UBC Ch17

Thus, Yang Ji-eon was revealed to be the biggest fool in Chowa-ri. I, having fallen for the man’s suggestion, went to him from morning and presented several clauses. The man, dragged out to the porch from his sleep, yawned and nodded. His attitude was like a ship sailing with the wind, to the point where I had to ask if he was okay with it.b20b1a818ef0f9fb

“And the last, third thing. This is what Kang Eui-tae asked of me. Greet him brightly when you see him. And don’t frown when you’re with him. Did you dislike that?”d9302d2965d8ba81

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While my thing was mainly about not interfering with his classes, his thing was mainly about getting along. The man’s gaze, which had been as empty as chasing floating dust, flew to me like a butterfly. After being sick, the man had gained a more simple and detached aura. Like forbidden fruit that shouldn’t be tasted, he alluringly stole my gaze and thoughts.b4d23760dc74ec2f

It was a very meaningless and pathetic thought, but there were times when I wondered if Eui-joo had sent the man to me because he didn’t want me going to university without him.c40a20be2a9ac42d

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“Want to eat jajangmyeon?”48f43af6e169c89d

“Jajangmyeon? Out of the blue?”f40001f8d792c8d8

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“You study.”213875d72ad1e52d

The man, who had 6c0236a44c been looking at the 91a2721d9b white clouds before abruptly 98f870e50a mentioning jajangmyeon, was quick 8d1d83a1c1 to act. Without saying whether he b73caf39a7 agreed to the contract 59215ebaa4 terms or not, he 75e92d4646 grabbed his wallet and 724c5600e7 left.ae12c15ba1c558b3

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“Is this really all you need?”6ec6e3fa50a522f9

It was summer vacation now. We had to discuss what to do when the second semester started, but the man acted as if he had no interest in anything after the vacation. Dumbfounded, I stared at the front gate, which was swaying aimlessly as if it had met a human typhoon. How impatient he was. He was the type to ask why the sprouts weren’t growing the day after planting the seeds.a914346e4cba7d1b

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“Don’t know.”9095fab5b24f87c4

Since he didn’t say he disliked it, the treaty must be confirmed. With this, the foundation was complete. I tore off the tape I had prepared in advance and stuck the paper with the rules written on it next to the man’s door. It was around the time I was too lazy to count how many times the fan head had moved back and forth that I finally opened my textbook.be83ae35e925876d

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Let me tell you one more truly amazing fact. Studying, which felt like a burden at home, was as easy as playing ddakji at the man’s house. Looking at the alleyway where not even an ant passed by, I didn’t need headache medicine.7561c3d38151be13

The man was present but not, as if he didn’t want to disturb my personal study time. The man’s purpose in doing so was unclear. On the surface, he acted as if being tutored by me was his only goal. During breaks, he provided orange juice and snacks. Although he was someone who ate his meals in under 10 minutes, he obediently stayed at the table until I finished eating.6ff06f671d7464af

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He took care of b2d7913cb0 everything, from clearing the 8821a1471e table to setting it 86d4929ef7 and cleaning up. He openly 2ea83400c3 showed his c5d5546c9b displeasure if 6cbf0c8709 I did aeeac31b6d it, saying cdfac1fd43 the placement b1aaa14d13 of the f62a36a0ee dishes changed. That indifferent man, that f2bc1d5488 was. Anyway, I was e27d0e4a50 being treated like 2426768a6b a proper teacher. Perhaps for f40f644d21 that reason, 76ad28c071 it became 52ec23a286 as comfortable 35acfbdecf as my 8b4ce50d4b own backyard. Was it dd02a49416 because the b573425bb8 homeowner was 3549f9ace9 so humble 45311bef52 that I b6c913e7ca felt at 2f5698b316 ease?1efc0231b145e147

“You’re here?”e20c5f976ad19f4c

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The man, who 35c39ded15 returned after more 7013261079 than two hours, d503d68c13 was holding another dda6d297c2 black plastic bag. But this 977b63d524 bag was 1966706cf4 quite large. As I swallowed hard, 62fbd5d05a the man quickened his 557364241d pace without making it 300db33e8e obvious. He threw his shoes a3dc27dc04 off as if he 3b8c13263b were throwing them away e0746a829e and ran inside, taking 9a1f08453b out what he had 8bdda70553 brought. First was yellow 8a9781952e pickled radish, then d89b5bf5ca jajangmyeon bowls.12e1179c51d11aa8

