Have a Meal Before You Go

Echo sat down.

Drink a cup of coffee Freshly brewed hand-ripped coffee smells good whenever you drink it.

Take a deep breath and look straight ahead.

“What?”

There was a gearwalk sitting in front of me. Getaway wears sunglasses with arms folded. They're trying to decorate something else, but it just seems so awkward.

“You said your niece is so hot these days. ”

“Hot?”

Regardless of what it means, Echo tilts his head and Gearwalk adds.

“It's popular these days. ”

“Oh, yeah. ”

Echo quickly frowns. It's a good thing that's popular and loved, but it's a little less popular these days. Stimuli are often buried when they're repeated.

“So. We thought our nephew deserved it. ”

“......? ”

Getaway pulls out his business card from his pocket.

[Love Project]

[Director - Gearwalk]

[Non-Confidential]

“...... ”

It is surprising that there is a title to move in this vacant and stupid organization.

Gearwalk cautiously whispers to Echo.

“It's a secret, but your nephew can be our full member. I can also promote you to an executive if you want. ”

“...... Get out. ”

Echo shakes his head in disgust. The gearwalk drifted away, but he twisted his thumb and index finger.

“Contact me! I have a very important secret for my nephew too! ”

Echo flinches as he turns.

“Beemill?”

Gearwalk grins, making sure you've got Echo's attention.

“Yes. It's a secret. The way I see it, this is top secret right now. ”

“...... ”

Echo glances at the Gearwalk quietly. Then he stepped out to the door of the café and added.

“Wait a minute. ”

“Whatever!”

Echo turned to and fro toward the Burinake rice restaurant, and told Chulho to look at the newspaper.

“Cheolho, give me that. ”

“That?”

“Oh, come on. ”

“Don't abuse this. You know?”

“I know. ”

Chulho sighed and lent me the Detect Kid. Echo mounts the Detect Eye, then heads back to the café.

* * *

“Come on, let's have a secret conversation. ”

Gearwalk asked Echo.

“What about joining?”

“...... ”

Echo hesitates. I had no intention of sticking my hand in this stupid organization. But I wanted to know the secret. What's the secret?

Secret!

That secret, stimulating word! It's not just a secret, it's a top secret!

Echo nods quietly, experiencing internal conflicts.

“Okay, let's sign up. ”

“Sign it.”

Gearwalk pulled out the burinake contract and smiled. Echo says he's doing everything for no reason. Only after signing the autograph and taking a picture did the gearwalk talk in secret.

“It's no different.”

“Yes.”

Echo put a cup of coffee in his mouth with a tense face.

“There are a lot of people who like Steelho. ”

- The truth.

“Phew!”

Then I spit the coffee on the gearwalk's face. Gearwalk wiped the coffee off my face as if I understood it.

Echo looked inside the coffee cup and asked.

“Surely that's a lie, coming from the impossible. ”

“It's not like that. ”

- The truth.

The gearwalk flicked its index finger. And explained why Chulho had to be popular. Of course, I knew it was the truth even if I didn't have to listen to it.

“Here we go. How's the boss look? ”

“Ordinary.”

“Yes. But on an ordinary axis, he's very handsome. It's a good ratio. It's tall. ”

“Hmm."

That made sense.

“Besides, you're raising tangerines alone. However, there's no one in this city who doesn't know his daughter's love. ”

“Mmmm…"

He was also a reasonable man.

“In my view, that's the biggest addition point. In fact, the child is so bright and cheerful in the epicondyle. So growing up spotless, that's great. It means I grew up loving my father. ”

“Yes, it is. ”

Chulho is probably the most tangerine lover in the world. I don't think even Kahn, the older brother, would be capable of falling in love with Chulho.

“Plus, I'm a good cook. ”

“That's right.”

“Fashion sense isn't bad either, right? ”

Echo nods.

“Do you understand?”

“Oh, I get it. ”

I understand perfectly. Echo folds his arms.

So, is Chulho marrying someone after all?

I didn't like the thought of it. What do I say? I think he was taken away by someone. Love? No. Rather than feeling that way, I was devastated and jealous.

What's the matter with you?

Why would he think that? Echo gets confused without even knowing it.

“Chef, is Cheolho getting married? ”

Yes, it is.

Why didn't I think of that? Cheolho will get married someday! It was amazing that I had never thought about it.

“Cheolho?”

“No, is my uncle getting married? ”

“Well, no, it means there's a lot of people who are interested, not marriage, right? ”

“Maybe someday? ”

“Am I right?"

- The truth.

“No! ”

Echo yells loudly.

When I opened my eyes in a circle as if the gearwalk was doing this, Echo muttered in a loud voice.

“And who will praise this body from now on? ”

“A compliment?”

“Well, well, there's that! ”

Echo sighed for no reason.

Humans are loyal to their families when they get married. My wife, my son. Perhaps if Chulho got married, Echo and Khan would be left alone.

Suddenly, you see Shadow Cat standing still, just about to enter beyond the café.

Echo and her gaze met. I felt an uneasy look in my eyes as I took a rough breath. Both men and women nodded at the same time.

.

Early morning.

