By Zephyria And here, one of the dormitory kids happened to stop by the main office on an errand.
‘I thought it was a ghost… Who is it?’
He happened to see a woman walking side by side with Kim Yeong. He’d definitely seen her face somewhere before.
‘On TV? Or in the newspaper?’
Drawn by curiosity, he approached the room they had entered.
‘To take Exorcist Ki Jae-eon-‘
Kim Yeong’s voice was faintly audible.
And the words.
Wait, take who…?
“Heop!”
He covered his mouth with both hands.
The guest from Heavenly Land!
‘But they’re taking Jae-eon nim… I haven’t even properly apologized yet!’
Suddenly, the words Ahn Seo-myeong had said came to mind. The story about him trying to jump in front of a train. He didn’t know the exact circumstances, but the fact that he had done such a thing meant that he was very tired!
If Ki Jae-eon was dragged to Heavenly Land like this, he would surely have to follow a grueling schedule again. If he couldn’t handle it, then… Heok.
A thought too terrible to imagine!
The child hurriedly turned around.
‘Emergency, emergency!’
“A, a room cleaning…?”
“I’m sorry all of a sudden, Jae-eon student.”
11 a.m.
Currently, Ki Jae-eon was in a very difficult situation. Out of the blue, someone knocked on his door and told him to leave because they had to clean the room. This was the first time this had happened since he came to the main office. Isn’t cleaning the room something you do on your own? Even if he questioned it, he had to empty the room no matter what, so it was quite embarrassing. Ki Jae-eon was sweating profusely.
“That’s… what did… Ah! Uh-huh~ That’s right! I’ll be the only one scolded if I don’t clean it, you know? Jae-eon student, please understand.”
Aunt made excuses in an awkward tone as if reading from a textbook. However, Ki Jae-eon didn’t seem to notice anything strange and was busy refusing.
However, since the other side didn’t back down either, he ended the matter in a way befitting a country of Confucianism.
It meant that the younger Ki Jae-eon had stepped back.
He couldn’t stubbornly insist and make an innocent person get scolded. …Especially an adult.
‘Should I be in the bathroom?’
When he was about to give up, Aunt called Ki Jae-eon again in an awkward voice. Jae-eon student!
“I’m really sorry, but…”
I’m sorry, but… These words were ominous.
“Could you possibly run an errand for me?”
As expected.
“I had to go grocery shopping yesterday. But I forgot about it. I have to clean this place and make dinner, but when will I ever go to the market? Right? So, would you buy it for me instead, Jae-eon student? Just buy what’s written here!”
“Ah… ah.”
“Jae-eon student~ I’m counting on you!”
“N, no, th, there…”
“You can buy whatever you want to eat too.”
Aunt quickly handed Ki Jae-eon a small piece of paper and a wallet, then slipped into the room. Click, the sound of the door locking echoed.
What was going on…? It felt like something big had swept through.
Ki Jae-eon was left alone, staring blankly at the memo and wallet in his hand. His complexion didn’t look good.
In fact, Ki Jae-eon had caught specters, exorcised evil spirits, and even saved the world… but he had never run an errand before.
‘What should I do?’
After standing there for a long time, blinking, Ki Jae-eon blushed at the sound of “Oh my-! Why is the room like this!” and slowly went down to the first floor.
He looked so pitiful with his bloodless, pale face, as if he were going to the execution ground.
‘Is there anyone here?’
He hunched his shoulders and wandered around, looking for someone to do it for him.
Aunt, who was listening carefully to Ki Jae-eon’s footsteps, quickly picked up her phone and sent a message to the group chat room where the main office dormitory kids were gathered.
[I did as you asked, but is something really wrong with you guys?? You’re not bullying him, are you??? Then Aunt will scold you, really.]
Then, a reply arrived quickly.
[It’s to protect Jae-eon nim lol!
[Where are you trying to take him away from22222 Never gonna let you]
[We’re just making him run away]
[And we’re eating the food Jae-eon hyung buys for us]
[I’m just gonna eat whatever he buys]
[We’re having braised spicy chicken today]
[?]??Raw chicken???]
[A delicacy.Delicacy Please report him
The period is so annoying;
Meanwhile, Ki Jae-eon, unaware of the situation, had been standing in front of the dormitory entrance for an hour. If he went out… petty ghosts would cling to him.
If he didn’t go out… he wouldn’t be able to run the errand.
Then what about dinner tonight?
He could skip a meal every other day, but what about the kids?
Looking up at the clear sky, it was so peaceful. Feeling the sense of incongruity again, his stomach churned and he involuntarily covered his mouth. It wasn’t that he was in pain, but he hated the unpleasant feeling. It felt like his chest was filled with all sorts of unpleasant things. Hmm, Ki Jae-eon gently bit the inside of his cheek and fell into deep thought.
