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Are you excited to go outside and play?

Jojo thought as he looked at the back of the boy, or rather, Su-hyeon, who was humming and walking languidly.

Now I have no choice but to admit it,

Soohyun is different from other people.

I don’t know when time passed so quickly, but in the space of a month, Su-hyeon never once showed any sign of being reluctant towards her.

‘···On the contrary, it was a bit annoying.’

She looks quite different from those who were busy ostracizing her because of her ominous eye color and the fact that she is the granddaughter of the famous Jo Deung, a famous poet.

Was it because of that point?

I don’t know why there was so much to do for someone who was three years younger than me, but sitting quietly next to Soo-hyeon, who always seemed busy, strangely made me feel at ease.

So, even if I had nothing else to do, I kept going to see Su-hyeon.

Friendship probably refers to this kind of relationship.

I don’t know if it was a sudden thought, but I was a little curious.

So… I wonder what it would be like to go out and play around with a friend.

It seemed really fun to see smiles on the faces of the kids I saw while walking around.

Is that actually the case?

Is it really that much fun?

I wanted to check it out.

That was why I begged my father to give me pocket money that I had never wanted before.

And somehow he succeeded in luring Soo-hyeon out of the backyard using the extremely heavy bag he secured… So what should he do now?

To tell the truth, there were many things I wanted to try.

As I said to Suhyeon, I wanted to stop by the most famous restaurant in Chohyeon and buy some delicious food, and I also wanted to walk around the streets lined with stalls and look at interesting things.

There were so many things I wanted to do, but I couldn’t bear to step forward because I felt a clear ‘purpose’ in Su-hyeon’s steps, which seemed to be just taking random steps. Thanks to this, I was able to suppress my desire and my curiosity deepened as time passed.

Thanks to this, she couldn’t control her curiosity and asked Suhyeon, who was about a couple of steps ahead of her.

“Where are we going now?”

“If you’re going to go out, you have to get an escort first.”

“Escort?”

“Ugh, it’s too dangerous for just the two of us to walk around like this.”

“You can take the child with you.”

It was still acceptable for Su-hyeon’s dedicated maid, So-ah. I don’t know why now, but it seemed like he was gone for a while, but in a way, it was So-ah who I saw as often as Su-hyeon.

So, it didn’t matter if it was a child… but I didn’t like it when someone I met for the first time intervened.

That’s because it was very obvious how he would react upon seeing this side. Since he is a guest treated with great respect by the host family, he may not show it openly, but he will definitely show some inner reluctance.

Even though I hadn’t done anything in particular, the sight of people looking at me with aversion was something I had experienced to the point where I was sick of it, so it was nothing new to me now, but I didn’t want Suhyun to see that sight.

I don’t think I used to care about such things, but when I came to my senses, I started to care about such things.

“···Not for children.”

“Why?”

“I’m lying down with body aches.”

“Why?”

“···I don’t know, I guess there was something unreasonable going on.”

“Ah…”

For some reason, I couldn’t even see my nose pierced today. It wasn’t because I had something else to do, but because I was sick.

“And in times of danger, will Soa be helpful? You’ll be lucky if you don’t grab your ankle.”

“Still…”

I don’t like it when people I meet for the first time interrupt, but it must have been the moment when Su-hyeon was mumbling the words she couldn’t say out loud because of the sternness that had suddenly descended on her face.

Su-hyeon crossed the threshold of a place he had never been to before. I hurriedly followed him and what I encountered was a scary man with a large scar on his face.

“Wow, you’re here at the right time?”

“Yes, just to take a moment to catch my breath… But, Mr. Master, why are you at the training center even though it is not training time…?”

“Actually, I need someone to escort me.”

“Escort, you mean?”

“Yes, I decided to go outside and play with him.”

“Hmm, I see.”

The man’s eyes, which had been fixed on Suhyeon throughout the conversation, turned towards her for the first time. The moment I reflexively swallowed my breath, a look that was quite different from what I was worried about, and that gave me a feeling of satisfaction, passed gently across my face.

Feeling a bit embarrassed, Suhyeon hurriedly hid behind her.

Could it be that that appearance was the trigger? The joy in the man’s eyes became even deeper.

