Game Market 1983

EP. 17: To Korea.. (3)

Immediately, the students wearing red hair straps began to open up 'comradeship’ as they rushed out into the street. I didn't see an ant on the street for some reason. The timing is fabulous...

“Joon-Hyuk, what's going on? ”

“Shh. Let's go quietly because we'll get in trouble if we get caught." Just in case, grab my hand. "

Yuki gripped my hand with trembling hands in a fierce atmosphere.

After a while, we started walking as far away as possible, looking at the students who were confronting the landscape.

Please, just hang in there until we're gone. Don't do anything you shouldn't...

But my wish was shattered into one of the fire bottles thrown by a protesting student.

“Bastards!! Catch them all!!! ”

“Wow!!!! ”

Bang!! Tak!! Bang!! Wasik!!

I ran, holding Yuki's hand tightly, in the chaos that ignited a scene in the movie.

Starting with the flamethrower, tear gas from the foreground appeared, and the sidewalk that we were walking started to fill up with white tear gas.

“Joon-Hyuk. Keluk Keluk. My neck and eyes are burning. ”

“Hang in there. Let's get in the alley here. ”

After giving up the main road and entering a remote alley, Yuki, who was already covered in tears with tears of red smoke.

Soon after, the students started to run away from the landscape, avoiding the forced suppression, and some of them rushed into the alleyway where we had escaped.

If we run into the landscape like this, we could be in this together.

Immediately, I looked around and entered the slightly open gate and hid myself in the guard.

I didn't commit any crimes, but you're in the mood to make a movie.

After a while, Yuki's face was washed away by the taps in the courtyard as the footsteps of the landscape grew further away.

Yuki, who had been in charge of tear gas for the first time, had his face covered with tears and was in a mess.

“Are you feeling better? ”

“Yes, but is it okay to just walk into someone's house? ”

“It's so urgent. I'll apologize when I see the owner.”

Then why do you look so familiar in the yard? I even found the taps by myself... Then the front door opens up on the stairs, and a woman sticks her head out.

“Is the student okay? ”

I hurriedly lifted my head to apologize to the lady.

“Yes? Oh, we're fine. As I was walking by, I got caught up in a protest and washed my face. I'm sorry to barge in like this...”

By the way, have you heard this voice before...? It's Noorie's mom!?

Somehow the yard looked familiar... Let's take a look around for a moment. This was the home of a friend named Kim Noorie who used to live close to me as a child.

I used to run out again after drinking tap water when I was thirsty in the alleyway, but I never thought I'd find this place...

At that time, Yuki, who was next to me, bursted his eyes and apologized to Mrs.

“Your loss.”

“Geez… girl. You can't rub it with your hands like that. The tap water must be freezing, too. Come in for a second. ”

“What? No, I...”

Mrs. Nuri, as I know her, was very kind and compassionate.

He told me to come in instead of kicking us out of here by avoiding the protesters... It was a moment of affection in 1988.

“What did she say? ”

“Listen to that for a second. ”

“Yes!? I'm sorry to barge into your yard like this, but... Do you know Joon-Hyuk? ”

Should I say I know this, or should I say I don't?

As Yuki and I entered the front door with an awkward smile, we heard her voice from the kitchen.

“Hang in there, Noorie!! Can you get me some towels? ”

“Yes!”

Soon after that, a cute little boy in short bread pants opened the small room door and greeted us at 90 degrees, standing in front of the porch. Ki-nuri!! It's been a long time.

“Hello, my name is Kim Nuri. ”

Cute.You 're acting like you were taught in kindergarten.

Nuri came out with a toy in one hand and ran to us with a shotgun to see if she had forgotten what she had asked for.

“Hello, Noorie. ”

“Wow, what a pretty sister!! ”

“Hey!! Gim Nuri, bring me a towel!! You're not listening to me again, are you? ”

“Ah!! Right.”

Nuri ran into the bathroom in a frenzy due to his mother's complaint.

Yuki chuckled with puffy eyes. After a while, the lady soaked Nuri's towel in warm water and handed it over to Yuki.

