episode_0040

I should have paid more attention.

I thought he was completely immersed in Confucian culture because he had been reading diligently alone in a corner for several days.

I never thought you would suddenly appear from behind me like this.

“Jaehoon, why are you teaching your sister?”

“”…..””

What should I do with this?

My genius theory is known only to my older sister, Positive, who neither my parents nor Ye-eun know.

Wouldn’t it be too risky to tell you this?

Think about it, think about what answer you should give to avoid it.

“Positive My older sister has only played sports since she was little and doesn’t know middle school problems. She doesn’t have the brain to study and is so dumb. So I teach her by studying with her and doing advance learning. I’m smart, right? ”

My positive older sister glares at me with sharp eyes, but I can’t help it. It’s the only way.

“Jaehoon. I’m not stupid.”

“Why? No, what?”

“Sister. It says on the book next to you that it’s a college entrance exam problem book?”

I looked down at the floor and saw that there were books lying around that had “CSAT exam questions” written on them.

“Sis, your dream is to take the CSAT, so I guess that’s just a decorative book?”

“That’s the book we were solving yesterday.”

“…..”

How did you know? Is it because of your eagle eyes? I’m sure you were reading a book in the corner until yesterday.

“How does Jaehoon know the Suneung questions?”

“I’m actually a dragon, but I polymorphed.”

“What is that?”

“Actually, my family is all dragons.”

“Pfft!”

That older sister really couldn’t hold it in any longer and burst out laughing.

“Ahem. Anyway, can you keep it a secret?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’ll keep it a secret.”

“To your sister and mother too?”

“Okay. Instead, grant me a wish.”

“What? I can’t ask you to date or marry me?”

“Pfft!”

“Oh, sis! Seriously, don’t laugh. This is an important moment.”

“Oh, sorry. Okay. Let’s talk.”

“Anyway, what is your wish?”

“I’ll tell you later.”

“Okay, I got it. As long as it’s not weird, I’ll listen.”

“Okay, good.”

I don’t know what the wish was, but it’s okay since it naturally passed as nonsense.

I don’t know why on earth I was saying that dragon-like nonsense, but it was the only thing that came to mind at the time.

Luckily, Sae-ah doesn’t seem to know anything about dragons or polymorphs, so I guess it’s okay.

“Okay! Okay! Now that we’re done talking, let’s exercise”

After starting with my positive older sister’s words, I did some basic physical training and finished learning kickboxing, then left the gym and headed home.

On the way, Sae-ah didn’t say anything and I just walked quietly without saying anything.

Honestly, I thought you were going to ask about dragons and polymorphs, but it was easier than I thought.

At that moment, I thought to myself that it was fortunate that it wasn’t much different from when I went to the gym, although it was quieter.

“I don’t know why, but it seems like you want to keep it a secret, so I won’t ask any more. But please make sure to keep your promise to grant me your wish!”

“Okay.”

It wasn’t that I passed over it, it was that I was allowed to pass over it.

After that, we just walked in silence.

“Then tomorrow, I’ll go to Jaehoon’s house by 1 o’clock. Bye!”

“Huh? Can’t we meet in front?”

“Why? Can’t I go home?”

“No, that’s not it, okay.”

“See you tomorrow~”

I could only stare blankly at the back of my sister Sae-ah as she coolly headed home, waving her hand.

Clearly he has regressed, so why is he stopping a 10-year-old?

She’s my older sister in name only, but in reality, we’re 19 years apart in age compared to our previous lives. I don’t know why.

Is it because I want to protect my family in this life, unlike my previous life where I was alone?

I had no choice but to head home, pondering a question that had no answer.

***

“Jaehoon!! My son!!!”

At this point, isn’t this the only time I’ve been waiting for?

The way I see it, it seems like he’s always doing this to spite me.

I think there was a phrase used on the internet for this kind of situation. It was ‘병먹금’.

Anyway, I deliberately didn’t answer so as not to feed it any more.

“Adul!! Adul!!!”

“Son!!! My Sun!!!”

“Son!! Daddy is here!!!!”

I’ve been wondering why this keeps happening lately, but I’m 100% sure it’s true.

I held on as if I were dead, with the conviction that I would never feed it.

“Mom told me to come out to eat.”

“Really? Then I should go out.”

I got out of bed naturally and headed to the kitchen.

But the kitchen was empty, not to mention there was no food. I looked back wondering what was going on, but my dad wasn’t there either.

“Dad!!”

“Haha, are you kidding me, son!”

The food that was eventually given.

I really wonder if I might break my promise to my mom sooner or later about not hitting my dad.

“Son, what’s wrong? ”

“No, for a few days now, dad keeps waking me up while I’m sleeping, and even now mom is lying and saying she told me to come out to eat”

“Oh my.”

A moment later, the sound of my father’s back being hit can be heard from the living room, where the door is not closed.

“Oh my. You, please grow up. I want to say that to my son.”

“No, what should I do, it’s too fun.”

I sighed and headed back to my room.

I tried to go back to sleep, but I couldn’t go back to sleep because my dad woke me up.

I went back outside and sat on the living room sofa and turned on the TV.

Dad, who was walking back and sitting on the corner of the sofa, slowly looking around.

“Why? Do you have something to say?”

“Ahem, no, I just came out to watch TV together.”

“I’m going to watch the news?”

“Let’s watch the news together.”

I turned on the news and watched it for about five minutes.

“Son.”

“Why.”

