Have a Meal Before You Go

Even if he lowered his head slightly, he glanced at Chulho's face and smiled.

“Of course not. ”

Chulho unknowingly respected him.

The face of an old friend changed a lot. Wrinkled, bearded. His hair was pale. But inside, Chulho was able to find a little bit of his old self.

“Ah.”

Somehow I felt a little strangled. I straightened my throat.

Lord Lim tilted his head and stared at the helmet.

“Ms. Grant, are you... ”

“...... Yes. ”

“I've seen you somewhere. ”

Cheolho smiles quietly.

“Maybe.”

“Uh-huh, I see. ”

“Ms. Grant, what's on the menu today? Hahaha!”

Gearwalk said as if singing in a cheerful tone. Cheolho scratched his head as if it were embarrassing.

“I have some Tteokbokki that I just made, but....... I haven't even shopped yet. Just tell me what you want and I'll make the most of it. ”

I think I found it to serve you a meal.

Delivering Tteokbokki to such customers can be bad for some reason.

“Tteokbokki? ”

Lim Kyung flashed his eyes.

“Yes.”

“I'm fine….. but what about Gearwalk? ”

“Huh? Are you okay? But you've come a long way, and I wanted to serve you something delicious. ”

“Everything tastes good when you're old. Haha.”

“Well, I'd like that. I like Tteokbokki.”

Cheolho went into the kitchen and looked down at the freshly made Tteokbokki. Recipes, recipes, recipes, etc. are quite advanced. Chulho thought for a moment, shaking his head and pulling out a plate.

Add Tteokbokki to look good, brush your shoulders on top and place some parsley as well. So I made two plates and took them to the table.

“Wow."

The gearwalk surprised me.

The thick pork belly was intact, and the rice cakes that were finished well were quite tasty. Cook a fork over shiny rice cake! The gearwalk I took put pork belly and bread in my mouth at once.

Tteokbokki had a distinctive meat flavor, spicy, and sweet finish. If you swallow chewy Tteokbokki in pairs, it will be mixed with pork belly fat to give a fabulous juicy feeling.

“It's delicious, Ms. Grant. ”

“You're welcome.”

I picked up the limit fork and ate Tteokbokki. After a mouthful, he grins.

“It tastes good. It's very luxurious. ”

They went out to eat like that. I didn't have much of a conversation, so it was quiet.

Cheolho sat in his chair and watched an old friend like that.

Unfortunately, the friend doesn't seem to remember him.

That's not strange. No one recognizes a childhood friend 50 years later.

Well, especially if you've aged upside down like Cheolho.

I can't say what I want.

Dude, I'm the old Steel Lake.

Do you remember me?

So there was bitterness and silence.

“Enjoy your meal. ”

Dinner is over.

“Ms. Grant, enjoy your meal! ”

It was time for two men to go out to dinner. Chulho unknowingly walked out and told Lord Lim.

“Customer.”

“Yes?”

Lord Choi hesitates and opens his mouth again.

“Could you... come again next time? ”

“Yes?”

He tilts his head. I nodded lightly.

“Sure. We'll have to stop by Seo Gate again soon. ”

.

The summer is slowly ending.

As if today was the last day, one or two of the screaming spiders disappeared, and a pretty good breeze came instead of a hot wind.

If it rains one more time, this summer will come to an end.

A new season will come and create another landscape.

The world has changed a lot, but some things have changed over time.

He got up and stood in the alley and looked up at the sky. I saw a sky that was blue and beautiful enough to catch my eye. Somehow, it was a lonely sky with no clouds.

It was that morning that Lord Lim came back.

* * *

“I'm sorry. It's a little early in the morning, I thought I'd stop by. ”

“Thank you for coming back. ”

The two men greeted each other. Lim was dressed in a gorgeous, black-borrowy sweet-smelling outfit, with a gorgeous hat and cane.

“I'd like to ask for some breakfast. ”

“Yes.”

Cheolho headed to the kitchen. Today, however, the ingredients are very crude.

The frozen bread is removed from the freezer and boiled in a pot with water.

Scraper... Scraper...

Ingredients include bread, onions, and half a barrel of cabbage.

The recipe is simple. Put them together and boil them. Add pepper powder and pepper paste; add a little bit of water.

About to boil your arms.

Chulho put in ramen soup. Then boil your arms and arms again.

A long time ago.

Lord Han used to take Chulho to his house and bake rice cakes like this. His house was no different from Chulhorne's.

Tteokbokki was always a food that could be eaten to the full with few ingredients.

However, the two children used to eat and lie down in the living room and talk about their dreams.

- I'm gonna be a magician!

I envied him like that. I have a dream.

- I'm gonna be a magician and make people laugh! People are happy when they smile.

Lim smiled brightly and shouted with his arms stretched out to the sky.

- That's why I'm gonna make everybody happy!

And I asked.

- What are you going to do when you grow up, Chulho?

“I.......”

Chulho blurred his words and looked down at the finished Tteokbokki.

Bring the bread and simple maggots to the plate and pour out a lot of soup.

No other ornaments are needed. This is how it's done.

Chulho took his bowl and went to the table.

“Oh, Tteokbokki again. Haha.”

Somehow, I didn't dislike the limit.

He muttered like that and ate Tteokbokki. First, he started eating soup with a spoon and smiled.

“It's been a long time. ”

While he was eating the elongated soup, he carefully chewed a loaf of bread.

“Haha.”

