Chapter 90 – Mad Racing

Saturday, October 17th.

The day has come.

Time flies and the hot summer passes, and only autumn remains to welcome me. A chilly wind squeezes through the coat. Feeling slightly chilled, I quickly put my hand into my pocket.

The leaves fall and fall little by little. On the way to the station, reds and yellows are trampled on. The days are cold. Hurry up. The sound of crunching leaves is accompanied by the sound of hasty footsteps.

“Oh… Taeho, are you here?”

Light brown knit. A white tennis skirt. White canvas bag. Gray sneakers.

As soon as Seol-ah sees me, her cheeks blush.

“I’m a little dressed up…”

“No, I’m not dressed up… I usually wear it like this.”

“Huh? Don’t you just wear padding when you go out?”

“Still, I’m going to play, so I have to dress up a little. But you have to dress up, too, this time-“

“Uh, uh, boo, let’s go quickly!”

Seol-ah grabs my wrist and drags me to the station. On the way to Seonggwang Theme Park. Maybe it’s because it’s the weekend, but every time the train gets closer to the amusement park, the crowds increase.

“Tae, Tae-ho… Ugh…”

Seol-ah and her body come into close contact with the crowd as they rush in. Perhaps because today is the first birthday party for the daughter of the chairman of Sungkwang Group, the half-price sale is on sale, and people are pouring in from all over the place. I don’t know what the first birthday party has to do with half price, but… Isn’t good good? Because the chairman of Sungkwang Group has always been like this.

Originally, I was going to pay all the money this time, but Seol-ah insisted on Dutch pay, so I decided to pay together. Is that why you asked to go today? The reason I waited for a week…

“Be careful.”

People are crammed into the train, pushing us from all sides. It embraces and protects Seola. I should have just taken a taxi… I regret it a little.

“I’m sorry…”

“Stay a bit.”

No space.

Seol-ah takes her face in my arms and rubs it little by little. We have to go like this for more than 20 minutes… At first glance, all the destinations look the same as ours. Holding back a sigh to come out With a rattle, the train starts rolling its wheels.

“Joe, it’s a little embarrassing…”

“You have to stand up. I’ll let you sit down later. Be patient.”

“Ah, uh…”

The sound of soft, quiet breathing tickled her chest. She thought she’d get at least one spot in the middle… But it wasn’t even close.

You can’t believe it’s autumn, and you’re sweating in the sweltering heat. A slight earthy smell tickles the bridge of the nose, as if there is also a mountaineering club in the middle. I hear a coughing sound in between. There are so many people that even the peddlers get stuck in the middle and hold on with their goods in their arms. Behind me, the sound of students talking loudly as if they had come to play with their friends fills my ears.

After being stuck in a suffocating train for 20 minutes, the train door finally opens.

“Whoa… Haa…”
“Whoa…”

Grabbing Seol-Ah’s wrist, he hurried out of the train and sat down in the chair right next to her. Her cool feeling travels down her hips and spreads to her thighs. Seol-Ah’s face is dyed red, and it looks a little hot. As soon as she steps out of the hot train, the cold hits her and blows away the heat.

“Are you okay?”

“Ugh… It’s okay…”

With her blank eyes, she watches the endless stream of people pouring out of the train. I feel the gaze towards me sparsely. Everyone has left and the surroundings are quiet, so I stand up holding Seol-ah’s hand. If you go outside and walk for about 5 minutes, you will find an amusement park.

“Let’s go now.”

“Yes…”

I ride the escalator in step with Seol-ah. She grabs the railing and gently taps her thigh. Next time something like this happens, I will choose a taxi without a second thought. Even if there are really many people, there are too many.

“Whoa…”

Come out of the station A cool breeze swept across his flanks and forehead, drying up any remaining sweat droplets. Keeping pace with Seol-ah, he slowly walks towards Seong-gwang Theme Park. But, something a little.

I feel a familiar presence around me…

No way.

No big deal.

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“And…”
“Wow…”

Seol-ah and I admire at the same time.

