chapter 16
16 – 0 Confession 1st chime
2 Years have passed since I lived with Ara at Ara’s house.
For two years, I used the brain of a regressed adult to educate all kinds of gifted children… I didn’t receive it and just lived normally.
At first, I thought that would be the case, but if I take an intelligence test or something and find out that my brain is at an average level, I’ll get a little tired.
I just occasionally stole and read the books Yoo Ji-tae was reading.
Rather than studying, it’s because I’m bored.
“Huh, Hansol is very curious? Are you curious about the books your older brother is reading?”
“Ah… yes That, I don’t understand it well, but I think it’s fun.”
“Hansol is smart, so he will do well later. Now, would you like some snacks?”
Sometimes, when I found myself doing this, Han Seung-ah would bring me something like a snack saying that I was proud.
But Yoo Ji-tae is already studying with high school reference books…
I wonder if this boy has more knowledge than me who has returned.
In fact, instead of studying for these two years, I focused on sports.
Because people around me advised me to exercise and I heard a lot of people say that I have talent.
Martial arts, which I was interested in, are still difficult to do in earnest with my small body, so I am learning Taekwondo at Blue Sky Kindergarten.
At least it’s like playing time for kids…
Still, there were things I could properly learn. Swim right away.
Maybe it’s because it’s a sport related to survival, so I taught it systematically.
Some of my skills improved faster than the other kids, and perhaps my learning attitude was too serious, the swimming teacher recommended that I learn swimming seriously.
I felt a bit sorry for refusing to come all the way to the house and try to persuade Han Seung-ah, but… I’m just a little better than the little ones.
Of course, I have heard a lot about my physical condition, but I have no intention of thinking about the future yet.
Anyway, my two years were like this.
And over the past two years, this house has also undergone many changes.
Yoo Ji-tae, the eldest son, left home a year ago when he entered an international middle school with a dormitory.
That day, I saw Yoo Ji-tae crying for the first time.
“Mother… “
“He is… Call me mom for a day or so.”
“Uh, Mom… You must be healthy… “
The way he, who always cared about holding her weight as her eldest son, wets the hem of her shoulder in a tight embrace with Han Seung-ah…
I got the feeling that even though it’s not a mother-child relationship, she loves her mother a lot.
It’s the exact opposite of me, who has an enemy relationship with my biological mother.
He secretly had an awkward relationship with me even though he lived in the same house, but he hugged me tightly when we parted ways.
It’s because he didn’t express it, so he must have attached to me in his own way.
Now, I heard that Yoo Jae-joon and I are the only men in the house, and that he takes good care of the house.
It was a bit funny to say something like a soldier going on a mission while saying he would come home every vacation anyway, but I replied that I knew it while acting with a serious face.
Next is Yoo Ah-hyun, the eldest daughter.
She is a 6th grader in elementary school this year and is still a free spirit.
“Dad! Mom! I’m going to go to America for middle school!!”
“… What?”
As soon as the new year dawned, middle school immediately said that they wanted to study abroad in the United States, so they turned the family upside down.
She said that she decided the reason after watching her American teen drama…
Because her story was too sudden, Yoo Jae-joon and Han Seung-ah expressed disapproval of her, but they did not stop her.
Because the principle is that this family should make their own life plans.
However, it was just a really sudden story.
So, maybe it’s because there isn’t much time left until he goes to study abroad, Yoo Ah-hyun is busy preparing for studying abroad these days.
She used to be a girl who liked to play, but now she is a very different person and is eager to study.
Originally, do those types become immersed in something they want to do?
Anyway, so the conclusion is that it’s hard to even see Yoo Ah-hyun’s face these days.
Unlike Yu Ji-tae, it will be really difficult to meet Yoo Hyun-ah if she goes to study abroad.
“Ara, are you really okay?”
“Yes! I am no longer a kindergartener. I will give it to my younger siblings.”
“Um… Anyway, all of a sudden… “
Yooara, who turned 8 this year, also made a big decision.
She has announced that she will donate all of her pizzly collection.
Numerous toys gathered on the living room floor.
The servants will clean it up after we return from the kindergarten graduation ceremony today.
It was Ara’s own expression of determination.
“Ara Yoo, but let’s leave this. Peasley original version doll.”
“Huh? Oh, no! I’m not going to see Peasley anymore! Because I’m in elementary school now… “
“It’s because I want to have it. I still need that doll.”
“… Yes, here But did Sol say he wanted you? Even though I don’t need it anymore?”