“It's just a regular Tteokbokki. ”

“I see. I think I know what they use in the sauce. ”

He ate elongated Tteokbokki. I ate a whole plate quickly. Chulho smiles and talks.

“Would you like another bowl? ”

“Of course.”

He nods happily, adding.

“Tteokbokki like this is delicious. Have you eaten? ”

“Not yet.”

“Then why don't you join us? ”

Cheolho hesitates for a moment, then nods.

“I suppose so.”

Two men sat down and ate Tteokbokki. At that interval, there were 30 years.

Suddenly.

“Kahaha!”

I opened the door of the restaurant and a tangerine jumped in.

Tangerine is Udada! She rushes in, looks at the limit and smiles at the basil. And I pointed my finger at him, and I said it again.

“Ha Booji. ”

“Haha. You're a cute kid. ”

Lim turned his head to Tangerine. Tangerine asked him if he was interested, poking him in the leg.

“Ha Boo Su Mi-man. ”

Has a lot of beard.

“I'm a weeping mother. ”

My dad's not here.

“Yes, he has a lot of beards. Do you wanna touch it? ”

Lord Lim suddenly saw Chulho.

“Is it okay to play with your child? ”

“Whatever it takes.”

Chulho nodded lightly, and Lim lifted the tangerine, and sat down next to the chair.

“Here, you want me to show you a magic trick? ”

“Yes.”

Lim met with both hands. Two cards appeared on the palms of both hands, where there was nothing.

“Oh!”

Tangerine was surprised.

This time, put your hands together. The card in the palm of my hand disappeared. Tangerine opened her eyes wide. As he clenched his fist, two more cards appeared on his back.

Tangerine was completely immersed with her mouth shut.

Lim smiled and handed a card to Tangerine's hand.

“Here, hold this. ”

Then he grabbed the small hand of tangerines with both hands.

“Hap!”

At the same time, the card that tangerine was holding turned into a flower. Tangerine laughed as if it was funny. It was a sunny smile.

“Now, give me that flower. ”

“Al Laerte! ”

Tangerine jumped off the chair and walked to Cheolho and gave out a flower. Chulho picked up the flower and stroked his head.

“Thank you.”

“Heeheehee!”

Tangerine ran out again, smiling as if she was excited. Lim glanced at the tangerine and turned his gaze.

“The sound of a child's laughter makes people happy. ”

“....... ”

“Maybe that's why I started magic. ”

He added, thinking for a moment.

“That reminds me of an old friend. ”

Lim said, looking down at the dish as if it were a memory.

“The memories of that time are now very faint, but I think they were very young. At that time, I had a friend who thanked me for coming to visit every day. ”

“...... ”

“My house was poor, so I couldn't eat expensive things. But I'm good at making Tteokbokki. So I used to make Tteokbokki with lots of soup every day, eat lots and talk. ”

He grinned.

“What did you say? ”

When Cheolho asked, he nodded and replied.

“About our dreams! ”

“Dream!”

“My dream was to be a magician. I liked people smiling at magic, because smiling is fun. And I thought, you know, fun is happy. ”

He closes his eyes slightly.

“I've lived as a magician for a very long time. Unfortunately, he didn't have the talent, because he had to be a third-tier magician, a local theater. ”

Oh, I see.

Cheolho dropped his head and looked at the plate.

“But it was a painful time, and it was fun. because I always thought I was taking a step closer to my dream. ”

“....... ”

“Times have changed, and somehow in English, I have a magician's ability. The world called me, a triad magician, a guardian. ”

Cheolho saw the title of the book on the other side of the table.

[Magician of Gangbuk]

“When it was hard or I wanted to give up….. I always thought about that time. ”

“At that time. ”

“Yes, when I shared the boy's dream. ”

At that time.

“White clouds floating through semi-basement windows, windy winds, and chattering happily until it got dark. The days of an innocent boy. ”

Cheolho carefully asked.

“How about now? ”

“Now?”

“Yes.”

He placed the leftover Tteokbokki on top of a bowl of soup and fork.

“Still the same. ”

He stands up, wiping his mouth with a napkin.

“I protect everyone. And I'm going to give everybody a smile. It'll make everyone happy. ”

And I smiled.

“I'm a guardian, a magician, and I still dream of a boy. ”

- That's why I'm gonna make everybody happy!

It seemed to overlap with a very old voice.

Chulho smiles brightly.

* * *

“Oh, Ms. Grant. ”

“Yes.”

“What's your name? ”

“Steel hoist.”

“This is the limit. I'll be back often. I had a good time somehow. ”

Two men shook hands.

He leaves the dining room with his cane. Chulho stepped out, escorting him.

As he walked down the street, he suddenly thought the name seemed familiar.

Steelho...... It was a name that reminded me of an old friend somehow.

The memories of that time became distant.

What Limitless remembered was that moment, that scene. It was a conversation of the day that remained vigorously in the brain, even after half a hundred years had passed.

Cheolho.

Cheolhora-

He came up with an idea.

- What are you going to do when you grow up, Chulho?

Somehow, I turned around. That guy standing in front of that diner in the alleyway is being trampled by his eyes.

“Iron...... Ho? ”

Tangerines are crying across the street, leaping into the arms of Iron Hoe! I saw you holding her. I heard the laughter of the funnel.

The sound of that laughter was so pleasant, Lord Lim smiled without his knowledge.

Yeah, it is.

That can't be right.

With a smile on his face, he lowers his head slightly and returns to his path.

Chulho holds a tangerine in his arms behind him. I said hello quietly.

“Come again, my friend. ”

< Boy's Dream (3) > End

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