The World’s Best Childhood Friend Episode 924 (924/1020)
“Are you here?”
“Hello, Jang Moon-in… .”
When we arrived at the volcano crater, Shin Noya was waiting in front.
The disciples who saw Noya quickly bowed.
“Thank you for your hard work.”
“Ugh.”
Noya smiles slightly and nods at that sight.
I didn’t like seeing him because he seemed to be pretending to be kind.
“It’s late at night, so clean up tomorrow and get some rest.”
“… long sentence… .”
At the word ‘rest’, Gubong steps forward slightly. It seems like he has something to say.
“Rest. You’ll hear the explanation from the guy behind you anyway.”
Shin Noya said, pointing at me.
Hearing that, Gubong widened his eyes.
“Long story. But I still have more to report.”
“You can hear the report tomorrow. Go in quickly.”
“that….”
“hurry.”
“…”
Gubon bites his lips at Shin Noya’s words.
It seemed like he had something more to say.
“…All right.”
He just lowered his head, swallowing his words.
“Disband.”
As soon as the order was given, the disciples also paid their respects and slowly dispersed.
Gubong looked at Noya and me before leaving.
In particular, the expression on his face as he looked at me was vivid.
It seemed like he was hoping for something. If I were to guess, maybe.
‘Don’t tell me what happened. That must be it.’
You can tell just by looking at it.
If possible, please remain quiet. I’m sending you a wink hoping that you’ll do so.
‘What do you want me to do?’
Even if the little guy made that kind of expression, it wouldn’t work on me.
of course.
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I was going to sprout them all.
“let’s go.”
Noya said this and entered the room.
Looking at that, I said to Cheonma.
“I have it.”
Although he didn’t say where he was going, Cheonma nodded briefly and disappeared.
*************
It’s a room where nothing is on. There’s not even a trace of a light on.
Plus, the room felt cold and chilly.
The meaning of these words is not separate.
‘This guy has been outside the building the whole time.’
It meant that Shin Noya was not waiting inside and was still outside.
I snapped my fingers.
Exactly-!
Hwaruk-! Sparks flew out immediately and my back was set on fire.
“What are you doing without even turning on the lights? Are you feeling sorry?”
When I pretended not to know, Shin Noya coughed briefly.
“I just do that because I find it annoying.”
Judging from his expression, he felt like he had been caught, but he ignored it.
They knew each other, but they pretended not to know.
I sat down with the table still open.
The funny thing is, the car was already ready.
As if he had expected me and him to come in.
When I was sitting like that, quietly drinking tea.
“okay.”
Noya said.
“How was it?”
What was it like? What are you talking about all of a sudden?
Of course, that’s not necessary.
This old man, who was weak, believed that I knew what his intentions were.
To my frustration, that was the right answer.
“It was shit.”
So I spoke honestly.
When Shin Noya heard that, his face crumpled comically.
“Look, I see you’re fucking around together.”
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“I’m sorry. I’ve been through a lot today. I couldn’t help but swear.”
“…”
Noya made an embarrassed face at my words.
That gentleman also seemed to know his own sins.
“Still… the effect wasn’t clear.”
“You’re saying the same thing. If you say it twice, you’ll be really embarrassed.”
“… Heh heh heh.”
Normally, a punch would have already been thrown, but Noya just laughed.
Noya, who was smiling like that for a moment.
“sorry.”
He then killed his expression and said.
I widened my eyes when I heard that. I didn’t expect that guy to apologize.
I was a little surprised.
And it was a little awkward.
“… Okay.”
I answered in a trembling voice. Strangely, I felt bad.
“Why are you apologizing? It doesn’t suit you.”
“As I said, I thought this would be the quickest way.”
I bit my lip at Noya’s words. I can understand it to some extent.
Now that I’ve experienced it, I understand,
‘Even so.’
The thought that Noya made a somewhat hasty choice cannot be erased.
To be precise.
