episode_0322

“Wow…”

I loved the sound of petty crying.

The year Kim Sa-rang was born,

Mother Kim Ha-yang brought home a tiny baby sapsaree.

Did you chase after baby Kim Sa-rang, who was busy crawling around?

I named him ‘Jjangi’ because I loved the way he would often follow me around with his short legs.

And the word ‘쭁이’ is not very pretty,

After Kim Sa-rang’s whining, the name became ‘Jjong-i’.

“Jjong!! Come on!”

“Wow…”

Kim Ha-yang was busy with guild work.

Maybe that’s why.

In Kim Sa-rang’s old memories, there was Jong-i.

The place where the mother should originally be.

In that empty space, a small sapling bravely guards its place.

“Jjong! When is Mom coming?”

“Wow…”

“… … Okay! Follow me! Let’s go play discus.”

Memories of being lonely.

Kim Sa-rang’s memories began with a dog licking her face.

“Jjong-i, let’s live together for a long time.”

There was a little puppy.

I had a loving family.

… … .

… … .

Daaengㅡㅡㅡㅡ.

The next morning.

I woke up to the now familiar sound of a bell.

Eunha lifted her heavy eyelids at the unfamiliar feeling of the blanket covering her body.

“Umm…”

Looking up at the ceiling, you can see star-shaped glow-in-the-dark stickers embroidered on it.

The beautifully embroidered Milky Way unfolds before your eyes.

[Changcheon Swordsman] The room used by Kim Sa-rang of Sa-ok.

Eunha lay on Kim Sa-rang’s bed, which was as hard as a leather sofa, and blinked blankly.

‘So… I took a shower last night, played a game with Kim Sa-rang on the desk computer, and then fell asleep.’

I ended up staying out for a day.

Okay. This is freedom, this is vacation.

The security guard’s ‘one-night leave ticket’ was a talisman that improved his quality of life.

Guild leader Kim Ha-yang said she had prepared a guest room, but Kim Sa-rang seemed to want to sleep with her for some reason, so they ended up sharing a bed.

Except for the fact that Kim Sa-rang’s sleeping habits were a bit sticky, perhaps due to a lack of affection, she had a satisfactory sleep.

Rustle…

He lets go of Kim Sa-rang, who he was holding in his arms while sleeping.

I pulled away from the hand that was clenched tightly like a child who doesn’t want to let go, and carefully got up from the bed.

Kim Sa-rang, who fell from Eunha’s embrace, seems to have fallen asleep late at night and has no intention of waking up.

“Haaam… Is Jongi sleeping in his room?”

Eunha, who had taken off the clothes she had taken off while sleeping and was hurriedly putting them on her body, turns her head towards the window.

Waking up in someone else’s bed in the morning is a refreshing sky blue.

I made eye contact with [The Saintess of Oblivion] who was sticking her head out the window, and she waved with a smile.

『… … .』

‘That thing’ that was quietly looking at the galaxy waves its hand and disappears.

It looks like he’s shy because Kim Sa-rang is next to him.

… … .

The morning of the second day of paid vacation is Sunday.

Today is Kim Sa-rang’s day off from the academy, so I guess I’ll have to tutor her like I did yesterday.

‘I guess I should change the way I teach… huh? The computer’s on.’

At that time, Eunha, who was checking today’s schedule, headed to the desk.

The computer is on. Did you forget to turn it off after playing a game with Kim Sa-rang yesterday?

A single website spread across a large screen.

Eunha moved the mouse without thinking to turn off the computer.

“… … .”

But right after,

A part of the website catches your eye and you involuntarily stop.

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[Recent searches]

– How to study well

– How to wake up

– C-grade promotion exam written scope

– C grade test

– Chest circumference

– Green light signal

– Review of Sword Ghost Reincarnation

– C grade written test passing score

– How to do multiple choice questions well

– Negative ion bracelet price

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An open Internet window.

The recent search terms section catches the eye.

Even though there are some strange things here and there, it is clear that Kim Sa-rang is serious about studying.

How frustrated must you have been to search the Internet for study methods?

‘You’re cute. I have to make sure you pass the promotion exam next month.’

If you have a younger sister who is a little lacking, this is how you might feel.

