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As their parents interacted with each other, the two were able to see each other more often than before.

With my parents’ permission, I was able to go somewhere on the weekend or in the evening.

Like it or not, Riya and I had only one other friend.

It was enough for both of them to just have each other.

So no matter where we went, the two of us always went together.

And it was the same at Christmas, the last day of the year.

“Son, I’ll be meeting Riya soon, okay?”

“Yes. Good.”

We spent Christmas Eve with family, and spent the day together when we met.

The gathering place is Riya’s house.

There was no particular reason, just Riya’s family invited my family.

Thanks to that, I, my mother, and finally my father, Baek Seon-woo, were now heading to her house.

“I wanted to drink for about a day…”

“You have two kids, what are you talking about?”

“I want to drink with Eugene, I’ve been busy lately so I haven’t been able to meet him.”

A man named Eugene was Riya’s father.

She was Russian, and although she didn’t look like her, her personality was very similar to Riya.

Does he talk a little and seems a bit dazed?

One characteristic is that he is a lover.

Because of that, I had a good relationship with my father, who was also a beer lover.

Of course, both of them were people who kept the line in front of young children.

“Alright, arrived!”

Riya’s house is a single-family house located not far from my house.

It was at most a 20-minute walk, but when traveling as a family group, we took a car.

Ding dong-

As soon as you ring the doorbell in front of the house, the door opens.

The ones who came out from there were Choi Harin and Riya.

“Welcome, the food is ready, so come in quickly.”

“Welcome.”

As soon as Riya came out of the house, she said that and went towards me and grabbed my arm.

Holding my arm was a habit.

I don’t know when it started, but when she was with me, she would hold my arm.

“Let’s go in quickly.”

“Are you cold?”

“Yes.. it’s cold.”

When I entered the house, the first thing I saw was food.

The smell of food was so filling that it filled a fairly large table.

Since there were 6 people, it seemed like there was quite a lot of food.

“Ah, welcome, you two.”

“Eujin, we can’t drink today.”

“Haha… See you next time.”

Eugene, who was already waiting at the table, started talking with my father as soon as he arrived.

Since they are both alcoholic, the first thing they talk about when they meet is drinking.

Anyway, after saying our goodbyes, we sat down.

Next to me, of course, is Lee.

As soon as she sat down, she held out her small hand to me.

“Sihyeon, cell phone.”

“Can we exchange numbers?”

“Yes.”

I already received my Christmas present from my parents yesterday.

What I received as a gift and congratulations on entering elementary school was none other than a cell phone.

Riya also got a cell phone, so we exchanged contact information as soon as we met.

“Here.”

Riya, who saved the number, handed me her cell phone again and spoke as if asking me to do so.

“Contact me on days when I can’t meet you.”

“Okay, I’ll definitely do it.”

Riya became quite talkative when she was with me.

Of course, it is still much less than other children of the same age, but it can be said to be a huge improvement.

‘I don’t think there’s much more to contact than that.’

To begin with, we are always together except for one day a week.

Anyway, with that as a starting point, we started eating.

My favorite thing is chicken dishes.

When it comes to chicken, I like everything.

‘Except for chicken breast.’

The food prepared today was grilled chicken.

The food was not delivered, but was home-cooked by Riya’s father, Eugene.

Because that guy is really good at cooking.

“Here.”

There was no particular food that Riya liked.

I should say that I don’t have any likes or dislikes about food, but there aren’t any foods that I can’t eat or foods that I like to eat.

If I had to decide, would I give her noodles or bread?

“Sihyeon, here.”

“Ah.. Thank you.”

“Dad made a lot of chicken dishes.”

Riya stopped eating her own food earlier and gave me chicken.

They didn’t just give it to me on a plate, they fed it to me.

I took the picture myself with the fork I was eating with.

“You eat it too, don’t just give it to me.”

“It’s okay. I’m not hungry.”

“Now, eat this.”

I also couldn’t keep eating, so I dipped a piece of bread nearby and gave it to her.

Lee hesitated for a moment and then put it in her mouth.

Perhaps because the bread was quite large, both my cheeks were swollen.

“Uuuup”

“Eat everything and talk.”

“Micer…”

“Here, drink milk too.”

The sight of Riya pouting with her cheeks puffed out was so cute.

‘You’re cute.’

The sight of two cute children feeding each other was so cute.

At the end, they kept feeding each other to the point where they stopped eating themselves.

The two soon fell into their own world without paying attention to other adults.

