125 – EP.6 Street Walk-2

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Emma, who seemed to come back soon, did not come back.

Bored, In-ho tapped the table with his fingers and continued meaningless observation through the cafe window.

In-ho, who was holding a coffee cup he had already drank and turning his wrists, saw a woman putting on thin clothes and running at a quick pace.

The image of Emma overlapped with the image of a woman whose nose and cheeks were flushed red.

“Shall we go to the dressing room?”

Before going out on the street, Inho recalled how cold Emma looked and got up slowly from the table.

It’s quite a distance from the cafe, but I felt like I could walk by myself.

In-ho thought that he should give at least a present to the maid who was indebted to him and would be indebted to him in the future.

“If Emma ever comes, tell her that she went to the dressing room.”

Inho asked the barista.

“Yes, sir. But will you be okay by yourself?”

The barista who was tending the coffee machine asked, and Inho waved his hand.

“I can go to the dressing room.”

Behind him as he opened the door, the barista greeted him. ‘Come again, sir.’

Is it because she melted in the cafe?

When I opened the door and went out, a blizzard stronger than before was blowing across the street.

“Etch!”

After sneezing, In-ho rubbed his nose with his finger and adjusted his clothes.

He moved slowly to the dressing room.

***

“Welcome… How are you, sir?”

A woman with a voluptuous figure approached In-ho.

“Have you left anything behind?”

The owner asked while checking In-ho’s whereabouts.

“No. To buy some more clothes.”

“Clothes? You bought them earlier.”

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Didn’t the owner buy it all earlier? I looked at him with that expression.

It seemed like they were trying to check whether In-ho’s mind was intact.

“hahahaha, not the one I bought earlier. I’m looking for some clothes for Emma.”

Realizing that intention, Inho smiled dejectedly.

“Ah~ Ms. Emma? Hey~ Ms. Emma would be nice. The teacher bought all the clothes. Do you have any clothes you are looking for?”

The owner skillfully returned to the hospitality mode.

“I’m only buying it now. It’s late. Is there anything I can wear in the winter? Something warm.”

“Warm ones? There are so many of them. Umm, Miss Emma will be wearing them, so I’ll make sure they’re not too heavy. Maybe something that goes over the maid’s uniform?”

“Well, that’s good too.”

Having never given clothes to a woman as a gift, he just nodded at the owner’s recommendation.

Excited about the unexpected sales, the owner went back and forth between the display stand and the warehouse to choose clothes.

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During the five minutes or an hour she was looking for clothes, Inho sneezed repeatedly.

“Oh, is it a cold?”

While sniffing, the owner came with clothes.

What she brought with her was a fur coat that seemed like it could be put lightly on top of her maid outfit.

“Tada! How about this. It’s not too dull, and it’s not too thin.”

“Umm… that’s fine. Give me that.”

If you’re an expert, that’s it.

“Yes. This is 10 dark, but the teacher will give it to you specially for 6 dark.”

“Huh? Is that okay?”

“Anyway. About six years ago, the teacher wrote down our dressing room on the work, and sales were huge at that time. Thanks to the teacher, I sent my children to school and finished everything.”

“If the article had sold well even now, I could have helped more.”

“Ah, spring will come soon, don’t worry too much.”

When Inho, who was shy, gave lip service, the owner laughed hohohoho.

Inho took out six coins from his pocket and handed them to the owner.

The owner took the coin and wrapped it in a fur coat and gave it to him.

“Then, take a look. Is Miss Emma nearby?”

“Yes. Not far away… um?”

As Inho was about to leave the store, his gaze turned to the box in the corner of the dressing room.

Clothes were piled up in the slightly opened box, but at a glance it was not winter clothes.

“Hmm? What are you looking at… Ah~ Those are spring clothes.”

“Spring clothes? Isn’t it winter yet?”

“If you want to sell when spring arrives, you have to stock up now.

After listening to the owner’s explanation, Inho pointed to the clothes on the box with his finger.

“Give me that too. It’s nice that it’s bright.”

He chose a pale yellow dress.

‘I think Emma would look pretty in it.’

