episode_0219

Once we started preparing for the wedding in earnest, a month and a half passed by in the blink of an eye.

I’ve been busy with many things while preparing, but that will all end today after my daughter gets married.

As the long-awaited wedding day of my daughter arrived, I made all preparations and went to the wedding hall. As soon as I arrived, I went straight to see my daughter, who was still in the bridal waiting room.

“Jinha, are you ready?”

[Yes, Mom! It’s almost done! Just wait a minute!]

“How many times has that been said? Get ready and come out, the groom is waiting!”

[Oh, boy! I’m not ready yet! There’s still plenty of time left, so don’t rush me!]

“You are really my daughter, aren’t you? Oh my…”

The sound of my daughter’s whining and rebellious voice coming from beyond the door.

When I let out a deep sigh of relief, my son-in-law next to me kicked and burst into laughter.

What is so funny about this kid that he’s been laughing all this time?

No, can’t you help but laugh? Well, having someone like Jin-ha as your bride must feel like you have everything in the world.

As I was looking at my future son-in-law who was laughing with an idiotic expression, I felt a little sad, so I asked him a question teasingly.

“Why are you laughing, son-in-law? What’s so funny?”

“Ah, Jin-ha is so cute. He usually acts cautiously, but sometimes he acts so pouty, which is really cute.”

“Whew… Our Jin-ha is cute. By the way, you’re also seriously ill, aren’t you? Your eyes are dripping with honey.”

“Ahem, thank you for the compliment.”

Scratch scratch.

It was so ridiculous to see him avoid eye contact and shyly scratch his cheek.

Is that guy really the unlucky Jaeseok I knew?

He wasn’t like that before, but now that the wedding is coming up, I feel like he’s become the embodiment of jealousy.

How can you be so snobby about every action you make? I didn’t even snobby like that when I was flirting with my husband.

Was he shaking his head at the actions of his prospective son-in-law and daughter, which only elicited sighs?

After a while, the waiting room door creaked open, and today’s main character revealed herself in all her splendid beauty.

A wedding dress with a refined and elegant feel, different from the wedding dress I wore to seduce my husband.

The antique tiara on top of her head, combined with the wedding dress, elevated the class of the outfit, and when all of these things came together with the daughter’s beautiful appearance, they created a tremendous synergy effect.

It was as if the beauty of the flower my daughter was holding had disappeared.

I slowly approached my daughter, my mouth wide open in amazement, and smiled brightly as I took in Jin-ha’s entire appearance.

“You’re beautiful, my daughter.”

“Haha! Whose daughter am I!? I’m your daughter, so I should do this much for you!”

“She’s just talking… Take good care of your husband. If you keep doing that, your jaw will fall off.”

“Ouch!”

Jin-ha ran to her prospective son-in-law, whose nose was bleeding, and hit him hard in the face, telling him to come to his senses. Only then did Jae-seok come to his senses and start praising his daughter’s beauty.

It’s time for the old people to slowly leave.

For my daughter’s happy time, I left the bridal waiting room without saying a word, and when I came out, I ran into my husband who was wandering around in front of the waiting room.

Why is our husband acting like such an idiot again?

As I slowly approached him with a sly smile, my husband noticed me approaching and coughed loudly.

“What are you doing here? Jin-ha will soon be escorted by someone.”

“…I’m holding back my anger. Seriously, if I go in now, I feel like I’m going to punch my son-in-law or something.”

“Do you know that you’re really ugly? Oh, what if the kids don’t come see you during the holidays?”

“I can go there myself. If I go there with a bright face and act nice…”

“Jin-ha will say, “I really hate dad-like things.” Show some leniency now, okay? ”

Is this what they mean by not being able to sell?

I shook my head at the endless ugliness, then suddenly remembered my wedding and smiled bashfully.

“Honey.”

“Huh?”

“Do you remember our wedding day? We shared such passionate love back then.”

“I did do it in a violent way. I kicked everyone out of the waiting room and did Fela… Even thinking about it now, it still makes me sick.”

“Shit, be quiet!!! Do you really have to say that in a crowded place?!”

In an instant, she became so hot that she started pounding her husband’s chest, but he whistled and tried to ignore her.

“Come to think of it, our Jin-ha is leaving the house starting today? Hmm… Then should we start having a second child?”

“Are you really the only one thinking about that? Ugh, how did I end up liking such a perverted guy…”

“It’s better because it seems like a pervert, right?”

My husband pulled me into his arms and whispered in my ear in a sinister voice.

“Should we make it a little longer tonight? You’ve been piling up a lot lately.”

“…I can’t live like this, really.”

I gave my husband a careful kiss on the cheek, and before I knew it, the kiss was over.

[The wedding ceremony of groom Lee Jae-seok and bride Yoon Jin-ha will begin soon. All guests attending, please come and take your seats.]

The host’s solemn voice announced the start of the wedding ceremony.

—–

Jin-ha’s wedding ended successfully.

