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Two minutes passed in that tension…

There was a loud noise outside the door, along with the sound of the doorknob turning.

” Is this okay..?! ”

Hold your breath and check the presence before your eyes.

He looked like a normal person.

I dropped the gun on the floor with a sense of relief rushing in like water.

This time, tears flowed from my eyes, perhaps out of relief.

” Uh… over there… is this okay..? ”

Ha Seo-yeon said that, but she didn’t approach him rashly.

It seemed to be because of the gun pointed at him.

” It’s okay… It’s okay… It was just a nightmare… ”

My voice was shaking. It seemed I hadn’t completely recovered from the shock of that dream.

” Yeah.. Really..? Then it seems okay, so I’ll go ”

” Wait a minute.. ”

I cut him off.

” Could you stay with me for a moment..? ”

” Oh.. okay. ”

Ha Seo-yeon glanced at the revolver dropped on the floor and then approached me.

” Can I touch your body? ”

” Yes.. ”

Then suddenly he hugged me tightly.

My body trembled for a moment, but I calmed down thanks to the other person’s warm body temperature.

” It’s okay. ”

Ha Seo-yeon spoke up. It’s okay.

” There’s nothing more scary. ”

Those words relieved the tension.

” I’m here by your side, so you can rest assured. ”

I closed my eyes in that comfortable state.

” Sigh.. ”

Sniff sniff. I heard the sound of a child sleeping in front of me and let out an unconscious sigh.

I originally tried to keep some distance, but when I saw the child crying and feeling anxious, I couldn’t just leave him alone.

This child was a strange child in many ways.

From the moment we first met until now.

I don’t know about this kid, but I’ve been watching him fight that lower body monster from the beginning.

The reason for visiting this motel was that it had a lens-like hole that was intended to look outside.

Don’t you beat up monsters with some kind of stick, take out a sword and cut them, or fight them by kicking and turning?

This wasn’t the behavior of a normal 8-year-old. Usually, kids at this age would be scared and just tremble or run away.

It was the same when I talked to this child. Should I say he was somewhat mature?

There was no barrage of questions, which is a characteristic of children. Questions were asked, but they were not purely curious but had some purpose.

As if thinking about the road ahead.

So I thought. Is this kid… pretending to be strong? Or is he just numb to everything?

That question was resolved right here and now. After all, this kid is just pretending to be strong.

The anxious eyes and voice, and the body shaking, were just like any 8-year-old child.

At first I was surprised when he pointed a gun at me, but now it doesn’t matter.

Because after seeing the relief on his face when he saw that I had come, I couldn’t be angry about being pointed at with a gun.

Okay, I’ve decided. I’ll stay with this kid.

This mature kid who pretends to be strong.

Kook kook

” Hehe.. ”

Kook kook

” Ugh… ”

Zuuuk

” Aaaah.. ”

widely!

” Huh?! ”

What, what!

I jumped up in surprise.

When I looked to the side, Ha Seo-yeon was playfully smiling and touching my cheek.

” Are you awake? ”

” Yes? Huh? ”

I was confused. Why am I here?

” Why, you’re here, you said you’d wake me up in the morning. ”

Was it because of the expression on her face? Ha Seo-yeon spoke first before I could ask a question.

” Oh, and I want you to pay for the cost of going together~. ”

No, do you even calculate that?!

This is really lethal!

” What.. the price.. ”

” Hehe. Do you want to call me unnie? If you keep calling me Seoyeon unnie, I can keep hanging out with you~. ”

Uh… no… should I call you “sister”?

Oh, what is this…

No, think about it. In today’s world, having trustworthy colleagues is extremely important.

And for some reason, he feels good about me.

So just call me unnie. It’s that simple, right?

Uh… Uh… Uh… You… Sister… You…

Chew, why is it so hard to say words that used to come out playfully as a man now?

Oh, is that so? Is it because every time I say that word, the fact that I am a woman, a girl, is proven in real time, that I hate it so much?

Oh, no. I’m a man. Even though my body is a woman’s, my heart is a man’s.

The word “sister” itself isn’t that important, so just call her that.

I hesitated and barely managed to squeeze out the word.

” Uh… Sister… ”

Phew… I succeeded. Well done. With this, I gained a colleague. It’s not a loss. It’s a loss.

