episode_0362

There were quite a lot of photos that Lee Ha-sol brought.

“This is… the day the neighborhood bakery gave out bread.”

Ha Sol-i smiled as she pointed at the hologram with her finger.

Children smiling while receiving the packaged bread in the photo. Among them was a young child named Ha-sol. Even though she pretended not to notice, the corners of her lips were caught in the photo.

“Ahem, I really liked it when everyone heard it.”

Ha Sol-i, her cheeks slightly reddened in embarrassment, moved her finger.

“Here, Harul is next to me.”

I was in the photo too.

While everyone else is laughing, he looks expressionless and alone, creating a strange contrast.

He is standing next to Lee Ha-sol, holding her hand with his left hand.

On the other hand, the right arm, which is hanging down, is wrapped in a bandage all the way up to the upper arm.

‘Burn marks.’

For some reason, I also had a scar in this world.

“It’s all better now, but it was so bad back then that I had to cover it up with a bandage.”

Also, Ha-sol, who knew exactly what I was interested in, smiled bitterly.

“Easily obtainable medicine was ineffective, and the orphanage’s finances at the time were not sufficient to receive regular specialized treatment… That’s what the director said.”

[okay…]

It is rare for a daycare center to be financially sound.

Special daycare centers that receive generous support may be different, but ordinary daycare centers are strapped for money.

It’s an average facility for orphans without parents. No matter how physically challenged you are, it must have been difficult for you to receive special treatment alone.

‘That wasn’t the only problem.’

Basically weak body.

I couldn’t see properly and I couldn’t speak. Besides, at that time, I was like an empty shell without a soul, like a machine.

It is truly a walking general hospital.

I don’t know how much money the treatment will cost, and I’m not even sure if it will work.

In reality, that state is caused by a curse and a void in the soul, so it would have been a waste of money.

‘Other people might have thought I would die soon.’

A child whose future is uncertain. To put it bluntly, a child who will die soon one way or another.

It’s actually a cool-headed but correct judgment.

“That’s why I took very good care of it. If you check the pictures here, you can see that everything I always carried around with me is still there. ”

It is said that it was Gay Hasol who took care of him on those days.

“The director was busy. I held his hand and took him around, fed him, and did everything. ”

Ha-sol Lee shook her head and flipped through the photos one after another. In the photos I had carefully selected, I was mostly by Ha-sol Lee’s side.

“Ha-yool didn’t go to school because she wasn’t feeling well. So she was at the daycare center most of the time, but she came right back after school… ”

Time passed as the photos passed by. The little children started to grow up quickly.

“At this time.”

Chin-Ha-Sol’s fingers stopped. How many years have passed in the photo?

In the photo, Ha Sol-i was holding up a rock the size of her torso and making a surprised expression.

“I woke up around the second year of elementary school. I guess I woke up really late for a superhuman? Of course, I wasn’t as late as Harul… Anyway.”

Ha-sol Lee, who had been moistening his neck with water, continued to speak.

“I had to leave because I was awakened.”

A newly awakened superhuman has difficulty controlling his strength.

Since even the smallest actions can result in casualties, it was essential to learn how to handle one’s strength.

“From this time on, we started receiving full-fledged support from the Topshin Church. One of the main sponsors of Ilbo Orphanage was the Topshin Church.”

[To the Topshin Church?]

“Yes, yes, it is famous for being a place that Topshin Church sponsors a lot, right? Ilbo Daycare Center was one of them.”

As a religious organization, Topshin Church has been doing a lot of charity work and donations.

A representative example is support for welfare facilities such as daycare centers.

‘I’ve heard that Topshin Church provides a lot of support to orphanages.’

I didn’t know that the daycare center where my body was was one of those facilities.

“So naturally I ended up going to the Topshin Church.”

[aha]

I nodded my head at Lee Ha-sol’s words.

I wondered how he ended up joining the Topshin Church, but it seems he first came into contact with the Church through circumstances at the orphanage.

‘Topshinkyo… It wasn’t a bad force.’

Regardless of the treatment of players, the public’s favorability toward the Topshin religion is not bad. Rather, it is on the good side.

