episode_0068

#5

Okay, let’s not be greedy today and just make five more friends.

With that determination, I went to school.

But… surprisingly, the school was closed.

“… in?”

What the heck. Why is the school locked? I checked the date on my phone, thinking it was the weekend, but it wasn’t. It wasn’t a red-light day either.

So what? Did the school just go bankrupt overnight?

As I was walking around the school, feeling embarrassed, I could see that the small door was unlocked.

Is this the right way to go?

But why are all the lights off? It’s scary… .

At that moment, someone’s hand tapped my shoulder, and I jumped up in surprise.

“What the heck!?”

“Gyaaak!”

Who, who is it!? Whose voice is that? I turned my head to check, and it was Seo-yul with a sad face and tears in her eyes.

What? Seo-yul is here too. Today is the day I have to go to school.

“You came at a good time. I was scared to go in alone, so let’s go together.”

What are you doing to a 23-year-old child who is afraid of going to school?

It’s noisy… Even people in their 70s and 80s are scared. What does age have to do with it!

It was said that schools were originally built in places full of yin energy, so that they could suppress the enormous yang energy that elementary school students exude.

“Uh… . That, that’s not it… .”

“Huh?”

“Oh, today. It’s the school’s anniversary… .”

“… … ?”

It’s a holiday because it’s the school anniversary. Oh… Is that why the school lights are turned off and the doors are locked?

This side door is left open only for teachers to come to work?

Somehow there was no one there.

Ugh… Why didn’t Ms. Choi Hye-na tell me this important fact?

By the way, why did our student Seo-Yul come to school on our school anniversary? I noticed he wasn’t even carrying his bag.

“But why did you come out?”

“Ah… . You, I wanted to tell you… .”

“To me?”

“Uh, uh… . Uh, I said yesterday was the school anniversary… . I, I don’t think you heard… .”

“Ugh… .”

“Then you went to work… no, school on this precious holiday because of me?”

“Ahahahaha… .”

This makes me so sorry.

Okay. Since we’re at this point, let’s play with this kid and get to know him better.

Then, you will be able to know the movements of the children in your class, and also, you will be able to know who is suspicious.

“What are you going to do now?”

I asked Seo-yool again, who was blankly staring at me with her eyes wide open.

“What are you going to do now? Do you have an appointment or something on your schedule?”

“Ah… . No.”

“Then, let’s spend some time together.”

“… Huh?”

But how do elementary school kids play these days? I heard that mala-tang, tang-hoo-lu, and jori-pong shakes are the national rules. Is it okay to do that?

“Did you eat breakfast?”

“No… .”

“Then let’s eat breakfast.”

I don’t like spicy soup in the morning… It’s too spicy. And more than that, I don’t think any restaurants will be open.

So, for breakfast, we have noodles. I took Seoyul and headed to a nearby noodle restaurant.

“What, what are you going to eat?”

The guy who always spoke softly and had a timid expression asked me with a rare look of anticipation on his face.

“Gukbap.”

“Gukbap… ?”

“Yeah. Do you like it?”

“… Oh, I only saw Dad eating… .”

“What does your father know?”

The guy followed me silently, with a strange expression on his face.

Oh, the savory smell. It’s already making me hungry. When the two kids entered the noodle restaurant early in the morning, the staff greeted us and guided us inside.

Starting with things like, “My daughter won’t eat noodles even if I ask her to, saying it smells, so why are you so proud of me?” and ending with things like, “What country’s princess are you that you’re wearing such hot clothes on a summer day?”

Seo-yool’s face turned pale and he was at a loss as he was bombarded with questions. As an older person, I chatted with the employees on behalf of the puppet.

“Okay, little girls, enjoy your meal~”

“Yes. Thank you.”

“, thank you… .”

Looking at the hot steam rising from the sundae soup, my mouth started watering.

Seo-Yul just stared at the noodles with wavering eyes, as if he didn’t know what to do with the hot pot in front of him.

“You can eat it right away, or you can add chives, or you can add perilla seeds, or you can add more radish. Eat it to your taste.”

“Ma, is it delicious?”

“Yeah. I’ll finish it.”

As if convinced by my words, the guy clenched his fists, picked up his spoon, and began to eat the soup in large spoonfuls.

“Ugh, ugh. It’s hot!”

“Phew… . Eat like me.”

“Ugh… .”

The look in Seo-yool’s eyes as he looked at me with resentment as if asking why I didn’t tell you sooner was cute.

I too should have a cute daughter like that later on.

… If you were to get married, who would it be? Of course, Soo-ho would be the closest to you right now, right?

It seems like Soojin likes to accept me as a family member, but Sooho himself… Honestly, he seems a bit ambiguous.

