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The doctor advised me to stay at the hospital for a day since it was getting dark.

I was worried that an accident might occur while traveling on a cold night.

Thanks to the doctor’s consideration, In-ho stayed in a double room, and the bed next to him was occupied by Emma.

Night has come, and the only patient at the hospital is In-ho.

The small gas lamps lit by the nurses dimly illuminated the hospital room and hallway.

“Emma, aren’t you sleeping?”

Inho asked Emma, who was sitting on a small chair next to the bed, not on the bed, looking at him.

After returning from treatment, I continued to think deeply about something.

Although it was hard to see behind the curtain of darkness, Inho thought she looked a little uncomfortable.

“…I’m sorry, master.”

Why was she so sorry? Emma apologized every time Inho spoke to her.

“No, it’s my fault for moving without you.”

Inho also responded to her words.

“I was foolish. I shouldn’t have left my master’s side. I’m sorry, master. I will never disappoint you again.”

Pulling the chair forward a little, Emma grabbed Inho’s left hand with both hands.

Her warmth was felt.

“It’s okay. Don’t blame yourself so much. Because I was too overconfident in my body. It’s not Emma’s fault.”

Inho felt that her feelings were a bit extreme and sticky, so he scolded her nicely.

“Still….”

Emma made a crawling sound.

“…Go to sleep. You’re very tired today.”

As if he had stopped growing, Inho lifted the blanket up to his neck.

“Yes.”

Even the owner’s kind words did not ease Emma’s depressed mood.

When she was about to go to the bed next to her, Inho made a sound as if he had finally remembered her.

“Ah, that’s right. Emma. Can you see the luggage under the bed?”

“Are you talking about luggage?”

Emma bent down and looked under the bed.

I noticed something lying in the dark hospital room.

Emma reached out and picked it up.

“Master, what is this? It looks like an envelope…”

The paper bag made a rustling sound.

“Can you see the contents inside?”

At Inho’s words, Emma took out the items in the envelope.

Something soft was held in my hand.

“What about this? Isn’t it clothes?”

Emma took out something quite bulky and tilted her head.

Isn’t it clothes? Also women’s clothing.

“Yes, it’s a gift.”

“Who can I forward this to?”

When Emma asked, Inho asked back as if it was out of the blue.

“What are you talking about? It’s Emma’s.”

“Yes? Mine?”

“Yes, one is winter. One is spring.”

Emma looked back and forth between the two sets of clothes.

A moderately thick fur coat and an impressive yellow dress shined in the hospital room.

“I need to be warm to go outside in the winter… so I bought one. Although it is a bit early for spring clothes, it is better to buy them in advance rather than buying them then…”

In-ho, who was talking about clothes, stopped talking when he saw her shaking shoulders.

“Huh… Hmm….”

“Is the design a bit different? It’s okay to get a refund…”

Emma shook her head.

“I just… always receive from the Lord and Master.”

Emma whimpered, burying her face in her clothes.

“To the owner… I did what I wanted… but there is nothing…”

Inho smiled at that sight without realizing it.

He is such an amazing and kind kid. he thought.

As the night went on, Emma’s hot tears did not stop.

***

Two days have passed since I was discharged from the hospital.

There was a big change in In-ho’s boring routine, and he started writing again after officially giving up writing.

Of course, Emma was the only one who knew this.

Emma waits by Inho’s side most of the time, except for housework.

Even when Inho advised her to rest, Emma refused to leave.

It seemed like he wasn’t at ease because In-ho collapsed the other day.

Emma was pleased that her master had started writing again.

It also meant that he regained confidence in his writing, and even to Emma, who did not know much about literature, In-ho’s writing was always warm and heartwarming.

When Inho wrote in the study, Emma sat on a chair at an appropriate distance and observed the owner.

I was curious about what was being written and who the characters were, but I held back because I thought it was disrespectful to look at the work the owner was writing.

While In-ho was writing, there were times when he would ask Emma about various things, and Emma thought of it as a kind of reporting.

Emma was honored to answer his words. It was because he thought he was contributing to the master’s work.

‘What do you think Emma will be doing in 20 years?’

‘What are Emma’s hobbies?’

‘What does Emma usually do when I’m not around?’

It was a somewhat ambiguous question, but Emma thought that every wise owner would have an idea.

– Pisshuuuung boom!

– hey! What if it catches fire!!!

There was a loud noise outside the mansion.

Someone preparing for the festival may have accidentally set off a firecracker, and a small firework appeared in the sky and quickly disappeared.

“Preparations for the festival are in full swing.”

As Inho stared blankly at the sky decorated with colorful fireworks, Emma explained.

“Sure. It’s already a festive mood.”

Inho said, still looking at the street through the window.

He seemed to be thinking deeply about something.