episode_0004

Time passed quickly.

After meeting Riya, time really passed faster than anything else.

It was as if the time that had stood still for the past seven years was passing by.

“Sihyeon. How about it?”

6th grade.

In the 7th year since I met Riya, we were in the same class at elementary school for the first time in a long time.

And even after 7 years, our relationship has not changed at all.

No, to be a little more specific.

It stuck a little longer.

There were still no other friends.

‘It doesn’t matter.’

As long as I had Riya, it didn’t really matter whether there were other students or not.

It takes a while to not talk at all, but…

Maybe the reason they don’t talk to me is because of the nicknames given to me and Riya.

They’re an ice couple.

Because he must have been an elementary school student, the nickname was extremely childish.

They weren’t even a couple to begin with.

“Vision?”

“Ah…”

“Where does it hurt?”

“No, I was thinking about something else for a moment.”

Maybe it’s because we were in different classes last year, but since we were in the same class this year, we’ve been sticking together.

It was still the same now that it was lunch time.

After lunch, we sat next to each other and talked.

“Image.”

“Picture?”

“How about it?”

The paper she handed me had a now familiar picture drawn on it.

This is exactly my appearance.

When Riya was bored, she drew my face, and as time went by, her level of drawing improved.

It can’t even be compared to my first portrait I drew in kindergarten.

‘Of course I still have it.’

I still have that portrait at home.

Because it was the first gift I received from Riya and my treasure.

I never, ever had any intention of throwing it away.

“Better than last time.”

Riya immediately laughed at my short words and immediately started drawing again.

People around us whispered when they saw us like that.

It seemed like they were trying to hide it, but the voices were too audible to hide.

“Riya is really pretty..”

“Is this your first time seeing this? I was in the same class last year.”

“I want to talk to you… but Baek Si-hyun is so scary.”

What am I afraid of?

Of course, as my body grows, my eyes become sharper, my muscles gain more, and my height is taller than my peers.

I didn’t mean to threaten.

‘Of course, if you touch Riya, it’s a different story.’

That was a bit of a separate story.

Anyway, since this wasn’t the first time I’ve been treated like this, I didn’t pay much attention to it.

‘I should read a book.’

There were two ways for me to kill time.

One is kendo and the other is reading, but you can’t do kendo at school.

I had no choice but to read the books I brought from home.

So Riya drew a picture and I read a book for a while.

Riya suddenly turned around and asked me while she was drawing.

“Sihyeon, tonight. You know?”

“Yes, I know. This is already the third time.”

What Riya said was simple.

I’m saying that I promised to sleep in my pajamas at my house this evening.

Until I was in the second year of elementary school, I slept in one house almost once a week, but these days, it has decreased slightly.

This is my first pajamas in almost half a year.

In a way, it was natural for Riya to have expectations.

‘I’m also looking forward to it.’

It’s been a while since I stayed up late with Riya.

Anyway, after the story was over, time passed quickly and it was time to leave school.

“See you later then.”

Riya had some things to take care of at home, so I parted ways with her and headed home.

A palm hits my shoulder.

“Sihyeon! Where will you leave your girlfriend and go alone?”

“We decided to meet separately later. And you said you weren’t your girlfriend.”

“You should have denied it first instead of answering.”

The name of this guy standing next to me is Kim Ho-yeon.

He was the only guy around me who was close to my friend.

Of course, I didn’t approach him first, he came first.

I guess it’s just because my eyes have a strange color.

‘Even though the tone of voice is not, the content itself is quite adult.’

The way he spoke seemed very childlike, but he didn’t cross the line.

It was a little uncomfortable in the beginning, but once I established a certain line, I absolutely followed it.

They say having Riya is enough, but not having a friend of the same sex was still a bit much, so I didn’t throw away the guy who approached me first.

“What’s the kendo academy today?”

“I’m trying to rest, I worked a little hard yesterday and I’m sore.”

“You are so polarizing.”

So I was a little worried about pajamas. I think I’ll fall asleep first.

If possible, I wanted to stay up all night with Riya.

Of course, my mother wouldn’t allow that.

“See you next time, I have to go to the academy.”

“See you next week.”

With those words, I arrived home, and not long after, Riya arrived.

“It’s been a while!”

“I’m here.”

Riya came to our house with Choi Harin.

There was no need for a guardian to come, but Choi Harin probably just wanted to chat with my mother.

Because we don’t see each other often at home, we don’t see each other often.

