Have a Meal Before You Go

Tangerine opened her eyes.

As soon as I opened my eyes, I quickly looked left and right.

“Hiya!”

Thank goodness.

My dad is reading next to me. Tangerines whimpering, dangling on daddy's belly! I rolled up.

“Papa.”

“You're up?”

“Ugh.”

Tangerine nodded and laughed. It was so good to have you home.

“Today is the day of life. ”

Tangerine is five years old.

Five years old!

I didn't know how great it was unless it was tangerine.

Five years old, he was legally the perfect child. Also, when I was five years old, I could not explain how cool it was to have me wear a green hat in kindergarten.

“Yes. Today is photo day. ”

“Family tribal jeans. ”

Tangerine pronounced it again. And I glanced up at my father and laughed. Chulho praised Tangerine for her excellent pronunciation.

“Very disturbing. When I turned five, tangerines became smarter. ”

“Hiya! ”

Tangerine jumped out of bed as if she was excited.

I was going to dress up my flowers today.

Early in the morning, Kan and Echo, Elise and Lise, and Tangerine and Kai gathered at the diner. When I got up late, and the pata rushed in, I gathered.

“There, Khan. Move two pavements to the right. ”

Khan moves three beams.

“Move one foot to the left. ”

The column moves two beams.

“Hit me. ”

Echo slaps Khan's back as if he was waiting.

“Grr!”

Kai smiles silently.

Chulho put the timer on the table where they were coming in completely.

Then he ran up and stood in front of them. Hold tangerine's hand tight.

Pow!

The first family photo was created.

* * *

Time flowed like the wind.

Tangerine is now six years old.

“Dad! ”

No longer, I was able to pronounce him "Papa" correctly, not "Papa."

“Yes."

Cheolho, it was awkward.

“Get in here. ”

Tangerine grew tall and is now a frog child. Tangerines seemed sad that the small space underneath the table of steel, their usual building, was too narrow.

“I see. Maybe our tangerines are taller. ”

“Ugh……”

Tangerine became cloudy and climbed up onto his father's lap. Fluffy! I sat down, but somehow I felt uncomfortable because it wasn't the same as before.

“Oh, Dad, you're getting smaller. ”

Chulho grinned.

“Yes. My dad gets smaller, tangerines get bigger. ”

Tangerine did not stop at the Seodaemun Kindergarten Leadership, but was defeated even near Hongdae and Shinchon.

After eating breakfast, Tangerine boldly went out to the street.

Spring!

Tangerines are Udadas! They run through the streets.

.

Cherry blossoms bloom in the streets. The cherry blossoms quickly fell down.

The intense summer sunlight blazed over the falling cherry blossom leaves and disappeared.

Suddenly, a chilly wind dropped a few leaves across the street.

White snow fell on the streets.

On that street, Tangerine and Chulho walked.

Tangerine held Iron Tiger's hand and asked with an excited face.

“Dad! Is Cypo Sukul here? ”

“Cipher school. Isn't Tangerine the first one to go to school? ”

“Woof! First year of school. ”

“Tangerines are everywhere, but I don't know if we like tangerines. If you don't want to go, you don't have to go. ”

“Giraffe is good in kindergarten. ”

“School is like kindergarten. There's gonna be a lot bigger, a lot more to learn, a lot more friends. ”

Tangerine's eyes sparkled.

“Great! I'm going to school. ”

Cheolho smiled.

So, Chulho walked through the streets holding Tangerine's hand.

The market was revitalized. When Chulho and Tangerine passed by, the ladies waved their hands.

“Where's my tangerines going? ”

“Go to Cipher School! ”

“Oh my, you're already seven! ”

“Seven years old! ”

Tangerine shouted with seven fingers outstretched.

At the entrance of the Cipher School, the freshmen of the year lined up.

“Giraffe!”

“It's a giraffe! Here! Here!”

Tangerine was already the head of preschool in all six cities. Tangerine, the unified colony, is a yard foot. There were no children who didn't know where they were going.

“Hi! I'm here with my dad! ”

Tangerine proudly said. He was the best thing tangerine had to boast about. Tangerine used to explain how great her father was and how well he cooked when he met his friends.

Stepping into admissions and entering cipher school.

The new principal of Cipher School was a gearwalk.

“Oh, there he is. ”

The gearwalk greeted Cheolho personally. Cheolho lowers his head, smiling.

“Well done.”

“Why bother? Nowadays, you know, gates don't look so good. That's why the subjects have changed so much. There's very little work to do, so peace itself. ”

Brahma dies at the hands of Iron Hoe, and the Seven Thousand Realms ceases to operate.

Two years have passed since then.

Gates that appeared everywhere were rare, like beans in a drought. The Association, which quickly recovered the city, stepped out between unmanned areas. Thanks to this, the age of peace has come again, where there is no origin.

Gearwalk looks at the bow, bowing down deep.

Cheolho also greeted him politely.

“By the way.”

Gearwalk was a newlywed groom about a month ago at the beginning of the year. The bride was the queen of blades.

“How's your marriage? ”

“I'm very happy. It's the best thing in the world. ”

He grins. Then, I asked.

