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“Yes, you do.”

“Uncle, I ate seagull meat well today. thank you See you tomorrow.”

It is so lovely to see them politely put their hands together and greet each other.

It is Hayun’s behavior that proves the history of a good-hearted family, how he taught her children to be a mirror of their parents.

“Yeah, it was so nice to meet you Hayoon. Let’s make a wish while watching the sunrise tomorrow morning.”

“Yes, I… I’m going to try it tomorrow and pray for my mother to get well soon.”

“Ah… that…yes.”

Mr. Jong-seong stopped him with a look on his face when he asked what wish he was going to make.

Soon, Hayoon closed her mouth and nodded before entering.

“Men and women have to sleep separately here.. Ha-yoon will take care of the bed and leave.”

“Yes, then. I’ll prepare the coffee while you wait.”

“This… I need to buy…”

“it’s okay. Ha-yoon, take care of the bed and come.”

“Yes, then.”

I went inside with Mr. Jongsong, put a blanket on Hayoon’s seat, made a bed, and I got a coffee mix and came out.

Jong-seong also came out in 5 minutes.

I handed over hot coffee that hadn’t cooled down yet to Mr. Jong-seong, who dropped his head and said he fell asleep as soon as he lay down, probably because today’s hike was so hard.

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slurp.

“Hey. The coffee mix you eat at Mt. Jiri is also delicious.”

“I mean.”

“…”

“…”

There must have been a reason for asking me to drink coffee in the first place.

Jong-seong doesn’t open his mouth easily if there’s something difficult to say or if he doesn’t know where to start.

“Ha-yoon has a bright expression and a lot of aegyo, so I have nothing to envy.”

“yes.”

“I also have a nephew, a boy about the same age as Ha-yoon. He speaks well and is so cute. I always think of him when I see him. I want to get married quickly and have children.”

“Ha-yoon is a late child born at the age of 50.”

“ah…”

“My wife didn’t want to have a baby because she wasn’t feeling well.

“Health…”

“I’m in the hospital with stage 3 lung cancer.”

“Ah.. that’s why Hayoon is..”

“yes.”

slurp. slurp.

The only thing I could hear was the sound of drinking cold coffee.

“Did your wife smoke?”

“no.”

“But, why…”

“Because neither I nor my wife were educated people, I worked in the kitchen of a meat restaurant all my life.”

“ah···.”

It’s better now, but the kitchen of the meat restaurant gave off toxic smoke that was worse than cigarette smoke.

It was a time when I didn’t care about drinking smoke and working, let alone wearing a mask.

“I feel like I come up to Jirisan whenever I have a difficult treatment or surgery. This was the 5th time, and each time… I came up and made a wish. I’m with Hayoon.”

“…”

His voice was trembling slightly.

“This is the biggest surgery… I feel very sad when I see Hayun who doesn’t let go of hope even though I’m tired of nursing now… I feel guilty for wanting to stop coming to Mt. Jiri… I feel a lot of emotions. ”

“It’s not possible. Even if you see bright and bright Hayoon, eat your heart out. I also hope that the surgery goes well and that this hike to Jirisan will be the last one. Me too.”

“As I’m getting older, all the trivial things.. Thank you so much for today.”

There was an announcement that the lights would be turned off, so we had to finish our seats as well.

“Now then, let’s go in and make a wish together while watching the sunrise tomorrow and talk about hope. Everything will be fine.”

“Yes, it was such an honor today.”

When you enter the lodge room, there is only darkness.

The seat with Mr. Jong-seong was far away, and I couldn’t have a conversation with other climbers.

I bought two blankets each, covered one, and laid the other on the floor.

Shallow breathing and snoring can be heard here and there.

I felt like I was going straight to dreamland as soon as I lay down after a hard hike today, but I couldn’t sleep and my emotions started to rise.

finally,

My pillowcase started to get wet, and I went outside and let out beastly cries.

Strangely, the crying didn’t stop.

Then I thought.

what? am i doing this?

When I was a kid…

I couldn’t understand my mother who left home and ran away.

No, you will never understand.

So, I resented my mother a lot.

It is the same now.

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Will you come to the elementary school graduation ceremony?

Will you come to the middle school entrance ceremony?

Are you coming to the graduation ceremony?

Will you come to the wedding?

That’s how my mother’s existence remained like a faded photograph to me, and her face was gradually being forgotten.

Even now, in Jirisan, like my mother’s bosom,

I was missing you even though I resented you.

so… so…

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3 a.m. the next day.

The fire in the hut was turned on and people were busily moving to watch the sunrise.

People who eat rice in advance at the kitchen or wear heavy armor for today’s physical condition and hiking rather than meals.

Strangely, it wasn’t very windy.

Everyone raises their tension, saying that this kind of hiking weather is once in a decade.

“Good morning? How about Hayoon?”

“I’m already up and getting ready. Thank you for yesterday. I wonder if I said something useless.. I thought that way..”

Thank you is what I should express.

“no. I am more grateful to you for telling me something that is not easy.”

“I can go to Cheonwangbong Peak in an hour from here. Keep it simple and move slowly. Is it okay to have a bowl?”

It’s cold on a cold day, so a hot bowl will warm you up in a situation like this.

“There’s no better choice than bowl noodles in a place like this!”

“Good morning.”

“Ouch! Hayoon has prepared breakfast!”

Hayun was waiting for us outside pouring water into the bowl.

“There’s also Hetbahn, so let’s eat rice.”

“great. hehehehe.”

Leaked in the shelter, Nano solved the early morning by eating bowls of noodles on a table illuminated by light and a camping light.

