Episode 3. Stranger comes to Yangchungak (1)

Yang Chungak was still busy today.

Because Koo Sang-ok stopped delivering yesterday, Lim So-young had to apologize one by one when she called.

"sorry. There is no delivery person right now... … ."

Click.

Lim So-young sighed, and Yoo Sun-tae came out of the kitchen and looked sorry.

"I guess I told him to stop for no reason."

Lim So-young shook her head at his words.

"no. Well thought out. It was a decision I had to make someday, and that day was only yesterday. "You can probably find a better delivery person than that one."

"Are you comforting me?"

"yes."

Lim So-young smiled slightly.

"Then I'll have to go up and clean and do some laundry."

Lim So-young went up to the second floor and came down an hour or two later, ready to go out.

"I'm going to take Hayoung to the dentist."

"Have a safe trip."

Their only daughter, Yoo Ha-young, was five years old this year.

Even though I brushed my teeth diligently in the morning and evening, he said his teeth had been hurting since last night, possibly due to a cavity.

So I made a dentist appointment today.

Lim So-young headed to the kindergarten that Yoo Ha-young attends.

"Hayoung's mother, you are here."

"Yes, teacher. Thank you for your hard work today."

Soyoung Lim said hello to her kindergarten teacher.

"Please wait."

The teacher went inside and brought Hayoung Yoo out.

"mom!"

Yoo Ha-young rushed over and clung to Lim So-young's legs.

"My daughter, did you study hard today?"

"huh! Today I learned how to say fruit names in English! "I was praised by the teacher!"

The kindergarten teacher said.

"Hayoung has a really good memory and is smart. "She was able to memorize things that other children could not and quickly got them right."

There is no parent who doesn't like praising their child.

Naturally, Soyoung Lim felt better.

"Hohoho, it's because you taught me well. Well then, let's go. "I'll see you tomorrow."

"yes. Please take a look."

"Good morning, teacher."

Hayoung Yoo gave a vigorous belly bow, and the teacher waved her hand.

"Okay then."

Lim So-young spoke to Yoo Ha-young.

"I have to go to the dentist."

At those words, Hayoung Yoo's face immediately became tearful.

"I can't do it, but when I go to the dentist today, my dad and mom cry… … ."

Lim So-young tilted her head at those words.

"Dad and Mom are crying?"

Hayoung Yoo nodded.

"huh. "I cried a lot at the hospital."

Hayoung Yoo has been good at adjusting to the weather since she was young.

Even though the sun was shining brightly, if you said it was going to rain, it rained.

However, Yoo Sun-tae and Lim So-young thought that it was because of the child's uniquely sensitive senses.

I still thought he was making an excuse because he didn't want to go to the dentist.

"Dad and Mom might cry a lot when they see Hayoung's teeth rotting away because she didn't go to the dentist."

"Hey… … Still, I shouldn't go… … ."

Lim So-young sighed.

I had no choice but to throw bait.

"If you go to the dentist today, I will buy Hayoung the hat she wanted."

"hat?"

"You wanted a hat with fluttering bunny ears, right?"

It was a new product, a pink hat with a brim, and the rabbit ears on the top could move freely thanks to the F-class magicite.

In fact, F-class magic stones were the scraps left over from processing magic stones and were discarded in the past, but these days, with the development of magic stone processing technology, they are now used as cheap and efficient batteries.

"Bunny hat!"

Hayoung Yoo, who was conflicted, ended up taking the bait.

"okay! Hayoung wants to go to the dentist!"

After a while, Lim So-young and Yoo Ha-young came out of the dental office.

Dental treatment these days is different from before.

Even though they used all kinds of scary tools that children might see, the healers were able to restore the teeth to their perfect condition on the spot.

And so that it doesn't hurt.

Lim So-young bought Yoo Ha-young a rabbit hat as promised when she came out after receiving treatment.

Lim So-young smiled happily as she watched Yoo Ha-young jumping around excitedly wearing a hat.

A young man was looking at the mother and daughter.

His hair was bald, he didn't wear any shoes, and his clothes were almost tattered.

But instead of a bad smell, he had a clean scent.

His name is Kangso.

He came to South Korea for unknown reasons and was still wandering around Seoul, South Korea.

Kang So, unable to find a way to return to the world he came from, wandered around and ended up in a residential alley off the main street.

The alley was quieter than the area around Silver Pagoda.

It was natural.

The area around Euntap was the hottest place in Korea.

At that time, Kangso saw a girl wearing a pink hat with rabbit ears and a woman who looked like her mother next to her.

It looked so sweet that I smiled without even realizing it.

'Mother... … .'

In fact, to Kang So, the existence of a mother, or rather a parent, was more than affection.

'I can sense something different from my inner strength in that child.'

As I walked around, I often saw people who had a similar energy to the girl.

'Are you learning that energy here, not your inner skills?'

Soon all these thoughts gradually disappeared.

As he was looking at the girl, his cute appearance overlapped with the childhood appearance of another girl he knew.

At the same time, I started to miss that girl.

'I'll have to hurry and find a way to get back... … .'

at that time.

Swish-!

Suddenly a wind blew.

"My hat!"

The child, Yoo Ha-young, was surprised by the hat that had been blown away by the wind and instinctively ran to pick it up.

Meanwhile, every time I went to kindergarten, I would listen with envy to my friends bragging about having a rabbit hat at home.

Hayoung Yoo also wanted to ask her father and mother to buy her a rabbit hat, but she couldn't ask her parents to buy it for her because they were busy every day.