“They don’t deliver here, do they?”1c05bdd80d548e05

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I recognized it acf1ee3548 by the fried 83f8540c80 egg and three faae7a5251 peas on top d8d3f2dc83 of the jajangmyeon. It was jajangmyeon 72b8eb7d3f from a famous a810f00fc0 Chinese restaurant in a319e8ed4d the city. It was rumored 40105a80d1 to be delicious, d4c6115f46 but it was 1be31af7b5 hard to eat 6a358075f8 often because it d606d9919d was in the f695197119 middle of the 025cc2b5b1 city. Even if you ordered 74d1f26335 it under the name b52c90ead3 of the Chowa-ri village 937eb7b753 hall, you had to e8dfdfa4b9 include an expensive dish 90d9a27846 for the delivery motorcycle 754f50dc66 to turn its key.db2d7800cb4e8886

“Don’t tell me you walked there and back?”b3ba35fd2e766a40

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“Eat.”b0484930424b407d

My eyes looked at 341f3fa0a8 the jajangmyeon, and my fb87a543d6 hands cleared away the 208d96a9c5 textbook. Two bowls 1df09ae208 of jajangmyeon f06097a1ac were placed 735e8c5829 on the 037575d5f0 desk, which ac8041d5c2 had been 755307065f cleaned at c45f9ab9e2 a dizzying 41979ff993 speed. The smell 8ba8d97c45 of jajang, af49800abb which stimulated 0c33b01e6d the appetite, 86389510e5 took over 06676669fd the porch. The man, who had 66888f73ab clearly walked there and 61c3c79ba2 back, opened the plastic 2d3369fc22 wrap with a tired 7621ac779c hand and began to fe7d098d3f mix the jajangmyeon.f22a3644be4dedcf

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“Disposable bowls?”02d0223704617dc7

“Because I said I was from this neighborhood. They said it’s a hassle to collect the bowls.”afaff61e5aea1a11

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“Ah.”cf2ba4aad5bb312f

Jajangmyeon mixed with b9b1016919 a squelching sound 166e8c69de was best eaten 4ac1dad098 on moving day. As the breeze c721050848 that entered the 33ab5cb989 shade spread the 8a87ed86b0 smell of chunjang 13c2b73a2a everywhere, I asked b66da073b0 one more question.29229694a25e6c68

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“But how did it not get soggy? It took two hours.”f03840a02daf72d0

“Walked there. Taxi back.”15877a599eaa4aac

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“You could’ve taken the bus there too…”3652519f41e27087

“They said it comes in an hour, so it’s the same either way. Walking or waiting for the bus, it’s all the same. It’s better to walk if you want to stop having useless thoughts.”7bdc59608ac40624

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The man, who had gotten an unexpected workout, seemed hungry and tried to eat the jajangmyeon before it was even mixed. Just as the man’s chopsticks were about to reach his mouth, I urgently pulled his bowl away. They say even dogs shouldn’t be bothered when they’re eating. The man’s eyes, glaring at me in a frozen pose, seemed to be saying that.0cccb63aad18c149

“I haven’t even taken a bite. Eat with this.”0cba7b3f30a5c686

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Before I could get an earful, I quickly switched the man’s bowl with mine. It was when I was excitedly mixing the less mixed jajangmyeon with two chopsticks. The front, which should have been noisy with the sound of slurping noodles by now, was as quiet as a temple. When I looked up, the man looked a little sulky.d116d3dedeb523bb

“I have something I’m curious about.”bc2602ebfaf82887

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“What is it?”4a63639ba75b8192

As soon as e03679c578 our eyes met, dfcfc34a39 the man immediately 5c3d6399fc started asking questions. Even the smile 676a06bca2 that seemed absurd 4cf7cdeee4 looked somehow empty. Not that his head 1654ee2541 looked empty, but that 7fe9ccec33 he was as hollow 9ce5130617 as an empty can. Frankly, even if North acbb76ada0 Korea invaded tomorrow, the 3e912d009c man looked like he 2461e768b2 would take a nap 49e431b661 without any regrets. When such c8fbd002e7 a man 2c3c2a86fe smiled, it 9e84c8959d was either 3b99db1099 to be 46383d3981 sarcastic or b6cac01082 to tease 7e23fda158 the other 4d7cd97d55 person, one 770a342367 of the 4b6ff4ca94 two.d1e45a97f2520f8e

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“Do you know what the scariest thing in the world is?”d9493a01fd738fd1

“…Rent?”89d3bd53287ac1a2

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“Getting attached.”34a57e65ce960ded

As if following the man’s nonsense, a scruffy white puppy came into the yard. The puppy, who sat down in its usual spot as if it were familiar, was the same one I had encountered on the first day I saw the man in Chowa-ri. After that day, it appeared and disappeared, and since there was only a food bowl, I thought it had run away. The man greeted the puppy, who came in as if it were his own home and lay down on its belly, with a faint smile.ea8445fac270fb3a

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“Turned into a motel.”68a5e8c60e299fae