Seonggwang Theme Park… Everything is ‘huge’. The scale that I can’t even imagine how much the money was put on. All of the buildings have a medieval feel that you only see in movies, and they are painted in refreshing pastel tones, giving you the illusion of entering a dream.

A theme park designed and produced by the chairman of Sungkwang Group with all his might to make his second daughter’s dream come true.

It’s really different from what I usually see in the video. All the people around me are preoccupied with watching with their mouths wide open, probably thinking the same thing.

He lowers his head and touches his wrist. Unlimited access to all rides until 10pm. They exchange glances with Seol-ah and hold hands.

“Let’s play quickly.”
“Let’s go quickly…”

I can’t stand the anticipation. Walking down the medieval-style stone road with light steps, I contemplate which ride to ride first. Looking at the huge electric signboard hanging on the wall… It shows what racing. All the people are gathered and looking at the billboard.

“How about that?”

It is burdensome to wait in a long line for each one. Then you find that there is no line at all.

“Bumper car…?”

“Huh.”

Nod. Rush in Follow the staff’s instructions to get on the bumper car and hold the steering wheel. When the two of us come in, everyone is full. When I step on the accelerator lightly, I hear an exhaust sound from the rear. It feels a little bit open.

The staff grabs the bumper cars and puts them all in two rows. Looking up slightly, I see a stalactite with a blunt end. The sound of dripping water tickles your ears.

“Tae-ho, this… Is it a bumper car…?”

“Right… Girl?”

Is this… A bumper car?

I looked around in bewilderment, and all of them licked their lips and glanced down. Then, after a while, with a cooing sound.

“What?!”
“Ugh!?”

The ground goes down like an elevator. At the same time, the staff member holding the microphone begins to explain. Embarrassed, she exchanges glances with Seol-ah, who is sitting next to her.

[Ego! Welcome to all racers who came to visit ‘Underground Bumper Action!’, Where 13 racers drive their bumper cars in an underground cave and race toward first place!!]

With a rattle, the ground goes down endlessly. No, what… Wasn’t this just a bumper car? A cold sweat runs down your forehead.

[There is only one rap given to you! You only have one chance! Overcome a total of 3 trials and enter the goal confidently! You don’t like the racer running next to you? Push away now! You guys are not just racers-]

The staff smiles brightly.

[-Because it’s a ‘bumper car racer’!! A runaway locomotive that only knows victory – No, become a runaway ‘bumper car’ and run towards the goal!]

The ground stops going down.

What

She exchanges gazes with Seol-ah with trembling eyes. Even Seol-ah is embarrassed. No what is this

After that, the staff briefly explains the rules and falls right to the side. The traffic lights start coming on one by one.

“…Write.”

I didn’t expect this at all. The money has already been paid, and time continues to pass. I sincerely hope you enjoy this. Hurry up and make up your mind

“You have to stand.”

“Yes?”

“Have you ever played a racing game?”

“Oh no?”

“I’ve only done it twice before. I can feel it. Take a look around.”

Seol-ah turns her head left and right to look at the people. Each of them has a strange expression on her face and bites her lips again.

“You can tell by feeling roughly. All the people here are ‘old figures’. That’s why you have to stand.”

“The dead man…?”

Buang Buang – The radical exhaust sound gradually gets stronger. The sound of tires scraping against the floor accelerates the cave.

“Unconditionally hold on!!”

[Start ‘Underground Bumper Action!’! I do it!!]

As soon as the last blue light turns on, the ‘bumper car racers’ full of madness hit the two of us as a group and fight their way through the lead. I clenched my teeth and stepped on the accelerator with a force that seemed to break it.

In a slightly dark cave, 13 bumper cars run between stalactites at insane speed. I just started, and I’m already losing my mind.

“Get out of the way, get out of the way!!”

A mad woman in her 40s walks past the two of us, bending her steering wheel. Cornering that I can’t believe I’m an ajumma. No wait, isn’t that… Chihuahua?

[Seoul Chihuahua, an indomitable racer who won the championship for 3 consecutive years, passes the young man with cornering close to art! It’s a false story, but to the extent that the Motor Sports Association tried to bring it to me – he’s the closest to the best on the amateur floor! Ah! The young man is catching up!]