But finally, you have a rabbit hat!

When I thought I was losing it, I couldn't see anything.

"Ha, Hayoung!"

Lim So-young, surprised by Yoo Ha-young's sudden behavior, shouted.

"If you jump like that suddenly… … ."

bread-! Bang bang!

Lim So-young, who was shocked for a moment, could not continue speaking.

This is because the place where the hat fell was on the road, and a truck came running towards Yoo Ha-young, who jumped in to pick it up.

"uh?"

Yoo Ha-young, who was relieved to pick up the rabbit hat, froze on the spot in surprise when she saw the truck running towards her.

"Hayoung!"

Lim So-young's scream echoed in the air.

The truck was already right in front of Yoo Ha-young.

Ordinary people had no choice but to stop thinking and freeze in urgent situations.

However, Kang So, who was watching, was not an ordinary person.

Taaa-!

Jiangsu moved immediately.

In the blink of an eye, he approached Hayoung Yoo, grabbed her, and threw her body across the road.

It all happened in an instant.

Sigh-!

The truck came to a stop by hitting the brakes, opened the window, and shouted at Yoo Ha-young, who was in Kang So's arms.

"hey! you! I want to die! "This guy runs into the road without any fear?!"

The truck just ran away.

Yoo Ha-young, who was shocked by almost being hit by a car, was unable to respond to the driver's verbal abuse and just remained blankly in Kang So's arms.

He flowed some energy into Hayoung Yoo's body and calmed her down.

Because my energy was quite irregular, it could have caused a fight if I wasn't careful.

Meanwhile, Soyoung Lim ran across the street.

"Hayoung!"

"Mommy-!"

Perhaps only then did the tension ease, and Yoo Ha-young cried into her mother's arms.

"are you okay?"

"huh. Sniff, it's okay."

"So what did Mom say? She told me to hold on to her mom's hand while she was standing outside! If you do that again, she'll really get scolded!"

"sorry! "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

Lim So-young's eyes also filled with tears as she scolded her daughter.

I was dizzy at the devastating thought that I almost lost my daughter right in front of my eyes, and my eyes turned red at the thought that my daughter was safe.

Lim So-young quickly bowed down to Kang So, who saved Yoo Ha-young.

"thank you! How should I repay this favor? … ."

"I'm glad the child is safe."

Although he was a beggar, he was a benefactor who saved his daughter's irreplaceable life.

If you didn't know that grace, you were no different from an animal, or even a demonic beast.

It was then.

Gurgling-!

A sound of thunder was heard from somewhere.

Hayoung Yoo recognized what the sound was.

It was a sound coming from Jiangsu's boat.

"uh? I'm hungry? "Is it growling?"

When asked by Hayoung Yoo, who had already stopped crying, Kangso felt ashamed of himself for some reason.

Now that I think about it, the last time I ate was… … .

'The dumplings I ate before coming here were my last meal. ha-! The tension in my body has been relieved because I have been living comfortably! In the past, it was okay to not eat for more than seven days and nights while hiding to carry out a mission, but my stomach was making noises after only starving for three days!'

Yoo Ha-young said while holding Kang So's sleeve.

"This is my dad's chef. "Go and eat!"

"uh?"

Lim So-young said to Kang-so, who was puzzled by those words.

"Just like Hayoung said, let's have a meal together. "She is the one who saved my daughter, so how can I let her go without even giving her a meal?"

"Oh, it's okay… … ."

Grumble.

His stomach again signaled for food.

It was a truly oblivious belly button watch.

"ha ha ha."

Kang So had no choice but to follow Lim So-young and Yoo Ha-young.

After walking for about ten minutes, Hayoung Yoo stretched out her hand and pointed to a red sign.

"That's our house!"

The red signboard had "Yangchungak (陽春閣)" written in yellow letters.

'It's a warm spring house... … .'

Kang So felt a strange connection.

In fact, the place where he first met the girl he loved was at a tea house named Yangchungak.

Lim So-young said as she opened the door to the restaurant.

"My family runs a small Chinese restaurant."

rattle.

When the bell hung in front of the door rang cheerfully, Yu Sun-tae came out from inside.

"I'm back."

"Why are you so late? "I was worried because it was later than expected."

Lim So-young's eyes turned red again at Yu Sun-tae's words.

"Why, what's wrong? "What happened?"

Yu Sun-tae asked in surprise, and Lim So-young spoke cautiously.

"Well, our Hayoung almost got hit by a car."

"What?!"

Surprised, Yoo Sun-tae quickly looked at Yoo Ha-young.

"Is Hayoung okay?"

"Thanks to this person, I'm safe. "You saved Hayoung."

He saw Kang So brought by Lim So-young.

Her long hair was unruly, and scum was running down her face.

The clothes I didn't know where I picked them up were covered in dust, so I couldn't tell what color they were, and I wasn't wearing any shoes, so my feet were bare.

It's still February so it's cold.

There was no strange smell, but even beggars had no habit of living like this.

But Lim So-young didn't care about that and was very grateful.

"So I brought you here because I wanted to treat you to a meal."

"That's right! good job! Of course you should!"

As Yoo Sun-tae said that, his eyes showed no sign of reluctance and were filled with only gratitude.

He held Jiang Su's dirty hands and said:

"Thank you so much for saving my daughter."

Kang So smiled.

'He's a good guy!'

It was impossible to harm a kind person.

Kang So also showed an embarrassed expression because he knew very well what he looked like.

"This is a restaurant where hygiene is of the utmost importance, and I apologize for coming in dressed so shabby."