Let’s take a moment to smile while watching Kim Sa-rang who is still sleeping.

I shook my head and closed the website, thinking that it was no longer an invasion of privacy.

Even if you are invited to someone’s house, there are things you shouldn’t peek at.

For example, things like the concave folders in your refrigerator, closet, or computer.

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– Written test

– ah

– Who is Seong-eun?

– The last name is infinite

– Discharge from animal hospital

– The lifespan of a sapling

– How to increase lifespan

– Silver Potion

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like that,

Without checking the search terms that were pushed down by other search terms,

Galaxy turned off her computer, opened the door, and came out into the hallway.

… … .

Knock knock.

The wooden hallway connected to the main hall was deserted.

The sun is just rising, and the branches leaning against the wall are covered in dew.

Unlike Euncheon-gu, where the sun rises between square buildings, the guild building of [Changcheon Swordsman], located on the top of a mountain, has the sun rise between the mountain ridges in the distance.

Should I say the air is clear?

If you order jajangmyeon delivery from here, the delivery companies will be thrilled.

Eunha walked down the hallway, exhaling deeply.

Knock knock.

“Miss Galaxy. You woke up early.”

At that moment, the room on the right opened and the guild leader, Kim Ha-yang, came out into the hallway in a pure white uniform.

Her eyes are closed, and in both hands she holds a black trash bag filled with waste.

“It’s in the back.”

“Is that so.”

Kim Ha-yang, who had been bowing in the opposite direction where no one was present, turned around at Eun-ha’s words.

“Wasn’t it uncomfortable at night?”

“Hello, guild leader. I slept well because the bed was nice. Thank you.”

Eunha glanced at the room where Guild Leader Kim Ha-yang had come out.

A room filled with all kinds of puppy toys, cushions, and such.

This is my dog, Jjong-i’s room.

Did you take care of your dog from early in the morning?

The bag of waste in Kim Ha-yang’s hand is a bit concerning.

“That’s…”

“Jjong-i wet the bed. I tried to clean it up before Sarang-i woke up, but Eun-ha-yang caught it… Should I give it to him?”

“No. What are you giving me to use that for?”

“I see.”

Jongi’s room is wide open.

It smelled strange.

The smell of life fading away.

A smell often smelled in memories mixed with monsters.

On a soft mattress in the room, an old stray dog lies helplessly.

“Wow…”

A faint cry weighs heavily on Eunha’s heart.

“This isn’t a scene you should show to someone you’ve been invited to. I’m truly sorry.”

“I’m okay.”

Did he feel that the galaxy he had been watching over him for so long was a trustworthy person?

Or maybe it was because of the close relationship between Kim Sa-rang and her older sister.

Kim Ha-yang began to tell Eun-ha stories that she would never have told anyone except her family.

“Jjong-i is said to be very sick.”

“Because he’s over 20 years old. He’s really old. They said he was brought here the year Kim Sa-rang was born.”

“I heard that it is better to spend the last days with your family. That is why I was discharged from the hospital.”

The hallway was quiet.

Because the heavy air suppressed the sound.

“Sarang also needs to prepare her heart now… What should I say…”

Snap.

At that moment, Jong-i, who had been lying down weakly, got up.

Holding on to my breath, which seemed like it would stop at any moment,

Come out of your room,

Passing between Eunha and Kim Ha-yang.

“Wow…”

Jong-i collapses in front of Kim Sa-rang’s closed room.

Then he lifts his trembling front paw and scratches the square door.

Click-.

Then the door opened,

Kim Sa-rang, who woke up, stroked Jong-i.

“Ugh. Did Jong-i’s bookstore come?”

“Wow…”

Snap.

A dwarf dog with droopy ears and floppy ears.

Hearing Kim Sa-rang waking up, did he drag his heavy body towards the door?

Jong-i licked Kim Sa-rang’s palm and wagged his tail.

“A child who has always stayed by Sarang’s side in place of his incompetent mother.”

“Guild leader.”

“There were many days when I couldn’t see my daughter, using excuses like exterminating monsters, doing guild work, and all sorts of other things.”

“You saved that many people.”

“There was a time when Sarang forgot my face and burst into tears.”

A mother’s words about her daughter being lonely due to her busy work.

