episode_0067

The place I arrived with my uncle was a rest area near the IC. The highway was a mess until near the toll gate, but once I got on the highway, it was completely open.

“Thank you for your hard work. Thanks to you, we were able to arrive without any damage.”

“Thank goodness.”

“And I contacted you too. At first, I was wondering what was going on because some girl came to see me…”

“Didn’t you get the explanation?”

“No, it’s much younger than I thought…”

The old man left Sergeant Kim behind and took a table in the rest area restaurant. Then, he approached the crazy woman.

I didn’t really feel like it, but I had no choice. At first glance, it didn’t seem like he had any intention of attacking, so it was best to just watch.

“Oh, Do-Hoon! I’ve been waiting for you for so long, you’re so late!”

“Captain Hayura and I aren’t on good terms as you think.”

The old man drew a clear line and stopped the crazy woman who was pretending to be friendly for no reason. It was really nice to see her flustered by the old man’s firm words.

“But you decided to go anyway, so you came this way, right?”

“…Let’s say that.”

The crazy woman’s eyes were as wide as the moon. She seemed so happy to be taking the old man to a woman who was either her godmother or Big Mama.

Seeing her happy face, I had a strong urge to throw away all my worries and go back, but I decided to hold back.

Anyway, it wasn’t like the old man would go over there and if he was going to go and knock it over, he would have just done so. It wasn’t like he would wave at me and say, “Let’s get along from now on.”

The request was not to establish friendly relations with the dam, but to find out what kind of people they were, so the only way to find out what they were like was to start poking around.

“Hey, don’t be so stiff. I told you you’re not popular with the girls?”

“It’s okay if it’s not there, so can you please drop it a little?”

I pushed away the hand of the crazy woman who was trying to sneakily link arms with the old man.

You’re so annoying. When did you see me before and why are you trying to cling to me? You’re a monster bitch.

“I don’t know what you’re doing? Do you know what you’re doing?”

“Huh? Looks like you have a bad headache. After four years of living with you, I think you’re more than qualified to kick out a bitch like you?”

“Sister, did you sleep with Do-hoon?”

“What…what?”

I could tell right away that this wasn’t just a story about sleeping together. I was so embarrassed that my face turned red.

Did you get a head injury while being experimented on? You’re acting like a whore…

“Hey, that’s not true. If we’ve been together for 4 years and we haven’t developed that kind of relationship, then… isn’t it hopeless? After all, there’s no way someone like Do-hoon would be interested in that kind of body, right?”

The crazy bitch crossed her arms and pushed her chest up slightly. The way the sassy bitch was staring at my chest and doing that made it obvious that she was trying to provoke me.

I immediately felt an impulse to take out my bow and use that ugly face as a target.

“Well, that’s good news. It looks like Do-hoon did a good job of keeping the gum that’s been stuck to his side for 4 years from leaking anywhere else. I’m sure his godmother will be very happy.”

‘You’ve worked hard, Chihuahua. You’re good at guarding the house, aren’t you?’

The girl who seemed to be talking to herself even whispered to me at the end. I felt my patience running out.

“Do it moderately. I think touching my partner is crossing the line. It seems like you don’t have the basic judgment to not upset me when you’re trying to take me in?”

I don’t know if the silent old man noticed my expression, but he took my place and drove the crazy bitch away. I looked down on the crazy bitch with a smug expression.

“Of course. Actually, I’m secretly close with my sister, so I was just joking around a bit. Right? Sister?”

When the old man came out like that, the crazy woman must have thought, “Oh no!” She ran up to me and linked arms with me and started rubbing our bodies against each other.

My arms were buried in her soft breasts.

“You crazy bitch… Won’t you let this go?”

“Hey, sister, we’re not like that, right?”

‘If you don’t accept it, then I have no choice?’

I heard a soft voice, and then immediately a cold voice, tickling my ears. The old man didn’t seem to hear.

If you say there is no other way… you mean you will have to show your skills.

It was a difficult situation in many ways. More than anything, I didn’t want to see the old man who had suffered so much fight with a crazy woman. I really wanted to spend the night with the old man in comfort.

“Okay, then. Get away.”

“Hehehe, I’ll do that, unnie. Did you see Dohoon?”

Crazy bitch…

The old man’s eyes weren’t directed at the crazy woman. He just stared into my eyes and asked what was going on.

I sighed deeply at the look in the old man’s eyes and shook my head in response. It was just a signal between the two of us to just let it go.

