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The old man was able to receive treatment quickly because Mr. Cheon Deuk set the bone with skillful skill.

“Shoulder dislocation can easily become a chronic disease. To prevent recurrence immediately after receiving treatment, Do-Hoon needs to take good care of his shoulder.”

Mr. Cheon Deuk said this while putting a sling-type armrest on the old man’s arm. Honestly, as I listened to him, I thought, “He’s a doctor, after all.”

“Ugh… This is so uncomfortable.”

“It’s better than being sick. While your shoulder is dislocated, the surrounding muscles are holding your arm against you. Fortunately, we found it quickly and took action, but it will have an effect.”

I felt irritated when I saw the old man sighing deeply with a frown on his face, as if he was frustrated.

If he hadn’t said those strange things in the first place, this wouldn’t have happened.

Don’t you think about going to help the fake kids this winter, and what to do with Lina, who is barely half your age?

It’s not my fault, it’s clearly the old man’s fault. I think it’s self-inflicted.

“Isn’t it better? Whether it’s a church of One Mind or a pseudo-church, it’s all better once you get better. It’s cleaner to just rest and go when winter is over.”

The old man stared at me.

What is it, why are you looking at me like that?

The old man didn’t say a word, but something could be conveyed just by his eyes.

‘Who made it like this? Why are you talking so arrogantly?’

‘Are you saying that now?’

Those eyes filled with such deep emotions were directed at me, so it would be a lie to say that it didn’t feel burdensome.

Just a little bit, just a little bit. When I started feeling a pang of conscience.

“Of course. Going out in this condition is suicidal. No matter how capable Mr. Do-hoon is, a dislocation is dangerous even if it doesn’t seem like much. Moreover, winter is not a good season for patients.”

Um, um. Right.

I nodded to Cheon Deuk’s words, which had just come out.

As expected of a doctor, his words were well-organized, logical, and professional.

At this point, I thought that the warning, ‘If you don’t listen to me, you’ll become an idiot!’ would have been properly engraved in the head of that stupid old man.

“Yes, if you say so, I guess I’ll have to follow. Thank you for the treatment.”

Indeed, the old man with the impure look in his eyes finally raised the white flag. It was safe to say that he had admitted that the disaster had been caused by his own fault.

“Look, mister. Why don’t you do that from the beginning? Then you won’t get hurt, how nice would that be?”

“…”

The old man didn’t answer my question.

You petty person, you’ve gone mad. I guess this is where the nagging ends.

“Honestly, have you ever had a proper rest, sir? Since you’re injured, why don’t you heal up? I’ll take good care of you during the winter.”

“Haa… Okay.”

Okay, for now I won’t be shivering in the cold this winter and wiping behind the backs of quacks.

“By the way, I have something I want to tell you, Miss Danhwa. Is that okay?”

As I was sweeping my chest like that, Cheon Deuk spoke to me.

“What is it? Tell me.”

“Wait, this way…”

Mr. Cheon Deuk apologized to the old man and headed out of the room. What are you trying to say? It’s annoying.

“Um…short story amount.”

“Don’t hesitate and just tell me what’s important.”

“I know that you and Mr. Do-hoon have known each other for quite some time. I feel like I may be interfering with you for no reason since I am not that old. But I think it is a bit excessive to do something that is so dislocating.”

Mr. Cheon Deuk immediately hit the nail on the head.

I honestly thought it would have been too late to ask, “How did you know?”

Even though the corners of the house are soundproofed, it is only focused on the outside, and the inside of the building is not that great.

If it had been that great, I wouldn’t have had to chase Hyeji down to the basement.

I recalled the time when I had been hitting the old man hard. There was an old man who bent like a bow every time I struck down the bow instead of standing upright.

I swung my bow quite vigorously. I struck the old man until he fell down and was motionless…

I had a conscience that prevented me from saying it wasn’t that bad.

“Well… I don’t have that feeling, but I guess so.”

Compared to the old man, it was a very small and trivial mistake, but admitting one’s own mistake, regardless of how big or small, can be surprisingly embarrassing.

My face felt hot for no reason.

“Ahem, I feel ashamed to say this as someone who lives off of others, but I ask that you exercise some self-restraint in the future.”

“Well, I’ll try to be careful. Right now, it’s winter, so that’s a good thing. At other times, I’d get annoyed if you got hurt for no reason.”

At my words, Cheon Deuk showed a satisfied expression and withdrew.

Taking care of patients like that…

I thought that Mr. Cheon Deuk might have been a pretty good doctor even before the world became like this.

