RING

Episode 9 # Choice

“..I heard it all”

“ … ”


The woman disappeared again yesterday, leaving those words behind. We sat down at the table to discuss what I'd heard and what we should do next.


“What was my original destiny, why did that destiny change, and why am I still threatened by that destiny?”

“ … ”

“After hearing everything, I now understand why Choi Yeonjun told me not to throw away the flowers.”

” … “

“You were trying to give me a chance, right?”

" .. that's right "

“..Will you respect whatever choice I make?”

" .. of course "


As soon as I heard his answer, I got up from the table, took out all the flower petals I was drying, and threw them in the trash can.

Choi Yeonjun seemed surprised by my actions, and I went back to the table and sat down.


“This is my choice.”

" you.. "


After that woman left, I kept thinking about what choice I would regret the least. And I made that choice. I decided to just love this person as much as I could until I died.


“Whether I break up with you or not, I will die in the end. That is my predetermined fate.”

“ … ”

“It’s already a sad fate, but I want to do everything I want and go.”

“ … “

"I want to love and laugh to my heart's content and then go"

” … “

“So you have to take good care of me for the rest of the time.”

"..I will definitely do that"

" and "

“ ..? ”

"Don't tell me you like me with a sad expression. Personally, I think Choi Yeonjun looks prettier when he's smiling."

“.. Okay. I’ll definitely do that too.”

“Oh, and one more thing.”

“ ..? ”

“Please love me a lot for the rest of your life. It would be even better if you love me too.”

“ ..it will be like that. Absolutely.”

" .. thank you "


at that time,

Swish,

point,


Choi Yeonjun's lips briefly touched my lower lip and then lifted, and Choi Yeonjun smiled slightly at me, who was flustered.


“What.. did you do..?! ”

“What are you talking about? You promised.”

“You can do that by hand..!”

"I swore. I will love you."

” … “

"I will love you as much as I can"

".. Me too"


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“..You’re really pretty, Kim Yeo-ju.”

“I am a bit pretty.”


I hope my choice was the one I regret the least.

And when that day comes, I hope this person doesn't feel too sad.



The next day,



“Ah! Choi Yeonjun, you ate my ice cream again?!?”

“So, you want me to give it a name?”

“..Do you really want to be kicked out?”

“Haha no”


We returned to our usual routine. Looking back, even this seemingly ordinary routine was a truly wonderful time.


“Go and buy it again quickly.”

“Me alone?”

“Then you ate it, so should I go too? Why should I?”

“..Come with me~ okay?”

“Huh.. If you act cute, who would go away?”


Swish,



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“You’re not going to go..? Really..?”

".. Miss, please hurry up and grab your coat and come out."

“Yay!”


If there's anything that's changed, it's that my resistance to Choi Yeonjun's aegyo has decreased a lot...? Well, now that I look at him, he has a lot of cute aspects.

So we headed to the convenience store together. Of course, holding hands.


“I haven’t seen this before, I guess it’s new”

"Oh, I saw that a lot when I was young"

" this? "

"It was something that was always on TV when I was young."

“Ah~”


Since there's no TV where God lives, it seems like he doesn't know much about animation. But come to think of it, how old is Choi Yeonjun?


"Oh, I don't know Choi Yeonjun's age."

"Really? Didn't I tell you?"


When I actually said "god", I vaguely thought there would be a lot of them. But I think they look too young to be that old.


“I’m 20 years old.”

“Huh? What? So I’m your older sister?”

“One year old in our world is 20 years old here.”

“..? Wait a minute, then..?”

“If you were to guess my age, I would be about 400 years old.”

“Ah.. yeah, right?”


As soon as I heard Choi Yeonjun's age, my hands automatically clasped together in a polite gesture and my head naturally bowed. Born and raised in South Korea, the land of Eastern courtesy, I couldn't help it.

Now that I think about it, I was more rude to you than I thought...

Anyway, we all bought ice cream and headed home, each one in their mouths. Ah, so sweet.

We decided to skip dinner and have a beer together. We took out some snacks and two cans of beer and headed to the living room.


“Wow~ It’s so refreshing, isn’t it?”

"Yeah, that's perfect"


Chiik,

widely,


"Kuh.. this is it"

“Are you good at drinking?”

"No. So I only drink occasionally when I feel like it."

“Then there won’t be any big things like injections?”

"That's not it. I have a bad case of injections."

"What is it?"

"You'll find out later when I get drunk."
 
” ..? “


My drinking habits are top secret, and no one knows about them. Since I don't drink much, I prefer to drink quietly and alone. But out of curiosity, I once recorded myself on camera. The results were even more impressive than I expected.

Anyway, that's why it's a first-class security matter.



After a while,

Author's point of view,


Yeonjun, who usually drank heavily, didn't get drunk, and Yeoju had been gone for a long time. Yeoju continued to laugh heartily, and for some reason, Yeonjun found her laughter to be sad.

In fact, the heroine's main characteristic was constant laughter. Even in sad or difficult situations, when she was drunk, she would continue to smile.


“Don’t you regret your choice?”

"Now that I've lived a while, there's no choice I don't regret..! Nowhere in this world"

” … “

“I made the choice I would regret the least...”

" .. I see "

"But... when the day comes when we break up, I think I'll regret whatever choice I made."

” … “

“If you are sad in that situation, even more so...”

” … “

“It was a choice I made because I wanted you and I to be happy.”

" .. thank you "

"So, even if I die, I have to be sad enough, remember enough, then laugh again quickly and forget quickly... Got it? "

“I’ll try...”

“Heh.. thank you”


It was a truly sad thing to say. Especially when it's between lovers. When someone you've loved so deeply dies, it's nearly impossible to grieve moderately, remember moderately, then smile again quickly and forget quickly.

Even if he is a rookie,

No, perhaps it will remain the greatest sorrow for Yeonjun, who may live forever.