episode_0118

-Puck, puck!

It’s a dizzying sound just to hear.

A dull, heavy sound struck the park at sunset.

People passing by just think it’s a children’s fight.

There was no one to help.

Even though it was close to a one-sided assault by multiple people.

However, even if you are pushed to the side, your grit will not be defeated.

The boy who had been beaten by his classmates for a long time stood up like a roly-poly.

“Heh, heh…!”

“Hey, hey, that bastard again…!”

“Crazy bastard. Isn’t this guy tired?”

Even after being hit like that, you stand up again?

The disgusted students stuck out their tongues.

The body of the boy who was bullied is covered in scars.

Not only are the bluish bruises left on the skin, but you can also see open wounds here and there at a glance.

The clothes he was wearing had already become dirty from rolling around on the sand a long time ago, and in rare cases where the wounds were severe, they were soaked in blood.

If you were to judge victory or defeat by looking at the fact that you fought against someone, you would naturally point your finger at the losing side.

“…”

However, he did not give in to the one-sided assault.

It wasn’t the look in his eyes that said he had lost.

He gritted his teeth and was ready to attack at any moment and hit him one more time.

If I had dragged on at least, I would have made fun of you and told you that you lost, but it was a situation where I couldn’t even laugh at the person who was hitting me.

at last.

They couldn’t overcome the boy’s tenacity and withdrew.

The boy, left alone, spits out bloody spit and silently carries his bag and returns home.

However, the boy’s expression was not very bright.

“…”

A dark evening.

He reached the front of the house.

However, there was a doorknob in front of him, and even though he had to open the door and go in, his hand did not rise.

Before you know it, you have to take off your school uniform, which is soaked in blood, throw it in the washing machine, wash your body thoroughly, and apply medicine to prevent scars.

In addition, you must get enough rest to recover your injured body. Of course, you should not skip meals.

Are you even unaware of this fact?

Is that why they are not opening the door?

no. Not like that.

The boy knew better than anyone else that he should not stand like this.

Nevertheless, there is a reason why that door is not opened.

After a long period of silence.

The boy smiled in despair and eventually opened the door.

Immediately after that, a nagging feeling comes.

“Huh? Looks like he’s here. Hey, Minhyuk Kim! What have you been doing all this time and now you’re here?”

A very dissatisfied voice, almost like a nag.

She is his second older sister.

She came out of the master bedroom into the living room and soon became angry.

“Ha, fuck. hey. What are you doing now? Did you really come back to fighting again?”

Have you come back to fight again?

That means we’ve fought before. It meant that there was a time when he looked similar to his current appearance.

That was actually the case.

However, at this moment, the words Minhyuk needs most cannot be reached. It just proves why I was hanging out in front of the door.

“You idiot. Didn’t you hear me tell you to stop fighting?”

How can I possibly feel like opening the door and going in when I hear things like this?

It was worth it.

My younger brother giggling and staring at me from behind is a bonus.

The same was true for my oldest child, who heard the nagging, looked at me pitifully, drank a glass of water, and then went back.

Even if you come from a position of being bullied.

Even though I gritted my teeth and fought, I ended up defeating one guy as an example.

Even though there wasn’t even a speck of fault in this process.

It doesn’t say if it’s okay.

Because they are not Minhyuk’s family.

“Hey, are you chewing on my words? Hey!!”

Minhyuk, who had been nagging, went into the bathroom, ignoring the second child’s words.

As soon as I turn on the shower, cold water comes out.

This is the third person’s act of deliberately blocking the warm water.

Nevertheless, school uniforms must be washed.

Because I have to go to school tomorrow.

Wash school uniforms by hand with injured hands.

Rub it with your hands until the blood bleeds. It’s been a long time since I forgot about the pain in my body that was throbbing from the punch.

A body covered in wounds is accompanied by tingling pain every time it touches water.

Nevertheless, Minhyuk just quietly did his job.

And that day.

Perhaps because I washed in cold water for a long time, I caught a terrible cold.

It was a cold that hurt more and lasted longer than it did on my second birthday.

It was cold and painful.

The chill that had settled into my body didn’t seem to go away.

Body temperature drops rapidly.

It got to a point where someone had to take care of it.

If I had touched this cold body even once, I would never have let it go.

however. How could the timing be so bad?

Bad news overlaps in many ways.

Coincidentally, the next day was the weekend.

Outside, cherry blossoms were blooming as if announcing the arrival of spring after the cold winter.

The weather was sunny, which would be great for a light trip with the family.

“We’re going on an outing with mom, so I’m recovering from my wounds well. You idiot!”

The second child shouts and leaves the medicine in front of Minhyuk’s room.

There was everything I needed, including ointment, bandages, and anti-inflammatory medication.

But those were useless things.

No one enters Minhyuk’s room while he is lying in bed.

Minhyuk had to overcome the chills alone like that.

Without even receiving any warmth.

