Chapter 19 – Chapter 19

“Looks like you’re the guardian! Then you should have taken good care of it in the first place! Isn’t it more wrong to leave a child here alone like this? Fuck the first person you see, this is Mara!”

Watching the woman screaming and pointing at me, I brushed her bangs with one hand.
In Korea, there were some rules like that.

The one with the loudest voice wins.
But if you put it that way, this one wasn’t on the small side either.
However, my voice tended to be a little lower in this case.

“Yeah, let’s just say it was my fault. What if the kid is happily eating pizza by himself and then suddenly comes up and surprises him? No, yes, well, I’ll admit that. Shouldn’t you quietly step back if the child is trembling?”
“That…”

The woman was at a loss for words for a moment, then her face her grew redder, and then she suddenly screamed.

“Kyaaaaah!”
“… ?”

For a moment I wondered what this was all about.

“You were wrong in the first place! Just don’t leave your seat! What’s wrong with us! The temper!”

I was at a loss for words when I saw a woman who raised her voice once more and even screamed, making all the store employees look at her.
Really fucking great.
What’s even more funny is that the cubs who look like the friends next to them are raising their hands as a reverse instead of drying.

“Apologize first. Don’t make it big for nothing.”
“We didn’t do well, but you didn’t do well either. As Ayoung said, if you hadn’t been away from the beginning, wouldn’t this have happened? Who would put a girl like this on only a T-shirt in the first place?”
“Right! He said he was worried about us, so he started talking just in case. There are many nasty people in the world these days who leave their children in her restaurant and run away.”

Her hair was dizzy.
They rushed in as a group and shouted loudly. Not just one person, but several people, so I was a bit worried that I might have made a bigger mistake.
I don’t know if it’s a problem that will end if I just bow my head here as they want. I don’t know if I’ve made a big problem out of nothing.
However, I did not do anything I would regret right away, even if I would regret it later.

“I admit that it was my fault that I was away! However! They also scared my child, so you should apologize! Apologize!”
“… !”
“I apologize right now. Otherwise, I’ll forcibly hold on to that hair and bow it down.”

I was this kind of person.
In a way, he’s a terrible human being, a bully, a scumbag who can’t be an example to children… The host who does all night work.
Still, I can’t stand being sad.
Furthermore, I don’t know how to put up with my unfairness, but I couldn’t just let go of hearing that child complain about unfairness or useless things.

“Sah, you can apologize… Yo. This.”

These are the women who cautiously take notice of me only after I threaten them without bending until the end.
Then, the women who looked to the side couldn’t help but be surprised with expressions that they wanted to regret. It was because Miho was trembling all over her body, with her complexion turning really blue and even breaking out in cold sweat.

“How did you educate your child…”

From her sudden screams, her bitch named A-Young was about to fucking end, but one of her friends quickly shut it up.
If it wasn’t for that, I don’t know if I would have even swung my fist.

“Sorry. The kid must have been very surprised because we didn’t know anything and started talking to him just because he was cute. Seriously, I’m sorry.”
“…”

I quietly took a deep breath, pulled Miho towards me and said.

“Me too, no, I’m sorry for speaking so harshly from the start. I know that you didn’t approach it with bad intentions. However, the child is like this… Whoa.”

When I let out a sigh in succession, Miho quietly lifted her head in my arms and said a word.

“M-I’m sorry… Well, you’re wrong…”

My heart thumped involuntarily at the weak, watery apple.
The women were also cautiously apologizing for the same.

“We’re sorry, too, but you seemed very surprised by the sudden approach.”

“Flinching”

One woman just pressed her face to apologize, but Miho shook his body and dug himself into my arms.

“…”

Adults, including me, could only stare blankly at it.
This is confirmed again.
To Miho, humans are the object of fear.

It doesn’t hurt, and I should have vaguely noticed from the time I only noticed small things. No, as the women said, I shouldn’t have been away in the first place.

“Fine… I’m sorry…”

Watching Miho answer with a weak voice, I closed my eyes and said.

“From today, quit smoking.”
“…”
“I’ll promise. If you even bite a cigarette in your mouth, then… I’ll give you anything you want.”
“Yes…”

I patted Miho’s small head vigorously and put him back in his seat. As the situation was being sorted out, I thought to one side.
This was something that needed to be fixed.
Whatever it is, if Miho has to live with me until she becomes an adult, it’s not like I can stick with her 24 hours a day.
In a world teeming with humans, if Miho had a phobia of humans, she couldn’t do anything.

“They probably didn’t approach you with bad intentions either. Because you are so cute and pretty…”
“That’s something I don’t know…”
“…”
“… ‘That person’ also approached that way at first. And… Ha ha, ha, yup.”

I quietly covered Miho’s mouth her with my hand.

“Let’s just get there. It won’t be too late for the next story when you feel a little more energetic.”

It was only one day now.
I had no intention of exposing all the scars that Miho had already harbored within the day since Miho and I met.

