Chapter 41 – Chapter 41

Seeing the children throw away their clothes, I took them off too.
Entering the narrow bathroom side by side like that, I let out a small exclamation.

“Ah… Let’s go back once again.”

Even in such a narrow studio, there was a bathtub.
The problem is that the bathtub is being used as a little warehouse, so all the things of the stars are stuck with dust.
Even the cobwebs were stretched out, no matter how badly they had been cleaned.

‘Can I fill that with water in the first place?’

There is a faucet in front of the bathtub, but I have never turned it on since I moved in, so I wondered if water was coming out of there.
Anyway, in order to achieve my plan of ‘changing the atmosphere with a bath together’, I definitely needed that bathtub.
It’s not like I can take these kids into the men’s bath.

[Wouldn’t it be okay if you entered the women’s bath?]

Boy, if you’re not planning on putting me right behind bars, just shut up.

[… ] … Sorry.]

Apologizing so meekly makes me feel like I’m talking harshly.
Really anyway, it seemed like they were going to commit something, so it was pointless to throw off our clothes, but we changed our plan to start cleaning.
Originally, life was like this.
How can it always go as planned? Traditionally, as an adult, you had to get used to a flexible coping style.

“Eh, Miho… Suddenly sleepy.”
“That’s so amazing. The guy who woke up crying a little while ago suddenly gets drowsy when he starts cleaning? Are you suffering from some strange disease? Shall I put you in the hospital?”
“… A little bit, I’ll try.”

Even that is a little bit.
On the other hand, in the case of Noah…

“Don’t, leave it to me. No, Noah can do everything for ah, dad and uh, uh, unnie.”

Even though he stuttered, he was already showing a confident attitude that he would do everything by himself.
No, more than that.

“Sister?!”

Me and Miho shouted at the same time.

“Hee!”

Noah was taken aback by this and sat down in her place. Soon after, she carefully hid her body behind my legs and looked at Miho.

“No, Noah? So, did I do something wrong? Uh, can’t I call you sister?”
“There is nothing wrong. Hmmm, will that happen?”

Well, the voice said that age doesn’t really mean anything to these kids. Even so, there was a bit of a sense that they were talking to each other.
Even between twins born a few minutes apart, there are older brothers and sisters, or older brothers and sisters.
Thinking so, I looked at Miho.
I was worried that I might react as violently as the word father, or show a negative attitude.

“Uh, sister… Is it a sister I’m not bad…”
“…”
“Miho, the word sister. Even if you like it.”

Miho, who had muttered something in an excited voice, looked at Noah with an expression full of anticipation. Then Noah flinched and called Miho cautiously.

“Sister…”
“Oh, sister! Kyaaaaang, Miho is an older sister!”

… That looks good again

“Miho, I’ll do my best!”

As if receiving strength from the word unnie, Miho raised her bare arms and ran into the bathroom vigorously.
And…

「Teolgreok, Udang-dang-tang, Tae-ae-ae-ae-aeng!」

How could something make a mess more than before it was touched?
He even fell dangerously in the bathroom.

I grabbed Miho’s back and lifted it up to check if there were any wounds.
Fortunately, there were no injuries.

“Really, you don’t know how to do anything except eat.”
“Ehehe, even if you frown so much, Miho, you don’t have any money.”

For the time being, I thought that Miho should not be allowed to watch ‘Tanggu’. The more I looked, the more I resembled the main character of the cartoon.
On the other hand, while I was checking on Miho, Noah was diligently cleaning.

No, his cleaning skills were beyond a joke.
Should I say that I am sad beyond being good at it? A desperate attitude appeared. If you think about it, would you casually shake off spiders and cobwebs that would scare a girl with your bare hands?

“…”

Have you ever heard of something like that?
One of the hosts, a guy who served in the military, had a light conversation while drinking. When I was a private, I was scared because the scary seniors were harassing me so much that I desperately moved my body without thinking.
It was said that he was digging through dirty poop with his bare hands, or even picking up food waste bins with maggots.
It was said that the biggest reason that was possible was the fear and fear of the seniors.

‘Besides, it’s not like I’ve done it once or twice.’

Even if you call a professional cleaner who earns 10 million won a month right now, Noah’s touch is so skillful and familiar that you might wonder if he would do better.
Rather than drying such a Noah, I quickly clung to the side and chose to clean it together.
Conversely, Noah is started and his complexion turns blue.

“Oh, Dad… No, Noah will do it. I could. Let me do it, No, Noah will do it all. That, so…”
“So what?”
“So… Ho, please don’t scold me…”
“…”

I was momentarily at a loss for words.
It was because no matter how much she rolled her head, she couldn’t imagine what kind of life this child had been living.
There was only one thing I could do for sure.
The guys who made Noah like this said that it was not enough to slit his neck right away.

The child’s world seemed narrow, but in reality it was a freer and wider sky than adults. After all, it was the surrounding environment that made the world of such a child so narrow, dark and dull.