” Hoho. It sounds good~. Okay, let’s get ready to go out. ”

She said so and put a revolver in my hand.

” Take good care of your precious weapons~. ”

So I packed all my stuff and left the motel.

” What you need to know is that we need to get a ride. ”

The conversation started when I asked her if she had anything she could ride.

” But it’s not that easy. Electric scooters and electric bicycles lock their wheels until you pay, but now that the electronics are all broken, they’re useless. ”

” How do I remove that lock? ”

” I tried to do it too? But I gave up because it was too complicated to disassemble, remove, and assemble. There were really a lot of weird things stuck on it. ”

Well, it’s not called electric for nothing.

” What about regular bicycles? Are there any around? ”

” Yeah. That’s the problem. There’s one place around here, and the problem is, there’s something weird there? ”

” Is something weird? ”

” Yeah. There was a woman’s voice crying over and over again. I went near it several times, but I kept hearing the sound. At first, I thought it was a survivor because it was crying, so I approached it. But as I kept listening, I noticed something strange. It was crying in a repetitive pattern. As if it were bait. ”

If this is true, it is problematic.

An intelligent monster… It’s terrifying to even imagine.

I felt a deep sense of fear welling up inside me as I thought that what was in that dream could happen.

” I didn’t go inside the building because it looked dangerous. The only weapon I had was a pole. ”

As we walked and had that conversation, we arrived at a clothing store.

” There must be clothes that fit you here. ”

The sign said they also sold children’s clothing.

” Yes.. I guess so.. ”

Please, I beg you, I just want regular clothes.

If there was anything frilly or like a skirt, my heart would break.

The inside wasn’t that messy.

There were some damaged clothes, but they weren’t that bad.

I explored clothes that I could wear.

The clothes were all cute, just as I had hoped.

Why are there wings on the back of this thing..? Is there a demand for something like this..?

Ugh, what is this? Isn’t this some kind of gothic lolita outfit..?

Are the pants just skirts or shorts? Where are the long pants?

” Ta-da! How about this? Doesn’t it suit you well? ”

She showed me her one-piece dress while saying that.

( Chew… )

It’s a light white one-piece dress.

I looked into her eyes.

…. It’s pretty shiny. I think I want to wear this.

” Ugh… This is a little embarrassing. I’d rather just be comfortable… ”

” Then just pack this! It’ll be comfortable to wear as pajamas. Trust me! ”

Believe it..? Haa.. I can’t help it since I owe you something..

I did pack it anyway. Whether I end up wearing it or not is a matter for later.

So Nana Ha Seo-yeon and I chose clothes that are highly active.

And we decided to leave for our next destination, Real Estate Street, but we were hungry, so we opened our carriers to eat ramen.

” Oh my, what is this? Do you have ramen too? ”

Hearing those words, I took out the items from my carrier and laid them out.

” Do you know how to boil ramen? ”

” Of course. This is just cup ramen. ”

I loaded butane gas into the gas burner and ignited it.

Make sure the fire is lit and pour water into the pot.

ah..

” Hey, what should I do?! There’s nothing to put in the water! I need to boil water! ”

You idiot! You saw a pot rolling around in the supermarket! Why didn’t you take it?

Did you think that since it’s cup ramen, you wouldn’t need a pot? Did you think that it would have a water purifier?!

This little punk!

” Puhutu, if it’s a pot, I have it~.”

” Oops. ”

Ha Seo-yeon smiled and put the pot on the burner, pouring in one of the 2L bottles of water I had.

” How much should I pour? ”

” I think 1L would be enough. ”

After a while, I poured boiling water into the cup ramen, waited for 3 minutes, and then ate the ramen.

This is okay.

” What map are you looking for? ”

” Hmm, I want to find a map from Ansan to Yeoju. ”

” It’s a bit far. Usually, local real estate agents will only deal with one area. The place they do business in will ultimately be the area where they stay. But if you’re lucky, you might be able to get a map of the surrounding area. ”

” Yes. I should look it up. I definitely need it. ”

” Is there a reason you want to go to Yeoju? ”

” I have a friend there. We got along well before I moved, so I’m going to look for him. ”

” Hmm~. Is that so? ”

After saying that, Ha Seo-yeon seemed lost in thought and did not say anything else.

So we finished our ramen, packed our bags, and headed to the real estate street.