episode_0016

When I returned home, I washed up, wrapped myself in a blanket, and sat in a corner of my room with no lights on.

I roughly shake it off with a towel and unconsciously sweep up the slightly damp hair. As the sound of swooshing resonated in my head, I somehow calmed down a little.

While I was doing this alone, my cell phone, which I had thrown on the bed, started vibrating.

‘Who is it again?’

Someone checked the cell phone and the name Jin Seo-yoon was stamped on it. It was a name I could easily receive.

“Hello?”

[Ah, Suhyun.]

“Yes, Seoyoon’s older sister. What’s going on?”

Without thinking about it, I pick up the phone and continue the conversation.

[No, it’s nothing else. We tried to meet last time, but we couldn’t.]

To be exact, it was Seoyoon’s sister who unilaterally proposed it and then rejected it.

“Yes, that’s right.”

Of course, there is no reason to point out that fact, and I have no intention of doing so, so I just agree.

When I answered that, the tone of voice coming from the other end of the phone rose slightly.

[So, do you want to go out and have fun together this weekend?]

It was an offer I had no reason to refuse.

It’s been a while since I’ve been thinking about the old days, and I think it’ll be okay.

For most people, childhood is the happiest time of their lives.

I don’t think it would be a bad idea to look back on those memories from time to time.

“Of course. I’m fine anytime.”

[really? Then shall we meet this Saturday?]

“Yes, I don’t have any plans for the weekend and I don’t have anything else to do, so please call me at your convenient time.”

[yea, I got it. Oh, you called me while I was on break? I’ll just hang up.]

“Yes, I will take a break and see you on Saturday.”

***

“Phew.”

Jin Seo-yoon hung up the phone and sighed involuntarily. My heart was strangely pounding at the fact that I had succeeded in making an appointment with Han Soo-hyun.

‘If I think about it, when I was young, I would call him out and play when I was bored without thinking much about it…’

Anyway, Jin Seo-yoon’s steps walking down the hallway were a little lighter.

After returning home from school, she thought about what she would do when she met on Saturday and then fell asleep.

And then Saturday came.

Jin Seo-yoon came to the meeting place slightly earlier than the appointed time and waited for Han Soo-hyun.

Han Soo-hyun arrived at the appointed place almost exactly on time.

When she spotted Han Su-hyun from a distance and waved her hand, Han Su-hyun also increased her walking speed and followed suit.

He glances at the time and opens his mouth.

“Why did you come out so early? You didn’t make me wait that long, right?”

“No. I-I just came too, so don’t worry about it.”

“Hmm.”

Han Soo-hyun said that for a moment, looked up at Jin Seo-yoon, who was smiling like a horse, and lightly hit her arm.

“Well, I’m glad then. But where do we start?”

“Do you want to watch a movie?”

“It’s okay and good.”

The two walked to the movie theater. The movie theater wasn’t that close. Still, it wasn’t particularly difficult because both of them had bodies strengthened by magical power and had been training their bodies regularly.

However, the midday sun was a little hot and stinging.

Fortunately, the movie theater we arrived at after walking 10 miles was fully air-conditioned.

“Let’s have a drink.”

At the movie theater, Jin Seo-yoon was the first to pull out two canned drinks from the vending machine and threw one at Han Soo-hyun.

It was to cool down my heated body while walking to the movie theater.

“Thank you.”

Han Soo-hyun, who received the can with a short thank you, made a strange expression after checking what the drink was.

‘This is a drink I often drank when I was young.’

Did you still remember this?

It was a consideration that may not have been a big deal, but Han Su-hyun secretly smiled without realizing it.

Of course, I don’t drink it anymore because it tastes too sweet and cheap, but who cares?

‘It’s been a while since I drank it, so it seems surprisingly good.’

After Han Su-hyun drank the drink she gave her, Jin Seo-yoon asked with a happy smile.

“Is it delicious?”

“Yes, it’s cool and feels good.”

“You still have the taste of a baby.”

She stroked and ruffled the hair of her younger friend, whom she had not seen in a long time, as if she thought he was cute again.

While sipping juice, the two people selected seats and bought tickets using the automatic ticket machine. There were some decent seats left.

“Ah, I picked them all. Do you want to go in early? Or should I sit somewhere else and then go?”

“Well, there’s nothing to do, so let’s go in early, right? It’s only a few minutes.”

The two people who entered the movie theater were able to watch the movie they had reserved only after watching countless advertisements and trailers for other movies.

