Magic Shop

[Jungkook Card] Heartbeat <Complete>

Knock knock....

The bundle of candy in Jeongguk's hand tapped the dirt floor.

여주

'You're lucky. Your parents are good people.'

전정국

"Hmm. Not bad. What about you? Your parents aren't that great?"

여주

'Hmm....I don't really have any thoughts.'

The heroine said while waiting for the train.

여주

'But, I can't really see a future.'

The heroine was exhaling while looking up at the black night sky.

It seemed like there was a lot piling up in his chest, and many emotions that could not be expressed in words were contained in that sigh.

여주

"My mom says she's unhappy every day. My dad says she's begging me to leave. I feel bad for my parents. Their lives are so miserable that I can't ask them to take care of me."

Jeongguk just nodded.

Because it's something I can't understand, and something I can't solve.

My parents had a good relationship, and my opinions were always respected. My father, always busy and buried in books, was a cheerful person, and my mother was very affectionate.

여주

'Are you going to go to university in Japan?'

Jungkook shook his head at the female protagonist's question, which seemed to change the subject.

전정국

'In Korea. Going to a foreign language university.'

여주

Foreign Language University?

전정국

"My dad graduated from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. I'm going to be his junior."

Jungkook, who had been laughing while talking about his dad without noticing, awkwardly hardened his expression later.

Oh, mistake...

Looking at the situation, Yeo-ju searches for universities on her phone.

여주

'Should I go here too...?'

전정국

'It would be fun to go to school together.'

여주

'I'll go even if it's late.'

Even if it's late?

여주

"I don't know if I can afford the tuition. I'll go to college. Once it's settled, I'll go, even if it's late."

전정국

'Okay. Then I'll definitely pass this exam too.'

여주

'Meet me at the Foreign Language University. When I'm twenty.'

The little finger that walked while saying that.

That was a few weeks ago.

The female protagonist, who suddenly lost contact, seemed to have disappeared.

The train station where I first met her.

Jungkook pulled a lollipop from the bunch of candy, placed one next to the safety bar, and walked to the train station.

Every day, the candies he left behind, as if waiting for her, soon piled up.

7 years later. 25 years old.

정호석

Okay~ Let's go eat.

전정국

What are you eating today?

박지민

There's a Japanese restaurant that opened in front of the school. How is it?

전정국

I've never been there before. Is it good?

민윤기

It looks like a Japanese home-cooked meal. The lady seemed to have lived in Japan.

전정국

Oh, really? Should we go then?

Jungkook became a college student and became his father's junior, just as he had planned.

박지민

Oh, but didn't Jungkook say he lived in Japan too?

전정국

2 years. I just studied a foreign language.

정호석

I can't go to Japan because I'm afraid of an earthquake.

Jungkook laughed as Hoseok shivered, his body trembling.

A person who always comes to mind when thinking of Japan.

Even now, seven years later, I sometimes wonder why it suddenly disappeared and what happened.

You, who I was supposed to meet at the foreign language university when I was twenty, are still not at school even after five years.

Were we just destined to meet briefly then and then part ways?

I wish you, who used to look up at the night sky and smile sadly, were now laughing heartily.

Dangling,

A two-story house in a residential alley where there doesn't seem to be a store.

As I carefully opened the front door, a Japanese-style bell sound was heard from the door.

In the small, cozy living room, four large men paused for a moment at a table with only three chairs.

전정국

Where should I sit??

민윤기

Sit anywhere. What are you thinking about?

여주

Welcome~

As they sat down, a woman came from inside the kitchen and greeted them brightly, handing out menus.

박지민

Jungkook is shooting today~~~~~

전정국

What are you talking about? When am I?

At the name Jeongguk, the woman stops and looks at him.

민윤기

I'll eat well, Jeongguk.

정호석

Jeokke~ As expected, there's no one else but you. I'm the most expensive one ㅋㅋㅋ

전정국

Oh, what are these guys?!

Jungkook, who was smiling and opening the menu, turned his head at the gaze that was staring at him.

전정국

.......uh......?

Jeongguk also stopped in his tracks at the sight of a familiar face.

Is that right...?

Are you...right...?

Whoosh.

The woman suddenly went inside.

전정국

Hey, I'm going out for a bit.

Saying that, Jeongguk suddenly got up and walked briskly in the direction the woman had entered.

After seven years, the worlds of the two people met again.

The female protagonist looked at Jeong-guk, who was sitting across from her eating, with his chin resting on his hand.

여주

delicious?

전정국

Yeah, your mom is a good cook.

여주

You don't have to come every day, Jungkook.

That day. The day she first met Jeongguk, Yeoju said she avoided him because she was embarrassed.

I couldn't keep my promise to go to college with you when I was twenty.

Even after seven years, he was still ashamed of the fact that his world and his were different realities.

The one word that Jeongguk blurted out while looking at the female lead with surprised eyes was

전정국

'Wow, man... I was looking for you so long back then!'

It was.

Since then, Jeong-guk comes to Yeo-ju's shop alone every day to eat lunch. Yeo-ju tells him stories that have piled up.

Seven years ago that day, my father got into debt through gambling, and when my mother found out about it, she filed for divorce and came to Korea.

At first, I lived with my mother in a small room in a goshiwon (a boarding house). My mother worked odd jobs to save money, and I took the high school qualification exam to get a high school diploma, determined to go to college no matter what.

But that's it.

Reality was too harsh, and living on her own wasn't enough. So, starting in her twenties, she worked all sorts of part-time jobs, and with the money she and her mom saved, she bought this house and opened a Japanese restaurant three years ago.

Even though I'm not a college student like you, I thought we might meet up sometime if we were nearby.

전정국

But it's even more amazing that we remembered the promise we made back then.

The few months we spent together then.

And then a month later we met again.

전정국

Me at that time,

Jungkook chuckled and then slowly lowered his gaze from the female lead.

전정국

I was waiting with candy in my hand to confess to you.

The lollipop he always carried around.

The female lead, who had been laughing along with Jeong-guk as he spoke with a smile about the situation at that time, paused and asked.

여주

Do you have a girlfriend now?

전정국

No. That's why I come to see you every day.

Their eyes met.

Jungkook, I've decided I'll definitely find you again. I hope we meet again like that, like fate.

When we meet again, I decided to hold on to you, the light of my world.

After looking at each other for a while with their chins resting on each other's, Jeongguk spoke first.

전정국

Lady.

The female protagonist laughed as she called out to Jeong-guk.

여주

Jungkook.

전정국

huh?

여주

Shall we meet?

[Magic Shop] - Yuhu's request has been completed.

[Author's Note] Due to a failure in adjusting the length... haha, it became a bit long.

Actually, for this request, I said, "It would be better if you could be more specific," and he gave me a complete story idea, so I just fleshed it out.

You said you wanted to include the lyrics for Heartbeat, so I forced it in, but I'm not sure if it felt awkward 😅😅

The request details will be revealed in spoiler form and Magic Shop will be closed^^♡ It was nice to meet you all💓💓🙆‍♀️💜

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