Chapter 23 – Chapter 23

There were quite a lot of people in the 24-hour mart in the neighborhood even though it was almost 10pm.
A couple who came to buy snacks, a 20-year-old shopping alone with earphones plugged into their ears, or mothers like me pulling a cart with their children.
And a lively song resonating throughout the mart.

「Lalala~ Lala~ Lala~ Lalalalala~ Lalalalala, Lalala!」

On the other hand, Miho saw a lot of people wandering around as soon as she entered the mart, so the distance naturally became much closer.
It was worth it.
I couldn’t help but feel embarrassed because I met all the people of the stars for just one day today.
Then, while I lifted the yellow shopping cart instead of the cart, I could confirm that Miho’s gaze was fixed somewhere.

“Buy me this, I mean buy this! Uuuuu!”

There, I could see my son, who was old enough to be old enough, to break dance on the floor and use a group.

“Okay, got it!”

At this, the mother was annoyed, but she held her son’s hand tightly, and saw her son put the toy he asked for into the cart without much effort.
It was a very terrible scene.
If I was like that when I was young, I would have been nagged by my mother on the spot. Then, Dad said, “Just buy it for me,” And then, on the contrary, I remember hearing my mother nag me too.

“You have to know how to say no to no! It’s just that the child’s habit is getting worse!”

At the time, my mother looked like a devil, but now that I’ve become an adult, I can see that she was right over a hundred times.

“Hey, you’re like…”
“…”

Looking more closely, I realized too late that Miho’s eyes were fixed on the hands that the mother and son were holding.
When I saw that, I was speechless for nothing.

‘I didn’t see them using a group.’

I let out a small sigh and called out to Miho.

“Hand.”
“Yes?”
“Grandson. If you get lost here, it’ll be annoying. So, let’s go shopping together.”
“… Yes! Alright!”

Miho, who hesitated while looking at my hand, smiled and squeezed my hand tightly. Something warm and soft like a marshmallow fits in the palm of my hand.
It was really, filthy small and fragile hands.

[Vegetable corner]

“Let’s see, it’s because I only ate things that were too bad for my body. I think about what to eat first…”

Carrots, onions, green onions, potatoes… Well, I put all the vegetables I could see into the shopping cart one bag at a time.
Miho, who was watching it from the side, continued to flinch and flinch.

‘Didn’t elves say they like vegetables more?’

Then, when I was buying meat, he added a word to me with a wide smile.

“Can I buy another one?”
“I already bought a lot.”

[Ramen Corner]

Finally, when we went to the ramen corner to replenish the ramen we ate yesterday, Miho opened her eyes wide in surprise.

“Now, a lot… ! Mi, Miho, no matter how hard I try, I can’t eat all of this!”
“Who is carrying everything? Go and pick out a few of the ones you want to eat and serve them.”
“Okay!”

Hurry up, Miho runs up and struggles with her arms in her arms, enough to cover her face.

“Uggits, uggits…”

He was making strange noises from his mouth and was desperately trying to bring all the cup noodles he had in his arms.
Looking at things like that, he really was a bit greedy.

“Hey, you can just put one in. Singly.”
“Mi, Miho… ! I could eat all of this!”

… Where the hell do you live?

“Kyaaaaang!”

It’s Miho who puts all the cup noodles he was holding in his arms into my shopping cart. No matter how much I carried, the shopping cart became heavier than all the things I had packed so far.

“That elf only likes things that are not good for the body.”
“Thank you for the compliment.”

Isn’t this a conte you’ve seen a lot?

“I’ll do the math for you.”
“Yes.”

“Beep, beep, beep, beep!”

On the way back from the mart to the market, I saw a lady selling hot dogs from a carriage, which is rare these days.
To be honest, I didn’t usually see it because I wasn’t interested, but today Miho stopped in front of him and started drooling.
I couldn’t not see it if I couldn’t see it.

“Two sausage hotdogs, please.”
“Yes, hold on.”

I took two steaming hot dogs, put one in my mouth, and put the other in Miho’s hand.

“Let’s go.”
“Hem!”

How many steps did you take?

“You ate them all!”

Where did the body of the hot dog go, only the wooden chopsticks with teeth traces were left in Miho’s pathetic hands.

“How do you do this?”

Miho asked, the wooden chopsticks in her hand bothering her.

“Just roughly…”

… I kept my mouth shut.

If I had been alone, I might have just thrown it into a suitable corner without anyone noticing. I’ve thrown cigarette butts that way a few times.
Of course, there were far more cases where they were properly disposed of in cigarette butts or trash cans.

“Give me this.”
“Yes?”
“After eating this, throw the leftover garbage into a nearby trash can, or if there is no trash can, go home and throw it away.”
“Why? Can’t I just throw it somewhere?”
“Then the earth we live on right now screams in pain.”
“Ugh! Okay, Miho, I’ll risk my life to take this home!”
“Yes, yes.”

It’s been over 12 hours since I quit smoking, so my mouth itches like crazy.
It’s almost tickling my heart to see a bastard like me saying such good things and educating children with those words.

‘It’s a picture that really doesn’t match.’

However, I felt really good after a long time at that unsuitable experience.
Grocery shopping, which was boring and annoying, wasn’t bad either.

“Hey, since I’m holding this, you can hold mine too.”
“Well… Okay…”

What was the moment of moxibustion?
Like this clever little boy. I don’t want to hear that much, what is it?