“Yes, yes.”
I accepted the pizzly doll that Ara cherishes the most, holding her tightly whenever she sleeps.
Ara can’t sleep well without this.
It’s not necessary to have such a sad face.
Perhaps later, if I secretly leave this in his bed, he will pretend not to know and sleep while holding it.
Personally, I don’t think there’s any need to pretend to be an adult in this respect.
You only need to be an adult when you need to be an adult.
“Guys, do you want to come out now? I have to go to the graduation ceremony on time!”
I hear Han Seung-ah calling.
Now is the time to say goodbye to Blue Sky Kindergarten.
———-
The graduation ceremony was simple.
Showing photos of the children over the past 3 years, suggesting the original song of Blue Sky Kindergarten, listening to a short lecture by the director, and ending with a field trip by the representative of the graduates.
For reference, Ara was the representative of the graduates.
After that, the only procedure was to call the names of the children one by one and hand out diplomas.
… Come to think of it, the graduation ceremony itself is the first time for me.
Because I stopped attending elementary school and all my diplomas were obtained through the GED.
Are graduation ceremonies supposed to be like this?
If you see it in comics or movies, it’s just that the principals talk for a long time and people get bored…
“Sol, come here! I have to take a picture!”
“Oh, I’ll go.”
When I was thinking about such nonsensical things, it was already photo time around me.
Mina was standing next to Ara waving her hand.
She is also a best friend. The first thing to do is to take a picture of Ara and her.
Ara’s level of obsession, Minani, I’m sure she’s overjoyed and thrilled today… What, why is he crying?
“Ahhhhh~ Araya!!”
“Yeah, yeah, yeah, Min-a! Ayu, our Min-ah, your pretty face will be ruined~”
… She’s at the level of Mina’s mother.
I approached them and asked.
“Park Min-ah, why are you crying again? I sang a song that I want to go to elementary school soon.”
“Huh… Ha, Hansol, aren’t you sad!? Ooh, today is our last day at kindergarten! It’s our last day at kindergarten!”
“No, what’s the last one? The three of us go to the same school.”
“Yu, this is the last time in kindergarten!!”
… Am I the only one who doesn’t understand what this is all about?
Ara next to him is also patting Mina on the back and nodding her head.
I’ll see you again when I go to elementary school anyway, but is the last day in kindergarten really something to cry about?
“I’m going to see you when I go to elementary school anyway… “
“Hee, heeup… Hansol doesn’t have a human heart… “
“What, you are talking too much… “
Even Ara nods her head and tells me to reflect.
… It seems that something like this happened in the past.
I was watching a movie with Kim So and I was the only one crying so I asked why he was crying… I’ve heard something similar
Why are people so skinny?
Anyway, I can’t understand women’s emotions when I’m young or when I’m grown up.
“Oh, are you Hansol? How can you be so handsome?”
“Uh… hello?”
A young woman who looked like Mina greeted me with a bright smile.
Unnie Mina… It’s not, it’s mom.
Maybe she was just talking to Han Seung-ah.
First of all, let’s greet each other with our mouthful.
“Nice to meet you. My name is Hansol Lee! Hmm… Are you Minah unnie?”
“What~? Huhu, look at him? Hey, how old do I look?”
“Uh… You don’t look much different from me, do you?”
“Pu-sup… ! Oh no, he really… Do you already know how to make a woman feel good?”
“I just said what I saw?”
The atmosphere is good.
After all, to women, no matter how obvious a lie, complimenting their looks is a cheat.
Laughing at my candy coating, she said, stroking her daughter’s shoulder.
“Daughter! My mother told me that Hansol was handsome, and she deserved it, my daughter?”
“Oh, Mom!!”
Really? Park Min-ah, you always tell me that you are closer to Ara, so did you say that at home?
Complimenting my looks is something I’ve heard a lot in this life, but it feels a bit more strange to hear that a close friend did it.
“… Mina, did you really? Did she say Sol was handsome?”
“Oh, no… I just asked my mom what Hansol looked like… It’s just that Hansol is the most handsome among my friends, so I just said that… Oh, mother! When did I say I was handsome or handsome! You only said it once because your mom asked!”
As Ara’s voice, which had been beating her up until just now, became cold, Mina urgently made an excuse.
Well… I’m going to go out and cover it up, so let’s stay still.
“… I need to take some pictures with Minah. Mom, I want to take a picture with my homeroom teacher first.”
“Ugh, ugh… Will you?”