*

“Do-Hoon oppa, are you okay? Are you not sick?”

“I’ll tolerate it as long as you don’t use it. Thank you for worrying. Lina.”

The next morning, at the breakfast table, I was faced with an unusual sight.

Lina, that stupid girl was acting without even knowing what the old man was thinking.

“How do I…”

The man tried to eat breakfast by holding the utensils with his unfamiliar left hand.

Of course, it couldn’t have gone well, and it seemed like it wouldn’t have been strange if the food I barely managed to get off fell onto the table at any time.

“Brother Dohoon, I’ll feed you…!”

“If you do that, I’ll be grateful…”

“Hey.”

I, I… Would you rather eat it whole than slurp it down?

I just can’t open my eyes and look at that pedophile bastard.

I immediately called the old man over and stopped him. The old man stopped talking and looked at me, hesitating. Lina looked at me with a look of anger, not gratitude.

She didn’t even know if she was helping him, and she acted like that. Anyway, she was a girl who had no cuddly qualities.

The bearded and hairy old man in front of you is a lecher who can’t even be recycled.

He said that he sees the girl he brought home as just a mere onahole to satisfy his desires.

I haven’t checked the scene yet and made any arrests, but a person of my age would have been able to do so more than enough.

I kicked the empty seat next to me and pushed it back. There was just enough space for one person to sit down.

“I told you I’d take good care of you. Come here and stop bothering me.”

As soon as he said that, the old man left Lina’s side without saying a word and came to sit next to me.

I guess you didn’t want the other half to become disabled either?

“Ah.”

“Huh…?”

The old man looked at me with a dumbfounded expression. He must have been an idiot, but he really did look dumb.

“Are you stupid? Or are you a fool? Hurry up and eat it, because your hand is about to fall off. If the old man eats it all, I will eat it too, right?”

Only after saying that could the hardened Moai statue put the spoon in its mouth and start chewing.

“Mmm, mmm…! It’s delicious.”

“I didn’t make this, so just shut up and eat quickly.”

That crazy guy, even if he gets dropped, he still doesn’t lose his evil intentions.

I glanced at Lina and her face was flushed. As I watched her acting like that without even realizing that it was a work-related comment, I couldn’t help but think that she was just a kid.

*

Lina looked at the shoes.

Lina thought. She felt uneasy from the moment they first met.

To Lina, who was spending her lonely days in the shelter, Do-hoon suddenly appeared one day and was truly a gift.

In Lina’s opinion, Do-Hoon was Lina’s destined partner. He couldn’t have been anything other than her destined partner.

If Do-Hoon hadn’t shown up right away, it was obvious that Som-Ttori and I would have died alone in the shelter.

Of course, he wouldn’t have died right away, but there were many flaws in seeing him living alone with a dog as alive.

Since he was the escape route from such a limited life, there was no reason for Lina not to like Do-hoon.

Moreover, it was clear that the old man also had feelings for her, since he had brought her here despite her mistakes, having been distracted by the thought that she could say goodbye to her loneliness.

It was love at first sight for each other. That’s what Lina thought.

But, Sister Danhwa. No, Danhwa. That vixen bitch started to interfere with her innocent love.

Wouldn’t you interfere with the situation where you could have been together with your beloved older brother, Do-hoon? Wouldn’t you pretend to be closer to him than you are to him, who was destined to be with him, even though you only dated him a few years ago?

While staying at her brother’s shelter, she couldn’t stand seeing them being so sweet, so she showed her jealousy and even shook her skinny butt to the point where it broke her brother’s shoulder…

Lina met Danhwa’s eyes. There was a unique confidence in Danhwa’s eyes. Lina felt it this way.

‘You’re nothing? How dare you do this to me?’

It was disgusting to see a girl who was a few years older and had bigger breasts pretending to be a proper woman and an adult.

Even though she was worse at housework than me. Cooking, laundry, and cleaning. Lina herself was far superior to the likes of Danhwa.

Lina was disillusioned by the sight of clothes, socks, and canned food that had gotten stained because they hadn’t been properly sorted and washed, being carelessly poured into containers and microwaved before being put down as if to cook.

On that topic, on that topic… with my brother…!

The vulgar sound Lina heard the day before, not long after Do-hoon entered Danhwa’s room.

She did something like that, as if showing off, and now she’s stealing my brother away from me during the day…

Lina still kept her gaze on Danhwa even after Danhwa’s gaze left her.

Ugh.

Grinding your teeth without realizing it.