episode_0026

“Ugh, I can’t see my older sister Na-rin very well.”

Even though I was flying, weaving between the tall buildings of Seoul was not much different from just walking down the street.

The fun only lasts for a moment. The moment when the cold starts to creep in and you start to want to quickly go somewhere warm.

I shook my head and shook the thought away. I reproached myself for thinking, “If I don’t have a USB, will my sister Na-rin get in trouble?”

However, if we just fly around like this, the search area will be too wide, and it is unknown when we will be able to find Narin.

If things go on like this, Narin will arrive at work first… … . Oh, work?

Come to think of it, I have a rough idea of where Narin works. It’s just one bus stop away, and I can clearly see what the building entrance looks like.

And the alley we just passed is the alley where Hamshik and I were abandoned. You can tell by looking at the electric poles.

No. Let’s say that the place where Narin picked us up and where we first met is the place where we first met. Doesn’t that make you feel better?

Anyway, because there is a familiar path, and because I know the direction that Narin moved along that path, and because I also know how long it takes.

“Let’s go over there! Na-rin’s sister’s company is over there!”

I was able to point out directions to my pigeon friend. I pointed the direction by carefully holding my hand out in front of the pigeon’s eyes so that the pigeon could see it.

Was it because I was so focused on it, or was it because the wind was making it hard for me to hear? I didn’t hear my pigeon friend’s answer, but it flew away in the direction I pointed.

A building that flew away like that. It was definitely the building in my memory.

Even at this hour, there were quite a few employees coming and going in and out of the entrance wearing various types of casual clothes, and there were also people walking by wearing clothes that looked like they came from the Middle Ages or a fantasy world.

And there are even races that look like monsters rather than people, but still get along well. That would be Narin’s coworkers.

“Okay, pigeon friend! Go in there… … It’ll be hard to get in, right?”

However, it seemed difficult to go inside the building with the pigeon just because it was there.

Even though pigeons are animals that are not afraid of people, wouldn’t they still feel uncomfortable entering a space crowded with people?

As I expected, the pigeon was just circling in front of it and didn’t seem to want to enter the building.

Well, then Hamshik and I have to go in together. But it seems like it would be difficult for the two of us to ride the elevator and press the buttons.

I guess it would be okay to ask for help from other people, but it’s a bit much to ask for help for free. Even pigeons work for almonds.

But I don’t think it’s right to give the almonds that were in Hamshik’s mouth to a person. Pigeons may eat them, but if you ask a person to eat them…

I wouldn’t eat right now unless I’m really hungry.

Should I just close my eyes and ask a passerby for help just once? That’s the moment I was thinking about it.

I noticed someone looking this way while drinking coffee through the glass window.

A girl in a suit. But her hair is in pigtails, which doesn’t match the outfit, but matches the atmosphere.

I pointed to the window, noticing a feature that immediately made me recognize him as Narin’s boss.

“Pigeon friend, over there! Over there in front of the window… … . What is that called? Anyway, put it down on the iron plate! ”

Now that you mention it, I remember. The outdoor unit. I think it was something that released the air conditioner’s heat in that direction.

Anyway, since there was no place to step on the windowsill, we were planning to drop us off there and ask the manager inside to let us in.

The manager also watched us getting closer and closer, and just blinked with his mouth wide open. I waved my hand vigorously to him.

“Hello! Sister Narin left this and came to give it to you! Oh, I wonder if you can’t hear because of the glass window?”

I tried to scream loudly, but my voice wasn’t that loud.

They say that if you’re close, you can hear her even if you don’t use force, but this morning, even though I was shouting through the door, Narin couldn’t hear me.

So I knocked on the window. The manager, who had been staring blankly at us, heard me and hurriedly opened the window for me.

“Hey, how did you get here?”

“I asked my pigeon friend to come here. Pigeon friend, thank you. Hamshik, thank you and give me some almonds.”

Okay, that’s it for the pigeon friend. Now it’s time for Hamshik to pay for what he brought.

After hearing what I said, Hamshik put his hand in his mouth and started taking out the almonds he had stored in his bowl.

If I were you, I wouldn’t eat ham because it looks disgusting with its saliva on it, but the pigeon started poking at it and eating it because he liked it.

The manager, who had been blankly watching the exemplary transaction, suddenly came to his senses and reached out to us.

