LFG 32

“My condition is no joke?”

“You too? Me too.”

The children were noisy.

The reason was simple. The effects of the training had appeared.

No, to be exact, that’s what they ‘believed’.

Their vision was more open than usual, their heads were clearer, and the efficiency of their exorcism had increased.

The children thought this was growth due to training.

But the reality was different. It wasn’t like they had been hit by a waterfall for as long as the mountains and rivers changed and prayed to God, so how could their spiritual power change? Absolutely not.

It was simply because Ki Jae-eon had performed the new theme.

The god who took care of him was pleased with the child’s playfulness, which he had not experienced in a long time, and granted blessings to the entire spirit. That was all there was to it.

He was a ‘god’ with such great power.

……Cough.

……Dr…… Come!

Wow!

“!!”

A cannon sound?

I woke up in surprise.

Ki Jae-eon looked around the room with a dazed mind. Every time his head moved from side to side, his disheveled hair fluttered with it. He still didn’t understand the situation. The mind that had just woken up from sleep took quite a long time to load before it became clear. Then, he suddenly realized that he had taken a long sleep. Ki Jae-eon’s eyes widened. I was sure I wouldn’t be able to sleep…… When did I fall asleep? When he raised his upper body in a daze, one of the arms that had been on his body fell weakly. Ah, Kim Ju-won.

Snore- Loud!

“…….”

Noisy sleep talking and an arm that had been constricting his body.

The conditions would be the same, but why?

Ki Jae-eon’s gaze, which had a question, happened to reach Kim Ju-won, his hand.

And ‘pat pat’ came to mind.

Could it be because of that?

That’s a bit…… It doesn’t make sense. I’m not a kid.

But the fact that he fell asleep was undeniable.

Ki Jae-eon’s expression changed subtly. The eyes looking down at Kim Ju-won flickered faintly. There was an ambiguous emotion in it, as if he was holding back laughter or surprise.

‘……Lullaby.’

That absurd word that he would spit out when he was drunk on sleep, if he forgot about it.

But what was even more absurd was himself, who had really fallen asleep.

“……Ah.”Huh.” Ki Jae-eon’s lips went up.

No, it’s funny. After being born and babbling, taking his first steps…… If I look for it within the line that I can remember myself, I have never received such a pat from anyone.

“Ha…….”

Ki Jae-eon, who covered his mouth with the back of his hand, lowered his head. The shoulders, which had been widened at right angles, gradually heaved, and soon, a gentle laughter, resembling its owner, flowed out. It was a pleasant sound to hear.

“Heh, haha…””

Bright sunlight came in through the curtains, and the birds began to chirp and announce the morning.

Just in time, Kim Ju-won, who had been sleeping with a soft snoring sound, also stirred and opened his swollen eyes. The momentum of his hair, which had built a magpie’s nest, was great as to how passionately he had slept.

“Ah, I’m thirsty.”

In front of Kim Ju-won, who was scratching his parched throat and staggering to his feet, was Ki Jae-eon, who was laughing alone with his head down. Kim Ju-won, who had just woken up, stared at Ki Jae-eon with a swollen face peculiar to people who had just woken up, and muttered, “……Crazy bastard.”Then, Ki Jae-eon’s laughter, which he couldn’t hold back, burst out, “Hahaha.””

Around that time, Kim Ju-won woke up completely. As soon as he became clear, the first thought he had was, ‘Does that guy even know how to laugh?’ That’s because…… That Ki Jae-eon was shaking his shoulders and chuckling to himself.

‘What’s so funny?’

Kim Ju-won scratched his dry lips with his thumb at the amazing and unfamiliar sight. It was a face that looked more stupid than usual for some reason. It was like, am I dreaming?

“Huh, haha…””

“……?It wasn’t an appearance that was wary and sharpened, nor was it an appearance that was looking around and scared.

He was just laughing. Normally, as if it was fun.

“Did the wind get into your lungs from the morning?”

Even as he said that, Kim Ju-won just lightly pushed Ki Jae-eon’s head, who was chuckling, and didn’t say anything more harsh. It wasn’t too bad because it felt warm as he stared at him. The little one…… He even knows how to laugh. Just, well, that.

‘It’s better than a gloomy face.’

Kim Ju-won felt the raw feeling once again and got out of bed.

The belly button clock, which was more accurate than a wild animal, announced breakfast time.

“Hey, let’s go.”

When he tapped him and told him to stop laughing and go eat, Ki Jae-eon quietly raised his head, which he had lowered. When he was chuckling, he quickly became blank again and stuttered, “Uh, where?”Kim Ju-won frowned at the pathetic state that was insisting on not going out with a face that said the outside of the bed was dangerous.