“Don't wipe it, hold it in your eyes. ”

“Arigatou Gozaimas. It's really tricky.”

“You're Japanese, and you're a man? ”

“No, I'm Korean. This is Yuki, my girlfriend. Thank you so much for your help. ”

“I'm Gomason.”

Although the pronunciation is still immature, I thanked Mrs. Yuki in her own way. Then Nuri looked up at Yuki next to him and said,

“My beautiful sister is so funny in Korean! Try it again. ”

Then Nuri apologized to us by grabbing his son's head.

“I'm sorry. He's just a kid.”

“No, thanks. He's so cute. ”

“I'm going to cut your throat with tear gas. I'll give you some juice. Come on in. ”

“No. That's not going to hurt.”

“If we leave now, we may have to tear the bullet apart again. Stop by for a second."

Seeing the loud noise coming from outside, it seemed better to listen to Nuri's words now.

“Now, if you'll excuse me. ”

“The living room is cold, so go in the other room. ”

She kindly gave me her room and headed to the kitchen to get some juice.

“Wow, Joon-Hyuk's floor is hot. ”

For Japanese winterers with a few tatamis and a heating device called Gotatz, greenhouses are a new world. Yuki was surprised with her palms on the hot floor.

Then Nuri entered the room with a jar of juice in the tray.

And then I saw the juice bottle. I was once again captivated by my poor memories.

"Symbol of the Rich House... Del Monte Glass Bottle..."

As a child, there was a time when this Del Monte glass bottle was the basis for determining whether a friend's house was rich or not.

When I finished drinking the juice, I used it as a water bottle, but I honestly remember that it was very heavy for a young child to use as a water bottle.

Occasionally, if you put the Del Monte bottle that Nuri collected in the box, it reminded me of a smile that I had switched to a snack with Nuri and ran to the supermarket.

“Thank you."

Seeing Noorie holding a mug that was only her face with both hands and drinking juice all of a sudden, I thought I was happy to come to Korea.

“Mom, can I have a burro? ”

Nuri said without thinking about it, and I almost spit out the juice.

Del Monte Orange Juice followed by Darlong Tung... What a pitiful one-to-one punch...

A fruit sorbet type of ice cream, the Dalong Dalong is also one of my favorite ice cream of my childhood, a cute design with leaves that can be used as a spoon on a fruit shaped plastic container.

Sometimes the plastic containers freeze so much that they break, and some of them are sticky.

“You just drank juice. And when I eat something cold in winter, I get sick of it. ”

“But I still want one. Da-da-da-da! Da-da-da-da!”

Hey, lady... I want to try that burlesque too...

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“Thank you so much. Ma'am.”

“I've come to Korea for a long time, but it's a protest day... What a hard day for a girl to come with me. ”

I opened my wallet and took out a few bills, looking at Yuki's face with a sad look.

“You know, I'm just not comfortable going back like this. Please buy some Nuri sweets with this. ”

“Phew! It's okay. You don't have to do this.”

“I've been taught it's not polite to leave you alone. It's not a lot of money, so please take it. ”

After a few distractions, I rushed out of the house with Yuki, who forcefully handed her the money. Then she waved her hands at us to see if she had given up.

“Thank you. I'll use it well. ”

We greet each other again from afar and then take a step.

“He was very kind. Noorie is so cute.”

“Isn't that right?"

I wiped the dirt off Yuki's eyes, then smiled and reached out to her.

It was a bit of a scary experience, but Yuki held my hand with a bright face to make sure Noorie calmed down a lot.

“By the way, Joon-Hyuk. ”

“Huh?"

“What's that Derron Noorie was talking about? ”

“Oh, that ice cream I loved so much, I'll buy it for you on the way back to the hotel. ”

“Really? I want to try it. ”

“I've never been abroad before, so I'm surprised, right? ”

“It's okay. I met Nuri, and it was a very unique experience. ”

“Thanks for coming with me. ”

“Thank you for bringing me here. ”

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