‘Ugh…’

Why are you looking at me with those eyes?

I couldn’t figure it out. I became more embarrassed because I didn’t know.

That was why I carefully stretched out my hand and grabbed the hem of Suhyeon’s clothes.

Fortunately, it wasn’t ineffective.

I don’t know if it was the soft, rough texture of my fingertips, but my embarrassment began to calm down little by little.

“In that case, I guess I should provide you with an escort. To be honest, I would like to take you two with you…”

” That’s right, you’re busy training new people.”

“Haha, that’s right. As my family prospers, I become busier as well.”

“There is no need to go to that level, so just appoint an appropriate person.”

“Hmm… may I ask where you plan on going?”

“Um···.”

Su-hyeon’s gaze turned in this direction for the first time after a moment of contemplation.

“Hey, Aman.”

“Ugh, huh?!”

“Is there somewhere else you would like to go?”

As for places I wanted to go separately, I only thought about hanging out with Suhyeon, but I never thought about anything like that.

“Uh, I don’t have one…”

I felt like it was a huge mistake, so my voice became arbitrarily low.

“That’s right, I think I’ll probably just look around and come back.”

“It’s a cast… So, one person might not be enough. It’s such a crowded place.”

“Still, it would be nice to have just one person.”

“Are you saying this because you think it will interfere with your outing?”

“Well, there’s a reason for that, and it’s because, unlike his appearance, he’s very shy. If there are two people you’re meeting for the first time, you won’t be able to enjoy it properly even if you’re worried about that part.”

···You knew it.

That I am reluctant to meet strangers.

Is it because I suddenly realized that, unlike the words I always use as a habit, even though I always say it’s bothersome or bothersome, I am being properly looked after.

I could feel my heart being filled with round, fluffy things, like the soap bubbles I had seen in the backyard that day.

‘How…’

Strangely enough, I kept feeling out of breath.

So… unlike before, I couldn’t look directly at Suhyun’s face.

The sun was hot.

*****

The moment I received a seemingly absurd request from Jojo on a date, there was only one thought that came to my mind.

Ah, it’s coming.

Somehow, it’s already been over a month since I was trapped in the body of a five-year-old, and the skip button never seemed to show itself.

Was it all a wait for today?

It seems that the condition for triggering the event is to become friends with Jojo beyond a certain level… Anyway, the fact that Jojo has asked me out on a date at this time probably means that even if something happens, it will explode.

Although I usually just walked around here and there with So-ah alone, that was the reason why I suddenly had to act as an escort. If you don’t know that something is going to happen, you probably won’t know. If you know, shouldn’t you make appropriate preparations?

So, I asked Mr. Jang, who is in charge of managing our family’s private army, Bugok, to assign just one person…

“She is the daughter of Master and the Jo clan. Hurry up and say hello.”

“This is my first time greeting you. Master, lady. It is called Jangsam.”

The person I was introduced to was a swordsman with a somewhat cold appearance.

I’m not a believer in physiognomy, but I guess I can say that this is a face that anyone who looks at it can’t help but tilt their head. The three-hundred eyes were almost squinted, and the mouth looked somehow mean-spirited.

So, without even realizing it, I was making an expression like, ‘Is this right…’, but maybe that expression caught my eye?

“Master? Is there anything you don’t like…?”

Mr. Jang asked me that question in a very cautious voice.

Wouldn’t it be impossible to face a person who behaves very cautiously like that and say, “This person is a bit of a traitor.”

“Ah, that’s because it looks really trustworthy.”

“Right? Even though this guy looks so slim, his strength is no joke. His sword skills are also quite good. In addition, the owner is a friend who has been in Bugok since the time he was in Luoyang, so you can trust him for today. ”

So, I chose to just talk around it, but when Mr. Jang heard me say that, his expression brightened.

Yes, this is what Mr. Jang, who is like a teacher to me, is saying, not just anyone else.

I’m telling you this earnestly, but you have to believe me.

Maybe he looks like that, but on the inside he is surprisingly honest and loyal.

I’m sure it will.

Cancer, whatever.

I mean, could anyone just make a recommendation?

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“···I knew my son would be like this.”

The body swallowed by the sack shook with the shaking of the carriage.