“Yeah, Minah likes Hansol, so I took a picture with Hansol first. Mina, do you like that too?”
“Ah, no, I’m Ara, with you first… “
“Hey! Come quickly, mom!”
Ara, even rolling her eyes at me, has already gone far away.
I just stayed still… It’s unfair.
It was common for Ara to be jealous of Mina and me, but today she seems to be a little bit angry.
Mina’s mother laughed awkwardly beside her as she blankly looked at Ara as they walked away together.
“Ha ha ha… Hansol is very popular~”
“Ah, you’re angry… What is this because of mom… “
“No, my mother was glad to meet Hansol, whom she had only heard about… Hey guys, do you want to take a picture? Still, we should take a picture of the two of us first.”
“Ah, yes. Please.”
Normally, I would have rushed to Ara right away, but not today.
No matter how hard it is, there’s no way we’re left alone like this.
I ignoring Ara’s gaze glancing at me from afar, I posed with Mina and her shoulders.
Fighting with a kid might be ugly, but… Well, now I’m a kid too.
“… Hansol, do you like Ara better than me? She lives with Ara, and Ara is prettier than me.”
“What? Hey, why do you ask your friends… “
“You still don’t say no?”
“Oh, no. It’s just that you’re so sudden… “
What is it? Mina’s face looking at me is different from usual.
She always had a weak expression, but now she is calm.
“… It’s okay. I like Ara more than you. Therefore… i don’t like you Understand?”
“No, what is that… “
“Mom! I want to take a picture with Ara now! Come quickly~”
After speaking one-sidedly, Mina left.
… But what just? Am I dumped by him?
0 Confessions to an 8-year-old?
It’s ridiculous, really…
Left alone like that, I blankly looked around.
As I was doing that, my classmates from the kindergarten quickly came and gathered to take pictures.
As expected, my kindergarten life was not in vain.
It was worth taking good care of these gore.
“Hansol-kun, is it okay for a moment?”
“Ah, Mr. Director.”
When it was quiet after taking pictures with the children, the master came.
This person was also worried that he would be busy because he had to take a lot of pictures with the kids today, but surprisingly, the director said that the kids didn’t come often.
After the two took a picture of her together, she asked me.
“What about the guardians? My wife and Miss Ara aren’t together.”
“Ah, living in the middle of nowhere is a bit cold. I can’t help it.”
“Okay, then would you like to live with me? I’m still single, so I live alone. I am still of an adoptable age.”
“Oh no, hey, I was joking… “
“Whoops, I was joking too. However… Where are you going to go to elementary school? Is it the same school as Miss Ara?”
What, was that a joke?
It’s not that I don’t hate Dosa, but I have no intention of leaving Ara’s house.
“Yes, it is Dandeum Elementary School. I had an interview the other day.”
“Um, are you going to the stanchion as well? It’s a good school. The facilities are good and the teachers are great… Oh Hyun-yang is also attending now, maybe?”
“Yes. School facilities are really good. Even though it’s an elementary school, it’s very spacious, and there’s a swimming pool just like Blue Sky Kindergarten here.”
“Whoa, come to think of it, Suyeong teacher also recommended that Hansol learn swimming seriously. Good for you.”
“… Hey, can I come see the teacher sometime? Uh… Whenever there is something that needs counseling.”
“Sure. Come anytime. Even if it’s not a consultation, Hansol is always welcome. For me as always, a companion is always welcome.”
“… Yes!”
I shook hands with Director Park Han-na.
To be honest, I was anxious about the traumatic elementary school life, but I endured kindergarten life.
Confidence that I can do it wells up.
… I thought so.
———-
“How come these guys are fighting from the first day of school! A fight!”
“… Sorry.”
I’m on my knees right now with my hands up.
… Damn I can do it.
On the first day of school, I couldn’t even finish my first class, so I got into a fight with 8-year-olds.
But what can I do? All of them just hit me up, saying what hair color they have and what foreigners are like.
It was only in kindergarten that they got used to me, but it was the first time I saw them.
Apparently, I forgot that elementary school students are pure evil.
A male teacher who seemed to be in his mid-30s who punished me yelled at me.
“You guys! Can we fight with the friends we have to spend a year with? If it comes out like this, can’t the teacher do anything about it? I could even ask you to bring your mother!”
And even though I knew I shouldn’t, there were words that came out of my mouth reflexively.
“… Your mother isn’t there.”
“… What?”
The teacher was speechless.