There is both foolishness and resentment.

If Jong-i leaves for a faraway place, was he worried that Kim Sa-rang would become lonely?

But then the galaxy appeared.

A woman who doesn’t show any signs of nervousness even in front of Kim Ha-yang, the guild leader of [Changcheon Swordsman], and who seems to have lost all fear.

How many people are there who are able to get along well with their daughter Kim Sa-rang?

It wasn’t surprising that Kim Ha-yang had been fond of Eun-ha all this time.

“… Guild leader Kim Ha-yang.”

Eunha, who was watching Jong-i, looks back at Kim Ha-yang.

Jong-i is licking Kim Sa-rang’s palm diligently.

The face of the galaxy, the always smiling face.

For a moment, Ha-yang Kim saw Eun-ha’s languid smile as a mask hiding her true feelings.

“If you could give Jong-i more time, what would you do, guild leader?”

Swish…

A cold wind blew.

Galaxy’s voice was warm as usual, but the air that reached Kim Ha-yang’s ears was cold like winter.

I got goosebumps for no reason.

A sense of crisis as if one is confronted with something that is not human.

My intuition tells me to run away from ‘that thing’.

Back in the day, when I first met her, she was similar to how she is now.

The more you know her, the more mysterious she becomes.

“… It’s as if the Galaxy Potion can extend our Jong-i’s lifespan. I heard that even [Galaxy Potion] or [Silver Potion] can’t do anything about the body’s deterioration or aging. ”

A defective body.

Kim Ha-yang touched her tightly shut eyes.

(Have you ever seen stars?)

(Aren’t you interested in eternal life?)

(Not just eternal life. Not just scars, cancer, even permanent disability…)

(Don’t you want to see your beloved daughter’s face?)

If only Jong-i could be given some time.

If I could see my daughter with my own two eyes.

Why is that?

The world’s softest and most harmless words of the galaxy overlap with the voice of the ‘Director’ who had once hoped for sponsorship.

Kim Ha-yang took her right hand out of the sleeve of her pure white uniform.

“… I hope Jong-i can stay with his daughter for a long time. Because they are family.”

“Then…”

“However, there is no longevity without a price.”

Children who were not human.

She recalled her past when she had chased after the orphanage’s sponsor.

He holds the garbage bag full of waste in his hands.

“So it’s okay. When it’s time to leave, leave. If you hold on to a child who is going to rest comfortably, it will only cause pain to both of you.”

“… … You speak easily.”

“If Ms. Eunha felt that way, it means she’s taking Sarangi and Jjongi’s work seriously… Thank you so much. For worrying about Sarangi instead of her useless mother.”

Kim Ha-yang watching Jong-i.

There is foolishness, but no lumps.

She left the place to take care of the garbage bag full of excrement, saying she would leave the galaxy to take care of her daughter.

It happened early in the morning.

… … .

… … .

“I won’t sleep until the end today and study!”

“Cheer up.”

9 o’clock in the morning.

Eunha said she would stay here today too.

Kim Sa-rang returned to her room after finishing breakfast and started studying while welcoming Eun-ha.

I guess he wanted to show Eunha that he was a hard worker who didn’t slack off on studying even on weekends.

Dalgrak…

Not even 20 minutes after starting to study, Kim Sa-rang drops her mechanical pencil and falls face down on the desk.

“Mr. Love.”

“Your Majesty……”

“Mr. Sword Ghost. Get up. You said you were studying.”

“Ugh… Eunha Doryeo, please give me a spell to wake me up.”

There is something I realized after spending a day with Kim Sa-rang.

You have to use half your brain to get along with her.

‘A spell to wake you up from sleep…’

A moment of thought.

Eunha took out an old saw from her carrier.

Sreung-.

When I put a saw to the crown of Kim Sa-rang’s head, who was lying face down on the desk,

She trembled and got up in a hurry.

The performance is good.

“ㅁ, what is that?”

“Are you awake?”

“Ah, that… yes.”

“Let’s do it until lunch today.”

“Yep.”

Kim Sa-rang, who is not interested in studying and keeps falling asleep.

The answer was loving physical therapy.

Up until now, physical strength has not been sufficient.

