I'm still alive

I brought a furlough into the mart. Then the party waiting for us at the door looked at Teolbo in surprise and I had no choice but to give a rough explanation. After hearing my explanation, the party failed to clear its wary eyes, but at least did not reject it.

I was going to cook ramen, but Mr. Teolbo didn't look very good. So, I prepared white porridge for the menu, just like when I had a dragon pal and a head meal. Although the instant rice was a bit gone, the rest of the instant rice was not a waste to get a crossbow.

Uncle Teolbo sat down with Yong-pal on one side of the mart and watched us busily preparing for the meal. We decided to eat together to save Bhutan. Women cook food and children busily move their utensils and bowls.

I tried to help women, but I was kicked out of the way. And I sat on one side and watched the children diligently moving. And as he turned to the furlough, he was gazed blankly into space.

Dodo turned his eyes toward the children running around, and he fists and flinchs at the moment he sees it. I might have been on the lookout for his appearance. At that moment, however, the furlough shed a tear and wiped the tears with his sleeves.

The moment I saw Teolbo's tears, I felt my alertness fading away. I'm sure I heard you had a son. How can a son like that go to Busan alone and lose contact with his parents? Maybe it's rotten and it'

Looking at the children, he must have thought of his son.

When Teolbo shed tears, Yong-pal's expression darkened and comforted him hard. The children observe the furry with curious eyes as the grown-up suddenly shed tears. I got up from my seat and took an exaggerated action to distract the children.

Then the children followed me with a big smile as if they had done so. I wanted to protect my father's pride. Over time, the furry man swallowed a runny nose and took a tear out of his sleeve. Then he let out a sigh of remorse.

The preparation of the meal was coming to an end in a strange atmosphere. As the mild, non-stimulating smell spreads inside the mart, the furbo swallows saliva loudly. Then at that moment the lounge door opened and the old man and Doosik were scratching their disheveled heads and coming out.

They must have woken up after smelling the food, but their faces had improved a lot. Du-sik was the first to check the lunch menu and the old man naturally turned his eyes to me. And I found a furlough near the dragon's arm, like what's this? make a face of

When the door of the lounge opened, Teolbo naturally turned his eyes toward it. He raised his hand to see if he found Du-sik, a welcome face, and greeted him with great strength. Doo-sik made an unparalleled smile and ran towards Teolbo.

'Furbo!'

This is Doo-sik, who usually had a hard time hearing his voice. However, Yong-pal, who said that he was close to each other, seemed to be right.

When Doosik came running, Teolbo jumped up from his seat and put his fist forward. Then Du-sik does not lose and puts out his fist to make a rough fist greeting. Now that I see it, the furrow is a little small, but it looks similar and the atmosphere is the same.

The two looked at each other silently for a long time and sat down together waiting for a meal. The old man crept up and sat next to me and asked me in a very small voice.

'Who is it?'

There was no need for a long talk. I gently took out the crossbow I was hiding behind and put it on the old man's lap. The old man looked at the crossbow in astonishment as he suddenly felt the heavy weight. And the old man, who was looking at the crossbow, began to shine sharply in his eyes.

The elderly seemed to recognize him at once. The old man touched the crossbow with a trembling hand and looked at me as if to explain it, and I poked my mouth and pointed my thumb at the furry.

Made by him.

Then the old man's expression suddenly changed. The old man carefully laid down the crossbow and approached the furlough with a very polite step. And he gave me a kind smile like a normal old man in the neighborhood, and I sang Teolbo in a very friendly voice.

You're doing a great job. It's really nice of you to come! Is there anything you want to eat?’

I managed to hold back my laughter. This is because the behavior of the old man was so blatant and the attitude change was extreme. I carefully watched what the old man was doing, wiping my sleeves with my burst snot.

Fortunately, Teolbo scratches his head while looking at the elderly who are approaching him gently, as if he didn't notice anything. Then he bowed his head and thanked him, and the old man smiled happily and tapped Teolbo on the shoulder.

And the food was ready in good timing. A bowl was placed one by one in front of the party, and a large pot and white porridge were placed in the center. The amount of one meal was no joke because of the large number of people. From now on, I wondered if I should ask them to cook raw rice, not instant rice.

The start of the meal was always the same. When the food was all set, all the party looked at me and I slowly closed my eyes. Then I pick up the bowl and shout politely.

'Thank you for the meal.’

The silent party follows me in a quiet chorus. Bon appetite! Whether you are a child or an adult, I express my gratitude with courtesy in front of today's meal. And at the same time, he picks up the bowl and starts his meal frantically.

We start a meal with a clamor as if we were silent. As soon as Chae-yeon started eating, she held the bowl and sat on my lap. I pat Chae-yeon's hair so naturally that I sweep the white porridge into my mouth.

The child is now good at using chopsticks. He didn't complain and laughed a lot. And these days, it was short and dreary, but I talked a lot and my expressions became diverse. Compared to the beginning, the situation has improved considerably. When I had time, I wanted to read a book and talk to him a lot.

I put Chae-yeon on her lap and continued her peaceful meal.