“You have to feed me, you bastard.””

That face was as if asking, ‘Where are you trying to run away to?’You have to feed me, you bastard.’

I was caught by that and came out.

“Ah, Ju-won hyung! Don’t be so greedy!”

“If you’re upset, eat faster. You little brat!”

He eats well…… on his own?

Ki Jae-eon glanced at Kim Ju-won, who had already emptied two bowls, and began to wonder, ‘Am I not needed?’ In fact, he even tried to put a side dish on his bowl in the middle, but he was cursed for doing something dirty.

Therefore, the only thing left for Ki Jae-eon to do was to empty the bowl of rice that was placed in front of him.

“I feel good coming out to eat breakfast every day?”

Moreover, he missed the timing to go into the room because of Aunt’s statement.

Ki Jae-eon licked the dry inside of his mouth with his tongue and hesitated to pick up his chopsticks.

It was right then.

A plump rolled omelette was placed on top of the white rice.

“……?”

Something caught my eye, and when I looked ahead, I saw one of the kids from the main office winking at me.

“It’s two per person, but this is special for you, Hyung!”

H-Hyung? Before I could even feel flustered, the kid next to him quickly grabbed his share of the rolled omelet and eagerly handed it over.

“Ooh~ Then I’ll give you mine too.”

“Ah, no……”

I’m okay. Ki Jae-eon’s lips moved, but the sound, smaller than an ant, was quietly buried by the clamoring voices of the children.

“Eh~ Jae-eon Oppa, you liked rolled omelet? What, how cute! Here you go!”

“I’m okay……”

In an instant, three rolled omelets had taken over his rice bowl. If it was two per person, that meant he also had two rolled omelets coming his way. That was enough. Ki Jae-eon stared blankly at the three rolled omelets on top of his rice. No matter how he looked at it, it was too much. Receiving food he couldn’t even finish was a waste.

“Um, well, I……”

Just as Ki Jae-eon was about to return the food, saying he was okay, the rumor that ‘Ki Jae-eon is crazy about rolled omelet!’ had already spread, and the dining table was in an uproar. All the children were picking up rolled omelets one by one and starting to give them all to him.

“Here.”

Four.

“Don’t be shy, eat up.”

Five.

“Kuh~ Hyung! You really know your stuff.”

Six.

After that, seven, eight, nine…… finally twelve.

“Ah, no…… Th, that’s…… I’m, I’m okay……”

He had built a mountain of rolled omelets.

Now he knew what it felt like to be full without even eating. Ki Jae-eon bit his lip tightly as he looked at the piled-up food.

It was at that moment.

The child who had given him food first said with a bright smile.

“Enjoy your meal.”

Her words, mixed with a bit of shyness as if she were giving a gift to her favorite celebrity, were cute, just like a child of her age. The other children, too, were eating the unpopular black beans with innocent faces, and they couldn’t stop laughing, as if they were having so much fun.

It was strange.

Looking at those children, he strangely felt hungry.

Ki Jae-eon silently picked up a rolled omelet with his chopsticks.

He decided to set aside all the rules about dining etiquette and just respect the children’s kindness first.

“Hey.”

While he was munching on the fluffy rolled omelet, Kim Ju-won spoke to him with a nonchalant expression.

“Don’t overdo it and get indigestion, or you’ll bother Yeong Saem.”

He tapped his own rice bowl with a casual gesture.

“Slop bucket.”

Ki Jae-eon quietly nodded.

When the kids weren’t looking, he’d pass off one…… no, honestly, he’d probably pass off about nine.

But until then, he should try to eat as much as he could.

Ki Jae-eon slowly, but steadily, chewed and chewed the warm, savory rolled omelet.

For some reason, his heart felt fluffy and ticklish. Like a pile of feathers from young birds.

When he came out after finishing his meal, he definitely felt the fullness in his stomach. It was the most satisfying meal he’d had in recent times.

‘My stomach feels warm.’

Ki Jae-eon gently touched his full lower abdomen. He had expected to get sick from the uncharacteristic overeating…… but that wasn’t the case at all. On the contrary, he felt comfortable without even a hint of the nausea he usually experienced.

‘I feel like I’m getting energy……’

His head was clear, and his hands and feet were warm.

The rolled omelet that had entered his body was turning into energy. Yes, this was the afterglow of a good meal.

White rice and side dishes made with care.

……A precious meal and a forgotten daily life.

That would soon turn into a clear mind that would save a person, and nourishment for a healthy heart.

‘It was delicious.’

It was so strange.

It was a meal with people he had avoided so much…….

Ki Jae-eon unconsciously kept touching his warm lower abdomen as he walked back to his room.

Unbelievably…… he felt good.