I promise
Even after 13 years
Elementary School Entrance Ceremony
"Oh, today is probably your first day at school."
"For any difficult parts, please ask our teachers and seniors in the 6th grade..."
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...
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'I wonder if Gwan-lin is doing well in Korea?'
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'I want to go to Korea...'
"Okay, everyone, follow the teacher and enter the class."
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Everyone! I'm Ong Seong Wu, the teacher in charge of our cute and pretty students^^
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If the name is difficult, please call me Teacher Ong.
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Hangukwook...?
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Oh my, our pink-pink baby is really good at Chinese!!
이소현(어릴 때)
??
옹쌤
Didn't you read it as Korea?
옹쌤
That's quite a difficult statement, isn't it?
이소현(어릴 때)
...lol
옹쌤
Well then, today I'll just do a simple national puzzle, eat lunch, and go home~
옹쌤
okay?
"yes!!"
이소현(어릴 때)
teacher
옹쌤
huh?
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Is Korea far from here?
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It can feel different for each person who sees it, and it depends on which Korean city it is in.
이소현(어릴 때)
...?'What are you saying?'
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Oh, did I explain it in a difficult way?
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It's quite far if you compare it to a city in the middle of China and a city in the middle of Korea.
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Is it far?
옹쌤
yes!!
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(sob sob)
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Oh my...Sohyun, why are you crying!;;
이소현(어릴 때)
Eheeng-!!
소현이 엄마
Sohyun, you cried?
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yes...
소현이 엄마
Why did you cry?
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Guanlin said he'll be living far away from now on...
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Teacher Hong
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How far is it from here that the official lives?
소현이 엄마
It's already been three years since Guanlin left Taiwan.
소현이 엄마
Guanlin should live his own way, and Sohyun should live his own way.
소현이 엄마
I understand that Mom So-Hyeon misses Gwan-Rin, but
소현이 엄마
I hope you make other friends and get along well.
이소현(어릴 때)
yes...
That's right, just like Mom said, it's been almost three years since Guan Lin left Taiwan.
Mom told me to try making other friends.
The world also tells us to forget about the officials.
But the human mind is not something that can be controlled.
As time passed, I graduated from middle school.
It's been over 10 years since Guanlin left
The sight of Guanlin leaving
The last face,
The rings you gave me.
It all feels like it just happened
I remember it very vividly.
And the last thing he said to me before he left
"Let's definitely get married later."
Even now, 13 years later, I remember that one sentence more vividly than any other words.