Chapter 924 – [Eden’s Occupation of the Kindergarten]

A few days before Christmas. We prepared to go out with Eden.

Ah, it’s the same outing as usual, but today is a little different. Because today I plan to go by public transportation, not by car.

“After all, even Eden can’t just ride his car every day. You should get used to it like this.”

“That’s true. But because of people’s eyes…”

“It’ll be fine if you cover your face with a scarf and a fur hat during times when there are fewer people.”

If Eden later goes out into society in any way, using public transportation is a must. After Eden grew up, he would encounter various human groups while using public transportation, but at least he couldn’t just ride his own car for the rest of his life, so it was something he had to do.

Get used to it now so you don’t suffer later. Besides, it will be an opportunity to see places other than kindergarten.

“Where are you going to travel?”

“There is a square in front of City Hall. Maybe it’s winter, so there’s an ice skating rink there. I thought it would be nice to go there and play.”

“I don’t think that would be bad”

To get to City Hall from here, I had to take a bus to the nearest station and then take the subway from there. It won’t take too long if you drive, but if you use public transportation, it will easily exceed an hour.

But waiting is sometimes fun. Personally, I also have fun watching people passing by while using public transportation like that.

Anyway, my family got ready to go out. It’s winter and the wind outside is chilly, so I pack my cold protection gear as if I’m heavily armed.

Fur hats, scarves, and even earplugs… Some of them were because it was cold, but others were there to cover up Zion and Eden’s looks. Even so, because she has silver hair, she stands out wherever she goes.

“Skate!!!! I’m going ice skating~!!!”

“Our Eden is already excited”

“I mean”

You don’t need anything else to prepare, just bring your wallet. If you need something, just go and buy it. I had a card and a lot of cash.

I haven’t been able to use public transportation so far because of safety. I’m not the type of person who can kill Shion or anyone else if they try to assassinate me, but the bodyguards and the people around me are hard to protect when there are a lot of people.

But what if I told you that a VIP who is more important than the president goes out without bodyguards? Even if I can replace the bodyguards, there are a lot of problems that arise if I go completely without the bodyguards.

So let’s say it’s an inevitable duty of the haves. Such freedom will be obtained later when Eden becomes self-reliant, so he needs protection first.

Anyway, as I came out the front door without getting into the car, Eden asked with a questioning look.

“Aren’t you going by car?”

“Today I will take the bus and subway.”

“Wow!!!! Bus!!!!! Let’s get on!!!!!”

“Do you take the bus? Then how about the subway?”

“But Train Force robots are not cool…”

“…………”

If our Eden is a work that can be mainly about subways or trains, then it was definitely Power Rangers. There are many works with train characters, and among them there are Thomas and his friends, but Thomas was not shown because Shion was against it.

Likes and dislikes because of the uncanny valley or something. To be honest, Thomas’ face was a little scary.

So, what I showed you is a power ranger with a train as a material, and it’s a prequel……Even our Eden, who likes combined robots, doesn’t seem to be able to look at that robot.

“My daughter’s sense of beauty is amazing”

“These days, robots of the past are so bad that it’s a mask. In the old days, the great reception was simple, but it was bad.”

“What is a great receptionist?”

“I’ll show you later, my daughter.”

We talked and headed out to the main road to the nearby bus stop. Then, after a while, I saw a familiar face.

“Oh, Ji-hee”

“Ah!! Hello, Mister, Mister.”

“It’s Jihee unnie!!!!!!”

Ji-hee was on her way home with a heavy school bag, probably from school today.

However, his face is brighter than usual. Maybe it was because Christmas was right around the corner.

“Hello Eden too? Are you going to play?”

“Ugh!!!! Let’s go skating!!!!”

“I’ve never skated before.”

A shadow passed over Jihee’s face. Hagisa If I only went to private academies every day, I wouldn’t have been able to afford to spend my leisure time, so I wouldn’t have tried that.

I want to take her with me, but I’m sure Ji-hee’s mother won’t allow it. Even if you call and ask, they’ll just say that they don’t have time because it’s homework or review.

If taken by force, it would be kidnapping. Compared to countries like the United States, Korea, which is relatively free, cannot afford to take such a risk because it is impossible to gamble.

“We’re having a light party on Christmas Eve. Would you like to come over for dinner then?”

“A party?”

“Yeah, it’s Christmas Eve anyway, so it’s going to be in the evening, so it’s not like you haven’t been to school or since. If you want to come, tell your parents and get permission.”

“Then……Yes, I understand.”

All I can do is this If you leave good memories of the time, humans can live with that.

Even if hope becomes torture, it is better than dying in despair. A life without hope is so painful that hell is lukewarm.

