Have a Meal Before You Go

It was when Echo left home early in the morning.

“Echo!”

Chulho called Echo.

“Why?”

“Look at me for a second. ”

“Huh?"

Echo comes to the table with his head tilted. Nowadays, Echo has been busy with the new business, 'The Demon King's Restaurant’.

Cheolho sat across from Echo.

“I have something for you. ”

“Give it back?”

“Yes."

Chulho smiled and triggered the jar of desire.

Jiaying!

A pot of intense desire entered the middle of the dining room.

From there, Chulho uncovered the zero-code 'will to immortality' that he had borrowed from Echo.

“Ah.”

Echo blinks.

When Chulho released it into the air, his will to the owner flashed like a firefly.

Shyaaak!

Echo's immortal will. At the same time, Echo. Ugh! I screamed.

Shhhhhhh!

Echo is currently a master of five classes. Once his will is restored to his body, he rises to the ranks of the six class masters.

In fact, it was originally the hardship of a six-class master, but as the body changes, pain is inevitable.

“Gruuuh-”

Echo's body expands like a balloon. However, since he was the original owner, he infiltrated completely without much objection.

Shya-ah-ah!

The skin covering Echo's surface peels off. White skin, purple hair. And the sparkly eyes sparkled.

“Oh.”

Echo realizes the enormous power in his whole body.

Skin was peeled off and given stronger resistance. Is that it?

I'm so tall! It was big.

Magic hold increased by 30 times. In a state optimized for combat, the body is reset.

“Huff……"

Echo blinks as if he couldn't believe his changes and looks at him.

Cheolho was smiling.

“In the meantime, thanks to you, Thanks to you, I have survived many times. I'll give it back to you now. ”

At Cheolho's words, Echo frowns. These days, he tends to talk like an old man who's lived long enough.

“You sound like an old man. You're a lot younger than this body, you know that? ”

“Of course. ”

“Then don't talk about it. ”

Echo grumbled for no reason. And then I got up.

“Yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi. ”

“Yes.”

“...... ”

Echo hesitates and asks Chulho.

“Should I say thank you? ”

“It's originally yours, and I'd say thank you. ”

Echo nods. And walked out of the diner.

About that time.

Ugh.

The subspace opens and Qasim reaches out.

“Steelho! ”

“Ah, Qasim. ”

“Lend me the tears of the sea! ”

“Oh, right. ”

Chulho shed tears from the sea.

Since there are too many fish to eat, some will be stored in the winter storage and some will be salted.

.

Hong Guk Hyun also came the next day.

After drinking a lot, I came back the next day.

“We'll be back tomorrow. ”

“Oh, right. ”

He nods with a good smile.

“The man of the sea must be at sea. The city is nice, but it doesn't seem like a good place. ”

He also ordered a bottle of soju and grilled fish today.

“Aren't you tired of fish? ”

The car that was watching asked. The columns have a clear burst mark. I fought Echo when I returned to the Six Classes Master and was beaten to a pulp.

At Khan's words, he shrugs.

“It's what I always eat, so I don't forget it. ”

“Yes?”

“When you eat what you catch in the sea, you smell the sea. I can feel the sea breeze, and the color of the sea is just right in front of my eyes. ”

He said so, smiling.

“Seaman, if you forget the sea for even a moment, it's over. ”

That was pretty meaningful.

Khan's eyes are wide open.

“If you live in the sea for a long time. ”

Hong Guk Hyun stared at Soju's cup and muttered.

“You put too much stuff in the ocean. Maybe that's why everyone can't leave. ”

“...... ”

Khan blinks and raises his soju glass.

“I'd like a drink, too. ”

“I think so.”

Hong Guk Hyun poured liquor into Khan's cup. Sobbing, the glass is filled with wine like a silent stream.

He confronts the columns and cups, then pours soju into one mouth.

The Khan peels off a piece of mackerel from its shell. Mackerel is the most delicious part of its self-grilled crust.