“Let’s go.”

“To the room?”

“Yes.”

Mother let the mothers talk among themselves and we headed straight to the room.

There wasn’t much that Riya did when she came to our house.

Draw a picture like you do anywhere else.

Like playing a board game or something.

There was nothing particularly different today.

The first thing we played was a board game.

“I won the bet.”

“Ah…”

The board game played was Blue Marble.

I didn’t play Halli Gallina or other board games that required quickness or physical strength.

Because I win.

“I lost.”

This victory was mine.

After playing for 3 hours, I won.

The fact that it took so long was also the reason we played this game.

To be honest, there wasn’t really anything to do when we met.

Apart from being together, there has to be something to do during that time.

“Eat, guys!!”

My meals were from delivery food. After entering elementary school, I ordered delivery food a lot.

What I ordered this time was chicken and tteokbokki.

For reference, the chicken was boneless.

“Sihyeon, eat.”

“I told you not to do that.”

Today again, Riya dipped the chicken and handed it to me.

I was worried that Riya would continue to feel uncomfortable, so I told her that she wouldn’t have to do it, but as you can see, she didn’t even listen.

‘I like it too.’

It wasn’t a bad thing, so I didn’t really reject it much after that.

While we were feeding each other, the lady suddenly opened her mouth to me.

“Sihyeon.”

“Yes?”

“Call me mother-in-law.”

“…Yes?”

There were times when someone came in like this and I had no idea how to respond.

Something.

If I refuse here… because it seemed like Riya next to me would do something.

There was no specific basis, but it was just a feeling, a feeling.

‘I don’t really like it rationally.’

I didn’t like Riya rationally.

At least I thought so.

There is also an age difference.

“This lady is going to kidnap someone else’s son.”

“I’m going to hear this someday, so wouldn’t it be good to hear it in advance?”

“Still, there is an order.”

“I think that order has already passed.”

“I should listen to my mother first!”

What on earth are you talking about?

Anyway, after eating like that, we returned to the room.

After cleaning up the blue marble that hadn’t been cleaned up yet, we each did our own thing.

I read a book in bed and Riya sat at the desk and drew.

This is usually what we see when we go to each other’s houses.

Because you can’t practice kendo in front of Riya.

‘More than that… I’m sleepy.’

I was sleepier than that.

I expected it, but I felt much sleepier than I expected.

Even considering that I usually go to bed at 10, it’s only 8:30 at most, and this is the first time I’ve felt this much sleepy.

‘I guess I overdid it yesterday.’

I guess I overdid my kendo practice yesterday.

My body was complaining of considerable fatigue.

‘Should I close my eyes for a moment?’

Is it because of Suma?

I normally wouldn’t have thought about sleeping with Riya first, but I didn’t think about it right now.

‘I need to sleep for a little while.’

When the time comes, Riya will wake up.

With that thought, I fell asleep.

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“Ah…”

When I opened my eyes, light was already coming in through the window.

It was morning.

‘Did you sleep like that all along?’

Fortunately, my mind was very clear. It looks like it’s been a while since I slept soundly.

However, when I tried to move my still tingly body and get out of bed.

The moment I turned my head, I had no choice but to stop.

‘Liya…?’

Riya was sleeping right next to me.

Next to me, with pure white skin and long white hair.

It was okay up to that point.

Sleeping with her was quite common.

Just one problem.

“Aren’t we too attached…?”

She was so attached to my body.

Riya is sleeping tightly against my body.

Even now, I couldn’t move as her breath touched me.

‘What should I do?’

Should I sleep more too?

When you think about that.

“Ugh…?”

Riya suddenly moved and stood up.

Beautiful blue eyes blinked between thinly opened eyes.

She blinked and looked at me, probably still asleep.

“….”

“….”

A bit of silence.

Soon she looked at me and opened her mouth in a sleepy voice.

“Sihyeon…”

He muttered that and came towards me.

He wrapped his hands around my waist and completely embraced me in his arms.

The soft feeling of Riya’s head on my chest.

We were hugging each other so tightly that Riya and I were completely attached to each other.

“Hi…. Sihyeon. Don’t go.”

Booby Booby Booby

That wasn’t the end, she hugged me and rested her head against my body.

And in her movements like that.

My body completely stiffened.

‘…shit.’

I lay down in bed again, but I can’t sleep.

thud! thud! thud!

heart.

Because it was beating so hard.