“What’s going on?”

“No, why?”

“Your expression is a little different than usual?”

“Really?”

“Son.”

“Why”

“Live with a smile even when things are hard. That’s how you’ll be happy.”

“…..”

I was speechless for a moment because I didn’t know what to say when my father suddenly spoke in a serious voice.

“As you live life, there are many things that don’t go as planned and it can be difficult”

“…..”

“When that moment comes, just endure it and time will pass on its own.”

“…..”

“There’s a reason they say time heals all wounds.”

“…..”

“There are difficult moments, and because you endure them, you can be happy.”

“…..”

“As people live, there are times when they want to deny differences and things they want to deny. That’s just how it is.”

“Oh my.”

I really wonder if I’ll start swearing sooner or later.

I eventually headed back to my room.

***

Eyes that automatically open in the morning.

Maybe it’s because of my regular school commute. Even though I have nothing to do after waking up, my body has become one that wakes up at 9 o’clock at the latest.

“Is your son awake?”

“What time does Mom wake up?”

“Around seven thirty?”

“You wake up early.”

“Hehe. Dad is going out, so I have to feed him.”

Didn’t my real father save the country in his past life?

“Mom, how did you meet dad?”

“Did you meet me on a blind date in college?”

A blind date? I never even dreamed of something like that when I was in college in my previous life.

“You didn’t study properly while going to school?”

“Oh, son, that’s not it. You said it was a blind date, but it was more like a matchmaking meeting?”

“Huh? Why a blind date?”

“There is something like that. I’ll tell you when my son grows up?”

“Huh? Okay.”

What? I feel like there’s more to it, but since they’ll tell me when it’s bigger, I’m not really curious so I’ll just skip it.

“Oh right, Mom, Sae-ah’s older sister will be here later.”

“Sae-ah? Why?”

“They say you’ll come home when it’s time to go exercise?”

“So why don’t we meet in front?”

“Don’t you know? They said he’s coming?”

“What time are you coming?”

“A time?”

“Okay~”

After finishing my conversation with my mom, I sat down on the living room sofa and turned on the TV.

My mom came up to me and spoke to me as I was sitting quietly watching the morning news.

“Son.”

“Why?”

“Aren’t you bringing Ye-eun today?”

“Shall I take you there?”

“Is that okay?”

“Okay.”

After seeing Ye-eun getting ready, I went into the room to get dressed and came out to find Ye-eun waiting for me, all dressed up nicely.

“Let’s go, Ye-eun.”

“Yeah!”

On the way to kindergarten, holding Ye-eun’s hand.

“Brother.”

“Yeah, Ye-eun.”

“Cheer up!”

“Huh? What?”

“Isn’t it good when dad tells you to cheer up because you were a brat?”

“…..”

“No?”

“No, no. Dad was talking nonsense.”

“Really?”

“That’s right. What’s the difference between you and me?”

“I see.”

I really don’t know what to do with this guy.

I guess I’ll have to start coming up with countermeasures soon.

“See you at home later, Ye-eun.”

“Okay, see you later, oppa!”

I headed home after watching Ye-eun waving her hand and entering the kindergarten.

When I got home and had dinner with my mom and was killing time, it seemed like Sae-ah’s older sister had come.

“Hello.”

“Hey, you’re here. Have you eaten?”

“Yes, I ate.”

I quickly got dressed and went out to the front door to say hello to my new sister.

“Hello, sister.”

“Yeah, hi Jaehoon.”

I thought he might have something to do at home, but seeing him leave right away made me so curious that I couldn’t help but ask.

“Sister, why didn’t you meet me outside and come home?”

“If you meet at home, then next time, go to Jaehoon’s house naturally for no reason.”

“Did your mother tell you that too?”

“No, isn’t this obvious?”

I’m sure I wasn’t this smart when I was ten in my previous life.

Could it be that Sister Sae-ah is actually a genius?

When I arrived at the gym with my older sister and opened the door and went in, for some reason older sister Aram came to play.

“Sister, we’re here~”

“Oh~ The little one is here.”

“Huh? What? Oh, you have a new friend?”

“The little boy asked the official.”

“Hello, pretty friend!”

“Hello.”

“Jaehoon’s girlfriend?”

“No, we’re still just friends.”

“Huh? Not yet?”

“Yes.”

“Jaehoon, why are you here yet?”

“I won’t have a girlfriend.”

“Why?”

“She’s eight years old, what kind of girlfriend is she?”

“If you start dating at eight and get married at twenty-two, that’s perfect, right?”

“Why? Twenty-two?”

“Tutu, how meaningful it is!”

I’ve known this older sister since she liked Snow White, but she’s not normal.

Judging from Aram’s presence, it looks like there will be no tutoring today.

“Then shall we start exercising right away?”

“Yeah, I have to do it today.”

“Why? What do you usually do today?”

“Just read a book.”

“What book?”

“Do you want to read it too, Sister? It must be hard for you because you are so caught up in the world.”

“Give it to me. I’ll read it too.”

Positive Sister, who made a mistake in her words, brought out a book on Confucianism that was stuck in a corner and handed it to me.

“Why are you reading this?”

“A right mind leads to a right body. Sister.”

“Are you really weak?”

“When I grow up, I will be stronger than my sister.”

“When Jaehoon grows up, let’s have a go at it with his older sister, right?”

In the end, a future sparring match was scheduled with Aram Noona.

I guess I’ll have to work out harder.