The box with a mouthful of soy sauce enjoyed the delicious texture of fat spreading through the mouth.

Suddenly, I have questions for him.

The column asked.

“But, sir. ”

“Huh?"

“The ocean. Isn't it dangerous?”

“Dangerous.”

“There are a lot of monsters out there these days, but are they still out at sea? ”

“Hahaha.”

He smiles faintly.

And I looked everywhere.

It's not only because he frequents this place, but because he is a customer.

Cheolho is a really good person, a very rare young man, and very good at paying for fish. But it's not the bay.

This restaurant.

I like it to stay the way it is whenever I come.

Somehow, I liked it when I got tired of being here. This place was always the same, so I could come anytime.

About that time.

Ugh.

The subspace opens and Qasim reaches out.

“Steelho! ”

“Ah, Qasim. ”

“Lend me the tears of the sea! ”

“Oh, right. ”

Chulho shed tears from the sea.

Since there are too many fish to eat, some will be stored in the winter storage and some will be salted.

.

Hong Guk Hyun also came the next day.

After drinking a lot, I came back the next day.

“We'll be back tomorrow. ”

“Oh, right. ”

He nods with a good smile.

“The man of the sea must be at sea. The city is nice, but it doesn't seem like a good place. ”

He also ordered a bottle of soju and grilled fish today.

“Aren't you tired of fish? ”

The car that was watching asked. The columns have a clear burst mark. I fought Echo when I returned to the Six Classes Master and was beaten to a pulp.

At Khan's words, he shrugs.

“It's what I always eat, so I don't forget it. ”

“Yes?”

“When you eat what you catch in the sea, you smell the sea. I can feel the sea breeze, and the color of the sea is just right in front of my eyes. ”

He said so, smiling.

“Seaman, if you forget the sea for even a moment, it's over. ”

That was pretty meaningful.

Khan's eyes are wide open.

“If you live in the sea for a long time. ”

Hong Guk Hyun stared at Soju's cup and muttered.

“You put too much stuff in the ocean. Maybe that's why everyone can't leave. ”

“...... ”

Khan blinks and raises his soju glass.

“I'd like a drink, too. ”

“I think so.”

Hong Guk Hyun poured liquor into Khan's cup. Sobbing, the glass is filled with wine like a silent stream.

He confronts the columns and cups, then pours soju into one mouth.

The Khan peels off a piece of mackerel from its shell. Mackerel is the most delicious part of its self-grilled crust.

The box with a mouthful of soy sauce enjoyed the delicious texture of fat spreading through the mouth.

Suddenly, I have questions for him.

The column asked.

“But, sir. ”

“Huh?"

“The ocean. Isn't it dangerous?”

“Dangerous.”

“There are a lot of monsters out there these days, but are they still out at sea? ”

“Hahaha.”

He smiles faintly.

And I looked everywhere.

It's not only because he frequents this place, but because he is a customer.

Cheolho is a really good person, a very rare young man, and very good at paying for fish. But it's not the bay.

This restaurant.

I like it to stay the way it is whenever I come.

Somehow, I liked it when I got tired of being here. This place was always the same, so I could come anytime.

He had a place once, too.

There was a cozy house, a loving wife and son.

“...... ”

Somehow, the Khan reminds me of his son. He was a child the same age as Khan.

So.

I opened my mouth without even knowing it.

“About five years ago? ”

The car opened its eyes wide.

“I had a family, too. My wife, my beloved son. We've been fishermen for generations. Do you know what every fisherman's dream is? ”

“No.”

The column shakes its head.

“Send your children to the city. The people of the sea love the sea, but they are just as frightened. That's why we want our children to go to the city, to have a safe life. ”

“...... ”

“What time is it? Fortunately, there are Awakenings in the Southern Fishing Camp, but monsters still appear sometimes. That's why I sent my son to the city. ”

Khan listens with an intriguing face.

