episode_0057

“It must be very difficult to study and help your parents.”

“Minji is having a harder time than me.”

It’s difficult for Minji, who has multiple businesses.

Isn’t it quite a difficult task to take care of all the operations of the place every day?

It’s amazing that a girl who is only 23 years old is doing all that.

Did you learn it in the military?

By the way, should I get up from my seat soon?

I think it would be a nuisance to keep this guy captive any longer.

With that thought in mind, I got up and the guy got up too.

“Huh? Do you want to go to the toilet?”

I told him that the bathroom was over there, but he just laughed and picked up his cup.

As if he understood what I meant, he smiled bitterly and took the cup I was holding.

“Then I’ll just leave. See you next time.”

“Yes. Brother, please be careful when entering.”

“Okay. You too be careful. There’s no fuss these days.”

It’s not that the security around here is bad, but strangely, sexual harassment cases often occur in the subway or in corner alleys.

Like hitting your butt and running away, or stroking your feelings and running away…

What on earth is so good about a man’s butt or romantic feelings?

There was also news that if you include all the unreported incidents, there will be quite a number of victims.

I left the cafe and looked at the sky, feeling the now completely hot wind.

This weather is humid and hot even though there is not a single cloud…

Starting tomorrow, just wear light clothes.

With that in mind, I slowly walked forward.

*

“Ugh~ Hmm~”

Since I left, I bought some groceries and am now returning home.

I was thinking about taking a taxi, but I haven’t been walking lately because it’s hot, so I feel the need to exercise, so I’m walking slowly.

Also in the alley.

If my sister, Minji, or Dahye heard it, they would have said something about being careless.

What should I do?

Should I at least lie that I just took a taxi?

I decided not to lie.

It’s so obvious in the first place that it’s hard to even lie.

“Hmm…I wonder which method is safe and good…”

If I were to be honest, wouldn’t I be banned from going out?

Yehwa’s older sister came home and there is a curfew set at 9 PM, and if she is also banned from going out, she might be frustrated and go crazy.

“But now that I think about it, if I take a taxi home from here, isn’t it the same as taking a taxi to get around?”

Why did I think about this now?

Then, since I’m not lying, my conscience won’t be pricked.

good.

If you think of something, put it into practice right away.

Because I don’t know the exact location here…

Let’s see… The road name and address…

I whipped my head around to check the street name and address panel attached to the building.

However, the first thing that caught my eye was not a street name address panel, but something wearing a black coat.

Ears…ghosts?

If I see you wearing clothes like that in this weather, are you a ghost who died in winter!?

“Um…over there. Hey…can I ask you for directions?”

“Wow…surprise…”

I noticed that she was wearing thick clothes, but judging by her voice, I thought she was a woman.

road?

There is someone asking for directions in an alley like this.

Isn’t it common to ask on the side of a major street?

You can find an alley like this just by looking at the street name and address panel.

“It’s okay, but wouldn’t it be faster to look it up on your phone rather than asking me?”

“Well…well…I don’t have a cell phone.”

…You don’t have a cell phone?

Are there people like that even these days?

When I looked at her with suspicious eyes, she waved her hand and said that I had said something wrong.

At first, I thought it was work, but it seems like that wasn’t the case.

“Now…I said it wrong. Phew…I lost my cell phone…I lost it…”

“If that’s the case… where are you looking?”

” Bujeon 1-dong, Jin-gu, Busan…..”

“This is Beomcheon-dong, right?”

Bujeon-dong is divided into Bujeon 1-dong and Bujeon 2-dong.

Bujeon 1-dong is where all the commercial districts are gathered, and Bujeon 2-dong is where shopping and lodging facilities such as Lotte Department Store and Lotte Hotel are gathered.

And next to it is Beomcheon-dong, where our house is located.

Even if it was a mistake in the first place, it was a serious mistake.

“Well…I don’t know the way well…”

There are degrees of not knowing the way.

The only person looking for Bujeon 1-dong in Beomcheon-dong is probably there.

Ugh.

It’s a long way to find it, and I don’t have a cell phone right now, so I don’t think I’ll have the money to ask someone for directions.

“You lost your cell phone, but you don’t have car fare, right?”

“Yes? Yes…”

“Then, I will give you this, so go to the nearest major road and take a taxi. 10,000 won will be enough to get there.”

When I was young and embarrassed because I got lost, a pretty older sister gave me a 10,000 won bill and told me to take a taxi home.

Thanks to that sister, I was able to arrive home safely without worrying my parents.

