3. One step, two steps.

Kyung-hee put on a somewhat vague expression the entire time she walked around the mall.

It was probably thinking of the past.

Even if I only went back and forth between my house and the academy, I didn’t go out at all, so it seemed like this would happen.

And as if she was thinking about it, Kyung-hee started talking while looking at the stationery store.

“My sister hated me so much.”

“why.”

“It’s like an idiot. He didn’t even know how to fight against his father, and he just lived while being dragged along.”

“Does your sister look different?”

“It was taken from the family register. My father used to say that he raised it as a child in the field.”

“ah.”

“Of course, he said he was going to write a contract and send me out when I become an adult.

“Would your sister be still?”

“You once told me you were going to run away at night. It’s hard to tell me not to, you know?”

Kyunghee smiled as if it would break.

Then, slowly, he started talking about his sister.

“My younger sister hates men.

“……………..”

“I’m also a non-marriage person. I saw how hard my mother suffered under my father.”

“Do you respect your sister’s choice?”

“I respect it, but honestly, I wish I could meet people like I did when I met you.”

“You want your sister to meet a good person and heal her wounds?”

“Of course. I’m only 18 years old. I don’t want you to believe that the world I’ve been experiencing for 18 years is the real world.”

It seemed that no matter how much I comforted him, I just held Kyung-hee’s hand tightly.

Kyunghee paused for a moment, hesitated, and then told the truth.

“I was able to escape this far thanks to my sister’s preparation.”

“why.”

“They said they would run away at night in two years, and they gave me the fastest route. I saw that and ran to the intercity bus terminal.”

“Money…”

“…………………………..”

Kyung Hee responded with silence.

I looked at my face, wondering if I might have offended you, but Kyung-hee, who was almost in tears, asked me if she could make a wish.

So when I said it was okay, Kyunghee begged me not to throw it away even if she heard this now.

I had no intention of giving up in the first place. It’s because I can’t imagine not having Kyung-hee in my life right now.

It was a burden on the bank account, but it really didn’t matter now that Kyung-hee was able to cover it.

“I cheated on you.”

“What did you cheat on?”

“Actually, my sister gave me enough money for the bus. Enough to come all the way here.”

“then………”

“I had the idea that I had to pay the price with my body. My father always said it. But before I went to your house.”

“……………..”

“I’ve never paid the price with my body, and I’ve never been salted by the store manager. I lost my shoes while running away.”

“Then you lied to me.”

“Yeah. I wanted to live, so I had no choice but to lie. That, if I get abandoned by you, I’ll really lose my way.”

Kyung-hee laughed as if he didn’t have to forgive.

Then, as if he felt sorry for holding hands and crossing arms like this, he slowly walked away.

I thought for a moment. It’s true that Kyung-hee cheated on me, but that didn’t really matter.

Under such a father, he barely escaped with the help of his younger sister.

The three other acquaintances treated Kyunghee like a crazy bitch, so I had no place to lean on.

There was no way I could live properly with rabbit ears like that.

So, it must have been that desperate and scary.

It wasn’t such a harsh lie, and extenuating circumstances were possible.

However, Kyung-hee didn’t try to approach me easily, probably feeling guilty for cheating on me.

So I made eye contact and smiled. it’s really okay I can understand.

For some reason, while ignoring the intuition that was ringing the alarm bell, he grabbed both of Kyunghee’s hands.

Then, he took a handkerchief from Kyunghee’s pocket and wiped away her tears.

“She said it was really okay.”

“…………yes.”

“It can be. It was scary, and it must have been difficult.”

“Thank you for forgiving me, Siwoo.”

“It’s okay. Let’s go buy a band. The tears stop.”

“Yeah…… Sniff.”

Kyunghee sniffled and wiped her eyes with a handkerchief.

Then, smiling brightly as if asking when he had cried, he dug deeper into my arms.

I felt lucky today.

He would continue to hear Kyung-hee’s circumstances, which he would not normally hear a few times.

Shunned by her mother, abused by her father, and scornfully sympathized by her younger sister.

Now that I’ve heard such a story, all that’s left is for me to take care of it.

…….For some reason, it was ominous, but there was a high possibility that it was just a whim.

So I went to a large stationery store to buy a band for stretching with Kyunghee.

Inside the stationery store, Kyunghee walked around as if she was used to it.

Well, it seemed that Kyung-hee would have bought writing instruments and miscellaneous things like that at least once.

Kyunghee picked up the blue and pink band like that.

“But, where are we going now?”

“why?”

