Game Market 1983

“Do you know what time it is? ”

“Ow!! Oh my god. What are you!? ”

I wanted to squeeze a honeymoon, but Yuki was watching from behind, so I pressed down on the boiling stomach and opened my mouth.

“Your mother sent me. Hey, why don't you go home? ”

“Really!? What time is it?

“It's night already.”

“I was killed by my mother. ”

Young Joon-Hyuk hurriedly got up from his seat because the word "night."

I guess Yong-min who was with me didn't think he'd be too busy playing these games.

“Yongmin, let's go home!! ”

Joon-Hyuk quickly rushed to the entrance of the arcade, holding the hand of his friend who was next to him.

And Yuki and I followed them out of the arcade.

“Hey!! Kid, wait!! ”

Young Joon-Hyuk, who was just running out with Yong-min, stopped walking in my words.

“What's the matter? ”

“When you go home with this money, stop by the butcher shop and buy some meat. ”

“Who are you? My mother told me I shouldn't accept things from strangers.”

“It's okay. Take it. Don't use it for anything else, just buy some meat at home. You know that butcher shop I went to with my mom at home? Go there and give me 50,000 won separately for grilled beef and grilled beef. ”

“Beef, grilled beef, noodles... 50,000 won..."

Joon-Hyuk repeatedly muttered how many times he tried to remember what I said.

I gave the same amount of money to Yongmin who was jealous of Joon-Hyuk.

“If you do your chores right, I'll give you a present tomorrow. You're going to keep your promise? ”

“Gifts?”

“Yes. He'll be by your house tomorrow. Meet me at the Yeongnam Supermarket in front of your house at 5: 00 p.m. tomorrow. ”

Joon-Hyuk warned me with suspicious eyes, but slowly nodded his head at the Young Nam Supermarket in front of the house.

“Then go in quickly, both of you. Mother will be worried.”

“Yes!! ”

The two scumbags started running home holding hands tightly. Then Yuki, who was watching everything, approached me and asked.

“Do you know these kids? What did you say? ”

“No, I told her not to play until late, but to go early. It reminds me of my childhood.”

“Did Joon-Hyuk do that when he was young? ”

“I'm stuck.”

I smiled as I looked behind the children as they were moving away.

Glug-ug-ug...

What are you talking about? Yuki frowned, avoiding my gaze, turning his head in surprise.

“Actually, I haven't eaten anything besides breakfast. I'm so hungry.”

Oops... I couldn't even eat properly because I was so focused on my work.

I didn't know I was hungry because I was so nervous until I found a house, but I started to get hungry, too.

“Sorry. I was distracted when I was different. Let me know if you're hungry.”

“Well, I'm not gonna starve to death, but my legs hurt. Heheh.”

Yuki smiled, holding out his little tongue and smiling, was a great comfort to me.

“We're done for the day, so let's go to the hotel after dinner. ”

“Yes, but eat something. Us?"

“Well, do you want something to eat? ”

“Don't you know Joon-Hyuk well around here? ”

“Well, it's been a while since I've been here, so I don't know what's going on.”

“Then Joon-Hyuk ate a lot when he was young!”

“I've... eaten a lot? ”

Well... I wish I could say that...

Don't you think it's too humbling for Yuki to follow you through all the hard work?

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“I came out here first. ”

“Thank you."

Five red spiced skewers were mounted on top of a green plastic plate with white spots.

200 won per skewer... is a thousand won.

It appeared as a child and caused a tectonic shift in the snack system.

Yuki was extremely hungry, but pressed the shutter towards the hot skewers that just came out.

“What's the name of this food? ”

“Bam bam. I put bread in a skewer, fried it in oil, and seasoned it. ”

“Oh, is it hot? ”

“No, just spicy? ”

“Hmm...”

Yuki, who was nervous about the red marinade, took a loaf of bread from the skewers after a while and made a very surprising face.

“Phew... yummy!! The outside is crispy, but the inside is chewy. The seasoning is not spicy!! ”

“Isn't that right?"

But isn't it too much to react to a 200-won tackle? At that time, the lunch lady brought the food into the tray.