‘Noya, that’s not the answer.’
It’s quite different from the Shincheol behavior I know. That’s what’s been bothering me since earlier.
Maybe that’s why I kept wanting to change the subject.
“Okay… I’m sure you’re curious about something anyway.”
Noya nods at my words.
The reason he sent me.
I knew that part of it was that I wanted to know a little more about this world, but I knew that it was for another reason.
So.
“When I first went to a place called Yawol.”
I slowly began to tell Noya the story he had been wondering about.
*******
The story wasn’t that long.
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Because I tried to make it as short as possible, I ended up just emptying a cup of plum tea.
“…”
After hearing that, Noya sat quietly, lost in thought.
Because it is not different from what he expected.
Or maybe it’s just a little more complicated than expected.
If not that, I don’t know if it’s for any other reason.
I quietly watched Noya like that.
The way he looked troubled somehow resembled me.
I wasn’t judging by appearance. I just had that kind of thought without realizing it.
‘… Or else.’
I might be thinking of it because I want to be like it without realizing it.
“I see.”
Noya, who had been silent, opened his mouth.
“I thought so.”
On the spitting face, there is a look of understanding and a look of complexity coexisting.
Even then, I didn’t say anything.
I waited quietly for Noya to continue.
anyway.
‘Because I already know.’
I already knew what Noya was going to say.
Since you’ve come this far, there’s only one thing you can say to me.
After that, while waiting for a while.
“Yangcheon-ah.”
Noya called me.
His ears perked up. And he made a face.
-Yangcheon-ah.
The nickname Noya usually calls me is Aesong.
He rarely called me by my name. The fact that Noya called me by my name had several meanings.
“I have a favor to ask-.”
“Please don’t do that.”
Noya’s words were cut off.
As I said before, I already knew what Noya was going to say to me.
It was like that from the moment I entered the night sky and assessed the situation.
then.
“Please don’t say sorry or ask me anything.”
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Is Noya really different?
Does he come all this way and really not know what I have to say?
I didn’t think so.
“You don’t need that. Just do what you’ve been doing.”
“…”
I hated seeing a gentleman who knew that so well use words like “sorry” and “please.”
Pick said with a smile.
“Why is the old man, who is the worst in the world, acting like this?”
“… What the hell?”
Noya made a dumbfounded expression at my words. I sat up after seeing that.
“I’ll figure it out. I wasn’t happy with it anyway… It looks like it might be necessary if I go back.”
The former is true and the latter is a lie.
Is it necessary to go back? I didn’t think so.
I don’t think it’s unrelated, but it’s probably only a little bit.
but.
“That’s what I’m saying. Put your eyes back on me. I don’t like the sight of you.”
I really hated seeing that old man pretending to be weak.
“I’m going.”
I grabbed the door and left without saying anything else.
Just hold it and take it outside.
“thanks.”
Noya’s voice passed by.
This time too, there was no answer.
*******
Every time I sleep, I remember that moment.
One rainy night, several decades ago.
It was a time when I was barely able to avoid the rain by hiding between trees and hiding my tears from the moisture on my face.
-Hehehe… Hehehe… .
I crouched down and clutched my stomach.
My body ached and I was tired. I was so hungry and exhausted that I couldn’t even cry anymore.
What should I do now? I can’t think of anything.
-Ugh… .
Am I going to die like this?
Would he just be abandoned and left to die? The child was terrified, but he was also becoming more and more resigned.
ah.
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I guess it doesn’t matter if I die like this anyway.
If I die like this, no one will remember.
My father, my brothers, anyone who knew the child would say the same thing.
It will collapse like that and be buried in the ground.
Because I am useless.
So it will be okay.
The child thought of it as he killed his own life.
-I want to live… .
Then he immediately crumpled his face and cried.
-Please save me… .
Still, I wanted to live. I wanted to live somehow.
The child trembled and cried like that in the face of death.
-this.