“My son was an Awakener. I sent him to Cipher School. He graduated from there and went back down to the fishing village. I asked you a question, you. Why did you come back here? And you know what he said? ”

He laughs and adds.

“I want to sail with my father," he said. ”

“I'm on a boat. ”

“Yes. He's going to be a fisherman. Haha.”

He laughs helplessly. Somehow, his face was full of bitterness. The soju cup is empty, and the can follows.

“I refused at first. Who in the world wants to do something dangerous with their son? But he insisted that he was an Awakened monster and that he could get rid of it. So, after a year of bragging, we ended up on a boat together. ”

He pours soju back in.

“Good to be on the boat with my son. He was so strong, we rode together for three years. I don't know whose son he is, but he fits right in. I caught a lot of fish. The god of the sea blessed me! I'd love to. ”

His voice resonates.

“Wow."

“And then... One day, it was raining in clear skies, and thunderstorm-”

He pours soju back into his mouth and spreads his hands wide. And I clapped lightly once.

“My son, swallowed by waves as long as I held him! I swallowed it.”

“...... ”

“And my wife, who was walking the net, my boat. ”

His face turns into a blank expression. Then, he gazed and muttered.

The black sea water was clear before my eyes. The sound that resonates from deep in the ocean, deep in the deep ocean. Extremely fast currents. Rrrrgh! Kwaguang! The cry of the great sky.

Everything is clear in front of you, and Sarr disappears.

“You left me alone, and you ate well. ”

He raised his chopsticks and put on a big mouthful of mackerel. He chews away at the foe.

“When it does. I won't be able to leave the sea. I feel self-conscious. I can't stop drinking. When I get on the boat, I hear a voice out there in the ocean. In the midst of the buzzing waves, I hear something called a father- Honey, you're talking. ”

It was a grave voice.

“So listen quietly, when you turn the boat around. It's full of seabirds, arrogantly. The only thing I can't stand is that the sea is peaceful. Calm. Quiet. And then -”

He widens his hands, gazing into the air.

“Amazingly beautiful. Sometimes that disparity becomes unbearable. ”

His voice was, as if, praising the sea.

“If there's a sense of folly in the sea, I'll miss it for a while. I miss it, I hate it. On the one hand, I'm afraid, and sometimes I admire its beauty. ”

“...... ”

A silent silence followed in a massive storm.

He folds his arms and closes his eyes quietly. As it is, I recited it at last.

“Not just me, but all of us. People who still haven't left the fishing village.Everyone leaves something precious there. Do you understand?”

The compartment becomes deaf and dumb with honey, nodding.

“Let's have a drink, then. Hahaha!”

He cheers up again, raising his glass.

He gets up after emptying three bottles of soju.

“Here! I'll see you next month, boss! ”

“Come again. ”

Chulho smiles quietly and bows his head to him.

“Next month, I'll have plenty more watery bastards to catch, so stay tuned! ”

Hong Guk Hyun empowered his arm. You can see the glutinous, coppery muscles.

.

According to my father, Tangerine left the pupa alone. Sunny, by the window.

And I observed the danger of finding pupae.

Saaaa-

The chrysalis seemed weak for some reason. The wind seeps through the window and clicks dangerously. When it rains, I feel relieved.

Shoot!

Even on the day of the loading dock.

In the middle of the night, in the cold winter winds.

Even in the hot sun.

The chrysalis survived the danger.

But not yet.

“...... Oh, clever. ”

A massive storm remains.

Tangerine looked up at the sky early in the morning, after eating a meal.

[It's gonna rain.]

The braces said.

There were thick clouds in the sky. I wasn't ready to get off for a day or two.

* * *

[A spring hurricane appeared with a bunch of clouds. Citizens, be on the lookout for a typhoon! This hurricane will stay in the city for the next three days and will gradually stay there......]

Chulho read the newspaper and looked out the window.

The End