episode_0022
by fnovelpiaThe steel spider got us to school quickly and safely.
At this point, I go beyond being overprotective and look after a child who looks like he’s about to drown in the water at any moment, but I don’t think it’s a bad thing, so I guess it doesn’t matter.
I think it’s a bit of an overinvestment.
When I entered the classroom, the teacher asked me to introduce myself.
But with dozens of people gathered around and staring at me, I felt a bit of a burden.
I didn’t know about it the last time I was indulging, but was it because I felt like I was a guest who would come and go for a while?
Now that I realized that I, a grown adult, had become a part of this place, I started to feel embarrassed and a little burdened as I felt like it was not right.
No, is this correct?
As I hesitated for a moment, sweating profusely, the teacher smiled and patted my back.
On the surface, it may look like a shy child who can’t introduce himself in front of new friends, but from my perspective, the thought of a grown adult toddling around and playing among the little kids gives me goosebumps…
Still, I was glad that I didn’t feel uncomfortable because it was the cutest, most beautiful, and smallest of all the babies.
hot..!
There were times when I felt unfounded confidence without an answer.
Anyway, I was glad that everyone greeted me politely and welcomed me because they were so nice.
The problem was that when I introduced myself, there were people clapping and cheering not only inside the classroom but also outside.
“Wow, my baby is so cute!”
“Please take a look here!”
“Can’t you put him in our class?”
“Sister… pretty.”
There was a mixed crowd of men and women, some peering out of the window, some looking at them intently, some very young children riding on a wooden horse, while others who appeared to be high school students opened the front and back doors of the classroom to watch.
I wonder if it was such a great greeting that I received such a grand welcome.
As I received everyone’s attention, I tried to suppress the feeling of indifference that was starting to come back to me, and wondered if I should say hello since the people over there were not too happy to welcome me, but in the end, I bowed my head and said hello.
Then there was chaos.
Is this body this popular?
“Okay, now that we’ve seen it, everyone go back to class.”
There are so few people that even a single new student seems to be new.
Perhaps because there were so few people, there were only three people in the class.
Elementary, middle, and high school classes.
So, even though this was a middle school class, there were children who did not appear to be the same age, and it was clearly visible that they were leading the class, acting as older sisters or older brothers.
Certainly, children grow quickly as long as they have enough nutrition.
Sometimes the kids looked at me and asked if I was in the middle school class by mistake when I was in the elementary school class… I think maybe I too will grow up.
Uniquely, the high school class had the most people, then the middle school class, then the elementary class, and so on.
Now that I think about it, the total number is probably over 20, so it’s not a lot.
The class was quite fun.
The teachers taught hard, and after completing certain subjects, each student pursued hobbies they liked.
“But actually, even if we work hard at what we love, aren’t we ultimately pushed aside by biobots?”
“Even now, there aren’t many people in the illustration industry. At least because of the law, you have to hire a certain amount of people, so you hire them, right? These days, no one gets a job and makes money, so it’s easy to get in.”
“Nowadays, you can still do what you want and not work. In the past, it was difficult to make money doing what you wanted to do, and some people starved to death.”
“Hey, only 1% of the writers at that time lived on rice.”
“I don’t know how people lived in the past.”
However, I didn’t feel any enthusiasm.
Everyone did what they wanted to do in small ways, and those who drew pictures drew pictures.
However, the conversations between children who played the role of older sisters or older brothers who would soon be entering high school were unusual.
It was natural because it was nearby.
Ina, who was sitting next to me, was doing her job as if it were natural.
Are we now in an era where there are more biobots than people?
The teacher broke the news to the class that Yeji would not be able to join us during lunch because she had to go to the hospital in the afternoon.
I was embarrassed because everyone seemed to agree as if it was natural.
I couldn’t understand why I had to go to the hospital when I wasn’t even sick, but the kids nodded as if it was obvious that I had to go to the hospital.
In a situation where what Ina said last time was related, I asked Ina to explain what the situation was, but as if everyone was trying to argue, Ina didn’t explain to me, and the kids around me didn’t explain it to me either.
And I could quickly tell that the way the children treated me was somewhat like that of a sick child.
The teacher was the same.
He treated me in the same way he would treat a sick child, and he naturally skipped physical education class to watch the children play under the shade of the tree.
In the eyes of children, I seem to be something that will crumble and disappear at any moment.
Was he perceived as a sickly child?
I feel somewhat left out.
At this point, I wondered if there was something about me, but of course my body was weak, but I felt fine without any discomfort, and I think my body had many advantages over that of an ordinary person, except for the fact that my body was weak.
Will I be able to get an answer if I go to the hospital?
If there is nothing wrong with your body, the doctor will say so.
“I wanted to eat together.”
“It’s really unfortunate.”
Girls gathered around me and talked to me with wistful smiles.
“Yes. So did I. Let’s eat together next time.”
“Goodbye!”
“See you tomorrow!”
“Na-kyung, tomorrow is Saturday.”
“Hot! Like that!”
Chijijik
As lunch time approached, I heard a sound from somewhere while I was getting ready to go out.
When I raised my head and looked upward, I saw a sound coming from what appeared to be a speaker.