‘It’s a bit dirty in nature, that one.’

[Adults who make children play in the first place are worse!]

“…”

I ignored the voice ringing in my ears and spoke to Miho.

“Let’s go home and cook some rice. Today, time is also time, and it’s simple with tuna and mayo rice bowl.”
“Omg, is that delicious?”
“Zone… Incredibly delicious. It’s so delicious that you won’t even know if the two of you die.”
“Ugh! Then, who are you going to stretch your tongue?”

Why am I dying
You are?

“Kyaaaaang!”

This bastard seems to run away with a cute chuimsae if he is subtly disadvantaged.
Is it my delusion?

“Dojak!”

It arrived really quickly.
I just walk side by side with Miho, but even if I walk while listening to music, the road that used to be filthy long felt very short.
And cooking didn’t bother me at all.
Rather, I was slightly looking forward to seeing how Miho would react to the food I cooked.

“Let’s see, except for the rough ingredients… Hey, leave the cup noodles roughly in the corner. Put any leftover vegetables or meat in the refrigerator.”
“Lajjjjjou!”

I entrusted Miho with tidying up, and I roughly rolled up my arms and grabbed the cleaver. There wasn’t much to say about cooking anyway.
Tear off a whole large can of tuna, and stir-fry vigorously in a frying pan with various vegetables such as finely chopped onions and carrots.
I didn’t even need to use a lot of cooking oil.
Because it has tuna oil.

「Chwaaaaak, chuaaaaa!」

After checking the ingredients made in an instant, pour rice into it, stir-fry it a little again, and finally, sprinkle mayonnaise to complete it.
It’s difficult if you don’t know what cooking is.
It wasn’t too difficult if you knew the recipe and basic skills.
There was no desk in the studio, so I put a wooden box roughly on the floor and put a frying pan with tuna mayo on it.

“Come on, let’s eat.”
“Kyaaaaang!”

We sat face to face and said hello.

“I will enjoy this food.”
“Today, too, I give thanks to nature’s blessings.”

Seeing that he is grateful for the blessings of nature, it seems that the elf talking in his head is right.

‘Really, there are many things I don’t know.’

I put the spoon in my mouth and stared blankly at Miho, but I had to come to my senses.

“Hey, you fucking bitch. Do you eat it all by yourself!”
“It’s a mistake to be late! Kyaang!”

Even though a whole large can of tuna was used for two hot plates, it took only 1 minute and 30 seconds for the food to disappear in Miho’s mouth.
It’s not even a vacuum cleaner.

“Then pretend.”
“Eun-nu, even if you say that, the rice that has already entered Miho’s stomach will not come back.”

I want to hit the top of my head with my fucking fist.

“I really enjoyed the meal. It was delicious!”
“Is that so?”
“Yes!”

Maybe I’m just too tasteless?
I could only eat two bites for dinner, but seeing Miho smile so happy, I wasn’t too hungry.
It is said that parents get full just by watching their children eat in front of their children.
I thought it was just a plausible lie… Maybe not.

“If you finish eating, put it away.”
“To…”

Still, this bitch definitely felt it from the first meeting, but it was right that her personality was dirty. Look at the fact that he eats again and again, and cleans up is annoying.
What is this elf?

“… Ehh, tongue nu, Miho’s body is heavy…”
“It’s heavy because it eats so much. I’ll give you a rough idea of ​​how to use your phone once you’ve cleaned it up, so remember that. I’m worried about whether it’s possible to use it when I see what you’re doing.”
“What?”

I’m worried about putting the frying pan in the trash instead of the sink, you bastard.
After a while, after cleaning up and trying to lie down on the floor, I forcibly held Miho by my side and brushed my teeth before opening the phone case I bought today.

[Space phone 22 boasting the highest quality specifications]
[8GB RAM/256GB UFS 3.1 standard built-in memory]
[6.1-inch multi-touch capacitive touch screen that is difficult to cover with both hands, ultrasonic fingerprint recognition available]
[Front 10MP Dual Pixel]
[Rear Camera + Triple Lens]

Simply put, it was the best-selling phone right now, and it was the most expensive phone.

[Isn’t that buying too expensive things for a child?]

“If you’re going to buy it, you like the most expensive one, right? And it’s money, you can earn it again. Let’s write and think.”

Miho also nodded.

“Okay! It’s unconditionally nonsense!”

[This is a really bad example of parents.]

Whatever it was, I gave Miho a rough idea of ​​how to use the phone. Speaking of the functions that Miho would use anyway, it was all about talking to You Tube.
The most important of these was, of course, currency.

“Using this, even if I am not at home or very far away, I can hear the voice at any time. Can you understand what I mean?”
“…”
“I’m going to make a call, so just as I taught you, press the green phone button to answer.”
“Yes…”

I went out of the house for a while and tried calling Miho’s number.

“I like to play the best~ Gather your friends!”

Miho flinched at the sound of her phone ringing. Soon after, she carefully pressed the green button as I had taught her to answer the call.

– Honey?
“Can you hear me?”
-… !

The answer to my question did not come right away.

“Yes? Can you hear I can not hear you? Can’t you hear my voice now?”

It was then.
Suddenly, I thought I could hear a thump-thump running from the room, and Miho, who had left the half-open front door, hurriedly rushed at me and asked,

“Tongue! With this, with this, you can even hear the voices of people in the sky?!”
“That is, so…”

I was momentarily speechless.