‘They’re a match made in heaven, they suit each other well.’

This was the common thought of both mothers, whether Choi Harin or Yoo Seo-ah.

So so cute.

The two mothers’ feelings grew even stronger because they had no words or friends until a year ago.

“Eujin, isn’t it time to give it back?”

“Ah… I’ll get it now.”

When Sihyeon and Riya were so into each other, Choi Harin spoke to him, and Eugene got up and headed somewhere.

“Oh, we have to bring it too.”

“I’ll bring it.”

In response, Baek Sun-woo also stood up and brought something.

What Eugene brought was something like a long stick, and what Baek Sun-woo brought was something like a thick plate.

Both were piled up in packaging so I couldn’t see the actual contents.

“Riya, come here.”

“Ah… yes.”

When Choi Ha-rin calls, Ri-ya goes that way instead of talking to me.

And my parents gave her the gift they brought first.

“Here’s your Christmas present!”

“A Christmas present…?”

“Yes, we should give it to you too.”

Because you are just like our daughter.

Choi Harin swallowed back his words and gave her the gift.

Something that looks like a fairly thick plate.

“Try to open it.”

At her words, Riya opened the wrapping paper.

The packaging was made to be easy to tear in the first place, but as soon as you pull it a little, it tears right away.

“Colored pencils…?”

The gift was none other than oil-based colored pencils.

It’s a pretty good quality colored pencil that costs almost 60,000 won.

When I opened the metal plate upwards, various colored pencils were hanging out.

“I heard you like drawings, do you like it?”

Riya’s expression upon receiving the gift looked refreshed for the first time in a long time.

It’s hard to read for people who don’t know her, but her expression was clearly refreshing and she liked it.

Soon, Riya bows her head and holds the colored pencil as if it is precious.

“, thank you..”

“I will continue to draw hard!”

Riya, holding the gift, went straight to her room and left it there.

And now it’s my turn.

“Sihyeon, you come here too.”

At Harin Choi’s words, I also got up from my seat and headed in that direction.

My gift is probably something long over there.

I had some idea of the contents of the gift.

“Now, a gift. Open it now.”

Choi Harin gave me the long thing along with those words.

Something that weighs a bit.

When I opened the wrapping paper surrounding the item, the expected item popped out.

“It’s a bamboo sword, do you like it?”

It was none other than a bamboo sword. To be exact, a bamboo sword for children.

The reason for giving me the bamboo sword as a gift was very simple. I had recently started to become interested in kendo.

‘Actually, I started again.’

Even before I was reincarnated, I liked kendo. I did well too.

I started a little late, so it wasn’t enough to make it my career.

But why are you interested now?

For about 7 years after coming to this world, I wasn’t in a situation to be interested in kendo.

‘After meeting Riya, I felt more relaxed.’

After meeting Riya and starting to feel more relaxed in this world.

I started becoming interested in kendo again about a month ago.

Although I am not old enough to enter the dojo, my parents and Riya’s parents knew that I was interested in kendo.

“Yes, I like it.”

“That’s what Riya chose. Alone for 1 hour.”

“Really?”

Plus, the quality of the bamboo is better than expected.

There was no way I wouldn’t like it.

And what I like more than anything is that Riya chose it herself.

‘I’ll have to swing it to my heart’s content later.’

Of course, it’s still heavy so I can’t swing it properly.

“Sihyeon, you’re cool.”

“I just heard it yet?”

“Still, it’s cool.”

What is cool?

Riya sometimes praised me even though I was doing nothing.

I later found out that it was because I was bad at interpersonal relationships and was just praising anything.

“Thank you.”

Since I deserved praise, I said that to Riya and returned to my seat with the bamboo sword in my arms.

“Are you going to keep holding the porridge?”

“You said you chose it, so I have to have it.”

To be honest, I really liked it, and Riya gave it to me.

I plan to just hold it until I return.

“Ahh…”

“Liya?”

“Eat this..”

Riya suddenly blushed at my words, dipped some meat with a fork, and shoved it into my mouth.

After blushing for a moment, Riya spoke to me in a slightly trembling voice.

“Sihyeon. You’ll always be with me, right?”

Next year, and the year after that.

Will you stay with me?

The answer to that was decided from the beginning.

“Yes, always.”

With that as a starting point, the two families started eating again.

It was a very pleasant day, except for Eugene and his father being caught drinking in the study and getting scolded.

This next year too.

The next year too.

I want to always have fun and be together.

A day like that.