“See you next time Jihee unnie!!!!!”

“Okay, see you next time, Eden.”

We parted ways with Jihee and walked towards the bus stop again. Eden is excited by himself and runs ahead of us.

“Eden, you can’t run like that.”

“Why?”

“This is a road where cars are driven. Yes, if a car suddenly runs out of a corner while driving, you will get hurt.”

“Oh, I see!!!!!”

Eden, who ran ahead, came back here and held our hands.

She holds my hand in one hand, and Zion’s hand in the other.

To others, she may look like a father who goes out to play with her elementary school sister, but in reality, it is her husband and wife and their daughter. But at least we knew that, so we were able to feel like a family.

Soon we arrived at the bus stop. Eden looks around and is amazed at the bus stop she has never seen before.

“Dad!!! Dad!!!! What is that?”

“That’s to let you know that the bus is coming. Looking at that, you can know that the bus we’re going to get on is coming soon.”

“Oh!!!! It’s amazing!!!! But how do you know that?”

“Uh, that’s…”

“A separate wireless communication device is installed on the bus and transmits it to the satellite at regular intervals to inform the location.”

“I see!!!!!!”

I don’t know if Eden really understood or not, but since she’s Eden a lot like Shion, she believes she understands.

Eden is smart!!!!!

After waiting for a while, the bus arrived. It’s only a few stops to the subway station, but it’s hard to walk and it’s annoying, so I take the bus. Because it is a multi-seater, I informed the driver of the number of people before boarding.

“Two adults.”

“Yes, two adults… Huh? What about the children? Aren’t they elementary school students?”

“One is an adult and the other is a kindergartener.”

“……?”

The bus driver had a suspicious look on his face.

No, but the calculation is correct. Eden is still in kindergarten, so he can guide you on bus fares. Shion can also pay for the kids if he wants, but he deliberately wants to pay for the adults, so paying for two adults is just right.

Anyway, the driver adjusted the number according to the number of people and put the card on the terminal. Beep! A voice came out saying, “It’s a multi-seater.”

Eden saw it and his eyes lit up. It is nothing surprising to others, but to Eden, it seems strange.

“What is that? What are you doing?”

“I’m going to pay for the bus fare by taking a picture with a card. Eden is still young, so I can guide bus fares, so she only took pictures of her father and her mother.”

“I want to take a picture too!!!!!”

“Then I have to take a picture when I get off, but would Eden take a picture?”

“Uh!!!!”

Find an empty seat for two and sit down. However, even though it was a bit cramped because Shion and Eden were small, she could fit three people in the two-person seat.

Maybe if Eden gets bigger, it will be difficult to sit like this. No, when she becomes a full grown-up, will Eden grind Zion by sitting her on her lap?

At that time, it was a little like that because Eden, not Zion, would be misunderstood as my wife. It’s much better for the two of them to be mistaken for sisters…

Anyway, after a while she arrived near the subway station. I gave Eden a separate card and told him to put it on the terminal at the drop off.

“Eden, you can just film it here.”

“Five!!!!”

When Eden brings out her card, beep! The sound was heard and the disembarkation was processed. However, as Eden continues to bring it to the terminal, as if he does not know that it has been completed, a voice saying, “It has already been processed,” Comes out.

“Wow, something is strange”

“No, it’s over now. We’ve arrived, so let’s get off, Eden.”

“Uh!!!!”

Get off the bus and this time it’s the subway. Just like on the bus, Eden doesn’t have to pay the subway fare yet, so I hold Eden in my arms and only take pictures of my fare.

Shion took her own card and entered the station. However, let’s pretend I didn’t see her for her own pride that she made a couple of mistakes because of her height and couldn’t properly grasp her terminal part.

When we entered the station, the subway we were supposed to board came in and we waited right in front of the door. Eden was excited as he struggled in my arms when he saw the subway coming in and the screen door opening.

“It’s the subway!!!! It’s so cool!!!!!”

“Eden’s sensitivity is like a boy’s. Ordinary girls would like a doll or something like that.”

“She is my daughter. She knows the aesthetics of machines.”

Eden’s taste is rough and flashy like a machine rather than pretty and cute. I’m not sure if this is her characteristic as Hanon or if she’s just like Shion.

Anyway, she got on the subway and checked how many stops it took to reach the station. She’s just a colorful thing to Eden who can’t read the route map yet, but she likes to get used to it little by little.

“I have to go quite a bit. It will take some time.”

“If you’re just messing around, it’ll be fine.”

Because it was a crowded line, there was no place to sit even though I set a time slot where there were no people as much as possible. In addition to commuting people, there were also many people who took the subway for their own reasons.