Teolbo looked a little dumbfounded by the sudden visit. But as the food was in front of me, I began to eat white porridge fiercely, as if all my thoughts had blown away. One bowl quickly disappeared and the next took less than a minute.

At almost the same speed as Doo-sik, all the party's eyes turned to Teol-bo. But no one was cursing for eating too much. Even the old man was busy looking at Teolbo and relieving the porridge. The old man didn't say anything, but his face was all written down.

You have to eat a lot and work, right?

After such a militant meal, I also enjoyed the luxury of dessert after a long time. I picked up a bunch of cans of drinks by symbol and started my afternoon routine. While the party was dispersing one by one, the old man gently got up and sat down in front of the furlough.

I had to talk in earnest. The old man coughed in vain, took a peek at the furlough and brought it up quietly.

'......huh, so there's a place to go?'

Teolbo scratched his greasy head and shook his head. Then he breathed a deep sigh and looked silently out the window. Where to go? There'll be a hardware store. But how long can you live if you live there where food is scarce?

The old man and I know it, so I want Teolbo to join us here. Well, I had a separate purpose. Seeing the furry face shaking, the old man smiled a good human smile, perhaps at this time. Then he seduced the furlough with a husky voice.

How about staying here, then? As you can see, there's plenty of food and the atmosphere looks good, right? Everyone is working hard doing their own things.’

Then Teolbo bows his head down with a long face. With all this help, he seems to think he has no shame, but he never did. The old man and I enticed Teolbo by repeatedly telling him not to be burdened.

Of course, neither Yong-pal nor Doo-sik remained still. Although I felt guilty, Yong-pal praised me and the old man for how great and nice they were, and Doo-sik only looked at the furry man with naive eyes. But the effect was great.

The furlough sighed loudly and bowed his head toward the old man and me.

I've been waiting for the day I die since I lost contact with Jin-sung, and now I have another chance to live like this.….’

Teolbo, who said so, looked out the door again with tears in his eyes. And muttered quietly.

I don't know if he's alive.….’

There remained a deep longing and regret on his face. You must feel like you've put your flesh far away. But the furry man began to scrub his tears tough with his sleeves. And answered energetically with a brighter voice than before.

'Jinsung will come back for sure. I'll be indebted to you in the meantime, sir.'

Teolbo said so and bowed his head to us once again. His son is sure to come back. That's why you have to protect this neighborhood. Teolbo was gaining momentum to live tomorrow with such a boundless belief.

Of course, the chances were low. How do we know what Busan is like in the distance when we don't know what happened to where we live? But no one brought up the story. The name hope was enough for just one percent.

At first, he simply looked at the weapons and tried to cast them, but now his human aspect attracted me. The old man smiled happily and said, "Let's get along well," and I gave him my first greeting as a party member.

He was a very different person from his appearance.

Du-sik laughed out of his usual voice, and Yong-pal was working very hard. We greeted the group one by one to Teolbo, who officially joined us. Teolbo lowered his head hard with a bright face and slowly melted into the company.

Especially, Teolbo was interested in children. The children were afraid of the furlough, but as time went by, they quickly became close to the furlough. Time went by so quickly as I watched the children following along with their furry feet.

But there is a lot of time left before sunset. The old man and I spoke at the same time.

Let's work!

* * * * * *

Teolbo said he would go to the hardware store first. It was dangerous to go to the hardware store alone to talk with the equipment and clothes he used. So when I volunteered to go with Teolbo, the old man suddenly glistened his eyes and pointed to Crossbow.

Do you have any more of this?’

Teolbo replied, nodding his head with a proud face.

'Of course, sir.

The old man, hearing that, canceled all the schedules we were going to do. He also expressed his intention to accompany him with a face that he would rob the hardware store. And they decided to leave a dragon-arm at the mart to stand guard, and the rest of the men would all head for the hardware store.

Today, I searched the neighborhood and tried to bring blankets and pillows, but all of them ended up heading to the hardware store. I missed my comfy blanket. But he didn't say much because he was also curious about hardware stores. Defensive facilities were the most urgent anyway.

We split our busy hours, equipped first and packed flashlights. And set the exact time to return and left the radio to Yongpal. We opened the back door like children going to buy toys and moved our busy steps.

It's a close distance. And because they weren't around, we relaxed a little and started walking in a row. I took the lead and the old man stood at the rear. The old man clung to the back of the furlough, as usual, and constantly asked questions in a quiet voice.

Have you been to the army? How do you make this? Do you make anything else?

I never knew the old man was so talkative. As such, we were desperate and the appearance of such an engineer excited the old man. The old man told Teolbo about his defense facilities, saying he did not forget his presence.

The old man eagerly explained his existence and in the end the conclusion was this.

Can we stop him?

Actually, I didn't expect much. In fact, the existence of ordinary people alone was a great threat to humans. So the idea of stopping him, a more powerful enemy, was half given up.

But Teolbo ignored the waiver so lightly. And is there any way to stop a dog from entering our house? He yawned and scratched his head as if he had heard the question.

'I think it's possible.

The furrow looked very reliable.