Shadow Cat carefully shows up in the alleyway in front of the diner. Unlike usual, she wore sunglasses, a short sleeved t-shirt, and short pants.

Immediately, echo appeared. Echo, for some reason, wore sunglasses. He also wore simple sneakers and a short sleeve t-shirt.

Echo approaches her, pointing to the shadow.

“Hey."

- Yes, sir!

Boyca replies in the shadows. Echo had received a list of women of interest from Chulho from Getaway.

“From these women, it's their turn to search. Do you understand?”

- Oh, I get it.

Boyca replies with an annoying voice. Shadow Cat nods and goes into the shadow with Echo.

Echo resolved to ask her.

“Elf. What will you do if you marry Cheolho? ”

“...... Yes? ”

“Lies don't work on this body. You know?”

“Yes...... yes......”

“If you get married, you have to love this body as equally as tangerine. Okay?”

Somehow, Echo seemed like a little kid. She opens her eyes wide and chuckles.

Echo asks as if he is caressing.

“Okay? Answer me quickly. ”

“Okay, if we're going to get married or something. ”

- The truth.

Echo nods. Suddenly, I asked her again, slightly anxious.

“Can we be kind of friends? ”

She gazes directly into Echo's eyes as if something was wrong. Soon, she smiles slightly.

“Wouldn't that be so? ”

- The truth.

Elves don't lie to their friends. Echo nods with a satisfied face.

“Good. Let's go. ”

* * *

Cipher school.

The lunch shop was also busy today. Among them, I saw a beautiful woman in her twenties. It was clear that the woman who put on the white apron and worked hard in cooking gloves expressed her love for Chulho.

“Name.”

Boyka replied:

“Eun-yeon, you're a nutritionist. Twenty-three years old, well-behaved and well-behaved. They're very popular in Cipher School. ”

“Indeed.”

Echo nods. Echo spills, looking at Shadow Cat.

“Elf. Can you cook? ”

“Yo, cooking? ”

“Yes."

“You can…… ”

- False.

Echo's eyes widen.

“Tell me the truth. ”

She lowers her head as she writhes.

“...... I can't. ”

- The truth.

Soon, she said as if to protest.

“Ha, but Steelho will do that for you! ”

Echo nods.

“Fair point, Elf. She's a pass. ”

“Yep!"

Boyca replies sharply, and the shadow begins to move.

* * *

buzzing cafes.

The second largest cafe waitress in the city.

“Name, Kang Yu-yeon. Age, 17. Bright and cheerful. He looks great, and I think most of his guests are coming for that girl. ”

Boyca says Echo looks at Shadow Cat.

“How old are you, Elf? ”

“It's a secret!”

She screams loudly.

“More than fifty, right? ”

“Oh, oh, no! ”

- False.

Echo opens his eyes again shyly. She lowers her head. Soon, however, I protested in a flash.

“Ha, ha, ha, but I'm prettier than 17! He, and he will live longer! ”

It made sense.

Echo hears no argument, then nods slowly.

“Well, that's true. All right, he's a pass! ”

Boyca felt her vision of Echo, the Iron Monarch and the Devil of Blood, shattered again.

* * *

The last was a woman who exercised at the gym north of Seodaemun Gate.

“Name, Sin So-jin. Twenty-six years old, gym director. I'm not an Awakener, but I hear that personality isn't as pleasant as it looks. ”

She looked pretty, but she was delightful. There was definitely an unbalanced charm.

Echo looks at her.

“Fighting is… well, that's true. ”

She was an official, first-degree Awakening member of the Association. Awakened at the forefront of a war.

Since then, the Triad has not been able to make a decision until they have looked at the candidates once.

“Elves are the best, no matter what. ”

“Yep! So do I! ”

“...... ”

Shadow Cat smiles, seemingly absurd. Echo grabs her shoulder.

“It's just you, Elf. If I'm going to marry you, I have to marry you. It's a path for all of us. ”

“Oh… is that so? ”

“Yes, I'm sure. ”

Echo nods.

“This body will push you forward. Marry me later. Okay?"

“...... ”

She hasn't even thought about getting married yet. Elves are usually a little over a hundred years old. The bear thought it was marriage, and she replied.

“Well, if you can do that later. ”

“Good. I like that ambiguity. ”

Echo was delighted as if he had obtained a sense of first-class bride. Shadow Cat glances at the sliding echo and smiles. She said, sweeping Echo's messy head.

“I hope Steelho doesn't get bored. ”

“Huh?"

“Just.”

She chuckles.

.

Late at night, Chulho was looking at the newspaper as usual when he went home. Echo comes in slowly and sits at the table.

Cheolho stood up and brought dinner to the kitchen. It was Echo's favorite steak.

The greasy steak was probably baked just a few minutes before Echo arrived and the toilet paper was finished.

Echo asks with a knife and fork.

“Cheolho.”

“Why?”

“You'll do something called marriage someday, right? ”

“Mmmm…"

Chulho thought for a moment and nodded his head.

“Maybe, maybe. ”

“Yes, I see! ”

He sat across from Echo, a philosopher who didn't like Echo smiling for no reason.

“Why are you smiling suspiciously? ”

“No.”

Echo chops a large piece of meat and adds it to his mouth.

“It's nothing. ”

End