“I got kiddy rice and Tteokbokki. And this is Odeng Soup, a service.”

The table is filled with various foods soon, but the total is about KRW 3,000? I was too sorry to come all the way to Korea to serve Yuki all day.

It's delicious, but...

“Joon-Hyuk, I think this Tteokbokki is very spicy. ”

“But it's still my favorite food. If it's too hot, you can wash it in Odeng Soup over there.”

“Hmm...”

While thinking about it for a while, Yuki picked up a Tteokbokki with a fork and put it in his mouth.

“It's quite spicy, but it's also delicious. ”

Yuki looks satisfied with his fork.

I looked at the back of the lady who was stirring so that the Tteokbokki soup wouldn't get scared and remembered for a moment.

&

“Thank you. Come again. ”

After calculating, I looked at her smiling at me. I sent Yuki out first and called her.

“Did I miscalculate the guest? ”

“No, it's not like that.”

“Then?”

“Ma'am, this may sound a little strange, but I think you should go to the hospital. ”

“Yes? Hospital? I'm healthy.”

“Actually, I'm from medical school. I saw the look on her face, and she wasn't feeling well. ”

“Me?”

“I know you're busy at work, but don't overhear me. Please go to the hospital. ”

“Oh, yeah. I will.”

“Well, thanks for the Tteokbokki.”

The shop was very good because of the spicy Tteokbokki soup and the friendly mistress. When it snowed or rained, she worked tirelessly, and suddenly fell before my young eyes in '91.

Luckily, he went to the hospital early and woke up, but soon he died of liver cancer.

Since her death, which I had seen every day as a child, remained a big shock to me, I wanted to meet her when I came to Korea.

Luckily, it's 1988 now, so if you go to the hospital and get an early checkup, you should be able to fix it.

After leaving the snack house, I ran to Yuki who was trembling with the evening breeze.

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The next day...

On the hotel bed, Booth opened his eyes and I turned my head blinking in the sunshine.

Yuki was also very tired and fell asleep next to me.

This is a misleading scene, but nothing happened between Yuki and me yesterday.

Yesterday evening, I also walked around all day and immediately wanted to rest at the hotel, but I lost sight of Yuki's curious expression that was taken away by the night in the colorful streets of Myeong-dong, which is completely different from the day.

Yuki, who saw a winter delicacy bun in a street stall, said she was very happy that it looked like ‘Taiyaki’ in Japan, and she eventually came back to the hotel late at night to watch Myeong-dong Street and washed first and fell asleep.

I snuck out of the bed and headed to the washroom to keep Yuki from breaking up.

After a while, Yuki wiped his head with a towel and looked out the window, wrapped in a blanket.

“This is a great view. That's the tower on the mountain, isn't it? ”

Namsan Tower, a radio tower that broadcasts TV and radio broadcasts to Seoul's metropolitan area, was established in 1975 in collaboration with three national television stations.

Since 1980, it has become a tourist attraction in Seoul, but I don't remember climbing Namsan Tower at this time, so I suddenly wondered about Seoul's '80s nightlife scene.

“If you finish work early today, shall we go up there? At least the night view from above will be worth seeing. ”

“Really? Well, as soon as Joon-Hyuk's work is done. I don't want to see things get out of hand because of me. ”

“Don't worry. I won't be wandering around as much today as I did yesterday. ”

“Then I'll wash up, too. ”

Yuki returned to the washroom with her horses turned around since the wind in her pajamas was embarrassed.

I changed my clothes while Yuki was washing and burned a cigarette on the terrace, checking my bag to see if I forgot anything.

Inside the heavy bag was a portable gamble boy for young Junhyuk and a cartridge containing a special message.

“I... never thought I'd make a game out of something I gave to me as a child. ”

I smiled as I looked at the game cartridge I was going to give to Joon-Hyuk.

“He'd like that. ”

“Joon-Hyuk, are you on the terrace? ”

“Oh, you washed everything? ”

“Wait!! I'm gonna change, so it's gonna be cold, but just stay there for a second. ”

... I'll just go in there and pretend I don't know.

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