“What can I do for you? ”

Tangerine was already more than four classes master. At this point, it was okay to think that it was already at the highest level informally, even within the association.

Knowing that he was asking about the treatment of tangerines, Chulho said something that made him nauseous.

“Like the other kids. ”

Chulho does not want tangerines to be treated specially. That was separate from Chulho sponsoring more than half of the annual Cipher School operating expenses.

Gearwalk immediately understood what Cheolho said.

“Then you'll learn more. ”

Cheolho nods.

“Yes.”

Tangerine was looking all over the school, blinking her eyes.

Gearwalk gently stroked the tangerine hair and whispered.

“Now, Tangerine, let's follow the teacher over there. ”

“Yes!”

Tangerine nodded and looked at him.

“Daddy! I'll be back! ”

“Yes, go. ”

Tangerine ran to the other side.

“...... ”

Cheolho looked at the back of such a tangerine. Soon, I muttered with a bitter smile.

“Kids, they grow up fast. ”

“I see.”

Gearwalk smiled and replied. Suddenly, Getaway whispered to Cheolho in a low voice.

“By the way, boss. ”

“Yes.”

“This is the secret of our secret organizational love project, and I want to tell you something very special about you and me. ”

“......? ”

“My aunt, who had been sent to Espan, has come home completely. Yesterday. Did you know that? ”

Shadow Cat has been working behind the scenes since the war ended. He also went on an extended trip to the continent of Espan. I haven't heard from her, but I can feel her energy.

Chulho nods, and Gearwalk speaks in a more intimate voice.

“You're going to be the guardian of the sixth city now. The Guardian Appointment ceremony is the day after tomorrow. So... tomorrow night, you're going to ask her out. ”

“......! ”

* * *

After returning home, Chulho looks at Echo, who is starting to notice.

Echo has been growing a beard.

I bought two more buildings for two years. I paid for four more restaurants.

It was obvious that growing the business without being really exhausted would soon be hard to eat.

Anyway.

He finally approached Chulho and opened his mouth.

“Cheolho.”

“Yes."

“This body, it's a secret, but I thought I'd tell you something special. ”

“...... ”

Cheolho saw Echo.

“By the way, tomorrow night... Shadow Cat wants to ask you out. ”

“...... Right. ”

That was an amazing story.

Chulho had something to say to her.

While thinking like that, Echo continued to wander around Cheolho.

“......? ”

“By the way, Cheolho. ”

“What's the matter? ”

“This body...... may get married. ”

Chulho missed his cup to drink water. The cup was held by Echo before it fell to the floor.

“Ha, but...... look at this. ”

Echo slowly pulls a book out of his chest.

[Marriage is crazy.]

What a headline for a book.

“And also, this……"

[Marry Death.]

Echo rolls his eyes and worries. Cheolho looked at Echo and asked.

“With Lise?"

“Well, right......”

“I love you.”

“I love you.”

“How much?”

“A lot. ”

Unfortunately, the advisor is wrong. Cheolho was far from being in love.

“...... Ask those who have done it before. ”

Echo replied with an excuse.

“Yi, I don't want to do this right now because this body and Lise live a long time. ”

Echo walks into the room having two talks.

Cheolho put on his clothes and left the restaurant.

I had a lot to think about, so I thought I'd take a walk. As I put on my coat and went out into the street, there was white snow falling on the black night sky. It's a rare sight lately.

As I walk through those eyes, a woman of white skin walks on that side with snowflakes.

It was a winter fairy, Chris.

Cheolho saw Chris. In her hands were the gloves that Iron Hoe handed her.

Chris smiles quietly and tucks away his gloves. Cheolho nods, smiling and smiling.

She goes over there with the kids.

The world is full of silence. The snowy night, somehow, is calmer.

You hear a pod of footsteps in the silence as if something was about to happen.

Under the streetlight, Chulho stopped where the orange light was shining. He slowly turned his head.

Turning around, there was a beautiful woman standing underneath.

She wears boots in skinny jeans with long legs. She was dressed in a warm yet stylish beige coat and was wearing a scarf.

White eyes settle one or two on her luscious hair.

Chulho stared at her.

Jerk-jerk-jerk-jerk-

And I walked up to her.

“It's been a while.”

“Oh, oh, it's been so long! ”

I can feel her trying to pretend to be bright. Cheolho smiled.

“Soon, you said, to be a guardian. Congratulations."

“...... Thank you. ”

She replied shyly.

“My wish, my wish came true. ”

Chulho said in a low voice.

- My wish, everyone, is always. It's a peaceful world. It's a peaceful world. And me, too. When I wake up in the morning, I spend the same day as yesterday.

Shadow Cat recalls what Chulho said.

“...... ”

“The days of living a normal life have come. ”

- Boring and recurring. I wish I had a normal life. And at the end of the day, I want you to talk to me sometimes. Today, that's what happened.

She slowly raises her head to look at the helmet.

Chulho opens his mouth, gently spreading his eyes over her head.

“I want to talk to you. ”

“......! ”

Cheolho whispered.

“A happy story. ”

Her breasts start to burst. She didn't even know she was coming! I hugged Chulho.

It was under a streetlight, with white snow falling.