Are you even broadcasting this?

Racing with a Chihuahua in one hand? I’ll turn around. Gritting my teeth, I quickly chase after the woman in front of her. I am dumbfounded by the Chihuahua who barks like crazy. The moment she tried to overtake her aunt by maximizing her senses.

“Young man, is today your first time?”

A pot-bellied old man with half-shaven hair naturally comes out and enters between her aunt. Different from the crazy old lady – heavy driving that feels like belly fat. In an instant, the initiative is reversed.

[Ah! When I tell you! The ‘Seoul Retriever’, which kept 4th place in our racing for 3 consecutive years, overtakes the young man! The monster, who has never missed 4th place in the quarterly bumper car competition for 3 years, joins hands with 1st place again, no, a married couple!]

…Was it a family?

“Honey!”

“Go first. I’ll take care of this.”

An expression so serious that it is burdensome. It seems less than a minute has passed since it started, but the check is already coming in. Even if you try to break through by bending the steering wheel here and there, the guard is insanely hard, making it difficult.

Overwhelming age.

This man is strong

“…Get out of the way.”

“Vicky?”

My uncle bends the steering wheel and pushes me aside.

“…!”

Right next to the cliff. Tension squeezes my throat. It shouldn’t be like this. I turn the steering wheel in reverse and push the old man with all my might.

“You still lack skills.”

[Ah! ‘Seoul Retriever’ starts pushing the young man off the cliff!]

The old man breaks his hand and pushes me slowly off the cliff. If I keep going like this… I think I’m really going to fall. Why are there no handrails! My heart pounded like crazy, and my hands were drenched in sweat. I’m more nervous than fighting Chun Soo-ah… I think I’m going crazy.

“Haha…!”

“Young man, go down first.”

“The reason for doing this all of a sudden…!”

“Reason? There’s nothing special about the reason. It’s because of the ‘gift’.”

“Yes!?”

“Because my daughter is into racing these days. She says she gives a game as a prize. As a father with a daughter, isn’t it right to help? So…”

Go down first

‘…Fuck!’

If you go on like this, you will really fall. Just before one wheel floats in the air.

“It can’t be like that…!”

Seol-ah pushes the uncle’s bumper car away with her car.

[Uh?!]

“Eh!?”

She didn’t miss the gap and quickly got out of the cliff to catch her breath.

[Wait… Is that Hanseol? It’s snow! A ‘witch’ saves a young man from a cliff! Come to think of it… Kim Tae-ho? It’s Kim Tae-ho!! Are you two a pair? It’s a pair!]

“Whoa… Whoa… Thank you.”

“No…”

Seol-ah licks her lips and pushes the uncle aside. A charter reversal that happened in an instant. I’m sure it won’t be enough alone. Hurry up.

[Ah! ‘Witch’ and Taeho Kim start pushing ‘Seoul Retriever’ off the cliff at the same time! The charter turns in an instant! While we are careless, we are on the defensive Ah! There is no gap!]

“Wait, no, wait!”

The uncle panicked and bent his steering wheel.

“There’s no such thing as ‘just a minute’…”

Seol-ah licks her lips and breaks her steering wheel. The sound of grinding stones echoes all around her. With the adrenaline filling her head, I break her handle.

“Now, wait!

“No.”

Seol-ah bends her steering wheel so hard that the man falls off a cliff.

[‘Seoul Retriever’ has been eliminated!! I am helpless at the sudden pairing of a witch and Kim Tae-ho!]

Screams filled the cave. I looked down in bewilderment, and I was caught in a net and a cushion made of magic, and there was no wound. That’s why there are no railings.

“…”
“…”

After exchanging glances with Seol-ah. Turn your gaze and look straight ahead. Seol-ah is subtly… Violent?

[The moment I speak! The first trial is before your eyes!]

“What…”
“Uh?”

In front of your eyes.

You find that the road is cut off.

[It’s a ‘continuous jump’!!]

“Ah.”