Chijijik
It made that sound a couple of times, then it cut off and became quiet again.
The sound did not come only from there.
A subtle but small noise could also be heard from the children’s smartphones.
But no one heard.
It was that loud, and even if you heard it, it wasn’t that big of a deal.
However, it was strange because it happened simultaneously and I felt like I had fallen into a different world alone.
It won’t be a big deal.
When the teacher told me that Jihye was waiting outside, I hurried outside.
Indeed, as the teacher said, wisdom was waiting at the main entrance.
He must have waited longer than expected, and he looked bored and yawned as he watched the squirrels running around the trees in the mountains.
“Woman!”
“What is leisure to you?”
Wisdom came to me.
And then we saw a red light on the floor around us.
When I looked up, I saw the giant spider robot that had picked me up, hanging on a rope and looking down with its eyes flashing.
“Thank you for giving me a ride today.”
There was no answer.
Still, I heard that he was intelligent, so wouldn’t he have understood?
The spider robot, which did not move at all, stayed still and nodded for a moment as if it wanted to receive the greeting.
Still, you know how to say hello.
He reached out to Jihye and was taken into the car.
Chijijik
[S…Z…Oh…]
?
What did you think you heard?
When I opened the window and saw the giant robot, it was still facing this way.
[T…Cheong… ㅅ…ㅇ…ㄱ..]
Are there people inside?
Is that hologram like an advertisement for a vacuum cleaner?
*****
“But where does it hurt?”
Jihye, who was driving, seemed taken aback by my sudden question.
Her sharp but beautifully extended eyes twitched and curved.
what?
It’s getting really suspicious.
“No.”
“But why are you going to the hospital?”
“I wanted to get tested in case I got sick.”
Well, this made sense.
I don’t remember the past and I think I’m fine because of that, but I might have a chronic illness or something.
Of course, from Jihye’s point of view, she would at least want to check whether the child who was left alone at the shrine was healthy.
I told the kids at school that the teacher had told them about me in advance, so it seems like this was misrepresented.
I’ll have to explain this to the kids next time I go to school.
The street had a slightly different atmosphere than usual.
I wondered what was going on, and sure enough, the biobots were getting a little restless.
But the commotion soon died down.
They walked around and talked as usual, as if they had never been like that before.
However, the slight anxiety remaining on his face seemed to be difficult to erase, and he looked somewhat awkward compared to usual.
But no one noticed it.
No, to be exact, we were the only ‘people’ on this street.
Even so, Jihye didn’t seem to care as she waited for the signal.
I was wondering if there was an explanation for this situation on the Internet, so I took out Jihye’s cell phone while it was charging and searched for it.
“Hey, do you get motion sickness when you look at your phone in a moving car? My eyes also get worse.”
“Wait a minute.”
I couldn’t find any information related to this through a search.
No matter how much I searched, I couldn’t find anything, so I put down my phone and looked outside, but the atmosphere from earlier was nowhere to be found.
Am I mistaken?
The streets were peaceful.
The hospital we arrived at was not that big, but most of the knowledge I had was different here, so there was a slight sense of disconnect, but this place was very similar to the hospital I remembered, so I felt a sense of familiarity.
It looks a little different inside.
There were hardly any people inside the hospital.
However, a few biobots were wandering around and working, and it seemed like they were happy to see a visitor for the first time in a while.
I thought there weren’t many sick people, but looking at them guiding the elderly people sitting on chairs to another door, it seemed like they were different from each other.
So, is this a pediatrician?
How come it’s only me?
Jihye and I didn’t even sit on the chairs in the waiting room.
After all, there’s no need to make a reservation because there’s no one there, and I’m the only one to call you by name, right?
So, wouldn’t it be okay to come in, give your name, and start treatment right away upon registration?
Contrary to what I thought, when I went inside, all kinds of machines were waiting for me.
The nurses measured the patient’s weight, height, and performed all sorts of tests, including vision tests.
“Now, stretch out your hand. Baby, you’re cute.”
“How can I listen so well?”
Although I know very well that this is simply a meaningless compliment given to children!
Still, a compliment is a compliment.
It made my heart happy, as if it were not for nothing that the famous saying that praise makes even whales dance exists.
He didn’t hide his bright laughter.
I think I’ve become a bit childish lately.
I think you need to be a little more self-respecting.
“Now, this is a reward for our Yeji because she listened to the girls so well and finished it quickly.”
But it doesn’t have to be today.
I accepted a huge lollipop.
When I add sugar, my body releases substances that make me happy.
Therefore, it was a cost-effective body that made you happy when you gave it something sweet.
Peel the candy…
[Zero party!]
hmm… Although it was a fake party, I was still happy, so it was a real party to me.
*****
Doctor Jeong Jun-ho thought.
After all, it is difficult to bear seeing trauma with one’s own eyes.
Even now, when I see children and nurses busily conducting tests beyond the window, memories buried over time come back to me little by little.
I carefully placed my hand on the window.
The day when countless lives were lost that we could not save with our own hands.
It was a day that completely changed the life of a young man who was full of pride in his belief that he was a competent doctor.
A lot of time has passed now, but it was a memory of that day that I could never forget.
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