Recalling Emma wearing a dress, Inho took out a coin again.

– Bye~

Leaving behind the owner’s grinning voice after raising sales, In-ho went out into the streets again.

The body that had melted in the dressing room suddenly cooled down.

The winter year was short.

The sunset shone behind them before they knew it, and people were withdrawing from the streets one by one to have dinner.

From the end of the street, little by little the darkness was eating up the light and expanding my territory.

“Let’s go back quickly.”

Inho tightened his clothes and hurried his steps.

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Did you go halfway? In-ho sat down on the floor without even realizing it.

The strength of the leg is gone.

“uh?”

An incomprehensible sound came out of his mouth.

Then he fell unconscious and fell to the floor.

***

Emma was returning to the cafe in a fit of rage.

And behind her, like an inseparable hump, Hans was following her.

Emma, who dragged Hans out saying that she would make a deal today, had to waste 40 minutes of her time on the street thanks to Hans, who couldn’t communicate at all.

– I’m not interested in you. Get out of here.

He bitterly refused, but Hans’ hair was a flower garden.

No, the words of friends who gave him dating advice may have been a problem.

– I won’t give up because there’s no one who doesn’t pass 10 times.

or say something like this

– How are you trying to decide without ever meeting? i am a good person Emma, pretend to be fooled just once and come with me to the festival.

or say something like this

– I’ll soon inherit the general store. Our general store’s profit is pretty good?

said something like this

They wondered whether or not they would let her say something praising In-ho, but all he said was to scratch Emma’s heart.

Emma immediately felt the urge to strangle him and hit him on the head with a lumber that had fallen in the alleyway, but to do so would mean parting with her master forever.

With superhuman patience, Emma continued the story that went round and round like a squirrel treadmill, and then, realizing that she had wasted 40 minutes on the street, she turned and went back to the cafe.

Of course, Hans followed suit. He did not know what kind of self-esteem would sustain him, but even as he followed Emma to the café, Hans did not stop appealing to himself.

– With my daughter

As I opened the door to the café and entered, the bell rang.

Entering the cafe, Emma looked around. The owner was nowhere to be seen.

Breathing heavily, she tried to ask the barista about Inho.

“Ah, Ms. Emma. Teacher Inho went to the dressing room.”

“A dressing room?”

“I thought you were trying to buy clothes. You haven’t come back yet.”

The barista’s gaze turned to the place where Inho had stayed.

Beneath the table were neatly placed the goods he had bought in the afternoon.

Emma felt an inexplicable uneasiness run through her body.

“Uh, uh, when did you go?”

“Come to think of it, it seems that about 30 minutes have passed, but it takes a long time to pick out things… Ms. Emma?”

Before the barista finished speaking, Emma rushed out of the cafe.

“Emma! Go with me!”

Hans, who belatedly grasped the situation, took the luggage she had left behind and followed her.

***

The owner of the dressing room pointed to the dim street, saying that In-ho had been out for a while.

“master!!”

Emma ran through the streets and called In-ho.

Could it be that his condition got worse and he went somewhere? Emma’s heart sank.

‘You wormy b*tch! stupid b*tch! Have you lost your mind again? You should always have your eyes on the Master!!!’

I blamed myself, but that didn’t make my heart lighter.

“Keuheuk… Master!!”

Emma ran through the streets tearing her hair out, followed by Hans.

“Emma! You must have gone home!”

“The key, I have it.”

“Eh, first of all, let’s go home. You can stand in front of the door.”

Hans said, seeing the reddened nose and nape of her neck, but Emma didn’t listen.

A single tear flowed from her eyes.

She ran to the other side again.

“Lord, Master…! Emma…Here’s Emma.”

Emma, who was crying and running down the street, tripped on a protruding stone and fell.

“Cheup.”

Emma stumbled to her feet and wiped away her tears.

“hehehe… Lord, master…”

Calling In-ho, Emma takes a deep breath.

“master!!!”

Squeezing all her strength, Emma screamed loudly.

The eyes of passers-by were focused on her.

“Em… What?”

Looking at her like a madman, Hans murmured in surprise.