***

As the scene unfolded before my eyes, I vaguely realized that I was dreaming.

so.

‘Fuck.’

A curse came out of my mouth.

Why does that thing appear as a dream?

Even though I just slept, I felt uneasy.

It’s true that I got a lot of chills, but when I think about it now, it’s just a memory I can forget.

I don’t know why my connection with that family seems so strong.

I turn over, wishing I would wake up quickly.

I didn’t want to have dreams like this anymore.

…however.

Strangely, my body felt heavier than usual.

However, something else is felt first rather than weight.

warmth.

It was the warmth I had longed for in the dream I had just had.

The warmth flowing through the upper body spreads throughout the body.

Soft and cozy.

By something warm.

‘what?’

I opened my eyes to figure out what it was.

Then surprisingly.

I could see Harnier asleep, pressed against my body.

Maybe about ten seconds?

I just stared at her with my mouth open.

Because I had to remember why she was here.

I think back and think about the conversation we had before falling asleep.

There were two mistakes in a row.

I said there was no way I wouldn’t have noticed this if I were in a normal condition.

I had no choice but to admit that.

Accordingly, she gave me tea to help me adapt to Magi as a solution to Dipeshan Syndrome, and predicted that I would enter sleep due to this.

Also, the body’s defense mechanism works and sleep time becomes longer. He also said that he would use it to check if my excuse was true.

Well… I understand that much.

‘But why… did you sleep next to me?’

The question was not resolved.

-Sureuk.

‘Eek!’

While I was staring at Harnier so intently and thinking that I couldn’t get used to it, I inadvertently moved my body a lot.

and.

“Umm…?”

“…”

Our eyes met.

With her.

It was quite close.

Enough to touch my breath.

That warm breath tickled my skin.

A moment later, a large pupil earthquake occurred in the twitching purple eyes.

…And then a deafening scream rang out.

“Kyaaak!!”

She immediately grabbed the blanket, and I froze like a stone.

When you see your shoulders exposed…

Were you taking your clothes down?

“Da, you…!”

“Nothing! Didn’t do anything! It’s real!”

What are you doing when you just woke up and looked around?

no. Previously!

I had no intention of touching your body in the first place!

…no.

I wish I had woken you up just now…

Is it possible to reach it…?

No! What if I admit it?

In the midst of confusion, Harnier spread the blanket and completely covered his body. and.

“Woo, wow!”

It covered my face.

“Stay still?!”

“No, I didn’t touch your body…! Kek!”

Anyway, Harnier had no intention of taking up the blanket.

Meanwhile, the blanket became tighter and even began to be tied in knots.

When I thought that I was going to suffocate due to abnormal conditions like this.

Harnier said in a trembling voice.

If “ stay still, he will be released later. So don’t say anything now, just stay still!”

“…Oh, I understand.”

He seemed really angry, so I decided to stay still.

When I was told to raise my hands, I obediently raised them.

Meanwhile, Harnier completely blocked my view with a blanket and tied me up.

The hand that was tightening the blanket dropped and the sound of clothes being adjusted was heard.

After a while, my vision was also freed.

I asked her carefully, leaving my arm alone just in case.

“…Are you done?”

She nodded in silence.

Afterwards, there comes a time of silence again.

Me too, Harnie too. A time has come when it is difficult to say anything.

I don’t know why, but it felt like the temperature in the room had risen.

It was she who spoke first to break this awkward atmosphere.

“Morning…”

“Yes?”

“It’s true that you were tired in the end. Don’t you remember?”

…I see.

If it’s morning, that means I slept right after drinking that tea yesterday.

“This is proven, right? You were overdoing it. So, I need to get enough rest from now on.”

“…”

She spoke confidently with her hands on her hips.

I’d like to say it’s because it’s Karssein’s body, but…

I decided to admit it out loud.

“I understand. Is it okay to sleep three hours a day?”

“Yes. By the way, sleeping on the side is not acceptable!”

Well, I guess that’s enough to hear it.

This is clearly a bet I lost.

If it were my body, I wouldn’t know it, but it has been proven that Carcein’s body requires a longer sleep time, so I can’t act like that.

“Well, ah, let’s eat breakfast. I’ll call you right away!”

It seems that the memory from earlier has disappeared with this, and she left the room, saying that she would like to have breakfast together.

I don’t know why I’m leaving in such a hurry.

***

As soon as I go outside, my face turns red.

Harnier, unable to shake off the heat, covered his face with both hands.

‘oh my god!’

I pretended everything was okay for now and came out, but as I was about to go back into that room, I couldn’t help but think back to that time.

Alone on the sofa. The situation where the bodies were in close contact and body heat was being transmitted.

‘no. This was just… something that happened to save that person. Ugh, huh. That’s correct.’

Harnier tries to calm down and lower the heat.

Let’s cool off the heat with a little bit of cold wind.

Even so, the warmth once delivered may have already enveloped her body in a different way.

-Kongdak, Kongdak.