“Yes…”
“Let’s eat pizza. It’s already cold.”
“You can do one more round.”
“… Like that.”

I said while slicing the cooled pizza into bite-sized pieces for Miho to eat.

“The woman who screamed earlier was honestly a strange person.”
“Yeah, it was a complete asshole.”

Honestly, it was a year to hear Miho.
Thinking about it again gives me goosebumps.

It was not a skill that I had done once or twice to suddenly scream and shout to attract people’s attention.

“Really, I thought I was a really weird guy too.”

There used to be a lot of stars of stars in this world.
I thought I’d only see them on the internet, but I never thought I’d run into such an idiot from the morning. Let’s just say it was soldered.
The rest of the schedule will be able to digest peacefully.

「Ding-dong!」

“Sorry for the fuss earlier. And can I order another pizza?”
“Ah yes… It’s okay. Having watched it myself, I can understand why my father is angry.”
“Yes? Oh, father?”
“Yes? No… Are you god? Hey, sorry if I misunderstood. I accidentally overheard you say that you are my child.”
“That…”

I was embarrassed and tried to gloss over it, but Miho, who had tomato sauce smeared on his lips his, shouted before him.

“I did it!”
“… ?”
“My child, I said! TongueWho said that!”

At that cry, the employee nodded her head with a smile as bright as ever.

“Yes, you clearly said so.”
“Kyaaaaang!”
“Then, please wait a moment. Pepperoni pizza, can the size be large?”
“… Yes, large.”
“It takes about 35 minutes, is that okay?”
“Yes, it is fine.”

「Spring up!」

I thought as I pulled out two white tissues and wiped the tomato sauce from Miho’s mouth.
Is it my child…
It popped out without me knowing, so let’s move on today. It’s not a big enough problem to address.
More than anything, it might become more natural in the future.

“Is it delicious?”
“Cora, give me a refill!”
“…”

“Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong!”

I couldn’t help but shed an absurd laugh when I saw Miho, who was so bright in front of me that I thought the appearance I had seen earlier was a lie.

“Kiya, it’s delicious!”
“Eat a lot. I am full now.”

Having said that, I crumpled up the remaining 10 cigarettes as hard as I could and threw them into the trash can next to the table.
It was a cigarette I had been smoking every single day since I was in the third year of middle school.
Now, let’s hang up.
It’s not good for the body, I should try to cut it off now.

“Kyaaaaang!”

Even for that kid’s laugh.

* * *

[Moochin Pizza]

“Thank you for using us! Please come again next time!”
“Bye Bye!”

“Geeing!”

I lowered my head slightly as I saw Miho showing a regretful expression in front of the automatic door.
What kind of breakfast is it that makes me so exhausted?

‘From now on, let’s eat at home unconditionally, or have delivery instead.’

Looking back, it was true that Miho attracted people’s attention in many ways.
Having blonde hair and blue eyes, which are rare in Korea, already eats half of it, but the ridiculous beauty and skin also play a part.

‘Wait a minute, don’t ears stand out the most if you put it that way?’

Glancing around, I don’t know if it’s a characteristic only elves have, but I can see the long ears.
Why is the reaction so quiet about this?

[I also took care of that.]
[To the eyes of humans except you, it will be no different from normal human ears.]

It’s omnipotent, omnipotent.

“Now I have to go shopping for clothes, but I am already tired. Already tired Oh, I want a cigarette…”

To be honest, if I went into a department store in this outfit, I couldn’t help it even if I received uncomfortable stars from the staff.
Besides, the corner I was going to had its own value, so I could understand if the staff were worried or if Miho’s actions caused a fight.
I can’t help it.
No matter what, everyone’s first impression is judged by appearance.

[Dotde Department Store at Seomyeon Station]

“Mom, he walks around in slippers and a T-shirt.”
“Shh, be quiet. Don’t even make eye contact.”
“He must be a beggar.”

… It was really hard to hear such a thing.

I’m a little pissed off, but it’s not like an adult said that, it’s just something that children uttered without knowing anything.
That much can be passed over with a wide tolerance.
Oh, it’s not that I’m particularly generous.

“Oong, tongue, there must be a beggar here! Miho sees a beggar too!”

That’s you
Take a look.
Because it’s inside the mirror.

[My child who is like gold, these days, if you are not going to wear a luxury item, the minimum price!]
[These days, it is an era in which children are dressed in nice clothes for the satisfaction of their parents rather than children!]

These are articles that make real parents notice.
I’m searching for the best among children’s clothing brands, but articles like this are popping up on the main page.

“They say that the birth rate is hitting the bottom, but the size of the domestic baby products market is increasing exponentially every year. Does this make sense?”

I checked the price tag of a small kids sweatshirt right in front of me in the children’s clothing section on the second floor with a puzzled look on my face.

[589,000 won]

“Does that make sense?”

Why are clothes of the size that can be worn on any doll so expensive?
Didn’t you put one 0 wrong?