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.eb7437befcfc5033

“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?”773c3f9dec2d1b6a

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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.2f03a302e0ca8d93

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.4e25212a83c57e12

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“Want to eat jajangmyeon?”b31750928c8b3ba2

“Jajangmyeon? Out of the blue?”f3e469d3a2bfa2c3

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“You study.”c0d6534e8cb1d7e9

The man, da0f29ff78 who had 578ba01b2a been looking 8cabe29711 at the ea031d1d2b white clouds 591acc98aa before abruptly 1fed1edfa4 mentioning jajangmyeon, 37c50207d5 was quick ef5cdc74e7 to act. Without saying 774c8a2912 whether he b2168a680c agreed to 40181af638 the contract 3596fcf1ce terms or 23e5ad896d not, he 3e3946cdb1 grabbed his a67f527a9a wallet and 887feb1877 left.ff742a90537f478a

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“Is this really all you need?”5819bb0dd7e02fde

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.788dc970ed3fc36b

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“Don’t know.”c286cff05ff755d5

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.df7a584d4b7103dc

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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.36e9931485348b37

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.822bc7656289e4bc

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He took care of 7ca06b5d0d everything, from clearing the 8f29fda39a table to setting it b05b51af2e and cleaning up. He openly 26260b6ff1 showed his cee0ed5e62 displeasure if e718f5d1f1 I did 080987666a it, saying 6dfe94e794 the placement f3b33c6129 of the 95fb6313be dishes changed. That indifferent man, f012fc1ea1 that was. Anyway, I was being afdfbaf841 treated like a proper dd908a1b92 teacher. Perhaps for a8523abad3 that reason, 4649757e6c it became a78cf7879f as comfortable 86efcc50d9 as my a7a8d8dad4 own backyard. Was it because 20015370ef the homeowner was 7e173587fa so humble that ee7937be54 I felt at ff3a26faed ease?53e28996c1210743

“You’re here?”f62f00ec45aacb31

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The man, who returned 1c23981175 after more than two 395d3449b8 hours, was holding another 1113882a4c black plastic bag. But this bag was d0d381c4bb quite large. As I 7fb6cbb760 swallowed hard, 9e159210eb the man 0d2c93339e quickened his adc4cfc1c7 pace without ede746c6e8 making it d2a7f4ae9f obvious. He threw 950356f3f2 his shoes b6ed0689cd off as 27ca7ce683 if he af878d397d were throwing 97bdb04950 them away 24d7a05cb6 and ran 870ced2bf5 inside, taking 4f05216dfe out what 3a901c2fda he had 12d88ea7d7 brought. First was yellow pickled a61ccb1f40 radish, then jajangmyeon bowls.61bf1c8c268c2f7a

“They don’t deliver here, do they?”8ede30f3ce6a0157

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I recognized it by 0ce268c88b the fried egg and b9a5dcad27 three peas on top ce851cb573 of the jajangmyeon. It was e779f450aa jajangmyeon from 424097a5a7 a famous c1aea93e59 Chinese restaurant f658236b48 in the 07e25c806b city. It was rumored bf56758f3b to be delicious, b5c6597836 but it was 5dcd0372c5 hard to eat 0258162a24 often because it b8a62bd3c7 was in the 094689978e middle of the bb8dcdaffa city. Even if you ordered 500baba004 it under the name c28930b8cc of the Chowa-ri village 584512d0f5 hall, you had to 8a3e914d77 include an expensive dish 9c6e7a1bdb for the delivery motorcycle e8a2bd5a93 to turn its key.e156d24ccbc911ab

“Don’t tell me you walked there and back?”3db65ae65578cc9b

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“Eat.”131648ddbdd957f1

My eyes 0c5de012dc looked at c00eb33e6c the jajangmyeon, bdcaaf6356 and my 4a4dc3e470 hands cleared 92e1c4f42f away the aa7e0a1d5e textbook. Two bowls of 11f6283f2f jajangmyeon were placed 576e640418 on the desk, 4472b9b069 which had been 2b9d5de92a cleaned at a 79399b1f90 dizzying speed. The smell of jajang, e74c7db777 which stimulated the appetite, 323814539b took over the porch. The man, who c569d02623 had clearly walked cb8b947975 there and back, 1723af5869 opened the plastic 75cd65f3e1 wrap with a 2ea819ffaa tired hand and 8ae2a15682 began to mix 889d6f10d0 the jajangmyeon.47a67ce5bbc79394

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“Disposable bowls?”62be374d91880bb3

“Because I said I was from this neighborhood. They said it’s a hassle to collect the bowls.”3b46e394573e1590

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“Ah.”66b033bb32591e34

Jajangmyeon mixed with a 37f265e404 squelching sound was best 9c20a1dd4b eaten on moving day. As the ca2d47ce98 breeze that a7cfc9ed16 entered the 6f5d4ad0f7 shade spread af5b5e7587 the smell 652cbc1f6b of chunjang 0ccd15b308 everywhere, I 3508687b5f asked one f52c335bd8 more question.940fcadf953db92a