“It must be cold. Come in.”

“Yes. Thank you, Pigeon Friend! See you next time!”

“Thick gurururur.”

Even though the manager’s hand came up to its side, the pigeon did not run away. It just moved a little to the side.

Even stray cats avoid people, but I don’t know why pigeons are so timid. Well, thanks to that, I was able to get help.

Next time we meet, I should name him Boldguru. With that sinister thought in my mind, I climbed onto the manager’s arm together with Hamshik.

Just like riding a giant cloud from Journey to the West, we were transported into the warm air with a whoosh.

In the meantime, I placed the USB in the manager’s hand in advance.

“This was dropped by my older sister. She didn’t answer the phone, so we came to give it to her instead.”

“This, this is… … . Do you know what this is?”

Is it surprising that we came all the way here to bring you a USB, or is it just a wonder that we even know about the existence of a USB?

There doesn’t seem to be anything particularly unusual. Oh, is it a USB containing company secrets or something?

But, I don’t have a computer at home so I can’t check the contents. I was just told to take it with me to work today.

I could nod my head proudly.

“I don’t know what it is, but Na-rin said it was important. That’s why I brought it. Don’t scold Na-rin, okay?”

“Okay, don’t worry, I won’t bother you. Um, I’ll call Narin for a minute. I sent her home to bring it.”

“Ouch!”

If this is the case, then Narin’s trip would have been in vain. After all, Narin was destined to return home from the moment she dropped the USB.

If we had tried in vain, Hamshik and I could say that our efforts were in vain. But since we had the precious experience of flying around on our pigeon friend, wouldn’t it have been a waste?

It’s like borrowing pigeons and such in exchange for almonds.

The manager who received the USB from me called Narin, and before I could hear the dial tone, I heard the call connect.

Is that something I have to do to get a job? I have to be prepared for my boss calling me at any time, and I have to answer him sharply like that.

“Oh, Narin-ssi. I called you in case you couldn’t find it and were wandering around. I think you should just come back. Narin-ssi and the rat… … .”

“Keeek!”

“… … The hamster delivered the USB by riding a pigeon.”

Hamshik, who clearly understood what was being said, screamed as soon as he heard the word rat.

You might have thought that he screamed at that exact moment, but anyway, the manager must have thought that Hamshik hated the word rat, so he immediately changed his words.

“Anyway, that’s what happened. So don’t worry and come quickly.”

The manager seemed to have been taken aback by Narin’s wasted steps, so he urged her to come back first.

The manager who finished the call looked at us with pity. I guess he felt bad for us because we had to fly in when it was cold outside.

I was warm thanks to Hamshik covering me up. But come to think of it, wasn’t Hamshik a little cold?

“Just wait. I’ll pick you a teapot.”

“Wow.”

“And everyone is working in the office. Until Narin comes, just hang out here. Don’t go under the vending machine, it’s dirty.”

“Yes, I’ll be up here playing. Okay, Hamshik? Where can I go?”

I also thought that the exaggerated concerns were justified, since hamsters instinctively seek out dark and narrow places.

There didn’t seem to be any need to worry about that, as Hamshik went to the bowl on the table and started opening the bag of chips.

Hamshik, who started to eat crackers as if trying to make up for the almonds he had consumed.

So I guess we don’t have to worry about Hamshik crawling under the vending machine. We do have to worry that it’s not ours.

“Oh, I think this was left out for people to eat… … . I’m sorry, Manager. Hamsik has a big appetite.”

“It’s okay because I left it for you to drink. Now, yulmu tea… … . I can’t drink what’s in the cup. I’ll give you a straw, so drink slowly. I have to work. I’ll go out for a bit. ”

“Wow, I’ll drink it well!”

The manager was a good person. He always spoke to me politely and gladly gave me food like this.

And now that we’re getting started, it looks like the USB we brought was definitely important. We took it with us and plugged it into the computer right away.

I’m proud. Thanks to us, we were able to do important work. Perhaps the tea that the manager gave us was a token of his gratitude for that?

Thinking about it that way, I began to wonder if the tea was not enough, so I started to open all the cookies in the bowl.

“Hamshik-ah, this will be enough for lunch. Let’s eat a lot.”

Ododok, ododok. Hamshik kept eating the snacks without saying a word.