The old man nodded slightly, and the conversation with the crazy woman came to an end.

As soon as our conversation was over, the crazy woman headed straight to Sergeant Kim. It was a natural course of action, since she had originally intended to do business with him.

Unlike our time, the conversation seemed to take place in a rather stiff atmosphere, but it was none of my business.

Visiting a long-abandoned rest area wasn’t all that fun.

The corners that sold hot snacks were covered in dust and rat droppings, and the convenience store corner was empty and had fallen over shelves as if someone had swept it clean a long time ago.

“Oh, short story. You still have something to write about.”

I followed the old man’s words and moved my gaze to the sanitary products corner where he was standing. He was filling his arms with things like sanitary pads and panties.

Since these were packaged, there shouldn’t be any major problems.

“Is black okay?”

“I don’t know.”

I left the old man behind and headed out of the rest area building toward the restroom. It was a typical rest area restroom. It seemed like they had already finished cleaning up, so there were no zombies.

I thought about washing my hands, but I gave up because I thought the faucet might not be functioning properly.

‘Baseball practice field’

‘2000 won per 10 balls.’

And then, as I was absentmindedly looking around, a baseball field caught my eye. Beneath the bill slot, the coin box that was supposed to hold the bills that had been inserted was exposed.

I don’t know where the electricity was coming from, but the light on the bill slot was blinking, so I put in a bill and the count went up.

’10th pitch, please step up to the plate.’

The speaker seemed to have gone out, so only the text floated on the panel. It was a good thing that the speaker had come out, since it would only have called in the zombies around it anyway.

I’m a bit stressed out right now, so I’ll swing the bat around. It’ll feel like I’m beating up some crazy bitch…

As I stepped into the batter’s box, I heard the sound of a belt turning.

‘This thing really works…’ I swallowed my surprise. I picked up the bat, got into position, and watched the first pitch.

It flew in with a whoosh and passed by a little higher than my forehead.

The speed is also appropriate, so it should be good enough to paint.

After making that decision, I prepared to swing the bat properly and waited for the ball. I heard the sound of the belt turning quickly and the sound of the ball being ejected.

I swung the bat reflexively, but all I could hear was the sound of air being cut.

“…씨.”

I tried to hit all the remaining eight pitches with a full swing because I had a bad feeling about it, but they were all called strikes, with only one or two pitches grazing the bat.

I’m like this… I have no athletic ability? That can’t be true…

The game I had chosen to relieve stress was actually causing me more stress. I thought I couldn’t go on like this, so I ran to the money box again and put in 2,000 won again.

After confirming that the guidance message had appeared, I went straight into the baseball field and took my stance again.

“You shouldn’t hold it like that. You won’t be able to apply enough strength, so the bat won’t move quickly, and it’ll only strain your back and shoulders.”

“Uh…uh uh.”

“Okay, spread your legs slightly and don’t raise your shoulders. Hold your hands tightly and apply force. Yes, yes.”

When did the old man come again? The old man stood right behind me and helped me get into a good posture.

He placed his hand on the hand holding the bat, put his leg inside mine to help me regain my footing, and lightly tapped my foot.

The warmth of the old man and his scent enveloped me. Well, I hadn’t showered yet and I had been rough around the edges earlier, so I guess it was inevitable that the body odor would be this strong.

“Okay, I’m going to move my arms slowly, so remember this feeling and do the same thing, okay?”

“Yeah…”

The hands that were held together slowly moved forward. My body moved without me knowing how, and it responded on its own to the man’s touch.

The baseball flying towards me hit the bat that was extended forward and bounced up and down. The metallic ‘clank!’ sound rang pleasantly in my ears.

“Okay. Now try it yourself.”

“Ah.”

And as if that was a signal, the old man pulled away from me. As the warmth that had been enveloping his body disappeared, a feeling of regret washed over me and a sigh escaped my lips.

I thought I was getting the hang of it…

I hesitated for a while and then blurted out, thinking I didn’t know what to say.

“I’m still… not sure. Can you do it one more time?”

“Hmm? Is once not enough? It’s not hard. Okay…”

I felt the old man again. A kind of tingling feeling came over me. I don’t know how to explain it, but I guess it’s because I feel good.

‘Kkaang!’

My body moved following the old man’s hand, and unlike before, the baseball was hit by the swung bat and flew in a parabolic arc to the other side.

‘homer!’

“Oh! Short hair, do you feel it?”

I found myself laughing without realizing it.