With that, he ae49878985 took a big af58886a38 bite of jajangmyeon 16d2a67fd2 and immediately got 53fe1574e3 up. The man, who 8e43508a66 came out of 57fe84016a the kitchen with c3f18cbf12 his mouth full, 5e5b9e9ce5 brought a bowl 1db7c5be7a piled high with 64e928533f dog food. As soon as he 2554fa154f put the bowl on 95791deb21 the floor, the white 5a720eb773 puppy ran over and 1535dadc31 buried its nose in 329ee8b5ea it.12006f8dbd7a056e

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“You’re raising it, then.”ca1126badbd7ce1e

“Not raising it.”d8070c6048ca42e2

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The man, who answered as soon as he sat down, began his battle with the jajangmyeon in earnest. He didn’t care about the puppy, whose tail was spinning as fast as a helicopter blade and looked like it would fly into the sky soon. I put a piece of pickled radish in my mouth and stole glances at the puppy’s back. Then, there was a chopstick that nudged my sacred bowl of jajangmyeon.cb5ec9f98cd508ca

“Eat and look. If you have time, brush its fur too.”f1ade809fe7bdf5c

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“Is that okay? It’s so cute. We can’t raise dogs at my house. My mom is allergic.”85341dbf63342330

I didn’t want to leave any jajangmyeon, thinking of the man’s sincerity. The man was hungry, and I wanted to play with the puppy, so we skipped the words and moved our chopsticks. I liked to wrap the black jajangmyeon around the pickled radish and eat it, and the man was busy eating the noodles as quickly as if he were in a competition. Still, thanks to the man’s much-improved chopstick skills, my eyes and mind were at ease.543a416901cb547f

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“Huh?”3e2f67e3020ae720

I suddenly wondered ad8035f372 why the man 81a17a9332 was so quiet 2d514615c7 and looked at 005cc32323 him. He stared blankly at 4977a8d669 the empty bowl of 4a52a2a3f1 pickled radish that I 150424744f had finished and added 8bbf286792 a word.655279e361f1dcda

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“Next time, I’ll ask for more pickled radish.”d885f43e972349b9

“…I ate almost all of it.”c49fe1e0262382f6

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Of course, about a 3c16062db2 third was left, but 3c820500a0 I originally had a b726eb3cab small appetite. This much 1ee25d9bc8 was a dca683e3f7 lot for 7edffc287b me to 8691487021 eat. But the man, ee757e5182 who had unleashed 30508795d7 a smile, froze 8d8d51be28 the summer day f622c3c75c with his expression. The flow of 3b407ecf65 the atmosphere was bfbfeaeac9 strange, so I 651ee4ade6 blurted out whatever 0e19c50041 came to mind.8387aed644298e41

“By the way, what did you name it? Whitey? Boksoon?”a5f47b23f6c24e01

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“Doesn’t have one.”813ad1c64c4bb847

“Doesn’t have one… Why?”b67629891bad36ee

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The gaze that had been lingering on the pickled radish bowl came up. It was around then that a cool light gathered, to the point where it wouldn’t be strange to mistake it for a glare. The man put on a smile with a more cautious attitude than before. He raised only one corner of his mouth and tilted his head strangely.9c9241a51a23bdef

“If I give it a name, right-”4c094c793a69e4af

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“…Yes.”80a6ab4ceebe1a07

“Then it can’t go out or come in. Its whole life will be this small yard. But running around the neighborhood is its only joy in life, so how can I take that away?”9cc280840198d99e

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The man’s words were longer and much slower than before. After finishing his words, he leaned back and relaxed the atmosphere. The man rummaged through his bulging pocket in front of my dazed self.cfbd1b8a92610fd8

“What to do.”fc90ba3fd6f92e7b

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“…Yes?”49bbe6d46c6b381f

“Should I go buy pickled radish?”5228949f3bdce39d

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The story bounced 35b8a8d855 here and there 31f936e9be like a bouncy 63a7633693 ball bought from 2eee7a81db a stationery store 12c364f327 in front of c928d497c4 an elementary school. Hit by it, c58fb1e5cc I ended up b607d3dbac with a bad 26a671a2fe head that thought 8b7d12de45 of the man 35703850f4 the next day c7571be156 and the day 73cc855bd8 after that.52b83a28fe652694

“It’s okay.”88cc2c8626746e4f

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I hoped the summer d5e8d186a6 days continue. Because even 2e4622462a now, I a64918cd1b felt chilly ca374d6ec9 for no 36718253ce reason.6720f81227fb58bd

I couldn’t finish the jajangmyeon and left some. I felt terribly sorry, and the man blamed it all on the lack of pickled radish. He was truly a bizarre man.8bc896bc132d2db6

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