episode_0292

***

Seongah Kim’s eyes open.

My son-in-law is quiet. The faint blue light from outside enters the room through the window.

The sound of birds chirping can be faintly heard.

“…….”

She fumbled with her hand and picked up the cell phone on the bedside table.

When I tapped the screen with my thumb, the light that was turned off came on.

Check the time. I woke up about 10 minutes earlier than I should have. It’s an awkward situation to sleep in again.

As I slowly stood up, the thick blanket fell off my chest.

“…….”

She touched the curtain with the back of her hand for no reason.

She touched it for no reason and got up.

My bare feet touched the floor. The coldness of the floor, which had grown cold overnight, spread to my feet. I forgot to turn on the heating.

“Ah….”

I was hectic yesterday. So much so that I forgot to turn on the heating.

Leave the room slowly. She looks into the room across from her. This is the room he stays in.

I move my feet carefully and stand in front of the door.

Put your ear into the room and listen to the sounds inside. I wonder if I can hear regular breathing.

quiet. I don’t feel any pretense of popularity.

– smart

After knocking lightly on the door, I open it.

I was wondering just in case. But as expected, there was no sign of him.

“In the kitchen….”

Maybe you’re already preparing breakfast.

I woke up a little earlier than usual, so maybe they didn’t come to wake me up.

Her steps toward the first floor quickened.

She went down the stairs two at a time, craned her neck before her body and looked into the kitchen.

There was no sight of him wearing an apron and making delicious-smelling food.

Although it was a very small wind, the impact when it collapsed was quite significant.

“He didn’t come back.”

Was he more angry than he thought?

– Boom

She felt as if something in her heart had collapsed.

“It’s frustrating.”

Pressing the tight solar plexus with my thumb, I mumble.

The kitchen looked the same as yesterday.

She sat down at the table at a slower pace than before.

There were by-products from yesterday’s unappetizing dinner that had not been cleaned up yet.

I place my chopsticks on the half-eaten bowl of rice I threw away.

I put the dried rice and the cooled Spam back into my mouth and chewed them mechanically.

Pass over the chopped pieces.

The temperature of the cold food dragged my mood down further.

“It’s not tasty.”

The food didn’t taste as good as yesterday.

She put down her chopsticks and picked up the dishes. And without hesitation, I threw them into the sink.

Food spilled from the dishes and scattered messyly in the sink.

After cleaning it up with water, she went up to the second floor and headed to the bathroom.

30 minutes later, after washing up, she stopped at the landing and looked at the first floor.

It’s been a long time since I felt like something that should always be there was missing.

She looked at the clock in the living room. It’s time to get dressed and go out.

“…….”

After thinking for a while, she moved again and entered her room.

So, 5 minutes later.

Neatly ironed school uniform and neatly tied up hair.

She came down from the second floor.

After putting on her shoes, she left the house with a greeting that no one knew who she was addressing.

“I’ll be back.”

There was no answer back.

She couldn’t help but regret that.

***

“Sister, are you okay?”

Hyeji Lee asked with a worried face.

These days, I was a kid who hung out at school. Of course, it’s coming from over there first.

Kim Seong-ah and Lee Hye-ji were eating lunch and running around the playground track.

“I couldn’t sleep.”

“Yes, it seems so. I thought you were sick because you didn’t come to school again.”

Since I skipped school from Monday to yesterday, it was natural for something like this to come out.

“It’s not painful.”

“You seem to be busy.”

“What. There is such a thing.”

I was staring blankly ahead. I felt like I was distracted somewhere.

“Has something bad happened at home?”

Interest or consideration, perhaps persistent curiosity.

Lee Hye-ji seemed to have a lot of questions about her.

“No… just….”

Kim Seong-ah, who seemed to have changed the topic vaguely, could not finish her sentence.

Lee Hye-ji opened her mouth at the obviously strange reaction.

“What’s going on?”

I don’t know the circumstances, but I sympathize with your situation and feel sorry for it.

Perhaps it was some consolation, but Kim Seong-ah opened her tightly closed mouth.

“I had a fight with my brother.”

“If it’s your brother… is it your relative?”

“Yes.”

“What happens?”

“Just because of skipping school.”

“Ah~”

A cool breeze passed over their foreheads.

For a moment, the bangs lifted, and Lee Hye-ji’s eyes were revealed.

Contrary to her plain appearance, her eyes were sparkling mysteriously.

“Anyway, the argument got worse. I… I… spoke a bit harshly to my brother. But my brother left the house and never came back.”

“I see….”

Lee Hye-ji’s words were filled with deep regret.

“Yes. That’s how it happened.”

I wondered if it would be okay to say something like this to a child who had just started talking, but Kim Seong-ah wanted to tell it to someone.

That’s what happened.

“How about looking for a place where your brother might be?”

“Huh?”

“You may have returned to your own home, or you may have gone to your lover’s house for a while.”

Lee Hye-ji, who did not know that Kang In-ho had nowhere to go, expressed a general opinion.

“Oh, I guess so. Thank you.”

Kim Seong-ah said with a puzzled look on her face.

“What? Oh, I got a call from my house… Sister, please go in first.”

“Yes, okay.”

Letting Hyeji Lee go ahead, Seongah Kim moved to the classroom.

‘Does the uncle have somewhere to go?’

To her surprise, today is a day when she thinks about him a lot.

‘Where are you? why.’

I felt worried, annoyed, and inexplicable all at the same time.

***

Lee Hye-ji, who sent Kim Seong-ah, took out her cell phone from the back of the building.

“I would have told you not to contact me unless there was anything special.”

The gentle smile and voice he showed to Kim Seong-ah suddenly disappeared.

[haha! It hurts too much to stay still.]

“Ha…what should I do with me?”

[Is tracking going well?]

“I was approaching the man’s human family, but his whereabouts became unknown again.”

[Maybe he noticed and went to where the magical girl was.]

“You are finally thinking the right way. I’m surprised, Tols.”

[Ha, stop being sarcastic, Lilith.]

“Anyway, all you have to do is boil this girl and find out where the guy is. If we find that man, we will be able to find out the identity of the magical girl. If necessary, you can use it as a hostage.”

[Okay, then I expect good results.]

“I am not your subordinate. Don’t talk like that.”

[Ha ha ha ha ha!! That angry tone is still attractive.]

– pop

When the communication ended, Hyeji Lee put down her cell phone and looked at the sky.

“Unlucky muscle mass.”

She muttered with disgust.