Then a voice was heard from ahead.
The child flinched at the sound.
He is on alert. Could it be that they have come to kill him? The child is terrified and freezes.
-What a bunch of unlucky people.
What was seen ahead was an old man wearing somewhat tattered clothes.
A white-haired old man with rosy eyes.
His eyes were fierce and he was holding an unknown object in his arms.
It was a round, purple-colored light that shimmered. At first glance, it looked like a bead.
-I came here because I thought it was a black hair. I guess I shouldn’t have.
Tch.
The old man clicked his tongue and looked at the child. The child had to look at the old man in bewilderment. Was he not here to kill him?
When doubts arise.
– Didn’t you tell me to go see something because you saw something? You crazy bastard. Do you think all black-haired people are him? You were talking about how great he was, but he’s useless.
The old man suddenly starts talking to the air.
The child must have been extremely terrified to see that.
Oh, I see. He’s a crazy old man. When I think about it like that, I can see things I couldn’t see before.
‘…homecoming.’
The old man’s distinctive ears and tail are not visible on his head.
What is that? It’s a species I’ve never seen before.
‘Oh, by any chance… .’
Could this be the monster that my mother said would come with me when I was close to death?
Is this really the end for me?
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The child stretched out his little hand as he remembered it.
A small hand grabbed the old man’s trouser leg.
-huh?
But the old man reacts in confusion.
-Please save me… .
-what?
-Save me… Please save me… . I want to live… Please… .
I sobbed.
I couldn’t hold it in any longer, so tears that I thought were dry started to flow.
-Heh heh… .
The old man bursts into laughter when he sees that.
-I’m not in a position to take care of anyone.
The voice that says it’s annoying is clear. One.
-Why black hair? That’s so uncommon.
The old man soon patted the child’s head and said.
-… Is this all fate? Or is there something you’re after?
The old man, who had been speaking as if he didn’t know, soon sighed and asked the child.
-Hey, what’s your name?
-…
name.
Hearing those words, the crying child kept his mouth shut. He was afraid that if he said it, he would be abandoned.
So that was the question.
-…I don’t know.
That was the only answer I could come up with.
It was a strange thing to say to anyone.
-okay?
The old man seemed not to care and said something else.
-Then should I build you one?
-…
The child nodded. The child had no right to refuse.
-Um… . Okay, let’s see.
The old man thought about it for a moment.
-… I ended up like this while looking for that guy. That guy’s last name is… Ah.
Then, as if an idea occurred to him, he clapped his hands and said:
-Your name was Gu. And what was your name…? Should I call you Gu-bong so that you don’t become a Bong? Yes, from now on, you are Gu-bong.
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That was the moment when the child’s name became Gubong.
It was the moment when Gubong was saved by the old man.
“…”
I opened my eyes with that memory in mind.
Gubon immediately got up.
“…after.”
I can’t help but sigh. Maybe it’s because I had a lot of work to do yesterday, but I ended up dreaming about the past, which I usually don’t dream about.
It was a memory I shouldn’t forget, but it wasn’t good that I had it now.
Because it was also a story about someone Jang Moon-in waited for every day.
At this, Gubong frowned.
“…Shit.”
Someone who is staying at the volcano right now is brushing past.
That was the moment when Gubong crumpled his face and swore.
“Why are you saying such harsh words as soon as you wake up? Did you have a nightmare?”
“It wasn’t a nightmare. It was just… um?”
Gubong widened his eyes at the interruption.
I heard a voice that shouldn’t be heard.
I quickly turned my head. There was.
“hi?”
A guest of Jang Moon-in and someone that Gu Bong is already concerned about.
“Are you awake?”
Goyangcheon was smiling while looking at Gubong.
“…what?”
Gubong was confused by the strange situation. At that time.
“Now then, let’s go do some work together.”
“Ugh!?”
Guyangcheon immediately grabbed Gubong by the collar and dragged him out.
It was a split second.