“Well, I went to Game Land and I went to a comic book store. I went to a karaoke room… I was wondering if there was another place to go.”

“aha.”

“And your money…”

“Then, would you like to watch anime or a movie at home?”

“That’s good too! But, how?”

“There’s a platform that specializes in airing stuff like that. There’s a paid membership there.”

“aha……….”

“Then let’s just buy this and take it with us. I’ll buy some popcorn from a convenience store.”

“yes.”

“For dinner, go out and eat lamb.”

“Okay.”

To be honest, the balance in my bank account was almost gone.

Still, since he had come out, he had told Kyung-hee that he thought he wouldn’t be able to play.

But I was grateful when he noticed and asked me to go home.

And I’m glad I didn’t blame myself.

In the past, I would have blamed myself, saying that I would have spent a lot of money because of him.

After returning to my room like that, I turned on my laptop and accessed the platform.

In the meantime, Kyung-hee put the band somewhere, tore off the popcorn and put it in a bowl.

“I think we should sit and watch this in the living room.”

“Umm, can’t Siwoo be in your room?”

“Yeah. It’s uncomfortable to watch with two people.”

“aha…….”

“The living room is at least spacious, so I think it’ll be fine.”

“Okay. Then, I just need to bring the prize and the charger, right?”

“yes.”

Turning off the lights and putting the laptop on a pin in the living room seemed to be all right.

Then, after Kyung-hee puts her legs in the table and sits down, I will hug her from behind and sit down.

The living room was a bit cramped for the two of them to sit side by side, but the other rooms were even smaller, so I couldn’t help it.

Of course, it was obvious that it didn’t matter to Kyunghee or me, so I decided to do it.

In fact, when I told Kyung-hee to do this, my ears immediately rang.

“By the way, is there an animation to watch?”

“ah.”

Kyung-hee, who was eating popcorn from a bowl, froze in that position.

Seriously, it seemed that he hadn’t thought about what anime or movie he would watch.

It was worth it. Because there would be no such thing as free time.

So, after choosing a suitable one with a yandere on it, I played it.

As soon as Kyunghee heard that it was an animation featuring a yandere, she focused her eyes on the laptop screen.

How long has it been since you watched an anime while eating popcorn?

In the scene where the heroine imprisoned the heroine, Kyung-hee paused the screen and asked.

“Do you have a rope like that at home?”

“Isn’t that normal?”

“Isn’t it? Besides, this is an apartment. It’s not in the countryside.”

“It is.”

“I didn’t bring a rope like that, so there’s no way he’ll just pop out of the room.”

“It’s still fun.”

“Siwoo, you’re right, but I can’t help but be concerned.”

“If you put it like that, it’s strange that the main character doesn’t notice that he’s being obsessed with.”

Kyung Hee nodded, saying yes.

The heroine of that anime didn’t seem to hide the fact that she was obsessed with the main character.

It’s because there were so many awkward things.

Even when she was taking her underwear out of the closet, she didn’t close the closet door and put blood in the food.

Then he even smiled at the main character who said the taste was strange, saying that it must be because of his mood.

“It’s still fun.”

“Yes. The atmosphere is good. I wish I could express that well through a novel.”

“Kyung-hee, you can do it.”

“okay, thanks.”

There were some things that caught my eye while watching, but the animation itself was quite interesting.

And at the very end, the animation ends with the scene where the heroine is imprisoned for loving the heroine.

Seeing this, Kyung-hee was puzzled and headed to the kitchen.

“No, don’t you usually hold a kitchen knife like this? Why did you hold it in reverse?”

Kyunghee, who held the cleaver correctly as usual, frowned.

It wasn’t stabbing from behind, but threatening from the front, but it was cute when he grumbled about why he was catching him in reverse.

It’s not the same industry, but as someone who uses a similar genre, it must be annoying.

“Kyung-hee. You have to push it in, right? To stab it.”

“You have to push it… Ah!”

“It’s relatively less frightening. It comes at an angle. But if you hold it in reverse, it comes vertically.”

“It must have been because of the directing… there won’t be a heroine stabbing the main character anyway, right?”

“yes.”

“I learned something new. I’ll use it later.”

“What did you learn today?”

“Yeah. I’ll put it to good use later.”

“Well, the way to lock and unlock the front door and the door was amazing.”

“Ah, more than that, it’s Siwoo. It’s already 8 o’clock.”

Kyunghee pointed to the laptop screen.

I thought I would just have to eat and buy a drink.

So, after covering the laptop, I rolled up Kyung-hee’s ears and covered them with a hat and went out.