However, as expected, as many people ride, there are bound to be strange people among them.

It’s better if you’re a janitor who sells things on the subway. It’s called the law of preserving idiots, and if a large number of people gather, there are more than a certain idiots among them, so if you ride a crowded route, you will inevitably meet at least one strange person.

And, of course, it was the same when we rode it.

At a stop, a middle-aged woman entered while people were riding.

If she was simply that, she might have just passed on Passenger 1. But her red coat, worn by a middle-aged woman, had letters engraved on it.

It means ‘Heaven of Jesus, Hell of disbelief’ in large, conspicuous white letters.

Seeing that, her mood, which was good when her family came out to play, fell into abyss at once. Moreover, she showed Eden that way, so I wonder if she took the subway for no reason.

“Everyone!!!! Believe in Jesus Jesus!!! Our Lord forgave our sins and led us to Heaven!!!! Only those who believe in the Lord Christ will go to Heaven, and all non-believers will go to hell. It’s possible!!!!!”

The middle-aged woman began to do her street evangelism, shouting in a booming voice. The voice was so loud that it could be heard from the next room, so it was so loud that those of us who were relatively close would naturally frown.

Even if you listen to a song you like at that volume, you will feel it as noise, but what about the sound you don’t like?

“It feels like my defense has dropped by 2 ranks.”

“Pokémon skills, or what? Do you hate it?”

“Dad, what is that lady?”

“Jiji, Jiji. It’s better to ignore things like that.”

I hate it enough to kick it out of my heart, but the answer is not to associate with such families. Just as we avoid poop because it is dirty and not because we are afraid, there is nothing good about being involved with such things.

If you fight against those things and win, you only gain self-satisfaction, but what you lose is time, money, hurt feelings, stress, etc.

If you accidentally touch it and a problem arises, the balance calculation is not right. So it’s best to leave it alone.

“I reported it right away. A station attendant will be waiting at the next station, so when we arrive at the next station, we will be pulled down.”

“It’s terrible to have to listen to that noise while being stuck for one stop.”

I’d rather be a street vendor, a stinking homeless person, or a miraculous slut at the end of the road. At least considering the degree of nuisance, it’s not better than that side.

A middle-aged woman preaches enthusiastically to see if she is not tired. Did that really come from a sincere heart, or was it just following the pastor?

Jesus said not to make his father’s house a house of merchandise. Church is a place of faith, not a place where offerings are collected.

Maybe it’s because I’ve met Jesus before, but I can only sigh when I see Christian people with patterns like that. If Jesus had seen the world today, he would have gone around beating everyone with a red whip like he did back then.

“Jesus really exists!!!!! Because Santa Claus is real, Jesus really exists too!!!! So, you too must believe in Jesus and be saved and go to Heaven!!!!!”

I want to say what kind of bullshit, but it made a little sense.

Saint Nicholas, the prototype of Santa Claus, is a Christian saint. If Santa is said to be the real Saint Nicholas, then it becomes true that he received a revelation from God, and eventually he can confirm the existence of God.

However, the causal relationship in the middle is strange. He didn’t even say that Santa Claus was the real Saint Nicholas.

And arrived at the next stop. Immediately, the station attendants who were on standby boarded and dragged the evangelizing woman away.

“Mommy, get off.”

“Ah, yes yes, I’m sorry. I’ll hold back.”

“Please restrain yourself and get off. I’ve already reported it, so you have to go out of the station instead of the next train.”

“Yes? What? No, I paid for the ride, why?!”

“It’s a nuisance to the other passengers, so get off. If the train is delayed because of the lady, you can be sued for obstruction of service, so hurry up!!!!!”

“No!!!! I said I’m going to ride, but why!!! Why don’t you put this?! Hey!!!! Where should I touch it!!!!! Where should I touch it!!!!!”

The station attendants roughly dragged the middle-aged woman down. No matter how much it is said that it was dispatched after being reported, I have a little question about its fairly rough and direct attitude.

“Power is meant to be used at times like this. Since I directly told the president of the railroad construction, I won’t have to see people like that in the future.”

“That’s nice”

When Zion was pregnant, he remembered going to the valley. Because of the illegal building, even the governor of Gangwon-do was called and scolded, and all the illegal buildings in Gangwon-do were demolished, but this time it was just changed to a subway.

In the future, all the nuisances on the subway will be gone.

“Eden, if you make a fuss on the subway, the old men say, “This guy!” And arrest him. Eden shouldn’t do that.”

“Uh!!!!”

Those people who were a nuisance to people were also useful.

Because our Eden becomes our teacher on the other hand.