Because there is nothing wrong with his performance up to now.

Even in the original work, he was a strong ally who actively prevented destruction rather than causing an accident.

Treatment of players is separate.

‘There is no reason to refuse.’

There are many resources for nurturing superhumans. Of course, the academy admission and completion process is mostly free.

But strictly speaking, that is basic support. Even relatively cheap elixirs are being traded for huge sums of money.

There is no reason to refuse the support of the Topshin Church, as it needs more support to grow properly.

“… Yes, thanks to the Topshin Church, I was able to reduce my hesitation.”

[Hesitating? Why?]

When I asked with a puzzled look on my face, Ha-sol Lee, who was explaining, sighed deeply and pointed to me.

[?]

[question]

“What are you asking? I said it was a hesitation rate.”

Ihasol Pass was shaking with excitement.

“I was the one who took care of Ha-ryul. If I disappear, who will take care of Ha-ryul?”

[ah]

“But if you become a member of the Topshin Church, the number of applications to the Ilbo Orphanage increases significantly. They valued the students’ qualifications, so there was treatment and support for Ha-yul… ”

But there wasn’t much progress.

Isha, who had been mumbling the words, poured water back into the glass he had just drank from.

[Uh uh…]

“Thanks to that, the daycare center now has staff and more free time, so I was able to enter the educational institution with some peace of mind.”

[Oh my…]

“Of course I knew that Harul’s condition was more serious than I thought, but I was thinking of finding a way while working as a superhuman… Yes, that’s what I was doing. But… ”

[Hic]

“While we were out of contact, didn’t the daycare center catch fire? Didn’t someone use that as an opportunity to say that we left the daycare center early? ”

My shoulders trembled at the sudden sharp gaze.

“… Harul, who cut off contact after leaving early, was actually a special admission student at the Siyoram last year, and although he is mentally sound, he said he lost his memories of me… ”

[… … ]

“Oh, the situation is complicated.”

The words poured out as if I was complaining. Seeing my shoulders hunched, Hasol sighed and shook her head.

“Yes, this is the general situation.”

The short and concise explanation is over.

I rolled my eyes in embarrassment at the sight of Ha-sol gulping down the drink that was burning her throat.

[Hmm…]

This side also has complicated feelings.

My past that I don’t know.

‘No, is that even an internal medicine department?’

The entity that can be defined as ‘Lee Ha-yul’ right now is the soul of Lee Ha-yul who originally lived in the world.

What was here was Lee Ha-yul’s body. It was nothing more than an empty shell without a soul.

‘but…’

Lee Ha-sol took good care of that empty shell.

For some reason, he helped me a lot since my days at the orphanage, and he thought of me even when I was receiving support from Topshin Church.

And seeing him talking about treatment, it seems like he was trying to solve my wounds and condition by working on his own.

‘why?’

I haven’t heard his words yet. But even without hearing the reason, my heart was heavy just from the fact that he wanted to take care of my body.

I don’t know how to do this.

But the eyes that see Ha Sol-i are not like that.

Because of that gap, I started to notice things on my own.

“Wow, I took care of Harul so devotedly.”

At that time, Sol-ja, who saw my crumpled shoulders, opened her mouth playfully.

“You almost got abandoned like a pair of shoes because of amnesia? Huh? When we were young, we even got a marriage promise.”

[…don’t tease me]

I pouted my lips slightly at the blatant teasing. I was so surprised earlier that I almost spit water, but not now that I heard that it was a joke.

“Hmm… Well?”

At my reaction, Ihasol shrugged her shoulders and smiled.

“Is it a lie? Or not?”

[?]

Ha Sol Lee speaks with a mysterious expression. There is a playfulness in his expression.

‘what?’

I don’t know the truth. It was the same even when I mobilized observation.

I tilted my head at the uncertain outcome.

***

Lee Ha-sol has been told since she was little that she is mature.

In short, I realized early on that my situation was not easy, and that complaining would not change anything.

As a result, his behavior was precocious.

Unlike other children, he was deep in thought and his words and actions were correct, so he was well-trusted.

‘Oh my, what should I do next…’

That’s why it received relatively less attention.