The movie was quite worth watching. It wasn’t an incredibly entertaining movie, but it was an okay movie that many people wouldn’t like or dislike.

After the movie ended, my stomach, which was already empty, started to feel really hungry.

The next destination was decided naturally due to physiological phenomena.

“Oh, I’m hungry. Suhyeon, are you not hungry?”

“Now that I think about it, I guess I’m a bit curious.”

“If you find a suitable place, let’s go out and fill our stomachs there.”

“When I came here, it seemed like there was a lot of this and that.”

The two left the movie theater and entered a nearby snack bar, chatting about various things.

Since they were both aspiring hunters, their income was quite good for students.

However, Han Soo-hyun had to make a living with just that alone, and Jin Seo-yoon was also saving a considerable amount and adding it to living expenses, so in conclusion, the two did not have a lot of money.

So in the end, the restaurant they chose was a suitable snack bar.

Since snacks are usually something people eat often when they are young, it might have been an appropriate choice for men and women gathered together to reminisce.

In fact, when we were young, the three of us, Han Soo-hyun, Jin Seo-yoon, and Han Soo-in, would wander around the neighborhood all day, and when we got hungry, we would save up money and go to a snack bar.

When you go to a snack bar, you order tteokbokki, fried food, kimbap, udon, etc.

Han Soo-hyun and Jin Seo-yoon returned after filling their stomachs and counting the food they each ate, and wandered around together.

As I was shooting at the man like that, time passed and the surroundings became dark.

At the same time, the number of people quickly increased and the streets were already full.

Once they start to be swept away by the crowd, Han Soo-hyun and Jin Seo-yoon gradually move away from each other against their will.

“ah”

Thinking that she might lose her child at this rate, Jin Seo-yoon unconsciously stretched out her arm and grabbed Han Su-hyun’s hand.

“Ah, over there…”

Jin Seo-yoon is more embarrassed by the sudden rush of skinship. Although embarrassed, he pulls Han Soo-hyun towards him.

Jin Seo-yoon and Han Soo-hyun naturally stand next to her. And then he laughs lightly.

“Wow, I almost fell.”

With those words, he playfully points to his clasped hands.

“Isn’t this the first time we’ve held hands like this?”

“That…, right?”

Even when we were young, we just bickered with each other, and I don’t remember ever holding hands or anything.

“That…, you feel bad?”

Jin Seo-yoon’s cautious question.

After receiving the question, Han Soo-hyun wrung her hands and intertwined her fingers even more.

“No. Not really.”

“I see….”

Jin Seo-yoon looked a little relieved after hearing the answer.

The two held hands to avoid falling apart and fled to a place with less crowds.

‘It’s evening now, let’s walk around a little more and then go back after dinner.’

Jin Seo-yoon is thinking about this as she takes a moment to catch her breath in a place with few crowds.

‘hmm?’

Han Soo-hyun received a text message from someone.

[Hey little guy pops out]

‘Who is this again?’

I checked the number and it turned out to be the woman who had sexually harassed me on the subway at that time.

‘under.’

Han Soo-hyun makes a crooked expression. He had a stubborn attitude of telling people to come and go.

‘Still, it’s a bit awkward to ignore…’

Han Su-hyun didn’t spend much time with that woman. Still, even in that short period of time, I was able to figure out that the woman was not an ordinary crazy bitch.

So, I couldn’t help but feel that I didn’t know what would happen if I ignored that message.

Finally, Han Soo-hyun sighs inwardly and turns her head towards Jin Seo-yoon.

“Hey, Sister Seoyoon.”

“Hmm? Why are you doing that?”

“Something suddenly came up so I think I have to go.”

“Ah…, really…?”

At his words, Jin Seo-yoon’s face clearly shows regret.

“Then there is nothing we can do. Please say hello to Suin.”

“Yes, I will.”

Still, Han Soo-hyun taps the screen of his cell phone as he leaves behind her, who is trying to put on a bright expression.

[So where should I go?]

[Where are you?]

[It’s me? Why is it in the city now?]

[Then wait on the street next to the square]

Although Han Su-hyeon grumbled inwardly, he steadily moved towards the direction the woman indicated.

How long had it been since I waited for her on the street next to the square, as she had told me to do?

A familiar German-made SUV stopped in front of him with the sound of a car exhaust.

The SUV’s window rolled down and the woman who appeared tilted her head toward Han Soo-hyun.

“What are you doing? Ta.”