‘Come to think of it, [the Red Woman] had tried to become an elementary school teacher before she became a monster…’

Anything can be written in a certain way.

The same goes for monster items.

“Um… Or how about something like this? Something like motivation.”

“What is it, for example?”

“… If you pass the written exam, I will grant Kim Sa-rang’s wish. Anything except getting sick.”

“… … … No physical damage.”

Knock knock…

Anyway, the second day of tutoring has started.

Eun-ha lifted her claws every time Kim Sa-rang nodded.

Every time that happened, Kim Sa-rang’s beast-like intuition would ring the alarm and she would open her eyes wide and focus on studying.

Then, surprisingly, the correct answer rate increased three times compared to yesterday.

Is it because the motivation was right?

Now I’m starting to get higher scores than if I just guessed the correct answer.

‘As expected, the real nail is omnipotent… I guess you’re not working hard just because of a wish.’

It happened around lunchtime after I had finished tutoring surprisingly smoothly.

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4. If you have any worries, sit on a park bench and reflect.

– Nothing is solved by thinking alone.

– Thinking is the process of finding solutions.

4-1. Twilight is the time of the wise.

– When the time comes, a wise person will approach you.

– If you are well-mannered and behave properly, you will be able to borrow his wisdom.

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“Grandpa. Can you understand dog sounds?”

– “I can hear you well.”

“Don’t talk nonsense, just me.”

Time goes by.

In the afternoon after lunch.

Eun-ha, sitting on the veranda, watched Kim Sa-rang playing with a frisbee in the front yard of the main building and called [Grandpa Park].

Kim Ha-yang is away on guild business.

He is a very busy person even on weekends.

“I thought about it. I thought it would be a good idea to give Jongi the ‘original potion’ I made with my blood… But Guild Leader Kim Ha-yang didn’t seem too pleased about it.”

– “Knowledge is inherently scary.”

“So I’m going to take it easy. I’m going to ask Jong-i directly. Do you want to live longer?”

– “What are you going to do?”

“Is there a way to become a dog?”

– “You are a cow.”

As expected, those weirdos don’t make sense.

Eunha, who hung up the phone, watched Kim Sa-rang playing in the yard.

“Jjong! Receive the blessings of the Heavenly Flower Rain from the throne!”

“Oww…”

Phew!

In the yard in front of the main building, Kim Sa-rang is busy playing with a frisbee.

Knock!

She uses ‘Body Strengthening’ to throw the disc she is holding in her hand.

And before the discus flying vertically like a shell hits the wall, Kim Sa-rang hits the ground with all her might and catches the flying discus with both hands.

“This time, receive the Imancheonhwawoo!”

“Oww…”

Then, Kim Sa-rang put the disc down in front of Jong-i, who was sitting in the middle of the yard.

Jjong-i, who had been sticking his tongue out, takes the disc and brings it to Kim Sa-rang.

“Good dog.”

“Oww…”

“Jjong-i’s internal energy is increasing day by day. However, it will be difficult for him to receive the Three Thousand Heavenly Harmony.”

Jongi, his tail wagging weakly.

Kim Sa-rang, who was carefully stroking Jong-i’s head, throws the disc towards the wall again, and runs to catch it.

“Hoo… Hoo… What do you think, Eunha Doryeo? Isn’t our Jongi the bookworm?”

“The training went well.”

I really don’t know who is playing whom.

Eunha silently watched the old dog’s wagging tail following Kim Sa-rang around as she ran around.

Just like I was worried that my troublemaker brother might fall and get hurt,

He doesn’t take his eyes off Kim Sa-rang as if he can’t stand being worried.

A puppy that has been watching over Kim Sa-rang since she was a baby.

What is Jong-i thinking right now?

I don’t know.

‘But… you used to have a hard time waking up in the morning, but you look healthy when you’re with Kim Sa-rang.’

A little discomfort.

As the candles that decorate the end burn brightly.

A vague sense of uneasiness weighs on Eunha’s shoulders.

… … .

… … thud…

and,

Chasing Kim Sa-rang who throws a disc,

Jong-i was walking slowly in the yard,

He fell at the feet of Kim Sa-rang, who had stopped walking.

What didn’t happen was,

It was around that time.