Even if you were a little kid, doesn’t it seem a bit unfair to get lost and go to the police station?

So I felt embarrassed about it.

He took out his wallet from his pocket and handed over 10,000 won.

She is very embarrassed and confused, saying that she unexpectedly received it but was unable to receive it.

They told me to take it back, but I didn’t have the arms to take it, so I said it was okay and walked back in the direction of the house.

Even if you don’t know the way, if you have taxi fare, you’ll be able to find the way there, right?

I’m worried for no reason.

“…Thank you.”

“Please enter carefully.”

“Ho…if you don’t mind…at least your cell phone number…”

“Um…”

Well, I guess it’s okay.

But what would a person who doesn’t even have a cell phone do with a number?

He took out the notebook he always carried with him from his pocket, wrote down a number with a ballpoint pen, and handed it to him.

Maybe I’m just trying to survive for a meal later.

Then, why don’t you go out with Da-hye, get a meal, and come back?

I coolly handed one over.

Of course, it’s not the actual phone number, but a dual number I made up just in case.

*

During the undercover investigation, I saw a man walking alone and started talking to him.

No matter how daytime it is, there are so many sexual harassment cases happening recently that a man can walk alone in such a deep alley.

So, I was conducting an undercover investigation wearing a thick, dark coat so as not to be seen in the dark.

I asked for directions and they gave me 10,000 won.

Did I look that pitiful?

By all means, I lost both my cell phone and my walkie-talkie, so I wonder what’s going on.

I think he felt a little sorry for me when he saw me stuttering.

I acted because I had no choice but to hide everything when I was undercover.

Still, it seems to have worked.

I hope it continues to work in the future.

“That aside… First of all, I got your phone number…”

Since I don’t have any money for transportation right now, I took it.

I have to pay the money back later, but if I don’t have the number, there’s no way to return it.

But this is ridiculous.

What are the odds of dropping your cell phone and radio at the same time?

Isn’t this world being too harsh on me?

If the class leader finds out, he’ll be so damn sick…

“…Check anyway.”

There doesn’t seem to be any problem here.

There are a lot of apartments and villas in Beomcheon-dong, but they don’t get reported as often as in Bujeon-dong, so they don’t seem to have paid any attention.

I came here just to see if anything, but other than sweating a lot, there wasn’t much to gain.

No, in terms of money, 10,000 won was added, and since I lost my cell phone radio, I ended up having to spend -1.5 million won.

….I want to go back 6 hours and hit myself on the head.

Instead of going to Beomcheon-dong, just go to Bujeon-dong.

***

Eventually, my older sister caught me walking slowly from the apartment entrance.

Still, I didn’t bother to ask because I had a lot of bags in my hands after shopping.

I’m glad. I’m glad.

“Siwoo.”

“Huh?”

As I was boiling the refreshing soybean paste stew, my sister, who was scratching her stomach while watching TV, yawned and spoke to me.

Just like my younger sister, I act so casually in front of my younger brother… Ugh, I guess I should give up.

“In the news earlier, there was a sexual harassment incident in Beomcheon-dong?”

“Did you? Why on earth do you just wander around Busanjin-gu and do things like that?”

In fact, I was a little wary that the person I met on the street earlier might be a sexual harasser.

But I concluded that he was just a person who stuttered because he lost his cell phone.

Could it be that I was the only witness?

That’s not the case, right?

“What’s wrong?”

“Ah…it’s nothing. I think the soybean paste stew was good today.”

“Hmm… really?”

As expected, he looked at me with suspicion, but only showed a little interest and returned to the sofa.

I can’t tell what you’re hiding.

It would be a little different if I were a woman.

“My younger brother… I don’t have any reason to go out anyway, so isn’t it okay to stay home?”

“Uh…huh? Well…what is that…”

does not make sense…

Just because there is no reason to go out is not a reason to stay home.

“So. Don’t you mind working from home?”

“I…I should meet friends too!”

“Hmm… As expected, my younger brother has grown up a lot.”

And I have to go on a date with Dahye.

But they’re trying to keep me confined in the house, so I can’t help but be scared.

This isn’t even the military!

No matter how much he said he had served in the military!

“Other…banning going out means nothing!”

“I know. My older sister has no intention of keeping my younger brother locked up like a bird in a cage.”

“Well…but why…”

“Then, when Da-hye goes out together, I will give her permission to go out. How about it?”

“Then you can’t meet your friends!”

“Why not meet up with your girlfriend?”

No…that’s not the point…

It looks like my sister is planning to keep me locked up at home.