clothes off, Park Ji-hoon looked at me.

“What’s so urgent?”

“Curfew.”

“Kitchen? Is there a curfew?”

“Yes, go away.”

After giving Park Ji-hoon a treat, I quickly headed home with Kim Tae-oh and Dayeon.

The weekend passed, and someone touched my face early in the morning.

When I slowly opened my eyes, I saw my dad sitting on the bed and touching my face.

I woke up and stretched.

“dad.”

“huh?”

“Give me food.”

“I did it~ I have to eat first, wash up, and go to school.”

“Haaam… Shall we sleep for 5 more minutes?”

“Don’t fuss and eat.”

I slowly got out of bed at my father’s firm words.

Before I knew it, Alpha and Beta were sitting on my blanket.

When I got out of bed, Alpha and Beta followed me.

“What’s for breakfast?”

“You come out and see.”

The side dishes my grandmother sent me and the seaweed soup my dad made.

I ate slowly while watching YouTube on my phone.

“Siyoon, you need to eat quickly so you can wash up and get ready for school.”

“There are still two hours left before school?”

“It takes 30 minutes to walk.”

When I frowned and stared at my father’s nagging, he smiled and said,

“Do you want my food taken away?”

“sorry.”

It takes a while to dry my waist-length hair, so I ate quickly and went into the shower.

As I soak in the hot water, my mind becomes hazy.

Normally, I have to wake up when I get hit by water, but I think I like water because it actually gives me peace of mind.

To wash it quickly, I switched to a cool temperature and then washed my hair.

After I finished washing up, my dad prepared a comb and dryer and dried my hair.

“It’s cool~”

“Is that so, ma’am?”

“Try a massage.”

“Yay~”

My dad gave me a scalp massage and gave me firm pressure, and my rationality, which had been temporarily lost, returned to its original state.

“What are you doing today?”

“Hmm… I’m preparing a collaboration with Aunt Jieun,”

“at home?”

“Yes, he’s coming to my house to play.”

“Don’t think about making a younger sibling because I don’t have you.”

My dad pressed my temple hard when I said that, and I quickly pulled my head away from the pain.

“Ahh!”

“If you were going to have that kind of relationship with Jieun, wouldn’t you have done it when you were younger?”

“Wow, you must have felt sorry for your mom back then!”

“So, even now, I have no intention of doing that, man!”

I tried to run away when I saw my father acting so rashly, but he pulled my long hair.

“Ahh!”

“Sit down. Your hair isn’t completely dry.”

I said, sitting back on the chair.

“I’m going to shave it off like a head.”

“Just try that, I know you won’t be able to come home.”

“Tch.”

As I was drying my hair, the doorbell rang.

“It’s Dayeon.”

Dad quickly opened the door and went back to drying my hair.

“Excuse me~”

“Hello Dayeon~”

“hello~”

Dayeon came in wearing her school uniform, taking off her shoes and cleaning up.

Dayeon looked at my father and me and said to my father.

“Uncle! I want to do it.”

“Do you want to? Come on.”

Dad handed Dayeon a comb and hair dryer.

Dayeon said while combing my hair.

“Siyuna.”

“huh?”

“Taeoh… what do you think…?”

“Taeo? Why all of a sudden?”

“I’m just curious…”

Judging by the tone of his voice and the twitching of the hand combing his hair, it was definitely not just that.

Instead of looking for a reason, he answered quickly.

“Hmm… A kid who’s good at sports?”

“You’re handsome…”

“In my opinion, Jihoon and Taeo are right there.”

“no…”

I clenched my chin and pretended to be worried.

“Hmm… No matter how much I think about it, I’m just a stupid kid, right?”

“…What if… What if… Tae-o confesses to Siyuni?”

As I looked at Dayeon and made a gesture of contemplation, Dayeon’s pupils began to shake violently.

He smiled while stroking Dayeon’s head.

“I know how Da-yeon feels, but there’s no way I can accept it.”

“If I’m not there…? You think I’m not here…”

“But I’m not interested. If I had the will to date, I would have dated everyone besides Tae-o, right?”

“…I envy you…”

“why?”

“If I were Siyuni…”

I fed Dayeon some chestnuts.

“Ouch!”

“Are you also someone that other kids envy? If you just search for your name, it comes up that you are a Korean daughter.”

“…..”

“And, rather, I envy Dayeon?”

“lie…”

I touched Da-yeon’s chest, which was unable to hide her pouting presence, with a ‘poo’ sound.

“Ouch!”

“I’m so jealous…”

When I approached Dayeon, who had fallen down with both hands outstretched and writhing, Dayeon ran away from her father.

“Mister!!! Siyuni is trying to touch me again!!!”

“Si-yoon… since the morning…”

Dad hid Dayeon behind him and blocked my path.

“At this time, you need to massage it for 20 minutes a day to improve blood circulation and help it grow nicely.”

“…You can just do it yourself. Why are you doing that?”

“No, it’s better if someone else touches it…”

When I saw Dayeon and laughed bitterly, Dayeon ran away.