Should he just ignore it? He’d be hated, but he didn’t care.
…Really?
The letters the kids had written to him flashed through his mind. Then, without realizing it, his feet began to slowly cross the threshold of the entrance.
His gaze naturally turned to the memo.
Peeled green onions
Chicken (two number 12s)
Potatoes
Small minced garlic
Etc.
“Green onions… chicken… number twelve?”
Isn’t chicken just chicken? What is number 12? Ki Jae-eon walked along, deep in thought.
Had he walked for about twenty minutes? Petty ghosts slowly crawled up from his ankles, giggling- kik- kikik- die. Diieee. They teased Ki Jae-eon again. An unpleasant dizziness followed. …Ugh! Ki Jae-eon, whose hollow eyes had become even darker, couldn’t stand it any longer and squatted down in the middle of the road to catch his breath.
Then, a pair of worn-out sneakers stopped in front of him, and a prickly voice asked, What are you doing?
“……?”
Kim Ju-won in a black sukajan jacket came into view.
He was carrying a large bag, as if he had just finished a request.
He stared at Ki Jae-eon for a moment, then suddenly frowned and growled in a low voice.
“Aren’t you leaving?”
Then the petty ghosts that had been clinging to him saaaa- disappeared. That’s right. The words “Aren’t you leaving?” were directed at the petty ghosts.
His body became light in an instant. He felt much better.
“……Ah.”
“Ah, my ass.”
That a guy who can even summon the vermilion bird is being tormented by petty ghosts, what a comedy.
Kim Ju-won looked at him with an unpleasant look, but after staring at him for a long time as if he had something to say, he finally muttered “Whatever” and turned away.
Or rather, he tried to turn away.
If Ki Jae-eon hadn’t grabbed him, saying “Th, there…”
A sharp look returned instead of an answer.
It meant, say what you have to say.
Ki Jae-eon fumbled and held out a crumpled memo to Kim Ju-won.
“Wh, where’s th, the market, d, do, y, you kn, know?”
“What?”
“I, I have to, ru, run an errand…”
Seeing his dejected appearance, Kim Ju-won was speechless for a moment.
An errand? What idiot would make Ki Jae-eon run an errand… No, the idiot is that bastard.
Kim Ju-won ruffled his hair irritably.
He should be traveling around the country catching specters!
This was such a waste of manpower. It was like using a national soccer player as a neighborhood soccer player.
Kim Ju-won suddenly recalled the flame he had seen that day.
The absolute gap he felt for the first time in his life, and the deep sense of inferiority that came with it.
…Some people train all day and exorcise to catch up.
“You’re… haa.”
Kim Ju-won barely swallowed the words he wanted to say and held out his hand to Ki Jae-eon.
“Give it to me.”
A hand that beckoned without sincerity.
“Give it to me, I’ll buy it and go in.”
“……”
“Aren’t you giving it to me?”
“I, ……”
“What? Speak up! Don’t be petty, you son of a bitch!”
Kim Ju-won threatened him aggressively.
“I, I, I…”
Ki Jae-eon stammered and hurriedly stuffed the memo into his pocket. He was hurrying as if Kim Ju-won was going to snatch it away. Kim Ju-won, who watched the scene, was just dumbfounded. Am I a thug? I’m just offering to run the errand for him? Heh, Kim Ju-won snorted and shrugged with a crooked smile.
“Suit yourself.”
But he didn’t move.
Ah, the market?
Kim Ju-won roughly pointed to the back.
“Go straight until you get to the intersection.”
“H, ho, ho, do you, kn, know what, ch, chick, chicken number twelve, i, is?”
“……”
“Pee, pee, peeled gr, gr, green onions, e, either…”
“What moron made you run an errand?”
“M, my auntie did…”
“It was a great intention to help you develop your social skills? As expected of Auntie! She’s wise.”
Ssibaal, is this bastard setting a trap? Kim Ju-won hurriedly maintained his social face. Then, thinking that they might not have dinner tonight if he wasn’t careful, he reluctantly decided to be with the moron.
And Ki Jae-eon.
The reason he insisted on doing it himself instead of leaving it to Kim Ju-won.
It was just because of a simple desire. A small desire for an ordinary life.
Ki Jae-eon slipped his hand into the pocket containing the memo.
‘Errand…’
He definitely didn’t like it, but when he tried to hand it over to someone else, he felt an unknown regret. He had never done it even when he was a child.
Maybe it was a small deviation in his standards.
“Hey, aren’t you coming?”
Kim Ju-won, who had already walked far away, shouted irritably. Ki Jae-eon, who belatedly came to his senses, hurriedly followed him.
“Wh, what do, do we need to buy.”
“Ch, chick, chicken tw, two, two… chick, chicken number tw, tw, twelve two.”
“I hate that number twelve, you son of a bitch. I’m going to buy number eleven.”
“!!”