It was a morning at Jirisan Market Mok, where I couldn’t think of anything more delicious than this because I was with good people, even if it wasn’t delicacies from the mountains and seas.

“My Ha-yoon likes soup and left a lot of it?”

“Yeah, I ate a lot of seagull meat yesterday, so I’m not very hungry.”

“Yes, Hayun did well.”

“When I come down after watching the sunrise, I think I can supplement with protein, recharge my energy with a chocolate bar, and have lunch at Daewonsa. If Hayoon wants something to eat, think about it.

“Wow, really?”

“Yeah, and you said you wanted to see chewing gum and mangoes? Let’s go see it together after the hike.”

“and. Exciting.”

Mr. Jong-seong showed his gratitude by staring blankly at me.

I cleaned up my empty bowls and set out on the road.

It is now 3:40 in the morning,

The distance from Jangteomoksanjang to Cheonwangbong Peak is about 1.7 kilometers, or 40 minutes by adult walking.

With Hayoon, an hour would be enough.

Wearing sneakers, not hiking boots, Ha-yoon is well ahead.

keep getting in the eye

“Ha Yoon-ah, you have to go slowly. It slips.”

“I should go quickly and make a wish.”

It wasn’t such a rugged road, but I was worried about Ha-yun.

It reminded me of the scars I had on my hands and knees when I slipped on the way up.

‘As soon as I go down, I need to buy hiking boots and climbing gear.’

He held hands with Hayoon, who was ahead of him.

“Ha Yoon-ah, take this stick. It will be comfortable.”

Covering her mouth, she whispered to Cassie in a low voice.

It was because of the cache not moving without my command.

“Cathy, help Hayoon.”

＜Okay. don’t worry ＞

‘Cathy will help you feel comfortable. Ha Yoon-ah.’

It was the first time.

It’s about helping others other than myself.

I wanted to be like this, but it’s okay.

These are people who are better and kinder than me, and who can benefit from the help of other civilizations.

Maybe, Galaxy, Happy, and Cathy’s help is needed more desperately than me.

I’m lucky to have met Galaxy because it’s not my property.

“thank you. Wow, this stick is so comfortable. hehehehe.”

“Thank you. I couldn’t even pay for the hospital bills and living expenses… I couldn’t even buy proper hiking boots…”

“Now I can earn money and buy it. These days, kids are growing so fast, they don’t last long.”

“Yes.. that should be it.”

“Come on up. Hayoon has already gone up.”

Not feeling well, I led Mr. Jongseong’s arm and walked vigorously toward Cheonwangbong Peak.

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“and..”

buzz buzz.

No matter where you came from or which course you climbed, Cheonwangbong Peak was crowded with many climbers.

They take proof shots in different ways at their respective seats and are now busy welcoming the rising sunrise.

I kept putting a spare windbreaker on the nape of Hayoon’s neck, as if I was worried about Hayoon’s thin windbreaker.

“Ha Yoon-ah, it’s normal, so the wind is blowing a little. right? You can’t catch a cold. You can pass it on to your mother in the hospital.”

“right. thank you gumball uncle. Uncle, what are you going to wish for?”

“me?”

“Yes, uncle, don’t you have any wishes?”

Come to think of it, I have no other wishes.

A mother who ran away from home when she was young and whose face she doesn’t even remember now wants to come back?

It was all to no avail.

That said, I can’t say that in front of the lively Ha-yoon, saying that I don’t have a wish.

“Your wish is to win first place in the lottery.”

“Wow, why are all the men the same? My dad is also number one in the lottery..chi. Not funny.”

“Ha ha ha ha ha.”

From the side, I see Jongseong smiling.

suddenly,

Shouts, exclamations, flagships, and various sounds began to be heard from the surroundings.

It was the moment everyone wanted so much to greet the sunrise at Cheonwangbong Peak in Jirisan.

Are you thinking a lot?

Many people look at the red rising sun with a meaningful expression.

Before sunrise, the sound of the conversation that was moving and having a bustle was also included, and it is the appearance of concentrating on the rising sun.

The faces of people who are getting redder and the glowing eyes.

A bunch of older people who look like retired classmates

young couples too

A group of people who seem to be members of the mountaineering club..

Everyone is holding their breath and not missing their gaze.

It’s the sun that rises every day, and it’s the year that rose today, tomorrow, and yesterday, and it’s the year we’ll see tomorrow, so why are people so enthusiastic here?

Could it be because of the uniqueness of the space greeted at Cheonwangbong Peak?

I see the sun every day,

I can’t come here every day.

This is a place where you can climb only if you really have a big heart.

So, although the sun rises above your head every day, the sunrise here is just as meaningful.

Neither Ha-Yoon, nor my father Jong-Seong, nor I said anything until the sun was halfway revealed.

You will be making a wish in your heart.

I jokingly said that winning the lottery was my wish, but I really don’t have many wishes.

It is often said that the happiness of the family is.. How do I become happy?

Until then, I only looked at the rice cakes of the coins I invested.

But now I just see my family’s faces often..

I hope that Yoo-geun, his brother’s family, and Dam-i’s work goes smoothly, that they gain social status and reputation, and above all, that they do not get sick.

And the only thing I want to do is to finish this trip well like Musong.

ah! And now I also want to start a family.

Did he get married to artificially show his happiness?

after divorce,

I didn’t have the confidence to start a family, but now I have confidence, and for some reason I feel a sense of responsibility.

While traveling, I am making money that I did not even think about, but maybe, this kind of confidence may be the best income of this trip.

anyway,