Instead of spreading his wings due to the wrong environment, Noah fell into a narrow and dark space so deeply that it was difficult to escape.

“Soul guidance.”
“… Yes?”
“I don’t give a damn. Even if you can’t clean, you don’t clean alone, and I… No, scold me for something wrong with cleaning with my dad.”
“So, do you scold me for doing it alone?”
“No.”

It could have been.
If Miho has a bad heart to use this kind of Noah, then I can scold him too.
But if it weren’t for that, I had no intention of getting upset.

No matter what, Noah grew up like this.
If I suddenly got angry at what I thought was wrong, in the end, I would be no different from the human who made Noah like this.

It was to become the garbage that wants to make and make children the way they want.

“My dad is there to point out the wrong things. Even if a child makes a mistake, the father exists to solve it together. That’s why I have a family.”
“…”

Moisture condensed for a moment on her round silver hair, which made it shine.
I said while patting Noah’s head.

“Still, wouldn’t it be more fun and quicker to do it together? Doesn’t Noah think so?”
“No, Noah…”
“Yes?”
“… No, Noah is also black, I think so, it’s so bad…”

It was then.

“Miho, this time I’m going to clean in serious mode!”
“Is that possible?”
“Yes! Is it possible! Miho, because you are my sister!”

Really, it’s fun
Even though it was not a big deal, it was really fun to squat and clean with the kids like this.

“Oh, Dad… That corner needs to be cleaned a little more.”
“That, is it? Sorry.”

What?

“Uh, sister… It won’t be cleaned unless you apply force there.”
“Eek!”

… How to say

It was a very strange feeling to be pointed out by Noah in every action.
As a result, the cleaning didn’t end quickly because the three of us were together…

“Why, for some reason, it might have been faster for No, Noah to do it alone. Ah! Well, that didn’t mean I wasn’t happy with my dad and, uh, my sister’s help.”
“…”
“…”

Me and Miho dropped her head with a slightly hurt expression.

“Miho, I guess I have nothing to do with Zengso…”

To be honest, I was also a bit sulky.
I wanted to show my child a cool side, but on the contrary, a father who listens to advice.

“What…Because that doesn’t matter.”

I smiled and held Noah and Miho in one hand and lifted them from the other side, looking at the bathtub side by side.
The bathtub, which had been covered with cobwebs and furthermore covered in dust and looked only brown, was now shining brightly in the reflection of the orange light.

“All I have to do now is water…”

“Kikkik, Kkiik!”

Turning on the old faucet, I couldn’t help but startle. I turned the faucet all the way to the right, but no water came out.

[Isn’t it a big deal? Even the children’s bodies were covered with dust while cleaning.]

“Not at all!”

Fortunately, there was also a hose shower among the things that were put in the bathtub. All I had to do was hook it up to my regular sink and fill the tub with water.

“Shoot!”

When I started filling the bathtub like that, Miho and Noah, who were watching from the side, each reacted differently.

“Tongue, tongue, who suddenly doesn’t look trustworthy.”

Why is that bitch getting less lucky with each passing day?

“Ah, Daddy is cool!”

On the other hand, Noah who came today was truly an angel himself. How well he speaks, and his heart is kind.
He’s diligent and cleans well…
At first glance, I got the feeling that the fact that he wouldn’t cause trouble would be 100 times more comfortable than Miho’s in the future.
Therefore.

“Noah?”
“Yes…”
“If you don’t mind, can I ask you something?”
“Oh, if Dad asks, No, Noah! I can answer anything. Noah, open up, I’ve been waiting for this moment all my life.”

Heavy.
It’s a little too heavy, words that are so pure that they put a lot of pressure on you.

Anyway, I can’t stand the question.

“What is Noah’s race?”
“No, Noah… It’s a really insignificant species. Even though they are an insignificant group of people, even their horns are broken, so they are really insignificant, pitiful and inferior.”
“It is not so. The antlers will probably grow back gradually over time. Even if he doesn’t have horns, Noah is still pretty enough, and he’s dignified… Lovely.”
“… !”

At my words, Noah seemed to gain a little bit of confidence, and then he clenched his fists and shouted.

“No, Noah… Oh!”

“Teolgeureok, shoot ah!”

At that moment, I dropped the showerhead I was holding in my hand.
Miho, who was humming along and dancing her hips naked, took exactly three steps away from Noah with a frightened expression on her face.

“Now, wait a minute… Did I hear wrong? Noah, what is your tribe?”

Noah clenched his fists again, this time closing his eyes tightly as he shouted.

“No, Noah! It’s a silver dragon!”
“… !”

You didn’t hear me wrong!
Crazy, Dragon?!

“D-Dragon!”

Miho, who was next to me, listened just in case, just in case, and then, in fear, had to take six steps back.
Then, as if he came up with a good idea, he approached Noah with eyes like that of an old man, and kindly extended his hand.

“Mi, Miho… No, Noah, I don’t know if he’s gotten much better.”

Have you ever seen such a cunning little boy?