One night.

Ha Sol Lee came out into the dark yard of the daycare center, sat down with her back against the wall, and let out a sigh.

Reality is cold.

Ha Sol Lee, who had realized this from a young age, was worried about his own future as an orphan with nothing.

‘… … ‘

I was a bit worried.

I’m worried about the future, but there’s no real solution.

My worries only deepened and I became more fearful as there was no solution.

The director and others thought of Lee Ha-sol as an adult, but inside, she was worried.

In any case, even though he was mature, Lee Ha-sol was still a child.

‘… Seriously, what should I do… ’

Ha Sol’s eyes became moist as he imagined many ominous futures for no reason.

I’ve been getting more and more worried lately. I don’t show him around because I’m afraid something might go wrong, so no one around me comes to help.

It was a vicious cycle.

“Huh… ?”

Suddenly, a handkerchief was thrust in front of Ha-sol.

“Ah… !”

I was startled at the thought that I had shown my ugly side that I had been hiding, and then my eyes were drawn to the hand that came into view.

A small hand wrapped in a bandage. Ha Sol-i raised her head, blinking her sore eyes.

A machine-like, emotionless face came in.

“… Below rate?”

Below rate.

A child who has been in a daycare center for several months and is sick both physically and mentally.

Children in orphanages are afraid of Lee Ha-yool.

A face that you can’t tell what it’s thinking. A face that doesn’t change at all even when it’s injured. A face that’s so still that it’s almost ominous when you look at it sometimes.

There is a very ugly burn scar on his right arm, and many children burst into tears upon seeing the burn.

Since the busy director had a hard time taking care of Lee Ha-yul, Lee Ha-sol, who was relatively upright, ended up helping Lee Ha-yul.

But the fact that Ha Sol-do and Ha Yul-i were somewhat ominous was the same.

‘It’s fortunate that she’s somewhat quiet…’

It’s not difficult to take care of.

Lee Ha-yul is usually just sitting there like a doll. If left alone, he just sits there blankly.

“Why… ”

Like this, I have never found anyone first with eyes that cannot see ahead.

I never suddenly held out a handkerchief.

Ha Sol Lee, who had a dumbfounded expression on her face, instinctively took the handkerchief.

Then, Lee Ha-yool, who had been holding the note, took out a note and wrote something on it with a pencil before handing it to me.

[thank you]

The handwriting was so neat and clean that it looked like it was stamped by a machine. Ha Sol’s eyes widened as she received the note.

“… This is… ”

The rate below is like a machine.

This is something I realized after taking care of Lee Ha-yool for several months.

They may not understand difficult teachings, but if you teach them simple actions, they will remember and follow them.

How to write, rules at daycare, things you shouldn’t do.

I did it because everyone taught me to do it.

On the contrary, if you don’t teach them, they won’t act.

… the current behavior did not teach.

Did someone else teach you?

‘who?’

A director so busy that he can’t even sleep? Other children who think and act young for their age?

Ha Sol shook his head as he recalled each one. There was no one he could teach.

So is that rate the only one?

That… I don’t know.

“… Thank you.”

It didn’t solve the question, but it didn’t matter for the time being.

The unexpected words of gratitude I received from Lee Ha-yool while I was sobbing alone were definitely a great comfort.

Lee Ha-sol wiped her eyes with a handkerchief and got up hesitantly.

Their eye level has changed. This is because Lee Ha-yool is at least a head shorter than her.

I looked down at the natural rate.

The eyes looking up at him were darker than the dark surroundings.

It’s a sinister look, as if fog had covered it and it looks gloomy and empty.

‘…is it empty?’

I’m not sure now. I thought it was empty, but I guess I was mistaken.

To begin with, we haven’t even been together for a few months.

Since no one was looking at this rate properly because it was considered ominous, it was understandable that they didn’t know.

“Ugh… It’s cold. Let’s go in quickly.”

The chill of the night suddenly clings to my skin.

For the first time ever, Lee Ha-sol stared intently into Lee Ha-yul’s eyes and grabbed his hand.

In the hand they were holding was tightly clenched the note they had just received.