Aside from a slightly embarrassing kiss in front of the guests to prove their love for each other, it ended well.

“I’ll come visit often! Mom? Dad? Stay healthy while I’m away!”

“Yes, my daughter. You should live happily. If your son-in-law causes trouble, you should definitely contact him.”

“Hahaha, that won’t happen. Now… it’s really mine. Hehehee…”

After the wedding, my daughter let out a sinister laugh and left the wedding hall with her husband. I looked at her back in despair before returning to the mansion.

“…”

When I returned to the mansion, I felt empty and regretful, but also relieved.

Is this also an emotion that must be felt as a parent of a child?

The regret that kept rising up, I headed to Jin-ha’s room to try to erase that feeling even a little, but the fox spirit was already there waiting for me.

“You’re here.”

The fox goddess greeted me with a bright face, holding an album full of Jin-ha’s photos.

Although I felt puzzled by her seemingly detached appearance, I quietly walked over and took a seat next to her.

Then, she quietly folded the photo album she had been opening and began to tell a story.

“What a pity.”

“What, Jin-ha got married? That makes sense. You loved Jin-ha as much as I did…”

“No, that’s not all. I just feel sorry for everything.”

This time, the unknown words were spoken again.

I asked a question in a low voice, feeling a sudden sense of anxiety.

“What are you trying to say now?”

“Well? You, who call yourself smart, try to guess what I want to say.”

The fox god continued speaking, gently stroking my head and closing her eyes gently.

“The hint… I remember it was given a long time ago. Think about it slowly, there’s still plenty of time left. ”

“Why do I need to think slowly, the hints are already in what you’re saying.”

“Oh my? You managed to understand. Well, I’ve lived in Cheonho for over 20 years, so I should be able to be that observant by now.”

Phew.

The fox god let out a small laugh and said goodbye to me as if it was nothing serious.

“I have fulfilled my humble wish, and I have seen more than I deserve. Now, it is time to tie up everything and leave.”

“…”

“Didn’t I say that from the first time we met? That she has a limited time. I’ve been holding out like this for quite some time. Maybe I’ve been able to hold out this long because of my dirty obsession.”

Looking at the night sky that had suddenly become dark, the fox god smiled faintly.

“There’s only three years left. If I’m lucky, I’ll be able to see Jin-ha give birth to her first child. But.”

She shook her head slowly, her fox ears perked up and her lovely tail hanging down.

“Wouldn’t that make you even more reluctant to leave? Even now, I don’t want to leave because of this ticklish happiness, but if that time comes.”

maybe.

“I don’t think I’ll be able to leave with peace of mind. And I might hate myself for having to leave.”

The fox god slowly stretched out her arms and hugged me, mocking me.

“You? No, let’s stop using such highbrow language.”

“…”

“Seongha, Yoo Seongha… This is the first time I’ve called you by these pretty names. So, how were the 21 years you spent with me? Was it a pretty good time?”

…Was it a good time? Of course.

“It was the worst, it was so bad that I can’t even speak. If you were me, would you suddenly make a perfectly fine person have a limited time, and tell them to do an internet broadcast that they don’t have a destiny for, and then say it’s okay?”

“Huh, right? No matter what I do…”

“But.”

After cutting off the fox goddess who was about to reproach herself again, I wiped away the tears that were falling with my collar and whispered in her ear.

“Still, it was okay. Thanks to being with you, I was able to connect with my current husband and see Jin-ha, right? Right?”

“Phew, that’s right.”

The fox goddess burst into laughter, carefully let go of me, and slowly got up from the bed.

“That’s good. I can leave with a little peace of mind.”

“You’re going to leave alone and have peace of mind after making a fox cry like this?”

“Wouldn’t it be better for you to leave with a comfortable mind rather than for me to leave with an uncomfortable mind?”

“Really, I won’t say a word until I leave.”

He asks slyly, smiling faintly.

“…Do I really have to leave?”

Not even realizing that tears were welling up in my eyes, I asked her again in a wet voice.

“You have to leave, right? You just have to find a way within 3 years, right?”

Even though I thought it was too ugly to hold on to it until the end, I didn’t have the energy to care about that right now.

The breakup was something I hated so much that I ignored the ugliness.

I asked her so earnestly over and over again, but her answer was already set.

“Shouldn’t I start living a new life now?”

“Ah…”

Perhaps she let out a sigh of regret, but she smiled brightly as she wiped my tear-stained face.

“It’s not about disappearing, it’s about finding a new life. It’s about forgetting everything and starting over.”

“…”

“So, instead of crying, won’t you smile at me as I go on a long journey? So that I can travel a little more comfortably.”

“Okay…uh.”

At the fox god’s last request, I stopped crying, closed my eyes in silence, and smiled.

[Thank you, Your Majesty.]

When I opened my eyes again, the fox god was gone without a trace.

All that remains is white fur, indicating that the fox god once existed.

I held them and cried really sadly.

Until the bitterly cold moonlight completely cooled the burning sadness.