It seems like he likes me, but if you ask him if it’s rational to like me, I’d tilt my head in confusion.

Is this poor body the cause?

I need to become a S-class glamorous pretty girl quickly… . I still haven’t found a clue, so this is a big problem.

When I meet Clara again, I’ll have to seriously ask her if she can use growth magic too.

“It’s delicious. How is it? Is the soup delicious?”

“Yeah… It looks delicious.”

“Okay. Next time, when Dad eats noodles, let’s eat together. I think he’ll like it?”

“Yeah… . I will do that.”

As I was trying to focus on my meal again, Seo-Yul cautiously asked me a question.

“Gu, I have a question… .”

“Huh? What is it?”

“I… . Why are you wearing those clothes? Am I really a princess?”

“Um… Because it’s pretty?”

“… … .”

What the heck. That expression right now. It’s such a broken expression. I might be a little hurt.

Won’t you laugh at my grand dream of corrupting the entire school into gothic lolitas?

“Starting tomorrow, you should wear it too!”

“Uh, yeah!? Th, something like that?”

“That’s so true. That’s too harsh.”

“Ah, sorry, sorry. But I don’t think that’s right… .”

“What are you talking about? Are you ignoring the gothic loli girls right now?”

“Oh, no. That’s not it… . But what is a gothic loli pretty girl… ?”

“I’m talking about people like me.”

A pretty girl wearing a gothic lolita dress. Doesn’t she really look like a witch?

All you need is a cone-shaped hat and a broom to complete your witch fashion.

“… You seem like a weird kid, more than I thought.”

“Is that a compliment?”

“Ugh, yeah… .”

“What are you going to do after you eat all this? Ah. Do you want to eat tang-hulu?”

“Ta, Tanghulu?”

“Yeah.”

“Okay… .”

After all, there’s nothing like tang-hulu to seduce school girls.

While eating tang-hulu, I need to carefully collect information about the students in our class.

By the way, the sundaeguk was really delicious, so I ate it all without leaving a single drop of broth.

Seo-yul also ate everything, just like me, until the bottom of the pot was visible, and he praised me for the taste, which was different from the smell.

“Let’s go~ to eat tang-hulu~”

“… Yeah!”

Tanghulu. This food, which appears as Tangho in martial arts novels, is, as you know, one of the snacks that originated in China.

Because it was a dessert made by coating fruits on skewers in melted sugar, it was a food that had a harmonious combination of the sweet and sour taste of the fruits.

Of course, when I was a man, it wasn’t my favorite food, but now that I’ve become a TS pretty girl, I find that tang-hoo-lu tastes strangely delicious.

I ordered Shine Muscat Tanghulu, and Seoyul ordered Black Sapphire Grape Tanghulu.

The soft, sticky, transparent sugar film crunched against my slender teeth.

Soon, plump Shine Muscat grapes burst in my mouth, filling it with juice.

“It’s delicious.”

“Ugh, yeah. Delicious.”

We walked down the street together, holding the tang-hulu in our hands.

Seo-Yul. A timid girl who is 12 years old this year. She is 11 years younger than me, who is 23, but she is taller than me.

Despite her tall stature as a girl, she has a very quiet personality.

As of now, this child is my only source of information.

“Yul-ah.”

“Uh, huh?”

“Do you know the kids in our class well?”

“Ugh, yeah… .”

“Then, is there anyone among your friends who has changed something recently? Like personality, grades, or anything like that.”

“Mi, sorry… . I don’t have many friends… .”

“Ahh! No. I was too careless.”

Thinking that I couldn’t scratch the self-esteem of a growing child, I hurriedly gathered up some words of wisdom and gave them back to him.

Yul-i is tall and has a good personality, so he will have a lot of friends now.

He also told me that when I became a college student, I would be more popular with guys.

“Phew… . Thank you… .”

“Oh, what the. Did I say something funny? I don’t think it was particularly funny.”

“No… . I thought she was some kind of really pretty princess-like girl… , but it was funny to see her so flustered… .”

“Ahahaha… .”

Even while we were eating earlier, you asked me if I was a princess. How impressive was that?

If it looks that pretty, why don’t you wear it too?

“So you should wear it tomorrow too.”

“Ah, no… . But that’s a little… .”

“Now that we’re on the subject, do you want to go look at clothes? Let’s go!”

“Ugh, euaaa… .”

Who would have thought I’d drag someone along to go buy clothes first?

Now you’ve really become a woman.

With such pointless thoughts in my mind, I ran towards Seo-yul, my black gothic lolita dress fluttering in the wind.

Then I bought another identical dress from the store where I bought the gothic lolita dress and gave it to Seo-yul as a gift.

What you wear is your own choice.