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“But how did it not get soggy? It took two hours.”09e598410bdeac34

“Walked there. Taxi back.”345813558450413b

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“You could’ve taken the bus there too…”5d90af5ed683ff72

“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.”c0034cbb5433e42b

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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.58c6c6c19dfb1fb8

“I haven’t even taken a bite. Eat with this.”a7ed971855dbfbb3

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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.14b013d2071b3a1e

“I have something I’m curious about.”1a7f786e1aee5af7

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“What is it?”7346f482ca639d20

As soon as our 7c22cd6d6f eyes met, the man ce88ebcdec immediately started asking questions. Even the smile that 3c83c641ea seemed absurd looked somehow b1c4f03b45 empty. Not that his head 6aea20762f looked empty, but that dda66e1603 he was as hollow ec7d5efa25 as an empty can. Frankly, even if 3db997e007 North Korea invaded 8de6a9a7c4 tomorrow, the man b04a6c2308 looked like he 3f902ce889 would take a a95c601f7f nap without any fe5b4e6099 regrets. When such 8f78906a22 a man 1e87060d88 smiled, it 3f87546c2e was either 87a55d8b05 to be a213d34138 sarcastic or 62d1789586 to tease e51e67d37b the other f4c6d1c0c9 person, one 0b945246ec of the ceaead197b two.2605ffdb55ce60a1

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“Do you know what the scariest thing in the world is?”53cf33bd5c09785b

“…Rent?”0034af42c3f76c4c

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“Getting attached.”9a24da7e8bb07b05

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.7d32777498333df3

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“Turned into a motel.”c31d368379fa1453

With that, he 402953df82 took a big 41149019c5 bite of jajangmyeon 80c05d59f0 and immediately got 948de3b799 up. The man, afba623ab3 who came ef1c0c74b0 out of 027e923ae8 the kitchen 0e1f95e761 with his df2079d66f mouth full, 1b3f3ea1d9 brought a 8432ac8134 bowl piled 9c6d608bbb high with 47e997003b dog food. As soon 9ab801927f as he 48372077b1 put the 0ad3ac3917 bowl on f2e1ebd3bf the floor, cb3ef135b1 the white 12ca753031 puppy ran 07d25a1c72 over and d5444cec1c buried its ebfa1a10b6 nose in 704c37eafb it.6f1e871f320e220e

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“You’re raising it, then.”e00fa1ba5a324536

“Not raising it.”836daa85a3a28d98

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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.33424fe672e93d50

“Eat and look. If you have time, brush its fur too.”9be31effeba9093e

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“Is that okay? It’s so cute. We can’t raise dogs at my house. My mom is allergic.”c91ffc54b8d71320

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.8d5100f9f5392bc8

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“Huh?”4b648dfa61ac9982

I suddenly wondered 246de99e8c why the man 6ff6395ad9 was so quiet dbb29338c2 and looked at aab49131ca him. He stared blankly at 7cddddc658 the empty bowl of 6911749291 pickled radish that I 1d2ab80cf1 had finished and added 663eb2ea9c a word.d114223062482cf6

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“Next time, I’ll ask for more pickled radish.”c466eea4bee5b807

“…I ate almost all of it.”1b70a0c198a20b0f

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Of course, about a 2979d8bfb3 third was left, but 0c38af1b43 I originally had a ffa936a5fd small appetite. This much 92b1164ab9 was a 381c3f0856 lot for c2f1d6b329 me to 8e00dd47f9 eat. But the man, who a199905c90 had unleashed a smile, 7e1e7e3bbb froze the summer day fe0e22cd9d with his expression. The flow of the 4f0d8d2908 atmosphere was strange, so 0556ac0966 I blurted out whatever f6c3464eb3 came to mind.acbe22d6a8eb8750

“By the way, what did you name it? Whitey? Boksoon?”7271d1325dc6824a

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“Doesn’t have one.”376d878ff433de9d

“Doesn’t have one… Why?”e5d171fed1611773

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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.3ad8eee58c4af50c

“If I give it a name, right-”fab9a415d09efa71

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“…Yes.”50a801b61e503b89

“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?”8e3d735475932dce

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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.a1edaa6abfae1388

“What to do.”5286bed48e0aba3b

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“…Yes?”6b033faba425fe30

“Should I go buy pickled radish?”553122294cce55d2

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The story 331be31cd7 bounced here 2a444f5eeb and there a842b0a45f like a 125f473da0 bouncy ball 2a0461a007 bought from 61769848bf a stationery 091ab19abc store in 717877f383 front of d12b3f8255 an elementary d3d17c007d school. Hit by it, 8de2d6d1ee I ended up 8352b19005 with a bad 58d6f7be75 head that thought 30c60f66c8 of the man e30a1179d3 the next day e7904b59e7 and the day 760a8d5617 after that.276904d63f3f908f

“It’s okay.”0fd3ff2815d5d313

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I hoped the 4621654eca summer days continue. Because even now, 88ce019770 I felt chilly 47ab5ea17f for no reason.c46e54ced83d1ca4

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.e24427a57aa87297

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